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his amendment, and let us give for a period, say of two years, the privilege to use steam over the line where it has been used for the last three years; and within those two years I have no doubt we shall pass a bill authorizing a tunnel, because they can make it perfectly secure, and within that time perhaps they may complete the tunnel east of the Capitol.

Mr. FESSENDEN. Why not pass the tunneling bill, and in that bill tell them they must have their tunnel done in a certain time, and until that time expires they may use this crossing?

Mr. HENDERSON. I have no objection to that course of proceeding.

Mr. FESSENDEN. Then you would make one dependent on the other.

Mr. HENDERSON. I have no charge of this bill.

Mr. FESSENDEN. Your committee has charge of the question.

Mr. HENDERSON. It is as the Senator from Maine [Mr. MORRILL] may see fit in regard to it.

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Mr. MORRILL. Mr. HENDERSON. I have no doubt we shall pass that bill. It was put in my charge. I am ready to report it at any time. I have it not here; it is at my room.

Mr. MORRILL. With that understanding, I ask that this bill be laid aside, and I will call up another.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It is moved that the further consideration of this bill be postponed until to-morrow.

The motion was agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

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The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following concurrent resolution from the House of Representatives:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, (the Senate concurring,) That a joint committee consisting of two Senators and three members of the House of Representatives be appointed to investigate the action of the Freedmen's Bureau and its officers in the States where the bureau has been in operation, with power to send for persons and papers and examine witnesses under oath; and that said committee make personal examination, and report the facts to Congress; and said committee is authorized to employ a stenographer and clerk. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate or House, or either of their deputies, is directed to accompany the committee; and the committee shall have power to report at any time. And the expenses necessarily incurred by said committee shall be paid out of the contingent funds of the Senate and House in equal proportions.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. What order will the Senate take upon this resolution? Mr. JOHNSON. Let it lie on the table for the present.

The motion was agreed to.

Mr. TRUMBULL. I move that the resolution be printed, so that we may see what it is. The motion was agreed to.

LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY. Mr. MORRILL. I now ask the Senate to

take up for consideration Senate bill No. 290.

The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill (S. No. 290) to incorporate the National Life and Accident Insurance Company of the District of Columbia.

Mr. TRUMBULL. We have passed to-day quite a number of bills incorporating com

A message from the House of Representa-panies, and this seems to be a bill of consider

tives, by Mr. MCPHERSON, its Clerk, announced that the House of Representatives had passed without amendment the joint resolution (S. R. No. 97) to authorize certain medals to be distributed to veteran soldiers free of postage.

The message also returned to the Senate, in compliance with its request, the bill (S. No. 305) to amend an act entitled "An act concerning notaries public for the District of Columbia," approved April 8, 1864.

The message further announced that the House of Representatives had passed a concurrent resolution for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses to investigate the action of the Freedmen's Bureau and its officers, in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate.

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED.

The message also announced that the Speaker of the House of Representatives had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolution; which were thereupon signed by the President pro tempore:

A bill (S. No. 186) amendatory of an act to provide for the reports of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States;

A joint resolution (S. R. No. 61) to extend the time for the construction of the first section of the Western Pacific railroad;

A bill (H. R. No. 265) granting a pension to John Hoffman, of Madison county, in the State of New York;

A bill (H. R. No. 368) for the relief of Francis A. Gibbons;

A bill (H. R. No. 434) for the relief of Isabella Strubing;

A bill (H. R. No. 445) for the relief of the legal representatives of Betsey Nash;

A bill (H. R. No. 460) granting pension to Spencer Kellogg;

A bill (H. R. No. 494) for the relief of Martha J. Willey;

A bill (H. R. No. 563) to regulate the time and fix the place for holding the circuit court of the United States in the district of Virginia, and for other purposes;

A bill (S. No. 132) to prevent and punish kidnaping; and

A bill (S. No. 316) to establish a post route from West Alburg, Vermont, to Champlain,

able importance. I move that the Senate do now adjourn, and let it go over.

The motion was agreed to; and the Senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY, May 21, 1866.

The House met at twelve o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.

The Journal of Saturday was read and approved.

The SPEAKER stated as the first business in order the calling of the States for bills and joint resolutions on leave to be referred to the appropriate committees and not to be brought back into the House on a motion to reconsider, commencing with the State of Maine.

RIGHTS OF LOYAL CITIZENS.

Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, introduced a bill to protect the rights of action of loyal citizens; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

PUNISHMENT OF CRIME.

Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, introduced a bill to define and punish certain crimes therein named; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

UNITED STATES COURTS.

Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, introduced a bill to amend an act to establish the judicial courts of the United States; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

NATIONAL CURRENCY.

Mr. DUMONT introduced an act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by pledge of United States bonds, and provide for the liquidation and redemption thereof," approved June 3, 1864; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

MILITARY RESERVE AT FORT GRATIOT.

Mr. TROWBRIDGE introduced a bill to amend an act granting the right of way over the military reserve at Fort Gratiot, Michigan;

which was read a first and second time, and with an accompanying letter from the Secre tary of the Interior referred to the Committee on Commerce.

PAY OF LETTER CARRIERS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Mr. McRUER introduced a joint resolution authorizing the Postmaster General to pay additional salaries to letter carriers in San Francisco; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

ACTING ASSISTANT SURGEONS.

Mr. DONNELLY introduced a bill relating to acting assistant surgeons in the United States Army; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.

PORTS OF DELIVERY IN NEBRASKA.

Mr. HITCHCOCK introduced a bill to constitute Omaha and Nebraska City, in the Territory of Nebraska, ports of delivery; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.

TRADE AND INTERCOURSE WITH INDIANS.

Mr. BRADFORD introduced a bill in relation to trade and intercourse with Indian tribes; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

The call of the States and Territories for bills and joint resolutions being now comStates and Territories, in an inverse order, for pleted, the Speaker proceeded to call the resolutions, commencing with the State of New York.

FREEDMEN'S BUREAU.

