Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 1145 Emancipation and colonization. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 576.) July 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed
Emancipation of the slaves of rebels. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 472.) June 17, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed
Steamer M.S. Perry. June 24, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Citizenship to certain Mexican citizens. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 202.) July 11, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Sarah F. Berryman. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 522.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Coinage department of the United States Assay Office in New York. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 477.) May 15, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
J.E. Martin. (To accompany Senate Act No. 109.) June 13, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Enlargement of the locks of the Erie and Oswego Canals. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 288.) June 3, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Relief to the starving population of Ireland. June 13, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
William H. Van Horn. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 310.) June 13, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Charles Henry Foster. June 16, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
R.L.B. Clarke. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 535.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Barbara Walker -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 430.) April 28, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Illinois and Michigan canal enlargement. April 28, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
William B. Matchett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 483.) May 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
A. Pier. May 2, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Annals of Congress. May 23, 1862. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Printing, and ordered to be printed.
Daniel Woodbury. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 486.) May 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed
Jeremiah Pendegrast. May 2, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Andrew Templeton. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 451.) May 2, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Samuel Goodrich. May 2, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
W.J. Gilbert. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 481.) May 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Jeremiah Vincent, legal representative of. May 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Solicitor of the Customs for the port of New York. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 136.) May 15, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Colonel Joseph Paddock. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 448.) May 2, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
J.B. Merwin. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 484.) May 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
John Lane. May 2, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
William Sawyer and others. May 2, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Charles Goodspeed. May 2, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Change of location of port of entry for Puget Sound collection district from Post Townsend to Port Angelos. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 241.) June 16, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Expenditures on public buildings. July 10, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Obadiah B. Latham and Oliver S. Latham. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 111.) July 15, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Sac and Fox Indians. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 420.) April 24, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Permanent fortifications and sea-coast defences. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 416.) April 23, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Mary Cunningham, widow of John Cunningham, deceased. April 28, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Herman J. Ehle. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 429.) April 28, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Colorado desert. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 417.) April 23, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Panama Railroad Company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 428.) April 28, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Caroline E. Clark. April 28, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Henry Smalley. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 533.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Zephaniah Knapp. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 122.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
John T. Jones. (To accompany Bill S. No. 354.) July 10, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
William Sawyer and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 534.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Elizabeth Cole, widow of Levi Cole, deceased. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 569.) July 12, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Rice M. Brown. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 565.) July 10, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
William Kennedy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 563.) July 10, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Accounts of the State of New York. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 418.) July 11, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed
William P. Bowhay. July 11, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Jacob Gates. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 39.) June 26, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
John P. Sherburne and H. Clay Wood. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 564.) July 10, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Improvement of harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 169.) July 3, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Margaret J. Bailey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 527.) June 23, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Leopold Schneider. July 10, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Susan Jane. June 24, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Charles L. Nelson. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 341.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
William H. DeGroot. (To accompany H.R. No. 101.) July 9, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
John Campbell and John Ferguson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 537.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Hannibal Graham. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 536.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
George Calvert. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 538.) June 20, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed
Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 555.) July 2, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
John McGuinis. April 28, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Zina Williams. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 431.) April 28, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed.
Rufus L. Harvey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 452.) May 2, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed. 		63
Serial set 1146 John Skirving. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 108.) December 3, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Alexander D. Anderson, administrator of John Anderson. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
R.A. Clements, administrator of James N. Mullican. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Charles P. Curtis, Jr. January 24, 1862. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
James Preston Beck, administrator of Preston Beck, Jr. (To accompany H.R.C.C. No. 109.) December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
T.S.J. Johnson. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
William Clark. January 24, 1862. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Charles H. Todhunter. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Stephen Johnston and others, heirs-at-law of Stephen Johnston. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. Subsequently the Committee of the Whole discharged, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Thomas Hicks, executor of Isaac Hicks. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
David D. Mitchell. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Thomas B. Graham. December 4, 1861. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
James L. Johnson, surviving partner of the firm of Beck & Johnson. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 110.) January 24, 1862. -- Reported from the Committee of Claims, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Sweeny, Rittenhouse, Fant & Company. January 24, 1862. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. 		14
Serial set 1147 O.B. and Oliver S. Latham. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 111.) May 28, 1862. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed.
John H. Aulick. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 112.) May 28, 1862. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed.
