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So the bill was passed.

Lawrence S. Trimble
Row'd E. Trowbridge
Burt Van Horn
Charles H. Van Wyck
Ellihu B. Washburne
B. F. Whittemore
James F. Wilson
P. M. B. Young.

Mr. Wood moved that the title of the said bill be amended so as to read, "A bill to deprive the States of their constitutional jurisdiction over State territory and to take control of the railroad interests of the country;" which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Cake 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.

On motion of Mr. Nicholson, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Appropriations were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 771) for the construction of a canal around the Big-Muscle shoals on the Tennessee river; and the petition of citizens of the United States for the removal of obstructions at Hell Gate; and the same were referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Burr, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. 1971) granting a pension to Jacob S.

Baker, 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.

Mr. Jenckes, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Revi sion of the Laws, reported a bill (H. R. 1970) to establish an uniform rule of naturalization throughout the United States; which was read a first and second time, ordered to be recommitted to the said committee, and printed.

Mr. Holman, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 1456. An act to authorize the importation of machinery, for repair only, free of duty;

S. 281. An act granting a pension to Ann Dycher, widow of Matthew D. Dycher;

S. 457. An act granting a pension to Elizabeth J. Miller, widow of General John Miller; and

S. 546. An act for the relief of Jane McMurray;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

By unanimous consent, leave was granted to Mr. Halsey for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of S. M. Dove.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence at this evening's session was granted to Mr. Dixon.

On motion of Mr. Blaine, the House 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. Ferry reported that the committee having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 1803. A bill making appropriations for the support of the army, &c., had come to no resolution thereon.

The hour of 4 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m.

After the recess,

The House, in pursuance of its previous order, 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. Scofield reported that the committee having, according to order, had under consideration the bill of the House No. 1060, (internal taxes,) had come to no resolution thereon.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Schenck, at 9 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1869.

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

By Mr. Chanler: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying for an appropriation to remove obstructions at Hell Gate, New York harbor.

By Mr. Moore: Two petitions from owners of vessels in Massachusetts, praying for protection from illegal State taxation.

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

By Mr. Ferriss: Three petitions from citizens of the State of Wisconsin, remonstrating against any extension of what is known as the Sturgeon Bay land grant; which were referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. Bingham: The petitions of Francis E. Buford, M. B. Sinclair, John G. Herndon, John Tyler Williams, Judge Parker, R. B. Foster, P. A. Krise, and A. S. Worth, praying for relief from political disability. By Mr. Maynard: A petition of similar import from Thomas A. Barber, of Texas.

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

By Mr. Pettis: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Lysburg to Wolf Creek; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Perham: The petition of Eli Whitten, praying for a pension; Also, the petition of George C. Carter, praying for a pension to the children of James Denison.

By Mr. Julian: The petition of Rhoda Adams, praying for an increase of her pension.

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

By Mr. Randall: The petition of sundry drafted and enrolled ment formerly in the army, praying for additional bounty; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Welker: The memorial of the corporate authorities of Georgetown, District of Columbia, relative to the repeal of all laws creating a distinction on account of race or color; which was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Mr. Paine moved that the call of committees for reports of a private nature be dispensed with for to-day; which motion was disagreed to.

The House then resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1969) for the relief of Nott and Company-the pending question when the morning hour expired yester day being on its engrossment.

After debate,

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

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Blair 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. Blair, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 452) for the relief of Leonard Pierce, jr., late United States consul at Matamoras, Mexico, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which joint resolution was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment,

After debate,

Mr. Blair moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.
Pending the question on its passage,

Mr. Chanler moved that the resolution be laid on the table.
And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative,

Yeas.
Nays..
Not voting..

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are—

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The resolution was then passed.

