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Serial set 450 Resolutions of the General Assembly of Missouri, in favor of the reannexation of Texas. January 20, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 89.) The Committee on Commerce, to which has been referred the petition heretofore presented of Noah Miller, ask leave to submit the following report...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating statistical information in relation to the condition of the agriculture, manufactures, domestic trade, currency, and banks, of the United States, and recommending the establishment of a Bureau of Statistics. January 6, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the Senate of the 19th December, 1844, requesting information in relation to various treaty stipulations between Texas and other independent powers. January 2, 1845. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. January 7, 1845. Transferred to the Legislative Journal, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of Mary Carleton was referred, report...
Report of the Secretary of the Senate, showing the names of the clerks and messengers employed in his office during the year 1844, and the sums received by each. January 6, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of New Hampshire, in favor of the modification or repeal of the Tariff Act of 1842. January 6, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance in part with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the condition of the Custom-house at New Orleans, and the title to the ground on which it stands. January 15, 1845. Read. January 16, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States... January 28, 1845. Ordered, That the documents communicated by the President of the United States in relation to the treaty with the Ta Tsing Empire, from which the injunction of secrecy has been removed, be printed for the use of the Senate...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of the Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast, showing the progress of the work during the year ending November, 1844. December 23, 1844. Read. December 26, 1844. Ordered to be printed, and that three hundred additional copies be furnished for the use of the Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast.
In Senate of the United States. December 31, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 39.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill entitled "A Bill To Organize a New Land District in the Southern Part of the State of Arkansas," ask leave to report...
In Senate of the United States. December 23, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 4.) The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the bill entitled "A Bill To Confirm the Survey and Location of Claims for Lands in the State of Mississippi, East of the Pearl River and South of Thirty-first Degree of North Latitude," respectfully report...
In Senate of the United States. December 31, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge, from the Committee on Public Lands, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 17.) The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the "Bill for the Relief of William Elliot, Jr.," of Fulton County, State of Illinois, report...
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) copies of correspondence with the minister of the United States at France, in relation to the annexation of Texas to the United States. December 23, 1844. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. December 23, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 7.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of Mark Simpson, with a bill for his relief, was referred, report...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) copies of regulations prescribed since the 30th August, 1842, in relation to the importation of foreign sugar and molasses. June 15, 1844. Read. December 23, 1844. Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the Senate of the 16th December, 1844, requesting information relative to the public debt and public lands of the Republic of Texas. January 2, 1845. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. January 7, 1845. Transferred to the Legislative Journal, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Henderson made the following report: The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and others, praying for confirmation of their title to certain lands, known as the "Dubuque claim," in the Territory of Iowa...
Resolutions of the General Assembly of New Hampshire, condemning as a violation of the Constitution, the trial and imprisonment of Thomas Wilson Dorr, by the authorities of Rhode Island. January 6, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of New Hampshire, in favor of the annexation of Texas, and of maintaining the rights of the United States over the Territory of Oregon. January 6, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Petition of a number of captains of steamboats and others interested in the navigation of the western rivers, praying the construction of a canal around the falls of the Ohio on the Indiana side. January 6, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Sevier made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 62.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the memorial and papers of Asahel Brainard, praying for arrears of pension, report...
Report of the Secretary of the Senate, showing the expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, during the year ending November 30, 1844. January 6, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 7, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 69.) The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Joseph Simmons, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of James A. Grant and others was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 8, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley submitted the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of John Stockton, late a lieutenant in the United States Army...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) in relation to the construction of iron steamers for the revenue service. January 6, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. January 9, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the rates ad valorem, of the specific duties imposed upon articles in table E, annexed to his annual report. January 21, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 21, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Benton made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 92.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which were referred the claims of Reuben Gentry, William Monroe, and others, beg leave to report...
In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Miller made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 75.) The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom were referred the resolutions, &c. of the Legislature of the State of Maryland, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of Catharine Leavitt was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 13, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of Jacob Fowler was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 22, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Alva Day and others, members of a company of Ohio volunteers during the last war, ask leave to report...
In Senate of the United States. January 22, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 95.) Benjamin Ballard, the memorialist, a citizen of Louisiana, shows himself entitled, by mesne conveyances, to lots Nos. 1 and 4...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the claim to land in the State of Louisiana, called the "Houmas claim." January 13, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the amounts of the receipts and expenditures of the government for the months of November and December, 1844. January 14, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Acts of Parliament extending the jurisdiction of Great Britain over certain parts of North America. January 13, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 15, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to whom the petition of Levin Wethered was referred...
In Senate of the United States. January 15, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 51.) The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred the bill to extend the National Road to the City of Alton, on the Mississippi River, report...
Report of the Secretary of State, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate,) in relation to the practice of foreign governments in transferring their criminals and paupers into the United States. January 16, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom has been referred the petition and other papers of Albert A. Muller, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Walker made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 87.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the memorial of the Chickasaw Indians, hereto annexed, marked A, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Christopher Taylor, a surgeon's mate in the Revolutionary Army...
Report of the Postmaster General, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information illustrative of the operation of the British post office system, and the effect upon its revenues of the reduced rates of postage. January 16, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 1,500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate, and 1,000 additional copies for the use of the Post Office Department.
In Senate of the United States. January 22, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 96.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of James Smalley, agent for a regiment of Vermont militia, beg leave to report...
Message from the President of the United States, communicating an abstract of the treaty between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire. January 22, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating the annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions, showing the rejected applications for pensions or increase of pension during the year 1844. January 16, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Printing. January 22, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Petition of a number of citizens of Ohio, praying the adoption of measures for the occupation and settlement of the territory of Oregon. January 20, 1845. Laid on the table, and motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 22, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Maryland, in favor of the publication and distribution, by Congress, of the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. January 27, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom have been referred the petition and accompanying papers of the heirs of Thomas G. Peachy, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy...
In Senate of the United States. January 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom has been referred the petition of Sally Boss, daughter of Doctor Charles Pasteur...
