When The following named members voted for JOHN D. DEFREES, Viz: Cyrus Aldrich, John B. Alley, Elijah Babbitt, Charles L. Beale, John A. Binghain, Harrison G. Blake, William D. Brayton, James Buffinton, Anson Burlingame, Alfred A. Burnham, Silas M. Burroughs, Martin Butterfield, James H. Campbell, John Carey, Luther C. Carter, Charles Case, Schuyler Colfax, Roscoe Conkling, Samuel R. Curtis, H. Winter Davis, Henry L. Dawes, R. Holland Duell, W. McKee Dunn, Sidney Edgerton, Thomas M. Edwards, Alfred Ely, John F. Farnsworth, Reuben E. Fenton, Orris S. Ferry, Stephen C. Foster, Augustus Frank, Daniel W. Gooch, Galusha A. Grow, John A. Gurley, James T. Hale, John B. Haskin, William Helmick, Charles B. Hoard, James Humphrey, John Hutchins, William Irvine, Benjamin F. Junkin, Francis W. Kellogg, William Kellogg, David Kilgore, John W. Killinger, DeWitt C. Leach, M. Lindley Lee, Dwight Loomis, Owen Lovejoy, Gilman Marston, James B. McKean, Robert McKnight, Edward McPherson, William Millward, James K. Moorhead, Justin S. Morrill, Edward Joy Morris, Freeman H. Morse, John T. Nixon, George W. Palmer, William Pennington, John U. Pettit, Albert G. Porter, John F. Potter, Christopher Robinson, Homer E. Royce, John Schwartz, Charles B. Sedgwick, John Sherman, Elbridge G. Spaulding, Francis E. Spinner, Benjamin Stanton, Thaddeus Stevens, Eli Thayer. Thomas C. Theaker, Cydnor B. Tompkins, Charles R. Train, Carey A. Trimble, William Vandever, Charles H. Van Wyck, Edward Wade, E. P. Walton, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Ellihu B. Washburne, Israel Washburn, jr., Alfred Wells, James Wilson, William Windom, John Wood, John Woodruff. The following named members voted for ADAM J. GLOSSBRENNER, viz: Green Adams, William Alien, Thomas L. Anderson, John D. Ashmore, William T. Avery, William Barksdale, J. R. Barrett, Thomas S. Bocock, Milledge L. Bonham, Alexander R. Boteler, John E. Bouligny, William W. Boyce, George Briggs, Francis M. Bristow, John C. Burch, Henry C. Burnett, John B. Clark, Sherrard Clemens, David Clopton, Williamson R. W. Cobb, John Cochrane, George B. Cooper, Samuel S. Cox, James Craig, Jabez L. M. Curry, Thomas G. Davidson, John G. Davis, Reuben Davis, Daniel C. De Jarnette, Henry A. Edmundson, Thomas B. Florence, Muscoe R. H. Garnett, Lucius J. Gartrell, John A. Gilmer, Andrew J. Hamilton, Thomas Hardeman, jr., Robert Hatton, Joshua Hill, Thomas C. Hindman, George S. Houston, William Howard, James Jackson, Albert G. Jenkins, John J. Jones, Lawrence M. Keitt, Jacob M. Kunkel, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, John M. Landrum, Charles H. Larrabee, Shelton F. Leake, John A. Logan, Elbert S. Martin, Horace Maynard, John A. McClernand, John McQueen, John J. McRae, W. Porcher Miles, John S. Millson, William Montgomery, Laban T. Moore, Sydenham Moore, Isaac N. Morris, Thomas A. R. Nelson, John W. Noell, George H. Pendleton, Samuel O. Peyton, John S. Phelps, Roger A. Pryor, James M. Quarles, John H. Reagan, Jetur R. Riggs, James C. Robinson, Thomas Ruffin, Albert Rust, Charles L. Scott, Daniel E. Sickles, Otho R. Singleton, William Smith, William N. H. Smith, James A. Stallworth, John W. Stevenson, William B. Stokes, Lansing Stout, Miles Taylor, James H. Thomas, Clement L. Vallandigham, Zebulon B. Vance, Edwin H. Webster, Warren Winslow, Samuel H. Woodson. Emerson Etheridge voted for GALES & SEATON. Recapitulation of the fifth vote for Printer. For John D. Defrees... Adam J. Glossbrenner. Gales & Seaton.... Whole number of votes given Necessary to a choice.... No person having received a majority of all the votes given, 91 90 1 182 92 Ordered, That the election of a Printer be postponed until 1 o'clock p. m. to-morrow. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have receded from their sixth amendment, disagreed to by the House, to the bill of the House (H. R. 1) making appropriations to defray the deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year end. ing the 30th of June, 1859, and in part for the support of the Post Office Department for the year ending the 30th of June, 1860. And I am directed to report to the House the orders of the Senate to print certain documents. Mr. Grow having called up the motion heretofore submitted by him to reconsider the vote by which the resolution of Mr. James Craig, providing for a call, this day, of the States for bills and resolutions, was agreed to After debate, Mr. Grow moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said vote was reconsidered. The question recurring on the said resolution, Mr. Grow moved to amend the same by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz: "That on Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m., the Speaker shall call the States and Territories, commencing with the State of Maine, and upon such call members may introduce bills and resolutions, of which previous notice shall have been given, for reference only, and without debate.' Pending which, Mr. Grow moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to. Under the farther operation of the previous question the said resolution as amended was then agreed to. Mr. Davidson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 1. An act making appropriations to defray the deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1859, and in part for the support of the Post Office Department for the year ending the 30th of June, 1860. When The Speaker signed the same. The Speaker then proceeded to call the States and Territories for bills and resolutions. Mr. Foster submitted the following resolution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Printing be instructed to cause the binding of all documents to be bound under their direction to be executed by the person or persons who shall offer responsible proposals and execute the same at the lowest rates. Mr. Morrill introduced bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 6. A bill donating public lands to the several States which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts; and H. R. 7. A bill to punish and prevent the practice of polygamy in the Territories of the United States and other places, and disapproving and annulling certain acts of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Utah; which were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: H. R. 6, to the Committee on Public Lands. H. R. 7, to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Royce