New York, inhabitants of Chautauque county, complete "ports of refuge" opposite

Canada shore, &c.

inhabitants of city of, vs. 20 per cent. ad valorem on foreign books

of Chautauque, appropriate public lands for emancipation of
slaves

Page.

171

567

739

171, 206
171, 323

Railroad Company of Long Island, remit duty on iron rails

inhabitants of Buffalo, guard against steamboiler explosions

316

3:28

of State of, vs. monopoly of offices

of Albany, vs. monopoly of offices

of St. Lawrence county, for mail route from Antwerp to
Canton

Historical Society of, foreign scientific books free of duty
inhabitants of State of, recognise independence of Liberia

of county of, public lands free to actual settlers

of Onondaga county, public lands free to actual settlers
Shipwreck Society of city of, relative to shipwrecks on that coast
legislature of State of, relative to the militia'

relative to pilotage

inhabitants of Genesee county, for mail route from Alexander to Leroy

of city of, marine insurance companies

of Cayuga, abolish franking privilege, &c.

572

614

624

681

220

226, 263

269

618

745

745

226

238

320, 812

legislature of State of, give regulation and appointment of pilots to the
States

inhabitants of city of, relative to European mail line

legislature of State of, relative to militia of the United States

of Monroe county, vs. change of tariff of 1842

of State of, vs. change of tariff of 1842

trustees of Columbia College of city of, admit foreign scientific books, &c.,
free

inhabitants of Buffalo, reduce letter postage

of State of, no change of duty on flint glass

of city of, (artists of,) purchase Catlin's collection of paint-
ings, &c.

753

756, 1144

756

834

North Carolina, inhabitants of Bertie county, reopen Roanoke inlet

of Martin county, reopen Roanoke inlet

of Washington and Gates counties, reopen Roanoke inlet
of Tyrrell and Currituck counties, reopen Roanoke inlet
of State of, vs. admission of Texas into Union
of Roanoke island, for certain mail routes

-

229, 231
358

Office, rotation in, a cardinal principle; term of appointments to, classification of, &c.,
principles and doctrines relating to

to continue in office certain persons for a limited time

Officers of government, for the appointment in departments of government of
Officers of the navy, whether any received extra pay
Officers and staff of marine corps

247, 248

1105

132, 601

182

462

624

Ohio, members from, appear-Jacob Brinkerhoff, John D. Cummins, Francis A. Cun-
ningham, Columbus Delano, James J. Faran, George Fries, Joshua R. Gid-
dings, Alexander Harper, Joseph J. McDowell, Joseph Morris, Isaac Parish,
Augustus L. Perrill, Joseph M. Root, William Sawyer, Robert C. Schenck,
David A. Starkweather, Henry St. John, Daniel R. Tilden, Joseph Vance,
Samuel F. Vinton

remove obstructions to the navigation of the falls of

Mr. Tibbatts's bill to improve

bridge at Wheeling

See bill H. R. No. 383.
harbor at Cincinnati

See bill H. R. No. 100.

55

134

558

560

678

245

249

resolution of legislature of, relative to section sixteen, township three north,
range sixteen east, and for the payment of the purchase money of
the west half of section twelve

336

against any increase of rates of postage

471

against the division of the State into two federal judicial districts
in favor of the purchase of the stock in the Louisville and Portland
canal

499

499

Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers, improvement of

1096

See bill S. No. 2.

Old papers, to be arranged

749

Order, questions of, decided-
when the joint resolution for admission of Texas was on its passage, a mo-
tion was made to recommit it with instructions. The previous question was
moved, and the Speaker decided the main question to be on recommitting
on appeal, the decision was sustained, but subsequently reconsidered (by yeas
99, nays 93)

on a motion to commit with instructions, the previous question being moved
cuts off the instructions, and brings the House to vote on the motion to
commit

no motion whatever is in order in the absence of a quorum, except for a call
of the House, or to adjourn

two-thirds of the members present can suspend one or all of the rules, at any
time, without regard to the 134th rule

an amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole House as a distinct
and an entire proposition, is not divisible

when a member withdraws the previous question, and walks away, it is in or-
der for any other member to renew the call for the previous question while
the first member is so walking

on a question of striking out and inserting, the part to be inserted is not di-
visible

Page.

