Alabama, bill to relinquish to the State of, the two per cent. fund
reserved by the act for her admission into the Union,
to be applied to the making of a road or roads lead-
ing to said State. (See bill S. 60.)

bill for the relief of the corporate authorities of the
city of Mobile. (See bill S. 139.)

bill to reorganize the district courts of the United States
in the State of. (See bill S. 189.)

bill to reorganize the district courts of the United States
for the State of. (See bill H. R. 491.)

bill to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United
States to a certain reservation in the State of. (See
bill S. 272.)

Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company, memorial of
the, referred -

Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company, bill for the
benefit of the. (See bill S. 61.)

Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company, bill to extend
the time of the payment of certain duties by the, &c. (See
bill S. 224.)

Alabama volunteers, claim of Captain Snodgrass's company of,
referred

bill reported. (See bill S. 84.)

resolution inquiring into the delay in the settlement of
the claims of the

report from the Secretary of War in compliance with

the same

referred

committee discharged

Alba, Peter, bill for the relief of the heirs and assignees of. (See
bill H. R. 346.)

Alexander, Mira M., memorial of, referred

ordered to be printed

bill reported. (See bill S. 267.)
Alexander, John E., bill for the relief of. (See bill H. R. 599.)
Alexander, James, bill to authorize him to relinquish certain
land, and to locate other in lieu thereof. (See bill H. R. 567.)
Alexandria and Falmouth Railroad Company, bill giving the as-
sent of Congress to an act of the State of Virginia to amend
the act incorporating the. (See bill S. 90.)

Alexandria, memorial of the Friendship Fire Company of, refer-

red

committee discharged

memorial of the common council of, referred
committee discharged

Alleghany, bill for the relief of the owners of the ship Alleghany
and their legal representatives. (See bill S. 82.)

Allen, M., and others, memorial of, referred

committee discharged

Allen, John L., bill for the relief of. (See bill H. R. 719.)

Allen, Henry, bill granting a pension to the widow of. (See bill

H. R. 951.)

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89

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128, 129

305

102

194

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203

189

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128, 159

312

resolutions submitted by, viz:

calling for a copy of the correspondence between the Se-
cretary of the Treasury and the Bank of North America
and Bank of New York, in relation to a circular ad-
dressed to collectors of the customs on the 22d Septem-
ber, 1789, and for a copy of said circular

in relation to the financial policy of the Government, and
the expediency of specie payments
inquiring whether the banks in the District of Columbia.
have conformed to, or evaded, the conditions of their
charters as to the use of small notes

that the librarian of Congress prepare, and report to the
Senate, a catalogue of all the legislative and executive
journals and documents of the several States and Terri-
tories now in the library

calling for information in relation to the execution of the
thirteenth and fourteenth sections of the act of the 23d
June, 1836, "to regulate the deposites of the public
money"

declaring the message from the President, communicating
an explanatory letter from the Postmaster General in
relation to a disrespectful communication from him,
satisfactory to the Senate

directing the annual statement of the commerce and navi-
gation of the United States, when completed at the
Treasury, to be printed

American Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, memo-
rial of the, referred

Andrews, William, bill (H. R. 994) for the relief of

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84

84

101

234

240

324, 333

337

251

193, 199

Angel, Sarah, and the other heirs at law of Benjamin King, de·
ceased, bill for the relief of. (See bill S. 16.)
Appleby, Stephen, bill granting a pension to. (See bill H. R. 999.)
Apprentices in merchant vessels engaged in foreign commerce,
documents on the subject of the employment of, presented
Appropriations, (private) resolution calling for a statement of

the amounts paid under, since December, 1833 - 44, 50,
communicated

Appropriations in part for the support of Government for the years 1838 and 1839, bill making. (See bill H. R. 891.) Appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year 1839. (See bill H. R. 981.)

Arbuckle, Matthew, petition of, referred

bill for his relief. (See bill S. 214.)
report reprinted

Arkansas, memorials and resolutions of the Legislature of, pre-
sented, viz:

for the passage of a law to cede the public lands to the
States in which they lie

318

52

73

135

138

33

Arkansas, praying the extension of the "Act authorizing certain soldiers of the last war to surrender their bounty lands"

for the improvement of the navigation of the Black,
White, and Current rivers

committee discharged

in favor of extending the franking privilege to the
Governors of States

committee discharged

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33

321

42

293

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312

55

70, 116, 242

312

71

in favor of the sale of the school lands in Chicot county
committee discharged

in relation to floating pre-emption rights

for the passage of a law to authorize the relinquish-
ment of the sixteenth sections

committee discharged

for the remuneration of settlers on school lands for their
improvements

to allow the right of pre-emption to other lands, to the
settlers on school lands

for the passage of an act to direct the boundary be-
tween the Republic of Texas and that State to be
run and marked

committee discharged

for the improvement of the Arkansas river

committee discharged

for the completion of the road from Memphis to Little
Rock

for the establishment of ports of entry at Van Buren
and Little Rock, and the modification of the Texas
boundary line