In Senate of the United States. January 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which the petition of James Arnold was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee of Revolutionary Claims, to whom has been referred, with accompanying papers, the petition of the heirs of Nathaniel Ashley, an officer of the Revolution, praying the commutation pay...
In Senate of the United States. January 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Frances Edwards, widow of Enoch Edwards, deceased, a surgeon in the Revolutionary War...
Report of the Postmaster General, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the establishment of a private express mail between New York and New Orleans. January 21, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed and that a motion to print 1,500 additional copies be referred to the Committee on Printing. January 27, 1845. Committee report in favor, and the extra number ordered.
In Senate of the United States. January 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 99.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred sundry memorials asking a modification of the naturalization laws of the United States...
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Serial set 451 Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the indemnities stipulated to be paid pursuant to the convention of the 30th January, 1843, between the United States and the Mexican Republic. February 4, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce and of citizens of the City of New York, praying for the establishment of a branch of the Mint of the United States in that city. February 10, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 30, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dickinson made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 67.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred Senate Bill (No. 67) for the relief of Hugh Wallace Wormley...
Report of the Postmaster General, showing (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the number of failures of the mail between Washington and New Orleans, during the year 1844, and the cause of such failures, &c. February 8, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Alabama, in favor of a modification of the rates of postage, so as to conform to the national currency. January 28, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of Asa Whitney, of the City of New York, praying a grant of land, to enable him to construct a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. January 28, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the General Assembly of Vermont, in favor of reducing the rates of postage, and of curtailing the franking privilege. January 29, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. January 29, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Colquitt made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of the President and professors of William and Mary College, in the State of Virginia, praying compensation for the destruction of certain buildings during the Revolutionary War...
Memorial of the American Indian Mission Association, praying the adoption of measures for promoting the permanent welfare of the various Indian tribes. January 30, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Commissioner of Patents, showing the operations of the Patent Office during the year 1844. January 29, 1845. Read, and ordered that a motion that it be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Printing. January 30, 1845. Ordered to be printed, and that 20,000 additional copies (omitting the lists of patents) be furnished, 19,500 of which for the use of the Senate, and 500 for the use of the Commissioner of Patents.
In Senate of the United States. January 30, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atchison made the following report: (To accompany Joint Resolution S. 15.] The Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the petition of Seth M. Leavenworth...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) estimates of the cost of constructing a new Custom-house in the City of New Orleans, of completing the marine hospital in that city, and of improving the harbor of Port Pontchartrain. February 4, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Resolution of the General Assembly of New Jersey, adverse to the annexation of Texas. February 3, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 4, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which have been referred sundry joint resolutions and a bill on the subject of the annexation of Texas...
Memorial of Fitch, Brothers & Company, praying a settlement of their accounts as Navy agents, and to be indemnified for losses sustained by them by the revocation of their appointment. February 5, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the contracts made for the removal and subsistence of the Choctaw Indians. February 7, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the official or diplomatic station of Mr. Duff Green near the government of Texas. February 7, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a copy of the report on national defence, made to the Engineer Department by Lieutenant Halleck of the Corps of Engineers. February 7, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the depositories of the public money. February 10, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 10, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bayard submitted the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 76.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 76, providing for the establishment of a naval school, submit the following report...
Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, praying the occupation of the Oregon territory, and the extension of the laws of the United States throughout the same. February 11, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the General Assembly of Alabama, praying the establishment of a national foundry at the South. February 11, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 12, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 126.) The Committee on Revolutionary Claims of the Senate, to whom was referred the claim of Henry King's representative, for compensation for services rendered by him during the War of the Revolution, report...
Memorial of the Cherokee Indians who have become citizens of the State of North Carolina, for the value of their property unlawfully sold by agents in the employment of the United States. February 10, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 10, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 86.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred a bill granting a pension to Joseph Morrison, report...
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) copies of the proceedings in the case of the inquiry into the official conduct of Silas Reed, principal surveyor of Missouri and Illinois. February 7, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 79.) The Committee on Pensions, to which the bill for the relief of John Woolley was referred, report...
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Vermont, adverse to the repeal of the Tariff Act of 1842, and in favor of the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands. January 29, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Alabama, against amending the Constitution in relation to the veto power; against distributing the proceeds of the public lands; against a protective tariff and a national bank; and in favor of the annexation of Texas and the occupation of Oregon. February 11, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
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Serial set 452 Observations at the Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, at the Girard College, Philadelphia, made under the direction of A.D. Bache, LL. D. and with funds supplied by the members of the American Philosophical Society, and by the Topographical Bureau of the United States, 1840 to 1845. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States, and under the direction of the Topographical Bureau. 1
Serial set 453 Magnetic Observatory at the Girard College, Philadelphia. Ordinary meteorological observations, from July to December, 1842. 1
Serial set 454 Magnetic Observatory, at the Girard College, Philadelphia. Extraordinary magnetic observations, maxima and minima, from July to December, 1844. 1
Serial set 455-supplement Public documents printed by order of the Senate of the United States, second session of the Twenty-ninth [i.e., Twenty-eighth] Congress, begun and held at the City of Washington, December 2, 1844, in the sixty-ninth year of the independence of the United States. Embraced in eleven volumes. Supplement to volumes 4, 5, and 6, (containing No. 97,) being the plates of curves illustrating the magnetic and meteorological observations, &c. 1
Serial set 456 In Senate of the United States. February 17, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Archer made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom has been referred the petition of John Baldwin, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 373.) The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Joseph Curwen, Surviving Partner of Willing & Curwen," report...
In Senate of the United States. February 17, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Francis Sumter...
Letter from the Secretary of State, showing the changes and modifications in the commercial systems of foreign nations. January 13, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. February 25, 1845. Ordered, that 1,500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate.
In Senate of the United States. February 21, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. 68.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the joint resolution from the House of Representatives "For the Benefit of Frances Slocum and Her Children and Grandchildren, of the Miami Tribe of Indians," report...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance in part with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to errors or frauds in the surveys of the public lands in Michigan. February 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 515.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill from the House of Representatives for the relief of Justin Jacobs, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which have been referred sundry petitions of citizens of Missouri, praying that the land districts of Fayette and Palmyra may be consolidated into one...
