from the office of governors of the Territories; also, the propriety and expediency of a law making individuals of all Indian tribes receiving annuities from the government amenable to the criminal laws of the United States; and report by bill or otherwise. Whereas, in view of the present financial condition of the country, it is the true policy of the government to facilitate by all possible means the development of the gold and silver mines of the western Territories, and to that end immigration from mining districts in Europe should be especially encouraged and facilitated: Therefore, Resolved, That the Committee on Immigration be instructed to inquire into the propriety of an appropriation to aid in transporting experienced miners from Europe to the gold and silver mines on the public domains of the United States. Mr. George E. Cole, by unanimous consent, presented the memorial of the legislative assembly of Washington Territory for the repair and completion of the military road across the Cascade mountains; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Mr. Kinney, on leave, introduced bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 233. A bill appropriating five thousand dollars to rebuild the bridge over Provo river, on the military road from Great Salt Lake City to the southern line of the Territory of Utah; and H. R. 234. A bill appropriating five thousand dollars to repair the Utah penitentiary; which were severally read a first and second time and referred as follows: H. R. 233, to the Committee on Roads and Canals; and H. R. 234, to the Committee on the Territories. Mr. Kinney submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing a law to enable the owners and claimants of lots in cities, towns, and villages in the Territory of Utah to acquire title to the same, and that they report to this house by bill or otherwise. Mr. Daily, by unanimous consent, presented the memorial and joint resolution of the legislative assembly of Nebraska relative to a State government for Nebraska; which were referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed. Mr. Daily submitted the following resolutions; which were severally read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of constructing a military road from Fort Laramie to Virginia City, or the most practicable point in Idaho Territory, and report by bill or otherwise. Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be requested to inquire into the expediency of reimbursing the city of Omaha, Nebraska Territory, sixty thousand dollars, for moneys expended by said city in completing the capitol of the Territory, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Wilder introduced a bill (H. R. 235) to reimburse the State of Kansas for expenses actually incurred in calling out, subsisting, and paying the militia of the State of Kansas, to repel invasion during the present rebellion, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Wilder, by unanimous consent, presented joint resolutions of the legislature of the State of Kansas; which were severally referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed, as follows, viz: I. Asking a grant of lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Wyandott, in the direction of Galveston bay, Texas; II. Asking au amendment of the act granting lands to the State of Kansas for railroads; III. Asking a grant of school lands to the State of Kansas; IV. Asking a grant of lands for railroad and telegraph line from the eastern border of the State of Kansas via Paola and Emporia; and V. Asking a grant of lands for the endowment of the Olothe College. Mr. McBride submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into and report as to the expediency of establishing post routes as follows: From Portland, Oregon, via Taylor's Ferry and Chehalem Gap, to Lafayette, in Yam Hill county. From Lafayette, Oregon, to Tillamook valley, in Tillamook county. Mr. Windom introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 33) proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Cornelius Cole submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the propriety of establishing a mail route from Los Angelos, in California, to La Paz, on the Colorado river. Mr. James S. Brown, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 236) to provide for the construction of a line of railway communication between the cities of Washington and New York, and to constitute the same a public highway and a military road and postal route of the United States; which was read a first and second time and referred to the select committee on that subject. Mr. Wilson submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing an executive department, to be styled the Department of Revenue, to which shall be intrusted the charge of customs, internal revenue, currency, &c.; and that the committee report by bill or otherwise. The same having been read, Mr. Wilson moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Kasson, on leave, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 34) relating to pensions; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Kasson submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into and report, at the earliest day possible, upon the practicability and cost of opening a new route of travel and transportation, with military protection, from the north bend of the north fork of the Platte river to Virginia City, in Idaho Territory, with leave to report by bill or otherwise at any time. Mr. Grinnell, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 237) defining the powers and duties of accounting officers of the Treasury Department; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Blow, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 238) to refund certain amounts due the State of Missouri; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Blow submitted the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz: Resolved, That ten thousand copies be printed for the use of the House of the report on the resources of the United States, made by