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Serial set 1075 Asbury W. Kirk and others, heirs and legal representatives of John Campbell. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Samuel A. Smith. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
J.W. Deeble. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Augustus H. Evans. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 94.) February 11, 1860. -- The Court of Claims submitted the following report; which, together with the accompanying bill, was referred to the Committee of Claims.
D.D. Davidson, administrator of Daniel Delozier. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Carlisle & Cox, administrators of C.P. Van Ness, deceased. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Edward D. Tippett. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Stephen Pleasonton's executor vs. the United States. February 11, 1860. -- The Court of Claims submitted the following report; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
John H. Reily, administrator of William Reily. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Mary Williams, widow of James Williams. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
James Crooks. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. 95.) February 11, 1860.
Blas P. Alviso. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Anthony Addison, administrator of Margaret Leitch. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
George W. Munday [i.e., Mundy], administrator of E.W. Ripley, deceased. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. 		14
Serial set 1076 James L. Edwards, administrator of Thomas R. Gedney, deceased. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 97.) February 11, 1860. -- The Court of Claims submitted the following report; which, together with the accompanying bill, was referred to the Committee of Claims.
Daniel Nippes. May 2, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Danford Mott. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 101.) May 2, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Nehemiah Garrison, assignee of Moses Perkins. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 100.) May 2, 1860. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
John P. Norton. May 2, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Alexander M. Jackson, adm'r of John Gorman, deceased. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 99.) May 2, 1860. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Edward Sangster, administrator of Hugh West. May 2, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; referred to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Richard S. Coxe. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. 98.) May 2, 1860. -- The Court of Claims submitted the following report; which, together with the accompanying bill, was committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Abraham Martin. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Josiah F. Polk. February 11, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
William Geiger. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 96.) February 11, 1860. -- The Court of Claims submitted the following report; which, together with the accompanying bill, was referred to the Committee of Claims. March 1, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
John H. Merrill. March 1, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Sarah B. Webber, administratrix of J.A. Webber. March 1, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
J. Eddy's heirs. March 1, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Charles A. Dubois de Luchet. March 1, 1860. -- Reported from the Court of Claims; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. 		15
Serial set 1077 Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 3, 1860, in the eighty-fifth year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1078 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. December 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered that the message and accompanying documents be printed 1
Serial set 1079 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. December 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered that the message and accompanying documents be printed. 1
Serial set 1080 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. December 4, 1860. -- Read, and ordered that the message and accompanying documents be printed. 1
Serial set 1081 Maps and illustrations to accompany the State of the Union message -- 36th Congress, second session. 1
Serial set 1082 Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate respecting the vacancy in the office of Secretary of War. January 16, 1861. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, submitting to Congress a series of resolutions adopted by the Legislature of Virginia on the 19th instant, having in view a peaceful settlement of the exciting questions which now threaten the Union. January 28, 1861. -- Read and ordered to be printed. Motion to print additional copies submitted by Mr. Mason
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of June 23, 1860, calling for information upon various subjects pertaining to the naval establishment. January 18, 1861. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. January 30. -- Report in favor of printing submitted, considered, and agreed to.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a statement of the number and pay of clerks and watchmen at naval stations, on board vessels of war, &c. February 1, 1861. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 6. -- Report in favor of printing submitted, considered, and agreed to.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information relative to the extradition of one Anderson, a man of color. March 2, 1861. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in obedience to law, a list of clerks and other civil officers employed in that Department during the year 1860. March 2, 1861. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate, information upon the subject of the Aves Island. February 25, 1861. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. March 2, 1861. -- Ordered, that 2,500 extra copies of the message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate of the 17th and 18th February, 1858, correspondence relative to the Aves Island, be printed for the use of the Senate.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the Senate relative to the pay of master workmen at the Navy-yards. March 2, 1861. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Inaugural address of the President of the United States, on the fourth of March, 1861. March 8, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, communications from Major Steen and Lieutenant Mullan, relative to the movement of troops overland to the northern portion of the Department of the Pacific. March 13, 1861. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. March 15, 1861. -- Report in favor of printing submitted, considered, and agreed to.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the correspondence with foreign ministers at Washington in regard to foreign vessels in the port of Charleston, South Carolina. January 31, 1861. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. 		11
Serial set 1083 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1860. Arts and manufactures. Volume I. 1
Serial set 1084 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1860. Arts and manufactures. Volume II. Illustrations. 1
Serial set 1085 Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, Lieutenant Michler's report of his survey for an interoceanic ship canal near the Isthmus of Darien. February 15, 1861. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table. Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. February 16, 1861. -- Committee discharged. Ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1086 [Maps accompanying Lieutenant Michler's report of his survey for an interoceanic ship canal near the Isthmus of Darien.] 1
Serial set 1087 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, 1860. 1
Serial set 1088 Letter of the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the commercial relations of the United States with foreign nations, for the year ending September 30, 1860. 1
Serial set 1089 List of committees of the Senate of the United States for the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. December 10, 1860.
