Mr. Thomas B. Florence Lucius J. Gartrell Charles H Larrabee Mr. Thomas C. Theaker E. P. Walton Cadwalader C. Washburn Edwin H. Webster Alfred Wells Mr. Edward Joy Morris So the motion of Mr. Sherman was agreed to. And it was Charles L. Scott Daniel E. Sickles Ordered, That the letters of the Clerk, Doorkeeper, and Postmaster of the House, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 16th of February last, and the subject of the compensation of the employés of the House generally, be referred to the Committee on Accounts, with leave to report at any time. Mr. Tappan 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 said letter of the Doorkeeper be printed. Resolved, That when this House adjourns on Friday next, it adjourn to meet on Tuesday, the 1st of May next, and that a message be sent to the Senate asking the consent of the Senate thereto. Pending which, Mr. William Kellogg moved to amend the same by striking out the 1st" and inserting 21st," so as to read "the 21st of May next," &c. 66 Mr. Hutchins moved that the whole subject be laid on the table. And the question being put, Yeas It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays.. 115 72 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 William C. Anderson Emerson Etheridge Mr. Stephen C. Foster Augustus Frank Mr. Laban T. Moore Israel Washburn, jr. Mr. James Jackson So the whole subject was laid on the table. Mr. Thomas C. Theaker James H. Thomas Clement L. Vallandigham Cadwalader C. Wasi.bui James Wilson Warren Winslow Samuel H. Woodson. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their Chief Clerk: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a resolution and bill of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 28. A resolution for the relief of A. M. Fridley, late agent for the Winnebago Indians; and S. 118. An act for the relief of David Myerle; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. I am also directed to notify the House of the order of the Senate to print a certain document. Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill (H. R. 657) to prohibit the Chinese coolie trade" by American citizens in American vessels, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time, recommitted to the Committee on Commerce, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Eliot moved that 5,000 copies extra of the said bill and report be printed; which motion was referred to the Committee on Printing. On motion of Mr. Tompkins, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 368) to provide payment for depredations committed by the whites upon the Shawnee Indians in Kansas Territory, and the House proceeded to its consideration. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Tompkins moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to 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. Tompkins 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. Mr. Farnsworth moved that the rules be suspended, so as to discharge the Committee of the Whole House from the further consid. eration 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; which motion was disagreed to-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Bouligny, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to report to this House the entire action of his department in reference to an appro priation made by the first section of an act entitled "An act to remove obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi river, at the Southwest Pass and Pass à l'Outre," passed February 8, 1856, and particularly the terms and conditions of any contract or contracts made for deepening the channel of the Mississippi river, and when and with whom made, and whether the said contract or contracts have been fulfilled, and the said channel deepened and kept open; and that the said Secretary of War be further requested to report to this House by what anthority he, on the 4th of January, 1858, modified the contract or contracts entered into for deepening the channel of the Mississippi river, by diminishing the depth required to be obtained by the terms of said contract or contracts, and by extending the time stipulated for the performance of the work contracted for; and also, if the whole or any part of the appropriation made by the said act has been paid out of the treasury under the said contract or contracts; and if so, then to report specifically the payment or pay ments made; and if more than one payment has been made, to report the amount of each payment, the time when it was made, to whom paid, and upon whose order; and that the said Secretary of War be further requested to transmit to this House copies of any receipt or receipts given for the said payment or payments, and of any paper showing on whose application, or at whose instance, the said payment or payments were made. Mr. Woodson moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable him to move that the Committee of the Whole House be discharged from the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 432) for the relief of Kerr, Brierly & Company, and to enable the House to consider the same; which motion was disagreed to-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Corwin, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 23) in regard to the minister from Japan, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said resolution be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Colfax, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill (H. R. 661) to furnish additional mail facilities; which was read a first and second time. When (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) the House proceeded to its consideration. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Crawford moved to amend the same by adding at the end thereof the following: And that the sum of $400,000 is hereby appropriated, to be applied on such of the new routes established by the act entitled 'An act to establish post-routes,' approved June 11, 1858, as the Postmaster General may dem advisable.' Pending which, Mr. Colfax moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to 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. Colfax 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. The Speaker having announced as the regular order of business the report of the Committee on the Judiciary upon the message of the President of the United States of the 28th ultimo Mr. Hickman moved that its consideration be further postponed until Tuesday, the 1st of May next. Pending which, Mr. Hickman moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the motion to postpone was agreed to. Mr. Hickman 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. Mr. Singleton, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 658) to amend an act entitled "An act granting public lands in alternate sections to the State of Mississippi to aid in the construction of railroads in said State, and for other purposes," approved August 11, 1856; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 36) making an appropriation for the payment of expenses of investigating committees of the House of Representatives; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That the said resolution be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Yeas... And it was decided in the affirmative, {es The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Green Adams Garnett B. Adrain John A. Bingham. Samuel S. Blair Mr. William D. Brayton George Briggs Mr. John Covode Samuel R. Curtis Emerson Etheridge |