on

220

Military service of the United States, bill to
pay for horses and other property lost
in the
Military Affairs, bills reported from the Com-
mittee on, 133, 141, 166, 192, 261, 267
287, 288, 311, 320
resolutions instructing the Committee
133, 142, 158
reports from the Committee on 288, 345
Military Academy at West Point, resolutions
of State Legislatures in favor of the
discontinuance of
- 280
Miller, J. W., of New Jersey, 33, 37, 40, 70, 79
84, 110, 133, 141, 147, 148, 169, 180
181, 182, 201, 219, 220, 226, 238, 245
262, 267, 276, 299, 320, 327, 363, 364
365
293

resolutions by
remarks on the bill to suppress private
expresses

- 246
remarks on the army appropriation bill, 268
remarks on the District banks bill, 364, 365
remarks on the bill to indemnify Gen.
Jackson
· 300
(See Debates.)
Mineral lands, bill for ascertaining and dispos-
ing of the
63, 73, 142, 149
Mints, branch, bill amendatory of the act es-
tablishing the Dahlonega and Char-
lotte, and defining the duties of assayer
and coiner

31

166, 263

Marine hospital at Key West, in Florida, bill
for the erection of a

330, 383

Mission to China. (See China.)

bill to amend the act making an appro-
priation for the erection of a, at Ücra-
coke, North Carolina -
Massachusetts, bill to refund the balance due,
for disbursements during the war, 50, 133
175, 366, 371

McDuffie, George H., of South Carolina, 158, 194
220, 227, 252, 261, 321, 364, 371, 391
the credentials of

remarks on the Oregon bill

- 106

198, 240

remarks on the joint resolution for the
establishment of agencies for the in-
spection and purchase of water-rotted
hemp -

remarks on his resolutions

262, 263

308,

311

remarks on the resolution concerning
the tariff, economy, retrenchment, and
reform - 252, 262, 276, 281, 288
remarks on the bill reviving the act of
July, 1838, allowing pensions to wid-
ows of officers and soldiers of the Rev-
olution

388
McRoberts, Samuel, of Illinois, 45, 54, 61, 63, 79
84, 88, 106, 118, 127, 128, 133, 134
141, 142, 212, 220, 229, 253, 267, 275
293, 304, 354, 371, 372

Memphis, Tennessee, bill authorizing an ex-
amination and survey of the harbor
of
141, 166, 336, 340, 354, 383
Merchandise. (See Duty.)
Merrick, W. D., of Maryland, 30, 52, 62, 70, 74
85, 104, 111, 166, 175, 185, 192, 211
229, 230, 233, 240, 252, 275, 276, 280
281, 322, 345, 363, 364, 376, 377, 379
382, 388, 390, 391, 392, 394
resolutions by 33, 104, 166, 304, 313
remarks on the bill to suppress private
expresses on the mail routes
211,
220
229, 233, 234, 245, 252, 253
remarks on the bill to reduce the rates of
363

Mississippi river, obstructions in the, and ca-
tastrophes on the

Northeastern and Northwestern boundary-
controversy concerning, as defined on
the map of Franklin, &c., 111, 119, 120
121, 169, 170, 171
Nourse, Joseph, bill for the relief of, 89, 162, 166
0.

74

Oregon Territory, resolutions of State Legis-
latures and petitions concerning the 84, 88
220, 267, 287, 340
resolution calling for information of
the late negotiations touching the
bill for the occupation and settlement of
the, and to extend a portion of the
laws of the United States over the
same - 61, 70, 99, 104, 112, 121, 133
142, 149, 153, 158, 162, 171, 176, 188
192, 194, 198, 206, 212, 220, 227, 229
234, 238, 244, 252
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Archer 74, 100, 104, 105, 212
220, 222, 230, 239, 240, 244
Mr. Bagby
239
Mr. Benton, 74, 106, 112, 154, 172, 176
234, 238, 239

118, 340

bill to provide for the improvement of
the navigation of the, and their tribu-
taries -
261, 268
bill relating to the application of the two
per cent. fund of the State of 267, 364
(See Land claims.
Missouri. (See Land claims.)
Missouri volunteers, bill for the relief of cer-
tain companies of
Morehead, J. T., of Kentucky, 31, 46, 75, 100
128, 158, 227, 275, 296, 302, 315, 321
322, 326, 349, 364, 372, 387
resolutions by
175
remarks on the joint resolution for the
establishment of agencies for the in-
spection and purchase of water-rot-
ted hemp

