Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. John Cochrane 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. Mr. John Cochrane, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 450) entitled "An act to change the location. of the custom-house for the district of Brazos de Santiago from Point Isabel to Brownsville, in the State of Texas," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. John Cochrane 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 acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill. Mr. John Cochrane, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 839) to amend an act approved the third day of March, 1847, entitled "An act to establish a port of entry at Saluria, in the State of Texas, and for other purposes;" 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 the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. John Cochrane 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. Mr. Sydenham Moore, from the Committee of Claims, made an adverse report on the petition of William D. Latshaw; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. John Cochrane, from the Committee on Commerce, made adverse reports upon sundry memorials: to substitute steam revenue cutters for sailing vessels now in use; the petition of Zachariah Jellison; the bill of the House (H. R. 147) to establish a port of entry at Sabine Pass, in the State of Texas; the bill of the House (H. R. 483) constituting Atchison city, in the Territory of Kansas, a port of entry and delivery; the bill of the House (H. R. 296) to extend the port of entry of New Orleans so as to include the city of Jefferson, in the State of Louisiana; the bill of the House (H. R. 84) to aid in the construction of public buildings at Memphis, Tennessee; the bill of the House (H. R. 334) to establish a port of entry at Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio; the petition of A. D. Kingman and others, for the establishment of a marine hospital at Hickman, Kentucky; the petition of citizens of Wisconsin, to make Oconto a port of entry, &c.; which reports and bills were severally laid on the table, and the reports ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. John Cochrane, Ordered, That the Committee on Commerce be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution of the legislature of the State of New Hampshire in relation to weights and measures, and that the same be referred to the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress. Mr. John Cochrane, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 96. A bill to constitute Clarksville, in the State of Tennessee, a port of delivery; and H. R. 620. A bill to constitute Montgomery, Alabama, a port of delivery; reported the same severally with a recommendation that they do not pass, accompanied by an adverse report in writing in each case. Ordered, That the said bills be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and that the bills and reports be printed. Mr. Vandever, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 43) for the relief of Solomon Wadsworth, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Vandever moved that the vote last taken 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 acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill. On motion of Mr. John G. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 197) providing for a geological survey of the Territory of New Mexico; and that the same be laid on the table. Mr. John G. Davis, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 840) for the relief of congressional township No. 8 south, of range No. 3 east, in Mercer county, Ohio; 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 the third time and passed. Mr. John G. Davis moved that the vote last taken 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. John G. Davis, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 149) entitled "An act making appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriations for the completion of a geological survey of Oregon and Washington Territory," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and printed. Mr. Jones moved that the vote by which the said bill was committed 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. Trimble, Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the following petitions and bills, and that the same be laid on the table, viz: The petition of Lemuel Blake et al., of Boston, Massachusetts, for bounty land; the petition of George Haslett; the petition of Abel M. Butler; the petition of the heirs-at-law of Robert Rigby; the petition of Cyrenus Glass; the petition of Mary M. Daveson, heir of Adam J. Pichard; the petition of Wm. S. Colquhoun; the bill of the House (H. R. 751) granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the service of the United States; the bill of the House (H. R. 722) granting to the officers, musicians, and privates of Captain Joseph Quigley's company of Ohio militia, in the war of 1812, the benefits of the acts of March 3, 1855, and of May 14, 1856; and the bill of the House (H. R. 756) granting bounty land to certain soldiers. Mr. Trimble, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 387) entitled "An act for the relief of certain actual settlers on lands granted to the State of Arkansas for railroad purposes, reported the same with a recommendation that it do not pass. Ordered, That the said bill be laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Peyton, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union were discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 807) to authorize the reissue of land warrants in certain cases, and for other purposes; and the House proceeded to its consideration. Mr. Underwood moved to amend the same by inserting at the end of the first section the following words, viz: "Provided, That this act shall not apply to any land certificate issued prior to the year 1840;" which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Underwood moved that the bill be laid upon the table; which motion was disagreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Peyton moved that the vote last taken 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. On motion of Mr. John G. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution of the legislative assembly of Washington Territory relative to a geological survey of that Territory, and that the same be laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Cobb, Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of citizens of Jasper county, Mississippi, relative to the 16th section reserved as Indian lands, &c., and the petition of citizens of Alabama for a grant of land to the Selma and Gulf Railroad Company, and that the same be laid upon the table. Mr. Cobb, from the same committee, to whom were referred bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 797. A bill granting public lands in alternate sections to the State of Alabama to aid in the construction of the Selma and Gulf Railroad; and H. R. 321. A bill to extend the provisions of an act entitled "An act granting public lands in alternate sections to the States of Florida and Alabama to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said States," approved May 17, 1856, to the Georgia and Alabama Railroad Company, incorported by the legislature of Alabama by act thereof approved February 24, 1860; reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bills be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and printed. Mr. Cobb, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 288) recognizing the survey of the Grand Cheniere island, State of Louisiana, as approved by the surveyor general, and for other purposes, reported the same without amend ment. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Cobb moved that the vote last taken 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. Lovejoy, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 255) for the relief of Elias Yulee, late receiver of public moneys at Olympia, in Washington Territory, reported the same with a recommendation that it do not pass. Ordered, That the said bill be laid upon the table. Mr. John G. Davis, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 841) making further provision in relation to consolidated land offices; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Tappan moved that the rules be suspended, so as to discharge the Committee of the Whole House from the further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 118) for the relief of David Myerle, and to enable the House to consider the same. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, { Two-thirds voting in favor thereof. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich John B Alley Mr. Thomas J. Barr John A. Bingham Mr. Harrison G. Blake Thomas S. Bocock Mr. John E. Bouligny Lawrence O'B. Branch Williamson R. W. Cobb John Cochrane Thomas Corwin John Covode Thomas G. Davidson John F. Farnsworth Reuben E. Fenton Thomas B. Florence Mr. Stephen C. Foster Andrew J. Hamilton So the rules were suspended. And thereupon Mr. John J. McRae John S. Millson William Millward Thomas C. Theaker Cadwalader C. Washburn John Wood Mr. James M. Quarles Albert Rust John Sherman The House pro ceeded to the consideration of the said bill. Pending the question on its third reading, Mr. Tappan moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and, under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time. |
