Mr. B. F. Butler, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported a bill (H. R. 1738) 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 30th June, 1870; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. B. F. Butler moved that the said bill be made a special order in the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union for Monday, 25th instant, after the morning hour, and from day to day till disposed of; which motion was disagreed to.

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. 1598) to relieve from disabilities R. W. Best and Samuel F. Phillips, of North Carolina.

Also, with amendments, the bill of the House (H. R. 1558) to amend an act entitled "An act to prescribe the mode of obtaining evidence in cases of contested elections," approved February 19, 1851; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives.

The Senate insist upon its amendments to the bill of the House (H. R. 941) to amend certain acts in relation to the navy and marine corps, disagreed to by the House, and agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon.

Ordered, That Mr. Drake, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Hendricks be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. E. B. Washburne, to go into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, It was put and decided in the affirmative.

The House then accordingly 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. Schenck reported that the committee having had under consideration, according to order, the special order, being the bill of the House (H. R. 1672) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th June, 1870, had come to no resolution

thereon.

The House then, on motion of Mr. Kelsey, at 4 o'clock and 55 minutes, adjourned.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1869.

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

By Mr. William Lawrence: The petition of Thomas Jenkins-heretofore referred December 20, 1865;

Also, the memorial of Sarah A. Brewer, praying for an increase of pension.

By Mr. Sawyer: The petition of Elijah Durfey, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Burleigh: The memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Dakota, praying for the extension of the Sioux City and Pacific railroad; which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad.

By Mr. Whittemore: The petition of Nancy Weeks, praying for arrears

of pension; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and the War of 1812.

By Mr. Garfield: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for a change in the naturalization laws; which was referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

By Mr. Clever: The memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, praying for grants of land to aid in the construction of the Union Pacific railroad, eastern division; which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad.

By Mr. Whittemore: The petition of J. E. Hagood, a citizen of the State of South Carolina, praying for relief.

By Mr. Taffe: The petition of Smith, Sheldon and Forbes, praying indemnity for property seized by the United States military authorities of Arizona.

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

By Mr. Garfield: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the extension of the piers at Ashtabula harbor, in said State.

By Mr. Moore: The petition of senators and members of the legisla ture of the State of New Jersey, praying for the protection of property and light-houses in the said State.

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

By Mr. Judd: The petition of Leonora Marshall, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and the War of 1812.

By Mr. Brooks: The petition of L. G. Tillotson & Co., against the importation of telegraphic materials free of duty.

By Mr. Phelps: The petition of J. Rudolph and others, citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying for the reduction of the tax on tobacco; Also, two petitions of C. L. Key and others, citizens of the State of Maryland, of a similar import.

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

By Mr. Niblack: The petition of Jane Willis, praying for a pension. By Mr. O'Neill: The memorial of Clarissa Huhn, praying for a pension. By Mr. Van Wyck: The petition of citizens of Schoharie county, State of New York, praying for the amendment of the pension laws.

Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Gravely: The petition of James F. Johnston, of Virginia, praying for the removal of disabilities.

By Mr. Ross: The petition of F. H. Hill, of Virginia, praying for the removal of disabilities.

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

By Mr. Cary: The petition of Samuel Crary, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Moore: The petition of masters and owners of vessels, of the State of New Jersey, praying for protection; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Burleigh: The memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Dakota, praying for a grant of lands to the Minnesota and Missouri Railroad Company.

By Mr. James F. Wilson: The petition of Edward Manning and

others, citizens of Van Buren county, State of Iowa, praying for a grant of lands to the Iowa Southern Railway Company.

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

By Mr. Humphrey: The remonstrance of merchants of Buffalo, State of New York, against any further increase of duty on imported steel. By Mr. Paine: The petition of J. J. Case and others, citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying for a reduction of the taxes.

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

Mr. S. F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, on the 16th instant, present to the President of the United States the enrolled 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.

