"five" in lines 2 and 3 on page 2, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "three."

Mr. Sheffield moved the previous question, which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, first: Will the House agree to the said amendment?

Yeas

And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays......

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

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.

Ordered, That the bill be read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Sheffield 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 amendment of the House to the said bill.

The bill of the Senate (S. 562) to facilitate the taking of depositions within the United States to be used in the courts of other countries, and for other purposes; was taken up, read three times, and passed.

Mr. Diven 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.

The bill of the Senate (S. 543) to provide for the disposal of certain lands therein named was taken up, and read a first and second time. Mr. Holman moved that it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands; which motion was disagreed to.

Ordered, That the bill be read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Sloan 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.

The joint resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 133) to grant the use of a portion of Judiciary or Armory square for a home for destitute newsboys in Washington was taken up and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading,

Mr. Morris moved to amend the same by striking out the words "or Armory square;" which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Morris submitted the following amendment, viz:

Strike out the words "Judiciary square or."

Pending which,

Mr. Bingham moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was disagreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. Bingham 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.

The bill of the Senate (S. 536) to incorporate the Institution for the Education of the Colored Youth of the District of Columbia, was taken up, read three times, and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of

the said bill.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have adopted resolutions providing that "in order to enable the joint committee on the conduct of the war to

complete their investigations of certain important matters now before them, and which they have not been able to complete, by reason of inability to obtain important witnesses, be authorized to continue their sessions for thirty days after the close of the present Congress, and to place their testimony and reports in the hands of the Secretary of the Senate; and that the Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to cause to be printed of the reports and accompanying testimony of the committee on the conduct of the war 5,000 copies for the use of the Senate and 10,000 copies for the use of the House of Representatives;" in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House.

The bill of the Senate (S. 501) for the survey and sale of certain Indian reservations in California, and for other purposes, was taken up and read a first and second time.

Pending the question on its third reading,

After debate,

Mr. Sargent moved the previous question.
Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Stevens,

Ordered, That the bill be laid on the table.

Mr. Roscoe Conkling 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.

Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 435. An act for the relief of Susan Dickson, widow of John Dickson, deceased;

H. R. 647. An act for the relief of the administrator of Captain Richard Stevenson, deceased;

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 pur

poses.

When

The Speaker signed the same.

The bill of the Senate (S. 439) to amend an act entitled "An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean," was taken up and read a first and second time.

Pending the question on its third reading,

By unanimous consent it was left on the Speaker's table.

The bill of the Senate (S. 231) amendatory of an act entitled "An act to provide for the care and preservation of the works constructed by the United States for bringing the Potomac water into the cities of Washington and Georgetown, for the supply of said water for all governmental purposes, and for the uses and benefit of the inhabitants of the said cities," was taken up and read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

The bill of the Senate (S. 532) to define the powers and duties of the levy court of the county of Washington, District of Columbia, in

regard to roads, and for other purposes; was taken up read a first and second time, and its further consideration postponed until to-morrow at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.

Joint resolutions of the Senate of the following titles, viz:

S. Res. 117. Joint resolution giving the thanks of Congress to Major General William S. Rosecrans, and the officers and men under his command, for their gallantry and good conduct in the battle of Murfreesborough, Tennessee; and

S. Res. 132. Joint resolution to enable the Secretary of the Treas ury 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;

were severally taken up, read three times, and passed.

Mr. Bennett moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the resolution of the Senate No. 132 was passed, 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 joint resolutions.

The bill of the Senate (S. 574) supplementary to "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, was taken up, and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading,

Mr. Wilson moved the previous question.

Pending which,

Mr. Frederick A. Conkling moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurring on the demand for the previous ques tion, 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 and passed.

Mr. Wilson 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 therewith.

The bill of the Senate (S. 546) for the relief of Margaret L. Stevens, widow of Brigadier General Isaac I. Stevens, was taken up, read three times, and 'passed.

Mr. Sheffield 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 the said bill.

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All the bills on the Speaker's table having been disposed ofMr. Justin S. Morrill, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 779) to modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time.

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Justin S. Morrill 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.

Mr. Stevens moved, at 11 o'clock p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Sheffield, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, with leave to report at any time, the bill of the Senate (S. 506) to prevent and punish frauds upon the revenue, to provide. for the more speedy and certain collection of claims in favor of the United States, and for other purposes, reported the same without amendment.

Pending the question on its third reading,

Mr. Sheffield moved the previous question; which 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 and passed.

Mr. Sheffield 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.

Mr. Sedgwick, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred, with leave to report at any time, the bill of the Senate (S. 393) concerning letters of mark, prizes, and prize goods, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That it be read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.

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.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill.

On motion of Mr. Gooch, by unanimous consent, the concurrent resolutions of the Senate, in relation to a continuance of the joint committee on the conduct of the war and the printing of their report, were taken from the Speaker's table, amended by adding, at the end. of the second resolution, the words "of the present Congress," and, as amended, concurred in.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment.

On motion of Mr. Stratton, by unanimous consent, the Committee. of the Whole House on the state of the Union were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 663) to establish a branch mint of the United States in the Territory of Nevada, and the House proceeded to its consideration.

The pending amendment thereto having been agreed to, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.