Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Mr. Paine moved the previous question, which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? (Yeas.. And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays. Not voting. 130 48 45 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William B. Allison George W. Anderson Fernando C. Beaman John A. Bingham George S. Boutwell Mr. Shelby M. Cullom Henry L. Dawes Thomas W. Ferry John R. French William S. Holman Mr. Norman B. Judd Mr. Tobias A. Plants Samuel J. Randall William H. Robertson William E. Robinson Mr. John Taffe Row'd E. Trowbridge B. F. Whittemore Mr George M. Adams Burton C. Cook Calvin T. Hulburd S. Newton Pettis The Speaker voted in the affirmative. So the bill was passed. Lawrence S. Trimble Mr. Paine 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. By unanimous consent, leave of absence for one day was granted to Mr. Morrell, Mr. Broomall, Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn, and Mr. Cake, and to Mr. Robinson for the evening sessions. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of the House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 1974. An act to prevent loaning money upon United States notes; H. R. 264. An act to locate and establish an assay office in the Territory of Idaho; H. R. 1453. An act for the relief of William Grant Powers; Also, a joint resolution of the following title, viz: H. Res. 452. Joint resolution for the relief of Leonard Pierce, jr., late United States consul at Matamoras, Mexico; severally without amendment. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 729. An act to provide for the execution in the District of Columbia of commissions issued by the courts of the States and Territories of the United States, or of foreign nations, and for taking depositions to be used in such courts; S. 871. An act to authorize the transfer of lands granted to the Union Pacific Railroad Company, Eastern Division, between Denver and the point of its connection with the Union Pacific railroad to the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company, and to expedite the completion of railroads to Denver, in the Territory of Colorado; S. 746. An act relating to judicial proceedings in the District of Columbia; S. 405. An act granting lands to the State of Wisconsin to aid in the construction of the Green Bay and Lake Pepin railway; S. 785. An act concerning divorces in the District of Columbia; and S. 532. An act to incorporate the Uniontown and Washington City Railroad Company, in the District of Columbia; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. Mr. Cary, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Education and Labor, submitted a report in writing upon the annual report of the Commissioner of Education for 1867-68; which was ordered to be printed and recommitted to the said committee. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Harding for five days; to Mr. Axtell and Mr. Marshall for the evening sessions; and to Mr. Corley and Mr. Kerr for to-night. The House then proceeded, as the regular order of business, to the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 440) supplementary to an act entitled "An act to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved June 3, 1863; the pending question when the House adjourned on Saturday last being on an amendment thereto. After debate, Amendments were submitted thereto, by unanimous consent, by Mr. Lynch and Mr. Benjamin F. Butler. Pending which, Mr. Pomeroy moved the previous question, which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put; When, Mr. Laflin, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the select committee on the next census be authorized to have printed such matter as may, in their judgment, be necessary to the prosecution of their duties. Mr. Laflin 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. The hour of 43 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m. After the recess, The House, in pursuance of its previous order, 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. Scofield reported that the committee having, according to order, had under consideration the bill of the House No. 1060, (to reduce into one act and to amend the laws relating to internal taxes,) had directed him to report the same with sundry amendments. Pending the question on the said amendments, Mr. Holman submitted an additional amendment. Pending which, Mr. Allison moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof all of the amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole were agreed to, and the amendment submitted by Mr. Holman was disagreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Allison 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. Beaman, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 667) to enable the Holly, Wayne, and Monroe Railway Company, in the State of Michigan, to have the subscription to its capital stock duly stamped, was taken from the Speaker's table, read three times, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Poland, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, submitted a report in writing upon the letter from the Secretary of War, in reference to payments under act of March 30, 1868; which was ordered to be printed and recommitted to the said committee. And then, On motion of Mr. Spalding, at 8 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1869. The following memorial, petitions, and other papers, were laid upon. the Clerk's table, under the rules, and referred as follows: By Mr. Bowen: The remonstrance of citizens of the State of South Carolina against the removal of the political disabilities of William G. Simpson; Also, the remonstrance of citizens of the same State against the removal of the political disabilities of J. P. Reed. By Mr. Maynard: The petitions of William McDonald, of Lee county; Isaac W. Pleasants, of Goochland Court House; William Miller, of the same place; Charles R. Vance, of Scott county, all of the State of Virginia; and of Morris Cook, of the State