Mr. LAFLIN introduced the following resolution, upon which he demanded the previous question:

Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees, and Abandoned Lands be directed to communicate to this House the reports recently made concerning the action of the bureau by Generals Steedman and Fullerton and by Generals Whittlesey and Sewell and such other reports recently made and not heretofore communicated to Congress as may be in the possession of that bureau.

The SPEAKER. This being a call for executive information, it requires unanimous consent for its consideration to day.

Mr. LE BLOND. I desire to move an amendment to the resolution. I desire to have these reports published in connection with the testimony taken by the reconstruction commitee, that they may go to the country for what they purport to be.

Mr. LAFLIN. It would be impossible to have that done now, because the printing of the report of the reconstruction committee is in such a condition that it would be impossible to do it.

Mr. LE BLOND. I ask if the report of the committee on reconstruction has been pub

lished.

Mr. LAFLIN. It has not yet been delivered, but it is in print.

The SPEAKER. The Chair would state that if the resolution gives rise to debate it goes over under the rule.

Mr. LE BLOND. I simply wish to say that my understanding is that the report is being printed, but that it is in that condition that the reports of these generals can be added to it, and it ought to go to the country in that shape. Mr. LÄFLIN. I demand the previous question.

Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. I desire to know if an objection does not make this resolution go over.

The SPEAKER. It would not do so now. The resolution has been debated since it was introduced, and it is too late to make the point.

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Mr. ELIOT moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

The latter motion was agreed to,

TAX ON COTTON.

Mr. DODGE presented memorials from the Chamber of Commerce of New York, in relation to the proposed tax of five cents per pound on cotton; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.

TAX ON STATE-BANK CURRENCY.

Mr. DAVIS submitted the following resolution, upon which he called the previous question:

Resolved, That the Committee on Banking and Currency be authorized and directed to inquire into the expediency of exempting the currency of State banks outstanding on the 1st day of July next from the tax of ten per cent. now provided by law until the 1st day of July, 1867, or until some day previous thereto.

The previous question was seconded and the main question was ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Mr. DAVIS moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

The call of States and Territories having been concluded,

The SPEAKER stated the next business in order during the morning hour was the consideration of resolutions which have laid over under the rule, debate having arisen thereon.

INSURGENT STATES.

The first business under this rule was the following preamble and resolution introduced by Mr. MCCLURG on the 5th of February last: Whereas it is clearly manifest that the continued contumacy in the seceding States renders it necessary to exercise congressional legislation in order to give to the loyal citizens of those States protection in their natural and personal rights enumerated in the Constitution of the United States, and in addition thereto makes it necessary to keep on foot a large standing army to maintain the authority of the national Government and to keep the peace; and whereas the country is already overburdened by a war debt incurred to defend the nationality against an infamous rebellion, and it is neither just nor politic to inflict this vast additional expense on the peaceful industry of the nation: Therefore,

Resolved, That it be referred to the joint committee of the Senate and House to inquire into the expediency of levying contributions on the seceding States to defray the extraordinary expenses that would otherwise be imposed on the General Government: and that said committee be instructed to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. McCLURG. I call the previous question on the passage of the resolution.

Will

Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. McCLURG] amend his resolution by inserting after the word "protection" the words "and representation ?"

Mr. HOGAN. Oh, no.

Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. Oh, yes. Mr. BRANDEGEE. I would suggest to the gentleman from Missouri that this resolution does not specify the committee to which he proposes to refer this subject. It merely says "that it be referred to the joint committee of the Senate and House."

Mr. McCLURG. I will modify the resolution so that it shall read "the joint committee of fifteen."

Mr. NIBLACK moved to lay the preamble and resolution on the table.

Mr. LE BLOND called the and nays. yeas The yeas and nays were not ordered. The motion to lay on the table was not agreed to.

The question recurred upon seconding the previous question.

Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. Is it in order to move the reference of this resolution to the Committee on the Judiciary?

The SPEAKER. The previous question is called; if that call is not seconded, that motion will be in order.

Upon seconding the call for the previous question, there were, upon a division-ayes 40, noes 24; no quorum voting.

So the previous question was seconded. The main question was then ordered, which was upon agreeing to the resolution. Mr. LE BLOND called for the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 73, nays 25, not voting 85; as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ames, Anderson, James M. Ashley, Baker, Beaman, Bidwell, Boutwell, Brandegee, Reader W. Clarke, Cobb, Cook, Cullom, Dawes, Defrees, Deming, Donnelly, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, Abner C. Harding, Henderson, Higby, Holmes, Hooper, Asahel W. Hubbard, Demas Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Hulburd, Julian, Kelley, Kelso, Ketcham, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, Lynch, McClurg, McKee, Mercur, Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, Moulton, O'Neill, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Pike, Plants, Price, John H. Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck Scofield, Sloan, Spalding, Stevens, Trowbridge, Upson, Van Aernam, Ward, Henry D.Washburn, William B. Washburn, Welker, Williams, James F. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, Windom, and Woodbridge-73.

NAYS-Messrs. Ancona, Chanler, Davis, Dawson, Denison, Eldridge, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Grider, Hale, Aaron Harding, Hogan, Edwin N. Hubbell, James M. Humphrey, Kerr, Laflin, Le Blond, Marston, McCullough, MeRuer, Myers, Niblack, Nicholson, Phelps, Samuel J. Randall, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Sitgreaves, Taber, Taylor, Thayer, Whaley, Winfield, and Wright-25.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Alley, Delos R. Ashley, Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Benjamin, Bergen, Bingham, Blaine, Blow, Boyer, Bromwell, Broomall, Buckland, Bundy, Sidney Clarke, Coffroth, Conkling, Culver, Darling, Delano, Dixon, Dodge, Eggleston, Farnsworth, Farquhar, Ferry, Finck, Garfield, Grinnell, Griswold, Harris, Hart, Hayes, Hill, Hotchkiss, Chester D. Hubbard, James R. Hubbell, James Humphrey, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Johnson, Jones, Kasson, Kuykendall, Latham, Marshall, Marvin, McIndoe, Miller, Newell, Noell, Orth, Pomeroy, Radford, William H. Randall, Raymond, Alexander H. Rice, Rousseau, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Smith, Starr, Stilwell, Strouse, Francis Thomas, John L. Thomas, Thornton, Trimble, Burt Van Horn, Robert T.Van Horn, Warner, Elihu B. Washburne, and Wentworth-85.

