So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Under the further operation of the previous question the amendment as amended was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time. The question then being on its passage, Mr. J. Morrison Harris moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? Yeas And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays ... 118 50 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 John A. Bingham Mr. Alexander R. Boteler Mr. John Covode R. Holland Duell Reuben E. Fenton Thomas B. Florence Mr. Philip B. Fouke John J. McRae Mr. John S. Millson William Montgomery George W. Scranton Mr. Daniel E. Sickles Thomas C Theaker Mr. John H. Reagan John W. H. Underwood E. P. Walton Ellihu B. Washburne Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the amendment of the House thereto. Mr. J. Morrison Harris 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. Theaker, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: S. 58. An act for the relief of George B. Bacon, late acting purser of the sloop-of-war Portsmouth; S. 59. An act for the relief of Samuel A. West, George McCullough, Hiram McCullough, and Charles Pendergrast; S. 60. An act for the relief of Mrs. Ann Scott; S. 62. An act to amend the "Act to incorporate the Provident Association of Clerks in the civil departments of the government of the United States in the District of Columbia;" S. 74. An act for the relief of Edward N. Kent: S. 245. An act for the relief of Sweeny, Rittenhouse, Fant & Company. When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Aldrich, (the rules having been suspended for that purpose,) the Committee of the Whole House were discharged from the further consideration of the resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 28) for the relief of A. M. Fridley, late agent for the Winnebago Indians, and the House proceeded to its consideration. Ordered, That the said resolution be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Aldrich 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. Ruffin moved, at 5 o'clock p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 113) making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and printed. Mr. Branch moved that the vote by which the said bill was committed 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. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Commerce were discharged from the further consideration of sundry petitions, memorials, resolutions, &c., on the subject. of river and harbor improvements, and also of the following bills, viz: H. R. 333. A bill for continuing and completing the improvement of the navigation of the Patapsco river, and to render the port of Baltimore accessible to the war steamers of the United States; H. R. 211. A bill for the repair of the United States ship piers at Chester, Newcastle, and Port Penn, on the Delaware river; H. R. 10. A bill for the improvement of the Taunton river, in the State of Massachusetts; H. R. 17. A bill making an appropriation for the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, at and near Albany, in the State of New York; H. R. 473. A bill making an appropriation of $75,000 for the repair and improvement of the harbor of Buffalo; H. R. 40. A bill making an appropriation for the continuation of the improvement of the harbor of Charlotte, at the mouth of the Genesee river, near Rochester, in the State of New York; H. R. 34. A bill making an appropriation for the protection and improvement of the harbor of Erie; H. R. 74. A bill making an appropriation for the repair of the harbor at the mouth of the Grand river, in the county of Lake, in the State of Ohio; H. R. 474. A bill to authorize the improvement of the navigation of the St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan; H. R. 140. A bill making an appropriation for the improvement of the harbor at Marquette, Michigan; H. R. 73. A bill making an appropriation for the repair of the harbor at the mouth of the Cuyahoga river, in the State of Ohio; H. R. 650. A bill making an appropriation for the completion of the harbor at the mouth of Grand river, in the State of Michigan; H. R. 109. A bill making an appropriation to protect and repair the harbor at Chicago, Illinois; H. R. 164. A bill making an appropriation for the protection and preservation of the harbor at Kenosha, on Lake Michigan; H. R. 165. A bill making an appropriation for the protection and preservation of the harbor at Racine, on Lake Michigan; H. R. 166. A bill making an appropriation for the protection and preservation of the harbor at Milwaukie, on Lake Michigan; H. R. 297. A bill to remove obstructions in the Bayou La Fourche, in the State of Louisiana; H. R. 561. A bill for the improvement of the Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvel creek, in the county of New York; H. R. 610. A bill to authorize the payment to the State of New York the expenses of the construction of the breakwater at Buffalo and Oswego; H. R. 651. A bill making an appropriation for the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of the Muskegon river, in the State of Michigan; H. R. 649. A bill making an appropriation for the completion of the harbor at the mouth of Black river, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michigan; H. R. 648. A bill making an appropriation for the completion of the harbor at the mouth of St. Joseph's river, in the State of Michigan; H. R. 139. A bill making an appropriation for the improvement of Saginaw river, in the State of Michigan; H. R. 227. A bill for the construction of a mole or pier upon the shore of the Delaware bay, opposite the breakwater; H. R. 188. A bill for the improvement of the Columbia river; H. R. 30. A bill to provide for the improvement of the navigation. of the Ohio river; and H. R. 148. A bill making an appropriation for the deepening and improving the channel on the bar at the entrance of Sabine bay, and for improving the port at Sabine Pass, in the State of Texas. Ordered, That the said bills be laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Olin, (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. 695) for the relief of Asenath M. Elliott, widow of Captain Edward G. Elliott; and the House proceeded to its consideration. 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. Olin 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. Noell 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. 118) to confirm certain private land claims in the State of Missouri. Pending which, On motion of Mr. Stanton, at 5 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1860. The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Wells: The petition of George W. Samson, praying compensation for the services of his father, Captain Simeon Samson, during the war of the revolution; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. By Mr. Taylor: The memorial of William C. Barney, E. Lockwood, and others, praying Congress to establish a line of mail steamships between New Orleans and Bordeaux; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Cobb: The petition of citizens of the State of Alabama, praying for a law granting alternate sections of land to the Selma and Gulf Railroad Company, of said State; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Hughes: The memorial of John B. Morrell, praying Congress to adopt his plan for the permanent pavement of Pennsylvania avenue; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Bristow: The petition of the heirs of Richard T. Maynorheretofore referred December 15, 1857; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. By Mr. Florence: The memorial of J. L. Harper, praying for a pension for services rendered in the war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Phelps: Three memorials of citizens of the State of Missouri, praying for additional pay to A. J. Burden for carrying the mail between Springfield and Neosho; which were referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. Dawes, from the Committee of Elections, made a report in the case of Frank P. Blair, jr., contesting the right of J. Richard Barrett to a seat in this House as a member of the 36th Congress from the 1st congressional district of the State of Missouri, accompanied by the following resolutions, viz: Resolved, That Hon. J. Richard Barrett, is not entitled to a seat |