And the House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Campbell reported that the committee having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 659. A bill to provide ways and means for the support of government, had come to no resolution thereon.

On motion of Mr. McKnight, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That an amendment, proposed to be submitted by him when in order, to the said bill of the House (H. R. 659) be printed. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to communicate the proceedings of the Senate upon the announcement of the death of James Alfred Pearce, a senator from the State of Maryland.

The said message having been read,

After remarks upon the life and public services of the deceased, Mr. Crisfield submitted the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United States has received, with the deepest sensibility, intelligence of the death of James Alfred Pearce, late a senator in Congress from the State of Maryland.

Resolved, That the members and officers of this house, as a proper mark of respect for the personal character and the long and valuable public service of the honorable James A. Pearce, will go into mourning by wearing crape on the left arm for the period of thirty days. Resolved, That, as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, the House do now adjourn.

And the House accordingly adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1863.

The following petitions, memorials, and other papers were laid upon the Clerk's table under the rule:

By Mr. English: The memorial of carriage-makers of New Haven, Connecticut, for certain changes in the internal revenue law.

By Mr. Ancona: The petition of citizens of Reading, Pennsylvania, of like import.

By Mr. Stevens: The petition of tailors of Marietta, Pennsylvania, of like import.

By Mr. Spaulding: The petition of Duncan, Sherman & Company, for the payment of Floyd acceptances.

Ordered, That the said memorial and petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Washburne: The petition of A. G. Benson, for non-intercourse with nations admitting rebel privateers into their ports.

By Mr. Low: The memorial of Samuel Clark in relation to the building of vessels-of-war.

Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Dawes: The letter of W. W. Wing, in relation to the election in the second congressional district of Virginia; which was referred to the Committee of Elections.

By Mr. Trimble: The petition of citizens of Wisconsin for the survey of certain lands-heretofore presented February 21, 1856; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. Calvert: The petition of S. A. Pugh; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Stevens: Papers and vouchers relating to the claim of Seat Kropp & Company; which were referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Calvert: The memorial of D. Green, agent of the Southern Express Company; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Edgerton: The petition of citizens of Ohio for the passage of a bankrupt law.

By Mr. Francis W. Kellogg: The petition of citizens of New York of like import.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the select committee on the bankrupt law.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation for the support of the Indians in Utah, and other Indians with which we have no treaties; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

The Speaker having announced, as the regular order of business, the series of resolutions submitted on the 4th ultimo by Mr. Stevens, the consideration of which was postponed until this day,

Mr. Stevens moved that their further consideration be postponed until Tuesday next.

Pending which,

Mr. Washburne moved to amend the said motion by striking out the words "Tuesday next,' " and inserting in lieu thereof the words "the second Tuesday in February next."

And the question being put,

J Yeas...

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—

So the said amendment was agreed to.

The motion as amended was then agreed to.

So the further consideration of the said resolutions was postponed until the second Tuesday in February next.

Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 133) to provide for

the immediate payment of the army and navy of the United States; which was read a first and second time.

Pending the question on its engrossment,

Mr. Lovejoy moved to amend the joint resolution by striking out "fifty" and inserting "one hundred," so as to read "one hundred millions of dollars," &c.; which motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the resolution be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in the said joint resolution.

Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, from the select committee on government contracts, submitted the following preamble and resolu tion; which were read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz:

Whereas Simon Stevens, a witness subpoenaed by the select committee of the House of Representatives on government contracts, in their examination of the facts in connexion with the "terms, considerations, and profits of the labor contract for the storing, hauling, and delivery, &c., of foreign goods in the city of New York, concerning which said committee were directed by the House to make inquiries, refused to answer the following inquiries propounded to him by said committee:

"How much money in the aggregate has been paid over, under the labor contract, to Mr. William Allen Butler, or to his account, or to Mr. George W. Parsons, his law partner, for account of Mr. Butler?"

"You say you held the contract from May 11, 1861, until its expiration, by its own terms, September 5, 1862. State the net profits of that contract during that time."

Now, therefore

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-arms be directed to bring the said Simon Stevens before the bar of this House to answer said contempt. Mr. Dawes 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. Fenton, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 677) to provide for the construction of a military and postal railway from the city of Washington to the city of New York; which was read a first and second time and referred to the select committee on that subject.

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 666) to provide for holding special terms of the circuit and district courts in certain cases, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be printed and recommitted to the said committee.

Mr. Wilson, from the same committee, reported a bill (II. R. 678)

to enable the district courts of the United States to issue executions and other final process in certain cases; which was ordered to be printed and recommitted to the said committee.

A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, which was handed in at the Speaker's table;

Also a message notifying the House that he did, on the 13th instant, approve and sign a bill and joint resolution of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 608. An act prescribing the times and places for holding terms of the circuit court for the districts of Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas.

H. Res. 125. Joint resolution to grant the use of a portion of Judiciary square for a free library and reading room for soldiers.

The House then proceeded, as the regular order of business, to the consideration of the series of resolutions submitted on the 8th ultimo by Mr. Wright, and the pending amendments thereto, the consideration of which was postponed until this day.

After debate, and pending the question on the said amendments, On motion of Mr. Stevens, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Campbell reported that the committee, having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 659. A bill to provide ways and means for the support of government, had come to no resolution thereon.

On motion of Mr. Loomis, by unanimous consent,

Resolved, That leave be granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of Fanny Fowler, widow of Lieutenant A. C. Fowler.

The said papers were thereupon delivered to Mr. Loomis.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Stevens, at 3 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1863.

The following petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule:

By Mr. Francis W. Kellogg: The petition of citizens of Michigan, in relation to the currency; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Beaman: The petition of citizens of Michigan, for an extension of post route No. 12528; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed joint resolutions of the following titles, viz:

S. Res. 118. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of R. A. Clements, administrator of James N. Mullican;