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Serial set 154	Balances -- collectors of the Customs and receivers of the land offices. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Register which appear to have remained unsettled by the collectors of the Customs and others for more than three years prior to 30th September last, and a similar list in the case of receivers of public moneys for the sale of public lands. January 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Unsettled accounts. Letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Second Auditor. December 11, 1826. Read, and laid on the table. Balances on books of receipts and expenditures. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a report by the Register of the Treasury, of the balances on the books of receipts and expenditures which appear to have remained due and unsettled more than three years prior to Sept. 30, 1826. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Balances on the books of Fourth Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the balances on the books of the Fourth Auditor which appear to have remained unsettled more than three years prior to 30th September last. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. La Plaisance Bay harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of a survey of La Plaisance Bay harbor in the Territory of Michigan. January 26, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Old internal revenue and direct tax, and direct tax of 1815 and 1816. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting lists of balances on the books of the Register of the Treasury on account of the old internal revenue and direct tax; also, an account of the direct tax of 1816 and 1816. February 12, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of the general accounts of his office from 1st of April, 1825, to 1st of April, 1826. February 19, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Expenditures. Passengers arriving in U. States -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of passengers arriving in the U. States from 1st Oct., 1825, to 30th Sept., 1826. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Emoluments of officers of the Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments and expenditures of the officers of the Customs for the year 1826. February 26, 1827. Surveys: Harbor of Edgartown, Merrimack River, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of a survey of the flats on the northwest side of the Harbor of Edgartown; a survey of the mouth of Merrimack River; also, a survey of the Harbor of Hyannis, in the Vineyard Sound, with a map of each: rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the fourth of last month. February 9, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Military appropriations for 1826. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of appropriations for the service of the year 1826 showing the amount appropriated under each specific head, the amount expended under each, and the unexpended balance on 31st December last. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Canal -- Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th December last, in relation to a canal from Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi River. March 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table.	12
Serial set 155	Revenue of the United States. Statements exhibiting the revenue arising from duties on merchandise, tonnage, &c. during the year ending on the 31st Dec., 1825; referred to in the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury upon the state of the finances of the 12th December, 1826. December 13, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Trade with British American colonies. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements exhibiting annually, from the 30th Sept., 1815, to 30th Sept., 1826, the amount and description of merchandise exported to, and imported from, the British American colonies, embraced in the recent orders in council, and others; with the tonnage employed therein, &c. &c. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table.	2
Serial set 156	Disbursements to the Indians -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of accounts rendered by persons charged with the disbursement of money, goods, or effects, for the benefit of the Indians, from 1st September, 1825, to 1st September, 1826, &c. &c. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table.	1
Serial set 157	Spoliations on the commerce of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of States, transmitting a schedule of the claims of American citizens for spoliations by France and other European nations since the year 1805. January 31, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table.	1
Serial set 158	Unsettled accounts -- Office Third Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting reports from the Third Auditor: 1. Of the names of such officers as have not rendered their accounts within the year. 2. Of accounts in his Office which have remained unsettled more than three years prior to the 30th September last. 3. Of moneys advanced prior to 3d March, 1809, on the books of the late Accountant of the War Department, and which remain to be accounted for. December 13, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table.	1
Serial set 159	Free Negroes -- District of Columbia. January 11, 1827 Petition of David Hale and Samuel Hale. December 11, 1826. Referred to Committee on Public Lands. December 29, 1826. Bill reported -- No. 320 William Cloyd. December 20, 1826. John Rodriguez. January 2, 1827. Joshua Fults. January 11, 1827. Read and committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Isidore Moore. December 12, 1826. Unfinished business of the House of Representatives of the United States, at the close of the 1st session of the 19th Congress. May 22, 1826. Edmund Brooke. May 19, 1826. Heirs of Francis Valle. December 11, 1826. Warner Wing. December 8, 1826. Additional executive department. December 15, 1826. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. May 22, 1826. Revolutionary officers. January 3, 1826. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives, December 14, 1826. Designs of paintings. December 19, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Gregory Strahan. December 19, 1826. Non-resident lands in the territories. December 19, 1826. Frederick D. Tschiffely. December 20, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Pre-emption to actual settlers -- Louisiana. December 20, 1826. John Slavin. December 21, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Orsamus Holms. December 21, 1826. William R. Maddox. December 21, 1826. Tobias E. and Wm. Stansbury. January 15, 1827. Read, and ordered that it lie on the table. Indian depredations in Missouri. January 23, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year 1827. Military road - Fishkill Landing to Cold Spring. February 6, 1827. Thomas Gulledge. February 9, 1827. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Grants of land under Quapaw Treaty. January 27, 1827. Richard W. Steele. February 2, 1827. Archibald W. Hamilton. February 2, 1827. Samuel Sprigg. January 27, 1827. Representatives of Gen. Wm. Hull. January 31, 1827. Communication across the Isthmus of Panama. January 24th, 1827. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Construction of act to fix military peace establishment. January 11, 1827. Road -- La Plaisance Harbor, westward. January 10, 1827. Chad Miller. January 23, 1827. William Thompson. January 5, 1827. Surgeons of the Navy. January 17, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Joseph Smith -- for J.B. Dupuis. January 12, 1827. Daniel McDuff. December 29, 1826. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. John Burton and al. May 10, 1826. January 3, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Elijah L. Clarke. January 2, 1827. William Brown. December 29, 1826. Relating to settlers on the public lands. December 29, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Frederick Onstine. January 5, 1827. Jacob Sights. January 2, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Representatives of Joseph Jeans. January 3, 1827. Henry G. Rice. January 3, 1827. William Young. December 29, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Joseph Le Carpentier. December 29, 1826. John Winton. December 26, 1826. Discriminating duties -- Sweden and Norway. Report of the Committee on Commerce, in relation to the imposition of discriminating duties on the vessels and cargoes of Sweden and Norway. January 5, 1827. Accompanied by a bill to exempt Swedish and Norwegian vessels, and the merchandise imported therein, from the payment of discriminating duties of tonnage and impost for a limited time, and for other purposes. Elizabeth Shaw. January 5, 1827. Luther Chapin. February 7, 1827. Destruction of the frigate Philadelphia. February 7, 1827. Public buildings. February 7, 1827. Report of the committee appointed on the 29th Dec., 1826, on a letter of John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States, asking an investigation of his conduct while Secretary of War, with accompanying documents. February 13, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Georgia militia claims. February 10, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Port entry -- Penobscot River. February 10, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, to-morrow. Foreign commerce. January 22, 1827. William Hallaway and Westgate Watson. January 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas C. Withers. January 24, 1827. Robert Huston. January 17, 1827. James Wood. January 23, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Land claims in Opelousas. January 17, 1827. Punishment of crimes. February 6, 1827. Andrew Westbrook. January 26, 1827. William Morrison. January 31, 1827. Lewis Rouse. February 2, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Charles A. Burnett. January 26, 1827. Thomas Flournoy. January 30, 1827. John Moffett. February 1, 1827. George Wilson. The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill from the Senate entitled "An Act for the Relief of George Wilson," made the following report. January 29, 1827. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. John Overall. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of John Overall. January 10, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee on the Whole House to-morrow. Bank of Chilicothe [i.e., Chillicothe]. January 19, 1827. Inland channel -- St. Mary's to St. John's River. February 3, 1827. Abigail Appleton. February 3, 1827. William Schley, executor of J.G. Posner. January 5, 1827. Morgan Magness. December 28, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Arsenal at Watervliet. January 3, 1827. Marinus W. Gilbert. January 8, 1827. Thomas McClanahan. January 2, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table.	79
Serial set 160	Colonization of free people of colour. March 3, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table Discipline militia. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Jeremiah Buckley -- heirs of. February 21, 1827. Massachusetts militia claims. December 14, 1826. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Bartlett's motion. December 15, 1826. Resolution submitted by Mr. M'Lean, of Ohio. Resolved, that the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to the House any information in his Department, not heretofore communicated, in relation to the disposition of the several Indian tribes within the United States to emigrate west... Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. January 30, 1827. January 2, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Mr. Livingston submitted the following resolution: Resolved, that the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill making appropriation of fifty thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the President in the purchase and transportation of provisions for the suffering inhabitants of Greece... House of Representatives United States, January 2, 1827. Mr. Hamilton, of South Carolina, submitted the following preamble and resolutions, which were read and laid upon the table: Whereas a law, commonly known by the name of the Sedition Law... Appropriations for surveys of roads and canals. Mr. Rives's resolution, with Mr. Bartlett's amendment. December 29, 1826. Read, and laid on the table. Business to be acted upon. February 23, 1827. Harris and Farrow. February 14, 1827. February 22, 1827. Referred to the Committee on the Whole House to which is referred the bill making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year 1827. Mr. Cocke, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which had been referred the estimate of appropriations for the service of the year 1827, so far as relates to certain Indian establishments... Spoliations on the commerce of the United States by France, &c. February 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard Livingston. February 15, 1827. Salt Springs in Illinois. February 10, 1827. Giles Egerton. February 14, 1827. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Expenditures on the public buildings. February 16, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Business to be acted upon. February 15, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Report -- Committee of Accounts on contingent expenditures. March 2, 1827. Read and agreed to. Navigation of Red River. March 1, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Settlers on Choctaw lands. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Orleans Navigation Company. February 24, 1827. Read, and postponed until Thursday next. Washington medals. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Vaccination. March 1, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. John Wilson against George Graham. February 27, 1827. History of America. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Two extra clerks -- Patent Office. March 1, 1827. Surveys, with a view to making roads & canals. March 2, 1827.	28
Serial set 161	Report of the select committee of the House of Representatives, to which were referred the messages of the President U.S. of the 5th and 8th February, and 2d March, 1827, with accompanying documents and a report and resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia. March 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table.	1
