The morning hour having expired, Mr. William A. Pile Worthington C. Smith The Speaker announced, as the business in order, the consideration of the special order (H. R. 1202) to provide for the construction of a ship. canal around the Falls of Niagara; the pending question being on the engrossment of the said bill. Mr. Maynard, by unanimous consent, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which were read, considered, and agreed to: Whereas Mr. James Wells, a clerk in the Sixth Auditor's office of the Post Office Department, was knocked down and robbed at the hour of 9 o'clock last night, about seventy-five yards above the west entrance to the Capitol grounds, and while on his way to his residence on Capitol Hill: Therefore, Be it resolved, That the Committee for the District of Columbia be requested to inquire into the police arrangements of the city, and whether increased efficiency is needed for the protection of persons passing by the national Capitol.. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, the bill of the House (H. R. 1673) to relieve William H. Bagley, of Wake county, North Carolina. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 14th instant, approve and sign the bill of the Senate (S. 174) for the relief of Mrs. Emma Wilson, of the State of Indiana. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following executive communications: I. A communication from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to printing the maps and illustrations accompanying the last annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office; which was referred to the Committee on Printing. II. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting communications from the disbursing clerk of the Patent Office for additional allowance for services in that behalf; which was referred to the Committee on Patents. III. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of the 12th instant, reports of the First Comptroller, First Auditor, and Register of the Treasury, relative to the past and then-existing condition of the Engraving and Printing Bureau of the Treasury; which was referred to the Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed. Mr. S. F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled the bill of the House (H. R. 1673) to relieve William H. Bagley, of Wade county, North Carolina; When The Speaker signed the same. The question recurring on the engrossment of the bill (H. R. 1202) to provide for the construction of a ship-canal around the Falls of Niagara, Debate was had thereon; When Mr. Allison moved to amend the bill by adding thereto a new section. After further debate, Mr. Ingersoll moved an amendment to the amendment of Mr. Allison. Mr. B. Van Horn, by unanimous consent, submitted an amendment to the said bill, proposing to substitute a new section for section three. Pending the question on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Allison, Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the bill and pending amendments be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union; and on that motion demanded the previous question. Pending the demand, Mr. Delano moved that the bill and amendments be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Yeas. 77 83 62 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are The question recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded, and the main question ordered to be put. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. E. B. Washburne to refer to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, It was put, So the bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the vote by which the bill was referred be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union for the consideration of the special order therein. Pending which, Mr. Eldridge, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., moved that the House adjourn. Pending which motion, Mr. Ferris moved that when the House adjourn to-day, it adjourn to meet on Monday next. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, Yeas.. 71 62 89 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Stevenson Archer Samuel B. Axtell Demas Barnes Fernando C. Beaman Mr. James B. Beck Mr. Sidney Clarke Mr. John T. Deweese Grenville M. Dodge Mr. John Fox J. Lawrence Getz J. S. Golladay James H. Goss Samuel F. Gove Joseph J. Gravely Asa P. Grover Charles Haight George A. Halsey Abner C. Harding Isaac R. Hawkins William S. Holman Chester D. Hubbard Mr. James M. Humphrey James R. McCormick Mr. William Mungen William E. Niblack Those who voted in the negative are― Mr. William B. Allison Samuel M. Arnell Alexander H. Bailey Mr. Columbus Delano John F. Benjamin Mr. George M. Adams Morton C. Hunter are― Mr. Nathan F. Dixon John H. Ketcham Mr. William Lawrence Mr. Addison H. Laflin Mr. Francis Thomas Lawrence S. Trimble Mr. Philetus Sawyer. Mr. William H. Robertson Samuel Shellabarger Cadwal'r C. Washburn Fred'k E. Woodbridge So the House decided to adjourn over to Monday at the close of the session to-day. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Eldridge that the House do now adjourn, It was decided in the affirmative; And the House accordingly, at 4 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1869. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules: By Mr. Perham: The petition of Edward Evans-heretofore referred January 4, 1859; Also, the petition of Edward Evans, praying for a pension. By Mr. Boutwell: The memorial of Charles C. Kimball, praying for an amendment of the pension laws. By Mr. Welker: The petition of Allen E. Rector, praying for a pension; Also, the petition of Barbara Schlaich, praying for a pension. |