The President and directors of the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad Company. (To accompany Bill H.R.C.C. No. 113.) May 28, 1862. -- Reported from the Court of Claims, referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. 		3
Serial set 1148 Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 1, 1862, in the eighty-seventh year of the Independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1149 Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 8, 1862, a list of the major and brigadier generals in the service of the United States. January 23, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Postmaster General, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 16th instant, information in relation to instructions to deputy postmasters, in relation to restoring certain papers to the privilege of the mails; also relative to the law by which certain papers are excluded from the mails. January 20, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 22d December, extracts from reports in relation to the accident on board the steam-battery Passaic. January 7, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, information relative to the death of General Ward, a citizen of the United States in the military service of the Chinese government. February 7, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 3d instant, in reference to the sale into slavery of colored freemen captured by the rebels. December 9, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 16th of January, information in relation to the number of troops raised by the State of Missouri for local defence, pursuant to the provisions of the act approved February 13, 1862. February 17, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 15th of January, information in relation to the war steamers Ossipee and Pensacola. February 23, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 15th instant, the report of Hon. Reverdy Johnson, as Commissioner of the United States in New Orleans. December 23, 1862. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table. January 8, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 19, 1862, information in relation to the appointment of rear admirals since the last session of Congress. January 5, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 22d December, 1862, information in relation to citizens arrested by his authority and the conditions of their discharge. January 5, 1863. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State on the subject of consular pupils. January 5, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 19, 1862, information in relation to the Surveyor General's office in Kansas, Nebraska, and Dakota. January 21, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State, transmitting the regulations, decrees, and orders for the government of the United States consular courts in Turkey. January 26, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting the joint resolutions of the corporate authorities of the City of Washington, adopted September 27, 1862, and a memorial of the same, under date of October 28, 1862, both relating to and urging the construction of certain railroads concentrating upon the City of Washington. January 23, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, information touching the visit of Mr. Mercier to Richmond in April last. February 11, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant, information whether any more major and brigadier generals have been appointed and paid than authorized by law. January 30, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of December 8, 1862, showing the number, names, and rank of the additional aides-de-camp appointed under the act of August 5, 1861; also, the number, names, and rank of additional aides-de-camp who are now drawing pay from the government, and not employed in actual service. January 30, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 23d of January, information relative to the duty on printing paper, under the act of March 2, 1861. February 4, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in obedience to law, a statement of the appropriations applicable to the service of the War Department for the fiscal year 1861-'62; the amount drawn from the Treasury during the same period; the balances on July 1, 1862; and the appropriations carried to the surplus fund. February 28, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of State, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 19th instant, unpublished correspondence between his Department and our minister to the Russian government, in relation to telegraphic communication between the mouth of Amoor River and San Francisco, California. December 22, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 2d instant, the majority and minority reports of the board of officers appointed under the act approved July 15, 1862, entitled "An Act To Authorize the Secretary of the Navy To Accept the Title to League Island, in the Delaware River, for Naval Purposes." December 17, 1862. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 13th of March, 1862, transmitting correspondence relative to the attempted seizure of M. Fauchet, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of France, by the commander of the British ship-of-war Africa, within the waters of the United States. December 11, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 3d instant, in relation to the purchase of land adjacent to the Kittery Navy yard. December 11, 1862. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 12th of July last, relative to amounts paid on account of legal and other services in investigating land titles in California in the years 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861. December 8, 1862. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, correspondence on the subjects of mediation, arbitration, or other measures looking to the termination of the existing Civil War. February 12, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 26th of February, correspondence with the workingmen of England. March 2, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating joint resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, accepting lands donated for the benefit of colleges for agriculture and the mechanic arts. March 2, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, information relative to the amount of government cotton sold in New York since the blockade of the southern ports. February 19, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 22, 1862, information in relation to the number of captains and commanders on the active list in the Navy, and by virtue of what law any were appointed in excess of the number authorized by the law of July 16, 1862. January 5, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, a copy of the report and journal of Captain Medorem Crawford, commanding the emigrant escort to Oregon and Washington Territory in the year 1862. January 9, 1863. -- Read, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 24th instant, a copy of a report of the commissioners appointed for the district of South Carolina under the act for the collection of taxes in insurrectionary districts. January 26, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, correspondence between this government and the Mexican Minister in relation to the exportation of articles contraband of war for the use of the French Army in Mexico. January 23, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Postmaster General, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the 6th instant, information in relation to the derangement of the mails between New York and Washington City. January 19, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 15th instant, information in relation to the compensation of collectors of Customs under the acts of May 7, 1822, and March 3, 1841. January 26, 1863. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. January 28, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, concerning the organization of his Office and the present condition of its business. January 21, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Appointments to Naval Academy. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the 8th instant, communicating information as to what Congressional district has more than two midshipmen at the Naval Academy, under what law appointed, and by whom recommended. December 12, 1862. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury. December 5, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a despatch to the Secretary of State from the United States consul at Liverpool, and the address of the distressed operatives at Blackburn, England, to the New York relief committee, and the inhabitants of the United States generally. March 2, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 12th instant, correspondence relative to the use of Negroes by the French Army in Mexico. February 14, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, a copy of the correspondence between the State Department and the representative of her Britannic Majesty's government in relation to the capture of British vessels sailing from one British port to another, having on board articles contraband of war intended for the use of the so-called Confederate States. January 27, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a copy of a note of the 8th instant, addressed to the Secretary of State by the minister resident of the Hanseatic republics, concerning an international agricultural exhibition, to be held next summer in the City of Hamburg. January 14, 1863. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. February 26, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed to accompany Joint Resolution S. 134.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, information in relation to the fraudulent transactions in the Custom-house at New York. February 20, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter to the Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, the report and maps of Captain John Mullan, United States Army, of his operation while engaged in the construction of a military road from Fort Walla-Walla, on the Columbia River, to Fort Benson, on the Missouri River. February 19, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, information relative to what part of the compensation paid to collectors of Customs in enumerated districts is derived from fees and what part from storage. February 9, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 2d instant, information as to what regiments have not been paid up to August 31, 1862. February 9, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 30th ultimo, a report of the Secretary of State, relative to the building of ships-of-war for the Japanese government. February 6, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, in explanation of the course of that Department in recommending to the President the appointment of midshipmen in the Naval Academy. February 3, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 3d instant, in relation to the amount of money paid by the government for investigating land titles in California. December 11, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Second Auditor of the Treasury, transmitting the accounts of persons charged with disbursement of money and goods for the benefit of the Indians for the year ending June 30, 1862. January 30, 1863. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 14, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant in relation to the Indian barbarities in Minnesota. December 11, 1862. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 		50
Serial set 1150 In the Senate of the United States. February 28, 1863. -- Ordered that one thousand copies of the message of the Governor of Utah to the territorial legislature be printed and sent to the Governor for distribution
Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, in favor of the proclamation of the President of the United States, of the first of January, emancipating the slaves in the insurgent states, and pledging the State of Michigan to sustain the national administration in all its efforts to quell the present rebellion, and restore peace to the Union. March 2, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of an appropriation for the survey of the public lands in said state. February 7, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, transmitting papers relating to the case of the Norwegian bark Admiral P. Tordenskiold. December 23, 1862. -- Presented, and ordered to be printed to accompany Bill S. 438.
Memorial of the Corporation of City of Washington, praying the immediate construction of at least two other railroads leading out of Washington, one to the Chesapeake Bay, and one to Hagerstown, by the way of the Point of Rocks, with forts at such distances along their lines to protect them from destruction. December 17, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed; motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. December 19, 1862. -- Committee report resolution in favor of printing the petition without the maps. January 7, 1863. -- Report agreed to.
Memorial of the Legislature of State of Wisconsin, in favor of the enlargement of the Erie Canal and of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers improvement to admit of the passage of gunboats. January 28, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War to Hon. Henry Wilson, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, transmitting a communication from Charles H. Haswell, relative to vessels chartered for the Banks Expedition. February 18, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. December 15, 1862. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Mr. Field submitted the following resolution. Resolved, that the Committee on Foreign Relations be instructed to report at as early a day as practicable, whether some method cannot be devised for extending relief, or in some other way manifesting the sympathy of Congress towards those suffering operatives in Great Britain...
List of committees of the Senate of the United States for the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. December 3, 1862.
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. An Act To Provide a National Currency, Secured by a Pledge of United States Stocks, and to Provide for the Circulation and Redemption Thereof...
