Mr. Charles Haight William S. Holman Thomas L. Jones Mr. Michael C. Kerr J. Proctor Knott Mr. John A. Nicholson John V. L. Pruyn Samuel J. Randall William E. Robinson Rufus P. Spalding Stephen Taber Those who voted in the negative are Mr. William B. Allison Oakes Ames Samuel M. Arneil Mr. Jacob H. Ela Thomas D. Eliot Mr. George V. Lawrence Mr. Asahel W. Hubbard So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? And it was decided in the affirmative, Yeas. 109 30 83 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William B. Allison Samuel M. Arnell James M. Ashley Fernando C. Beaman Mr. Nathaniel Boyden Mr. Oliver J. Dickey Oliver H. Dockery Mr. Abner C. Harding Thomas Haughey Isaac R. Hawkins William Higby Samuel Hooper Benjamin F. Hopkins Chester D. Hubbard Calvin T. Hulburd Morton C. Hunter Thomas A. Jenckes Alexander H. Jones Norman B. Judd So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. J. Proctor Knott Samuel S. Marshall Mr. Richard D. Hubbard B. F. Whittemore Stephen F. Wilson. Mr. Samuel J. Randall Mr. Theodore M. Pomeroy Lawrence S. Trimble Charles H. Van Wyck Mr. Dawes 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. Mr. Dawes, from the same committee, reported the following resolu tion; which was read, considered, and under the operation of the previous question agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-arms of this house be, and is hereby, directed to arrest and bring before this house Florence Scannell, to answer questions put to him by the committee of this house appointed to investigate alleged frauds in the late election in the State of New York; and that a warrant be issued by the Speaker of this house to the Sergeant-at-arms commanding him or his special messenger to arrest said Florence Scannel and bring him before this house accordingly, to answer for this his contempt and abide the order and judgment of this house in the premises. Mr. Dawes 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. Mr. Stephen F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: S. 730. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to confirm the titles to certain lands in the State of Nebraska; When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Holman, from the same committee, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 1564. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1870; and H. R. 1596. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870; When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Scofield, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Whereas it has come to the knowledge of members of this house that, acting upon an order issued to him by the Secretary of the Treasury, the collector of the port of Philadelphia dismissed twelve men employed in the custom-house of that city; and the Secretary of the Treasury, acting upon the suggestion of certain official personages residing in Philadelphia, refused to confirm the dismissal of the men dismissed by the collector of said port, and named twelve other men for dismissal; which action on the part of the Secretary of the Treasury is believed to be without precedent or warrant of law; and that it is in contemplation on the part of the Secretary of the Treasury to order payment to be made to the said men dismissed by the collector of the port of Philadelphia: Therefore, Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to furnish to the House of Representatives all the correspondence upon this subject between the Treasury Department and the collector and the surveyor of the port of Philadelphia; and that he be requested to suspend payment to the officers dismissed by the collector until further action of Congress. Mr. Scofield 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. Mr. Scofield, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 435) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to withhold the payment of certain money; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Scofield 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said resolution. Mr. Schenck moved that the rules be suspended so as to order an evening session for to-morrow and such other days as may be necessary for the consideration and disposal of the tariff bill; And the question being put, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, So the House refused to suspend the rules. Ginery Twichell Philadelph Van Trump Mr. Daniel Polsley Mr. Bingham, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the bill of the House (R. R. 1323) for the relief of Walter D. Plowden, reported the same without amendment, accompa nied by a report in writing thereon; which report was ordered to be printed. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Bingham 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. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. On motion of Mr. Schenck, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, Ordered, That there be an evening session to-morrow, and as often as necessary, for the consideration and disposal of the internal tax bill. On motion of Mr. Blaine, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, Ordered, That such recess shall take place at 4 o'clock p. m., and the evening session at 74 o'clock p. m. Mr. Benjamin F. Butler, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported a bill (H. R. 1853) making appropriations (in part) for the expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations; which was read a first and second time and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Garfield moved that the rules be suspended so that it shall be in order to submit, as an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, the following, viz: SEC.. And be it further enacted, That no money appropriated by this act, and no unexpended appropriation hitherto made for expenditures in the Indian department, shall be paid out of the treasury, except on the following conditions, to wit: First. That from and after the 1st day of April, 1869, the Secretary of War shall exercise the supervisory and appellate powers, and possess the jurisdiction now exercised and possessed by the Secretary of the Interior in relation to all the acts of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury on estimates or accounts, subject to the same adjustment or control now exercised on similar estimates or accounts by the Auditors and Comptrollers of the Treasury, or either of them. Second. That the Secretary of War shall be authorized, whenever in his opinion it shall promote the economy and efficiency of the Indian service, to establish convenient departments and districts for the proper administration of the duties now imposed by law on the superintendents of Indian affairs and upon agents and sub-agents, and to substitute for such superintendents and agents officers of the army of the United States, who shall be designated for that purpose, and who shall then become charged with all the duties now imposed by law upon the superintendents and agents thus superseded, and without additional compensation therefor. The Secretary of War shall also detail an officer not below the rank of colonel to fill the office and discharge the duties of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Officers of the army designated to perform the duties of Commissioner, superintendent, agent, or subagent shall not be required to give the bonds now required of civil appointees, but shall be responsible for any neglect or maladministration according to the Rules and Articles of War. Third. That all contracts for transportation connected with the Indian service shall hereafter be made in the same manner and at the same time provided for transportation for the use of the army. Fourth. That the Secretary of War shall be authorized to withhold all special licenses from traders, and, under regulations to be by him prescribed, to provide the times and places at which all traders complying therewith may present themselves for bargain, barter, and exchange with the several Indian tribes, according to the laws of the United States regulating the same. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Yeas Two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. 91 72 59 2285 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, |