Mr. Moorhead, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That all select committees appointed at this session be continued until discharged by order of the House, with permission to report at the next session. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports Mr. Washburne, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 17) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to remit fines and penalties incurred in certain cases, regulating the compensation of certain surveyors of the customs, and for other purposes, reported the same with an amendment. The said amendment was then agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. The title of the bill having been amended, so as read "A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to remit fines and penalties in certain cases," the title as amended was then agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Sheffield, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. 55) supplementary to an act entitled "An act to protect the commerce of the United States, and to punish the crime of piracy;" which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Sheffield, by unanimous consent, presented a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the punishment of the crime of piracy; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Colfax, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill (H. R. 56) in relation to forwarding soldiers' letters; which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That the said 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. Colfax moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to communicate to Congress, at its regular session in December next, such facts concerning the revenue marine of the United States as will enable them to take such action as may be expedient concerning the remodelling of the same. Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire whether it may not be expedient that certain ports of entry in southern States, now in rebellion against the United States, shall be closed by act of Congress, with leave to report by bill. Mr. Pendleton, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill (H. R. 57) for the relief of the Ohio volunteers; which was read a first and second time. Pending the question on its engrossment, Mr. Cox submitted the following amendment thereto, viz: Add the following additional section, viz: SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That where the militia of other States are situated similarly with that of Ohio, the War Department pay them according to the provisions of the foregoing section. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved that the bill be laid on the table; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurring on the demand for the previous question, it was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. The title of the bill having been amended by the insertion of the words and other" after the word "Ohio," the title as amended was then agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Hickman, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom it was referred to inquire whether the Hon. Henry May, a representative from the State of Maryland, has not been found holding criminal intercourse and correspondence with persons in armed rebellion against the government of the United States, made a report in writing thereon; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Leave having been granted to Mr. May to make a personal explanation Pending the remarks of Mr. May, Mr. Stevens called him to order, on the ground that he was abusing the privilege granted him by the House. The Speaker decided that under the usage, the House having granted unanimous consent for a personal explanation, he had no power to control the line of remarks to be pursued by Mr. May. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Stevens appealed. Pending which, Mr. Vallandigham moved that the appeal be laid on the table. Yeas It was decided in the negative, Nas 53 82 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William Allen Mr. Henry C. Burnett Mr. Thomas B. Cooper Erastus Corning Those who voted in the negative are— Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Mr. Alfred Ely Reuben E. Fenton Frederick A. Pike Theodore M. Pomeroy Albert G. Porter John F. Potter Mr. Edward H. Smith John B. Steele William G. Steele Clement L. Vallandigham Mr. Alexander H. Rice Charles R. Train Rowland E. Trowbridge William Vandever Burt Van Horn Rob't B. Van Valkenburgh John W. Wallace So the House refused to lay the appeal on the table. The question then recurred; and being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It was decided in the negative. So the decision of the Chair was not sustained. On motion of Mr. Dawes, Ordered, That leave be granted to Mr. May to proceed in order. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have chosen the honorable Solomon Foot President of the Senate pro tempore. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Hays, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, on the 17th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 18. An act making additional appropriations for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861; and H. R. 14. An act to authorize a national loan, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 19) making additional appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending June 30, 1861, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken up, and the said amendments severally concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. Sedgwick, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 32) to provide for the temporary increase of the navy was taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the Senate No. 1, made the following report, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (S. No. 1) 'to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property' having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows: "That the House recede from its amendments to the bill, except the eleventh and twelfth sections, and agree to the bill of the Senate, with the following amendments thereto, namely: "Page 1. Strike out the preamble, and in lieu thereof insert as follows: Whereas certain of the forts, arsenals, custom-houses, navy yards, and other property of the United States have been seized, and other violations of law have been committed and are threatened by organized bodies of men in several of the States, and a conspiracy has been entered into to overthrow the government of the United States: Therefore-' "Page 2, line 9 of section 1, after the word 'property,' strike out as follows: The volunteers mustered into service under this act shall serve for the term of three years, unless sooner discharged by the President; but nothing in this section shall affect enlistments for a shorter period of volunteers already mustered into service,' and in lieu thereof insert: Provided, That the services of the volunteers shall be for such time as the President may direct, not exceeding three years nor less than six months, and they shall be disbanded at the end of the war; and all provisions of law applicable to three years volunteers shall apply to two years volunteers, and to all volunteers who have been or may be accepted into the service of the United States for a period not less than six months, in the same manner as if such volunteers were specially named.' "At the end of line 20, in said section 1, insert as follows: 'and to the exigencies of the service at the time.' Page 4, line 11 of section 4, before the word 'officers,' strike out 'subaltern.' "Page 6, line 7 of section 5, after the word 'clothing,' insert 'when not furnished in kind.' แ 'Page 6, after line 16, strike out as follows: 'Each cavalry volunteer who shall not keep himself supplied with a serviceable horse shall serve on foot.' "Page 7, line 7 of section 6, after the word 'and,' insert 'the widow, if there be one, and if not.' "Page 7, line 8 of section 7, after the word 'the,' where it occurs the second time, strike out 'drum-majors or.' "Page 8, line 6 of section 8, after the word 'the,' strike out 'com. pany,' and in lieu thereof insert 'regimental.' "Page 9, line 25 of section 10, after the word 'be,' strike out supplied,' and in lieu thereof insert filled.' 66 Page 9, after the word 'the,' where it occurs the second time in said line 25, strike out 'officers above that rank,' and in lieu thereof insert commissioned officers of the regiment.' "Page 9, line 27, at the end thereof, add as follows: 'or by the President of the United States.' "That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 11th and 12th sections of the amendments of the House of Representatives, and agree thereto. "Managers on the part of the House "FRANCIS P. BLAIR, JR., "A. B. OLIN, "HENDRICK B. WRIGHT. "Managers on the part of the Senate "HENRY WILSON, Pending the question on agreeing thereto, Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said report was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved that the vote by which the said report was agreed to be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 19. An act making additional appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending the 30th of June, 1861. When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Stevens, 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. Campbell reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (H. R. 54) to provide increased revenue from imports, |