Naval Affairs, resolutions instructing the Com-
mittee on
75, 133, 161, 162
reports from the Committee on, 63, 70, 148
158, 161, 162, 180, 198, 212, 261, 340
bills reported from the Committee on $158
162, 166, 186, 233, 235, 238, 275, 280
287, 304, 320, 340, 376, 387
Naval service. (See Enlistments.)
bill to provide for the establishment of
schools of instruction in the
bill making appropriation for the sup
port of the 263, 321, 322, 327, 328
331, 377
(See Treaty and Right of search)
Naval peace establishment, bill concerning the, 198
Naval pensions, bill respecting the payment of
invalid pensions to officers of the na-
val and marine services
233
bill making appropriation for the pay-
ment of
340, 364, 377
Naval hospital fund, joint resolution authoriz-
ing the investment of the
- 235
Naval nominations
· 112
Navy Department, calls upon the, for informa-
tion
79, 111, 119
bill to amend the act reorganizing the, 84, 263
Navigation, petitions and documents on the
subject of improving the, in the West-
268
164, 165, 166, 266,
ern waters
287, 362
Natural curiosities furnished by the exploring
squadron, a bill for the preservation
of the collection of
Newspapers, supply of, to Senators
Northeastern and Northwestern boundary, cor-
respondence of the Secretary of State
with the special minister from Eng-
land concerning the

100, 188

198, 240

Mr. Woodbridge

Mr. Walker

-188.

- 227

- 230
153, 230
149, 240

Ohio. (See Lands)

to

P.

Patents and the Patent Office, bills reported
from the Committee on - 162, 238, 363
Patents, land, bill in relation to the exemplifi-
cation of, and other evidences of title
under the act for the reorganization of
the General Land Office, 311, 372, 377
for bounty land, joint resolution relating
299, 372
Patent Office, bill to extend the, on 9th street - 141
148, 162, 354, 362
Pay of all officers of the Government, bill 548
for the reduction of the
- 296
Pea Patch Island, the bill to settle the title to - 192
211, 363
Pensacola, proposition for the construction of a
322, 327
floating dry dock at -
Pennsylvania avenue, bill to authorize the re-
paving and repairing of, 141, 169, 201
226, 245, 252
Pensions, the Committee on, bills reported
from, 88, 127, 157, 166, 180, 186, 211
226, 238, 267, 280, 287, 292, 311, 320
376
326, 340, 341, 353, 363, 370, 371,
391
reports from the, 88, 127, 157, 180, 211
238, 287, 299, 320, 326, 340, 353, 363
387
Pensions to certain widows of officers and sol-
diers of the Revolution, bill reviving
the act of July, 1838, granting pen-
sions to widows of
353, 364, 387
Pension agents, bill making compensation to, 63, 79
95, 100

Pensions, bill making appropriation for the
payment of

Pensions, the bill to continue the office of Com-
missioner of
63, 79, 95, 100
Peters, Moore, & Co., bill for the relief of, 229, 372
Petersburg Railroad Co., bill for the benefit of
166, 175, 181, 186, 187
94
Phelps, 8. S., of Vermont, 63, 69, 70, 88, 89,
95, 105, 106, 118, 133, 157, 162, 169
174, 180, 182, 188, 198, 211, 226, 253
345
292, 299, 311, 320, 326, 327, 341,
remarks on the Oregon bill

376

- 297

-

89, 141, 180, 192
38, 45, 50, 63, 69
175, 211, 229, 233
287, 371, 372

Mr. Evans

Mr. Graham

Mr. Huntington,

Mr. King

- 262

Mr. Kerr

37

Mr. Linn, 54, 70, 74, 104, 262, 377, 379
Mr. McDuffie, 252, 262, 272, 281, 288

382

Mr. McRoberts -

Mr. Merrick

33,

104,

308, 311
73, 99, 111
166, 304, 313

- 175

Post Office and Post Roads, Committee on,
bills reported from the, 79, 88, 104, 111
192, 226, 229, 252, 280, 304, 320, 376
resolutions instructing the
127, 141
- 320
report from the

Post Office laws, concerning the construction
of the -

Postmasters General of the United States, (as-
sistant,) bill relating to the appoint-
ment of
Postmaster General, resolution instructing the,
€ 166

&c.

