So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. Chilton A. White Joseph W. White Mr. Edward H. Rollins Glenni W. Scofield R. B. Van Valkenburgh The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the joint resolution was passed. Pending the question on its title, Mr. James R. Morris moved to amend the same so as to read, "Joint resolution providing that residents of Washington may vote in two places." Pending which, 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, and the original title 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. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said joint resolution. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution of the following title, viz: S. Res. 59. Joint resolution to provide for the revision of the laws of the District of Columbia; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate insist upon their amendments, disagreed to by the House, to the bill of the House (H. R. 192) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1865; disagree to the amendments of the House to the other amendments of the Senate to the said bill; ask a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Cowan, and Mr. Davis, the committee of conference on the part of the Senate. The morning hour having expired, The Speaker announced, as the special order, the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 83) authorizing the President to construct a military railroad from the valley of the Ohio to East Tennessee-heretofore reported from the Committee on Military Affairs. The House having proceeded to its consideration, After debate, Mr. Schenck moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. 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 So the joint resolution was passed. Mr. Anthony L. Knapp Jesse Lazear Mr. Hiram Price 64 56 William H. Randall Mr. Lewis W. Ross James F. Wilson 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 moion was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Pendleton, the House insisted on its former action on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 192) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending 30th of June, 1865, and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Pendleton, Mr. Windom, and Mr. Orlando Kellogg, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Stevens called up, and the House proceeded to consider, the motion heretofore submitted by him to reconsider the vote by which the bill of the House (H. R. 483) granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Lake Superior to Puget's sound, on the Pacific coast, by the northern route, was recommitted to the Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad. When, Mr. Stevens moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the motion to reconsider was agreed to. The question then recurring on the motion to recommit, Mr. Stevens withdrew the same. The question then recurring on the engrossment of the bill, Mr. Stevens submitted an amendment in the nature of a substitute therefor. Pending which, Mr. Stevens moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said 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. The question was then put, Shall the bill pass? 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 74 50 So the bill was passed. Mr. DeWitt C. Littlejohn Elijah Ward William B Washburn Mr. William Radford 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. On motion of Mr. Wilson, the House proceeded to consider the business on the Speaker's table. When, The bill of the House (H. R. 120) to re-establish the principal port of entry for the district of Champlain, at Plattsburg, and for other purposes, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken up, and the said amendment concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The bill of the Senate (S. 218) to repeal the first section of a joint resolution therein named was then taken up, read three times and passed. Mr. Alexander H. Rice 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. On motion of Ellihu B. Washburne, the title of the bill was amended so as to read, "An act to repeal the first section of the joint resolution relative to the transfer of persons in the military service to the naval service," approved February 24, 1864; which motion was agreed to. The title as amended was then agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment. The joint resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 16) submitting to the legisla tures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States having been read a first time, and objection being made to the bill, The question was put, Shall the joint resolution be rejected? Yeas.... And it was decided in the negative, {ays... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. James C. Allen Sydenham E. Ancona James Brooks Charles Denison John R. Eden Joseph K. Edgerton Charles A. Eldridge Mr. William E. Finck Mr. Alexander Long Those who voted in the negative are- Mr. John B. Alley William B. Allison Mr. John F. Driggs Ephraim R. Eckley Mr. Francis W. Kellogg So the House refused to reject the joint resolution. 55 76 Mr. Lewis W. Ross Ezra Wheeler Mr. John H. Rice Thereupon, the joint resolution was read the second time. After debate, Edward H. Rollins On motion of Mr. Shannon, by unanimous consent, leave of absence for ten days was granted to Mr. McBride. 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. 345. An act for the relief of Frederick A. Beelen, late secretary of legation to Chili; H. R. 381. An act to amend an act entitled "An act making a grant of land to the State of Iowa, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said State," approved May 15, 1856; and H. R. 484. An act to incorporate the Newsboys' Home; When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Wilson, Ordered, That at the conclusion of the remarks of the member addressing the House, the House will take a recess until 7 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., provided that such evening session shall be for debate only. At 4 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m. the House took a recess. After the recess, The House resumed the consideration of the joint resolution of the Senate, No. 16. After debate, On motion of Mr. Stiles, at 8 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1864. The following memorials and petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table under the 131st rule of the House: By Mr. Pomeroy: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying for the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Also, the memorial of R. L. Adams, praying for increased compensation for advertising letters; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Also, three memorials from citizens of the State of New York, praying for an increased duty on foreign wool; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Also, the memorial of Secor & Co. and others, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Charles O'Neill: The memorial of Messrs. Jessup & Moore, paper dealers, praying remuneration for losses sustained in a contract with the Post Office Department; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Francis W. Kellogg: The petition of Z. L. Guthrie, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Alexander H. Rice: The memorial of the American Steamship Company, praying for permission to purchase steamers in foreign countries and sail them under the American flag; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Pomeroy, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of the following title, viz: S. Res. 57. Joint resolution to amend the charter of the city of Washington; When The Speaker signed the same. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports, Mr. Jenckes, from the Select Committee on a Bankrupt Law, to whom was recommitted the bill of the House (H. R. 424) to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, reported the same without amendment. Pending the question on its engrossment, After debate, Mr. Holman moved that its further consideration be postponed until the 2d Tuesday in December next. Pending which, |