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Serial set 490	Sally Beekes and others. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Ship Herald -- owners of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 390.) April 16, 1846. James C. Watson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 357.) April 6, 1846 John Motlow -- heirs of. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table Peter Dunbar -- heirs of. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. James Frazier. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table Thomas C. Miller. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Therese Mallette. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 378.) April 6, 1846. Thomas T. January. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 403.) May 4, 1846. Heirs of John Speakman. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 359.) April 6, 1846. Charles Walsworth. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Ocean steamers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 458.) June 12, 1846. John Rudolph. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Marshal A. Mathis. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Bernard Todd's heirs. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Hudson. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. William Causey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 440.) May 11, 1846. Rignal [i.e., Rignald] Hillary -- heirs of. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Henry Whiting. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Jefferson, Alabama. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 372.) April 6, 1846. Simeon Caswell. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John W. Crane. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Rose. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Roberts. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Espy's ventilator. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 355.) March 27, 1846. Moses Davis. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Benjamin Tatham, Junior, and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. 356.) March 27, 1846. Benjamin F. Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 370.) April 6, 1846. Joseph Kager. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Assistant Secretary of State, &c. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 376.) April 6, 1846. John Milsted. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 371.) April 6, 1846. John Stockton. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 146.) April 6, 1846. Joseph C. Doxey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 358.) April 6, 1846. John Cox -- heirs-at-law of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 360.) April 6, 1846. Moses Noble. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 362.) April 6, 1846. Mobile Bay. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 361.) April 6, 1846. William Humphreys, Jr. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 365.) April 6, 1846. Joseph P. Nourse. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 364.) April 6, 1846. Israel Goodridge and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 367.) April 6, 1846. John Ruddle. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 377.) April 6, 1846. James Edwards. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 380.) April 6, 1846. Ignatius Pierce. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 368.) April 6, 1846. William Fabens. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 366.) April 6, 1846. George Moffit. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Allen G. Johnson. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Cyrus Turner -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 196.) April 6, 1846. Samuel T. Winslow. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Zenas King. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Des Moines River. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 382.) April 6, 1846. Shikagua River. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Charles M. Hudspeth. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Maria B. Stall. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Surveyors General of the United States. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 373.) April 6, 1846. Ashbel Moore. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Joseph Green and Benjamin Guthrie. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Samuel Reed. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Disabled seamen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 385.) April 14, 1846. Joseph Curwen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 388.) April 16, 1846. John H. Hodges -- administrator of. April 16, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Inspector of Customs at Utica, New York. April 16, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary B. Francisco. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Joshua Jones. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Benjamin Johnson. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mineral lands -- sale of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 409.) May 4, 1846. Peter Rambo. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Tredegar Iron Company. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Elijah Rose. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Moses Cook -- heirs of. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Orlando S. Rees. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. S. Calvert Ford. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Dubuque claim. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John N. Ford & John Scrivener. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Edward Fitzgerald. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Jacob Stonesifert. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. A. Augustus Cowdery. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Edward Morris. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Lieutenant M. Thomas. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 394.) May 4, 1846. David Thomas. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 396.) May 4, 1846. Custom-house at Eastport. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 399.) May 4, 1846. Michael Nourse. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 397.) May 4, 1846. Elisha F. Richards. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 398.) May 4, 1846. Wyandot lands. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 405.) May 4, 1846. Julius Eldred and Sons. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 404.) May 4, 1846. Samuel Billings. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 400.) May 4, 1846. George Ramey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 403.) May 4, 1846. Iowa land. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 408.) May 4, 1846. George B. Russell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 415.) May 4, 1846. Primeau & Chapman -- legal representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 417.) May 4, 1846. William Dickson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 413.) May 4, 1846. Canvass and cordage. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 421.) May 4, 1846. Officers and crew of the steam frigate Missouri. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 420.) May 4, 1846. Anna Giffin. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 425.) May 4, 1846. Susan Brum. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 424.) May 4, 1846. Official misconduct of the late Secretary of State. June 9, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Nancy G. Van Rensselaer. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Ingraham. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Jonas D. Platt. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Violation of the seal of confidence of the State Department. June 12, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. William Stubblefield. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Jonathan W. Sherburne -- administrator of. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Police jury. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Gustave de Neven. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Additional land office in Iowa. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 445.) May 19, 1846. Iowa militia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 446.) May 19, 1846. Charles G. Layton. May 5, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Bristol and Warren collection district. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 431.) May 11, 1846. Fishing schooner Congress. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 432.) May 11, 1846. Anthony Bessy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 436.) May 11, 1846. John B. Chaudonia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 433.) May 11, 1846 Wilfred Knott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 441.) May 11, 1846. Laws of the U.S., and a tenth volume. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the Speaker's table. Frederick Gibbs. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. West Point Academy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 444.) May 11, 1846. McClintock's mortising and tenoning machine. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 438.) May 11, 1846. Fielding Brown. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Jacob Shade. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Asa Hall. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Stephen Brian. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Obadiah Bass. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Congress of nations. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Daniel Turnipseed. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Elizabeth Taylor. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mott Wilkinson. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Des Moines River. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 106.) May 19, 1846. Palmer Branch. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Beriah Wright. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Daniel Hobart -- widow of. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Kline. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. War steamers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 448.) May 20, 1846. David Towle. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Anne Royal [i.e., Royall]. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Sanford. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Sarah Hammond, Elizabeth McClain, Susan Aldrich, Joanna French, Abigail Church, Abigail Lindley, and Roxanna Moore. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Sally Tyler, Charity Chatfield, Esther Humphries, Anna Bissell, Eunice Buckman, Polly Mahl, Elizabeth Randolph, and Polly Owen. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Noah Clark. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. William Fuller. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Benjamin Rowe. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Dunning R. McNair. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Mason. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Joseph Davis. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Exploring Expedition -- forward officers of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 422.) May 4, 1846. Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 374.) April 6, 1846. Cherokee Indians. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 456.) June 2, 1846. Oliver Herrick. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Gas company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 410.) May 4, 1846. Elizabeth Converse. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 412.) May 4, 1846. Silas Duncan -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 423.) May 4, 1846. David Avery -- heirs of. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Samuel Fulton. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary Blakeney and others. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Chaney. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Wm. H. Wilson. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Huldah Saxton, Sarah Scovill, Catharine Adair, Margaret Corwin, and Catharine Jackson. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Milwaukie and Rock River Canal. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 237.) May 19, 1846. Ann Pearsey, Rebecca Boyd, Hannah Stevenson, and Huldah Norris. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Isaac Plummer. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. David S. Rodgers. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. A.C. Crandall. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Improvement of the Mississippi River. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 67.) May 4, 1846. Dry dock. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 418.) May 4, 1846. Abigail Watkins. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Eleanora B. Watkins. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 429.) May 5, 1846. Gideon Walker. May 5, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. March Farrington. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Charles Cappel. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 414.) May 4, 1846. Compensation to officers and soldiers of the Indian wars. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2.) April 6, 1846. Levi Nichols. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Susan Howard. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Reed and others. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Crown. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 428.) May 5, 1846. Jesse Campbell. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Medad Shelley. April 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Eunice Starr, Elizabeth Myers, and Sarah Triplett. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. James Williams. (To accompany Bill H.R. 455.) May 2, 1846. Emercy Lyman. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. William Shapley. May 11, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John C. Vansice. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Scott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 406.) May 4, 1846. John Robinson. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Nathaniel Lyford. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Vice. March 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. J.C. Ray and others. May 4, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table A. Bull and L.S. Finch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 401.) May 4, 1846. Collection district on the Gulf of Mexico. April 16, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Jacob Gideon. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 395.) May 4, 1846. William Ellery. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 363.) April 6, 1846. Isaac Guess. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 437.) May 11, 1846. Falls of the Ohio. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 383.) May 11, 1846. Brig "Restaurador." (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 389.) April 16, 1846.	189
Serial set 491	Hugh K. Meade. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table Rosannah Manning. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 549.) August 8, 1846. John Van Slyck. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 512.) July 13, 1846. John Pickett et al. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 462.) June 17, 1846 James Monaghan. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Cornelius Manning. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 505.) July 13, 1846 Schooner Amistad. June 24, 1846 Benjamin Hodges -- widow of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 506.) July 13, 1846 Edith Ramey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 485.) June 17, 1846. Orange H. Dibble. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. James Green. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 257.) June 17, 1846. Citizens of Washington County, D.C. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Amos Armstrong. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 538.) August 10, 1846. John B. Wingerd. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Loomis and Gay. (To accompany Bill S. No. 69.) July 24, 1846. Jonathan Hoyt. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 511.) July 13, 1846. James B. Davenport. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 470.) June 17, 1846. George B. Read. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. New Hampshire claims. (To accompany Bill S. No. 25.) August 10, 1846. Joseph Edson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 466.) June 17, 1846. Monument to General Herkimer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 469.) June 17, 1846. Jacob Lehman. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Anne W. Angus. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 553.) August 10, 1846. James Pennoyer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 479.) June 17, 1846. Joseph Gideon. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 476.) June 17, 1846. Purdy McElvaine. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 547.) August 8, 1846. Edward Raymore. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 540.) August 8, 1846. Elizabeth Calkins. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 509.) July 13, 1846. J. Throckmorton. (To accompany Bill S. No. 55.) July 24, 1846. Putney & Riddle. (To accompany Senate Resolution No. 14.) June 17, 1846. Mary Jackson. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Nancy Ermine Richards. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary D. Wade. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Armand Martin. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. George [i.e., Gustavus] A. de Russy. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mrs. Frances Moore. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Elizabeth Adams. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 480.) June 17, 1846. George McGahen. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Purser G.R. Barry. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 40.) June 17, 1846. Thomas N. Newell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 481.) June 17, 1846. James B. McCutchen. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Harvey Reynolds. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 483.) June 17, 1846. Catharine Stevenson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 484.) June 17, 1846. Ann Clayton. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 486.) June 17, 1846. A.H. Patterson. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks in the New York Custom-house. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Henry La Reintree [i.e., Reintrie]. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 482.) June 17, 1846. Stephen Johnston -- heirs of. (To accompany Joint Resolution No. 38.) June 17, 1846. Thomas Blanchard. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 488.) June 17, 1846. Consular system of the United States. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 489.) June 17, 1846. George R. Smith. (To accompany Joint Resolution No. 39.) June 17, 1846. Silas Chatfield. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 487.) June 17, 1846. James Sloan. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. L.P. Cheatham. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. James H. Conley. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 503.) July 13, 1846. William T. Walthall. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 504.) July 13, 1846. Mrs. Martha Cannon. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Isaac Cook. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Enoch Perkins. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Michael Cryder -- heirs of. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary Crysall [i.e., Crysell]. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Matthew Tasker. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Zachariah Walker. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Public buildings and grounds. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Frigate St. Lawrence. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. James Adams Gregg and others. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. James Warman. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Elizabeth Martin. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Abraham Forbes. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Samuel Worthington. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Stalker & Hill. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 493.) July 13, 1846. Anna Smith, Hannah Norton, Anna Pearsee, Abigail Bodfish, and Mary Bentley. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John C. Steuart and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 494.) July 13, 1846. Thomas Hargas, and others. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Benjamin Metoyer and Francois Gaiennie. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 497.) July 13, 1846. John Spencer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 496.) July 13, 1846. Elijah Bragdon -- widow of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 499.) July 13, 1846. Marine hospital at Memphis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 500.) July 13, 1846. Seth Lamb. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 501.) July 13, 1846. Thankful Reynolds. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 508.) July 13, 1846. Elizabeth Fitch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 507.) July 13, 1846. Harvey [i.e., Hervey] Parke. July 24, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Railroad to the Pacific Ocean. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 513.) July 13, 1846. Samuel Donthit. July 24, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Catlin's Indian gallery. July 24, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard Kelly. (To accompany Bill H.R. 528.) July 28, 1846. David Little. July 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. George Hix. July 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Samuel Lewis. July 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Peter Von Schmidt. (To accompany Bill S. No. 93.) July 24, 1846. Robert Roberts. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 527.) July 24, 1846. George Miller. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Alexander Wilson. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Lydia Bean. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Joel Thacker. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 536.) August 8, 1846. Nathaniel Goddard and others. (To accompany Bill S. No. 38.) August 8, 1846. Thomas Morgan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 537.) August 8, 1846. George Wade. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 534.) August 8, 1846. Matthew Thompson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 543.) August 8, 1846. Paul De Garmo. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 544.) August 8, 1846. Col. Robert Wallace. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 548.) August 8, 1846. William H. Freeman -- representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 546.) August 8, 1846. Amos Bull. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 545.) August 8, 1846. Robert Ellis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 552.) August 10, 1846. Caroline E. Sanders. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Evander Childs. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. American Indian Mission Association. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 490.) June 22, 1846. Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 522.) July 24, 1846. J.W. Simonton & others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 521.) July 24, 1846. Heirs of Matthew Stewart. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 523.) July 24, 1846. B.O. Tayloe. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 524.) July 24, 1846. Andrew C. Armstrong. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 520.) July 24, 1846. Ruth Freeman. July 24, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Unkart & Dreyer. July 24, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary B. Renner. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 525.) July 24, 1846. Israel R. Meek. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John H. Monroe. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 542.) August 8, 1846. Jane Rankin and others. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Francois Valle. August 8, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary Brown. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 550.) August 8, 1846. Col. Wm. L.S. Dearing. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Sickels & Cook. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 551.) August 10, 1846. Division of Ohio into two judicial districts. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Hiram Teall & Company. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. George West. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 539.) August 10, 1846. John Laub. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Gowery. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Francois Cazeau. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 467.) June 17, 1846. Elizabeth Burriss. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 473.) June 17, 1846. Thomas B. Scott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 471.) June 17, 1846. John Wall -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 472.) June 17, 1846. David Myerle. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 477.) June 17, 1846. John A. Bryan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 475.) June 17, 1846. James Mc[.] McIntosh. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 478.) June 17, 1846. Heirs of Joshua Kenedy [i.e., Kennedy]. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 461.) June 17, 1846. Depot for the preservation of gunpowder. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. George W. Jackson. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Susan [i.e., Susannah] Langreen. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. William Eaves, Sr. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Sally Hart. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Charles Smith. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. David Murphy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 535.) August 8, 1846. War with Mexico. June 24, 1846. Lewis [i.e., Louis] C. Sartori. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 502.) July 13, 1846. Harrison Whitson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 517.) July 17, 1846. Printing of the two Houses of Congress. July 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Joshua Parker. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of Bayou Lafourche and Bayou Bleu. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 49.) August 10, 1846. Moses Wright. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Anna Yarrington and John Boreman. July 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Gaetano Carusi. June 17, 1846. Bernard O'Neill. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 460.) June 17, 1846. John Lawson [i.e., Lauson], deceased. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 495.) July 13, 1846. Daniel Witt. August 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Neil Shannon. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 541.) August 8, 1846. Samuel Perry. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 463.) June 17, 1846. Bartholomew Brodock -- heirs of. January 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Catharine E. Moreland. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. John Jones, surviving partner of John Jones and Charles Souder. (To accompany Bill S. No. 112.) July 24, 1846.	160
Serial set 492	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America: being the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 7, 1846. In the seventy-first year of the independence of the United States.	1
Serial set 493	Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances. December 9, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 8, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed, with the accompanying documents; and that 3,500 additional copies of the message, and 1,500 additional copies of the message and documents, be furnished for the use of the Senate. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report from the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year ending November, 1846. December 10, 1846. Read, and ordered that it be printed; and that 500 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed -- 250 copies thereof for the use of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey.	3
Serial set 494	In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 64.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill to compromise the claim of the heirs or legal representatives of John Smith T., under a Spanish grant... Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, in relation to slavery and the Mexican War. January 28, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, in relation to the settlement of the public lands in that state. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atchison made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 103.) The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of George Roush, of Mason County, Virginia, respectfully, report... In Senate of the United States. December 23, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Semple made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 43.) The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the legal representatives of John Rice Jones, deceased, have had the same under consideration... Annual report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. January 11, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the propriety of establishing a marine hospital in Maine. December 16, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the return of the frigate Cumberland and the steamer Mississippi from the Gulf of Mexico to Norfolk. January 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 4, 1847. Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 56.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred the petition and papers in the case of George Gordon, praying that certain entries of public land may be confirmed, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to report... Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, for a donation of the vacant public lands in that state which are inundated by the Mississippi. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, calling for a statement of appropriations for the construction and repair of roads, fortifications, and harbors, and for the improvement of rivers. January 7, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 68.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Peter Frost, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the expediency of requiring vessels navigating along the coast to carry lights. December 15, 1846. Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Phelps made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of William Saunders and William R. Porter, sureties of William Estis, a paymaster in the service of the United States during the late war with Great Britain, praying to be released from a judgment in favor of the United States, respectfully report... In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. -- Submitted. January 14, 1847. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 74.) The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Blanchard, praying for an extension of his patent by special act, report... In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of James Lander [i.e., Leander] Cathcart, executor of James Lander [i.e., Leander] Cathcart, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained by the illegal seizure and detention of himself, his vessel, and cargo, by the French, in 1803, whilst acting as the consul general of the United States for the Barbary powers... In Senate of the United States. January 16, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Richard G. Dove, for increased compensation for duties performed by him as assistant messenger in the Third Auditor's Office... In Senate of the United States. January 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 109.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom were referred the documents relating to the claim of Peter Engles [i.e., Engels], Senior, report... In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 111.) The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom has been referred the petition of William Marvin, for confirmation of his title to a tract of land in Florida, have had the same under consideration... In Senate of the United States. January 16, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of the representative of George Mayo, deceased, praying compensation for his services as clerk in the Post Office Department," have had the same under consideration... In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atchinson made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 101.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Talbot and others, find, from the petition and other papers presented, the following facts clearly made out... Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, instructing the senators and representatives of that state to vote against the appropriation of money or the public land for the payment of claims for French spoliations prior to 1800. January 18, 1847. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 83.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom the memorial of Samuel W. Bell, a native of the Cherokee Nation, has been referred, submit the following report... Report of the Secretary of War, in further answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for a statement of appropriations for the construction and repair of roads, fortifications, and harbors, and for the improvement of rivers. January 19, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Petition of Frederick Dawson, James Schott, and Elisha Dana Whitney, praying payment for certain vessels, &c., furnished Texas, and given up by Texas to the United States on the annexation of Texas. January 20, 1847. Referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 16, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hannegan submitted the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 1.) The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred the Senate Bill No. 1, to extend the national road to the City of Alton, in the State of Illinois... In Senate of the United States. January 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 108.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of John Russell, ask leave to report... In Senate of the United States. January 15, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 93.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Charles M. Gibson, praying to be remunerated for property captured by the Seminole Indians during the war in Florida... In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 100.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Jesse D. Elliott, report... In Senate of the United States. January 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 106.