Those who voted in the negative are Joseph Baily Mr. Samuel C. Fessenden Augustus Frank Daniel W. Gooch Mr. Warren P. Noble ·Elijah H. Norton Benjamin F. Thomas Charles R. Train Rowland E. Trowbridge William H. Wadsworth John W. Wallace So the motion to lay upon the table was disagreed to. Mr. Washburne moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the main question was ordered. Pending which, Mr. Holman moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The motion to reconsider was then agreed to. When Mr. Washburne submitted the following amendment in the nature of a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Holman, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury inform the House why the Treasury Department has not, as authorized by law, provided the means necessary to pay the soldiers of the army, and also inform the House why the bonds necessary have not been sold to meet the payments due the said soldiers. Pending which, Mr. Washburne 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 was then put, Will the House agree to the said resolution as amended? Yeas.. And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays... 122 3 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich William Allen Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden George P. Fisher Augustus Frank Daniel W. Gooch Mr. John N. Goodwin Elijah H. Norton Robert H. Nugen Moses F. Odell Abrabam B. Olin John Patton George H. Pendleton Mr. Nehemiah Perry Timothy G. Phelps Rob't B. Van Valkenburgh Chauncey Vibbard William H. Wadsworth William Wall John W. Wallace Those who voted in the negative are Mr. John A. Bingham Mr. Edward Haight Mr. John Hickman. So the resolution as amended was agreed to. Mr. Holman 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. Segar presented the credentials of John B. McCloud as a member of this house from the 2d congressional district of the State of Virginia. On motion of Mr. Bingham, Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee of Elections. On motion of Mr. Jacob B. Blair, Ordered, That leave be granted to Mr. McCloud to occupy a seat upon the floor of the House pending the consideration of his claim to be admitted as a member. Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 656) to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof, reported the same with a recommendation that it do not pass. Pending the question on its engrossment, On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That its further consideration be postponed until Friday, the 16th January instant. Mr. William Kellogg, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 660) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed in the military service of the United States, so as to provide for the payment for horses captured by, or surrendered to, the enemy;" which was read a first and second time, and, together with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. McPherson, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 661) to amend the act of March 19, 1862, to provide for the appointment of sutlers of the volunteer service, and to define their duties; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Blake gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill for the relief of Seth Walker. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolu-tion of the following title, viz: H. Res. 125. Joint resolution to grant the use of a portion of Judiciary square for a free library and reading-room for soldiers. When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Stevens, Ordered, That the bill of the House No. 635 (legislative, &c.,) con-tinue a special order until disposed of. 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, 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. On motion of Mr. Stevens, Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the said bill (H. R. 635) shall cease in five minutes after its consideration is resumed, and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending. or offered thereto, and shall then report it to the House with such amendments as may have been agreed to. Mr. Clark, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That 5,000 copies of General Jackson's proclamation on nullification be printed for the use of the members of this house. On motion of Mr. Olin, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That an amendment proposed to be submitted by him, when in order, to the bill of the House (H. R. 288) to construct a ship canal for the passage of armed and naval vessels from the Mississippi river to Lake Michigan, and for other purposes, be printed. Notices were given, under the rule of motions, for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz: By Mr. Mallory: A bill supplementary to an act to construct bridges over the Ohio river. By Mr. Bingham: A bill giving aid to the State of Maryland for the purpose of securing the abolishment of slavery in said State. Mr. Blake, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 662) for the relief of Seth Walker; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Cox moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday next; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Frederick A. Conkling, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That 5.000 extra copies of the report of the Committee on Naval Affairs in relation to lake defences be printed for the use of the House of Representatives. And then, On motion of Mr. Cox, at 4 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1863. The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule: By Mr. Gurley: The petition of citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the opening of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad; Also, the petition of citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio, in favor of the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan canal. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Also, the petition of citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio, for certain changes in the tax law; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Blake: The petition of citizens of Ohio against any reduction in the tax upon liquors; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Segar: The memorial of the Mount Vernon Manufacturing Company of Alexandria, Virginia; Also, the memorial of the president of the Loudon and Hampshire Railroad Company, of Alexandria, Virginia, setting forth the advantages of that road as part of a route to Harper's erry. Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Washburne, the journal of yesterday was corrected by the insertion of his name in the affirmative on the vote upon the resolution of Mr. Hutchins in regard to Major General Butler. Mr. Buffinton, by unanimous consent. from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 119) to provide for twenty thousand additional volunteers, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said resolution be recommitted to the said committee, and, together with the report and the views of a minority submitted by Mr. Yeaman, by unanimous consent, printed. Mr. Sargent, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 663) to establish a branch mint of the United States in the Territory of Nevada; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. On motion of Mr. Wilson, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 608) prescribing the times and places for holding terms of the circuit court for the districts of Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken up, and the said amendments severally concurred in. Ordered. That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Blake, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds be instructed to take immediate measures for the removal of John Plants, one of the Capitol police, for inhuman treatment of a soldier this morning in the Capitol grounds. The same having been read, After debate, Mr. Bingham moved to amend the resolution by inserting at the end thereof the words "and that they do remove him.” Pending which, Mr. Blake moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was disagreed to. Under the further operation of the previous question the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Blake 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. Mallory, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 664) supplementary to an act to construct bridges over the Ohio river; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. |