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The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed four enrolled bills, (S. 134,) (S. 225,) (S. 227,) and (S. 543,) I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President.

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 following bills:

S. 134. An act for the relief of James Smith.

S. 225. An act for the relief of Annie D. Reeves.

S. 227. An act for the relief of Laura C. Humber, widow of Charles. H. Humber.

S. 543. An act to carry into effect conventions between the United States and the republics of New Granada and Costa Rica.

The bill (H. R. 1004,) to amend the several acts authorizing loans was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Glossbrenner, his Secretary:

Mr. President: The President of the United States approved and signed, the 18th instant, the following acts:

S. 125. An act for the relief of John Peebles.

S. 274. An act for the relief of Townsend Harris, or his heirs or legal representatives;

And on this day,

An act (S. 154) for the relief of Randall Pegg.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk:

Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill (H. R. 892,) and an enrolled resolution (H. R. 5,) I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President.

The Vice-President signed the following enrolled bills and resolution, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States:

H. R. 5. Joint resolution authorizing the proper accounting officers of the Treasury to revise and adjust the account of John Randolph Clay, United States minister to Peru.

H. R. 892. An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending 30th June, 1862.

S. 227. An act for the relief of Laura C. Humber, widow of Charles H. Humber.

S. 225. An act for the relief of Annie D. Reeves.

S. 134. An act for the relief of James Smith.

S. 543. An act to carry into effect conventions between the United States and the republics of New Granada and Costa Rica.

The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for

concurrence, were read the first and second times, by unanimous consent.

Ordered, That the bills numbered 537 and 1001 be referred to the Committee on Pensions; that the bill numbered 984 be referred to the Committee on Claims, and that the bill numbered 999 be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

On motion by Mr. Fessenden,

Ordered, That the Vice-President appoint a member on the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (H. R. 864) making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1862, in the place of Mr. Saulsbury; and

The Vice-President appointed Mr. Nicholson.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

The Vice-President announced that the hour of twelve o'clock having arrived, it was the duty of the Chair to call up the special order of the day for that hour, which was the motion to print additional copies of the message of the President, communicating certain resolutions of the legislature of Virginia, in favor of a peaceable adjustment of the questions now agitating the country; but that the bill (H. R. 338) to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports, and for other purposes, being the unfinished business of the Senate of yesterday, had preference of the special order.

On motion by Mr. Wilson, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the motion to print additional copies of the message of the President, communicating the resolutions of the legislature of Virginia, be postponed to and made the special order of the day for Thursday next, at one o'clock.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 338) to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports, and for other purposes.

On motion by Mr. Simmons, to amend the bill by striking out the fourth section after the enacting clause, as follows: "That the faith of the United States is hereby pledged for the due payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of said stock," and in lieu thereof inserting:

of any of the loans for which he is now by law authorized to contract and issue bonds. And the treasury notes so issued under the authority herein given, shall be received in payment for all debts due to the United States when offered, and in like manner shall be given in payment for any sum due from the United States when requested by the person to whom payment is to be made. And the faith of the United States is hereby pledged for the due payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of the stock or treasury notes which may be issued under the authority of this act; and the sum of twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of preparing the certificates of stock or treasury notes herein authorized, to be done in the usual mode and under the restrictions as to employment and payment of officers contained in the laws authorizing former loans and issues of treasury notes; and it shall be at the option of holders of the treasury notes hereby authorized by this act, to exchange the same for the stock herein authorized, at par, and in lieu of which said treasury notes were issued.

On motion by Mr. Bayard, to amend the amendment by striking out "twenty," in the tenth line, and in lieu thereof inserting fifty, Yeas.....

It was determined in the negative, {es...

On motion by Mr. Bayard,

The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Fitch, Green, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, King, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, Sebastian, Thomson.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Hemphill, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson.

On motion by Mr. Bayard, to amend the amendment by inserting at the end thereof the following proviso:

Provided, That no certificates shall be exchanged for treasury notes or bonds in sums less than five hundred dollars,

It was determined in the affirmative.

