Mr. J. R. Barrett Charles I. Beale Ezra B. French Daniel W. Gooch Mr. Galusha A. Grow Mr. George W. Palmer John U. Pettit John L. N. Stratton Cydnor B. Tompkins Clement I.. Vallandigham Cadwalader C. Washburn William Windom So the House refused to lay on the table the motion to reconsider. The question then recurring on the demand heretofore made for the previous question it was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the motion to reconsider was agreed to. The question then recurring on the motion to commit, Mr. Grow withdrew the same. The question then recurring on the engrossment of the bill, Mr. Grow moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. The question then being on its passage, Mr. Grow moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass? Yeas And it was decided in the affirmative, {Nas The yeas 132 76 and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Charles F. Adams Mr. Cyrus Aldrich William Allen Mr John B. Allev James M. Ashley Mr. Elijah Babbitt Reuben E. Fenton Ezra B. French Daniel W. Gooch Mr. James H. Graham Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Thomas Hardeman, jr. J. Morrison Harris Mr. John T. Nixon George W. Palmer Thomas C. Theaker Carey A. Trimble Clement L. Vallandighain Mr. Sydenham Moore So the bill was passed. Mr. Grow moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, 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. Notices were given, under the rule, of motions for leave to introduce bills as follows, viz: By Mr. Blake: A bill for the relief of Seth S. Walker. By Mr. Aldrich: A bill to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain; Also, A bill for the construction of a military post on or in the vicinity of the Red river of the North, between the 47th and 49th parallels of latitude. On motion of Mr. Sherman, Ordered, That the bill of the House (H. R. 862) making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending June 30, 1862, be made a special order. On motion of Mr. Sherman, 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 resumed the chair, and Mr. Elihu B. Washburne reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the annual message of the President of the United States, referred at the present session, and bil's of the following titles, viz: H. R. 861. A bill making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1862, and H. R. 862. A bill making appropriations for the support of the Milit ry Academy for the year ending June 30, 1862, had directed him to report the said bills severally without amendment, and also the following resolutions, viz: 1. Resolved, That so much of the annual message of the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the present session as relates to our foreign affairs, together with the accompanying correspondence and documents; the claims of our citizens against the governments of Spain, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua; the Amistad claim; the acquisition of Cuba; the question of the adverse claims of Great Britain and this government under treaty of June 19, 1846, to the island of San Juan; and the questions between Great Britain and this government arising under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, in regard to the right of visit and search; and the subject of military expeditions against friendly States, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the finances; to the receipts into the treasury, and public expenditures; to economical provisions for the administration of the government; to provision for a revenue by duties on imports; to the present wants and condition of the treasury, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. 3. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the laws of the United States against the African slave trade; to the passage of a law appointing some day previous to the 4th of March in each year of odd number for the election of representatives throughout all the States; to the power to enter Mexico with a military force in order to protect citizens and treatyrights of the United States; and to services of Attorney General, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the army of the United States and to the Department of War be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. 5. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the navy of the United States; to protection of persons and property of citizens of the United States on the transit. route across the Isthmus; to protecting our merchant vessels, their crews, and cargoes, against violent and lawless seizure and confisca tion in the ports of Mexico and the South American republics, when in a disturbed and revolutionary state; and to the Navy Department, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 6. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as refers to the District of Columbia be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. 7. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the Post Office Department, its expenses, condition, and operation, and to compensation to Cornelius Vanderbilt, be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. 8. Resolved, That so much of said me sage and accompanying documents as relates to Utah, Kansas, and other territory of the United States, to the destitution of the inhabitants of Kansas, be referred to the Committee on the Territories. 9. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to our intercourse with the Indian tribes be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 10. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to the public domain be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. 11. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as refers to the construction of a Pacific railroad be referred to the special committee on that subject. 12. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the State Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. 13. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Treasury Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. 14. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the War De partment be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. 15. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Navy Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department. 16. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Post Office Department be referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department. 17. Resolved, That so much of said message and accompanying documents as relates to expenditures in connexion with the Department of the Interior, to the expenditures generally, and to a retrenchment of the same, be referred to the Committee on Public Expendi tures. The said resolutions were then considered and agreed to. The House having proceeded to the consideration of the said bills, (H. R. 861 and 862,) they were severally ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, they were accordingly read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, moved that the several votes on the said bills and resolutions be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. And then, On motion of Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, at 2 o'clock p. m., House adjourned. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1860. Two other members appeared, viz: From the State of Pennsylvania, William Montgomery. From the State of Michigan, Henry Waldron. the The following petitions and memorial were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the twenty-fourth rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Hutchins: The petition of Jacob Heaton and one hundred and two others, citizens of Ohio, praying for the repeal of the fugitive slave law of 1850; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Stout: The petition of Thomas Redmond, praying compensation for injuries sustained while in the employ of the United States government; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Maclay: The petition of J. J. Greenough, praying Congress to grant him letters patent for seven years for invention in a sewing machine, as he shall be found to have made, after an examination of his case by the proper officers of the United States Patent Office; Also, the petition of J. J. Greenough, praying for authority to |