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

Mr. Schenck 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. Coburn moved that the rules be suspended so that the House will agree to the appointment of a committee of conference on the bill of the Senate S. 440.

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

A message from the Senate by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed (two-thirds voting in favor thereof) the bill of the House (H. R. 1460) regulating the duties on imported copper and copper ores.

The Senate have agreed to the conference asked by the House upon the following bills, viz:

H. R. 1599. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1870; and

H. R. 1812. An act to allow deputy collectors and assistant assessors of internal revenue, acting as collectors or assessors, the pay of collec⚫tors and assessors;

and have appointed Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hendricks, and Mr. Nye, the conferees on the part of the Senate on the former bill; and Mr. Cattell, Mr.

Morrill, of Vermont, and Mr. Warner, the conferees on the part of the Senate on the latter bill.

The Senate have passed bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 375. An act to repeal an act approved March 2, 1867, entitled "An act to regulate the disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures received under the laws relating to the customs, and for other purposes," and to amend certain acts for the prevention and punishment of frauds on the revenue, and for the prevention of smuggling; and

H. R. 1804. An act to establish a bridge across the East river between the cities of Brooklyn and New York, in the State of New York, a post road;

with amendments, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House; and

H. R. 2003. An act to authorize the commissioners of Ada county, Idaho, to select a site for a territorial prison; and

H. R. 2004. An act establishing the term of office of the house of representatives, and providing for biennial sessions of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Montana;

without amendment.

The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz:

S. 735. An act to prevent the extermination of fur-bearing animals in Alaska, and to protect the inhabitants thereof;

S. R. 214. Joint resolution changing the name of the steamship Aries, of the Philadelphia and Boston steamship line, to that of Spartan;

S. 761. An act giving the consent of the United States to the erection of a bridge across the Delaware river, between Philadelphia and Camden. S. 895. An act giving the consent of the United States to the erection of a bridge across the Willamette river in Oregon, from the city of Portland to the east bank of said river;

S. 789. An act making an appropriation and authorizing the purchase of additional ground for the Nashville custom-house;

S. 731. An act to authorize the New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company to land its submarine cable upon the shores of the United States;

S. 755. An act to define the limits of the collection district of Teche, in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes;

S. 926. An act to provide for the enrolment and license of certain foreign vessels;

in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House.

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

On motion of Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That after to-morrow the House will meet at 11 o'clock a. m. Mr. Benjamin F. Butler, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred 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, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in some and non-concur rence in others of the said amendments.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and made a special order for to-morrow and until disposed of.

On motion of Mr. Laflin, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of Jeremiah Smith, provided that copies be left.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a resolu

tion of the legislature of the State of Indiana relative to the loss sustained by the officers and men of battery F, United States artillery, wrecked at sea, which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Blair submitted the following resolutions, which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That John H. Bell, arrested by and now in the custody of the Sergeant-at-arms of this house, for refusal to answer questions put to him by the select committee of this house on alleged frauds in the presidential election in the State of New York, be and is dischaged from custody on payment of costs of arrest.

Resolved, That David W. Reeve, arrested by and now in the custody of the Sergeant-at-arms of this house, for refusal to appear before the Committee on Alleged New York Election Frauds, be and is discharged from custody.

Mr. Blair moved that the votes on the said resolutions be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Buckland for two days, to Mr. Woodbridge for four days, and to Mr. Garfield, indefinitely.

On motion of Mr. Benjamin F. Butler, 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. Schenck reported that the committee having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 1672. A bill making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, had come to no resolution thereon. 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. 2003. An act to authorize the county commissioners of Ada county, Idaho, to select a site for a territorial prison.

H. R. 2004. An act establishing the term of office of the house of representatives, and providing for biennial sessions of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Montana;

When,

The Speaker signed the same.

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

After the recess,

By unanimous consent, leave of absence for to-night was granted to Mr. Boyden and Mr. Norris.

