H. R. 3527. An act granting a pension to George A. Marshall. H. R. 2920. H. R. 1504. An act for the relief of Mrs. Jennie E. Johnson. H. R. 5500. H. R. 5004. An act for the relief of William B. Smith. H. R. 1256. An act increasing the pension of Benjamin Morgan. H. R. 4041. An act restoring the name of Zelica T. Dunlap to the pen. sion roll. H. R. 2987. An act restoring Rebecca Walcott to the pension roll. H. R. 6084. An act to restore the name of Walter H. Crow to the pension roll. H. R. 6232. An act to place the name of R. W. Duncan on the pension roll. Subsequently, A message from the Senate, by Mr. McCook, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insist upon their amendments to the bill of the House (H. R. 7970) making appropriations for the current and contin gent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June 30, 1886, and for other purposes, disagreed to by the House, agree to the conference asked for, and have appointed Mr. Dawes, Mr. Allison, and Mr. Plumb as managers of said conference on the part of the Senate. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 16th instant, approve and sign the bill of the Senate (S. 1705) to provide for the issue of duplicate checks. And then, On motion of Mr. Holman, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein the Speaker pro tempore resumed the chair, and Mr. McMillin reported that the committee, having had under consideration the bill of the House No. 8179 (legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill), had directed him to report the same with sundry amendments, and the recommendation that the bill as thus amended do pass. The Speaker pro tempore, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following message, this day received from the President of the United States; which was ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, viz: To the House of Representatives : In response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of January, 1885, calling for certain correspondence concerning the transactions of the late French and American Commission, I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State of the 16th instant in relation to the subject. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 17, 1885. Mr. Neece and Mr. Richard Warner, respectively, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found duly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: S. 2246. An act to provide for the purchase of additional land for the uses of the public building in the city of New Bedford, State of Massachusetts; and S. 2594. An act to change the name of the Manufacturers' National Bank of New York to the Manufacturers' National Bank of Brooklyn, New York; When The Speaker pro tempore signed the same. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows, viz: To Mr. Reagan, for the balance of the day; and To Mr. Herschel H. Hatch, for the remainder of the day. On motion of Mr. Patton, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 5820) for the relief of George Cousins was taken from the table and, with the accompanying report, recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Willis, Ordered, That the House, at 6 o'clock p. m., take a recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. 38 HOUSE Mr. Tucker, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 8249) to define the jurisdiction of the circuit and district courts of the United States in certain cases; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Steele, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 5714) for the relief of Rupert G. Hill, and the same and accompanying report were recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the said bill No. 8179 (legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill), reported with amendments from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, the said amendments were severally agreed to without a division, except the following, viz: That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to discontinue the appointment and services of officers at ports of entry in all cases where for two successive years last past the revenues collected at such ports are less than the salary and expenses of the officers employed in the duties thereof: Provided, however, That the President may appoint a deputy collector at any such port in his discretion, who shall execute, when required by the Secretary of the Treasury, bond in such penalty and with such security as the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, and shall perform all duties pertaining to such port, and such deputies to receive only the fees collected thereat as compensation for their services; but if at any such port such fees collected in any one year shall exceed one thousand five hundred dollars, such excess shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States. And the question being put, viz: Will the House agree to the said amendment? It was decided in the affirmative. So the amendment was agreed to. The bill was then engrossed as amended and read the third time. The question then being upon the passage of the bill, And being put, viz: Shall the bill pass? Yeas. It was decided in the affirmative, Nays. Not voting 210 3 111 The yeas and nays being taken as required by clause 6 of Rule XXI, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the bill was passed. Mr. Holman 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Richard Warner, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found duly enrolled a bill of the following title: H. R. 7496. An act for the relief of Wehrle, Werk & Son. The Speaker pro tempore signed the same. Mr. Neece, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be authorized to employ not exceeding two additional clerks, to assist the enrolling clerk for the re mainder of this session, at a rate of compensation to be fixed by the Committee on Accounts, and to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. Mr. Neece 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. On motion of Mr. Buchanan, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Naval Affairs was discharged from the further consideration of the resolution instructing said committee to inquire into the facts connected with the Jeannette expedition and alleged inhuman conduct on the part of the officers of said expedition, and the same was ordered to lie on the table. Ordered, That the accompanying report (No. 2602) be printed. Mr. Cosgrove, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 1070) to amend section 5 of an act approved February 21, 1879, entitled "An act to fix the pay of letter-carriers," reported a substitute therefor, with a report (No. 2603) in writing thereon; which said substi tute (H. R. 8248), to extend the free-delivery service, was read twice and, with the accompanying report, referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Ordered, That said bill (H. R. 1070) lie on the table. Mr. Perkins, by unanimous consent, presented various petitions asking for an appropriation to establish a national cemetery at Baxter Springs, Kansas; which were referred to the Committee on Appropriations. And then, On motion of Mr. Willis, by unanimous consent, at 5 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., the House took a recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow morn. ing. AFTER THE RECESS. (10 o'clock a. m. Wednesday, February 18, 1885.) Mr. Follett, as a privileged question, from the committee of confer ence on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House No. 8039 (District of Columbia appropriation bill) submitted the following report; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on certain amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 8039) making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its amendment numbered 21. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 23, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 47, and 50, and agree to the same. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by said amendment insert the following: Provided, That all moneys which have been or may hereafter be legally retained from contractors shall be invested in bonds of the United States or the District of Columbia and held by the Treasurer of the United States, and any sum which has been or shall be realized from such investments in excess of the amounts due to contractors shall be depos |