By Mr. Pruyn: The remonstrance of the Albany Analine and Chemical Works, of the State of New York, praying for a reduction of the duty on analine dyes. By Mr. Robertson: The remonstrance of George W. Mead, a citizen of the State of New York, against an increase of duty on steel. Ordered, That the said petitions and remonstrances be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Peters: The petition of Hernnon Bartlett and others, citizens of the State of Maine, praying for a change in the naturalization laws, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Van Aernam: The petition of Charles Ten Eyck, praying for relief; Also, the petition of John Garnet, praying for relief. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred, to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Moore: The petition of masters and owners of vessels of the State of New York, praying for protection; Also, the petition of masters and owners of vessels of the State of New Jersey, of a similar import. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Norris, from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported a bill (H. R. 1751) in relation to the appointment of midshipmen from the lately reconstructed States, which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on the engrossment of the said bill, Mr. J. F. Wilson moved that the same be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Pending which, Mr. Norris moved the previous question, which was seconded, and the main question ordered to be put. And the question recurring on the motion of Mr. J. F. Wilson to refer, it was put and decided in the negative. So the House refused to refer the bill. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time, and, under the operation of the previous question, passed. Mr. Norris moved that the vote by which the bill was passed 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. The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members to compose the select committee directed by the resolution of Mr. Garfield yesterday to consider and report what legislation is necessary to secure the taking of the ninth census: James A. Garfield, of Ohio; Nathaniel P. Banks, of Massachusetts; William B. Allison, of Iowa; Addison H. Laflin, of New York; David Heaton, of North Carolina; Samuel B. Axtell, of California; J. S. Golladay, of Kentucky. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the request of the Committee of Claims, information relative to the claim of Joseph Anderson, of Nashville, Tennessee, for lumber taken by the United States army during the war; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Shellabarger, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1752) to regulate the manner of applying to Congress for the removal of the political disabilities imposed by the third section of the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Reconstruc tion, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cook called up the report of the Committee of Elections in the case of William F. Switzler, claiming to be entitled to the seat now occupied by George W. Anderson, as representative of the ninth congressional district of Missouri, the pending question being on agreeing to the following resolutions reported by the committee: Resolved, That George W. Anderson is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative in the 40th Congress from the 9th congressional district of Missouri. Resolved, That William F. Switzler is entitled to a seat in this house as a representative from the 9th congressional district of Missouri. When debate was had thereon. Pending the question on agreeing to the resolutions reported by the Committee of Elections, The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following executive communications: I. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting, in compliance with the acts of August 26, 1842, and 1836, statements showing disbursements of contingent fund, balances unexpended, &c.; which was referred to the Committee on Expenditures of the State Department and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, submitting estimate of appropriations required to supply deficiencies in appropriations for Sioux and other Indians in Dakota for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. III. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, submitting estimate of appropriation necessary to fulfil treaty of February 19, 1867, with the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. IV. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of Rossiter W. Raymond on the mineral resources of the States and Territories west of the Rocky mountains; which was referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining and ordered to be printed. V. A letter from the Commissioner of Patents, transmitting his annual report upon the state and condition of the Patent Office; which was referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be printed. VI. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contracts and purchases of the ordnance department for 1868; which was referred to the Joint Committee on Ordnance and ordered to be printed. VII. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statement of contracts made by the quartermasters' department during the last month of the year 1868; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a concurrent resolution of the legislative assembly of Kansas, asking the transfer of the management of the Indians from the Interior to the War Department; which was laid on the table; Also, a resolution of the house of representatives of the Territory of New Mexico, asking an appropriation for two translators; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. On motion of Mr. E. B. Washurne, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury addressed to the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, in regard to expenditures under the appropriation for "expenses for the national loan," and the accompanying papers, be printed, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Price, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1753) to amend the general banking law; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Mr. Price moved that the vote by which the said bill was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency be reconsidered; which motion was passed over for the present. The question then recurring on agreeing to the resolutions reported by the Committee of Elections in the case of Switzler against Anderson, Mr. Cook moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered. And the question recurring, Will the House agree to the first resolution? the same being in the words following, viz: Resolved, That George W. Anderson is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative in the 40th Congress from the 9th congressional district of Missouri, It was put, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Nathaniel Boyden Mr. James A. Garfield William S. Holman Mr John A. Logan So the first resolution was disagreed to. Mr. Hiram Price Robert C. Schenck Lawrence S. Trimble Cadwal'r C. Washburn William B. Washburn Mr. Benjamin moved that the vote by which the resolution was disagreed to be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The question then recurring, Will the house agree to the second resolution? the same being in the words following, viz: Resolved, That William F. Switzler is entitled to a seat in this house as a representative from the 9th congressional district of Missouri. Mr. Benjamin moved that the resolution be laid on the table; which motion was agreed to. Mr. Pruyn, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1754) to designate the place of confinement for persons convicted of offences against the laws of the United States and sentenced to imprisonment in certain States; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Mullins moved that the vote by which the said bill was referred be reconsidered; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. And then, On motion of Mr. Benjamin, The house, at 5 o'clock p. m., adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1869. The following petitions and other papers were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules: By Mr. Stephen F. Wilson: The petition of Adam Carrell, praying for a pension. By Mr. Eliot: The petition of John M. Flynn, praying for a pension. relief. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. — - The petition of Ira Garrett, of Virginia, praying for the removal of disabilities; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Churchill: The petition of Lyons and Finney, citizens of the State of Illinois, praying for the naturalization of the bark Mary Merritt; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Selye: The petition of Stephen Royce, a citizen of the State of New York, praying reimbursement for treasury notes destroyed by fire while in his possession; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Eggleston: The petition of merchants of Cincinnati, Ohio, relative to the Northern Pacific railroad; which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. By Mr. Farnsworth: The petition of citizens of Washington, District of Columbia, praying that the name of Four-and-a-half street be changed to that of Lincoln avenue; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Robertson: The petition of Bridget Hearn, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Kelley: The petition of Robert M. Heterick, of Virginia, praying for the removal of disabilities. By Mr. James F. Wilson: The petition of James Gordon of a similar import. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Shellabarger: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for an amendment to the Constitution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying for a change in the revenue laws; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Lynch: The resolutions of the Board of Trade of Portland, State of Maine, relative to the Niagara ship canal; which were referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Pile: The petition of citizens of St. Louis, State of Missouri, against an increase of duty on steel; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The morning hour having commenced, the Speaker announced, as the business in order, the call of committees for reports of a private nature, commencing where the call left off on Friday, 15th instant, with the Committee for the District of Columbia. Pending which, Mr. Poland, from the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1701) to amend the seventh section of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1868, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1867, submitted a report in writing relative thereto, accompanied by a recommendation that the bill be indefinitely postponed. Ordered, That the said report be printed and recommitted to the said committee. Mr. Poland, from the said committee, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1702) in amendment of "An act to establish a uniform system or bankruptcy throughout the United States," approved March 2, 1867; and also certain resolutions directing said committee to inquire into and report as to the expediency of further extending the time mentioned in the second clause of the thirty-third section of the bankrupt act, commonly called the fifty per cent. clause; and also various petitions and memorials upon the same subject, reported adversely thereto and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of said bill, resolutions, and memorials. Ordered, That the said report be printed and recommitted to the said committee. Mr. Griswold, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1755) to diminish the fluctuations in gold, and provide for a return to specie payments; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. |