the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 561) "in relation to commissioned officers of the United States revenue cutter service," reported that the committee having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows: "That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement to all the amendments (being two) of the Senate, and agree to said. amendments. Managers on the part of the House of Representatives "THOMAS D. ELIOT. "Managers on the part of the Senate JOHN C. TEN EYCK. "Z. CHANDLER. "JOHN S. CARLILE." The same having been read, The question was put, Will the House agree thereto? So the report was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said report. Mr. Eliot moved that the vote by which the said report was agreed to be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Hooper, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 458) to amend an act entitled "An act for the collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary districts within the United States, and for other purposes," approved June 7, 1862, was taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Worcester, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Agriculture be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending the act establishing the Department of Agriculture in such manner as to limit the number, prescribe the duties, and fix and provide for the compensation of the clerks and other employés of the department; and that in pursuing said inquiry they be instructed to ascertain the number of clerks and other employés now in said department, by whom and when appointed, their duties and salaries, and by what law and out of what appropriation the salaries of such clerks and other employés are paid, and that said committee report by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Shanks, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the report of the Committee on the Judiciary, made on the 20th instant, on the subject of the Miami Indians, be taken from the table with the accompanying papers and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways Means, reported bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 707. A bill making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864; and H. R. 708. A bill making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1864; which were severally read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Ordered, That the former (H. R. 707) be made a special order for Tuesday next. and the latter (H. R. 708) for Thursday next. On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 610. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending 30th of June, 1864; and H. R. 616. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, were taken up and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Mallory, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 709) for the benefit of Simon and Emanuel Bamberger; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill and joint resolution of this house of the following titles, viz: H. R. 409. An act to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the marshal of Boston for repairs to the United States court-house; and H. Res. 131. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of Moses Yale; severally without amendment. The Senate have also passed joint resolutions and a bill of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 123. Joint resolution to expedite the printing of the Presi dent's message and accompanying documents; S. Res. 127. Joint resolution to amend the Joint resolution for the payment of the expenses of the joint committee of Congress appointed to inquire into the conduct of the war," approved the 27th January, 1862; and S. 475. An act for the relief of Albert Brown; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. Mr. William Allen, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Printing be instructed to inquire into the expediency of printing 2,000 copies of Lieutenant Warren's report of the explorations in Dakota; also 5,000 copies of the report. of Captain Reynolds's explorations on the Yellowstone river in the year 1860, for the use of the House, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Wilson, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 710) to establish a uniform width of track for the Pacific railroad and its several branches; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the select committee on the Pacific railroad. Mr. Justin S. Morrill, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 711) to facilitate the collection of the revenue in El Paso county, Texas, and in the Territory of New Mexico; which was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. The Speaker, by unanimous consent. laid before the House the following message, received yesterday from the President of the United States, viz: To the Senate and House of Representatives: In conformity to the law of July 16, 1862, I most cordially recommend that Commander David D. Porter, United States navy, acting rear admiral, commanding the Mississippi squadron, receive a vote of thanks of Congress for the bravery and skill displayed in the attack ou the post of Arkansas which surrendered to the combined military and naval forces on the 10th instant. WASHINGTON, January 28, 1863. The same having been read. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and printed. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 409. An act to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the marshal of Boston for repairs to the United States court-house; and H. R. 561. An act in relation to commissioned officers of the United States revenue cutter service. When The Speaker signed the same. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of 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 the motion of Mr. Maynard to refer the same to the Committee on Military Affairs. Pending which, After debate, By unanimous consent, the amendments proposed to be submitted, when in order, by Messrs. Wickliffe, Justin S. Morrill, Diven, and Porter, respectively, to the said bill, were ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Sargent, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 430) to provide for the protection of overland emigrants to the States and Territories of the Pacific was taken from the Speak er's table, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. And then, On motion of Mr. Dawes, at 5 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1863. The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule: By Mr. Marston: The petition of citizens of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in favor of Secretary Chase's banking scheme; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Cox: The memorial of Townsend Harris for pay for extra services; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. William Kellogg: The petition of citizens of Dakota Territory for the formation of a territorial government; which was referred to the Committee on Territories. By Mr. Stevens: The petition of hospital stewards in the United States service for increased compensation; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Potter: The petition of citizens of Dakota for a mail route from Great Salt Lake City to Fort Benton. By Mr. Brown: The petition of citizens of West Virginia for a mail route from Portland to Kingwood. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Moorhead: The memorial of M. Neckermaum relative to a repayment of money paid to the sufferers at the late explosion at Allegheny arsenal. By Mr. Alley: The petition of the widow of Charles S. Morse for the payment of bounty. Ordered, That the said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Timothy G. Phelps: The petition of citizens of Petaluma, California, in relation to the ownership of Rancho Roblar de la Miseria and the Juan Miranda claim; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Justin S. Morrill, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 616) making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in the said amendments. The House having proceeded to their consideration, the said amendments were severally concurred in. Mr. Morrill 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. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments. Mr. May, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 712) to incorporate St. Ann's Infant Asylum, in the District of Columbia; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Aldrich, by unanimous consent, from the select committee on the Pacific railroad, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 360) to grant the proceeds of the sales of certain public lands to aid in the construction of a northern Pacific railroad, reported the same with sundry amendments. Ordered, That the said bill and pending amendments be printed and recommitted to the said committee. On motion of Mr. Cravens, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on the Territories be discharged/ from the further consideration of the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 135) providing for the payment of the salary of Perry E. Brocchus as associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of New Mexico, and that the same be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 being on the motion of Mr. Maynard to refer the same, with the pending amendments, to the Committee on Military Affairs Mr. Maynard withdrew his said motion. When Mr. Stevens made a further modification of the amendment heretofore submitted by him. Mr. Maynard then renewed his motion to refer. After debate, A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed joint resolutions of this house of the following titles, viz: H. Res. 117. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Commander John L. Worden, of the United States navy; and H. Res. 112. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Captain James L. Lardner and other officers of the navy, in pursuance of the recommendation of the President of the United States; the former without, and the latter with amendments; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 127. An act for the relief of Isaac Vanderpoel; and S. 425. An act for the relief of Thomas B. Valentine, claiming title under a Mexican grant to Juan Miranda, deceased; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 28th instant, approve and sign a bill and joint resolution of the following titles, viz: |