sion regarding commercial intercourse and securing to our own citizens the rights claimed by them in the fisheries on the coasts of the British provinces of America, and the free navigation of the St. Lawrence river from its source to the sea. Mr. Schenck moved that the vote on recommitment be reconsidered. Pending which, On motion of Mr. Harding, Ordered, That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 1744) to strengthen the public credit, and relating to contracts for payment in coin. The Senate insist upon their amendments, disagreed to by the House, to the bill of the House (H. R. 1911) 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; agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Howe, Mr. Cragin, and Mr. Nye, the conferees on the part of the Senate. Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 474) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to admit free of duty a certain submarine cable; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Schenck moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the resolu tion was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. The question was then put, Shall the bill pass? And it was decided in the affirmative, Nas.. Not voting.. 69 62 91 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Schenck, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 2022) to repeal the first section of an act relating to appeals to the Supreme Court; 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. Garfield, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 475) to fill a vacancy in the board of managers of the national asylum for disabled volunteer soldiers; 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. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate transmit, according to the request of the House, a copy of the bill of the Senate (S. 588) for the relief of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. By unanimous consent, the said bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Schenck, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 1744) to strengthen the public credit, and relating to contracts for the payment of coin, submitted the following report, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses to the bill (H. R. 1744) to strengthen the public credit, and relating to contracts for the payment of coin, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows: "They recommend that the House recede from its disagreement to the first amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: insert, in lieu of the words stricken out, the words 'obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United States notes, and of all the interest-bearing. "They recommend that the House recede from its disagreement to the second amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: insert, in lieu of the words stricken out, the words but none of said interest-bearing obligations not already due shall be redeemed or paid before maturity, unless at such time United States notes shall be convertible into coin at the option of the holder, or unless at such time bonds of the United States bearing a lower rate of interest than the bonds to be redeemed can be sold at par in coin. And the United States also solemnly pledges its faith to make provision at the earliest practicable period for the redemption of the United States notes in coin. "They recommend that the Senate recede from their third and fourth amendments to the bill of the House. "Managers on the part of the House Managers on the part of the Senate "ROBERT C. SCHENCK. " WILLIAM B. ALLISON. “JOHN SHERMAN. Pending the question on agreeing thereto, It was decided in the negative, SYeas... Nays. 53 119 51 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Those not voting are― Mr. George W. Anderson John D. Baldwin Burton C. Cook John Covode Columbus Delano Mr. Oliver H. Dockery W. P. Edwards John R. French Mr. William H. Koontz The Speaker voted in the negative, Mr. William B. Stokes John Taffe 診斷 Charles Sitgreaves So the House refused to lay the report on the table. The question then recurring on the said report, Mr. Schenck moved the previous question, which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said report? Yeas. It was decided in the affirmative, Nays Not voting.. 117 59 48 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Joseph J. Gravely Asa P. Grover Mr. William H. Koontz So the report was agreed to. Mr. Charles W. Pierce Mr. John Trimble Robert T. Van Horn Ellibu B. Washburne William Windom. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. Farnsworth, by unanimous consent, the House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 2006) to establish certain post roads. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The hour of 4 p. m. having arrived, the House took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m. After the recess, Mr. Jenckes, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, submitted reports upon the mode of appointing assignees in bankruptcy, and on the subject of the allegations of Mr. Brooks, of New York, against Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts; which were severally laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dawes, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 476) for the payment of Caleb S. Hunt and J. Willis Menard, to defray their expenses as contestants for a seat in the House of Representatives from the State of Louisiana; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Banks moved that there be a call of the House. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Nays.. 1815 55 57 110 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. George W. Anderson Mr. Benjamin Eggleston Mr. William S. Lincoln Nathaniel P. Banks John M. Broomall Henry L. Cake John Coburn Burton C. Cook Henry L. Dawes Ignatius Donnelly Jacob H. Ela John Lynch Horace Maynard Mr. Green B. Raum Aaron F. Stevens Stephen Taber Mr. William H. Robertson Mr. C. C. Bowen Benjamin M. Boyer |