joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 217) for printing the Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion-the pending question when the House adjourned yesterday being on its third reading, The said resolution was amended, read three times, and passed. Pending which, Mr. Garfield moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, Yeas. Nas 111 44 67 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Mr. Samuel J. Randall Henry Van Aernam Henry D. Washburn Mr. Charles Sitgreaves Mr. William E. Robinson J. H. Sypher William Windom. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said resolution. The Speaker appointed Mr. Ingersoll a member of the committee of conference in place of himself on the bill of the House No. 1881. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Bingham moved that the rules be suspended so as to enable him to report from the Committee of Claims, and the House to consider, the joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 100) for the relief of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery, together with some other bills; which motion was disagreed to, twothirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Laflin, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That there be printed 2,000 copies of the majority and minority reports, with the testimony, of the committee on the alleged frauds committed at the late presidential election in the State of New York, and ten thousand copies of the same reports without the testimony. Pending which, Mr. Laflin moved the previous question; which was seconded. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Oliver J. Dickey W. P. Edwards Chester D. Hubbard Mr. William D. Kelley Mr. William A. Pile C. H. Prince William E. Robinson Mr. Lawrence S. Trimble So the main question was ordered, and being put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Laflin, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution, víz: Resolved, That there be printed 5,000 copies of the letter of E. B. Elliott, esquire, upon the subject of the unification of the coinage of the world, for the use of the House, and one thousand copies for the Treasury Department. On motion of Mr. Brooks, Ordered, That the same be laid on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the House of the following title, viz: H. R. 1911. An act making appropriations and to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869, and for other purposes, with amendments; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. Mr. Laflin, from the same committee, reported the following resolutions; which were severally laid on the table, viz: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the House 500 extra copies of the report on commercial relations. Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the House 2,000 extra copies of the testimony of officers of the army taken before the Committee on Military Affairs, and the report of the committee accompanying the same. Mr. Laflin, from the same committee, reported the following resolu tions; which were severally read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That there be printed 15,000 copies of the report of R. W. Raymond, special commissioner of mining statistics, on mines and mining in the States and Territories west of the Rocky mountains: 14,000 for the use of the House and 1,000 for the Treasury Department; and the Congressional Printer is hereby authorized to pay for the cuts illus trating this report upon the presentation of the proper vouchers, not exceeding the sum of $175. Resolved, That an index to the executive documents from the twentysixth to and including the fortieth Congress, and an index to the reports of committees for the same period, prepared under the direction of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, be printed for the use of the House, and bound each in a separate volume. Resolved, That 1,000 copies of the report of the committee relative to Prince Edward Island be printed for the use of the House. 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. 1570. An act making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, and for other purposes ; H. R. 1204. An act to confirm certain private land claims in the State of Missouri; When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Hulburd, from the committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States and inform him of the election of Theodore M. Pomeroy as Speaker of the House for the remainder of the fortieth Congress, reported that the committee had discharged that duty. Mr. Broomall moved that the rules be suspended so as to enable him to submit sundry reports from the Committee on Accounts; which motion was disagreed to, two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Broomall called up the motion heretofore submitted by him to reconsider the vote by which the report of the Committee on Accounts (No. 36) on the contingent fund of the House was recommitted to the said committee. After debate, The motion to reconsider was agreed to. The question then recurring on the motion to recommit, Mr. Broomall withdrew the same. And thereupon, Mr. Broomall, from the said committee, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to examine from time to time the furniture and carpeting of the hall, committee rooms, corridors, and other apartments under the control of the House of Representatives, and to direct the Clerk by resolution to furnish or refurnish the same whenever it shall be necessary, and no such furnishing or refurnishing, except ordinary repairs, not exceeding $100 to any one room or apartment in any single year, shall be done by the Clerk without such resolution. All accounts for furnishing or refurnishing made under the direction of this resolution, when presented to the Committee on Accounts for approval, shall be accompanied by a copy of the resolution directing the same. Mr. Broomall, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 473) relating to the fees of the Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives; 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Broomall, from the same committee, reported the following reso lution, viz: Resolved, That the clerks of the several committees of the House of Representatives be paid out of the contingent fund of the House each a sum sufficient to make his pay during the fortieth Congress, with what he has already received, equal to six dollars per diem for all the time. actually and necessarily employed in his official duties under the direction of his committee: Provided, That the same be ascertained and assessed by the Committee on Accounts of the fortieth Congress and reported to the House. Pending which, After debate, Mr. Broomall moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree thereto! And it was decided in the affirmative Yeas... Nays. 54 85 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are |