Chicago and elsewhere. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury in

relation to the action taken by the department in reference to ele.

vators for the public buildings in
Citizen Soldier newspaper through the mails. Letter of the Postmas-

ter-General in relation to the rate of postage charged for the trans-

mission of the
Collectors of internal revenue, increase of the appropriation for sala-

ries and expenses of, with a view to the more ottectual suppression
of the illicit distillation of spirits. Letter of the Secretary of the

Treasury
Collins, Joseph B. Message of the President of the United States re-

turning the bill (S. 595) entitled "An act to amend an act for the re-
lief of," approved March 3, 1879, with his objections ....

D.

Direct tax under the act of August 5, 1861, liability of the States for

the, the decision of the Comptroller of the Treasury in reference to
the liability of the State of Georgia for the. Letter of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury.

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E.

Edncation, Commissioner of. Letter asking an appropriation of $25,640

for the salaries of his office
Elections in 1876 avd 1878, amounts of money drawn from the Treas-

ury and paid to supervisors of. Letter of the Secretary of the

Treasury :
Elevators for the public buildings in Chicago and elsewhere. Letter

of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the action taken by

the department in reference to
Engineers, Chief of. Reports :
Upon the provision in the sundry civil bill approved March 3, 1879,

discontinuing the geographical surveys west of the 100th merid-

ian under the War Department
Survey of the Yadkin River, North Carolina..
Estimates of appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judi-

cial expenses of the government, and for the support of the Army.

Message of the President of the United States..
Estimates of appropriations to carry into effect the act to fix the pay

of letter-carriers
Executive expenses of the government, estimates for the.

F.

Freights to private shippers as against the United States. Letter of

the Secretary of War in relation to discriminations by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company in the rates of.....

G.

Geographical survey west of the 100th meridian under the War De-

ment. Letter of the Secretary of War upon a provision in the

sundry civil bill, approved March 3, 1879, discontinuing the......
Georgia, decision of the First Comptroller of the Treasury in reference

to the liability of the State of, for the direct tax under the act of

August 5, 1861 ....
Goward Gustavus, reports on the Samoan Islands...

I.

Imports to pay interest on the public debt. Letter of the Treasury

in relation to amounts due and uncollected under act of August 5,
1861, to provide increased revenue from .....

the.

Indian Territory by white settlers. Message of the President of the

United States in relation to an alleged occupation of a portion of
Indian Territory. Message of the President of the United States in

relation to lands in the, acquired by the treaties of 1866....
Interior, Secretary of. Letter:

Recommending an appropriation of $25,640 for the salaries of the

office of the Commissioner of Education...
In relation to an alleged occupation of a portion of the Indian

Territory by white settlers..
In relation to lands in the Indian Territory acquired by the

treaties of 1866....
Internal commerce. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury in rela-

tion to the time of transmission of the annual reports on
Internal Revenue, Commissioner of. Letter:
Increase of the appropriation for salaries and expenses of collect-

ors of internal revenue, with a view to the more effectual sup-

pression of the illicit distillation of spirits.
International silver conference held in Paris, 1878. Message of the

President of the United States in relation to...
Interoceanic canal commission, report of the Message of the President
of the l'nited States

J.

Judicial expenses of the government, estimates for the....

L.

Lands in the Indian Territory acquired by the treaties of 1866. Mes-

sage of the President of the United States in relation to..
Legal-tender notes presented and redeemed in coin since January 1,

1079, amount of. "Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Legislative expenses of the government, estimates for the
Letter-carriers, estimates of appropriations to carry into effect the act

to fix the pay of. Letter of the Postmaster-General .

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M.

Mails, balances audited and due for the transportation of, prior to July

1, 1878. Letter Secretary of the Treasury..
Marshals of the United States in the States of New York, Pennsylvania,

Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland, accounts of the. Letter of the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Marshals and deputy marshals of the United States for the year com- i

mencing July 1, 1879, necessity of making appropriations for the
maintenance of the. Message of the President of the United States..
Maryland, accounts of the marshals of the United States in the States

of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and. Letter of the
Secretary of the Treasury
Massachusetts and Maryland, accounts of the marshals of the United
States in the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Letter of the

Secretary of the Treasury,
Mississippi River, progress of the work of improving the South Pass of
the. Letter of the Secretary of War communicating reports of Capt.

