INDEX A. Abolition of slavery.-(See Slavery.) Academy at West Point.-(See Military Academy.) Academy, Choctaw, in Kentucky.. Accident on board of the Princeton-New York city resolutions respecting. Accounts, Treasurer's.. balances of due more than three years. Accountability for public property. Page. 52, 550 74 74 424 126 565,566, 573 See res. H. R. No. 53. 9, 186, 188, 189, 191 238 188 449 484, 547 581 153 daily hour of meeting changed to 11 o'clock to meet at 7 o'clock, p. m.... to meet at 10 o'clock...... sine die .......... Admeasurement of tonnage of ships and vessels.. See bill H. R. No. 488. Albemarle sound and Atlantic ocean, communication between, and harbor at old Roan- Alabama, State of, members from, appear, viz: James Dellet, William W. Payne, James E. Belser...... court-house at Tuscaloosa.. refund money to, for expenditures on account of Indian hostilities. to cede lands to, for purposes of education. resolutions relative to veto, distribution, tariff, Texas, United States Bank, Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company.. compacts with regard to 5 per cent. fund and school reservation Alien children...... See bill S. No. 56. See bill H. R. No. 472. Allegheny river, improvement of. American seamen.-(See Seamen.) furniture to be of...... 491, 494, 503 6 7 114 98 132 132, 278 178 294 395 395 395 396 396 448 136 92 295, 462 447 438 125 130 255 200 304 Allen's expedition to rivers Des Moines and Blue Earth.. American manufacture, furniture for President's house to be of, if as cheap...... Ammunition, quantity on hand, and used in military and naval service Colt's water-proof, amend law of 1808 so as to purchase... quantity annually used in naval service... annually used in military service..... Appointments to office under general government. Appropriations, for revolutionary and other pensioners. See res. H. R. No. 48, and res. S. No. 3. Architect to be appointed by the President, to submit plans for War and Navy De- Arkansas, State of, Edward Cross appeared. new land district in..... ..... See bill S. No. 39. See res. H. R. No. 54. Armories, arsenals, forts, &c., to suspend resolution of 1842, relative to. . . . . annual expenses of ....... to suspend third section of resolution of 1841, relating to.. See res. S. No. 14. for commencement of, at Fort Massac... .Arms, ammunition, &c., manufactured in 1844.. Army, President's remarks respecting 297 325 361 See res. S. No. 12. See bill H. R. No. 607. 383 441 100 243 130 200 343 535 200 24 30, 81, 153 187 to regulate pay of. See bill H. R. No. 438. for the support of ..... See bill H. R. No. 501. medical department of, vindicated from charge of extravagance in regard to ex- Alabama, inhabitants of Walker county, to pay Michael Robinson and N. A. Penland inhabitants of State of, for post route from Wetumpka to Talladega Springs 229 369 283 340 398 283 451 135, 281 258 485 216, 468 72, 470 187 443 64, 470 141 213 294 406 68, 391 83 45 Appleton, Abigail....... Arkansas, legislature of, for post route from Clarksville to Carrollton. Army, medical officers of.... 72 118 118 284, 293 229 317 140 47 205, 390 111, 114 B. Balances, weights, and measures, progress in construction of....... ... which have remained due more than three years, Comptroller's statement of Bank of the United States, dividends unclaimed of old, of 1811. how much paid by, to editors and members of Congress... Banks in the District of Columbia, Committee on.. report of Committee on.. resolution of committee against. Belgium, trade with United States, President of the United States. Benson, A. G. & A. W., contracts with Navy Department..... Betting on elections.-(See Elections.) Big Sodus bay, improvement of. Bills, objected on second reading 519 297 424 450 450 47 90 33 471 491 151 341 289 17 124, 576 289 100, 243, 467 554 555 322 290, 296 567, 568 361 477 30 47 two passed inadvertently. S. No. 46, to reduce postage, taken from Committee of the Whole by resolution, and House proceeded to act upon....... Bills and resolutions, on notice- H. R. No. 432, election of President on one day.... H. R. No. 433, for sale of lead-mines... Page. Bills and resolutions, on notice— H. R. No. 434, Alanson Phinny. H. R. No. 435, improve Hudson river.. H. R. No. 436, to complete canal. H. R. No. 437, extend suffrage in Washington. H. R. No. 438, pay of the army. H. R. No. 439, Territory of Oregon. H. R. No. 440, purchase History of Oregon and California.. H. R. No. 443, marine hospitals.... H. R. No. 49, resolution to amend constitution. H. R. No 444, Territory of Nebraska..... H. R. No. 445, surveyor general of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. H. R. No. 446, land for internal improvements in Michigan H. R. No. 447, canal around St. Mary's.. H. R. No. 448, land to improve Fox and Wisconsin rivers.. 63 63 63 81 81 86 86 94 95, 290 98 99 99 99 99 99 104 126 126 133 133 133 133 133 133 134 134 134 H. R. No. 496, admission of Texas.... H. R. No. 499, railroad from Jackson to Brandon... H. R. No. 500, admission of Texas.... H. R. No. 503, courts in Washington.. H. R. No. 518, arrests on mesne process.. H. R. No. 547, cede lands to Alabama.. H. R. No. 565, light-house at Southport, Wisconsin. H. R. No. 569, claims on Mexico...... H. R. No. 570, to aid courts of the several States H. R. No. 573, Jeremiah Moors.... H. R. No. 574, F. M. Irish..... H. R. No. 603, reduce and graduate price of public land.. 174 180 180, 240 186 201 278 273 283 253 283 289 292 293 293 295 295 354 10 A bill making appropriations for the 25 A bill to authorize the purchase of the 122 A bill for the benefit of the heirs and legal 152 A bill for the relief of Elliott Smith and - 60, 109, 142 349 560 Postponed 579 343, 348 349 Nair. 370 A bill for the relief of Georgetown, in the 373 A bill for the relief of Joseph Curwen, 343, 348 349 377 A bill for the relief of John Adams and 379 A bill for the relief of Harvey & Slagg |