Mr. HOWARD. Certainly I intended to call it u this morning at one o'clock the tESIDENTprotemporc. The moming hour has expired; and the unfinished business of yesterday is before the Senate, upon which the Senfrom Wisconsin [Mr. Doo mrrsiz] is entitled to the floor. MESSAGE riion THE HOUSE. A message was received from the HoRep, by Mr. MCPBERSON, its Clerk, announcing that the House had passed the following bill and resolution of the Senate, without amendment: A bill (S.No.208) to protect American citizens engaged in lumbering on the StCroix river, in the State of Maine; and A JtResolution (S.R.No. 92) authorizing the appointment of examiners to examine a of the U.S. Navy. The message also announced that the House insisted on its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. H. No. 459) granting a pension to Anna E. Ward, and agreed to the conference asked for by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 2 Houses; and that Messrs. I ELSON TAYLOR of NewYork, P. SAWYER of Wisconsin, and Annex HARDING of Kentucky, were conferecs on the part of the House. The message also announced that the House had passed the following bills, in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: A bill (H.R.No. 527) to promote the construction of‘a line of railroads between the city of Washington and the Northwest for national purposes; and A bill (H. It. No. 537) to romote the construction of a line of railroad from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, Ohio. These 2 bills were read twice by their titles, and on motion of Mr. Games referred to the ComForRel. ENHOLLED BILLS SIGNED. The message further announced that the Speaker of the HoRep had signed the following enrolled bills; which were thereupon signed.by the President protem pore: A bill (S.No.184) to define more clearly the jurisdiction and iowors of the supreme court of the DistCol, and for other purposes; A bill (S.No.167) to incorporate the Women’s Hospital Association of t a DistCol; and A.bill (H.R.No. 11) to facilitate commercial, postal, and military communication among the several States. uncoxsraUC'rION. The Senate, as in ComWhole, resumed the consideration of the JtResolution (H. H. No. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the U.S., the ending question being on the amendment of Mr. Howsnn to insert as section 3 of the proposed article of constitutional amendment the following: That no person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress or elector of d’resident and VEEP or hold any office. civil or niiliiary. under the U.S or under any State. who. having previously taken an oath. as ii member of Congress, or asan officer of the U.S or as a member of any State Legislature or as an OXQCHHVB‘OI‘, iu dicial officer of any State to support the constitution of the U.S shall have engaaedin insurrection or rebellion against the sumo or given aid or comfort to the enemiesthereof. But Congressmay. by a vote of 2/3rds of each House. remove such disability.