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information of facilities of approach to, and intercourse with, the mineral region of Lake Superior. February 17, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Printing. February 20, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1844 [i.e. 1845.] Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bayard made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 133.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Jesse D. Elliott, report...
In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 74.) The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of John S. Russwurm, the son and legal representative of William Russwurm, deceased, an officer of the Revolution, praying to be allowed interest on commutation pay, have had the same under consideration, and now report...
Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, to obtain an appropriation for the construction of a harbor at the mouth of Sheboygan River. February 14, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 15, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Archer made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which has been referred the petition of A.P. Brittingham, have had the same under consideration, and report...
In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Ellison Williams for a pension, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Joint Resolution S. 22.) The Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the memorial of Doctor Silas Meacham, respectfully report...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating tables of articles free and subject to duty, and the value and rates of duty, imported during the year ending 30th July, 1844. February 19, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,000 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate.
In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 379.) The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives entitled "An Act for the Relief of Harvey & Slagg," report...
In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of William W. Buchanan was referred, report...
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating a report of the plan and construction of the depot of charts and instruments, with a description of the instruments, &c. February 18, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 20, 1845. Ordered to be printed, and that 400 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate, and 200 copies for the use of the Navy Department.
Message from the President of the United States, returning, with his objections, the bill relating to revenue cutters and steamers. February 20, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, (in response to a resolution of the Senate,) calling for copies of instructions to the American minister in England in relation to the occupation of the territory of Oregon.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating (In compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a statement showing the length of sea and other services of the commissioner officers and passed midshipmen in the Navy of the United States. December 11, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 20, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Maine, in favor of making indemnity for French spoliations committed prior to 1800. February 21, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 21, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 152.) The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, for the relief of Elliot Smith and Nathan Farnsworth, report...
Commerce and navigation United States. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating the annual statement of the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the year ending June 30, 1844. February 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate.
In Senate of the United States. February 22, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the "petition of a number of citizens of Indiana, praying the correction of an error in the surveys of the public lands in White County, in that state," ask leave to report...
Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the official emoluments and expenditures of the officers of the Customs for the year 1844. February 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends in New England, praying that Texas may not be annexed to the United States. February 22, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 558.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill from the House of Representatives, for the benefit of Joseph Craigmiles, of the State of Tennessee, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 414.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of Joseph M. Rhea, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Stephen Snow, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of the heirs of Moses White was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of Lucy Ann Roberts was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 134.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the petition of Henry Catlin, senior partner of the late firm of Catlin, Peoples & Co., report...
Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, praying that the southern boundary line of the proposed State of Iowa may be made to conform to the northern boundary line of the State of Missouri. February 19, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, to obtain the extinguishment of the Indian title to the lands north of the Fox River. February 14, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a copy of a report of Walter Cunningham, late mineral agent on Lake Superior. February 11, 1845. Read. February 13, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Martha Hough, report...
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Serial set 457 Report of a joint committee and resolutions of the General Assembly of Massachusetts adverse to the annexation of Texas. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the report and correspondence of the board of inquiry, to prosecute an examination into the causes and extent of the discontents and difficulties among the Cherokee Indians. February 24, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Postmaster General, showing (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the revenues and expenditures of the Post Office Department, from April 1, 1841, to June 30, 1844. February 24, 1845. Read. February 25, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) copies of the instructions given to the late commissioner of China. February 25, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to issues of second patents for lands. February 25, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying the construction of a road from Fort Howard to Fort Wilkins. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Petition of John S. Hanna, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the General Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying the establishment of a post route from Milwaukee to Madison, in that territory. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. February 28, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 525.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom the bill for the relief of George Wentling was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 27, 1845. Submitted, agreed to, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Choate made the following report: The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of the American Statistical Association, "praying the adoption of measures for the correction of errors in the returns of the sixth census," report...
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information relative to reservations of mineral lands in the State of Illinois. February 28, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying the construction of a road from the Falls of St. Croix to Lapointe, on Lake Superior. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of the superintendent of the construction of standard weights and measures. February 28, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 200 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Superintendent.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Louisiana, in relation to the failures of the mail between Washington and New Orleans. February 25, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
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Serial set 458 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of chemical analyses of sugars, molasses, &c., and of researches on hydrometers, made under the superintendence of Professor A.D. Bache by Professor R.S. McCulloh. February 21, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. March 3, 1845. Ordered, that 500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) statements showing the amount of duties refunded since the close of the last session of Congress. February 21, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. March 1, 1845. Report, and Committee discharged.
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Mary Ann O'Brien, praying for a pension, report...
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith. February 26, 1845. Read February 28, 1845. Ordered to be printed
In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 546.) The Committee on Public Lands, to which have been referred a certain "joint memorial" of the General Assembly of Alabama, and also a bill entitled "An Act To Grant to the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company a Right of Way Through the Public Lands of the United States," have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report...
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 516.) The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred an act placing the name of Benjamin Allen on the invalid pension roll, report...
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury of the 19th February, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 23d December last, statements showing the amount of duties upon foreign merchandise which has been refunded...
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dickinson made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Samuel H. Thompson, praying remuneration for the detention of his ship Argo, &c., report...
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a memorial of several ship owners and merchants of the City of New York, praying that certain duties paid by them upon the importation of coffee may be refunded, report...
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Mary Blakesle [i.e., Blakeney], praying for a pension, report...
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Smith Cram, praying for a pension, report...
In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 544.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 544) "Supplemental to an Act for the Relief of Jehu Hollingsworth [i.e., Hollinsworth]"...
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a motion of the Senate) the result of an experiment to ascertain the expediency of using gas, instead of oil, in the light-house establishment. May 24, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. May 28, 1844. Discharged. March 3, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 413.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the "Bill for the Relief of Isabella Baldridge..."
In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 578.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of Joseph Watson, report...
