A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives agrees to some, and disagrees to other amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 865) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, and it agrees to other amendments of the Senate to the said bill with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House of Representatives insists upon its disagreement to certain amendments of the Senate to the bill last mentioned, and upon its amendments to other amendments of the Senate to the said bill, asks a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and has appointed Mr. Phelps, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Graham managers at the same on its part. The Senate proceeded to consider its amendments to the bill (H. R. 865) last mentioned, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and the amendments of the House to other amendments of the Senate to the said bill; and On motion by Mr. Pearce, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, disagree to the amendments of the House to other amendments of the Senate thereto, and agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. On motion by Mr. Pearce, Ordered, That the committee of conference on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Vice-President; and Mr. Pearce, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Clark were appointed. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Hale asked and obtained leave to withdraw the motion submitted by him, the 26th instant, to reconsider the vote on the passage of the joint resolution (H. R. 51) repealing the resolution relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased, approved June 1, 1860. Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 665) to amend an act approved February 5, 1859, entitled "An act providing for keeping and distributing all public documents, and for other purposes," reported it with amend ments. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in Committee of the Whole, and the reported amendments having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate, and the amendments 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. Mr. Bigler submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the 26th rule of the Senate be suspended so far as it may effect bills or joints resolutions of the Senate or House of Representatives proposing or providing for or relating to amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Mr. Lane, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 567) granting to the States of Minnesota and Oregon certain lands reserved by Congress for the Territories of Minnesota and Oregon for university purposes, reported it without amendment. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill 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 bill was read the third time. 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. On motion by Mr. Wade, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 655) granting a pension to Prentis Champlain; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Crittenden submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That there be paid, out of the contingent fund of the Senate, to the widow of Eleazer A. Richardson, a mechanic, who was killed while in the employment of the United States, by the falling of a derrick from the dome of the Capitol, the sum of dollars. The said resolution was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and, the blank having been filled, on the motion of Mr. Grimes, with four hundred, the resolution was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. On motion by Mr. Grimes, The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1861. Mr. King presented a memorial of the German Republican Club of the city of Syracuse, New York; four petitions of citizens of Oswego county, New York; a petition of citizens of Albany, New York; a petition of citizens of Schoharie, New York; and a petition of citizens of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in favor of the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. King presented three petitions of citizens of the United States, praying the establishment of a tribunal for the examination of imported liquors, with a view to the condemnation of such as may be found to be adulterated. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Ten Eyck presented a petition of citizens of Monmouth county, New Jersey, praying Congress to stand by the Constitution as it is, and the government of the country, and to make no compromise what ever. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Bigler presented a petition of citizens of Mercer county, Pennsylvania, praying the speedy adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden. Ordered, That it lie on the table. On motion by Mr. Grimes, Ordered, That Hetty G. Dorr, daughter of John D. Alvey, have leave to withdraw her petition and papers. Mr. Wilkinson presented a memorial of citizens of Lexington, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of Medelia, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of St. Paul's, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of McLeod county, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of Winnebago City, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of Waterville, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of Wanbaugh, Minnesota; a petition of citizens of Preston, Minnesota; and two petitions of citizens of the State of Minnesota, protesting against the passage of any law for the extension of slaveay. Ordered, That they lie on the table. Mr. Wilkinson presented a memorial of the legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from St. Cloud, in that State, to Superior City, in Wisconsin; which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Mr. Wilkinson presented resolutions of the legislature of Minnesota, in favor of an appropriation for the relief of the starving inhabitants of Kansas; which were referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Crittenden presented the memorial of Emma Willard, in the name and by the authority of American women of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont, Indiana, New Hampshire, and North Carolina, praying that some measures may be adopted for the preservation of the Union; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Trumbull presented a petition of citizens of Mercer county, Illinois, in favor of the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Wilson presented a petition of citizens of Natick, Massachusetts, praying Congress to stand firm to the Constitution as it is, and to make no compromise whatever. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 522) to incorporate the Metropolitan Gas-light Company, in the District of Columbia, reported it without amendment. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in Committee of the Whole; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 565) for the relief of Lewis Warrington, paymaster United States Navy, reported it with amendments. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in Committee of the Whole; and, the reported amendments having been agreed to, and no further amendment being proposed, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments were concurred in. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. 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. On motion by Mr. Wade, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 19) legalizing certain entries of lands on Leavenworth Island, in the State of Missouri; and, the reported amendment having been agreed to, and no further amendment being proposed, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. 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. Thomson, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 311) for the relief of Mrs. Mary Ann Henry, reported it without amendment. On motion by Mr. Bragg, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 943) to provide for bringing up the arrearages of work of the land office at Olympia, Washington Territory; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion by Mr. Fitch, Ordered, That the Committee on Printing be discharged from the further consideration of the motion to print the eight memorials of citizens of New York in relation to the disturbed state of the country; the motion to print the memorial of William Rabe, secretary of the Pacific Railroad Company; the motion to print the report of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the Chiriqui Improvement Company; the motion to print the proceedings of a mass meeting held in Independence square, Philadelphia, January 26, 1861; the motion to print the petition of the committee appointed by the workingmen of Philadelphia on the 26th January, 1861; and the motion to print the report of the Acting Secretary of the Interior, communicating maps of Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake wagon road, reported by F. W. Lander, superintendent of said road. On motion by Mr. Fitch, Ordered, That William Rabe, secretary of the Pacific Railroad Company have leave to withdraw his petition and papers. Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they presented to the President of the United States, on the 28th ultimo, the following enrolled bills: H. R. 338. An act 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. H. R. 909. An act for the relief of Thomas Chittenden. H. R. 950. An act in relation to the postal service. H. R. 999. An act to amend an act supplementary to an act approved March 3, 1855, to organize an institution for the insane of the Army and Navy and of the District of Columbia, in the said District, approved February 7, 1857. On motion by Mr. Powell, The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 923) granting a pension to Eliza M. Plympton; and, the reported amendment having been amended, on the motion of Mr. Grimes, was agreed to, and the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in. Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment. On motion by Mr. Foster, The bill (S. 399) for the relief of Thomas G. Corbin was read the second time 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 bill 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. Polk, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 981) to confirm a certain private land claim in the Territory of New Mexico, reported it without amend ment. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in Committee of |