The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the 131st rule of the House:

By Mr. Holman: Certain papers relative to the claim of Oliver P. Cobb & Co.; which were referred to the Committee of Claims.

By Mr. Longyear: The petition of citizens of the State of Michigan, praying for a duty on foreign wool.

By Mr. Van Valkenburgh: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying for a duty on foreign wool.

By Mr. Eckley: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for a duty on foreign wool."

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Boyd: The memorial of Sarah Smith, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Schenck: The memorial of officers of the army, praying for increased pay; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Thomas: The petition of citizens of the State of Maryland, praying for a post route from Ridgeville to Lenganire; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Bliss: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, remonstrating against the extension of Goodyear's patent; which was referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office.

Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, on the 23d instant, present to the President of the United States bills of the following titles, viz:

S. 267. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to enable the people of Nevada 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 on the 21st instant a bill of the following title, viz:

H. R. 151. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1865, and for other purposes.

Mr. Dawes, from the Committee of Elections, to whom was referred, with leave to report at any time, the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That there be paid, out of the contingent fund of the House, to Joseph Segar, Lucius H. Chandler, and B. M. Kitchen, claimants of seats in the House of Representatives from Virginia, each, the usual mileage of a member for one session and the monthly pay from the commencement of the session till the passage of the resolution in each case declaring them not entitled to a seat, reported the same without amendment.

Pending the question on agreeing thereto,

Mr. Holman moved to amend the same by striking out "Lucius H. Chandler."

Pending the question on agreeing thereto,

After debate,

Mr. Dawes moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the said amendment was agreed to.

Under the further operation of the previous question the question was put, Will the House agree to the resolution as amended?

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And it was decided in the affirmative,

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Dawes 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.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a joint resolution of this house of the following title, viz:

H. Res. 74. Joint resolution referring the claim of J. H. Clark & Co. to the Court of Claims,

without amendment.

The Senate insist on their amendments, disagreed to by the House, to the bill of the House (H. R. 381) to amend an act entitled "An act making a grant of land to the State of Iowa, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said State," approved May 15, 1856; agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Foot, Mr. Harlan, and Mr. Powell the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate.

The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 19th instant, approve and sign joint resolutions and bills of the fol lowing titles, viz:

S. Res. 21 Joint resolution to provide for the printing of official reports of the operations of the armies of the United States.

S. Res. 37. Joint resolution for the payment of expenses incurred by the joint committee on the conduct of the war.

S. 139. An act for the relief of Margaret M. Stafford, widow of Reuben Stafford, of Coschocton county, Ohio.

S. 197. An act for the relief of Charles L. Nelson.

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 20th instant, approve and sign joint resolutions and bills of the following titles, viz:

H. Res. 72. Joint resolution relative to pay of staff officers of the lieutenant general;

H. Res. 77. Joint resolution relating to Green Clay Goodloe;

H. Res. 78. Joint resolution providing for the election of a member of Congress for the State of Illinois by the State at large; and

H. R. 251. An act to organize a regiment of veteran volunteer engineers; And on the 21st instant,

H R. 151. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1865, and for other purposes.

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

Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) That the present session of the 38th Congress be adjourned on the 6th day of June next at 12 o'clock m.

Mr. Coffroth 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.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said resolution.

The Speaker having proceeded, as the regular order of business, to call the committees for reports for commitment, &c.,

Mr. Long, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John Warren and son, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 479) for their relief; which was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Long, from the same committee, made an adverse report upon the petition of Daniel Saint; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Jacob B. Blair, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 207) for the relief of Charles F. Anderson, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and printed.

Mr. George E. Cole introduced a bill (H. R. 480) to provide for the payment of certain claims to lands within the limits of Indian reservations in Washington Territory, arising under the pre-emption laws and donation act, in consequence of pre-emptions and settlements made prior to the establishment of such reservations; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Kinney submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz:

Resolved, As the sense of this house, that the present crisis in the history of this causeless and unjustifiable rebellion calls loudly upon Congress for united, patriotic legislation; that while our patriotic and self-sacrificing soldiers are, with a courage unexampled either in ancient or modern warfare, sustaining the honor of the nation in the field, they are entitled to the thanks of the nation, and the hearty support of Congress; and, forgetting for the present all past differences upon old party issues, it is the duty of Congress to sustain the constituted authorities of the country in its efforts to suppress the rebellion.