of Mississippi; praying for relief from political disability; By Mr. Beaman: A petition of similar import from L. B. Rose, of Spottsvania county, Virginia; By Mr. James F. Wilson: A petition of similar import from J. K. Lear, of the same State; all to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Benton: The petition of citizens of the State of New Hampshire, praying for a mail route from Newport to East Lemster, to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Stokes: The petition of H. S. Young, of Macon county, Tennessee, praying to be relieved from disability, to the Committee on Reconstruction. By Mr. Morrill: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying that a pension may be granted to David Shives, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Julian: The petition of Thomas Reily, praying for a pension, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Beaman: The petition of citizens of the State of Michigan, praying that pensions may be granted to the surviving soldiers of the war of 1812, to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. By Mr. Starkweather: The petition of George Fowler and the administrators of the estate of DeGrasse Fowler, praying for an extension of a patent, to the Committee on Patents. By Mr. Brooks: The memorial of professors and students in the medical department of the University of New York, praying for the reorganization of the medical corps of the navy, to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Jenckes: A communication from M. Richard Severson respecting the naturalization laws, to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws. Mr. Upson, from the Committee of Elections, submitted a report in writing in the Louisiana contested election case, accompanied by the following resolutions, viz: Resolved, That Simon Jones, not having received a majority of the votes cast for representative in this house from the second congressional district of Louisiana, is not entitled to a seat therein as such representative. Resolved, That neither J. Willis Menard nor Caleb S. Hunt is entitled to a seat in this house as a representative from the second congressional district of Louisiana to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Mann. Ordered, That the said resolutions be laid on the table, and the said report, together with the views of a minority of the said committee to be submitted by Mr. Kerr, be printed. On motion of Mr. Logan, by unanimous consent, leave was granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of William A. Trevor. Mr. Judd, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to have examinations and surveys made at the port of Chicago, with a view to secure such additional and enlarged harbor facilities as the necessities of commerce at that point demand. Mr. Heaton, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 1986) to establish a post road from Pollockville, Jones county, North Carolina. via Palo Alto, to Swansboro', in said State; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By unanimous consent, leave of absence for ten days was granted to Mr. Arnell. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior setting forth the exhaustion of the judiciary fund and asking an additional appropriation therefor; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The House then proceeded, as the regular order of business, to the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 440) supplementary to an act entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved June 3, 1863. Pending the question on the amendments submitted thereto, Mr. Rice, by unanimous consent, submitted an amendment thereto; which was agreed to. The first, second, and third amendments reported from the Committee on Banking and Currency were then severally agreed to. The amendments submitted by Mr. Buckland and Mr. Smith were severally read and disagreed to. The amendment submitted by Mr. Coburn having been read, as follows, viz: Strike out section four of the bill, and insert in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. And be it further enacted, That, to secure a better distribution of the national banking currency, there may be issued circulation notes to banking associations organized in States and Territories having a less banking circulation than their pro rata above, as herein set forth. And the circulation herein authorized shall, within three years if required, be withdrawn pro rata from banks organized in States having a circulation exceeding that provided for by the act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled An act to provide for a national currency secured by pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof, approved March 3, 1865." To ascertain which, the Comptroller of the Currency shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, make a statement showing the amount of circulation to be retired by each of such banks; and shall, when circulation is required, make a requisition for such amount upon such bank, commencing with banks in States having the largest excess of circulation, and reducing only the circulation of those having the greatest proportion in excess, leaving undisturbed those haring a smaller proportion until those in greater excess have been reduced to the same grade; and continuing thus to make the reduction in such States having an excess until the circulation of such bank shall, as nearly as possible, be equalized among the States and Territories according to the appraised value of all property, real and personal, within such States and Territories; the same to be ascertained by the certified statements of the governors of such States and Territories made biennially to the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, That this act shall not apply to $150,000,000 of said circulation, which shall be distributed according to representation in Congress. And upon failure of such bank to return the amount so required within one year aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller of the Currency to sell at public |