the Hon. Samuel B. Ruggles to the International Statistical Congress at Berlin, and of the accompanying report to the Secretary of State. Mr. Boyd, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R 239) for the relief of the inhabitants of the 4th congressional district of Missouri; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. King submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of placing all disabled officers and soldiers of the Missouri home guards, wounded and disabled while in battle and while in the service of the United States, on an equal footing with other United States volunteers in reference to pensions; and also the widows of such as were killed in battle or died of wounds while in such service. The same having been read, On motion of Mr. Harding, the resolution was amended by the insertion after the word "Missouri" of the word "Kentucky." On motion of Mr. Grinnell, the resolution was further amended by the insertion after the word "Kentucky" of the word "Iowa." On motion of Mr. Pendleton, the resolution was further amended by the insertion after the word "Iowa" of the words “and Ohio." On motion of Mr. Holman, the resolution was further amended by the insertion after the words "home guards" of the words "and the home guards of all the States." The resolution as amended was then agreed to. Mr. Augustus C. Baldwin submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the amount of business done in the United States district court for the western district of Michigan, and to report whether the public interests would not be best subserved by abolishing said district and incorporating the territory embraced therein with the eastern district of Michigan. Mr. Arnold submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Constitution should be so amended as to abolish slavery in the United States wherever it now exists, and to prohibit its existence in every part thereof forever. The same having been read, Mr. Arnold moved the previous question. Pending which, Mr. Holman moved that the resolution be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, Yeas Nays..... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. James C. Allen John R. Eden Joseph K. Edgerton Mr. Henry Grider Mr. Archibald McAllister James F. McDowell William R. Morrison Mr. Lewis W. Ross Lorenzo D. M. Sweat Chilton A. White Joseph W. White Charles H. Winfield Those who voted in the negative are— Mr. John B. Alley James M. Ashley Augustus C. Baldwin Mr. Henry L. Dawes Mr. William D. Kelley Mr. Alexander H. Rice So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table. Robert C. Schenck R B. Van Valkenburgh William Windom. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the resolution? And it was decided in the affirmative, Yeas Nays The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Alexander Long Robert Mallory Moses F. Odell George H. Pendleton Mr. John H. Rice 78 62 Edward H. Rollins Mr. Samuel J. Randall John G. Scott Lorenzo D. M. Sweat Chilton A. White Joseph W. White Charles H. Winfield Fernando Wood. Mr. Arnold 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. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (H. R. 240) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending 30th of June, 1865; which was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, ordered to be printed, and made a special order for the 23d instant, and from day to day thereafter until disposed of. Mr. Jenckes, by unanimous consent, from the select committee on a uniform system of bankruptcy, reported a bill (H. R. 241) to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States; which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the said committee, and ordered to be printed. Mr. James C. Allen, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed tɔ, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the act of March 2, 1855, as to authorize States having warrants, scrip or certificates to locate (and where there are no lands in said States upon which to locate the same) to locate the same on any lands subject to private entry in any other State or Territory; and that they report by bill or otherwise. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 13th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 144. An act to indemnify the owners of the British schooner “Glen;" and H. R. 225. An act making an appropriation for rebuilding the stable at the President's. Mr. Jayne presented additional papers in the Dakota contested election case; which were referred to the Committee of Elections. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution of this house of the following title, viz: H. Res. 30. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Major General W. T. Sherman, without amendment. The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 1. An act granting a pension to John L. Burns, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. S. 19. An act for the relief of L. F. Cartee. S. 94. An act to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Paymaster E. C. Doran; and S. 95. An act for the relief of George Henry Preble, a commander in the navy of the United States; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. The Senate have disagreed to the amendment of this house to the bill of the Senate (S. 36) to amend an act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863. Mr. Stevens, the rules having been suspended for that purpose, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 122) to increase the internal revenue, and for other purposes, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in all of the said amendments; and the House, under a further suspension of the rules, proceeded to their consideration. Pending the question thereon, Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that the House disagree to the said amendments, and ask a conference with the Senate thereon. After debate, On motion of Mr. Higby, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 60) amendatory of the homestead law, and for other purposes, was taken |