M. R. Brown...
Mexico. Message of the President of the United States in relation
to correspondence in regard to the Austin-Topolovampo Railroad
survey

N.

National Board of Health, action taken by the, for the purchase or con-

struction of a refrigerating ship. Letter of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Naval engineer officers, in relation to plans and specifications of refrig-

erating ship and machinery. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy..

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Navy, Secretary of the. Letter:

In relation to plans and specifications of refrigerating ship and

machinery

Observations of the transit of Venus..
Navy Department, observations of the transit of Venns under direction

of the...
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland, accounts

of the United States marsha!. in the States of. Letter of the Secre-

tary of the Treasury.
Nichols, Lient. F. C. ' Letter, that the law be so amended as to allow

officers now in the Army, who served as officers of volunteers in the
Mexican war, credit for the time served in computing the length of
their service.....

0.

Officers now in the Army, whos rved as officers of volunteers in the

Mexicau war, credit for the time thus served, in computing the
length of their service. Letter of Lieut. F. C. Nichols, that the law

be so amended as to allow.
Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland, accounts of the marshals of the

United States in the States of New York, Pennsylvania. Letter of

the Secretary of the Treasury.
Ordnance, Chief of. Letter:

On the subject of leasing the water-power at Moline, Ill., to the

Moline Water-Power Company..,

P.

Pay of certain soldiers of the late war. Letter of the Secretary of

War, payment of arrears of.....
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland, accounts of the

marshals of the United States in the States of New York. Letter of

the Secretary of the Treasury
Porter, Fitz-John, proceedings and report of the board of officers con-

vened by Special Orders No. 78, headquarters of the Army, April
12, 1878, in the case of. Message of the President of the United

States
Postmaster-General. Letters:

Estimates of appropriations to carry into effect the act to fix the

pay of letter-carriers..
Rate of postage charged for the transmission of the Citizen Sol-

dier newspaper through the mails ..

Necessity for a building for a city post office in Washington
Post-otlice in Washington City, necessity for a building for a. Letter

of the Postmaster-General
President of the United States. Messages:

At the commencement of the first session of the Forty-sixth Con-

gress, communicating estimates of appropriations needed, which

were sent to Congress at the opening of last session of Congress..
Reports of Gustavus Goward on the Samoan Islands ...,
Report of the commission relating to the different interoceanic-

canal surveys, and the practicability of the construction of a

ship-canal across the continent...
In relation to an alleged occupation of a portion of the Indian

Territory by white settlers..
In relation to lands in the Indian Territory acquired by the trea-

ties of 15
In, relation to the International Silver Conference beld in Paris

in 1878..
Returning bill (5.595) entitled “An act to amend an act for the

relief of Josephi B. Collins, approved March 3, 1079,” with his

olijections
Necessity of making appropriations for the maintenance of the

marshals and deputy marshals of the United States for the year
commencing July 1, 1879....

a

President of the United States. Messages :

In relation to correspondence with the Republic of Mexico in re

gard to the Austin-Topolovampo Railroad survey Proceedings and report of the board of officers convened by Special

Orders, No. 78, headquarters of the Army, April 12, 1878, in the case

of Fitz-John Porter Provincetown, Mass., effect produced by the dike across the East

Harbor Inlet at, upon the deposit of sand in Cape Cod Harbor. Re-
port of the Secretary of War.

Q.
Quartermaster-General, in relation to the advisability of erecting bar-

racks and quarters at San Antonio, Tex., for the headquarters, De-
partment of Texas ...

R.

Refrigerating ship, action taken by the National Board of Health for

the purchase or construction of a. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury ... Refrigerating ship and machinery. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to plans and specifications of.. Reports on internal commerce. (See Internal Commerce.) Revenne. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the man

ner in which cars and bonded warehouses containing appraised and nnappraised goods are secured to prevent frauds on the. Revenue from imports to pay interest on the public debt. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to amounts due and uncollected under act of August 5, 1861, to provide increased...