112

112

150

357

364

366, 641

640

366

motion to recommit not in order after previous question has been moved
an amendment on a different subject from the one under consideration, not in
order

643

655

a proposition "for a charge upon the people" is not debatable the day on which
it is offered

a motion to reconsider a vote upon a bill or resolution is in order, although the
bill or resolution may have passed out of possession of the House

657

·

motion to recede takes precedence of a motion for a conference

the question of irrelevancy in debate cannot apply when there is no particular
question under debate

a resolution may be modified by the mover after a question has been taken to
lay it on the table

a motion to lay papers upon the table before the reading is finished, is in order
a member, in giving reasons for desiring to be excused from voting upon the
passage of a bill, may state objections to its preamble

673
696

721

725

789

794

a member making a motion without rising from his seat, need not be recog-
nised by the Chair

803

-

motion to go into Committee of the Whole House takes precedence of a mo-
tion to go into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, on Fri-
days and Saturdays -
amendments may be proposed to bills when reported from the Committee of
the Whole, but the question must first be taken on amendments reported
from the Committee of the Whole

a motion to change the hour for meeting of the House is not always in order
a member having once spoken, may speak again in preference to any other
member, upon the same subject, unless objection is made before he com-
mences speaking

not in order to insert erroneous proceedings upon the journal
journal of the House may be amended, although made up according to the
constitution, if untrue

motion to reconsider takes precedence of all motions except to adjourn

850

865

933

933

1032

1047

1048

a resolution adopted by less than a quorum, during a call of the House, is not
to be treated as a nullity, and a motion to reconsider may be made -
motion to reconsider a vote taken without a division, may be made by any mem-
ber, whether present or not (reversed)

not in order for a minority, during a call, to entertain a resolution requiring
absentees to give excuses next day

1048

1089

a motion to postpone a special order, and at the same time decide what busi-
ness shall be next considered, may be decided by a majority

1170

a motion to lay a bill upon the table having been made, and negatived, after
the previous question is moved, is not again in order during the pendency of
the previous question-(Dromgoole) decision acquiesced in

1184

a motion to reconsider the vote on a pending amendment being laid upon the
table, no further proceedings can take place in relation to the bill, until the
motion to reconsider is taken up and disposed of

Committee of Ways and Means has the right to report upon the subject of
books to be distributed to members, whether the subject has been specially
referred to it or not

1185

1234

Order, questions of, decided—

the previous question being moved upon a resolution before any member is
entitled to the floor to debate it, must be put to the House

the time at which a resolution proposing to terminate debate having elapsed
before the resolution passed, does not render the resolution out of order
Order of business, resolution No. 2 for admission of Texas, special order

bill No. 7, to protect rights of American citizens in Oregon, special
order

bill No. 38, to raise two regiments of riflemen, proposed to make
special order

announced

proposition to make bill (No. 18) for appropriations for rivers and

harbors special order

resolution (No. 8) to amend constitution of
the United States special order

bill (No. 23) regulating the appointment of
certain officers special order

bill (No. 46) Cumberland road bill special order
bill (No. 5) to establish Smithsonian Institution, special order

postponed

bill (No 121) to refund discriminating tonnage levied on Spanish

vessels, Java coffee
territorial business, 20th, 21st, and 22d days of May

postponed to 1st, 2d, and 3d of June

bill (No. 259) to retrocede Alexandria

proposition to make House bill No. 442, to alter Patent Office laws,

special order

propositions by Mr. Bowlin, to employ a portion of home squadron in

408

411

411

420, 521

471

to explore coasts, rivers, straits, &c., &c., ef
to employ troops to protect emigrants -
to extend laws regulating Indian intercourse over
to establish a system of surveys

to organize militia in

Mr. Cunningham's resolutions relative to

resolution from Committee on Foreign Affairs, for terminating convention

call answered, (arbitration refused)
that the President cannot surrender any part of, with honor, &c.
post-route from District of Columbia to Oregon
See bill H. R. No. 529.
attempts to stop debate on resolution to give notice to Great Britain

