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Serial set 1591 Report of the Joint Select Committee of Congress appointed to inquire into the affairs of the government of the District of Columbia; together with the journal of the committee, answer of the governor, charges, arguments, and testimony. 1
Serial set 1592 Report of the Joint Select Committee of Congress appointed to inquire into the affairs of the government of the District of Columbia; together with the journal of the committee, answer of the governor, charges, argument, and testimony. 1
Serial set 1593 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the first session of the Forty-third Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 1, 1873, in the ninety-eighth year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 1594 Message of the President of the United States, with the accompanying documents, transmitted to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the first session of the Forty-third Congress 1
Serial set 1595 Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, transmitted to Congress, with the annual message of the President, December 1, 1873. Preceded by a list of papers, and a list of persons whose correspondence is contained in this volume, and followed by an index of persons and subjects. Part I. -- General correspondence; and papers relating to naturalization and expatriation. Volume II 1
Serial set 1596 Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, transmitted to Congress, with the annual message of the president, December 1, 1873. Preceded by a list of papers, and a list of persons whose correspondence is contained in this volume, and followed by an index of persons and subjects. Part II. Papers relating to the American and British joint claims commission. Volume III. 1
Serial set 1597 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 first session of the Forty-third Congress. Volume I. 1
Serial set 1598 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 first session of the Forty-third Congress. Volume II. 1
Serial set 1599 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 first session of the Forty-third Congress. 1
Serial set 1600 Report of the Secretary of the Navy, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the first session of the Forty-third Congress. 1
Serial set 1601 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 first session of the Forty-third Congress 1
Serial set 1602 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 first session of the Forty-third Congress. Volume II 1
Serial set 1603 Report of the Board of Public Works of the District of Columbia for the year 1873; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the first session of the Forty-third Congress.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1873. 		2
Serial set 1604 Annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on the operations of the internal revenue system for the year 1873.
Annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency to the first session of the Forty-third Congress of the United States. December 1, 1873. 		2
Serial set 1605 Customs fines, penalties, and forfeitures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected in the districts of Boston and New York, from November 30, 1873, to March 1, 1874, and the disposition made of the proceeds thereof. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875.
Revised estimates of appropriations. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a revision of the estimates for the expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Suits, etc., for violation of the revenue laws. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the amount of money paid since the 4th of March, 1869, by any person or persons, in the settlement of suits, judgments, or claims made by or in behalf of the United States for the violation of the revenue laws at the Boston and New York Custom-houses, etc. February 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 		4
Serial set 1606 Public property in State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting, in compliance with the act of July 15, 1870, an inventory of the public property of the United States in his possession. December 12, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Clothing to certain enlisted men of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draught of a joint resolution authorizing the issue of clothing to certain enlisted men of the Army. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expense of abolition of franking privilege. Letter from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1873, transmitting a statement of expenses incurred by the abolition of the franking privilege. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Pension bureau deficiencies. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the clerical force of the pension bureau during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Subsistence of Indians in Indian Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a special estimate of appropriations required to purchase subsistence for Indian tribes in the Indian Territory. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Pottawatomie Indian funds. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill relative to investments of certain funds belonging to the Prairie band of Pottawatomie Indians. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Private Frank M. Kelly. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draught of a bill for the relief of Private Frank M. Kelly, Company F, First Cavalry. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the House certain developments connected with the late Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. December 12, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Increase of clerical force in Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an increase of the clerical force in his Department. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Examination of mail matter by Custom-house officers. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of December 10, 1873, relative to allowing any Custom-house officer or detective to examine correspondence passing through the New York and Boston post office. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian reservation. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting agreements, three in number, with the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians for the relinquishment of the reservation provided for them by the treaty of 1867. December 12, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Subsistence for Modoc Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation to subsist the Modoc Indians during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Telegraph operator for the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the employment of a telegraph operator for his Department. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Survey of the Grand Calumet River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 3, 1873, in relation to the survey of the Grand Calumet River, in the State of Indiana. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Penitentiary for Wyoming Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for building a penitentiary in Wyoming Territory. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Indians in the Central Superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the draught of a bill for the civilization of Indians of the Central Superintendency. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Report of Iowa land commissioners. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the report of commissioners under the act of March 3, 1873, to examine lands in Iowa above the Raccoon Fork of the Des Moines River, with estimate of appropriation for payment of the commissioners. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Special appropriation for Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, asking for an appropriation to meet extraordinary expenses in his Department. December 8, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Steamer Virginius. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents and correspondence relative to the capture of the steamer Virginius, and proceedings subsequent thereto. January 5, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Military prisons. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report on the subject of military prisons. December 19, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indians of Northern Superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates of appropriations to aid Indians of Northern Superintendency in arts of civilized life. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Falls of Saint Anthony. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to an appropriation for the preservation of the Falls of Saint Anthony. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Military wagon-road from Wallula to Seattle, Washington Territory. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the construction of a military wagon-road from Wallula to Seattle, Washington Territory. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Pawnee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation to indemnify the Pawnee Indians for 4,800 acres of land. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Amount expended on permanent forts and batteries. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement showing in detail the amount of appropriations which have been or will be expended on each of the permanent forts and batteries for which regular appropriations have been made, from the period of commencement of each work to the present time. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Causes of steam-boiler explosions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the commission appointed to investigate the causes of steam-boiler explosions. January 8, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimate of appropriation for collecting and subsisting the Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mexico. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Education of Sac and Fox Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for educational purposes for the Sac and Fox Indians of the Missouri. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Ute Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an agreement concluded with the Ute Indians in Colorado, September 13, 1873. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sales of commissary stores. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draught of a bill repealing so much of section five of the act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government as relates to the proceeds of sales of commissary stores. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Relief of certain tribes of Indians in the Northern Superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill to the House of the relief of certain tribes of Indians in the Northern Superintendency. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Indian reservation in Montana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting to the House a draught of a bill to establish a reservation for certain Indians in the Territory of Montana. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses incurred by the abolition of the franking privilege. Letter from the Attorney General in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1873, in relation to the expenses incurred by the abolition of the franking privilege, &c. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
List of persons employed in the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting, in compliance with the act of April 20, 1818, and August 26, 1842, the names of the clerks and other persons employed in his Department, or in any of its offices, during the year 1873. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fort Reynolds military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the sale of the military reservation at Fort Reynolds, Colorado Territory, &c. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Manner of paying annuities. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill providing for the manner of paying annuities to Indian tribes under treaty stipulations. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Kansas tribe of Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for the removal of the Kansas tribe of Indians to the Indian Territory. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Unexpended balances, Indian appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use certain unexpended balances of appropriations for the Indian service. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
An account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871.
Removal of Kickapoos and other Indians from Texas and Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill and estimates of appropriation for the removal of the Kickapoo and other Indians from Texas and Mexico. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Winnebago Indians of Nebraska. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriations required to fulfill treaty obligations with the Winnebago Indians of Nebraska. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Civilization of Pawnee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill making available certain unexpended balances of funds to be used for the civilization of the Pawnee Indians. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Relief and protection of American seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report, in compliance with the act of March 2, 1799, from the relief and protection of American seamen. January 7, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Reform School in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to a deficiency in the appropriation for the erection of buildings for the Reform School in the District of Columbia. January 8, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fred. Rettig. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draught of a bill for the relief of Fred. Rettig, first lieutenant First Florida Battery. January 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting in compliance with the act of August 26, 1842, statements of the disbursement of the fund for the expenses of the State Department for the year ending June 30, 1873. December 3, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Attorney General of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873.
