Various other provisions of great severity were incorporated, and were adopted after brief debate.
When the bill reached the House, every provision of it was readily agreed to except that which excluded Cabinet officers from its operation.

An amendment offered by Mr.Williams of Pennsylvania to strike that out was defeated--_ayes_ 76, _noes_ 78.

Later in the day, just as the bill was passing its engrossment, Mr.Farquhar of Indiana, having voted with the majority, moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was rejected.

The vote was taken the ensuing day, and by the zealous work of the intervening night, the motion to reconsider prevailed--_ayes_ 75, _noes_ 69--and the amendment was at once adopted.

The bill was then passed by a party vote--_ayes_ 111, _noes_ 38.