So the resolution was agreed to.

The preamble of the resolution was agreed to. Mr. McCLURG moved to reconsider the votes by which the preamble and resolution were agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

PUNISHMENT OF REBELS.

The next resolution lying over under the rule was the following, submitted by Mr. HENDERSON on the 19th of February last:

Resolved, That it is the sense of this House that all just and righteous Governments are intended, not to confer rights and privileges upon the subjects thereof, but to secure to each and every individual the full, free, and untrammeled exercise and enjoyment of all those rights which God has bestowed upon him.

Resolved, That the safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people require that just and adequate penalties be annexed to the violation of law, and that those penalties be inflicted upon transgressors, not for the purpose of retaliation or revenge, but to insure subordination and obedience.

Resolved further, That we will stand by and sustain the President in executing the laws of the United States upon a sufficient number of leading rebels in each of the States lately in insurrection against the national Government to vindicate the majesty of the law, to sustain the confidence of loyal people, and warn the refractory for all time to come.

Mr. HENDERSON. I do not deem it necessary to occupy any time in the discussion of these resolutions. I believe that the sentiments embodied in them are correct, and ought to be sustained. With the view of disposing of the matter as speedily as possible, I call the previous question.

Mr. ROSS. I would inquire of the gentleman from Oregon whether he had not better modify his resolution so as to include northern rebels, and let them all be tried, "without distinction of race or color.'

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Mr. HENDERSON. Iinsist on the demand for the previous question.

The previous question was seconded.

Mr. NIBLACK. I would suggest that it would be proper to indicate about how many of these leading rebels ought to be executed. The language of the resolution is very indefinite. While we are instructing the President, Tellers were ordered; and Messrs. MCCLURGI think we ought to state about the number and NIBLACK appointed. that we want executed, and we ought also to name them.

The House again divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 68, noes 25.

Mr. BRANDEGEE. I object to debate.

The previous question

The SPEAKER. has been seconded, and debate is not in order. The main question was ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolutions were adopted.

Mr. HENDERSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions were adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS.

The next resolution lying over under the rule was the following, submitted by Mr. DEFREES on the 26th of February last:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House that Congress has no constitutional right to fix the qualification of electors in the several States.

Mr. DEFREES. I call for the previous question.

On seconding the call for the previous question there were-ayes 32, noes 55; no quorum voting.

The SPEAKER, under the rules, ordered tellers; and appointed Messrs. DEFREES and JENCKES.

The House divided; and the tellers reported -ayes 30, noes 66.

So the previous question was not seconded. Mr. ROGERS. I move to lay the resolu tion on the table, and on that motion I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. BRANDEGEE. Mr. Speaker, if the motion to lay on the table should not prevail, will it be in order to move to refer the resolu tion to the Committee on the Judiciary?

The SPEAKER. It will.

Mr. BRANDEGEE. I hope, then, that the motion to lay on the table will not prevail.

Mr. LE BLOND. I hope that the resolu tion will not be referred, for that will be to || bury it.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative-yeas 12, nays 97, not voting 74; as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Boutwell, Bundy, Reader W. Clarke, Eliot, Garfield, Jenckes, Julian, Longyear, Lynch, Stevens, and Williams-12

NAYS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Ancona, Anderson, Delos R. Ashley, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Bidwell, Brandegee, Chanler, Cobb, Cook, Cullom, Davis, Dawson, Defrees, Deming, Denison, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Grider, Hale, Aaron Harding, Abner C. Harding, Henderson, Higby, Hogan, Holmes, Asahel W. Hubbard, Chester D. Hubbard, Demas Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Edwin N. Hubbell, Hulburd, James M. Humphrey, Ingersoll, Kelley, Kelso, Kerr, Ketcham, Kuykendall, Laflin, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence, Le Blond, Loan, Marvin, McClurg, McCullough, McRner, Mercur, Moorhead, Morris, Myers, Niblack, Nicholson, O'Neill, Paine, Perham, Phelps, Plants, Price, Samuel J. Randall, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Ritter, Rogers, Rollins, Ross, Sawyer, Scofield, Sitgreaves, Sloan, Spalding, Stilwell, Taber, Taylor, Thayer, Trowbridge, Upson, Ward, Henry D. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Welker, Whaley, James F. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, Windom, Winfield, and Wright-97.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. James M. Ashley, Banks, Barker, Benjamin, Bergen, Bingham, Blaine, Blow, Boyer, Bromwell, Broomall, Buckland, Sidney Clarke, Coffroth, Conkling, Culver, Darling, Dawes, Delano, Dixon, Dodge, Donnelly, Eggleston, Farquhar, Ferry, Finck, Grinnell, Griswold, Harris, Hart, Hayes, Hill, Hooper, Hotchkiss, James R. Hubbell, James Humphrey, Johnson, Jones. Kasson, Latham, Marshall, Marston, McIndoe, McKee, Miller, Morrill, Moulton, Newell, Noell, Orth, Patterson, Pike, Pomeroy, Radford, William H. Randall, Raymond, Rousseau, Schenck, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Smith, Starr, Strouse, Francis Thomas, John L. Thomas, Thornton, Trimble, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn, Robert T. Van Horn, Warner, Elihu B. Washburne, Wentworth, and Woodbridge-74.

So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table.

Mr. BRANDEGEE. This is a judicial ques tion, and one of great importance. I therefore move it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and on that I demand the previous question.

Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. It is a simple constitutional question.

Mr. LE BLOND. I move to amend the motion by adding that it be referred with instructions to report favorably and at any time.