Memorial of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, praying indemnification for the destruction of property, at Lawrence, Kansas, May 21, 1856. February 20, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Acting Secretary of the Interior, to honorable H.M. Rice, in relation to uniting the navigable waters of the Mississippi River with the Red River of the North by slack-water and canal navigation. January 5, 1863. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Senate, communicating a detailed statement of the payments from the contingent fund of the Senate for the year ending December 1, 1862. January 13, 1863. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Emancipation League of Boston, Massachusetts, praying the immediate establishment of a bureau of emancipation. January 12, 1863. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 13, 1863. -- Report in favor of printing agreed to
Letter of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, to the Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, recommending an enlargement of the Congressional Library rooms. January 28, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
List of committees of the Senate of the United States for the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. January 27, 1863.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relating to the expenditure of public money for the construction of a ship canal in the State of Illinois, and the enlargement of canals in the State of New York. February 11, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Memorial of gold and silver mining companies of California and Nevada Territory, praying that the act of the Nevada Territorial Legislature entitled "An Act To Provide for the Formation of Corporations for Certain Purposes," may not be confirmed. February 6, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Memorial of the Pacific Telegraph Company, remonstrating against the withdrawal of the telegraph subsidy, and reducing the rates of telegraphing. February 5, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. December 19, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. McDougall submitted the following resolution: Resolved, that the Secretary of War be requested to inform the Senate whether a tribunal has been convened to investigate and report upon the operations of Major General D.C. Buell...
In the Senate of the United States. December 16, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Mr. McDougall submitted the following resolution. Resolved, that this government will maintain the payment of coin for interest on its indebtedness...
Resolution of the Legislature of Minnesota, accepting the donation of lands by Congress for the endowment of an agricultural and mechanical college. February 13, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. Saturday, March 14, 1863. Mr. Anthony submitted the following statement, which was ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate: Statement of the rules and practice of the Senate of the United States, in the appointment of its committees, from the commencement of the government under the Constitution, being from the 4th of March, 1789, to the 14th of March, 1863...
In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Harlan submitted the following resolution. Resolved, that, devoutly recognizing the supreme authority and just government of Almighty God in all the affairs of men and of nations...
Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, praying that provision may be made for the redemption of Indian captives held in servitude in that territory, and their return to their respective tribes, agreeably to the provisions of the act approved June 19, 1862, to secure freedom to all persons within the territories of the United States. February 25, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed
Memorial of S.P. Case, in behalf of the Reading and Columbia Railroad Company, praying the construction of a railroad from Washington City to New York. February 16, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of provision being made for bridging and improving the military road from Fort Leavenworth, via Fort Riley, to Fort Larned. February 26, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
communication from Thomas J. Cram, Lieutenant Colonel United States Topographical Engineers, to Hon. Henry Wilson, Chairman Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, upon the subject of the improvement of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin. January 21, 1863. -- Submitted by Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed with accompanying maps.
Petition of the Wyandott Indians, praying a final settlement of all business transactions with the government. January 13, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. January 15, 1863. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 24, 1863. -- Report of Committee in favor of printing agreed to.
Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, praying the enlargement of the Erie and Oswego Canals. January 7, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militias. January 13, 1863. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 15, 1863. -- Report in favor of printing agreed to.
In the Senate of the United States. January 19, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. McDougall submitted the following resolutions. Resolved by the Senate, (the House of Representatives concurring,) that the present attempt by the government of France to subject the Republic of Mexico to her authority by armed force, is a violation of the established and known rules of international law...
Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in favor of a repeal of the law imposing a duty on paper. February 12, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, on the expediency of establishing near the Harbor of New York a national depot or arsenal for the storage of ordnance and arms for the military service. December 10, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed and to accompany Bill S. 409.
List of committees of the Senate of the United States for the special session. March 6, 1863.
In the Senate of the United States. March 3, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes...
Petition of members of the bar in the District of Columbia, remonstrating against the passage of the bill to reorganize the courts in the District of Columbia. February 19, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Memorial of Moses Kelly, administrator of Major W.W. Russell, deceased, praying that the accounting officers of the Treasury be authorized to make certain allowances in the settlement of the accounts of said Russell, as paymaster in the United States Marine Corps. February 23, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the United States paying the amount of the territorial debt due at the date of the admission of the State of Kansas into the Union, to be applied, in whole, to the payment of the direct tax due the United States as apportioned to the State of Kansas. February 26, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, in favor of the construction of a military road from the Rio Grande to western Arizona. February 25, 1863. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Memorial of the chiefs and headmen of the Wyandott Indians, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained from white settlers. January 13, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. January 15, 1863. -- Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 24, 1863. -- Report in favor of printing agreed to.
In the Senate of the United States. February 28, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the "message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, correspondence on the subject of mediation, arbitration, or other measures looking to the termination of the present rebellion," reported the following resolutions, which were read...
Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, accepting the grant of lands for agricultural and mechanical colleges. February 25, 1863. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Connecticut, in favor of a modification of the law entitled "An Act To Provide Internal Revenue To Support the Government and To Pay Interest on the Public Debt," as shall prevent the multiplication of taxes upon the same article in the different processes of manufacture. January 5, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. 		43
Serial set 1151 In the Senate of the United States. February 9, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Lane, of Indiana, made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 509.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, having had under consideration the subject of organizing the signal corps of the Army, report for that purpose the accompanying Bill, (H.R. 352,) and recommend that it may be passed...
In the Senate of the United States. January 5, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Trumbull made the following report. (To accompany S.R. No. 114.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Hon. Perry E. Brocchus, praying compensation as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for the Territory of New Mexico, report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 28, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 16th ultimo, in the following words, to wit: "Resolved, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether the practice, which to some extent prevails in some of the departments of the government, of appointing officers to fill vacancies which have not occurred during the recess of Congress, but which existed at the preceding session of Congress, is in accordance with the Constitution; and if not, what remedy shall be applied" beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 16, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, submitted the following report. The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 28th January, 1863, having had it under consideration, report: The resolution is in these words: "That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire, for the purpose of extending such relief as the circumstances may require, into the case of Mr. Thomas, of Maryland..."
In the Senate of the United States. December 18, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Lane, of Indiana, made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 427.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the memorial of Charles Anderson, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 21, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Nesmith made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 553.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the memorial of Brigadier General James H. Carlton, United States Army, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 18, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Rice submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 502.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the petitions of Captain John Mullan, United States Army, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 725.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the House bill for the relief of Elizabeth Housener, widow of Christian Housener, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the memorial of a committee appointed by a meeting of the citizens of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, praying a pension for persons wounded and the heirs of those killed at the explosion of the Alleghany arsenal at Pittsburg, on the 17th day of September last, report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 14, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Saulsbury made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 422.) The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the petition of Phebe Ann Fisk, executrix of Almond D. Fisk, praying for relief, and the bill accompanying the same, report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 16, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pomeroy submitted the following report. The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the opinion of the Court of Claims in the case of James Preston Beck, administrator of Preston Beck, Jr., deceased, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 10, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Rebecca A. Correll, widow of Isaac Correll, with the accompanying papers, beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 10, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 514.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth M. Baxter, widow of Lieutenant Robert Baxter, beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. December 23, 1862. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wade submitted the following report. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War beg leave respectfully to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Ellen M. Abert, widow of Colonel J.J. Abert, praying a pension, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 17, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Harding, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 537.) The facts upon which the Committee on Public Lands base a favorable report upon the above-named bill are as follows: The Soscol rancho is settled upon and occupied by an enterprising body of agriculturists...
In the Senate of the United States. February 17, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 534.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Rosa Renshaw and Caroline T. Renshaw, sisters of the late Commander William B. Renshaw, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 16, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 363.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the House Report No. 363, and the bill accompanying, for the relief of Edwin W. Jones, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 13, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Collamer, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States transmitting the correspondence relative to certain valuable publications presented to the Library of Congress by the trustees of the British Museum, have had the same under consideration, and now respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 15, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed with the documents. Mr. Morrill, from the special committee appointed to inquire into the facts relative to the chartering of transport vessels for the Banks expedition, and the character of the men employed to navigate them, submitted the following report in part...
