The SPEAKER. It is; but the fact of a member being paired does not operate as an excuse for absence when a call of the House is ordered. Otherwise the absentees might all be paired off. The rule is that no member can absent himself from the House without its leave while it is in session. SIDNEY PERHAM. No excuse offered. CHARLEs E. PhELPs. No excuse offered. FREDERick A. PIRE. No excuse offered. ToBIAs A. PLANTs. No excuse offered. THEoDoRE M. Pomeroy. Mr. KETCHAM. My colleague, Mr. Pow ERoy, was called away to NewYork very unIexpectedly this morning on important business. move that he be excused. The motion was not agreed to. ALEXANDER. H. Rice. No excuse offered. John H. Rice. No excuse offered. LEwis W. Ross. No excuse offered. LovELL. H. RousseAU. Mr. HOGAN. I presume that General RousseAU, who has been absent 2 or 3 weeks, is away by leave of the House. I move that he be excused. The motion was not agreed to. CHARLEs SitgreAves. No excuse offered. John F. STARR. No excuse offered. ThADDEU’s STEvexs. Mr. BROOMALL. I move that my colJeague, Mr. STEVENs, be excused. Several MEMBERs. Oh, no. Mr. GRINNELL. Mr. STEVENS told me when he left that he was sick and could not stay here any longer. The motion of Mr. BRoom ALL was agreed to. Thomas N. Stilwell. No excuse offered. WILLIAM B. Stokes. No excuse offered. M. I?Uss ELL THAYER. Mr. O'NEILL. My colleague, Mr. Thayer, is detained at home by continued illness in his family. I move that he be excused. " The motion was agreed to. John L. THOMAs. No excuse offered. ANTHoNY THoRNToN. No excuse offered. RoBERT T. WAN HoRN. Mr. LOAN. My colleague, Mr. VANHoRN, left the city during the recess at the time of the Christmas holidays and went to Missouri. I understand that he is sick there and unable to return. Mr. HOCAN. He was sick when he went away. Mr. LOAN. I do not know whether he has leave of absence or not. I move that he be excused. The motion was agreed to. ANDREW H. WARD. Mr. SHANKLIN. My colleague, Mr. WARD, has been confined to his room for several days by sickness. I move that he be excused. The motion was agreed to. HAMILTON WARD. No excuse offered. SAMUEL L. WARNER. No excuse offered. ELIHU B. WASHIBURNE.