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| Serial set 1445 | Message of the President of the United States and accompanying documents to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the third session of the Forty-first Congress. | 1 |
| Serial set 1446 | Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the third session of the Forty-first Congress. | 1 |
| Serial set 1447 | Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the third session of the Forty-first Congress. | 1 |
| Serial set 1448 | Reports of the Secretary of the Navy and the Postmaster General, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the third session of the Forty-first Congress. | 1 |
| Serial set 1449 | Report of the Secretary of the Interior, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the third session of the Forty-first Congress. Volume I. | 1 |
| Serial set 1450 | Report of the Secretary of the Interior, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the third session of the Forty-first Congress. Volume II | 1 |
| Serial set 1451 |
Report of the Comptroller of the Currency to the third session of the Forty-first Congress of the United States. December 5, 1870. Annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1870. |
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| Serial set 1452 |
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. Public property in charge of Secretary of State. Letter from the Secretary of State transmitting an inventory of the public property under his charge. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. James A. Laizure. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the claim of James A. Laizure. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Unexpended balances, Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, being statement of balances unexpended June 30, 1870; amount appropriated for fiscal year current; net expenditures for quarter ending September 30, 1870; amount necessary for the completion of year, and amount that may be carried to surplus fund. December 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimates of appropriations for the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates for appropriations for his Department for the year ending June 30, 1872. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deeds for Brooklyn Navy yard property. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of the 6th instant, transmitting copies of deeds for the land now occupied by the Brooklyn Navy yard. December 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Inventory of public property. Letter from the Postmaster General transmitting inventory of the public property held by the Post Office Department. December 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Condition of affairs in Paraguay. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 9th April, 1869, relative to the condition of affairs in Paraguay. December 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Estimates of deficiencies -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of deficiencies in appropriations required to complete the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871. December 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Louis W. Viollier. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the removal of Louis W. Viollier, a consular clerk, for disobedience of orders. December 12, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Relief and protection of American seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of the returns made to his Department by the collectors of Customs, pursuant to the act of May 28, 1796, for the relief and protection of American seamen. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Indemnity case of ship Canada. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of 20th January last, transmitting correspondence relative to a claim for indemnity in the case of the ship Canada. December 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Commercial relations. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report on the commercial relations of the United States and foreign nations, for the year ending September 30, 1869. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. January 5, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Consular fees. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report from the Secretary of State relative to consular fees for the year ending December 31, 1869. December 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. |
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| Serial set 1453 |
Appropriations for Navajo Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the appropriation of $75,000 made July 15, 1870, for feeding Navajo Indians in New Mexico. January 12, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Public property in the public buildings and grounds. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting inventories of the public property of the United States in the public buildings and grounds. January 5, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Survey of Green River. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates of appropriation to complete survey of Green River. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 21, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Uniformity in the mode of appointing appraisers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting draught of a bill to secure uniformity in the mode of appointing appraisers, and for other purposes. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Stamped envelopes. Letter from the Postmaster General in answer to a resolution of the House December 16, 1870, in relation to stamped envelopes. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Chief Engineer upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Choctaw Indian claim. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of an opinion given by the Attorney General of the United States upon the claim of the Choctaw Indians to the issue of United States bonds to the amounts of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Books of record for Recorder of Deeds for District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimate of appropriations for books of record for Office of Recorder of Deeds for District of Columbia. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Wreck of Scotland light-ship. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of December 13, 1870, relative to the wreck of the Scotland light-ship. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Ninth census. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting the report of the Acting Secretary of the Interior, in reply to House resolution of the 15th instant, in relation to the census. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Ninth Census and ordered to be printed. Schooner Granada. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of 7th instant, relative to the alleged seizure of the schooner Granada, of Provincetown, Massachusetts. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Newport and Cincinnati Bridge. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting the report of Board of Engineers on Newport and Cincinnati bridge, &c., to accompany letter of Chief of Engineers to Secretary of War, of December 21, 1870. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Charles Cooper and others. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill 1395 with his objections. January 4, 1871. -- Laid on the Speaker's table and ordered to be printed. Fort Wilkins military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the transfer of the Fort Wilkins military reservation, Michigan, to the custody of the General Land Office, for the purpose of disposing of the same by sale or otherwise. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Dominican Republic. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of 5th instant, transmitting report of Captain George B. McClellan upon the Dominican Republic, in the year 1854. January 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Deficiencies in Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the Quartermaster's Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for Pension Bureau. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to supply deficiencies in the Pension Bureau. January 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Disbursing clerk Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the disbursing clerk of his Department. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Treasurer's report third and fourth quarters of 1867, and first and second of 1868. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, making report of receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 30, 1868. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Marine hospital establishment. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting draught of joint resolution providing for the transfer to the marine hospital establishment at New Orleans, certain buildings. January 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Certain officers of volunteers. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 4, transmitting a report of the construction placed by the War Department upon the law of July 11, 1870, for the relief of certain officers of volunteers. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Survey of the Grande Ronde Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs upon the survey of the Grande Ronde reserve, and asking for an appropriation. January 12, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Expenditures at the national armory, Springfield. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statement of expenditures at the national armory at Springfield, and of the arms and repairs to arms made at said armory, during the year ending June 30, 1870. January 12, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Bonds to Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 9, 1871, in relation to bonds of the United States issued to Indian tribes and other parties; also the amount of the principal of said bonds. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Construction of an experimental rifled gun. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting letter from the Chief of Ordnance recommending an appropriation of $200,000 for the construction of an experimental rifled gun. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Navajo Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior submitting joint resolution to render an appropriation of $75,000 available for feeding Navajo Indians. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Des Moines Rapids. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of December 12, 1870, transmitting a report upon the present condition of the Des Moines Rapids improvement. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Indian orphan accounts. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting estimate of appropriation for expenses of settlement of Indian orphan accounts. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Railroad and telegraph from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of December 6, 1870, in relation to the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. New jail in the District of Columbia. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution calling for a certified statement of the vouchers for disbursement on account of the new jail for the District of Columbia. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a detailed statement of the expenditures from the appropriation for incidental and contingent expenses of the Treasury Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Dominican Republic. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 5th instant, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State relative to the Dominican Republic. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Ocean steamship lines. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2486.) Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, suggesting alterations in House Bill 2486, and inclosing copy of such alterations as proposed. January 5, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. American fishing vessels. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of July 1, 1870, relative to the arrest and detention of American fishing vessels. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Washington Aqueduct. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers upon the Washington Aqueduct. January 5, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Public documents and libraries in care of foreign ministers. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 12th December, transmitting correspondence of minister to Portugal relative to public documents or libraries in the care of foreign ministers. January 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Expenses of Indian delegations to Washington. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior submitting joint resolution to enable the Department to use, subsequent to January 1, 1871, the balance of appropriation for defraying expenses of Indian delegations to Washington. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Light-house reserve, Port Huron. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1870, relative to the light-house reserve at Port Huron, Michigan. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the War Department for contingent expenses during the year 1870. January 12, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Relief of poor in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Lieutenant Bridges of the number of persons relieved under the act of Congress granting temporary relief to the poor of the District of Columbia. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Annuities to Winnebago Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of funds required for the payment of annuities to certain Winnebago Indians. January 12, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Survey of Indian reservations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in relation to the survey of Indian reservations during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Engineer's report of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers upon the improvement of certain rivers and harbors. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. |
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| Serial set 1454 |
Survey of the Ohio River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 14, 1871, in relation to the survey and improvement of the Ohio River. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Purchase of United States statutes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation of $7,000 for the purchase of two thousand copies of the sixteenth volume of the United States Statutes at Large. February 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerks and others employed in the Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of clerks and other persons employed in the Department of State. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. State of trade with British North American provinces. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report on the state of trade between the United States and the British North American possessions. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Commercial relations. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report on the commercial relations of the United States with foreign nations for the year ending September 30, 1870. February 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Bligh E. Wood. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of Bligh E. Wood on account of depredations by Yancton Sioux Indians. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Deficiencies contingent expenses Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates of deficiencies contingent expenses Quartermaster's Department, year ending June 30, 1871. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. C.E. Hedges. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the claim of C.E. Hedges for supplies furnished Yancton Sioux Indians. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Deficiencies in Quartermaster and Paymaster Departments. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates of appropriations for deficiencies in the Paymaster and Quartermaster's Departments for current fiscal year. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Broken sets of congressional documents. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of broken sets of congressional documents, &c. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerks employed in Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting list of clerks employed in the Navy Department. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Annual report of the Attorney General. Letter from the Attorney General of the United States, transmitting his annual report to Congress. February 1, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Breakwater in the Potomac River. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2740.) Letter from the Secretary of War relative to the breakwater in the Potomac River. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Claims of Wyandott Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claims of Wyandott Indians for property taken from them by whites. January 21, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Aid to civilize the Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to aid in the civilization of the Indians. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiencies in Paymaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an estimate of amounts required to supply deficiencies for the Pay Department for the current fiscal year. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Expenses of general council of Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates to defray expenses of general council of certain Indians in the Indian Territory. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Joseph Bissonnette. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of Joseph Bissonnette for depredations committed by Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. H.C. Jackson. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report in relation to the claim of H.C. Jackson, of Nashville, Tennessee. January 27, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Saint Mary's Falls Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, asking for an appropriation of $100,000 to continue the improvement of the Saint Mary's Falls Canal, Michigan. January 27, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. James Bourdeau and Clement Lamoureaux. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claims of James Bourdeau and Clement Lamoureaux, for depredations by Sioux Indians. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Contingent appropriations incidental expenses of departments. Letter from the Secretary of State, in relation to an act legalizing and making appropriations for such necessary objects as have usually been included in the general appropriation bills without authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental expenses of the departments and offices of the government. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Advertising casualties to light vessels and buoys. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to advertising, and stating the importance of giving prompt notice by advertisement, of the breaking adrift of light vessels and buoys, and the occurrence of other casualties. January 27, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. W.H. Moore & Co. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claim of W.H. Moore & Co. for depredations committed by Cheyenne Indians. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Baltazar Marfin. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of Baltazar Marfin for depredations committed by Navajo Indians. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Andrew J. Smith. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claim of A.J. Smith for supplies furnished to the Sheep-Eaters, a northern band of Shoshone Indians. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Fort Bridger Military Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting memorial of citizens of the town of Merrill in relation to the Fort Bridger reservation. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed. Fines imposed on mail contractors. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting report of fines imposed on contractors carrying United States mails for year ending June 30, 1870. January 27, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Survey in Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates of appropriations for survey of township in Louisiana in which New Orleans is situated. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Cabinet of minerals and natural history connected with the General Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report on the history and present condition of the cabinet of minerals and natural history connected with the General Land Office. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Foreign commerce and the practical workings of maritime reciprocity. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of 23d instant in relation to the foreign commerce of the United States. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Passengers arriving in the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement of the number, age, sex, and occupation of passengers arriving in the United States by sea, from foreign countries, during the year 1870. February 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Bayou Teche. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 23, 1871, relative to an appropriation for the improvement of Bayou Teche. February 1, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. |
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| Serial set 1455 | Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1870. Volume I. | 1 |
| SERIAL SET 1456 | United States congressional serial set [vol.1-2999] | 1 |
| SERIAL SET 1457 | United States congressional serial set [vol.1-2999] | 1 |
| Serial set 1458 |
Survey of private land claim of Bernabe Manuel Montano et al. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the report of the Surveyor General of New Mexico on private land claim number 49, and accompanying papers. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed. Claim of Northwest Fur Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the claim of the Northwest Fur Company for subsistence furnished by them for the Indians of the Fort Berthold Indian agency. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Pay and allowances to officers of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 25, 1871, in relation to the pay and allowances of the several grades of officers in the Army, under the act of July 15, 1870. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Alaska seal fishery lease. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the leasing of the Alaska seal fishery. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Cadet barracks, West Point. Letter from the Secretary of War, asking for an appropriation to repair cadet barracks at West Point. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sisterhood of St. John. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation for the Sisterhood of St. John. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Ponca Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation for supplies and transportation furnished the Ponca Indians. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. James River and Kanawha Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 3, relative to the survey of the James River and Kanawha Canal. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Expenses special agent Treasury Department at New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 12, in relation to the expenses connected with the office of special agent of the Treasury Department at New York. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Cadet barracks, Military Academy. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an estimate of a special appropriation required to repair damages to the cadet barracks at the United States Military Academy. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Montana Indian war claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, asking for an appropriation for expenses of investigation into Montana Indian war claims. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiency in surveying service. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation to supply deficiencies in the surveying service, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Union of the states of Germany. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the union of the states of Germany. February 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Montana Indian war claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report upon the Montana Indian war claims of 1867. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Housatonic River and New Haven Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 31, in relation to the improvement of the Housatonic River and the Harbor of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Annual report of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics on the commerce and navigation of the United States for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1870. |
