Those who voted in the negative are Mr. William Allen Sydenham E. Ancona Richard A. Harrison Mr. William S. Holman Mr. William G. Steele So the bill and pending amendment were recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Olin 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. 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. 568. An act to provide for the printing of the annual report of the banks of the United States. When The Speaker signed the same. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this house of the following title, viz: H. R. 582. An act for the relief of persons for damages sustained by reason of depredations and injuries by certain bands of Sioux Indians, with amendments; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 617) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June. 30, 1863, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in some and non-concurrence in others of the said amendments. Ordered, That the said bill and amendments be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 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. Dawes reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (R. R. 617) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1863, had come to no resolution thereon. Mr. Stevens submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House, H. R. 617 (deficiencies) shall cease in five minutes. after their consideration is resumed, and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending or offered to the same, and shall then report them to the House with such amendments as may have been agreed to by the committee. Pending which, Mr. Holman moved to amend the same by striking out the words "five minutes" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hour.” Pending which, Mr. Pendleton moved, at 3 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the House refused to adjourn. The question then recurring on the amendment submitted by Mr. Holman, Mr. Stevens withdrew his original resolution. The Speaker then announced, as the regular order of business, the bill of the House (H. R. 675) to raise additional soldiers for the service of the government, the consideration of which was postponed until this day. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Stevens submitted an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the bill. Pending which, Mr. Hickman submitted an amendment to the said amendment. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill and joint resolution of the following titles, viz: S. 437. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend the act of the 3d March, 1837, entitled An act supplementary to the act entitled An act to amend the judicial system of the United States;" 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. When The Speaker signed the same. And then. On motion of Mr. Stevens, at 4 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1863. The following petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule: By Mr. Washburne: The petition of citizens of Illinois in relation to the currency. By Mr. Stevens: The petition of citizens of Pennsylvania against any reduction in the duty on paper. By Mr. Samuel C. Fessenden: Petition of citizens of Maine of like import. By Mr. Anson P. Morrill: Petition of like import. By Mr. Justin S. Morrill: Petition of citizens of Vermont of like import. By Mr. Stratton: Petition of citizens of New Jersey of like import. By Mr. Cobb: Petition of like import. By Mr. Granger: Petition of citizens of Michigan of like import. By Mr. Ely: Petition of citizens of New York of like import. By Mr. Olin: Petition of like import. By Mr. Spaulding: Petition of like import. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the accounts of the superintendent of Indian affairs for the southern superintendency of disbursements made by him for certain Indian tribes; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. The Speaker having announced as the regular order of business the bill of the House (H. R. 675) to raise additional soldiers for the service of the government-the pending question when the House adjourned yesterday being on an amendment submitted by Mr. Hickman to the amendment submitted by Mr. Stevens to the said bill-Mr. Sheffield moved that it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Pending which, Mr. Sheffield moved the previous question. On motion of Mr. Hickman, Ordered, That there be a call of the House. The roll having been called, the following-named members failed to answer to their names, viz: Messrs. Elijah Babbitt, John A. Bingham, samuel S. Blair, Harrison G. Blake, George H. Browne, Alfred A. Burnham, James H. Campbell, Samuel L. Casey, George T. Cobb, Martin F. Conway, Erastus Corning, John Covode, Samuel S. Cox, James A. Cravens, John J. Crittenden, William P. Cutler, Isaac C. Delaplaine, R. Holland Duell, Alfred Ely, James E. English, George P. Fisher, Philip B. Fouke, Richard Franchot, Daniel W. Gooch, John A. Gurley, Edward Haight, James T. Hale, William Kellogg, James E. Kerrigan, John Law, Cornelius L. L. Leary, James B. McKean, Robert McKnight, Gilman Marston, Henry May, John W. Menzies, William Mitchell, James R. Morris, Robert H. Nugen, Moses F. Odell, John S. Phelps, William A. Richardson, James S. Rollins, Joseph Segar, John P. C. Shanks, Samuel Shellabarger, George K. Shiel, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Charles R. Train, William Vandever, Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, Charles H. Van Wyck, Chauncey Vibbard, Daniel W. Voorhees, William Wall, E. P. Walton, Elijah Ward, Edwin H. Webster, Albert S. White, Chilton A. White, Benjamin Wood, and Hendrick B. Wright. The names of the absentees having been called the doors were closed. When Excuses were offered and received for the non-attendance of Messrs. George H. Browne, Samuel S. Blair, Corning, Duell, English, Menzies, McKean, John S. Phelps, Van Valkenburgh, Wall, Walton, Wright, Burnham, and Blake. Mr. Bingham moved that all further proceedings in the call be dispensed with. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, {es Yeas 80 22 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Fernando C. Beaman Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. Richard Franchot Augustus Frank George H. Pendleton Mr. Albert G. Porter So it was ordered that all further proceedings in the call be dispensed with. And thereupon the doors were opened. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, the House refused to second the same. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Sheffield to refer the pending bill to the Committee on Military Affairs. Pending which, After debate, Mr. Hickman moved the previous question. |