taken, and also

Mr. Barksdale moved to reconsider the vote last moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter

motion was agreed to.

Mr. Reagan moved the previous question on the first section of the pending bill.

Mr. Horr made the point of order that the said motion was not in order.

After debate on the said question of order,

The Speaker held the said motion to be out of order at the present time.

A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Pruden, one of his secretaries; which was laid on the Speaker's table.

Also, a message in writing, which was handed in at the Clerk's desk, notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign a joint resolution of the House of the following title, viz:

H. Res. 300. A joint resolution to pay the officers and employés of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of December, 1884, on the 20th day of said month.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sympson, one of their clerks: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insist on their amendments to the bill of the House (H. R. 7510) making temporary provision for the naval service, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and have appointed Mr. Hale, Mr. Logan, and Mr. Beck managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate.

The Senate have passed without amendment the bill of the House (H. R. 4085) for the relief of Juliet H. Palmer.

The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, in which I am directed to request the concurrence of the House of Representatives, viz:

S. 1661. An act for the relief of George C. Tanner, United States consul at Liege, Belgium.

S. 1793. An act to amend section 4434 of title 52 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, concerning commerce and navigation and the regulation of steam vessels.

S. 2422. An act for the erection of a statue to the memory of General La Fayette.

The House having resumed consideration of the pending bill,

Mr. Horr moved to amend section 1 as amended by adding after the word "discrimination," in the amendment submitted by Mr. Barksdale, the following words, viz:

Provided, That such separation shall not be made on the basis of race or color.

After debate,

Mr. Herbert moved that all debate on the pending amendment and section be closed.

Mr. Keifer made the point of order that the said motion was not in order. After debate on the said point of order,

The Speaker submitted the question to the House, viz:
Is the motion submitted by Mr. Herbert in order?

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

So the House decided that the said motion submitted by Mr. Herbert was in order.

The question then being on the said motion submitted by Mr. Her

bert,

And being put,

The same was agreed to.

The question then being on the amendment submitted by Mr. Horr, And being put,

Yeas.
Nays

It was decided in the negative, Not voting

114

121

89

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

So the said amendment was rejected.

Mr. John D. White submitted an amendment; which was rejected. Mr. Budd submitted an amendment;

Pending which,

Mr. Budd moved that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

The said amendment was then rejected.

Mr. Thomas J. Henderson and Mr. Hendley submitted amendments; which were rejected.

The House then proceeded to the consideration of section 2.

Mr. John D. White submitted an amendment;

When

Mr. Reagan moved to close debate on the pending amendment and section in five minutes; on which motion the yeas and nays were ordered;

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the fol lowing message, this day received from the President of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed, viz :

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

In compliance with the following resolution adopted by the House on the 10th instant

"Resolved, That the President be requested to furnish this House, as early as convenient, with the necessary information showing the authority of law for which certain commodores of the Navy have been given the rank of acting rear-admirals, when, as is alleged, no vacancy existed to justify such action"

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, containing the information called for by the resolution.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 16, 1884.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, also laid before the House executive communications; which were ordered to be printed and referred as follows, viz:

I. A letter from the Secretary of State, containing reports of consuls of the United States in relation to the state of labor in Europe; to the Committee on Labor.

II. A letter from the Commissioner of Agriculture, transmitting a list of persons employed and a statement of the expenditures and means adapted for the suppression of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals; to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows, viz: To Mr. Chalmers, indefinitely;

To Mr. Dockery, for ten days;
To Mr. Graves, for to-morrow;
To Mr. Hopkins, for to-morrow;
To Mr. Millard, indefinitely; and
To Mr. Stevens, for two days.

On motion of Mr. Milliken, by unanimous consent, leave was granted to withdraw the views of the minority of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice upon the subject of fees and charges of United States marshals and other court officials, with authority to present them hereafter.

Mr. Beach, by unanimous consent, presented a memorial of the national conference of State boards of health in favor of the bill to prevent the introduction of contagious and infectious diseases into the United States and to establish a national board of health; which was referred to the Committee on the Public Health and ordered to be printed in the Record.

By unanimous consent, bills and a joint resolution were introduced, severally read twice, ordered to be printed, and referred as follows, viz: By Mr. Robertson: A bill (H. R. 7766) for the relief of John P. Bush and Martin Grigsby; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LeFevre: A bill (H. R. 7767) for the relief of David L. Brainard and others, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Greely expedition; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Rowell: A bill (H. R. 7768) to authorize the National Bank of Bloomington, Illinois, to change its name to the First National Bank of Bloomington, Illinois; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. Weaver: A bill (H. R. 7769) to grant a pension to Joseph R. Dodds; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Lovering: A bill (H. R. 7770) for the relief of Anna Ella Carroll; to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. McAdoo: A bill (H. R. 7771) to increase the efficiency of the Navy; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. English: A bill (H. R. 7772) to amend the pension laws; to the Committee on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay. By Mr. Nutting: A bill (H. R. 7773) granting a pension to William E. Ayers; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Throckmorton: A bill (H. R. 7774) for the relief of James M. Grigsby; to the Committee on Claims.