On motion of Mr. Mungen, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the views of the minority of the Committee on Indian Affairs, against the allowance of the claim of Heald and Wright, be printed.

Mr. Ross, by unanimous consent, submitted a resolution which was read, considered, and agreed to, as follows, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Revision of the Laws be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the naturalization laws as to enable foreigners, coming to this country with the intention of making a permanent residence therein, to become naturalized and enjoy all the rights and privileges of citizens of the United States in one year after arriving in the United States, and that said committee report by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. J. F. Wilson, by unanimous consent, leave was granted to withdraw from the files of the House the papers in the case of Blanton Duncan, copies thereof to be left on the files.

Mr. Robinson moved that the vote by which the resolution of Mr. Ross, in relation to the naturalization of foreigners, was passed, be reconsidered.

Mr. Scofield moved that the said motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. McKee,

The House, at 4 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., adjourned.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1869.

The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules:

By Mr. Judd: The petition of Arnold Damen, praying that an organ built for church purposes be admitted free of duty.

By Mr. Beck: The petition of citizens of the State of Kentucky, praying for a modification of the tax on tobacco and distilled spirits.

By Mr. Glossbrenner: A petition of similar import from citizens of the State of Pennsylvania.

By Mr. Paine: Twenty petitions of similar import from citizens of the State of Wisconsin.

By Mr. Brooks: Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of the city of New York, on the subject of the finances.

Ordered, That the said petitions and resolutions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Delano: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for an amendment to the Constitution.

By Mr. Bingham: A petition of similar import from citizens of the same State.

By Mr. Koontz: A petition of similar import from citizens of the State of Pennsylvania.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Moore: Three petitions from citizens of the State of Massachusetts, relative to illegal taxation on trading vessels.

By Mr. Raum: The petition of citizens of Cairo, Illinois, praying for an appropriation to enable the Sisters of Charity to erect a marine hospital at that place.

By Mr. Taber: The petition of citizens of Suffolk county, New Jersey,

praying for the removal of the obstructions at Hell Gate, New York harbor.

By Mr. Robertson: A petition of similar import from citizens of the State of New York.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Woodward: The petition of Jonathan Nutt, praying for an invalid pension. By Mr. invalid pension.

The petition of Mary Ann Richmond, praying for an

By Mr. George V. Lawrence: The petition of Mrs. Matilda Carney, praying for an invalid pension.

By Mr. Logan: The petition of Mary J. Clark, praying for an invalid pension.

By Mr. Van Auken: The petition of Samuel B. Hutchinson, guardian and next friend of Mary Ann Shurlock, praying for an invalid pension. By Mr. Van Aernam: The petition of James H. Maguire, praying for an invalid pension.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Burt Van Horn: The petition of William Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, praying for relief from political disability.

By Mr. Whittemore: A petition of similar import from John M. Norris, of South Carolina.

By Mr. Axtell: The petition of citizens of the State of California, praying for a mail route from Santa Cruz to Felton.

By Mr. Corley: The petition of citizens of the State of South Carolina, praying for a mail route from Lexington Court House to Pine Ridge. By Mr. Callis: The petition of citizens of the State of Alabama, praying for a mail route from Scottsboro' to Salem, Tennessee.

By Mr.

The petition of citizens of the State of Indiana, praying for a mail route from Hobbieville to Harrodsburg.

By Mr. Hamilton: The petition of the legislature of Florida, relative to certain mail routes in that State.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Blackburn: The petition of Lucy Browne, widow of William Browne, late private company B, 80th United States colored troops, praying for an invalid pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr.: The petition of the business men of Chicago and else where, praying for the restriction of the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury relative to the sale of bonds; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. Newcomb: The petition of the city council of Carondelet, Missouri, relative to Jefferson barracks;

By Mr.- The petition of M. R. Edmonds, 67th regiment Indiana volunteers, praying to be mustered and paid as first lieutenant;

By Mr. Schenck: Additional papers in support of the claim of Thomas Worthington, of Ohio;

which were referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Burleigh: A remonstrance of the citizens of Union county, Dakota, against the bill for the disorganization of the said Territory; which was referred to the Committee on the Territories.

By Mr. Garfield: The petition of citizens of Easton, Pennsylvania,

praying for an appropriation to aid the National Homestead for Disabled Soldiers.

By Mr. Morrell: A petition of similar import from citizens of the same State.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Logan: A letter from A. H. Bailey, general agent of the Illinois Soldiers' College, asking that a special act be passed giving the college a teacher; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Halsey: The petition of Jacob L. Briggs and Nahor B. Yard, praying for relief from political disability; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn: The remonstrance of the board of supervisors of Burnett county, Wisconsin, against the extension of a land grant.

By Mr. Sawyer: A communication from W. S. Vincent, relative to the Saint Croix railroad grant.

Ordered, That the said papers be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. Windom: Two petitions from citizens of the State of Minnesota, praying for aid to the Northern Pacific railroad.

By Mr. Eggleston: Resolutions of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, protesting against the extension of the operation of the bankrupt

law.

By Mr. Phelps: Resolutions of similar import from the Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange.