In the Senate of the United States. January 23, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Arnold made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 479.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Mayo, legal representative of George Mayo, deceased, submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 23, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the letter of the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant, communicating information as to what congressional districts have more than two midshipmen at the Naval Academy, under what law appointed, and by whom recommended, have had the same under consideration and submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howe made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 475.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Albert Brown, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pomeroy submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 546.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Margaret L. Stevens, widow of the late Brigadier General Isaac I. Stevens, praying a pension, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 9, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed... Mr. Grimes, from the select committee to investigate the facts in regard to the employment of transport vessels, submitted the following report. The select committee appointed in pursuance of the resolution of December 22, 1862, "to inquire into and report to the Senate the facts, including brokerage, in regard to the chartering of transport vessels for the Banks Expedition, the sea-worthiness of such vessels, and the character of the men employed to navigate them," and instructed by resolution of December 23 "to inquire into the manner of the employment of transports generally by the quartermasters of the Army, or by the agents of the War Department, the rates at which they were engaged, by whom, for what purpose, and for how long time," beg leave to submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 13, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wade, from the Committee on Territories, submitted the following report. The Committee on Territories, to whom was referred the resolution of th [the] Senate of the 16th of January, in regard to the suppression of the publication of the message of the governor of the Territory of Utah, have had the same under consideration and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 13, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Doolittle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 498.) The Committee on Foreign Relations having been instructed by the Senate to inquire what further legislation, if any, is required to carr [i.e., carry] into effect the fourth article of the treaty with Great Britain, of August 9, 1842, submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pomeroy submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 726.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the House bill granting a pension to Frances H. Plummer, widow of the late Brigadier General Joseph B. Plummer, of the United States Army, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pomeroy submitted the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 84.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred a joint resolution for the relief of the State of Wisconsin, having considered the same, ask leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 17, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 535.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Emma L. Fuller, widow of Arthur B. Fuller, late chaplain of the 16th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pomeroy submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 517.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 517, "Making a Reappropriation of Money To Pay for Work Done in the West Wing of the Patent Office Building," report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of officers of the Army, praying that the mother of Major Theodore Talbot may be allowed a pension, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 9, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Morrill made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 510.) In the case of the ship "Argo," the facts are these: The ship was under a charter in 1861 to proceed to City Point, Va.; thence to Bremen with a cargo of tobacco, on foreign account; and thence to Quebec. While loading at City Point the ports of Virginia were blockaded, allowing to owners until the fifteenth of May, 1861, to load and clear their vessels...
In the Senate of the United States. February 4, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Rice, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 495.) The Committee on Military Affairs have had under consideration the memorial and joint resolutions of the Corporation of the City of Washington relative to a railroad from the waters of the Chesapeake to Washington and thence, by the way of the Point of Rocks, to Hagerstown; also a connecting link of road between Cumberland and Connellsville -- this latter forming with the first-named roads and the intermediate road a line which shortens the distance between the capital and Pittsburg, as well as to all points west, one hundred and ten miles, as shown by accompanying map...
In the Senate of the United States. February 14, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following report. The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth W. Lott, respectfully beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 25, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sumner made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 622.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred House Bill No. 622, for the relief of Francis Dainese, with accompanying papers, praying compensation for judicial services performed by him while consul at Constantinople, under the act approved August 11, 1848, have had the same under consideration, and now report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 18, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sumner made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 542.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the petition of Henry P. Blanchard, praying compensation for services performed as marshal for the consular court at Canton, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 14, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, submitted the following report. The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the petition of Dr. William T.G. Morton, asking compensation for the discovery and gift to his country and mankind of the application of ethereal vapor as a safe and practical anaesthesia, or pain-subduing agent, have had the same under consideration, and report... 		38
Serial set 1152 Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. 1
Serial set 1153 Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. 1
Serial set 1154 Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. 1
Serial set 1155 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States; being the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 1, 1862, in the eighty-seventh year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1156 Message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. December 1, 1862. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed 1
Serial set 1157 Message of the President of the United States to the two House of Congress at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. December 1, 1862. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed 1
Serial set 1158 Message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. December 1, 1862. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed. 1
Serial set 1159 Annuities to Miami tribe of Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House of the 15th instant, relative to payment of annuities to the Miami tribe of Indians. December 22, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Delays in the payment of money due soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to resolution of the House relative to delays in the payment of money due soldiers. December 19, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Expenditure of the agricultural fund. Letter from the Commissioner of Patents, in answer to resolution of the House of 3d instant, relative to the expenditure of the agricultural fund. December 9, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Sums due Chippewa and other Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting reports of the amounts due Chippewa, Ottawa, and other Indians now residing in the State of Michigan. December 23, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Release of sutlers and others. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House in regard to sutlers and other non-combatants now held as prisoners at Richmond. December 19, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Appointments to Naval Academy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to resolution of the House of 2d instant, in relation to the appointments to the Naval Academy. December 9, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Disbursements, contingent fund of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statement of disbursements of the contingent fund for the year ending June 30, 1862. December 16, 1862. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Storage of ordnance supplies. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to providing additional means for the preservation and storage of ordnance supplies. December 8, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Rebel brig Sumter. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to resolution of the House of July 17 last, in relation to the arrest of persons on board the rebel brig Sumter, at Tangiers. December 15, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of the Post Office Department for 1864. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates for postal expenditures for the year 1864. December 18, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Swords of General Twiggs. Message from the President of the United States, placing at the disposal of Congress swords formerly the property of Major General David E. Twiggs. December 16, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. December 1, 1863 [ie. 1862.] -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed.