Serial set 162	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the first session of the Twentieth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 3, 1827, and in the fifty-second year of the independence of the said United States.	1
Serial set 163	Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twentieth Congress. December 4, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce, and of other citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, adverse to the increase of duties on imports, &c. January 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 19th February last,) a report from the Secretary of the Navy, showing the expense annually incurred in carrying into effect the act of March 2, 1819, for prohibiting the slave trade. December 6, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States In Senate of the United States, January 3, 1828. Mr. Woodbury, from the select committee to whom was referred the memorial on behalf of the surviving officers of the Army of the Revolution, made the following report: That the object of the memorial is to obtain from Congress the half pay for life promised to certain officers of the Revolution... Memorial of inhabitants of Boston and its vicinity, adverse to an increase of duty on imported woollen goods. December 17, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 3d March, 1827,) of the surveys of the harbors of Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina, and of Savannah and St. Mary's, Georgia. December 31, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, (in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 14th inst.), showing the amount of revenue from imposts and tonnage in Florida since its cession to the United States. December 20, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 20th May, 1826,) in relation to grants of land made to French emigrants to encourage the cultivation of the vine and olive. December 24, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, December 31st, 1827. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Thos. S. Winthrop and others, adopt the following report made at the last session of Congress by the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Ebenezer Oliver and others, directors of an association called New England Mississippi Land Company... In Senate of the United States, December 19, 1827. Ordered, that the 29th and 37th sections of the act of Congress entitled, "An Act Supplementary to, and To Amend, an Act Entitled 'An Act To Regulate the Collection of Duties on Imports and Tonnage,' Passed 2d of March, 1799, and for Other Purposes," approved the 1st of March, 1823, be printed for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1827. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee of Commerce, to whom was referred the petition of Abraham Ogden and others, have duly considered the same and report: That the claimants ask indemnity for damages sustained by the seizure and detention of their vessel... Memorial and petition of Francis Henderson and Francis Henderson, Jun., on behalf of themselves and family, heirs and representatives of John Laurens, deceased. December 19, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1827. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of William D. Beall, report... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th Jan., 1818. January 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the inhabitants of Richland District, in the State of South Carolina. January 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the state of the finances. December 10, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Senate, showing the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Senate for the year 1827. December 5, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of Aaron Ogden and Alden Bradford, in behalf of the surviving officers of the Revolutionary Army, praying for the benefit of the original promise of half-pay, or for a reasonable equivalent. December 18, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the Resolution of the Senate, instructing them to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for the trial and decision of claims to lands derived, or alleged to be derived, otherwise than from the United States, in the several states, or territories thereof, report... Memorial on behalf of the Pittsburgh Manufacturing Association. January 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry residents of the City and County of Philadelphia, praying that additional duties may be imposed on certain manufactured articles, when imported. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the 19th ult.), the correspondence with the British government relative to the improvement to the navigation within their jurisdiction, opposite to the coast of Florida. January 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Georgetown, South Carolina, adverse to the increase of duties on coarse woollens, and other imports. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1828. Mr. Hayne, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made the following report, accompanied by a bill for the relief of Susan Decatur, widow of Captain Stephen Decatur, and others... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Surveyor General of lands north-west of the Ohio, on the subject of the boundary line of the State of Indiana. December 12, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States.	25
Serial set 164	Message from the President of the United States, transmitting communications from the Governor of Georgia, in relation to the subject of running and marking the line dividing the Territory of Florida from the State of Georgia. January 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of certain surgeons of the United States Navy, praying that certain regulations be adopted for the admission of candidates, and that the pay of surgeons in the Navy be increased. January 25, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Westborough, Massachusetts, protesting against any increase of duties on imports, and especially on woollen goods. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial and resolutions of merchants, and others, of the City of Philadelphia, remonstrating against the further increase of duties on imports. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of a special committee of the Senate of South Carolina, on the resolutions submitted by Mr. Ramsay, on the subject of state rights. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina adverse to an increase of duties on coarse woollens and other imports. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry citizens of Alleghany County, in the State of Pennsylvania, in favor of an increase of the tariff for the protection of domestic manufactures. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Document relating to Bill Number Fifty-Eight, for the relief of Samuel Cobun, of Mississippi. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Communication from the Delegate of Florida, including an extract from the Governor's message, containing a statement of the qualities of the public land in Florida, and showing the necessity for a graduation of prices. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Memorial of the citizens of Lancaster District, South Carolina, adverse to the system of protecting duties in favor of domestic manufactures. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a plan for a naval peace establishment of the United States. (In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 28th February, 1827.) January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 15, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Kercheval, assignee and attorney in fact for Philip Helphingston, report: That the claim, as stated in the petition, is for compensation for 6127 lbs. of flour... Memorial of sundry citizens of Orangeburgh District, S.C. adverse to the increase of duties on woollens, and other imports. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. List of the names of such officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army as have acquired a right to lands from the United States, and who have not yet applied therefor. January 16, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Boston, and its vicinity, in favor of the increase of duty on woollen goods, as contemplated by the woollens bill. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1828. Mr. Bell made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Moses White, executor of the will of General Moses Hazen, deceased, report: That the Committee of Claims made a report in this case on the 31st of March, A.D. 1826, which report the Committee now take leave to refer to, and adopt, as a part of this report, and submit therewith a bill for the relief of the legal representatives of the said Moses Hazen, deceased... In Senate of the United States, January 24, 1828. Mr. Ruggles made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition and papers of sundry citizens of Baltimore, praying compensation for twenty-four vessels sunk in the harbor of Baltimore, during the late war, for defense of that city, beg leave to refer to their report, in favor of the claim of the petitioners, made to the Senate, January 17, 1826, which is in the words following... Memorial of the citizens of Plymouth and Kingston, Mass. adverse to an increase of duty on woollen goods as contemplated by the woollens bill. January 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, on the subject of protecting duties, &c. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Hickman Johnson, guardian of Juliet Eliza Sollers, praying remuneration for certain houses burned by the enemy during the late war, near Baltimore... In Senate of the United States, January 22, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the papers and documents of Robinson and Taylor, contractors, claiming compensation for certain extra rations of whiskey, issued by them to the troops employed on the public works at Fort Washington, in the months of June, July, and August, in 1817, report... Memorial of the manufacturers of salt, in the County of Kanawha, Virginia, against the repeal of the duty on imported salt. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, adverse to an increase of duties on imported woollens. January 22, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred "A Bill Authorizing the Establishment of an Arsenal at or near Pensacola, in Florida," make the following report... In Senate of the United States, January 22, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Alexander Speer, Comptroller General of South Carolina, praying for and in behalf of the said state, for interest on her advances during the war, and also for the payment of certain accounts which have been heretofore disallowed, report... In Senate of the United States, January 28, 1828. Mr. Bell made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Caleb Stark, report: That this petition was presented to the Senate at the first session of the Nineteenth Congress, and a report made thereon, to which the Committee refer, and adopts as a part of their report; and submit therewith a bill for the petitioner's relief... In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1828. Mr. Woodbury, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a resolution of the 31st ult. concerning the expediency of an appropriation to deepen the harbor of St. Marks, in Florida, and to erect a light house near it; and also a resolution of the 15th inst. concerning the establishment of a port of entry at St. Marks, and the removal of obstructions in the Apalachicola and Ocilla Rivers... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Hon. David Barton, in relation to the bill to graduate the price of relinquished lands to be sold to the original purchasers. January 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of a Joint Committee of the Legislature of Georgia, on the subject of running and marking the line dividing the Territory of Florida from the State of Georgia. January 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the salt manufacturers, in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New-York, against the repeal of duty on imported salt. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1828. Mr. Dickerson made the following report: The Committee to whom was referred the bill to provide for the distribution of a part of the revenues of the United States, among the several states of the Union, beg leave to report the same, with the following amendment... Memorial of sundry citizens of Elizabeth City, and County of Pasquotank, in North Carolina, praying that an appropriation may be made, for the purpose of opening a water communication from Albemarle Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 28, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee upon Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of the Senate of the 20th December last, instructing them to inquire into the expediency of erecting barracks and store houses for the troops near New Orleans, report... In Senate of the United States, January 28, 1828. Resolved, that an act of the British Parliament, passed the 2d day of July, in the year 1821, entitled "An Act for Regulating the Fur Trade, and Establishing a Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction in Certain Parts of North America," be printed for the use of the Senate... Memorial of the citizens of Chester District, South Carolina, adverse to an increase of duty on woollen goods, as contemplated by the woollens bill. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in favor of an increase of duties for the protection of domestic manufactures. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instructing their senators, and requesting their representatives, in Congress, to procure the establishment of such a tariff as will afford additional protection to domestic manufactures. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, with a statement of contracts made by that Department, in 1827. January 29, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Sundry memorials, resolutions, and petitions, from states, territories, and individuals, on the subject of graduating the prices of the public lands. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Laurens District, South Carolina, adverse to the present tariff, and the passage of the woollens bill. January 10, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Resolution of the Legislative Council of Florida, on the expediency of providing for the graduation of the price of public lands in that territory. January 17, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of War, with report and plan of the survey of the Island of Nantucket, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant. January 18, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Joint Select Committee of the Legislature of the State of North Carolina, on the alteration of the tariff, contemplated by the woollens bill. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of War, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant,) with report and plan of the survey of the harbor of Marblehead, Massachusetts. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements from the incorporated banks in the District of Columbia, exhibiting a statement of their affairs at the close of the year 1827. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 15, 1828. Mr. Ellis, from the Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the petition of the representatives of William Scott, deceased, with the accompanying documents, made the following report... In Senate of the United States, January 14, 1828. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Simeon Webster, praying to be restored to the Pension List...	47
Serial set 165	Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia in relation to the American Colonization Society. February 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, requesting the senators and representatives from that state, in Congress, to use their best exertions to obtain the extinguishment of the title of the Cherokee Indians to land in the State of Georgia. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements showing the disbursements of that Department, for the purposes therein mentioned. January 29, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama on the subject of the public lands within the said state. February 4, 1828. Referred, part to a Select Committee, and part to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 18, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the 11th instant, and the documents relating to the claim of Colonel Jonathan Taylor, for a balance due him for mustering into and out of service a detachment of Kentucky militia, embodied in the year 1807, for the suppression of the seditious expedition projected by Aaron Burr... In Senate of the United States, February 14, 1828. Mr. Eaton made the following report: The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was recommitted a bill for the relief of the Columbian College, with instructions to ascertain particular facts or information, report... Message from the President of the United States, communicating information relative to the trade between the United States and the colonies of France. February 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the inhabitants of Thomaston, and its vicinity, adverse to a further increase of duties on imports, for the protection of domestic manufactures. February 1, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures and Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 29, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred so much of a memorial from Pittsburg as relates to the credits given for duties at the Custom houses, report... Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to the Hon. Powhatan Ellis, on the subject of private land claims. February 1, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the merchants of the City of Philadelphia, engaged in the China trade, on the subject of a regulation of the duty on tea. January 31, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 29, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The committee to whom was referred the petition of Richard Taylor, of Kentucky, report a bill for his relief, so far to embrace his accounts as a quartermaster general during the late war... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with a letter from the Register and Receiver of Public Moneys for the District of East Florida, transmitting their report and decisions upon private land claims, under the fifth section of the Act of Feb. 8, 1827. January 30, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Richard Biddle, administrator of the late General John Wilkins... Memorial of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, praying that a law may be passed to regulate the settlement of protested bills of exchange. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, with abstract of licenses granted to trade with the Indians, during the year ending on the 1st September, 1827. February 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of War, with an abstract of the annual returns of the militia of the United States. February 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Petition of Philander Chase, President of Kenyon College, Ohio, praying for a donation of land, for the benefit of that institution. February 6, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Governor of Georgia; with a report adopted by the Legislature of that state, on the tariff and internal improvement. February 6, 1828. Referred to the Committees on Manufactures and Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Alabama, proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. February 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of War, showing the appropriations for 1827, the amount expended, and the balance remaining unexpended, under each specific head, on the 31st of December last. February 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 8, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, praying that the sum of $7,500 be appropriated for the payment of James Scull... Memorial of the umbrella-makers of Philadelphia, praying that protection be extended to the manufacture of cotton umbrellas. February 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 5, 1828. Resolved, that the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing one of the routes embraced within the examination and survey made under the direction of the Postmaster General, pursuant to a Resolution of Congress, of the 4th May, 1826, as a permanent post road between Baltimore and Philadelphia... In Senate of the United States, February 6, 1828. Documents relating to the Senate Bill 28, to prevent desertion in the Army. Remonstrance of the General Assembly of Alabama, on the subject of protecting duties, and adverse to an increase. February 5, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the eighth instant, transmitting a report of the Commissioner for locating the continuation of the Cumberland Road, under Act of March 3, 1825. February 12, 1825 [1828]. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of State, showing the names and salaries of the clerks employed in that Department, in the year 1827. February 12, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy Board, during the year 1827. February 12, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 15, 1828. Resolved, that the report on the subject of the militia, made in the year 1790, by Henry Knox, Secretary of War, and submitted to Congress by the President of the United States, be printed for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States, February 18, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to which was referred the petition of Catherine McNiff, praying to be remunerated for injury done to her house in Detroit, in the years 1813 and 1814, whilst occupied by the troops of the United States, commanded by Gen. Harrison, report... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the eleventh instant, a report from the Secretary of State, with copies of instructions, &c. to Andrew Ellicott, Commissioner for running the line between the United States and Spain. February 15, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with statements showing the appropriations for the naval service for 1827; the expenditures under each specific head; and the balances remaining unexpended under each head, on the 31st of Dec., 1827. February 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Postmaster General, with a statement showing the post roads which have been established more than two years, and which do not produce one-third of the expense incurred by transporting the mail on the same. February 13, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of Missouri, praying that further provision be made for the confirmation of land titles derived from the French and Spanish governments, &c. February 13, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Statement from Thomas L. McKenney, declining the acceptance of the provisions of the "Bill for the Relief of Thomas L. McKenney," for reasons therein mentioned. February 19, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 5, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Key West, praying that the right of drawback on the exportation of foreign merchandise, imported into that port from any of the ports of the United States, may be extended to Key West, report...	37
Serial set 166	In Senate of the United States, March 18, 1828. Mr. Noble made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred that part of the memorial of Richard Taylor, of Kentucky, as relates to the pension of said Taylor, report... Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, requesting from the government, copies of the Journal of the Federal Convention, journals of the two Houses of Congress, and printed documents, &c. February 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Library, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Postmaster General to the Hon. Richard M. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, in relation to the erection of a suitable building for a Post Office at New Orleans. April 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, praying that they may be permitted to import iron and iron machinery for said road free of duty. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Hon. Samuel Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, in relation to the expenses of visiters to the Military Academy at West Point. March 10, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Ohio, dissenting from the opinions contained in certain resolutions of the Legislature of South Carolina, denying the power of the general government over internal improvements and protection of domestic manufactures. February 26, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Petition of sundry residents of Hertford, N. Carolina, praying that an appropriation be made for opening an outlet for commerce to the ocean, at or near "Roanoke Inlet." March 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, with statement showing the different sums paid to persons appointed as visitors of the Military Academy at West Point, from 1817 to 1827, to defray their expenses, &c. March 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the manufacturers of salt, of Barnstable, Massachusetts, praying that the duty on imported salt may not be repealed. March 6, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Resolutions passed at a meeting of certain manufacturers of Philadelphia, and others of the City and County of Philadelphia, in favor of an increase of duties on imports, for the protection of domestic manufactures. March 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions and report of a Committee of the General Assembly of Ohio, favorable to the exercise, by the general government, of the power to protect domestic manufactures. February 26, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with statements showing the operations of the Navy Pension Fund, and the relief afforded thereby in 1827. March 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 29, 1828. Mr. King made the following report: The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the reports of the commissioners appointed to ascertain claims and titles to land in Florida, and of the Register and Receiver of East Florida, report... Message from the President of the United States, with documents relating to alleged aggressions on the rights of citizens of the United States by the authorities of New Brunswick, on the territory in dispute between the United States and Great Britain. March 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, March 10, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Robbins, praying to be paid for a quantity of timber that was intercepted and destroyed by the enemy, in 1813, on its passage to Sackett's Harbor, report... In Senate of the United States, March 10, 1828. Mr. Barton made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands have considered the Resolution of the Senate of the 28th January last, directing an inquiry into the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund to James Reeves, of Indiana... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with a statement of the value and amount of duties on certain cotton goods imported into the U.S. from 1817 to 1827, inclusive, made in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 5th March, 1828. March 10, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to the Hon. Mr. Barton, Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, with statements showing the amount of payments by the purchasers of public lands, and the mode in which those payments are accounted for, to the 30th June, 1827. March 12, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry citizens of the districts of Chesterfield, Marlborough, and Darlington, South Carolina, in opposition to increasing the duties on foreign manufactures. March 12, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 11, 1828. Mr. Benton submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to prepare, and bring in a bill, to make the following reforms and alterations in the laws and regulations for the government of the Military Academy... In Senate of the United States, February 18, 1828. Mr. Ruggles made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Elisha Tracy, late Deputy Commissary General of Purchases, report... In Senate of the United States, February 22, 1828. Mr. Eaton made the following report: The Committee, in reporting a bill for the improvement of Pennsylvania Avenue, consider it proper to present the grounds on which they have acted... Memorial of the merchants of Savannah, Georgia, praying that certain regulations be made for the settlement of bills of exchange. February 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 19, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to which was referred the memorial of Willie Blount, late Governor of the State of Tennessee, praying the allowance and payment to him of his claims against the United States... Memorial of the General Assembly of Indiana, expressive of the advantages resulting from the Cumberland Road, and the desire of that state for its completion. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana, in favor of the encouragement of domestic manufactures and internal improvements. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana, relative to the western mail route, from Louisville, Kentucky, to St. Louis, Missouri. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Indiana, that further relief be extended to purchasers of public lands. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the citizens of York District, South Carolina, opposed to increase of duties on imports, &c. &c. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting to Congress copies of a communication from the Governor of Pennsylvania, and resolutions of the Legislature of that commonwealth, relative to the permanent preservation and repair of so much of the Cumberland Road as passes through that state. February 25, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statement of emoluments of the officers of the Customs, in 1827. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at St. Stephen's, in Alabama, relative to land claims in that district; with a supplemental report on the claim of Lewis Judson, and the names of the Spanish commandants of Mobile. March 28, 1828. Read, and ordered to be printed -- April 2d, 1828, referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Memorial of the citizens of Union District, South Carolina, against the system of protecting duties adopted by Congress. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, with statements showing the reasons that induced the Department to postpone the expenditure of the appropriation of last session, for the removal of obstructions at the mouth of the Pascagoula Bay. March 19, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 12th instant showing the average annual amount of moneys in the Bank of the United States, and its branches, from the year 1817 to 1827, inclusive. March 24, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant,) showing unexpended balances of appropriation, on the first day of each year, from 1817 to 1827; amount of surplus money, above sums appropriated, at the adjournment of Congress, from 1817 to 1827; and in what years of said term any part of said surplus, and how much, was paid into the Sinking Fund. March 26, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 20, 1828. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Benton, was considered, and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Resolved, that the Committee on Pensions be directed to prepare and bring in a bill to authorize the commutation of the pensions now payable by the United States... Memorial and resolutions adopted at the anti-tariff meeting, held at Sumter District, South Carolina, on Monday, September 3, 1827. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 11th instant, with statements showing amount paid to officers of the Army, on account of brevet rank, in 1827, &c. March 28, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, March 19, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate, directing them to inquire into the expediency of continuing or abolishing the office of major general in the Army of the United States, report... Memorial of the citizens of Kershaw District, South Carolina, adverse to the proposed tariff on woollens. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Letter from Nathaniel Smith, laid on the table by Hon. Mr. Benton, showing the operation of the graduating system of Tennessee, in relation to the sale of the state lands, &c. March 28, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, March 18, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the petition of William Mickler, report: That they have examined the petition and the documents in the case, and they find that the Postmaster General has complete power and control over the whole subject... In Senate of the United States, April 4, 1828. Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the Resolution of the Senate, of the 1st inst. directing that Committee to "inquire into the expediency of making further appropriation for removing obstructions at the mouth of the Pascagoula River," laid the following letters from Silas Dinsmore and W. Barton, on the table, which were ordered to be printed. Memorial of the City Council of Charleston, praying that the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, be authorized to import, free of duty, iron and machinery, to be used in effecting the objects of their incorporation. April 7, 1828. Printed by order of the United States. Memorial of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, praying to be incorporated within the District of Columbia. April 8, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in relation to lead and lead mines in Missouri. April 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Michigan, remonstrating against the passage of the bill to graduate the price of public lands, make donations thereof to actual settlers, and to cede the refuse to the states in which they lie. April 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Hon. Mr. Mitchell, of Tennessee, laid on the table by the Hon. Mr. Benton, showing the operation of the graduating system of Tennessee, in relation to the sale of the state lands, etc. April 2, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Postmaster General, to the Hon. R.M. Johnson, on the subject of pamphlet postage. April 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 26, 1828. Mr. Benton submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, that the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire whether any error has occurred in the construction of the 4th section of the Act, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Redemption of the Public Debt," passed the 3rd day of March, 1817, in reference to the amount of surplus revenue to be retained in the Treasury... In Senate of the United States, February 26, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution relative to the arsenal at Augusta, in the State of Maine, have had the same under their consideration, and ask leave to report... Memorial of certain hardware manufacturers. Smiths and iron founders of Philadelphia, praying that the duties on imported iron and steel may be reduced. March 19, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, praying that an uniform mode of settling protested bills of exchange may be provided for by an act of Congress. March 20, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Northampton Slate Quarry Company, in Pennsylvania, praying that further protecting duty be laid on imported slate for roofing. March 19, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statement showing the product of the Customs for the years 1824, '5 and '6. Also, an average of the same. Prepared in obedience to a Resolution of the Senate of the 12th inst. March 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Memorial with the resolutions adopted at the anti-tariff meeting, held at Abbeville court-house, South Carolina, on Monday, the 3d of September, 1827. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 2, 1828. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Finance, to which was referred the memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, praying that they may be permitted to import iron and iron machinery for said road free of duty, report a bill to admit iron and machinery necessary for rail roads, duty free; and laid on the table the following document, which, with the memorial (Doc. 140,) heretofore printed, were ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Murfreesborough, N. Carolina, praying that a passage be made between Ocracock Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean. April, 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 26, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred a Resolution of the Senate, dated the 31st December, 1827, directing that the Committee "be instructed to reconsider the indemnity granted by the act of the 3rd of March, 1819, to the owners and underwriters of the British ship Union, Captain Robert Holl, taken and burnt by the American ship of war Peacock, Captain Warrington, after the period fixed by the Treaty of Ghent, for the termination of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain and her dependencies," report... Petition of the Sisters of the Visitation of Georgetown, D.C., praying that an act of incorporation may be passed in their favor. April 8, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.	61
Serial set 167	In Senate of the United States, May 22, 1828. Mr. Van Buren made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the Message of the President, of the 22d January, 1828, in relation to the division line between the State of Georgia and the Territory of Florida, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the moneys in the hands of Thomas A. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys, at Franklin, Missouri, and amounts of deposites, and instructions given to him on the subject. April 3, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary -- April 29, report made -- May 6, ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 30, 1828. Mr. Benton submitted the following resolutions... In Senate of the United States, May 22, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Select Committee, to whom was referred the memorial of sundry citizens of New Jersey, touching the election of Ephraim Bateman, a senator from that state, report... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the assays of foreign coins made at that institution in 1827. April 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Comparative statement of duties, under the "Bill Altering the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports," and the present rate of duties. April 30, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 14, 1828. Resolved, that the report of the Joint Select Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Maine, in relation to the north-eastern boundary of that state, together with the report of the agent appointed by the Executive of said state, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations on the 5th of March last, be printed for the use of the Senate... In Senate of the United States, April 21, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the following resolution, offered by Mr. Benton; Resolved, that the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire whether any error has occurred in the construction of the 4th section of the Act, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Redemption of the Public Debt..." In Senate of the United States, May 6, 1828. The following letters were laid on the table by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry persons, merchant tailors, of Philadelphia, praying that additional duty be laid on ready made clothing. April 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, in relation to the removal of the Indian Agency from Fort Wayne, in Indiana. May 1, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 29, 1828. Mr. Van Buren made the following report: The report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the Resolution instructing them "to inquire into the official conduct of Thomas A. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys at Franklin, in the State of Missouri"... Memorial of sundry journeymen tailors, of Philadelphia, praying that protection be extended to them, by the regulation of the duty on ready made clothing, &c. May 1, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Savannah, stating the advantages that would result to the government from establishing a naval depot at that place. April 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 28, 1828. Mr. Tazewell made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred sundry petitions and memorials, and the resolutions of several legislatures of different states, in relation to the colonization of persons of colour, have had all the said documents under their consideration, and now beg leave to report... In Senate of the United States, May 12, 1828. Mr. Webster submitted the following motion for consideration... Report from the Postmaster General, with a statement of the contracts made by that Department in 1827. April 25, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry merchant tailors, of New York, praying that an additional duty be imposed on ready made clothing, when imported into the United States. May 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Petition of John Adlum, stating that he had prepared a treatise on the cultivation of the vine, and the manufacture of wine therefrom; and praying that encouragement be extended to him, by rendering said treatise useful to the United States, and of advantage to himself. April 30, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to a quarter section of land purchased by Henry Case, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st instant. April 24, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of Garsed, Raines, and Co. of Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, praying that an additional duty be laid on yarns, threads, and twines, made of flax, when imported. April 30, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of certain merchant tailors of Boston, praying that additional duty be imposed on ready made clothing, when imported into the United States. May 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate,) showing the number of midshipmen appointed during the present session of Congress. May 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, relating to the accounts and official conduct of Thomas A. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys, Franklin, Missouri. May 24, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, May 21, 1828. Mr. Silsbee made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a report and plan of the survey of the island of Nantucket, with a view to the erection of a breakwater at that place, and several memorials concerning the same, report... Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of 29th May, 1826, in relation to the difficulties in obtaining seamen for the Navy, the cause of such difficulties, and the measures necessary to remove them. May 26, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of War, showing what progress has been made in deepening and clearing the channel, at a place called the Grand Chain. May 22, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, May 17, 1828. Mr. Dickerson made the following report: The Joint Library Committee beg leave to report: That, by a statement of the vouchers of the account of their agent, Joseph Nourse, Esquire, of the 24th of February, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, No. 51,687, he acknowledges a balance in his hands... Message from the President of the United States, relative to commercial regulations with Prussia. May 16, 1828. Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with the annual statement of the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the year ending on the 30th of September, 1827. April 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, May 24, 1828. Mr. Chambers submitted the following report: The Select Committee, to whom were referred the several petitions and memorials of those persons who have lost property by French spoliations prior to the year 1800, praying for indemnity from the United States, made the following report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, supplemental to the annual report on the state of the finances of the United States, from that Department, dated 8th December last. May 16, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 28, 1828. Mr. Williams made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, who were instructed by a Resolution of the Senate, dated the 13th ultimo, to inquire into the expediency of making an additional appropriation for removing obstructions at the mouth of the Pascagoula River, ask leave to make the following report... Memorial of sundry persons, master tailors, of Philadelphia, praying that additional duty be laid on ready made clothing, when imported, &c. April 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, May 13, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the following report from the Secretary of the Treasury...	35
Serial set 168	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the first session of the Twentieth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 3, 1827, and in the fifty-second year of the independence of the United States.	1
Serial set 169	G.W. Perpall. Report of the Secretary of War, on the petition of Gabriel W. Perpall. December 10, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs Unsettled balances. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the names of officers who have not rendered their accounts within the year; an abstract of the moneys advanced prior to the 3d of March, 1809, not accounted for; and a statement of accounts on the books of the Third Auditor which have been due and unsettled more than three years prior to the 30th September, 1827. December 5, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Surviving Revolutionary officers. A memorial of Aaron Ogden and Alden Bradford, a committee in behalf of the surviving officers of the Revolutionary Army. December 4, 1827. Referred to a select committee. December 6, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Unsettled balances, book Register of the Treasury. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of accounts which appear to have been due and unsettled on the books of the Register of the Treasury more than three years prior to 30th September last. December 12, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twentieth Congress. December 4, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union State of the finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the state of the finances. December 10, 1827. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Unsettled balances 2d Auditor's Office. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of accounts which have remained unsettled, and upon which balances appear to have been due more than three years, prior to the 30th September last, on the books of the Second Auditor of the Treasury. December 10, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses H. Representatives. Annual report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the U. States, of the names of clerks, messengers, &c. in the service of that House, and of the expenditures of the contingent fund of 1827. December 10, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. list of reports to be made to the House of Representatives, at the first session of the Twentieth Congress, by the executive departments. Prepared by the Clerk, in obedience to a standing order of the House of Representatives. December 3, 1827.	9
Serial set 170	Cadwallader Wallace. Memorial of Cadwallader Wallace. December 24, 1827. Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Ratio of representation under fifth census. Documents submitted by Mr. Peter Little, of the House of Representatives. December 12, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. South Carolina. Memorial of the citizens of Orangeburg, S.C., against any increase of duties on woollen goods of foreign manufacture. December 24, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Resolutions and remonstrance of the Agricultural Society of St. Andrew's Parish, S.C., against any further increase of the duties on imports, &c. December 14, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Letter from Henry M. Shreve to the Hon. C.A. Wickliffe, upon the subject of the navigation of the Mississippi River. December 14, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Thaddeus Laughlin. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the opinion of the Attorney General, in the case of Thaddeus Laughlin. December 14, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. South Carolina. Memorial of the inhabitants of Fairfield District, S. Carolina, praying a revision of the tariff, &c. December 14, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. South Carolina. Memorial of the citizens of Columbia, S.C., praying a revision of the tariff, &c. December 18, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. South Carolina -- Abbeville District. Memorial of the citizens of Abbeville District, S.C., against an increase of duties on imported goods. December 27, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. American water rotted hemp. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 2d March, 1827, in relation to experiments on American water rotted hemp. December 24, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Balances on the books of Fourth Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of balances on the books of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury which have remained due and unsettled more than three years prior to 30th September last. Together with a list of officers who have failed to render their accounts according to law. December 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Louisiana. Memorial of the Mayor, aldermen, and inhabitants of New Orleans. December 31, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. South Carolina. Memorial of the inhabitants of Barnwell District, in S.C., remonstrating against any additional duties on imported woollen goods. December 24, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Francis Henderson, &c. Memorial and petition of Francis Henderson and Francis Henderson, Jun., on behalf of themselves and family, heirs and representatives of John Laurens, deceased. December 19, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Memorial of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, in behalf of the inhabitants who suffered by the destruction of property during the late war. December 20, 1827. Referred to the Committee of Claims. New Jersey. Petition of the manufacturers of Paterson, in the State of New Jersey. December 31, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. South Carolina -- Edgefield District. Memorial of the citizens of Edgefield, against the woollens bill. December 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Massachusetts -- wool growers of Berkshire. Memorial of the wool growers and manufacturers of Berkshire, State of Massachusetts. December 31, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Treasury clerks. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the names of the clerks employed in the Treasury Department, during the year 1827, and the compensation of each. January 10, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting lists of the clerks employed in his office, and in the office of the Navy Commissioners, during the year 1827. January 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Estimate of appropriations for 1828. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations necessary for the service of the year 1828. January 4, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Corporation of Washington. Memorial of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, of the City of Washington. January 7, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. District tonnage of the United States, Dec. 31, 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the district tonnage of the United States on the 31st December, 1826, &c. &c. January 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Emigrating Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information of the inadequacy of the fund for defraying the expenses attending the emigration of the Creek Indians. January 7, 1828. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Comptroller General South Carolina. Memorial of the Comptroller General of S. Carolina, praying that certain balances due for military works and the purchase of arms during the late war may be paid, with interest, to the State of South Carolina. January 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Corporation of Baltimore. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the memorial of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, for pay and allowance for money advanced and supplies furnished during the late war. January 2, 1828. Referred to the Committee of Claims. Contingent expenses -- military establishment, 1827. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement showing the expenditure of the money appropriated for the contingent expenses of the military establishment of the United States for the year 1827. January 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. New York. Memorial of agriculturists and manufacturers of the State of New York, friendly to the encouragement and protection of American industry. January 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Survey harbor of Black Rock. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the survey of the harbor of Black Rock, in the State of Connecticut. January 10, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Public lands. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office to the Hon. Mr. Haile, of the House of Representatives. January 10, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of the clerks employed in the Department during the year 1827, and the salary of each. January 3, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Navigation of the St. Lawrence. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, and the correspondence with the government of Great Britain, relative to the free navigation of the River St. Lawrence. January 7, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Pennsylvania. Memorial of inhabitants of Pennsylvania praying further protection of the national industry. January 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Canal--Baltimore to contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, pursuant to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th ultimo, a report and plans of the survey of a route for a canal from the City of Baltimore to the contemplated Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Elvington Roberts. Memorial of Elvington Roberts, to be permitted to surrender his patent and obtain a new one, for the land he intended to purchase. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Nett amount of postage for 1827. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the nett amount of postage accruing at each office, in each state and territory of the U. States, for the year ending 31st March, 1827. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard H. Wilde. Petition of Richard H. Wilde. December 17, 1827. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. December 20, 1827. Bill reported, No. 17. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives Resolutions and remonstrance of the Agricultural Society of St. John's, Colleton, S.C., against any further increase of the duties on imports, &c. December 14, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Vermont. Memorial of Samuel C. Crafts and others, citizens of the State of Vermont, praying for further protection to domestic industry. January 2, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Light vessel -- Brandywine Shoal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating information in relation to the removal of the light vessel from Brandywine Shoal to Tuckanuck Shoal. January 2, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Patents -- 1827. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of the persons to whom patents have been granted for the invention of any new or useful art, or machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any improvement thereon, from January 1st, 1827, to December 31, 1827. January 2, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. New York. Memorial of inhabitants of the City of Albany, in the State of New York, praying further protection to agricultural and manufacturing interests. December 31, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. January 3, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Annual report -- Commissioner of Public Buildings. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings. January 4, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Buildings. List of select committees. A list of the select committees of the House of Representatives, first session, Twentieth Congress. January 3, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Lead mines. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d inst. in relation to the lead mines of the United States. January 7, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Contingent expenses of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of the expenditures of the appropriations for the contingent expenses of the Navy, from 1st October, 1826, to 30th September, 1827. January 7, 1828. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Banks of the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the returns of the incorporated banks within the District of Columbia. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Change of stations of troops U.S. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of change of stations of the troops of the United States during the year 1827. January 7, 1827 [i.e., 1828]. Read, and laid on the table. Repair Cumberland Road. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Superintendent of the Cumberland Road, relative to the mode of repairing the same. January 14, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Virginia -- Mecklenburg County. Memorial of inhabitants of Mecklenburg County, in the State of Virginia, against an increase of duty on imported goods. January 2, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. South Carolina. Remonstrance of the citizens of Beaufort District, S.C., against any further increase of the duties on imports. December 31, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures.	51
Serial set 171	Georgia. Report adopted by the Legislature of Georgia on African colonization. February 8, 1828. Referred to the Select Committee appointed, on the 28th ultimo, on the memorial of the American Colonization Society Ohio. Memorial of inhabitants of Montgomery County, in the State of Ohio, upon the subject of free people of color. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid on the table Land district -- south of Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, in relation to the survey of the public lands south of Tennessee. February 2, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Rhode Island. Resolution of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, in favor of further protection to domestic manufactures. January 28, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. National Road -- Washington to New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer, accompanied by a report upon the reconnoissance of a route, across the Cumberland Mountain, of the National Road contemplated from Washington to New Orleans, and a map of the country between those two cities. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. February 7, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 44) to regulate the laying out and making a National Road from the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, to New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana. Contracts by Navy Commissioners. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy, during the year 1827. February 8, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Massachusetts. Memorial of the citizens of Duxbury, in the State of Massachusetts. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. January 29, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Survey -- swash in Pamlico Sound. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, a report and plan of the survey of the swash in Pamlico Sound. January 18, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Negotiation for Cherokee lands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of the commissioners appointed to negotiate with the Cherokee Indians, for a certain portion of their country. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Pennsylvania. Memorial of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the enactment of a law, that all colored children, born in the Dis't. of Columbia, after a certain day, shall be free. January 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia South Carolina. Memorial of citizens of Chesterfield, Marlborough, and Darlington, assembled at Cheraw, in South Carolina, against a further increase of duties on imported articles. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. New York. Petition of the wool growers and manufacturers of Madison County, praying further protection to the growers of wool and manufacturers of woollen goods. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Louisiana. Memorial of the Legislature of Louisiana, praying for the final adjustment of land titles in the State of Louisiana, and particularly for the settlement of the land claims in said state, known by the names of the De Bastrop and Maison Rouge grants. Also, praying for the grant of lands, in certain cases, to aid the internal improvement of said state, and for other purposes. January 7, 1828. Referred, part to the Committee on the Public Lands; the residue to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Coasting trade through Delaware Bay. Mr. Sergeant submitted the following estimate of the annual coasting trade, to and from ports within the limits of the United States, passing in and out of the Delaware Bay, &c. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Joseph G. Nancrede. Memorial of Joseph G. Nancrede, vaccine physician, Philadelphia. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. North Carolina. Resolution of the Legislature of North Carolina, against an increase of duties on imports. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. New York. Memorial of the Ontario Agricultural Society of the State of New York, praying further protecting duties on certain domestic manufactures. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Dividing line -- Florida and Georgia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of communications from the Governor of Georgia, relating to the line dividing that state from the Territory of Florida. January 23, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Survey of the island of Nantucket. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and plan of the survey of the island of Nantucket. January 22, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Road through the Wyandot Reservation, &c. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th inst. in relation to a road through the Wyandot Reservation, between Cincinnati and Portland, in the State of Ohio, &c. &c. January 21, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Operations of the Mint. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Director of the Mint, and a statement of the operations of that institution during the year 1827. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Creeks removed west of the Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th inst. in relation to the number of Creek Indians which have removed west of the Mississippi, and the expense attending the same. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Death of officers on the Gulf frontier. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 14th inst., in relation to the death of officers of the Army, on the Gulf frontier, &c. &c. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Baltimore Chamber of Commerce. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Baltimore. January 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Massachusetts. Memorial of citizens of Boston &c. in favor of further protection to manufactures. January 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Explore the southern polar regions. Letter from J.N. Reynolds to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon the subject of an Antarctic expedition, accompanied with petitions from inhabitants of several states, praying the aid of government in carrying the same into effect. January 22, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Bezaleel Wells. Petition for increased protection to woollen manufactures. January 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Navy of the United States. Memorial of the lieutenants of the Navy of the United States. December 14, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. January 25, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. New Hampshire. Petition of farmers in New Hampshire, praying protection for the interests of agriculture and manufactures. January 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. New Hampshire. Memorial of citizens of New Hampshire in favor of further protection to domestic manufactures. January 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Survey of Sandusky Bay, Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and plan of the the (sic) survey of Sandusky Bay, in the State of Ohio. January 21, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reservations under the Cherokee Treaty. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of persons entitled to reservations, under the Treaty with the Cherokees, of the 27th February, 1819, &c. January 23, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Vacant land in Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of 14th instant, in relation to the quantity and quality of the vacant and unappropriated public lands in the State of Tennessee, south and west of the Congressional reservation line. January 22, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Superintendent armory -- Harper's Ferry. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 14th instant, in relation to coal and gunstocks, purchased since 1st January, 1820, for the use of said armory. January 22, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Lands granted to Indiana. Documents to accompany Bill H.R. No. 99, to authorize the Legislature of the State of Indiana to sell and convey certain tracts of land granted to said state. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. South Carolina. Memorial of the citizens of Laurens District, South Carolina, against any increase of the tariff, &c. January 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures. Georgia lands occupied by the Cherokee Indians. Report of a committee, and resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, in relation to certain lands occupied by the Cherokee Indians, belonging to the said state. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Maine. Memorial of merchants and others, of Portland, in the State of Maine, against an increase of duty on imported hemp, iron, molasses, and woollen goods. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Pennsylvania. Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in favor of further protection to domestic manufactures. January 28, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. New York Chamber of Commerce. Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, against an increase of duty on woollens, &c. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Memorial of the Central Committee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Convention to the Congress of the United States. January 28, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill to explain an act, entitled "An Act Confirming an Act of the Legislature of Virginia, Incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company," and an act of the State of Maryland for the same purpose. United States and Brazil. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Charge d'Affaires from Brazil, on the subjects of the discussions between that government and the government of the United States. (Rendered in obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 2d inst.) January 30, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Old continental money. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 10th instant, in relation to the amount of continental money issued during the Revolutionary War, and the depreciation of the same, &c. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Colonization Society. Memorial of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States. January 28, 1828. Read, and referred to a select committee, to wit: Mr. Mercer, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Shepperd, Mr. Weems, Mr. Johns, Mr. Vinton, and Mr. Fort. Pennsylvania. Memorial and resolutions of citizens of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, against a further increase of duties on imported manufactures, &c. &c. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Reduction of duty on tea. Memorial of merchants of Philadelphia, respecting a reduction of duty on teas. January 21, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. January 30, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Georgia and Florida. Resolutions and documents relating to the boundary line between the State of Georgia and the Territory of Florida. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Stationery -- Custom house Philadelphia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 22d instant, in relation to supplying the Custom-house at Philadelphia with stationery, &c. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Officers on the pension list. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of officers on the pension roll of the U.S. designating the states to which the officers severally belong. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. John Culbertson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 113.) Memorial of John Culbertson. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 28, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Massachusetts. Petition of sundry farmers and landholders, of the Town of Westborough, County of Wooster, Commonwealth of Massachusetts against a further increase of duties of imported manufactures. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Report -- Commissioners Sinking Fund. Annual report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. February 6, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Maryland. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Baltimore, upon the subject of protested bills of exchange. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Winnebago Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Gov. Cass and Col. McKenney, on the subject of the complaints of the Winnebago Indians, &c. February 5, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 103) to enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Chippewas, Ottawas, Pattawatimas, Winnebagoes, Fox, and Sacs Nations of Indians. Legislature of Georgia on tariff and internal improvement. Letter from the Governor of Georgia, transmitting a report of a Committee of the General Assembly of said state, on the subject of the powers of the general government, for the purposes of encouraging domestic manufactures, and effecting a system of internal improvement. February 6, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. New York. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of New York, upon the subject of an increase of duties upon certain articles imported into the United States. February 7, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Appropriations and expenditures -- War Department, 1827. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of appropriations for the War Department for 1827; the expenditures of the same, and ahe [i.e., the] balance in the Treasury on the 31st December last. February 8, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. William A. Tennille. Petition of Colonel William A. Tennille. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Survey of Cape Fear River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and plan of the survey of Cape Fear River, below the town of Wilmington. February 8, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Treaty with Sweden. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. February 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Legislature of the State of Alabama. Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. February 4, 1828. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Rhode Island. Petition of inhabitants of Newport, R. Island, distillers of rum and importers of molasses, against an increase of duty on molasses. February 4, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Bank of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 3d instant) the monthly statements of the affairs of the Bank of the United States, for the year 1827. March 6, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. South Carolina. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, remonstrating against the passing of laws by Congress, increasing the duties upon importations, for the encouragement of domestic manufactures; against the exercise of the General Power to construct roads and canals, either with or without the consent of the states; and against the appropriation of moneys by Congress, for the Colonization Society, or in any manner promoting its objects, as being unauthorized by, and contrary to, the Constitution of the United States. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Fugitives from United States to Mexico, &c. &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 2d instant, respecting the recovery of debts, &c. in the Mexican states, from persons absconding from the United States; also, respecting the boundary line between the United States and the province of Texas. January 15, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Rhode Island. Memorial of the farmers and manufacturers of the County of Kent, in the State of Rhode Island, praying for further protection to domestic manufactures. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. American water-rotted hemp, &c. &c. Reports from the Navy Department, in relation to experiments on American water-rotted hemp, when made into canvass, cables, and cordage. January 18, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. State of Alabama. A remonstrance of the General Assembly of Alabama, on the subject of protecting duties. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Pennsylvania. Petition of inhabitants of Northampton County, State of Pennsylvania, praying for an additional and specific duty on imported roofing and ciphering slate. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duty [i.e., Duties] on Imports.	69
Serial set 172	New York. Memorial of inhabitants of the City of Albany, and County of Sullivan; on the subject of affording further protecting duties, to domestic manufactures. February 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Correspondence -- Secretary of War and General Jackson. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of all the letters and correspondence between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815. February 18, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. General Assembly of Ohio. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Ohio, in reply to the resolutions of the General Assembly of South Carolina, respecting the constitutional powers of the general government. February 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Chipola Canal Company -- Act Council, Florida. Copy of an act to incorporate the Chipola Canal Company, with powers to construct a canal or rail-way between the Chipola River and the eastern arm of St. Andrew's Bay. February 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. February 29, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Internal improvement. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 19th Dec., 1826, in relation to the works of internal improvement which have been undertaken or projected by the general government, from the year 1824 to the year 1826, inclusive, &c. March 4, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Silk-worms. Letter from James Mease transmitting a treatise on the rearing of silk-worms, by Mr. De Hazzi, of Munich. With plates, &c. &c. February 2, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Robert Campbell and George B. Cumming. Memorial of Robert Campbell and Geo. B. Cumming. February 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill (No. 17) to authorize the cancelling a certain bond therein mentioned Breakwater -- Delaware Bay. Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, on the construction of a breakwater in the Delaware Bay. February 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill of the House of Representatives (No. 131) for the accomplishment of that object. Rhode Island. Memorial of a committee in behalf of cotton manufacturers, of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island. February 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill (No. 132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Connecticut. Statement of the Clerk of the District Court of Connecticut, showing the amount of fees received by the Marshal, in 1827. February 11, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Settlement on the Oregon River. Memorial of citizens of the United States, praying for a grant of land, and the aid of government in forming a colony on the northwest coast of the United States. February 11, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill (No. 12) to authorize the occupation of the Oregon River. Growth and manufacture of silk. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of May 11, 1826, in relation to the growth and manufacture of silk, adapted to the different parts of the Union. February 7, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Private land claims of Florida. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report and decisions of the Register and Receiver of Public Moneys in the District of East Florida, upon private land claims in said district. January 30, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. February 7, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Citizens of Georgia -- claim of Creek Indians. Memorial of the Legislature of Georgia, on the subject of the claims of the citizens of that state, against the Creek Nation, under the Treaty of the Indian Springs, of 1821. February 12, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the report of the Committee on Indian Affairs, of the 5th inst. on the same subject. Clerks -- State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement of the names of the clerks in the State Department and the Patent Office, during the year 1827, and the compensation of each. February 12, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Licenses granted to trade with Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of all licenses granted by the superintendents and agents for Indian affairs, to trade with Indians, &c. February 12, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Compensation of collectors, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the compensation received by each collector, naval officer, & surveyor of the Customs, for the years 1824, 1825, and 1826. February 12, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Duncan McArthur. Letter from Duncan McArthur, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives accompanied with documents, calculated to sustain his claim to lands between the lines of Ludlow & Roberts, &c. &c. February 12, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Payments to jurors United States' Courts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of money paid by the United States to jurors for attendance at the District and Circuit courts of the United States, for the years 1824, 1825, and 1826, &c. February 28, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Cadets at West Point. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the cadets now at West Point; their names, the state and county from whence sent, &c. &c. February 29, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Robert L. Livingston. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the petition of Robert L. Livingston, surviving executor of Walter Livingston, deceased. February 29, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. March 3, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Duties on teas. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement, shewing the duties actually received on teas, during the years 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, and 1827. February 28, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 8th ult. in relation to the nett revenue collected annually, from the year 1790 to 1826, inclusive, on ironware, wool, hemp, flax, sail-cloth, molasses, foreign distilled spirits, and cotton and woollen manufactures, &c. March 1, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Ohio. Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, in relation to the right of the general government, to levy tonnage and impost duties, to protect domestic industry, &c. February 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Wines imported, and duties thereon. Statement submitted by Mr. Cambreleng, of wines imported, and the duties accruing on the same, from 1801 to 1826, also, a statement of the aggregate value of exports to Madeira, from 1st October, 1800, to 30th September, 1827. February 26, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 130) to alter the duties on wines imported into the United States. Rhode Island. Memorial of citizens of the Town of Warren in the State of Rhode Island, against an increase of duty on molasses imported, &c. February 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Continuation of Cumberland Road. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 11th instant,) a report of commissioners, appointed to locate the National Road, under the act of March 3, 1825. February 19, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. South Carolina. Memorial of inhabitants of Newberry District, in the State of South Carolina, against further protecting duties to domestic manufactures and that all laws heretofore passed for that purpose, may be repealed. February 25, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is referred the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Selling spirits to Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report, containing the regulations which have been adopted to give effect to the 22d section of an Act of Congress, passed in the year 1802, regulating trade amongst the Indian tribes, which 22d section gives the President power to prevent the introduction of ardent spirits amongst the Indians. February 19, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Uriah Brown. Communication of Uriah Brown. February 18, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Surveyor's office -- Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 11th instant, in relation to the actual condition of the Office of the Surveyor of the Public Lands, in the States of Illinois and Missouri, and the Territory of Arkansas, &c. &c. February 18, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Wool-growers and farmers -- New York. Resolutions adopted at a meeting of wool-growers and farmers, convened, pursuant to public notice, in Columbia County, New York. February 13, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No.132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Surveys of harbors -- Rhode Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of surveys of Church's Cove Harbor; of the shores north end of Goat Island, and of the river and harbor of Warren, all in the State of Rhode Island. February 23, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. New York. Memorial of inhabitants of Herkimer County, New York, for further protection to farmers and manufacturers, by additional duties on imports. February 18, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Whole House to which is referred the Bill (No. 132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Harbor of Stonington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th December last, a report of a survey of the harbor of Stonington, with a view to the erection of a sea-wall, for the protection of said harbor. February 23, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Duties on woollens. Statement, made by Mr. Cambreleng, of the duties, ad valorem, which would be charged on woollens of various descriptions, under the amendment proposed to be made by Mr. Mallary to the Bill No. 132, according to the 2d, 3d, and 4th provisions of that amendment. February 18, 1828. Read, laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Cumberland Road. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in relation to the Cumberland Road. February 22, 1828. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill for the Preservation and Repair of the Cumberland Road. Land claims in Mississippi. Documents accompanying the Bill (No. 169) supplementary to several acts, for the adjustment of land claims, in the State of Mississippi. February 18, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. James M'Ilvain. Memorial of James M'Ilvain, praying that the aid of government may be extended to the growers of wool, and the manufacturers of woollen goods. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, to which is committed the Bill (No. 132) in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Boundary -- Georgia and Florida. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents relative to the boundary lines between Georgia and Florida. March 3, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. South Carolina. Memorial of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, and of other citizens of South Carolina, against an increase of duty on woollens. December 11, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. February 22, 1828. Ordered to be printed by House of Representatives Militia United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the general annual returns of the militia of the United States, their arms, accoutrements, and ammunition, by states and territories, from the latest returns. February 8, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Militia. Connecticut. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of the Counties of Windham and Tolland, State of Connecticut, praying for the aid of government in the cultivation of the mulberry tree and of silk. February 25, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. National Road. Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, upon the subject of the Cumberland or Western National Road. February 25, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill for the Continuation of the Cumberland Road.	44