Ordered, That the said petitions and resolutions be referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

By Mr. The petition of Joel W. Curtis, praying to be reimbursed out of annuities due from the United States to the Kiowa and Comanche tribes of Indians for property stolen from him by bands belonging to said tribes; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Boutwell: The petition of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying for aid to the orphans of the soldiers and sailors of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Gravely: The petitions of William M. Tredway, John W. Jones, and L. Scruggs, of Pittsylvania county, Virginia, praying for relief from political disability; which were referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Cake: The memorial of J. A. Hearn, late of the 34th infantry, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Buckley: The petition of citizens of the State of Alabama, praying for a change of mail route No. 7152; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Chester D. Hubbard: The petition of members of the bar practicing in the circuit courts of the United States for the district of West Virginia, asking for the removal of said court from Parkersburg to Wheeling; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Hamilton: The remonstrance of the presidents of the Florida Central, Pensacola and Georgia, and Tallahassee railroads, against an increase of the duty on steel; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Ward: The petition of Emanuel Waddell, of Charles City county, Virginia, praying for the removal of his political disability.

By Mr. Poland: A petition of similar import from J. C. C. Winch, of Texas.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Ketcham: A letter from Wheeler H. Clarke, of New York State, relative to the operation of the bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

By Mr. Baker: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying for an amendment to the Constitution acknowledging Jesus Christ as ruler of the world.

By Mr. Thomas Williams: A petition of similar import from citizens of the State of Indiana.

By Mr. Thomas: The petition of citizens of the State of Maryland, praying for a republican form of government.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Ward: The petition of citizens of Elmira, New York, praying for the restoration of R. L. May to the navy; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Myers: The petition of Joseph Smith, of Philadelphia, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

By Mr. Julian: The petition of citizens of the State of Louisiana, praying relief of settlers on lands granted in aid of railroads; which was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. Humphrey: The memorial of professors in the Medical University at Buffalo, New York, praying for the passage of the bill reorganizing the medical corps of the navy; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

The Speaker having proceeded as the regular order of business to call the States and Territories for bills on leave,

Bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. Boutwell: A bill (H. R. 1816) relating to the sale of United States bonds and bullion, to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. Eliot: A bill (H. R. 1817) to prevent the collection of illegal imports under color of State authority, to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Ward: A joint resolution (H. Res. 425) relieving a legacy to the Davenport Institution for female orphan children at Bath, New York, from taxation, to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Robinson: A joint resolution (H. Res. 426) providing that the salary of the President of the United States shall be increased to the sum of $100,000 per annum;

Also, a joint resolution (H. Res. 427) for the payment of $75,000 to the widow and children of Abraham Lincoln;

severally to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Haight: A bill (H. R. 1818) supplemental to the act entitled "An act to amend the several acts heretofore passed to provide for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1865, to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Boyden: A bill (H. R. 1819) for relief of political disabilities, to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Dockery: A bill (H. R. 1820) to refund certain taxes illegally collected in the internal revenue department, and for other purposes, to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Lash: A bill (H. R. 1821) to relieve Peter A. Wilson, a citizen of North Carolina, from legal and political disabilities, to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Callis: A bill (H. R. 1822) to provide for the establishment of a mail route from Scottsboro', in the State of Alabama, to Salem, in the State of Tennessee, to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads; Also, a bill (H. R. 1823) to relieve from all political disabilities imposed by the third section of the 14th article of the Constitution of the United States from Fleming Hodges, a citizen of the State of Mississippi, to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Kellogg: A bill (H. R. 1824) to revive the grant of lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Selma to Gadsden, in the State of Alabama, and to confirm the same to the Selma, Rome and, Dalton Railroad Company, to the Committee on the Public Lands, and, together with the accompanying papers, ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Haughey: A joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Alabama, for the improvement of the Tennessee river, to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Buckley: A joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Alabama relative to the public lands, to the Committee on the Public Lands;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1825) to establish a certain post route in the State of Alabama, to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Pierce: A joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Alabama relative to the New Orleans and Selma Railroad Company and Immigration Association, to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. Spalding: A joint resolution (H. Res. 428) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in respect to the mode of choosing electors of President and Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress, to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. William Lawrence: A bill (H. R. 1826) relating to the Cherokee neutral lands, to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. John T. Wilson: A bill (H. R. 1827) to amend section two of an act entitled "An act for the relief of certain drafted men," approved February 28, 1867, to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Van Trump: A bill (H. R. 1828) granting a pension to Eleanor Starling, mother of Cephus C. Starling, deceased, late of the telegraphic military service of the United States;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1829) granting a pension to William Canaday, as guardian of the minor children of Charles H. B. King, deceased, and for the use and benefit of said minor children;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1830) granting a pension to Conrad Seaman; severally to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution and bills of the House of the following titles, viz:

H. Res. 219. A joint resolution for the relief of George W. Lane, superintendent of the branch mint at Denver, Colorado, and assistant treasurer of the United States;

without amendment; and

H. R. 1564. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1870; H. R. 1596. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870; and