"Fort on the site of Fort Tompkins, Staten Island, New York, twentyfive thousand dollars. “Additional batteries at Fort Hamilton, at the Narrows, New York, fifty thousand dollars. "Fort Carroll, Baltimore harbor, Maryland, fifty thousand dollars. "Fort Delaware, Delaware river, fifty thousand dollars. "Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Virginia, five thousand dollars. "Artesian well at Fort Monroe, six thousand dollars. "Repairing government bridge over Mill creek, near Fort Monroe, five hundred dollars. "Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Virginia, fifty thousand dollars. "Repairs of Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, eight thousand five hundred dollars. "Fort Clinch, Amelia island, Florida, thirty thousand dollars. "Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, seventy thousand dollars. "Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Florida, seventy-five thousand dollars. "Fort McRee, and preservation of site, Pensacola, Florida, ten thousand dollars. "Fort Gaines, Dauphin island, Mobile bay, Alabama, twenty thousand dollars. "Fortification on Ship island, coast of Mississippi, twenty thousand dollars. "Fort Jackson, on Mississippi river, fifteen thousand dollars. "Fort St. Philip, on Mississippi river, ten thousand dollars. "Fortification for defence of entrance into Galveston harbor, twenty thousand dollars. "Fort at Fort Point, San Francisco, including outworks, fifty thousand dollars. "Fort at Alcatraz island, San Francisco bay, California, twenty-five thousand dollars. "Contingent expenses of fortifications, preservation of sites, protection of titles, and repair of sudden damage, thirty thousand dollars. "That the House recede from their amendment to the 52d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: "That upon the passage of this act, or as soon thereafter as practicable, a commission shall be appointed, in the manner hereinafter designated, to consist of two senators, two members of the House of Representatives, and two officers of the army, which commission shall examine into the organization, system of discipline, and course of instruction of the United States Military Academy, with a view to ascertain what modification or changes, if any, are desirable, in order that the Academy shall best accomplish the objects of its establishment. "That said commission shall report the result of its examination to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. "That the commissioners from the Senate shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, those from the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House, and those from the army by the President of the United States. "And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars be and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of said commission. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the 49th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: At the end of said amendment add: Provided, further, That compensation shall only be allowed for the period during which said troops were actively employed in military service. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the 50th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: At the end of said amendment add: Provided, further, That compensation shall only be allowed for the period during which said troops were actively employed in military service. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the 51st amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: At the end of said amendment add: Provided, further, That compensation shall only be allowed for the period during which said troops were actively employed in military service. "Managers on the part of the House "H. WINTER DAVIS. "MARTIN J. CRAWFORD. "Managers on the part of the Senate The same having been read, "J. A. PEARCE. "JEFFERSON DAVIS. Mr. H. Winter Davis moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said report was agreed to. Mr. Stanton 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 concurrence of the House in the said report. Mr. Sherman, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 500) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th of June, 1861, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in some, non-concurrence in others, and concurrence in others of the said amendments with amendments. Ordered, That the said bill and amendments be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Sherman, Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House No. 500 shall cease in five minutes after their consideration is resumed; and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending or offered to the same, and shall then report them to the House with such amendments as may have been agreed to by the Committee. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. William Kellogg reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 500) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th of June, 1861, had come to no resolution thereon. On motion of Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That all further debate on the amendments of the Senate. numbered 9, 10, 11, and 12, shall cease as soon as the House shall again resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 305) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1861. The Senate have agreed to the amendments of this House to the amendments of the Senate numbered 3 and 38 to the bill of the House (H. R. 501) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1861; have disagreed to the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 6, 7, 30, and 35; insist on their amendments disagreed to by the House; ask a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Toombs, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Fessenden the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate. The Senate have agreed to the amendments of this House to the amendments of the Senate numbered 10 and 26 to the bill of the House (H. R. 339) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government during the year ending June 30, 1861; have agreed to the amendment of the House to the 7th amendment of the Senate with an amendment; insist on their amendments disagreed to by the House; ask a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Hunter, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Wilson the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the House insist on its amendments disagreed to by the Senate to the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House No. 501, and also insist on its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate insisted on by the Senate, and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hughes, and Mr. Bingham be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. Sherman by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the 7th amendment of the Senate to the bill of the House No. 339, (legislative, executive, and judicial appropriations,) insist on its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate insisted on by the Senate, and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Morrill, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. William A. Howard be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. A message was received from the President of the United States, by J. Buchanan, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 215. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1861. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. William Kellogg reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 500) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1861, had directed him to report the same, recommending concurrence in some, non-concurrence in others, and concurrence with amendment in others of the said amendments. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the said amendments Mr. Sherman moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 3, and 4, the amendment reported to the 6th amendment of the Senate, and the said 6th amendment as amended, were severally agreed to, and the amendments of the Senate numbered 2, 5, 7, and 8 were severally disagreed to. The amendment reported to the amendments of the Senate numbered 9, 10, 11, and 12 having been read and agreed to The question was then put, Will the House agree to the said amendments as amended? And it was decided in the negative. So the amendments numbered 9, 10, 11, and 12 were disagreed to. All of the amendments of the Senate to the said bill having been disposed of Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, moved that the several votes thereon 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 action of the House on their said amendments. And then the House took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m. AFTER THE RECESS. On motion of Mr. Curry, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 100) for the relief of Samuel H. Taylor, 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. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 398. An act for the relief of Samuel R. Franklin; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The question was then put on the motion heretofore submitted by Mr. Farnsworth, and passed over by unanimous consent, to suspend the rules, 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. Yeas.. And it was decided in the negative, Nays. Two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. 72 47 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Philip B. Fouke Mr. John A. Gilmer J Morrison Harris Mr. John T. Nixon Abraham B. Olin Cydnor B. Tompkins Charles H. Van Wyck John P. Verree E. P. Walton Cadwalader C. Washburn James Wilson Mr. Lawrence O'B. Branch Horace F. Clark |