to introduce a bill to provide for the election of representatives in Congress from the State of Tennessee, On motion of Mr. Holman, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1863. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule: By Mr. Potter: The memorial of citizens of Racine, Wisconsin, in favor of certain amendments to the internal revenue laws. By Mr. Dawes: The petition of citizens of Massachusetts, against any reduction in the duties on paper. By Mr. Justin S. Morrill: The petition of citizens of Vermont, of like import. By Mr. Arnold: The petition of citizens of Illinois, of like import; Also, the petition of citizens of Illinois, for a reduction in the tax on malt liquors; Also, the memorial of the State Agricultural Society of Illinois, in relation to the national finances. By Mr. Lovejoy: The petition of citizens of McLean county, Illinois, for a change in existing banking laws. Ordered, That the said memorials and petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Eliot: The petition of John G. Mitchell, for himself and other captors of the rebel armed schooner Royal Yacht, for compensation in place of prize money; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Sheffield: The memorial of the widow of General J. L. Stevens, for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Loomis: The petition of J. O. Armes, for compensation for property destroyed by United States troops; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Ward: The petition of Rivera & Hall, of New York, for return of duties; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. William Allen: The petition of citizens of Ohio, for a bankrupt law. By Mr. Timothy G. Phelps: Papers relating to the Senate bill for the relief of John B. Valentine and heirs of John Miranda. Ordered, That the said petition and papers be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Ward: The petition of citizens of New Jersey, for a permanent camp hospital and ambulance corps; Also, the petition of citizens of New York, of like import. By Mr. Arnold: The petition of officers in the volunteer service in the army, for the rescinding of General Order No. 154;" Also, the memorial of the Illinois Agricultural Society, in favor of the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan canals. By Mr. Vallandigham: The petition of citizens of Illinois, for peace. Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Dawes, from the Committee of Elections, to whom were referred the credentials of John B. McCloud, claiming to be elected a representative from the second congressional district in Virginia, and also the petition of W. W. Wing to be admitted to the same seat, made a report thereon, accompanied by the following resolutions, viz: Resolved, That J. B. McCloud is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative from the second congressional district in Virginia. Resolved, That W. W. Wing is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative from the second district in Virginia. Ordered, That the said report and resolutions be printed. Mr. John H. Rice, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the special committee appointed under the resolve submitted by Mr. Sheffield and adopted by the House on the 30th ultimo, be, and hereby is, authorized to employ a stenographer, instead of a clerk, at the usual compensation. Mr. Wickliffe, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 716) for the relief of Ignatius C. Mattingly, postmaster at Bardstown, Kentucky; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Loomis, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 717) in addition to an act to provide internal revenue to support the gov ernment and pay interest on the public debt; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The Speaker having announced, as the regular order of business, the bill of the House (H. R. 715) to provide for the construction of a submarine cable-the pending question when the House adjourned yesterday being on its passage, upon which the main question was ordered to be put The question was put, Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the affirmative, The yeas J Yeas. Nays... 71 63 and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich John B. Alley Mr. Henry L. Dawes Charles Delano Daniel W. Gooch Mr. George W. Julian William D. Kelley Edward McPherson Gilman Marston 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The Speaker having announced, as the business next in order, the bill of the House (H. R. 112) to provide for a board of commissioners to revise and codify the general statute law of the United States, heretofore made a special order for this day The House proceeded to its consideration. Mr. Hickman moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Yeas... And it was decided in the negative, Nays .... 43 85 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Mr. Fernando C. Beaman John A. Bingham Samuel S. Blair Mr Harrison G. Blake Mr. William Allen William J. Allen Joseph Baily Bradley F. Granger Henry Grider Edward Haight Mr. James T. Hale So the bill was rejected. William A. Hall John W. Menzies Mr. Charles B. Sedgwick Socrates N. Sherman Mr. Thomas L. Price Alexander H. Rice William H. Wadsworth Elijah Ward Ellihu B. Washburne 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. 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. 635. An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864; with amendments, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house; The Senate have receded from their 35th amendment, disagreed to by the House to the bill of the House (H. R. 610) making appropri ations for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864. Mr. Olin, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 718) to construct a ship canal for the passage of armed and naval vessels from the Mississippi river to Lake Michigan, and for the enlargement of the locks of the Erie canal, and the Oswego canal of New York, to adapt them to the defence of the northern lakes; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Holman moved that it be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Nays. 55 81 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Mr. Alfred Ely Samuel C. Fessenden Mr. Nehemiah Perry William H. Wadsworth Mr. Moses F. Odell Abraham B Olin |