Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. By unanimous consent, indefinite leave was granted to Nr. Hamilton. · Oninotion 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, represent. ing that Messrs. Costello and Warren, citizens of the United States imprisoned in Ireland, have been released. ANDREW JOHNSON. WASHINGTON, February 20, 1869. 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. inent proposed by Congress to said legislatures to amend the Constitution 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. 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 ....... It was decided in the negative, Nays ...... ( Not voting .................. 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 Mr. William C. Fields John Fox Mr James K. Moorhead Mr. Rufus P. Spalding H. H. Stark weatber Aaron F. Stevens Leonard Myers Thomas E. Stewart Stephen Taber Caleb X. Tavlor Ginery Twichell Charles I'pson Burt Van Horn Charles H. Van Wyek Thomas Williams Lewis Selve Stephen F. Wilson Charles Sitgreaves Fernando Wood WortLington C. Smith Fred'k E. Woodbridge. Those who voted in the negative are Mr. William B. Allison Mr. Columbus Delado Mr. Norman B. Judd George W. Julian Francis W. Kellogg Michael C. Kerr Bethuel M. Kitchen J. Proctor Knott Israel G. Lash William Lawrence Benjamin F. Loan William Lougbridge Rufus Mallory Horace Maynard James R. McCormick Samuel McKee James Mullins William Mungen J. P. Newsham William E. Niblack John A. Nicholson Benjanin W. Norris Benjamin F. Hopkins Godlove S. Orth Halbert E. Paine Charles W. Pierce William A. Pile Tobias A. Plants C. H. Priuce Mr. Green B. Ranm Logan H. Roots Haiflex Those not voting are- Mr. David A. Nunn John A. Peters Chenter D. Hubbard Charles E. Phelps Daniel Polsley George V. Lawrence Hiram Price Francis Thonias John A. Logan John Trimble Roderick R. Butler George A. Halsey John Lynch Michael Vidal Ellihu B. Washburne Carinan A. Newcomb William Windom. 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. 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 Adiniral 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; H. R. 1989. An act for the relief of Peter McGough, collector of internal revenue and disbursing agent of the 20th district of Pennsylvania; with the amendments of the Senate thereto, were severally taken up and the said amendments concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Bills of the House of the following titles were severally taken up, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, and the said amendments sever. ally disagreed to, viz: H. R. 1967. An act to compensate the officers and crew of the United States steamer Kearsarge for the destruction of the rebel piratical vessel Alabama. H. R. 375. A bill to repeal 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 smug. gling. H. R. 1881. An act regulating the reports of national banking associations. Ordered, That the House request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That the following-named members be appointed managers on the part of the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the said bills, viz: On H. R. 1967, Mr. Pike, Mr. Twichell, and Mr. Haight; The bill of the House (H. R. 1276) for the sale of the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken up and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz: S. 665. An act respecting the organization of militia in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas; S. 722. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," by extending certain penalties to accessories; were severally taken from the Speaker's table, read three times and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 178) tendering sympathy to the people of Spain, was next taken up and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading, The title of the resolution was then amended by adding thereto the words " and the people of Cuba.” Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendments. The bill of the Senate (S. 711) relating to the Metropolitan Railroad Company was next taken up, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. The bill of the Senate (S. 712) to define the fees of recorder of deeds and to provide for the appointment of the warden of the jail in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, was next taken up, and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading, Mr. Poland moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; which motion was disagreed to. Ordered, That the bill be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. 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. 1063. An act for the relief of Henry Barricklow; H. R. 1041. An act granting the right of way to the Walla-Walla and The bill of the Senate (S. 167) granting lands to the State of Oregon, to aid in the construction of a military wagon road from the navigable waters of Coos bay to Roseburg bay, in said State, was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading, Amendments were submitted by Mr. Julian and Mr. Donnelly. Pending which, Mr. William Lawrence moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands; which motion was disagreed to. The said amendments were then agreed to. Mr. Holman moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The bill was then read the third time and passed. Mr. Mallory 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 disagreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendments. Bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles, viz: S. 581. An act relating to the time for finding indictments in the courts of the United States in the late rebel States; and S. R. 200. Joint resolution reappointing Louis Agassiz a regent of the Smithsonian Institution ; were taken up, read three times and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. William Williams, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of John B. Chapman. The bill of the Senate (S. 679) to amend an act entitled “ An act granting lands to the State of Oregon, to aid in the construction of a military road from Eugene City to the eastern boundary of said State, was taken up, and read a first and second time. Pending the question on its third reading, (Yeas..... ............. It was decided in the negative, Nays........................ ( Not voting....... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Stevenson Archer Mr. Henry L. Cake Mr. James A. Garfield Mr. J. P. Newsham Samuel J. Randall Glenni W. Scofield Nathaniel P. Banks Burton C. Cook William S. Holman John P. C. Shanks John Beatty Henry L. Dawes George W. Julian Samuel Shellabarger Jacob Benton Oliver J. Dickey William H. Kelsey Charles Sitgreaves George S. Boutwell Oliver H. Dockery William Lawrence Aaron F. Stevens John M. Broomall Jacob H. Ela Dennis McCarthy Caleb X. Taylor. Samuel McKee Philetus Sawyer Worthington C Smith Rufus P. Spalding William H. Baruum Asa P. Grover Samuel S. Marshall H. H. Starkweather James B. Beck Thomas Haughey Horace Maynard Thomas E. Stewart James R. McCormick Frederick Stone John H. Stover Stephen Taber Nelson Tift Row'd E. Trowbridge Ginery Twichell Burt Van Horn Robert T. Van Hora Carman A. Newcomb Hamilton Ward Henry D. Washburn Benjamin W. Norris William B. Washburu Nathan F. Dixon Alexander H. Jones Charles O'Neill Martin Welker Grenville M. Dodge Thomas L. Jones Godlove S. Orth B. F. Whittemore John F. Driggs Norman B. Judd Charles E. Phelps Thomas Williams Ephraim R. Eckley Francis W. Kellogg William A. Pile William Williams William Windom Fernando Wood William H. Robertson P. M. B. Young. Israel G. Lash Those not voting are- Ignatius Donnelly Benjamin Eggleston John F. Farnsworth John R. French Joseph J. Gruvely W. Jasper Blackburn John A. Griswold James G. Blaine George A. Halsey Thomas Boles Charles M. Hamilton C. C. Bowen Abner C. Harding Benjamin M. Boyer Asabel W. Hubbard Henry P. H. Bromwell Richard D. Hubbard Jamey Brooks Calvin T. Hulburd Albert G. Burr James M. Humphrey Roderick R. Butler Morton C. Hunter John B. Callis William D. Kelley Render W. Clarke John H. Ketcham Sidney Clarke Bethuel M. Kitchen J. W. Clift William H. Koontz Thomas Cornell So the House refused to lay the bill on the table. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be read a third time. · It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Mallory 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 with the passage of the said bill. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker : The Senate have agreed to the report of the second committee of conference on the bill of the House (II. R. 1570) making |