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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 entitled 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 num ber 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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Those not voting are

Mr. George M. Adams

Oakes Ames

Samuel M. Arnell
Delos R. Ashley
John A. Bingham
W. Jasper Black burn
Thomas Boles
Henry P. H. Bromwell
James Brooks
Albert G. Burr
Benjamin F. Butler
Henry L. Cake
John C. Churchill
Columbus Delano

Nathan F. Dixon

Mr. Oliver H. Dockery
Ignatius Donnelly
John F. Driggs
Ephraim R. Eckley
W. P. Edwards
Charles A. Eldridge
Thomas W. Ferry
John Fox

James A. Garfield
John A. Griswold
Charles Haight
George A. Halsey
Charles M. Hamilton
Samuel Hooper

Mr. Asahel W. Hubbard
Chester D. Hubbard
Richard D. Hubbard
Calvin T. Hulburd
William D. Kelley
John H. Ketcham
Addison H. Laflin
Benjamin F. Loan
John A. Logan
John Lynch
Daniel J. Morrell
John Morrissey
David A. Nunn
John A. Peters

So the amendment of Mr. Phelps was disagreed to.

Mr. Theodore M. Pomeroy
John V. L. Pruyn
William H. Robertson
Lewis Selye

Thomas E. Stewart
J. H. Sypher

Caleb N. Taylor
Row'd E. Trowbridge
Ginery Twichell
Robert T. Van Horn
Charles H. Van Wyck
Cadwal'r C. Washburn
Fernando Wood
Fred'k E. Woodbridge.

The question then recurring on the substitute of the Committee on the Territories, as amended by the motion of Mr. Mullins,

It was put and decided in the affirmative.

So the substitute, as amended, was agreed to.

Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. J. M. Ashley 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.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. C. D. Hubbard for five days.

Mr. J. M. Ashley called for the consideration of the motion made by him on Thursday, 14th instant, to reconsider 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.

Pending which,

Mr. Schenck moved that the House proceed to the consideration of business on the Speaker's table; which motion was agreed to.

So the House decided to proceed to business on the Speaker's table. The Speaker accordingly laid before the House a concurrent resolution from the Senate in the words following:

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

December 15, 1868.

Resolved, That the joint committee appointed at the first session of the present Congress, and continued at the last session, to revise and fix the pay of the officers of the two houses, be, and they are hereby, reappointed.

Ordered, That Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Buckalew, be the committee on the part of the Senate.

Attest:

GEORGE C. GORHAM, Secretary.

And the question being put, Will the House agree to the passage of the concurrent resolution?

It was decided in the affirmative.

So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.

The Speaker accordingly appointed as the members of the committee on the part of the House, under the said concurrent resolution, Mr. Woodbridge, Mr. Eckley, and Mr. McCullough.

Also, 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," with the amendment of the Senate thereto.

And the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment?

It was put and decided in the affirmative.

So the amendment of the Senate to the said bill was agreed to.

Mr. J. F. Wilson moved that the vote by which the said amendment was agreed to 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 concurrence of the House in the amendment of the Senate to the said bill.

Also, 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, with the amendments of the Senate thereto.

And the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendments of the Senate to the said bill?

It was put and decided in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Dawes,

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

The Speaker appointed Mr. Dawes, Mr. McKee, and Mr. Chanler as the managers on the part of the House in the said conference.

Mr. Dawes moved that the last two votes taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Also, the bill of the Senate (S. 570) for a grant of land granting the right of way over the public lands to the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company, and for other purposes.

The question recurring on the third reading of the said bill,

Mr. Price moved an amendment to the same, by adding at the close thereof a new section.

Pending which,

By unanimous consent,

Further amendments to the said bill were submitted severally by Mr. Welker, Mr. Logan, Mr. W. Lawrence, and Mr. Delano.

Pending the further consideration of the bill and amendments,

On motion of Mr. Randall, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments thereto, be printed. On motion of Mr. Price,

Ordered, That after to-day, the consideration of the said bill be the order as the unfinished business for each day till disposed of, after the morning hour.

The question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Welker to the said bill,

Debate was had thereon.

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

I. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with estimate of appropriations required to carry out treaty with northern Cheyenne and northern Arapaho Indians; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

II. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting correspondence on the subject of tonnage duties upon vessels of the Spanish West India islands; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.

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. 1261) amendatory of an act entitled "An act relating to habeas corpus, and regulating judicial proceedings in certain cases;'

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The House, on motion of Mr. Cullom, at 4 o'clock and 48 minutes, p. m., adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1869.

Another delegate appeared to-day, viz:

From the Territory of Utah, William H. Hooper.

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

By Mr. Spalding: The petition of J. Whittlesey Walton and others, relative to the Northern Pacific railroad; which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad.

By Mr. Bingham: The memorial of James E. House, a citizen of the State of Ohio, praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By the Speaker: The memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, relative to the bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

By Mr. Harding: The petition of Otis Hall, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Welker: The petition of Fisk Mills, relative to his group of statuary representing the "emancipation of slavery;" which was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

By Mr. Price: The petition of C. F. Johnston, praying for the protection of loyal citizens in the State of Mississippi; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Holbrook: The memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Idaho, praying for an appropriation for surveying purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Aaron F. Stevens: The petition of Richard M. Benton and Harriet L. Fisher, praying for relief.

By Mr. Baker: The petition of Charles W. S. Heaton, praying for relief.

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

By Mr. Orth: The petition of citizens of the State of Indiana, relative to the tax on tobacco; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Moore: Two petitions of masters and owners of vessels, of the State of Connecticut, praying for protection;

Also, the petition of masters and owners of vessels, of the State of New Jersey, of a similar import.

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

By Mr. Welker: The petition of Edward Hayes, praying for a pension; Also, the petition of Caroline A. Trafford, praying for arrears of pension. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. George V. Lawrence: The petition of Cynthia Ellen Keener, praying for bounty; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

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