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read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. T. L. Jones, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That all females in the employment of the government be allowed equal pay where they perform like service with males. The resolution having been read,

Mr. T. L. Jones moved the previous question on agreeing thereto; which was seconded;

And the question recurring, Shall the main question be now put?

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. George M. Adams

William B. Allison
Oakes Ames
George W. Anderson
Stevenson Archer
Samuel M. Arnell
Samuel B. Axtell
Jehu Baker

John D. Baldwin
Demas Barnes

William H. Barnum
Fernando C. Beaman
John Beatty

John F. Benjamin
Jacob Benton
John A. Bingham
James G. Blaine
George S. Boutwell
C. C. Bowen
Benjamin M. Boyer
James Brooks
John M. Broomall
Albert G. Burr
Roderick R. Butler
John B. Callis
Samuel F. Cary
John W. Chanler
Sidney Clarke
J. W. Clift

Simeon Corley
John T. Deweese
Oliver J. Dickey

Ignatius Donnelly

Mr. John F. Driggs

W. P. Edwards
Benjamin Eggleston
Jacob H. Ela
Charles A. Eldridge
Thomas W. Ferry
John R. French
J. Lawrence Getz
Adam J. Glossbrenner
J. S. Golladay
James H. GONS
Samuel F. Gove
Joseph J. Gravely
Asa P. Grover
Thomas Haughey
Isaac R. Hawkins
David Heaton
William Higby
William S. Holman
Julius Hotchkiss
Chester D. Hubbard
James M. Humphrey
Ebon C. Ingersoll
Thomas A. Jenckes
Alexander H. Jones
Thomas L. Jones
Norman B. Judd
George W. Julian
William D. Kelley
Francis W. Kellogg
Michael C. Kerr
Bethuel M. Kitchen
J. Proctor Knott

Mr. William Lawrence
Benjamin F. Loan
William Loughridge
Rufus Mallory
Samuel S. Marshall
Horace Maynard
James R. McCormick
Samuel McKee
George F. Miller
William Moore
Daniel J. Morrell
John Morrissey
James Mullins
William Mungen
Leonard Myers
Carman A Newcomb
J. P. New-ham
Benjamin W. Norris
Charles O'Neill
Godlove S. Orth
Halbert E. Paine
S. Newton Pettis
Charles E. Phelps
Frederick A. Pike
William A. Pile
Tobias A. Plants
Luke P. Poland
Daniel Pol-ley
Hiram Price
C. H. Prince

John V. L. Pruyn
Samuel J. Randall
Green B. Raum

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Mr. William H. Robertson

William E. Robinson
Lewis W. Ross
Robert C. Schenck
Glenni W. Scofield
John P. C. Shanks
Charles Sitgreaves
Worthington C. Smith
H. H. Starkweather
Thomas E. Stewart
William B. Stokes
Frederick Stone
John H. Stover
J. H. Sypher
Stephen Taber
Francis Thomas
Nelson Tift

John Trimble

Lawrence S. Trimble
Row'd E. Trowbridge
Ginery Twichell
Henry Van Aernam
Philadelph Van Trump
Michael Vidal

B. F. Whittemore
William Williams
John T. Wilson
Stephen F. Wilson
William Windom
Fernando Wood.
George W. Woodward
P. M. B. Young.

Mr. Rufus P. Spalding
John Taffe
Caleb N. Taylor
Charles Upson
Burt Van Horn

Charles H. Van Wyck
Ellihu B. Washburne.

Mr. Charles W. Pierce

Theodore M. Pomeroy
Logan H. Roots
Samuel Shellabarger
Aaron F. Stevens
Daniel M. Van Auken
Robert T. Van Horn
Hamilton Ward

Cadwal'r C. Washburn
Henry D. Washburn
William B. Washburn

Martin Welker.

Thomas Williams

James F. Wilson

Fred'k E. Woodbridge.

The question then recurring, Will the House agree to the resolution? Mr. Ferris moved that the resolution be laid on the table.

And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative,

Yeas..
Nays..
Not voting.

