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So the motion to reconsider was not laid on the table.
The question recurring on the motion to reconsider,

Mr. H. D. Washburn moved that the further consideration of the same be postponed till Tuesday, the 2d day of February next, after the morning hour; which motion was, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to.

The morning hour having commenced, the Speaker announced as the business next in order the call of committees for reports, commencing where the call rested on Thursday, 7th instant, with the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Pike, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Naval Affairs was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 941) to amend certain acts in relation to the navy and marine corps, with the amendments of the Senate thereto.

And the question being, Will the House concur in the said amend ments?

It was put and decided in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Pike,

Ordered, That the House request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses in regard to the said bill, and that

Mr. Pike, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Archer be the managers in said conference on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the action of the House on the said amendments.

Mr. Banks, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to which was referred the resolution in the words following:

Resolved, That the President be requested to use the good offices of this government for the purpose of obtaining from the Russian government a prompt and just consideration and settlement of the claims of Benjamin W. Perkins and others, citizens of the United States, arising under contract with said Russian government, made pending the Crimean war;

reported the same without amendment, and under the operation of the previous question it was agreed to.

Mr. Banks moved that the vote by which the resolution was agreed to be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Mr. Banks, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 405) extending the protection of the United States to the republics of Hayti and St. Domingo; which was read a first and second time.

Pending the question on its engrossment,

Debate was had thereon;

When,

On motion of Mr. Ward, the House, at 4 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m., adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1869.

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

By the Speaker: The petition of W. S. Andrews, of Virginia, relative to the bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

Also, the memorial of James W. Johnston, of Virginia, praying for the removal of disabilities.

By Mr. Whittemore: The petition of the loyal citizens of Wilkinson county, Mississippi, praying for admission into the Union.

Ordered, That the said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. George W. Lawrence: The petition of Captain William Welsh, praying that his commission may be ante-dated; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. pension;

The petition of Rachel Cónkle, praying for a

Also, the petition of Stephen D. Ford, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Dodge: The memorial of citizens of the State of Iowa, relative to the Iowa and Missouri State Line railroad.

By the Speaker: The petition of Albert Sumner, of Virginia, praying for a grant of lands.

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

By Mr. Broomall: The memorial of the "Progressive Friends," of

the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the protection of the Indians; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By the Speaker: The petition of the Union League of Anderson county, Texas, praying for the continuance of the Freedmen's Bureau; which was referred to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs.

By Mr. Dodge: The petition of citizens of the State of Iowa, relative to the tax on tobacco.

By Mr. Bailey: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, of a similar import.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Scofield: The petition of Henry Souther, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the relief of the widows and orphans of soldiers of the late war; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Loughridge: The papers in the case of William H. Needham; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, the petition of J. L. Brown and others, citizens of the State of Iowa, relative to the post office building at Burlington, in said State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Thomas: The petition of citizens of the State of Maryland, praying for a republican form of government.

By Mr. Polsley: Two petitions of the members of the bar of the State of West Virginia, remonstrating against the removal of the circuit court of the United States from Parkersburg to Wheeling.

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

By Mr. Moore: The petition of owners of vessels in Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, praying for protection; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Perham: The petition of Honora Topey, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Beck: The petition of James Saffell, a citizen of the State of Kentucky, praying compensation for horses and other property lost while in the mail service of the United States.

By Mr. Peters: The petition of A. B. Gildersleve, praying for relief; Also, the petition of John P. Reed, praying for relief;

Also, the petition of C. M. Allen, praying for relief.

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

By Mr. Peters: The petition of Patrick Hickey, praying for a pension. By Mr. Perham: The petition of Mary Riggles, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Randall: The petition of the Board of Trade of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, relative to the bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read a first and second time, and referred as stated:

By Mr. Peters: A bill (H. R. 1674) for the relief of Charles E. Dole, to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Kerr: A bill (H. R. 1675) for the relief of Belle R. Davis, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1676) for the relief of Mary and Alice Davis, minors, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1677) for the relief of Adam Hardt, to the Committee of Claims;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1678) for the relief of Scott & Brindley, to the Committee of Claims;

Also, a bill (H. R. 1679) for the relief of S. S. Potter, to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. E. B. Washburne, by unanimous consent, submitted the following two several resolutions; which were read, considered, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to furnish a statement of the cost of the mint at Carson City, Nevada, with estimates showing the cost of running the same, and the revenue to be derived therefrom. Also the cost in detail of running the several mints of the United States and the income received from the same.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to communicate to the House the total amount expended for the United States northwestern boundary commission, and to give in detail the items of expenditure, the number and names of the persons employed in such commission, how long employed, and at what salaries, and the nature and extent of the services performed.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior relating to Indian affairs at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, and asking appropriation for additional supplies; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations;

Also, a resolution of the constitutional convention of Texas, requesting the Congress of the United States to call into service a regiment of Texas cavalry to repel Indian invasion; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By unanimous consent, leave was granted to Mr. C. D. Hubbard to withdraw from the files of the Committee of Claims the papers in the case of James W. W. Bolton, in order that the same may be presented to the Senate.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence indefinitely was granted to Mr. Hulburd and Mr. Van Aernam.

