That the House recede from their disagreement to the 20th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Before the word "galvanized," in said amendment, insert a comma (,).

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 25th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out the word "nine," insert in lieu the word eight.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 26th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out the word "twelve," insert in lieu the word eleven.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 27th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out the word "seven," insert in lieu the word eight.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 43 amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out "four," insert in lieu the word three.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 81st amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Insert a period () after the word ad valorem, and strike out the word "and" after "ad valorem," and begin the word "on" after "and," proposed to be stricken out, with a capital 0.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 82d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out of said Senate amendment the word "forty," and insert in lieu the words thirty-five.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 83d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out of said Senate amendment the word "forty," and insert in lieu the words thirty-five.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 84th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: After "laces," in line 18, page 26, insert shirts, drawers; and in line 20, same page, add s to the word tassel; and strike out in said 20th line, after "tassel," the words "fringes, lace."

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 89th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: After the word "manner," in the 15th line, page 27, strike out "and," and insert in lieu thereof the words forty-five per centum ad valorem on, and strike out the word five, in line 19, page 27.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 95th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out the words "crude barytes," in the 10th line, page 30.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 97th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: At the end of line 13, page 31, after the words “ad valorem," add on nickel fifteen per centum ad valorem.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 101st amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: At the end of said Senate amendment add: On blanc fixe, enamelled white, satin white, lime white, and all combinations of barytes with acids or water, three cents per pound.

On carmine lake, dry or liquid, thirty-five per centum ad valorem.

On French green, Paris green, mineral green, mineral blue, and Prussian blue, dry or moist, thirty per centum ad valorem.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 103d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Before said Senate amendment, insert on opium, two dollars and fifty cents per pound; after the word "smoking," in 27th line, insert and the extract of opium; and at the end of said Senate amendment add the following: On morphine and its salts, two dollars and fifty cents per ounce.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 105th amendment of the Senate, so far as is proposed to insert words, and agree to the same with the following amendments: After "rolls," in line 32, page 32, insert or refined; and strike out the words "one cent per pound," proposed to be inserted, and the Senate agree to the same.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 106th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on cassia twenty cents per pound; on cassia buds and ground cassia, twenty-five cents per pound.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 1064 amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on cinnamon, thirty cents per pound; in line 41, page 32, strike out "eighty cents," and insert one dollar, and in lines 43 and 44, page 33, strike out seventy-five cents, and insert one dollar.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 107th amendment of the Senate,

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and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out the words "two dollars and fifty cents," and insert three dollars.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 108th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on cloves, twenty cents per pound; and in line 49, strike out "fifteen,” and insert ten; and in line 51, strike out "fifty," and insert seven'y-five.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 109th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on percussion caps, forty per centum ad valorem.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 113th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on nutmegs, fifty cents per pound.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 113 amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on mace, forty cents per pound.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 116th amendment of the Senate. and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out "three," and insert

two.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 118th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out "two," and insert one. That the House recede from their disagreement to the 119th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out "three," and insert one and a half; add at the end of line 75, page 34, on filberts and walnuts of all kinds, three cents per pound.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 120th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Insert in lieu of the words stricken out, on pimento, and black, white, and red, or cayenne pepper, fifteen cents per pound; on ground pimento, and pepper of all kinds, eighteen cents per pound.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 122d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Strike out "and," and insert two dollars per pound; on— --; and in line 89, page 34, strike out "two dollars and fifty cents," and insert five dollars.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 123d amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Insert in lieu of the word "six,” stricken out, four.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 129th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Strike out in line 106, page 35, the word " five;" and at the end of said line add: On ostrich, vulture, cock, and other ornamental feathers, crude or not dressed, colored or manufactured, twenty-five per centum ad valorem ; when dressed, colorel or manufactured, fifty per centum ad valorem; after thereof," in the 8th line, page 35, add, of whatever material composed, not otherwise provided for; beads and bead ornaments; and at the end of the 15th line, page 36, section 12, add: On wooden and all other toys for children.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 146th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendments: Strike out the word "and," and insert two and one-half cents per pound; on.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 147th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: After "cent," insert and a half. That the House recede from their disagreement to the 149th amendment of the Senate, so far as it proposes to insert the words "raw cotton," and agree to the same with the following amendment: Before “raw, insert and; said words as amended to be included in the parenthesis, and the Senate agree to the same.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 157th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out twenty," in the 12th line, page 47, and insert fifteen.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 158th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Add after the word "duty," end of 5th line, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

That the House recede from their disagreement to the 159th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out all of said amendment, and insert in lieu :

Sec. And be it further enacted, That on and after January first, eighteen hundred and sixtyfive, the invoices of all goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States shall be made out in the weights or measures of the country or place from which the importations shall be made, and shall contain a true statement of the actual weights or measures of such goods, wares, and merchandise in uch foreign weights or measures, without any respect to the weights or measures of the United States.