Reports of the Committee of the Judiciary of the Senate of the United States, made by the Honorable John MacPherson Berrien, on January 27 and March 3, 1845, with testimony relating to the violation of the naturalization laws. March 3, 1845. Ordered to be printed, and that five thousand additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Illinois, in favor of the annexation of Texas. March 3, 1845. Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to transfers of Chickasaw and Choctaw orphan and incompetent funds. March 1, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of A. Fitch, (in behalf of Fitch, Brothers & Co.,) in relation to their agency as navy agents at Marseilles. February 5, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. March 4, 1845. Committee discharged, and memorial and documents ordered to be printed.
In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Hezekiah Hamlet, praying for a pension, report...
In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 562.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom the bill for the relief of Francis Summeraner was referred, report...
In Senate of the United States. February 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pearce made the following report: (To accompany Resolution S. 26.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Lieutenant J. Melville Gilliss, of the United States Navy, report...
In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 545.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 545) "For the Relief of John Boyd," report...
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Serial set 459 Astronomical observations made at the Naval Observatory, Washington, under orders of the Honorable Secretary of the Navy, dated August 13, 1838. By Lieutenant J.M. Gilliss, U.S.N. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. 1
Serial set 460 Magnetical and meteorological observations made at Washington under orders of the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, dated August 13, 1838, by Lieutenant J.M. Gilliss, U.S.N. 1
Serial set 461 Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44. By Brevet Capt. J.C. Fremont, of the Topographical Engineers, under orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States.
Statement showing: first, appropriations made during the second session of the 28th Congress; second, the officers created, and the salaries thereof; third, the offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period. March 31, 1845. Prepared by the Secretary of the Senate, in pursuance of the 6th section of the act of July 4, 1835, to authorize the appointment of additional paymasters, and for other purposes.
Report from the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the 15th instant) a report of John Stockton, superintendent of the mineral lands on Lake Superior, with map, &c. March 19, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and the map engraved.
Proceedings and documents relating to James W. Schaumburg, from which the injunction of secrecy has been removed. In executive session -- Senate United States. February 26, 1845.
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Serial set 462 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: being the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 2, 1844, in the sixty-ninth year of the independence of the United States. 1
Serial set 463 list of reports to be made to Congress, at the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress, by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by B.B. French, Chief Assistant Clerk. December 2, 1844.
Harbor -- Cape Porpoise. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of the Colonel of the Corps of Topographical Engineers upon a resolution of the House directing a survey of the harbor at Cape Porpoise, &c. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contingent expenses -- State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the contingent expenses of that Department for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1844. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
French spoliations. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Connecticut, relative to French spoliations. December 10, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Navy Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Navy Pension Fund for the year ending September 30, 1844. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Branch Mint at Charlotte, N.C. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a letter from the director of the Mint at Philadelphia, &c. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress. December 3, 1844. Read, and ordered that the usual number of copies of the message and documents be printed, and that 10,000 copies extra of the same be also printed
Constitution of Iowa. Constitution of the State of Iowa, adopted in convention, November 1, 1844. December 12, 1844. Read, referred to the Committee on the Territories, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed.
Venezuela. Message from the President of the United States, on the subject of the indemnity assumed to be paid by the Republic of Venezuela, in the case of the brig "Morris." December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contracts -- public buildings. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, transmitting copies of all contracts made in that office since December 1, 1843. December 13, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his annual report on the state of the finances. December 16, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. December 16, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Accident on board of the Princeton. Resolutions of the Common Council of New York, respecting the accident on board of the Princeton, February 28, 1844. October 14, 1844. Received by the Clerk of the House from the Department of State. December 13, 1844. Laid before the House by the Speaker: laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Revenue-marine service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the officer in charge of the revenue-marine service. December 19, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence between Mr. Shannon, American minister to Mexico, and Senor Rejon. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Passengers arriving in the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statements of the number and designation of passengers arriving in the United States, in the three first quarters of the year 1843, and between the 1st of October, 1843, and 30th September, 1844. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Estimate of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations proposed to be made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1846. December 16, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Registered seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of registered seamen from 1st October, 1843, to 30th September, 1844. December 14, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Postage, and franking privilege. Resolutions of the State of New Hampshire, relative to the rates of postage, and to the franking privilege. December 18, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of account with the United States for the 3d and 4th quarters of 1843, and the 1st and 2d quarters of 1844. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Militia. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the re-organization and discipline of the militia. December 13, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Militia.
Contingent expenses of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the expenditures under the head of "contingent expenses" of the Navy, as allowed at the Office of the Fourth Auditor, &c. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department.
The tariff. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Connecticut, relative to the tariff. December 10, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
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Serial set 464 Annexation of Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, relative to the annexation of Texas to the Union. January 25, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
National armories -- expenses, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the officer in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, relative to the national armories, and the arms manufactured therein. January 11, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. Memorial of Asa Whitney, of New York City, relative to the construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. January 28, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
Fort Massac. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the erecting of a national armory at Fort Massac, &c. January 11, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the United States. January 22, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Illinois -- National Road. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking an appropriation of money for the completion of the National Road in that state. January 6, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Ammunition -- naval service. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the report of the chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, relative to the quantity and kinds of ammunition annually used in the naval service, &c. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relating to the territory of Oregon. January 22, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Clerks, &c. -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of names of clerks and other persons employed in that Department during the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Ammunition. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the officer in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, relative to ammunition. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Instructions to G.W. Erving, minister to Spain. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copy of all the instructions to George W. Erving, minister to Spain, in 1814. January 10, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Commercial systems. Letter fr[om] the Secretary of State, transmitting an account of changes and modifications in the commercial systems of other nations, &c. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. January 29, 1845. Ordered, that 5,000 extra copies be printed.
