TABLE

OF

EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS,

PRINTED BY ORDER OF

THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, FIRST SESSION, THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

1853-'54.

Subject.

MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, VIZ:

On the state of the Union, (parts 1, 2, and 3, in vols. 1, 2, and 3).

(See Reports of Heads of Departments, &c., accompanying the same under their appropriate heads.)

Transmitting a report, with the correspondence relative to the claim on
the government of Portugal in the case of the brig General Arm-
strong

Communicating information in relation to the transactions between Cap-
tain Hollins, of the United States ship Cyane, and the authorities of
San Juan de Nicaragua...
Communicating information in relation to the claims of citizens of the
United States against Hayti, with the correspondence of the special
agent to that government in 1849.

Communicating further correspondence with Great Britain in relation to
Central America, growing out of the treaty of Washington of July 4,
1850 ...

Communicating a copy of the correspondence with the government of the Papal States in relation to the mission of Archbishop Gaetano Bedini to the United States.

Transmitting a set of works illustrative of the exhibition in London in
1851, presented by the British government to the government of the
United States.

Communicating a copy of the correspondence in relation to the repair of
the United States frigate Susquehanna at Rio de Janeiro......
Communicating copies of all communications from the American legation
at Constantinople, respecting the seizure of Martin Koszta by Aus-
trian authorities at Smyrna...
Communicating a plan proposed by the Attorney General for the enlarge-
ment and modification of the judicial system of the United States....
Communicating the annual report of the board of inspectors of the peni-
tentiary for the District of Columbia for the year ending December
31, 1853......

Transmitting a copy of the correspondence in relation to the imprisonment
of James H. West in the Island of Cuba

Communicating the correspondence between Mr. Schenck, United States
minister at Brazil, and the Secretary of State, in relation to the African
slave trade

Communicating the correspondence between the United States consul at
Smyrna and the American legation at Constantinople, and between
said consul and the United States government, in relation to Martin
Koszta......

Subject.

MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES-Continued.
Communicating a report of the Attorney General suggesting modifications
in the manner of conducting the legal business of the government.....
Returning to the Senate, with his objections, the bill entitled "An act
making a grant of public lands to the several States for the benefit of
indigent insane persons"
Relative to the expediency of further measures for the safety, health, and
comfort of immigrants to the United States by sea
Communicating copies of the correspondence in relation to the arrest, at

Bremen, of Conrad Schmidt, and at Heidelburg, of E. T. Dana, and
other citizens of the United States; also copies of correspondence with
the King of Prussia on the subject of religious toleration..
Communicating the report of an investigation of the charges of fraud and
misconduct in office alleged against Alexander Ramsey, superintendent
of Indian affairs..
Communicating a letter from H. S. Sanford, late chargé d'affaires at Paris,
on the different systems of penal codes in Europe; also a report on
the administrative changes in France since the revolution of 1848...
Communicating copies of the correspondence between Mr. Marsh, the
American minister at Constantinople, and the Secretaries of State,
Mr. Webster, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Marcy, in relation to difficulties
between the Rev. Mr. King and the government of Greece...
Communicating copies of two communications from her Britannic majesty's
minister to the Secretary of State, relative to the health on ship-board
of emigrants from foreign countries to the United States
Communicating information respecting the bombardment of Greytown, or
San Juan de Nicaragua.

Communicating information concerning our relations with Spain.
Communicating correspondence and documents respecting the claims of
persons for services performed, and supplies and subsistence furnished
to the Indians in California under contracts with Indian agents in
1851...

Communicating copies of the correspondence between Ferdinand Coxe,

late chargé d'affaires of the United States at Brazil and the Brazilian
government, concerning the seizure of the cargo of the American
barque "Griffin," and the imprisonment of George Marsden, a citi-
zen of the United States...

Transmitting a set of works illustrative of the exhibition in London in
1851, presented by the British government to that of the United States.

DEPARTMENTS.

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Correspondence with Mr. Hulseman, Austrian chargé d'affaires, in relation
to the seizure and imprisonment of Martin Koszta by the Austrian go-

vernment....

