for other purposes, approved March 3, 1863, had come to no resolution thereon. On motion of Mr. Schenck, Ordered, That all debate on the 19th section of the said bill (S. 36) shall cease in one-fourth of a minute after its consideration is resumed in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Schenck, the House again 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. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 28. An act relating to members of Congress, heads of departments, and other officers of the government; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. And then, On motion of Mr. Dawson, at 5 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1864. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. Green Clay Smith: The memorial of William Grace-heretofore referred July 22, 1862; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Lazear: The memorial of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying a specific duty on imported wool; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Alexander H. Rice: The memorial of the aids to the National Observatory, praying an increase of pay; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Moorhead: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying an increased duty on imported wool; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Pomeroy: The petition of O. B. Latham and O. S. Latham, praying additional compensation for building custom-houses at Buffalo and Oswego, in the State of New York; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Blaine: The memorial of Elizabeth B. Seppiem, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Alley: The memorial of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying the establishment of a uniform ambulance and hospital system; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Stevens: Two memorials from loyal men and women, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying the emancipation of all persons of African descent. held to service in the United States; which were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. William G. Brown: The memorial of William H. Wilson, praying an increased pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Thayer: The memorial of Matilda Watmough, praying a pension on account of the services of her late husband; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Ashley: The petition of citizens of Ohio, praying the abolition of slavery in the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. George E. Cole: A letter of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the report of the surveyor general and papers in four private land claims in the Territory of New Mexico; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. By Mr. Schenck: The petition of Hon. Lewis D. Campbell, praying that the naturalization law may be so amended that foreigners asking exemption from military service on the ground of alienage may be thereafter disfranchised; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, the memorial of Augustus Hain, late major and aide-de-camp on the staff of Major General John Charles Frémont, praying indemnity for imprisonment in the Old Capitol prison; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from Mr. D. C. Littlejohn, resigning his position as a member of the Select Committee on the Rules. The Speaker appointed Mr. H. Winter Davis to fill the vacancy occasioned thereby. Mr. John H. Rice, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported a bill (H. R. 225) making an appropriation for rebuilding the stable at the President's; which was read a first and second time. The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to its consideration. Mr. Rice moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Rice 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. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 31) making appropriation for the payment of taxes on certain lands owned by the United States; which was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, made a special order for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Chanler, by unanimous consent, submitted a preamble and resolution, which he subsequently modified to read as follows, and which were considered and agreed to, viz: Whereas the facilities for convenient and expeditious travel and transportation of troops between the cities of New York and Washington, and, especially, between New York and Philadelphia, are at present notoriously inconvenient and inadequate: Therefore, Resolved, That the select committee heretofore appointed on that subject be requested to inquire into the expediency of making immediate provision for an increase in the facilities for transporting troops between the cities of New York and Washington. Mr. G. Clay Smith, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Elections, to whom was referred the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That A. P. Field be allowed the mileage and pay to date he would have been entitled to had he been recognized as a member of this Congress; reported the same with the following amendment, viz: Strike out all after the word "Resolved," and insert in lieu thereof: "That there be paid out of the contingent fund of the House the sum of fifteen hundred dollars as compensation in full to A. P. Field, a claimant for a seat in the 38th Congress from the State of Louisiana." Pending the question on the said amendment, After debate, Mr. Ellibu B. Washburne moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, First, Will the House agree to the said amendment? And it was decided in the affirmative, Yeas.... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Orlando Kellogg Anthony L. Knapp Godlove S. Orth 888 60 Mr. James S. Rollins William H. Wadsworth Mr. Theodore M. Pomeroy R. B. Van Valkenburgh The question was then put, Will the House agree to the resolution as amended? And it was decided in the affirmative, (Yeas The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— 79 63 Mr. G. Clay Smith 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 from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of this house of the following titles, viz: H. R. 144. An act to indemnify the owners of the British schooner Glen; and H. R. 225. An act making an appropriation for rebuilding the stable at the President's; severally without amendment. The Senate have also passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 51. An act amendatory of and supplementary to "An act to provide circuit courts for the districts of California and Oregon, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. 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. Fenton 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. On motion of Mr. Schenck, Ordered, That all debate on the twenty-seventh section of the said bill (S. 36) shall cease in twenty minutes after its consideration is resumed in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Schenck, the House again 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. Fenton 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 directed him to report the same with sundry amendments. Pending the question on the said amendments, Mr. Schenck submitted an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the bill, which, together with the bill and amendments as reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, was ordered to be printed. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 144. An act to indemnify the owners of the British schooner Glen; and H. R. 225. An act making an appropriation for rebuilding the stable at the President's; On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, at 5 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1864. The following memorials and petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. Williams: Three memorials from citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying an increase of duty on foreign wools; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. John H. Hubbard: The petition of assessors of the 4th congressional district of the State of New York, praying an increase of compensation; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Ancona: The memorial of Jacob Knabb, postmaster at Reading, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying a change in certain mail routes; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Clay: The memorial of Benjamin Gratz, praying compensation for property seized by the army and burnt while in its possession; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Kelley: Two memorials from loyal men and women of the State of Pennsylvania, praying the passage of an act to emancipate all persons of African descent in the United States; which were referred to the Select Committee on Emancipation. By Mr. Griswold: The memorial of Abigail A. Bingham-heretofore referred January 20, 1855; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Beaman: The petition of B. T. Depuy and others, praying a pension to Samuel Spalding, a wounded soldier of the war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House communications as follows, viz: I. A letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, submitting the annual report of the expenditure of the contingent fund of the House for the last year; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of fines imposed and deductions made from the pay of contractors during the year ending June 30, 1863; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Orth, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 100) authorizing the holding of a special session of the United States district court for the district of Indiana was taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and, under the operation of the previous question, ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Orth moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved |