H. R. 189. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of the estate of Charles H. Mason; and that the House proceed to consider the same. The amendments reported to the bill of the House No. 181 were then agreed to; and the said bill, together with the bills of the House numbered 557, 200, 702, 703, and 705, were severally ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. The Committee of the Whole House having been discharged from the further consideration of the bills of the House numbered 203, 195, and 189, The pending amendments to the bill No. 189 were agreed to, and the said bill, together with the bills numbered 203 and 195, were severally ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Grow moved that the several votes by which the said bills were passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 704) appropriating money for the erection of public buildings in certain Territories therein named, and for other purposes, just reported with amendments, Pending the question on agreeing to the said amendments, Mr. Grow moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. Pending which, Mr. Babbitt having previously given notice of his intention to move for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz: A bill for the relief of J. J. Lintz. A bill making compensation to J. N. Miller for services in the war of 1812. On motion of Mr. Gartrell, at 4 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. MONDAY, MAY 14, 1860. The House having resumed the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 704) appropriating money for the erection of public buildings in certain Territories therein named, and for other purposes, reported on Saturday last with sundry amendments from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and upon which the main question was ordered to be put— On motion of Mr. Sherman, Ordered, That the bill be laid on the table. 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. Mr. Dawes having proposed to call up the report of the Committee of Elections in the Michigan contested election case, Mr. Phelps raised the question of consideration. Mr. Burnett moved, at 3 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. 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. Samuel O. Peyton Emory B Pottle Alexander H. Rice Jetur R Riggs Christopher Robinson Homer E. Royce John Schwartz George W. Scranton John Sherman Mr. William N. H. Smith Francis E. Spinner Benjamin Stanton William B. Stokes John L. N. Stratton Mason W. Tappan Cydnor B. Tompkins Charles R. Train So the House refused to adjourn. Mr. Carey A. Trimble Henry Waldron The question then recurred on the question raised by Mr. Phelps. And being put, viz: Will the House now consider the report of the Committee of Elections in the Michigan contested election case? Yeas It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays 103 61 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 John B. Alley R. Holland Duell Emerson Etheridge Reuben E. Fenton Mr. Orris S. Ferry Stephen C. Foster Augustus Frank Ezra B. French John A. Gilmer Daniel W. Gooch Galusha A. Grow James T Hale Thomas Hardeman, jr. J. Morrison Harris Robert Hatton William Helmick John Hickman Joshua Hill John Hutchins William Irvine Benjamin F. Junkin William S. Kenyon David Kilgore De Witt C. Leach James M. Leach M. Lindley Lee Henry C. Longnecker Dwight Loomis Owen Lovejoy Gilman Marston James B. McKean Robert McKnight Edward McPherson William Montgomery Laban T. Moore James K. Moorhead Justin S. Morrill Edward Joy Morris Mr. Freeman H. Morse Thomas A. R. Nelson George W. Scranton William N. H. Smith Mr. John G. Davis Thomas B. Florence William S. Holman George S. Houston George W. Hughes James Jackson Mr. Albert G. Jenkins Jacob M. Kunkel W. Porcher Miles Mr. John S. Millson Isaac N. Morris John W. Noell Mr. Charles L. Scott James A.Stallworth James H. Thomas Edwin H. Webster So it was ordered that the House do now consider the said report. When Mr. Colfax, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill (H. R. 714) establishing certain post routes; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That the said 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. 