Mr. Donuelly, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 481) making additional grant of lands to the State of Minnesota to aid in the construction of railroads from Stillwater, by way of Saint Paul aud Saint Anthony, to a point between Big Stone lake and the mouth of Sioux Wood river, with a branch to Saint Cloud and to the navigable waters of the Red River of the North,

as the legislature may determine; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Sloan submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill authorizing any person or corporation to carry letters and other mailable matter between all places where it now generally requires double the time to transmit letters by mail that it requires to transport passengers by the ordinary public conveyances, and to receive compensation therefor.

Mr. Price, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 482) granting public lands to aid in the construction of a branch of the Union Pacific railroad and telegraph line through the mineral lands of the Territories of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Grinnell submitted the following resolution; which was read and laid over one day under the rule, viz:

Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to this house whether, by any order of the government, or of any officer thereof, the "World" and "Journal of Commerce," newspapers in the city of New York, were suspended from being published; and if so, that the order and the proceedings in execution of that order be communicated to this house.

Mr. Price submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That hereafter, until otherwise ordered, this house will meet at 11 o'clock a. m. for the transaction of business.

The same having been read,

Mr. Price moved the previous question.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Pendleton,

Ordered, That the resolution be laid on the table.

Mr. Cornelius Cole, on leave, introduced a joint resolution (II. Res. 79) relating to the fees of United States district attorneys and marshals in California and Oregon; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for holding sessions of the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Virginia at Alexandria.

Mr. Arnold submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and, under the operation of the previous question, agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be requested to inquire and report what, if any, additional legislation may be necessary to punish the forgery and publication of official documents, and what legislation is necessary to punish those who, through the press or otherwise, give information, aid, or encouragement to the rebels.

Mr. Arnold 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. Holman, on leave, introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 80) for the adjustment of the claim of Oliver P. Cobb & Co., of Indiana; which was read a first and second time and referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Cox submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to answer the former resolution of this house, and transmit a copy of the report of General George W. Morgan as to the evacuation of Cumberland gap, &c.

The morning hour having expired,

Mr. H. Winter Davis (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) submitted the following preamble and resolution; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Whereas the following announcement appeared in the Moniteur, the official journal of the French government:

"Le gouvernement de l'Empereur a reçu du gouvernement des EtatsUnis des explications satisfaisantes sur le sens et la portée de la résolu tion prise par l'assemblée des représentans à Washington, au sujet des affaires du Mexico.

"On sait, d'ailleurs, que le Sénat avait déjà ajourné indéfinement l'examen de cette résolution, à laquelle, dans tous les cas, le pouvoir exécutif n'eût point accordé sa sanction."Moniteur.

Therefore,

"The Emperor's government has received from that of the United States satisfactory explanations as to the sense and bearing of the resolution come to by the House of Representatives at Washington relative to Mexico.

"It is known, besides, that the Senate had indefinitely postponed the examination of that question, to which, in any case, the executive power would not have given its sanction:"

Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to this house, if not inconsistent with the public interest, any explanations given by the government of the United States to the government of France respecting the sense and bearing of the joint resolution relative to Mexico, which passed the House of Representatives unanimously on the 4th of April, 1864. Mr. H. Winter Davis 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. Stevens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 81) amendatory of the joint resolution to increase temporarily the duties on imports, approved April 29, 1864; which was read a first and second time.

The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to its consideration, Ordered, That the said joint resolution be engrossed and read a third time. Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Stevens 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.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said joint resolution.

Mr. Stevens, (the rules having been suspended for that purpose,) from the Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad, reported a bill (H. R. 483) granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Lake Superior to Puget sound, on the Pacific coast, by the northern route; which was read a first and second time, recommitted to the said committee, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Wilson moved that the vote by which the said bill was recommitted be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

And the question being put on the latter motion,

It was decided in the negative.

The question then recurring on the motion to reconsider,