Mr. Dawes presented the credentials of J. T. Elliott, elected a representative in Congress to fill a vacancy from the second district of the State of Arkansas, caused by the death of James Hinds.

Mr. J. T. Elliott thereupon presented himself at the Speaker's table, and having taken the oath of office required by the Constitution of the United States and the act of July 2, 1862, took his seat as a member.

The Speaker announced as the business in order the consideration of the joint resolution (H. Res. 405) extending the protection of the United States to the republics of Hayti and San Domingo, reported yesterday from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and undisposed of at the hour of adjournment.

The question being on the engrossment of the said joint resolution, Mr. Banks submitted an amendment to the same.

Pending which,

Mr. B. F. Butler submitted a substitute for the joint resolution.
Pending which,

Mr. Spalding submitted an amendment to the substitute.

Pending the question on the amendment of Mr. Banks,

Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, from the Joint Select Committee on Ordnance, reported a bill (H. R. 1680) for the relief of Norman Wiard; which was read a first and second time, ordered to be recommitted to the said committee and to be printed.

Mr. Schenck moved that the vote by which the said bill was recom

mitted be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Banks,

Mr. Robinson moved an amendment thereto.

After debate,

Mr. Woodward moved that the joint resolution with the pending amendments thereto be laid on the table.

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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. William B. Allison

Stevenson Archer
Samuel M. Arnell
Delos R. Ashley
Samuel B. Axtell
Alexander H. Bailey
Jehu Baker

John D. Baldwin
Demas Barnes
William H. Barnum
Fernando C. Beaman
John Beatty
James B. Beck
John F. Benjamin
Jacob Benton
John A. Bingham
Nathaniel Boyden
Benjamin M. Boyer
Henry P. H. Bromwell
James Brooks
John M. Broomall
Ralph P. Buckland

Albert G. Burr
Henry L. Cake
John B. Callis
Samuel F. Cary
John C. Churchill
Reader W. Clarke
John Coburn
Burton C. Cook
Simeon Corley

Thomas Cornell

Mr. John Covode
Shelby M. Cullom
Columbus Delano
Oliver H. Dockery
Grenville M. Dodge
Ephraim R. Eckley
Jacob H. Ela
Orange Ferriss
William C. Fields
John Fox

J. Lawrence Getz
Adam J. Glossbrenner
J. S. Golladay
James H. Goss
Joseph J. Gravely
John A. Griswold
Asa P. Grover
Charles Haight
George A. Halsey
Abner C. Harding
Isaac R. Hawking
David Heaton
John Hill

William S. Holman
Benjamin F. Hopkins
Chester D. Hubbard
James M. Humphrey
Morton C. Hunter
Thomas A. Jenckes
James A. Johnson
Alexander H. Jones
Thomas L. Jones

Mr. Norman B. Judd
William D. Kelley
Michael C. Kerr
Bethuel M. Kitchen
William H. Koontz
Israel G. Lash
George V. Lawrence
William S. Lincoln
William Loughridge
Samuel S. Marshall
James M. Marvin
Dennis McCarthy
James R. McCormick
Samuel McKee
Ulysses Mercur
George F. Miller
William Moore
James K. Moorhead
Daniel J. Morrell
William Mungen
Carman A. Newcomb
J. P. Newsham
William E. Niblack
John A. Nicholson
Benjamin W. Norris
Charles O'Neill
Sidney Perham
John A. Peters
S. Newton Pettis
Charles E. Phelps
Charles W. Pierce

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Mr. Frederick A. Pike
Luke P. Poland
Daniel Polsley
Samuel J. Randall
Glenni W. Scofield
John P. C. Shanks
Samuel Shellabarger
Worthington C. Smith
H. H. Starkweather
Aaron F. Stevens
William B. Stokes
Frederick Stone
John H. Stover
Stephen Taber
John Taffe
Francis Thomas
Nelson Tift
John Trimble
Lawrence S. Trimble
Row'd E. Trowbridge
Charles Upson
Daniel M. Van Auken
Burt Van Horn
Philadelph Van Trump
Hamilton Ward
Ellihu B. Washburne
Martin Welker
William Williams
James F. Wilson
Stephen F. Wilson
George W. Woodward.

Mr. Charles Sitgreaves
Rufus P. Spalding
J. H. Sypher
Ginery Twichell
Michael Vidal
Henry D. Washburn
B. F. Whittemore
William Windom
P. M. B. Young.

Mr. Logan H. Roots
Lewis W. Ross
Robert C. Schenck
Lewis Selye

Thomas E. Stewart
Caleb N. Taylor
Henry Van Aernam
Robert T. Van Horn
Charles H. Van Wyck

Cadwal'r C. Washburn

William B. Washburn
Thomas Williams
John T. Wilson
Fernando Wood
Fred'k E. Woodbridge.

So the joint resolution and amendments were laid on the table.

Mr. Woodward moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and

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