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Serial set 1346 Receipts and expenditures of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in compliance with the standing order of the House of Representatives, and act of August 26, 1842, an account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866. June 24, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Damages to settlers in Nebraska. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates of appropriations for damages sustained by settlers in Niabrara township, Nebraska, by reason of locating Santee Sioux Indians on their lands, in 1866. July 1, 1866[8]. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Freedmen's affairs in Kentucky and Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with House resolution of the 1st instant, report of Brevet Major General Carlin, for the last six months, relative to the condition of freedmen's affairs in Kentucky and Tennessee. July 7, 1868. -- Referred to Committee on Freedmen's Affairs. July 8, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of 2d instant, transmitting report of Captain James B. Eads on the iron-clads of Europe and this country. July 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
General Dodge's report. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 9th instant, a copy of General Dodge's report to the President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the year 1867. July 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Tract of land near New London, Connecticut. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the cession to the United States of a tract of land near New London, on the Thames River, Connecticut, recommending an appropriation in regard thereto. July 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Wharves in Oswego. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 9th ultimo, relative to the construction of wharves in the harbor of Oswego, New York. July 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Pay of deputy collectors. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to allowing deputy collectors to receive pay for actual services performed. July 1, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for reconstruction. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates for appropriations required for the execution of the reconstruction laws. June 24, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Estimated diminution of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statement of the estimated diminution of the Army by various causes up to January 1, 1869, and July 1, of same year. June 24, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Treaty stipulations with Seneca Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with an estimate of appropriations necessary to carry out treaty stipulations with the Senecas and other Indian tribes. July 11, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of State, in relation to deficiency of appropriations for clerical service in that Department. July 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for treaty with Sioux Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting information relative to Indian affairs in the central superintendency, and asking for appropriations to carry out treaty stipulations with certain Sioux Indians. June 29, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Removal of obstructions in the Delaware River. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to an appropriation for the removal of obstructions in the Delaware River. June 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Post office building in New York. Letter from the Supervising Architect of Treasury Department, in reply to a resolution of the House of 6th March directed to the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the proposed post office building and court-house in New York. June 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Bounties paid. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th and 22d instants, relative to the number of bounties paid under the act of July 28, 1866, since the 1st of January last. June 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Imprisonment of Warren and Costello. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 15th instant, relative to the imprisonment of Messrs. Warren and Costello in Great Britain. June 24, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Majors and captains in the Quartermasters' Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the repeal of the act of June 28, 1866, reducing the number of officers in the Quartermasters' Department. June 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Custom-house buildings at Pittsburg. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting communication from the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, relative to condition of the building used by the government at Pittsburg for a Custom-house, &c. June 30, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Diplomatic and consular system of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report on the diplomatic and consular systems of the United States. July 15, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Kickapoo Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the Kickapoo Indians now in Mexico. July 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Troops on Union Pacific Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House, transmitting a statement of the number of troops stationed on the Union Pacific Railroad. July 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
General orders -- reconstruction. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 3, 1868, communicating copies of all general and special orders promulgated by the several commanders of the military districts of the South for the execution of the reconstruction laws. July 18, 1868. -- Resolved, that there be printed so many of the general and special orders appertaining to reconstruction, transmitted from the War Department, as may appear to the Committee on Printing necessary to indicate the extent of powers exercised by the commanders of the military districts created by the reconstruction act of March 2, 1867.
Vessels bought, sold, and chartered by the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 27th of January, a report by the Quartermaster General, relative to the number of vessels bought, sold, and chartered by the United States since April, 1861. July 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Contracts for coal. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 6th instant, a communication from the Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, relative to contracts for the purchase of coal. July 11, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Contracts by Quartermasters' Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statement of contracts made by the Quartermasters' Department for month ending June 30, 1868. July 18, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Amount paid for legal services by the Ordnance Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House, of February 11, 1868, relative to amounts paid for legal services from 1860 to 1868. July 17, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Consul at Panama. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 24th instant, in regard to the absence of the consul at Panama from his post. July 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Light-house at Black Rock. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with communication from the Light-house Board relative to a light-house at Black Rock, Connecticut. July 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Report of Paris Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting the financial reports of N.M. Beckwith, United States Commissioner General to the Paris Exposition of 1867, and of J.C. Derby, Esq., general agent at New York. July 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
United States steamer Wampanoag. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in compliance with House resolution of the 8th instant, relative to the trial of the United States steamer Wampanoag, and vessels of that class, with reports thereon. July 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Indian hostilities in California. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to certain expenses incurred by the State of California in Indian hostilities. June 30, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		32
Serial set 1347 Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1867. 1
Serial set 1348 Annual report of the Director of the Bureau of Statistics, on the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867. 1
Serial set 1349 Papers in the case of G.G. Symes against L.S. Trimble, First Congressional District of Kentucky.
Mail service on the Pacific. Memorial of the Territorial Legislature of Washington, praying mail service by sea from San Francisco, California, to Olympia, Washington Territory. January 23, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Customs and excise. Resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, relative to Customs and excise. December 16, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Communication between Lake Erie and Ohio River. Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instructing their senators and requesting their representatives in Congress to vote for an appropriation to open a communication between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. January 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Lumber in Nevada. Resolutions of the Legislature of Nevada, concerning an export charge levied on lumber and wood by Alpine County, California. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Railroad in Dakota. Letter from the Secretary of the Territory of Dakota, transmitting memorial asking for a grant of land in aid of a railroad from Sioux City, in Iowa, to Big Sheyenne, in Dakota. January 21, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
List of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places of residence during the Fortieth Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 2, 1867.
Harbor at Port Washington. Resolutions of the Legislature of Wisconsin, relative to an appropriation for the harbor at Port Washington. February 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Affairs in Texas. Letters from Governor Pease and Hon. C. Caldwell in regard to affairs in the State of Texas. January 31, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions in Penobscot River. Memorial of the Legislature of Maine, asking an appropriation to remove obstructions in Penobscot River. February 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Twenty per cent. compensation. Letter from the Congressional Printer, in answer to a resolution of the 11th instant, respecting the twenty per cent. additional compensation. December 13, 1867. -- Referred to the Select Joint Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Claim of Massachusetts for coast defence. Report of the commissioners appointed by Congress to examine into the claim of the State of Massachusetts for moneys expended during the war for coast defence. December 20, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriation and ordered to be printed.
Acts of Congress relating to loans and the currency, from 1790 to 1867
Papers in the case of Switzler vs. Anderson, Ninth Congressional District, Missouri.
Poor in Mississippi. Extract from the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of Mississippi, relative to a portion of the cotton tax being applied to the relief of the suffering poor. February 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions in Missouri River. Memorial of the Legislature Assembly of Montana Territory, asking for an appropriation to remove obstructions in the Missouri River, between the mouth of Milk River and Fort Benton. January 29, 1867. -- referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Sympathy with the Cretans. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, expressing sympathy with the Cretans in their struggle for independence. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sacramento River. A post route. Resolution of the Legislature of California, asking that Sacramento River of that state be made a post route. February 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Tariff laws. Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instructing their senators and requesting their representatives in Congress to procure such a change in the tariff laws as will promote and encourage American art and American artists. February 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Memorial from the Legislature of Wisconsin, relative to a project of connecting the waters of the Mississippi with the waters of Lake Michigan. February 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Rock River. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, asking for a grant of land to aid in the improvement of Rock River. February 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions in Missouri River. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana Territory, asking for an appropriation to remove obstructions in the Missouri River above American Falls. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Cape Cod harbor. Resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts, concerning Cape Cod harbor at Provincetown. December 16, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Pensions for War of 1812. Resolution of the Legislature of Tennessee, relative to bounties to soldiers of the War of 1812. December 17, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and of the War of 1812, and ordered to be printed.
Shipping interest of Maine. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, relative to the shipping interest of the state. February 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Papers in the case of Samuel McKee against John D. Young. Ninth Congressional District of Kentucky.
Capitol buildings. Resolutions of the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico, on the subject of the capitol buildings. February 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Rights of American citizens abroad. Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instructing their senators and requesting their representatives in Congress to urge upon the Secretary of State of the United States to demand from England the release of persons imprisoned upon mere suspicion of political offences, and to insist upon the adoption of a fixed policy in reference thereto. February 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
San Juan Island. Memorial of the Legislature of Washington Territory, relative to the condition of citizens of the United States residing on San Juan Island. February 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Assassination of John K. Robinson. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, relating to the assassination of John King Robinson, at Salt Lake City. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Papers in the case of J. Powell vs. R.R. Butler. Printed under resolution of March 7, 1867.
Standing and select committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Fortieth Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 2, 1867.
Northern Pacific Railroad. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, in favor of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Defence of Maine. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, relating to the defence of the state. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
R.W. Flournoy and others. Resolutions of the delegates of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention, asking for the removal of all disabilities from R.W. Flournoy and others. January 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Branch Mint in Montana. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana Territory, asking for establishment of a branch Mint. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Blackfeet Indians. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana Territory, relative to a proposed treaty with the Blackfeet Indians. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Wagon road in Wisconsin. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, asking for a grant of lands for wagon road from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, to Ashland, in the same state. January 21, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Mississippi Constitutional Convention. Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of Mississippi, relative to Congress granting the convention power to declare vacant all civil offices in the provisional government. January 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Constitutional amendment. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, repealing the adoption of the Fourteenth-Article proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States. January 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report upon the legal questions involved therein.
Harbor at Cheboygan River. Resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, asking for an appropriation to improve the harbor at the mouth of Cheboygan River, in said state. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Taxing national banks. Resolution of the Legislature of Vermont, in relation to the mode of taxing the shares of national banks. December 16, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Agricultural colleges. Letter from the Governor of West Virginia, in compliance with the act of July 2, 1862, reporting relative to agricultural colleges in that state. December 19, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company. Proceedings of the Anti-monopoly State Convention, held at Trenton, New Jersey, January 22, 1868, to oppose the extension of the monopoly privileges of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, and to secure the passage of a general railroad law. February 12, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Veto power of the governor. Resolutions of the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico, on the veto power of the governor. February 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Tax on Tobacco. Resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia, in relation to the tax on tobacco. February 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Land office in Utah. Memorial of the Governor and Legislature of Utah, praying for the establishment of a land office in said Territory. February 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Block Island. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, relative to the construction of a harbor at Block Island. February 15, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. January 20, 1868. -- Laid upon the table 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 others employed in his department for the year 1867. January 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Relief to settlers in California. Memorial of the Legislature of California, praying relief for settlers upon public lands in Ione Valley, in said state. January 13, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Freedmen of South Carolina. Resolutions of the Constitutional Convention of South Carolina, upon the condition of the freedmen of that state. February 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Rights of naturalized citizens. Resolution of the Legislature of Maryland, relative to the rights of naturalized citizens of the United States. February 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Beet-root sugar. Letter from the Commissioner of Agriculture, relative to the manufacture of beet-root sugar. February 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Louisville and Portland Canal. (To accompany H. Res. No. 835.) Report on the Louisville and Portland Canal. February 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Rules of the Egyptian Assembly. Letter from Charles Hale, Esq., consul general, transmitting rules and orders of the Assembly of the Representatives of Egypt, the original in Arabic, with an English translation. February 19. -- Referred to the Committee on Rules and ordered to be printed.
Enabling act for Montana. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana Territory, asking for an enabling act for a state government. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Admission of Colorado. Resolutions of the House of Representatives of Colorado Territory, asking for admission of Colorado into the Union as a state. January 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Railroad grant in Dakota. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, praying for a grant of land to the Minnesota and Missouri River Railroad Company, to aid in the construction of a railroad from the Minnesota state line to the Missouri River at Yancton, Dakota Territory. January 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Indian affairs in Dakota. Memorial and resolution of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, relative to Indian affairs and said territory. January 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Georgia. Resolutions of the Constitutional Convention of Georgia, in reference to the reorganization of the state government, the removal of disabilities, and the modification of the "test oath," adopted January 21, 1868. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Rights of American citizens. Resolutions of the Legislature of Wisconsin, asking protection to American citizens in foreign countries. February 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Eel River, California. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, relative to survey of Eel River, California. January 30, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Richard D. Dunphey. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, asking for extra pension for Richard D. Dunphey. February 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Naturalized citizens. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, relative to naturalized citizens of the United States. February 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Manitowoc. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, asking for an appropriation to complete the harbor at Manitowoc. February 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Tax on national banks. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, relative to taxing the stock of national banks. February 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency, and ordered to be printed.
Wagon roads in Michigan. Resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, in relation to grant of land to build wagon roads in said state. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Mail steamships between the United States and Liberia. Resolution of the Legislature of Vermont, in favor of the establishment of a line of steamships between the United States and Liberia. December 16, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Papers in the case of McGrorty vs. Hooper, delegate from Territory of Utah. Printed under resolution of March 7, 1867.
General H.H. Heath. Letter from the Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, transmitting resolutions of the legislature of that territory relative to General H.H. Heath. January 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Loan to southern planters. Resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Georgia, asking in behalf of southern planters, a loan of thirty million dollars from the United States government. February 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Tax on cotton. Resolutions of the convention of Georgia, relative to the tax on cotton, passed December 13, 1867. January 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Tax on manufactures. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, in relation to manufactures. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Manufactures and ordered to be printed.
Weights and measures. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, in relation to Bliss's new decimal system of weights and measures and currency, together with an explanation of the system. December 9, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
list of reports to be made to Congress during the second session of the Fortieth Congress by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 2, 1867.
Removal of General Hancock. Petition of the Constitutional Convention of Louisiana, asking for the removal of General Hancock and the state and parish officials. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for the naval service. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 515.) January 24, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Railroad grant in Dakota. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a railroad from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth of the Big Cheyenne River in Dakota Territory. January 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions at Hell Gate. Resolution of the Legislature of New York, asking for an appropriation to remove obstructions at Hell Gate, New York Harbor. January 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Illinois and Michigan Canal. Memorial of the Legislature of Illinois, on Illinois and Michigan Canal and river improvements. January 24, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. January 27, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Freedmen's Bureau in Mississippi. Resolutions of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention, relative to the Freedmen's Bureau. January 29, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bankrupt law. Resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia, relative to the bankrupt law. January 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws of the United States and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of committees of investigation. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting a statement showing a list of the several investigating committees of the House, the number and compensation of their clerks, employes, or agents, and the items of all the expenses of said investigations, required by resolution of November 25, 1867. January 6, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 		84
Serial set 1350 Columbia Institution. May 12, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed
Appropriations, new officers, &c. Statements showing: I. Appropriations made during the second session of the Fortieth 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. November 10, 1868.
Constitution of Florida. March 23, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Relief from political disabilities. Preamble and resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Georgia, asking Congress to remove political disabilities from all citizens of Georgia. April 4, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Indian depredations in New Mexico. Memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of New Mexico, praying that the commander of that district may be authorized to call out volunteers to punish Indian depredations. March 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sinking fund. July 11, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
New York Post Office. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, on the subject of the New York Post Office. May 12, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. May 25, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Claims of the State of Iowa. March 24, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Crete. Address of the National Assembly of the Provisional Government of Crete, asking Congress for aid to secure the complete emancipation and independence of the island. April 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Navigation of the Tennessee River. Resolutions of the Legislature of Tennessee, relative to the improvement of the navigation of the Tennessee River. April 20, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia, approving the action of Congress in impeaching Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. March 6, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Annexation, New Mexico and Colorado. Memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of New Mexico, relative to the annexation of a part of said territory to the Territory of Colorado, and protesting against the same. March 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Ordnance and ordnance stores. Statement submitted by Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, in reference to ordnance and ordnance stores on hand, in answer to question eight of the resolution of the Joint Committee on Ordnance. June 23, 1868. -- Referred to the Joint Committee on Ordnance and ordered to be printed.
Ship canal -- lakes Erie and Ontario. Resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts, relative to a ship canal connecting lakes Erie and Ontario. June 19, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Mendocino Indian reservation. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking that Mendocino Indian reservation be abandoned, and the lands be opened for pre-emption. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Chaves vs. Clever. Papers of the case of J. Francisco Chaves vs. Charles P. Clever, delegate from the Territory of New Mexico. June 24, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed by the Committee of Elections, under a resolution of the House of March 7, 1867.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company. Letter from the President of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, transmitting, in compliance with the act of incorporation, his annual report for year ending January 1, 1868. July 2, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Passengers by steam vessels. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1372.) Letter from Benjamin Crawford, addressed to Hon. E.B. Washburne, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, relative to a bill for the better security of the lives of passengers on board vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam. July 9, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Geological survey. Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office to Hon. George W. Julian, Chairman of the Committee on the Public Lands, relative to the extension of the geological survey to different localities of the public domain. June 3, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Bridge across Charles River. Resolution of the city government of Charlestown, Mass., against the construction of a bridge across Charles River, between Boston and East Boston. July 1, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed.
North Carolina adopts Article XIV to Constitution. Letter from the Governor of North Carolina, relative to Article XIV to the Constitution of the United States. July 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Sutro Tunnel. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1153.) Papers submitted by Mr. D.R. Ashley, (from the Committee on Mines and Mining,) consisting of letters from the Secretaries of the Treasury and the Interior, relative to the Sutro Tunnel. July 1, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Impeachment. Joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, protesting against efforts made to tamper with members of the high court of impeachment. June 1, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Report of Captain White in Alaska waters. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing report of Captain J.W. White, commanding revenue steamer Wayanda, in Alaskan waters, dated May 25, 1868. July 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
Indian hostilities in Utah. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Utah Territory, praying for an a appropriation to pay for Indian depredations and expenses incurred in suppressing Indian hostilities. March 9, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indemnity to citizens of Iowa. Resolution of the General Assembly of Iowa, in favor of the passage of a law indemnifying citizens of Lee County, Iowa, for land and property used in the construction of a canal around the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River. March 28, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Impeachment of the President. Resolutions of the North Carolina Convention, relative to impeachment of the President. March 23, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Constitutional amendment. Proceedings of the Legislature of Arkansas, upon the ratification of the XIVth Article, amendment to the Constitution of the United States. April 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to an appropriation to carry out the reconstruction laws in the Third Military District. May 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Russia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1096). May 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
St. Paul's Island, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of State, addressed to Hon. N.P. Banks, relative to St. Paul's Island, in Behring's Sea. May 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Osage River. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Missouri, memorializing Congress for a grant of lands for the improvement of the Osage River. May 18, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Montana volunteers. Memorial of the Legislature of Montana, asking an appropriation for paying debts created in raising Montana volunteers. May 11, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Texas. Communication from Governor Pease of Texas, relative to the troubles in that state. May 11, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of thanks. Resolutions of the Constitutional Convention of South Carolina, tendering thanks to Congress, Secretary Stanton, and General Grant, for their patriotic course. March 5, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mississippi levees. Resolutions of the Legislature of Missouri, relative to the levees on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Ohio River. February 29, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Rio Grande tract in New Mexico. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, relative to the Rio Grande tract of land in said territory. March 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
The National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Report of the president of the board of managers of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, for the year ending December 31, 1867. March 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Agricultural and mechanic arts college. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking Congress to allow the state to invest in unincumbered productive real estate the proceeds of the 150,000 acres of land donated to the state by Congress for the construction of an agricultural and mechanic arts college. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and ordered to be printed.
Steamships to Liberia. Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, relative to establishing a line of steamships from the United States to Liberia, in Africa. March 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Impeachment of the President. Resolutions of the Legislature of West Virginia, relative to the impeachment of the President. March 12, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Policy of Congress. Resolutions of the Legislature of Wisconsin, instructing senators and requesting representatives in Congress to adhere to the policy adopted by Congress. March 19, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Levees of the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers. Memorial of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention, asking aid in rebuilding the levees along the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. July 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Duty of bituminous coal. Remonstrance against renewal of that part of Reciprocity Treaty which would reduce duty on bituminous coal for benefit of Nova Scotia interests, signed by representatives of sixteen collieries in Pennsylvania. June 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Affairs in Utah and the territories. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with House resolution of the 5th instant, the report of Brevet Brigadier General James F. Rusling, inspector, &c., for the year ending June 30, 1867. June 17, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Elections, and printed by order of the committee under a resolution of the House of March 7, 1867.
Gas furnished for government. Letter from B.H. Bartol, president of the Gas-light Company, in answer to a resolution of the House of 17th instant relative to the amount of gas furnished the government during the year ending June 30, 1868. June 18, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Railroad from Washington. Memorial of members of the Legislature of Massachusetts, praying for passage of bill by Congress providing for additional railroad communication between the commercial and federal capitals of the nation. April 21, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed
Reconstruction. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to the admission of the southern states. May 1, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Impeachment of the President. Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives against Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. March 4, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed with the testimony annexed.
Union of the telegraph and postal system. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1083.) May 18, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Survey of lands in California. Resolution of the Legislature of California, asking appropriations by Congress for surveys of public lands in said state. June 22, 1868. -- Read twice and referred to Committee on Appropriations.
Harbor of San Diego. Resolution of the Legislature of California, asking aid of Congress to improve the harbor of San Diego, in that state. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mail route in California. Resolution of the Legislature of California, asking establishment of mail route in said state by Congress. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Abolition of military posts. Petition of John B. Wolff, in behalf of white settlers in Colorado and Dakota territories, praying the abolition of military posts and for other reforms in the Indian policy of the United States. June 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Isaac E. Higgins. Memorial of the Legislature of Washington Territory, asking relief for Isaac E. Higgins. March 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
South Georgia and Florida Railroad. Resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Georgia, asking a loan of $100,000 from the United States to the South Georgia and Florida Railroad. March 13, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Line of steamships between New York, Southampton and Bremen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 939.) Petition of John A. Baxter and others, submitting propositions for and asking aid to establish a line of steamships to carry the United States mails between New York, Southampton and Bremen. June 1, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
California Mountaineer Infantry. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking Congress to place the First Battalion Mountaineers, California Infantry Volunteers, on the same footing with other volunteer soldiers. March 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indian lands in Kansas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of a grant of land in lieu of those lands lost to schools by Indian reservations and trust lands, and in the disposition of Indian reservations and trust lands the 16th and 36th sections may be reserved for school purposes. March 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
American citizens. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, in relation to American citizens. March 27, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Political disabilities in North Carolina. Report of the Committee on Political Disabilities, as adopted by the state constitutional convention of North Carolina. March 23, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Election in Alabama. Affidavits of discharge from employment in Alabama for voting. March 26, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Proceedings of the Florida Convention. March 31, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Tax on native grape brandy. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking Congress to remit or reduce the tax on native grape brandy. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Covington and Ohio Railroad. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1283.) Memorial of the Virginia Central Railroad, relative to the completion of the Covington and Ohio Railroad. June 20, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Navigation of Colorado River. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking Congress to aid Captain Truesworthy [i.e., Trueworthy], of San Francisco, to perfect the navigation of the Colorado River, in the Territory of Arizona. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Southern Pacific Railroad. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking Congress to grant same aid in lands and subsidies to construct the Southern Pacific Railroad as have been granted to construct the Union and Central Pacific Railroad. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Restoration of E.M. Stanton as Secretary of War. Report and resolution of the New England Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, commendatory of the action of Grant and Stanton relative to the restoration of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War. April 4, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Judgments in the Court of Claims -- cotton cases. Letter from the Clerk of the Court of Claims, in answers to a resolution of the House of 17th instant, relative to the number of judgments rendered in said court in cotton cases. April 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Fees of Consular officers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1047.) May 11, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Smithsonian Institution. Letter from the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, asking for an appropriation to aid in the repairs of the Smithsonian building, &c. May 1, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Oregon Indian war claims. Communication from senators George H. Williams and H.W. Corbett, on the Oregon Indian war claims of 1855-'56, audited by Philo Callender, which encloses letters of the Third Auditor and B.F. Dowell on the expenses of the war. March 4, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, relative to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. March 3, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Buffalo Harbor. Resolution of the Legislature of New York, in relation to appropriations for the improvement of Buffalo Harbor. March 9, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed
Public debt. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 843.) Statement of the public debt of the United States. March 3, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Protection to American citizens foreign born. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, asking Congress to demand of foreign governments full and ample protection to our foreign-born citizens while temporarily residing under those governments. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indian depredations in California. Memorial of the Legislature of California, asking that steps be taken by the general government to ascertain the losses suffered by citizens of the state in late Indian depredations, and make indemnity for the same. June 22, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Miami and Erie Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to a survey of the Miami and Erie Canal. June 5, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Land bounties. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 940.) Letter from the Secretary of War, on the subject of land bounties, and from the Commissioner of the General Land Office on the same subject. July 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Lands and ordered to be printed.
Ship canal across the isthmus of Holstein. Petition of C. Hansen, for protection as to a contract for a canal across the isthmus of Holstein. July 21, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Writing paper for the use of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, relative to writing paper purchased for the use of the House of Representatives. July 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Indian tribes. Memorial on behalf of the Indians, by the United States Indian Commission. July 20, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Governor of New Mexico. Resolutions of the Legislature of the Territory of New Mexico, relative to the alleged usurpation of power by the Governor of said territory. March 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Railroad from Atlanta to Charlotte. Resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Georgia, asking aid from Congress for the air-line railroad, from Atlanta, Georgia, to Charlotte, North Carolina. March 6, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		84
Serial set 1351 Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867. Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California. 1
Serial set 1352 Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867. Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California. Volume II. 1
Serial set 1353 Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867. Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California. Volume III. 1
Serial set 1354 Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867. Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California. Volume IV. 1
Serial set 1355 Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867. Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California. Volume V. 1
Serial set 1356 Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California. Volume VI. 1
Serial set 1357 Switzler vs. Anderson. March 23, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Lighting the hall. April 4, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Accounts.
The quiet land titles in Missouri. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 237.) May 16, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Mrs. Joseph Gales. May 19, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Destruction of United States bonds. March 12, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Retrenchment.
James H. Burch. December 18, 1867. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Custody and expenditure of public moneys. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 500.) February 4, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Soldiers' bounties. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 331.) December 19, 1867. -- Ordered to be printed.
Kentucky members of Congress. December 3, 1867. -- Ordered to be printed.
Abelard Guthrie. February 26, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business.
Ronana Evans. May 19, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Whiskey frauds. March 12, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Retrenchment.
Rev. John McMahon. (To accompany House Resolution No. 137.) January 8, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Town sites in Utah. January 15, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
New jail in the District of Columbia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 784.) February 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
International copyright. February 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Geo. D. Blakey vs. J.S. Golladay. December 2, 1867. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Samuel E. Smith vs. John Young Brown. January 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Gettysburg lottery. January 22, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and the further consideration postponed till tomorrow.
J.H. Ellis. February 29, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Treaty stipulations with Indian tribes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1073.) May 14, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
James E. Wharton. May 19, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Captain Thomas H. Stevens. (To accompany H. Res. No. 172.) March 11, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Delano vs. Morgan. May 25, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Impeachment managers' investigation. May 25, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
G.G. Symes vs. L.S. Trimble. January 7, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Southern railroads. February 7, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Select Committee on Southern Railroads.
R.R. Butler. February 25, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
William McGarrahan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 65.) May 8, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Benevolent Institutions in District of Columbia. (To accompany Bills H.R. Nos. 541 and 859.) May 8, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed
Artificial limbs. April 30, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Rights of American citizens. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 584.) January 27, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Admission of Alabama. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 904.) March 10, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Little B. Madding. May 19, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
William Carroll. March 19, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Homesteads. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 934.) March 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Public Lands.
Winona and St. Peters Railroad. March 19, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Union Pacific Railroad, eastern division. May 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Bureau of Freedman and Refugees. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 598.) March 10, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Samuel McKee vs. John D. Young. March 23, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Southern railroads. December 11, 1867. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Agriculture -- estimate. January 16, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed, and so much of the estimates as are within referred to referred to the Committee of Claims.
Reconstruction. January 14, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Right to certain parties under treaties and laws of the United States. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 923.) May 26, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for repair of certain public works, &c. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1046.) May 27, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Russia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1096.) May 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed. 		46
Serial set 1358 Post office building in New York. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1214.) June 16, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Raising of money to be used in impeachment. July 3, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
James A. Anderson. June 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Choctaw Indians. (To accompany H.R. 1195.) July 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
McGrorty vs. Hooper. July 9, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Encouragement of emigration. July 3, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Pueblo of Santa Anna. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1343.) July 1, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Relief of certain officers of the Army. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 288.) June 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Tax on the interest of United States bonds. (To accompany H.R. No. 1350.) July 2, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Mary Ann Ward. June 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Jose Sutton. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1075.) May 16, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
The protective policy and the warehousing system. (To accompany Bill H.R. 1308.) June 22, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
Civil service of the United States. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 948.) May 25, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Land claims in New Mexico. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1344.) July 1, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Patrick Smith. June 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Ventilation of the hall of the House of Representatives. June 20, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds; and the maps accompanying the same to be referred to the Committee on Printing.
Sutro Tunnel. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1153.) June 3, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Washburne -- Donnelly. June 1, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
McKee vs. Young. June 2, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Osage Indian treaty. June 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed with documents.
Regulation and control of railroads. June 9, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Capture of Jefferson Davis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1277.) June 17, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee of Claims.
Hogan vs. Pile. June 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
J.P.L. Strong and others. June 17, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
McKee vs. Young. June 17, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mary Taife. June 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Leonidas Smith. June 26, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Sale of iron-clads. June 19, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Retrenchment.
L. Merchant and Peter Rosecrantz. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1320.) June 27, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
John Madden. June 6, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Dr. Benjamin Malone. July 2, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Dent, Vantine & Co. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1374.) July 8, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Removal of disabilities. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 135.) July 3, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Land claims in Missouri. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1204.) July 1, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Contingent fund of the House. July 24, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Pay department. July 24, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Exemptions from internal tax. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1327.) July 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed. 		37
Serial set 1359 Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the third session of the Fortieth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 7, 1868, in the ninety-second year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1360 Letter of the Attorney General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, correspondence and papers relative to the case of the United States vs. Vicente P. Gomez, involving the claims to the land called "Panoche Grande." February 15, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, asking the appointment of a committee to investigate into and report upon the administration of said Bureau from its organization to its prospective discontinuance. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia and ordered to be printed
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a draught of a resolution declaring the collection of a penalty of 50 per centum of direct tax in certain cases illegal. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to printing maps and illustrations accompanying the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. January 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating a copy of a letter from Major General George H. Thomas to Brevet Brigadier General Benjamin S. Roberts, relative to a statement affecting the latter officer, contained in a letter written by General William B. Franklin. February 3, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating a copy of the report of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel M.V. Sheridan, upon the extremely destitute condition of the Osage Indians. February 4, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of Brevet Major General Harney upon the Sioux Indians on the Upper Missouri. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, the report of Jesse L. Williams, Esq., government director of the Union Pacific Railroad, on the condition of said railroad. December 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant, information concerning recent transactions in the region of the La Plata, affecting the political relations of the United States with Paraguay, the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, and Brazil. December 17, 1868. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a decree of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, ordering the payment of certain sums to the defendants in a suit against the English schooner Sybil, libelled as prize of war, and recommending an appropriation for the payment of the same. December 14, 1868. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of June 25, 1868, a statement of government supplies lost in transit by the sinking of or injury to steamboats on the Missouri River below Omaha, during the years 1866, 1867, and 1868. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 15th ultimo, information in regard to the action of the mixed commission for the adjustment of claims by citizens of the United States against the government of Venezuela. January 7, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating an estimate of appropriations for the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Indians at Lake Traverse and Devil's Lake, Dakota Territory. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, the annual reports of the several Pacific Railroad companies. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, a report from the Secretary of State in relation to the resolution of Congress approved July 20, 1867, "Declaring Sympathy With the Suffering People of Crete." January 7, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of July 10, 1868, a description of the Presidio reservation, including Black Point, lying upon the Bay of San Francisco. January 5, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of December 14, 1868, reports in relation to recent disturbances in Louisiana. January 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 14, 1868, a statement in relation to the number of troops employed in connection with Indian hostilities in protecting the Missouri River traffic and the Union Pacific Railroad. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 14th ultimo, information in relation to the late battle of the Washita River. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 13th ultimo, information in regard to the Territory of Alaska and the fur interests therein. January 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, a list of the Indian superintendents and agents, and designating the absentees from their posts. January 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of contracts and purchases of the Ordnance Department during the year 1868. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, correspondence relating to supplies of stationery of the Patent Office, and the contract for the same. January 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 21, 1868, the report of the Superintendent of United States Weights and Measures in relation to furnishing one set of the standard weights and measures of the metric system for the use of the states respectively. January 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the outstanding indebtedness that has been accruing for several years on account of Indian service in California. January 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 17th ultimo, information concerning the exercise or claim by consuls of the United States in Japan of judicial powers in cases arising between American citizens and citizens of any foreign nation other than Japan. January 12, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of proclamation granting pardon and amnesty to all persons engaged in the late rebellion. January 19, 1869.--Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating an estimate of appropriations required for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the northern Cheyenne and northern Arapaho Indians under treaty of May 10, 1868. January 19, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the application of Hugh McCormick for additional allowance for his services as disbursing clerk in the Patent Office. January 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of December 21, 1868, information in relation to furnishing certain post offices with postal balances under the act of July 27, 1868. January 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating an estimate of appropriation required to pay the expenses of a special agent to take the census of the North Carolina Cherokees, in accordance with the act of July 27, 1868. January 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in obedience to law, a copy of eight rules agreed upon between the Chinese imperial government and the minister of the United States and those of other foreign powers accredited to that government. January 12, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 14, 1868, information in relation to the late Indian battle on the Washita River. January 11, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 19, 1868, information in reference to the payment of rent for the use of the building known as Libby Prison, in Richmond, Virginia. January 20, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating an estimate of appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the Sioux of Dakota, Arickarees, Gros-Ventres, and Mandans, Crows, and Yanktons. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, recommending a repeat of so much of the sixty-first article of war as provides that officers having brevets may take place in courts-martial and on detachments, when composed of different corps, according to the rank given them in their brevets. January 20, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, suggesting further legislation for the erection of penitentiaries in certain territories. January 28, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 18, 1868, information in relation to the character of the Indians killed or captured by United States troops under the command of General George A. Custer. February 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in obedience to law, a copy of certain regulations for the consular courts in China. January 27, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating copies of reports upon Indian affairs in the military division of the Missouri. February 4, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating correspondence relative to contemplated arrangements for the temporary subsistence of the native population of the islands St. Paul and St. George, Alaska. February 5, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 30th ultimo, information in relation to the docks at the Pensacola Navy yard. February 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in relation to the encroachments of the agents of the Hudson's Bay Company upon the trade and territory of Alaska. February 5, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating contracts made by officers of the corps of engineers and others on engineer duty during the year 1868. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, returning Bill S. No. 609, entitled "An Act Transferring the Duties of Trustees of Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown," with his objections. February 13, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 21st ultimo, information in relation to establishment of the Robert College at Constantinople. February 13, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in relation to points upon the coasts of Oregon, Washington Territory, and Alaska, for light-houses. February 24, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating correspondence in relation to the use of passports by citizens of the United States in France. February 20, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter of the Postmaster General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information in relation to a contract with the Commercial Navigation Company of New York for carrying the mails between New York and Bremen. February 23, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Attorney General, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, information in relation to persons convicted for violating the revenue laws, and for counterfeiting. February 23, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Letter of the Attorney General, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, information in relation to the discontinuance of proceedings against persons in New York charged with a violation of the internal revenue laws. February 23, 1869. -- Read twice, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of this date, a copy of the report of the special commissioners upon the Central Pacific Railroad of California. February 27, 1869. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating the report of the trustees of colored schools of the cities of Washington and Georgetown. March 3, 1869. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table. March 5, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information concerning the remnant of the tribe of the Seminole Indians in South Florida. March 3, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, information in relation to the report of Brevet Major General William S. Harney upon the Sioux and other Indians congregated under treaties made with them by the special peace commission. February 2, 1869. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 30th ultimo, information in relation to the quantity of land certified to states and corporations to aid in the construction of railroads, wagon roads, and canals. February 2, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 15th instant, a statement of the tracts of land selected by members of the Grand River band of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, under treaty of July 31, 1855. January 26, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. 		57
Serial set 1361 Resolutions of the convention held in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, November 10, 1868, for the improvement of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. January 14, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. January 30, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Vienna to Eytchinson's in said state. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. December 7, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sumner submitted the following resolution. Resolution in favor of cheap ocean postage. Whereas the inland postage on a letter throughout the United States is three cents, while the ocean postage on a similar letter to Great Britain, under a recent convention, is 12 cents, and on a letter to France is 30 cents...
Letter of the Secretary of the Senate, communicating, in obedience to law, a detailed statement of the payments from the contingent fund of the Senate for the year ending December 6, 1868. December 21, 1868. -- 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 Fortieth Congress. December 10, 1868.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Oregon, in favor of granting and confirming to said state the southeast quarter of section seventeen, township nine south, range forty east of the Willamette meridian, with full power to said state to convey the land to Royal Augustus Pearce, resident on said land. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed.
Report of receipts and expenditures of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb from June, 1857, to July 1, 1868. December 15, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed
Memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, asking an appropriation to aid in the construction of a railroad from the Willamette River to the Columbia River. December 19, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Tennessee, in favor of an appropriation for the improvement of the Tennessee River. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of citizens of Tennessee, praying an appropriation for the improvement of the Tennessee River. December 8, 1868. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Roseburg to Randolph, in said state. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. December 14, 1868. -- Submitted, and referred to the Committee on Finance. December 15, 1868. -- Reported without amendment. Mr. Willey submitted the following resolution: Resolved, that the Senate, properly cherishing and upholding the good faith and honor of the nation, do hereby utterly disapprove of and condemn the sentiments and proposition contained in so much of the late annual message of the President of the United States as reads as follows...
Memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, asking an appropriation to the Oregon and Washington Navigation Improvement Company for the improvement of the navigation of the Columbia River. December 19, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Commissioner of Patents, communicating, in obedience to law, a statement showing the amount of expenditures in the United States Patent Office from the 20th of July to the 30th of November, 1868, inclusive, and a statement of moneys received from the 1st day of July to the 30th day of November, 1868, inclusive. December 8, 1868. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table. December 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Patents. December 19, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed to accompany Bill S. 713.
In the Senate of the United States. December 16, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate, that neither public policy nor the good faith of the nation will allow the redemption of the five-twenty bonds...
Report of the Librarian of Congress, showing the condition of the Library during the year ending December 1, 1868. December 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Louisiana, relative to the death of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, member of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, and tendering the sympathy of the General Assembly to the many friends and relatives of the deceased. December 19, 1868. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Memorial of a committee of the Union League Club of the City of New York, praying the appointment of a special committee to investigate the naturalization and election frauds and irregularities perpetrated in the recent election in the City and State of New York. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Oregon, in favor of the appointment of a commission to investigate and take proof as to losses sustained by citizens of said state by depredations of the Indians. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions adopted by a convention of the Republican Party of Mississippi, in relation to the state government of Mississippi, and in favor of the readmission of that state into the Union. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the American Missionary Association, praying the adoption of measures for the protection of loyal persons in the South in the enjoyment of their civil rights. December 15, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
List of private claims brought before the Senate of the United States from the commencement of the Fourteenth to the close of the Thirty-ninth Congress, prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to the orders of the Senate of April 9, 1840; February 27, 1841; February 8, 1849; March 3, 1855; and March 16, 1866; and the act of July 20,1868, making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1869.
Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Idaho, praying an appropriation for the construction of an assay office at Boise City, in that territory. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, in favor of the passage of the bill for the relief of the copper mining interest of the country. January 11, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Memorial of headmen and people of the North Carolina or Eastern Cherokees, protesting against the ratification of the treaty concluded on the 9th day of July, 1868, between the United States and the Cherokees residing west of the Mississippi River. January 14, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Petition of citizens of the United States, praying the appointment of a commissioner to investigate the methods now used in Europe for the extraction of the precious metals from their ores. January 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Congressional Printer, showing the condition of the public printing, binding, &c. January 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of Marshall F. Moore, governor of Washington Territory, and other citizens of said territory, remonstrating against any recognition of the claims of Great Britain to the Haro Archipelago and to San Juan Island. January 19, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Petition of delegates of the Cherokee, Creek and Choctaw Indians, protesting against the passage of the bill to restore the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Department of War. January 14, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the House of Representatives of the Treasury of New Mexico, in favor of an appropriation for the relief of translators in the employ of said territory. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the transfer of the control and management of the Indians from the Interior to the War Department. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. January 18, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. Mr. Kellogg submitted the following resolution...
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the passage of laws for the protection of bona fide settlers on the Cherokee neutral lands. February 1, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. February 6, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Edmunds submitted the following resolution. Whereas the question of whether the State of Georgia has become and is entitled to representation in the two Houses of Congress...
Petition of George Fowler and the administrators of the estate of De Grass Fowler, deceased, praying an extension of the patent for an improvement in machinery for punching metal. February 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Patents, with Bill S. No. 891.
Memorial of the Executive Committee of the late National Convention of the Colored Men of the Country, praying the right of suffrage be granted to all citizens without regard to race, color, or previous condition. February 5, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, in favor of the early passage of the House bill appropriating money for the improvement of the harbors within that state. February 4, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Petition of M.B. Hewson, praying the establishment of an Atlantic transportation and express line of steamships, for passengers and mails. February 10, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Topeka to Muscota, in said state. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of granting a pension to George A. Schreiner. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of granting to the central branch of the Union Pacific Railway and the St. Joseph and Denver City Railway a subsidy in money and bonds equal in amount to that granted to the Central Branch Union Pacific Railway. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of dropping the names of certain Indians from the roll of their respective tribes, and that their lands may be subject to taxation. February 17, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of an increase of the mail service on the mail route from Fort Scott to Oswego, in said state. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Carthage, Missouri, to Jacksonville Kansas. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of a tri-weekly mail route on the route from Manhattan to Lake Sibley, in said state. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of an appropriation for the payment of the claims of citizens of that state for depredations committed by the Indians. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. February 13, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Mr. Pomeroy submitted the following resolution...
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of granting to each honorably discharged soldier the full benefit of the Homestead Law by one year's actual residence upon the land which he may claim under the provisions of the homestead acts. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of Clara Barton, praying the passage of an act for the purpose of remedying any defect in the existing laws in relation to the payment of bounties, back pay, and pensions. February 25, 1869. -- Motion to print 1,606 additional copies, referred to the Committee on Printing. February 26, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed, and that 1,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of an appropriation to complete the harbor of Michigan City. February 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, against the ratification of the treaty with the Osage Indians. February 1, 1869. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the payment of claims for depredations committed by the Indians in that state. February 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the appointment of commissioners to audit the claims of citizens of that state for property destroyed and taken by raiders into that state under the command of Quantrell and others. February 3, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the passage of a law authorizing and permitting all persons who have taken less than 160-acre homesteads, under provisions of the laws of the United States, to extend their privileges so as to permit them to claim, take, prove up, and hold enough more to make their homestead 160 acres. February 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of an appropriation for the construction of a United States court-house and post office at Topeka, and a Custom-house and post office at Leavenworth, in that state. February 3, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Petition of doctors of medicine in the District of Columbia, praying that certain crude foreign drugs may be placed upon the free list. January 22, 1869. -- Referred to Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the views of the Director of the Mint in relation to a law permitting the Mint and its branches to exchange unparted bars for refined bullion. January 22, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, to accompany Bill S. 824, and ordered to be printed. 		57
Serial set 1362 In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 288.) The first serious question that arises in opposition to the passage of Joint Resolution H.R. 288 is, shall a non-commissioned officer and private draw pay while exercising illegal authority, and while all his acts were void, as would be necessarily the case to enable him to draw pay under the resolution...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. Mr. Howe made the following report. (To accompany H.R. No. 1326.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred H.R. No. 1326 for the relief of Anthony Bucher, submit this as their report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 815.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the Bill S. No. 815, granting a pension to Julia Whistler, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 902.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of J.R. Callahan, having considered the same, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 16, 1869. Mr. Abbott made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 768.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred for investigation the claim of Mrs. Jane Northridge, widow of William Northridge, deceased, late colonel of the 59th Regiment New York State Volunteers, beg leave respectfully to submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 943.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Almira Scott, having considered the same, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1869.) Bill H.R. No. 1869 grants the pay of captain from September 15, 1863, to August 16, 1865, to George C. Haynie, who claims to have been appointed captain under authority of General Burnside, granting authority to Colonel Kutz to recruit the 2d North Carolina Mounted Infantry...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 909.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Anna [i.e., Ann] R. Voorhees, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 11, 1869. Mr. Grimes, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the "memorial of Abraham D. Harrell, a captain in the Navy on the retired list, praying to be restored to his position on the active list," have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. December 18, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Ferry made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 704.) John Young, in the year 1848, obtained a patent for "an improvement in washing machines"...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report (To accompany Bill S. No. 908.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of citizens of Ohio, praying for a pension for Colonel J.B.W. Haynes, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Abbott made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 780.) The petition recites that William Putnam and David Putnam, of Ohio, became sureties on the bond of Major Isaac N. Cook, paymaster, in the sum of $20,000; that said Cook became entangled with gamblers, by whom he lost $220,000 of the government funds...
In the Senate of the United States. February 12, 1869. Mr. Willey made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 923.) The Committee on Claims, having considered the petition of James Kelley, captain of the 34th United States infantry, asking pay as captain in the United States Army from July 1, 1864, to September 16, 1867, beg leave to make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 13, 1869. Mr. Osborn made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 759.) The Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, to whom was referred Bill (S. 759) to extend the patent granted to G.S. Blodgett and P.T. Sweet, beg leave to make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 11, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following report. The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the memorial of John H. Russell, praying for relief as to the Hot Springs reservation, in Arkansas, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 25, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the credentials of Joshua Hill, claiming to be senator elect from Georgia, beg leave to submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 28, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Nye, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs having, by resolution of the Senate passed December 16, 1868, been "directed to inquire into the practicability, expediency and probable cost of deepening the entrance to the harbor of Midway Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, so as to afford a safe rendezvous and port of refuge and resort for the naval and merchant vessels of the United States," beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 29, 1869. Mr. Drake made the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 172.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred House Joint Resolution No. 172, authorizing the President of the United States to "Nominate for Advancement, and, By and With the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to Advance Captain Thomas H. Stevens, Not Exceeding Twenty-one Members on the List of Captains in the Navy, for Gallant, Faithful, and Efficient Services During the War of the Rebellionas follows..."
In the Senate of the United States. January 28, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Drake made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 845.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the "Memorial of Abbott Q. Ross, asking compensation for the use of an improved mode of using hot water and steam as a weapon in naval engagements, for extintinguishing [i.e., extinguishing] fires, and for other purposes," have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 4, 1869. Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 264.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Senate Bill 264, entitled "A Bill for the Relief of Henry C. Noyes," respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 4, 1869. Mr. Drake made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 836.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the Bill (S. 836) for the relief of Celestia P. Hartt, have had the same under consideration, and after examining the papers connected therewith, beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 903.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Horace Peck, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 5, 1869. Mr. Willey made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 893.) The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the petition of Polly Hunt, administratrix, and George W. Hunt, administrator of Walter Hunt, deceased, praying to be allowed a rehearing before the Commissioner of Patents of their application for an extension of patents for improvements in manufacturing paper collars, beg leave to make the following report thereon...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 901.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Otis Hemenway, having considered the same, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 904.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of citizens of Indiana, praying that a pension be granted to Benjamin T. Raines, have considered the same, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 900.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition asking for a pension for Wm. B. Looney, of Alabama, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 906.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 4, 1869. Mr. Howard made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 889.) The Joint Select Committee on Ordnance, to whom was referred the petition of Horatio Ames for compensation for the construction of eleven wrought-iron guns, furnished to the Navy Department of the United States in pursuance of contract, having examined upon oath the witnesses called by the petitioner, and documentary evidence furnished by the department, report as follows...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report. The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Ellen J. Broseman [i.e., Brossman], asking compensation for property she alleges was taken from her by order of the provost marshal general of the Army of the Potomac, made the following report...
In Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report, (To accompany S. Bill No. 846.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred a bill for the relief of Charlotte Crane, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 17, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Edmunds, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a copy of a proclamation of the President, dated December 25, 1868, purporting to extend pardon and amnesty to a class of persons guilty of treason, &c., respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 945.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Eliza Shelton and others, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 13, 1869. Mr. Doolittle made the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 335.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred House Resolution 335, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 939.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Agnes Ellen Kleiss, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 16, 1869. Mr. Abbott made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1872.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the case of Captain Golman Bryson, submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 16, 1869. Mr. Abbott made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1868.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of H.A. White, of Madison County, North Carolina, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 938.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Mary Hodgson, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 941.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Benjamin C. Stone, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 937.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of several citizens of New Hampshire asking a pension for Daniel B. Lewis, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 910.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 910, having had the same under consideration, report: The bill in this case provides that the pension of $15 per month heretofore paid to Mrs. Josephine Slocum...
In the Senate of the United States. February 18, 1869. Mr. Grimes, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of William A. Parker, captain United States Navy, praying to be restored to the active list, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 790.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred a Bill (S. 790) "for the Benefit of Mrs. Sarah E. Brooker," having had the same under consideration, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 11, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Grimes, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the "Memorial of S.R. Franklin, Commander United States Navy, praying to be restored to his original position on the Navy Register," have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 940.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Augustus W. Punchard, having considered the same, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 944.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred a memorial of Roswell W. Silsbee, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 942.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the memorial of sundry citizens of Wayne County, Iowa, for a pension for Sarah E. Haines, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. Mr. Howe made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 957.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the matter of S. & H. Sayles, respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1838.) The House of Representatives have passed House Bill No. 1838, for relief of W.F. Scott, adjutant 4th Iowa Cavalry. It gives him the difference between the pay of a sergeant major and an adjutant for a part of the time he performed the duties of adjutant, until he was mustered as adjutant...
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1280.) Bill H.R. 1280, passed the House of Representatives for the relief of Lieutenant L. Smith, for pay, ten months and twenty-nine days, as quartermaster 22d Indiana Regiment, is favorably recommended by the War Department, and its passage or concurrence in by the Senate is recommended...
In the Senate of the United States. February 25, 1869. Mr. Grimes made the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution S.R. No. 225.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the "Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to Place a Vessel at the Disposal of the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections of the City of New York, to be Used for the Purposes of a Nautical School," have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Morgan made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 375.) The Committee on Commerce, having had under consideration the Bill H.R. 375, entitled "An Act To Repeal an Act Approved March 2, 1867, Entitled 'An Act To Regulate the Disposition of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Received Under the Laws Relating to the Customs, and for Other Purposes,' and To Amend Certain Acts for the Prevention and Punishment of Frauds on the Revenue, and for the Prevention of Smuggling," submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. Mr. Ferry made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 842.) The Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 842, together with the petition of John Titus, in aid of the same, report as follows...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. Mr. Stewart made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 899.) The undersigned, a majority of the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, beg leave to say, that when it was determined in committee to report to the Senate, Bill No. 899, granting aid to the Northern Pacific and other railroads, it was not understood that the bill should be presented with a report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 24, 1869. Mr. Williams made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 65.) The undersigned, of the Committee on Private Land Claims, respectfully submit the following report as to House Bill No. 65, entitled "A Bill for the Relief of William McGarrahan:"...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Printing, submitted the following report. The Joint Committee on Public Printing, to whom was referred the publication of the actual proceedings and debates in Congress, by the third section of the act approved July, 20, 1868, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed, and that one thousand additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Printing, submitted the following report. The Committee on Printing, instructed by the Senate "to examine and report the cost of each and all documents annually published for distribution....
In the Senate of the United States. February 25, 1869. Mr. Howard made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 971.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the claim of Samuel Miller, of Campbell County, Virginia, asking reimbursement of certain moneys in the Treasury, proceeds of certain bonds of the State of Indiana, make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 15, 1869. February 25, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed, and that two thousand additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Howard, from the Joint Committee on Ordnance, submitted the following report. The joint committee appointed under the resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the 30th of March, 1867, to investigate the purchases, contracts, and experiments of the Ordnance Department...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howe made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1255.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred H.R. 1255, for the relief of Champe Carter, Jr., ask leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. Mr. Frelinghuysen made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 958.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Judson A. Mosman, respectfully submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 965.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth Mathys, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Osborn, from the Committee on Patents, submitted the following report. The Committee on Patents, having considered the petition of Horace L. Emery, of Albany, New York, praying for an act of Congress to authorize the Commissioner of Patents to receive and consider such application in the same manner as if it had been regularly filed in its proper time, for the endless-chain horse-power, beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1870.) Bill H.R. No. 1870. Lieutenant Ulio's pay was stopped for amount of post and regimental funds stolen from his trunk...
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1876.) Bill H.R. No. 1876 is intended to enable private Samuel H. Moore, Company G, 57th Ohio Volunteers, to draw $300 veteran bounty and $100 government bounty from the Treasury, and to that end seeks to have the charge of desertion removed...
In the Senate of the United States. February 26, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1873.) Bill H.R. No. 1873 proposes to give Jefferson W. Davis, first sergeant Company H, 64th Regiment New York Volunteers, the pay of a first lieutenant from the 1st of June...
In the Senate of the United States. February 27, 1869. Mr. Grimes made the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution S.R. No. 241.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the "Joint Resolution To Restore R.L. May to the Navy," have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 25, 1869. Mr. Howard made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1063.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred House Bill No. 1063, "for the Relief of Henry Barricklew," having had the same under careful consideration, make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 26, 1869. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Claims, made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 975.) This is a claim presented by Margaret Riddle, executrix and devisee of George Read Riddle, deceased, for Army supplies taken from the farm of the deceased during the late rebellion...
In the Senate of the United States. February 25, 1869. Mr. Howard made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 970.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the claim of Joshua Hill for compensation for eleven bales of cotton, make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sprague submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1871.) Bill H.R. 1871 designs pay to Daniel Boarden, late captain and assistant adjutant general, for commutation of quarters and fuel and three months' extra pay, or $1,058, the difference between the pay of a provost marshal and an assistant adjutant general. Boarden was commissioned assistant adjutant general March 24, 1862; May 1, 1862, appointed by the President to be provost marshal; May 9 relieved of duty as assistant adjutant general; May 16, accepted the appointment of provost marshal...
In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Howe made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1130.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Bill H.R. 1130, for the relief of H.G. Aukeny, ask leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. March 1, 1869. Mr. Ramsey made the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution S.R. No. 269.) The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred the memorial and evidence of John Wightman of Pennsylvania, having considered the same, make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. March 3, 1869. -- Ordered that 2,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Buckalew, from the Select Committee on Representative Reform, submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 772.)
In the Senate of the United States. March 3, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Edmunds, from the Joint Select Committee on Retrenchment, submitted the following report. The Joint Select Committee on Retrenchment having been directed by the concurrent resolution of the two houses adopted in March, 1867, to make the investigations therein named, as follows...
In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted the following report. The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom were referred Senate resolutions in relation to the price of gas and the business of the gas company in the District of Columbia, have had the same under consideration, and have elicited the information contained in the appended communication from said company, which is hereto attached and made a part of this report...
In the Senate of the United States. March 1, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following report. The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred "the petition of Jonathan Elliot, late commercial agent of the United States at San Domingo and Porto Plata, praying compensation for services rendered, and reimbursements for money expended in negotiating a treaty with the Dominican Republic in 1856," have had the same under consideration and beg leave to submit the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 905.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Clark Hall, having considered the same, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 1, 1869. Mr. Ferry made the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1345.) The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred House Bill No. 1345, entitled "An Act To Amend an Act Entitled 'An Act To Confirm Certain Private Land Claims in the Territory of New Mexico,'" beg leave to report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 29, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Joint Resolution S.R. 196.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred Senate Joint Resolution No. 196, "Granting a Pension to Mrs. Mary Lincoln, Widow of the Late President of the United States, Who was Killed During the War of the Rebellion," have had the same under consideration and respectfully report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 3, 1869. Mr. Willey made the following report (To accompany Bill S. No. 875.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Miss Mathilda Victor, asking relief for damages done to her property in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for rent for use thereof, having had the same under consideration, beg leave to make the following report...
In the Senate of the United States. January 29, 1869. Mr. Morton made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 661.) The Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel John W. Davidson, of the United States Army, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 907.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Eliza Whiting, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 8, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 655.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the Bill (S. 655) granting a pension to Paulina Jones, having had the same under consideration, report...
In the Senate of the United States. February 20, 1869. Mr. Van Winkle made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 966.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Anna E. Frei, having had the same under consideration, report... 		84
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