that State, to Superior City, in the State of Wisconsin; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Alley: The petition of Ezekiel Darling and others, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. A. W. Hubbard: The memorial of L. Campbell, praying the formation of a new Territory; which was referred to the Committee on Territories. By Mr. Arnold: The memorial of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying the formation of an ambulance corps for the army; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Wallace, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to furnish the House with a copy of the report of Captain J. L. Fisk relative to his late exploration to the Rocky mountains, the gold fields of Idaho, &c., now on file in the office of the Adjutant General. Mr. Wallace also, by unanimous consent, presented the memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Idaho, asking a mail route from Salt Lake City to Lewiston, in said Territory; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Mr. Strouse, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolutions; which were severally read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the number of cadets at the West Point Academy, and to report by bill or otherwise. Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of section 31 of an act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved 3d March, 1863, as relates to the pay and allowances of officers absent with leave. Mr. Spalding, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 266) granting pensions to the surviving soldiers of the war of 1812; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. On motion of Mr. Cox, by unanimous consent, the following resolution, heretofore submitted by him and laid over under the rule, was taken up, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to this house copies of a communication from Brigadier General G. W. Morgan to Adjutant General Thomas, dated Mount Vernon, Ohio, June 6, 1863, and of the exhibits thereto attached marked from A to Q, inclusive, the same being a reply to that portion of the official report of Major General Halleck, dated December 2, 1862, relative to the evacuation of Cumberland Gap. On motion of Mr. Sloan, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the subject of the surveys of the public lands in the States of lowa and Wisconsin, referred to that committee by resolution of the House of February 1, 1864, and that the same be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Boyd, by unanimous consent, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Whereas the State authorities of the State of Missouri have heretofore enrolled into service all persons liable to military service; and whereas they have been designated as enrolled Missouri militia and provisional militia by said State authorities; and whereas said soldiers have been turned over to and have been acting under orders of the military commandant of the department of Missouri; and whereas the four regiments of such soldiers. in the fourth congressional district of said State have been in actual service for more than twelve months, and have done good and gallant service; and whereas the State of Missouri has failed to provide for the payment of said soldiers, who, in a great measure, at various times protected and saved the property of the United States, valued at millions of dollars; and whereas said soldiers have ever acted with a cheerfulness and alacrity in obedience of orders: Therefore, be it Resolved, That the Military Committee be instructed to inquire into the justice and propriety of paying said soldiers according to their muster-rolls the same as volunteers, and that said soldiers be placed on the same footing as to pay, pension, and bounty as United States soldiers, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Boyd, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 267) to authorize the payment of certain claims in the western department; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That to-morrow be set apart for general debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the President's message, and that no vote shall be taken, except to go into Committee of the Whole, that the committee rise, and to adjourn. Mr. Higby, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 268) to exclude traitors and alien enemies from the courts of the United States in civil cases, and from the public lands; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 41) to continue the payment of bounties; which was read a first and second time, and, under the operation of the previous question, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Schenck 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 resolution. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 117. An act to provide for the consolidation of certain surveyor generals' districts; 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 24th instant, approve and sign a joint resolution and bill of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 27. Joint resolution relative to the transfer of persons in the military service to the naval service; 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. The Senate have insisted on their amendments, disagreed to by the House, to the bill of the House (H. R. 26) reviving the grade of lieutenant general in the United States army, agreed to the appointment of a committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lane of Indiana, and Mr. Johnson the said committee on the part of the Senate. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports of a private nature, Mr. Alexander H. Rice, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported joint resolutions of the following titles, viz: H. Res. 42. Joint resolution authorizing payment of prize money due to Commander Abner Read, United States navy, to his widow, Constance Read; and H. Res. 43. Joint resolution authorizing the settlement of the accounts of J. N. Carpenter, a paymaster in the United States navy, accompanied by a report in writing in the former case; which resolutions were severally read a first and second time, and, under the operation of the previous question, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were severally read the third time and passed. Mr. Rice moved that the votes on the passage of the said resolutions 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 joint resolutions. On motion of Mr. Alexander H. Rice, Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 5) to compensate the crew of the United States steamer "Monitor" for clothing and property lost in the public service, and that the same be laid on the table. Mr. Alexander H. Rice, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 21) relative to the accounts of the petty officers, seamen, and others of the crew of the United States gunboat Cincinnati, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That it 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 joint resolution. Mr. Alexander H. Rice, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 94) to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Paymaster E. C. Doran, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That it be read a third time. 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 acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill. On motion of Mr. Alexander H. Rice, Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Com. W. D. Porter for bounty, and that the same be laid on the table. Mr. Alexander H. Rice, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred joint resolutions of the following titles, viz: H. Res. 13. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Admiral Porter; and S. Res. 19. Joint resolution of thanks of Congress to Commodore Cadwalader Ringgold, the officers and crew of the United States ship "Sabine,” reported the same severally without amendment. Ordered, That the former be engrossed and read a third time, and that the latter resolution be read a third time. The joint resolution of the House No. 13, being engrossed, and the joint resolution of the Senate No. 19, were severally read a third time and passed. Mr. Rice moved that the votes by which the said resolutions were passed 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 acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said resolution of the Senate, and request their concurrence in the said resolution of the House. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 261) to provide for the voluntary enlistment of any persons resident of certain States into the regiments of other States, by unanimous consent, reported the same without amendment. Pending the question on its engrossment, After debate, Mr. Cox submitted the following amendment, viz: Insert at the end of the bill: "And provided further, That no enlistments shall be made of any soldier, either in or out of any State, except those enumerated herein, unless full credit is given to the State to which the enlisted soldier belongs." Pending which, Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? Yeas.... And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, 82 44 Mr. Glenni W. Scofield R. B. Van Valkenburgh A. Carter Wilder Mr. James C. Rebinson Lorenzo D. M. Swest Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., 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. Fenton, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 269) in relation to captures made by armed vessels in the service of the United States; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. A. W. Hubbard, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 270) providing for the construction of a wagon road from the Missouri river to Virginia City, in the Territory of Idaho; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Finck, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the President be requested, if not incompatible with the public interest, to report to this house what number of veteran volunteers in the service of the United States have re-enlisted in such service, and how many and from what States such veterans have been re-enlisted, and to what particular State or States of which they are non-residents any of such veterans have been credited, and the number thereof. Mr. Cox 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. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this house of the following title, viz: H. R. 230. An act to extend the time for the withdrawal of goods from public stores and bonded warehouses, and for other purposes, without amendment. Mr. Dawes called up, and the House proceeded to consider, the following resolution, heretofore reported from the Committee of Elections, viz: Resolved, That Lewis McKenzie is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative in the thirty-eighth Congress from the 7th congressional district in Virginia. After debate, The question was put, Will the House agree thereto ? And it was decided in the affirmative. So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Dawes 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. Mr. Dawes next called up, and the House proceeded to consider, the fol lowing resolution, reported from the Committee of Elections, viz: Resolved, That B. M. Kitchen is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative in the thirty-eighth Congress from the 7th congressional district in Virginia. Mr. G. Clay Smith moved to amend the same by striking out the word "not." Pending which, After debate, Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: S. 94. An act to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Paymaster E. C. Doran. |