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Mr. Ithamar C. Sloan
Green Clay Smith
Rufus P. Spalding
Thaddeus Stevens

Mr. John D. Stiles

Myer Strouse
M. Russell Thayer
Charles Upson

Mr. Ezra Wheeler
Chilton A. White
Joseph W. White
Thomas Williams

Mr. A. Carter Wilder
James F. Wilson
William Windom

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

George A. Yeaman.

The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, Mr. Dawes withdrew the same.

After debate, and pending the question on agreeing to the said resolu tion,

Mr. Brooks was called to order for irrelevant remarks, and having taken his seat, and the decision of the Chair that he was out of order having been submitted to,

Mr. William H. Miller moved that Mr. Brooks be permitted to proceed in order.

And the question being put,

It was decided in the affirmative,

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Nay
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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

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Mr. John H. Rice
Edward H. Rollins-
James S. Rollins
Lewis W. Ross
John G. Scott
Green Clay Smith
John B. Steele
John D. Stiles
Myer Strouse
John T. Stuart
Francis Thomas
Ellihu B. Washburne
William B. Washburn
Ezra Wheeler

Chilton A. White
Joseph W. White
James F. Wilson
Charles H. Winfield'
Fernando Wood
George H. Yeaman.

Mr. Hiram Price

Robert C. Schenck
Thomas B. Shannon
Ithamar C. Sloan
Rufus P. Spalding
Thaddeus Stevens
M. Russell Thayer
Charles Upson
A. Carter Wilder.

Mr. Dawes renewed the demand for the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said 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.

The Speaker having announced as the business in order the bill of the House (H. R. 244) to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government; the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Ashley to recommit the same to the select committee on the rebellious States, the same being a special order after the morning hour,

The House proceeded to its consideration.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne,

Ordered, That the evening sessions, provided for by the order of the House of the 18th instant, be devoted to the debate of such proposition as may be pending at the time of the recess, and not to business, and the morning sessions to the regular order of business.

After further debate upon the said bill, (H. R. 244,)

Mr. Lazear moved, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., that the House take a recess until 7 o'clock p. m.; which motion was disagreed to.

The hour of 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m. having arrived, the House, under the order of the 18th instant, took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m.

After the recess,

On motion of Mr. Scofield, the House took a further recess for fifteen minutes.

After the second recess,

The House resumed the debate on the bill of the House (H. R. 244) to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the said bill, proposed to be submitted by him when in order, was ordered to be printed.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Perry, at 10 o'clock and 2 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1864.

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

By Mr. Wheeler: The memorial of the legislature of the State of Wisconsin, praying for a mail route from Green Bay to Ahuepec, in the same State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Broomall: The memorial of the Yearly Society of Friends in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the abolition of slavery; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Speaker: Six petitions of citizens of the Territory of Colorado, praying that gold and silver mines. may not be taxed; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. McIndoe: The memorial of the legislature of the State of Wisconsin, praying for increased mail facilities for military transportation; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Cole: The petition of citizens of the State of California relative to settlers on the public lands in that State; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. Denison: The memorial of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for increased pay to soldiers; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Brandegee, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 437) for the relief of Lucretia M. Perry, widow of Paymaster Perry, United States navy; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Commerce, reported two communications addressed to him as chairman of said committee, viz:

1. From the Secretary of the Treasury, in regard to captured and abandoned property in insurrectionary States, &c.

2. From the Secretary of State, inviting attention to certain amendments to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill.

Ordered, That the said communications be printed and referred to the said committee.