Showing the disbursements for the service of the State Department for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1853 ...
Communicating a copy of the correspondence in relation to the claim of the
government of Portugal relative to the brig General Armstrong...
In relation to claims of citizens of the United States against the govern-
ment of Hayti, with the correspondence of the special agent of said go-
vernment in 1849....

Correspondence with the diplomatic agents of Great Britain in relation to
Central America

Exhibiting the names and compensation of clerks and other persons employ-
ed in the State Department during the year 1853..
Transmitting a communication from H. S. Sanford, late chargé d'affaires
at Paris, on the different penal code systems in Europe; also on the
administrative changes in France....

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

On the state of the finances.....

(See list of accompanying papers at page 24 of the above.)

Subject.

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY-Continued.

Showing the number and names of persons employed in the coast survey,
and their compensation, with a statement of expenditures made under
the direction of the superintendent thereof...
Communicating a statement of receipts and expenditures of the marine hos-
pital fund for the year ending June 30, 1853...
With copies of accounts rendered by persons charged with the disburse-
ment or application of moneys, &c., for the benefit of the Indians for
the year 1852...

In relation to amounts paid to the owners of certain vessels sunk for the
defence of Baltimore in 1814, (parts 1 and 2)..

In relation to the prices of various kinds of iron....

In relation to the amount of American securities held in Europe and other
foreign countries June 30, 1853.....

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Communicating a report of the director of the United States mint at Phila-
delphia, upon the fineness and value of foreign coins...

In relation to the amount expended for the transportation of troops, sup-
plies, and munitions for the land and naval forces in the Pacific; also
for the transportation of the mails for the last three years..
Communicating a statement of the amount of bonds or other securities of
the United States redeemed since March 3, 1853...
Communicating statements of the expenditures of the mint, and the amount
received at the mint in Philadelphia, or charged to depositors for re-
fining, and other charges, since March 3, 1853.....
Communicating information respecting the present condition of the build-
ing of the United States branch mint at New Orleans.....
Communicating information respecting the repair of the marine hospital at
New Orleans.....

Communicating a draft of a general revenue law designed to supersede all
existing laws on the subject; with provisions for regulating the foreign
and domestic commerce of the United States in American and foreign
vessels...

In relation to marine hospitals, and the collection and disbursement of the
hospital fund, with the sums annually appropriated by Congress there-
for...

In conjunction with the Attorney General on the petition of Kingsley B.
Gibbs, executor of Zephaniah Kingsley, deceased, praying payment of
interest on his claim arising under the treaty with Spain of 1819...
Communicating the report of the superintendent of the coast survey..

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

In relation to the public lands.....

Communicating a statement of appropriations for the Interior Department
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853.....

Communicating a report of the Superintendent of the Census
Communicating information in relation to the northern boundary line of
the State of Iowa...

Communicating a list of rejected applications for pensions, and recom-
mending that the act of February 3, 1853, to continue half-pay to
certain widows and orphans, be amended
Communicating a letter from the acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
asking an additional appropriation for the general incidental expenses
of the Indian service in the Territory of New Mexico......
Transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, recom-
mending certain appropriations for the Indian service, and expressing
his concurrence therein

In relation to the United States Insane Asylum in the District of Columbia.
Communicating a statement of the amount of money received and ex-
pended by Luther Blake, late agent for the removal of the Indians
from Florida, the objects for which expended, and the number of
Indians removed

In relation to the examination and measurement of the materials and work
furnished and done under contract for the Patent Office building, and
a statement of the payments made under the act of August, 1852....

Subject.

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR-Continued.

Transmitting the report of the investigation of the charges of fraud and
misconduct alleged against Alexander Ramsey, superintendent of
Indian affairs in Minnesota.

In relation to the employment of Luther Blake, to remove the Indians
from Florida...

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In relation to the fulfilment, on the part of the government, of the treaty
stipulations of a treaty made with the Pottawatomies October 6, 1832. 12 76

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

Exhibiting the operations of the War Department during the year 1853.... 21
(See list of accompanying documents at page 34 of the above.)
Communicating a statement of the expenditures at the national armories,
with the number of arms and appendages made thereat during the year
ending June 30, 1853 ...