Decisions of the Supreme Court. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, to procure the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, for distribution among the states and territories of the Union. January 27, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of that work. December 27, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Magnetic telegraph. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from Professor Morse, relative to the magnetic telegraph. December 23, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Roads in Iowa. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the agent charged with the construction and repair of certain roads in the Territory of Iowa. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Survey of road from Green Bay to Copper Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Colonel of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, relative to survey of road from Green Bay to Copper Harbor. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
James Green. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Commissioner of Pensions, relative to the application of James Green for a pension. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Estimates -- mail service. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates for the mail service for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1845. January 2, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Contingent expenses -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contingent expenses of his Department. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Illinois -- railroads. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking appropriations of land to aid in the completion of certain railroads. January 6, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Insolvent debtors of United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the proceedings relative to insolvent debtors of the United States. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Texas and Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, relative to the re-annexation of Texas, and the assertion and maintenance of our rights to the territory of Oregon. January 7, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Persons employed in the Indian Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report containing the names, pay, &c., of all persons employed in the Indian Department during the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Clerks -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement showing the names of clerks and other persons employed in that Department during the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contingent expenses -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of the Navy, and the bureaus of the Navy Department, &c. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting statements of the expenditures of the appropriation of the contingent expenses of said House for the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Statistics. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report, with results of statistical information, &c. January 7, 1846. Read, and referred to a select committee of five.
Annual report -- Commissioner of Public Buildings. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, accompanied by his annual report of expenditures on public buildings and grounds. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contracts -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts during the year 1844. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Indices to public documents. Papers explanatory of the plan of Gordon's proposed index of public documents, laid before the House by Mr. Burke, from the Joint Committee on the Library. January 11, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Illinois -- common schools. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the sixteenth sections of land, &c. January 11, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Merchandise -- duties exceeding 35 per cent. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a tabular statement showing the articles of merchandise imported during the year ending 30th June, 1844, the duty on which exceeded 35 per cent, on the average wholesale market. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Louisville and Portland Canal Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report relative to the purchase of individual stock in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
Contracts -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements of contracts from the bureaus of that Department, &c. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Tariff of 1842. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, in favor of a repeal or modification of the tariff law of 1842. January 14, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
State Department -- clerks and compensation. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement showing the names and compensation of the clerks employed in the State Department and Patent Office. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Arrivals -- New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement showing the number of passengers who arrived at the port of New Orleans during the first quarter of the last year. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Harbor at Dubuque. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the survey of the harbor at the Town of Dubuque. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Applicants for pensions. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting lists of applicants for pensions, or increase of pensions, during the year 1844, whose claims have been rejected by the Commissioner, &c. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Papers of the Confederation and of Washington. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to the manuscript papers of the Confederation and of Washington. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Rejected applicants for Navy pensions. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting lists of rejected applicants for Navy pensions. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Texas. Resolution of the Legislature of Missouri, in favor of the annexation of Texas. January 24, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Chinese Treaty. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting an abstract of the treaty between the United States and the Chinese Empire. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Catharine Stevenson. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Commissioner of Pensions, relative to the claim of Catharine Stevenson. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.
Town lots in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to certain lots in the Town of Perrysburg. January 13, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contingent expenses -- military establishment. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the military establishment during the year 1844. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi River, made by I.N. Nicollet [i.e., J.N. Nicollet], while in employ under the Bureau of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. January 11, 1845. Resolved, that 1,500 copies of Nicollet's report, to accompany his map of the basin of the upper Mississippi, be published for the use of this House.
Persons employed in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, containing a statement showing the number and names of persons employed in his office. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
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Serial set 465 Alabama vs. amendment of Constitution. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to the proposed amendment of the Constitution of the United States, by Massachusetts, &c., &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
Commerce and trade. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting returns of the consuls and commercial agents of the United States at the several ports abroad, containing information in regard to the amount and description of commerce and trade between the United States and foreign countries, &c., &c. January 28, 1845. Ordered, that 5,000 extra copies of the report, now in preparation at the Department of State, be printed for the use of the House of Representatives.
Errors in sixth census. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to alleged errors of the sixth census. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the select committee on that subject
Texas. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a communication from Mr. Raymond, relative to the amount of the debt of Texas, and other matters connected with that republic. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
Illinois -- volunteer companies. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking compensation for the services of volunteer companies of that state during the late war with Great Britain. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Oregon territory. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, in favor of the immediate occupation and fortification of the Oregon territory. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Illinois and Michigan Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. January 31, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Georgia claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of the Second Auditor relative to Georgia claims. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Fines and deductions -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report showing the fines imposed, and deductions made from the pay of mail contractors. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Louisiana, relative to the annexation of Texas to the United States. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Naval appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1844. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Louisville and Portland Canal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting additional information relative to the Louisville and Portland Canal. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Mint and branches. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the operations of the Mint and branch mints. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Contingent expenses -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting the report of the disbursing agent of that Department for the calendar year 1844. January 29, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Georgia claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, relative to the amount of the claims of the State of Georgia against the general government. January 29, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Balances of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the annual report of the Second Comptroller, showing balances of appropriations for the service of that Department, &c., &c. January 29, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Constitution of Iowa. Constitution of the State of Iowa, adopted in convention, November 1, 1844. January 29, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Supreme Court decisions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking the publication and distribution of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. January 30, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents. Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1844. January 29, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Patents. January 30, 1845. Resolved, that 25,000 extra copies of the report of the Commissioner of Patents, without the list of patents granted or expired, and the list of claims, and 3,000 extra copies of the whole report, be printed.
Texas boundaries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State relative to the boundaries of Texas; and copies of treaties subsisting between Texas and the governments of France and Great Britain, &c. February 4, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Reduction of postage. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to a reduction of the rates of postage. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Wabash and Ohio Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the completion of the Wabash and Ohio Canal. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
The Wabash River. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the improvement of the Wabash River. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Post routes -- New York to Buffalo, &c. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House, asking the distance of certain post-routes, &c. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, relative to a reduction of the rates of postage. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Refuse lands in Indiana. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of a gradual reduction in the price of the refuse lands in said state. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
National Institute. Memorial of a committee of the National Institute, soliciting the aid of Congress in its behalf. February 3, 1845. Referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Barnard, Burt, Owen, H. Hamlin, and Marsh.
