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By Mr. Sargent: The memorial of the trustees of the city of Benicia, California.

Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. John H. Rice: Two petitions from certain insurance officers, for the extension of a patent granted to Cadwallader Evans for "safety guard;" which were referred to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Dawes: The statement of W. W. Wing, in relation to his right to a seat in Congress; which was referred to the Committee of Elections.

By Mr. Wickliffe: The petition of citizens of Kentucky, for compensation for bridges destroyed by order of General Nelson, while in command of the department of Kentucky.

By Mr. Franchot: The petition of the heirs of Hugh Black, for relief. By Mr. John H. Rice: The memorial of Sumner H. Patten, asking pay as an assistant surgeon in the army.

Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following message, heretofore received, from the President of the United States, viz:

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:

I submit herewith, for your consideration, the joint resolutions of the corporate authorities of the city of Washington, adopted September 27, 1862, and a memorial of the same, under date of October 28, 1862, both relating to and urging the construction of certain railroads concentrating upon the city of Washington.

In presenting this memorial and the joint resolutions to you, I am not prepared to say more than that the subject is one of great prac tical importance, and that I hope it will receive the attentive consideration of Congress.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 21, 1863.

The same having been read,

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and printed.

The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House executive communications as follows, viz:

I. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of his department during the last year; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 12th instant, a report from the Commissioner of Patents of the employés in his office, receipts and disbursements, &c.; which was referred to the Committee of Patents, and ordered to be printed.

III. A letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 12th instant, relative to certain property hereto

fore seized by the military governor of the District of Columbia as the property of a rebel, &c.; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.

IV. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the major and brigadier generals not assigned to any actual command; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

V. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an appropriation of $200,000 for a navy yard at League island; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.

The Speaker having announced as the business first in order the motion submitted by Mr. Dawes, and pending when the House adjourned on Friday last, that he be excused from further service on the Committee of Elections,

The question was put, Will the House agree thereto?

And it was decided in the negative.

Mr. McPherson, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz:

Resolved, That three thousand copies of the Army Register for 1863 be printed for the use of the House.

The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports for commitment, &c.,

Mr. Aldrich, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred bills of the House of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 613. A bill for the removal of certain bands of Sioux Indians and for the disposition of their reservation in Minnesota and Dakota; and

H. R. 614. A bill for the removal of the Winnebago Indians and for the sale of their reservation in Minnesota for their benefit, reported the same severally without amendment, accompanied by a report relating to both bills.

Ordered, That the bills be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and that the bills and report be printed.

Mr. McPherson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred sundry petitions from paymasters and paymasters' clerks, praying for an increase of the pay of the latter, made an adverse report thereon; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. McPherson,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the subject of providing for the defence of the Columbia river and Puget's sound, and that the same be laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. William Allen,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Henry B. Judd, major United States army, and that the same be laid on the table.

Mr. Buffinton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom

was referred the petition of Abram G. Snyder, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 697) for his remuneration; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Buffinton,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the subject of providing for the discharge of all incompetent commissioned officers from the service of the army; and that the same be laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Sedgwick,

Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of the Board of Trade of Kenosha, Wisconsin, for a beacon light, and the petition of Henry Esselstyn and John N. Fowler for a change of the register of the schooner Selkirk; and that the same be referred to the Committee on Com

merce.

Mr. Dunn, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 597) to establish an arsenal and ordnance depot on the tide water of New York harbor, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and that the bill and report be printed.

Mr. Bailey, from the Committee on Printing reported the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the present House of Representatives the regular number of copies of a work prepared by the librarian, which he offers as an appropriate index to the public documents in the library; the copywright of said work to be vested in the name of the compiler, provided that no demand for compensation be made by him for the use of said number of copies.

The same having been read,

Mr. Hutchins moved that it be laid on the table.

And the question being put,

Yeas..

It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays...

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Cyrus Aldrich

John B. Alley
Isaac N. Arnold
James M. Ashley
Portus Baxter
Fernando C. Beaman
John A Bingham
Jacob B Blair
Harrison G. Blake
James H. Campbell
Samuel L. Casey
Jacob P. Chamberlain
Ambrose W. Clark

Mr Andrew J. Clements
Frederick A. Conkling
James A. Cravens
Wm. Morris Davis
Henry L. Dawes
Alexander S. Diven
George W. Dunlap
W. McKee Dunn
Sidney Edgerton
Thomas M. Edwards
Thomas D. Eliot
Alfred Ely

Thomas A. D. Fessenden

Mr. Richard Franchot
John N. Goodwin
Bradley F. Granger
Henry Grider
John A. Gurley
Aaron Harding

Richard A. Harrison

William S. Holman

Samuel Hooper
John Hutchins
George W. Julian
William D. Kelley
Francis W. Kellogg

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Mr. Hutchins 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.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of this house of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 520. An act for the relief of Seneca G. Simmons; and

H. R. 568. An act to provide for the printing of the annual report of the banks of the United States;

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

The Senate have also passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles, viz:

S. 463. An act to increase the clerical and other force of the quartermaster general's office, and for other purposes;

S. 470. An act to provide for the greater comfort of sick and wounded soldiers, and to promote the efficiency of the medical department of the army;

S. 477. An act for the relief of Cyrus Clapp and his guarantors or sureties; and

S. Res. 125. Joint resolution supplementary to the act entitled "An act to provide for the imprisonment of persons convicted of crime by the criminal court of the District of Columbia," approved January 16, 1863;

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

A message in writing was received from the President of the United States by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, which was handed in at the Speaker's table; also a message notifying the House that he did on the 23d instant approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 611. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864; and H. R. 359. An act for the relief of John B. Motley.

The Speaker having announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 675) to raise additional soldiers for the service of the government, heretofore postponed until this day,

Mr. Stevens moved that its consideration be further postponed. until to-morrow.

Pending which,

Mr. Holman moved to amend the said motion by striking out the word "to-morrow" and inserting the words "the third of March next."

And the question being put,
It was decided in the negative, {Nays...

Yeas.

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

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