States grants of public lands made to such States by acts of Congress for the purpose of aiding in the construction of the roads of such companies, respectively, are required to transport the property and troops of the United States over their roads free of tolls or other charges whatsoever:" Therefore, Resolved, That this house approves of and reaffirms said resolution. Resolved further, That the Secretary of War be directed to require the said companies to repay to the treasury of the United States the sums of money so paid to them, respectively, as aforesaid, and to decline to make any further payments to either of said companies for any transportation hereafter or heretofore required of said companies for his department. Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions be transmitted by the Clerk of this house to the Secretary of War. Mr. Holman moved that the votes by which the said preamble and resolutions were agreed to be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Dumont, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 348) to declare the validity of certain bonds, obligations, and undertakings, sealed or unscaled, heretofore made or that may hereafter be made; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Beaman submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the tariff in the low grades of foreign wools. Mr. Wilson, by unanimous consent, presented joint resolutions of the legis lature of the State of Iowa, in relation to the location and construction of a wagon road from a point at or near the mouth of the Niobrara, in Nebraska, to Gallatin, in Idaho Territory; which were referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed. Mr. Eldridge submitted the following resolution; which was read and laid over under the rule: Resolved, That the President of the United States be respectfully requested, and that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War be directed, to report and furnish to this house the names of all persons, if any there are, arrested and held in prison or confinement in any prison, fort, or other place whatsoever, for political offences, or any other alleged offence against the government or authority of the United States, by the order, command, consent, or knowledge of them or either of them, respectively, and who have not been charged, tried, or convicted before any civil or criminal (not military) court of the land, together with the charge against such person, or cause for such arrest and imprisonment, if there be any, and the name of the prison, fort, or place where they are severally kept or confined. Also, whether any person or persons, for any alleged like offence, have been banished or sent from the United States, or from the States not in rebellion to the rebellious States; and the names, times, alleged offence or cause thereof; and whether with or without trial; and if tried, before what court. Mr. Yeaman submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the best mode of securing to the United States the benefit the government ought to derive from the mineral lands in the gold-bearing regions, and to report a bill for that purpose. 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. 60. An act amendatory of the homestead law, and for other purposes. When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Schenck submitted a resolution, which he subsequently modified to read as follows, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be, and they are hereby, authorized to increase the compensation of their clerk to six dollars per day during the sessions of Congress. Mr. Schenck moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Holman moved that the resolution be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? (Yeas. And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays.... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are 57 53 Glenni W. Scofield Fred'ck E. Woodbridge. 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. Mr. Spalding submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the clerk of the Committee on Naval Affairs be paid for his services during the sitting of Congress, six dollars per diem. The same having been read, Mr. Spalding moved the previous question, which was seconded. When, Mr. Holman moved that the resolution be laid on the table. And the question being put, Yeas... It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, 78 24 So the resolution was laid on the table. Mr. John H. Rice Lewis W. Ross Glenni W. Scofield R. B. Van Valkenburgh Mr. Andrew J. Rogers The Speaker announced as the regular order of business the bill of the House (H. R. 322) to construct a ship canal for the passage of armed and naval vessels from the Mississippi river to Lake Michigan, and for other purposes, heretofore reported from the Committee on Roads and Canals, and its further consideration postponed until this time. On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, Ordered, That its consideration be further postponed until Monday next after the morning hour. On motion of Mr. James C. Allen, by unanimous consent, leave of absence from the session of the House was granted to Mr. McDowell for two weeks from Thursday next. Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 34) making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending June 30, 1865, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in the amendments Nos 1, 2, 3, and concurrence with an amendment in the 4th of the said amendments. The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to their consideration, the said amendments Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were severally read, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to. The amendment reported from the Committee of Ways and Means to the 4th amendment having been agreed to, the said amendment as amended was also agreed to. Mr. Fenton moved that the votes on the said amendments 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 amendment of the House to their 4th amendment to the said bill. Mr. Ambrose W. Clark, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the House three thousand extra copies of the bill of the House (No. 333) to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States stocks and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof, the same to be in pamphlet form. Mr. Ambrose W. Clark, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution, which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That the Superintendent of Public Printing shall cause to be printed one thousand of all laws and joint resolutions immediately upon their passage for the use of members of the House, and shall, in addition thereto, cause to be printed and bound at the end of the session five thousand copies thereof for the above use. Mr. Sweat, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 349) providing that the port of Portland, Maine, shall be placed on the same basis as the ports enumerated in the ninth section of an act of May 7, 1822, entitled "An act further to establish the compensation of officers of the customs, and to alter certain collection districts, and for other purposes;" which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion of Mr. Stebbins, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 142) for the relief of the owners of the French ship "La Manche," and the House proceeded to consider the same. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Stebbins 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. Mr. Alexander H. Rice, by unanimous consent, introduced bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 350. A bill authorizing the appointment of fleet paymasters and fleet engineers; and H. R. 351. A bill to provide for the education of naval constructors and engineers at the Naval Academy, and for other purposes; which were severally read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Dumont, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 352) for the relief of Mrs. Mary E. Hazzard, wife of the late Captain George W. Hazzard, who died of wounds received at the battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Perham, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be instructed to inquire whether any further legislation is necessary to equalize the naval and military pensions, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Blow, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 353) adjusting the southern boundary line of the United States reservation powder magazine and marine hospital tract; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate having ordered the correction of an error in the engrossment of the amendments to the bill (H. R. 302) to amend section nine of the act approved July 17, 1862, entitled "An act to define the pay and emoluments of certain officers of the army, and for other purposes," I am directed to return the same to the House of Representatives for its con currence. On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That all pending special orders in Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union taking precedence of the army appropriation bill be postponed until after said bill is disposed of. 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. Wilson reported that the committee, having had under consideration the special order, viz., H. R. 198, making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1865, had come to no resolution thereon. On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That general debate on the army appropriation bill (H. R. 198) shall cease in five minutes after its consideration is resumed in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That all debate on the item of the said bill beginning on line 127, page 6, shall cease in five minutes after its consideration is resumed. On motion of Mr. Stevens, 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. Wilson reported that the committee, having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 198. A bill making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1865, had directed him to report the same with two amend ments. 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. 80. An act to provide for the better organization of Indian affairs in California; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the army appropriation bill, just reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, Mr. Stevens moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the first amendment was agreed to. The second amendment having been read as follows, viz: Add at the end of the bill: "Provided, That no part of the money herein appropriated shall be applied or used for the purpose of raising, arming, equip ping, or paying negro soldiers.” The question was put, 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, Mr. Sydenham E. Ancona Mr. Henry W. Harrington Mr. William H. Miller Mr. Lewis W. Ross John D. Stiles John T. Stuart 18. 81 William H. Wadsworth.. Those who voted in the negative are Mr. John B. Alley William B. Allison Mr. James G. Blaine Henry T. Blow Mr. Thomas T. Davis Mr. James T. Hale |