So the House refused to adjourn over.

And then,

On motion of Mr. McMillin, at 4 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1885.

The following petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. Bagley: Papers relating to the claim of Frank G. Mix; to the Committee on War Claims.

By Mr. Burr W. Jones: Petition and papers to accompany House bill 4954, for relief of Orin L. Dodd; to the same committee.

By Mr. Belmont: Petition of J. J. Harris and 275 others, ship owners, builders, and residents of Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York, asking an appropriation for a harbor of refuge at Long Island Sound; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

Also, petition of F. F. Darling and 64 others, citizens of Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York, asking an appropriation for a harbor of refuge at Long Island Sound; to the same committee.

By Mr. Jacob M. Campbell: Petition of D. R. Smith, of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and others, asking an increase in widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. Curtin: Petition of citizens of Forest County, Pennsylvania, asking an appropriation for improvement of navigation of Timesta Creek; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

By Mr. Dunham: Petition of vessel owners and merchants of Chicago, favoring an increase of appropriations for the Signal Service work, so as to improve its efficiency; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. English: Petition of merchants and business men of Indianapolis, Indiana, aga nst the passage of the pending bankrupt bill; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Everhart: Petition of the Pennsylvania Club, praying for the passage of Senate bill 398, in aid of common schools; to the Committee on Education.

By Mr. Ermentrout: Petition of Hon. John C. Myers, for reimburse. ment of moneys expended by him while consul-general to Shanghai, China; to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Everhart: Petition of Philadelphia Board of Trade, in favor of Lowell bankrupt bill; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Gibson: Petition of Thomas Hutchinson and others, asking an increase in widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. David B. Henderson: Petition ot Ellen M. Brown and others, of Buchanan County, Iowa, urging increase of widows' pensions; to the same committee.

By Mr. Henley: Petition of John J. Krieg, of California, praying for an investigation of the French and American Claims Commission; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Hopkins: Memorial of James B. Hayden, relative to cholera in swine; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Hill: Petitian of Elizabeth Mallett and others, of Paulding County, Ohio, asking for increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. Lyman: Memorial of Arnold A. Rand and Albert Ordway, relative to a collection of photographic negatives illustrating the war of the rebellion; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Charles O'Neill: Memorial of the Pennsylvania Club, of Philadelphia, urging the passage of Senate bill 398, in aid of common schools; to the Committee on Education.

By Mr. Seney: Resolutions of New York Tobacco Board of Trade, against the Spanish treaty; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Ezra B. Taylor: Petitions of C. E. Williams and others; and also of Jane Barr and others, for increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. Worthington: Petition of Fanny Goodman and 39 others, for increase of widows' pensions; to the same committee.

By Mr. Willis: Petition of Maurice Power for pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

The following petitions, for the passage of the Mexican war pension bill with Senate amendments, were presented and severally referred to the Committee on Pensions :

By Mr. Arnot: Of citizens of Steuben County, New York.

By Mr. Boutelle: Of Otis Martin and others, citizens of Guilford, Maine.

By Mr. Cannon: Of Daniel Long and others, citizens of Urbana, Illinois.

By Mr. Funston: Of citizens of Memphis, Kansas.

By Mr. Guenther: Of citizens of Lodi and Briggsville, Wisconsin. By Mr. Horr: Of citizens of Saginaw County; of Montcalm County; of Henry W. Bancroft and others, citizens of Vestaburg; of J. M. D. Tucker and others, citizens of Howard City; of citizens of Gratiot, of South Saginaw, of Midland County, of Greenville, of Saginaw, of Byron ; and of Andrew J. French and others, citizens of Saginaw, Michigan. By Mr. Lowry: Of 100 citizens of Cromwell, Noble County, Indiana. By Mr. Poland: Of Joseph O. Freeman and others, of Waterbury, Vermont; and of E. W. Goddard and others, of Reading Vermont. By Mr. Parker: Of citizens of Edwards, New York.

By Mr. Payne: Of C. H. Wood and others, of Scipio, New York. By Mr. Patton: Of citizens of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. By Mr. Spriggs: Of citizens of Forrestport, Oneida County, and of Camden, Oneida County, New York..

By Mr. Vance: Of citizens of Polk County, North Carolina.

On motion of Mr. Talbott, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 491) for the relief of John W. Franklin, executor of the last will of John Armfield, deceased, was taken from the Speaker's table, read three times, and passed.

Mr. Talbott moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

On motion of Mr. Long, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 754) for the relief of Nathan G. Dunphe, of Bridge

water, in the State of Massachusetts, reported with amendments from the Committee on War Claims on the 13th day of June last.

The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to the consid eration of said bill and amendments, the said amendments were severally agreed to, and the bill as thus amended engrossed, read the third time, and passed.

Mr. Long moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the title be amended so as to read as follows, viz: “A bill for the relief of Nathan H. Dunphe, of Bridgewater, in the State of Massachusetts."

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.

Mr. Perkins, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found duly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz:

S. 737. An act to remove the political disabilities of J. R. Waddy, of Virginia; and

H. R. 4539. An act to issue American papers to the lighter or barge Pirate, now at New York;

When

The Speaker signed the same.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, inclosing report of Board of Engineers of a preliminary survey for a harbor of refuge at Ludington, Michigan; which was referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.

The Speaker announced the appointment of Mr. Williams as a member of the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, in place of Mr. Shelley.

The Speaker also announced the appointment of Mr. Tucker and Mr. Ryan to fill vacancies in the offices of directors, on the part of the House, of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted Mr. Charles A. Sumner until Monday next.

Mr. Hutchins moved that business of a private nature be dispensed with for to-day; which motion was disagreed to, two-thirds not voting in favor thereof.

