Mr. Charles R. Train Carey A Trimble William Vandever Burt Van Horn Rob't B. Van Valkenburgh Mr. Charles H. Van Wyck John P. Verree Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne Albert S. White So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table. The amendment submitted by Mr. Hickman and the resolution as amended were then severally agreed to. Mr. Olin 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. Washburne having proposed to submit the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the standing committees of this House which in the last Congress were authorized to employ clerks be, and they are hereby, authorized to employ clerks during the thirty-seventh Congress upon the same terms of compensation as were provided for like service in the thirty-sixth Congress, while actually employed The Speaker decided that, under the resolution this day adopted upon the motion of Mr. Holman, it was out of order. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Washburne appealed. On motion of Mr. Vallandigham, Ordered, That the appeal be laid on the table. Mr. Washburne, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz: 1. Resolved, That so much of the special message of the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the present session as relates to our foreign affairs, together with accompanying correspondence in relation thereto, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the finances; to the deficiencies in the appropriations for the year ending 30th June, 1862; to the deficiencies in the revenue; to the receipts into the treasury and public expenditures; to the provision of additional revenue by an increase of the present duties on imports, by loan, excise, and internal taxation, and the providing of the necessary ways and means for carrying on the government in the present exigencies, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. 3. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the execution of the laws; to the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus; to the armed neutrality of certain States; to the legal questions relating to the rebellious acts of citizens in the southern States, and to the power to enter therein with military forces to protect the loyal citizens of said States, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the army of the United States, to the increase thereof, and to the establishment and improvement of military posts, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. 5. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the navy of the United States and the increase thereof, to provision for the protection of American merchant vessels and their crews and cargoes against lawless seizure by privateers from southern ports in rebellion against the government, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 6. Resolved, That so much of the message and accompanying documents as relates to the District of Columbia be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. 7. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the Post Office Department, its operation and condition and cost of transportation, be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. 8. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the public domain be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. 9. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to our intercourse with Indian tribes be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 10. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the State Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. 11. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Treasury Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. 12. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the War Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. 13. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Navy Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department. 14. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Post Office Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department. 15. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the expenditures in connexion with the Department of the Interior, to the expenditures generally, and to a retrenchment of the same, be referred to the Committee on Public Expenditures. Mr. Washburne 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. On motion of Mr. Richardson, Resolved, That the papers in the case of the contested seat for delegate from the Territory of Nebraska be referred to the Committee of Elections, and that they be authorized to investigate and report on the same without regard to notice; and that all other cases of contests for seats in this House be also referred to that committee for investigation and report. Mr. Trowbridge submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to furnish to this House, as soon as practicable, plans and estimates to be prepared by the engineer department, for completing the defensive works on the south side of the Potomac, near this city; and also to report upon the expediency of constructing similar works of defence on the northern side of this city, (with estimates for the same,) so as to reduce to a minimum the number of troops required for the protection and defence of the capital. Pending which, Mr. Trowbridge moved the previous question; which was seconded. Pending the question on ordering the main question, Mr. Richardson moved that the resolution be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The main question was then ordered, and being put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? It was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Trowbridge 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. Potter submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Speaker to ascertain and report to the House the number of persons, with the names thereof, now employed in the several departments of the government, who are known to entertain sentiments of hostility to the government of the United States, and those who have refused to take the oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and that said committee be authorized to send for persons and papers. Mr. Vandever moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the vote to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The Speaker appointed Mr. Potter, Mr. Edgerton, Mr. Haight, Mr. Fessenden, and Mr. Calvert the committee under the said resolution. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a report of the Secretary of the Interior of the apportionment of representatives of the several States in the House of Representatives under the eighth census; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. And then, On motion of Mr. Olin, at 3 o'clock p. m., the House adjourned. TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1861. The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the twenty-fourth rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Dunlap: The petition of sundry citizens of Kentucky, praying for the establishment of a post route from Lancaster to Buckeye; Also, for a mail-route from Bryantsville to Harrodsburg; which were referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Calvert: The petition of John A. Smith, in relation to the criminal business of the circuit court of the District of Columbia, and praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Aldrich: The memorial of the legislature of Minnesota, praying for an appropriation to aid in the construction of a road from St. Cloud to Fort Abercrombie, in Dakota Territory; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs; Also, the memorial of the legislature of Minnesota, for a mail-route from Lake City to Austin; Also, for a mail-route from Owatoma to Mankato; Also, for a mail-route from La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Shelbyville, in the State of Minnesota. By Mr. Ashley: The petitions of citizens of Williams county, Ohio, in favor of the immediate and unconditional emancipation of the slave; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports, Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 14) to authorize a national loan, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Stevens, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 15) to provide for the payment of the militia and volunteers called into the service of the United States by proclamation of the President, dated April, 1861, from the time they were called into service to the 30th day of June, 1860, which was read a first and second time. The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Stevens 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. Campbell, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That he be excused from further service on the Com mittees of Elections and on Expenditures in the Treasury Depart ment. Mr. Washburne, from the Committee on Commerce, reported bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 16. A bill further to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes; H. R. 17. A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to remit fines and penalties incurred in certain cases, regulating the compensation of certain surveyors of the customs, and for other purposes; which were severally read a first and second time, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the said committee. Mr. Washburne presented a communication, addressed to him as chairman of said committee, by the Secretary of the Treasury, in regard to the remission of fines and penalties incurred by surveyors of the customs in certain cases; which was ordered to be printed. Mr. Eliot, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 9) to provide for the introduction of a code of marine signals adapted to secret service, and for the use of despatch vessels, transports, military stations, and vessels sailing under convoy, reported the same without amendment. Ordered. That the said bill be recommitted to the said committee, and printed. Mr. Sheffield, from the same committee, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be, and they are hereby, instructed to inquire whether any, and if any, what, further legislation is necessary to secure the forfeiture and condemnation of piratical vessels seized under the authority of the United States, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Walton, from the Committee on Printing, to whom the subject was referred, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the House twentyfive thousand copies of the message of the President of the United States and the accompanying documents. The committees having been called through, The Speaker proceeded to call the States and Territories for resolutions. When Mr. Cox submitted the following resolution; which was read, and, by unanimous consent, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States, if compatible with the public service, communicate to this House any correspondence which our government has had with the government of Spain with reference to the incorporation of the Dominican territory with the Spanish monarchy, and what protest, if any, our government has made against the insolent and aggressive conduct of the Spanish government. Mr. Lovejoy submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That in the judgment of this House it is no part of the |