Lands, public-

resolution of Mississippi for the reduction of the price of
public lands, the modification of the pre-emption laws,
and the issuing of patents for the lands granted to that
State
lands in Arkansas overflowed by the Mississippi, Ar-
kansas, White, Black, Red, and St. Francis rivers,
resolution

letter from the governor, and resolutions of the legisla-
ture of Wisconsin, relative to the extinguishment of
the Indian title to certain lands
appropriation of public lands for a railroad from lake
Michigan to the Pacific, memorial

Page.

144

145

158

161

report and bill (see bill S. 246)

461

grant of land to Indiana for the use of schools, resolution
of Indiana

174

reduction of the price of, resolution of Indiana

174

petitions

198

grant of land for the Buffalo and Mississippi railroad,

resolution of Indiana

174

grant of land to complete the national road to the Mis-
sissippi, resolution

174

grant of inundated lands, resolution of Mississippi
reduction of the price of the public lands in that State,

182

memorial of Mississippi

182

184

184

reduction of the price of the public lands, memorial of
Alabama

sale of reserved lands in St. Stephen's district, memorial
of Alabama

report and bill (see bill S. 162)
completion of certain maps, resolution

confirmation of pre-emptions to certain settlers on the

public lands in Mississippi, memorial of Mississippi
granting land for internal improvements, resolution
grant of land to Arkansas for purposes of internal im-
provement. (See bill S. 206.)

reduction of the price of swampy and inundated lands on
the Mississippi river in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas, Illinois, and Missouri, (see bill S. 216,) and report
settlers on the public lands in Florida, petition for the
benefit of the act for the armed occupation of Florida

Lang, William B. (See bill H. R. 392.)
Langtry & Jenkins. (See bill H. R. 181.)

Larrabee, Charles, memorial

Lavalette, Captain E. A. F., relative to, and persons employed at

Lawrence county, Miss., petition of citizens for land to aid in the

368

377

119

257, 264

388

430

278

145

Laws, criminal, extension of, over the Indian territories, resolu-
tion

Laws, publication of, resolution

(See bill S. 64.)

extension of, over Oregon, petitions

Laws and treaties United States, Little & Brown's edition, dis-
tribution of. (See bills S. 210 and H. R. 457.)

Leaf river, improvement of, memorial of Mississippi

Lear's, P., propeller, resolution

Leavenworth, Seth M., leave to withdraw

(See resolution H. R. 10.)

Le Beau, François, Jean Bevin, and Alexis Porch, memorial of

committee discharged

Le Blanc, Villeneuve, memorial

committee discharged

Lecaze, James. (See Frederick Vincent.)

Lecaze & Mallet. (See Frederick Vincent.)

Page.

395

112

176, 265

192

165

73

209

422

47

272

Lee, Richard Hargrave. (See bill H. R. 285.)
Leeches, relative to the duty on, petitions

Lemist & Atkinson, and others, importers of foreign goods in
Boston, memorial of -

.

Levy, Hon. David. (See Hon. David Levy Yulee.)

Levy, M. E., and others, petition of, against the passage of S.
bill 86, for the relief of Joseph Chaires and others
Lewis, Hon. Dixon H., attended

presented the credentials of Mr. Cal-
houn, of South Carolina

clerk to the Committee on Finance

a building for the federal courts at the new seat of gov-
ernment of Alabama

-

amount of money necessary for the war with Mexico, and

91

171

to print additional copies of the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury, with the list of manufactured articles up-
on which certain duties are paid

Light-house system, improvements in, report of the Secretary of

the Treasury

Ligon, William. (See bill H. R. 220.)

Lilley, Isaac, petition referred

adverse report

recommitted

Lincoln and Pike counties, Missouri, citizens of, petition rela-
tive to lands they purchased of the United States
Linton, Mary Ann. (See resolution S. 18.)

resolution of Mr. Pennybacker

Liquors, relative to the duty on, memorials
Literary apparatus, relative to the duty on, memorials 363, 368,
Literary and scientific pursuits, persons engaged in, and in the
publication of books, memorial

Little & Brown, and others, petition of, against a change in the
duty on books

ordered to be printed

Little & Brown, contract with

distribution of the edition of the laws and trea-
ties United States published by. (See bills
S. 210 and H. R. 457.)