Military Academy. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of 23d December, transmitting a copy of the "report of the visitors to the Military Academy at West Point of June last." January 5, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Annual statement of balances. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting statement of balances on the books of the Second Comptroller to the credit of the Department of the Interior. December 23, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1863; and also estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864.
John L. Worden. Message from the President of the United States, recommending a vote of thanks to Commander John L. Worden for skill and gallantry exhibited in the battle between the United States iron-clad steamer Monitor and rebel steamer Merrimack. December 11, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Brig Jules et Marie. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the collision between the United States war steamer San Jacinto and the French brig Jules et Marie. December 4, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
George U. Morris. Message from the President of the United States, recommending a vote of thanks to Lieutenant Commander George U. Morris for valor and heroism in his defence of the United States sloop-of-war Cumberland. December 11, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Registered seamen in the ports of the U. States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statement showing the number of seamen registered in the several ports of entry in the United States for the year ending September 30, 1862. December 2, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Expenditure of the agricultural fund. Letter from the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, in answer to resolutions of the House of 3d and 5th December, in regard to the expenditure of the agricultural fund. December 18, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Publications presented to the Library of Congress. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence between Mr. Adams, minister at London, and the principal librarian of the British Museum, relative to publications presented to the Library of Congress. December 19, 1862. -- Referred to the Joint Committee on the Library, and ordered to be printed. 		21
Serial set 1160 Message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. December 1, 1862. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed. 1
Serial set 1161 Unexpended balances of appropriations for Indian service. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending certain unexpended balances for Indian service to be otherwise applied. January 22, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Liberated Africans. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 19th ultimo, transmitting reports from agent Seys in relation to care of liberated Africans. January 7, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
Support of Utah and other Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation for the support of the Utah and other Indians. January 14, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Confiscation law in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Attorney General, in answer to resolution of the House of the 8th instant, relative to the enforcement of the confiscation law in the District of Columbia. January 15, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Estimates for Capitol extension and new dome. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for the Capitol extension and new dome. January 16, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Number of soldiers on the pay-roll of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of December 11, in relation to the number of soldiers on the pay-roll of the Army. January 23, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Payment of the Army and Navy. Message from the President of the United States, on signing the joint resolution of the House passed 14th instant, providing for the immediate payment of the Army and Navy of the United States. January 19, 1863. -- Read. January 20. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Accounts of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern Superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the accounts of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern Superintendency, as directed by act of Congress of July 5, 1862. January 28, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed
Estimates for Indian service in California. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting additional estimates for the Indian service in the northern district of California. February 5, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to resolution of the House of 22d ultimo, in relation to the alleged interference of our minister to Mexico in favor of the French. January 6, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Temporary appointments of heads of departments. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the temporary appointment of heads of departments, in case of death, absence, or sickness. January 6, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
United States loan created in 1841. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to resolution of the House of Representatives of December 16, in relation to the United States loan created in 1841, &c. January 6, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mineral resources of Nevada Territory. Letter from J.P. Usher, Acting Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th ultimo, in regard to the mineral resources of Nevada Territory. January 6, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of the Patent Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House of 12th instant, showing receipts and disbursements, and the names of persons employed in the Patent Office up to January 1, 1863. January 26, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Patents, and ordered to be printed.
Navy yard at League Island. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an appropriation for Navy yard at League Island. January 23, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
David D. Porter, United States Navy. Message from the President of the United States, recommending a vote of thanks to David D. Porter, United States Navy, Acting Rear Admiral for brilliant services in attacking Arkansas Post. January 30, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Survey and sale of Indian reservations in California. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to survey and sale of certain Indian reservations in California, &c. February 5, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indian reservations in California. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a prepared bill for the sale of Indian reservations in California. February 3, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Payment of soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 8th instant, giving further information as to delay in the payment of soldiers, &c. January 13, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Banks in the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual report on the banks in the United States. January 6, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Transportation of mails between Washington and New York. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 19th instant, relative to cost of transportation of mails between Washington City and New York. January 23, 1863. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Railroad between Washington City and New York, and ordered to be printed.