Mr. Stevens, from the Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad, by unanimous consent, reported a bill (H. R. 438) to amend an act entitled "An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," approved July 1, 1862; which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the said committee with leave to report at any time, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Garfield, by unanimous consent, submitted a preamble and resolution, which he modified to read as follows, and which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Whereas in the House of Representatives, on the 23d instant, Hon. Francis P. Blair, jr., made the following declarations, as reported in the Globe: "Mr. Blair, of Missouri, (resuming.) Now I propose to show that the Secretary of the Treasury, with all the commerce of the country in his hands, with the collection of our foreign revenues and of the vast internal revenues in his hands, is using these abandoned plantations and grasping at all power and patronage for the purpose of providing a fund to carry on his war against the administration which gave him place." *

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"Nobody is simple enough to believe that the distinguished Secretary has really retired from the canvass for the nomination for the Presidency, although he has written a letter declining to be a candidate. That letter was written because the 'strictly private' circular of the Pomeroy committee unearthed his underground and underhand intrigue against the President. It was such a disgraceful and disgusting sight to make use of the patronage and power given him by the President, against his chief, that even Chase got ashamed to occupy such a position publicly. For that reason his letter was written; he wanted to get down under the ground and work there in the dark as he is now doing, and running the Pomeroy machine on the public money as vigorously as ever."

And whereas in the World, a journal published in New York, on the 28th instant, it is declared that developments of the most astounding character have just come to light in the fractional currency and printing bureaus over which Mr. Clark presides; and whereas Hon. James Brooks, a member of this house, did yesterday in his place repeat the substance of the above charges in the words following, taken at the reporter's desk: "At an early period of the session I called on the other side of the House in this matter of printing public money, and I gave them an opportunity to correct that great evil, which, because they did not correct, has led to the sacrifice of millions and millions of the public money in the printing bureau of the treasury of the United States, and to the conversion of the Treasury Department into a house for orgies and bacchanals:" Therefore,

Resolved, That a committee of nine be appointed by the Speaker of the House to investigate and report upon the truth of the allegations above quoted, and of any other allegations which have been or may be made, affecting the integrity of the administration in the Treasury Department; and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, and to employ a stenographer.

Mr. Garfield 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.

The Speaker appointed Mr. Garfield, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Brooks, Mr. H. Winter Davis, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Fenton, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Jencks, and Mr. William G. Steele the said committee.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 29th instant, approve and sign a joint resolution and bills of the following titles, viz:

H. Res. 67. Joint resolution to increase temporarily the duties on imports;

H. R. 367. An act to provide for the collection of hospital dues from vessels of the United States sold or transferred in foreign ports or waters; H. R. 62. An act fixing certain rules and regulations for preventing collisions on the water; and

H. R. 408. An act for the relief of postmasters who have been robbed by confederate forces or rebel guerillas.

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

H. R. 47. An act for the relief of William C. Walker and others; and H. R. 388. An act for the relief of Jesse Williams.

When

The Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 198) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th June, 1865, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in the 8th amendment with an amendment, and concurrence in the remaining amendments without amendment.

The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to their consideration,

to.

The amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were severally read and agreed

The 6th amendment having been read,

Mr. Holman moved to amend the same by striking out the word "pay,” in section 2, line 6, of said amendment.

Pending which, after debate,

Mr. Holman proposed to modify his said amendment, as follows: Strike out all of the 6th amendment of the Senate after the said word "pay," to the end of said section, and insert in lieu thereof, 'as other soldiers of the regular or volunteer service: Provided, however, 'That the pay of the private soldier of the army shall be twenty dollars per month from and after the 1st day of January, 1864, with a corresponding increase in the pay of the non-commissioned officers."

The Speaker decided that the said proposed modification was not in order, on the ground that it changed an existing law, which, by the rules of the House, was prohibited in an amendment to an appropriation bill, and was not germane to the Senate's amendment.

From this decision of the Chair Mr. Holman appealed.

Pending which,

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that the appeal be laid on the table.
And the question being put,

Yeas..

Nays...

It was decided in the affirmative, {eas

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,

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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, (the Senate concurring therein,) that the original bill be amended by striking out the word "army," on page 7, line 8, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "arms," and by the insertion of a comma after the word "accoutrements," in the same line.

The Speaker having stated the question to be on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Holman as originally proposed,

Mr. Schenck submitted an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the 6th amendment of the Senate.

When

Mr. Stevens moved the previous question on the said 6th amendment and the amendment pending thereto; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, first on the amendment of Mr. Holman,

Yeas.....

And it was decided in the negative, Nays.

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,
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