Mr Daniel E. Somes Mr. Cydnor B. Tompkins Charles R. Train Mr. Henry Waldron E. P. Walton Ellihu B. Washburne John V. Wright. So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. Under the operation of the previous question, the question was then put, Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the affirmative. So the bill was passed. Ordered. That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Lovejoy 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. Clemens moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next. Pending which, Mr. Jones moved to amend the same by striking out "Monday" and inserting "Tuesday" in lieu thereof; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Clemens, Mr. Clemens withdrew the same. When Mr. McRae renewed the motion. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays .... 91 64 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Green Adams Mr. John G. Davis Reuben Davis J. Morrison Harris Mr. Charles D. Martin Ordered, That when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next. The Speaker then, as the regular order of business, resumed the call of the committees for reports. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Johnston, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 238) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Windom, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of George F. Brott, reported a bill (H. R. 239) for his relief; which was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Windom, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 225) for the relief of Eben S. Hanscomb, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That it be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed. On motion of Mr. Isaac N. Norris, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That he be excused from further service as a member of the Committee on Roads and Canals. The Speaker appointed Mr. James M. Quarles to fill the vacancy occasioned thereby. Mr. Hoard, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the report of the Court of Claims in the case of Cassius M. Clay, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 240) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Hoard, from the same committee, to whom were referred bills of the Court of Claims of the following titles, viz: H. R. C. C. 82. A bill for the relief of Charner T. Scaife, administrator of Gilbert Stalker; H. R. C. C. 12. A bill for the relief of Moses Noble; together with the reports of the said court thereon, reported the same severally without amendment, accompanied by reports in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bills be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bills and reports be printed. On motion of Mr. Briggs, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the following petitions and bills, viz: 1. The petition of William Crossman's heir; 2. The petitions of citizens of the State of Ohio, for a pension to the survivors, &c., of the war of 1812; 3. The petition of the heir of Archibald Montgomery; 4. The petition of the children of Henry Briggs; H. R. 92. A bill for the relief of Samuel Winn, the only surviving child of General Richard Winn, a revolutionary officer; and that the same be referred as follows, viz: Nos. 1, 2, and 4, to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. H. R. 92, to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Colfax, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom were referred various memorials of editors and publishers in the United States, reported a bill (H. R. 241) authorizing publishers to print on their papers the date when subscriptions expire; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Mr. Colfax moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Woodruff, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of the legal representatives of Robert H. Morris, late postmaster of the city of New York, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 242) for their relief; which was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Jackson, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom were referred the petitions of the legal representatives of Charles Por 1 terfield, deceased, and the heirs of Dr. George Yates, reported bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 243. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Charles Porterfield, deceased; H. R. 244, A bill for the relief of the heirs of Dr. George Yates; accompanied by reports in writing thereon; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed. Mr. Briggs, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Maryett Van Buskirk, heir of Thomas Van Buskirk, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 245) for her relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Briggs, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Major John Ripley, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 246) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Ferry, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 247. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Francis Chaudonet; H. R. 248. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Brigadier General William Thompson; H. R. 249. A bill for the relief of the orphan children of Colonel Philip Johnston; H. R. 250. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Captain Louis Marnay; H. R. 251. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Clement Gosselin: H. R. 252. A bill for the relief of the surviving children of Basil Mignault; H. R. 253. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Captain Samuel Miller; H. R. 254. A bill for the relief of the heirs and descendants of John Baptiste Labonte, a captain in the revolutionary war; H. R. 255. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Lieutenant Thomas Williams, a revolutionary officer; H. R. 256. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Captain Pierre Ayott; H. R. 257. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Nehemiah Stokely, a revolutionary officer; H. R. 258. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Joseph Traversie, a captain in the revolutionary war; H. R. 259. A bill for the relief of the orphan children of Joseph Jewett, a revolutionary officer, who was slain in battle; accompanied by reports in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed. Mr. Noell, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Charles Olivier Duclosel, of the parish of St. Martin, Louisiana, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 260) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Avery, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 85) for the relief of R. K. Doebler, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bill and report be printed. Mr. Avery, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Valery Landry, of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, reported a bill (H. R. 261) for his relief; which was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bouligny, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of the legal representatives of François Guillory, deceased, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 262) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Etheridge, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Bradford & Co., praying for indemnity on account of Indian depredations in Washington Territory, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Etheridge, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 181. A bill to provide for a superintendent of Indian affairs for Washington Territory and additional Indian agents; and H. R. 224. A bill for the relief of W. Y. Hansell, the heirs of W. H. Underwood, and the representatives of Samuel Rockwell; reported the same severally without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing in the latter case. Ordered, That the former bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and that the latter be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the said bills and report be printed. Mr. Etheridge, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of John Johnston, of Ohio, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 263) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, |