And be it further enacted, That in all cases where officers of the customs or other salaried officers of the United States shall be, or shall have been, appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to curry into effect the licenses, rules, and regulations provided for by the fifth section of the act of July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled An act to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes," such officer of the United States shall be entitled to receive one thousand dollars per annum for his services under the act oforesaid, in addition to his salary or compensation under any cther law: Provided, That the aggregate compensation of any such officer shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars in any one year.

And be it further enacted, That any luggage or pe sonal effects arriving in the United States, in transit to any foreign country, may be delivered by the parties having it in charge to the collector of customs, to be by him retained without the payment or exaction of any import duty, and to be delivered to such parties on their departure for their foreign destination, under such rules, regulations, and fees as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.

Managers on the part of the House of Representatives

Mr. Morrill 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 concurrence of the House in the said report.

On motion of Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 154) to provide for the better organization of the quartermaster's department, with the message of the Senate thereon, was taken up.

Ordered, That the House insist on their amendments, disagreed to by the Senate, and agree to a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon.

Ordered, That Mr. Schenck, Mr. Deming, and Mr. Ward be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 207) making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the 30th of June, 1865, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same to the House.

The House having proceeded to their consideration,

The amendments of the Senate, numbered 1, 2, and 3, were severally agreed to, and the amendment numbered 4 was disagreed to.

On motion of Mr. Stevens,

Ordered, That the House request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon.

Ordered, That Mr. Stevens, Mr. Alexander H. Rice, and Mr. Ganson be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles,

S. 203. An act authorizing a grant to the State of California of the " Yo

Semite valley," and of the land embracing the "Mariposa Big Tree Grove;" and

S. 226. An act to aid in the settlement, subsistence, and support of the Navajo Indian captives upon a reservation in the Territory of New Mexico;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

On motion of Mr. Wilson, the House proceeded to consider the business on the Speaker's table.

When

The joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 93) to authorize the Postmaster General to extend the contract with the Overland Mail Company, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken up.

Pending the question on the said amendments,

Mr. Stevens submitted an amendment to the first amendment.

Pending which,

Mr. McBride moved that it be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to.

After debate,

Mr. Alley moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put.

The amendment of Mr. Stevens was then disagreed to, and the amendments of the Senate were severally agreed to.

Mr. Alley moved that the 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 with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments.

On motion of Mr. Le Blond, by unanimous consent, leave of absence for an indefinite period was granted to Mr. Joseph W. White and Mr. McKin

ney.

The bills of the House of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 255. An act granting certain privileges to the Guardian Society of the District of Columbia; and

H. R. 442. An act to authorize the President of the United States to negotiate with certain Indians of Middle Oregon for a relinquishment of certain rights secured to them by treaty,

with the amendments of the Senate thereto, were taken up and the said amendments were severally agreed to.

Mr. John 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.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in their amendments to the said bill.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill (H. R. 563) in addition to the "Act respecting quarantine and health laws," approved February 25, 1799, and for the better execution of the third section thereof; which 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. Ellihu B. Washburne 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

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 271. An act in relation to the law of evidence in the District of Columbia;

in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to repeal the charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company.

The bill of the House (H. R. 522) to amend the charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, having been taken up,

Mr. Eldridge moved, at 10 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m, that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

The said amendments were then agreed to.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that the vote on the said amendments be reconsidered.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. John B. Steele,

Ordered, That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments.

The bill of the House (H. R. 466) for the relief of the widow of C. A. Haun, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was then taken up. Pending the question on the said amendments,

On motion of Mr. Eldridge, at 10 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1864.

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

By Mr. Amos Myers: The memorial of citizens of the State of Pennsyl vania, praying that Congress may grant aid to immigration; which was referred to the select committee on that subject.

By Mr. Speaker: The petition of Governor Morton, of Indiana, relative to the enlistment of recruits prior to January, 1863; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Whaley, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 564. A bill for the relief of Eliza Cass Woodbridge;

H. R. 565. A bill for the relief of Rachel Mills; and

H. R. 566. A bill for the relief of Francis Patterson;

accompanied by reports in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time.

Ordered, That they be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, they were severally read the third time and passed. Mr. Whaley moved that the vote on the passage of the said bills 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 bills.

On motion of Mr. Thomas T. Davis, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of Mary K. Smith.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 242) to estab