Woodward, George W., a Representative from Pennsylvania-Continued. remarks on the bill to guaranty a republican form of government...... 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972 on suffrage and reconstruction..... .2053 on the amendment of the judiciary act, 2061, 2062, 2068, 2064 on the impeachment of the President, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2080, 2081 on the bill to exempt certain manufactures from tax.... ........ 1795 on the bill to amend the judiciary act, 2165, 2166, 2167, 2169, 2170 on the Alta Vela resolution....... 2344 on the order of business ......... ..2388, 2471 on the bill to admit Arkansas to representation in Congress..... ..3392, 2395, 2396, 2398 on the bill to relieve certain citizens of North Carolina from political disabili ties........ ......... 2415 on the powers of the Supreme Court, 2433 on the bill to admit North Carolina, &c., 2455, 2462, 3095 on the resolution concerning a letter to Senator Henderson...... 2471, 2498 on the bill relating to the validity of land titles in Missouri. on the resolution asking Senate for a copy of the impeachment proceedings, 2530, 2531, 2532 ...... ...... .2499 on the case of Charles W. Woolley, a recusant witness........ ..2702, 2703, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2944, 2015, 2946 on the Ohio election (case of Delano vs. Morgan)..... .......2778, 2779, 2788, 2804, 2806, 2807 on the resolution relating to the death of ex-President Buchanan .2810 on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1060). .2845, 2050, 2978, 2983, 2987, 2088, 3039 on river and harbor bill, 3204, 3206, 3208 on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1284) ....3493 on the bill to limit admiralty jurisdiction 3617, 3618 on the resolution for an adjournment to September.......... ..4379 leave of absence granted to.................3597 Wolf, Helen L., bill (H. R. No. 972) for the relief of [By Mr. Pomeroy.] referred, 2143. Woolley, Charles W., a recusant witness, res olution for the arrest of-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, May 25, 1868.] reported and discussed, 2575; adopted, 2581. resolution for the arraignment of, and the propounding of certain interrogatories By Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, May 26, 1868.] reported and adopted, 2586. resolution that the Speaker of the House again propose to, the questions contained in the resolution this day adopted, and that said, be informed that the House requires explicit answers to be made forthwith-[By Mr. Boutwell, May 26, 1868.] read, 2587; adopted, 2588. resolution that, be detained in close custody by the Sergeant-at-Arms in the Capitol during the remainder of the session, or until discharged by the further order of the House-[By Mr. Boutwell, May 26, 1868.] read, 2590; adopted, 2592. Woolley, Charles W., a recusant witnessContinued. resolution directing that, be kept until otherwise ordered in close confinement, until said, shall fully answer the questions recited, and all questions put to him by the committee in relation to the subject of the investigations with which they are charged-[By Mr. Bingham, May 28, 1868.] reported, 2651; agreed to, 2651; motion to reconsider, 2651; discussed, 2669, 2671; motion tabled, 2676. resolution to add two members of the Opposition party of this House to the committee to investigate the facts in the case of [By Mr. Morgan, May 29, 1868.] not received, 2669. resolution that, be brought to the bar of the House, and that the managers be permitted to address the said witness any questions which the House may decide to be proper-[By Mr. Woodward, May 80, 1868.] read, 2702. resolution directing that any communication from, or his counsel, placed in the hands of the Speaker, be sent to the committee of investigation-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, June 8, 1868.] reported, 2938; agreed to, 2941. resolution ordering, to the bar of the House for the purpose of making such statement as will purge him of his contempt of such authority-[By Mr. Shellabarger, June 8, 1868.] read and adopted, 2942. resolution requiring, to state whether he is now willing to go before the committee of managers and make answer to the questions, &c.-[By Mr. Shellabarger, June 8, 1868.] agreed to, 2946. resolution directing the committee of man agers to examine, immediately, to the end that if he shall answer he may no longer be deprived of his liberty-[By Mr. Eldridge, June 10, 1868.] proposed, 3084. resolution for the discharge of-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, June 11, 1868.] reported and agreed to, 3069. remarks on the case of, by Mr. Allison..... Mr. Baker Mr. Barnes............................. .......... Mr. Beck..... .2706, 3034 ..2581 2672 2704 Mr. Bingham.....2581, 2643, 2651, 2652, Mr. Driggs..... 2537, 2541, 2579, 2580, 2581, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2588, 2589, 2590, 2591, 2592, 2643, 2651, 2652, 2670, 2672, 2673, 2675, 2676, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2941, 2942, 2945, 2946, 3034, 3069 Mr. Farnsworth..... .2537, 2940, 2941 Mr. Garfield... .2586, 2941, 2944 .2587, 2675 Mr. Getz...... Mr. Stewart...... Mr. Upson................ .2537 .2541, 2668, 2609, 2672, 2945, 2946 Mr. Van Trump..........2588, 2669, 2702 Mr. Washburne, of Illinois. .....2589, 2937, 2942 Mr. Wood.........2702, 2703, 2705, 2706 Mr. Woodward.. .2702, 2703, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2944, 2945, 2946 yeas and nays on the.. .2587, 2588, 2590, 2591. 2592, 2673, 2675, 2676, 2941, 2012, 2945, 2946 Wooten, William M., bill (S. No. 521) grant ing a pension to the children of, deceased. received from Senate, 3345; referred, 3346; reported and passed with amendments, 8892; conference report agreed to by House, 4131; by Senate, 4182; enrolled, Wright, George, joint resolution (H. R. No. 246) directing the Secretary of State to present, master of the British brig J. & G. Wright, a gold chronometer, in appreciation of his personal services in saving the lives of three American seamen wrecked at sea on board of the American schooner Lizzie F. Choate, of Massachusetts-[By Mr. Eliot.] reported, 2082; passed, 2083; passed Senate, 3271; enrolled, 3299; approved, 3731. In Senate: received from House, 2088; referred, 2114; reported, 2623; passed, 3242; enrolled, 3279. Writs of error-see Appeals. relief of [By Mr. Washburne, of Illinois. ] referred, 474; reported and passed, 736; passed Senate with amendments, 3336; agreed to, 3692; enrolled, 8702; approved, 3809. In Senate received from House, 731; referred, 764; reported, 1311; passed, 3317; enrolled, 3688. Wyoming, the Territory of, bill (H. R. No. 540) to provide a temporary government for-[By Mr. Ashley, of Ohio.] Wyoming, the Territory of, bill (S. No. 357)~ || Yeas and nays on Continued. remarks by Mr. Cullom... Mr. Dawes .4344, 4345 ....... 4344 4344 .4344, 4345 .4345 Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, 4844, 4345 admission of Representatives from...4294 Alaska, purchase of...3884, 4055, 4392, 4894 Alta Vela, resolution concerning the letter relating to..... ...2334, 2348 appeals from the Court of Claims, bill providing for.......... .3267 Arkansas, bill to admit, to representation in Congress.............. ..... 2399, 2937, 3331 Arkansas members, qualification of the, 3440 Army, resolution on the expediency of a reduction of.......... ...... 156 Army appropriation bill.... ............ 1305 Art Union Association, bill to incorporate the National...... bankrupt act, bill to amend the...........2328 bonds, resolution of Mr. Burr relating to 3062 withdrawal of interest-bearing...... 1761 resolution of Mr. Cary in reference to pay. ment of the five twenty........2570, 2571 resolution of Mr. Holman in regard to taxation of. .2936, 2943 resolution in reference to taxing interest .3589 on...... Burch, James H., resolution to pay.....4254 Butler, R. R., bill to relieve from disabilities 1711 call of the House.....66, 68, 997, 1637, 1708, 2129, 2305, 2533, 2645, 3131, 3255, 3415, 6454, 3702, 3765, 3885, 4430, 4495, 4521 Carter, Champe, jr., bill for the relief of, 3131, 3132 cashiered officers, bill relating to.........232 citizens, bill for the relief of American, abroad ....1243 civil appropriation bill........ .2004, 2026, 2027 claims, bill to prevent the payment of certain ..782 clerk, resolution allowing a, to Committees on Mines and Mining and Pacific Railroad....... ......312 to a committee, resolution allowing...315 clerks' twenty per cent. resolution, 2937,3256 Clinch, Duncan L., bill for the relief of the heirs of...... ..........1904 Columbia Deaf and Dumb Institution, bill making appropriation for the..........4061, 4081, 4082, 4375 commerce, bill to promote American...3238 Connecticut Avenue railway bill.........2164 constitutional amendment, reference of, res olutions of the Legislature of Ohio with drawing assent from proposed........891 resolution declaring the ratification of the fourteenth.... ..4296 on-Continued. .8174 contested elections in Washington city, bill relating to........................... copper ores, bill to regulate the duties on, 4495, 4499 cotton, bill to exempt, from internal tax, 36, 742, 898 counsel, resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to employ, in certain cases......992 currency, bill to suspend the further reduction of the......... .............. 70 decisions of the Chair, appeals from.....489, 541, 1401, 2644, 4496 deficiency bill (H. R. No. 309)...... 214, 215 bill (H. R. No. 320) bill (H.. R. No..313). bill (H. R. No. 1341). disabilities, bill to relieve R. R. Butler from........ ..3939 ....1711 bill to relieve W. W. Holden and others from..... ..........1907 bill to relieve certain citizens of North Carolina from............2415, 3307, 3368 bill for the removal of, from certain per.........3852, 4083 Dreutzer, Orlaf E., bill for the relief of....421 Dubuque and Sioux City railroad bill, 570,571 elective franchise in Montana, resolution in reference to........ .......781 sons Electoral College bill.........3980, 3981, 4259 equal rights in District of Columbia, bill for the further security of............ ......96 fishing vessels, House joint resolution for the protection of........ ....2374, 2379 Freedmen's Bureau, bill to continue the, 1997, 1998, 3310 bill relating to........ .......4007, 4479 veto of the Senate bill (No. 567) relative to the ..4479 funding bill.. ..4173, 4174, 4309, 4310, 4311, 4499 guard-room at the Capitol, resolution relating to........... .2650, 2651 habeas corpus act, bill relating to the, 3268 Hall, granting use of the, to the Congres sional Temperance Society....... .638 Hancock, Major General W. S., joint resolution tendering thanks of Congress to, 332 Harvey, Thomas W., bill extending certain patents for the benefit of the heirs of, 1180, 1183 bill for the relief of the heirs of, 3295, 3297 Hayti, &c., resolution concerning representatives to....... 154 Henderson, Senator, resolution concerning a letter to... .2498 Holden, W. W., and others, bill for the relief of.. .......1907 impeachment of the President, resolution for the, reported from the Judiciary Committee..... ..68 resolution for the, reported from the Committee on Reconstruction............. 1400 resolution to present articles on the, to the Senate...... .......... 1402 resolutions granting leave to Committees on, and Reconstruction to sit during sessions of the House.................. 1427 protest of certain members in reference to the, proceedings... .1633 resolution authorizing managers of, to administer oaths, &c... .1706 articles of.....1616, 1617, 1618, 1642, 1643 replication.. .2081 minor questions relating to..............2232 resolution of Mr. Robinson rescinding resolution of......... 2320 resolution of Mr. Cary instructing managers to withdraw tenth article of...2367 resolution relative to a letter to one of the Missouri Senators concerning........2498 resolution for enlarging committee of managers while acting as a committee of investigation................. resolution of Mr. Hamilton for, 4473, 4474 impeachment trial-alleged corrupt practices, resolution relating to......2503, 2505 imports, bill to regulate the appraisement of....... .........2637 2528 Invalid Pensions, resolution for a clerk to the Committee on..... .3927 Yeas and nays on-Continued. iron-clads, resolution authorizing the sale of.......... ..........361 jail in the District of Columbia, joint resolution in relation to the erection of the, 363 judiciary act, bill to amend the ...........2170 Kentucky contested election (case of John Young Brown....... .......................... 1161 case of Samuel E. Smith...... .........1200 case of Symes and Smith, resolution to compensate, &c......... .......1218 resolution to compensate G. G. Symes, 1410 case of McKee vs. Young... .3375 land grants to railroads in Michigan and Wisconsin, bill relating to.............. 106 to railroad companies in Michigan, joint resolution relating to....... .....107 to southern railroads, bill to declare forfeited...... ....312, 979, 985 Lane, George W., bill for the relief of, 1542 legal tenders, resolution of Mr. Ingersoll in reference to issuing of..................... 1902 legislative appropriation bill.......1274, 1275 "Lincoln, Abraham, Tribute to," resolution relating to the book entitled......2570 mail service in Dakota, resolution in regard to......... .3336 manufactures, bill to exempt from tax certain... .......1796, 2107, 2108 marshal for the District of Columbia, bill to provide for the appointment of a........673 McGarrahan, William, bill for the relief of. ...2479 Meany, Stephen J., resolution concerning the trial of. 945, 949 Meigs, F. B., resolution in relation to pay of.. ......315 Military Academy appropriation bill....1021 military peace establishment, bill to reduce and fix the............3969, 3971, 3973, 4493 Mississippi river, bill to improve the... 2834, 3889, 4257, 4258 Missouri contested election (case of Switzler vs. Anderson). .4133 ..4382 case of Hogan vs. Pile......... Missouri delegation, committee to inquire relative to a letter of, to Senator 'Henderson...... ...... .2528 National Life Insurance Company, bill to incorporate the...... .4342 National Safe Deposit Company bill....3226 naturalization of alien sailors, bill relating to......... naval appropriation bill.... 1298 ..1329 ............4343 Nebraska, bill to confirm titles to lands in.. New Mexico élection case........ 294 North Carolina, &c., bill to admit......2463, 2465, 3097, 3484 Northern Pacific railroad, joint resolution extending the time for the completion of.......... .3588 obstructing the laws, Mr. Spalding's resolution in regard to. ...785 ocean steamers, bill concerning........... 3033 Ohio election (case of Delano vs. Morgan), 2803 Oneots and Catawba, reference of message in regard to sale of....... 2582 order of business.... .2543, 4135 Ordnance, resolution for the reappointment of the joint Committee on.................. 56 Pacific railroad, joint resolution to regulate the tariff of charges on.... .1218, 1861, 2130, 2428 pay of Government employés, resolution in regard to... ......2937, 3165, 3199 policy of Government, resolutions of Mr. Ross relating to....... .......1901 Postmaster General's report, printing extra copies of......... .233 President's message, reference of...........95 Prisoners of War, resolution continuing Committee on the Treatment of.......475 resolution of Mr. Mungen for extending the duty of the Committee on Treatment of........ ....2408 resolution directing select Committee on the Treatment of, to continue their investigations during the recess of Congress....... 3564, 3596, 3597, 8614, 3615 Rock Island bridge resolution (H. R. No. 211)... .1087 rule relating to dilatory motions......... 1425 in regard to printing bills... .92 rules, resolution for the suspension of, pending the impeachment trial.......1905, 1906 Sea Island lots, bill for the sale of......1793 seats, drawing for....3, 1084, 1085 Sheridan, Major General, P. H., resolution relating to removal of.. 333 Smith, Horace, and D. B. Wesson, for the relief of......... .1817 Yeas and nays on-Continued. Stanton, Edwin M., resolution presenting the thanks of Congress to............... ....3311 State officers in certain southern States, bill to provide for the inauguration of.....2971 stationery, letter from Clerk of the House in reference to purchases of............4476 Supreme Court, resolution in reference to one of the justices of the.................865 suspension of the rules........... ..95, 212, 476, 477, 478, 784, 1401, 1421, 1424, 1426, 1619, 1633, 1905, 2225, 2227, 2409, 2535, 2542, 2753, 3172, 3174, 3764, 3766, 4003, 4008, 4261 Target-Shooting Company, bill to incorporate Washington...... ......830 tax bill (H. R. No. 1060)..... ..........3035 tax bill, resolution of instructions on the, 3165, 3166, 3171 tax bill (H. R. No. 1284)......... .3538 Tennessee election (case of R. R. Butler), 1711, 3198 .4135, 4295 Washington city, bill to extend the charter of.......... ..........2411 contested elections, bill relative to...8174 Wood, Fernando, resolution of censure of, 542, 543 Woolley, Charles W., a recusant witness, case of........2587, 2588, 2590, 2591, 2592, 2673, 2675, 2676, 2941, 2942, 2945, 2946 Wyoming, bill to provide a territorial government for... vacancies in the departments, bill relating to......... .4845 Yerba Buena island, report by G. H. Elliott and others of an examination of......4481 Young, John D., claimant for a seat as a Representative from Kentucky.........2072 (See Contested Election.) Young, John D.-Continued. resolution that, was duly elected from the ninth district of Kentucky, and should be admitted upon taking the oath prescribed [By Mr. Kerr, June 22, 1868.] read and rejected, 3375. resolution that, is not entitled to take the oath of office as a Representative from the ninth district of Kentucky or to hold a seat therein as such Representative[By Mr. McClurg, March 23, 1868.] reported, 2072, 2773; recommitted, 2812; reported, 3223; notice, 3266; discussed, 3328, 3331, 3336, 3337, 3340, 3346, 3368; adopted, 3375. resolution directing $2,500 to be paid to, for expenses incurred in the contestedelection case between himself and Samuel McKee-[By Mr. Higby, July 13, 1868.] laid over, 4002. Young, P. M. B., a Representative from Georgia... .4491, 4499 Z. Zachman, Solomon, bill (H. R. No. 521) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Burr.] reported and passed, 735; passed Senate with amendments, 3336; disagreed to, 3693; conference, 3694, 8732; conference report, 3937; agreed to by Senate, 3928; by House, 3937; enrolled, 4002; approved, 4255. In Senate: received from House, 781; referred, 764; reported, 1404; passed with amendments, 3319; conference, 3688; conference report, 8857; concurred in by Senate, 3857; by House, 8954; enrolled, 3958. amend the amendment by striking out the last word. Nothing is more common, I presume, all over the country than the assignment of notes secured by mortgage, different parties holding notes secured by the same mortgage, and each having the benefit of the mortgage to the extent of the notes held by him, the general doctrine being that notes are secured in the order in which they become due, or the order in which they are to the extent of the property mortgaged. The question arises whether the assignment of the note takes with it the assignment of the security of the mortgage. This stamp act comes in, and it is a question whether the assignee is entitled to the benefit of the security. It seems to me some mode might be devised by which that uncertainty would be removed. If it could it would be of great benefit to the country. I do not know whether the subject has ever before been brought to the attention of the Committee of Ways and Means or not. I withdraw my amendment to the amend ment. The committee divided on the amendment of Mr. STEVENS, of New Hampshire; and there were-ayes thirty-two, noes not counted. Mr. STEVENS, of New Hampshire. I hope the gentleman will consent to give us a vote in the House. Mr. SCHENCK. I agree to that, that the amendment shall be reserved for a vote in the