United States, for the subsisting of persons confined in jails charged with violating the laws of the United States, and for diminishing the expenses in relation thereto. When The Speaker signed the same. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 276) to secure to persons in the military or naval service of the United States homesteads on confiscated or forfeited estates in insurrectionary districts-the pending question being on its passage. After debate, Mr. Higby 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, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. John B. Alley Mr. John F. Driggs John F. Farnsworth Mr. Benjamin F. Loan John W. Longyear Those who voted in the negative are— 76 65 Mr. Alexander II. Rice R. B. Van Valkenburgh Mr. Julian 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. Dawes presented the credentials of T. M. Jacks, as a representative in the thirty-eighth Congress from the first congressional district of the State of Arkansas; which were referred to the Committee of Elections. Mr. Brandegee, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which it was referred "to inquire into and report upon the expediency of the establishment of a new yard for the construction, docking, and repair of iron, iron-clad, and other vessels, and the proper site for its location," submitted a report in writing thereon; which was recommitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. By unanimous consent, leave was granted to the minority of the said committee to submit their views thereon, and that the same be printed. The morning hour having expired, the House resumed the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 307) to declare certain roads military and post roads, and to regulate commerce-the pending question being on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, submitted by Mr. Wilson. After debate, Mr. Stiles moved, at 4 o'clock p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. After further debate, Mr. Wadsworth moved, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. After further debate, Mr. Schenck moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Stiles moved, at 5 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded. Pending the question on ordering the main question, Mr. Stiles moved that the bill and pending amendment be laid on the table. And the question being put, 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 are Mr. Sydenham E. Ancona Mr. William E. Finck Augustus C. Baldwin Jacob B. Blair George Bliss James Brooks Joseph K. Edgerton Henry Grider William A. Hall Mr. John Law Jesse Lazear Those who voted in the negative are— Mr. John B. Alley William B. Allison John D. Baldwin Daniel W. Gooch Mr. Josiah B. Grinnell Mr. Joseph W. McClurg Walter D. McIndoe William H. Randall So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. Mr. James C. Robinson Lewis W. Ross Daniel W. Voorhees Edwin H. Webster Mr. Alexander H. Rice R. B. Van Valkenburgh Fred'ck E. Woodbridge George H. Yeamau. The main question was then ordered to be put; and under the operation thereof the 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. Schenck moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the affirmative, Yeas.. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are 63 58 Mr. John H. Rice R. B. Van Valkenburgh Mr. James C. Robinson William B. Washburn Ezra Wheeler 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. The title of the bill was then amended so as to read: "An act to regulate commerce a:nong the several States." Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Schenck moved, at 5 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. Pending which, Mr. Stiles moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Schenck; And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. And the House accordingly adjourned. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1864. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. Ganson: Two remonstrances from citizens of the State of New York against the extension of Goodyear's patent. By Mr. Woodbridge: The remonstrance of citizens of the State of New York against the extension of Goodyear's patent. Ordered, That the said remonstrances be. referred to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. Winfield: Two memorials from citizens of the State of New York, praying for aid to immigration. By Mr. Griswold: The memorial of citizens of the State of New York, praying for aid to immigration. Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Select Committee on Immigration. By Mr. John O'Neill: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for a mail route from Zanesville to Dresden; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Garfield: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for a uniform currency; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Ambrose W. Clark: The remonstrance of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad Company against the extension of Goodyear's patent. By Mr. Woodbridge: The remonstrance of citizens of the State of Vermont against the extension of Goodyear's patent. Ordered, That the said papers be referred to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. Morrison: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying for a cessation of hostilities, and a convention to restore the Union; which was referred to the Select Committee on the Rebellious States. By Mr. Spalding: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for aid to encourage immigration; which was referred to the Select Committee on Immigration. Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the abolition of slavery; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 9th instant, calling for a copy of the report of Captain Reynolds's exploration of the Yellowstone river; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Kernan, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 32) to regulate the sessions of the circuit and district courts for the northern district of New York, and for other purposes, reported the same with an amendment. The House having proceeded to its consideration, The said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Kernan 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. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports of a private nature, On motion of Mr. William B. Washburn, Ordered, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the following petitions, and that the same be laid on the table, viz: Mary K. Smith, widow of Captain Kirby Smith; Sally Rodman, widow of Brigadier General J. P. Rodman; Sarah Bonnington; Ann Shehey; Sarah Dee, widow of Patrick Dee; Hannah V. Sumner, widow of General Edwin ". Sumner; and of Sally Thomas, widow of Cornelius Thomas. Mr. William B. Washburn, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, o ported a bill (H. R. 452) to grant a pension of eight dollars per month to Harris Welch, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill 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. Washburn 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. Perham, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 453. A bill to increase the pension of Isaac Allen; and H. R. 454. A bill granting a pension to Thomas Bootle; accompanied by reports in writing thereon; which bills were severally read a first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were severally read a third time and passed. Mr. Perham moved that the votes on the passage of the said bills be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the ta ble; which latter motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bills. On motion of Mr. Perham, the Committee on Invalid Pensions were discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of William W. Phelps and James M. Cavanaugh, On motion of Mr. Wilson, Ordered, That the same be laid on the table. Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 63) to settle the account of James Keenan, late consul at Hong Kong, China, reported the same without amend ment. The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Dawson 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. Kasson, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on a Uniform System of Coinage, Weights, and Measures, reported a bill (H. R. 455) to punish and prevent the counterfeiting of coin of the United States; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Eliot submitted an amendment thereto; which was agreed to. After debate, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Kasson 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. Schenck, Ordered, That when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next. Mr. Knapp moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also |