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MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1868.

Mr. Stephen F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 1555. An act to amend an act entitled "An act imposing taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco, and for other purposes," approved July 20, 1868;

H. R. 1556. An act to relieve certain persons of all political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth article of the amendments to the Consti tution of the United States;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Burch, one of their clerks:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution and bill of the following titles, viz:

S. R. 178. Joint resolution tendering sympathy to the people of Spain; and

S. 711. An act relating to the Metropolitan Railroad Company; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House.

Mr. Stephen F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States a joint resolution of the following title, viz:

H. Res. 375. Joint resolution donating condemned cannon for the erection of a monument to Major General Kearney.

Mr. Van Wyck, from the Select Committee on Retrenchment, under the authority granted by the House on Friday last, submitted a report in writing on whiskey frauds and the administration of the internal revenue department; which was ordered to be printed and recommitted to the said committee.

Two messages in writing were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Moore, his private secretary, which were handed in at the Speaker's table; also, a message notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign a joint resolution of the following title, viz:

H. Res. 375. Joint resolution donating condemned cannon for the erection of a monument to Major General Kearney.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Getz, at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1869.

Several other members appeared, viz:
From the State of Nevada, Delos R. Ashley.
From the State of Arkansas, Logan H. Roots.
From the State of New Jersey, Charles Haight.
From the State of Wisconsin, Philetus Sawyer.

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported a bill (H. R. 1570) making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1870, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and made the special order in committee for to-morrow after the morning hour, and from day to day until disposed of, and ordered to be printed.

The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules:

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The petition of Betsey S. Jackman, praying for a pension.

By Mr. Price: The petition of Sarah L. Goodrick, praying for increase of pension.

By Mr. Spalding: The petition in behalf of minor brother and sister of Charles H. Hoag, 10th Ohio cavalry, praying for a pension.

By Mr. Julian: The memorial of Julia Finley, relative to a pension. By Mr. Perham: The petition of Lucy L. Putnam, praying for arrears of pension;

Also, the petition of Elizabeth Copeland, praying for arrears of pension: Also, the petition of Mary R. Brown, praying for arrears of pension. By Mr. Schenck: The petition of Michael Mulgreen, company E, 25th Ohio volunteers, praying for a pension;

Also, the petition of Hugh Wallace, praying for a pension.

By Mr. James F. Wilson: The petition of Aaron Young, praying for an increase of pension;

Also, the petition of Vinson F. Horton, company I, 25th Iowa volun teers, praying for a pension;

Also, the petition of Joel Farley, private company F, 11th Iowa volunteers, praying for arrears of pension.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. A. C. Baldwin: The petition of William H. Treadway, praying for his compensation for extra services.

By Mr. Benjamin: The petition of William Carson, of Palmyra, Missouri, praying for relief.

By Mr. Banks: The petition of Turner Merritt, praying for payment for cotton taken by the United States authorities.

By Mr. Ingersoll: The petition of Samuel Strong, praying for the passage of a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust his claim for work and materials for custom-house at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

By Mr. Delano: The petition of Eliza A. Ratcliff, praying for compensation for subsistence furnished to sundry volunteers during the rebellion.

Also, the petition of Charles Cooper and Gorham A. Jones, sureties of William and John Hanagen, praying for relief.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The petition of L. A. Benter, praying for remuneration of damage for a robbery committed by soldiers of the United States army.

By Mr. The memorial of E. W. Jones, late collector of internal revenue, first district of North Carolina, praying for remuneration for services from 25th June, 1865, to 13th November, 1866.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. James F. Wilson: Two petitions of A. R. Wickersham and one hundred and twenty-four other citizens of Iowa, praying for amendment of the law taxing tobacco.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The resolution of the Salem Board of Trade, in favor of the resumption of specie payment;

Also, the memorial of the Oriental Powder Company, praying for the return of taxes paid on powder sold on contract with the United States; Also, the petition of George F. Putnam and others, of Salem, Massachusetts, praying for reform in the system of internal revenue taxation.

By Mr. Buckland: Two petitions of F. B. Care and others, citizens of Norwalk and Tiffin, Ohio, praying for certain amendments of the law taxing tobacco.

By Mr. Eldridge: Two petitions of citizens of Wiconsin, praying for repeal of tax on whiskey and tobacco.

By Mr. Schenck: The petition of the Western Union Telegraph Company, praying Congress to authorize the delivery to them, free of duty, the submarine cable, now in the custom-house at the port of New York; Also, the petition of the New Haven Chemical Works, praying for a small increase of duty on soda ash;

Also, the memorial of John S. Newberry, president, and E. B. Ward, chairman of committee National Manufacturers' Association, relative to legislation generally.

By Mr. Delano: The petition of Robert S. French and other citizens of Ohio, praying for a modification of the law imposing a tax on distilled spirits and tobacco.

By Mr. William Williams: Two petitions of manufacturers and dealers in tobacco and cigars, of Indiana, praying for an amendment or repeal of the law imposing a tax on tobacco and cigars.

By Mr. Lawrence S. Trimble: The petition of A. Shipmyer and others, praying for a modification of the revenue laws in relation to inspection and stamps on cigars and tobacco.

