A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their Chief Clerk: Mr. Speaker: 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. 5) making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending June 30, 1861. A message was received from the President of the United States, by J. Buchanan, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 26th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 4. An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1861, and for other purposes; H. R. 239. An act for the relief of George F. Brott; H. R. 637. An act to settle the titles to certain lands set apart for the use of certain half-breed Kansas Indians in Kansas Territory; and H. R. 706. An act to authorize the President of the United States, in conjunction with the State of California, to run and mark the boundary line, between the Territories of the United States and the State of California. The Speaker having announced as the regular order of business the bill of the House (H. R. 646) to secure contracts and make provision for the safe, certain, and more speedy transportation, by railroad, of mails, troops, munitions of war, military and naval stores, between the Atlantic States and those of the Pacific, and for other purposes, heretofore made the special order for this day and to-morrow Mr. Corwin moved that the consideration of the special order for to-day be postponed until Thursday next. After debate, Mr. Farnsworth moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the special order be postponed? And it was decided in the negative, Yeas. 57 118 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Garnett B. Adrain Cyrus Aldrich John B. Alley Mr. Thomas D. Eliot Mr. John W. Noell John F. Potter Thomas C. Theaker Clement L. Vallandigham Zebulon B. Vance William Vandever Charles H. Van Wyck Edward Wade Henry Waldron E. P. Walton Israel Washburn, jr. Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Green Adams Alfred A. Burnham Williamson R. W. Cobb Mr John F. Farnsworth Andrew J. Hamilton Mr. Laban T. Moore So the motion to postpone was disagreed to. James H. Thomas Carey A. Trimble John W. H. Underwood William Windom John Wood John Woodruff John V. Wright. The House then resumed the consideration of the said bill, the pending question being on the amendment submitted by Mr. Reagan. Mr. Reagan having withdrawn his said amendment, Mr. Phelps moved to amend the bill by striking out the words "and by the vicinity of Great Salt Lake" in the first section. Pending which, After debate, On motion of Mr. James Craig, all further debate on the said amendment was closed. And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Mr. Reagan submitted the following amendment, viz: Strike out of the first section the words "and to such persons as a majority of such grantees shall admit as their associates," in the 30th and 31st lines, and insert in lieu thereof the following words: "as trustees for the organization of a company to build the railroad herein provided for." Pending which, After debate, On motion of Mr. Cox, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the pending bill be reprinted. The question then recurred on the amendment submitted by Mr. Reagan. Pending which, Mr. Keitt moved, at 3 o'clock and 27 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question again recurred on the amendment submitted by Mr. Reagan. And being put, It was decided in the negative, { Yeas.. Nays.. 71 79 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are In line 34 of the first section strike out the words "themselves or with others as." And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? It was decided in the negative. So the said amendment was disagreed to. Mr. Reagan submitted the following amendment, viz: Strike out the words "parties herein named," in line 38 of the first section, and insert in lieu thereof the words "board of directors of said company.” And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? So the said amendment was disagreed to. Mr. Reagan submitted the following amendment, viz: Insert after the word "otherwise," in the 38th line, section 1, the following words: "And that the persons herein named be authorized, within three months of the passage of this act, to determine the amount of private capital stock which will be necessary to the completion of this road; and that they are authorized to open books of subscription for said stock in the cities of New York, St. Louis, and New Orleans, and such other places as they may think proper, and to keep the same open for a term of six months; and at the expiration of said six months the stockholders shall meet at such place as may be agreed on and elect a board of directors, of not less than twenty-five nor more than forty persons, who shall supersede the persons herein named in the control and management of the affairs of said company; the stock to be taken in shares of one hundred dollars each, and each share to entitle the shareholder to one vote; and that no person or firm shall be allowed to take more than five hundred thousand dollars of said stock: And provided, further, That five per centum of the amount of stock subscribed shall be paid to the company, in cash, at the time of taking the stock." Pending which, After debate, On motion of Mr. William Smith, all further debate on the said amendment was closed. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? And it was decided in the affirmative, {Nays 99 50 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Green Adams Mr. William Allen Mr. William C. Anderson William Barksdale Mr. Thomas J. Barr Luther C. Carter Charles Case Horace F. Clark John B. Clark David Clopton Williamson R. W. Cobb John Cochrane Thomas Corwin Samuel S. Cox James H. Graham James T. Hale Mr. Andrew J. Hamilton Thomas Hardeman, jr. J. Morrison Harris Robert Hatton William Helmick Joshua Hill Charles B. Hoard William S. Holman George S. Houston William Howard George W. Hughes James Jackson Jacob M. Kunkel John M. Landrum James M. Leach John A. Logan Peter E. Love Owen Lovejoy William B. Maclay Horace Maynard John McQueen John J. McRae John S. Millson William Millward Sydenham Moore Justin S. Morrill Edward Joy Morris Isaac N. Morris Thomas A. R. Nelson William E. Niblack John W. Noell Mr. John U. Pettit William N. H. Smith E. P. Walton Ellihu B. Washburne Mr. Gilman Marston James B. McKean Robert McKnight Edward McPherson James K. Moorhead John T. Nixon John F. Potter John Schwartz John Sherman Elbridge G. Spaulding Mr. Reagan 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. Noell submitted an additional amendment. Pending which, Mr. Farnsworth, by unanimous consent, presented a communication from the Board of Trade of the city of Chicago, relative to the reciprocity treaty; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move |
