of the House of the papers in the case of James S. Douglass for the purpose of reference in the Senate. On motion of Mr. Houston, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That an amendment proposed to be submitted (when in order) by Mr. Burnett to the bill of the Senate No. 84 be printed. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the appeal of Mr. Israel Washburn, jr., from the decision of the Chair as to the admissibility of the resolution proposed to be submitted by Mr. Bonham, and pending when the House adjourned yesterday On motion of Mr. Winslow, Ordered, That the said appeal be laid on the table. The said resolution was then submitted, and read as follows, viz: Resolved, That when the House adjourns on Friday next, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, the 30th April instant, and that a message be sent to the Senate asking its consent thereto. Pending the question on agreeing thereto, Mr. Colfax moved that it be laid on the table. And the question being put, Yeas. It was decided in the affirmative, {Xeys: 88 53 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 Allen Mr. Daniel W. Gooch John A. Gurley Charles D. Martin Mr. George W. Palmer Cadwalader C. Washburn Mr. Luther C. Carter On motion of Mr. Briggs, at 5 o'clock p. m., the House adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1860. The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. McKnight: The petition of the Reverend P. D. Gurley and others, citizens of Washington, praying for an appropriation for the improvement of a small triangular reservation between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets west, in the city of Washington, D. C., belonging to the government of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. By Mr. Windom: The petition of William B. Dodd-heretofore referred January 30, 1857; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Pottle: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying for pensions to soldiers of the war of 1812. By Mr. Clopton: The petition of George J. Wells, praying for an invalid pension. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Florence: The memorial of John Frickard, praying for relief; Also, the petition of Abraham Martin, praying a reference of his claim for services in the custom-house at Philadelphia, and rejected by the Court of Claims, to a committee for investigation. Ordered, That the said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Tompkins: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for specific duties on imported iron; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Spinner: The petition of George Boyd, praying payment for horses furnished by him for the use of the United States in the Florida war; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Blake: The petition of Hiram Corum and others, citizens of Kansas, relative to Indian lands; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. Millson: The memorial of the Board of Health of the city of New York, asking the erection of a government wharf and warehouse, at quarantine, for the reception of the cargoes of infected vessels; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Loomis: The petition of citizens of Massachusetts and Connecticut, praying for a uniform bankrupt law. By Mr. Gartrell: The memorial of merchants and citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, praying for the enactment of a general bankrupt law. Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Kilgore: The remonstrance of D. Lewis and others, against the passage of the Senate bill for the protection of fish; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Carter: The petition of the officers and executive committee of the American Pharmaceutical Association, asking for an act of incorporation; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Edwards having called up the motion heretofore submitted by him to reconsider the vote by which the resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 8) relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased, was committed to a Committee of the Whole HouseThe said motion was agreed to. The question then recurred on the motion to commit. And being put, it was decided in the negative. The question then recurred on the amendment reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs. Pending which, Mr. Crawford moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Tuesday next. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Daniel W. Gooch J Morrison Harris Mr. Gilman Marston So the motion was disagreed to. Ou motion of Mr. Winslow, Mr. John Schwartz George W. Scranton Cadwalader C. Washburn James Wilson Ordered, That when the House adjourns. it adjourn until Monday next. Mr. Isaac N. Morris moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered. Pending which, On motion of Mr. Winslow, Ordered, That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. Mr. Campbell, from the Committee of Elections. made a report in the case of Samuel G. Daily, contesting the seat of Experience Estabrook as the delegate from the Territory of Nebraska, accompanied by the following resolutions, viz: Resolved, That Experience Estabrook is not entitled to the seat as delegate from the Territory of Nebraska to the thirty-sixth Congress of the United States. Resolved, That Samuel G. Daily is entitled to the seat as delegate from the Territory of Nebraska to the thirty-sixth Congress of the United States. Ordered, That the said report and resolutions be laid on the table, and printed. The House then resumed the consideration of the resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 8) relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased; the pending question being on the amendment reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs. And the question being put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? It was decided in the affirmative. Ordered, That the said resolution 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. Edwards moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Noell, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That leave be granted for the withdrawal from the files. of the House of the papers in the case of Napoleon B. Gill. The said papers were thereupon handed to Mr. Noell. By unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of the business on the Speaker's table. When The Speaker laid before the House communications as follows, viz: I. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 26th ultimo, relative to the practice of collecting fees on permits to land the baggage of passengers at the port of New York, &c.; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the Postmaster of the House, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 18th instant, calling for the amount of stationery delivered and charged each committee for the present Congress; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Carter, Ordered, That the House insist on its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 192) entitled "An act authorizing the corporation of Washington city to make a loan and issue stock for two hundred thousand dollars for building a market-house," and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Carter, Mr. Kilgore, and Mr. Hughes be the committee on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The bill of the House (H. R. 44) entitled "An act confirming certain land entries under the third section of the act of 3d March, 1855, entitled An act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1856,'" with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was next taken up. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Bills and a resolution of the Senate of the following title, viz: S. 369. An act for the protection of the fisheries upon the Potomac river, in the District of Columbia; S. Res. 28. A resolution for the relief of A. M. Fridley, late agent for the Winnebago Indians; S. 118. An act for the relief of David Myerle; S. 31. An act for the relief of certain settlers in the State of Iowa; and S. 150. An act for the relief of Madison Sweetser; were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: S. 369, to the Committee for the District of Columbia. S. Res. 28 and S. 150, to the Committee on Indian Affairs. S. 118, to the Committee of Claims. S. 371, to the Committee on Public Lands. The House then proceeded, as the regular order of business, to the |