And the question being put,

Yeas..

It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays...

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. John F. Potter

Mr. Lovejoy 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.

On motion of Mr. Maynard,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Monday

Mr. Maynard 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 disagreed to.

Mr. Hickman moved, at 1 o'clock and 36 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Stevens moved that the usual number of extra copies of the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances, this day laid before the House, be printed; which motion was referred to the Committee on Printing.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Hickman, at 1 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1862.

Several other members appeared, viz:
From the State of Missouri, John W. Noell.
From the State of Indiana, Albert S. White.

From the State of New York, Alexander S. Diven.
From the State of Massachusetts, Alexander H. Rice.
From the State of Vermont, E. P. Walton.

From the State of Pennsylvania, James H. Campbell.
From the State of Maine, Anson P. Morrill.

The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table under the rule:

By Mr. Eliot: The petition of citizens of New Bedford, Massachusetts, asking for alterations in the post office at New Bedford; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Aldrich: The petition of George C. Johnson, for relief; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Edwards: The petition of the widow of Ezekiel Howe, for bounty land on account of military services rendered by her husband; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. Lovejoy: The petition of citizens of New York, for the passage of a uniform bankrupt law.

By Mr. Arnold: Two petitions from citizens of New York, of like import.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the select committee on the bankrupt law.

By Mr. Jacob B. Blair: Sundry petitions from citizens of West Virginia, for the admission of that section of the country into the Union as a State.

By Mr. Brown: The petition of citizens of West Virginia, of like import.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Segar: The memorial of the president and directors of the Washington and Alexandria Turnpike Company, for compensation for the use of their road by the government.

By Mr. William H. Wallace: The memorial of H. R. Crosbie,

asking reimbursement for expenses incurred in behalf of the government in connexion with the disputed boundary line between Great Britain and the United States.

Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee of Claims.

The Speaker announced that he had appointed the following members of the select committee to investigate certain charges against Hon. James M. Ashley, viz:

Mr. John A. Bingham, Mr. John W. Noell, Mr. Schuyler Colfax, Mr. Samuel L. Casey, and Mr. Edward Haight.

Mr. Bingham and Mr. Colfax having been severally excused from service on the said committee,

The Speaker appointed Mr. Blake, chairman, in place of Mr. Bingham, and Mr. Shanks in place of Mr. Colfax.

The Speaker also announced that he had made the following appointments to fill vacancies on committees, viz:

On the Committee on Private Land Claims.-Thomas A. D. Fessenden in the place of Charles W. Walton, resigned; and Amasa Walker in the place of Luther Hanchett, deceased.

On the Committee on Military Affairs.-Edward McPherson in the place of Francis P. Blair, jr., resigned; and George H. Yeaman in the place of James S. Jackson, deceased.

On the Committee on Public Expenditures.-James H. Campbell in the place of Luther Hanchett, deceased.

On the select committee on the Pacific railroad.—Cyrus Aldrich in the place of Francis P. Blair, jr., resigned.

The Speaker having, as the regular order of business, called the committees for reports to be referred, next proceeded to call the States and Territories for resolutions.

When

Mr. Edwards submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire whether any further legislation is necessary in relation to funds held by the government in trust for certain Indian tribes, and to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Train, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 587) to provide for the imprisonment of persons convicted of crimes by the criminal court of the District of Columbia; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Mr. Roscoe Conkling submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the President be requested, if, in his opinion, not incompatible with the public interest, to transmit to this House the last official report of Major General Buell.

The same having been read,

Mr. Conkling moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Ely submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be authorized

to employ a clerk during the present session of Congress, at the usual rate of compensation for the time actually employed.

The same having been read,

Mr. Ely moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered to be put.

Mr. Holman moved that the resolution be laid on the table.
And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative, {Nays....

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table.

The question then recurring on agreeing thereto,

Mr. Ely, by unanimous consent, withdrew the said resolution.

Mr. Van Wyck, on leave, introduced bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 588. A bill to provide for the immediate payment for clothing lost in the service by soldiers in the army of the United States; and

H. R. 589. A bill to increase the pay of privates, non-commissioned officers, and musicians in the army of the United States; which were severally read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Lansing, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 590) relative to witnesses in the courts and tribunals of the United States; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this House of the following title, viz:

H. R. 581. An act concerning judgments in certain suits brought by the United States;

with an amendment; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

Notices were given under the rule of motions for leave to introduce bills as follows, viz:

By Mr. Roscoe Conkling: A bill to amend the act for raising internal revenue, so as to remit all penalties for not using stamps until such time as the same are furnished by the government, and to cure any defect in written instruments by reason of the absence of stamps until the same can be procured;

Also, a bill authorizing the use of ships of the United States to convey provisions to the famishing poor of England.

By Mr. Riddle: A bill to authorize writs of error from the circuit to the district courts of the United States in criminal cases.

By Mr. Arnold: A bill for the relief of Gurdon S. Hubbard and A. T. Spencer.

Mr. Stevens, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 591) to indemnify the President and other persons for suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and acts done in pursuance thereof; which was read a first time.

Objection being made to its second reading,
The question was put, Shall the bill be rejected?

Yeas...

And it was decided in the negative, {es

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Elijah H. Norton
George H. Pendleton
Thomas L. Price
William A. Richardson