moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said joint resolution.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence until Tuesday next was granted to Mr. Buckley.

The joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 176) extending the benefits of "An act donating public lands to the several States and Territories, which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," approved July 2, A. D. 1862, as amended by act of July 23, A. D. 1866, to States lately in rebellion, was next taken up, read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Hopkins 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 Senate (S. 644) to amend an act entitled "An act to prohibit the coolie trade by American citizens in American vessels," approved February 19, 1862, was next taken up and read a first and second time.

After debate,

Ordered, That it be read a third time.

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 Inotion was agreed to.

The hour of 45 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House took a recess until 74 o'clock p. m.

After the recess,

The House, in pursuance of its order of to-day, resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Cullom reported that the committee having had under consideration the annual message of the President of the last session had come to no resolution thereon.

And then,

On motion of Mr. William Williams, at 10 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

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

By Mr. Orth: The petition of Eliza Green, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Phelps: The remonstrance of the Baltimore Board of Trade against the proposed abrogation of State or municipal tonnage regulations; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Brooks: The petition of the New York and Antwerp Steamship Company, praying that the steamships and materials used in the construction thereof be released from all dues payable to the United States; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Beaman: The petition of Professor W. A. Norton and others, praying for an appropriation to meet the expenses of observation of the

eclipse of the sun; which was referred to the Committee on Appropri ations.

By Mr. Phelps: The remonstrance of David Miller and others, of the State of Maryland, against the fifty per cent. provision of the bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws. By Mr. Maynard: The petition of Captain William S. Reynolds, a citizen of the State of Tennessee, praying compensation for services during the Mexican war and the war of the rebellion; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Selye: The petition of Herman Voigtlander, praying for a pension: Ja

By Mr. Starkweather: The petition of Ann McManus, praying for a pension.

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

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

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

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

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

By Mr. Orth: The petition of citizens of the State of Indiana, praying for the establishment of a post route from Lebanon to Crawfordsville, in the said State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Moore: The petition of masters and owners of vessels of the State of Maine, praying for protection from illegal taxes; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Garfield: The petition of George Veefort, praying for relief'; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By the Speaker: The petition of Captain William S. Parker, praying for restoration to the active list of the navy; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Robertson: The petition of George C. Stone, relative to refunding tax on cotton; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Garfield: The petition of citizens of Tamaqua, State of Pennsylvania, praying for an appropriation for the National Homestead at Gettysburg; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Kelley: The petition of importers and consumers of salt of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, praying for the reduction of the duty on salt; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Banks: The petition of John C. Blasdel, praying for a change of the registry of the steamer Island City; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Chester D. Hubbard: The petition of W. S. Alexander and others, citizens of the State of West Virginia, praying for an amendment to the Constitution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary..

By Mr. Kelsey: The protest of the Yates County Agricultural Society, State of New York, against opening the markets of the United States to productions of the Dominion of Canada; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Hill: The petition of citizens of the State of New Jersey, relative to the bounty laws; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports of a private nature,

Mr. Boutwell, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill of the House (II. R. 112) for the relief of Flag-Officer D. G. Farragut and the officers and men who passed Forts St. Philip and Jackson, under tire, on the morning of the 24th day of April, 1862, reported the same with an amendment in the nature of a substitute therefor; which amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. The title of the bill was then amended so as to read, "A-bill relating to captures made by Admiral Farragut's fleet in the Mississippi river in May, 1862."

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Mr. Boutwell 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.

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Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.

Mr. Loughridge called up, and the House proceeded to the consider ation of, the bill of the House (H. R. 1204) to confirm certain private land claims in the State of Missouri-heretofore reported from the Committee on Private Land Claims; the pending question being on its engrossment.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Loughridge 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.

Mr. Wood, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1866) to promote the progress of the fine arts; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Patents, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Maynard, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 1867) for the relief of the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company; 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. Maynard 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.

Mr. Moore, by unanimous consent, presented a communication relative to the straightening of the Washington canal for the more perfect drainage of the city; which was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Ward moved that the several votes this day on reference be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Mr. Benjamin F. Butler, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution: which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to furnish to the House any information he may have as to the state of the American fisheries on the coast of the provinces of British North America, and the license and tonnage duties levied thereon; and also the state of the trade between said provinces and the United States.

Mr. Orth, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1588) for the relief of Solomon Oliver, 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. Mr. Orth 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.

Mr. Spalding, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1599) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1870, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, recommended concurrence in some and non-concurrence in others of the said amendments.

Ordered, That the said bill and amendments be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and printed, and made a special order for Monday next after the morning hour and until disposed of.

Mr. Woodbridge, by unanimous consent submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to furnish to the House of Representatives the memorial addressed to him by Brigadier General B. S. Roberts, on the subject of draining the surplus waters of Lake Superior and Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Erie into the upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio rivers, and for reclaiming the waste swamp lands and inorasses of the lower Mississippi basin by using there the flood-waters and other delta-forming material for that purpose.

Mr. Pile, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 1868. A bill for the relief of H. A. White;

H. R. 1869. A bill for the relief of George C. Haynie; and

H. R. 1870. A bill for the relief of Second Lieutenant James Ulio, 16th United States infantry;

which were severally read a first and second time.

Ordered, That they be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, they were severally read the third time and passed. Mr. Pile moved that the several votes on the passage of said bills 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 bills.

Mr. Henry D. Washburn, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1280) for the relief of Leonidas Smith, late of 22d Indiana volunteer infantry, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Henry D. Washburn moved that the vote last taken be reconsid

ered, 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.

Mr. Henry D. Washburn, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 1871) for the relief of David Braden, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time.

Pending the question on its engrossment,

Mr. Washburn moved the previous question.

Pending which,

Mr. Ward moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Washburn 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. Hawkins, the Committee on Military Affairs were discharged from the further consideration of the case of Walter B. Plowden, and the petitions of A. P. Rambo and James Thompson, and the same were laid on the table.

Mr. Hawkins, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 1872) providing for payment of Captain Goldman Bryson's mounted company, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill 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. Hawkins 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.

Mr. Hawkins, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 1873) for the relief of Jefferson W. Davis, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill 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. Hawkins 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 in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Moore, his private secretary, which was handed in at the Speaker's table; also, a message notifying the House that he did, on the 4th instant, approve and sign a joint resolution of the following title, viz: H. Res. 219. Joint resolution for the relief of George W. Lane, superintendent of the branch mint at Denver, Colorado, and assistant treas urer of the United States.

The morning hour having expired,

Mr. Brooks submitted, as a question of privilege, the following resolu tion, viz:

Resolved, That Florence Scannell be discharged from the custody of the Sergeant-at-arms without costs.