"That the House recede from their disagreement to the seventieth amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment the words 'one thousand,' and insert in lieu 'seven hundred and twenty? "That the House recede from their disagreement to the seventy-second amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment the words 'seven thousand five hundred,' and insert in lieu 'fifteen thousand.' "That the House recede from their disagreement to the seventy-fourth amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment the word 'fifteen,' and insert in lieu the word 'ten.' 6 "That the House recede from their disagreement to the eightieth amend ment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment 'twenty-five thousand two hundred,' and insert twenty thousand;' and at the end of line 14 page 42 of the bill, add the following words: 'Provided, That hereafter the salaries of the clerks and messengers employed in the office shall not exceed the sum herewith appropriated! "That the House recede from their disagreement to the eighty-first amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out the words proposed to be inserted by said amendment, and insert in lieu'ninety thousand.' "That the House recede from their disagreement to the eighty-second amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment the words 'twenty-four,' and insert twenty. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the eighty-third amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment the word 'ten,' and insert the word 'eight. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the eighty-seventh. amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out of said amendment the word 'seven,' and insert 'five. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the eighty-eighth amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Strike out the words fourteen thousand eight hundred and fifty,' and insert ten thousand.' That the House recede from their disagreement to the ninety-first amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: In line 6 of said amendment, after the word 'Departments,' insert the following words: The number of clerks in their several departments, the number employed therein during the preceding fiscal year, when employed and when discharged, and the amount of compensation received by each.' "Managers on the part of the House of Representatives— "BENJAMIN F. BUTLER. "Managers on the part of the Senate "L. M. MORRILL. "TIMOTHY O. HOWE. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said report. On motion of Mr. Banks, by unanimous consent, the House insisted upon its amendment, disagreed to by the Senate, to the joint resolution of the Senate (S. R. 178) tendering sympathy to the people of Spain, and asked a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Banks, Mr. Barnes, and Mr. Blair, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 413) in relation to lands and other property of W. W. Corcoran, in the District of Columbia, used by the United States government during and since the war of the rebellion, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was next taken up, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Scofield moved that the vote on reference be reconsidered. Mr. Stevens moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The motion to reconsider was then agreed to. The question then recurred on the motion to refer, and it was decided in the negative. The question then recurring on the amendment of the Senate to the said joint resolution, The same was read as follows, viz: Page 1, line seven, strike out all after "until" and insert: "Said W. W. Corcoran shall have taken and subscribed before some person duly authorized to administer oaths, the following oath : 'I, W. W. Corcoran, do solemnly swear that I have never voluntarily borne_arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement, either personally or by agent, to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto; and I do further swear that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, with out any mental reservation or purpose of evasion: so help me God. And that said oath, so taken and subscribed, shall be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury in connection with all payments of money for the purposes above mentioned." And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Yeas... It was decided in the negative, Nays. 52 69 101 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. George M. Adams Mr. Simeon Corley John F. Driggs Mr. Charles Haight J. Proctor Knott Mr. Rufus Mallory Samuel S. Marshall Mr. William H. Robertson Mr. Worthington C. Smith Mr. Lawrence S. Trimble Lewis W. Ross Thomas E. Stewart Stephen Taber Charles Upson Daniel M. Van Auken Mr. Philadelph Van Trump Mr. Philetus Sawyer Glenni W. Scofield Row'd E. Trowbridge Robert T. Van Horn Cadwal'r C. Washbura Mr. C. H. Prince Robert C. Schenck Ellibu B. Washburne Ordered, That the House request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Scofield, Mr. Maynard, and Mr. Eldridge be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary : Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the House of the fol lowing title, viz: An act (H. R. 2007) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, and for other pur poses; with amendments, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to the consideration of the said amendments, the same were severally disagreed to. Ordered, That the House request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. Ordered, That Mr. Spalding, Mr. Starkweather, and Mr. Marshall, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. James F. Wilson, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 784) to amend the judicial system of the United States, was taken from the Speaker's table, read three times and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. Miller, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Invalid Pensions were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 846) granting a pension to Charlotte Crane, and the same was laid on the table. Mr. Covode, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted a report of the evidence taken in the matter of the Washington relics at Arlington House, accompanied by the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the articles known as the effects of George Washington, the Father of his Country, now in the custody of the Department of the Interior, are of right the property of the United States; and any attempt on the part of the present administration, or any department thereof, to deliver the same to the rebel general Robert E. Lee is an insult to the loyal people of the United States; and they ought to be kept as relics in the Patent Office, and ought not to be delivered to any one without the consent of Congress. Pending which, Mr. Thomas L. Jones submitted the following amendment, viz: Strike out all after the word" Resolved," and insert in lieu thereof the following: "That the articles in the Patent Office which have been identified as the property of Mrs. Mary Custis Lee, and which were taken without the authority of the government from her home at Arlington, as they are of but little value except as heirlooms in her family bequeathed to her by her father, George Washington Parke Custis, be at her request restored to her possession? Pending which, Mr. Covode moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, first, Will the House agree to the said amendment? The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— So the said amendment was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the said resolution, B. F. Whittemore Thomas Williams Mr. C. H. Prince John P. C. Shanks Henry Van Aernam Ellibu B. Washburne George W. Woodward. Mr. Ross moved that it be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The resolution was then agreed to. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution of the House of the following title, viz: H. R. 280. A joint resolution for the relief of Ella E. Hobart; without amendment; The Senate insist upon their amendments disagreed to by the House · to the bill (H. R. 2007) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, have agreed to the conference asked for by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Morrill, of Maine, Mr. Edmunds, and Mr. Harlan, the conferees on the part of the Senate. Mr. Robinson moved that the House take a recess until 9 o'clock a. m. And the question being put, Yeas... It was decided in the negative, Not voting.. 56 73 92 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are |