made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Etheridge,

Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Washington relative to the transportation and settling of the Indian tribes on their reservations east of the Cascade mountains, and that it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Mr. Scott, from the same committee, reported the following reso lution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be allowed a clerk, and be authorized to employ the same at a compensation of four dol lars per day while actually employed.

Mr. Scott moved that the vote on the passage of the said resolution be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Mr. Stanton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Charles Stillman, made a report thereon, ac companied by a bill (H. R. 264) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Stanton,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Peter D. Ankeny, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Buffinton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill of the following title, viz:

H. R. 265. A bill for the relief of Frederick Stephens; accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Buffinton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 130) to pay to the State of Missouri the amount expended by said State in repelling the invasion of the Osage Indians, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bill and report be printed.

Mr. McRae, from the same committee, reported back the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby requested to furnish the House of Representatives with a memoir of the Missis sippi sound, on the Mexican Gulf coast, with the maps and charts of the same as taken by the Coast Survey; also to furnish the House with a statement of the amount of money at any time heretofore appropriated

by Congress for naval and military defences on the Gulf coast of Mississippi.

Mr. Olin, from the same committee, made an adverse report upon the petition of Daniel Wright; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Pendleton, from the same committee, to whom were referred the petitions of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Martin Burke and Captain Charles S. Winder, of the United States army, reported a bill (H. R. 266) for their relief; which was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Pendleton, from the same committee, reported back the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to communicate to the House the official correspondence of Brigadier General William S. Harney, in command of the department of Oregon, relating to the affairs of that department.

Mr. Pendleton, from the same committee, made an adverse report upon the petition of Joseph B. Eaton; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Pendleton,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged. from the further consideration of the memorial of the legislature and citizens of Oregon, asking that the Oregon City claim may be released to the heirs of Dr. John McLoughlin, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion of Mr. Pendleton,

Ordered, That the said committee be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Isaac I. Stevens on the 16th instant, in relation to the correspondence of Lieutenant General Scott and Brigadier General Harney, in reference to the island of San Juan, and that the same be laid upon the table.

Mr. Leake moved, at 4 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Sedgwick, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. A. W. Angus, widow of the late Captain Samuel Angus, United States navy, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 267) for her relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Junkin, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of the surviving children of the late Martha Swilling, widow of George Swilling, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 268) to pay to them the pension that was due her to the period of her death under the act of 7th of July, 1838; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for tomorrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Stokes, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 269. A bill granting a pension to James Lacey, of Grainger county, Tennessee;

H. R. 270. A bill granting a pension to John Madden, of Claiborn county, Tennessee:

H. R. 271. A bill granting a pension to Cyrenus C. Blackman, of St. Helena parish, Louisiana;

accompanied by reports in writing thereon; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Adelaide Adams, widow of Commander George Adams, United States navy, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 272) granting her a pension; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed

Mr. Foster, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 273. A bill for the relief of Micajah Hawkes;

H. R. 274. A bill for the relief of Timothy Cavan, an invalid pensioner;

accompanied by reports in writing thereon; which bills were sever ally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Garnett moved, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 275. A bill for the relief of the children of Lieutenant Na thaniel Smith, deceased;

H. R. 276. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Hannah McDowell; H. R. 277. A bill for the relief of Webster S. Steele; accompanied by reports in writing thereon; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Hindman moved, at 4 o'clock and 22 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that there be a call of the House. Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Barksdale, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1860.

The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit:

By Mr. Corwin: The petition of E. George Squier, praying an outfit to each of the governments to which he was accredited; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Gooch: The petition of Holmes & Pedrick-heretofore referred January 20, 1859; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Israel Washburn, jr.: The petition of Larkin Snow and Zenas Snow, praying for a remission of a fine.

By Mr. Larrabee: The petition of the citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying that Oconto, in said State, be made a port of entry; Also, the petition of C. H. Larrabee, a citizen of the State of Wisconsin, praying a change of the collection districts of Wisconsin. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Hardeman: The petition of Mary Bullock, widow of Daniel Bullock, asking a pension for the revolutionary services of her husband under the act of 1836;

Also, the petition of Ferguson Smith, widow of Robert Smith, praying a pension under the act of 1838.

By Mr. Rice: The petition of John Winslow--heretofore referred June 24, 1856.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

By Mr. John Cochrane: The supplemental petition of David Ogden, Charles H. Marshall, Grinnell, Minturn & Co. and others, praying to be refunded moneys illegally exacted of them by collectors of the

customs.

By Mr. Larrabee: The petition of C. H. Larrabee, praying an appropriation to construct a harbor at two rivers in the State of Wisconsin.

By Mr. Eliot: Two petitions of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, relative to Cape Cod harbor-heretofore referred April 19, 1858; Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, relative to a light-house at Duxbury pier-heretofore referred December 19, 1857;

Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Massachusetts-heretofore referred February 9, 1859.

By Mr. Niblack: The memorial of the Board of Trade of the city of Evansville, in the State of Indiana, relative to the appointment of local steamboat inspectors in that city.

Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Taylor: The petition of Herman Edler-heretofore referred January 28, 1859.

By Mr. Pottle: The petition of John Hatfield-heretofore referred March 4, 1858.

By Mr. Larrabee: Four petitions of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying pensions to soldiers of the war of 1812.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Burnett: The memorial of citizens of the District of Columbia, relative to a railroad on Pennsylvania avenue; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

By Mr. Wm. Smith: The memorial of Doctor John Ward, praying additional compensation while acting surgeon on board the Saranac; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Duell: The petition of Lizur B. Canfield, administrator of Colonel Daniel Brown, praying for the payment of a horse lost in the war of 1812.

By Mr. Corwin: The petition of Charles R. Allen-heretofore referred May 11, 1844. .

By Mr. Lovejoy: The petition of John H. Wickizer, praying com pensation for taking the census in the State of California.

By Mr. Elbert S. Martin: The petition of Coale & Barr-heretofore referred January 27, 1854.

By Mr. Stout: The petition of Henry Miller & Co., praying indemnification for damages sustained during the Rogue River war, in

1853.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Curtis: The petition of Charles J. J. Leopold, asking indemnity for losses sustained by the conduct of the Kaw Indians. By Mr. Larrabee: The petition of John Shaw, asking indemnity for losses sustained by the conduct of the Menomonee Indians.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Reynolds: The petition of C. Y. Lansing-heretofore referred April 28, 1858; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Laban T. Moore: Five petitions of citizens of the State of Kentucky, praying the imposition of specific duties on imported iron. By Mr. Trimble: Three petitions of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying the imposition of specific duties on imported iron.

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

By Mr. Trimble: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, for a mail-route from Chilicothe to Shannonville.

By Mr. Logan: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, in behalf of John D. Richeson and Benjamin F. Ellis, sureties of Amos Seabolt.

By Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn: The petition of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, for a mail-route from Uanzeka to Viola.

By Mr. McRae: The petition of citizens of the State of Mississippi, for a mail route from Meadville to Hopewell Church.