The SPEAKER. It would require uuan

imous consent to move instructions to report "at any time.

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Mr. LE BLOND. Then I will leave those last words off.

The SPEAKER. If the previous question should not be seconded the motion to amend will be in order.

Mr. LE BLOND. Will not the gentleman accept my amendment?

Mr. BRANDEGEE. No, sir; we want to get at the bounty bill.

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered.

Mr. ANCONA. I demand the yeas and

nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The question being taken on the motion to refer the resolution to the Committee on the Judiciary, it was decided in the affirmativeyeas 86, nays 30, not voting 67; as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Delos R. Ashley, James M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Bidwell, Boutwell, Brandegee, Bromwell, Bundy, Reader W. Clarke, Cobb, Cook, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Deming, Donnelly, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Garfield, Griswold, Hale, Abner C. Harding, Henderson, Holmes, Hooper, Asahel W.Hubbard, Demas Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Julian, Kelley, Kelso, Ketcham, Laflin, William Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, Lynch, Marston, Marvin, McClurg, McKee, Mercur, Moorhead, Morris, Myers, O'Neill, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Price, William H. Randall, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Sloan, Spalding, Stevens, Thayer, Francis Thomas, Trowbridge, Upson, Burt Van Horn, Ward, William B. Washburn, Welker, Williams, James F. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, Windom, and Woodbridge-86.

NAYS-Messrs. Ancona, Dawson, Defrees, Denison, Eldridge, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Grider, Aaron Harding, Hogan, Edwin N. Hubbell. James M. Humphrey, Kerr, Kuykendall, George V. Lawrence, Le Blond, McCullough, Niblack, Nicholson, Samuel J. Randall, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Sitgreaves, Stilwell, Taber, Taylor, Henry D. Washburn, Winfield, and Wright-30.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Banks, Barker, Benjamin, Bergen, Bingham, Blaine, Blow, Boyer, Broomall, Buckland, Chanler, Sidney Clarke, Coffroth, Conkling, Culver, Darling, Delano, Dixon, Dodge, Eggleston, Farquhar, Ferry, Finck, Grinnell, Harris, Hart, Hayes, Higby, Hill, Hotchkiss, Chester D. Hubbard, James R. Hubbell, James Humphrey, Johnson, Jones, Kasson, Latham, Marshall, McIndoe, McRuer. Miller, Morrill, Moulton, Newell, Noell, Orth, Phelps, Pike, Plants, Pomeroy, Radford, Raymond, Rousseau, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Smith, Starr, Strouse, John L. Thomas, Thornton, Trimble, Van Aernam, Robert T. Van Horn, Warner, Elihu B.Washburne, Wentworth, and Whaley-67.

So the resolution was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. BRANDEGEE moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was referred; and also moved that the motion to reconsider. be laid upon the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. FORNEY, its Secretary, informed the House that the Senate had passed a bill (S. No. 328) for the relief of Mrs. Abigail Ryan, in which he was directed to ask the concurrence of the House.

Also, that the Senate had passed House bill No. 371, to grant a pension to Leonard St. Clair. Also, that the Senate had passed joint resolution of the House No. 77, for the relief of Ambrose L. Goodrich and Nathan Cornish for carrying the United States mail from Boise City to Idaho City, in the Territory of Idaho, and of Daniel Wellington and J. C. Dorsey, for extra services in the carrying of the mail, with an amendment, in which the concurrence of the House was requested.

FREEDMEN'S Bureau.

Mr. ELIOT. I ask unanimous consent to offer the following resolution:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, (the Senate concurring.) That a committee consisting of two Senators and three members of the House of Representatives be appointed to investigate the action of the Freedmen's Bureau and of its officers in the States where the bureau has been in operation, with power to send for persons and papers and examine witnesses under oath; and that said committee make personal examination and report the facts to Congress; and said committee is authorized to employ a stenographer and clerk. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate or House, or either of their deputies. is directed to accompany the committee, and the committee shall have power to report at any time. All the expenses necessarty incurred by said committee, shall be paid

out of the contingent funds of the Senate and House
in equal proportions.

Mr. ROSS. I think we had better leave that
to General Grant and General Sherman. The
country would have no confidence in any re-
port made to Congress by a committee. I object
to its consideration.

Mr. ELIOT. I move to suspend the rules
for the purpose of offering the resolution.
Mr. ELDRIDGE. On that I demand the
yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The question being taken on the motion to
suspend the rules, it was decided in the affirm-
ative-yeas 92, nays 30, not voting 61; as
follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson,
Delos R. Ashley, James M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin,
Baxter, Beaman, Boutwell, Brandegee, Bromwell,
Bundy, Reader W. Clarke, Sidney Clarke, Cobb,
Cook, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Deming, Dodge, Don-
nelly, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth,
Garfield, Griswold, Hale, Abner C. Harding, Hen-
derson, Higby, Holmes, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Asahel
W. Hubbard, Chester D. Hubbard, Demas Hubbard,
John H. Hubbard, Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckes,
Julian, Kelley, Kelso, Ketcham, Laflin, William
Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, Lynch, Marvin, Me-
Clurg, McRuer, Mercur, Moorhead, Morrill, Mor-
ris, Myers, O'Neill, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Pike,
Plants, Price, William H. Randall, Alexander H.
Rice, John II. Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck, Sco-
field, Sloan, Spalding, Stevens, Thayer, Francis
Thomas, John L. Thomas, Trowbridge, Upson, Burt
Van Horn, Ward, William B. Washburn, Welker,
Williams, James F. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, and
Windom-92.

