So the said resolution was agreed to. Mr. Gurley moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Eliot, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Israel Washburn, jr., reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 350) making appropriations for light-houses, beacons, buoys, and so forth, had come to no resolution thereon. Mr. Branch, by unanimous consent, presented the memorial of I. D. Andrews, relative to the reciprocity treaty between the United States and the British North American provinces; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Eliot submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill of the House (H. R. 350) making appropriations for light-houses, beacons, buoys, and so forth, shall cease in five minutes after its consideration is resumed; and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending or offered to the same, and shall then report it to the House with such amendments as may have been agreed to by the committee. On motion of Mr. Eliot, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Israel Washburn, jr., reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 350) making appropriations for light-houses, beacons, buoys, and so forth, had directed him to report the same with an amendment. The Speaker having stated the question to be on agreeing to the said amendment, Mr. Eliot moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Mr. Eliot moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? Yeas {Neys ... And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays... 92 80 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Mr. Elijah Babbitt Samuel S. Blair Mr. John E. Bouligny William D. Brayton Mr. John C. Burch Anson Burlingame Chapin Hall J. Morrison Harris Mr. William Howard William A. Howard Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Green Adams William Allen Williamson R. W. Cobb Martin J. Crawford Jabez L. M. Curry John G. Davis Reuben Davis W. McKee Dunn Henry A. Edmundson William H. English Emerson Etheridge Muscoe R. H. Garnett Lucius J. Gartrell Mr. John A. Gilmer So the bill was passed. James T. Hale John T. Harris Robert Hatton John Hickman Charles B. Hoard William S. Holman George S. Houston George W. Hughes John Hutchins John J. Jones John W. Killinger Jacob M. Kunkel Lucius Q. C. Lamar James M. Leach Shelton F. Leake John A. Logan Henry C. Longnecker Peter E. Love Owen Lovejoy Robert Mallory Horace Maynard Edward McPherson John McQueen John J. McRae W. Porcher Miles John S. Millson Mr. John Schwartz Elbridge G. Spaulding Thomas C. Theaker Charles H. Van Wyck John P. Verree Cadwalader C. Washburn James Wilson Mr. Laban T. Moore Cydnor B. Tompkins Clement L. Vallandigham Mr. Eliot moved that the vote last taken 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. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate further insist on their disagreement to the amendment of the House of Representatives, insisted on by the House, to the bill of the Senate (S. 416) to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain, and for other purposes, agree to the further conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Brown the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate. The Senate request the return of the following bills, viz: S. 84. An act to facilitate communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by electric telegraph; and S. 271. An act for the relief of John P. Brown. A message was received from the President of the United States, by James Buchanan, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R 89. An act to liquidate the unadjusted contracts of the Tennessee river improvement; H. R. 317. An act for the relief of Smith & Hunt, of Toledo, Ohio. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. William Kellogg reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 500) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1861, had come to no resolution thereon. On motion of Mr. Otero, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That leave be granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of Thomas Baca y Pino, for the purpose of reference to one of the executive departments. On motion of Mr. Colfax, Ordered, That the bills of the Senate numbered 84 and 271 be returned to the Senate, in compliance with their request. On motion of Mr. Sherman, Ordered, That all further debate on the 3d paragraph of the bill of the House No. 500 shall cease in fifteen minutes. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this House of the following title, viz: H. R. 324. An act authorizing the sale of the Western Military Asylum, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, with amendments; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 9th instant, approve and sign a bill of the following title, viz: S. 117. An act for the relief of Guadalupe Estudillo de Argüello, widow of Santiago E. Argüello. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. William Kellogg reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 500) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1861, had directed him to report the same with sundry amendments. The Speaker having stated the question to be on agreeing to the said amendments, Mr. Sherman moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof all of the said amendments were agreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Sherman moved that the vote last taken 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. On motion of Mr. Sherman, Resolved, That the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 215) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1861, be made the special order, and that all debate thereon in the Com. mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union shall cease in five minutes after the same is considered; and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending or offered to the same, and shall then report them to the House with such amendments as may be agreed to by the Committee. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Crawford reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 215) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1861, had come to no resolution thereon. And then, On motion of Mr. John B. Clark, at 10 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1860. The following petitions and memorial were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Mallory: The petition of George C. Davis, praying for an invalid pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Fenton: The memorial of A. C. Crary, of Utica, New York, in relation to the services of his father, Colonel Crary, in the revolutionary war; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. By Mr. Avery: The petition of Hiram Anderson, praying for a pension for services rendered in the war of 1812; Also, the petition of Joseph B. Pittman, praying for a pension for services rendered in the Mexican war. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Rice: The petition of C. W. Adams, of Boston, Massachusetts, praying that the brig Charles H. Jordon may be registered; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Brabson: The petition of James S. Milligan-heretofore referred August 8, 1842; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. E. Joy Morris: The petition of Frederick Zarracher-heretofore referred December 16, 1857; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Davidson: The petition of John Buhler and other sureties of Francis D. Newcomb-heretofore referred December 20, 1858; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House executive communications, as follows, viz: I. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with the resolution of the House of the 4th instant, a statement of the expenses of the Court of Claims since its organization; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the Post Office Department during the last fiscal year; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. III. A letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the clerks and other persons in his department during the year 1859; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Davidson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the Committee had examined and found truly enrolled resolutions of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 5. A resolution for supplying the Choctaw, Cherokee, and Chickasaw nations with such copies of the laws, journals, and public printed documents as are furnished to the States and Territories. S. Res. 34. A resolution in relation to the works of the exploring expedition. S. Res. 35. A resolution providing for the observation of the eclipse of the sun which will occur on the 18th day of July next. When The Speaker signed the same. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendments of this |
