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So the resolution was 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 joint resolution.

On motion of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, by unanimous consent, Ordered. That an amendment proposed to be submitted by him (when in order) to the amendment of Mr. Taylor to the bill of the House (H. R. 114) further to provide for the safety of passengers on vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam be printed.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by J. Buchanan, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 13th instant, approve and sign a bill of the following title, viz:

H. R. 31. An act for the relief of Charles Knap.

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. 213. An act to incorporate the United States Agricultural Society; and

S. 42. An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Mark Elisha.

When

The Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Webster, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (II. R. 659) to provide for the appointment of a commission to ascertain and recommend a proper site for a national foundry; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Militia.

On motion of Mr. John Cochrane, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 92) authorizing the courts to adjudicate the claim of the legal representatives of the Sieur de Bonne and of the Chevalier de Repentigny to certain land at the Sault Ste. Marie, in the State of Michigan, and the House proceeded to its consideration.

Ordered, That the said bill be read the third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. John Cochrane 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. Isaac N. Morris, by unanimous consent, the Com. mittee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 228) for the relief of Valentine Wehrheim, and the House proceeded to its consideration. Pending the question on its third reading,

Mr. Isaac N. Morris moved to amend the same by striking out in the 7th line the word "sixteen," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-five."

Pending which,

Mr. Isaac N. Morris 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 read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment.

Mr. Isaac N. Morris 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.

Mr. Hughes moved that the rules be suspended, so as to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the Senate (S. 344) to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entiled 'An act to establish a criminal court in the District of Columbia;'" which motion was disagreed to-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

Mr. Briggs moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable him to introduce a joint resolution concerning the accounts of David A. Bokee, late naval officer of the port of New York, now deceased.

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

Mr. Hickman, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill (H. R. 660) supplemental to an act entitled "An act providing for the taking of the seventh and subsequent censuses of the United States, and to fix the number of the members of the House of Representatives and provide for the future apportionment among the several States," approved May 23, 1850; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment,

After debate,

Mr. Phelps 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. Hickman 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.

Mr. Bonham submitted the following preamble and resolution, viz: Whereas this House, on the 21st day of February, 1860, resolved "that the Superintendent of the Capitol extension be directed to remove the present benches from the hall and replace the old chairs and desks, adopting substantially the original arrangement thereof, but having regard to any reduction of space occupied by them without interfering with the convenience of the arrangement:" Therefore

Resolved, That when this House adjourns on Friday next, it stand adjourned till Tuesday, the 1st of May, in order that the foregoing resolution may be carried into effect; and that a message be sent to the Senate asking their consent to such adjournment.

Pending which,

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Mr. Conkling moved, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Aldrich, by unanimous consent, submitted the views of a minority of the select committee on the Pacific railroad; which were ordered to be printed.

The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered to be put.

Mr. Israel Washburn, jr., moved, at 4 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Conkling moved that the resolution of Mr. Bonham be laid on the table.

And the question being put,

Yeas.

It was decided in the negative, Nays.

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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

William Allen
John B. Alley
James M. Ashley
William T. Avery
John A Bingham
Samuel S Blair
Thomas S. Bocock
Reese B Brabson
William D Brayton
Francis M. Bristow
James Buffinton
Anson Burlingame
Alfred A. Burnham
Martin Butterfield
James H. Campbell
Williamson R. W. Cobb
Schuyler Colfax
Roscoe Conkling
H. Winter Davis
Henry L. Dawes
Charles Delano
R. Holland Duell
W. McKee Dunn
Thomas D. Eliot
Emerson Etheridge
Stephen C. Foster

Mr. Augustus Frank

Daniel W. Gooch
John A. Gurley
Robert Hatton
William Helmick
George S. Houston
James Humphrey
John Hutchins
William Irvine
John J. Jones

Benjamin F. Junkin
Lawrence M. Keitt
Francis W. Kellogg
Jacob M Kunkel
Shelton F. Leake
Dwight Loomis
Owen Lovejoy
Robert Mallory
James B. McKean
Edward McPherson
W. Porcher Miles
John S. Millson
Laban T. Moore
Justin S. Morrill
Edward Joy Morris
Freeman H. Morse

Those who voted in the negative are

Mr. Garnett B. Adrain

Thomas L. Anderson
William C. Anderson
John D. Ashmore

Elijah Babbitt

William Barksdale
Thomas J. Barr
Charles L Beale
Harrison G. Blake
Miledge L. Bouham
John E. Bouligny
Lawrence O'B. Branch
John C. Burch
Henry C. Burnett
Luther C. Carter

Charles C se

Horace F. Clark

John B. Clark

John Cochrane
George B. Cooper
Thomas Corwin
James Craig
Burton Craige
Samuel R. Curtis
Daniel C. De Jarnette
Henry A Edmundson
Thomas B. Florence
Lucius J. Gartrell

