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On motion of Mr. Maynard, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 275) for the relief of Frederick Vincent, administrator of James Le Caze, surviving partner of Le Caze & Mallet, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

On motion of Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, the Committee. of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 451) granting an invalid pension to William Burns, of Ohio, and the House proceeded to its consideration. Pending the question on its engrossment,

Mr. Sherman moved to amend the same by striking out the words "four dollars," and inserting in lieu thereof "seventeen dollars;" which motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Sherman 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.

On motion of Mr. John G. Davis, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 807) to authorize the reissue of land warrants in certain cases, and for other purposes, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken up, and the said amendment agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

On motion of Mr. Edmundson, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 688) for the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant George Walton.

Mr. Edmundson submitted an amendment thereto; which was agreed to.

Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein.

Mr. William Smith moved that the rules be suspended, so as to discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 825) to extend the Alexandria and Washington railroad into the District of Columbia; which motion was disagreed to-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

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. 231. An act for the relief of Isaac S. Smith, of Syracuse, New York.

H. R. 848. An act authorizing the issue of a register for the brig Charles H. Jordan.

H. R. 622. An act to authorize notaries public in the District of Columbia to take acknowledgments of deeds of conveyance of real and personal estate therein.

H. R. 511. An act for the relief of E. George Squier, of New York. H. R. 814. An act providing for the erection of a post office in the city of Philadelphia.

When

The Speaker signed the same.

On motion of Mr. Francis P. Blair, (the rules having been suspended for that purpose,) the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 818) for the relief of William A. Linn's estate, and the House proceeded to its consideration.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein.

Mr. Francis P. Blair moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Rice, (the rules having been suspended for that purpose,) the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 559) granting a pension to Harriet S. Wyman, widow of Captain Thomas W. Wyman, post captain in the naval service of the United States, and the House proceeded to its consideration.

The Speaker having stated the question to be on agreeing to the pending amendment thereto

After debate,

Mr. Rice moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put.

The said amendment having been read as follows, viz: Strike out the words "twenty dollars." and insert in lieu thereof the words. "fifty dollars" —

The question was put, Will the House agree thereto?
And it was decided in the affirmative, Neys

Yeas

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Charles F. Adams

Cyrus Aldrich

John B. Alley

John A. Bingham

Mr. Francis P. B'air, jr.
Samuel S. Blair
Harrison G. Blake
Reese B. Brabson

Mr William D. Brayton

James Buffinton
Anson Burlingame
Alfred A. Burnham

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Under the further operation of the previous question the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Rice moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill.

Mr. Davidson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the fol lowing title, viz:

H. R. 807. An act to authorize the reissue of land warrants in certain cases, and for other purposes.

When

The Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Edmundson moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable him to submit the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives be

directed to pay to J. B. Dade three dollars per day during his services, deducting therefrom one dollar and a half per day heretofore paid him.

And the question being put, it was decided in the negativetwo-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

Mr. Potter 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 House (H. R. 519) for the relief of Harvey Allen, of Wisconsin, and to enable the House to consider the same. And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative,{

Yeas.
Nays.

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Two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are—

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Mr. Florence moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable him to submit the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That there be paid, out of the contingent fund of the House, to Mary Ann Topping, sister of William H. Topping, deceased, enrolling clerk of the last Congress, three months' salary, and one hundred and fifty dollars for funeral expenses.

And the question being put, it was decided in the negative— two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

On motion of Mr. Royce, (the rules having been suspended for that purpose,) the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 113) entitled "An act for the relief of Eli W. Goff," and the House proceeded to its consideration.

Ordered, That the bill be read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Royce moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Carter moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable the House to take from the Speaker's table the bill from the Senate (S. 474) entitled "An act to provide for the payment of the claim of J. W. Nye, assignee of Peter Bargy, jr., and Hugh Stewart; which motion was disagreed to-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

On motion of Mr. Theaker, by unanimous consent,

Resolved, That the Postmaster General be requested to furnish to the House, at the commencement of the next session, a statement of the distance, by the usual mail-route, from the post office of each senator and representative in Congress to the city of Washington.

On motion of Mr. Vallandigham, by unanimous consent,

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to transmit to this House, if not, in his judgment, incompatible with the public interests, copies of all papers and correspondence in the Department of State relating to the case of Michiel Zeiter, a native of France and naturalized citizen of the United States and citizen of Ohio, who has been forced to perform military service in the French

army.

Mr. Curry, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 857) explanatory of an act to extend the provisions of an act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits to Minnesota and Oregon, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. 858) for the relief of Rufus L. Harvey, accompanied by a report in writing; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Burch, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint resolution

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