S. Res. 27. Joint resolution relative to the transfer of persons in the military service to the naval service; and S. 36. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863; When The Speaker signed the same. A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, which was handed in at the Speaker's table; also, a message notifying the House that he did, on the 19th instant, approve and sign a joint resolution of the following title, viz: H. Res. 30. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Major General W. T. Sherman; And on the 22d instant a joint resolution and bill of the following titles, viz: H. Res. 31. Joint resolution making appropriation for the payment of taxes on certain lands owned by the United States; and H. R. 145. An act for the relief of the heirs of Noah Wiswall. Mr. Stevens, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 122) to increase the internal revenue, and for other purposes, submitted the following report, viz : "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendments to the bill (H. R. 122) 'to increase the internal revenue, and for other purposes,' having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend to their respective houses as follows: "That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement to the 3d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: In line six of said amendment, strike out the word 'seventy,' and insert in lieu thereof the words sixty-five; and in line eleven of said amendment, strike out the word 'eighty,' and insert in lieu thereof the word seventy. "That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement to the 15th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with amendments as follows: In line four of said amendment, strike out the word 'fifty,' and insert in lieu thereof the words forty-five; and in line seven of said amendment, strike out the word 'sixty,' and insert in lieu thereof the word fifty. "That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement to the 16th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same. "Managers on the part of the House of Representatives— "Managers on the part of the Senate "I dissent from this report. THADDEUS STEVENS. "FERNANDO WOOD. "W. P. FESSENDEN. "E. B. WASHBURNE." = The same having been read, After debate, Mr. Stevens moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree thereto? Yeas. And it was decided in the negative, Nays The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, 57 87 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. On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, Ordered, That the House further insist on its disagreement to the amendments insisted on by the Senate, and ask a further conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the said bill (H. R. 122.) Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The House resumed the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 51) to establish a Bureau of Emancipation-heretofore reported from the Select Committee on Emancipation, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Cox to commit the same to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, modified the amendments heretofore reported by him to the said bill. After debate, and pending the question on the said motion of Mr. Cox, The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following message, this day received from the President of the United States, viz : To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit to Congress the copy of a correspondence which has recently taken place between her Britannic Majesty's minister accredited to this government and the Secretary of State, in order that the expediency of sanctioning the acceptance by the master of the American schooner “Highlander" of a present of a watch which the lords of the Committee of her Majesty's Privy Council for Trade propose to present to him in recognition of services rendered by him to the crew of the British vessel "Pearl" may be taken into consideration. WASHINGTON, February 22, 1864. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That the said message be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and printed. On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill of the House No. 151 (naval appropriations) shall cease in two hours after its consideration is resumed, and that the said bill shall then, and until finally disposed of, be considered as a special order. On motion of Mr. Stevens, 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. Ellihu B. Washburne reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 151) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending 30th of June, 1865, had come to no resolution thereon. By unanimous consent, bills were introduced and severally read a first and second time, as follows, viz : By Mr. Samuel F. Miller: A bill (H. R. 259) authorizing commissioners to select a site for a national armory, and for other purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Cornelius Cole: A bill (H. R. 260) to authorize the assistant treasurer at San Francisco to appoint certain clerks, and for other purposes; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr.: A bill (H. R. 261) to provide for the voluntary enlistment of any persons resident of certain States into the regiments of other States; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 262) in relation to the field-notes, maps, records, and other papers appertaining to land titles in the office of the late surveyor general of Illinois and Missouri; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Wilson: A bill (H. R. 263) extending the time for the completion of certain railroads in the State of Iowa, to aid in the construction of which a grant of lands was made by the act approved May 15, 1856; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. And then, On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, at 4 o'clock and 27 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1864. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. McClurg: The memorial of Katharine G. McMelian, praying remuneration for losses sustained during the war; Also, the memorial of Morris J. Wertherman, praying remuneration for losses sustained from robbery by rebels; Also, the memorial of Isaac H. McKea, praying remuneration for losses sustained from robbery by rebels; which were referred to the Committee of Claims; By Mr. William G. Brown: The memorial of Aaron T. Doll, praying remuneration for losses sustained during and by reason of the war; Also, the petition of Charles D. Trimble, praying for relief; which were referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. James S. Brown: Two memorials from citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara; which were referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. By Mr. Freeman Clarke: The petition of the collectors of the customs in the northern frontiers, praying for an increased compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Morrison: The memorial of L. I. Rose, praying indemnity for losses sustained by Indian depredations; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. Schenck: The memorial of Henry Jacob Tack, praying compensation for services in recruiting under orders of the War Department; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Kasson: The petition of citizens of the State of Iowa, praying a confirmation of certain land titles in the State of Iowa; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Norton: The memorial of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying the abolition of slavery; which was referred to the Select Committee on the Rebellious States. By Mr. Moorhead: Three memorials from citizens of the State of Pennsyl vania, praying an increase of duty on foreign wool; which were referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying the establishment of a mail route in that State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Frank: The memorial of citizens of the State of New York, praying the establishment of a military and postal railway between Washington and New York; which was referred to the select committee on that subject. By Mr. Brooks: The remonstrance of Horace H. Day against the extension of Goodyear's patent for vulcanized rubber; which was referred to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. Williams: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for an increased duty on imported wool; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Cox: The petition of certain Ohio volunteers, praying pay under the joint resolution of August 8, 1846; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Jenckes: The memorial of E. Anthony and others, praying for an amendment to the copyright act; which was referred to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. John B. Steele: The petition of Daniel Fitzgerald, praying a renewal of patent for salamander safe; which was referred to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. Grider: The petition of Terrance Kirby, praying for an increase of pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Bennett, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 264) for a charter of Masonic Hall Association; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, presented communica tions from the Secretary of State and accompanying documents, as follows, viz: I. In regard to an amendment of the existing laws on the subject of the administration of oaths to the owners of goods, &c., admitted to entry. II. In regard to the establishment of certain consulates in Canada along our frontier, chiefly with a view to the protection of the revenue. Ordered, That the said communications and accompanying documents be referred to the Committee on Commerce. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 86. An act to authorize the appointment of a warden of the jail in the District of Columbia; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 19th instant, approve and sign 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. Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 30) to establish a uniform system of ambulances in the armies of the United States, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be printed and recommitted to the said committee, and that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions on that subject heretofore referred to them. The House resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 51) to establish a Bureau of Emancipation, heretofore reported from the Select Committee on Emancipation-the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Cox to commit the same to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. After debate, The morning hour having expired, On motion of Mr. Stevens, the House proceeded to the consideration of the business on the Speaker's table; When Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the Speaker's table and severally read a first and second time and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, viz: S. 81. An act to apportion the expenses of the levy court of the county of Washington upon the basis of population; S. 82. An act concerning notaries public for the District of Columbia; S. 15. An act to incorporate the Washington City Savings Bank; S. 26. An act to provide for the public instruction of youth in the county of Washington, District of Columbia. S. 77. An act to amend the act incorporating the Washington Gas Light Company; and S. 79. An act to incorporate Providence Hospital of the city of Washington, District of Columbia. The bill of the Senate (S. 86) to authorize the appointment of a warden of the jail in the District of Columbia was then taken up and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading, Mr. Fenton moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Cox moved that the bill be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, (Yeas.... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Mr. James C. Allen Sydenham E. Ancona Mr. James S. Brown Samuel S. Cox Mr. Charles Denison John R. Eden Mr. Charles A. Eldridge |