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred "the petition of Maria S. [i.e., L.] Nourse, widow of Joseph Nourse, praying the payment of a balance ascertained to be due him by the United States," have had the same under consideration... In Senate of the United States. January 15, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 96.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom were referred the documents relating to the claim of Elizabeth Pistole, widow of Charles Pistole, deceased, report... In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 113.) The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the memorial of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 89.) The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the "petition of Robert Purkis," have had the same under consideration... In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Fairfield made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 102.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Commander James M. McIntosh, of the United States Navy, report... In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 40.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill, introduced on leave, for the relief of Fernando Fellanny, report... In Senate of the United States. January 26, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the memorial of Mrs. Naomi Davis, widow of the late General Daniel Davis, report... In Senate of the United States. January 26, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 123.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom were referred the petition and documents of Andrew Moore, who was a captain of militia in the service of the United States during the late war, report... Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, in relation to the sale of the public lands in that state, &c. January 27, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, in relation to the sale of the salt spring lands in that state. January 28, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a letter from the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office, showing the causes which prevent an immediate answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for the quantity of public lands sold which had been offered for sale, or subject to private entry, for certain different periods of time. January 28, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 29, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Sevier made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 118.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the bill "Creating the Office of Assistant Secretary of State, and for Other Purposes," report it without amendment, with a recommendation that said bill do pass... In Senate of the United States. December 23, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 23.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill declaring the assent of Congress to certain states to impose a tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the United States therein, from and after the day of such sale... In Senate of the United States. December 28, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Corwin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 54.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the memorial of Cadwallader Wallace, praying compensation for certain Virginia military bounty land warrants... Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, in favor of graduating the price of the public lands. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, for a grant of land to complete the Memphis Road. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to damages sustained by purchasers of certain lands, owing to erroneous or fraudulent surveys. January 4, 1847 -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. January 6, 1847 -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In the Senate of the United States. January 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 26.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill "To Amend the Act Entitled 'An Act for the Regulation of Seamen on Board the Public and Private Vessels of the United States,' Passed the Third of March, Eighteen Hundred and Thirteen"... In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 18.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill to divide the State of Arkansas into two judicial districts, and a memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas on the same subject, report... In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 6.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the bill changing the places and fixing the times for holding the circuit and district courts in the district of Vermont... Memorial of inhabitants of the Parish of St. Mary, La., for the repeal of the Tariff of 1846. December 28, 1846. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance. Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. January 6, 1847. -- Report adverse. January 7, 1847. -- Considered, amended, and the memorial ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury on Commerce and Navigation. December 14, 1846. -- Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,750 additional copies be printed, 250 of which are for the Treasury Department. December 15, 1846. -- 250 additional copies ordered to be printed for the Treasury Department. Report of the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Commissioner of Pensions of rejected pensions. December 14, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed. List of committees of the Senate of the United States, for the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress, 1846-'7. December 14, 1846. Memorial of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce and sundry citizens, for the removal of wrecks in the Savannah River. December 21, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. December 23, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 48.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Richard S. Coxe, report... In Senate of the United States. December 24, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atchison made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 51.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Hugh W. Dobbin, an officer in the late war, praying arrearages of pension, report... Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, in favor of the removal of the remainder of the Seminole Indians from that state. December 28, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 4, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 22.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred a bill to grant to the State of Illinois the right of way through the public lands of the United States... Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, in relation to school lands in that State. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, of the expenditures for the various contingent funds of that Department for the year ending 30th June, 1846. January 4, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Memorial of the marine insurance companies of the City of New York, remonstrating against the repeal of the pilot law of March 2, 1837. January 4, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Postmaster General in relation to the transmission of letters and papers to the officers and soldiers of the Army in Mexico. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, in relation to the reclaiming of inundated lands. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Senate, of expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate. January 4, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 67.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Francis Sommeraner [i.e. Summeraner], report... Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, in relation to the salt springs granted to that state. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 5, 1847. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 62.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph De la Francia, report... Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the loss of the United States brig Somers, and to the assistance rendered by the officers and crews of the French, Spanish, and British ships-of-war lying off Vera Cruz, in the rescue of the officers and crew of the Somers. January 7, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 7, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 72.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Elijah White, praying compensation for property forcibly taken from him by the Pawnee Indians, find the following to be the facts upon which his claim is founded... Memorial of persons, late apprentices to the pilots, licensed by the State of New York. December 15, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the amount of the 3 per cent. net proceeds of the sales of public lands in Illinois, paid to the State of Indiana. December 15, 1846. