Those who voted in the negative are Mr. John B. Alley William B. Allison Fernando C. Beaman Mr. Thomas T. Davis Mr. John R. McBride Mr. Robert C. Schenck So the House refused to lay the preamble and resolution on the table. Mr. Grinnell moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? And it was decided in the affirmative, Yeas The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, 80 46 Mr. Edward H. Rollins Mr. Andrew J. Rogers John B. Steele John D. Stiles Myer Strouse Lorenzo D. M. Sweat Chilton A. White Mr. Grinnell moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the preamble was also agreed to Mr. Grinnell moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 29th instant, approve and sign a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 33. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th of June, 1865. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of the following title, viz: S. Res. 18. Joint resolution in relation to the public printing; When The Speaker signed the same. The morning hour having expired, The Speaker announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 26) reviving the grade of lieutenant general in the United States. army, heretofore reported from the Committee on Military Affairs with an amendment, and its further consideration postponed until this time. After debate, Mr. Ross submitted the following amendment to the amendment, viz: add at the end the words: "And that we respectfully recommend the appointment of Major General U. S. Grant, of Illinois, for the position of lieutenant general” Pending which, After further debate, Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Garfield moved that the bill and pending amendments be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Nays... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, 19 117 Mr. Warren P. Noble Mr. Robert C. Schenck Glenni W. Scofield Daniel W. Voorhees Elihu B. Washburne Fred'ck E. Woodbridge. So the House refused to lay the bill and amendments on the table. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered and put, First, Will the House agree to the said amendment to the amendment? Yeas. And it was decided in the affirmative, {ays The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to. 112 18 Mr. Lewis W. Ros Mr. John W. Longyear Under the further operation of the previous question the amendment as amended was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Mr. Elihu B. Washburne moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the affirmative, { J Yeas The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— Mr. James C. Allen John B. Alley Mr. Alexander H. Coffroth Mr. Josiah B. Grinnell James A. Cravens Henry W. Harrington 96 41 Mr. James M. Marvin Moses F. O tell Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Beaman moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill of the House (H. R. 15) to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Montana was recommitted to the Committee on the Territories. The said motion was passed over for the present. The Speaker having announced as the business next in order the bill of the Senate (S. 36) to amend an act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863, heretofore reported from the Committee on Military Affairs with an amendment, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Schenck to commit the same to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and which was postponed until 2 o'clock p. m. this day, The House proceeded to its consideration. Pending the question on the motion to commit, On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, the further consideration of the pending special order in Committee of the Whole, viz: H. R. 117. A bill to reimburse the State of Pennsylvania for expenses in calling out the militia of said State during the recent invasion, was postponed until after the bill of the Senate No. 36 is disposed of. And then, On motion of Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, the said bill of the Senate (No 36) was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and made a special order for this day, and from day to day thereafter until disposed of. On motion of Mr. Schenck, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dawes reported that the committee, having had under consideration the special order, viz: S. 36. An act to amend "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863, had come to no resolution thereon. And then, On motion of Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, at 4 o'clock and 18 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1864. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. Ganson: Two memorials from citizens of the State of New York, praying the construction of a direct railway from Washington to New York city; which were referred to the select committee on that subject. By Mr. Wadsworth: The memorial of citizens of the State of Kentucky, praying that loyal citizens may be paid for property taken or destroyed by the army; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Boutwell: The memorial of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, remonstrating against the amnesty proclamation of the President; which was referred to the select committee on the rebellious States. By Mr. Garfield: The memorial of loyal women of the State of Ohio, praying an act of universal emancipation; which was referred to the select committee on the rebellious States. By Mr. William G. Steele: The petition of J. Warren & Son, praying relief; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Loan: The petition of J. M. Sullivan, praying a pension for wounds received in the United States military service; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the number of members of the select committee authorized to be appointed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a national armory at some point west of the Alleghany mountains be increased from seven to nine. Mr. Morrill, by unanimous consent, presented joint resolutions of the legislature of the State of Vermont, as follows, viz: I. Approving the plan for ship navigation from the Mississippi river to the lakes. II. In regard to the transmission through the mails of packages to soldiers at the same rates as now required for the transmission of books. III. In favor of the passage of a law which shall secure equal pay to all soldiers now or hereafter mustered into the service of the United States. Ordered, That the said joint resolutions be laid on the table and printed. On motion of Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, the bill of the. Senate (S. 66) to increase the compensation of inspectors of customs in certain ports was taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, submitted a resolution which he subsequently modified to read as follows, and which was considered and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be directed to inform this house. whether the supplies for that department during the past fiscal year were purchased upon contract, as required by law, and if not, what proportion thereof, and of what kinds, were purchased in open market; that he also inform the House whether purchases were made in any of the bureaus of his department without advertising for proposals, and whether by other officers than the navy agents, and by what authority purchases were so made, and of what articles; and that he also inform the House of the practice of asking proposals for supplies in classes, giving the contract to the lowest average bids for a class of articles, oftentimes to the great pecuniary disadvantage of the government, inasmuch as the price may be low on cer |