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 House then proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Committee of Elections in the Michigan contested election case; the pending question being on agreeing to the following resolutions reported from the said committee, viz: Resolved, That George B. Cooper is not entitled to a seat in the 36th Congress as the representative from the first congressional district of Michigan. Resolved, That William A. Howard is entitled to a seat in the 36th Congress as the representative from the first congressional district of Michigan. Pending which, Mr. Gartrell moved to amend the same by striking out all after the wordResolved," in the first resolution, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, viz: "That George B. Cooper is entitled to retain his seat in the present Congress as the representative of the first congressional district of Michigan." Pending which, After debate, On motion of Mr. McKnight, at 5 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1860. Before the journal was read, no quorum being present, On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, Ordered, That there be a call of the House. The roll having been called, The following named members failed to answer to their names, viz: Mr. Garnett B. Adrain, Mr. Cyrus Aldrich, Mr. James M. Ashley, Mr. John D. Ashmore, Mr. Elijah Babbitt, Mr. William Barksdale, Mr. J. R. Barrett, Mr. John A. Bingham, Mr. Samuel S. Blair, Mr. Harrison G. Blake, Mr. Thomas S. Bocock, Mr. Milledge L. Bonham, Mr. John E. Bouligny, Mr. John Y. Brown, Mr. Anson Burlingame, Mr. Silas M. Burroughs, Mr. Martin Butterfield, Mr. Horace F. Clark, Mr. John B. Clark, Mr. Sherrard Clemens, Mr. David Clopton, Mr. Clark B. Cochrane, Mr. John Cochrane, Mr. Roscoe Conkling, Mr. Thomas Corwin, Mr. John Covode, Mr. Samuel S. Cox, Mr. Burton Craige, Mr. Jabez L. M.Curry, Mr. Thomas G. Davidson, Mr. Daniel C. De Jarnette, Mr. Charles Delano, Mr. William H. Dimmick, Mr. R. Holland Duell, Mr. Henry A. Edmundson, Mr. William H. English, Mr. John F. Farnsworth, Mr. Thomas B. Florence, Mr. Philip B. Fouke, Mr. Ezra B. French, Mr. Muscoe R. H. Garnett, Mr. Daniel W. Gooch, Mr. Galusha A. Grow, Mr. John A. Gurley, Mr. Chapin Hall, Mr. Andrew J. Hamilton, Mr. John T. Harris, Mr. John B. Haskin, Mr. Robert Hatton, Mr. George S. Hawkins, Mr. John Hickman, Mr. Joshua Hill, Mr. Thomas C. Hindman, Mr. William Howard, Mr. Albert G. Jenkins, Mr. John J. Jones, Mr. Benjamin F. Junkin, Mr. Lawrence M. Keitt, Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, Mr. William Kellogg, Mr. David Kilgore, Mr. John W. Killinger, Mr. Jacob M. Kunkel, Mr. Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Mr. John M. Landrum, Mr. Shelton F. Leake, Mr. Peter E. Love, Mr. William B. Maclay, Mr. Charles D. Martin, Mr. Elbert S. Martin, Mr. John A. McClernand, Mr. John McQueen, Mr. John J. McRae, Mr. W. Porcher Miles, Mr. William Montgomery, Mr. Sydenham Moore, Mr. Isaac N. Morris, Mr. Thomas A. R. Nelson, Mr. Abraham B. Olin, Mr. George W. Palmer, Mr. Albert G. Porter, Mr. John H. Reagan, Mr. John H. Reynolds, Mr. Alexander H. Rice, Mr. Christopher Robinson, Mr. James C. Robinson, Mr. Thomas Ruffin, Mr. Albert Rust, Mr. George W. Scranton, Mr. Daniel E. Sickles, Mr. Otho R. Singleton, Mr. William N. H. Smith, Mr. Daniel E. Somes, Mr. Elbridge G. Spaulding, Mr. Francis E. Spinner, Mr. James A. Stallworth, Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, Mr. John W. Stevenson, Mr. James A. Stewart, Mr. Lansing Stout, Mr. Miles Taylor, Mr. Eli Thayer, Mr. Thomas C. Theaker, Mr. Cary A. Trimble, Mr. Clement L. Vallandigham, Mr. John P. Verree, Mr. Edward Wade, Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn, Mr. Edwin H. Webster, Mr. William G. Whiteley, Mr. James Wilson, Mr. Warren Winslow, Mr. John Wood, and Mr. John V. Wright. A quorum having answered, all further proceedings in the call were dispensed with, and the journal of yesterday was read. The following petitions and memorials laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Potter: Four petitions of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying for an appropriation for a beacon-light at the mouth of the harbor of Racine, in said State; which were referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. William C. Anderson: The petition of Matthew Neale, praying for a pension for services rendered in the war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Vance: The petition of citizens of the State of North Carolina, for a mail-route from Laurel Valley to the Hiwasse Copper |