Mr. Roscoe Conkling moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered. Pending which, Mr. William Kellogg moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. And the question being put, Yeas It was decided in the affirmative, Nays 68 61 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Thomas D. Eliot Daniel W. Gooch Henry Grider Edward McPherson Mr. Elijah H. Norton Albert G. Porter Clement L. Vallandigham William H. Wadsworth Edwin H. Webster Charles A. Wickliffe So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The Speaker having announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 136) to expedite the collection of the revenue and the final disposition of suits arising therefrom in the collection district of the city of New York, heretofore reported from the Committee on Commerce On motion of Mr. Sheffield, Ordered, That it be laid on the table. The Speaker having announced as next in order the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 103) in relation to neutral rights, heretofore reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs On motion of Mr. Cox, Ordered, That its further consideration be postponed until the third Monday in February instant. The Speaker having announced as next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 656) to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation. and redemption thereof On motion of Mr. Washburne, Ordered, That its further consideration be postponed until Tuesday next, the 10th instant. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign bills and joint resolutions of the fol lowing titles, viz: H. R. 616. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864. H. R. 409. An act to provide for the payment of expenses incurred by the marshal of Boston for repairs to the United States court-house. H. Res. 117. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Commander John L. Worden, of the United States navy. H. Res. 131. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of Moses Yale. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 649. An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1864. When The Speaker signed the same. The Speaker having announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 684) to incorporate the Washington Theatre Company, heretofore reported from the Committee for the District of Columbia, with amendments The House proceeded to its consideration. When Mr. Calvert moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. Mr. William Kellogg moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The amendments reported to the bill were then agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. The question then being on the passage of the bill, Mr. Calvert 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, { Yeas 63 59 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William Allen Portus Baxter Charles J. Biddle Jacob B Blair Mr. William S. Holman Philip Johnson Cornelius L. L. Leary John W. Menzies James C. Robinson Mr. Edward H. Rollins Joseph Segar Carey A. Trimble Clement L. Vallandigham Kellian V. Whaley Albert S. White So the bill was passed. Reuben E. Fenton Mr. Justin S. Morrill Moses F. Odell Abraham B. Olin Mr. Calvert 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. Crittenden, by unanimous consent, submitted a resolution, which he modified as follows, and which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to communicate to this house a copy of the record of the trial, including the argument of the judge advocate, in the case of the trial of General Fitz-John Porter by and before the court-martial lately held for that purpose in the city of Washington, as fully as the same now exists in his department. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports Mr. McPherson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 626) to reorganize the pay department of the army of the United States, reported the same with an amendment, in the nature of a substitute therefor. The House having proceeded to its consideration, After debate, Mr. McPherson moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Holman 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 said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. The question was then put, Shall the bill pass? Yeas. And it was decided in the negative, Nas 61 70 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the bill was rejected. Aaron Harding Mr. Albert G. Porter John H. Rice Albert G. Riddle Mr. Thomas L. Price James C. Robinson William P. Sheffield Rowland E. Trowbridge William H. Wadsworth Mr. Washburne 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. |