Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Peters: The petition of John Knowles, jr., praying for a pension. By Mr. Sawyer: The petition of Ezekiel Lindsay, praying for a pension. By Mr. Perham: The memorial of Sarah R. Dick, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Eliot: The petition of Nathaniel H. Whiting and others, citi zens of the State of Massachusetts, praying for a post route from Han over to Marshfield, in said State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Moore: The petition from masters and owners of vessels, of the State of Rhode Island, praying for protection from illegal taxes; Also, a petition of similar import from citizens of Virginia. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Reader W. Clarke: The petition of J. R. Boyd and others, citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for an amendment to the Constitution. By Mr. George V. Lawrence: A petition of similar import from citi zens of the State of Pennsylvania. By Mr. O'Neill: A petition of similar import from citizens of the same State. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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. Peters: A bill (H. R. 1884) to provide for the pavement of Pennsylvania avenue, to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. By Mr. Ela: A joint resolution (H. Res. 442) to rescind all stationery contracts with Dempsey and O'Toole, to the Committee on Printing. By Mr. Eliot: A bill (H. R. 1885) to regulate and protect the fur-seal trade at the islands of Saint Paul and Saint George, in the Territory of Alaska, to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Ward: A bill (H. R. 1886) fixing the time for the election of representatives in Congress, to amend the naturalization laws, and to detect fraudulent naturalization papers. Mr. Ward moved that it be referred to the Select Committee on Alleged Election Frauds in New York. Pending which, Mr. Brooks moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Ward, Mr. Eldridge moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. So the motion of Mr. Eldridge was disagreed to. Lawrence S. Trimble The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Ward; So the said bill was referred to the Select Committee on Alleged Frauds in the New York Election. Ordered, That the said bill be printed. By Mr. Barnes: A bill (H. R. 1887) providing for the exchange of gold for United States demand notes and to prevent the sale of gold, to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Brooks: A bill (H. R. 1888) to encourage the building of steamships in the United States, to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Selye: A joint resolution (H. Res. 443) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Morrell: A bill (H. R. 1889) regulating the value of extra rations to which army officers may be entitled, to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. By Mr Miller: A joint resolution (H. Res. 444) proposing an amend ment to the Constitution of the United States, to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Koontz: A bill (H. R. 1890) amendatory of the act of 28th July, 1866, granting bounties to soldiers, to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Whittemore: A bill (H. R. 1891) authorizing payment to be made for certain services rendered to the United States in the insurrectionary States, to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Callis: A bill (H. R. 1892) to remove all political disabilities from Eph. Latham, a citizen of Larkinsville, Jackson county, in the State of Alabama, to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Haughey: A joint resolution (H. Res. 445) relating to the rights of loyal citizens of Alabama, to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Delano: A joint resolution (H. Res. 446) authorizing the President to appoint a commission to revise the tariff laws and report their proceedings and recommendations thereon to Congress, to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. John T. Wilson: A bill (H. R. 1893) granting a pension to Mrs. Martha Robinson, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Spalding: A joint resolution (H. Res. 447) in relation to reciprocity treaties with foreign nations against public policy at this time, to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. McKee: A bill (H. R. 1894) to establish a post road from Flemingsburg to Upper Tygart, Kentucky, to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Julian: A bill (H. R. 1895) to grant the right of way to the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railway Company from El Paso, Texas, to the Pacific ocean, to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Cullom: A bill (H. R. 1896) for the relief of Wesley Ford, to the Committee on Military Affairs; Also, a bill (H. R. 1897) to place the name of Parley Sweet upon the pension rolls, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Baker: A bill (H. R. 1898) amendatory of the naturalization laws of the United States, to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Benjamin: Joint resolutions of the legislature of the State of Missouri, in relation to certain railroads, to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Sawyer: A bill (H. R. 1899) granting lands to the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, to aid in the construction of certain railroads, to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Mallory: Joint memorials of the legislature of the State of Oregon, in reference to a railroad from the North Bend of Humboldt river, in Nevada, to Portland, Oregon, to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed; asking for mail service from Lewisville to Elk City, to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads; asking an appropriation for a military and post road from Willamette river to Dalles City, and for the improvement of Willamette river; and asking the erection of a light-house at the mouth of Yaquina bay, in Oregon; severally to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Sidney Clarke: Resolutions of the legislature of the State of Kansas, tendering thanks to Generals Sheridan and Custar and Colonel Forsyth for their efficiency in prosecuting the Indian war; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Polsley: Resolutions of the legislature of the State of West Virginia, asking a grant of public lands to aid in constructing the Central West Virginia railroad; to the Committee on the Public Lands. By Mr. Holbrook: A memorial of the legislature of Idaho Territory, in regard to the Pacific railroad; to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed in the Globe. By Mr. Cavanagh: A bill (H. R. 1900) to establish certain post roads in the Territory of Montana; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Pierce: A bill (H. R. 1901) granting public lands to the New Orleans and Selma Railroad Company and Immigration Association; to the Committee on the Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Also a bill (H. R. 1902) to establish a post route from Demopolis, Marengo county, Alabama, to Eutaw, Greene county, Alabama; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Roderick R. Butler: A bill (H. R. 1903) granting a pension to Charles Mains, of Tennessee; to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. By Mr. Kerr: A bill (H. R. 1904) to prescribe an uniform rule of naturalization; to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, and ordered to be printed. By Mr. Corley: A bill (H. R. 1905) to remove the political disabilities of W. W. Boyce, a citizen of Washington, D. C.; to the Committee on Reconstruction. All the States and Territories having been called for bills on leave, The Speaker next proceeded to call for resolutions; When, Mr. Julian, on leave, introduced a joint resolution (H. R. 448) to prevent the further sale of the public lands of the United States, except as provided for in the pre-emption and homestead laws and the laws for disposing of town sites and mineral lands; and regulating further grants of lands in aid of railroads: which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Hopkins moved that the resolution be laid on the table; It was decided in the negative, Yeas. Nays... 34 134 54 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. James G. Blaine Thomas Boles Orange Ferriss Mr. J. Lawrence Getz Those not voting Mr. George M. Adams George W. Anderson Adam J. Glossbrenner William S. Holman are― Mr. Henry L. Dawes W. P. Edwards So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House executive communications, which were severally referred as follows, viz: I. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolu. tion of the House of the 8th of December last, relative to expenses of Osage Indian treaty commission, to the Committee on Indian Affairs. II. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to the reso lution of the House of the 5th instant, relative to the colonial trade and the fisheries on the coast of the British provinces, to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. III. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the commander of the 5th military district, in regard to a modification of the oath of office, to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed. IV. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimate for services of B. B. Mitchell, as detective to break up cattle-stealing in the Indian territory, to the Committee on Appropriations. By unanimous consent, leave of absence for ten days was granted to Mr. Cook and Mr. Arnell, and to Mr. Mungen and Mr. Pruyn, for this evening's session. Mr. Stephen F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: S. 765. An act to give an additional term of the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Kansas; |