Serial set 173	Creek Indian broke, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information, in part, required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of 21st inst. in relation to the breaking an individual, and depriving him of his authority among the Creeks; also, in relation to the appointment of an Indian chief in the Territory of Michigan, during the year 1827. March 28, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table District of Columbia. Memorial of inhabitants of the District of Columbia, praying for the gradual abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. March 24, 1828. Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia Land to Kentucky Asylum -- deaf and dumb. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 8th inst. upon the subject of a township of land granted to the Kentucky Asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb. March 20, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table Pennsylvania. Memorial of citizens of Alleghany County, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying that the amendment proposed by Mr. Mallary, to the tariff bill now before the House, may be adopted. March 20, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Pennsylvania. Resolutions and memorial, of inhabitants of the County of Washington, in the State of Pennsylvania, upon the subject of an increase of duty, on certain manufactured articles imported, and on unmanufactured wool. March 5, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenditures -- Military Academy at West Point. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 29th ultimo, in relation to the expenditures at the Military Academy at West Point, from its organization in 1802, to the present time. March 13, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. New York. Memorial of the inhabitants of Dutchess County, in the State of New York, against an increase of duty on imported merchandise, &c. March 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Clerks in the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in the War Department, during the year 1827, and the salary of each. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting: 1. A statement of payments made during the year 1827, for the discharge of miscellaneous claims, not otherwise provided for; 2. Of contracts and purchases by the collectors, for the Revenue Service, during the year 1826; 3. Of expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen, during the year 1826; 4. Of contracts made relative to oil, light-houses, light-vessels, &c. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts -- War Department -- 1827. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made by that Department, during the year 1827. January 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. To accompany Bill No. 158 -- appropriation public buildings. Estimates of appropriations necessary to complete the public buildings. February 11, 1828. Accompanying Bill (No. 158) making appropriations for the public buildings, and for other purposes. Surgeons of the Navy. Memorial of the surgeons of the Navy of the United States. January 14, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 12, 1828. Bill reported -- No. 162. Unproductive post roads. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of post-roads which have been established more than two years, and do not produce one-third of the expense incurred by the Department for the transportation of the mail on the route. February 12, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Territory west of the Rocky Mountains. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence between this government and that of Great Britain, on the subject of the claims of the two governments to the territory west of the Rocky Mountains. March 15, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Resolutions -- Legislature New Jersey -- tariff. Report of a committee, and resolutions of the General Assembly of New Jersey, upon the subject of the constitutional power of the general government to enact laws for the protection of manufactures, &c. &c. March 15, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Surveys -- Kennebec River, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the surveys of the Kennebec River, and of contemplated routes for canals, connected with the waters of the said rivers. February 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. March 4, 1828. Ordered to be printed. Rhode Island -- Citizens of Bristol. Memorial of citizens of Bristol, in the State of Rhode Island, against an increase of duty on certain imported manufactures. March 3, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Barrataria. Documents accompanying the amendment proposed by the Senate to the Bill [H.R. No. 96] making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the year 1828. March 7, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. New York. Memorial of inhabitants of Otsego County, upon the subject of an increase of duties on certain imported manufactures, &c. &c. March 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. National debt. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 8th instant, in relation to the sum which will be required annually to discharge the whole of the national debt in the year 1835, &c. March 13, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Massachusetts. Memorial of the proprietors of the Hingham Umbrella Manufactory. March 3, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Indemnity for damages by Creek Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 3d instant, relative to the execution of an Act for the Relief of Samuel Menac [i.e., Moniac], passed 27th of April, 1816: also, of an Act for the Relief of Certain Creek Indians, passed 3d March, 1817, &c. &c. March 15, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Maryland. Memorial of farmers, mechanics, and others, of Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties, against an increase of duty on imported manufactures. March 10, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is referred the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Wool and woollens. Statement submitted by Mr. Wright, of Ohio, in relation to the effects to be produced by the bill reported to the House "In Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports" in reference to wool and woollens. March 10, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates of the cost of making a canal from Cumberland to Georgetown. March 10, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Pennsylvania. Memorial from citizens of Adams County, Penn., praying for additional duties on woollen goods, &c. with a view to the protection of domestic industry. March 10, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Slaves, &c. captured during the late war. Memorial of Aug. Neale, agent for claimants, before the commissioners to award indemnity for slaves, and other property, under the Treaty of Ghent. March 10, 1828. Read, and laid on the table Appropriations -- naval service, for 1827. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the appropriations for the naval service, for the year 1827, the amount expended, and the balance remaining on the 31st December, 1827. February 18, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Massachusetts. Memorial of inhabitants of Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts, praying that an expedition may be fitted out, under the sanction of the government, to survey and explore the islands and coasts of the Pacific. February 18, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Pennsylvania. Memorial of manufacturers of hardware, smiths and iron-founders, of the City of Philadelphia. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill in Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. Massachusetts. Petition of citizens of New Bedford, praying that a naval expedition may be undertaken, for the exploration of the north and south Pacific Ocean, and other seas, visited by whale ships and others. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Pennsylvania. Memorial of citizens of the City and County of Philadelphia, upon the subject of a post route, between the cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore. March 17, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Pennsylvania. Memorial of inhabitants of Blairsville, upon the subject of an armory, &c. March 24, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Claims under Eleventh Article of treaty with Spain. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of such claims as were rejected by the Board of Commissioners, under the Eleventh Article of the treaty between Spain and the United States, &c. March 24, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Road -- Zanesville, Ohio, to Florence, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the reconnoissance of a route for a national road, from Zanesville, Ohio, to Florence, Alabama. March 18, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Boundary line -- U.S. and Great Britain. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 25th ultimo, requesting copies of instructions given by the government of the confederation to its ministers, in relation to the settlement of boundaries with Great Britain, &c. March 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Pennsylvania. Petition from inhabitants of Beaver County, Pa. for an increased tariff. March 24, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Protested bills of exchange. Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, relative to protested bills of exchange. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Act -- State of Maryland. An act of the General Assembly of Maryland, entitled "A Further Supplement to the Act, Entitled an Act for the Promotion of Internal Improvement." March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill Authorizing a Subscription of Stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Cherokee government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 3d instant, in relation to the formation of a new government by the Cherokee tribe of Indians, within the states of North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama, &c. March 22, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Northern boundary of Indiana. Message from the President of the United States, with a plat of the survey of the northern boundary of the State of Indiana. December 12, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Selection of commissioned and warrant officers -- Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th ultimo, in relation to the rule adopted by the Navy Department, in selecting from the list of candidates for commission or warrants, such as the service may require, &c. March 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Navy Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual report in relation to the Navy Pension Fund. March 14, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Recaptured Africans. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 5th instant, in relation to the present condition and probable annual expense, of the United States' Agency for Recaptured Africans on the coast of Africa, &c. &c. March 12, 1828. Referred to Committee of Ways and Means. Rhode Island. Representation of sundry citizens of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, upon the subject of an increased duty on certain imports. March 3, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. James River and Kenhawa Canal Route. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report on the James River and Kenhawa Canal Route. March 24, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Northern and northwestern boundary line. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting, pursuant to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 19th ultimo, a copy of the maps and report of Commissioners under the Treaty of Ghent, for ascertaining the northern and northwestern boundary between the U. States and Great Britain. March 18, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Maryland. Memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, praying to import iron and machinery, free of duty. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. United States armories. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of expenditures at the armories and the arms, &c. made therein, during the year 1827. March 6, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Treaty with the Creek Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a treaty, concluded on the 15th day of November, 1827, between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians. March 22, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table.	50

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