-

226

Postage, petitions, &c., concerning a reduction
of the rates of, 220, 243, 340, 363, 379
Pre-emption rights, bill to amend the several
acts granting
54, 370
bill supplementary to the act granting,
to settlers on the public lands, 238, 320
370
bill to authorize the investigation of al-
leged frauds under the
320, 387
President pro tem. of the Senate, 45, 49, 52, 61
81, 88, 100, 110, 126, 127, 132, 140
147, 152, 153, 157, 158, 161, 166, 169
175, 180, 185, 186, 188, 192, 211, 219
229, 233, 238, 243, 251, 252, 261, 263
275, 280, 287, 292, 296, 304, 311, 320
325, 330, 342, 362, 376
his recollections pending the controversy
in secret session on the red-lined map
between Messrs. Benton and Rives
President Tyler, his annual message, 33, 36, 37, 45
his message transmitting the British
treaty

-

170

74, 85, 89, 280
133, 261, 371
3:20, 376
Retrenchment, resolutions of instruction to the
committee on -
65, 74
bill reported from the committee on - 349
the bill for the reduction of the pay to
members of Congress, and civil, mili-
tary, and naval officers, 296, 349, 392
(See Custom house.
Retrenchment and economy, the tariff, Govern-
ment resources, &c., resolutions of
Messrs. McDuffie, Evans, Dayton,
Rives, and Merrick, upon the subject
252, 262, 276, 281

of

remarks upon, by--

Mr. Allen

Mr. Archer
Mr. Buchanan

Mr. Calhoun

resolutions calling upon, for informa-
tion, 41, 50, 54, 70, 74, 94, 99, 112
175, 238, 275, 281, 331, 345, 372, 376

Mr. McDuffie
Mr. Merrick

Mr. Rives

281, 282

281, 282, 288

255, 276, 281, 282, 288

276, 281, 288
281, 282, 288, 289
281, 282, 288
Mr. Simmons -
- 282
Mr. Walker
282, 288
Revenue-cutter service, concerning the - 280
Revolutionary Claims, Committee on, bills re-

ported from the, 158, 169, 292, 320, 326

345

reports from the, 118, 133, 157, 292, 345
Right of search, debate concerning the speech
of Sir Robert Peel on the construction
of the Ashburton treaty touching the, 331
332, 333, 334, 335, 336
Rives, Wm. C., of Virginia, 1, 2, 30, 54, 62, 110
164, 192, 212, 227, 289, 379
resolutions by, 2, 112, 119, 133, 237, 293
299, 304
remarks concerning the speech of Sir
Robert Peel on the construction of the
Ashburton treaty as to the right of
search
111, 120, 121, 171
remarks on the bill for the benefit of the
Petersburg Railroad Company - 187
remarks on the Oregon bill'
- 230
remarks on the bill making appropria-
tion for the fulfilment of the stipula-
tions of the Ashburton treaty
(See Debts.)
Roads and Canals, resolutions instructing the
Committee on
46, 104, 370
bills reported from the Committee on, 198
233
Robbinston, in the State of Maine, bill to de-
clare, a port of entry 180, 354, 362
Rocky Mountains, concerning Lieutenant Fre-
mont's expedition to the
- 389
Royall, bill for the benefit of the widow of
371
Captain William
Rules of the Senate, proposition to suspend and
amend the, 45, 50, 70, 74, 377, 387
S.

Salary of the surveyor of the port of Camden,
bill for the reduction of the, 299, 331, 372
School lands, bills concerning, 50, 54, 63, 70, 83
104, 118, 153, 158
Seamen, an act amendatory of the act for the
relief of sick and disabled
- 345
Search. (See Right of search.)

Senate of the United States, proceedings of the,
in secret session, upon the British
treaty -
1, 2
Sevier, Ambrose H., of Arkansas, 61, 63, 79, 84
88, 94, 95, 106, 127, 148, 149, 158, 1621
175, 180, 181, 182, 186, 201, 212, 239
240, 244, 267, 299, 315, 321, 322, 341
346, 353, 351, 362, 363, 364, 370, 372
376, 379, 382, 391

remarks on the subject of improving the
navigation of the Western waters 165
(See Debates.)

Shreve, H. M., a bill authorizing the purchase

of his snag-boat
211, 213
Simmons, J. T., of Rhode Island, 40, 84, 112, 192
219, 220, 244, 251, 252, 287, 363, 365
372, 382
Skiner, John P., bill for the relief of 198, 206
Slave-trade, the African, negotiations between
Ashburton and Webster, concerning
the suppression of the
23, 24
Smith, O. H., of Indiana, 40, 45, 49, 54, 61, 63
70, 73, 84, 94, 104, 106, 118, 142, 147
159, 153, 164, 169, 174, 192, 205, 226
233, 243, 252, 261, 266, 292, 304, 311
320, 330, 340, 354, 362, 370, 371, 372
377
resolutions by
46, 104, 118, 205
remarks on the subject of improving the.
navigation of the Western waters
remarks on the joint resolution for the

establishing of agencies for the in-
spection and purchase of water-rotted
hemp

Steamboat Company of Nantucket, bill for the
relief of
95, 100
Steamboats, bill to amend the act for the better
security of lives of passengers on
board of
345, 376, 379
Steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
the destruction of
Stock by the United States, petitions praying
the issue of 200 millions for the relief
of the States, 84, 161, 198, 219, 220
233, 238, 243, 262, 266, 275, 280, 299
304, 387
Sturgeon, D., of Pennsylvania, 30, 41, 54, 61
62, 79, 84, 180, 205, 211, 226, 233, 238
243, 251, 252, 275, 292, 304, 311, 320
322, 330, 387
Swartwout, Samuel, late collector of N. York,
bill authorizing the Treasurer to com-
promise with the securities of, 89, 95
T.

