The question again recurring on the motion of Mr. Spalding to lay the bill on the table, Mr. Spalding withdrew the same. The question then recurring on the amendments reported from the ComImittee of the Whole, On motion of Mr. Le Blond, the vote by which the main question was ordered to be put was reconsidered; When Mr. Le Blond submitted an additional amendment to the bill. Mr. Schenck moved that the bill and pending amendments be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Pending which, Mr. Schenck moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, first, on the motion of Mr. Schenck to refer. Yeas.. And it was decided in the negative, Nays The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are 54 81 Sidney Perham Robert C. Schenck William B. Washburn Mr. James M. Marvin Fernando C. Beaman Reuben E. Fenton Daniel Marcy George Middleton William R. Morrison Mr. Amos Myers Samuel J. Randall Mr. James C. Robinson James S. Rollins Mr. Nathaniel B. Smithers Mr. Kellian V. Whaley William G. Steele Joseph W. White So the motion to refer was disagreed to. Under the further operation of the previous question the amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole were severally read and agreed to. The amendment submitted by Mr. Le Blond was also read and agreed to. 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. Pending the question on the engrossment of the bill, 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, 69 59 79 Theodore M. Pomeroy Robert C. Schenck William B. Washburn Augustus Frank Jesse Lazear James C. Robinson So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. The question then recurring on its engrossment, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. The question then being on its passage, Mr. Stevens moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? 72 63 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Mr. Stevens 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. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 267. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to enable the people of Nevada 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;" in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. Mr. Morrill moved that the order of the House providing for evening sessions be rescinded. Pending which, Mr. Wilson moved to amend the said motion by striking out all after the word "that," and inserting in lieu thereof "the evening sessions be continued, and for the transaction of regular business.” And the question being put on the said amendment, Yeas... It was decided in the negative, {Nays. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative arc Mr. John B. Alley Mr. Sempronius H. Boyd Mr. Daniel W. Gooch Mr. Francis Kernan 56 6899 The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Morrill, Robert C. Schenck Thomas B. Shannon Thomas Williams. re Mr. Wilson moved to amend the same by striking out the word " scinded," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "suspended until Tuesday next, from and after which the evening sessions shall be devoted to business ;" which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Morrill. And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. So it was Ordered, That the order of the House providing for evening sessions be rescinded. Mr. Gooch, from the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, submitted a report in writing in relation to the late massacre at Fort Pillow; which was laid on the table and, together with the testimony, ordered to be printed. Mr. Gooch submitted the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved, That 40,000 copies of the report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, &c., with the accompanying testimony in relation to the late massacre at Fort Pillow, be printed for the use of the members of this House. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of March 14, 1864, the proceedings of the court-martial in the case of Captain Hunt, assistant quartermaster at Fortress Monroe; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Morrill, the vote by which the said document was ordered to be printed was reconsidered; and the motion to print was referred to the Committee on Printing. And then, On motion of Mr. Schenck, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1864. The following petition, memorials, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. Baxter: The petition of citizens of the State of Vermont, praying that a duty may be levied on foreign wool; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. John D. Baldwin: The remonstrance of the Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company against the extension of Goodyear's patent. By Mr. Dennison: The remonstrance of the Lackawana and Bloomsburg Railroad Company against the extension of Goodyear's patent. Ordered, That the said papers be referred to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. Van Valkenburgh: Three memorials from citizens of the State of New York, praying that a duty may be levied on imported wool; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. John O'Neill: Five memorials from citizens of the State of Ohio, praying that a duty may be levied on foreign wool. By Mr. Cox: The memorial of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying that a duty may be levied on foreign wool. Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means Mr. Dawes, from the Committee of Elections, submitted a report in writing in the case of Samuel Knox, contesting the seat of Francis P. Blair, jr., as a member of the House from the State of Missouri, accompanied by the fol lowing resolutions, viz: Resolved, That Francis P. Blair, jr., is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative in the 38th Congress from the 1st congressional district in Missouri. Resolved, That Samuel Knox is entitled to a seat in this house as a representative in the 38th Congress from the 1st congressional district in Missouri. Ordered, That the said report and resolutions be laid on the table and printed. Mr. Farnsworth moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next. 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, Mr. Alexander H. Rice Mr. John H. Rice 雞 James F. Wilson |