the Senate, No. 1, was taken up, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Sedgwick, by unanimous consent, the said bills of the Senate, numbered 9 and 13, were severally read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. On motion of Mr. Washburne, by unanimous consent, the said bill of the House, No. 16, with the amendment of the Senate thereto was taken up and the said amendment concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States a bill of the following title, viz: H. R. 15. An act to provide for the payment of the militia and volunteers called into the service of the United States, from the time they were called into service to the 30th day of June, 1861. A message was received from the President of the United States, by John G. Nicolay, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign the said bill (H. R. 15.) The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Postmaster General, in relation to the postal service in certain States; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hickman presented the petition of Charles Henry Foster, claiming the right to represent the first congressional district of North Carolina upon the floor of this House; which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Hickman, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to appoint a clerk for said committee, to serve during the present extra session of the thirty-seventh Congress, at the compensation allowed for like service in the thirty-sixth Congress. On motion of Mr. Burnett, by unanimous consent, Resolved, That the Secretary of War furnish this House, if in his judgment not incompatible with the public interest, the several reports which may have been made by General Harney during his command of the United States forces in the State of Missouri. Mr. Covode, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 29) to provide for the reorganization of the Military Academy at West Point; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Logan, by unanimous consent, introduced bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 30. A bill to pay Charles D. Arter for destruction of property by the United States government; H. R. 31. A bill for the relief of Frederick W. Paddock, agent of the ship Rambler, and Nathan Church and Ezekiel Sawin, and others; which bills were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: H. R. 30 to the Committee on Military Affairs; H. R. 31 to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Logan, also, by unanimous consent, presented the petition of Charles D. Arter; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Ward, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 32) for the purchase of a site and erection of a national armory, foundery, and timber basin at or near the city of New York; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the select committee on a national armory. Mr. Sedgwick, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. 33) fixing the date of loss, and for the relief of the widows, &c., of the sloop-of-war Levant; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. On motion of Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of citizens of Indiana for the establishment of an arsenal at Evansville, Indiana, and that the same be referred to the select committee on a national armory. Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., as a question of privilege, submitted the following preamble and resolution, viz: Whereas John B. Clark was elected a representative in the thirtyseventh Congress from the third congressional district of the State of Missouri on the first Monday of August in the year 1860; and whereas since that time the said John B. Clark has taken up arms against the government of the United States, and holds a commission in what is known as the State Guard of Missouri, under the rebel governor of that State, and took part in the engagement at Boonville against the United States forces: Therefore Resolved, That John B. Clark has forfeited all right to sit as a representative in the thirty-seventh Congress, and is hereby expelled and declared to be no longer a member of this House. Pending the question on agreeing thereto, Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved the previous question; which was seconded; The question was then put, Shall the main question be now put? Yeas. And it was decided in the affirmative, {Nes ... 88 57 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Isaac N. Arnold Mr. Harrison G. Blake James Buffinton Frederick A. Conkling Mr. John Covode Samuel R Curtis William P. Cutler William Morris Davis Alexander S. Diven Sidney Edgerton So the main question was ordered; and being put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? It was decided in the affirmative, Two-thirds voting in favor thereof. Yeas. {Nays.. 94 45 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Isaac N. Arnold Mr. Samuel S. Blair Schuyler Colfax Frederick A. Conkling Mr. John Covode John J. Crittenden Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., 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. 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. 16. An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes. When The Speaker signed the same. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Attorney General, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 12th instant, an opinion in regard to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Subsequently, On motion of Mr. Bingham, the vote by which the said letter was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs was reconsidered, and the same was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Eliot, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolu tion; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire whether any legislation is expedient to prevent collisions at sea, by the use of lights, or by the introduction of such safeguards as are now used by the principal maritime nations of Europe, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Notices were given, under the rule of motions, for leave to introduce bills, as follows, viz: By Mr. Diven: A bill to provide for the establishment of an armory and arsenal at Elmira, in the State of New York; and By Mr. Porter: A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," approved September 24, 1789, and touching certain official bonds. Mr. Eliot submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to the House of Representatives, at the commencement of the regular session of Congress in December next, any information then in possession of the government, and not theretofore communicated, respecting the Asiatic coolie trade, so called. Mr. Cox, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States, at the beginning of the next session of Congress, or at this session, if compatible with the public service, communicate to this House all correspondence with the English, French, Spanish, and other governments, with reference to the rights of blockade, privateering, and the recognition of the socalled confederate States. Mr. Frederick A. Conkling, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed by the Speaker to report to this House in what manner and to what extent the expenditures of the government of the United States may be reduced, and what officers may be dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., 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. Richardson 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. 27) to promote the efficiency of the army, had directed him to report the same with an amendment. Pending the question on agreeing to the said amendment, Mr. Francis P. Blair, jr., moved the previous question; which was |