Congress of nations for the adjustment of international dif-
ficulties. Memorial of citizens of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, praying the establishment of a -
Congress of nations for the adjustment of international dif-
ficulties. Petition of the president and executive
committee of the American Peace Society praying
the establishment of a

Connecticut in favor of the establishment of a national
foundry within that State. Resolutions of the Le-
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Constitution of the United States, so as to authorize circuit
judges of the United States to surrender fugitives
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offices and bureaus attached thereto, during the year
ending the 30th September, 1839. Statements of

the

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ending the 30th September, 1839. Statements of
the

Contingent expenses of the Senate for the year ending the
3d December, 1839. Statement of the
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the year 1839. Statement of the

Contingent expenses of the Post Office Department during
the year 1839. Statement of the

Contracts authorized by the Treasury Department during
the year 1839. Statement of

Contracts made by the War Department during the year
1839, Statement of

Contracts made by the Navy Commissioners during the year
1839. Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the 6 429
Converse & Rees. Report of the Committee of Claims on

the petition of

Cook. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill
granting a pension to Lyman N.
Coppedge for a pre-emption right to a tract of land. Peti-
tion of Moses

Cornell. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill

Cox. Report of the Committee of Claims on the petition
of William
Coxe, assignee of David Beard. Report of the Committee.
on the Judiciary on the petition of Richard S.
Cozard. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the peti
tion of Samuel

Creditors of the Government in depreciated currency. Re-
port of the Secretary of War in relation to the pay-
inent of

Criddle. Report of the Committee of Claims on the bill for
the relief of Edward

Crittenden, in relation to the indebtedness of the States, and

the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands
among them. Motion of Mr.

Crooks. Report of the Committee of Claims on the memo-
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Cuddeback. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the
bill for the relief of William

Cumberland road east of the Ohio. Captain Dutton's report
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Secretary of War, with estimates for the extension
and completion of the

Cumberland road through Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, the
ensuing year, and to complete it to Jefferson city, in
Missouri. Report of the Committee on Roads and
Canals in relation to the expediency of making an
appropriation to continue the construction of the
Cumberland road within that State. Memorial of the Le-
gislature of Indiana praying an appropriation for the
completion of the
Cunningham. Report of the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads on the petition of Hezekiah
Currency but gold and silver should be received in payment
of the revenues. Resolutions of the Legislature of
New Hampshire that no medium or
Currency. Message from the President of the United States,
with a report from the Secretary of War, in relation
to the payment of Government creditors in depreci-
ated
Current river. Petition of citizens of Missouri for an appro-
priation to improve
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Register of the Treasury of the payments on account
of the public debt, and of the receipts on account of
the

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statement showing the daily employment of the sev-
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D.

Dade Institute of Florida. Report of the Committee on Pub-
lic Lands on the memorial of John A. L. Norman,
under resolutions of Florida Legislative Council,
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Davis to be allowed a pre-emption right to certain lands
occupied by them. Petition of Sands Stuart and
John

Davis. Report of the Committee of Claims on the bill (S.
163) for the relief of William R.
Davis. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill for
the relief of Nathaniel

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for the relief of Hugh
Dearborn. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the
petition of Shearborn

Deaths in the army in 1839.
Deaths in the navy in 1839. List of
Deatley. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill
for the relief of James

Debenture on foreign goods conveyed over land from Ar-
kansas and Missouri to Mexico.
ting to

Debt of the United States to the 20th of November, 1839.
Payment of the public
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tion to the legislative power of the Union to assume
the
Debts of the several States. Motion by Mr. Lumpkin to
amend the motion of Mr. Benton in relation to the
legislative power of the Union to assume the
Debts of the States. Report of the select committee in re-
lation to the power of the Union to assume the
Debts of the several States, and the propriety of distributing
the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among
them. Motion of Mr. Crittenden in relation to the
Debts of the several States. Motion of Mr. Norvell to amend
the motion of Mr. Buchanan to amend the résolu-
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Debt annually made, and annual receipts on account of
customs and lands, from 1789 to 1839. Statement
of the payments on account of the public
Defences of the country. Report of the Secretary of the
Navy, transmitted by the President of the United
States, in relation to the military and naval
Defence, and praying its adoption by Congress. Memorial
of General Edmund P. Gaines, proposing a system
of national

