Jacob B. Blair, of West Virginia; Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania; John F. Starr, of New Jersey; William Radford, of New York.

Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business.-Sempronius H. Boyd, of Missouri; Homer A. Nelson, of New York; John F. McKinney, of Ohio; Charles Upson, of Michigan; James C. Allen, of Illinois.

Committee on Mileage.-James C. Robinson, of Illinois; Augustus Frank, of New York; Amos Myers, of Pennsylvania; Benjamin Wood, of New York; Joseph W. White, of Ohio.

Committee on Accounts.-Edward H. Rollins, of New Hampshire; John M. Broomall, of Pennsylvania; William G. Steele, of New Jersey; Ambrose W. Clark, of New York; John R. Eden, of Illinois.

Committee on Expenditures in the State Department.-Frederick A. Pike, of Maine; James C. Robinson, of Illinois; Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, of New York; John D. Stiles, of Pennsylvania; James E. English, of Connecticut. Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department.-Amos Myers, of Pennsylvania; Martin Kalbfleisch, of New York; Joseph W. White, of Ohio; Thomas D. Eliot, of Massachusetts; James W. Patterson, of New Hampshire.

Committee on Expenditures in the War Department.-Henry C. Deming, of Connecticut; John B. Steele, of New York; Charles M. Harris, of Illinois; Ithamar C. Sloan, of Wisconsin; Glenni W. Scofield, of Pennsylvania.

Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department.-Portus Baxter, of Vermont; William Higby, of California; Anson Herrick, of New York; Daniel Marcy, of New Hampshire; Henry W. Tracy, of Pennsylvania.

Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department.-Theodore M. Pomeroy, of New York; Chilton A. White, of Ohio; Leonard Myers, of Pennsylvania; William A. Hall, of Missouri; John H. Hubbard, of Connecticut.

Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department.-Thomas B. Shannon, of California; George Middleton, of New Jersey; Alexander H. Coffroth, of Pennsylvania; Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota; Augustus C. Baldwin, of Michigan.

Committee on the Expenditures on the Public Buildings.-John W. Longyear, of Michigan; Jesse Lazear, of Pennsylvania; John D. Baldwin, of Massachusetts; William Johnson, of Ohio; Augustus Brandegee, of Connect

icut.

Joint Committee on the Library.-Augustus Frank, of New York; Ellihu B. Washburne, of Illinois; William H. Wadsworth, of Kentucky.

Joint Committee on Printing.-Ambrose W. Clark, of New York; Joseph Baily, of Pennsylvania; John D. Baldwin, of Massachusetts.

Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills.-Amasa Cobb, of Wisconsin; William G. Steele, of New Jersey.

The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the States and Territories for bills on leave, for reference only,

Mr. Morrill introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 2) authorizing the President of the United States to give to the government of Great Britain the notice required for the termination of the reciprocity treaty of the 5th of June, A. D. 1854; which was read a first and second time.

Mr. Morrill moved that it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Pending which,

Mr. Morrill moved the previous question; and the House refused to second the same.

The question then recurring on the motion to refer,

Mr Ward moved to amend the same by striking out the words "of Ways and Means," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "on Commerce;" which motion was agreed to.

The motion of Mr. Morrill, as amended, was then agreed to.

Bills and joint resolutions, on leave, were further introduced, read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. Eliot: A bill (H. R. 1) to establish a bureau of emancipation; which was referred to a select committee, to consist of nine members, and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Dawes: A bill (H. R. 2) for the election of representatives in Congress from the States of Tennessee and Louisiana; which was referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Brandegee, by unanimous consent, presented joint resolutions of the State of Connecticut, in regard to a modification of the conscription law, so as to equalize the burden of draft on town organizations; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Ward: A joint resolution (H. Res. 3) to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to negotiate a new treaty with the British government for the British Provinces of North America, based upon the true principles of reciprocity; also, a joint resolution (H. Res. 4) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish a semi-monthly statement of the financial condition of the government during each session of Congress, and monthly during the recess; which were severally referred to the Committee on Commerce and the former ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Ancona: A bill (H. R. 3) granting a pension to Charles M. Pott; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions; and

A bill (H. R. 4) for the relief of the heirs-at-law of the Major late William E. Henry; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. William H. Miller: A joint resolution (H. Res. 5) to compensate the crew of the United States steamer "Monitor" for clothing and property lost in the public service; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Stevens: A bill (H. R. 5) granting public lands to the People's Pacific Railroad Company to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line to the Pacific coast by the northern route; which was referred to a select committee to consist of thirteen members.