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

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Mr. George M. Adams

William B. Alison
George W. Anderson
Stevenson Archer
Samuel M. Arnell
James M. Ashley

Samuel B. Axtell

Jehu Baker

Johu D. Baldwin

Demas Barnes

William H. Barnum

Fernando C. Beaman
John B atty
James B. Beck
John F. Benjamin
Jacob Benton
John A. Bingham
James G. Blaine
George S. Boutwell
Benjamin M Boyer
Henry P. H. Bromwell
James Brooks
John M. Broomall
Albert G. Burr
Roderick R. Butler
John B. Callis
Samuel F. Cary
Sidney Clarke

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Mr. Oliver J. Dickey

Ignatius Dounelly
John F. Driggs
Ephraim R. Eckley
W. P. Edwards
Jacob H. Ela
Charles A. Eldridge
Thomas W. Ferry
John R. French
J. Lawrence Getz
Adam J. Glossbrenner
J. S. Golladay
James H. Goss
Samuel F. Gove
Joseph J. Gravely
John A. Griswold
Asa P. Grover
Thomas Haughey
Isaac R. Hawkins
David Heaton
William Higby
William S. Holman
Samuel Hooper
Julius Hotchkiss
Chester D. Hubbard
James M. Humphrey
Ebon C. Ingersoll
Alexander H. Joues
Thomas L. Jones
George W. Julian
William D. Kelley
Francis W. Kellogg

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Mr. Michael C. Kerr

John H. Ketcham
Bethuel M. Kitchen
J. P.octor Knott
William Lawrence
Benjamin F. Loan
Wiliam Loughridge
Rufus Mallory

Samuel S. Marshall
Horace Maynard
James R. McCormick
Samuel McKee
George F. Miller
Daniel J. Morrell
William Mungen
Carm in A. Newcomb
J. P. Newsbain
Wiliam E. Niblack
Benjamin W. Norris
Charles O'Neill
Godlove S. Orth
Halbert E, Paine
Charles E. Phelps
Frederick A. Pike
William A. Pile
Tobias A. Plants
Luke P. Poland
Daniel Polsley
Hiram Price
C. H. P. ince
John V. L. Pruyn
Samuel J. Randall

Mr. William H. Kelsey
Addison H. Laflin
1 ral G. La-h
William S. Lincoln
John A. Logan
John Lynch

Hiram Mccullough
John Morrissey
James Mullins
Leonard Myers
John A. Nicholson
David A. Nunn
Sidney Petham
Charles W. Pierce
Theodore M. Pomeroy

Mr. Lewis Selye
Rufus P. Spalding
Caleb N. Taylor
Charles Upson
Burt Van Horn
Charles H. Van Wyck
Ellihu B. Washburne
William B. Washburn.

Mr. Green B. Raum

William H. Robertson
William E. Robinson
Lewis W. Ross
Robert C. Schenck
Glenni W. Scofield
John P. C. Shanks
Charles Sitgreaves
Worthington C. Smith
H. H. Starkweather
Thomas E. Stewart
William B. Stokes
Frederick Stone
John H. Stover
Stephen Taber
Nelson Tift
John Trimble
Lawrence S. Trimble
Row'd E. Trowbridge
Ginery Twichell
Henry Van Aernam
Philadelph Van Trump'
Michael Vidal
Martin Welker.
B. F. Whittemore
William Williams
James F. Wilson
Stephen F. Wilson
William Windom
Fernando Wood
George W. Woodward
P.M. B. Young.

Mr. Logan H. Roots

Samuel Shellabarger
Aaron F. Stevens
J. H. Sypher
John Taffe
Francis Thomas
Daniel M. Van Auken
Robert T. Van Horn
Hamilton Ward
Cadwal'r C. Washburn
Henry D. Washburn
Thomas Williams
John T. Wilson
Fred'k E. Woodbridge.

So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table.