Mr. Holman, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled the bill of the House (H. R. 1598) to relieve from disabilities R. W. Best and Samuel F. Phillips, of North Carolina;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

On motion of Mr. Paine, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the resolution of the 6th instant, calling on the Secretary of War for information relative to the number of enlisted men of the army now on duty in Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, who were citizens or residents of the late rebel States during the rebellion, and the number who were soldiers in the late rebel army, be rescinded.

Mr. Ela, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution, on which he demanded the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered:

Resolved, That twenty thousand copies of the report of the Special Commissioner of the Revenue, with the appendices complete, be printed for the use of the House, and one thousand bound copies of the same for the use of the Treasury Department.

And, the question recurring on the passage of the resolution, it was decided in the affirmative.

So the resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Ela moved that the vote by which the resolution was passed 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, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury addressed to the chairman of the Committee on Commerce, and enclosing draught of a bill to authorize the construction of four steam revenue cutters, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

The morning hour having commenced, the Speaker announced as the business in order the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 1624) to preserve the purity of elections in the several organized Territories of the United States, reported on Thursday 14th instant from the Committee on the Territories, with a substitute therefor.

The pending question being, Will the House second the demand for the previous question?

Mr. Ashley withdrew the demand;

When

Mr. Phelps moved to amend the substitute by adding a new section thereto, to be numbered section seventeen.

Pending the question on agreeing to the amendment offered to said substitute by Mr. Mullins, on Thursday, 14th instant,

Mr. J. M. Ashley moved the previous question on the bill and amendments; which was seconded, and the main question ordered to be put. The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Mullins to said substitute,

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following executive communications :

I. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the destitute condition of the Kansas Indians and the diversion of the school fund from educational purposes to the purchase of supplies; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

II. Annual report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives of list of employés, and stating that they have all been usefully employed, in compliance with the act of August 26, 1842; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

III. Annual report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives of contingent expenses; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

IV. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting request of Inspector General for appropriation for one fourth class clerk in the pending appropriation bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

V. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Chief of Ordnance on insufficiency of clerical force as provided for in the pending appropriation bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

VI. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers recommending certain legislation to increase the efficiency of the battalion of engineers; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

VII. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of board of officers on new building for the War Department; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Wood, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to inform this house by what authority Mr. Alexander Dunbar, a citizen of Canada, is employed to instruct the horse-doctors of the United States army in his so-called secret for the treatment of horses' feet, and to travel over the country delivering lectures on the same; what amount is paid him per month for his services; and if it be true that, in addition to his monthly salary, he is to get $20,000; also, the number of officers of the United States army, farriers, and other attendants detailed to his service; what the nature of their duties is, and the amount paid them per month; also, the number of buildings that have been rented for the use of Mr. Dunbar, and at what cost.

Mr. Wood 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.

The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Mullins to the substitute of the Committee on the Territories for the bill of the House (H. R. 1624) to preserve the purity of elections in the several organized Territories of the United States,

It was put and decided in the affirmative.

So the amendment of Mr. Mullins was agreed to.

The question then recurring on the amendment of Mr. Phelps to the said substitute,

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

The question again recurring on the amendment of Mr. Phelps, which was in the words following:

"And be it further enacted, That the legislatures of the Territories hereinbefore named shall at their first session after the passage of this act provide by law for a reapportionment of the members of the several legisla tures as nearly equal as may be among council and legislative districts enti tled each to elect three members of council and three representatives; and that the outlying districts, if any, to which it may be necessary that a less number than three shall be apportioned, shall be located in the least_popu lous portions of said Territories; and that at the next legislative elections thereafter in said Territories every qualified voter shall be entitled to three votes for member of council, and three votes for member of the house of representatives, with the privilege of cumulating said votes upon any one or two of the candidates for either house respectively, it being the intent and meaning of this act to secure an equitable and just representation to minorities in said Territories in all cases where minority parties exceed in number two-fifths of the electoral body;"

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It was put,

And decided in the negative,

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