Mr. George W. Julian
William D. Kelley
Francis W. Kellogg
William H. Kelsey
Bethuel M. Kitchen
William H. Koontz
Addison H. Laflin
John A. Logan
Rufus Mallory
James M. Marvin
Dennis McCarthy
Samuel McKee
George F. Miller
James K. Moorhead
William Mungen
Benjamin W. Norris
Charles O'Neill
Godlove S. Orth
Halbert E. Paine

Sidney Perham
John A. Peters
S. Newton Pettis
Frederick A. Pike
William A. Pile
Tobias A. Plants
Luke P. Poland
Daniel Polsley

Mr. George V. Lawrence
William S. Lincolu
Benjamin F. Loan
John Lynch
Samuel S. Marshall
Horace Maynard
Hiram McCullough
Ulysses Mercur
Daniel J. Morrell
John Morrissey
James Mullins
Leonard Myers
Carman A. Newcomb
J. P. Newsham
John A. Nicholson
Charles W. Pierce
C. H. Prince
William H. Robertson
William E. Robinson

Mr. Lewis W. Ross

Charles Sitgreaves
Rufus P. Spalding
John H. Stover
Daniel M. Van Auken
Philadelph Van Trump
Thomas Williams
George W. Woodward
P. M. B. Young.

Mr. Theodore M. Pomer y
Hiram Price

John V. L. Pruyn
Logan H. Roots
Philetus Sawyer
Robert C. Schenck
Glenni W. Scofield
John P. C. Shanks
Worthington C. Smith
William B. Stokes
John Taffe
Caleb N. Taylor
Francis Thomas
Row'd E. Trowbridge
Ginery Twichell
Charles Upson
Henry Van Aernam
Burt Van Horn
Robert T. Van Horn
Hamilton Ward
Henry D. Washburn
William B. Washbur
B. F. Whittemore
William Williams
James F. Wilson
Stephen F. Wilson
Fred'k E. Woodbridge.

Mr. Lewis Selye

Samuel Shellabarger
H. H. Starkweather
Aaron F. Stevens
Thomas E. Stewart
Frederick Stone
J. H. Sypher
Stephen Taber
Nelson Tift
John Trimble
Lawrence S. Trimbl
Charles H. Van Wyck
Michael Vidal
Cadwal'r C. Washbur
Ellihu B. Washburne
Martin Welker
John T. Wilson
William Windom
Fernando Wood.

resolution on the table.

Mr. Blair 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 resolution.

Mr. McCarthy, from the same committee, to which was referred the

resolution of the Senate (S. R. 90) to provide for the payment of the proceeds of the Spanish steamer Nuestra Señora de la Regla, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That it be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and printed.

On motion of Mr. Miller, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Invalid Pensions were discharged from the further consideration of the papers in the case of Dr. Bershold Hahn, and the same were laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Cullom, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal of the said papers from the files of the House.

On motion of Mr. Kellogg, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Commerce were discharged from the further consideration of the petition of William Duncan, president of the Savannah hospital, and the same was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Broomall, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Public Expenditures, submitted a report in writing upon the resolution of the House directing them to investigate the circumstances connected with the making of a contract for carrying the overland Pacific mails; which was recommitted to the said committee and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Sidney Clarke, by unanimous consent, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Whereas by the provisions of a treaty between the United States with the tribe of Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi, proclaimed October 14, 1868, it is provided that certain lands known as "trust lands" should "immediately upon the ratification of this treaty become the property of the United States," and should be "open to entry and settlement," and should "be subject to all the laws and regulations of the General Land Office, the same as other public lands, provided that said lands shall be subject to sale in tracts of not exceeding 160 acres to any one person and at a price not less than $1 50 per acre;" and whereas nearly four months' time has elapsed since the promulgation of said treaty, and the said trust lands have not yet been offered for sale; and whereas, in consequence of this delay, a large number of persons desirous of purchasing said lands for the purpose of settlement and improvement are unable so to do, and as doubt and uncertainty exist in relation to the occupancy of said lands, thereby greatly prejudicing the interests both of the Indians and settlers; and whereas it is clearly within the intent of the provisions of said treaty that the trust lands should be immediately opened to actual settlement and sale at the land office in Topeka, Kansas: Therefore,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby requested immediately to inform the House why said trust lands have not been offered for sale as contemplated by the treaty, and also as to the number of acres thereof.

Mr. Van Aernam, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. 1972) granting a pension to John Law, 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 Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following, viz:

I. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 9th instant, transmitting regulations, decisions, &c., relative to the execution of the internal revenue law of July 20, 1868; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

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