Also, the petition of Abraham Primmer, praying for the continuance of the Freedmen's Bureau in the State of Virginia; which was referred to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs. By Mr. O'Neill: The memorial of the Philadelphia Board of Underwri ters, State of Pennsylvania, praying for the erection of a light-house on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. The Speaker announced as the regular order of business the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1460) regulating the duties on imported copper and copper ore. The question being on its passage, was put, Yeas Nays. 107 51 63 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the bill was passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Schenck moved that the vote on the passage of the said bill be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following executive communications: year 1. The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury for the 1868; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the chief clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting, in compliance with the act of June 25, 1868, a statement of the judg ments rendered by that court during the past year; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. III. A letter from the Surgeon General of the United States army, reporting contracts made by him for the care, support, and treatment of sixty transient paupers in the city of Washington, in accordance with the act of July 27, 1868; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. IV. A letter from the Commissioner of Patents, transmitting a detailed account of the receipts and expenditures of his office from July 20, 1868, to December 1, 1868, in compliance with the act of July 20, 1868; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. V. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with a letter from P. H. Conger, agent for the Yancton Sioux Indians, in Dakota, relative to their destitute condition, and of the tribes of the upper Missouri; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. The Speaker also presented additional testimony in the case of the contested election of Simeon Jones rs. James Mann, from the State of Louisiana; which was referred to the Committee of Elections. The Speaker also presented a memorial from members of the legislature of the State of Georgia in relation to the state of affairs in that body; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed. The Speaker also presented a letter from the secretary of state of the State of Oregon, transmitting resolutions of the general assembly of that State reflecting upon the course of the senators of that State in the Senate of the United States, and requesting them to resign their office; which was read, and in relation thereto Mr. E. B. Washburne submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the paper just read be returned to the presiding ofticers of both branches of the Oregon legislature, the same being scanda lous, impertinent, and indecorous. Mr. E. B. Washburne demanded the previous question on the passage of the said resolution, which was seconded. The question recurring, Shall the main question be now put? 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 passage of the resolution, It was put, and decided in the affirmative. So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the vote on agreeing to the resolution be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, presented the following executive communications: A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting his annual report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. A letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting quarterly reports of receipts and expenditures for the years 1865 and 1866; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Mr. Windom, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to. Resolved, That the Secretary of War be instructed to inform this house, if not incompatible with the public service, what amount of money has been expended for the suppression of Indian hostilities during the years 1866, 1867, and so much of the year 1868 as may be practicable, stating as particularly as may be the sums expended in each military district, or State and Territory respectively. Mr. B. F. Butler, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1481) to repeal an act entitled "An act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices," passed March 2, 1867; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion of Mr. Miller, by unanimous consent, Ordered, In the case of the petition of E. G. Pendleton, of West Vir ginia, for a pension, that the petitioner have leave to withdraw the petition and accompanying papers. Mr. R. R. Butler, by unanimous consent, introduced bills as follows: H. R. 1479. For the relief of John Webb; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. H. R. 1480. For the relief of Tarlton A. Middleton, late a lieutenant in company B, 4th Tennessee infantry; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The Speaker having announced the regular order of business, the calling of committees for reports, Mr. Sidney Clarke, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report in writing, ( ) accompanied by a joint resolution (H. Res. 370) for the sale of certain stocks held in trust for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians; which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. E. B. Washburne moved to reconsider the vote by which the said joint resolution was ordered to be recommitted, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Sidney Clarke, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to report to this House the whole amount of the expenses incurred by the last commission appointed to treat with the Great and Little Osage Indians; the value of all presents presented to said Indians, with an itemized account of all expenses showing all articles and objects for which expenditures were made; also whether or not any persons attending the counsels held with said Indians were transported and subsisted at the expense of the United States, and if so, to give the names of all such persons and the amount of expense incurred for this purpose. Mr. Garfield, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 1482) to restore the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Department of War; which was read a first and second time. Mr. Windom moved that the said bill be laid on the table; which was disagreed to. Mr. Garfield moved the previous question on the engrossment of the said bill; which was seconded and the main question ordered. The bill having been engrossed, Ordered, That it be read the third time. It was accordingly read a third time, and under the operation of the previous question passed. It was decided in the affirmative, Nays.... JYeas.. Not voting.. 116 33 72 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Garfield moved that the vote on the final passage of the said bill be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The morning hour having expired, Mr. Julian, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 371) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Orth, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1483) in reference to swamp land; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. Orth moved that the vote referring the said bill be reconsidered, |