Mr. Brooks modified the said resolution by adding thereto the following, viz: "On his making an affidavit that it is not in his power to pay the same."

Mr. Ward moved that the said resolution be laid on the table.
And the question being put,

It was decided in the affirmative,

and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are

So the resolution was laid on the table.

Mr. Ward moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also noved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the followng messages from the President of the United States; which were severally ordered to be printed and referred as follows, viz:

To the House of Representatives:

In answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 23d January, ultimo, I transmit a report of the Secretary of State, which is accompanied by a copy of the correspondence called for by the resolution. ANDREW JOHNSON.

WASHINGTON, February 4, 1869.

Ordered, That the said message be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

To the Senate and House of Representatives:

I transmit for the consideration of Congress a report from the Secretary of State and the papers which accompany it, in relation to the encroachments of agents of the Hudson's Bay Company upon the trade, and territory of Alaska.

WASHINGTON, February 3, 1869.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Ordered, That the said message be referred to the Committee on the Territories.

The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey for 1868; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Jenckes submitted the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz:

Resolved, That there be printed 2,500 copies extra of the report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey for the year 1868, of which 1,000 shall be for distribution by the Superintendent of the Coast. Survey, and 1,500 for the use of the members of this house.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers in the claim for salvage, against the United States steamer Leviathan; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a memorial of the legislature of the Territory of New Mexico, asking the establishment of a military post. west of the Magdalena mountains; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Bingham, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the papers in the case of Mrs. Potter; copies to be left.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence for one week was; granted to Mr. Callis.

Bills,

Mr. Holman, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz?

H.R.14.1. An act for the relief of John H. Osler, of Guernsey county, Ohio;*~

When

The Speaker signed the same.

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

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, directed to inform this house what progress has been made in the preparation and publication of the official documents relating to the rebellion, and the operations of the army of the United States, as provided by joint reso lution No. 91, approved July 27, 1868.

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

Resolved, That 5,000 extra copies of the evidence before the Committee on Reconstruction relative to the condition of affairs in Georgia be printed for the use of the House.

Mr. Baldwin, by unanimous consent, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, to which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 609) transferring the duties of trustees of colored schools of Washington and Georgetown, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That it be read a third time.

It was accordingly read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Van Trump, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1874) to establish a post route from Greencastle, in Fairfield county, Ohio, to Royalton, in said county; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

On motion of Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of Joseph Segar, copies to be left.

On motion of Mr. Cavanaugh, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of the Montana militia.

Mr. John T. Wilson, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be, and they are hereby, directed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the postal laws as to require all matter passing through the mails to be paid in advance, except that now entitled by law to go free, and to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. William Lawrence, by unanimous consent, introduced a joint res olution (H. Res. 441) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Polsley, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1875) to provide for holding a term of the district court of the United States at Lewisburg, in West Virginia; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Upson moved that the several votes on reference this day 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. Schenck, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the evening session of to-day be for general debate, and that the evening session of to-morrow be dispensed with.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McDonald, their chief clerk: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have appointed Mr. Conkling the teller on the part of the Senate, to count the electoral votes for President and Vice-President of the United States.

The Senate have agreed to the amendment of the House to the joint

resolution (S. R. 175) relative to the recent contract for stationery for the Department of the Interior.

The Senate have passed bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 1343. An act to confirm the title to certain land to the pueblo of Santa Ana, in the Territory of New Mexico; and

H. R. 1809. An act making appropriations for the payment of salaries and contingent expenses of the Patent Office for January and February, 1869;

severally, without amendment; and

H. R. 1344. An act to confirm certain private land claims in the Territory of New Mexico, with an amendment;

in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz :

S. 647. An act for the relief of the heirs of the late Thomas Lawson, deceased:

S. 705. An act to provide for giving effect to treaty stipulations between this and foreign governments for the extradition of criminals; S. 786. An act for the pavement of Pennsylvania avenue; and

S. 862. An act amendatory of the act providing for the sale of the arsenal grounds at Saint Louis and Liberty, Missouri, and for other purposes, approved July 25, 1868;

in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House.

Mr. Stephen F. Wilson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill and joint resolutions of the following titles, viz:

S. 644. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to prohibit the Coolie trade by American citizens in American vessels," approved February 19, 1862;

S. R. 206. Joint resolution relating to the mileage of Charles Westmoreland;

S.R. 194. Joint resolution authorizing the transfer of certain appropriations heretofore made for the public printing, binding, and engraving; and

S. R. 175. Joint resolution relative to the recent contract for stationery for the Department of the Interior;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

On motion of Mr. Blaine, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Ferry reported that the committee having had under consideration the special order, viz: H. R. 1803. A bill making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1870, had come to no resolution thereon.

The hour of 41⁄2 o'clock p. m., having arrived, the House took a recess until 74 o'clock p. m.

After the recess,

The House, under its order of to-day, resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Maynard reported that the committee having, according to order, had under consideration the President's annual message of last session, had come to no resolution thereon.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Broomall, at 10 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1869.

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

By Mr. Haight: The memorial of Henry C. Stuart, praying for a pension;

Also, the memorial of William Dildine, praying for a pension.

By Mr. Asahel W. Hubbard: The petition of John R. Addis, praying for a pension.

By Mr. Perham: The petition of Mary A. Morris, praying for a pension. Ordered, That the said memorials and petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By the Speaker: The resolutions of the State council of the Union League of the State of New York, relative to the naturalization laws; which were referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.

By Mr. Chanler: The petition of inventors and patentees of the United States, praying for an amendment to the patent laws; which was referred to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Ames: The petition of the Board of Trade of Boston, Massachusetts, praying that all engaged in navigation may be exempted from illegal exactions; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Fields: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying for a daily mail route from Medford to Cherry Valley; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Maynard: The memorial of Crawford W. Hall, a citizen of the State of Tennessee, praying that he may be allowed to retain his fees of office.

By Mr. Pomeroy: The petition of H. McFadden and others, citizens of the State of New York, praying for an amendment to the Constitution. Ordered, That the said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Halsey: The petition of Andrew Jackson and others, citizens of the State of North Carolina, praying for the removal of disabilities from Edward Conigland; which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.

By Mr. Getz: Two memorials from citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the repeal of the duties on imported barley.

By Mr. Brooks: The resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, relative to the secret sale of government bonds and gold.

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

By Mr. — The petition of citizens of the United States, praying for an amendment to the Constitution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Julian, by unanimous consent, presented the memorial of a convention from all parts of New England in favor of granting the right of suffrage to women; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed in the Globe.

The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports of a private nature,

On motion of Mr. Hawkins, the Committee on Military Affairs were discharged from the further consideration of the petition of the Bardstown and Louisville Road Company, and the same was referred to the Committee of Claims; also, from the papers in the cases of Major General G. L. Hartsuff, William Northedge, and Captain Samuel P. Snider, and