this house, at as early a day as practicable, how much revenue has been raised from inspecting and gauging liquors under said act up to the 1st of January, 1869. The Speaker announced, as the next business in order, the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 570) for a grant of land, granting the right of way over the public lands to the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company, and for other purposes, which was under consideration as unfinished business at the hour of adjournment on Friday, 22d instant, the pending question being the motion of Mr. Price to amend the bill. After debate, Mr. Covode moved the previous question on the bill and amendments. Pending which, Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the bill and amendments be laid on the table. Pending which motion, Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that there be a call of the House; which motion was disagreed to. The question recurring on the motion of Mr. E. B. Washburne, that the bill be laid on the table, It was put, And decided in the negative, Not voting. 86 93 43 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Those not voting are Mr. George M. Adams Oakes Ames Mr. Charles Haight John Hill William S. Holman Mr. John A. Logan So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. Mr. Caleb N. Taylor Lawrence S. Trimble The question then recurring on the demand of Mr. Covode for the previous question, the House refused to second the same; When Mr. Logan moved that the bill, amendments, and substitute be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands; which motion was, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to. Mr. Logan moved that the vote by which the said bill, amendments, and substitute were referred to the Committee on the Public Lands be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. L. S. Trimble for ten days. 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. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— And the House accordingly, at 4 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m., adjourned. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1869. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules: By Mr. Churchill: The petition of Alvin Osborn and others, citizens of the State of New York, praying for an increase of duty upon foreignmade shingles. By Mr. Samuel Hooper: The petition of J. D. and M. Williams and others, citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying for a modifica tion of the internal revenue law. Ordered, That the said petition, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By the Speaker: The petition of Mrs. A. Lincoln, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Higby: The petition of White and Bauer, praying for relief; Also, the petition of John Stratman, praying for relief. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. By Mr. Bashford: The petition of Mark Aldrich, a citizen of Arizona praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Ames: The petition of Albert French and others, citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying for protection from illegal exac tions. By Mr. Taber: The petition of Captain Joseph Bayles and others, citizens of the State of New York, of a similar import. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com merce. By Mr. Van Horn: The petition of John C. Lemon, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Judd: The petition of Charlotte Webster, praying for a pension. By Mr. Maynard: The petition of James M. McKamey, praying for a pension; Also, the petition of Sarah Lowery, praying for a pension. sion. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Farnsworth: The petition of George W. White, a citizen of Texas, praying for the removal of disabilities; which was referred to the Oommittee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Jenckes: The resolutions of the Board of Trade of Providence, State of Rhode Island, relative to maritime warfare; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. Driggs: The petition of F. Crawford and others, citizens of Tuscola, State of Michigan, praying for the establishment of a post route; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Shellabarger: The petition of citizens of Texas, relative to the claim of Mary A. Montgomery; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Eggleston: The memorial of A. W. Ballard, a citizen of the State of Ohio, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. relief; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. The petition of William H. Jameson, praying for By Mr. Stover: The petition of citizens of the State of Missouri, praying for the establishment of a mail route; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Beaman: The petition of Scotten, Loutt & Co., citizens of the State of Michigan, relative to the revenue laws. By Mr. Cullom: The petition of the State of Illinois, praying for the passage of Jenckes's civil service bill. By Mr. Beaman: The petition of C. Campbell and others, citizens of the State of Michigan, of a similar import; Also, the petition of William E. Edwards, a citizen of the State of Michigan, relative to the tax on petroleum. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Kelly: The memorial of the Religious Society of Friends, of the State of Pennsylvania, relative to the Indians; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Heaton, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1800) to amend the eighth section of the act entitled " An act to provide increased revenue from imports and to pay interest on the public debt and for other purposes," approved August 5, 1861; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Mr. Allison 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. On motion of Mr. Farnsworth, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads were discharged from the further consideration of a memorial of the legislature of the State of Minnesota, relative to two wagon roads to Indian reservations on the north shore of Lake Superior, and the same was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals; also from the bill of the House (H. R. 1014) to aid the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Company, of Texas, in the construction of a railroad and line of telegraph from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the government of the United States the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, and that the same be referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. On motion of Mr. Garfield, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Military Affairs were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1491) fixing the amount found to be due to the State of Iowa on account of certain claims against the United States, and the same was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports, Mr. Perham, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1682) relating to the operations of the pension laws and for other purposes, reported the same with sundry amendments; When, All of the said amendments, except the 6th and the last, were severally read and agreed to. Pending the question on the 6th amendment, Mr. Paine submitted an amendment to the said amendment. Mr. Perham moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put. Pending which, Mr. Niblack move d to lay the bill and pending amendments on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Paine to the sixth amendment, it was put and decided in the affirmative. And the question then recurring on the sixth amendment as amended, it was put and decided in the affirmative. So the sixth amendment, as amended, was agreed to. Mr. Perham moved that the vote by which the said amendment was agreed 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 on the last of the amendments submitted by the Committee on Invalid Pensions, Mr. Perham moved the previous question. Pending which, The morning hour expired; When, Mr. Lynch called for the consideration of the motion made by him on Saturday, 23d instant, to reconsider the vote whereby the bill of the House (H. R. 1364) to provide for the gradual resumption of specie payments was recommitted to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Pending which, Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the House proceed to the consideration of business on the Speaker's table. Pending which motion, 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; which motion was disagreed to. The question recurring on the motion of Mr. E. B. Washburne to proceed to the consideration of business on the Speaker's table, it was put and decided in the negative. So the House refused to proceed to the consideration of business on the Speaker's table. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Lynch to reconsider |