Report of the commission appointed under the eighth section of the act of Congress of June 21, 1860, to examine into the organization, system of discipline, and course of instruction of the United States Military Academy at West Point. December 13, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. December 13, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, submitted for consideration the following resolution. Resolved, that the select committee of thirteen be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing, by constitutional provision -- First. A line running through the territory of the United States not included within the states...
In the Senate of the United States. December 24, 1860. Resolutions intended to be submitted by Mr. Toombs. Resolved, that declaratory clauses to the Constitution of the United States, amply securing the following propositions, be recommended for adoption: 1. That the people of the United States shall have an equal right to emigrate to and settle in the present or any future acquired territories, with whatever property they may possess, (including slaves)...
In the Senate of the United States. December 24, 1860. Mr. Davis submitted the following resolution, which was referred to the select committee of thirteen on the present condition of the country, and ordered to be printed: Resolved, that it shall be declared, by amendment of the Constitution, that property in slaves...
In the Senate of the United States. January 9, 1861. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Mr. Clark submitted for consideration the following resolutions. Resolved, that the provisions of the Constitution are ample for the preservation of the Union...
Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, praying that the aid of the government may be granted for the establishment of a line of mail steamers through the waters of the Pacific Ocean to the populous cities of the Eastern world. January 9, 1861. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 14. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number submitted, considered, and agreed to.
Memorial of the representatives of the Choctaw Nation of Indians, in general council assembled, praying the payment of the amount due the Choctaws under the treaty of June, 1855. January 9, 1861. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 14. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number submitted, considered, and agreed to.
In the Senate of the United States. January 16, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Rice submitted for consideration the following resolution: Resolved, that a special committee of seven be appointed by the Senate, with instructions to inquire into the expediency of the passage of a general enabling act for the admission of new states and a readjustment of the limits of California, Minnesota, and Oregon, which shall include all the territory held by the United States, as follows...
Report of the Secretary of the Senate, showing the names and compensation of the persons employed in his Office during the year 1860. January 18, 1861. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. January 22, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Mason submitted the following papers. (To accompany Bill S. 543)...
Report of the Secretary of the Senate, in answer to a resolution of the Senate respecting the payment of certain mileage to Mrs. Linn, widow of the late Senator Linn. January 29, 1861. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. February 6, 1861. -- On motion by Mr. Grimes, ordered that the report of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads of the House of Representatives, to accompany Joint Resolution H.R. 62, "For the Benefit of George H. Giddings," be printed. The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred the memorial of George H. Giddings, of Texas, having considered the same, submit the following report...
Resolutions adopted at a democratic convention of the State of New York, assembled at Albany, January 31, in relation to the present disturbed condition of the country. February 14, 1861. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed
Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, remonstrating against the passage of the tariff bill now before Congress. February 14, 1861. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Senate, communicating, in obedience to law, a statement of payments from the contingent fund of the Senate during the year ending December 3, 1860. February 8, 1861. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Report of the District Attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia, relative to the value of certain real estate in the City of Washington. 1861 -- February 14. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year 1860.
In the Senate of the United States. March 28, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Trumbull submitted the following resolution. Resolved, that, in the opinion of the Senate, the true way to preserve the Union is to enforce the laws of the Union; that resistance to their enforcement, whether under the name of anti-coercion or any other name, is encouragement to disunion...
In the Senate of the United States. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Hale, to appoint Mr. Hickey Acting Secretary of the Senate, and to repeal the resolution of the Senate appointing Mr. Hickey chief clerk, and Mr. Nicholson. March 19, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, requesting Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution of the United States. March 18, 1861. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
List of committees of the Senate of the United States, for the special session which commenced March 4, 1861.
In the Senate of the United States. December 28, 1860. Mr. Rice submitted the following resolution, which was referred to the select committee of thirteen on the present condition of the country, and ordered to be printed: Whereas the territories of the United States, and the question of the admission of new states into the Union have caused most, if not all, the agitation of the question of slavery...
In the Senate of the United States. December 18, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Lane submitted for consideration the following resolution. Whereas, in the years 1847-48, the northern states of this Union, by their legislatures, and almost with unanimity, adopted resolutions in favor of what was called the Wilmot Proviso, prohibiting slavery in all the territory acquired from Mexico, and the southern states soon afters [sic] passed counter resolutions declaring they would resist that measure...
