remove the political disabilities of William Sharp, of Norfolk, Virginia; which was read twice. The House having proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, the bill was accordingly read the third time and passed, (two-thirds voting in favor thereof.) Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Hunton, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judi. ciary, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 4149) to remove the legal and political disabilities of Lloyd J. Beall, of Virginia, reported the same with an amendment. The House having proceeded to its consideration, The said amendment was agreed to. Ordered, That the bill, as amended, be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, the bill was accordingly read the third time and passed, (two-thirds voting in favor thereof.) Ordered, That the title be amended so as to read as follows, viz: “A bill to remove the political disabilities of Lloyd J. Beall, of Virginia." Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Hunton, by unanimous consent, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 4207) to remove the political disabilities of F. E. Shepperd; which was read twice, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, read the third time, and passed, (two-thirds voting in favor thereof.) Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Van Vorhes, by unanimous consent, introduced bills of the fol lowing titles; which were read twice, ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, viz: H. R. 4205. A bill granting a pension to Catherine Sheets, widow of Daniel Sheets, late captain Company C, Seventeenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and of her minor son, Willie Sheats; and H. R. 4206. A bill allowing a pension to Amos Whitehair and to Eliza J. Whitehair, children of Emery D. Whitehair, late a private of Company F, Third Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Mills moved to reconsider the vote by which the message of the President in relation to the removal of Sioux Indians to the Indian Territory was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed; which motion was passed over for the present. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sympson, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the House of the following title, viz: H. R. 4197. A bill to provide for the payment of electoral messengers; without amendment. The Senate have passed a resolution providing for the printing of ten thousand additional copies of the message of the President, with accompanying documents, in relation to the recent election in Louisiana; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did on the 9th instant approve and sign a joint resolution of the Senate of the following title, viz: S. R. 26. A joint resolution authorizing an allowance to certain clerks of committees. Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 4124) to provide for the expenses of certain special committees, with amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in the said amendments, with amendments thereto, and an amendment to the original bill. The House having proceeded to its consideration, After debate, Mr. Holman demanded the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered. 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. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the following amendment? viz: In section 2, strike out "fifty thousand dollars" and insert thirty thousand dollars; Yeas And it was decided in the affirmative, Nays Not voting 140 83 66 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Lucien L. Ainsworth Mr. E. John Ellis Thomas S. Ashe Mr. Charles H. Adams John H. Baker Simeon B. Chittenden Charles J. Faulkner Mr. Edwin Flye Greenbury L. Fort Mr. Franklin Landers John K. Luttrell Henry B. Payne are Mr. James Sheakley William F. Slemons J. W. Throckmorton John L. Vance John O. Whitehouse Mr. George W. McCrary Mr. C. H. Sinnickson James W. McDill Samuel F. Miller James Monroe Harris M. Plaisted A. Herr Smith Horace B. Strait William H. H. Stowell Martin I. Townsend Nelson H. Van Vorhes William B. Williams L. D. Woodworth. Those not voting are― Mr. Josiah G. Abbott William B. Anderson Mr. John R. Eden James A. Garfield So the amendment was agreed to. Mr. William Lawrence William R. Morrison 管 Mr. William M. Springer William W. Warren The question was then put on the following amendments, viz: In line 4, section 2, of the Senate amendment, strike out after the word "the" the words "actual and necessary," so as to make it read, "to defray the actual and necessary expenses." Also, in line 5, same section, to insert after the word "elections" the words and other expenses necessarily incurred. The said amendments were then severally agreed to. Mr. Holman moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments to the amendment of the Senate were concurred in, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The amendments reported by the Committee on Appropriations to the original bill were then read, as follows: In the first line, strike out "twenty-one thousand dollars" and insert thirty thousand dollars, as the appropriation for expenses of House committees; In line 4, before the word "expenses," insert the word actual, and after the word "expenses" insert the words necessarily incurred; In the fifth line, after the words "special committees," insert the words from the House of Representatives; and In line 7, after the word "Florida," insert the words and of the committee of five appointed to proceed to the cities of New York, Philadel phia, Brooklyn, and Jersey City to examine into any alleged fraudulent registration and fraudulent voting for presidential electors and Representatives in Congress. And the question being put, The said amendments were severally agreed to. Mr. Holman moved to reconsider the votes by which the several amendments reported from the Committee on Appropriations were agreed to, 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 amendments. The question being put on the amendment of the Senate to the title of the said bill, the same was agreed to; the title as amended being as follows: "An act to provide for the expenses of certain special committees of the House of Representatives and of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate." Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the aforesaid amendments. The regular order being demanded, the Speaker announced the regu lar order of business to be the call of committees for reports of a private nature. Mr. William M. Robbins, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 3865) for the relief of Gibbes & Co., of Charleston, South Carolina, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the bill and report be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and printed. Mr. Waddell, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 3888) for the relief of George H. Gidding, reported the same with a substitute therefor, (H. R. 4208,) with the same title, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bill (H. R. 4208) be read twice, and, with the report, be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and printed. Mr. Ashe, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 2899) giving the Court of Claims jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim of William T. Pate and Silas Q. Howe, now pending in said court, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bill and report be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and printed. On motion of Mr. Ashe, the same committee was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 2000) to authorize the Court of Claims to hear and adjudicate upon the cases of the heirs and legal representatives of Leonidas Haskell, deceased, on their substantial merits; and the same was laid upon the table. Ordered, That the accompanying report be printed. Mr. Hunton, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 4118) for the relief of the sureties of the late Jesse J. Simkins, collector of the port of Norfolk, Virginia, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon. Ordered, That the said bill and report be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and printed. Mr. Henry R. Harris, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: S. 105. An act for the relief of Dickson Shinault, late assistant keeper of the light-vessel at Wolf Trap light-station, in the State of Virginia; S. 745. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register and change the name of the brig A. S. Pennell to the City of Moule; and H. R. 4197. An act to provide for the payment of the electoral mes sengers; When The Speaker signed the same. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows, viz: To Mr. Burleigh, for one week. On motion of Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, (the morning hour not having expired,) 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. Cox reported that the committee having under consideration the bill of the House (H. R. 4187) making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for other purposes, had directed him to report the same with an amendment. The House having proceeded to their consideration, After debate, Mr. Holman demanded the previous question on the said bill and amendment; which was seconded and the main question ordered. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? When Mr. Clymer demanded the yeas and nays thereon. And the question being put, The yeas and nays were ordered. And then, On motion of Mr. Stone, at 4 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1876. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz: By Mr. Felton: The petition of 60 citizens of Polk and Haralson Counties, Georgia, for a post-route from Rock Mart, Polk County, to Buchanan, via Tallapoosa copper-mines, in Haralson County, Georgia, to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. By Mr. Riddle: The petition of J. D. Bond & Bro., of Davidson County, Tennessee, to be refunded $171.75, taxes illegally collected from them, to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Sheakley: The petition of William Spillon, late a private in Company A, Fourteenth Regiment New York Cavalry Volunteers, for a pension, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sympson, one of their clerks : Mr. Speaker: The Senate have disagreed to the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill of the House H. R. (4124) to provide for the expenses of certain special committees, and ask a confer ence with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Windom, Mr. Logan, and Mr. Davis, to be the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate. The Speaker announced as the regular order of business, as unfinished business, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 4187) making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for other purposes, The pending question being on the adoption of the following amend ment reported by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, viz: In line 63 strike out "six million dollars" and insert six million two hundred and thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars, On which, under the operation of the previous question, the yeas and nays had been ordered at the time of adjournment on yesterday. And the question being again put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? It was decided in the affirmative, Nays.. Not voting. 101 77 121 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, |