Tallmadge, N. P., of New York, 2, 30, 33, 45
62, 75, 79, 84, 85, 88, 94, 99, 103
110, 118, 127, 166, 175, 185, 192, 198
205, 226, 237, 240, 244, 251, 253, 266
288, 314, 315, 327, 328, 340, 342, 381
382, 390
resolution by
remarks on the bankrupt act, 45, 46, 51, 84
238, 342, 347, 349
remarks on the exchequer bill
- 244

(See Debates.)

Tariff, petitions, &c, concerning the, 40, 69, 133
147, 157, 192, 211, 219, 220, 226, 235
275, 311, 320, 340
(See Retrenchment and Economy.)

Telegraphs for the United States, bill making

an appropriation to test the practica-
bility of establishing a system of elec-
tro-magnetic
- 345, 387

Tennessee. (See Courts.)

Territories, proposition for the appointment of
a standing committee on, 175, 181, 186
Texas, concerning its annexation to the United
States -
340

Thames, bill making an appropriation for the
improvement of the navigation of the
river, in Connecticut -
Titles to land south of the Arkansas river, bill
to protect the -

- 330

252

in Louisiana, joint resolution directing
the papers relating to, to be returned
to the General Land Office - 261, 372
Todd, Isaac, and James McGill, bill for the re-

lief of the heirs of the assignees of - 370

Tonnage, freights, and commerce
Treasury Department. (See Exchequer.)

261,

376
281

resolutions calling upon the, for infor-
mation, 54, 63, 85, 89, 95, 104, 118
280, 288, 304, 320
Treasury notes, bill for the reissue of, and other
purposes
362, 379, 390, 392
Treaty, the quintuple, resolutions calling for
information concerning, and answers
thereto, 54, 63, 79, 85, 95, 147, 262
remarks by Mr. Archer concerning, 63, 64
85, 262

remarks by Mr. Benton, 64, 65, 79, 252, 262
(See Ashburton.)

Treaty, the Ashburton, proceedings of the Sen-
ate in secret session upon
the President's message and other offi-
cial papers connected with the
correspondence between Lord Ashbur
ton and Daniel Webster, Secretary of
State, pending the negotiations for
the

correspondence of the Secretary of
State, the Maine commissioners,
and the Governor of Massachusetts,
concerning the Northeastern bounda-

гу

1

2

4

12, 14

correspondence concerning the African
slave-trade

correspondence concerning the "Creole"

29

94, 99

the treaty as ratified by the Senate
resolution calling for the correspondence
connected with the
discussion concerning the boundary es-
tablished under the, and the red-line
map, 111, 119, 120, 121, 169, 170, 171
discussion concerning the construction
of the, as connected with the right of
search; and on Mr. Benton and Mr.
Bagby's propositions to strike from the
naval appropriation bill all appropri-
ation for the fulfilment of the stipula-
tions of the, concerning the African
squadron, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
377, 378

Treaty, the Ashburton-

bill to make appropriation to carry into
effect the treaty which was concluded
at Washington the 9th Aug., 1842 - 366
371, 372, 377, 378, 379

U.
Usher, Alice, the bill for the relief of
W.
Walker, R. J., of Mississippi, 61, 63, 89, 94, 105
142, 148, 149, 152, 157, 162, 180, 186
192, 206, 220, 233, 243, 252, 267, 304
311, 314, 321, 322, 326, 327, 328, 354
371, 372, 376, 377, 383, 392, 393
resolutions by 62, 192, 304, 311, 315
321, 326, 370, 372, 376, 379
remarks on the British treaty and red-
line map
119, 244
* remarks on the subject of improving the
- 165
navigation of the Western waters
remarks on the Oregon bill 105, 239
remarks on the bill to suppress private
expresses on the mail routes -
remarks on the report of the Judiciary
Committee concerning the fine on Gen.
Jackson
remarks on the army appropriation bill, 267
remarks concerning the Louisville and
Portland canal
- 287
remarks on the bankrupt act, 342, 346, 347
remarks on the District bank bill
365
remarks on the bill reviving the act
granting pensions to the widows of of-
ficers and soldiers of the Revolution - 388
389

