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Serial set 1798 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 second session of the Forty-fifth Congress. Volume IV. 1
Serial set 1799 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 second session of the Forty-fifth Congress. 1
Serial set 1800 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 second session of the Forty-fifth Congress. Volume I. 1
Serial set 1801 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 second session of the Forty-fifth Congress. Volume II 1
Serial set 1802 Certain deficiencies in the appropriations for the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates of appropriations for certain deficiencies in the appropriations for the Army. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fourth annual report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, embracing the period from November 30, 1876, to November 1, 1877.
Investigation of the Customs service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting papers relative to the investigation of the Customs service. December 14, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. January 11, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
The Venezuelan Mixed Claims Commission. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting the recent correspondence between the governments of Venezuela and the United States in relation to the Venezuelan Mixed Claims Commission. January 14, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Operation of the Union Pacific Railroad and its branches. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting a report by the Attorney General of the United States upon the operation of the Union Pacific Railroad and its branches. January 21, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Dismal Swamp Canal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reference to the interest of the government in the Dismal Swamp Canal. January 21, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Location of Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific Railroads. Letter from the Secretary of War, concerning the location of the Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific Railroads through Fort Yuma reservation and across the Colorado River. January 21, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Attorney General of the United States.
List of clerks in the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the clerks employed in the War Department. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Chief of Engineers upon the necessity for the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Expenditure of State Department contingent fund. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statement of expenditure of contingent fund for the Department. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State and ordered to be printed.
Repairs on the Speiden Building. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending an appropriation to repair the "Speiden Building." December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Site for a military post in Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the donation of land as a site for a military post in Texas. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
The metrical system. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of chiefs of bureaus upon the adoption of the metrical system, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives. December 7, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency for the contingent expenses of the General Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, concerning deficiency for contingent expenses of the General Land Office. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Forestry. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a special report upon the subject of forestry by the Commissioner of Agriculture. December 14, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Military roads in Arizona. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to certain military roads in Arizona. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Assistant Surgeon W.J. Wilson, U.S.A. Letter from the Secretary of War, concerning a decoration conferred upon Assistant Surgeon Wilson, United States Army, by the Khedive of Egypt. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Repavement of Pennsylvania Avenue. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report of commissioners upon the repavement of Pennsylvania Avenue. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
George A. Armes. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Adjutant General in the case of George A. Armes. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Land grant railroads. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to a decision of the Supreme Court upon the matter of payments of land grant railroads. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Commutation of quarters, fuel, and forage. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending an amendment of the statutes in relation to commutation of quarters, fuel, and forage. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Security of public buildings against fire. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report of the commission appointed to examine into the security of the public buildings in the City of Washington against fire. December 10, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of appropriations for payment of claims due prior to July 1, 1875. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations for payment of claims originating prior to July 1, 1875, under Sections 3687 and 3689, Revised Statutes. January 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Civil employes [sic] in Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a list of civil employes [sic] in that Department for the year ended December 31, 1877. January 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Payments to informers for fiscal year ending June 30, 1877. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed report of the sums allowed as compensation to officers of Customs and informers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877. December 14, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. January 11, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Sanitary report of surgeon at West Point, N.Y. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter of advice from the surgeon at West Point, N.Y. January 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed under act of July 4, 1864. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting list of claims allowed under the act of July 4, 1864. January 15, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. 		28
Serial set 1803 Annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1877. 1
Serial set 1804 Annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1877.
Annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency to the second session of the Forty-fifth Congress of the United States. December 3, 1877. 		2
Serial set 1805 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required to complete the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and of prior years.
Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1877.
Tabular statements of disbursements made from the appropriations for the Indian Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, and of the salaries and incidental expenses paid at each agency in the Indian service during said period, showing the appropriations from which paid and the number of Indians at each agency.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879.