John A. Gilmer

James T. Hale

Mr. Andrew J. Hamilton
Thomas Hardeman, jr.
J. Morrison Harris
John T. Harris
John Hickman
Joshua Hill
William S Holman
William Howard
George W. Hughes
James Jackson
Albert G. Jenkins
William Kellogg
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
James M. Leach
John A. Logan
Henry C. Longnecker
Charles D. Martin
Horace Maynard
Robert McKnight
John J. McRae
William Millward
William Montgomery
Sydenham Moore
James K. Moorhead
Thomas A. R. Nelson
William E Niblack
John W. Noell

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Mr. Abraham B. Olin
George W. Palmer
George H. Pendleton
John J. Perry
John U. Pettit
Albert G. Porter
Emory B. Pottle
James M. Quarles
Alexander H Rice
Christopher Robinson
Homer E. Royce
John Schwartz
Charles B Sedgwick
John Sherman
Daniel E. Somes
Francis E Spinner
William B. Stokes
Cydnor B. Tompkins
Carey A. Trimble
William Vandever
John P. Verree
E. P. Wa ton
Israel Washburn, jr.
Alfred Wells
William Windom
John Woodruff.

Mr Roger A. Pryor
James L. Pugh
John H. Reagan
Jetur R. Riggs
Thomas Ruflin
Albert Rust

Charles L. Scott
George W Scranton
Daniel E. Sickles
William E. Simms
Otho R. Singleton
William Smith
William N H. Smith
James A. Stallworth
Benjamin Stanton
Thaddeus Sevens
John W. Stevenson
Lansing Stout

John L. N. Stratton
Mason W. Tappan
Miles Taylor
Eli Thayer

Thomas C. Theaker
James H. Thomas

Clement L. Vallandighim
Cadwalader C. Washburn
Edwin H. Webster
James Wilson

Samuel H. Woodson.

So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table.

Mr. Conkling moved, at 4 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn.

And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative,

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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
James M. A hley
Charles L. Beale
John A. Bingham
Samuel S. Blair
William D. Brayton
Francis M. Bristow
James Buthinton
Anson Burlingame
Alfred A. Burnham
Martin Butterfield
James H. Campbell
Schuyler Colfax
Roscoe Conkling
John Covode
H. Winter Davis
Henry L. Dawes
Charles Delano
R. Holland Duel
W. McKee Dunn
Thomas M. Edwards
Thomas D. Eliot
Augustus Frank

Mr. Daniel W. Gooch
John A. Gurley
William Helmick
George S. Houston
William Howard
James Humphrey
John Hutchins
William Irvine
John J. Jones
Benjamin F. Junkin
Francis W. Kellogg
Shelton F. Leake
Henry C. Longnecker
Dwight Loomis
Owen Lovejoy
Gilman Marston
Charles D. Martin
James B. McKean
Edward McPherson
W. Porcher Miles
John S. Millson
Justin S. Morrill
Freeman H. Morse
Abraham B. Olin

Those who voted in the negative are

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Mr. James T. Hale

Andrew J. Hamilton
Tho as Hardeman, jr.
John T. Harris
Robert Hatton
John Hickman
Joshua Hill
William S Holman
George W. Hughes
James Jackson
Albert G. Jenkins
Lawrence M. Keitt
William Kellogg
William S. Kenyon
Lucius Q C. Lamar
James M. Le ch
John A. Logan
Robert Mallory
Horace Mayrard
Robert McKnight
John J. McRae
William Millward
William Montgomery
Laban T. Moore
Sydenham Moore
James K. Moorhead
Thomas A. R. Nelson
William E. Niblack
John W. Noell

Philip B. Fouke

Lucius J. Gartrell

John S. Phelps

John A. Gilmer

Mr. George W. Palmer
George H. Pendleton
John J. Perry
John U. Pettit
Albert G. Porter
Emory B. Pottle
Alexander H. Rice
Christopher Robinson
Homer E. Royce
John Schwartz
Charles B. Sedgwick
John Sherman
Daniel E. Somes
William B. Stokes
Cydnor B. Tompkins
Carey A. Trimble
William Vandever
John P. Verree

E. P. Walton

Cadwalader C. Washburn
Israel Washburn, jr.
Alfred Wells
William Windom
John Woodruff.

Mr. John F. Potter
Roger A. Pryor
James L. Pugh
James M. Quarles
Jetur R Riggs
Thomas Ruthin
Albert Rust
Charles L. Scott
George W. Scranton
Daniel E. Sickles
William E. Simms
Otho R. Singleton
William Smith
William N. H. Smith
Francis E. Spinner
James A. Stallworth
Benjamin Stanton
Thaddeus Stevens
John W. Stevenson
Lansing Stout

John L. N. Stratton
Mason W. Tappan
Miles Taylor
Eli Thayer

Thomas C Theaker
James H. Thomas

Clement L. Vallandighain

Edwin H. Webster
James Wilson

Samuel H. Woodson.

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