Woodbury, Levi, of New Hampshire, 30, 41, 50
73, 74, 79, 81, 84, 85, 88, 94, 104, 106
113, 119, 128, 142, 143, 148, 157, 158
164, 169, 186, 188, 192, 211, 226, 252
253, 267, 275, 280, 281, 296, 311, 314
321, 322, 327, 328, 341, 353, 363, 365
366, 370, 371, 381, 383, 392
resolutions by
74, 85, 89, 280
remarks on the joint resolution for the
establishment of agencies for the in-
spection and purchase of water-rotted
hemp -

Wright, Silas, of New York, 30, 39, 40, 45, 49
54, 61, 63, 65, 75, 84, 85, 102, 112
118, 133, 157, 161, 169, 192, 211, 212
226, 233, 237, 243, 275, 287, 292, 296
299, 345, 346, 353, 354, 362, 363, 365
366, 371, 372, 376, 379, 383, 393, 394
resolutions by
65, 74
- 288

the credentials of
remarks on the proposition to give the
present Congress printers 20 per cent.
above the contract price for execu-
ting the public printing 382, 391, 393
remarks on the rule to regulate legisla-
tion on claims -

(See Debts-Debates.)
Warehousing system, petitions, reports, &c.,
concerning, 45, 54, 85, 112, 113, 118
166, 330, 331
War Department, resolutions calling upon the,
for information, 70, 104, 133, 142, 192
205, 311, 320, 321, 387
Washington's sword and Franklin's staff, their
presentation to the Senate, and the re-
marks of Mr. Archer concerning
Watchmen in the several departments, proposi-
tion to raise their salaries
Weaver, Casper W., bill for the relief of
Weaver, Thomas, and Jacob Heyberger, sure-
ties of the Norristown and Valley
Railroad Company, bill for the relief
of
372, 393
Webster, Daniel, his negotiations with Lord
Ashburton, and correspondence touch-
ing the several subjects embraced in
the treaty at Washington, 4, 22, 23, 24
26, 28
West Feliciana Railroad Company, bill for the
relief of the 89, 147, 206, 220, 336
White, A. S., of Indiana, 40, 45, 84, 94, 100
113, 166, 288, 308, 320, 363
377, 387
remarks concerning an appropriation to
fulfil the stipulations of the treaty
with the Wyandott Indians
390, 391
Wilcox, L., of New Hampshire
30, 287
Wilde, Richard H., granting him the benefits
of the copyright law, 41, 141, 181,
192
Williams, J. W., deceased Representative from
Maryland, eulogy on
Williams, Ruel, of Maine, 1, 61, 63, 70, 94
127, 148, 157, 158, 162, 164, 169, 180
205, 206, 226, 233, 238, 244, 261, 275
280, 287, 292, 293, 304, 320, 322, 327
328, 340, 311, 371, 372, 376, 387
resolutions submitted by
1, 79
remarks concerning naval pensions - 364
Wiscasset collection district, bill to extend the, 387
Wisconsin, bill to authorize the election or ap
pointment of certain officers in, 341, 383
Woodbridge, W. W., of Michigan, 40, 41, 73, 88
89, 94, 127, 133, 147, 161, 169, 229
251, 253, 261, 262, 266, 292, 315, 326
345, 354, 363, 366, 371, 382, 387
resolutions by
133, 261, 371
remarks on the rule to regulate legisla-
tion on claims -

51

363

363, 391

on questions touching the assumption

of the State debts

75

on the resolutions concerning the as-
sumption of State debts, 296, 299, 308
315, 327
on questions connected with the bill to
indemnify Major Gen. Jackson, 85, 149
316, 321
on the proposition to distribute cata-
logues of the library of Congress 94
on the joint resolution to limit the
term of office of the judges of the su-
preme and inferior courts
162
on the bill for the benefit of the Peters-
burg Railroad Company
· 188
on the Oregon bill
240, 252

on the joint resolution for the establish-
ment of agencies for the inspection
and purchase of water-rotted hemp - 263
on the resolution of Mr. McDuffie con-
cerning the tariff, the Government re-
sources, retrenchment, and economy, 289
on the naval appropriation bill, touch-
ing the question of dry or floating-
docks -

328
on the proposition of Mr. Benton and Mr.
Bagby to recommit the naval appro-
priation bill, with a view to strike out
all appropriations for the fulfilment of
the stipulations of the treaties, so far
as regarded the support of recaptured
Africans

on the bankrupt bill

- 336
347, 349
on the bill to print the debates of Con-
gress
355, 356, 357, 358
on the bill to recharter the District banks 365
371

on the proposition to print the resolu-
tions of the Legislature of Georgia
condemnatory of the course of Mr.
Berrien

