Mr. Lazear 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 then recurred on the third reading of the bill. Pending which, Mr. Hutchins submitted an amendment. Pending which, Mr. Maynard submitted an amendment to the said amendment. Mr. Colfax moved the previous question on the said amendment; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment to the amendment and the amendment were severally disagreed to. to. The bill having been further amended, Mr. Colfax submitted an additional amendment; which was agreed Pending the question on the third reading of the bill, Mr. Colfax moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered to be put. When Mr. Johnson moved that the bill be laid on the table. And the question being put, 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 Mr. Sydenham E. Ancona Charles Delano Mr. W. McKee Dunn Richard Franchot Mr. Henry Grider Aaron Harding Mr. Cyrus Aldrich William Allen Stephen Baker Portus Baxter Fernando C. Beaman Charles J. Biddle Frederick A. Conkling James A. Cravens John J. Crittenden Mr. Wm. Morris Davis Sidney Edgerton Mr. Elijah H. Norton E. P. Walton William A. Wheeler So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. It was accordingly read the third time. The question then being on its passage, Mr. Colfax moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the affirmative, {Xeys.... 73 55 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— Mr. William Allen John B. Alley Mr. Samuel S Blair Mr. Schuyler Colfax John Covode Mr. Colfax 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 amendments of the House to the said bill. Mr. Justin S. Morrill, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 770) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the govern ment and pay interest on the public debt, approved July 1, 1862, and for other purposes;" which was read a first and second time, ordered to be printed, and its further consideration postponed until Tuesday next, after the expiration of the morning hour. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 20th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 695. An act to provide for the appointment of an Assistant Register in the Treasury Department and a Solicitor for the War Department, and for other purposes; 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 of June, 1864; 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; and H. R. 709. An act for the benefit of Simon and Emanuel Bamberger. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of this house of the following titles, viz: H. R. 448. An act for the relief of Colonel Joseph Paddock, without amendment; and H. R. 267. An act to divide the State of Michigan into two judicial districts, and to provide for holding the district and circuit courts therein, with amendments; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate have also passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 424. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to establish and equalize the grades of line officers of the United States navy," approved July 16, 1862; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The House then resumed the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 346) for the relief of Jane B. Evans, heretofore reported from the Committee on Patents-the pending question being on its third reading. After debate, Mr. John H. Rice moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. McKnight moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof 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. John H. Rice moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the negative, ... S Yeas..... 36 77 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William J. Allen James M. A-hley Mr. Martin F. Conway Mr. Richard Franchot John N. Good win Anson P. Morrill James R. Morr.s Mr. John B. Alley Joseph Baily Reuben E. Fenton Daniel W. Gooch James T. Hale Aaron Harding Mr. Valentine B. Horton John Hutchins James K. Moorhead John T. Nixon John W. Noell Mr. Francis Thomas Burt Van Horn Mr. Aaron A. Sargent Ellihu B. Washburne Chilton A. White Mr. McKnight 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. On motion of Mr. Noble, Ordered, That the Committee on Patents be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Stephen K. Baldwin, and that the same be laid on the table. The morning hour having expired, On motion of Mr. Stevens, the House proceeded to the consideration of the business on the Speaker's table. When, Private bills and joint resolutions being first in order, The bill of the Senate (S. 514) for the relief of Elizabeth M. Baxter, widow of the late Robert Baxter, second lieutenant of the tenth regiment Minnesota volunteers, was taken up, read three times, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Aldrich 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 joint resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 114) authorizing the |