House. Mr. GARFIELD. I move that the committee rise, with a view of doing away with the evening session and continuing our present session until five o'clock. I think the House will be ready to do more business if it is agreed to. Then the committee which meets in the morning to perfect amendments should have time to do so. The motion was agreed to; there being on a division-ayes 49, noes 30. So the committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed the chair, Mr. POMEROY reported that the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union had had under consideration the state of the Union generally, and particularly the special order, being the bill (H. R. No. 1060) to reduce into one act and to amend the laws relating to internal taxes, and had come to no resolution thereon. Mr. GARFIELD. I move that the order for an evening session to-day be rescinded, and that the session to-day continue until five o'clock instead of half past four. Mr. BLAINE. Say half past five. Mr. GARFIELD. I will only move that the evening session be dispensed with for to-day. Mr. SCHENCK. I hope that will not be done unless it is agreed to sit until half past five. I admit I should like to have an evening's rest myself, but I am willing to sit until half past five. If we cannot do that I hope the evening session will not be dispensed with. Mr. PAINE. I voted in favor of the rising of the committee under the supposition that it was agreeable to the Committee of Ways and Means. I understand now it is not, and I shall vote against the pending motion. The House divided; and there were-ayes 43, noes 35; no quorum voting. The SPEAKER ordered tellers; and appointed Mr. GARFIELD and Mr. PAINE. The House again divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 53, noes 41. Mr. TROWBRIDGE demanded the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were not ordered So the evening session for to-day was dispensed with. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. MOORHEAD was granted leave of absence for a week. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED.. Mr. HOPKINS, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled an act (H. R. No. 601) making appropriations for the naval 40TH CONG. 2D SESS.-No. 193. YEAS-Messrs. Baker, Barnes, Beatty, Benjamin, Benton, Blair, Boyer, Bromwell, Burr, Chanler, Cullom, Eckley, Ela, Eldridge, Ferriss, Glossbrenner, Golladay, Gravely, Grover, Harding, Higby, Holman, Hopkins, Hotchkiss, Chester D. Hubbard, Hulburd, Julian, Kitchen, Knott, Lincoln, Marshall, Maynard. Mercur, Nicholson, Peters, Polsley, Robinson, Ross, Spalding, Aaron F.Stevens, Stewart, Taber, Taffe, Lawrence S. Trimble, Trowbridge, Upson, Van Auken, Van Trump. Ward, and Windom-50. NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ames, Beaman, Blaine, Butler, Cake, Churchill, Reader W. Clarke, Cobb, Cook, Cornell, Covode, Dawes, Driggs, Eliot, Ferry, Garfield, Getz, Griswold, Halsey, Jenckes, Judd, Ketcham, Koontz, Logan, Lynch, McClurg, Miller, Moore, Morrell, Mullins, Niblack, O'Neill, Paine, Pile, Pomeroy, Price, Raum, Robertson, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Starkweather, Stokes, Taylor, from June 26 to July 6, 1868, praying that certain prizes donated by friends and kindred associations in Europe may be exempted from the payment of duties. IN SENATE.' Prayer by Rev. E. H. GRAY, D. D. On motion of Mr. WILSON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. WILSON presented the petition of Clinton F. Taggart, for pay for horses lost in the service of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN presented the memorial of the Protestant Episcopal parish of St. Mary's, Burlington, New Jersey, praying for the refunding of the duty paid on a chime of bells at New York under a misconstruction of the revenue laws; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. MORGAN presented the memorial of James Boorman Johnston and John A. Stewart, trustees for the holders of the mortgage bonds of the Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company, praying that the lands granted to the State of Alabama and transferred to that railroad company may be exempted from the operation of the bill (H. R. No. 267) to declare forfeited to the United States certain lands Twichell, Van Aernam, Robert T. Van Horn, Wil-granted to aid in the construction of railroads liam B. Washburn, and Welker-50. NOT VOTING-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Archer, Arnell, Delos R.Ashley, James M. Ashley, Axtell, Bailey, Baldwin, Banks, Barnum. Beck, Bingham, Boutwell, Brooks, Broomall, Buckland, Cary, Sidney Clarke, Coburn, Delano, Dixon, Dodge, Donnelly, Eggleston, Farnsworth, Fields, Finney, Fox, Haight, Hawkins, Hill, Hooper, Asahel W. Hubbard, Richard D. Hubbard, Humphrey, Hunter, Ingersoll, Johnson, Jones. Kelley, Kelsey, Kerr. Laflin, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence, Loan. Loughridge, Mallory, Marvin, McCarthy, McCormick, McCullough, Moorhead, Morrissey, Mungen, Myers, Newcomb, Nunn. Orth, Perham, Phelps, Pike, Plants, Poland, Pruyn, Randall, Selye, Shanks, Shellabarger, Sitgreaves. Smith, Thaddeus Stevens, Stone, Thomas, Johr Trimble, Burt Van Horn, Van Wyck, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Elihu B. Washburne, Henry D. Washburn, Thomas Williams, William Williams, James F. Wilson, John T. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, Wood, Woodbridge, and Woodward-89. So the House refused to adjourn. RECONSTRUCTION.. On motion of Mr. BEAMAN, by unanimous consent, the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. No. 1058) to admit the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama to representation in Congress were taken from the Speaker's table, and referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. Mr. SCHENCK. I move that the rules be suspended, and that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and resume the consideration of the internal tax bill. Mr. HARDING. I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at four o'clock and forty-five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. By Mr. KELSEY: The remonstrance of cigar manufacturers and journeymen cigarmakers of the town of Seneca, Ontario county, New York, against an increase of the tax upon the manufacture of cigars. By Mr. POLSLEY: The petition for the establishment of a post route from Kanawha Salines, in Kanawha county, to Hiram Sizemove's, in Clay county, West Virginia. By Mr. ROBERTSON: The petition of General Sigel and others, committee of arrangements of the National Association of American Sharpshooters for the third American shooting festival, to be held in New York city in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida, and for other purposes, and that the change of location and route of that railroad may be recognized and authorized by Congress, and a grant of lands made to aid in its construction; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. RAMSEY. I present a memorial from that eminent publicist, Dr. Francis Lieber, on the subject of the postal service in the western States. I will read a portion of it: "The memorial of the undersigned respectfully shows that the existing law regulating the carriage of the mail and charge of postage exacts letter postage on everything carried by the mail to the western Territories this side of California, excepting only newspapers and periodicals when sent to regular subscribers from the respective places of their publication. Books, reports, occasional numbers of periodicals, single newspapers, circulars, documents, maps, pamphlets of all sorts-on all of these the letter postage at three cents for half an ounce must be paid. The law exempts, it is believed, documents franked by members of Congress, but so far as the individual experience of your memorialist goes they do not reach the places of their destination. "Soldiers stationed in the States this side of the Rocky mountains or in California may, according to the existing law, receive apparel and other things by mail at a reduced postage. This advantage, too, is denied the soldier stationed in the said Territories, who indeed stands most in need of this favor. "This is a great grievance. Our sons and brothers and fathers in these distant Territories, whether they are in the Army, or pioneers as civilians in the scrvice of civilization, stand most in need of constant and easy mail communication. If we boast that the school goes regularly along with the clearing ax and the miner's pick-ax, we ought not, it seems, to levy such postage on each primer, which is solely needed long before presses can be erected, as to prevent it from being sent by the thousand; and unless this can be done, the school-book is as not existing for the people in the distant West, however active an agent it may be clsewhere." I move that this memorial be referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and if there is no objection, I ask that it be printed. There are some interesting facts in it that may be useful to the Senate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The memorial will be referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and the order to print will be entered if there be no objection. The Chair hears no objection. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. SUMNER, from the Committee on For eign Relations, reported a bill (S. No. 535) to reward the services of Matthew Low, of Nassau; which was read, and passed to a second reading. He also presented letters from the Secretary of State and from the Secretary of the Navy, addressed to the chairman of the Committee . on Foreign Relations, in relation to the services of Matthew Low, a resident of Nassau, New Providence, to the United States gunboat Tioga; which were ordered to be printed to accompany the bill. Mr. NYE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. No. 189) to amend the various acts establishing the Navy Department of the United States, reported it with amendments. Mr. HENDRICKS, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. No. 