Page.

215

465

290, 387

373, 404

246

431

445

152

Little, Sarah, petition of

adverse report

Little, David, leave to withdraw

petition presented

adverse report

82

267, 274

77

83

159, 170

166

committee discharged, and leave to withdraw

Little, Jonathan, assignee of Whiley & Taylor, petition of

Little Rock, roads between Memphis and, and Little Rock and
Fort Smith, memorial of the Arkansas legislature

Live-oak timber, agents for the preservation of, resolution

Livingston, Louisa, Thomas P. Barton, and others, memorial -
Livingston county, N. Y., petition of citizens, for the abrogation

of the Seneca treaties -

committee discharged

Loan authorized. (See bill H. R. 492.)

yeas and nays

London, United States minister at, correspondence with, rela-

Long Island Railroad Company, memorial referred

Loubet, Marie, representative of John Baptiste, Viscount de Lo-
mague, memorial

Louisiana, memorials of citizens, for the improvement of the
Sabine

431

112

114

91

116

306

306

363

472

201

240

Louisiana legislature, resolutions of-

erection of fortifications at New Orleans

erection of light-houses at the mouths of bayou Bonfouca
. and Tanchipaho river
improvement of the Sabine

reimbursement of money advanced by the State for the
public service in Texas, establishment of a naval depot
at New Orleans, and construction of additional naval

steamers

Page.

209

278, 315

315

improvement of the channel of bayou La Fourche
Louisiana, La Fourche river harbor, report of the Secretary of

War

issuing of grants of lands in. (See resolution S. 6.)
yeas.and nays

315

317

38

126

313

121, 164

49,60
209

368

38, 78

275

324, 354, 361

reimbursement of money advanced by, for the public
service in Texas, resolution of the legislature

Louisville, port of entry and collector at, memorials
Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Nashville, and
Wheeling, memorial of the surveyors and inspectors of, for
ports of entry and collectors at those places -
memorial of merchants for same purpose

Louisville and Portland Canal Company, purchase of stock of,
petition

Lowell, Massachusetts, proceedings of a meeting of citizens ap-
proving the measures of the government in the war with Mex-
ico, &c.

Lucas county, Ohio, citizens of, petition, improvement of Mau-
mee river

Lucas, Benjamin L., petition of

Lush, Lydia, widow of Stephen Lush, petition of

adverse report

Luzerne county, Penn., memorials of freeholders and inhabit-
ants, duty on coal and against bill H.

Page.

50

122, 133

-

434, 445

435

445

212

Lyceum of Natural History in New York, petition

McIntosh, John M., assignee of John Chute and Jacob Hart,

memorial

McIntosh, James, memorials

McKenzie, Charles M. (See bill H. R. 190.)

McLane, Mr., correspondence with, relative to Oregon, resolution

McLean, Hugh Munro, memorial

McLellan, Thomas, and others, memorial

McLellan, J. H., remission of tonnage duty to -

McNeil, John, petition

MacRea, William. (See Mary Mac Rea.)

MacRea, Mary, widow of William MacRea, petition
(See bill S. 23.)
report

Mackinac straits, fortification of, memorial

Macon and Western Railroad Company, petition

Madison county, New York, citizens petition relative to the

Madison, George. (See Mira M. Alexander.)

Smithsonian Institution

Magnetic telegraph between Mobile and New Orleans, commu-
nication relative to the establishment of

4

resolution submitted by, relative to the
Houmas land claim

326, 329

383
61, 73

431

90

55

yeas and nays on reference

(See bill S. 68.)

documents

55

265

265

62

70

89

126

293

Mahon's river, improvement of the harbor at the mouth of, res-
olution of Delaware

306'

325

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