So the House refused to adjourn. A quorum having appeared, And the question recurring upon the motion of Mr. Van Eaton for a recess; Pending which, Mr. Van Eaton moved that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Van Eaton moved that the House adjourn; Yeas.. (Yeas. It was decided in the negative, Nays Not voting.... ... 80 111 132 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— The question again recurring upon the motion of Mr. Van Eaton for a recess; Pending which, Mr. Van Eaton moved that when the House adjourns it be to meet on Saturday next; which motion was disagreed to. The question again recurring upon the motion of Mr. Van Eaton for a recess; Pending which, On motion of Mr. Henley, at 5 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1885. The following petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz: By Mr. Barksdale: Petition of Thomas B. Magruder, of Claiborne County, Mississippi, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. By William W. Brown: Memorial of Philadelphia Produce Exchange, praying for the passage of the national bankrupt law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Caine: Petition of Cyrene E. Hix and 20 others, of Monroe, Utah, asking for an increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Caldwell: Petition of John L. McMillan, executor of Dr. B. N. Carler, deceased, of Houston County, Tennessee, asking compensa tion for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. Cassidy: Resolutions of Nevada State Teachers' Association, favoring the Blair educational bill; to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Converse: Petition of the board of trustees of Ohio State University, asking the passage of the bill establishing agricultural experimental stations; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Ellwood: Petition of citizens of Highland Park and of Belvidere, Illinois, asking for an increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Ermentrout: Memorial of the Philadelphia Produce Exchange, favoring a national bankrupt law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Forney: Petition of John Edwards, of De Kalb County, Alabama, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. Glascock: Concurrent resolution of the California Assembly, in relation to national homes for disabled volunteer soldiers; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Hardy: Petition of Martin Van Ness, for compensation for services rendered under the Architect of the Capitol in the Library of Congress; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. Herschel H. Hatch: Petition of citizens of Bay City, Michigan, urging that the United States acquire title to the two canals connecting Portage Lake, Michigan, with Lake Superior, and make them free of tolls; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Also, petition of citizens of Vassar, Michigan, asking for an increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. David B. Henderson: Paper from the Architectural Association of Iowa, urging the passage of the Stockslager bill regulating duties of Supervising Architect; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. By Mr. Hopkins: Petition of Robert Steel, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, late of the United States Navy, for relief; to the Committee on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay. Also, resolution of the Produce Exchange of Philadelphia, in favor of a national bankrupt law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Houk: Petition of Jane M. Massingill, of Jefferson County, Tennessee, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. Howey: Petition and resolutions passed by the New Jersey State Agricultural Society, praying for the passage of House bill 7498, establishing agricultural experiment stations; to the Committee on Agriculture. Also, petition of Mary C. Shotwell and others, of Warren County, New Jersey, asking for an increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Jeffords: Petition of Thomas S. Redd, of Washington County, Mississippi, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. Also, petition of James G. Ferguson, of the State of Mississippi, for relief; to the same committee. By Mr. Burr W. Jones: Petition of O. S. Montz and others, compositors on Congressional Record, asking for relief; to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Kleiner: Petition of citizens of Evansville, Indiana, praying for the improvement of Rough River, Kentucky; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. By Mr. Millard: Petition of O. S. Montz and others, compositors on Congressional Record, for relief; to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. McMillin: Petition of O. S. Montz and others, compositors on Congressional Record, asking relief; to the same committee. By Mr. Patton: Nine petitions of officers of the United States Army, asking for the passage of House bill 8125, to promote the efficiency of the Army by the voluntary retirement of officers who entered the service during the late war; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Pettibone: Petition of Furney Jones and of Sallie A. Fugate, of Claiborne County, Tennessee, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. Also, petition of Mary Houston, of Conkling, Tennessee, for pay for property taken and used by the United States Army; to the same committee. Also, petition of Robert P. Harris, of Tennessee, for relief; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Pierce: Petition of J. L. Trimble, of James Cook, and of W. H. Holmes, of Gibson County, and of Y. C. Nolen, of Haywood County, Tennessee, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. Robertson: Petition of Jane Wilson and others, of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, for an increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, petition of Harriet K. Taber, of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, asking for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Rosecrans: Petition from Howard Post, Grand Army of the Republic, No. 11, of Baltimore, Maryland; from Eustis Post, No. 5, of Florida; from George H. Thomas Post, No. 29, of New Jersey; from Hooker Post, No. 51, of New Hampshire; from ex-soldiers in the custom-house at Boston, Massachusetts, and from 37 ex-soldiers of Washington, District of Columbia, asking that Congress purchase Miss Ran som's portrait of General George H. Thomas; to the Committee on the Library. Also, resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, California, relative to the Australian mail service; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Also, resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, California, relative to the Lowell bankruptcy bill; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, California, relative to the Nicaragua Canal; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also, concurrent resolution of the legislature of California, relative to the bill (H. R. 7898) to provide for the establishment of a branch soldiers' home in said State; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Wakefield: Resolution of the legislature of Minnesota, requesting Senators and Members of Congress to secure purchase by the United States Government of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship-Canal Company's canal and Portage Lake and River Improvement Company's canal; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. By Mr. Wolford: Memorial of the Arizona Mining Company of New York; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. Young: Petitions of Thomas J. Wallen, of Fayette County, Tennessee; of Sallie M. Parish, of Fayette County, Tennessee; of William J. Bishop, of Fayette County; of Bettie L. Abington, widow of James B. Abington, deceased, of Shelby County, and of Louisiana E. Green, of Shelby County, asking compensation for property taken and used by the United States Army during the late war; to the Committee on War Claims. 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. William W. Culbertson: Of 151 voters of Concord, Kentucky. By Mr. Ellwood: Of 121 citizens of Malta, De Kalb County, Illinois. By Mr. Funston: Of citizens of Girard and of Blue Mound, Kansas. By Mr. Fiedler: Of J. W. Towell and others, of Newark, New Jersey. By Mr. George: Of citizens of Douglas County, of Washington County, and of Oregon City, Oregon. By Mr. Greenleaf: Two petitions of citizens of Monroe County, New York. By Mr. Hutchins: Of citizens of Jerome, New York. By Mr. Johnson: Of Rollin Jenkins and others, of Essex County, New York. By Mr. Keifer: Of R. B. McCallum and 82 others, of Clark County, Ohio. By Mr. Kleiner: Of ex-soldiers of Troy, Indiana, and of ex-soldiers and citizens of Oakland City, Indiana. By Lacey Of Thomas Lennon and others, of Quincy, Michigan. By Mr. Lawrence: Of citizens of Lawrence, Beaver, and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania. By Mr. Nutting: Of citizens of Fulton, West Monroe, Lacona, and Demster, Oswego County, New York. By Mr. Stevens: Of citizens of Le Roy, Green County, New York. By Mr. A. J. Warner: Of John Davis and others, of Pennsville; of F. A. Bartley and others, of Meigs County, and of John Hoffman and others, of Meigs County, Ohio. By Mr. Weller: Of Charles H. Miller and 244 others, of Howard County, and of C. B. Barcom and 62 others, of Allamakee County, Iowa. By Mr. Worthington: Of Thomas Nelson and others, of Vermont, and of H. J. Wyman and others, of Brimfield, Illinois. Mr. Dorsheimer, as a privileged question, from the joint commission of the two Houses on the ceremonies to be observed upon the dedication of the Washington Monument, submitted a report thereon, accompanied by the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the order of proceedings adopted by the commission appointed under the joint resolution of Congress approved May 13, 1884, for the dedication of the Washington Monument on the 21st day of February next, is approved, and that the officers of this House are charged with the duty of carrying out the same under the direction of the said commission. Mr. Dorsheimer 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 said order of proceedings be printed in the Record. Mr. Clay, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Law respecting the Election of President and Vice-President, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives at 12 o'clock noon, on the 11th day of February, 1885, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice-President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be the presiding officer. That one person be appointed teller on the part of the Senate, and two persons appointed tellers on the part of the House of Representatives, to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared. That the result shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall announce the state of the vote and the persons elected to the two Houses assembled as aforesaid; which shall be deemed a declaration of |