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| Serial set 1459 | Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey showing the progress of the survey during the year 1870. | 1 |
| Serial set 1460 |
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year 1869 Clerks employed in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement showing the number of clerks and other persons employed in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the different bureaus of the Treasury Department, during the year ended December 31, 1870. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Receipts of internal revenue officers in Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 9, in relation to moneys received by the internal revenue officers in Virginia since the 1st day of April, 1869. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Names of persons employed in Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement showing the number and names of persons employed in the Coast Survey during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, the amount of their compensation, and time of employment. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Henry Willman. Message from the President of the United States, vetoing Bill H.R. No. 2566, for the relief of Henry Willman. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. W.P. Adair. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting the papers relative to the claim of W.P. Adair, of the Cherokee delegation. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Harbor of Marcus Hook. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution in relation to the further improvement of the harbor of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Black Bob's band of Shawnee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the condition of Black Bob's band of Shawnee Indians. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Durfee & Peck. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, inclosing an account of Messrs. Durfee & Peck, for rent of agency buildings at Fort Berthold. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Violation of internal revenue laws in Virginia. Letter from the Attorney General, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 9, 1871, in relation to persons arrested in Virginia for violations of internal revenue laws. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Osage Indians in Kansas. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the Osage Indians in Kansas. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Durfee & Peck. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the account of Messrs. Durfee & Peck for supplies furnished certain Indians during the winter of 1869. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Military Academy. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the late fire at the Military Academy. February 14, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Harbor of Monroe, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers upon the further improvement of the harbor of Monroe, Michigan. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Bridges across the Ohio River. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to bridges across the Ohio River. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Depredations by Apache Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation for depredations committed by Apache Indians in May, 1870. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Service on mail route from Baltimore to New Orleans. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of February 1, 1871, in relation to the amount of service performed on route no. 6462, from Baltimore, Maryland, to New Orleans, Louisiana. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Pottawatomie Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for the benefit of the Pottawatomie Indians. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Elections in California in 1868. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 6, transmitting correspondence with the Governor of California, relative to use of the military forces in preserving the peace at the election in 1868. February 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Navigation and collection of Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draught of a bill in relation to navigation and the collection of the Customs. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Sale of United States vessels of war, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1870, in relation to the sale of United States vessels of war, transports, and other vessels, during and since the conclusion of the war for the rebellion. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Indian service in Montana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for expenses incurred and supplies furnished for the Indian service in Montana, from June, 1868, to July, 1869. February 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Tulalip Indian agency, Washington Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for a deficiency to pay outstanding indebtedness incurred by H.C. Hale, late sub-agent, during his administration of the Tulalip Indian agency, Washington Territory. February 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Eastern Cherokees. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, requesting an appropriation for the benefit of Eastern Cherokees. February 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Regulation of vessels proceeding up James River. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting proposed bill for the regulation of vessels proceeding up the James River, in the State of Virginia. February 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Fort Randall military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a bill for the relief of certain settlers upon the Fort Randall military reservation in Dakota Territory. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Contracts for mail service. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting reports, as required by the act of Congress to change the organization of the Post Office Department, &c. March 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Osage Indian lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the Osage Indian lands in Kansas. February 16, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Ballard S. Humphrey. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to Ballard S. Humphrey, late first lieutenant First United States Artillery. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Survey of Pima and Maricopa reservation. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the proposed extension of the survey of the Pima and Maricopa Indian reservation in Arizona. February 21, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of State, in relation to an appropriation to indemnify certain individuals in Paris for the amount expended by them in giving aid to distressed United States citizens there. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Lands in Forest County, Pennsylvania. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 17, 1871, in relation to certain lands in Forest County, Pennsylvania. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Balances due from collectors of internal revenue. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 13, 1870, transmitting a statement of the balances due from collectors of internal revenue who are not now in office. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Tonnage admeasurement. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 15, 1871, in relation to the inequality of tonnage admeasurement between American and foreign vessels. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Burning of Brenham, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the burning of the town of Brenham, Texas, by United States soldiers, as alleged, in the year 1866. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Inventory of public property, Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting inventory of public property in the Navy Department, &c., agreeable to the act of July 15, 1870. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. St. Paul Island, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the special agent of the Treasury Department, stationed at St. Paul Island, Alaska Territory, in charge of the seal fishery. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. United States District Attorney for Virginia. Letter from the Attorney General, in relation to the account of the United States District Attorney for Virginia, for services in the case of an attachment against the United States marshal, in the case of a habeas corpus issued by the circuit court of Richmond, Virginia, in behalf of one Patrick Woods. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Agency buildings in Creek and Seminole country. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, requesting an appropriation for erection of agency buildings in the Creek and Seminole country. February 21, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for the ninth census. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation to meet the expenses of taking the ninth census. February 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Contracts by P.M. General for stationery, etc. Letter from the Postmaster General, in relation to contracts made by him for supplying the Post Office Department with stationery, wrapping paper, cotton and hemp twine, and letter balances for one year from the 1st February, 1871. March 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Apache and Kiowa Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for depredations committed by the Apache and Kiowa Indians. February 11, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. |
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Captain Samuel Adams. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2565.) Communication from Captain Samuel Adams relative to the exploration of the Colorado River and its tributaries. December 19, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. Ship-canal at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Memorial of the Board of Trade of the City of St. Louis, asking for the construction of a ship-canal at the mouth of the Mississippi River. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Land ceded to Great Britain on northeastern boundary. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, in favor of the owners of certain land on the northeastern boundary ceded to Great Britain. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Income tax. Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, addressed to Hon. Samuel Hooper, Chairman Committee of Ways and Means, relative to the income tax. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Harbor of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. January 31, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed, with accompanying memorial. Indians residing in Michigan and Indiana. (To accompany H. Res. No. 443.) Memorial of certain Indians residing in Michigan and Indiana. January 16, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Land titles in California. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2448.) Memorial of settlers in Sierra Valley, California. December 6, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Preemption claimants. Memorial of the Legislature of Dakota, praying for repeal of law relative to proof to be made by preemption claimants. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Inventory of public property. Letter from the Sergeant-at-Arms, House of Representatives, transmitting a list of the public property of the United States in his possession. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Inventory of public property. Letter from the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, transmitting list of the public property of the United States in his possession. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati, relative to the bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati. December 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Removal of obstructions in Red River of the north. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Dakota Territory, asking Congress for an appropriation to remove obstructions in the Red River of the North. January 16, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Public buildings in Dakota. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Dakota Territory, asking Congress for an appropriation to erect a suitable building for a custom-house, post office, and United States court-house at Pembina, in said territory. January 16, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Ninth census. Letter from the Superintendent of the ninth census, addressed to Hon. W.B. Stokes, relative to field-work performed by assistant marshals. January 14, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on the Ninth Census. Claim of Choctaw Nation. Memorial in behalf of the Choctaw Nation in relation to their claim to the net proceeds of their lands ceded to the United States by treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, September 27, 1830. January 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 18, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Annexation of Dominica. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the annexation of Dominica. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Thomas P. Beard. Memorial of Thomas P. Beard, claiming his seat as member of the House from Fifth Congressional District of Georgia. January 24, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed. War between France and Prussia. Memorial of citizens of Washington, protesting against the cruelties practiced in the war between France and Prussia, and in favor of maintaining the Republic of France. January 19, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Inventory of public property. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmitting a statement of property in his possession belonging to the United States. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Accounts and ordered to be printed. Capitol Hill Savings Bank. (To accompany Bill H.R. 2518.) December 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Geological survey of Michigan. Joint resolution of the State of Michigan, asking for an appropriation for a geological survey of Michigan. December 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Stamped envelopes. Letter from the Postmaster General, addressed to the Hon. Henry L. Dawes, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, relative to the contract with Dempsey & O'Toole for stamped envelopes. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. List of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places of residence during the Forty-first Congress, third session, commencing Monday, December 5, 1870. Standing and select committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Forty-first Congress, third session, commencing Monday, December 5, 1870. list of reports to be made to Congress during the third session of the Forty-first Congress by public officers; prepared in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 5, 1870. Post routes in Oregon. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon praying for the establishment of certain post routes in the State of Oregon. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Indemnity to the United States in certain cases. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2437.) January 4, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. Siletz Indian reservation. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, praying that the Siletz Indian reservation in said state may be vacated and the Indians removed therefrom. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Eastern [i.e., northern] boundary of Oregon. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, praying for a rectification of the eastern boundary of said state. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Railroad to Oregon [i.e., Arizona]. Petition of citizens of California, praying for railroad communication with Arizona. January 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Clerks employed in the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmitting a list of clerks and other persons employed in his department. January 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Expenses incurred by the legation at Paris. Letter from the Secretary of State, addressed to the Hon. H.L. Dawes, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, relative to extraordinary expenses incurred by the legation at Paris. January 9, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. Wagon road in Utah and Oregon. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a wagon road from Winnemucca, in the State of Nevada, to Pendleton, in the State of Oregon. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Wagon road in Oregon. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a wagon road from Snag Harbor to the Siuslaw Valley, in said state. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Falls of the Ohio and Louisville Canal. Letter from General Weitzel, (addressed to the Hon. James B. Beck) urging appropriations for the improvement of the Falls of the Ohio and Louisville Canal. December 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Printing done for private persons. Letter from the Congressional Printer, transmitting a statement of printing done under the act of June 25, 1864, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 7, 1870. December 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Importers of ribbons. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2590.) Memorial of certain importers of ribbons, praying Congress to give them relief. December 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Legislature of Dakota. Memorial of the Legislature of Dakota, asking for an extension of the time for the session of the legislature. January 7, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed. Umpqua River. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, praying for an appropriation for the removal of obstructions to the navigation of the Umpqua River. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Location of lands and salt springs in Oregon. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, praying for an extension of time for the location of certain lands and salt springs in said state. January 9, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmitting his annual report of the contingent expenses of the House. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Accounts, and ordered to be printed. Revolutionary claims. Letter from the Commissioner of Pensions, addressed to Hon. S.H. Boyd, on Revolutionary claims and laws applicable thereto. January 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and ordered to be printed. Bridges over the Ohio River. Testimony taken by the Committee on Roads and Canals, in the Fortieth Congress, relative to bridges over the Ohio River. January 12, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Postal telegraph system in Europe. Communications from the officers of the postal telegraph system in Great Britain, Norway, etc., introduced by Mr. C.C. Washburn, relative to said system. January 18, 1871. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Postal Telegraph Lines, ordered to be printed, and recommitted. Indian confederacy. Papers relative to the confederacy of Indian tribes introduced by Mr. Shanks. January 24, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Navigation of Wabash River. Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, instructing their senators in Congress and requesting their representatives to use all proper means to obtain an appropriation for the improvement of the Wabash River. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Postal telegraph. Memorial of Gardiner G. Hubbard, on the subject of postal telegraph system. January 19, 1871. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Postal Telegraph Lines and ordered to be printed. Wagon roads and bridges in Dakota. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, asking for the construction of government wagon roads, and appropriations for bridging streams on said roads. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Navigation of Wabash River. Resolution of the Indiana Legislature asking for an appropriation for the improvement of the Wabash River. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Sale of arms to France. Memorial of German citizens of the District of Columbia, praying for the revocation of the sale of government arms and munitions of war to the agents of the French government, who are waging war against a people friendly to this government. January 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Homestead to soldiers and sailors. Joint resolution of the Indiana Legislature in favor of homesteads for soldiers, without requiring occupancy of the same. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. German immigrants. Memorial of the German Society of New York, relative to the proceedings in Congress regarding immigration. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Men for practice ships at Annapolis. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending that he be authorized to enlist three hundred men to constitute the crews of the practice ships at Annapolis. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Receipts and disbursements of Columbia Institution for Deaf and Dumb. Report of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, showing the receipts and disbursements for the year ending June 30, 1870; with a statement of the salaries paid to the officers and teachers of the Institution. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed Amended rules of the House. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Rules and ordered to be printed. Report of the Surveyor General of Wyoming. Letter from the Commissioner of the Land Office, addressed to Hon. George W. Julian, transmitting report of the Surveyor General of the Land Office for Wyoming. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Judicial districts in Ohio. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of Ohio, in favor of the division of the state into three judicial districts. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Homesteads to soldiers. Concurrent resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, on the subject of homesteads to soldiers. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Harbor and ship canal at Monroe. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, relative to the improvement of harbor and ship canal at Monroe, Michigan. January 31, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Report of Washington and Georgetown R.R. Co. Letter from the President of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, transmitting report of the transactions of said company during the year ending January 1, 1871. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Equalization of bounties. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Indiana on the subject of equalization of bounties to soldiers. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Public lands. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the donation of public lands. January 31, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad companies. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to Hon. William Lawrence, transmitting list of the bonds issued to the several Pacific Railroad companies. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Congressional representation. Concurrent resolution to the Legislature of Illinois, relative to congressional representation. January 26, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. British ship Duke of Edinburgh. Letter from the Secretary of State, addressed to Hon. N.P. Banks, inclosing correspondence upon the subject of a claim of a British citizen for the destruction of the British ship Duke of Edinburgh by the steamer General McPherson, belonging to and in the service of the United States. January 30, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. |
