mittee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution and bill of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 110. Joint resolution in relation to certain maps; and The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Stevens gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to raise soldiers for the service of the government. On motion of Mr. Stevens, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Holman reported that the committee, having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 635. A bill making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, had come to no resolution. thereon. Mr. Holman moved, at 3 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Stevens moved that the House again resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. And the question being put, no quorum voted. And then, On motion of Mr. Stevens, at 3 o'clock and twenty minutes p. m., the House adjourned. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1863. The following petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule: By Mr. Bennett: The petition of Bewly D. Williams for compensation as a delegate from Colorado Territory to the thirty-sixth Congress. By Mr. Duell: The petition of Virgil P. Corbett for compensation for property used by the government; Also, the petition of Cooper Corbett, of like import. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Francis W. Kellogg: The petition of citizens of Michigan for a grant of lands to that State to aid in the construction of a wagon road for military and other purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Clark: The petition of employés in the government printing office, in Washington, District of Columbia, for increase of pay; which was referred to the Committee on Printing. By Mr. Worcester: The petition of citizens of Sandusky, Ohio, for the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan canal; which was referred to the select committee on the defences of great lakes and rivers. By Mr. Fenton: The petition of Archibald C. Crary, praying for the payment of arrears due to the heirs of Colonel Archibald Crary, deceased; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims; Also the petition of Rhoda Wolcott for a pension on account of services rendered by her husband in the army during the war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following messages, heretofore received from the President of the United States, and other executive communications, viz: To the House of Representatives: In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d ultimo in relation to the alleged interference of our minister to Mexico in favor of the French, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, and the papers with which it is accompanied. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, January 5, 1863. Ordered, That the said message and accompanying documents be laid on the table and printed. To the Senate and House of Representatives: I submit to Congress the expediency of extending to other departments of the government the authority conferred on the President by the eighth section of the act of the 8th of May, 1792, to appoint a person to temporarily discharge the duties of Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of War, in case of the death, absence from the seat of government, or sickness of either of those officers. WASHINGTON, January 2, 1863. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That the said message be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and printed. To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit for the consideration of Congress a report from the Secretary of State on the subject of consular pupils. WASHINGTON, December 24, 1862. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That the said message and accompanying documents be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and printed. I. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting his annual report on the condition of the banks in the United States; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hooper moved that 5,000 copies extra of the said report be printed; which motion was referred to the Committee on Printing. II. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 10th ultimo calling for information as to the mineral resources of Nevada Territory; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wickliffe, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: 100 Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of issuing treasury notes bearing 365 interest, the amount to be issued to be equal to the amount of tender notes in circulation and such other sum as the demands of the public service for the current year shall require; that there be issued an equal amount of United States six per cent. twenty year bonds, which bonds, with the interest, shall constitute a fund for the redemption of the 3.65 treasury notes, the bonds to be of equal date of the treasury notes, the interest to be paid in specie; the holders of the tender notes shall have the right to surrender them whenever the amount of one hundred dollars is presented, and receive, at the par value for the same, the 3.65 treasury notes; the holders of the 3.65 treasury notes shall have the right to invest the same in the twenty year six per cent. bonds when an amount equal to five hundred dollars is presented. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 321. An act to indemnify certain citizens of the United States, residing in the State of Delaware, for expenses incurred by them in defence of the United States. When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Hickman gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to further promote the efficiency of the marine corps. The Speaker having announced as the regular order of business the series of resolutions submitted by Mr. Stevens on the 4th ultimo, the consideration of which was postponed until this day On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That their consideration be further postponed until Wednesday, the 14th instant, at 1 o'clock p. m. The Speaker then announced as the business in order the series of resolutions submitted by Mr. Wright on the 8th ultimo, with the pending amendments thereto, the consideration of which was postponed until this day. On motion of Mr. Vallandigham, Ordered, That their consideration be further postponed until Wednesday, the 14th instant, at 1 o'clock p. m. The Speaker then announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 387) to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, heretofore reported from the select committee on that subject, the consideration of which was postponed until the 24th ultimo. On motion of Mr. Roscoe Conklin, Ordered, That its consideration be further postponed until tomorrow, at 1 o'clock p. m. The Speaker then proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports. When Mr. Noell, from the select committee on emancipation, to whom was recommitted the bill of the House (H. R. 634) giving aid to the State of Missouri for the purpose of securing the abolishment of slavery in said State, reported the same without amendment. Pending the question on its engrossment, After debate, Mr. Eliot moved to amend the bill by inserting at the end of section 3 the following, viz: "or who may have wilfully refused to take the oath of allegiance to the government of the United States when thereto required by any military or civil authority of the United States or of said State af Missouri." Pending which, Mr. Holman moved that the bill be laid on the table. And the question being put, Yeas It was decided in the negative, {Naya 42 73 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present Those who voted in the affirmative are George H. Pendleton Nehemiah Perry Mr. Albert G. Porter Thomas L. Price Joseph Segar Charles A. Wickliffe Mr. George W. Julian Dwight Loomis Mr. Timothy G. Phelps Frederick A. Pike Mr. William P. Sheffield Elbridge G. Spaulding Rob't B. Van Valkenburgh Mr. Amasa Walker William Wall John W. Wallace William Windom Samuel T. Worcester. Charles B. Sedgwick So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered and put, first, Will the House agree to the said amendment? Yeas.. And it was decided in the affirmative, N... 75 35 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. Richard Franchot Daniel W. Gooch John N. Goodwin James T. Hale Richard A. Harrison John Hickman Samuel Hooper Valentine B. Horton John Hutchins George W. Julian William D. Kelley Francis W. Kellogg William Kellogg William E. Lehman Dwight Loomis Owen Lovejoy Frederick F. Low James B. McKean Robert McKnight Edward McPherson Anson P. Morrill Justin S. Morrill John W. Noell Abrah m B. Olin Timothy G. Phelps Mr. Frederick A. Pike Albert G. Porter Mr. George K. Shiel Edward H. Smith Benjamin F. Thomas The question then recurred on the engrossment of the bill. |