Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read the third time. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion by Mr. Bright, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (H. R. 666) for the relief of William Sutton; and, no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion by Mr. Mason, The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 271) for the relief of John P. Brown; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate, and the amendments were concurred in. Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills of the Senate: S. 149. An act making appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriations for the completion of the geological surveys of Oregon and Washington Territories. S. 562. An act to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Dakota, and to create the office of surveyor general therein. S. 563. An act to organize the Territory of Nevada. The House of Representatives has agreed to the resolution of the Senate to suspend the 16th and 17th joint rules for the residue of the present session; and It has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H. R. 1007. An act declaring the value of the new silver florin of Austria. H. R. 1009. An act amendatory of the act for the rendition of fugitives from labor. The House of Representatives disagrees to the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 200) to provide for the completion of the military road from Fort Union to Santa Fé, New Mexico; insists upon its disagreement to the said amendments; asks a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon; and has appointed Mr. Stanton, Mr. Grow, and Mr. Hughes managers at the same on its part. The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed three enrolled bills, (S. 39,) (S. 77,) (H. R. 943,) and an enrolled resolution, (H. R. 51,) I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President. On motion by Mr. Green, Ordered, That J. C. Irvine and R. H. Porter have leave to withdraw their petition and papers. On motion by Mr. Green, Ordered, That the Court of Claims be directed to return to the Senate the papers in the case of Russell and Majors. Mr. Sumner rose to a privileged question; and moved that the following entry in the journal of yesterday, to wit: "The joint resolution (H. R. 80) to amend the Constitution of the United States was read the first and second times by unanimous consent," be corrected, so that the same shall read: The joint resolution (H. R. 80) to amend the Constitution of the United States was read the first time. After debate, On the question to agree to the motion of Mr. Sumner. It was determined in the affirmative, On motion by Mr. Douglas, Yeas....... 24 17 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Green, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Lane, Mason, Morrill, Rice, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh. So the motion of Mr. Sumner was agreed to. The President (Mr. Fitch in the chair) stated that the joint resolution (H. R. 80) to amend the Constitution of the United States having had its first reading, the question is, Shall the resolution be read a second time? It was determined in the affirmative, {Nays.... On motion by Mr. Douglas, 39 The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, 5 Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Chandler, Clark, Clingman, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Grimes, Gwin, Hale, Harlan, Hunter, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason, Morrill, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Sebastian, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Thomson, Trumbull, Wade. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bingham, Durkee, King, Sumner, Wilson. The said resolution was read the second time. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills of the Senate: S. 270. An act for the relief of John H. Wheeler. S. 501. An act for the relief of Henry Rice. Mr. Foot presented the credentials of the honorable Jacob Collamer, elected a senator by the legislature of the State of Vermont, for the term of six years, from the 4th day of March, 1861; which were read. A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Glossbrenner, his Secretary: Mr. President: The President of the United States approved and signed, the 1st instant, an act (S. 210) for the relief of Augustus H. Evans. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has disagreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (H. R. 865) 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 the 30th of June, 1862; it asks a further conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and has appointed Mr. William A. Howard, Mr. Morril, and Mr. Stevenson, managers at the same on its part. The House of Representatives has passed the bill of the Senate (S. 303) supplementary to the act entitled "An act to authorize protection to be given to citizens of the United States who may discover deposits of guano," approved August 18, 1856, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to its amendments to the bill (H. R. 865) 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 June 30, 1861, and its amendments to the said bill disagreed to by the House; and On motion by Mr. Pearce, Resolved, That the Senate further insist upon its amendments to the bill (H. R. 865) last mentioned, and upon its disagreement to the amendments of the House of Representatives to other amendments of the Senate to the said bill, and that the Senate agree to the further conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. On motion by Mr. Pearce, Ordered, That the committee of conference on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Vice-President; and Mr. Pugh, Mr. Nicholson, and Mr. Doolittle were appointed. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Vice-President 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. 39. An act for the relief of Simon de Visser and José Villarubia, of New Orleans. S. 77. An act for the relief of Richard Chenery. H. R. 943. An act to provide for the bringing up of arrearages of work of the land office at Olympia, Washington Territory. H. R. 51. Joint resolution repealing a resolution relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased, approved June 1, 1860. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed five enrolled bills, (H. R. 311,) (H. R. 426,) (H. R. 461,) (H. R. 530,) and (H. R. 666,) I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of its President. The Vice-President signed the following enrolled bills, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. H. R. 311. An act for the relief of Mrs. Mary Ann Henry. H. R. 426. An act for the relief of John Y. Sewell. H. R. 461. An act granting an invalid pension to Charles Apple ton. H. R. 666. An act for the relief of William Sutton. H. R. 530. An act granting a pension to Jane Yates. Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they this day presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills and joint resolution: S. 39. An act for the relief of Simon de Visser and José Villarubia, of New Orleans. S. 77. An act for the relief of Richard Chenery. H. R. 311. H. R. 461. H. R. 530. H. R. 666. An act for the relief of Mrs. Mary Ann Henry. An act granting a pension to Charles Appleton. H. R. 943. An act to provide for the bringing up of arrearages of work of the land office at Olympia, Washington Territory. H. R. 51. Joint resolution repealing a resolution relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased, approved June 1, 1860. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (H. R. 895) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862. The President of the United States approved and signed, on the 28th of February, the following acts: H. R. 909. An act for the relief of Thomas Chittenden. H. R. 999. An act to amend an act supplementary to an act approved March 3, 1855, to organize an institution for the Insane of the Army and Navy, and of the District of Columbia, in the said District, approved February 7, 1857. On the 1st instant, he approved and signed the following: H. R. 576. An act for the relief of Messrs. Coale and Barr. H. R. 981. An act to confirm a certain private land claim in the Territory of New Mexico. H. R. 997. An act for the relief of Greenberry M. Watkins, of Montgomery county, Maryland. And on this day, An act (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. Mr. Pearce, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (H. R. 895) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, made the following report: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendments to the bill (H. R. 895) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1862, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend to their respective houses, as follows: "That the Senate recede from their amendments numbered 4, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 42. 66 That the House recede from their disagreement to the Senate's amendments numbered 8, 11, 13, 14, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, and 39. 66 That the Senate concur in the amendment of the House to the Senate's twenty-seventh amendment. "That the Senate recede from their disagreement to the House's amendment to the thirty-fifth amendment of the Senate, and concur in said amendment of the House with the following amendment: In the twelfth, instead of the fourth line of said Senate amendment, strike out the word 'directed,' and insert authorized. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the Senate's first amendment, and agree to the same with the following amendment: Strike out of line 3, of said amendment, the word 'fifty,' and insert thirty. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the Senate's second amendment, and agree to the same with the following amend |