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Bridges over the Ohio River. Joint resolution of the Legislature of West Virginia, requesting Congress to prohibit the construction of any bridges which may obstruct the navigation of the Ohio River, or impede the transit of boats and barges and their cargoes on said river. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Income tax. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, addressed to Hon. Samuel Hooper, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, relative to the income tax. February 6, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means. Appropriations, new offices, etc. Statements showing: I. Appropriations made during the third session of the Forty-first Congress; II. Offices created and the salaries thereof; III. The offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period. March 4, 1871. Amendment of the bankrupt law. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of North Carolina, asking an amendment of the fourteenth section of the bankrupt law. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Montana Central Railroad. Memorial of the Executive Board of Trustees of the Montana Central Railroad Company, praying for a grant of public lands to aid in the construction of said road. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. McGregor and Mississippi [i.e., Missouri] Railroad. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Territory of Dakota, asking for a grant of lands to aid in the construction of the McGregor and Missouri River Railroad. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Irish Emigrant Society. Memorial of the Irish Emigrant Society of New York. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Navigation of Wabash River. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the improvement of the navigation of the Wabash River. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Stamped envelope contract. Evidence taken by the Committee on Appropriations, on the investigation of contract for stamped envelopes with Dempsey & O'Toole. February 28, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Mail service in Texas. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Texas, calling attention to the great negligence and mismanagement which characterize the mail service of that state. February 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Major General E.R.S. Canby. Petition of citizens of Virginia, praying for an investigation into the conduct of Major General E.R.S. Canby in regard to the appointment of a sheriff of Pittsylvania County. February 15, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Public lands to railroads. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Ohio, requesting their senators and representatives in Congress to oppose all further grants of the public lands to railroad and other corporations, and approving the President's policy on that subject. February 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Production of iron steamships. Explanatory memoranda of the International Steamship Company, relative to the production of iron steamships, cost of iron and of ships, our ability to compete in these with Great Britain; advantages to the government and the people. February 10, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Building-yards and transatlantic steamers. Memorial of the International Steamship Company; synopsis of proposals to create building-yards and establish transatlantic steamers without other subsidy than postages as now established by law. February 10, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Repeal of income tax and franking privilege. Resolutions of the Board of Trade of Newark, N.J., for the repeal of the income tax and abolition of the franking privilege. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Removal of the capital. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, instructing members of Congress to vote against appropriations for permanent improvements in the City of Washington, and in favor of a removal of the national capital to a central portion of the Mississippi Valley. February 23, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Hon. A.M. Waddell. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of North Carolina in relation to the disabilities of the Hon. A.M. Waddell and Sion H. Rogers. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed. Settlers upon Cherokee Neutral Lands. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Kansas, requesting Congress to pass such laws as may be necessary to fully protect the rights of bona fide settlers upon the Cherokee Neutral Lands in Kansas, under the homestead and preemption laws, and the right of the state to the 16th and 36th sections for the support of common schools. February 21, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. New territory from Dakota. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, asking for the organization of a new territory out of the northern portion of Dakota. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed. Beard vs. Corker. Testimony in the case of Beard vs. Corker, of the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed. Bridge over Big Sioux at Blue Earth City. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Territory of Dakota, asking an appropriation to build a bridge across the Big Sioux River at the crossing of the Sioux Falls and Blue Earth City Road. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed. Pensions to soldiers of the War of 1812. Concurrent resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, relative to pensioning the soldiers of the War of 1812. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and ordered to be printed. Bridge over the Big Sioux River. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Territory of Dakota asking an appropriation to build a bridge across the Big Sioux River below the mouth of Rock River. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Oregon Indian reservations. Memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, in relation to Indian reservations in said state. February 6, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Tift vs. Whitely. Memorial of Nelson Tift, relative to the election in the Second Congressional District of Georgia. February 4, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed. Accounts between United States, Mississippi and other states. (To accompany H. Res. No. 379.) Papers relative to the settlement of accounts between the United States and Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, submitted by Mr. Cook, from the Committee on the Judiciary. February 17, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary Bounties on articles used in constructing steam and sailing ships. Resolutions of the Council of the City of Chester, Pennsylvania, asking Congress to allow bounties on all articles of domestic manufacture used in construction of steam and sailing ships engaged in foreign commerce equivalent to duties paid on imported articles used in building American vessels, &c. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Railroad from Cincinnati to Chattanooga. Memorial signed by four hundred and thirty citizens of Chattanooga, asking Congress to charter a railroad from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 16, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed. Ship-owners of the United States. Resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts, in favor of ship-owners of the United States. February 17, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Literary fund. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of North Carolina, requesting aid of Congress in erecting a literary fund. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Tift vs. Whiteley. (Supplementary to Mis. Doc. No. 68, pt. 2.) Additional documents relative to the contested election case of Tift vs. Whiteley, in the Second Congressional District of Georgia. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Modification of grades near the Capitol. Letter from the Architect of the United States Capitol Expansion in relation to the modification of the grades in the vicinity of the Capitol. March 3, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. American Printing House for the Blind. Resolution of the Legislature of Mississippi, requesting the senators and representatives of that state to favor the granting of aid by an appropriation of money to the board and regents of the American Printing House for the Blind. February 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed. Redick McKee. Memorial of Redick M'Kee, late disbursing agent of the Indian department in California, praying certain allowances. February 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Direct tax. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 3066.) Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, addressed to Hon. Mr. Maynard, relative to the direct tax. February 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Grant of land for railroad in Wisconsin. Memorial of citizens of Wisconsin, asking for regrant of land for railroad purposes, from St. Croix River to Bayfield, Wisconsin. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Tobacco and spirituous liquors. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of North Carolina, concerning internal revenue on tobacco and spirituous liquors. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Removal of the capitol [i.e., capital]. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Kansas, asking for the removal of the national capital to some more convenient and central location. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Breakwater at Marquette. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, asking Congress to make an appropriation for the completion of the breakwater at Marquette, on Lake Superior. February 20, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Removal of the national capital. Memorial of the Cincinnati convention, in relation to the removal of the national capital. December 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Expenditures. March 3, 1871. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Tift vs. Whiteley. Documents in connection with the contested election case of Tift vs. Whiteley, in the Second Congressional District of Georgia. February 28, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed. Public property in charge of Architect. Letter from the Architect of the U.S. Capitol Extension transmitting an inventory of the property belonging to the United States in and about the Capitol, President's house, and the Botanical Garden. January 25, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. George Chorpenning. Report of the Postmaster General in the matter of George Chorpenning. January 30, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Public lands to private corporations. Resolutions of the Legislature of Missouri, on the subject of granting public lands to private corporations. February 13, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. |
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Northwestern Boundary Commission. (To accompany H. Res. No. 464.) January 14, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Bills for raising revenue. February 27, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted. Ventilation of Senate chamber and hall of House of Representatives. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted. John Seys, Consul General to Liberia. February 11, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. John E. Hagerty. (To accompany H. Res. No. 503.) February 11, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. John Black. February 11, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. George F. Robinson. (To accompany Joint Resolution H. Res. No. 501.) February 11, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Public highways in the District of Columbia. (To accompany H.R. No. 3018.) February 16, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. William H. Powell. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Library. Removal of the national capital. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Norman Wiard. February 28, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Brady's collection of historical portraits. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Joint Committee on the Library. Expulsion of cadets from Military Academy. February 7, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Settlers on certain lands in California. February 8, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Thomas H. Dowling -- claim to Yerba Buena. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted. Change and modification of bankrupt act. February 23, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Revision of the Laws. Senate chamber and hall of the House of Representatives. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted. National asylum. March 2, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Logan H. Roots. February 28, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Two per cent. claim of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. February 27, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. William and Mary College, Virginia. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted. Reservation at Point San Jose, San Francisco. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2688.) January 10, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Telegraph between United States and foreign countries. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2591.) December 21, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. Robert P. Chowden. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2719.) January 14, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Cherokee neutral lands. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1074.) January 11, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Indians Affairs. Cherokee Neutral Lands in Kansas. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1074.) January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs. William M. Henry. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2711.) January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Arlington property and national cemeteries. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2715.) January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Charles Pomeroy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2706.) January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Henry A. Messenger. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2493.) January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. A.V. Richards. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2720.) January 14, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. John C. McQuiston and Jeremiah D. Skeen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2707.) January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Mail steamship service in the Gulf of Mexico. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1955.) January 17, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Causes of the Reduction of American Tonnage. Apportionment of representatives to Congress. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2687.) January 10, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Contracts in the Treasury Department. March 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted. Elias C. Boudinot. February 10, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. Affairs in the Indian department. February 25, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. Choctaw Nation. February 27, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. Boyden vs. Shober. January 16, 1871. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Polly W. Cotton. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2718.) January 14, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Henry Clay Williams. January 13, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Entries under homestead law. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2702.) January 11, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Navigation of the Mississippi River. January 27, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. John L. Thomas, Jr. (To accompany H. Res. No. 471.) January 27, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means. Thomas Tyner. February 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Ethan Ray Clarke [i.e., Clark] and Samuel Ward Clarke [i.e., Clark]. February 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Claim of the State of New Hampshire. (To accompany H. Res. No. 226.) January 30, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Claims. Victoria C. Woodhull. January 30, 1871. -- Recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. William McGarrahan. February 1, 1871. -- Recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 662.) February 3, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. To protect loyal and peaceable citizens of the United States. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 3011.) February 20, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Reconstruction. Government for the District of Columbia. February 15, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed. Sheafe vs. Tillman. January 10, 1871. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. |
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