NAYS-Messrs. Ancona, Chanler, Dawson, Defrees,
Denison, Eldridge, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Grider,
Aaron Harding, Hogan, Edwin N. Hubbell, James
M. Humphrey, Kerr, Kuykendall, George V. Law-
rence, Le Blond, Niblack, Nicholson, Ritter, Rogers,
Ross, Sitgreaves, Stilwell. Taber, Taylor, Henry D.
Washburn, Whaley, Winfield, and Wright-30.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Banks, Barker, Benjamin,
Bergen, Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine, Blow, Boyer,
Broomall, Buckland, Coffroth, Conkling, Culver,
Darling, Delano, Dixon, Eggleston, Farquhar, Ferry,
Finck, Grinnell, Harris, Hart, Hayes, Hill, James R.
Hubbell, James Humphrey, Johnson, Jones, Kasson,
Latham, Marshall, Marston, McCullough, McIndoe,
McKee, Miller, Moulton, Newell, Noell, Orth, Phelps,
Pomeroy, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, Raymond,
Rousseau, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Smith, Starr,
Strouse, Thornton, Trimble, Van Aernam, Robert
T. Van Horn, Warner, Elihu B. Washburne, Went-
worth, and Woodbridge-61.

So (two thirds voting in favor thercof) the
rules were suspended.

Mr. ELIOT demanded the previous question on the resolution.

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered, being upon the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. LE BLOND. I demand the yeas and nays on agreeing to the resolution, and call for tellers on the yeas and nays.

Tellers were ordered; and Messrs. LE BLOND
and ELIOT were appointed.

The House divided; and the tellers reported
-ayes twenty-three, noes not counted.
So the yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was taken; and it was decided
in the affirmative-yeas 84, nays 27, not voting
72; as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson,
Delos R. Ashley, James M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin,
Baxter, Beaman, Blaine, Brandegee, Bundy, Reader
W. Clarke, Sidney Clarke, Cobb, Cook, Cullom,
Dawes, Deming, Dodge, Donnelly, Driggs, Dumont,
Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Garfield, Griswold, Abner
C. Harding, Henderson, Higby, Holmes, Hooper,
Hotchkiss, John H. Hubbard, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Ju-

lian, Kelley, Ketcham, Laflin, William Lawrence,
Loan, Longyear, Lynch, Marston, Marvin, McClurg,
MeRuer, Mercur, Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, Myers,
O'Neill, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Pike. Plants, Price,
William H. Randall, Alexander H. Rice, John H.
Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Spalding,
Stevens, Thayer, Francis Thomas, John L. Thomas,
Trowbridge, Upson, Burt Van Horn, Ward, William
B. Washburn, Welker, Williams, Stephen F. Wilson,
Windom, and Woodbridge-84.

NAYS-Messrs. Ancona, Chanler, Dawson, Deni-
son, Eldridge, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Grider, Aaron
Harding, Hogan, Edwin N. Hubbell, James M. Hum-
phrey, Kerr, Kuykendall, LeBlond, McCullough,
Niblack, Nicholson, Samuel J. Randall, Ritter, Ro-
gers, Ross, Sitgreaves, Taber, Taylor, Winfield, and
Wright-27.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Banks, Barker, Benja-
min, Bergen, Bidwell, Bingham, Blow, Boutwell,
Boyer, Bromwell, Broomall, Buckland, Coffroth,
Conkling, Culver, Darling, Davis, Defrees, Delano,
Dixon, Eggleston, Farquhar, Ferry, Finck, Grinnell,
Hale, Harris, Hart, Hayes, Hill, Asahel W. Hubbard,
Chester D. Hubbard, Demas Hubbard, James R.
Hubbell, Hulburd, James Humphrey, Johnson, Jones,
Kasson, Kelso, Latham, George V. Lawrence, Mar-

shall, McIndoe, McKee, Miller, Moulton, Newell, Noell, Orth, Phelps, Pomeroy, Radford, Raymond, Rousseau, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Sloan, Smith, Starr, Stilwell, Strouse, Thornton, Trimble, Van Aernam, Robert T. Van Horn, Warner, Elihu B. Washburne, Henry D. Washburn, Wentworth, Whaley, and James F. Wilson-72.

So the resolution was adopted.

Mr. ELIOT moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MEDALS FOR OHIO SOLDIERS.

Mr. SCHENCK. I ask the unanimous consent of the House to take from the Speaker's table a joint resolution which has been passed by the Senate authorizing the military authorities of the State of Ohio to frank some medals which are given to the veteran soldiers of that State. It is joint resolution of the Senate No. 97, to authorize certain medals to be distributed to veteran soldiers free of postage. I ask that it be put upon its passage if there is no objection. It is needed very much at this time. The medals are ready for distribution.

The joint resolution was read a first and second time. It was then ordered to a third reading; and it was accordingly read the third time and passed.

Mr. SCHENCK moved to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

SIOUX INDIANS.

Mr. STEVENS asked unanimous consent to offer the following preamble and resolution: Whereas it has been alleged that the Sioux Indians of Minnesota who were engaged in the massacre in that State in 1862 have been removed therefrom and a location for their permanent residence selected in one of the organized and settled counties of Nebraska contiguous to the white settlements of Dakota, and but a short distance above the capital of that Territory; and whereas most if not all of the lands suitable for cultivation in the neighborhood of said contemplated location is said to have been purchased from the Government and is now held by private individuals: Therefore,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be requested to inform this House whether any arrangement has been made or is contemplated for the purchase of private lands or other property for the accommodation of said Indians, and if so, the quantity of lands and improvements so purchased or to be purchased, and the names of the parties from whom said purchase has been or is to be made, and the amount which has been or is to be paid for said purchase; and also the total number of acres of land held by individuals, whether in a private or corporate capacity, embraced within the exterior boundaries of said reservation, and by what authority said Indians have been removed and located, and the said purchases, if any, have been or are to be made.

Mr. ALLISON. I do not object particularly to the resolution, but I think it

The SPEAKER. If the gentleman objects to the resolution, it is not before the House; if he does not object, it is before the House.

Mr.ALLISON. Will the gentleman consent to the reference of this resolution?

Mr. STEVENS. I cannot consent to the reference. It is merely a call for information. Mr. ALLISON. I will make no objection. The resolution was then agreed to.

