Mr. Ferry, by unanimous consent, presented a similar resolution; which was similarly referred. Mr. Nicholson, by unanimous consent, submitted the following reso lutions; which were severally read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, directed to communicate to this house all the information in his possession relating to any surveys which have been made in the harbor at the Delaware breakwater with a view to the erection of a pier. Resolved, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, directed to communicate to this house all the information in his possession relating to any surveys which have been made in the harbor at the Delaware breakwater with a view to the erection of a pier. On motion of Mr. Schenck, by unanimous cousent, Ordered, That the evening session of to-day be for general debate only. Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means; to which was referred the joint resolution of the House (II. Res. 407) for the relief of Frederick Schley, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill (H. R. 1864) for the repeal of tonnage duties on Spanish vessels; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Eliot 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. By unanimous consent, indefinite leave of absence was granted to Mr. Bailey, and for five days to Mr. Lawrence S. Trimble. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1738) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1870, the pending question, when the House took a recess yesterday, being on the amendments undisposed of from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The 14th amendment having been read, as follows, viz: on page 60, line 1470, strike,out "15" and insert "30," so that it will read"Idaho Territory : "For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Idaho Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other usefu articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, $30,000;" The question was put, Will the House agree thereto ? SYeas. And it was decided in the negative, Nays.. Not voting... 81 84 57 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present. Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Stevenson Archer Delos R. Ashley James M. Ashley Mr. Samuel B. Axtell Mr. Thomas Boles Mr. Samuel F. Cary The 15th and 19th amendments were then severally read and disagreed to, and the 16th, 17th, and 18th amendments were severally read and agreed to. All the amendments having been disposed of, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. During the debate, Mr. Holbrook was called to order for the use of the following words, viz: "and after the gentleman having charge of this bill saw fit to silence delegates here by raising points of order and making assertions which he knew at the time he made them to be unqualifiedly false." The Speaker decided the said words out of order. Mr. Garfield submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That E. D. Holbrook, delegate from the Territory of Idaho, having uttered the following words in debate: " and after the gentleman having charge of this bill saw fit to silence delegates here by raising points of order and making assertions which he knew at the time he made them to be unqualifiedly false," distinctly in the presence of the House, and having refused to retract the same, be, and he is hereby, immediately arrested by the Sergeant-at-arms to be brought to the bar of the House and severely censured by the Speaker. Mr. Schenck moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said resolution was agreed to. Mr. Garfield 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. And thereupon, The Sergeant-at-arms appeared at the bar of the House having in custody the said E. D. Holbrook; When, The Speaker addressed Mr. Holbrook as follows, viz: Mr. Holbrook, oftentimes in a deliberative body, in the discussion of exciting questions, language is used which, when attention is called to it, is promptly withdrawn. We are all fallible, and hence are liable to yield sometimes to the temptation to indulge in language not seemly or proper; but when the language employed is offensive in its character, and apparently, from the construction of the sentence, intended to be insulting, and when, an opportunity being given for its withdrawal, that opportunity is not taken advantage of, thus reiterating the insult to a fellow-member, uttered upon the floor of the House, it has always been deemed by deliberative assemblies censurable by the body with which both members are connected. This instance is, in the opinion of the House, of that character, and the House has instructed its Speaker to censure you at its bar. I therefore, by the order of the House, pronounce upon you its censure for the language which you have uttered in its hearing. You will resume your seat. The House then resumed the consideration of the bill of the House (II. R. 1738) making Indian appropriations, &c., the pending question being on its passage; When Mr. Benjamin F. Butler moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said bill was passed. Mr. Butler 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill and joint resolution of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 1570. An act making appropriations for the consular and diplo matic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, and for other purposes; and H. Res. 372. A joint resolution directing the sale of the steamer Atlantic; with amendments, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. On motion of Mr. Blaine, by unanimous consent, the said bill of the House, No. 1570, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolu tion; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That James F. Wilson, of Iowa, and John V. L. Pruyn, of New York, be appointed tellers on the part of the House of Representatives to count the electoral votes for President and Vice-President of the United States. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following executive communications, viz: I. A letter from the Secretary of War, in reference to the claims of J. E. Clarke and John T. Peabody; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the claim of J. C. D. Blackburn; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. III. A letter from the same, transmitting copy of a report of the president of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 30th ultimo; which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House memorials and resolutions of the legislature of the Territory of Montana; which were severally ordered to be printed and referred, as follows, viz: 1. Asking a reconsideration of the treaty with the Crow nation, to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 2. Asking an appropriation for the establishment of a branch mint in the said Territory, to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. 3. Asking for the removal of the Flathead Indians from the Bitter Root valley to their reservation on the Jacko, to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 4. Asking for the construction of a military road from Muscleshell to Fort Ellis, to the Committee on Military Affairs. 5. Asking for an amendment to the organic act of the Territory of Montana, to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws. 6. Asking for the construction of a military road from some point on the Union Pacific railroad, near Box Elder, Utah Territory, to Helena City, Montana Territory, to the Committee on Military Affairs. 7. Asking for an appropriation for the relief of the Montana Historical Society, to the Committee on Education and Labor. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House resolutions of the legislature of the State of Kansas; which were referred as follows, viz: 1. Relative to the protection of actual settlers upon the Cherokee neutral lands; 2. Relating to the Osage treaty; severally to the Committee on the Public Lands. 3. Asking for the erection of a court-house, post office, &c., at Topeka, Kansas, to the Committee on Appropriations. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a resolution of the legislature of the State of Oregon, asking aid to a railroad from Salt Lake to the Columbia river, Portland, and Puget sound, and from the Big Bend of the Humboldt river to the Klamath lake; which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. Mr. Logan, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1865) providing for the payment of the national debt, and for the reduction of the rate of interest thereon; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Benjamin F. Butler moved a reconsideration of all the votes of reference to-day, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 621) to authorize the building of a military and postal railway from Washington, District of Columbia, to the city of New York, the pending question being on its engrossment. After debate, The morning hour expired. On motion of Mr. Higby, the House proceeded to the consideration of the business on the Speaker's table; When, The following message, heretofore received, from the President of the United States, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed, viz: To the House of Representatives: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 16th of December last, in relation to the arrest of American citizens in Paraguay, I transmit a report of the Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, February 1, 1869. ANDREW JOHNSON. Mr. Eliot 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. The bill of the House (H. R. 1451) for the relief of John H. Osler, of Guernsey county, Ohio, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was next taken up and the said amendment was concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 206) relative to the mileage of Charles Westmoreland, was next taken up, read three times, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 175) relative to the recent contract for stationery for the Department of the Interior, was next taken up and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading, Mr. Jenckes submitted an amendment thereto. Pending which, Mr. Jenckes moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to and the resolution ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Jenckes moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, andalso 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 amendment. The joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 194) authorizing the transfer of certain appropriations heretofore made for the public printing, binding, and engraving, was next taken up, read three times and passed. Mr. Laflin moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also |