By Mr. Stevens: A bill (H. R. 6) to fix the pay of colored officers, soldiers, chaplains, and musicians; which was referred to the Committee on MilitaryAffairs;

Also, a bill (H. R. 7) to repeal joint resolution 63, approved July 17, 1862;

and

A bill (H. R. 8) to repeal the fugitive slave act, approved February 12, 1793, and the act amendatory thereto, approved September 18, 1850; which were severally referred to the Committee on the Judiciary;

Also, a bill (H. R. 9) to fix the time for holding elections for representatives in Congress, and to enable soldiers in the service of the United States to vote for said officers; which was referred to the Committee of Elections. By Mr. Spalding: A bill (H. R. 10) to amend the act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Ashley: A bill (H.R. 11) to enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; which was referred to the Committee on the Territories;

Also, a bill (H R. 12) to amend the confiscation act, and for other pur• poses; and

A bill (H. R. 13) to repeal the fugitive slave act of 1850, and all acts and parts of acts for the rendition of fugitive slaves; and

A bill (H. R. 14) to provide for submitting to the several States a proposition to amend the national Constitution, prohibiting slavery or involuntary servitude in all the States, and in the Territories now owned or which may hereafter be acquired by the United States;

which were severally referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed;

Also, a bill (H. R. 144) to enable the people of Nebraska to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; and

A bill (H. R. 15) to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Montana;

which were severally referred to the Committee on the Territories;

Also, a joint resolution (H. Res. 6) to authorize the enlistment of colored citizens in the rebellious districts; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.

By Mr. Yeaman: A bill (H. R. 16) to amend an act to establish a court for the investigation of claims against the United States, approved February 24, 1855, and to amend subsequent acts concerning said court; and

A joint resolution (H. Res. 7) concerning the restoration of the civil authority of certain States, and of the United States, within regions once under the control of the existing rebellion;

which were severally referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,

By Mr. Mallory: A bill (H. R. 17) to amend an act entitled "An act to establish certain post roads;" which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

By Mr. Holman: A bill (H. R. 18) to repeal so much of the 13th section of an act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863, as authorizes exemption from military service by the payment of three hundred dollars, and for other purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs..

Also, a bill (H. R. 19) for the relief of the county of Dearborn, Indiana, and of Hamilton county, Ohio; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Julian: A bill (H. R. 20) respecting fugitives from labor and repealing certain acts relative thereto; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Lovejoy: A bill (H. R. 21) to give effect to the declaration of independence, and also to certain provisions of the Constitution of the United States; and

A bill (H. R. 22) to protect freedmen, and to punish any one for re-enslaving them;

which were severally referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Arnold: A bill (H. R. 23) to repeal so much of an act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," as authorizes the discharge of a person drafted on payment of three hundred dollars; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs;

Also, a bill (H. R. 24) to aid the President of the United States to carry into immediate execution the proclamation of emancipation, of January 1, 1863, and prohibiting the holding of certain persons as slaves in all that portion of the United States designated therein; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary;

Also, a bill (H. R. 25) declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the legislature of the State of Illinois, authorizing certain piers and water works in Lake Michigan; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne: A bill (H. R. 26) reviving the grade of lieutenant general in the United States army; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Francis W. Kellogg: A joint resolution' (H. Res. 8) to extend a certain land grant in the State of Michigan; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. Wilson: A joint resolution (H. Res. 9) submitting to the legisla tures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed;

Also, a bill (H. R. 27) for the relief of the members of the 37th regiment of Iowa volunteer infantry; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs;

Also, a bill (H. R. 28) for the relief of Robert Stephenson; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions;

Also, a bill (H. R. 29) to provide for the payment of bounties to soldiers in certain cases; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Kasson: A bill (H. R. 30) to revise and codify the laws relating to the Post Office Department; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Sweat: A bill (H. R. 31) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to appoint a board of competent officers to survey the harbor of Portland, Maine, and its surroundings, with reference to its fitness and capacity for a naval depot; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Dawes presented the memorial of John H. McHenry, contesting the seat of George H. Yeaman, as representative from the second congressional district of Kentucky; which, together with the papers on file relating thereto, was referred to the Committee of Elections.