The House then 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. James F. Wilson reported that the committee having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 1672. A bill making appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, had found itself without a quorum, and that he had caused the roll to be called, when it appeared that the following-named members were absent, viz:

Messrs. George M. Adams, William B. Allison, George W. Anderson, Stevenson Archer, Delos R. Ashley, James M. Ashley, Alexander H. Bailey, Jehu Baker, John D. Baldwin, Nathaniel P. Banks, William H. Barnum, John Beatty, James B. Beck, John F. Benjamin, Jacob Benton, John A. Bingham, W. Jasper Blackburn, Austin Blair, Thomas Boles, George S. Boutwell, C. C. Bowen, Nathaniel Boyden, Benjamin M. Boyer,

Henry P. H. Bromwell, Ralph P. Buckland, Roderick R. Butler, Henry
L. Cake, John B. Callis, Samuel F. Cary, John W. Chanler, John C.
Churchill, Reader W. Clarke, Sidney Clarke, J. W. Clift, John Coburn,
Burton C. Cook, Simeon Corley, John Covode, Shelby M. Cullom, Henry
L. Dawes, Columbus Delano, John T. Deweese, Nathan F. Dixon, Oliver
H. Dockery, Grenville M. Dodge, Ignatius Donnelly, John F. Driggs,
W. P. Edwards, Benjamin Eggleston, Charles A. Eldridge, Thomas D.
Eliot, James T. Elliott, John F. Farnsworth, Orange Ferriss, Thomas
W. Ferry, William C. Fields, John Fox, James A. Garfield, Adam J.
Glossbrenner, Samuel F. Gove, Joseph J. Gravely, John A. Griswold,
Asa P. Grover, Charles Haight, Charles M. Hamilton, Abner C. Hard-
ing, Thomas Haughey, Isaac R. Hawkins, David Heaton, John Hill,
Samuel Hooper, Asahel W. Hubbard, Richard D. Hubbard, Calvin T.
Hulburd, James M. Humphrey, Morton C. Hunter, Ebon C. Ingersoll,
James A. Johnson, Thomas L. Jones, Francis W. Kellogg, Michael C.
Kerr, Addison H. Laflin, Israel G. Lash, George V. Lawrence, William
Lawrence, William S. Lincoln, Benjamin F. Loan, John A. Logan, William
Loughridge, John Lynch, Rufus Mallory, Samuel S. Marshall, Horace
Maynard, Dennis McCarthy, James R. McCormick, Hiram McCullough,
Ulysses Mercur, George F. Miller, William Moore, James K. Moorhead,
Daniel J. Morrell, John Morrissey, Leonard Myers, Carman A. Newcomb,
J. P. Newsham, John A. Nicholson, Benjamin W. Norris, David A. Nunn,
Godlove S. Orth, Halbert E. Paine, William A. Pile, Daniel Polsley,
Theodore M. Pomeroy, C. H. Prince, John V. L. Pruyn, Samuel J. Ran-
dall, Green B. Raum, William E. Robinson, Logan H. Roots, Philetus
Sawyer, Robert C. Schenck, Lewis Selye, John P. C. Shanks, Samuel
Shellabarger, Charles Sitgreaves, Worthington C. Smith, Henry H.
Starkweather, Frederick Stone, J. H. Sypher, John Taffe, Caleb N. Tay-
lor, Nelson Tift, John Trimble, Lawrence S. Trimble, Henry Van Aernam,
Daniel M. Van Auken, Burt Van Horn, Robert T. Van Horn, Charles
H. Van Wyck, Michael Vidal, Hamilton Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn,
Ellihu B. Washburne, Martin Welker, B. F. Whittemore, Thomas
Williams, John T. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, William Windom, Fer-
nando Wood, Frederick E. Woodbridge, George W. Woodward, P. M.
B. Young.

Mr. Kelsey moved that there be a call of the House.
And the question being put,

It was decided in the affirmative,

Yeas.
Nays...
Not voting..

69

46

107

by one-fifth of the members present,

The yeas and nays being desired
Those who voted in the affirmative are—