The amendment having been further amended on the motion of Mr. Simmons,

On the motion by Mr. Bayard, to amend the amendment by inserting at the end thereof the following:

And provided further, That the authority to issue the said treasury: notes, or give the same in payment for debts due from the United States, shall be limited to the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixtytwo, and that the same may be redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, at any time within two years after the passage of this act, and that said notes shall cease to bear interest after they shall have been called in by the Secretary of the Treasury under the provisions of this act, It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Crittenden, to reconsider the vote disagreeing to

the amendment proposed by Mr. Bayard, to wit: in line 10 of the amendment, strike out "twenty" and insert fifty,

It was determined in the affirmative; and,

On the question to agree to the amendment of Mr. Bayard,

Yeas.

It was determined in the affirmative, {Nays.....

On motion by Mr. Bragg,

The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Crittenden, Douglas, Fitch, Foot, Green, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Sebastian, Thomson, Wigfall.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. So the amendment was agreed to; and,

On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Simmons, as amended, as follows: Strike out the fourth section of the bill after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof insert:

That in case the proposals made for said loan, or for so much thereof as the exigencies of the public service shall require, shall not be satisfactory, the President of the United States shall be, and hereby is, authorized to decline to accept such offer if for less than the par value of the bonds constituting the said stock, and in lieu thereof, and to the extent and amount of the loan authorized to be made by this act, to issue treasury notes for sums not less than fifty dollars, bearing interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and July in each year, at proper places of payment, to be prescribed by the Secretary, with the approval of the President; and under the like circumstances and conditions, the President of the United States is hereby authorized to substitute treasury notes of equal amount for the whole or any part of any of the loans for which he is now by law authorized to contract and issue bonds. And the treasury notes so issued under the authority herein given, shall be received in payment for all debts due to the United States when offered, and in like manner shall be given in payment for any sum due from the United States when payment in that mode is requested by the person to whom payment is to be made, or for their par value in coin. And the faith of the United States is hereby pledged for the due payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of the stock or treasury notes which may be issued under the authority of this act; and the sum of twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of preparing the certificates of stock or treasury notes herein authorized, to be done in the usual mode and under the restrictions as to employment and payment of officers contained in the laws authorizing former loans and issues of treasury notes; and it shall be at the option of holders of the treasury notes hereby authorized by this act, to exchange the same for the stock herein authorized, at par, or for bonds, in lieu of which said treasury notes were issued: Provided, That

no certificates shall be exchanged for treasury notes or bonds in sums less than five hundred dollars: And provided further, That the authority to issue the said treasury notes, or give the same in payment for debts due from the United States, shall be limited to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and that the same may be redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, at any time within two years after the passage of this act, and that said notes shall cease to bear interest after they shall have been called in by the Secretary of the Treasury under the provisions of this act,

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Hunter, to amend the bill by striking out, in lines 83, 84, and 85, of the seventh section, the words: "two inches or over in length, five cents per pound; two inches and less than two inches in length, eight cents per pound," and in lieu thereof inserting: twenty-five per centum ad valorem,

Yeas....

It was determined in the negative,....

On motion by Mr. Hunter,

The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bayard, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Green, Hemphill, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson."

The bill having been further amended,

On motion by Mr. Powell, to amend the bill by striking out, in the twelfth section, eighth line, the words: "shall exceed eighteen cents per pound," and inserting, after the word "pound," in line 9, of the same section, the words: shall be subject to a duty of fifteen per centum ad valorem,

It was determined in the negative, Yeas

On motion by Mr. Powell,

Nays.

The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Baker, Bayard, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Fitch, Green, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Thomson, Wigfall. Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Cameron, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson.

On motion by Mr. Bingham, to amend the bill by striking out, in section 12, lines 8 and 9, the words: "exceed eighteen cents per pound, and shall not exceed twenty-four cents per pound," and in lieu thereof inserting be less than eighteen cents per pound, five per centum ad

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