Consular fees. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State, with a report of the fees collected by the consular officers of the United States during the year ended December 31, 1872; the rates or tariff of fees prescribed by law, and a list of all consular officers in office on the 25th of September, 1872. December 3, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Abolition of franking privilege. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1873, in relation to the abolition of the franking privilege. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Kansas Indian lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a bill providing for the sale of the Kansas Indian lands in Kansas to actual settlers, and for the disposition of the proceeds of sale. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Geological and geographical survey of the territories. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriation of March 3, 1873, for the continuation of the geological and geographical survey of the territories. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		51
Serial set 1607 Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of indebtedness on account of collecting upon reservations and subsisting Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mexico prior to July 1, 1873. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Omaha Indian lands in Nebraska. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimate of appropriation for the purchase from the Omaha Indians in Nebraska, of such quantity of land as may be required for the Winnebagoes in Wisconsin, &c. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Proposed Indian reservations in Idaho and Washington Territories. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting to the House a draught of a bill to provide for the establishment of a reservation for the Indians of the Colville Agency, in the Territory of Washington, and for the Coeur d'Alene Indians, of the Territory of Idaho, with additional papers. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 2, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
White Earth reservation in Minnesota. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill to secure eighty acres of land in the White Earth reservation of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota to the Episcopal Board of Missions. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Eight-hour law. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reference to the operation of the eight-hour law. February 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed.
Expense of abolition of the franking privilege. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1873, in relation to the expenses incurred in his Department by the abolition of the franking privilege. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Arming the militia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement showing amounts due to or overdrawn by the several states under the law for arming the militia on the 22d day of January, 1874; also the annual report of Chief of Ordnance for the year ending June 30, 1871. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Mission Indians of Southern California. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report of the special agent appointed to visit the mission Indians of Southern California, and recommending an appropriation for the said Indians. January 2, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bounties to colored soldiers and sailors. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the insufficiency of the unexpended balance of appropriation for collection and payment of bounties, &c., to colored soldiers and sailors for the current fiscal year. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Eight-hour law. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House in relation to the decisions of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury based upon the act of Congress known as "the eight-hour law." January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed.
Expense of abolition of the franking privilege. Letter from the Postmaster General, relative to the expenses incurred in his Department upon the abolition of the franking privilege, and also inclosing a copy of a report to the Senate on the same subject. January 20, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Milwaukee harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 8, 1874, transmitting a copy of a report upon the condition, &c., of the harbor at Milwaukee, Wis. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Union Pacific Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting reports in relation to the Union Pacific Railroad. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Postal savings institutions. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 11, 1873, in relation to how many employes [sic] of all grades it will require to carry on the postal savings institution in the United States and territories, and also in relation to the postal telegraph system. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Rush Valley military reservation, Utah. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the disposition of the Rush Valley military reservation, Utah Territory. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill for the relief of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expense of abolition of the franking privilege. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1873, transmitting a statement of the expenses incurred by his Department in consequence of the abolition of the franking privilege. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
List of pension agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 19, 1874, in relation to the number of pension agents appointed under the existing laws, their residence, and the amount of compensation received by each since the 4th day of March 1869. January 29, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Government of United States armies in the field. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to "Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field." January 29, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Relief of United States Assistant Treasurer at New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draught of a bill for the relief of the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York City. January 28, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Providence Hospital. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report on contract of the Providence Hospital, District of Columbia, for the treatment of transient paupers. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Mechanics at Pawnee Agency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for the employment and support of a carpenter and a shoemaker at the Pawnee Agency in Nebraska during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Rock Island and Davenport bridge. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Bill (H.R. 966), relating to the use by the public of the bridges and roads connecting the cities of Davenport and Rock Island. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with the Shoshone and Bannock Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to articles of convention concluded with the chiefs and headmen of the Shoshone and Bannock Indians, for relinquishment of a portion of their reservation in Wyoming Territory. January 22, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Buildings on Fort Bridger military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of a board of arbitrators convened for the purpose of appraising the valuation of certain buildings on the military reservation of Fort Bridger, Wyo. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Private land claims in Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to certain private land claims in Louisiana. December 18, 1873. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. January 21, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
Bridging the channel between lakes Huron and Erie. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Board of Engineers relative to the practicability of bridging the channels between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Armament of fortifications. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates for armament of fortifications. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bridge across the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to a bridge now in process of construction across the Schuylkill River at South Street, Philadelphia, Pa. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 7, 1874, transmitting a report of the survey of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in Florida. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Shipping commissioners. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 12, 1874, in relation to a statement showing the amount or amounts of money paid into the Treasury of the United States, under the act of June 7, 1872, authorizing the appointment of shipping commissioners, and for other purposes. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Temporary loans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of temporary loans authorized by acts of February 25, March 17, and July 11, 1862, and June 30, 1864. January 14, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Number and compensation of persons employed in the internal revenue bureau. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 19, 1873, transmitting a statement showing the number of persons employed by the internal revenue bureau, and the compensation paid them December 1, 1866, and December 1, 1873. January 29, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
