Treasury to pay Perry E. Brocchus his salary as judge of the supreme court of the United States for the Territory of New Mexico. The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 708) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending 30th June, 1864. Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 731) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in some and non-concurrence in others of the said amendments. The said amendments having been read, The amendments of the Senate were all agreed to. Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, moved that the vote by which the said amendments were agreed to 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. Stevens, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 708) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending 30th June, 1864, submitted the following report; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendments to the bill (H. R. 708) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows: "That the House recede from their disagreement to the 8th, 11th, 14th, and 16th amendments of the Senate, and agree to the same. That the Senate recede from their 7th amendment. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the 5th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out all after the word "same," in the 3d line of said Senate amendment, and insert the following: published at least thirty days in two daily newspapers of general circulation published in each of the cities of Washington, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, prior to such contract being made. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the 6th amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: After the word "for," in the 13th line of said Senate amendment, insert: the establishment, by purchase or hire, of two. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the Senate's 10th amendment, and agree to the same. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the Senate's 12th amendment, and agree to the same with the following amendment: At the end of line 24, after the word "dollars," insert: For building floating dry-dock at navy yard, New York, seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That if, after examination and sur vey, the Secretary of the Navy shall deem it expedient. เ 'Managers on the part of the House of Representatives- "C. B. SEDGWICK. "Managers on the part of the Senate "J. W. GRIMES. "DAN'L CLARK. "GARRETT DAVIS." Mr. Stevens 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 report. 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. C. C. 111. An act for the relief of O. B. and Oliver S. Latham, with an amendment; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate have also passed a joint resolution and bill of the fol lowing titles, viz: S. Res. 132. Joint resolution to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain the title to certain property in the city of Denver, Colorado Territory, for the purposes of the branch mint located in said place; and · S. 574. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act for the relief of persons for damages sustained by reason of depredations and injuries by certain bands of Sioux Indians," approved February 16, 1863; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. Mr. Walton, by unanimous consent, submitted the following reso lution; which was read, and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That there be printed one hundred thousand extra copies of the report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the use of the House of Representatives, and fifty thousand for the use of the Ag ricultural department. The Speaker having announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 770) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the government and pay interest on the public debt, approved July 1, 1862, and for other purposes, reported yesterday from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union with sundry amendments Mr. Justin S. Morrill submitted an amendment in the nature of a substitute therefor, with the understanding, by unanimous consent, that the House will proceed without debate to vote on amendments to sections 1, 4, 5, 22, and 37 to the said substitute, and then upon the substitute in lieu of the amendments reported. The amendment to the 1st section having been read, as follows, viz: Strike out "one" and insert "two," in line 224. The question was put, Will the House agree thereto.? Yeas. And it was decided in the negative, {es 62 68 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Francis W. Kellogg William Kellogg John P. C. Shanks So the said amendment was disagreed to. Mr. Justin S. Morrill Albert G. Porter John H. Rice William P. Sheffield Benjamin F. Thomas Ellihu B. Washburne Samuel T. Worcester. Mr. Socrates N. Sherman Clement L. Vallandigham Mr. Sedgwick 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 amendment to the 4th section was then read, as follows: And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Yeas It was decided in the negative, {Nays.... 61 68 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— Mr. Bradley F. Granger So the said amendment was disagreed to. Mr. William P. Sheffield Elbridge G. Spaulding John L. N. Stratton Mr. Frederick A. Pike William H. Wadsworth The next amendment was then read, as follows: And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Yeas. It was decided in the negative, {Nays ... 48 70 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 Fernando C. Beaman Alfred Ely Samuel C. Fessenden Mr. Thomas A. D. Fessenden Richard Franchot So the said amendment was disagreed to. Benjamin F. Thomas Mr. John Patton Timothy G. Phelps Rowland E. Trowbridge The amendments to the 22d and 37th sections were severally agreed to. The substitute was then agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and, under the operation of the previous question, passed. Mr. Justin S. Morrill moved that the vote last taken be reconsid |