- 377

on the proposition to give the present
printers to Congress 20 per cent. above
their contract price for executing the
public printing
382, 391, 393

great reel petition

- 317

- 337
41

Mr. Briggs's resolution in relation to the
laws of Florida

Accounts, Committee on
Adams, John Quincy, of Massachusetts, 21, 37, 42
83, 86, 89, 90, 158, 161, 173, 182, 183
184, 195, 219, 223, 224, 235, 236, 237
242, 256, 260, 264, 269, 270, 274, 275
277, 310, 317, 320, 322, 323, 325, 328
329, 330, 337, 344, 345, 350, 359, 366
367, 369, 385, 386, 387, 396, 400
resolutions by
31, 219, 232, 385
resolution in relation to vacancies on
the bench of the Supreme Court 359
remarks on the resolution to refund
General Jackson's fine
123, 128
remarks on the motion to print 10,000
extra copies of the reports of the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means on the
proposition to issue two hundred mil-
lions of Government stock

Agriculture, Committee on

- 269

Alabama, bill providing for the payment of the
two per cent. fund of

41

338

384

240

memorial of the Legislature of, on the
subject of the public lands

bill to incorporate the orphan asylum
and free school of
266, 394

Allen, Elisha H., of Maine, 31, 317, 367, 370
Apportionment law, bill to suspend the opera-
tion of certain portions of, 121, 195, 298
343
Andrews, Sherlock J., of Ohio, 265, 274, 328, 340
Andrews, Landaff W., of Kentucky, 44, 65, 89

113, 159, 180, 182, 183, 226, 276, 320
328, 329, 338, 340, 350, 353, 361, 367
369, 370, 386, 387, 395, 399
Appropriations, bill for the civil and diplo-
matic expenses of the Government, 52, 55
57, 304, 344, 350, 359, 368, 394, 395
396, 399
bill for the army and military acad-
emy, 113, 169, 172, 223, 228, 230, 270
278, 302, 339, 367
bill for the naval service, 143, 242, 248
256, 329, 330, 339, 350, 373, 386, 394
bill for the Indian Department, 143, 329
330, 373

bills for fortifications

bill for navy pensions
bill for harbors and rivers

bill for revolutionary and other pen-
sioners
143, 241
158, 329, 330
240, 330, 376
241, 330, 339

Arkansas, bill for the relief of sundry citizens

of, for losses of improvements in con-
sequence of the Choctaw treaty · 102
bill supplementary to the act to settle the
titles to certain lands in
121, 367
bill for the relief of persons residing
within the reputed limits of Arkansas
and Louisiana, and beyond the new
boundary line between the United
States and Texas
. 157
Army appropriation bill. (See Appropria-
tions.)

bill to amend the act respecting the or-
ganization of
176, 298

Army appropriation bill---

bill to repeal certain parts of the act
respecting the organization of 336, 386
Arrington, Archibald H., of North Carolina, 31
Armories, national
54
Arnold, Thomas D., of Tennessee, 68, 73, 81, 89
114, 131, 135, 158, 162, 168, 174, 185
216, 223, 228, 237, 248, 251, 276, 282
283, 285, 286, 287, 289, 290, 291, 325
345
Assistant Postmasters General, bill in relation
to the appointment of -
298
Assumption of Siate debis, 38, 95, 182, 213, 308
373

