tive, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending 30th of June, 1861. When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Granger, from the same committee, reported that the committee did, on the 25th instant, present to the President of the United States a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 64. An act to refund the duties on arms imported by the States. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this House of the following title, viz: H. R. 73. An act to authorize the issue of a register to the steamer Estella; without amendment. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 24th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: S. 21. An act for the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers, seamen, and marines of the United States sloop-of-war Levant, and for other purposes; and S. 32. An act to provide for the temporary increase of the navy. The Senate insist on their disagreement to the amendments of this House to the bill of the Senate (S. 36) to provide for the construction of one or more armored ships and floating batteries, and for other purposes; agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Hale, Mr. Grimes, and Mr. Thomson, the managers on their part. Mr. Aldrich gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill for the relief of Isaac Andrews and others. Two messages in writing were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary; which were handed in at the Speaker's table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a resolution and bills of the following tiles, viz: S. Res. 10. A resolution declaratory of the determination of Congress to maintain the supremacy of the government and integrity of the Union; S. 46. An act to provide for the construction of a bridge across the Potomac river; and S. 48. An act providing a commission to examine and report as to the compensation of all officers of the government, and for other purposes; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. 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. Colfax 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. 71) to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaing the public credit by the assessment and collection of a direct tax and internal duties, had come to no resolution thereon. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of this House of the following titles, viz: H. R. 20. An act to provide for the suppression of rebellion against, and resistance to the laws of the United States, and to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union," &c., passed February 28, 1795; and H. R. 45. An act to define and punish certain conspiracies; the former without and the latter with an amendment; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. 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. 73. An act to authorize the issue of a register to the steamer Estella; When The Speaker signed the same. On motion of Mr. Stevens, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 48) providing a commission to examine and report as to the compensation of all officers of the government, and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By unanimous consent, a bill and resolution of the Senate of the following titles, viz: S. 46. An act to provide for the construction of a bridge across the Potomac river; and S. Res. 10. A resolution declaratory of the determination of Congress to maintain the supremacy of the government and the integrity of the Union; were severally taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred, as follows, viz: S. 46, to the Committee for the District of Columbia; and S. Res. 10, to the Committee on the Judiciary. And then, On motion of Mr. McKnight, at 4 o'clock p. m., the House adjourned. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1861. The following petitions and memorial were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the twenty-fourth rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Holman: The petition of W. S. Hall and other citizens of Rush county, Indiana, in favor of a settlement of pending difficulties; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Blake: The petition of citizens of Key West, Florida, ask ing for a salary for the postmaster at that place; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Roscoe Conkling: The memorial of Archibald C. Crary, of Utica, New York, for compensation to the heirs of his father, the late Colonel Archibald Crary, for his services in the revolutionary war; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following messages received yesterday from the President of the United States, viz: To the House of Representatives: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d instant, requesting a copy of the correspondence between this government and foreign powers, with reference to maritime rights, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, July 25, 1861. To the House of Representatives: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th instant, requesting a copy of the correspondence. between this government and foreign powers, on the subject of the existing insurrection in the United States, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, July 25, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That the said messages be laid on the table, and printed. The Speaker, also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House communications, as follows, viz: I. A letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 22d instant, requesting information as to alleged employment of Indians and negroes in the military service of the socalled confederate States; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. II. A letter from the same, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 15th instant, requesting the withholding all payments on account of the employment of the steamboat "Cataline;" which was referred to the select committee on government contracts, and ordered to be printed. The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports, Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 38) making an appropriation to pay the expenses of transporting and delivering arms and munitions of war to the loyal citizens of the States of which the inhabitants now are, or hereafter may be, in rebellion against the government of the United States, and to provide for the expense of organizing them into companies, battalions, regiments, or otherwise, for their own protection against domestic violence, insurrection, invasion, or rebellion, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., 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. Francis P. Blair, jr., from the same committee, to whom was. referred the bill of the Senate (S. 24) authorizing the Secretary to reimburse volunteers for expenses incurred in employing regimental and other bands, reported the same with an amendment. Pending the question on agreeing thereto, Mr. Blair moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time. It was accordingly read the third time and passed. The title of the bill having been amended by adding at the end thereof the words "and for other purposes," the title as amended was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendments. Mr. Blair 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. Francis P. Blair, jr., from the same committee, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to communicate to this House a copy of the letter and report of honorable Joseph Holt to the President of the United States, dated the 18th February, 1861, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th of said month, requesting the reasons for assembling the United States troops at the seat of government of the United States. Mr. Blair moved that the vote by which the said resolution was agreed to 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. Wright, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole House was discharged from the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 59) for the relief of John C. McConnell, and the House proceeded to its consideration. 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. Wright 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. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Patton, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 43. An act to prevent and punish fraud on the part of officers intrusted with making of contracts for the government; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the bill (S. 2) to increase the present military establishment of the United States. The Senate insist on their disagreement to the amendment of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 3) providing for the better organization of the military establishment; agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Wilson, Mr. Grimes, and Mr. Rice the managers at the said conference on their part. Mr. Blake, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 79) paying a salary to the postmaster at Key West, Florida; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. On motion of Mr. Dawes, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 43) to prevent and punish fraud on the part of officers intrusted with making of contracts for the government was taken from the Speaker's table, read a first and second time, and referred to the select committee on government contracts. On motion of Mr. Bingham, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 45) to define and punish certain conspiracies, with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken up and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States bills of the following titles, viz: S. 9. An act to alter and regulate the navy ration; H. R. 69. An act to indemnify the States for expenses incurred by them in defence of the United States; H. R. 76. An act to provide for the payment of the police organized by the United States for the city of Baltimore, and to enable the mint to furnish small gold coins, and to provide for the manufacture or purchase of field signals; and H. R. 25. An act making additional appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending 30th of June, 1861. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did on the 25th instant approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 53. An act relative to the revenue marine, to fix the compensation of the officers thereof, and for other purposes; and H. R. 64. An act to refund duties on arms imported by States. And this day bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 25. An act making additional appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year |