, 1870-07-16
at Trenton, N. j. Retcted-Tsaa, loo: nays, %
less than tW0-thIrt1 VII: in the a@Elnat1ve.

at Trenton,N j. Retcted-Tsaa, loo; nays, 60:
less than = Atwo-thIrd Etie in the anrlnative.
Various propositions iooting to the payment Of
clerks during rrces vere voted down amid much
confusion. and III: she House TOOK recess, after
which Nr. Dawes .Ieted a concurrent resolution
postponing the hc'.: Of adjournment till O'Clock
Eegatived.
Ar. DAWES, from tft committee Of conference
on The Indian Appropriation blu, made q report
recommending con 1Tence In the Senate amend
menr, Wttt the copr1tin that IT be not construed
of tte e Senate over the ahjccI lie stated t6ss he
House gained nothtnt but the transference Of
qut=tlo until the mkt session. He submitted
the report without ug,mcnt
MT. SARGENT sought the door. but Was met
wiIh shouts Of 81 'vote,r Question" &c.
The rtp1n Was 4rretd to.
After The vote had teen taken, HI. SARGENT
the whole prneipls !ought fur the asI three seq
ala IS soa nos ,SS aa ,sso,oon
extending the session until O'Clock.
Aps0UnfnEsT FURTHER ADJOURNED.
eca sI liz H. w, sGnc1t M the 19er and Was noti,
would not be an adonrnnent to-day, to which be
replied, 10 an exf,cs nianpcr, that the arton Of
INC spsanhS. Sn Was nGlagcous Loud calls to orlerl
the hour for adjournment, aud declared it carried.
80 memeeI @ On l:e DemocEaac side called for the
ii. EIbKibc, move,, to adjourn and called
tor the yeas and l., yE ayng he tilh 10 because hIs
s7ssts he'd been eHldden BY the Char:
The SPEAKER. cy!nrtng much ealnestncas re-
marked that one motion 70 adjourn was IN of,,eT,
and had been put. but there was just time 10 save
. pfeclplta1c adjournment Us against faettous ac-
riuH. . ..
The yeas and na5s were not ordered, and the
House refused tn adjourn.
The resolution IVES adopted.
Mr., DAWES then moved recess till quarter
past 4. Ncgatiyed.
cCulN RESOLUTION.
M1. WILKINSON moved to suspend the rules
and adept resolution rccsting the i11mfuencc ol
war in EurDE-, the state OF insurTection In Cuba
and the probability OF Spain losing all control oyel
the island AMI 1ts being selzed ana held BY France
aud authorizing the President, II 1t htcanle necea
sAty during til. tecess to protest axans. and pro
vent such seizure, to recognize shc revolutionary
government ot cuba as .t f1cto government, and
tAke such OTHER stePs ns in his Judgment may pre-.
vent any foreign government taking possession OF
| the Island, OF my other Island on the American
/ seas.
Tbs rulcs w.re not suspended.
1if. cox sought the floor to offer resolution ID
| reiuiion 10 free shiIs.
KKI.IEF BILL
! Mr. LOGAN moved ~ suspend the rules an., pass
tho Senate joint resolution ut The relief Of certain
contractors fDr the construction Of vessels Of Wal
| and steam machinery. Rejected.
| MESSAGE F.0A THE PRESIDENT.
Pending tlle vote, d message was r.celvcd from
The President, urging the necessity Of passing tht
i indian Appropriation bill. aud referring to tut
| prospects Vi European war, and the necessity O.
| increasing the American commercial marine b.
the purchase VI sh1pg abroad; ETC.
| Nj. SEHENCE moved that the message be re
| fe!Ted 10 to Committee on Ways and Mems, Will
Instructions to cons!ler 1t forthwith and report
the earliest notDeiIt practicable. Agreed to, AMI
several resolutions for free ships were offered b.
! Messrs. cox, HITLER {alassachnsetis,, NIGER
| SOIL, POTTER, MUNGEN, and C0SGEIs, wer
/ also referred
/ RECESS
I The House at 2:oo p. In. took recess for on'
| hour.
REPORT cF THE WAYS AND MEANS coMMr1TEE-
I On the House rcsumInR Its session, Mt. BLAIR
from the Committee of Ways Ind Means, rcportet
| the following resolution
Rreo.tsf Tat in }r OPINION Of the HouEe 1t IL
cxIA fcnt to MttEF rxtea the prceent ttsaon O! Con
GTc44 tu TAKE further actcn ut this time the PI
I dents urr4att.
| Mr. SCHESCk, {ran1 the minority of the com
| nttce, repsrsct. f authorizing Tor ilmltet
time the REGISTRATION Of foFefgn-buI1t vessels
Alter ltlIg debate, motion to lay the who'll
| subject Oh fhe tabc was male by Mess1s. CLEVE
| LAND anu negattsel T.: AtCSEELY. = to 93.
ADJOURNMENT stSE DIE -
committee, consisting of 1fessr8 DAWES
sCAENck, an,s cox appointed 70 wait I'll TIL
President, .eorted that llc lad no further coLllnu
nGatiun To make.
I The SPEAKER then, at 5 O'Clock, declared til,
EtESfnn adjourned YtHc dc