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, by J.W. Powell. April 3, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		5
Serial set 1806 South Pass of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report upon the improvement of the South Pass of the Mississippi River. February__, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Jetties South Pass, Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the report of M.R. Brown, Captain of Engineers, relating to the work of Mr. Eads at South Pass, Mississippi River. January 29, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Interest paid to national banks. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting, in compliance with House resolution, a statement of the sums paid for interest, in coin and currency, upon bonds held by national banks. January 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Compensation of inspectors of Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Customs, proposing an alteration of certain sections of the Revised Statutes, fixing the compensation of inspectors of Customs, &c. January 29, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Steamer Virginius. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of February 21, a report from the Secretary of State in reference to the seizure of the steamer Virginius. April 1, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sale of United States bonds for outstanding legal tender notes. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, in reference to the sale of United States bonds for outstanding legal tender notes. March 7, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Ocean mail steamship service of foreign countries. Letter from the Postmaster General, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting a tabular statement of the ocean mail steamship service of foreign countries. January 30, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the engineer on the improvements of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and harbor. February 6, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
New barracks at Fort Monroe, Va. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending appropriation for six new buildings at Fort Monroe, Va. February 5, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Reappropriations for 1875, and prior years. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of amounts to be reappropriated for the year 1875, and for prior years. February 8, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Harbor of Cincinnati. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the engineer concerning the best method of protecting the harbor of Cincinnati from ice. January 23, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 5, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Contingent fund of Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting detailed account of the expenditure of the contingent fund of that Department. February 5, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department and ordered to be printed.
Steam-boiler explosions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of the commission appointed under the act of Congress approved March 3, 1873, relative to the causes of steam-boiler explosions. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Deficiencies in appropriations for 1878, and prior years. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of deficiencies in appropriations for the year 1878, and prior years. February 8, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Painting tendered Congress by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. Message from the President of the United States, informing Congress that he had delivered to Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson a copy of the joint resolution of Congress accepting a painting tendered by her. February 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Decrease of receipts from internal revenue. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, showing a decrease of receipts for the current fiscal year. February 14, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of reservoirs upon the navigation of the Mississippi River. February 13, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Saint Croix River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report upon Saint Croix River. February 15, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Commutation allowed officers in certain cities. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of officers who received commutation fuel, forage, and quarters in certain cities. February 13, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Accountability of disbursing clerk of the Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending that the disbursing clerk of the Department be relieved from responsibility of the payment of certain forged vouchers. February 19, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the "Gut" opposite Bath, Me. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of engineer upon the improvement of the "Gut" opposite Bath, Me. February 27, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Distribution of United States troops. Letter from the Secretary of War, showing the distribution of United States troops. February 19, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Proposed bridge over the Saginaw River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report relative to bridge proposed to be constructed over the Saginaw River. February 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Loss of the steamer Metropolis. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of Life-Saving Service in reference to the loss of the steamer Metropolis. March 1, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Veto of the silver bill. Message from the President of the United States, assigning reasons for withholding his approval of the Bill (H.R. 1093) entitled "An Act To Authorize the Coinage of the Standard Silver Dollar, and To Restore Its Legal-tender Character." February 28, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Veto of the bill for special term of United States court in Mississippi. Message from the President of the United States, assigning reasons for withholding his approval of the Bill of the House (H.R. 3072) entitled "An Act To Authorize a Special Term of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi, To Be Held at Scranton, in Jackson County." March 6, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Norfolk Harbor and certain rivers in Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of engineer upon the improvement of Norfolk Harbor, Hampton River, Pagan Creek, and the Chickahominy and Blackwater Rivers in Virginia. March 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Fees of Customs officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of emoluments and fees of Customs officers. March 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Lines of communication between Colorado and New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports on lines of communication between Colorado and New Mexico. March 9, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of engineer upon the improvement of the Southwest Pass of Mississippi River. March 8, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Loss of the dredge boat McAlester. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the disappearance of the United States dredge boat McAlester. March 13, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
King Victor Emanuel I, of Italy. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a letter from the Italian minister concerning the marks of respect shown to the memory of Victor Emanuel I, late King of Italy. March 25, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Certificates of citizenship to seamen during year ending December 31, 1877. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of returns made by collectors of Customs of the number of seamen having received certificates of citizenship during the year ending December 31, 1877. March 20, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Appointment of cadets by the President. Letter from the Attorney General, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, in reference to the appointment of cadets to the naval and military academies by the President. March 28, 1878. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Adoption of metrical system. Letter from The Secretary of the Treasury, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting certain reports in reference to the adoption of the metric system. March 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. March 29, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed. 		35
Serial set 1807 An account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1874.