398) to establish the right of way of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior shipcanal, and to provide for the extension and completion of the same, reported it with an amendment. Mr. WILLEY. The Committee on Claims have had under consideration the petition of Robert Gibson, of Kentucky, praying for compensation for subsistence stores supplied to the Army of the United States. Mr. President, this presents one of the numerous cases of hardship occurring all over the border States during the war. it seems that United States troops were quartered on the farm of this gentleman for some time, and while there seized and consumed a good deal of his property, hogs, poultry, vegetables, horses, burned his fences, &c. It does not seem to have been done by any regular authority of the officers, though the fact is that the troops did seize and appropriate the property, perhaps to the value of thousands of dollars. It appeared to the committee to be in the nature of an unauthorized depredation by the troops, and although a case of great hardship it is of such a nature that the committee do not feel authorized to enter into it. They are therefore under the necessity of directing the petition to be reported back to the Senate, with a motion that they be discharged from its further consideration. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The committee will be discharged, no objection being made. Mr. WILLEY, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth Carson, submitted a report, accom panied by a bill (S. No. 536) for the relief of Elizabeth Carson. The bill was read and passed to a second reading; and the report was ordered to be printed. Mr. HARLAN. The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (S. No. 534) relating to contested elections in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, have directed me to report it back with an amendment. As this is of immediate importance and probably necessary to prevent anarchy in the city, I ask for its present consideration. Mr. HENDRICKS. I object to its present consideration. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection being made, the bill goes over under the rule. REV. JOHN M'MAHON. Mr. MORTON. The Committee on For eign Relations, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. No. 137) requesting the President to intercede with her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain to secure the speedy release of Rev. John McMahon, convicted on a charge of treason felony, and now confined at Kingston, Canada West, have instructed me to report it back and recommend its passage; and I ask for the present consideration of the resolution. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Indiana asks for the present consideration of the joint resolution reported by him. It requires unanimous consent. Mr. HOWARD. I am very anxious to take up Senate bill No. 256 this morning, relating to the Central Branch Union Pacific railroad. If this resolution is not going to take any time in discussion I will not make any objection to it. Mr. MORTON and Mr. JOHNSON. It will not take any time. Mr. CONNESS. I will say that I have no objection to the consideration of this bill, but I hope my friend from Michigan will not call up the bill to which he refers to the exclusion of one that I am anxious to have action upon and which I think will not excite discussion. By unanimous consent, the joint resolution was considered as in Committee of the Whole. The resolution was reported to the Senate, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed. EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS. Mr. ANTHONY. The Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a joint resolution (S. R. No. 121) to carry into effect the resolution approved March 2, 1867, providing for the exchange of certain public documents, have instructed me to report it back with amendments. This is to carry into effect a wholesome law, and the want of this provision ion stands in the way of it. I hope it will be considered at the present time. I am sure there will be no objection to it. By unanimous consent, the joint resolution was considered as in Committee of the Whole. It proposes to direct the Congressional Printer to print fifty copies in addition to the regular number of all documents bereafter printed by order of either House of Congress or any Department or bureau of the Government, and one hundred copies additional of all documents ordered to be printed in excess of the usual number; the fifty or one hundred copies in each case to be delivered to the Librarian of Congress, to be exchanged under the direction of the joint Committee on the Library as provided by the joint resolution approved March 2, 1867. It is further provided that fifty copies of each publication printed under direction of any Department or bureau of the Government, whether at the Congressional Printing Office or elsewhere, shall be placed at the disposal of the joint Committee on the Library, to carry out the provisions of the resolution of March 2, 1867. The first amendment of the Committee on Printing was to insert after the word "printer," in line four, the words, "whenever he shall be so directed by the joint Committee on the Library." The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in the eighth line, after the word "documents" to insert "whenever he shall be directed by the joint Committee on the Library." The amendment was agreed to. The joint resolution was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendments were concurred in. