So the House refused to lay the bill on the table.

Mr. Fernando Wood submitted an amendment to the bill.

Pending which,

Mr. Kasson moved the previous question, which was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to.

Pending the question on the engrossment of the bill,

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this house of the following title, viz:

H. R. 228. An act confirming the title of Joseph Ford to certain lands in Rice county, in the State of Minnesota, without amendment.

The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz:

An act for a charter of Masonic Hall Association, in Washing

ton city, District of Columbia; and

S. 234. An act for the relief of Louis Roberts;

in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house.

Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and joint resolutions of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 14. An act to enable the people of Nebraska to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States;

H. Res. 54. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to sell at public auction lot number 13 in the village of Sackett's Harbor, New York;

H. R. 297. An act fixing the date of the loss of the United States brig "Bainbridge," and for the relief of officers, seamen, and marines of the same, and for other purposes;

H. Res. 21. Joint resolution relative to the accounts of the petty officers, seamen, and others of the crew of the United States gunboat "Cincinnati;"

and

H. Res. 13. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Admiral Porter; When

The Speaker signed the same.

The House having resumed the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 407) authorizing the establishment of ocean mail steamship service between the United States and Brazil,

Mr. Holman moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to.

Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Alley 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. Morrill, by unanimous consent, moved that double the usual number of the internal revenue bill be printed for the use of the House; which motion was referred to the Committee on Printing.

Mr. Alley, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the bill of this house (H. R. 183) to secure the speedy transportation of the mails, reported the same without amendment.

Pending the question on its engrossment,

After debate,

Mr. Alley 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. Alley 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. Ambrose W. Clark, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That 2,000 extra copies of the internal revenue bill be printed: for the use of the House.

Mr. Clark 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. Alley, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 185) to establish a postal money order system, reported the same with amendments.

Pending which,

Mr. Alley moved the previous question, which was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the said amendments were agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Alley 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. Edward H. Rollins, from the Committee on Public Expenditures, as a question of privilege, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Whereas John H. Donahue, of New York city, has been duly summoned (by leaving a certified copy of the original subpoena at his last and usual place of abode in the city of New York) to appear and testify before the Committee on Public Expenditures in their room No. 74 Wall street, New York city, relative to the New York custom-house; and whereas the said John H. Donahue has neglected to appear before the said committee pursuant to said summons: Therefore,

Resolved, That the Speaker issue his warrant, directed to the Sergeant atarms of this house, commanding him (the said Sergeant-at-arms) to take into custody the body of the said John H. Donahue, wherever to be found, and the same forthwith to have before the said House, at the bar thereof, to answer as for a contempt of the authority of this house.

Mr. Harding, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill (H. R. 408) for the relief of postmasters who have been robbed by confederate forces or rebel guerillas; which was read a first and second time.

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Harding 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.

On motion of Mr. Driggs, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That to-morrow, after the consideration of the questions of privilege and the bank bill, be set apart for reports of the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Alexander H. Rice, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be requested to communicate to this house the report of the Solicitor of the Treasury upon certain complaints of improper practices in the disposition of prize cases at New York.

Mr. Patterson, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 409) making an appropriation for a house of industry; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Windom, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 410) relating to appeals from the decision of the General Land Office, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate decline to agree to the further conference asked by this house on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (H. R. 15) "to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Montana," upon the terms proposed by the resolution of the House.

And then,

On motion of Mr. James R. Morris, at 4 o'clock and 28 minutes p. m., House adjourned.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1864.

the

The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House:

By Mr. Eckley: The memorial of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for an act abolishing slavery; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Garfield: The memorial of Ambrose Morrison, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Baxter: The memorial of citizens of the State of Vermont, praying for a duty on imported wool; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Beaman: The petition of citizens of the State of Michigan, praying for a duty on imported wool; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Garfield: The memorial of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the abolition of slavery; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Patterson: The memorial of citizens of the District of Columbia, relative to a house of refuge; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

By Mr. Orlando Kellogg: Resolutions of the New York legislature relative to bounty for volunteers; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. H. Winter Davis: The memorial of citizens of the State of Ohio, relative to bridges on the Ohio river; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

On motion of Mr. James S. Brown, by unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to himself for ten days from Monday next.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, from the select Committee on Immigration, reported a bill (H. R. 411) to encourage immigration, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time, recommitted to the said committee, and the bill and report or dered to be printed.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that 10,000 copies extra of the said bill and report be printed; which motion was referred to the Committee on Printing.

Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, presented concurrent resolutions of the legislature of the State of New York, in relation to bounties of volunteers; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.

Mr. William H. Randall, by unanimous consent, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Whereas the President of the United States, in his message to Congress, December 3, 1861, used the following language: "I deem it of importance. that the loyal regions of East Tennessee and western North Carolina should be connected with Kentucky and other faithful parts of the Union by railroad. I therefore recommend, as a military measure, that Congress provide for the construction of such road as speedily as possible. Kentucky, no doubt, will co-operate, and through her legislature make the most judicious selection of a line. The northern terminus must connect with some existing railroad, and whether the route shall be from Lexington or Nicholasville to Cumberland gap, or from Lebanon to the Tennessee line, in the direction of Knoxville, or on some still different route, can easily be determined. Kentucky and the general government co-operating, the work can be completed in a very short time; and when done, it will be not only of vast present usefulness, but also a valuable permanent improvement, worth its cost in all the future;" and whereas the wisdom of that recommendation and the absolute necessity for such road has been made manifest by the great difficulty and enormous cost in transporting army supplies, &c., from Cincinnati and the interior of Kentucky to Cumberland gap and East Tennessee; and whereas different routes have been surveyed and found practicable, and the

legislature of Kentucky has resolved that a route crossing Cumberland river above the falls should be adopted: Therefore,

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the necessity and expediency of the construction of a railroad for military and other purposes, as recommended by the President in his message of December 3, 1861; and that they report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Ashley, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 412) to amend the 9th section of an act entitled "An act to organize the Territory of Nevada;" which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Territories.

Mr. Ashley, also, by unanimous consent, presented the memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Nevada, asking an amendment of the organic act of said Territory, &c.; which was referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., by unanimous consent, presented concurrent resolutions of the legislature of the State of Missouri, in reference to taxing tobacco; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 151) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1865, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken up and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Mr. Kernan, by unanimous consent, presented concurrent resolutions in relation to General Robert Anderson; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and 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. 206. An act in addition to an act for the establishment of certain arsenals; and

H. R. 228. An act confirming the title of Joseph Ford to certain lands in Rice county, in the State of Minnesota.

When,

The Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Dawes called up, and the House proceeded to consider, the following resolution, heretofore 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 seventh congressional district in Virginia.

The pending question being on the motion heretofore submitted by Mr. G. Clay Smith, to amend the same by striking out the word "not,"

After debate,

Mr. Dawes moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was disagreed to.

Under the further operation of the previous question, the resolution as reported from the Committee of Elections 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. Ambrose W. Clark, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Accounts, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Clerk of this house be directed to pay out of the contingent fund, to Charles B. Shirley, for his services as messenger, the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars, the same being for six months' service