An account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1873. 		2
Serial set 1808 Offer for carrying mails, land and water mails established, etc. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting, in compliance with the eighth section of the act of June 8, 1872, entitled "An Act To Revise, Consolidate, and Amend the Statutes Relating to the Post Office Department... 1
Serial set 1809 Marshall O. Roberts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Quartermaster General relative to the names, ages, &c., of the steamships purchased of and owned in part or whole by Marshall O. Roberts, of New York. May 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department and ordered to be printed.
Moline Water Power Company. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting communication from the President of the Moline Water Power Company, of Moline, Ill., with report of the Chief of Ordnance thereon. May 9, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Ravages of the locusts. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report from the Commission of Entomologists on the ravages of the locusts in western states and territories. June 7, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
The abandonment of certain military posts. Letter from the Secretary of War, concerning the abandonment of certain military posts. April 20, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives in relation to the convention for establishing an International Bureau of Weights and Measures. June 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
List of pardons by the President. Letter from the Attorney General, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting a list of pardons by the President between March 4, 1877, and May 20, 1878. June 17, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Commission sent by the President to Louisiana, in April, 1877. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting correspondence, &c., in connection with the commission appointed by the President of the United States to visit Louisiana in April, 1877. June 15, 1878. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Alleged Frauds in the late presidential election and ordered to be printed.
Employes [sic] of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting a list of persons in the employ of the Department who have rendered service in the Army or Navy of the United States. June 17, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Connecticut River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of survey of Connecticut River. June 10, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing under Rule 100. June 19, 1878. -- Reported back, ordered to be printed with accompanying maps, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of the Board for Testing Metals. June 15, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Surveys of lake beds in Indiana and Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives in reference to the survey of certain lake beds in Indiana and Illinois. March 20, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed
Improvement of Flushing Bay, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report relative to improvement of Flushing Bay, New York. April 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Yellowstone National Park. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in regard to the better protection of the national park from injury. April 11, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Suits against the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Letter from the Attorney General of the United States, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives in relation to suits against the Kansas Pacific Railroads. April 16, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Land granted the State of Michigan for railroad purposes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting information concerning lands granted to the State of Michigan for railroad purposes. April 16, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Comparative exhibit of duties upon foreign imports, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 13th of April, 1878, relative to duties upon foreign imports, &c., showing proposed rates of duty, present rates, and quantity and value of imported commodities which entered into consumption in the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1871, &c. April 19, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Geological and geographical surveys. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting report of Professor Hayden upon geological and geographical surveys. April 19, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Geological and geographical surveys. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report of Professor Powell in regard to surveys, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives. April 30, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Land entries by Indians in Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relating to certain frauds practiced upon Indians making homestead entries in Michigan. May 1, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Prevention of frauds in Customs revenue. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting draught of a bill to prevent frauds in Customs revenues. May 7, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
F.W. Hurtt, captain and assistant quartermaster. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, papers and testimony in the case of F.W. Hurtt, captain and assistant quartermaster. May 3, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. May 6, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed with accompanying papers.
El Paso troubles, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report from Colonel Hatch on the subject of El Paso troubles. May 8, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Surveys by the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, giving information concerning the surveys conducted by the Department in the last ten years. May 10, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Protection of citizens of Colorado against the Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives concerning the protection of the residents of western Colorado against the Indians. May 23, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
El Paso troubles in Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting reports of the commission appointed to investigate the El Paso troubles in Texas. May 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Employes [sic] in Interior Department who have served in the military or naval service. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a list of all employes [sic] of that Department who were honorably discharged from the military or naval service for disability arising from sickness or wounds incurred in the line of duty, &c. May 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed. 		26
Serial set 1810 Award of the Fishery Commission. Documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877, under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. In three volumes. Volume I. 1
Serial set 1811 Award of the Fishery Commission. Documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877, under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. In three volumes. Volume II. 1
Serial set 1812 Award of the Fishery Commission. Documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877, under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. In three volumes. Volume III. 1
Serial set 1813 Treasury Department. 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, 1877. 1
Serial set 1814 Report upon the commercial relations of the United States with foreign countries for the year 1877. 1
Serial set 1815 Indians in Michigan and Indiana. (To accompany Bill H.R. 2283.) Memorial of certain Indians residing in Michigan and Indiana, for relief. January 15, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Public property in possession of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, transmitting an inventory of property belonging to the United States in his possession December 3, 1877. January 15, 1878. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the trustees of public schools, District of Columbia, asking congressional aid for the erection of school buildings in the District of Columbia. January 21, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Venezuelan Mixed Commission. Testimony taken before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 2d session 44th Congress. January 23, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
United States Consulate General at Shanghai, China. Letter from the late Consul General, requesting an investigation of the affairs of the Consulate General at Shanghai, China. January 23, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Northern Pacific Railroad. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, praying Congress to grant the extension of time asked for in which to complete the Northern Pacific Railroad. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Resolution authorizing certain investigations by the Committee on Banking and Currency. January 25, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Chinese Treaty. Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of California, praying for the modification or abrogation of the Burlingame or Chinese Treaty. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed.
Seizure of timber in Mississippi by United States authorities. Memorial of the Legislature of Mississippi, relative to the seizure of timber in Mississippi by the authorities of the United States. January 28, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
The heirs-at-law of John Boyle, deceased. (To accompany Bill H.R. 2879.) Report of the Court of Claims, made to the Thirty-fourth Congress, second session, in the case of the heirs-at-law of John Boyle, deceased. January 29, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Use of metric system of weights and measures by importers. (To accompany Bill H.R. 2877.) Letters from James M. McKinlay, relative to the use of the metric system of weights and measures. January 29, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
Red River of the North. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Minnesota, praying Congress for an appropriation for the improvement of the Red River of the North. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Currency. Resolution of the Legislature of Maine, relating to the currency. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, in regard to the proposed silver bill. February 8, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
list of reports to be made to Congress during the second session of the Forty-fifth Congress by public officers. Prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 3, 1877.
Standing and select committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Forty-fifth Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 3, 1877.
List of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places of residence, during the Forty-fifth Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 3, 1877.
William B. Isaacs & Co. Petition of William B. Isaacs & Co., of Richmond, Va., representatives of certain banks in Richmond, praying for the restoration of certain coin belonging to them now in the Treasury of the United States. December 14, 1877. -- Ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting a list of employes [sic] in the Clerk's Office, and a report of contingent expenses. January 15, 1878. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Transfer of Indian bureau. Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of California, favoring the transfer of Indian Affairs to the War Department. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Reformed alphabet and orthography. Memorial of N.E. Dawson, of Burlington, Iowa, setting forth the plan of a reformed alphabet and orthography, and suggesting measures to extend a knowledge of it over the nation. February 5, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed.
The silver question. Memorial of the banks, of New York, etc., Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, against the silver bill. February 8, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
Seventh general report of the Commissioners of Claims. December 6, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
The famine in China. Petitions of citizens of New York and Boston, in regard to the famine now raging throughout four provinces of northern China. February 5, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
The goloid dollar. Statements before the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures upon the subject of coinage and the goloid dollar. February 5, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Sacramento and Feather Rivers, etc. Concurrent resolution of the Legislature of California, asking an appropriation for the improvement of the navigation of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers. February 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Public building in Baltimore. Memorial of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, in relation to the erection of a new post office building in Baltimore City. February 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed, to accompany Bill H.R. 3140.