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. PAPERS WITHDRAWN. On motion of Mr. CORBETT, it was Ordered, That Goldsmith & Brother have leave to withdraw from the files of the Senate their petition and papers. BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. CHANDLER asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to introduce a bill (S. No. 537) for the relief of Walter Crane, of Michigan; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. CONNESS. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 159. Mr. SHERMAN. I hope not, because by a kind of consent it was agreed that the banking bill should be disposed of to-day. Mr. CONNESS. I did not so understand. Mr. EDMUNDS. We have not got through yet with the morning business, and I object to the motion at present, as I desire to introduce a bill. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion cannot now be entertained but by unanimous consent. Mr. EDMUNDS asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to introduce a bill (S. No. 538) in addition to an act to regulate the times and manner of holding elections for Senators in Congress; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. EDMUNDS. I now withdraw my objection. Mr. CONNESS. The objection is withdrawn, and my motion is before the Senate. Mr. SHERMAN. I renew the objection, unless we can arrange that at one o'clock the bill I have referred to shall come up. honorable Senator's bill being taken up at one Mr. CONNESS. I have no objection to the 'clock, and I will aid him to take it up then, but I hope he will allow us to do some business in the morning hour. Mr. SHERMAN. I have not the slightest objection to taking up the Senator's bill now if the banking bill can be taken up at one o'clock. question which cannot be argued. The objec The PRESIDENT pro tempore. This is a tion must either be made or not. Is there any objection to the consideration at this time of the bill mentioned by the Senator from California? Mr. SHERMAN. I object. motion cannot now be entertained. The introThe PRESIDENT pro tempore. Then the duction of bills is in order. Mr. SHERMAN. If there is no other morn ing business, I move to take up for considera tion Senate bill No. 440. Mr. CONNESS. I thought my motion was pending? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It is not pending, because it was objected to. Mr. CONNESS. I suppose it depends on a vote of the Senate? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It does not depend on a vote of the Senate. One objection prevents its being made until the morning business is over. Mr. CONNESS. The morning business is not over, and I object to the motion of the Senator from Ohio. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Then that motion cannot be entertained. The introduction of bills and resolutions is in order. Mr. PATTERSON, of New Hampshire, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to introduce a bill (S. No. 539) to incorporate the Potomac Navigation Company; which was read twice by its title, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. He also asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to introduce a bill (S. No. 540) to regulate the sale of hay in the District of Columbia; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. CONNESS. Now, if there be no more morning business, I renew my motion to take up Senate bill No. 159. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The introduction of bills and resolutions is in order, if there be any. Mr. CONNESS. There do not appear to be any more. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there be none, the morning business is through, and the Senator's motion is in order. Mr. CONNESS. I move to proceed to the consideration of the bill (S. No. 159) relating to the Western Pacific railroad. I will say to the Senator from Ohio that this bill was reported from the Pacific Railroad Committee I think more than three months ago or thereabouts. It has been twice before the Senate, and considered somewhat, but was necessarily laid over on account of the impeachment trial. I wish a vote of the Senate on it. I must be necessarily absent in the beginning of the coming week, and I would regard it as a favor if the Senate would consider the bill now. The bill proposed by the Senator from Ohio we are all for taking up, and it will unquestionably get consideration to-day; and I hope it will not be interposed against this bill. Mr. SHERMAN. Upon that motion I de |