HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, March 6, 1863.Mr. HOLCOMB made a report from the select committee appointed last session on the Wabash and Erie Canal.
Mr. PUETT offered a resolution, which was adopted, referring the report and the accompanying documents to a select committee of three, with leave to sit during the recess and report at the next session.
A call of the House revealed the fact that but 60 members were in attendance, to-wit:
Messrs. Abbett, Atkison, Bird, Blocher, Brogan, Brown, Burton, Cass, Collins, Cook, De Bruler, Donaldson, Ferris, Garvin, Given, Hall, Hanna, Harden, of Washington, Hardin of Perry, Harney. HetfieLd, Holcomb, Hon, Howard, Howell, Howk, Humphreys, Kemp, of Dubois, Kemp, of Vigo, Kilgore, Lake, Lasselle, Lee, Leramon, of Harrison, Lemmon, of Spencer, Mason, McGaughey, Miller, Milroy, Mutz, Niblack, O'Brien, of Martin, Osborn, Packard,Priest, Puett, Reitz, Richardson, Rippey, Robinson, Ryan, Shaffer, Shoaff, of Allen, Shoaff, of Jay, Veach, Waterman, Williams, Wolfe, Woollen and Mr. Speaker--60.
The following named members were ascertained to be absent by leave of the House, to-wit:
Messrs Marshall, Pendleton, Roberts and Spencer--4.
The following named members were found to be absent without leave, viz :
Messrs. Abdill, Anderson, Baker, Byerle, Branham, Budd, Cason, Chambers, Davis, Forester,Gregg, Gregory, Griffith, Hershey, Higgins, Hostetter, Hutchings, James, Johnson, Jones, Kendrick, Lamb, Leeds, Moorman, Morgan, Mustard, Newman, Noyes, O'Brien, of Hamilton, Perry, Pettibone, Roe, Stone, Tarkington, Van Buskirk, and Woodruff--36.
