Mr. Cyrus Aldrich William Allen Williamson R. W. Cobb Mr. Thomas B. Florence Lucius J. Gartrell So the House refused to suspend the rules. Mr. Edward Joy Morris John W. H. Underwood Mr. Samuel O. Peyton James H. Thomas John P. Verree Edward Wade Cadwalader C. Washburn William Windom Mr. Gartrell gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz: A bill for the relief of Eli Benson, of the county of Carroll, in the State of Georgia. A bill for the relief of James White, of the county of DeKalb, in the State of Georgia. On motion of Mr. Vallandigham, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 206) for the relief of Emilie G. Jones, executrix of Thomas P. Jones, deceased, and Nancy M. Johnson, administratrix of Walter R. Johnson, deceased, and the House proceeded to its consideration. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Vallandigham moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed without amendment bills of this House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 663. An act to authorize divorces in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. H. R. 423. An act for the relief of Philip B. Holmes and William Pedrich. H. R. 365. An act for the relief of Josiah Atkins, of Ohio. Mr. Farnsworth moved that the rules be suspended, so as to discharge the Committee of the Whole House from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 221) for the relief of A. T. Spencer and Gurdon S. Hubbard, and to enable the House to consider the same. Pending which, Mr. Houston moved, at 12 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William A. Howard Mr. Thomas A. R. Nelson So the House refused to adjourn. Mr. James A. Stewart William B. Stokes Cydnor B. Tompkins Charles H. Van Wyck Cadwalader C. Washburn The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Farnsworth, the yeas and nays were ordered thereon. When Mr. Burnett moved, at 1 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Davidson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 423. An act for the relief of Philip B. Holmes and William Pedrich. H. R. 663. An act to authorize divorces in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. H. R. 365. An act for the relief of Josiah Atkins, of Ohio. The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Burnett moved, at 1 o'clock and 22 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, { Yeas. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— Mr. John D. Ashmore Martin J. Crawford Mr. John G. Davis Joshua Hill Lawrence M. Keitt John McQueen John J. McRae Mr. W. Porcher Miles James H. Thomas John W. H. Underwood. Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Green Adams John B. Alley William C. Anderson David Clopton Williamson R. W. Cobb Thomas Corwin Samuel S. Cox William H. English Mr. John F. Farnsworth Orris S. Ferry Thoms B. Florence So the House again refused to adjourn. Mr. John T. Nixon Thomas C. Theaker Zebulon B. Vance William Vandever Charles H. Van Wyck Edward Wade Cadwalader C. Washburn Israel Washburn, jr. James Wilson William Windom Samuel H. Woodson Mr. H. Winter Davis, by unanimous consent, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 305) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1861, submitted the following report, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendments to the bill (H. R. 305) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,' having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend to their respective houses as follows: "That the Senate recede from the following amendments: 5, 10, 11, and 48. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the following amendments of the Senate, and agree to the same: 1, 2, 3, 9, and 13. "That the Senate concur in the amendment of the House to the Senate's 4th amendment with an amendment, as follows: Strike out all of said House amendment contained in lines two to fifty-two inclusive, and in lieu thereof insert as follows: "For rents, including hire or commutation of quarters for officers on military duty, hire of quarters for troops, of storehouses for the safekeeping of military stores, of grounds for summer cantonments, and construction and repairs of barracks at temporary frontier stations, for the purchase of stores, and six hundred and eight dollars and eighty-seven cents to be paid as back rent for the site of Fort Davis, Texas, one hundred and ninety-five thousand two hundred and forty-six dollars and twenty-nine cents. "For repairing, altering, and enlarging buildings at established military posts, one hundred and thirty-five thousand five hundred and forty-seven dollars. "For constructing barracks and other buildings at the following posts, to wit: at Barrancas barracks, Key West, and Fort Mackinac, in the department of the east, twenty thousand five hundred and seventy-eight dollars and fifty cents; at Benicia barracks, in the department of California, three hundred and six dollars and seventy-five cents; at Fort Vancouver, in the department of Oregon, seven thousand six hundred and seventy-three dollars. "That the House recede from its disagreement to the 6th and 7th amendments of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out both of said amendments, and in lieu thereof insert as follows: "For surveys and selections of sites, and for plans and estimates for military posts on or near the valley of the Red River of the North, between the forty-sixth and forty-ninth degrees of north latitude, and at or near Fort Cobb, in the Indian territory, five thousand dollars, and that a report thereon be made to the next session of Congress. "That the House recede from their amendment to the 8th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the amendments of the Senate number fourteen to forty-six inclusive, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out all of said amendments after the word "fortifications," in the third line of section two, and insert as follows: "Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, New York, ten thousand dollars. "Fort Knox, Penobscot Bay, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. "Fort on Hog Island ledge, Portland harbor, Maine, thirty thousand dollars. "Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. "Fort at the entrance of New Bedford harbor, Massachusetts, twentyfive thousand dollars. "Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, five thousand dollars. "Fort Richmond, Staten Island, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. |