Mr. Dargan's proposition for annulling and abrogating the convention
Mr. Tibbatts's proposition for annulling and abrogating the convention
Mr. Pettit's proposition for annulling and abrogating the convention -
Mr. W. G. Brown's proposition for annulling and abrogating the convention
Mr. James A. Black's proposition for annulling and abrogating the convention
See joint resolution H. R. No. 13.

Mr. Dromgoole's proposition for annulling and abrogating the convention

See bill H. R. No. 178.

resolution of Mississippi, respecting

Oregon, Speaker's decision, that the resolution (No. 5) as reported from the Com-
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union was divisible, reversed
resolution (No. 5) to give notice to Great Britain, passed

Senate's amendment to

Mr. Owen, to amend Senate's amendment
conference on

Page.

366

368

684

634

701

form of resolution of notice, as finally agreed upon

708

resolutions of Michigan, respecting

372

delegates from Wisconsin and Iowa concur in the passage of resolution (No.
5) giving notice to terminate convention

379

resolutions of Indiana, relative to

393

resolutions by Joseph J. McDowell, relative to settlement of Oregon question
railroad to, Mr. R. Smith's report on -

Orphan's courts in District of Columbia, enlarge powers of. (See bill H. R. No. 192.)
Outfit to commissioner to the Sandwich islands

238, 267, 417

[Petitions from]

O'Brien, Shadrack

O'Bryan, Lucy

Ogden, David B., executor of John Shaw

Ohio, inhabitants of Hainsville, vs. admission of Texas into the Union

of Loraine county, vs. admission of Texas into the Union

1103
82, 205
124, 323

84

84, 230, 315

of Summit county, vs. admission of Texas into the Union
of Licking county, vs. admissior. of Texas into the Union -
of Licking county, (public meeting,) vs. admission of Texas into
the Union

of Columbiana county, vs. admission of Texas into the Union
of Marion county, vs. admission of Texas into the Union -

of Hamilton and Erie counties, vs. admission of Texas into the
Union

of Gilead, vs. admission of Texas into the Union

of Trumbull and Wayne counties, vs. admission of Texas into the
Union

of State of, vs. admission of Texas

of State of, improve western rivers

engineers, et al., of Cincinnati, steamboat explosions

inhabitants of State of, vs. reception of Senators and Representatives from

Texas

486

of Muskingum and Carroll counties, vs. admission of Texas into
the Union

Quakers of State of, abolish slavery in District of Columbia and States
Tymochtee township, trustees of, to select land from Wyandott reservation
inhabitants of State of, vs. reception of Senators and Representatives from

steamboat owners of State of, to purchase Louisville Canal
inhabitants of Hamilton county, vs. admission of Texas

of Cincinnati, abolish chaplains to Congress and army and navy
of State of, admit steel duty free

of Wood county, improve Maumee river
of Lucas county, improve Maumee river

100, 209, 632
161, 298, 618, 632

of Geneva, vs. admission of foreigners and aliens as members to the
American Congress

of Loraine county, vs. admission of foreigners and aliens as mem-
bers to the American Congress

of Ashtabula, abolish slavery in District of Columbia

of Seneca county (see Journal, March 6, 1844)

of Randolph and Washington counties, amend constitution relative
to slavery

Tymochtee township, trustees, et al., of, land for schools

See bill H. R. No. 22.

inhabitants of Washington county, suppress slave-trade in Western Virginia
of Georgetown (see Journal, January 8, 1845)

of Ashtabula county, amend constitution

of Jefferson and Columbiana (see Journal, February 18, 1845)

102, 103, 613

306

613

107

614

107, 181, 990

614

115

117

115

117

of Perry and Muskingum counties (see Journal, February 20, 1845)