Yeas It was decided in the affirmative, {Neys 86 30 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Reuben E. Fenton Mr. Samuel C. Fessenden Mr. Theodore M. Pomeroy Albert G. Porter Rowland E. Trowbridge Ellihu B. Washburne Mr. William P. Sheffield George K. Shiel Clement L. Vallandigham William H. Wadsworth Chilton A. White Charles A. Wickliffe All the remaining amendments of the Senate were also agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments. Another message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles, viz: S. 452. An act regulating the appiontment of midshipmen to the Naval Academy; S. 518. An act for the relief of Charles F. Anderson; and S. Res. 130. Joint resolution to compensate the crew of the United States steamer Monitor, for clothing and other property lost in the public service; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate have also passed bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 707. An act making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications, and other works of defence, for the year ending 30th June, 1864; and H. R. 762. An act to change the times of holding the circuit and district courts of the United States for the district of Indiana, severally without amendment. The bill of the House (H. R. 634) giving aid to the State of Missouri, for the purpose of securing the abolishment of slavery in said State, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, having been taken up, Mr. Albert S. White moved that it be recommitted to the select committee on emancipation, &c. Pending which, Mr. White moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. Mr. Vallandigham 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. The question was then put on the motion to recommit, Yeas. .... 81 51 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 William G. Brown James Buffinton Jacob P. Chamberlain Thomas D. Eliot Alfred Ely Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden Richard Franchot Mr. John A. Gurley Michael Hahn Mr. Albert G. Riddle Edward H. Rollins Amasa Walker E. P. Walton Ellihu B. Washburne Albert S. White Ordered, That the said bill be recommitted to the select committee. on emancipation, &c. Mr. Albert S. White 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. Bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles, viz: S. 413. An act providing for the extinction of Indian titles to lands in Kansas, for the removal of the Indians from said State, and for procuring them homes elsewhere; S. Res. 123. Joint resolution to expedite the printing of the President's message and accompanying documents; and S. 356. An act for the relief of Isaac R. Diller; were severally taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: S. 413, to the Committee on Indian Affairs; S. Res. 123, to the Committee on Printing; and S. 356, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. A joint resolution and bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz: 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; S. 440. An act concerning pardons and the remission of penalties and forfeitures in criminal cases; and S. 468. An act temporarily to supply vacancies in the executive departments in certain cases; were severally taken from the Speaker's table, read three times, and passed. Mr. Hickman moved that the vote by which the said bill of the Senate (No. 440) was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bills and joint resolution. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, on the 17th instant, present to the President of the United States bills of the following titles, viz: S. 313. An act for the relief of John Cradlebaugh. S. 338. An act for the relief of Joseph W. Dyer, Ansel L. Dyer, and William W. Dyer. S. 477. An act for the relief of Cyrus Clapp and his guarantors or sureties. The bill of the Senate (S. 481) relating to juries in the courts of the United States was taken from the Speaker's table and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading. Mr. Pendleton moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Pending which, The hour of 2 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House, in pursuance of its order yesterday, proceeded to the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 591) to indemnify the President and other persons for suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and acts done in pursuance thereof-the pending question being on the amendments of the Senate thereto. After debate, Another message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 208. An act granting lands to the States of Michigan and Wisconsin to aid in the construction of a military road from Fort Wil kins, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw county, in the State of Michigan, to Fort Howard, Green Bay, in the State of Wisconsin; and S. 483. An act to establish the gauge of the Pacific railroad and its branches; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. The hour of 4 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m. AFTER THE RECESS. Mr. McPherson, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to transmit to this house a copy of the report of Major General John Pope and the accompanying documents covering the operations of the army of Virginia while under his command. Mr. Van Wyck, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 763) to build and construct a wagon road for the use of the Military Academy, from West Point, in the county of Orange, State of New York, to Cornwall Landing, in said county; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Mr. Sargent, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 764) to provide for the appointment of Indian agents in Nevada Terri tory; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Smith, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to ascertain what repairs are required to the light-house at Gull island, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Grider, by unanimous consent, submitted the following preamble and resolutions; which were severally read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Whereas there were many soldiers mustered into the service of the State of Kentucky for the purpose of being mustered into the service of the United States army, and who, as soon as being mustered in the State service, were placed under the command of the United States officers, and were in actual service of the United States, and while in actual service of the United States army, and in the line of their duty, a great many contracted disease and died, and some were killed in battle, before all of said troops were mustered into the service of the United States; and whereas there is no law of the United States providing to pay their widows and heirs their arrearages of pay due them at their death, nor their bounty of $100, nor to pay those that survived anything until they were mustered into the United States service, and for the time they were in the State's service but under federal officers: Therefore Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the above facts, and, if expedient, provide by law a remedy, to do justice in these and like cases. Whereas the people of Kentucky have been greatly injured by the taking of their property for military purposes by our various companies, brigades, and divisions, and in cases, many of them, the individual sufferer, instead of receiving just compensation, has not been furnished any voucher for the damages done, or the amount thereof, and where vouchers have been furnished, in a large majority of cases, they are so insufficient and informal nothing can be drawn in pay, in consequence of alleged informalities: ThereforeResolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs, if expedient, report a bill providing an adequate, equitable, and available remedy. Mr. McPherson, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 765) to exempt steamboat owners from the penalties prescribed for transporting gunpowder, &c., when done in the service, at the instance, or for the use, of the government of the United States; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The House then resumed the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 591) to indemnify the President and other persons for sus pending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and acts done in pursuance thereof the pending question being on the amendments of the Senate thereto. |