So the bill was passed. Stephen Taber Mr. J. Proctor Knott Mr. Hamilton Ward Mr. John P. C. Shanks Lawrence S. Trimble Ellihu B. Washburne Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Whittemore, by unanimous consent, presented the credentials of J. M. P. Epping, claiming to be elected as a member of the House from the State of South Carolina from the State at large; which were referred to the Committee of Elections. Mr. Orth, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House II. R. 1570, (consular and diplomatic appropriations,) submitted the following report; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendments to the bill (H. R. 1570) making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend to their respective houses, as follows: 31. "That the Senate recede from their amendments numbered 27, 30, and "That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 6, 7, 13, 14, 22, 27, 32, and 33, and agree to the same. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the second amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: add the following words, and to continue while acting as minister to Uruguay! "That the House of Representatives recede from their disagreement. to the twenty-eighth amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with the following amendment: strike out all of said amendment, being the fourth section of the bill, and insert in lieu the following: "SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President is authorized, on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, to cause examinatuns to be made into the accounts of the consular officers of the United States, and into all matters connected with the business of their said offices, and to that end he may appoint such agent or agents as may be necessary for that purpose; and any agent, when so appointed, shall, for the purpose of making said examinations, have authority to administer oaths and take testimony, and shall have access to all the books and papers of all consular officers. And any agent appointed in this behalf shall be paid for his services a just and reasonable compensation, not exceeding fire dollars per day for the time necessarily employed, in addition to his actual necessary expenses, the same to be paid out of the sum appropriated for expenses of collecting the revenue, but no greater sum than $5,000 shall be expended as compensation of such agent or agents in any one year. And the President shall communicate to Congress, at the commencement of every December session, the names of the agents so appointed, and the amount paid to each, together with the reports of such agents; and agree to the same. "Managers on the part of the House "GODLOVE S. ORTH, "Managers on the part of the Senate "CHARLES SUMNER, "F. T. FRELINGHUYSEN, "W. PINKNEY WHYTE." 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 acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Bromwell, by unanimous consent, submitted the views of a minority of the Committee on Public Expenditures in the case of Wells, Fargo & Co.; which were ordered to be printed with the report of the majority of the said committee. Mr. Broomall moved a reconsideration of the order to print; which motion was passed over for the present. On motion of Mr. Scofield, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Appropriations were discharged from the further consideration of a resolution of the legislature of Oregon, asking an appropriation for the improvement of the Willamette river; the joint resolution (H. Res. 426) providing that the salary of the President of the United States be increased to the sum of $100,000 per annum; the joint resolution (H. Res. 437) appropriating money to pay the expenses of the Joint Select Committee on Retrenchment; the bill of the House (H. R. 1491) fixing the amount found to be due to the State of Iowa on account of claims against the United States; and a joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Indiana, in relation to the harbor at Michigan City; and the same were laid on the table. Mr. Stokes, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report in writing in the case of James F. Kirtland & Co.; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 596) granting a pension to Mary A. Davis, widow of William P. Davis, a private in the 18th regiment of Indiana volunteers in the war of 1861, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken up, the said amendments amended, and as amended agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment to their amendments. On motion of Mr. Garfield, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 1487) to declare and fix the status of the corps of judge advocates of the army, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken up, and the said amendments concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Stephen F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and joint resolutions of the following titles, viz: 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. S. R. 219. Joint resolution giving the assent of the United States to the construction of the Newport and Cincinnati bridge. S. R. 231. Joint resolution providing for the reporting and publication of the debates in Congress. S. 871. An act to authorize the transfer of lands granted to the Union Pacific Railway Company, eastern division, between Denver and the point of its junction with the Union Pacific railroad, to the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company, and to expedite the completion of railroads to Denver, in the Territory of Colorado; When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Perham, by unanimous consent, the House insisted upon its amendments to the bill of the Senate (S. 900) granting a pension to William B. Looney, and agreed to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Perham, Mr. Van Aernam, and Mr. Burr be the managers on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Garfield, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the House three thousand extra copies of the testimony of officers of the army taken before the members of the Committee on Military Affairs, and the report of the committee accompanying the same. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House letters from the Secretary of War as follows, viz: I. Transmitting applications for removal of disabilities from certain persons therein named; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. II. Relative to persons turned over for trial to the civil authorities in the military departments south; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. By unanimous consent, leave was granted to Mr. Orth to withdraw the papers in the case of John Dumplin, copies to be left. Mr. Farnsworth, from the Committee on Reconstruction, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1746) for the removal of certain disabilities from persons therein named, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending non-concurrence in the said amendment; When The said amendment was disagreed to. On motion of Mr. Beck, Ordered, That the House request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Beck, Mr. Norris, and Mr. Farnsworth be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. By unanimous consent, indefinite leave was granted to Mr. Hamilton. On motion of Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of the business on the Speaker's table; When The Speaker laid before the House the following message, heretofore received from the President of the United States; which was read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed, viz: To the House of Representatives: I transmit an additional report from the Secretary of State, representing that Messrs. Costello and Warren, citizens of the United States imprisoned in Ireland, have been released. WASHINGTON, February 20, 1869. ANDREW JOHNSON. The Speaker next laid before the House the following concurrent resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved by the Senate, (the House of Representatives concurring.) That the President be requested to transmit forthwith to the executives of the several States of the United States copies of the article of amend ment proposed by Congress to said legislatures to amend the Constitu tion of the United States, passed February 26, 1869, respecting the exercise of the elective franchise, to the end that the said States may proceed to act upon the said article of amendment; and that he request the executive of each of the States that may ratify said amendment to transmit to the Secretary of State a certified copy of said ratification. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The following message of the Senate was next taken up, viz: Resolved, That the Senate disagree to the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 440) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of national bonds and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof,” approved January 3, 1864, and ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Pending the question on agreeing to the said conference, Yeas Not voting. It was decided in the negative, Nays 70 108 44 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Alexander H. Bailey John D. Baldwin Jacob Benton George S. Boutwell Mr. William C. Fields J. Lawrence Getz Mr James K. Moorhead Charles Sitgreaves Mr. Rufus P. Spalding H. H. Starkweather So the House refused to lay the said bill on the table. Ordered, That the House agree to the said conference, and that Mr. Coburn, Mr. Judd, and Mr. Samuel Hooper, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 1344. An act to confirm certain private land claims in the Territory of New Mexico; H. Res. 438. Joint resolution relative to certain purchases by the Interior Department; H. R. 1279. An act in relation to additional bounties, and for other purposes; H. R. 1327. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to exempt certain manufactures from internal taxes, and for other purposes," approved March 31, 1868; H. R. 425. An act for the relief of Mary A. Filler; H. R. 1928. A bill granting a pension to Lemuel Bartholow; H. R. 1930. A bill granting a pension to Madge K. Guthrie and Robert B. Guthrie; H. Res. 211. Joint resolution for the relief of Henry S. Gibbons, late postmaster at St John's, Michigan; H. R. 1973. An act in reference to certifying checks by national banks; H. R. 112. An act relating to captures made by Admiral Farragut's fleet in the Mississippi river, in May, 1862; H. R. 1879. An act for the relief of certain companies of scouts and guides organized in Alabama; H. R. 1867. An act for the relief of the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company; |