So the House refused to suspend the rules. Mr. John H. Reagan Thomas Ruffin William Smith William N. H. Smith Benjamin Stanton Thaddeus Stevens James H. Thomas John W. H. Underwood John V. Wright. 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 Senate (S. 416) to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain, and for other purposes.' Mr. Taylor moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable the House to take from the Speaker's table and consider the bill of the Senate (S. 307) to repeal the 2d section and other portions of an act passed the second day of June, 1858, entitled "An act to provide for the location of certain confirmed private land claims in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.' Pending which, Mr. Keitt moved, at 7 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Taylor; And being put, Yeas. It was decided in the affirmative, {es Two-thirds voting in favor thereof. 132 20 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr Charles F. Adams Green Adams Cyrus Aldrich James Buthinton John C. Burch Mr. Horace F. Clark Williamson R. W Cobb Mr. John A. Gurley James T. Hale Thomas Hardeman, jr. So the rules were suspended. And thereupon The said bill was taken up and read a first and second time. Mr. Taylor moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Taylor 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. Mr. Briggs, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 44) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the claim of Livingston, Kinkead & Company; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Colfax, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the Senate (S. 416) "to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain, and for other purposes," submitted the following report, viz: "That, having met, and after a full and free conference, they have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to the respective houses as follows: "That the House of Representatives do recede from its amendment to the bill of the Senate, and agree to the said bill of the Senate (No. 416) with the following amendments: "Section 1, line 11, strike out the word 'and.' "Section 1, lines 12 and 13, strike out the words 'and become subject to private entry.' "Section 1, line 19, after the word 'register' insert the words 'or receiver of said land office.' "Section 1, at the end thereof insert: 'Provided, That nothing in this section shall be so construed as to embrace or in any way include any quarter section or fractional quarter section of land upon which any preemption right has been acquired prior to the passage of this act: And provided, further. That all entries made under the provisions of this section upon lands which have not been offered for public sale shall be confined to and upon sections designated by odd numbers.' "Section 7, at the end thereof insert: Provided, further, That all persons who are pre-emptors on the date of the passage of this act shall, upon the payment to the proper authority of sixty-two and one-half cents per acre, if paid within two years from the passage of this act, be entitled to a patent from the government as now provided by the existing preemption laws." "Strike out section 8. "Section 10, line 9, after the word 'time' insert the words 'after an actual settlement of six months and.' "And that the Senate do agree to the same. "SCHUYLER COLFAX. "WILLIAM WINDOM. "ANDREW JOHNSON. "SIMON CAMERON." "Managers on the part of the Senate The same having been read, Mr. Colfax moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree thereto ? And it was decided in the arffirmative, Nays.. 118 51 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Colfax 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. Theaker, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: S. 206. An act for the relief of Emily G. Jones, executrix of Thomas P. Jones, deceased, and Nancy M. Johnson, administratrix of Walter R. Johnson, deceased. S. 100. An act for the relief of Samuel H. Taylor. S. 307. An act to repeal the 2d section and other portions of an act passed the second day of June, 1858, entitled "An act to provide for the location of certain confirmed private land claims in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes." When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Grow, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bill of the Senate (S. 416) "to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain, and for other purposes," as it has passed both houses, be printed. Mr. Gurley, from the Committee on Printing, to whom the subject was referred, reported the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That there be printed fifty thousand extra copies, for the use of the members of the House, of the reports of the majority and minority of the select committee, of which Mr. Covode is chairman, appointed under the resolution of the 5th of March last, together with the evidence taken during the investigation. Pending which, Mr. Gurley moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. McQueen moved, at 8 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, Mr. Nelson moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "fifty thousand," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred thousand," and also moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Burnett moved, at 8 o'clock and 52 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, Yeas.. It was decided in the negative, {Nays 34 118 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are |