By Mr. Lynch: The petition of Isaac Bickford, praying for a pension; Also, the petition of Lorenzo Day, praying for a pension. By Mr. Lincoln: The petition of Catherine Duffy, praying for a pension. By Mr. Perham: The petition of John S. Burress, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Schenck: The petition of Commodore Charles Steedman, United States navy, praying for relief. By Mr. Blaine: The petition of Charles H. Campbell, praying for relief. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Brooks: The memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, praying that the Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company may land its submarine cable upon the shores of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Moore: The petition of owners and masters of vessels of Baltimore, State of Maryland, praying for protection; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Brooks: The memorial of C. Hansen, a citizen of the State of New York, relative to the "Holstein ship canal;" which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. Hill: The petition of Robert B. Clark and others, citizens of the State of New Jersey, praying for the revision of the naturalization laws; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. McKee The petition of Dupuy & Co., citizens of the State of Kentucky, praying for a revision of the revenue laws. By Mr. Schenck: The petition of the Ohio Chiccory Company, praying for an increase of duty on chiccory. By Mr. Brooks: The petition of H. J. Hopkins and others, citizens of the State of New York, against an increase of duty on steel. By Mr. Lynch: The petition of T. C. Hersey, praying for an amendment of the tariff on sugars. By Mr. The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, relative to the revenue laws. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. On motion of Mr. O'Neill, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Commerce be discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1559) giving the consent of the United States to the erection of a bridge across the Delaware river between Philadelphia and Camden, and that it be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. The Speaker announced, as the first business in order, 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 under consideration at the hour of adjournment yesterday; When Mr. Windom moved that the same be postponed till after the morning hour. Pending which, Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Windom, it was decided in the affirmative. So the bill was postponed till after the morning hour. Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the vote by which the consideration of the bill was postponed be reconsidered. After debate, Mr. E. B. Washburne moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which motion was agreed to. The morning hour having commenced, the Speaker announced as the business in order the call of committees for reports, commencing where the call rested yesterday, with the Committee on the Territories; When Mr. J. M. Ashley, from the Committee on the Territories, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1625) to extend the boundaries of the States of Nevada, Minnesota, and Nebraska, and the Territories of Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, reported the same with sundry amendments. The question being, Will the House agree to the amendments? On motion of Mr. J. M. Ashley, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed till Thursday, 28th instant, after the morning hour, and made a special order. from day to day till disposed of. Mr. J. M. Ashley, from the Committee on the Territories, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1041) granting the right of way to the Walla-Walla and Columbia River Railroad Company, and for other purposes, reported the same with amendments. Pending the question on agreeing to the amendments, Mr. Delano moved to amend the bill by adding a proviso to the last section thereof; which was agreed to. The amendments of the Committee on the Territories having been also agreed to, it was, under the operation of the previous question, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Mr. Holman moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. Not being engrossed, it was then ordered to be laid on the Speaker's table. Mr. J. M. Ashley, from the Committee on the Territories, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1624) to preserve the purity of elections in the several organized Territories of the United States, reported the same with an amendment thereto in the nature of a substitute. Pending the question on agreeing to the substitute, Mr. Mullins moved an amendment thereto; When, The morning hour having expired, The Speaker announced as the business next in order 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. Pending the question on the engrossment of the bill, Mr. J. M. Ashley moved that the vote by which the bill of the House (H. R. 1041) granting the right of way to the Walla-Walla and Columbia River Railroad Company, and for other purposes, was ordered to be engrossed, be reconsidered; which motion was passed over for the present. On motion of Mr. J. M. Ashley, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on the Territories be discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1591) repealing an act passed by the legislature of Washington Territory, relating to pilots and pilot regulations, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Cook, from the Committee of Elections, to which were referred the papers in the case of William F. Switzler against George W. Anderson for the right to a seat as representative from the ninth congressional district of Missouri, submitted a report in writing thereon, accompanied by the following resolutions: Resolved, That George W. Anderson is not entitled to a seat in this house as a representative from the ninth congressional district of Missouri. Resolved, That William F. Switzler is entitled to a seat in this house • as a representative from the ninth congressional district of Missouri. Ordered, That the report be laid on the table and be printed. The Speaker appointed Mr. Glossbrenner a member of the committee to escort the remains of the late Hon. Darwin A. Finney to his late residence in Pennsylvania, in place of Mr. Dawes who was unable to serve. On motion of Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the evidence taken by the Committee on Commerce respecting the advances by the city of Milwaukee for the harbor of Milwaukee, be printed for the use of the committee. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 6th instant, relative to postponing the time of the discontinuance of the offices of superintendent of exports and drawbacks at the port of New York and other ports of the United States; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Eckley for one week. Pending the question on the engrossment of the bill to provide for the construction of the Niagara ship canal, (H. R. 1202,) Mr. B. F. Butler moved to proceed to the consideration of business on the Speaker's table; Pending which, On motion of Mr. Spalding, The House, at 4 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m., adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1869. Another delegate appeared at the session of to-day, viz: The following memorials, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rules: By Mr. Grover: The petition of J. M. Wright and others-heretofore referred January 11, 1868. By Mr. Harding: The memorial of the citizens of Quincy, State of Illinois, relative to the tax on cigars. Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Bromwell: The petition of John H. McQuown, praying allowance of salary and commutation for services rendered as surgeon of volunteers; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Garfield: The petition of department clerks, praying for an increase of compensation; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Thomas: The petition of citizens of the State of Maryland, praying for a republican form of government; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Moore: The petition of owners and masters of vessels of the State of Connecticut, praying for protection; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Thomas Williams: Three petitions of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a post route and for the discontinuance of parts of mail routes Nos. 2363 and 2367; which were referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Moore: The petitions of owners and masters of vessels of the State of Maine, praying for protection; which were referred to the Committee on Commercce. By Mr. Hotchkiss: The remonstrance of the Hubbard Hardware Company, of the State of Connecticut, against an increase of duty on steel. By Mr. Stephen F. Wilson: The petition of E. Andrews and others, citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, of a similar import. Ordered, That the said remonstrance and petition be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Bingham: The memorial of Stephen Powers, praying for the removal of disabilities; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. George V. Lawrence: The petition of Julianne Chambers, praying for bounty; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Halsey: The petition of owners of vessels of the State of New Jersey, praying for protection; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Kelley: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, relative to the right of suffrage; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Ela: The petition of citizens of the State of New Hampshire, relative to the tax on tobacco. By Mr. Beck: The petition of citizens of the State of Kentucky, of a similar import. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Dawes, from the Committee of Elections, to which were referred the credentials of John H. Christy and of John A. Wimpy, each claiming to be duly elected a representative in this Congress from the sixth congressional district of Georgia, submitted a report in writing thereon, accompanied by resolutions, as follows: Resolved, That John A. Wimpy, not having received a majority of the votes cast for representative in this house from the sixth congressional district of Georgia, is not entitled to a seat therein as such representative. Resolved, That the Committee of Elections be discharged from the further consideration of the question of removing political disabilities from John H. Christy, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. Ordered, That the said report and resolutions be laid on the table and be printed. The morning hour having expired, The Speaker announced, as the business in order, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 860) for the relief of Luther McNeal, postmaster at Lancaster, Erie county, New York, reported on Friday, Sth instant, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, the pending question being on the engrossment of the said bill. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Johnson moved that the vote by which the 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. On motion of Mr. Johnson, Ordered, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of E. M. Sargent for compensation for carrying the mails over certain routes in Massachusetts, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Ingersoll, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1563) to incorporate the University for the Blind in the District of Columbia, reported the same with a substitute therefor. Pending the question on agreeing to the substitute, On motion of Mr. Garfield, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the following bill, letter, and memorials, and that the same be referred as stated, viz: H. R. 1646. Extending the act of July 4, 1864, limiting the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, &c., to the loyal citizens of all the States now represented in Congress, to the Committee on the Judiciary. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting list of payments made and balances certified under the act of March 30, 1868, to the Committee on the Judiciary. The claim of Scott & Brindley for payment of rent of buildings in New Albany, Indiana, for hospital purposes, to the Committee of Claims. The memorial of S. S. Potter for pay for use of his buildings as hospitals, to the Committee of Claims. The memorial of John Hegeman, praying compensation for the use of his patent pontoon bridges, to the Committee of Claims. Mr. McCullough, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 406) for the purchase of Riley's Manual; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Thomas, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 407) for the relief of Frederick Schley; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The question recurring on agreeing to the substitute of the Committee for the District of Columbia for the bill of the House (H. R. 1563) to incorporate the University for the Blind in the District of Columbia, Mr. Ingersoll moved an amendment to section ten of the proposed substitute. Pending which, Mr. Ingersoll moved the previous question; which was seconded. It was decided in the affirmative, Yeas.. 81 63 78 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. George W. Anderson John D. Baldwin Mr. Fernando C. Beaman Mr. John M. Broomall Mr. Reader W. Clarke Amasa Cobb |
