Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Also, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel S. Green, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 514) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed. Mr. Helmick, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 515. A bill for the relief of A. F. Spencer and Gurdon S. Hubbard;

H. R. 516. A bill for the relief of Robert Douglass, survivor of Douglass & Beman;

H. R. 517. A bill for the relief of George F. Means;

accompanied by reports in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. James Craig, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 518) for the relief of Samuel H. Woodson; which was read a first and second time.

When, after debate,

On motion of Mr. Burnett,

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed. Mr. Green Adams, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 519) for the relief of Harvey Allen, of Wisconsin, accompanied by a report in writing; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Carter, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 520. A bill directing the conveyance of a lot of ground for the use of the public schools of the city of Washington;

H. R. 521. A bill to incorporate the East Washington Library Association;

which were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for tomorrow, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Carter, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 522) to incorporate the Metropolitan Gas Light Company, in the District of Columbia, accompanied by a report in writing; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Edgerton, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 523) extending the charter incorporating the German Benevolent Society of Washington City, in the District of Columbia, approved July 27, 1842; which was read a first and second time.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read a third time and passed. Mr. Edgerton moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.

The Speaker appointed Mr. Reagan on the select committee appointed under the resolution of the House of March 6, 1860, in the place of Mr. Bonham, excused.

On motion of Mr. Barrett,

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House be discharged from the further consideration of the adverse report (No. 205) of the Court of Claims upon the petition of Lydia R. Shreve and Walker R. Carter, administrators of Henry M. Shreve, and that said report be referred to the Committee of Claims

On motion of Mr. Hickman,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (No. 66) entitled "An act to authorize and direct the settlement of the accounts of Ross Wilkins, James Witherell, and Solomon Sibley," and that the said bill be laid upon the table.

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Mr. Bingham moved that the vote by which said bill was laid upon the table be reconsidered; which motion was passed over for the present.

Mr. Hickman, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (No. 92) entitled "An act authorizing the courts to adjudicate the claim of the legal representatives of the Sieur de Bonne and Chevalier de Repentigny to certain land at the Sault Ste. Marie, in the State of Michigan," reported the same back without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed.

Mr. William Kellogg, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (No. 81) entitled "An act for the relief of Elizabeth M. Cocke, widow of Major James H. Cocke, late marshal of the district of Texas," reported the same back with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

The question being stated, Will the House agree to said amend

ment?

It was decided in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time as amended.
It was accordingly read a third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment.

Mr. William Kellogg moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Parrott,

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House on the state of

the Union be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H. R. 203) to enable the trustees of the Blue Mont College to preempt a certain quarter section of land, and for other purposes, and that the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and made the order of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Burnett having called up the motion heretofore submitted by him to recommit the bill of the House (H. R. 213) "to incorporate the United States Agricultural Society" to the Committee for the District of Columbia

Mr. Burnett, by unanimous consent, withdrew the same.
The question then recurring on the passage of the bill,

Mr. Burnett moved the previous question.

When

Mr. Isaac N. Morris moved that the said bill be laid upon the table; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question,

It was seconded and the main question ordered to be put, viz: Shall the bill pass?

And it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Burnett moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.

Mr. Hutchins, from the Committee of Claims, reported a bill (H. R. 524) for the relief of J. R. Crump, accompanied by a report in writing; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Duell, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Lieutenant James Taylor, of the Virginia State line, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 525) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Aldrich, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of George G. Dunham, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 526) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Buffinton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 527) for the relief of Julius Martin, accompanied by a report in writing; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Buffinton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (No. 260) entitled an act for the relief of Mrs. Agatha O'Brien, widow of Brevet Major J. P. J. O'Brien, late of the

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United States army, reported the same back without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report printed.

On motion of Mr. McRae,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 310) to provide for the payment for horses lost in the military service of the United States, and that the same be laid on the table.

Mr. Winslow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel B. Elliot, made an adverse report thereon; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn,

Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be dis charged from the further consideration of the petition of Joshua Dewey, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Edward Joy Morris, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the petitions of Samuel S. Wood and William P. Kirkland, commissioner and solicitor on behalf of numerous citizens and non-residents of the United States, made a report thereon, accompanied by a joint resolution (H. Res. 31) providing for the appointment of commissioners to inquire as to the jurisdiction of the authorities of Greytown over Punta Arenas, as to the conduct of said authorities, as to the value of property destroyed, &c.; which resolution was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the resolution and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Potter, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Beda Hayes, widow of Dudley Hayes, of Granby, Hartford county, Connecticut, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 528) for her relief: which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Potter,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be dis charged from the further consideration of the petitions of Jemima Christian, the heirs of William Emmons, and the heirs of Captain Richard Jones, and that said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

On motion of Mr. Potter,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be dis charged from the further consideration of the petition of citizens of the State of Kentucky, praying for the allowance of a pension and bounty land to Wendell Trout, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Fenton, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (No. 96) entitled "An act for the relief

of Abner Merrill, of the State of Maine," reported the same back without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed. Mr. Charles D. Martin, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 529. A bill granting a pension to Martha Sanderson, widow of Major Winslow F. Sanderson;

H. R. 530. A bill granting a pension to Jane Yates;

accompanied by reports in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Brabson, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 531. A bill granting an invalid pension to James C. Myers; H. R. 532. A bill granting a pension to Richard M. Hayden: H. R. 533. A bill granting a pension to Adriene Rich, of Habersham county, Georgia;

H. R. 534. A bill granting a pension to John P. Smith, of Habersham county, Georgia;

accompanied by reports in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 70) granting a pension to John Jackson, an invalid soldier, reported the same back without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bill and report be printed.

Mr. Stokes, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 535. A bill granting a pension to Rev. William H. Rogers, chaplain in the United States army in the war with Mexico;

H. R. 536. A bill for the relief of Aaron Quigley, an invalid sea

man;

accompanied by reports in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Hall, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Katharine K. Russell, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 537) for her relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Foster, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz: