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Serial set 1215 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 5, 1864, in the eighty-ninth year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1216 Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress. Part I. 1
Serial set 1217 Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress. Part II 1
Serial set 1218 Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session the Thirty-eighth Congress. Part III. 1
Serial set 1219 Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress. Part IV 1
Serial set 1220 Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress 1
Serial set 1221 Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress. 1
Serial set 1222 Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865; and also estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866.
Finance report. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his annual report of the finances for the year 1864. December 6, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 		2
Serial set 1223 Receipts and expenditures of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting statement of receipts and expenditures of the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1864. February 1, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Exchange of prisoners of war. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 7, the report of Colonel Key relative to the exchange of prisoners of war. January 9, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Brooklyn Navy yard. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, asking appropriation for addition to the Brooklyn Navy yard. December 19, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of that Department for the year 1864. February 6, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 24, in regard to the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department. February 6, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Protection of American seamen. Letter from the Secretary of the State, transmitting returns of the United States collectors relative to relief and protection of American seamen. December 13, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Public printing. Letter from the Superintendent of Public Printing, transmitting estimates of additional appropriations for the Office of the Superintendent of the Public Printing for the fiscal year ending on the 30th June, 1865. December 6, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Dock-yards and iron works of Great Britain and France. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of 20th instant, transmitting report of Chief Engineer King, as also May, in relation to iron-clad vessels and dock-yards of Europe. December 22, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. January 19, 1865. -- Ordered that 1,000 copies, with the maps accompanying the same, be printed for the use of the Navy Department.
Exchange of prisoners. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 21st December last, relative to the exchange of prisoners of war. January 23, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures of the contingent fund of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1864. January 18, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Parrott rifled guns. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of 5th instant, in relation to bursting of guns at the bombardment of Fort Fisher. January 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statement of the incidental expenses of the State Department for the year ending June 30, 1864. January 26, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Officers in the Subsistence Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th instant, transmitting a list of the officers in the Subsistence Department. February 2, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Goods purchased for Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to pay for supplies of goods purchased for Indians in place of certain goods destroyed. February 2, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Lieutenant William B. Cushing. Message from the President of the United States, recommending a vote of thanks to Lieutenant Cushing for his important, gallant, and perilous achievement in destroying the rebel iron-clad steamer Albemarle. December 8, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations and expenditures for the naval service. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the appropriations and expenditures for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1864. December 21, 1864. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of appropriations. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates of the appropriations needed for that Department for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1865. December 15, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Captain John A. Winslow. Message from the President of the United States, recommending a vote of thanks to Captain Winslow for skill and gallantry in the destruction of the private craft Alabama. December 8, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the number and names of persons employed in the Coast Survey during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864. December 22, 1864. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
One hundred days' volunteers. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of 20th instant, relative to one hundred days' men accepted from Ohio and other states. January 21, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Transfers of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an exhibit of amounts transferred from, and to, appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1864. -- January 6, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Washington Aqueduct. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting supplemental report of the Chief Engineer of the Washington Aqueduct. January 24, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
The public printing. Annual report of the Superintendent of Public Printing, showing the condition of the public printing and binding. January 19. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Medals for Indian chiefs. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation for medals for certain Indian chiefs. February 2, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Recruits for old regiments. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 15, 1864, respecting recruits enlisted to fill up old regiments. January 30, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Officers assigned in the Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 25th instant, in relation to the assignment of officers under the act for the better organization of the Quartermaster's Department. January 30, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 7th instant, calling for report of General Dix in regard to the rebel raid on Lake Erie. January 30, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Major General H.W. Halleck. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 25th instant, in relation to Major General H.W. Halleck. January 30, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and expenditures of the United States Mint. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States Mint, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864. January 26, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Transit of goods to and from Canada. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of 5th instant, in relation to the transit of goods to and from Canada. January 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Exchange of naval prisoners. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 21, transmitting a statement in relation to the exchange of naval prisoners. January 16, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Cancelling and marking stamp. Letter from the Postmaster General, on the subject of a patent cancelling and marking stamp used by the Department. January 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Overland California mail. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 5th instant, transmitting list of bidders' names, bids, and proffers to contract for carrying the overland California mail. January 18, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of products in states in insurrection. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of 22d December last, relative to the purchase of products in states declared in insurrection. January 5, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Naval recruits. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of 5th instant, relative to the apportionment of naval recruits among the different enrolment districts. January 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Payments to Illinois Central Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 16th instant, in relation to payments to the Illinois Central Railroad Company. January 27, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Owners of slaves enlisted as volunteers. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 17th instant, in relation to appointment of commissioners to award compensation to the owners of slaves enlisted as volunteers. January 26, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Army Register. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House relative to the publication of the Army Register. January 30, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with the King of the Belgians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of two treaties between the United States and the King of the Belgians in relation to the Scheldt dues, &c. January 9, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Certain amounts paid for commutation. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 20th instant, relative to amounts paid for commutation by persons illegally drafted. January 24, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Balances of appropriations Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting annual statement of balances of appropriations. January 16, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Tax commissioners of Florida. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House, transmitting copy of a report of Austin Smith on the conduct of tax commissioners for the district of Florida. January 6, 1865. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Rebellious States and ordered to be printed.
Disbursement of the contingent fund of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statement of the disbursement of the contingent fund in that Department for the year ending June 30, 1864. January 9, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Reservations in Washington City. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a joint resolution of Congress, approved June 30, 1864, in relation to the public reservations in the District of Columbia. December 7, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. 		44
Serial set 1224 Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1864. 1
Serial set 1225 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1864. Arts and manufactures. Volume I. 1
Serial set 1226 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1864. Arts and manufactures. Volume II. Illustrations. 1
Serial set 1227 Annual report on foreign commerce for the year ended September 30, 1864. February 11, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1228 Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1864. 1
Serial set 1229 Steamer Vanderbilt. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of the 7th of February, 1865, a statement of the amount paid for the service of the steamer Vanderbilt prior to its presentation to the government. February 28, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Exemptions from military duty. Letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 6th instant, relative to alleged exemption from military duty of certain preachers of the gospel. February 8, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sword to Captain Henry S. Stellwagen. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the presentation of a sword to Captain Henry S. Stellwagen. February 9, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Estimates for the Indians of the southern superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for appropriations for the support of the Indians of the southern superintendency for the 1st and 2d quarters of 1865, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866. February 10, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Clerks and other persons employed in the Treasury Department during the year 1864. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of the clerks and other persons employed in the Treasury Department during the year 1864, and their compensation. February 13, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Peace. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with the resolution of February 8th, 1865, information relative to a conference held at Hampton Roads with Messrs. A.H. Stephens, R.M.T. Hunter, and J.A. Campbell. February 10, 1865. -- Read, laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Purchases made for Indians in Arizona. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to pay for provisions purchased for the benefit of the Indians in Arizona. February 10, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Navy yard or naval station of the Mississippi River. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the report of the board appointed under the joint resolution of June 30, 1864, to select the most approved site for a Navy yard or naval station on the Mississippi River or one of its tributaries, and asking an appropriation to defray the expenses thereof. February 11, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
National Academy of Sciences. Letter of the President of the National Academy of Sciences, transmitting the annual report of the operations of the National Academy of Sciences during the year 1864. February 13, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Clerks and other persons employed in the Interior Department during the year 1864. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of the clerks and other persons employed in the Interior Department during the year 1864, and their compensation. February 13, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Brigadier General George W. Morgan. Letter from the Secretary of War, declining to furnish a copy of the letter of Brigadier General George W. Morgan, dated June 6, 1863, with the enclosures, relative to the evacuation of Cumberland Gap. February 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indian claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to complete the payment of certain Indian claims. February 7, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Estimates for appropriations for the Chippewas of the Mississippi, and Pillager and Lake Winnebagoshish bands of Chippewas of Minnesota. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for appropriations to fulfil treaty stipulations with the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi, and the Pillager and Lake Winnebagoshish bands of Chippewas of Minnesota, under the treaty of May 7, 1864. February 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Deficiencies of appropriations for Chippewas of Pembina and Red Lake. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates to supply deficiencies for the Chippewas of Pembina and Red Lake under treaty of 2d October, 1863. February 22, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Major David H. Hastings. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 9, calling for a record of the trial by court-martial of Major David H. Hastings. February 9, 1865. -- Ordered to be printed.
Annuities of the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking Congress to provide for the payment of the annuities to the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior in coin. February 10, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
William Sawyer and others. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate for an appropriation to pay William Sawyer and others the value of certain lands in Auglaize County, in the State of Ohio. February 14, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Representation in the Electoral College. Message from the President of the United States, accompanying the notice of signing the "joint resolution declaring certain states not entitled to representation in the Electoral College." February 9, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, and Piankeshaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending the payment of a sum of money to the confederated bands of Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, and Piankeshaw Indians, to be reimbursed to the Treasury upon the sale of the trust lands of the said Indians. February 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Passengers arriving in the United States by sea. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statement of the number, age, &c., of passengers arriving in the United States by sea. February 27, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Printing bureau of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting additional papers relative to the printing division of the Currency Bureau of the Treasury Department. February 13, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Clerks and other persons employed in the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of clerks and other persons employed in his Department. February 24, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the government for the year ending June 30, 1864. February 23, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Indian trust bonds. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, stating the amount of bonds of the State of Virginia, and bonds of other corporations guaranteed by the State of Virginia, held by the United States in trust for certain Indian tribes, and asking for authority to dispose of the same. February 23, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Kidnapping colored men from the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of February 25, 1865, a report relative to the order issued to prevent colored men from leaving the District of Columbia without a pass from the military authorities. February 28, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Unpaid balances on the books of the Second and Third Auditors of the Treasury. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting statements of unpaid balances from the books of the Second and Third Auditors of the Treasury. March 2, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Enlistment of rebel prisoners. Letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 25, relative to the enlistment of rebel prisoners. March 1, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Number of troops furnished by the State of California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of February 20, 1865, a statement of the number of troops furnished by the State of California. February 28, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. 		28
Serial set 1230 Contracts made by the Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of certain contracts made by the Quartermaster's Department. March 3, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Secretary of War, at the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress
Expenditures from the contingent fund of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statement of expenditures from the contingent fund of his Department for the year ending June 30, 1864. March 3, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 		3
Serial set 1231 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury on the commerce and navigation of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1864. 1
Serial set 1232 Amendment of the Constitution. Resolution of the State Convention of Missouri, in relation to the amendment of the United States Constitution. January 26, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Amendment of the Constitution. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, relative to the amendment of the Constitution of the United States. January 31, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Amendment of the Constitution. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of New York, in relation to the amendment of the Constitution of the United States. January 23, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Fort or garrison in southwestern Missouri. Memorial of loyal citizens of the southwestern portion of the State of Missouri, asking for the establishment of a fort or garrison near the southwest corner of the State of Missouri. February 13, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Fees of Custom-house officers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 739.) Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to fees of the Custom-house officers on northern frontiers. February 5, 1865. -- Ordered to be printed.
National currency. -- State banks. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of West Virginia, asking for the amendment of the act entitled "An Act to Provide a National Currency Secured by a Pledge of United States Bonds, and to Provide for the Circulation and Redemption Thereof," so as to allow state banks having branches to become national banking associations and keep offices of discount and deposit at the several places where such branches are now located. February 10, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
list of the reports to be made to Congress, during the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress, by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 5, 1864.
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, asking that an extension of time for the completion of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad be granted to said company. February 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures for military purposes. Resolution of the State of West Virginia, asking for the passage of an act refunding to the State of West Virginia the money expended by that state for military purposes during the present rebellion. February 16, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Mining laws of Arizona. Mining laws of the Territory of Arizona. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Recruits for old regiments. Memorial of the General Assembly of Indiana, asking the discharge of recruits from that state who volunteered into old regiments in 1862, on the understanding and agreement of the mustering officer that they were to be discharged with the regiment when its term of service expired. January 30, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations, new officers, &c. Statements showing I. Appropriations made during the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress. II. Officers created and the salaries thereof. III. The offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period. July 5, 1865.
Standing committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Thirty-eighth Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 5, 1864.
List of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places or residence, during the Thirty-eighth Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 5, 1864.
Extra compensation. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives in relation to extra compensation to clerks and others in his department. December 13, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Washington Arsenal. Letter from Major J.G. Benton, reporting the disbursements of funds appropriated for the relief of sufferers by accident at the arsenal at Washington City. December 8, 1864. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Boundary between Arizona and California. Memorial of the Legislature of Arizona, asking for a change in the boundary line between that territory and the State of California. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Report of Northwestern Ship Canal Convention. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Light-houses and fog-bells on the straits of Michilimackinac. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, praying for the construction of light-houses and fog-bells on the island of Mackinaw, at or near old Fort Mackinaw, on the straits of Michilimackinac. February 18, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Cherokee Indians. Memorial of the Principal Chief and others of the Cherokee Nation, asking for the payment of interest, &c. February 21, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
General naval recruiting and muster-in office for the State of Michigan. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, asking for the establishment of a general naval recruiting and muster-in office for the State of Michigan, to be located at the City of Detroit, in said state. February 18, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Examiners in New York Custom-house. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 729.) Papers in relation to examiners in the New York Custom-house. February 2, 1865. -- Ordered to be printed.
Branch Mint at Dalles, Oregon. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory in relation to a branch Mint at Dalles, Oregon. January 30, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Duty on paper. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Ohio, requesting the senators and representatives of that state in Congress to use their influence for the removal or diminution of the duty on imported paper. February 4, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Harbor of Ontonagon. Joint resolution of the Michigan Legislature, asking for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a harbor at the mouth of the Ontonagon River, Lake Superior. January 30, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Missouri military debt. Memorial of the constitutional convention of the State of Missouri, praying that Congress make provision for the payment of the present military debt of the State of Missouri, in consideration of the devastation of the state by the war. February 16, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Exchange of prisoners. Testimony of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, taken by the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, and relating to the exchange of prisoners. February 11, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Saginaw River. Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, asking for an appropriation for the removal of the bar at the mouth of the Saginaw River, and the improvement of the harbor. February 18, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Wagon road from Escanaba to Fort Brady. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, asking for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a wagon road from Escanaba, in the Little Bay de Noquette, to the straits of Michilimackinac, near Fort Mackinaw, and thence to Fort Brady, near the Sault Ste. Marie canal, in the straits of Ste. Marie. February 18, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Railroads constructed by donations of land. January 11, 1865. -- On motion of Mr. E.B. Washburne, ordered to be printed.
Annexation of a portion of the Territory of Arizona to the Territory of Utah. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, praying for the annexation of a portion of the Territory of Arizona lying north and west of Colorado River, to the Territory of Utah, for governmental purposes. February 24, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Arms for Arizona. Resolutions of the Legislature of Arizona requesting arms. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Mails in Arizona. Resolutions of the Territorial Legislature of Arizona, requesting mail facilities. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Agriculture and commerce with Eastern Asia. Memorials from states and agricultural societies, relative to Surgeon Macgowan's proposed expedition for agricultural and commercial purposes to Cochin China, Cambodia, and other portions of Eastern Asia and Madagascar. Presented to the House by Mr. Brooks, of New York. Presented to the Senate by Mr. Harris, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. January 15, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. January 20, 1865. -- Ordered to be printed.
Vessel's license. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 738.) Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to enrolment and license of certain vessels. February 4, 1865. -- Ordered to be printed.
Bankrupt law. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Ohio, instructing their senators and requesting their representatives in Congress to oppose the passage of any bankrupt law. February 4, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Ship canal from Portage Lake to Lake Superior. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, asking for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a ship canal. January 30, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, communicating his annual report of the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. January 30, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Money advanced by Pennsylvania. Resolutions of the Pennsylvania Legislature, relative to payment of money advanced to pay the volunteer militia. February 7, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Bureau of life insurance. Memorial of C.P. Smith and other citizens of the United States, praying for the establishment of a bureau of life insurance. February 3, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. February 14, 1865. -- Ordered, that the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial, and that it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Louisiana election. Memorial of citizens of the United States and of Louisiana against the admission of senators and members of Congress to either body. December 5, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections. December 13, 1864. -- Ordered to be printed.
Duties on imports and tonnage. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 690.) Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the duties on imports and tonnage. January 19, 1864 [ie. 1865.] -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mineral range railroad. Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of the mineral range railroad, from Lac La Belle to the Montreal River. February 18, 1865. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Michigan City. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, asking for an appropriation for the improvement of the harbor of Michigan City, in said state. February 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of granting pensions to persons wounded and the representatives of persons killed in the defence of that state from invasion by the rebels. February 20, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Pensions and ordered to be printed.
War against the Apaches. Memorial [of] the Legislature of Arizona, asking of Congress an appropriation of $250,000 in aid of the war against the Apaches. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Employees of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting list of clerks and other persons employed in his department for the year 1864. January 11, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Indians of Arizona. Memorial of the Legislature of Arizona, asking of Congress an appropriation of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for placing Indians of the Colorado on a reservation. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Colorado River. Memorial of the Legislature of Arizona asking of Congress an appropriation of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the improvement of the navigation of the Colorado River. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Boundary lines of Arizona. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Arizona, instructing Hon. C.D. Poston to ask of Congress the appointment of commissioners to fix the boundary lines between the Territory of Arizona and other territories. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Legislative Assembly of Arizona. Memorial and resolutions of the Legislature of Arizona, asking of Congress an increase of pay for members of the legislative assembly and for territorial judges, &c. January 25, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Consolidation of the Indian tribes. Protest of the Cherokee Nation against Senate Bill 459, entitled "A Bill To Provide for the Consolidation of the Indian Tribes, and To Establish Civil Government in the Indian Territory." March 2, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Letter of John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, relative to House Bill No. 768, entitled "An Act to Facilitate Railway Communication with the Capital of the United States." February 28, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Free Missouri. Telegraphic despatch from the Governor of Missouri, announcing by proclamation freedom in Missouri. January 16, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Custom-house at Port Angelos. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory, praying Congress to remove the Custom-house from Post Angelos to Port Townsend. January 30, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Amendment to the Constitution. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to amendment of the Constitution regarding slavery. January 20, 1865. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed 		56
Serial set 1233 Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1864 1
Serial set 1234 Cases of contested elections in Congress, from 1834 to 1865, inclusive. Complied by D.W. Bartlett, clerk to the Committee of Elections. 1