Rebel property seized in Washington City. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House, of the 12th instant, relative to certain property heretofore seized by the military governor of the District of Columbia, as the property of a rebel, &c. January 26, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Minister to New Granada. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to resolution of the House of the 5th instant, asking why our minister to New Granada has not presented his credentials. January 16, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Major and brigadier generals in the United States Army, without command. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer, in part, to resolution of the House of December 10, in relation to generals who are not assigned to any command. January 26, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Ottawa Indians of Kansas. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropriation for certain Ottawa Indians in Kansas. January 16, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Dakota Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, stating the necessity for appropriations for Dakota Territory. January 19, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Bureau of Statistics. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House of the 12th instant, relative to the expediency of establishing a bureau of statistics in connexion with the Department of the Interior. January 20, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures of the contingent fund of the Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statement showing expenditure of contingent fund of the Department of State. January 26, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
International agricultural exhibition in the City of Hamburg. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence of the minister of the Hanseatic republics in relation to an international agricultural exhibition in the City of Hamburg. January 15, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 		29
Serial set 1162 John Hutchinson. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to claim of John Hutchinson for damages sustained at the hands of the government. February 9, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
A.H. Jones and H.M.C. Browne. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation to pay Messrs. Jones and Browne for running and marking boundary lines between certain Indian tribes. February 10, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Parole of rebel officers. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of the 30th ultimo, in relation to paroles granted to rebel officers. February 9, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Fines and deductions in the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, reporting fines and deductions from pay of contractors for year ending June 30, 862 [i.e., 1862]. February 9, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mission of D.J. Browne to Europe. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House, of 12th January last, in relation to the mission of D.J. Browne to Europe, as agent of the agricultural division of the Patent Office. February 6, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The present condition of Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to resolution of the House of 5th December last, transmitting information upon the present condition of Mexico. February 7, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Money received by collector, &c., at New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to resolution of the House of January 29, as to money received by revenue officers in New York, under 5th section of the act of May 20, 1862. February 10, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Yancton Sioux Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation for loss of goods in transitu for the Yancton Sioux Indians of Dakota Territory. February 7, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Stockbridge and Munsee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House of the 12th ultimo, transmitting information as to the present condition of the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians. February 10, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Public lands in Kansas. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an increase of the appropriations for the survey of the public lands in Kansas. February 7, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 		10
Serial set 1163 Fitz John Porter court-martial. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of 3d instant, transmitting copy of proceedings of the court-martial in the trial of General Fitz John Porter. February 19, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Passengers arriving in the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting annual statement of the arrival of passengers for the year ending December 31, 1862. February 14, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Salaries of Indian agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an increase in the salaries of certain Indian agents in Nevada and Utah Territories. February 21, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Indian tribes in the northwest. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to resolution of the House of the 18th December last, respecting the cause of the recent outbreaks of the Indian tribes in the northwest. February 16, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting report of receipts and disbursements for the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1862. February 11, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Liabilities of Patent Office -- Agricultural Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to resolution of the House of the 12th ultimo, respecting outstanding liabilities of the agricultural division of the Patent Office. February 12, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Official Navy list. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statement of pay, rations, and travel advanced to naval officers, according to their respective grades, for the year ending June 30, 1863. February 26, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Names of clerks and other persons in the Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a list of clerks and other persons employed in the Department of the Interior, and the amount received by each. February 18, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Slaves in disloyal states. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 12, relative to the employment and sustenance of slaves in the disloyal states. February 19, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
Prize matters. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th December last, in reference to prize matters. February 19, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting statement of contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862. February 26, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Major and brigadier generals without command. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to second and third branches of the resolution of the House of December 10, 1862, as to the number and names of major and brigadier generals not assigned to actual command. February 10, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
List of clerks employed in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting list of clerks employed in the Treasury Department during the year ending December 31, 1862, with compensation paid to each, &c. February 19, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Accounts with Creeks, Choctaws, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the accounts of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs of the southern superintendency. February 26, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed 		14
Serial set 1164 Contingent expenses of the military establishment. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting statement of the expenditure of the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1862. March 3, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Reduction of expenses in the Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 14th of May, 1862, relative to the reduction of expenses of the Department of Interior. March 3, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Expedition from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Benton. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of House of 19th instant, transmitting report of Captain J.L. Fisk, of the expedition to escort emigrants from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Benton, &c. March 2, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Report of Major General John Pope. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of 18th ultimo, transmitting copy of report of Major General John Pope. March 3, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting annual report of the Post Office Department. March 3, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Unsettled balances on the books of the Second and Third Auditors. Letter from W. Hemphill Jones, Acting Comptroller, transmitting reports of the Second and Third Auditors of unsettled balances on their books. March 3, 1863. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Payments to railroads between New York and Washington cities. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of the 19th ultimo, in relation to payments for transportation of troops, munitions of war, &c. February 28, 1863. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. 		7