The question again recurring, Will the House agree to the resolution? It was put,

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So the resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Sidney Perhain

John A. Peters
S. Newton Pettis
Philetus Sawyer
Lewis Selve
Charles Sitgreaves
John Taffe

Mr. Samuel Hooper

Asahel W. Hubbard
Richard D. Hubbard
Alexander H. Jones
William H. Kelsey
J. Proctor Knott
Addison H. Laflin
Israel G. Lash
George V. Lawrence
William S. Lincoln
John A. Logan
John Lynch
James M. Marvin
Hiram McCullough
George F. Miller
William Moore
James K. Moorhead

Mr. Lewis W. Ross

Robert C. Schenck
Glenni W. Scofield
John P. C. Shanks
Worthington C. Smith
H. H. Starkweather
Thomas E. Stewart
William B. Stokes
Frederick Stone
John H. Stover
J. H. Sypher
Stephen Taber
Nelson Tift
John Trimble

Lawrence S. Trimble
Row'd E Trowbridge
Ginery Twichell
Henry Van Aernam
Philadelph Van Trump
Michael Vidal

William B. Washburn
Martin Welker
B. F. Whittemore
William Williams
James F. Wilson
John T. Wilson
Stephen F. Wilson
Fernando Wood
Fred'k E. Woodbridge
George W. Woodward
P. M. B. Young.

Mr. Caleb N. Taylor
Charles Upson
Burt Van Horn
Charles H. Van Wyck
Hamilton Ward
Ellihu B. Washburne,

Mr. John A. Nicholson
David A. Nunn
Halbert E. Paine
Charles W. Pierce
Theodore M. Pomeroy
William H. Robertson
Logan H. Roots
Samuel Shellabarger
Rufus P. Spalding
Aaron F. Stevens
Francis Thomas
Daniel M. Van Auken
Robert T. Van Horn
Cadwal'r C. Washburn
Henry D. Washburn
Thomas Williams
William Windom.

Mr. T. L. Jones moved that the vote agreeing to the resolution be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Mr. Bingham, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1563) to incorporate the University for the Blind in the District of Columbia; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Julian, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of enacting a congressional registry law for the Territories of the United States, and that said committee report by bill or otherwise.

A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Moore, his private secretary; which was handed in at the Speaker's table.

Mr. Van Aernam moved that the vote to lay on the table the resolution of Mr. Ross, submitted at this day's session, and providing for a new distribution of seats in the hall of the House of Representatives, be reconsidered.

And the question being, Will the House reconsider?

Mr. Benjamin moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative,

Yeas..
Nays.
Not voting..

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are—

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So the House refused to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.

The question recurring on the motion to reconsider,

By unanimous consent, Mr. Richard D. Hubbard and Mr. Samuel S. Marshall were excused from service on the select committee appointed to investigate certain alleged election frauds in the State of New York, and the Speaker appointed in their stead Mr. Michael C. Kerr, of Indiana, and Mr. Charles E. Phelps, of Maryland.

Subsequently,

By unanimous consent, Mr. Phelps was excused from service on the said committee, and the Speaker appointed in his stead Mr. Lewis W. Ross, of Illinois.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hamlin, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the following titles: S. 612. An act relating to the proof of wills in the District of Columbia. S. 665. An act respecting the organization of militia in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

S. 693. An act for the temporary relief of the poor and destitute people in the District of Columbia; in which I am directed to request the concurrence of the House of Representatives.

The Senate have passed, without amendment, the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 375) donating condemned cannon for the erection of a monument to Major General Kearney.

The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did on the 15th instant approve and sign the following entitled bills and joint resolution:

S. 186. An act providing for the sale of the lands, tenements, and water privileges belonging to the United States at or near Harper's Ferry, in the county of Jefferson, West Virginia.

S. 565. An act to authorize the Secretary of State to adjust the claim of Gustavus G. Cushman for office rent while commissioner under the reciprocity treaty.

S. R. 170. A resolution in relation to the library of the Department of Agriculture.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following executive communications:

I. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of "A bill for the coinage of nickel-copper pieces of five cents and under," for the consideration of Congress; which was referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures.

II. A letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution adopted by the House of Representatives on the 7th instant, a copy of an agreement made with Wells, Fargo & Co., on the 21st October, 1868, for carrying the United States mails overland between the termini of the Union and Central Pacific railroads, with other papers connected with that subject; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following message in writing from the President of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations :

To the House of Representatives:

In answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th December instant, I transmit the accompanying report of the Secretary of State. ANDREW JOHNSON.

WASHINGTON, December 16, 1868.

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