Defence of the western frontier, &c. Letter of the Secretary
of War relative to the plan proposed for the

Defence of the Atlantic frontier, from Passamaquoddy to the)
Sabine. Report, in detail, from the Secretary of War 7 451
in relation to the

De Gerstner, praying a copyright for five years for certain
publications. Memorial of F. A. Chevalier

Delassus. Report of the Committee of Claims on the bill
authorizing payment of certain moneys to Don Car-

De Lusser, praying the confirmation of a grant of land in
Mobile, Alabama. Petition of Albin Mitchell, in be-
half of the heirs of Madame

De Lusser. Statement submitted by Mr. Linn in relation
to the claim of the heirs of Madame
De Lusser and their legal representatives. Report of the
Committee on Private Land Claims on the bill for
the relief of the heirs of Madame

De Passau. Report of the Committee on Private Land
Claims on the petition of George

Department, to be called the Department of Agriculture and
Education. Petition of Joseph L. Smith and others
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the Treasury in relation to the execution of the act
of 1836 to regulate the
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notes. Resolution submitted by Mr. White in rela-
tion to the special

Detherage. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on
the bill (H. R. 295) for the relief of William J. Rob.
erts and William

Detroit.

De Treville. Report of the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims, on the petition of the heirs of Captain John 6 446
Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, in
favor of an appropriation for the erection of military
defences for the protection of the city of

Detroit to the northern boundary of the State of Ohio. Pe-
tition of citizens of Detroit for an appropriation for
the completion of a railroad from the city of
Dickman, widow of John Dickman. Report of the Com.
mittee on Pensions, on the petition and bill for the
relief of Phebe

District of Columbia on the 1st of January, 1840. Returns
of the condition of the banks in the
District of Columbia, praying the improvement of certain
streets, and the establishment of an hospital and lu-
natic asylum therein. Memorial of the corporate
authorities of the city of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, praying the extension of their charter,
and that of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of
Georgetown; the construction of a stone bridge
over Rock creek; the employment of either the Po-
tomac bridge or the Alexandria aqueduct as the
viaduct for the Falmouth and Alexandria railroad;
and the creation of a fund for schools in said Dis-
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city of Georgetown, in the -

District of Columbia, praying a renewal of the charter of
said city, with certain modifications. Memorial of
citizens of Washington city, in the -
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standing due-bills by the corporation of Alexandria,
under the act of 1834. Report of the mayor of the
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District of Columbia, to compel the banks in the said Dis-
trict to resume specie payments, or to wind up their
concerns. Memorial of citizens of Washington city,
in the
District of Columbia, against the surrender to the State of
Maryland of the stock held by that corporation in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Remonstrance of the
corporation of the city of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, submitted by Mr. Merrick. Statements
of the condition of the affairs of the several banks.
in the
District of Columbia to resume specie payments, &c. Me-
morial of citizens of Washington city, praying the
adoption of measures to compel the banks in the
District of Columbia, praying a recharter of the banks in
said city. Petition of citizens of Washington city,
in the
District of Columbia. Document relating to the resolution
to purchase for the United States the banking-house
of the Bank of Alexandria, in the
District of Columbia may be compelled to resume specie
payments, &c. Memorial of citizens of Georgetown,
praying that the banks in the

District of Columbia to resume specie payments, or to wind
up their concerns. Memorial of citizens of Wash-
ington city, praying that measures may be adopted
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payments before a general resumption takes place in
Maryland and Virginia. Memorial of citizens of
Georgetown, praying a recharter of the Farmers
and Mechanics' Bank, and that the banks in the 7 487 1
District of Columbia, praying a renewal and modification of
the charter of said city. Memorial of citizens of
Washington city, in the

District of Columbia, praying a renewal of their charter.
Memorial of the president and directors of the Patri-
otic Bank of Washington, in the

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District of Columbia since the location of the seat of Gov-
ernment therein. Report from the Secretary of the
Treasury, with a statement showing the appropri-
ations to be expended in the

District of Columbia. Petition of citizens of Washington,
praying a renewal of the charters of the banks in
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