tions for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1862, insisted on by the Senate, and upon its amendment to the seventh amendment of the Senate to the said bill, disagreed to by the Senate. It agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon; and has appointed Mr. Corwin, Mr. Millson, and Mr. E. Joy Morris managers at the same on its part. The House of Representatives insists upon its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 892) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, insisted on by the Senate; agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon; and has appointed Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, and Mr. Burch managers at the same on its part. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed two enrolled bills, (S. 547,) for the relief of the parish of St. Matthews Church, of the city of Washington, and (S. 551) for the relief of Hockaday & Ligget, and an enrolled resolution (H. R. 39) directing the accounting officers of the Treasury to settle the accounts of the late Robert Stockton, quartermaster, &c., I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President. The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof. The House of Representatives has passed the bill of the Senate (S. 274) for the relief of Townsend Harris or his heirs or legal representatives; and It has passed a bill (H. R. 996) for the relief of Azel Spalding, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they had examined. and found duly enrolled the bill (S. 551) for the relief of Hockaday & Ligget. The following bills were read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole: S. 562. Bill to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Dakota, and to create the office of surveyor general therein. S. 563. Bill to organize the Territory of Nevada. On motion by Mr. Green, Ordered, That the further consideration of the said bills be postponed to and made the special order of the day for to-morrow at half past twelve o'clock. On motion by Mr. Wade, The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. 62) for the benefit of George H. Giddings; and the amendments reported by the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads having been agreed to, the resolution was reported to the Senate, and the amendments were concurred in. The Vice-President here announced that the hour of half past twelve o'clock had arrived, and called up the special order of the day for that hour, which was the joint resolution (H. R. 59) authorizing Commodore H. Paulding to receive a sword and a grant of land awarded to him by the Republic of Nicaragua ; On motion by Mr. Wade, that the special order be postponed, and that the Senate continue the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. 62) for the benefit of George H. Giddings. Yeas... It was determined in the affirmative, Neys... On motion by Mr. Grimes, 24 21 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Chandler, Clingman, Douglas, Green, Hale, Hemphill, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Morrill, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury, Simmons, Thomson, Trumbull, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Baker, Bingham, Bragg, Cameron, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King, Mason, Pearce, Seward, Sumner, Ten Eyck. So the motion was agreed to; and The Senate resumed the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. 62.) On motion by Mr. Hale, to amend the resolution by inserting at the end thereof the words: not exceeding in amount seventy thousand dollars; and Pending debate, The President (Mr. Foster in the chair) announced that the hour of one o'clock had arrived, and called up the special order for that hour, which was the bill (H. R. 338) to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports and for other purposes, being the unfinished business of the Senate of yesterday. On motion by Mr. Wade, to postpone the consideration of the bill (H. R. 338) last mentioned, and that the Senate continue the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. 62) for the benefit of George H. Giddings. It was determined in the affirmative, {Nays.. On motion by Mr. Bigler, 27 20 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Baker, Bayard, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas, Durkee, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hale, Hemphill, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury, Thomson, Trumbull, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Bingham, Bragg, Cameron, Clark, Collamer, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, King, Morrill, Pearce, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wilson. So the motion was agreed to; and The Senate resumed the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. On motion by Mr. King, that the resolution lie on the table, It was determined in the negative, {eys... On motion by Mr. Latham, The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Bragg, Cameron, Clark, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King, Morrill, Pearce, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Baker, Bigler, Bright, Chandler, Clingman, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hale, Hemphill, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saulsbury, Thomson, Wade, Wigfall. On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Hale, On motion by Mr. Cameron to amend the amendment by striking out "seventy thousand" and inserting forty thousand, It was determined in the negative. The amendment proposed by Mr. Hale was then agreed to. On motion by Mr. Hemphill, to amend the resolution by inserting in line 3, after the word "on,' "the words: that portion of the; and in line 4, after "seventy-six" insert: lying between El Paso and San Antonio, It was determined in the affirmative. On motion by Mr. Bragg, to amend the resolution by striking out words in accordance with the order of Postmaster General A V. Brown, of October twenty-three, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight," It