report of the Committee of Ways and
Means on the petitions asking for the
creation of two hundred millions of
United States stock for the relief of
the States, 222, 269, 273, 283, 322, 339
report of Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, on
the same subject
- 385
Atherton, Charles G., of New Hampshire, 31, 95
143, 152, 159, 167, 207, 241, 319, 385
400
remarks on the plan of the exchequer, 209
Aycrigg, John B, of New Jersey, 31, 57, 58, 60
225, 260, 264, 265, 297, 329, 340, 360
367, 368
B.
Baker, Osmyn, of Massachusetts, 31, 247, 338
Babcock, Alfred, of New York, 31, 177, 373
Barnard, Daniel D., of New York, 31, 38, 49, 65
72, 114, 159, 162, 163, 167, 168, 182
183, 190, 195, 228, 236, 254, 256, 264
265, 270, 282, 283, 302, 309, 310, 317
318, 330, 350, 367, 373, 395
resolutions by
157, 173
remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt law
65, 71
remarks on the plan of the exchequer, 201
remarks on the treasury note bill - 318
Barton, Richard W., of Virginia, 31, 53, 65, 143
225, 348, 366
Bankrupt law, bill to repeal the, 49, 65, 71, 86
90, 102, 107, 114, 124, 146, 162
bill reported by Mr. Barnard, 167, 176, 178
Bankruptcy, fees in, resolution in relation to, 54,57
Beeson, Henry W., of Pennsylvania, 31, 56, 113
268, 286, 400
resolutions by
103, 399
Betts, Judge, refusal of, to hear the charges
brought by Mrs. Cromwell against
Captain Mackenzie
297
Bidlack, Benjamin A., of Pennsylvania, 3г, 37
48, 56, 81, 82, 102, 113, 128, 151, 155
158, 159, 176, 190, 191, 323
resolution by
- 128
remarks on the plan of the exchequer, 190
191
Birdseye, Victory, of New York, 38, 194, 310
373, 394
Black, Edward J., of Georgia, 44, 55, 72, 150
161, 174, 183, 232, 236
Blair, Bernard, of New York
31, 303
Boyd, Lynn, of Kentucky, 31, 106, 227, 236
337, 359
Botts, John M., of Virginia, 31, 43, 46, 47, 48
135, 146, 158, 159, 184, 189, 196, 260
280, 291, 302, 303, 319, 340, 361, 387
395, 399.
his articles of impeachment against the
President of the United States, 144, 145
remarks on the resolution to refund
General Jackson's fine
195, 217
Boardman, William W., of Connecticut, 31, 61
81, 131, 216, 240, 247, 283, 340, 360
361, 367, 395

remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt law

114, 126
Borden, Nathaniel B., of Massachusetts
31
Brewster, David P., of New York, 31, 75, 194
217, 222, 298
-remarks on the steamboat bill - - 339
British treaty. (See England.)
Briggs, George N., of Massachusetts, 31, 39, 49
52, 72, 132, 158, 162, 167, 168, 176, 182
183, 185, 189, 194, 222, 233, 235, 236
237, 241, 256, 265, 266, 271, 286, 292
296, 310, 328, 337, 338, 350, 359, 367
370, 373, 386, 394, 395
resolutions by, 38, 134, 172, 337, 394
Brockway, John H., of Connecticut 31, 303
Bronson, David, of Maine, 31, 53, 57, 89, 159
207, 228, 248, 271, 289, 325, 344, 345
361, 367
resolution by
54
Branch mints, bill amendatory of the acts es-
tablishing
298, 339
Brown, Milton, of Tennessee

132

-

- 107
106, 228, 290
370, 385, 394

31

remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt law
Brown, Aaron V., of Tennessee,
329, 352, 359,
Brown, Jeremiah, of Pennsylvania
Brown, Charles, of Pennsylvania, 31, 42, 79
174, 185, 222, 224, 260, 265, 278, 290
360, 367, 373, 375

resolution by

278

remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt act
68, 72
remarks on the naval appropriation bill 259
remarks on the resolution in relation to
the removal of Jonathan Roberts from
office
309, 310
remarks on the subject of the coast sur-
vey
- 351
remarks on the resolution of thanks to
the Speaker
397, 398, 399

Butler, William, of South Carolina
Butler, William O., of Kentucky,

31, 367
31, 56, 132
150, 176, 240, 247, 290, 298, 303, 386
resolution by

Burke, Edmund, of New Hampshire,

-

31,

383
113

159, 163, 166, 276, 297, 310, 366, 397
Burnell, Barker, of Massachusetts, 31, 38, 60, 75
86, 131, 189, 215, 261, 367, 373
resolutions by
219, 297
remarks on the general appropriation
bill

75
• 297

Calhoun, Wm. B., of Mass., 31, 128, 146, 173, 176
277, 297, 303, 360, 394, 395
resolutions by
106, 195
Cary, George B., of Va.
31, 44, 167, 196
Caldwell, Patrick C., of South Carolina 31, 226
Caldwell, Green W., of North Carolina
40
Casey, Zadok, of Illinois
31, 65, 143, 159
228, 240, 271, 350
Caruthers, Robert L., of Tenn. 44, 386, 394
Campbell, John, of South Carolina
44, 59,
86
90, 96. 121, 183, 235, 283, 292, 298, 330
337, 339, 340, 343, 344, 350, 359, 385
remarks on the plan of the exchequer, 138
Campbell, Wm. B., of Tenn. 44, 83, 183, 291
308, 340, 345
Campbell, Thomas J., of Tenn.

