So the vote by which the said bill was laid upon the table was reconsidered: and The question recurred, Shall the said bill be laid upon the table? when Mr. Benton asked to be excused from voting: and having stated his reasons therefor, The question was put, Shall Mr. Benton be excused? And decided in the negative. The question was then again put, Shall the said bill be laid upon the table? And 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. Amos Abbott John Quincy Adams Milton Brown John H. Ewing Edwin H. Ewing Solomon Foot Mr. William S. Garvin Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Stephen Adams Archibald Atkinson Thomas H. Bayly Henry Bedinger Mr. James A. Black James B. Bowlin Linn Boyd William H. Brockenbrough Mr. Archibald C. Niven John S. Pendleton Samuel F. Vinton Mr. William G. Brown 89 91 Mr. Reuben Chapman Robert M. T. Hunter Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll James H. Johnson So the said bill was not laid upon the table. Mr. Augustus L. Perrill Frederick P. Stanton Joseph A. Woodward. The question then recurred on seconding the previous question, moved by Mr. Cobb, on agreeing to the amendment offered by him yesterday: when Mr. Cobb withdrew the previous question: when Mr. Daniel moved that the House proceed to the consideration of bills upon the private calendar. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative: and The House proceeded to the consideration of the joint resolution (No. 14) for the relief of Sheldon B. Hayes, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the 5th of June last, with an amendment;) the question being on agreeing to the said amendment. And being put, It was decided in the negative. The said resolution was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. And being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said resolution. Mr. Wheaton, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee have examined an enrolled bill (No. 8) entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead ore," and found the same truly enrolled: when The Speaker signed the said bill. The bill (No. 194) for the relief of Abraham Horback, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the 5th of June last,) was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. And the bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time: and the question was stated, Shall it pass? And, after debate, A motion was made by Mr. Hopkins, that the said bill be recommitted to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: which motion was disagreed to: and The question was then put, Shall the bill pass? Nays, 72 58 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present,, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Amos Abbott John Quincy Adams Stephen Adams Lemuel H. Arnold Daniel M. Barringer William H. Brockenbrough John H. Ewing James J. Faran Henry D. Foster William S. Garvin Henry Grider Joseph Grinnell Mr. James G. Hampton Alexander Harper Those who voted in the negative are Mr. George Rathbun Bannon G. Thibodeaux Mr. Moses Norris Robert Dale Owen Joseph A. Woodward. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The bill (No. 196) for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Cyrus Turner, deceased, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the 5th of June last,) was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. And being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Wheaton, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States a bill (No. 8) entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead ore." The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 198) for the relief of Gad Humphreys and George Center, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the 5th of June last;) the question being, Shall the said bill be engrossed? And, after debate, The previous question was moved by Mr. Tibbatts; and on seconding the same, it appeared there was not a quorum present. Mr. Dromgoole moved that there be a call of the House. Mr. Caleb B. Smith moved, at forty-five minutes past. 1 o'clock, that the House adjourn: which motion was disagreed to. The question recurred, Shall there be a call of the House? And being put, It was decided in the negative. And then, on motion of Mr. Dromgoole, the House, at fifty minutes past 1 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until Monday next, at 10 o'clock, a. m. MONDAY, JULY 13, 1846. The Speaker announced the special order for this day, being the reso- ' lution from the Senate (No. 3) regulating the printing of Congress, and establishing the compensation of the same, together with the joint resolutions of the House, and the report of the select committee upon the same subject, as the business first in order. Mr. Dromgoole moved that the consideration of the said special order be postponed for one hour. Mr. Henley moved that it be postponed until to-morrow. Mr. McKay moved that it be postponed until Monday next. And the question being put, Shall the consideration of the said special order be postponed until Monday next? It was decided in the affirmative. Bills from the Senate, of the following titles, viz: No. 17. An act granting a pension to Joseph Morrison; No. 64. An act to provide for the more effectual publication of the laws of the United States; No. 71. An act to allow to Elijah White compensation for services, and reimbursement of expenses incurred by him as acting sub-agent of Indian affairs west of the Rocky mountains; No. 74. An act for the relief of Henry Elting; No. 77. An act for the relief of Bent, St. Vrain, and Company; were severally read a first and second time, and referred No. 17. To the Committee on Invalid Pensions. No. 64. To the Committee on the Judiciary. No. 77. To the Committee on Military Affairs. A bill and resolution from the Senate, of the following titles, viz: No. 61. An act for the relief of Benjamin Harris, of La Salle county, State of Illinois; No. 31. A resolution supplementary to the resolution of February 20, 1845, for distributing the works of the exploring expedition; were severally read a first and second time, and ordered to be read a third time to-day: and, thereupon, The said bill and resolution were severally read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to the consideration of the amendment of the Senate to the joint resolution of the House (No. 34) presenting the thanks of Congress to Major General Taylor, his officers and men: when The said amendment was read, and concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to the consideration of the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (No. 49) entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending on the 30th June, 1847:" when, On motion of Mr. McKay, Ordered, That the said bill and amendments be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The House proceeded to the consideration of the amendment of the Senate to the joint resolution (No. 37) to refund to States and individuals expenses incurred by them under calls for militia and volunteers made by Generals Gaines and Taylor: when Mr. Payne moved to amend the amendment of the Senate by inserting, in lieu of the proviso struck out by the Senate, the following: "That the Secretary of War be authorized, as aforesaid, to allow and pay to said volunteers the same compensation to which they would have been entitled under existing laws had they been mustered into the service of the United States, estimating the time from the date of leaving home until their return thereto.' And, after debate, Mr. McKay moved the previous question, which was seconded; and the main question was ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said amendment moved by Mr. Payne? And decided in the negative. The question then recurred on agreeing to the said amendment of the Senate: when Mr. John A. Rockwell moved that the vote by which the said amendment offered by Mr. Payne was disagreed to be reconsidered; which motion was disagreed to: and The said amendment of the Senate was then agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The Speaker presented a communication from the president of the Columbia Typographical Society, accompanied by a resolution of said society, relative to the printing of Congress, and remonstrating against the contract system: which were laid upon the table. A motion was made by Mr. Payne, that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill providing for the compensation and payment of the volunteers called out by virtue of the order of the Secretary of War, or by order of General E. P. Gaines, but not received or mustered into the service of the United States. |