Annexation of Texas. Resolution of the State of Michigan, relative to the annexation of Texas to the United States. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Oregon territory. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the occupation of Oregon territory. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Embezzlement of public money. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House relative to embezzlements of public money. February 4, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
American seamen in foreign countries. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to the increased expenditures for the protection and relief of American seamen in foreign countries. February 4, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sites for hospitals. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, relative to the purchase of sites and the erection of hospitals, by the federal government, at Louisville and Paducah. February 4, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Revenue -- Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements showing the number of officers, and the amount of revenue collected, at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and New Orleans, &c. February 4, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Georgia claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports and copies of correspondence relative to the claims of Georgia upon the general government. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Choctaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the contracts for the emigration of the Choctaw Indians from the interior of the State of Mississippi; with a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, stating the number of Indians removed, &c., with sundry other documents relating to the same subject. February 8, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Colt's submarine battery. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the secret of Colt's submarine battery. May 15, 1844. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 8, 1845. Ordered, that the report of the Secretary of War, made on the 15th of May last, in answer to the resolution of April 19, 1844, as to whether the combustible agent used by Mr. Colt in his submarine explosion was a secret before he made the same known at the seat of government, be printed.
Great Wabash River. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the Great Wabash River. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Macadamized road -- Indiana. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to a proposed macadamized road from Bloomington to Columbus. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Texas and Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, relative to the annexation and the occupation of Oregon. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Penitentiary. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.
Oliverian Canal route. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of Major Graham upon his survey of the "Oliverian Canal route." February 12, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Fugitive criminals from Florida. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report from the Secretary of State, and copies of documents relative to fugitive criminals from Florida. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Navy Register. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting copies of the Navy Register. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Clerks, &c. -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of clerks and other persons employed in that Department. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Clerks -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of clerks and other persons employed in that Department. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Commerce and tonnage. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury relative to the delay of the report on commerce and tonnage. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Chickasaw fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual statement of balances, expenditures, receipts, &c., on account of the Chickasaws. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Cherokee County -- Cedar Bluff. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to a certain tract of land, upon which is situated the Town of Cedar Bluff. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
National foundry at the South. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama, on the subject of a national foundry at the South. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Veto power, distribution, protective tariff, Texas, Oregon, National Bank, &c. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to the veto power, distribution, protective tariff, Texas, Oregon, a national bank, &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Extension of American commerce -- proposed mission to Japan and Corea [i.e., Korea]. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Public lands. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to a reduction in the price of the public lands, &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Disbursements for Indians. Letter from the Second Auditor, transmitting copies of accounts rendered by persons charged or intrusted with the application of moneys, &c., for the benefit of the Indians. February 17, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Sale of lands -- Staten Island. Resolution of the Legislature of New York, in relation to the sale of certain lands on Staten Island. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, on the subject of the reduction of the rates of postage. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Resolutions of the Legislature of North Carolina, relating to the Cherokee Indians residing in that state. February 8, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama, asking a right of way over, and certain sections of, the public lands, for the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Cumberland Road, and harbor at Michigan City. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the completion of the Cumberland Road, and harbor at Michigan City, in the State of Indiana. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Army Register. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of Army Register. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Florida reef. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Chief Engineer relative to fortifications of the Florida reef. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Central Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to a grant of land for the completion of the northern end of the Central Canal. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
Appropriation for a county-seat. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to an appropriation, by Congress, to the County of Wyandott. February 13, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Mails -- railroad and steamboat lines. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting statement of railroad and steamboat lines employed to carry the mails of the United States. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Northern Cross Railroad. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to a grant of lands to construct the Northern Cross Railroad in the States of Illinois and Indiana. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Repudiation. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to the repudiation of state debts. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Admission of Florida. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, relative to her admission as a state into the Union. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Defalcation of the late Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting papers relative to the defalcation of the late Clerk of the House of Representatives. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Accounts.
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Serial set 466 Indemnities -- Mexican government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report of the Secretary of State, with other documents, relative to indemnities for claims of American citizens upon the Mexican government. February 20, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Reduction of postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, relative to the bill of the Senate for the reduction of postage. February 21, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts relative to the annexation of Texas. March 1, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
Embezzlement of public money. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution inquiring what embezzlements of public money have taken place since August, 1841, by officers of the United States, &c. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Merchandise imported. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of articles free and subject to duty, and the rates of duty, imported between June, 1843, and July, 1844. February 20, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Contingent fund -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of that Department, &c. February 17, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Reduction of the rates of postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, in favor of reducing the rates of postage, as proposed in the bill now before Congress. February 18, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Balances due from agents. Letter from the First Comptroller, transmitting the annual statement of balances existing more than three years on the books of the Treasury. February 20, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Chemical analyses of sugar, molasses, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of chemical analyses of sugars, molasses, &c., and of researches on hydrometers, made under the superintendence of Professor Alex. D. Bache, by Professor R.S. McCulloh. February 20, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Treasury Department contracts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of contracts, &c., made in that Department. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Expedition west of the Rocky Mountains. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers relative to Lieutenant Fremont's expedition west of the Rocky Mountains. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Treasurer's accounts -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of accounts of receipts and disbursements for the service of the Post Office Department. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Officers of the Customs -- emoluments of. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting abstracts, prepared by the First Comptroller, of official emoluments and expenditures by officers of the Customs, for the year 1844, &c. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Corporal punishment in the Navy. Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 11th of January last, as to what substitute, if any, can be made for the present mode of corporal punishment in the Navy, without endangering the discipline of the service. February 25, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Contracts -- A.G. & A.W. Benson. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report from the Bureau of Construction, &c., relative to contracts entered into with A.G. & A.W. Benson. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Postage. Letter from the Postmaster General, relative to the amount of postage received at the principal post offices upon mail routes upon which private expresses have been established in states therein named, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Mexican claims. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence relative to the claims of citizens of the United States upon the Mexican government. February 28, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Weights and measures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from Professor A.D. Bache, relative to standard weights, measures, and balances. February 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Dry docks. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of officers and engineers relative to the properties and advantages of a dry dock, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the journal of the board convened in March, 1843, upon the Coast Survey. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
Duties on imports and tonnage. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement exhibiting the amount of duties on imports and tonnage; the expenses of collecting the revenue on the same; and the expenses incurred for procuring weights and measures, from 1789 to June 30, 1843, inclusive. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Militia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the returns of militia, &c. February 17, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Captain J. Allen's expedition. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Assistant Adjutant General of the Army, relative to Captain J. Allen's expedition. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Commerce and navigation of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury relative to the commerce and navigation between the United States and foreign countries, &c. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. February 25, 1845. Ordered that 10,00 extra copies be printed for the use of the House.