COINAGE, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES. Mr. LAFLIN, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution, upon which he called the previous question:

Resolved, That three hundred extra copies of the report on a uniform system of coinage, weights, and measures be printed with covers for the use of the committee making the report, and two thousand copies for the use of the House.

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Mr. LAFLIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

Mr. MORRILL obtained the floor.
Mr. ELDRIDGE. Will the gentleman from
Vermont [Mr. MORRILL] yield to me to offer
a resolution?

Mr. MORRILL. I will yield to hear it read.

ROW IN MOBILE.

Mr. ELDRIDGE. I ask unanimous consent to submit the following resolution for consideration at this time:

Resolved, That a committee of three members of this House be appointed by the Speaker, with authosity to proceed forthwith to Mobile, in the State of Alabama, to investigate the "row" referred to in the following dispatch, to wit:

"REPORTED SERIOUS ROW IN MOBILE.-The Cincinnati Commercial has a dispatch from Atlanta, dated May 17, which says: The negroes had a row among themselves in a church in Mobile, on Sunday, which resulted in the killing of five and the wounding of a great many more.""

And that said committee be authorized to send for persons and papers, the expenses to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.

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purpose.

Mr. GARFIELD. Will the gentleman yield to me to offer a resolution?

Mr. MORRILL. I will.

DIRECT TAX IN INSURGENT STATES.

Mr. GARFIELD. I ask unanimous consent to submit the following resolution for consideration at this time:

Resolved, That the President be respectfully requested to furnish to this House information as to the collection of the direct tax in the States lately in insurrection, what amount of the said tax has been collected in the several States, what amount of property is held by the Government under the sales authorized by law, and how much has been received from such sales.

The resolution was agreed to.

Mr. GARFIELD moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

EVENING SESSIONS.

Mr.MORRILL. I move that on and after to-day, until otherwise ordered, the House shall take a recess from half past four to half past seven o'clock p. m.

Mr. GARFIELD. I ask the gentleman from Vermont, [Mr. MORRILL] to modify his motion, so as to have evening sessions commence to

morrow.

Mr. MORRILL. I cannot do that. I am willing that the House shall decide the question.

Mr. GARFIELD. Then I move to amend the motion by striking out "to-day" and inserting "to-morrow.

The question was taken, and upon a division there were-ayes 47, nocs 46.

Mr. SPALDING called for tellers.
Tellers were not ordered.

The amendment was accordingly agreed to. The question recurred upon the motion of Mr. MORRILL as amended; and upon a division there were-ayes 61, noes 38.

Mr. WINDOM called for tellers. Mr. SPALDING called for the yeas and nays.

yeas

and

Tellers were not ordered, and the nays were not ordered. The motion of Mr. MORRILL, as amended, was accordingly agreed to.

WHITEHALL, NEW YORK.

Mr. GRISWOLD, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill to provide for making the town of Whitehall, New York, a port of delivery; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

NOTARIES PUBLIC FOR THE DISTRICT. The SPEAKER laid before the House the following message from the Senate :

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, May 17, 1866. Resolved, That the House of Representatives be requested to return to the Senate the bill (S. No. 305) to amend an act entitled "An act concerning

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EMPLOYÉS IN EXECUTIVE MANSION.

Mr. SPALDING. I ask the gentleman from Vermont to yield to me a moment. I wish to call up a bill authorizing the President to appoint certain officers of his household. It should have been acted on some time ago.

Mr. MORRILL. I have no objection to yielding if the bill will not give rise to debate. Mr. SPALDING. It will give rise to no discussion. If it should I will not press its consideration.

Mr. MORRILL.

If it should cause debate

I must insist on my motion.

Mr. SPALDING. With the consent of the gentleman, I move that the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union be discharged from the further consideration of House bill No. 211, entitled "A bill to authorize the President to appoint certain officers of his household, and fixing their salaries," and that the House proceed to the consideration of the bill. The motion was agreed to.

The bill was read at length.

The first section provides that in addition to by law, the President of the United States be the officers of his household already authorized authorized to employ one Assistant Secretary, and a number of clerks not exceeding four.

The second section enacts that the Private Secretary of the President be paid an annual salary of $4,000, the Assistant Secretary an annual salary of $3,000, and each one of said clerks an annual salary of 1,800.

The third section provides that the steward of the President's household shall receive an annual salary of $2,000, and said steward shall be held to a rigid accountability for the plate, furniture, and other public property under his charge in the President's House, during his continuance in office, and shall give a bond to the United States in such sum as the Secretary of the Interior shall deem sufficient, and to be approved by him, for the faithful discharge of his trust.

Mr. SPALDING. I offer the following amendments:

In section one, line six, after the word "Secretary" insert " one stenographer."

In section two, line four, after the word "dollars" insert "the stenographer an annual salary of $2,500." Mr. Speaker, I demand the previous question.

Mr. BRANDEGEE. I should like to ask the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. SPALDING] whether the stenographer's duty is to be to take down the President's speeches. [Laughter.]

Mr. SPALDING. I promised that there should be no debate on the bill. I will simply state that these respective officers are necessary for the President's household. An appropri ation for these very officers has already been inserted in the general appropriation bill in the Senate. There is no doubt at all that these officers are all strictly necessary.

Mr. PRICE. Does not this bill increase the number of employés about the President's House beyond what it has ever been before? Mr. SPALDING. Not at all.

Mr. PRICE. The bill states that these officers are to be "in addition to the officers of his household already authorized by law."

Mr. SPALDING. These officers are now detailed from the Treasury Department and the War Department because the President has not the power to appoint them. This bill

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is designed to supersede the necessity of har ing officers detailed from these Departments.

Mr. PRICE. I think that the House is not prepared to vote on this bill without some discussion and a little more information than we now have. I will move to refer the bill-

Mr. SPALDING. I have demanded tha previous question.

The SPEAKER. If the previous question should not be seconded, a motion to refer will be in order.

Mr. SPALDING. The bill has already been reported unanimously from the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. STEVENS. For what is a stenographer wanted?

