Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 1047 Clerks and others in the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statement of the number of clerks and other persons employed in the Navy Department. February 10, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
War Department -- contracts. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of contracts made during the year 1859. February 15, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Clerks and others employed in the Department of War. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of clerks and others employed in that Department. February 10, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
War Department -- appropriations for. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of appropriations for the War Department, &c. February 15, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent fund -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Navy Department. February 10, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Acting Treasurer, transmitting copies of accounts with the United States. February 10, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
New Mexico -- private land claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating documents in relation to private land claims in New Mexico. February 10, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- service of Post Office Department for 1861. Letter from the Postmaster General, communicating estimates for the service of the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1861. February 14, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- service of Post Office Department for 1860. Letter from the Postmaster General, submitting estimates for the service of the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1860. February 14, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. 		9
Serial set 1048 New York Indian reserve in Kansas Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information in regard to the condition of the New York Indian reserve in Kansas Territory. March 5, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the War Department. February 21, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Militia returns. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a return of the militia of the United States, &c. February 21, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Northern and northwestern lakes. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House requesting the communication of the annual report of Lieutenant Colonel James D. Graham on the harbor improvements for the northern and northwestern lakes. February 23, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
National armories. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenses of the national armories, &c. February 21, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Commerce and free trade. Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for a copy of a letter of the Emperor of France on the subject of commerce and free trade. February 28, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Collectors of Customs in Illinois. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House, calling for information as to whether there be defalcations by collectors of Customs in the State of Illinois, &c. February 28, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Clerks in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating list of clerks employed in that Department for the year 1859. February 17, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses, Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of that Department for year 1859. February 17, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Military establishment -- contingent expenses. Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the military establishment. February 21, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Passengers arriving in the United States. Letter of the Secretary of State, communicating, in obedience to law, statements showing the number and designation of passengers arriving in the United States during the year 1859. February 28, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Board of naval officers. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the House, reports of the board of officers ordered to examine into the condition of the Navy yards. March 2, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Miscellaneous claims paid at the Treasury. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a statement of miscellaneous claims paid at the Treasury for the year 1859. March 2, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Army Register. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a transcript of the Army Register for 1859. March 2, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Art Commission. Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, the report of the Art Commission. March 9, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Navy Register. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting copies of the Navy Register. March 6, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Navy and Marine Corps -- pay of, etc. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the pay and allowances to the officers of the Navy and Marine Corps for the year 1859. March 6, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Art Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for the report of the Art Commissioners, &c. March 5, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Wagon road -- Fort Smith to Colorado River. Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of Mr. Beale relating to the construction of a wagon road from Fort Smith to the Colorado River. March 9, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Fines and deductions -- mail contractors. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of the fines imposed upon and deductions from the pay of mail contractors, &c. March 8, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. 		20
Serial set 1049 Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey showing the progress of the survey during the year 1859. 1
Serial set 1050 Alleged interference of the Executive with the action of Congress. Message of the President of the United States, protesting against certain proceedings the House of Representatives. March 29, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with leave to report at any time, and ordered to be printed.
Persons employed in delivering letters -- Post Office, New York. Letter from the Acting Postmaster General, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, a statement showing the number of persons employed in the delivery of letters from the Post Office Department. March 30, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Difficulties on southwestern frontier. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information in reference to the difficulties on the southwestern frontier. April 2, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Acting Treasurer, communicating copies of the Treasurer's accounts of the receipts and disbursements for the service of the Post Office Department for the years ending June 30, 1858 and 1859. March 12, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Manchac Pass, on Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reference to a resolution of the House calling for information in relation to the nature of the obstructions in the Bayou Manchac, Mississippi River. March 16, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- public buildings in New Mexico. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating estimates necessary to complete the capitol and penitentiary buildings in New Mexico. March 13, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Charges against A.D. Bonesteel, United States agent for the Menomonee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the correspondence relative to charges preferred against A.D. Bonesteel, United States agent for the Menomonee Indians. March 19, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Convention between the United States and the Republic of Paraguay. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the convention between the United States and the Republic of Paraguay, concluded on the 4th February, 1859. March 19, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Banks throughout the Union. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the condition of the banks throughout the United States. March 28, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. 		9