Communication from John Tyler, president of a convention, assembled in the City of Washington, to adjust the differences which now disturb the peace of the Union, inclosing the report of that convention, accompanied by a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and asking its submission to conventions in the states. February 27, 1861. -- Read and referred to a select committee of five, viz: Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Bigler, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Seward and Mr. Trumbull, with instructions to report to-morrow, at 12 o'clock; and that the report be made the special order of the day for 1 o'clock 		25
Serial set 1090 In the Senate of the United States. December 20, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 523.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the memorial of Lieutenant George L. Hartsuff, of the United States Army, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. December 20, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 520.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the Bill S. 520, having had the same under consideration, report: The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of War to arm and equip the "Lexington Old Infantry" of Lexington, Kentucky...
In the Senate of the United States. January 11, 1861. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis made the following report. The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the resolution of the 11th December, 1860, "to inquire whether the expenses of that branch of the public service (the Army) cannot be reduced without detriment to the public service," &c., having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 22, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Saulsbury submitted the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph W. Knife [i.e., Knipe], praying an increase of pension, beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 23, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Gwin made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 546.) The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred the memorial of Dexter R. Crocker, praying compensation for transporting the mail from Canyonville, Oregon, to Yreko, California, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 30, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Bayard made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. 356.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 356, entitled "An Act for the Relief of the Creditors of Danial B. Vondersmith," have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 23, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Simmons made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 548.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the claims of Joseph Clymer, have had the same under consideration, and now beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 5, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Gwin made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 556.) The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred the petition of John Gordon, a messenger in the Post Office Department, praying compensation for services performed out of office hours, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 6, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Fitch made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. 852.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill No. 852, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 5, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Gwin made the following adverse report. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. 48.) The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred Joint Resolution H.R. No. 48, in relation to mail service on route no. 12730 A, Washington Territory, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 6, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Bigler made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 541.) The Committee on Commerce to whom was referred "Bill (S. 541) in Relation to the Liabilities of the Collectors of Customs," have had the same under consideration, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Kennedy made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 559.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of James K. Harwood, a purser in the Navy, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 14, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Hale submitted the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Captain French Forrest, United States Navy, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Bragg submitted the following report. The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Alexander Wilson, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 14, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Latham made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 564.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the petition of George P. Ihrie, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Bragg submitted the following report. The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of B.F. Rittenhouse, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 25, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Lane made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 569.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Anne M. Smith, widow of General Persifer [i.e., Persifor] F. Smith, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 27, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Thomson made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. 586.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 586) for the relief of the legal representatives of Frederick F. Brose, deceased, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 26, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Thomson made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 570.) The Committee on Pensions to whom was referred the petition of Ann Eliza Platt, widow of the late Commandant Charles T. Platt, United States Navy, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 18, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Hemphill made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 566.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Lieutenant Loomis L. Langdon, of the United States Army, report...
In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pearce submitted the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution S. 64.) The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the petition of Pierce & Bacon, and also the joint resolution of the 28th February for their relief, report...
In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Bigler made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 575.) The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel F.B. Morse, report...
In the Senate of the United States. December 19, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis made the following adverse report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 527.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred Bill H.R. 527, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Tenn., submitted the following report. The Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of 18th June, 1860, instructing them "to inquire and report to the Senate how many persons are employed by the Senate, in each and every department"...
In the Senate of the United States. January 22, 1861. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Hale made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 542.) The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred the memorial of Marshall O. Roberts and others, trustees of A.G. Sloo, contractor for carrying the mails between New York, New Orleans, Havana, and Chagres, praying compensation for extra mail facilities on that route, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 7, 1861. -- Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis made the following report. The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the memorial of John W. Mason, of New York, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. December 31, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Powell submitted the following report. The Committee of Thirteen, appointed by order of the Senate on the 20th instant, have agreed upon the following resolution, and directed me to report the same to the Senate: Resolved, that the Committee have not been able to agree upon any general plan of adjustment... 		27
Serial set 1091 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 3, 1860, in the eighty-fifth year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1092 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862. 1
Serial set 1093 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances, for the year ending June 30, 1860. 1
Serial set 1094 Contingent expenses -- Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating the annual statement of the contingent expenses of that Department. December 5, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Case of A.D. Bonesteel, agent for the Menomonee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the report of Mr. Pritchette in the case A.D. Bonesteel, Unites States agent for the Menomonee Indians. December 6, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mississippi River -- Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, a report of the entire action of the War Department in the execution of the act of 1856, providing for the removal of obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River. December 6, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
State Department -- contingent expenses. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of that Department. December 6, 1860. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Registered American seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of returns of registered American seamen. December 10, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Distance to residences of senators and representatives. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement showing the distance from the Post Office of members of Congress to Washington City. December 11, 1860. -- Referred to the Committee on Mileage and ordered to be printed. 		6