By Mr. Whitehead: The petition of Eliza J. White, of Rockbridge County, Virginia for relief, to the Committee on War-Claims. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports, Mr. Townsend, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 1009) to enable the Commissioner of Agriculture to make a special distribution of seeds, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That it be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Townsend, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 4119) authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land-Office to grant a patent for certain land in the Territory of Arizona, reported the same with an amendment. The House having proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Bradley, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 4155) granting to the Wasatch and Jordan Valley Railroad Company the right of way through the public lands; which was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Phillips, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 650) explanatory of the resolution entitled "A resolution for the relief of settlers upon the Absentee Shawnee lands in Kansas," approved April 7, 1869, reported the same without amendment. The House having proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That it be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Phillips, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 2540) for the appointment of a commissioner for inquiry into the destruction of forests and into the measures necessary for the preservation of timber, reported the same without amendment. The House having proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That it be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Orr, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 4162) granting the right of way and depot-grounds to the Oregon Central Pacific Railway Company through the public lands of the United States, from Winnemucca, in the State of Nevada, to the Columbia River, via Portland, in the State of Oregon; which was read a first and second time. The House having proceeded to its consideration, Amendments submitted by Mr. Charles W. Willard and Mr. Holman were severally agreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. On motion of Mr. Townsend, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That Tuesday, January 12, after the morning hour, be set apart for the consideration of all bills that have been reported from the Committee on the Public Lands granting the right of way and land for depots and station-houses to railway companies, and all other bills of the same kind that may be reported to the House at or before that time. Mr. Benjamin F. Butler moved that the House proceed to the consideration of business on the Speaker's table. Pending which, Mr. Wheeler moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Pending which, On motion of Mr. Wheeler, Ordered, That all general debate upon the bill of the House, No. 3820, (Army appropriations,) shall be limited to five minutes when it is considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Wheeler, It was put, Yeas. 99 93 96 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the aflirmative are Mr. J. Marshall Hagans Stephen W. Kellogg Mr. James R. Lofland Lloyd Lowndes, jr William J. O'Brien Mr. Joseph H. Rainey Alonzo J. Ransier Mr. William P. Sprague Charles G. Williams Ephraim K. Wilson. So the motion was agreed to; and The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. James Wilson reported that the committee, having had under consideration the bill of the House No. 3820, (Army appropriations,) had come to no resolution thereon. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Benjamin F. Butler. Mr. Randall moved that the House take a recess for one hour. Mr. Holman moved, at 2 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Randall. Pending which, Mr. Beck moved that the House take a recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow. Pending which, Mr. Randall moved, at 2 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. Pending which, Mr. Beck moved that when the House adjourns to-day it shall adjourn to meet on Thursday next; And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, (Yeas Not voting. 58 125 105 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are The question then recurred on the motion to adjourn. George L. Smith William B. Williams Ephraim K. Wilson. By unanimous consent, bills were introduced, read a first and second time, and severally referred, as follows, viz: By Mr. Lawrence: A bill (H. R. 4156) making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioners of Claims under the act of Congress of March 3, 1871, to the Committee on WarClaims, with leave to report at any time. By Mr. Page: A bill (H. R. 4157) to amend an act entitled "An act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain," approved May 20, 1862, to the Committee on the Public Lands. Also, a bill (H. R. 4158) for the relief of John M. Dorsey and William Shepeard, to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. MacDougall: A bill (H. R 4159) to reduce and fix the Pay Department of the Army, to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. George Willard: A bill (H. R. 4160) for the relief of W. W. Van Antwerp, of Jackson, Michigan, to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Joseph R. Hawley: A bill (H. R. 4161) for the protection of the postal rights of the inmates of the insane asylums, to the Committee on the Post Office and Post-Roads. By unanimous consent, Ordered, That the said bills be printed. |