Serial set 1051 Ports of delivery discontinued. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information relative to what ports of delivery, if any, have been discontinued, &c. April 6, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mississippi Sound, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, calling for a memoir and charts of Mississippi Sound, &c., &c. April 6, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Imprisonment of an American citizen in the island of Cuba. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information in reference to the imprisonment of an American citizen in the island of Cuba. April 2, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Charles N. Pine, United States marshal, and Henry S. Fitch, United States district attorney, Northern District of Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information in reference to the accounts of Charles N. Pine, late United States marshal, and Henry S. Fitch, United States district attorney, of the Northern District of Illinois. April 2, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Reported expulsion of American citizens from Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for information touching the reported expulsion of American citizens from Mexico. April 11, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Duties on tobacco in foreign countries. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, information in regard to the duties on tobacco in foreign countries. April 11, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Estimate for furnishing rooms in the Custom-house at New Orleans for the post office. Letter from the Acting Postmaster General, asking an appropriation for completing and furnishing rooms in the Custom-house at New Orleans for the use of the post office. April 11, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimate -- negotiation of treaties with Indian tribes. Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, estimates, &c., for negotiating treaties with certain Indian tribes of the plains and in Minnesota. April 11, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Harlem River. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for information as "to the practicability of making the Harlem River navigable for commercial purposes," &c. April 12, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Affairs in Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, correspondence with General Harney, relating to affairs in the department of Oregon. April 12, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Persons who served more than six months in the War of 1812. Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House calling for a statement of the number of officers, non-commissioned officers, privates, &c., who served for a period of six months and upwards in the War of 1812. April 13, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- district land offices. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimate for certain expenses of district land offices. April 12, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Abstract of offers for furnishing naval supplies. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of offers for furnishing naval supplies. April 13, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Indian hostilities in New Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information concerning Indian hostilities in the Territory of New Mexico. April 16, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Books for members of Congress -- amount paid for them, &c., &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for the amount that has been paid out of the Treasury for books ordered to be published by either or both Houses of the 33d Congress, as well as the amount paid for books for the new members of said Congress, under the usual resolutions, &c., &c. April 11, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contract for labor performed at the public stores in New York. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, calling for information in reference to a contract for the performance of certain labor at the public stores in the City of New York. April 12, 1860. -- Referred to the select committee on the subject of a contract for public stores in the City of New York. 		16
Serial set 1052 Results of meteorological observations, made under the direction of the United States Patent Office and the Smithsonian Institution, from the year 1854 to 1859, inclusive, being a report of the Commissioner of Patents made at the first session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. Vol. I. 1
Serial set 1053 Results of meteorological observations, made under the direction of the United States Patent Office and the Smithsonian Institution, from the year 1854 to 1859, inclusive, being a report of the Commissioner of Patents made at the first session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. Vol. II. 1
SERIAL SET 1054 Narrative and final report of explorations for a route for a Pacific railroad, near the forty-seventh and forty-ninth parallels of north latitude : from St. Paul to Puget Sound...1855 / 1
Serial set 1054 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5, according to acts of Congress of March 8, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XII. Book I. 1
SERIAL SET 1055 Narrative and final report of explorations for a route for a Pacific railroad, near the forty-seventh and forty-ninth parallels of north latitude : from St. Paul to Puget Sound...1855 / 1
Serial set 1055 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XII. Book II. 1
Serial set 1056 Custom-house, New Orleans. Letter from the Postmaster General, communicating copies of letters relating to the finishing of rooms in the Custom-house at New Orleans designed for the post office. May 3, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures on account of private land claims in California. Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, a statement of the expenditures from appropriations made during the 34th and 35th Congresses, in the disposal of private land claims in the State of California, &c. May 22, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contract of Degges & Smith. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for a copy of the contract of Degges and Smith. May 24, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Port of New York -- practice of collecting fees for permits to deliver baggage, &c. April 20, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Navy Yards -- board of Navy officers -- evidence taken before them. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, a copy of the evidence taken by the board of Navy officers for investigating the condition of the Navy yards. April 18, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
St. Louis Custom-house and post office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information as to the amount due for the completion, fitting up, and furnishing the St. Louis Custom-house and post office, &c. April 24, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Dacotah, or Territory of Minnesota. Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House, calling for information in relation to the existence of the Territory of Minnesota. April 24, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections, and ordered to be printed.
Discriminations in Switzerland against citizens of the United States of the Hebrew persuasion. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with resolutions of the House, information relative to discriminations in Switzerland against citizens of the United States of the Hebrew persuasion. April 26, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Utah Territory. Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, copies of correspondence relative to the condition of affairs in the Territory of Utah. May 2, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Island of San Juan. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report relative to the occupation of the island of San Juan. April 26, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Chickasaw trust fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement showing the state of the Chickasaw trust funds. May 3, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Troubles on Texas frontier. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information in relation to the troubles on the Texas frontier. May 5, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Amount due the Choctaws. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement showing what amount is due the Choctaw Indians. May 10, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Capture of the slaver "William." Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence relative to the capture of the slaver "William," near the Isle of Pines, with five hundred and fifty African negroes on board. May 22, 1860. -- Read and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Number of persons belonging to the African Squadron who have died, &c. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for the number of persons in the service of the United States, belonging to the African Squadron, who have died, &c. April 24, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed 		15
Serial set 1057 Chinese coolie trade. Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, information recently received in reference to the coolie trade. May 26, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Offers and contracts for carrying the mails, &c. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting an abstract of offers for carrying the mails, &c. May 25, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Error in the print of Ex. doc. No. 65, relating to difficulties on San Juan Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, calling attention to an error in the printing of Ex. doc. No. 65, of the present session. May 25, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Defalcation of the late Postmaster, New York City. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House, a report in reference to the defalcation of the late Postmaster at New York. June 6, 1860. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Militia -- District of Columbia. Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating a report of Army and militia officers on the subject of reorganizing the militia of the District of Columbia. May 31, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Further protest of the President of the United States against the Covode Committee. Message of the President of the United States, further protesting against the proceedings of the Covode Committee. June 25, 1860. -- Read and referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Stanton, Curry, Charles F. Adams, Sedgwick, and Pryor, with instructions to report at the next session of Congress.
Approval of the sundry civil expenses appropriation bill. Message of the President of the United States, in explanation of his approval of the bill making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government. June 25, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Atlantic and Pacific mails. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to the transportation of the mails between the Atlantic and Pacific ports. June 23, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Reciprocity Treaty. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating reports of Messrs. Hatch & Taylor, in reference to the operations of the Reciprocity Treaty. June 18, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Correspondence with General Harney. Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating copies of correspondence with General Harney, not heretofore published, in reference to his administration in Oregon. June 20, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Removal of late Collector at Milwaukie. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House in reference to the removal of Morritz Shoeffler, late Collector of the Customs at Milwaukie. June 18, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Copies of contracts -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copies of contracts, &c. June 23, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
Expenses -- Court of Claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in response to a resolution of the House calling for information in regard to the expenses of the Court of Claims. June 8, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Clerks and other persons employed in the Post Office Department. Letter of the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the names and compensation of the clerks and other persons employed in the Post Office Department during the year ending December 31, 1859. June 13, 1860. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the Post Office Department during the year ending June 30, 1859. June 13, 1860. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of the Court of Claims. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of the expenses of the Court of Claims since its organization. June 13, 1860. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 		16
SERIAL SET 1058 Report upon the Colorado River of the West : explored in 1857 and 1858 / 1
Serial set 1058 Report upon the Colorado River of the West, explored in 1857 and 1858 by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, Corps of Topographical Engineers, under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A.A. Humphreys, Captain Topographical Engineers, in charge. By order of the Secretary of War. 1
Serial set 1059 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury of the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the year ending June 30, 1859. 1
Serial set 1060 Michigan contested election. Memorial of William A. Howard, cotnesting [i.e., contesting] the seat of Hon. George B. Cooper, of First Congressional District of Michigan. February 10, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections, and ordered to be printed.
list of reports to be made to Congress, during the first session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 5, 1859.
List of members of the House of Representatives of the United States and their places of residence, Thirty-sixth Congress, first session, commencing Monday, December 5, 1859.
Standing committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Thirty-sixth Congress, first session, commencing Thursday [i.e., Monday], December 5, 1859.
Kansas constitution. Copy of the constitution adopted by the convention at Wyandot, for the State of Kansas. February 10, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed.
Maryland contested election -- Harrison vs. Davis. Memorial of William G. Harrison, contesting the election of the Hon. H. Winter Davis, of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland. February 9, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Elections, and ordered to be printed. 		6
Serial set 1061 Kentucky contested election. Memorial of James S. Chrisman, contesting the election of William C. Anderson, of the Fourth Congressional District of Kentucky. February 9, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Elections, and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1062 Missouri contested election. Memorial of Frank P. Blair, Jr., contesting the election of the honorable J.R. Barrett, of the First Congressional District of Missouri. February 10, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections, and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1063 Soldiers of the War of 1812. Resolutions of the Legislature of Tennessee, asking legislation for the benefit of the soldiers of the War of 1812. February 11, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Jefferson Territory. Letter from the Delegate Elect from the proposed Territory of Jefferson, accompanied by a memorial of the provisional government, and the message of the Governor thereof, asking the establishment of a territorial organization for the same. February 15, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed.
Kentucky contested election case. Response of the Hon. W.C. Anderson vs. J.S. Chrisman. February 15, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Elections, and ordered to be printed. 		3