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.

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

And the question being put,

It was decided in the affirmative,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

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

Mr. Woodward 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.

The morning hour having commenced, the Speaker announced as the business in order the call of committees for reports, commencing with the Committee on the Territories.

Pending which,

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the request of the Committee of Elections, a return of the vote by which the late James Manu was elected to Congress from the second district of Louisiana; which was referred to the Committee of Elections.

By unanimous consent, leave was granted to Mr. Windom to withdraw from the files of the 37th Congress the petition and papers in the claim of L. Alcan; and to Mr. Arnell, the papers in the case of the Winchester and Alabama railroad, now before the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Farnsworth, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1549) to restrict and regulate the franking privilege, reported the same with a substitute therefor; which was recommitted to the said committee and ordered to be printed.

Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the vote by which the said bill and substitute was recommitted be reconsidered; which motion was passed over for the present.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed, without amendment, the bill of the House (H. R. 967) to provide for the removal of the remains of Hon. W. T. Coggeshall, late minister of the United States at Ecuador, to the United States;

Also, with an amendment, the bill of the House (H. R. 1261) amendatory of an act entitled "An act relating to habeas corpus, and regulating judicial proceedings in certain cases;" in which amendment I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives.

The Senate have also passed a joint resolution (S. R. 194) authorizing the transfer of certain appropriations heretofore made for the public printing, binding, and engraving; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives.

Mr. J. M. Ashley, from the Committee on the Territories, reported a bill (H. R. 1681) to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Alaska; which was read a first and second time.

Pending the question on the engrossment of the said bill,

Mr. Eliot moved to amend the same by striking out the seventh section.

Mr. J. M. Ashley moved the previous question on the bill and amend

ment.

Pending which,

Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the bill and the amendment be laid on the table; which motion was agreed to.

Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the vote by which the bill and amendment was laid on the table be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

The morning hour having expired,

The Speaker announced as the next business in order, the special order, being the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1364) to provide for the gradual resumption of specie payments, introduced by

Mr. Lynch, and made the special order for the second Tuesday, instant, after the morning hour;

When,

Mr. C. D. Hubbard moved to postpone the said bill to Saturday, 16th instant, after the morning hour; which motion was agreed to, and the bill as a special order postponed accordingly.

The Speaker announced as the next business in order the special order, being the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1202) to provide for the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara, which was reported from the Committee on Roads and Canals, and made the special order for the second Tuesday, instant, after the morning hour. Pending the question on the engrossment of the said bill,

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting letter of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with estimates of appropriation for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various bands of Ute Indians; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. By unanimous consent, leave was granted to Mr. Peters to withdraw from the files of the House the private papers of James A. Drew, which were filed upon his petition to the 38th Congress and not acted on, relating to a claim under the Ashburton treaty.

On motion of Mr. Cullum, leave of absence indefinitely was granted to Mr. Orth.

Mr. S. F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled the bill of the House (H. R. 967) to provide for the removal of the remains of Hon. W. T. Coggeshall, late minister of the United States at Ecuador, to the United States;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

On motion of Mr. Humphrey, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That a substitute proposed to be offered by him for the bill (H. R. 1202) to provide for the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara be printed.

The question recurring on the engrossment of the last-named bill, Mr. Benjamin, at 4 o'clock p. m., moved that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

The House then, on motion of Mr. E. B. Washburne, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. B. Van Horn reported that the committee having had, according to order, the condition of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the annual message of the President of the United States for the year 1867, had come to no resolution thereon ;]

When,

On motion of Mr. Cullom,

The House, at 4 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m., adjourned.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1869.

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

By Mr. Morrell: The petition of Mary Aurand, praying for a pension;
Also, the petition of Elizabeth Radigan, praying for a pension;
Also, the petition of John A. Parker, praying for a pension.