Slave trade, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of despatches from the American minister at the court of Brazil, relative to the slave-trade, &c. February 20, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Wines, coffee, &c. -- duties. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of instructions in reference to the collection of duties on wines, coffee, &c. February 17, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
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Serial set 467 Mineral lands of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th of February last, concerning the mineral lands of the United States. June 6, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44. By Brevet Capt. J.C. Fremont, of the Topographical Engineers, under orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau. Printed by order of the House of Representatives.
Appropriations -- new offices, &c. Report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S., in compliance with the "Act To Authorize the Appointment of Additional Paymasters and for Other Purposes," passed July 4, 1836. April 11, 1845.
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Serial set 468 Prisoners at Van Dieman's Land. January 28, 1845.
John Carr, John Batty, and Samuel Stevenson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 611.) February 15, 1845.
Aaron Rollins. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
William Fisher. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 49.) February 15, 1845.
Jeremiah Smith, Jr. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
John H. McIntosh. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 511.) January 11, 1845.
William Davis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 596.) February 7, 1845.
Samuel D. Enochs. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 610.) February 15, 1845.
Magnetic telegraph from Baltimore to New York. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Econchatimico, Indian chief. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
Statistics of the United States. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
Andrew Waggoner. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
John Martin. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Jeremiah Moors. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 573.) February 25, 1845.
Florida -- militia service. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 592.) February 7, 1845.
National foundries. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 350.) December 31, 1844.
Alvin C. Goell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 621.) February 15, 1845.
William Couch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 597.) February 7, 1845.
Thomas T. Wright. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Elisha Luce. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 536.) January 28, 1845.
Ventilation of the public buildings, &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
John R. Williams. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 584.) February 7, 1845.
Thomas Brownell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 636.) February 25, 1845.
Joseph Carter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 642.) February 25, 1845.
Charles R. Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 532.) January 28, 1845.
Adam McCulloch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 648.) March 3, 1845.
Israel Johnson. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
S. Calvert Ford. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Clerks -- Custom-house at New Orleans. February 7, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Charles Townsend. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
New mode of taking the yeas and nays, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Adams Payne. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Joseph Gerard. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 644.) February 25, 1845.
Sappers, miners and pontoniers. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 60.) February 15, 1845.
Eli Merrill. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Water-proof cartridges. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 70.) January 31, 1845.
A.B. McMillan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 617.) February 15, 1845.
Deerin Farrer. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Daniel H. Warren. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 560.) January 28, 1845.
Mary Ann Bruner. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 464.) February 15, 1845.
George W. Taylor. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Major E.J. Weed - administrator of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 627.) February 25, 1845.
W.P. Zantzinger. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 453.) December 23, 1844.
Warehousing system. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 336, of 1st sess. 28th Cong.) February 12, 1844.
Arthur R. Frogge. (To accompany Bill H.R. 485.) December 31, 1844.
Susannah Scott. (To accompany Bill H.R. 457.) December 23, 1844.
Isaac Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 460.) December 23, 1844.
Daniel Homans. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 476.) December 31, 1844.
Heirs of Robert Fulton. (To accompany S. Bill No. 6.) December 23, 1844.
Thomas Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 451.) December 18, 1844.
Joseph Bowlen. December 23, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Sally W. Griffith, executrix of Elizabeth Thompson. December 23, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Elizabeth Jones and others. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 456. December 23, 1844.
Philip Schwartztrawber. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 475.) December 31, 1844.
William Norman. December 31, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Richard Elliott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 458.) December 23, 1844.
Elijah Blodget. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 461.) December 23, 1844.
William Gump. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 483.) December 31, 1844.
John Ficklin. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 484.) December 31, 1844.
Langtry & Jenkins. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 450.) December 18, 1844.
John Stone. December 31, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Asenath Orvis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 487.) December 31, 1844.
Public buildings. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 199.) December 31, 1844.
Elizabeth Fitch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 459.) December 23, 1844.
Henry Ledyard, late charge d'affaires. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 489.) December 31, 1844.
Right of suffrage in Washington. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 437.) December 31, 1844.
Lots adjoining the General Post Office. (To accompany amendment to Bill H.R. No. 199.) December 31, 1844.
Alexander M. Cumming. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 62.) January 10, 1845.
William Allen. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Harrison Whitson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 517.) January 11, 1845.
Samuel Colt. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 519.) January 11, 1845.
Martha Twist. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Richard G. Dove. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Jane Parker, widow of Southey Parker. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Fortifications. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 509.). January 11, 1845.
Fortification at the mouth of Genesee River. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 510.) January 11, 1845.
William Saunders and William R. Porter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 508.) January 11, 1845.
Widow Hannah Duboise. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 514.) January 11, 1845.
Justin Jacobs. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 515.) January 11, 1845.
Benjamin Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 516.) January 11, 1845.
George Wentling. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 525.) January 21, 1845.
Dismal Swamp Canal. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 522.) January 14, 1845.
Illinois and Michigan Canal. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 436.) January 17, 1845.
Alexander H. Everett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 529.) January 24, 1845.
Jacob L. Vance. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 531.) January 28, 1845.
John P. Converse. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 534.) January 28, 1845.
Joshua Shaw. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 533.) January 28, 1845.