Mr. SPALDING. For short-hand writing.
Mr. STEVENS. For whom?
Mr. SPALDING. For the President.

Mr. STEVENS. I believe no provision of that kind was reported by the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. SPALDING. I withdraw my amendment, and demand the previous question on the bill as reported by the committee.

On seconding the previous question, there were-ayes 38, noes 31; no quorum voting.

The SPEAKER, under the rule, ordered tellers; and appointed Messrs. SPALDING and PRICE.

The House divided; and the tellers reported -ayes 56, noes 44.

So the previous question was seconded and the main question ordered.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.

Mr. SPALDING. I demand the previous question on the passage of the bill.

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered.

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Mr. PRICE. I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The question being taken on the passage the bill, it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 80, nays 28, not voting 75; as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Ames, Ancona, Delos R. Ashley, Baldwin, Baxter, Bidwell, Blaine, Bundy, Chanler, Reader W. Clarke, Conkling, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dawson, Defrees, Deming, Denison, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eldridge, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Griswold, Hale, Aaron Harding, Abner C. Harding, Higby, Hogan, Holmes, Hooper, Chester D. Hubbard, Demas Hubbard, Edwin N. Hubbell, James M. Humphrey, Jenckes, Julian, Kerr, Ketcham, Kuykendall, Laflin, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence, Le Blond, Longyear, Lynch, McRuer, Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, Myers, Niblack, Nicholson, O'Neill, Patterson, Phelps, Pike, Samuel J. Randall, William H. Randall, Ritter, Rogers, Rollins, Ross, Scofield, Sitgreaves, Spalding, Stilwell, Taylor, Thayer, Francis Thomas, John L. Thomas, Ward, Henry D. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Whaley, Winfield, Woodbridge, and Wright-80.

NAYS-Messrs. James M. Ashley, Baker, Brandegce, Bromwell, Sidney Clarke, Cobb, Cook, Henderson, Asabel W. Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Hulburd, Kelley, Kelso, Loan, McClurg, McKee, Mereur, Paine, Perham, Plants, Price, Sawyer, Schenck, Sloan, Trowbridge, Upson, Williams, and Stephen F. Wil

son-28.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Allison, Anderson, Banks, Barker, Beaman, Benjamin, Bergen, Bingham, Blow, Boutwell, Boyer, Broomall, Buckland, Coffroth, Culver, Darling, Delano, Dixon, Dodge, Donnelly, Eggleston, Eliot, Farnsworth, Farquhar, Ferry, Finck, Garfield, Grider, Grinnell, Harris, Hart, Hayes, Hill, Hotchkiss, James R. Hubbell, James Humphrey, Ingersoll, Johnson, Jones, Kasson, Latham, Marshall, Marston, Marvin, McCullough, McIndoe, Miller, Moulton, Newell, Noell, Orth, Pomeroy, Radford, Raymond, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Rousseau, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Smith, Starr, Stevens, Strouse, Taber, Thornton, Trimble, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn, Robert T. Van Horn, Warner, Elibu B. Washburne, Welker, Wentworth, James F. Wilson, and Windom-75.

So the bill was passed.

Mr. GARFIELD. I move to amend the bill by striking out the words "of his household" and inserting the words "of the Execu tive Mansion." Those words are, I think, inappropriate. I presume my colleague has no objection.

Mr. SPALDING. I have.

Mr. GARFIELD. I then move that amendment; and on that I demand the previous question.

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the opera

tion thereof the motion to amend the title was agreed to.

The title, as amended, was agreed to.

Mr. SPALDING moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and the title amended; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED.

Mr. TROWBRIDGE, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles; when the Speaker signed the same:

An act (S. No. 316) to establish a post route from West Alburg, Vermont, to Champlain, in the State of New York, and for other purposes;

An act (H. R. No. 563) to regulate the time and fix the place for holding the circuit court of the United States in the district of Virginia, and for other purposes;

An act (S. No. 132) to prevent and punish kidnaping;

An act (H. R. No.494) for the relief of Martha J. Willey;

An act (H. R. No. 460) granting a pension to Spencer Kellogg ;

An act (H. R. No. 625) granting a pension to John Hoffman, of Madison county, in the State of New York ;

An act (H. R. No. 386) for the relief Francis A. Gibbons;

An act (H. R. No. 434) for the relief of Isabella Strubing; and

An act (H. R. No. 445) for the relief of the legal representatives of Betsey Nash.

NATIONAL BANKS.

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

Resolved, That the Committee on Banking and Currency be, and they are hereby, instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the national banking act as requires a redemption of the circulating notes of said banks abroad.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. EDWARD Cooper, his Secretary, informing the House that he had approved and signed an act making appropriations for the services of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867, and for other purposes.

A message in writing was also communicated.

STEAMER VANDERBILT.

The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from the President of the United States; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed:

To the Senate and House of Representatives:

I transmit to Congress a copy of the corre spondence between the Secretary of State and Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York, relative to the joint resolution of the 28th of January, 1864, upon the subject of the gift of the steamer Vanderbilt to the United States.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 1866.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. FORNEY, its Secretary, informed the House that the Senate had passed, without amendment, an act (H. R. No. 510) to incorporate the Academy of Music of Washington city.

Also, that the Senate had passed a joint resolution (S. R. No. 52) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to change the name of the steamboat City of Richmond to City of Portland, and the schooner Lucinda Van Valkenburg to Camden, in which the concurrence of the House was requested.

Also, an act (H. R. No. 255) making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defense for the year ending June 30, 1857, with an amendment, in which the concurrence of the House was requested.

TAX BILL.

Mr. MORRILL moved that the rules be suspended, and that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union on the special order.

The motion was agreed to.

So the rules were suspended; and the House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. DAWES in the chair,) and resumed the consideration of the special order, being a bill of the House (No. 513) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the Government, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes," approved June 30, 1864, and acts amendatory thereof.