was determined in the negative. No further amendment being proposed, Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the resolution read a third time. The said resolution, as amended, was read the third time. Yeas... It was determined in the affirmative, {eys.. On motion by Mr. Grimes, 25 15 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Baker, Bigler, Bright, Chandler, Clingman, Dixon, Durkee, Fitch, Foot, Green, Hale, Hemphill, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Morrill, Polk, Powell, Rice, Seward, Simmons, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bingham, Bragg, Cameron, Clark, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King, Saulsbury, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wilson. So it was Resolved, That the resolution pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the considera tion of the bill (H. R. 338) to provide for the payment of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties on imports, and for other purposes; and the amendments reported by the select committee having been amended and agreed to in part, On motion by Mr. Gwin to strike out, in section seventeen, the following words: "That from and after the day and year aforesaid, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the importation of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the following duties, that is to say: First, On rough plate, cylinder, or broad window glass, not exceeding ten by fifteen inches, one cent per square foot; above that, and not exceeding sixteen by twenty-four inches, one cent and a half per square foot; above that, and not exceeding twenty-four by thirty inches, two cents per square foot; all above that, and not exceeding in weight one pound per square foot, three cents per square foot: Provided, That all glass imported in sheets or tables, without reference to size or form, shall pay the highest duty herein imposed: And provided further, That all rough plate cylinder, or broad glass, weighing over one hundred pounds per one hundred square feet, shall pay an additional duty on the excess at the same rates as herein imposed; on crown, plate, or polished, and on all other window glass not exceeding ten by fifteen inches, one cent and a half per square foot; above that, and not exceeding sixteen by twenty-four inches, two cents and a half per square foot; above that, and not exceeding twenty-four by thirty inches, four cents per square foot; all above that, five cents per square foot: Provided, That all crown, plate, or polished, and all other window glass weighing over one hundred and fifty pounds per one hundred square feet, shall pay an additional duty on such excess of four cents per pound,' And in lieu thereof insert the following: That from and after the day and year aforesaid, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the importation of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the following duties, that is to say: First, On rough plate, cylinder, or broad window glass, not exceeding ten by fifteen inches, one half cent per square foot; above that, and not exceeding sixteen by twentyfour inches, one cent per square foot; above that, and not exceeding twenty-four by thirty inches, two cents per square foot; all above that, three cents per square foot; on crown, plate, or polished, and all other window glass, not exceeding ten by fifteen inches, one cent and a half per square foot; above that, and not exceeding sixteen by twenty-four inches, two cents and a half per square foot; above that, and not exceeding twenty-four by thirty inches, four cents per square foot; all above that, five cents per square foot: Provided, That all glass imported in sheets or tables, without reference to size or form, shall pay the highest duty herein imposed: And provided further, That all rough plate, cylinder, or broad glass, weighing over one hundred pounds per one hundred square feet, shall pay an additional duty on the excess at the same rates as herein imposed; and all crown, plate, or polished, and other window glass, weighing over one hundred and sixty pounds per one hundred square feet, shall pay an additional duty proportional to that herein provided for glass of that weight, Yeas 14 ...... 27 It was determined in the negative, On motion by Mr. Gwin, They yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bragg, Clingman, Gwin, Hemphill, Hunter, Johnson, of Tennessee, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Morrill, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. The reported amendments having been further amended and agreed to; and An amendment being proposed by Mr. Seward, On motion by Mr. Gwin, The Senate adjourned. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1861. The Vice-President being absent, the Secretary called the Senate to order. On motion by Mr. Powell, and by unanimous consent, Resolved, That Mr. Foot be appointed President of the Senate pro tempore. Mr. Foot thereupon took the chair. The bill (H. R. 655) granting a pension to Prentis Champlain was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. The bill (H. R. 996) for the relief of Azel Spalding was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Claims. The President pro tempore announced that the Vice-President had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolution, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States: S. 551. An act for the relief of Hockaday & Ligget. S. 547. An act for the relief of the parish of St. Matthew's Church, of the city of Washington. H. R. 39. Joint resolution directing the accounting officers of the Treasury to settle the accounts of the late Robert Stockton, quartermaster, &c. On motion by Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, that the vote on yesterday, excusing Mr. Thomson for further service as a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs, be reconsidered. It was determined in the affirmative; and On the question to agree to the motion of Mr. Thomson, that he be excused from further service on the said commmittee, |