Notices were given, under the rule, of motions for leave to introduce bills and joint resolutions, as follows, viz:

By Mr. Ganson: A bill to regulate the sessions of the circuit and district courts for the northern district of New York, and for other purposes.

By Mr. McClurg: A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to secure to the officers and men actually employed in the western department, or department of Missouri, their pay, bounty, and pension," approved March 25, 1862. By Mr. Eckley: A bill to allow a pension to Christian Winger, who was wounded while in the service of the United States, called into service by the State of Ohio.

By Mr. McDowell: A bill to increase the pay of the privates and noncommissioned officers in the military service of the United States;

Also, a bill to extend the time within which the States and Territories may accept the provisions of the act donating lands to the States and Territories for the benefit of agricultural colleges and the mechanic arts.

By Mr. Spalding: A bill for the relief of Milo Sutliff and Levi H. Case; Also, a bill giving to soldiers' aid societies the right to transmit letters and documents by mail free of postage.

By Mr. Amos Myers: To reduce the excise tax on coal oil, to repeal so much of the present laws as permit the export of such oil free of tax, and to classify coal-oil refiners;

Also, a bill to increase the pay of non-commissioned officers and soldiers. By Mr. Orlando Kellogg: A bill to amend the act giving bounties to volunteers so as to extend the bounties and pensions to the widows or children of enlisted volunteers who died at the place of rendezvous of disease there contracted, and before being mustered in;

Also, a bill providing for an increase of pay of five dollars per month to the soldiers and volunteers in the service of the United States, enlisted and to be enlisted.

By Mr. Ashley: To grant a pension to Peter Navarre, for services in the war of 1812 under General Harrison.

By Mr. Wilson: Making an appropriation for the erection of a monument to the soldiers buried in the county of Keokuk, Iowa.

By Mr. Kinney: A bill to extinguish the Indian title to lands in the Territory of Utah, suitable for agricultural purposes;

Also, a bill to place the Shoshonee, Utah, Parvante, Saw-Pitch, Picoll, Cumembahs, Uinta, and Peowata Indians, in Utah Territory, under treaty stipulations;

Also, a bill to vacate the present Indian reservations in Utah Territory, and to provide other reservations in lieu thereof;

Also, a bill for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain and report to the Indian bureau the losses sustained by the people of Utah by Indian depredations;

Also, a bill to grant to the inhabitants of the several cities, towns, and villages of the Territory of Utah, a donation of the lands included within the respective surveyed and recorded plats of said cities, towns, and villages, and to vest the title to the same in trustees for the benefit of the claimants and occupants thereof;

Also, a bill for the admission of the Territory of Utah into the Union upon an equal footing with the original States.

By Mr. Schenck: A bill to create a Bureau of Military Justice.

By Mr. James R. Morris: A bill for the relief of Lieutenant William P. Richards, 77th regiment Ohio volunteer infantry.

By Mr. Julian: A bill to repeal the 8th, 9th, and 10th sections of "An act to prohibit the importation of slaves to any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States," approved March 2, 1807.

By Mr. Asahel W. Hubbard: A bill to provide for the protection of overland emigrants to the States and Territories of the Pacific;

And

By Mr. Cravens: A bill to establish a postal money-order system.

The Speaker next proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the States and Territories for resolutions;

When

Mr. Hooper submitted the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing, viz:

Resolved, That 2,500 copies of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury with the accompanying documents, 2,500 copies of the report without the accompanying documents, 250 copies of the estimates of appropriations, and 150 copies of the receipts and expenditures, be printed for the use of the Treasury Department

Mr. Deming submitted the following resolution; and debate arising thereon, it was laid over under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That there be printed, for the use of the members of the House, the regular number of copies of a work, prepared by the librarian, entitled a "Dictionary of the United States Congress;" and that the Clerk of the House shall pay a suitable copyright, provided the same does not exceed two dollars per copy.

Mr. Ward submitted the following resolution; which was read, considcred and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Agriculture be, and is hereby, requested to inquire into the expediency of establishing an Emigrant bureau, in connexion with the department of the Interior, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Fernando Wood submitted the following preamble and resolution, viz: Whereas the President, in his message delivered to this house on the 9th instant, and in his recommendation to the people to assemble at their places of worship and give thanks to God for recent victories, claims that