The CHAIRMAN stated the question to be on the amendment offered on Friday last by Mr. WASHBURN, of Massachusetts, to strike out in line two thousand and two the words "and wooden-ware,' on which tellers had been ordered.

The CHAIRMAN appointed Messrs. BRANDEGEE and NICHOLSON to act as tellers.

The committee divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 33, noes 60.

So the amendment was disagreed to.

Mr. MORRILL. On page 89, line two thousand and two, I move to insert before the word "brooms" the words" pumps, garden engines, and hydraulic rams;" so that the paragraph will read:

On scales, pumps, garden engines, hydraulic rams, brooms, and wooden-ware, a tax of three per cent. ad valorem.

Mr. STEVENS. I suppose the gentleman does not intend to tax the common wooden pumps that are put into wells. I move to insert the word metallic" before pumps."

Mr. MORRILL. I hardly think the amendment is necessary. The persons who manufacture wooden pumps seldom manufacture enough to be subject to any tax at all. It would be better, therefore, to leave the paragraph as it is. If you put in the word " metallic" it would include all sorts of pumps.

The question was taken on Mr. STEVENS'S amendment to the amendment, and it was disagreed to.

The question recurred on Mr. MORRILL'S amendment, and it was agreed to.

The Clerk read as follows:

On tin-ware of all descriptions, not otherwise provided for, a tax of five per cent. ad valorem: Provided, That in all cases in which such ware shall be delivered to agents or peddlers employed by the manufacturer for the disposal of the same, such ware so delivered shall be deemed to have been sold at the time of delivery, and the tax to be paid thereon shall be computed upon the value known to the trade as the five-pound rate or price for tin-ware.

On all iron, not otherwise provided for, advanced beyond blooms, slabs, or loops, and not advanced beyond bars, and band, hoop, and sheet iron, not thinner than number eighteen wire gauge, and plate iron not less than one eighth of an inch in thickness, a tax of three dollars per ton: Provided, That a ton shall, for all the purposes of this act, be deemed and taken to be two thousand pounds.

Mr. MOORHEAD.

In line two thousand and thirteen I move to insert before the word "blooms" the words "muck bar."

The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. MORRILL. In line two thousand and twelve I move to strike out the words "not otherwise provided for."

The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. DAVIS. In line two thousand and sixteen I move to strike out the word "three" and insert "two" in lieu thereof, so as to make the tax two dollars a ton.

Mr. MORRILL. I trust that amendment will not be adopted. I think the gentleman from New York and others ought to be satisfied with the rate here proposed upon iron, and not risk its being raised higher.

The amendment was disagreed to.
The Clerk read as follows:

On band, hoop, and sheet iron, thinner than namber eighteen wire gauge, plate iron, less than one eighth of an inch in thickness, and cut nails and spikes, not including nails, tacks, brads, or finishing nails, usually put up and sold in papers, whether in papers or otherwise, a tax of five dollars per ton: Provided. That rods, bands. hoops. sheets vlates

spikes, and nails, not including such as are usually put up in papers as before mentioned, manufactured from iron upon which the tax of three dollars has been levied and paid, shall be subject only to a tax of two dollars per ton in addition thereto, anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding.

On stoves, and hollow ware in all conditions, whether rough, tinned, or enameled, and castings of iron, not otherwise provided for, a tax of three dollars per ton.

On tubes made of wrought iron, a tax of five dollars per ton.

Mr. ANCONA. I move to amend by striking out the clause:

On tubes made of wrought iron, a tax of five dollars per ton.

I suppose that this must have been a mistake, as I find by reference to the act as it now stands, items of the same class were included in the free list. I do not know why a discrimination should be made against this particular article, and I move to strike out that clause.

Mr. MORRILL. If you strike out this clause this article will be subject to a duty of five per cent. ad valorem. Five dollars per ton is much less. I hope the motion will not prevail.

The amendment was disagreed to.

Mr. ANCONA. I move, then, to add at the end of the clause the following proviso:

Provided, That tubes made of wrought iron, upon which a tax of three dollars has been levied and paid, shall be subject only to a tax of two dollars per ton in addition thereto.

Mr. MORRILL. I must object to that proposition. A tax of five per cent. on tubes made of wrought iron is a very low tax, not exceeding half of what we impose on other manufactures. I hope the amendment will not

be adopted.

Mr. ANCONA. I move to amend my amendment by striking out the last word.

The chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means does not seem to present any reasons why this amendment should not be adopted. I find that some articles, such as hubs, nails, and spikes, under the same head in the law as it now stands, are relieved of this duplicate tax, and he has presented no reason why wrought-iron tubes should not be placed on the same footing. I trust my proviso will be adopted, and I now withdraw the amendment to the amendment.

The question was taken on the amendment, in the nature of a proviso, and it was disagreed to.

The Clerk read as follows:

On steam, locomotive, and marine engines, including the boilers, and all their parts, a tax of five per cent, ad valorem: Provided, That when such boilers or any other parts of engines, as aforesaid, shall have been once assessed, and a tax previously paid thereon, the amount so paid shall be deducted from the taxes on the finished engine.

Mr. MORRILL. I move to amend the proviso by striking out the words "such boilers or any other parts of" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "the boilers or tubes, wheels, tires, axles, bells, shafts, crauks, wrists, or headlights of such."

Mr. DAVIS. I desire to call the attention of the gentleman from Vermont [Mr. MORRILL] that by his amendment the portions of the engine not enumerated would be subject to the additional tax.

Mr. MORRILL. The Committee of Ways and Means have gone as far as it is possible in exempting particular parts and have the law properly executed.

The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. MORRILL. I move to strike out the words "and all their parts" and the words "as aforesaid.'

The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. BALDWIN. Mr. Chairman-
Mr. GARFIELD. Mr. Chairman-

The CHAIRMAN. The members of the committee reporting the bill are first entitled to the floor to move amendments to perfect the bill.

Mr. GARFIELD. I move to amend by inserting after the word "boilers," where it first occurs in the paragraph, the words "and on railroad cars."

The amendment was agreed to.

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