Mr. H6V E. Mr. President, if the yeas&nays had not been called for upon this motion, of course I should have said nothing about it; and even then I do not know that I should have said a word but for an expression which has just been dropped by the Senfrom Illinois. propose to vote for the motion; but I should be unwilling that anyone should infer from that vote that I was acting under any undue excitement. I do not think any such inference would properly arise. It seems to me that there is the best of all reasons patent upon the face of the Journal for proceeding to the consideration of this bill. That is what I understand to be the motion: it is not a motion that the bill pass immediately, but that we proceed to the consideration of it now. That very good reason of which I spoke, it seems to me, arises from the fact that i. bill is pending here, and I do not know that we have anything else to do. I do not know of any better opportunity to proceed to the consideration of it. There is another reason which it seems to me supports the motion very strongly, and that is that nobody seems to have any sort of objection to this bill. I understand the Senfrom Illinois and the Senfrom Maine both to say that they are not satisfied with the powers granted in the section of the act of 1862 which it is proposed by this bill to repeal. I.]". under Senfrom Illinois to say that he believes the powers granted there are not only unjust in themselves, but that they have been abused. I did not know myself that they had been abused, but I do not think they are powers which we should vest in anyone, and I do not think there is any occasion for our assenting to them any longer. If we had other and more important business to attend to now that would be a reason for postponing the consideration of this bill; but as I know of nothing else, I shall vote to proceed to its consideration. The question being taken by yeas&nays, resulted yeas 21, nays 21; 10. So the motion of Mr. CHANDLER was not agreed to.