about bay, belonging to the city of Brooklyn, and to authorize the exchange of other lands therefor; without amendment. Mr. William G. Steele, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled joint resolutions and bills of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 70. Joint resolution to authorize the acquisition of certain land for the use of the Government Hospital for the Insane; S. Res. 69. Joint resolution regulating the investment of the naval pension fund; S. Res. 8. Joint resolution for the relief of the State of Wisconsin; S. 242. An act to establish Portland, in the State of Oregon, and Leavenworth, in the State of Kansas, ports of delivery; S. 273. An act to compensate the officers and crew of the iron-clad gunboat Essex for the destruction of the rebel ram Arkansas; S. 289. An act for the relief of Ida Hoffman; S. 292. An act to provide for the efficiency of the navy; S. 299. An act authorizing the levy court of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, to levy and collect its portion of the direct tax imposed by the act of Congress of August 5, 1861; S. 301. An act for the sale of a lot of land in Iowa, in the Fort Crawford reservation; S. 308. An act repealing so much of "An act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the 30th June, 1864, and for other purposes," approved March 14, 1864, as appropriated twenty-five thousand dollars for erecting a naval hospital at Kittery, Maine; S. 312. An act to regulate the compensation of registers and receivers of the land offices in the several States and Territories in the location of lands by States and corporations under grants from Congress, and for other purposes; S. 321. An act to authorize the corporation of Washington to levy and collect the direct tax imposed by act approved August 5, 1861; S. 298. An act to incorporate the Potomac Ferry Company; S. 324. An act prescribing the punishment for enticing or aiding seamen to desert the naval service of the United States; S. 319. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a land warrant to Richard Fitch, of Ohio; S. 305. An act for the relief of George F. Nesbitt; S. 332. An act to establish salaries for postmasters, and for other purposes; S. 272. An act to facilitate trade on the Red River of the North; S. 264. An act for the disposal of coal lands and of town property in the public domain; S. 302. An act to encourage and facilitate telegraphic communication be tween the eastern and western continents; S. 233. An act making an additional grant of lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the construction of railroad and telegraph lines; S. Res. 66. Joint resolution providing for adjustment of the accounts-of Henry W. Diman; and S. Res. 38. Joint resolution explanatory of the tenth section of “An act to reduce the expenses of the survey and sale of the public lands in the United States," approved the 30th day of May, 1862; When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Cobb, from the same committee, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the following titles, viz: H. R. 550. An act to establish Colfax street, in the city of Washington and District of Columbia; H. R. 133. An act for the relief of William Sawyer and others, of the State of Ohio; H. R. 466. An act for the relief of C. A. Haun; H. R. 470. An act to authorize assimilated rank to be given to the warrant officers of the United States navy, and for other purposes; H. R. 346. An act for the relief of Dr. Charles M. Wetherill; When The Speaker signed the same. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Hay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 30th instant, approve and sign joint resolutions and bills of the following titles, viz: H. Res. 111. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to reclaim and preserve certain property of the United States. H. Res. 101. Joint resolution to provide for the publication of a full army register. H. R. 121. An act for the relief of Lieutenant William P. Richner, twenty-seventh regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. H. Res. 68. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to release certain parties from liabilities or payment of duties and penalties therein mentioned. H. R. 405. An act to provide internal revenue to support the government, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes. H. R. 446. An act to regulate prize proceedings and the distribution of prize money, and for other purposes. 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. H. Res. 93. Joint resolution to authorize the Postmaster General to extend the contract with the Overland Mail Company. H. R. 522. An act to amend the charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company. H. R. 414. An act for the relief of the estate of B. F. Kendall. H. R. 205. An act authorizing the issue of patents for locations made with certificates issued under the act of Congress approved March seventeen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, allowing floats in satisfaction of lauds sold by the United States within the limits of the Las Ormegas and La Nana grants, in Louisiana. H. R. 532. An act to establish certain post roads. H. Res. 23. Joint resolution for the relief of the officers of the fourth and fifth Indian regiments. H. Res. 103. Joint resolution for the relief of Mary Kellogg. H. R. 497. An act in relation to the village of Deposit, Delaware county, New York. H. R. 540. An act to provide ways and means for the support of the government, and for other purposes. H. R. 435. An act concerning locations of lands in the State of Missouri. H. R. 255. An act granting certain privileges to the "Guardian Society" of the District of Columbia. H. R. 494. An act to increase duties on imports, and for other purposes. This being private bill day, On motion of Mr. Schenck, under the operation of the previous question, the consideration of private business was dispensed with for the present. On motion of Mr. Sloan, by unanimous consent, leave of absence to the end of the session was granted to Mr. James S. Brown. The bill of the House (H. R. 549) further to regulate and provide for the enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, having been taken up, Pending the question on the said amendment, Mr. H. Winter Davis submitted an amendment in the nature of a substi tute therefor. Pending which, Mr. Thomas submitted an amendment to the Senate's amendment. By unanimous consent, amendments were submitted by Mr. Ingersoll, Mr. Pruyn, Mr. Morrill, and Mr. Garfield, respectively. Pending which, Mr. Schenck moved the previous question on all the pending amendments except that of Mr. H. Winter Davis; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. The amendment of Mr. Ingersoll was then read and disagreed to. The amendment of Mr. Thomas having been read as follows: Add the following section, viz: "SEC. -. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any of the States to send recruiting agents into the other States and Territories to enlist soldiers to be credited to the States that may procure their enlistment. And no State shall be credited with soldiers recruited who are not citizens of the State claiming the credit, or foreigners who do not owe allegiance to the United States." The question was put, Will the House agree thereto ? Yeas And 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 63 62 Witam H. Wadsworth Edwin H. Webster Mr. Glenni W. Scofield William Windom Fred'ck E. Woodbridge. Mr. William G. Steele moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered. Pending which, Mr. Ellibu B. Washburne moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. So the House refused to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. And being put, It was decided in the affirmative, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, So the motion to reconsider was agreed to. The question again recurred on the amendment of Mr. Thomas, And being again put, It was decided in the negative, The yeas and nays being desired Nays.... by one-fifth of the members present, |