List of clerks, etc., employed -- reports of contracts other than mail -- inventory of public property -- expenditures of contingent fund. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting, in compliance with the act of January 8, 1872, to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post Office Department, certain reports. January 29, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Life-saving stations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the act of March 3, 1873, entitled "An Act To Provide for the Establishment of Life-saving Stations on the Coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Virginia, and North Carolina." February 3, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
R.F. Farrell. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State, with papers, in the case of R.F. Farrell, late United States Consul at Cadiz, Spain. February 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Intercourse with Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill to amend the acts of June 30, 1834, and February 13, 1862, to regulate trade and intercourse with various Indian tribes. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Allegany reservation, New York. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, in relation to leasing or selling a portion of the Allegany reservation, in the State of New York. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Unsettled accounts of Army paymasters. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 7, 1874, in relation to what accounts of regular and additional paymasters of the Army, for disbursements during the late war, remain unsettled; what amounts, and from whom, are due, and what has been done toward their collection. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Statement of duties collected. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 17, 1873, transmitting a statement of the amount of duties collected and paid on all the goods, wares, and merchandise specified and provided for in the act of June 6, 1872, &c. February 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of March 14, 1871, in relation to a ship canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. February 5, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Powder-magazine near Fort Mifflin, Delaware. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the proposed construction of a powder-magazine on the old Lazaretto tract, near Fort Mifflin, Delaware. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 18, 1873, showing progress of work on harbor of refuge at mouth of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal at close of navigation, 1873. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Property adjoining Winder's building. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to an appropriation for the purchase of the property adjoining Winder's building. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Unsettled accounts of disbursing officers. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to a number of accounts of disbursing officers of the Army as still unsettled under the act of June 23, 1870. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bronze statue of George Clinton, deceased. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the governor of New York, relative to a bronze statue of George Clinton, deceased. February 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Round Valley Indian reservation, California. Draught of a bill transmitted by the Secretary of the Interior, to amend an act to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian reservation, in California, to the public lands and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1873. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 9, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
Claims of loyal citizens growing out of the late war. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Quartermaster General and Commissary General of Subsistence, giving their views upon certain classes of claims growing out of the late war. February 10, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Saginaw River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 4, 1874, transmitting a report of the survey and estimate of cost for the improvement of the Saginaw River, in the State of Michigan. February 10, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Modoc war. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the correspondence and papers relative to the war with the Modoc Indians in southern Oregon and northern California, during the years 1872 and 1873. February 10, 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Suits against certain railroad corporations. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to certain suits instituted by the United States against certain railroad corporations on account of property sold to said corporations by the government. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Examination of rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting certain reports of examination of rivers and harbors under the act of March 3, 1873. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Railroad bridge at Davenport, Iowa. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the removal of the north pier of the old railroad bridge of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad at Davenport, Iowa. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of general Indian council. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation required to defray the expenses of holding a general council of Cherokee, Creek, &c., as provided by treaties with said Indians. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Indians reservations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation required to defray the expenses incident to the survey of Indian reservations during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Kickapoo and other roaming bands of Indians in Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for removing the Kickapoo and other roaming bands of Indians from Mexico to the Indian Territory. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Agreement with Crow Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an agreement concluded with the Crow tribe of Indians in accordance with the act of April 23, 1872. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Berwick Bay, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 8, 1873, in relation to the examination of the channel in Berwick Bay, at the mouth of the Atchafalaya River, within the State of Louisiana. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Military telegraph lines in Arizona. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the want of a law affixing a penalty for tampering with the military telegraph lines in Arizona. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
List of clerks and employes [sic] in the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with section 11, act of August, 1842, transmitting a list of the clerks and other employes [sic] in the Navy Department. January 26, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Channel connecting Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 18, 1873, in relation to an estimate of expense of deepening and widening the navigable channel of the rivers connecting Lake Huron and Lake Erie. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the plan and route of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Yellow fever epidemic of 1873. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 13, 1874, transmitting a report of the Surgeon General concerning the epidemic of yellow fever in the United States in 1873. January 27, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Makah Indians, Washington Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of appropriations to pay for improvements by settlers on lands set apart for Makah Indians in Washington Territory. February 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 9, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
Geological and geographical survey of the territories. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an estimate of appropriation for the continuation of the geological and geographical survey of the territories of the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, &c. January 23, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		65
Serial set 1608 Statistics of mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains; being the sixth annual report of Rossiter W. Raymond, United States Commissioner of Mining Statistics.