Views of the Commissioner of Pensions upon the adjudication of pension cases. Letter from the Commissioner of Pensions, to Hon. A.V. Rice, Chairman of Committee on Invalid Pensions, communicating his views on the Bill (H.R. 4610) to regulate the adjudication of pension cases, &c. February 11, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Venezuelan Mixed Commission. Testimony taken before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in regard to the claims before the Venezuelan Mixed Commission. February 11, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Delegate in Congress from the Indian Territory. Objections of the Indian delegations to the Bill H.R. 2687, and kindred measures in the Congress of the United States, providing for a delegate in Congress from the Indian Territory. February 25, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Transfer of Indians from civil to military management. Memorial of the delegations of the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, of the Indian Territory, to the Congress of the United States, in opposition to the transfer of the Indians from civil to military management, as contemplated in Bill H.R. 959 and others of the like import now pending in Congress. February 25, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Protection of immigrants. Memorial of the Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York, urging the necessity of national legislation for the protection of immigrants arriving in this country, the care of the sick, &c. March 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed, to accompany Bill H.R. 3704.
Refunding certain tonnage taxes. Communications from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to the Hon. Benjamin Wilson, relative to the Bill (H.R. 1118) providing for the refunding of certain tonnage taxes alleged to have been collected from the Norse line of steamers. March 5, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
The national railway. (To accompany Bill H.R. 2599.) Memorial of Jacob D. Felthousen, of Chicago, Illinois, praying for the passage of the Bill (H.R. 2599) providing for the construction of a national railway from the Atlantic seaboard to certain western cities. March 5, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed. 		34
Serial set 1816 Testimony taken before the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. February 27, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1817 The Galveston and Camargo Railway. (To accompany Bill H.R. 2067.) Memorial of M.R. Jefferds, of Galveston, Texas, praying for the passage of the Bill (H.R. 2067) to authorize the Secretary of War to contract with the Galveston and Camargo Railway Company for the immediate construction of its line of road to Rio Grande City opposite Camargo, Mexico, as a coast defense, and for the purpose of establishing a commercial and military rail highway to the Rio Grande. March 29, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Tax on manufactured tobacco. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Maryland, concerning the reduction of the tax on manufactured tobacco. March 18, 1877. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Testimony taken by the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service in the investigation of charges against John W. Polk, Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives. February 15, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Arrears due Chickasaw Nation. (To accompany report 354.) Letters from the Secretary of the Interior, to the Hons. A.M. Scales and T.M. Gunter, in relation to arrears due Chickasaw Nation. March 8, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Repeal of the resumption act. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, relating to the repeal of the resumption act. March 18, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency, and ordered to be printed.
Joint resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, requesting senators and representatives in Congress to vote for a bill granting pensions to surviving soldiers and to widows of deceased soldiers of the Mexican War. March 18, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Petition of the delegates of the Creek Nation, with reference to the awards made to those Creeks who enlisted in the federal Army, loyal refugees and freedmen, asking early action of Congress upon that subject. (To accompany Bill H.R. 3513.) March 4, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. March 16, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Silver coinage. Notes of conference between the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Mint. March 16, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
Coinage of the trade dollar. Arguments before the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, relative to the continuance of the coinage of the silver trade dollar. March 22, 1878. -- Recommitted to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
M.P. O'Connor vs. Richard H. Cain. Papers in the case of O'Connor vs. Cain, Second District, South Carolina. March 22, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Letter from the commissioners of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, transmitting itemized statement of receipts and expenditures made by them from January 1, 1875, to January 1, 1878. March 20, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Statement of Hon. Nathan Cole, of Saint Louis, Mo., before the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, House of Representatives, in behalf of the establishment of a mint at Saint Louis, Mo., March 25, 1878. April 4, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed.
Resumption of specie payments. Notes of a conference between the Committee on Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives and the Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, April 1st and 4th, 1878. Members of the committee: Hon. A.H. Buckner, Chairman, Messrs. Thomas Ewing, Augustus A. Hardenbergh, Jesse J. Yeates, William Hartzell, Hiram P. Bell, E. Kirke Hart, Benj. T. Eames, S.B. Chittenden, Greenbury L. Fort, and William A. Phillips. April 9, 1878. Ordered to be printed.
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Annual report of the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the year 1877. April 13, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at New Orleans. Report of the Board of Engineers, convened to examine and report upon the means necessary to protect the wharves and harbor from incursions of the river at New Orleans. April 16, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Levees and Improvement of the Mississippi River and ordered to be printed (to accompany Bill H.R. 4318). 		15