introduced a bill (H. R. 8) for the relief of George P. Marsh; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Walton submitted the following preamble and resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, viz: Whereas it is charged in the China overland trade report of November 14, 1859, that persons in China have been in the habit of exporting as tea to the United States substances, "some of which are of a deadly nature, and others calculated to bring on the most fearful disorders in the human frame:" Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of preventing the importation of adulterated or spurious teas, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Burlingame introduced a bill (H. R. 9) for the relief of Francis Dainese; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Buffinton introduced a bill (H. R. 10) for the improvement of Taunton river, in the State of Massachusetts; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Buffinton submitted the following resolution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on Millitary Affairs, viz: Resolved, That the standing Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of regulating by law the term of study for cadets in the Military Academy at West Point. Mr. Dawes introduced a bill (H. R. 11) for the relief of Charles Stearns; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Fenton introduced bills of the following titles, viz: II. R. 12. A bill concerning invalid pensions, and regulating the time of their commencement; H. R. 13. A bill to provide for the settlement of the claims of the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, and of the widows and children of those who died in the service; and H. R. 14. A bill to secure the construction of a central Pacific railroad: which bills were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: H. R. 12, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. H. R. 13, to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. H. R. 14, to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Briggs introduced a bill (H. R. 15) to establish a branch of the mint of the United States at the city of New York; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Com merce. Mr. Spaulding introduced a bill (H. R. 16) for the relief of the heirs of Lot Hall; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Reynolds introduced bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 17. A bill making an appropriation for the improvement of the Hudson river, at or near Albany, in the State of New York; H. R. 18. A bill to provide for the erection of a building in the city of Albany, in the State of New York, for the accommodation of the post office, custom-house, and the courts of the United States; which were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: H. R. 17, to the Committee on Commerce. H. R. 18, to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Spinner submitted the following resolution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether, in the compilation of the Biennial Register for 1859, the law has been complied with which requires that the said Register shall contain lists of all officers and agents, civil, military, and naval, in the service of the United States," and shall "exhibit the amount of pay, compensation, and emoluments allowed to each officer, agent, and clerk," and especially whether the amount of pay, compensation, and emoluments allowed to the postmasters in the principal cities is correctly set forth; also, whether the names and number of persons employed as letter-carriers in the larger cities, and their pay and emoluments, are correctly exhibited in said Register, and whether any further legislation is necessary in order to secure a faithful compliance with the law on this subject; and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, to examine witnesses under oath, and to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Duell submitted the following resolution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, viz: Resolved, That the Postmaster General be, and he hereby is, requested to communicate to this House, at the earliest practicable period, copies of any and all regulations of the Post Office Department, or instructions issued to postmasters, authorizing them to open and destroy letters and newspapers supposed to contain incendiary matter; together with copies of all correspondence between the department and the authorities of any State, or between the department and any postmaster in relation thereto. And that he communicate to this House whether knowledge has come to the Post Office Department that the authorities of any State have enacted laws requiring postmasters to open and burn such letters and newspapers or other documents as may be in their opinion incendiary, and what States have enacted such laws. Mr. John Cochrane introduced bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 19. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in steamships or other vessels," approved March 3, 1855, for the better protection of female passengers, and for other purposes. H. R. 20. A bill establishing the collection districts of the United States, and designating the ports of entry and delivery for the same, and regulating the appointment and compensation of officers of the customs; and H. R. 21. A bill for the simplification and codification of the exist ing revenue laws of the United States, and for other purposes; which were severally read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Campbell submitted the following preamble and resolutions; which were read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, viz: Whereas the operation of the present revenue laws of the general government is rapidly increasing the national debt, crippling the energies of the nation, retarding public improvements, destroying industrial enterprise, diminishing the value of property, depriving the people of profitable employment by encouraging excessive importation of foreign goods and other products of foreign labor which ought to be produced by our own people, and prolonging a financial crisis caused by excessive foreign trade: and whereas an immediate alteration of the laws relative to the duties upon imports is imperatively demanded to inspire confidence, replenish the national treasury, restore the public prosperity, and prevent the constant export of |