The Speaker then proceeded, at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports of a private nature;

When

Mr. George E. Adams, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 7768) to authorize the National Bank of Bloomington, Illinois, to change its name to the First National Bank of Bloomington, Illinois, reported the same with amendments, accompanied by a report (No. 2192) in writing thereon. Ordered, That said bill, amendments, and report be referred to the Committee of the Whole House and printed.

Mr. Herbert, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 4598) for the relief of Richard C. Ridgway and others, reported a substitute therefor, with a report (No. 2193) in writing thereon; which said bill (H. R. 7875), with the same

title, was read twice and, with said report, referred to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That said bill (H. R. 4598) lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Clements, the Committee on Foreign Affairs was discharged from the further consideration of the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 76) to authorize the Secretary of State to reimburse Sam. C. Reed for certain expenditures, and the same was ordered to lie on the table.

Ordered, That the accompanying report (No. 2194) be printed.

Mr. John M. Taylor, from the Committee on the Post-Office and PostRoads, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 6836) for the relief of William H. Randle, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2195) in writing thereon.

Ordered, That said bill and report be referred to the Committee of the Whole House and printed.

Mr. Bagley, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to which were referred bills of the House of the following titles, reported the same severally with amendments (except the first-named bill, which was reported without amendment), accompanied by reports in writing thereon, viz:

H. R. 5086. A bill for the relief of Elizabeth C. Creighton.

No. 2196.)

(Report

H. R. 7732, A bill granting an increase of pension to Edward P. Quinn. (Report No. 2197.)

H. R. 7728. A bill for the relief of Parten H. Morey. (Report No. 2198.)

H. R. 7731. A bill granting a pension to Louis B. Smith. (Report No. 2199.)

Ordered, That said bills, amendments, and reports be referred to the Committee of the Whole House and printed.

On motion of Mr. Bagley, the Committee on Invalid Pensions was discharged from the further consideration of bills of the House of the following titles, and the same were severally ordered to lie on the table,

viz:

H. R. 7727. A bill for the relief of Sally C. Mulligan. (Report No. 2200.)

H. H. 7639. A bill granting an increase of pension to John Kimmerling. (Report No. 2201.)

H. R. 5988. A bill for the relief of Hamilton Boughton. (Report No. 2202.)

H. R. 6932. A bill for the relief of Horace H. Burbank. (Report No. 2203.)

H. R. 6815. A bill to rerate the pension of Philo Beardsley. (Report No. 2204.)

H. R. 7339. A bill granting a pension to Newton O. Baker. (Report No. 2205.)

H. R. 7636. A bill for the relief of S. S. Eighmy. (Report No. 2206.) H. R. 7103. A bill for the relief of Francis Daniels. (Report No. 2207.) H. R. 5788. A bill for the relief of Elizabeth C. Deutscher. (Report No. 2208.)

H. R. 6900. A bill for the relief of Daniel M. Dill. (Report No. 2209.) H. R. 5984. A bill granting a pension to Mary A. Samuels. (Report No. 2210.)

H. R. 7341. A bill granting a pension to Luther Spencer. (Report No. 2211.)

H. R. 7733. A bill for the relief of Robert Nelson. (Report No. 2212.)

H. R. 7335. A bill for the relief of Nicholas I. Campbell. 2213.)

(Report No.

H. R. 6972. A bill for the relief of George H. Lawrence. (Report No. 2214.)

H. R. 1096. A bill granting a pension to Mary Abbott, widow of William Abbott. (Report No. 2215.)

H. R. 7257. A bill granting a pension to William F. Randolph. (Report No. 2216.)

H. R. 6807. A bill for the relief of Margaret Regan. (Report No. 2217.)

H.R.7199. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Major Andrew J. Grover, deceased. (Report No. 2218.)

H. R. 7332. A bill for the relief of Jeanie H. Griffin. (Report No. 2219.)

H. R. 3735. A bill granting a pension to Mary A. Grennon. (Report No. 2220.)

Ordered, That the accompanying reports be printed.

Mr. Holmes, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to which were referred bills of the House of the following titles, reported the same, accompanied by reports in writing thereon, and with or without amend ment, as follows, viz:

H. R. 7434. A bill granting a pension to Sylvester Greenough (Report No. 2221), without amendment.

H. H. 7417. A bill for the relief of Stephen Sauer (Report No. 2222), with an amendment.

H. R. 7092. A bill for the relief of Anthony Beyer (Report No. 2223), with an amendment.

H. R. 7447. A bill granting a pension to Sebert Toney (Report No. 2224), without amendment.

H. R. 7418. A bill for the relief of Maria Spellen (Report No. 2225), without amendment.

H. R. 6882. A bill granting a pension to John Otis (Report No. 2226), with an amendment.

Ordered, That said bills, amendments, and reports be referred to the Committee of the Whole House and printed.

On motion of Mr. Holmes also, the Committee on Invalid Pensions was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 2005) granting a pension to Samuel P. Glenn, and the same was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion of Mr. Holmes also, the Committee on Invalid Pensions was discharged from the further consideration of bills of the House of the following titles, and the same were severally ordered to lie on the table, viz:

H. R. 1999. A bill for the relief of Thomas Brockett. (Report No. 2227.)

H. R. 7364. A bill granting a pension to Mary A. Keime. (Report No. 2228.)

H. R. 7423. A bill for the relief of Samuel D. Harper. (Report No. 2229.)

H. R. 7415. A bill for the relief of Jabez Chamberlin. (Report No. 2230.)

H. R. 7241. A bill granting a pension to Edward Hogan, and for other purposes. (Report No. 2231.)

H. R. 7416. A bill for the relief of Helen Chabot. (Report No. 2232.) H. R. 2001. A bill for the relief of Charles S. Moore. (Report No.