Custom-house -- New Orleans. January 28, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
W. Ellery and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 535.) January 28, 1845.
B. Baker, Jr., and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 538.) January 28, 1845.
Joshua Kennedy. (To accompany S. Bill No. 5.) January 28, 1845.
Owner and crew of schooner Two Brothers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 539.) January 28, 1845.
John Boyd. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 545.) January 28, 1845.
Joseph Craigmiles. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 558.) January 28, 1845.
Captain J.B. Crozier's company of Tennessee Volunteers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 555.) January 28, 1845.
James Dixon. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 551.) January 28, 1845.
George B. Russell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 553.) January 28, 1845.
Spirit ration in the Navy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 557.) January 28, 1845.
John E. Wright. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 559.) January 28, 1845.
Thomas Bronough. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 561.) January 28, 1845.
James H. [i.e., L.] Shnell. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Thomas C. Wells and Wm. Leach. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
National trophies. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 55.) January 28, 1845.
Public buildings. (To accompany report No. 20, of December 31, 1844.) January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Francis Dodge. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Noble A. Penland. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Naturalization. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 575.) January 31, 1845.
Iowa militia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 576.) January 31, 1845.
Marine hospitals. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 608.) February 14, 1845.
Armand T. Donnet. February 3, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Benjamin E. Green. February 3, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 577.) February 4, 1845.
Owners of ship Herald. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 580.) February 4, 1845.
Joseph Watson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 578.) February 4, 1845.
Building on Governor's Island. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 582.) February 4, 1845.
Denton & Humphreys. February 5, 1845. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Parish of Plaquemines. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 587.) February 7, 1845.
Asa Andrews. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 37.) February 7, 1845.
John Stein and Thomas Thompson. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Mrs. Mary Ker. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Samuel A. Morse. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
John W. Hockett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 583.) February 7, 1845.
Joseph Paxton. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Votes for President and Vice President of U.S. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Military asylum. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 593.) February 7, 1845.
Josiah Scott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 604.) February 10, 1845.
Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 448.) February 7, 1845.
Jane Baker. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Massachusetts militia. (To accompany S. Bill No. 29.) February 11, 1845.
Dr. William M. Wright. February 13, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Patrick Masterson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 619.) February 15, 1845.
George D. Spencer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 612.) February 15, 1845.
Lemuel Moody. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 620.) February 15, 1845.
James McAvoy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 614.) February 15, 1845.
National Institute. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 615.) February 15, 1845. Read and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Legal representative of Christian Orendorff. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 616.) February 15, 1845.
Publication of patents. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 72.) February 15, 1845.
James H. Clark. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 618.) February 15, 1845.
Peter Wilson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 622.) February 15, 1845.
Election of President and Vice President. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
James Davidson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 625.) February 15, 1845.
William B. Stokes. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 73.) February 15, 1845.
Charles Cappel. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
John Francis. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
F.M. Irish. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid on the table.
John Robinson. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Henry Gardner, and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 631.) February 25, 1845.
Benjamin J. Porter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 632.) February 25, 1845.
Samuel K. George. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 626.) February 25, 1845.
Harvey [i.e., Hervey] Parke. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 628.) February 25, 1845.
Maps, plates, &c. -- Exploring Expedition. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 74.) February 25, 1845.
Frances Swann. February 25, 1845. Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee of Claims, made the following report: the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Frances Swann and others, report...
Capt. John Martin. February 25, 1845.
Lieutenant John T. McLaughlin. February 25, 1845. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Mechanics, &c., at the Navy yard in Washington. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Freelove Waid. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 641.) February 25, 1845.
John K. Cooke. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 638.) February 25, 1845.
Samuel Perry. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 643.) February 25, 1845.
Heirs of William Evans. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 645.) February 25, 1845.
Sale of lot at Sackett's Harbor. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 77.) February 25, 1845.
Monument to the victims of prison-ships. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 75.) February 25, 1845.
Engraved plates withheld from Congress. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Richard M. Livingston. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Robert Graham. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
The banks of the District of Columbia. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
National edifices at Washington. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Sarah H.B. Stith. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 647.) March 3, 1845.
Bent, St. Vrain & Co. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Heirs of Dr. John Gray. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Post Office expenditures. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
George Roush. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 595.) February 7, 1845.
Expenses of Wisconsin Assembly. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 602.) February 7, 1845.
Fleming Wood. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Custom-house, Savannah. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 586.) February 7, 1845.
Importance of a Statistical Bureau. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Mechanics and laborers in the Navy-yard at Washington. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Duties on coffee imported from the Netherlands. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 78 [i.e., 79].) March 3, 1845.
Joseph De la Francia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 646.) March 3, 1845.
Choctaw Academy in Kentucky. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
James M. Smith and L.T. Pease. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Illegal contract. -- Live-oak timber. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Railroad to Oregon. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Daniel Grant and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 537.) January 28, 1845.
Teacle [i.e., Teakle] Savage, administrator of Bolitha Laws. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Abner E. Van Ness. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 549.) January 28, 1845.
Zaccheus Knowles. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 540.) January 28, 1845.
Francis Summeraner. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 562.) January 18, 1845.
Legal representative of William Dickson. (To accompany Bill H.R. 624.) February 15, 1845.
March Farrington. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 512.) January 11, 1845.
Charles Larrabee. December 31, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table.
Sellers & Pennock. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 67.) January 28, 1845.
Henry N. Halsted. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 513.) January 11, 1845.
Philip R. Rice. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 590.) February 7, 1845.
Charles Devall. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
Salaries of persons employed at Washington, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
William Rich. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 477.) December 31, 1844.
Joseph Edson -- administrators of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 630.) February 25, 1845.
Legal representatives of Thomas Sumpter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 634.) February 25, 1845.
Alton Long. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 635.) February 25, 1845.
Raub, Barnum, and others -- safety valves. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 594.) February 7, 1845.
Peter Shaffer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 613.) February 15, 1845.
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Serial set 469 Journal of the Senate of the United States of America: Being the first session of the Twenty-ninth Congress begun and held at the City of Washington, December 1, 1845, in the seventieth year of the independence of the United States. 1