157, 276

report from

on the national printing office
Comet and Encomium, bill for the relief of
claimants to indemnity for loss of
slaves on board of
Commissioner of Public Buildings, bill to fix

the compensation of
247
Coins, foreign, gold and silver, bill regulating
the currency of
366, 384
Contested elections, bill to regulate the taking
of testimony in cases of 121, 242, 344
Congressional printing office, bill to establish- 201
Connecticut, district of, bill to change the
times of holding the United States
courts for
266, 283
Cooper, James, of Pa., 31, 83, 95, 121, 230, 231
329, 386, 396
resolutions by
88, 128
remarks on the resolution of thanks to
the Speaker
- 398
Cooper, Mark A., of Ga., 31, 144, 146, 169, 248
290, 343, 345

160

resolution by
remarks on the naval appropriation bill, 250
Cowen, Benjamin S., of Ohio, 31, 71, 81, 85, 113
130, 166, 183, 207, 216, 240, 241
246, 247, 290, 308, 337, 366, 384
Cranston, Robert B., of Rhode Island, 31, 194, 217
Cross, Edward, of Ark., 38, 83, 121, 132, 143
160, 173, 194, 217, 224, 228, 271, 303
367
Crawford, Geo. W., of Ga.
230, 265
Cumberland road, bill for the completion of,
east of the Ohio
367
Cushing, Caleb, of Mass., 31, 38, 42, 43, 44, 48
49, 52, 56, 59, 61, 68, 71, 72, 81, 86
102, 103, 115, 116, 124, 134, 135, 143
146, 152, 155, 158, 160, 168, 169, 174
176, 184, 189, 192, 195, 196, 201, 205
214, 216, 223, 224, 231, 235, 236, 240
241, 254, 271, 276, 278, 285, 286, 291
329, 338, 344, 360, 368, 370, 397, 399
400
remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt law
87, 178
remarks on the resolution to refund Gen.
Jackson's fine
122
remarks on the British treaty, 176, 177, 180
369
remarks on the plan of the exchequer - 197
remarks on the treasury-note bill - 319
remarks on the resolution of thanks to
the Speaker
- 399
D.
Davis, Richard D., of New York, 31, 324, 373
Daniel, John R. J., of North Carolina, 31, 240, 328
Davis, Garrett, of Kentucky, 31, 103, 160, 176
180, 182, 196, 205, 242, 247, 271, 289
328, 344, 345, 395, 396
resolutions by
83, 230
Dawson, John B., of Louisiana, 31, 218, 268
remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt act

-

31

41

195

Elections, contested. (see Contested elections.)
Electro magnetic telegraph, bill to authorize a
series of experiments to test the mer-
its of
323, 329
England, treaty with, bill to carry it into effect, 176
368

Everett, Horace, of Vermont, 31, 32, 39, 43, 44
49, 65, 72, 86, 90, 95, 100, 114, 121
124, 129, 130, 1355 143, 144, 146, 152
155, 158, 159, 166, 168, 172, 176, 216
222, 223, 225, 264, 266, 268, 286, 309
310, 323, 325, 345, 350, 352, 367, 369
resolution by

374
59

65

remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
rupt law

remarks on the bill to carry into effect
the British treaty
Exchequer, plan of, reports from the Commit-
tee of Ways and Means upon . 134
debate on, 134, 150, 190, 197, 201, 207, 213
Extra allowances to public officers, bill to pro-
hibit

-

Executions in public, bill to abolish
Expenditures in the State Department, Com-
mittee on

in the Treasury Department, Commit-

tee on -

- 184

-

. 240

41

41
41

41

41

in the War Department, Committee on
in the Navy Department, Committee on
in the Post Office Department, Commit-

tee on -

on the Public Buildings and Grounds,
Committee on
F.
Fessenden, William P., of Maine, 31, 85, 90, 96
131, 132, 159, 179, 180, 248, 260, 265
303, 340, 375

resolution by

-

- 163

remarks on the bill to repeal the bank-
99
rupt act
Ferris, Charles G., of New York, 31, 86, 96
376
Fillmore, Millard, of New York, 31, 40, 42, 44
49, 52, 55, 59, 75, 78, 81, 89, 102, 128
130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 143, 155, 157
166, 169, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 182
183, 188, 189, 190, 194, 196, 21, 213
217, 223, 224, 230, 237, 240, 241, 242
246, 248, 251, 253, 256, 260, 264, 268
269, 278, 279, 280, 284, 289, 290, 292
298, 302, 308, 317, 318, 319, 320, 323
325, 329, 330, 337, 338, 339, 340, 343
344, 345, 349, 350, 352, 360, 361, 367
368, 373, 374, 375, 384, 385, 386, 387
394, 395, 396, 399
resolutions by
102, 150, 159, 337
remarks on the general appropriation
bill -
55, 57
remarks on the plan of the exchequer, 135
136, 213
remarks on the naval appropriation bill, 258