Relative to experiments made to test the relative efficacy and usefulness of
the Onondago solar salt, and the Turk's Island salt, in the cure and
packing of provisions...

Communicating a statement of the contingent expenses of the military
establishment for the year 1853...

Communicating the reports of the commissioners who examined the differ-
ent sites for a military asylum in the west

Communicating information in respect to the wreck of the steamer San
Francisco

Communicating information in relation to the improvement of the Arkan-
sas river......

Communicating copies of all reports of the engineers and other persons
employed to explore and ascertain the most practicable and economi-
cal route for a railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean..
Communicating an abstract of the returns of the militia of all the States
and Territories, with their arms, accoutrements, and ammunition.....
With statements of contracts made under the authority of the War De-
partment during the year 1853......
Communicating lists of clerks and other persons employed in the War De-
partment, other than officers of the army, during the year 1853
Communicating the report of a board of officers of the army appointed to
examine and report upon claims for funds advanced, and subsistence
and supplies furnished or taken for the use of Frémont's California
battalion while engaged in the public service.....

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Relative to the works of defence now in progress at Fort Point and Alca-
trazas island........

In relation to the work done under the appropriations of 1852 for the im-
provement of western rivers and harbors.....

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Communicating Lieutenant Williamson's report of his surveys to ascertain
a practicable route for a railroad to the Pacific ocean...
Communicating copies of all papers and vouchers on file in his department
in relation to the claim of Daniel Nippes......
On the expediency of promptly completing the fortifications at Tortugas
and Key West....

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In relation to the improvement of the bar of the St. John's river, Florida..
In relation to the examination and survey of the route for a canal across
the peninsula of Florida.
Submitting reports of Lieutenant Stevens and Captain Gilmer on the im-
provement of the Brazos river, Texas, and the surveys of Georgetown
harbor, South Carolina, and the Savannah river from Savannah up to
Augusta.....

Communicating statements of appropriations for the War Department for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853.....

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REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

Exhibiting the general condition of the navy, the operations of naval squad-
rons, with views relating to an increase of the naval force, its reor-
ganization, and a modification of the laws regulating it
(See list of papers accompanying the above at page 320.)

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REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY-Continued.

Communicating a report of the cruise, with charts, &c., of Lieutenant S.
P. Lee, commander of the United States surveying brig "Dolphin,”
under the act of March 3, 1849, for testing new routes, temperatures,
oceanic currents, &c...

Communicating information from the Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks in
relation to "the floating balance-dock, basin, and railways at the
navy yard, Pensacola "

In relation to the establishment of a naval depot at Newport, Rhode Island. 12 70
In relation to the application of surface or fresh-water condensers to steam-

ships belonging to the United States...

In relation to a naval depot at Beaufort, North Carolina..

REPORTS OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

On the operations of the Post Office Department during the year 1853........
Communicating the causes of the repeated detention of the northern mail..
Respecting the measures taken to establish a daily mail between certain
places on the Mississippi river, under the act of August, 1852.....
Communicating a statement of the annual pay of the several railroad com-
panies for the transportation of the mail...

In relation to proposals submitted to him for the purchase of a site for a
post office in the city of Philadelphia.........

REPORTS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

In relation to the enlargement and modification of the judicial system of
the United States....

In relation to modifications in the manner of conducting the legal business
of the government...

SUBORDINATE DEPARTMENTS.

REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

On the operations of the General Land Office, and subordinate departments
thereof, during the year 1853.

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REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.

Relating to the mechanical arts, &c., (part 1)...

Relating to agriculture, &c., (part 2)..

REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

With statements of the operations of that branch of the public service
during the year 1852....

Asking an additional appropriation for the general incidental expenses of
the Indian service in the Territory of New Mexico..
Recommending to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs certain appro-
priations for the Indian service.....

REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.

In relation to revolutionary, half-pay, invalid and navy pensions, and
bounty land........

REPORTS OF THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES.

With statements of receipts and expenditures of the Post Office Depart-
ment for the year ending June 30, 1853..