S. 468. An act temporarily to supply vacancies in the executive departments in certain cases; and 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 January 27, 1862. Another message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insist on their amendments, disagreed to by the House, to 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; agree to the conference asked by the House of Representatives on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon; and have appointed Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Collamer, and Mr. Willey the committee of conference on the part of the Senate. Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. 769) for the relief of Sergeant Thomas Plunkett; which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the said committee, and ordered to be printed. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 486) to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof; the pending question being on the amendment of Mr. Noell to the motion of Mr. Hooper to refer the same to the Committee of Ways and Means. After debate, Mr. Hooper withdrew his said motion. Pending the question on the third reading of the bill, Mr. Hooper moved the previous question; which was seconded. The question being put, Shall the main question be now put? It was decided in the affirmative, Yeas Nays... 75 73 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich James M. Ashley Mr. Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Mr. James B. McKean Edward McPherson Anson P. Morrill Abraham B. Olin Mr. William Allen John B. Alley Sydenham E. Ancona Stephen Baker Portus Baxter James T. Hale William A. Hall Aaron Harding Richard A. Harrison Valentine B. Horton Mr. Philip Johnson Mr. Edwin H. Webster Albert S. White James F. Wilson William Windom. Mr. James S. Rollins Charles R. Train Clement L. Vallandigham Daniel W. Voorhees William H. Wadsworth William A. Wheeler So the main question was ordered to be now put. When Mr. Sheffield moved that the bill be laid on the table. It was decided in the negative, Yeas... Nays.. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Fernando C. Beaman Jacob P. Chamberlain Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden George P. Fisher Richard Franchot Mr. Augustus Frank John N. Goodwin John W. Noell Abraham B. Olin John Patton Mr. Timothy G. Phelps Francis Thomas Charles R. Train So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. (Yeas.. It was decided in the affirmative, {es.. 83 66 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Jacob B Blair Mr. W. McKee Dunn Sidney Edgerton Reuben E. Fenton Mr. William E. Lansing Anson P. Morrill So the bill was ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time. The question then being on its passage, Mr. Hooper moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. When Mr. Holman moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question was then put, Shall the bill pass? .... .... 78 64 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 Mr. Andrew J. Clements Schuyler Colfax Reuben E. Fenton Mr. Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. Hooper 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 passage of the said bill. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: viz: S. 512. An act to disapprove of the 26th section of the act of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Nevada, and for other purposes; S. 526. An act to authorize the appointment of Assistant Treasurer of the United States, and to fix the pay of the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, clerks and messengers in the office of the Treasurer; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate have directed the return to the House of the bill of the Senate (S. 483) to establish the gauge of the Pacific railroad and its branches. |