242

committee discharged

321

for the confirmation of titles to lands entered in virtue
of Spanish confirmations

for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a road
for the completion of the road from Jackson to Fort
Smith

255

256

for the passage of a pre-emption law
committee discharged

256

312

Arkansas, petitions of citizens of, presented :

for the extension of the jurisdiction of the United States

in favor of the claim of Samuel Mackey

for the establishment of post routes
committee discharged

Arkansas, resolution for the establishment of ports of entry in -
document on the subject of increasing the number and
compensation of the clerks in the office of the Sur
veyor General of the State of, and in relation to the
survey of the unappropriated lands in that State, re-
ferred

committee discharged

135

305

141

185

293

50

243

312

Arkansas, bill for the relief of sundry citizens of, who lost their
improvements in consequence of a treaty between

the United States and the Choctaw Indians. (See
bill S. 29.)

bill making appropriations to complete certain military
roads in the State of. (See bill S. 34.)

bill to settle the title to certain tracts of land in the
State of. (See bill S. 59.)

bill to authorize the location of the pre-emption certifi-
cates given by the register of the land office at Bates-
ville, under the act of 26th May, 1824. (See bill
S. 108.)

bill to authorize the inhabitants of township eight north,
range thirty-two west, in the State of, to enter a sec-
tion of land in lieu of the sixteenth section in said
township, upon condition that the same is surrender-
ed to the United States for military purposes. (See
bill S. 109.)

bill to revive the act entitled "An act to enable claim-
ants to lands within the limits of Missouri and Ter-
ritory of Arkansas to institute proceedings to try
the validity of their claims." (See bill S. 153.)
bill in relation to certain railways in. (See bill S. 238.)
bill to settle the title to certain tracts of land in the
State of. (See bill S. 214.)

Armbrister, Michael, bill for the reliet of. (See bill S. 28.)
Armington, Asa, and others, bill for the relief of. (See bill S.
93.)

Armstrong, Andrew, petition of, referred

bill reported. (See bill S. 196.)

Armstrong, resolution calling for information relative to the

Armory, resolution to provide for the construction of a national Armories, report from the Secretary of War, showing the operarations of the, during the year 1838

Army, memorials of officers of the line of the, to be placed on

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37

160

219

205

316

an equal footing with officers of the staff, presented
and referred
32, 46, 95, 103, 106, 109, 141, 157, 162, 198

report

bill allowing rations to the Inspector General of the.
(See bill S. 184.)

bill making appropriations for the support of the, for the

year 1839. (See bill H. R. 897.)

294

Army Register, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting sixty copies of the, for the use of the Senate

324

Asbury, Samuel M., bill for the relief of. (See bill H. R. 954.).

Arts, bill in addition to the act to promote the progress of the useful. (See bill S. 256.)

Assistant doorkeeper, motion to proceed to the election of a

271

Atchafalaya river, resolution to provide for the improvement of the navigation of the

Attorney General, joint resolution to allow a per centum on the salaries of the clerk and messenger of the. (See joint resolution H. R. 10.)

Austill, Jeremiah, and Thomas Rhodes, bill for the relief of. (See bill S. 88.)

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B.

Babin, Pierre, petition of, referred

report and bill. (See bill S. 255.)

Bacot, Thomas W., petition of the heirs of, referred

committee discharged

Bainbridge, Susan, memorial of, referred

committee discharged

Baker, Harriet de la Palm, memorial of, referred committee discharged

Balch, John, jr., bill for the relief of. Baldridge, John, bill for the relief of. report on said bill

Baldwin, Loammi, bill to make certain tor of. (See bill S. 40.)

claim of, referred

135

82

111

141

322

41

158

(See bill H. R. 447.)
(See bill H. R. 494.)

209

allowances to the execu

39, 48

322

committee discharged

Ballentine, David, bill for the relief of. (See bill H. R. 701.) Bank notes, resolution calling for copies of orders and instructions relative to the kind of money and, to be paid out by officers of the Government

communicated

Bankrupt law of the United States, bill for the relief of parties
interested in the unsettled estates of persons proceeded
against as bankrupt under the. (See bill S. 305.) -
Bank of the United States, resolution calling for information in
relation to the payment of the bonds of the, and the
public moneys on deposite in the

communicated

resolution for a statement of the annual average amount of
the notes of, in circulation

communicated

resolution calling for copies of any term or agreement en-
tered into by the Secretary of War, respecting the sale
or payment of one or more of the bonds of the 93, 97, 99, 100, 112
communicated

116

Bank of Mineral Point, in Wisconsin, document relating to the condition of the, presented and referred

242

committee discharged

271

Bank of Columbia, in Georgetown, bill to prevent the abatement of suits now pending in which it may be a party. (See bill S. 265.)