Jicarilla Apache and Ute Indians of New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an agreement with the Jicarilla Apache and certain Ute Indians in the Territory of New Mexico. February 5, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 13, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
Bannack and other Indians in southern Idaho. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an agreement concluded November 7, 1873, with the Bannack and other Indians in southern Idaho. February 5, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 13, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
W.H. Ward. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of W.H. Ward for compensation for the use by the government of his improved bullet-machine. February 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of the Board of Indian Commissioners. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners in relation to an unexpended balance of appropriation made by the act of May 29, 1872, to pay the expenses of said board. February 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bridges over navigable waters. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draught of a bill to regulate the construction of bridges over the navigable waters of the United States. February 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Galveston Harbor, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to an appropriation for the improvement of Galveston Harbor, Texas. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Sea-board and Roanoke Railroad Company. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Bill (H.R. 785) for the relief of the Sea-board and Roanoke Railroad Company. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Martial law in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the date of the President's proclamation declaring martial law within the District of Columbia, and the period of its continuance. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Civil service reform in the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports from the various bureaus in his Department in relation to civil service reform. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service 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 contingent fund of his Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, in compliance with the act of March, 1869. February 17, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Naval enlistments and appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 9, 1873, in relation to the appropriation made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874; also how much of said appropriation was expended prior to January 1, 1874; and also how much of the $4,000,000 appropriated by the present Congress has been expended and for what purposes. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Equestrian statue of General Winfield Scott. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the memorial of H.K. Brown, for an additional allowance to that already allowed him for his equestrian statue of General Winfield Scott, lately erected in this city. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Cherokees east of the Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill to amend an act entitled "An Act Making Appropriations for the Current and Contingent Expenses of the Indian Department, and for Fulfilling Treaty Stipulations with Various Indian Tribes, for the Year Ending June 30, 1849, and for Other Purposes," February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the Ohio River. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the improvement of the Ohio River. February 12, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Sanborn and other contracts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 13, 1874, in relation to contracts made under the authority of the Treasury Department in compliance with the act of May 8, 1872. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Contracts, purchases, and expenditures for the Indian service. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the extent and nature of the contracts, purchases, and expenditures for the Indian service made since July 1, 1873. February 10, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. 		17
Serial set 1609 Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, showing the progress of the Survey during the year 1873. 1
Serial set 1610 Cost of Modoc War. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers showing the cost to the Quartermaster's Department of the Modoc War. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Reconnaissance in the Ute Country. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and map of a reconnaissance in the Ute Country, made in 1873 by Lieutenant E.H. Ruffner, of the Corps of Engineers. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Leaves of absence. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the House a petition of officers of the 6th Infantry, asking that troops serving on the frontier be placed on better footing with regard to leaves of absence. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Fort Butler, New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Joint Resolution (H.R. 55) respecting military reservation known as Fort Butler. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Rush Valley military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to House Bill 1479, to restore the Rush Valley military reservation, in Utah to the public lands. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Telegraph line from Santa Fe to Tucson. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to a telegraph line from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Tucson, Ariz. April 2, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Private land claims in New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with act of July, 1854, three reports of the surveyor general of the Territory of New Mexico on private lands in said territory. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. April 3, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
Military expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the act of May 1, 1820, a statement showing the appropriations for the military service for the preceding year. April 14, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Statement in relation to refunding the national debt. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of April 3, 1874, transmitting statements in relation to refunding the national debt. April 14, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Ohio River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of March 20, 1874, transmitting, in compliance with the act of March 3, 1873, a report upon an examination of waters for the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Ohio River. April 14, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed.
William H. Denniston. Message from the President of the United States, returning, with his objections, the bill for the relief of William H. Denniston. April 14, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency in the appropriation for the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the amount of deficiency in the appropriation for his Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. April 2, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed.
Punishment of crimes committed by and against Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill conferring exclusive jurisdiction over Indian reservations upon the United States courts, and for the punishment of crimes committed by and against Indians. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Oostenaula and Coosawattee rivers in Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House, of March 26, 1874, in relation to the survey of the Oostenaula and Coosawattee rivers, in the State of Georgia. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mare Island Navy-yard. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House, of March 10, 1874, in relation to the necessity for a better supply of fresh water, and for the construction of improved roads at the Mare Island Navy-yard. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Presidio Military Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the present condition of Presidio Military Reservation. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Restoration of certain lands in California to pre-emption settlement. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Bill (H.R. 2298) to restore certain lands in California to homestead and pre-emption settlement. April 2, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Chippewa Indians on the Red Cliff and Bad River reservations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation to relieve the most pressing necessities of the Chippewa Indians attached to the Red Cliff and Bad River reservations, in Wisconsin. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Naval asylum. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the propriety and advantages of a removal of the naval asylum from Philadelphia, Pa., to Annapolis, Md. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Public buildings at Springfield, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to an appropriation for the purchase of the lot on which the United States court house and post-office building in the City of Springfield, Ill., has been erected. April 1, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Clothing lost by enlisted men. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to clothing lost by the enlisted men of Company F, 3d United States Cavalry, during a flood in Blackwood Valley, May 31, 1873. February 21, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of the Indian service. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a detailed statement of the amount of moneys expended and indebtedness incurred in connection with the Indian service from June 30, 1873, to Dec. 31, 1873, &c. [Feb]ruary 18, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Survey of the Upper Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the surveys made upon the upper Mississippi River, between Minneapolis and Saint Cloud. February 21, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Ute, Pai-Ute, Go-si Ute, and Shoshone Indians. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the condition and wants of the Ute Indians of Utah; the Pai-Utes of Utah, northern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southeastern California; the Go-si Utes of Utah and Nevada; the northwestern Shoshones of Idaho and Utah, and the western Shoshones of Nevada. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Land grant to Antonio Chaves. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with the act of July 22, 1854, the transcript of the land grant to Antonio Chaves, being private land claim reported as No. 79. February 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. February 24, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
Improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to an appropriation for the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi River. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Captured and abandoned cotton and other property. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the amount of money paid into the Treasury of the United States arising from cotton and other captured and abandoned property, &c. February 21, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Ontonagon Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to an appropriation to repair the existing pile-work on the west side of Ontonagon Harbor. February 28, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Settlers on Fort Randall military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the bill for the relief of certain settlers on the Fort Randall military reservation. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Fort Sanders military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the Bill (H.R. 773) to reduce the Fort Sanders military reservation. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contracts of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the various bureaus of the War Department on behalf of the United States during the year 1873. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the condition of the harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Kansas Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an estimate of appropriation required for the settlement and support of the Kansas Indians on their new reservation in the Indian Territory. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the survey of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Osage Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to use funds from the sale of lands for the benefit of the Osage Indians. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the bill providing for the construction of the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Flathead Indians in Montana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for the relief of the Flathead Indians in Montana. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Arkansas Valley Railway Company. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the Bill (H.R. 750) granting the right of way over the Fort Lyon military reservation, Colorado Territory, to the Arkansas Valley Railway Company. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Military telegraph in Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the cost of a military telegraph in Texas. March 4, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
G.L. Maloney. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information in relation to the claim of G.L. Maloney. March 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Surveys of certain rivers and harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of surveys of Harlem River, Raritan River, Crow Shoals, Old House Channel to main channel to Pamlico Sound, entrance to Matagorda Bay, and San Antonio Creek. March 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Executive communications. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the course now pursued by his Department in addressing to the speaker communications intended for the consideration of any of the committees of the House. March 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Rules and ordered to be printed.
Expense of transportation of matter formerly carried in the mails. Message from the President of the United States, relative to expenses incurred by the various departments for transportation of any matter which, before the abolition of the franking privilege, was carried in the mails. March 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Fort Wilkins, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the relinquishment of Fort Wilkins, Michigan. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Barracks, etc., at Atlanta, Ga. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to proposals made by citizens of Atlanta, Ga., to sell ground for barracks, &c., at that place, as contemplated by Bill H.R. 1429. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Penalty for selling liquor to Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an amendment to existing laws fixing a minimum penalty for their violation in selling liquor to Indians. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
John Watts. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of John Watts, for depredations committed by Comanche Indians. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Maj. Henry Prince. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the case of Maj. Henry Prince, Paymaster United States Army. March 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Supernumerary officers. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the act of July 15, 1870, making appropriations for the support of the Army for the year ending June 30, 1871, and for other purposes. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
James W. Long. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the Bill (H.R. 1701) for the relief of James W. Long, late a captain in the United States Army. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Virginia draw in Long Bridge. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the narrowing of the Virginia draw in the Long Bridge over the Potomac River by certain obstructions placed there by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company. March 11, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Making and testing new guns of large caliber. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an inclosed letter of Norman Wiard, proposing experiments in ordnance, and for making and testing new guns of large caliber. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Red Cloud and Whetstone Indian agencies. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for subsisting the Red Cloud and Whetstone Indian agencies. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fire alarm telegraph. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to House Bill No. 1574, to aid in the construction of a fire alarm telegraph in the District of Columbia. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Expense of the abolition of the franking privilege. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the expenses incurred upon the abolition of the franking privilege. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Wreck of the Patrician and Noonday Rock. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to an examination of the wreck of the ship Patrician and Noonday Rock, at the entrance to the harbor of San Francisco, Cal. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Ojo Caliente private land claim, No. 77. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with the act of July 22, 1854, the transcript of private land claim, reported as No. 77, in the name of the Town of Ojo Caliente, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. February 6, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. February 24, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
The Rio Grande at Fort Brown, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to an appropriation for the protection of the river banks of the Rio Grande upon the site of Fort Brown, Texas. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of deficiencies in appropriations. Letter from the Secretary to the Treasury, transmitting estimates of the deficiencies in appropriations required to complete the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Yellowstone Park. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draught of a bill amendatory of and supplementary to the act entitled "An Act To Set Apart a Certain Tract of Land, Lying Near the Head-waters of the Yellowstone River, as a Public Park." February 21, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Mission Indians in California. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report showing the necessity that exists for legislation in behalf of the mission Indians in California. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Relief of Indians in Shasta County, California. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation to aid the Indians in Shasta County, California. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Colorado River at Yuma depot. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to a project for the protection of the banks of the Colorado River at Yuma depot. February 25, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Horn Island military reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the sale of Horn Island military reservation, in the Gulf of Mexico. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Forked Deer River, Tennessee, and of Red River of the North. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of surveys made of Forked Deer River below Dyersburgh, Tenn., and the Red River of the North, from Moorehead, Minn., to Pembina, Dak. March 19, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Saint Louis and Illinois Bridge across the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports on the construction of the Saint Louis and Illinois Bridge across the Mississippi River. March 31, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. 		66