Washington county, D. C., memorial of citizens, punishment Watches, jewelry, and precious stones, relative to the duty on, Waterman, Silas. (See bill H. R. 156.) Watson, Benjamin, petition Page. 246 317 111 committee discharged 472 Watson, Joseph, heir of, petition referred 63 (See bill H. R. 43.) report and bill (see bill S. 164) 260 Wayne county, New York, citizens petition against renewal of a patent to Jethro Wood 222, 229 Webster, Hon. Daniel, attended 43 attachments on processes from United States courts Weights and measures, report of the superintendent of Wentling, George, petition of West Feliciana, Louisiana, citizens of the parish of, petition for 348 491 497 177 136 186 patents for lands on which they have settled West Feliciana Railroad Company, memorial referred West Florida Collegiate Institute, trustees of, memorial 77,80 148, 166 66 168 290 West Point. (See Military Academy.) West Tennessee College, memorial of the General Assembly of authority of the territorial judges of Florida as federal 77,80 Florida survey and sale of lands in Florida cultivation of tropical productions in Florida light-house and buoys at South Cape spoliations by American troops in West Florida in 123 127 161 184 309 Westcott, Hon. James D., jr., resolutions submitted by, viz: 1846 letter from Gen. Gaines of 7th June, 1846 Western and Atlantic railroad, repayment of duties on iron for, Western rivers, petition of captains of steamboats navigating, for Western merchants, petition for making Louisville, Cincinnati, Wheeling, board of trade of, memorial for a bridge over the Ohio Whelpley, David, petition Whiley & Taylor. (See Jonathan Little.) White, Elijah, petitions (See bills S. 43 and 71.) report leave to withdraw Page. 334 360 411, 415 104 48 94 150, 207 328 108 White, James M., and others, heirs of John Smith T, petition of White, O. B. (See bill S. 177.) Whitney, A., memorial for an appropriation of the public land 120 145 161 Wicomico river, buoys at the mouth of, resolution of Maryland Wild, Richard. (See James Robinson and wife.) Wilkes, Charles, commander United States navy, relative to the 222 226 Willing & Curwen. (See Joseph Curwen.) Page. 388 Wilmington, N. C., shipowners and shipmasters petition against Wilmington and Newcastle, memorial for making, a port of en- try Wilmott, Robert. (See John F. Wilmott.) Wilmott, John F., executor of Robert Wilmott, leave to with- Wilna, Jefferson county, N. Y., petition of citizens of, against adverse report Wilson, William. (See Willis Wilson.) Wilson, Willis, heirs and legal representatives, petition of adverse report Wilson, James, resolution relative to Wilson, William, & Sons, and others, memorial of, duty on cop- Wines and liquors, relative to duty on, memorials Wing, John, pension agent at Cincinnati authorized to pay to, (See bill S. 130.) adverse report Wingate, Hezekiah, petition Winimac, removal of the land office from, to Rochester, petition Wisconsin, sale of mineral lands, petition of citizens (See bill S. 31.) letter from the governor, with resolutions of the legis- 308 130 57, 115 48 263 265 382 232 415 192 213, 228 93 188 133 189 -352 411 415 70 405 290, 387 127 147 276, 297 150 317 55 158 letter from the governor, with resolutions of the legis- Grassy island 158 Wisconsin, to enable the people to form a constitution and State government. (See bill H. R. 106.) Page. 134, 187, 188, 217 Wisconsin river, grant of land for the improvement of. (See 269 311 158 158 499, 500 494 93 372 petitions against the renewal of a patent to 203, 207, 209, . Woodbridge, Hon. William, attended- resolutions submitted by, viz: 6 86, 254, 255 inland communication between Fort Gratiot and establishment of a mail route naval depot at the mouth of Grand river furnishing Michigan with authenticated evidence Woodcock, Bancroft, petition of 102 134 139, 146 259 308 331, 336 164 278 212 85 36 66 207 497 Wright, Nathaniel, memorial of committee discharged Wright & Sturgis, petition of Wyandott Indians, memorial of the chiefs and delegates for pay- the treaty of 17th March, 1842 Wyckoff, J. V. D., petition of . Wyman, James. (See bill H. R. 40.) Wyoming valley, Pennsylvania, proceedings of a meeting of the Page. 183 217 329 107, 180 151 243 462 462 398 448 York, Maine, citizens of, petition relative to French spoliations peaceful adjustment of international difficul- 301 304 101 101 159 5 6 6,7 94 41, 59 42, 49 63, 71 improvement in the construction of war steamers 94 95 drydock at Pensacola 127, 132 progress of the fortifications at Key West and the straits of Florida 136, 140 right of Florida to the surplus revenue distributed by act mail communication between St. Augustine and Key |