Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bill and resolution of the Senate: S. 539. An act to continue in force an act therein mentioned relating to the port of Baltimore. S. 57. A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit the owners of the steamboat "John C. Fremont" to change. the name of the same to that of "Horizon." The President of the United States approved and signed, the 15th instant, the following acts: H. R. 693. An act for the relief of Richard C. Martin. H. R. 921. An act for the relief of the assignee of the honorable David C. Broderick, deceased. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill (H. R. 935) for the relief of Franklin Torrey, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of its President. On motion by Mr. Hunter, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 866) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861; and On the question to agree to the following amendment reported by the Committee on Finance, to wit: in lines 41 and 42, strike out the words "nine hundred" and insert four hundred and fifty, It was determined in the negative. The residue of the amendments reported by the Committee on Finance were then agreed to. On motion by Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following: To enable the Secretary of the Navy to carry out the conditional contract made by him with the Chiriqui Improvement Company and Ambrose W. Thompson, on the 21st day of May, 1859, for the purpose of securing to the United States certain valuable privileges and rights specified in said contract, and which said contract is hereby approved, three hundred thousand dollars, Yeas.. It was determined in the affirmative, Neys... On motion by Mr. Clark, 38. 8. The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Baker, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Cameron, Clark, Clingman, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Green, Grimes, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Morrill, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, Sebastian, Seward, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Durkee, Hale, King, Pearce, Saulsbury, Wilkinson. Mr. Fitch, from the Committee on Printing, proposed the following amendment: insert at the end of the bill the following: To enable the Superintendent of the Public Printing to carry into effect the provisions of the joint resolution in relation to the public printing, approved June the 23d, 1860, one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended until the title to the property purchased shall have been examined and approved by the Attorney General of the United States. On the question to agree to the amendment, It was determined in the affirmative, {Nas.. On motion by Mr. Bingham, 37 9 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Cameron, Clark, Clingman, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wigfall, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bingham, Doolittle, Hale, Johnson, of Tennessee, King, Morrill, Powell, Wade, Wilkinson. The bill having been further amended was reported to the Senate, and the amendments made as in Committee of the Whole were concurred in. Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hayes, chief clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bill and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H. R. 341. An act for the relief of Moses Meeker. H. R. 62. Joint resolution for the benefit of George H. Giddings. The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof. Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled the resolution (S. 57) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit the owners of the steamboat John C. Fremont" to change the name of the same to that of "Horizon." Mr. Powell presented the petition of Charles J. Helm, consul general at Havana, praying remuneration for expenses incurred by him for extra clerk hire, and other objects connected with his consulate; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 701) to secure contracts, and make provision for the safe, certain, and more speedy transportation, by railroad, of mails, troops, munitions of war, military and naval stores, between the Atlantic States and those of the Pacific, and for other purposes; and On the question to agree to the following amendment, proposed by Mr. Benjamin, to wit: Section 1, lines 34 and 35, strike out the words "a majority of such grantees shall admit as their associates," and in lieu thereof insert: shall choose to associate with them, and become, with them, subscribers or corporators for that purpose, as hereinafter provided, (Yeas... It was determined in the affirmative, Nays.. On motion by Mr. Seward, 34 11 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Benjamin, Bingham, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Collamer, Crittenden, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch, Green, Hale, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, King, Lane, Latham, Morrill, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wil son. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Cameron, Clark, Dixon, Foot, Foster, Harlan, Seward, Simmons, Sumner. On motion by Mr. Rice, to amend the bill by striking out in line 7, section 1, the words: "on the western border of Iowa," and in lieu thereof inserting: from Superior City, Wisconsin, via St. Paul, Minnesota, Yeas It was determined in the negative, {ays... On motion by Mr. Rice, 12 32 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bright, Durkee, Green, Iverson, Kennedy, Lane, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury, Ten Eyck, Wilkinson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Baker, Benjamin, Bigler, Bingham, Bragg, Chandler, Clark, Clingman, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Gwin, Hale, Harlan, Hemphill, Johnson, of Tennessee, King, Latham, Nicholson, Sebastian, Seward, Slidell, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. On motion by Mr. Benjamin, to amend the bill by striking out, section 1, lines 12 and 13, the words:" the city of San Francisco, or to the navigable waters of the Sacramen'o, in," and in lieu thereof inserting: some point on the eastern boundary of, After debate, On the question to agree to the amendment, It was determined in the negative, On motion by Mr. Latham, (Yeas... Nays..... 22283 29 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Green, Hun ter, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Saulsbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Trumbull. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hale, King, Latham, Morrill, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson, Wilson. So the amendment of Mr. Benjamin was not agreed to; and The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1861. The Vice-President signed the enrolled bill (H. R. 935) for the relief of Franklin Torrey, and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the Senate, showing the names and compensation of the persons employed in his office during the year 1860; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table and be printed. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in obedience to law, a statement of the expenses of the national armories, and the arms and appendages made thereat during the year ending June 30, 1860; which was read. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in obedience to law, a statement of the appropriations applicable to the service of the War Department for the fiscal year 1859 and 1860; which was read. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the Navy, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of June 23, 1860, calling for information upon various subjects therein specified, relating to the naval service of the United States; which was read. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. The bill (H. R. 341) for the relief of Moses Meeker was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Wade presented resolutions of the legislature of the State of Ohio, in relation to the present disturbed condition of the country; which were read. Ordered, That they lie on the table and be printed. Mr. Gwin submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the Senate ten thousand additional copies of the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Finances, and five hundred additional copies of the same for the use of the Treasury Department. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom the subject was referred, reported a joint resolution (S. 58) authorizing Lieutenant T. A. M. Craven, United States Navy, to receive certain marks of distinction tendered him by the Spanish government; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. The said resolution was read the third time by unanimous consent. Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. Mr. Latham submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of War transmit to this body the report made by Major James Henry Carleton, of the United States army, relating to the massacre of one hundred and ninety men, women, and children at the "Mountain Meadows," Utah Territory, in September, 1857, and all other papers relating thereto : Mr. Sumner submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested, if not incompatible with the public interest, to furnish to the Senate a copy of all recent correspondence between the Department of State and any ministers of foreign powers, at Washington, with reference to foreign vessels in the port of Charleston. Mr. Kennedy presented twelve memorials of citizens of Washington county, Maryland, praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Bigler presented two petitions of citizens of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania; seven petitions of citizens of Philadelphia; four petitions of citizens of Easton, Pennsylvania; a petition of citizens of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, and a petition of citizens of Carbon county, Pennsylvania, praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Ten Eyck presented a memorial of citizens of New Jersey, praying that a national convention be held at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on the 4th of March next, to promote the general welfare, and restore peace and harmony to the country; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Ten Eyck presented resolutions adopted by a meeting of citizens of Trenton, New Jersey, in relation to the present disturbed condition of the country. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Chandler presented a petition of citizens of Michigan, praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden. Ordered, That it lie on the table. |