S.

Samoan Islands, reports of Gustavus Goward on the.......
Securities of the United States. (See Bonds.)
Ship-canal across the continent, report of the Interoceanic Canal Com-
mission relating to the different interoceanic-canal surveys and the
practicability of the construction of a .
Silver Conference. (See International Silver Conference.)
Soldiers of the late war, appropriation for the payment of arrears of

pay of certain. Letter of the Secretary of War.
South Pass of the Mississippi River, progress of the work of improving

the. Letter of the Secretary of War
Spirits. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to an increase
of the appropriation for salaries and expenses of collectors of internal
revenue, with a view to the more effectual suppression of the illicit
distillation of
State, Secretary of. Reports:

Reports of Gustavus Goward on the Samoan Islands
In relation to the International Silver Conference held in Paris in

1878
In relation to correspondence with the Republic of Mexico in re-

gard to the Austin-Topolovampo Railroad survey.. Supervisors of elections in 1876 and 1878, amounts of money drawn

from the Treasury and paid to Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury.

T:

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Tevas. Letter of the Secretary of Warin regard to erecting barracks and

quarters at San Antonio, Tex., for the headquarters Department of.. Treasury, Secretary of the Letters:

In relation to the accounts of the United States niarshals in the

States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and

Maryland
Statement of the amounts of money drawn from the Treasury and

paid to supervisors of elections in 1876 and 1878....

Treasury, Secretary of the. Letters :

Commissions or other compensation paid for services in negotiating
the sale of bonds from 1862 to the present time.

Additional information
In relation to the manner in which cars and bonded warehouses

containing appraised and unappraised goods are secured to pre

vent frauds on the revenue..
Balances andited and due for the transportation of mails prior to

July 1, 1878..
Amount of legal-tender notes presented and redeemed in coin since

January 1, 1879..
Amounts dne and uncollected under act of August 5, 1861, to pro-

vide increased revenue from imports to pay interest on the pub

lic debt In relation to an increase of the appropriation for salaries and ex

penses of collectors of internal revenue, with a view to the more

effectnal suppression of the illicit distillation of spirits.....
In relation to the liability of the States for the direct tax under

the act of August 5, 1801; the decision of the First Comptroller
of the Treasury in reference to the liability of the State of Georgia

for the direct tax under said act
In relation to the time of transmission of the annual reports on in-

ternal commerce.. In relation to the action taken by the department in reference to

elevators for the public buildings in Chicago and elsewhere. In relation to the action taken by the National Board of Health

for the purchase or construction of a refrigerating ship.... Treasury, First Comptroller of the. Decision of the, in reference to

the liability of the State of Georgia for the direct tax under the act of August

1861...

U.

Union Pacific Railroad Company. Letter of the Secretary of War in

relation to discriminations by the, in the rates of freights to private shippers as against the United States..

V.

Venus, observations of the transit of, under direction of the Navy

Departments

W. War, Secretary of. Letters:

Letter of Lieut. C. F. Nichols that the law be so amended as to

allow officers of volunteers in the Mexican war credit for the

time thus served in computing the length of their service In relation to the effect produced by the dike across the East

Harbor Inlet at Provincetown, Mass., upon the deposit of sand

in Cape Cod Harbor Upon a provision in the sundry civil act approved March 3, 1879,

discontinuing the geographical surveys west of the 100th me

ridian under the War Department
Upon the subject of leasing the water-power at Moline, Ill., to the

Moline Water-Power Company.
In relation to discriminations by the l'nion Pacific Railroad Com-

pany in the rates of freights to private shippers as against the

United States
Recommending an appropriation for the payment of arrears of

pay of certain soldiers of the late war
Progress of the work of improving the South Pass of the Missis-

sippi River.. In regard to the advisability of erecting barracks and quarters at

San Antonio, Texas, for the headquarters Department of Texas. In relation to the arrest and removal of J. M. Bell and other Cher.

okee Indians from the Cherokee Nation .... Survey of the Yadkin River, North Carolina...

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