So the House refused to adjourn over. The question again recurring on the said resolutions, Elijah Ward Chilton A. White Mr. Broomall moved to amend the first resolution by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz: “that the election in the Territory of Dakota for delegate was attended with so much illegality and fraud, that neither William Jayne nor J. B. S. Todd is entitled to a seat in this house as such delegate, and the seat of the delegate from that Territory is declared vacant." Pending which, After debate, Mr. James S. Brown moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next; which motion was disagreed to. And then, On motion of Mr. Farnsworth, at 4 o'clock and 37 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1864. Mr. Patterson, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 522) to amend the charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 521) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the payment of the claims of Peruvian citizens, under the convention between the United States and Peru of the 12th of January, 1863," approved June 1, 1864; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. 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 Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 282) to amend an act entitled "An act to extend the time for the withdrawal of goods from public stores and bonded warehouses, and for other purposes," approved 29th February, 1864, reported the same with sundry amendments; which were severally agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. 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 amendments. Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 523) for the relief of Anson Atwood; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Patents. On motion of Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That Friday next, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be set apart for the consideration of private business. Mr. Thomas T. Davis, by unanimous consent, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 383) to incorporate the Home for Friendless Women and Children, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in the said amendments. The House having proceeded to their consideration, The said amendments were severally agreed to. Mr. Thomas T. Davis moved that the several votes on the said amendments 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 therewith. On motion of Mr. H. Winter Davis, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Foreign Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition and papers in the case of Eugene Frean, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, presented the remonstrance of James S. Woodward against the petition of Jonathan Ball for the renewal of patent; which was referred to the Committee on Patents. Mr. Cox submitted a resolution, which he subsequently modified to read as follows; and which was considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz: Resolved, (the Senate concurring.) That the present Congress adjourn finally on Thursday, the 23d instant. 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said resolution. Mr. Wilson, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of the 16th ultimo, directing an inquiry "by what warrant or authority the act entitled 'An act to provide for the collection of abandoned property, and for the prevention of frauds in insurrectionary districts within the United States,' was approved on the 12th day of March, 1863, and whether the said act is in force," submitted a report in writing thereon; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Mr. Boutwell called up the motion heretofore submitted by him to recon sider the vote by which the bill of the House (H. R. 424) to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States was rejected. When Mr. Boutwell moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. Mr. Holman moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. And the question being put, (Yeas It was decided in the negative, Nays. (Not voting The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are 44 81 56 Samuel J. Randall Mr. Gleuni W. Scofield Thaddeus Stevens R. B. Van Valkenburgh Edwin H. Webster So the House refused to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. The motion to reconsider was then agreed to. The question again recurring on the passage of the bill, On motion of Mr. Boutwell, Ordered, That its further consideration be postponed until the second Monday of December next, after the morning hour. Mr. Boutwell 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. Dawes, from the Committee of Elections, reported to the House the memorial and other papers in the case of Thomas L. Price, contesting the seat of Joseph W. McClurg as a representative from the fifth congressional district of Missouri. On motion of Mr. Dawes, Ordered, That the Committee of Elections be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that they be laid on the table. 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. Moorhead, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 337) for the relief of the administrator of W. W. Russell, late paymaster in the marine corps, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the further consideration of the said bill be postponed until Friday next. Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That there be paid, from the contingent fund of this house, to James II. Birch and Thomas L. Price, respectively, the usual mileage of a member for one session of Congress, and compensation or salary from the commencement of the present session to the period when their contests were respectively acted upon by the House. The same having been read. Mr. Holman moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. When, On motion of Mr. Mallory, the vote on ordering the main question was reconsidered. The question then recurring on the said resolution, Mr. Mallory moved to amend the same by inserting, after the name of "James H. Birch," the name of "John H. McHenry, jr." Pending which, Mr. Mallory moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to. The question then recurring on the resolution as amended, And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, The Speaker voted in the negative. Yeas Nays The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Mr. John B. Alley William B. Allison Lucien Anderson Isaac N. Arnold James M. Ashley John D. Baldwin Portus Baxter Fernando C. Beaman George S. Boutwell Sempronius H. Boyd Augustus Brandegee Ambrose W. Clark Freeman Clarke Amasa Cobb Cornelius Cole Mr. Henry Winter Davis Thomas T. Davis Mr. William D. Kelley Mr. Hiram Price Alexander H. Rice |