By Mr. Loughridge: Memorial of citizens of the United States, relative to the passage of the civil service bill of Hon. T. A. Jenckes, &c. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. William Williams: The petition of C. C. Humphreys, a citizen of Indiana, praying for relief.

By Mr. Whittemore: The petition of S. E. McMillan, of Marion county, South Carolina, praying for the payment of balance due him for taking census in the aforesaid county.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Cullom: The petition of A. M. Lee, praying for pension.
By Mr. Koontz: The petition of Jacob Baughman, praying for a pen-

sion.

By Mr. Maynard: The petition, which has been previously referred, of Rev. William H. Rogers, praying for a pension.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The memorial of citizens of the United States, relative to the abolition of the presidency.

By Mr. Eckley: The petition of Andrew Stewart, of Ohio, praying Congress to annul an act of the legislature of New Mexico suspending the writ of execution in certain cases.

By Mr. Benjamin: The petition of citizens of Maberly, Missouri, praying for a change in the naturalization laws.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Francis W. Kellogg: The petition of Rev. L. Bissey and others, citizens of the State of Alabama, praying for an appropriation for the exploration survey of the harbor of Portersville.

By Mr. E. B. Washburne: The petition of W. Guthrie and W. L. Humes, local inspectors of steamboats, Chicago, Illinois, relative to their duties.

By Mr. Eliot: The memorial of George B. Upton and others, ship.

owners, merchants, and insurance companies, of Boston, praying for government inspection of chain cables for vessels of the United States. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Ingersoll: The petition of two hundred employés at Rock Island arsenal, praying for further legislation upon the eight-hour law. By Mr. Schenck: The petition of R. Y. Lannis, of Eaton, Ohio, praying for reimbursement for moneys expended in recruiting during the war of the rebellion.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The petition of colored citizens of Norfolk, Virginia, praying that Michael Lowvest, a gentleman of French birth, may be naturalized as an American citizen;

Also, the petition of W. H. Carry, praying for the removal of political disabilities;

Also, the petition of Thomas C. Anderson, praying for the removal of political disabilities;

Also, the petition of John A. King, praying for the removal of politi cal disabilities;

Also, the petition of W. T. Scott, praying for the removal of political disabilities;

Also, the petition of B. A. Martel, praying for the removal of political disabilities;

Also, the petition of Mrs. Emma Horton, praying for relief.

By Mr. Maynard: The petition of Alfred Slaughter, of Virginia, praying for the removal of political disabilities;

Also, the petition of M. W. Bradford, of Tennessee, praying for the removal of political disabilities;

Also, the petition of Stewart Nelson, of Tennessee, praying for the removal of political disabilities.

By Mr.

: The petition of Samuel P. Moore, praying for the removal of political disabilities.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. E. B. Washburne: Eight petitions of citizens of the State of Minnesota, praying that the same subsidy be granted in bonds or money to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company as has heretofore been granted to the Central Union Pacific Railroad.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad.

By Mr. Pettis: The petition of citizens of Pennsylvania, remonstrating against the proposition to open the markets of the United States to the productions of the British American provinces.

Ordered, That said petition be referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Lynch: The petition of Susan Park, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The petition of Frederick M. Norcross, praying for renewal of letters patent on planing machine.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Schenck: The memorial of line officers of the United States navy, protesting against the passage of the bill "to reorganize and increase the efficiency of the medical department of the navy," now pending before Congress.

Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The petition of Leonard Pierce, jr., praying to be reimbursed certain money expended by him while United States consul at Matamoras, Mexico, in 1862, in feeding and clothing Union soldiers and refugees from Texas.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Archer: The petition of Henry C. Shirrell, praying for relief. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. The proceedings of a mass meeting of the citizens of Fremont county, Iowa, memorializing Congress against granting aid in the construction of a railroad on the State line between Iowa and Missouri.

Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. Ketcham: The petition of A. J. Caywood and others, citizens of the State of New York, praying for the protection of inventors of new fruits; which was referred to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Whittemore: The petition of George J. Eland, of Texas, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department.

By Mr. Benjamin F. Butler: The petition of Mary E. Rooney and others, of the District of Columbia, praying for an appropriation for the completion of a charitable institution therein; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Schenck: The memorial of certain senators and representatives of the Georgia legislature, praying protection to their property and safety for their persons; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Eliot: The memorial of the American Missionary Association, praying for legislative relief to the freedmen; which was referred to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs.

Mr. Mullins moved that there be a call of the House; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1571) to extend the laws relating to the registry of vessels; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed."

Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, introduced the following resolution; which was read, and, by unanimous consent, considered and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to inform this house if any consular officers of the United States have demanded and received, or are demanding and receiving, for the verification of invoices and other papers which they are required by law to verify, fees greater in amount than are provided by law; and if so, what consular officers have done so, how long such practice has continued, and what is the amount so illegally received by such consular officers, respectively; and also, that he further inform this house what consular officers now in office have failed or neglected to make return of the business of their offices, according to law, and, if any have so neglected to make returns, for how long a time; and that the Secretary of the Treasury further inform this house of the probable amount of money due to the United States now in the hands of such consular officers.

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