House (H. Res. 1712) for the relief of Robert Ford; the bill of the Senate (S. 496) for the relief of Riley H. Smith; the petitions of Delia Inslee, Mrs. Emily Hooe, William Rittenhouse, Patrick Ryan, Annie Birchard and children, and Nancy Hammond, widow of George W. Hammond; and the same were laid on the table. Mr. Perham, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution and bills of the following titles, viz: H. Res. 451. Joint resolution to reimburse the government the amount of pension improperly paid to Martha A. Wallace; H. R. 1957. A bill granting a pension to Rachel C. Floyd; H. R. 1958. A bill granting a pension to Allen E. Rector; H. R. 1960. A bill granting a pension to Ellen Green; H. R. 1961. A bill granting a pension to Sarah A. Wilcox; and H. R. 1692. A bill granting a pension to William McDonald; accompanied by reports in writing on the said bills; which bills were severally read a first and second time. Ordered, That they be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Perham, from the same committee, to which were referred bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 1434. A bill granting a pension to William M. Simpson; H. R. 1586. A bill granting a pension to Mrs. Naomi Adams; reported the same severally without amendment, accompanied by reports in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bills be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were accordingly read the third time and passed. On motion of Mr. Miller, the Committee on Invalid Pensions were discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Mary Dunn, widow of Richard F. Dunn; and the same was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Miller, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Revolu tionary Pensions, to which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 546) for the relief of Jane McMurray; reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That it be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. 1963) granting a pension to Emily H. Gardner, 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Motions were made in each case, by the member reporting the same, to reconsider the vote on the passage of the foregoing bills and joint resolution, and also to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 451) in relation to the pay of the clerk of the Committee of Invalid Pensions; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Miller moved the previous question; and no quorum voted thereon; When, On motion of Mr. Benjamin, at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1869. The following petitions and other papers were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules: By Mr. Garfield: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, pray. ing for an appropriation to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Ela: The petition of John P. Davis, of New Hampshire, praying for a pension. By Mr. Maynard: The petition of William Carr Davis, of Tennessee, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. George V. Lawrence: The petition of Morgan Pyle, late of the 100th Pennsylvania regiment, praying for relief. By Mr. Maynard: The petition of Isaac Riseden, of Scott county, Tennessee, praying for relief. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Ward: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying for the passage of Mr. Benjamin F. Butler's financial bill. By Mr. Griswold: The remonstrance of G. H. Cramer, president of a railroad company, against any increase of the duty on iron and steel. By Mr. Kelsey: The remonstrance of wool-growers in Ontario and Livingston counties, New York, against the renewal of the reciprocity treaty with Canada. Ordered, That the said papers be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Lash: The petition of Joseph L. Graham, of Whyte county, Virginia, praying for relief from political disability. By Mr. Van Auken: A petition of similar import from William Horatio Brown, of Virginia. By Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne: The petition of citizens of Joe Daviess county, Illinois, praying for legislation so as to protect all men in their right to vote and hold office. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn: The petition of Charles Wheeler, heir of Captain Alexander Harper, an officer of the revolutionary war; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. By Mr. Plants: The protest of citizens of Athens county, Ohio, against any further grant of land to railroad companies; which was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. By Mr. Moore: The petition of owners of vessels in the State of New York, praying for the intervention of Congress to protect all persons engaged in navigation from illegal import duties; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn: The petition of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Black River Falls to Chippewa Falls, and from Maiden Rock to Brookville; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Thomas Williams: Six petitions from citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for such an amendment to the Constitution as shall recognize Almighty God as the source of all power in civil government. By Mr. Moorhead: Two petitions of similar import from citizens of the same State. By Mr. Delano: A petition of similar import from citizens of the State of Ohio. By Mr. Eggleston: A petition of similar import from citizens of the same State. By Mr. Bingham: Two petitions 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 announced, as the business first in order, the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 451) in relation to the pay of the clerk of the Committee on Invalid Pensions-the pending question when the House adjourned yesterday being on the demand for the previous question on its engrossment, Mr. Miller withdrew the said demand. The question then recurring on the engrossment of the resolution, Pending which, After debate, Mr. Miller moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Archer moved that the resolution be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded. The question was then put, Shall the main question be now put? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the House refused to order the main question to be now put. On motion of Mr. Maynard, the said joint resolution and amendment was referred to the Committee on Accounts with instructions to inquire into the expediency of increasing or diminishing the pay of that and other committee clerks. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports of a private nature, Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 1964) for the relief of Charles W. Whitney, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and, together with the report, ordered to be printed. A message from the Senate by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the House of the fol lowing title, viz: H. R. 1456. An act to authorize the importation of machinery for repair only free of duty; without amendment. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 810. An act to regulate elections in Washington and Idaho Territories; S. 228. An act for the further security of equal rights in the District of Columbia; and S. 836. An act for the relief of Celestia P. Hartt; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. Mr. Pike, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 1967) to compensate the officers and crew of the United States steamer Kearsarge for the destruction of the rebel piratical vessel Alabama; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Scofield submitted an amendment thereto; Pending which, Mr. Scofield 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 bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Pike 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. Boutwell, from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported a bill (H. R. 1968) to provide for the organization of a provisional government for the State of Mississippi; which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the said conimittee, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pike, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 1965) for the payment of Richard M. Green for the use of his patent by the government, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and that the bill and report be printed. Mr. Pike, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 1966) for the relief of Foster & Tower, of New York, 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. Pike 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. Laflin, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz : Resolved, That 3,000 extra copies of the evidence taken before the Committee on Reconstruction relative to the condition of affairs in Georgia be printed for the use of the House. Resolved, That there be printed 2,500 extra copies of the report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey for the year 1868; 1,000 copies for distribution by the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, and 1,500 for the use of the House. Mr. Laflin 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. Mr. Blair, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 1969) for the relief of Nott & Company, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, The morning hour expired. The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the modified resolutions of Mr. Benjamin F. Butler relative to the counting the electoral votes for President and Vice-President of the United States. Pending which, After debate, Mr. Kelsey submitted as an amendment in the nature of a substitute therefor the following amendment, viz: Strike out all after the word "resolved" and insert in lieu thereof: "That the subject of an amendment of the joint rules governing the convention of the two houses of Congress for the purpose of counting the electoral votes for President and VicePresident of the United States be referred to a select committee of five, with power to report by bill or otherwise at any time;" When |