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Memorial of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, and of sundry citizens, for a new Custom-house building. December 21, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Phelps made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Henry Wright, administrator of William Bunce, deceased, respectfully report... In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 78.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Susan E. Gordon, praying compensation for property used and destroyed by troops in the service of the United States during the Creek War, have had the same under consideration... Memorial of officers of the Exploring Expedition, praying the investigation of certain statements and allegations contained in the narrative of that expedition affecting their characters. January 11, 1847. Referred to the Committee on the Library, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Fairfield made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 76.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas S. Brownell, report... Letter from the Governor of Florida, in relation to depredations by the Seminole Indians. January 11, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 77.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Alexander Watson, praying to be indemnified for property destroyed by hostile Indians in Florida, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report a bill... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom has been referred the memorial of Benjamin Crawford, of Pennsylvania, praying redress on account of a military seizure of his person and property, have had the same under consideration... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Phelps made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John P. Baldwin, praying compensation for a vessel burnt upon the coast of Florida during the late Seminole War, by order of the United States officer, report... In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Allen submitted for consideration the following resolutions... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 90.) The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the memorial and petition of Erskine and Eichelberger, merchants, of Baltimore, report... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Phelps made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Daniel Homans, praying compensation for a quantity of iron furnished by him for the jail in the City of Washington, respectfully report... Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the Seminole Indians in Florida. January 25, 1847. Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 21, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 115.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Sewall, praying compensation for property destroyed during the late war with Great Britain, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to submit the following report... In Senate of the United States. January 21, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Philip Pearce... In Senate of the United States. January 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Mangum made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 121.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of James P. Espy... In Senate of the United States. January 29, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 184.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the Bill H.R. No. 184, for the relief of Jacob L. Vance, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury of the number of vessels employed in the coasting trade. December 14, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. December 28, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 17.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred the Bill (S. 17) to increase the compensation of deputy surveyors in Arkansas, and two petitions of citizens and deputy surveyors of public lands in Arkansas... In Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Phelps made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 75.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Jeanette C. Huntington, widow and sole executrix of Wm. D. Cheever, deceased, respectfully report... Report of the Secretary of War, showing the names of the officers and men killed, wounded, or missing, in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. December 10, 1846. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Turney made the following report: The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the petition of Ross Winnans [i.e., Winans], beg leave to report... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 30.) The Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate, to whom has been referred "A Bill for the Relief of the Heirs of John Paul Jones," have had the subject under consideration, and ask leave to make the following report... In Senate of the United States. January 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cass made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the memorial of Wm. M. Blackford, respectfully report... In Senate of the United States. January 14, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 88.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Milledge Galphin, heir and legal representative of George Galphin, deceased, report... Memorial of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, for the construction of a new Custom-house building in that city. December 15, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.	97
Serial set 495	In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 181.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of Bryan Callaghan..." Resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts, concerning slavery. March 3, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Vice President of the United States, and the Secretary of the Senate, of the letting of the printing for the 30th Congress, under the joint resolution of the 3d August, 1846, and the contracts relating to the same. March 2, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Mason made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 173.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of James Pennoyer... In Senate of the United States. February 22, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of George Petty... In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 174.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of Hola-To-Emathla and other Seminole warriors..." Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of the adjustment and payment of claims for aid and advances furnished by individuals to the expedition under General George Rogers Clark, in 1778-'79, known as the "Illinois campaign." February 22, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating an abstract of the returns of the militias of all the states and territories, with their arms, accoutrements, and ammunition. February 2, 1847. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. In Senate of the United States. March 2, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 192.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was recommitted the "adverse report" of said committee on the petition of John P. Baldwin, have had the same under consideration, together with the additional evidence placed on file since said report was made, and ask leave to report... Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, in relation to slavery. February 19, 1847. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Edward J. Forstall, in behalf of Hope & Co., of Amsterdam, and others, holders (as alleged) "of $250,000 of bonds of the Bank of Pensacola, bearing the endorsement, to bearer, of the Territory of Florida," report... Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, requesting that efforts be made, by negotiation with the British government, to procure the restoration of fugitive slaves. February 16, 1847. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, in relation to the war with Mexico. February 6, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, in favor of increasing the pay of, and allowing bounty land to, soldiers serving in the war with Mexico; tendering the services of that state in the war, &c. February 26, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, in relation to slavery and the domestic slave trade. February 19, 1847. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of letters and papers to and from the volunteers being free of postage. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of the granting of land for a railroad to the Pacific. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to an increase or diminution of duties, with a view to the augmentation of the revenue. February 1, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. March 2, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Peter Grover, report... Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, relative to the erection of a light-house at Indian River bar. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 194.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the memorial of sundry citizens of West Florida, formerly Spanish subjects, praying for the passage of a law to carry into effect the 9th article of the treaty of 1819 with Spain, relative to spoliations committed by the American troops in 1814 and 1818, in West Florida, report... In Senate of the United States. February 4, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 59.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred "A Bill for the Relief of Ray Tompkins and Others, Children and Heirs-at-law of the Late Daniel D. Tompkins," have had the same under consideration... Statement of vessels in distress at Key West, from January 1 to December 31, 1846. February 3, 1847. Submitted to the Senate by Mr. Yulee, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the selling of intoxicating liquors to the Indians. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 193.) The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of the legal representatives of Julien Dubuque, deceased, praying the confirmation of their title to certain lands in Iowa... In Senate of the United States. February 22, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the report of the acting Commissioner of the General Land Office of January 1, 1847, in relation to damages sustained by the purchasers of certain of the public lands, by reason of the erroneous or false and fraudulent surveys thereof, &c., ask leave respectfully to submit... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of S. Calvert Ford, report... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bagby made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Preston Starrett, and others, praying Congress to pass a law enlarging the powers of the commissioners now acting under the treaty of 1835-'36 between the United States and the Cherokee Nation... Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the importation of foreign criminals and paupers. February 20, 1847. Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, in relation to the erection of a light-house on Drum Point, Putuxent [i.e., Patuxent] harbor. February 20, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 171.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of William H. Prentiss..." In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 169.) The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the petition and documents of Elisha L. Keen... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of W.H. Bassett, requesting the payment of money due him as marshal of the United States for western Louisiana, report... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Aaron Weeks, praying to be indemnified in consequence of his being prevented, by an officer of the United States Army acting under official instructions, from constructing a canal around the Sault de Ste. Marie, under contract with the State of Michigan, &c., report... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of the heirs of Abner L. Duncan, &c., report... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of E.P. Calkin & Co., of Galveston, Texas, report... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Miller made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 179.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Kelly, and William Close, securities of the late purser Benjamin F. Hart... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 180.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Edward Bolon... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. No. 442) in addition to and amendment of the several acts to promote the progress of the useful arts, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of scientific investigations relative to the chemical nature of saccharine substances, and the art of manufacturing sugar; made, under the direction of Professor A.D. Bache, by Professor R.S. McCulloh. March 1, 1847. Ordered to be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Statements showing 1st. Appropriations made during the 2d session of the 29th Congress; 2d. The officers created, and the salaries thereof; 3d. The offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period. April 1, 1847. Prepared by the Secretary of the Senate, in pursuance of the 6th section of the act of July 4, 1836, to authorize the appointment of additional paymasters, and for other purposes. Petition of Alexander G. Abell, praying remuneration for the loss of time and expenses incurred in going to and returning from the Sandwich Islands, where he was appointed United States consul. March 3, 1847. Ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the transmission of funds from the Atlantic states to New Orleans, or to disbursing officers of the Army in Mexico, since 1st September last. February 3, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for copies of instructions to commissioners under the 17th article of the Cherokee treaty of 1835-'36. January 15, 1847 -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. February 3, 1847 -- Ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Dubuque, praying a donation of certain islands in the Mississippi River, opposite that city. February 2, 1847. Submitted by the Committee on Public Lands, (to accompany Bill H.R. No. 610,) and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 30, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of the representatives of Jacob Housman, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to submit the following report... Message of the President of the United States, relating to affairs with the Republic of Mexico, August 4, 1846, and the proceedings of the Senate thereon in Executive session. February 2, 1847. Ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of extending the pension laws to the rangers of the last war with Great Britain. February 6, 1847. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Upham made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 146.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Abigail Garland, widow of Jacob Garland... In Senate of the United States. February 5, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 142.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of Pearson Cogswell, late marshal of the United States for the district of New Hampshire, praying payment of a judgment rendered in his favor in a suit instituted against him by the United States..." In Senate of the United States. February 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 149.) The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the "documents relating to the claim of James S. Conway..." In the Senate of the United States. February 5, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 143.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Frederick Dawson, of the City of Baltimore, and James Schott and Elisha D. Whitney, of the City of Philadelphia, report... Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of an appropriation for the improvement of the Mississippi and the lake harbors. February 6, 1847. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Joint Resolution S. No. 12.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of Caleb Green..." In Senate of the United States. February 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 150.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of James F. Sothoron, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the British during the late war," have had the same under consideration, and report... Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting the bridge over the St. Sebastian River, and the defenceless state of the coast. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of reducing the price of public lands, or ceding them to the states in which they lie. February 6, 1847. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 8, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Yulee made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 154.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred the petition and documents of William A. Christian... Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting the amount due that state under the Distribution Act, and a balance claimed by the United States against the Territory of Florida. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Florida, respecting the establishment of a mail route from Milton to Sparta. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting an unexpended appropriation for connecting the waters of Indian Key and Mosquito Lagoon. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting the establishment of a post office at Fernandina. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting an unexpended appropriation for the Oclawaha River. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, relative to the erection of a light-house at Suwannee River. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Florida, relative to the erection of a light-house on Egmont Key. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting losses by Indian depredations during the Seminole War. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 22, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Isaac Davenport... In Senate of the United States. February 9, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 155.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred the petition and papers of Philip F. Dering and Robert H. Champion... In Senate of the United States. February 8, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Yulee made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 153.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred the petition and documents of the late Andrew D. Crosby... Report of the Secretary of War, of the expenditures from the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1846. February 10, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 12, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Robert Owen... In Senate of the United States. February 15, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Webster submitted for consideration the following resolutions: Resolved, that the war now existing with Mexico ought not to be prosecuted for the acquisition of territory... Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in relation to the construction of a dry-dock at Philadelphia. February 15, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in favor of the prohibition of slavery in any new territory that may be acquired. February 16, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 15, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Chalmers made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 158.) The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Savannah, in Georgia, ask leave to submit the following report... In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pearce made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 175.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of David N. Smith... Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, in relation to the war with Mexico. March 1, 1847. Ordered to be printed. Smithsonian Institution. Report from the Board of Regents, submitted to Congress, of the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Smithsonian Institution. March 3, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the contracts made by the Treasury Department, the payments made for the discharge of miscellaneous claims, and the expenditures from the Marine Hospital Fund. February 17, 1847. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 22, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Nehemiah Brush... In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Calhoun submitted for consideration the following resolutions: Resolved, that the territories of the United States belong to the several states composing this Union, and are held by them as their joint and common property... Resolution of the Legislature of New Jersey, in relation to the extension of slavery. February 19, 1847. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bagby made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred sundry petitions and memorials from citizens of New York, and others, praying that the Tonawanda band of the Seneca tribe of Indians may be exempted from the operation of the treaty of the 20th May, 1842, report... In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis made the following report: The Committee on Commerce have had under consideration the petition of Robert Deidrick... In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of David Vann and William P. Ross, delegates from the Cherokee Nation... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Westcott made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Leslie Coombs, of the State of Kentucky, praying for the payment by the United States of certain securities issued by the late Republic of Texas, &c., report... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hannegan submitted for consideration the following resolution: Resolved, that the Secretary of the Senate be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to contract with Dr. James A. Houston to furnish full and accurate reports of the proceedings and debates of the Senate for the Thirtieth Congress... Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to pre-emptors on the Miami reservation. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of the reduction of the price of public lands to actual settlers. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of the holding of a session of the United States Supreme Court west of the Alleghany Mountains. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of increasing the pay of, and granting land to, volunteers. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the claim of Francis Vigo. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of a donation of land to the Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the public lands in Gibson County. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of a grant of land for the road from Bloomington, via Nashville, in Brown County. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of a committee of the faculty of the University of Virginia, praying the establishment of a bureau of hydrography and longitude. February 22, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of granting land for the completion of the Northern Cross and Central Railroad. February 22, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of the confirmation of the lands selected under a grant by Congress for the Wabash and Erie Canal. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of a donation of land to institutions in that state for the insane, the blind, and the deaf and dumb. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed In Senate of the United States. February 26, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Charles Stearns, report... Resolution of the Legislature of New York, in favor of regulating the transportation of passengers by law. February 26, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the mail communication from the Wabash valley. February 25, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 26, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of William Hogan, administrator of Michael Hogan, deceased, report... In Senate of the United States. March 2, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Mary Genung, widow of the late Isaac Genung, report... In Senate of the United States. March 2, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens of the State of Kentucky, praying that a pension be granted to Arthur Stevenson, a soldier of the late war with Great Britain, report... In Senate of the United States. March 2, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 486.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Ann Clayton report... In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pearce made the following report: The Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Lieutenant William M. Walker, and others, officers of the Navy of the United States, report: The memorial alleges that the narrative of the Exploring Expedition contains various inaccuracies and misstatements... In Senate of the United States. February 4, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 141.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of John Bronson..." In Senate of the United States. February 1, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Fairfield made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Josiah Colston... In Senate of the United States. February 1, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Fairfield made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 131.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Rodolphine Claxton... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report from the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the surveys of private land claims at Saut de Ste. Marie, and in the lower peninsula of Michigan. February 1, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed, with the maps. In Senate of the United States. February 1, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Fairfield made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 132.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, who have had under consideration the subject of separating the staff from the line in the Marine Corps, report... Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, relative to French spoliations. February 23, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 6, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 145.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Col. Joseph Watson... In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rusk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 168.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "memorial of Ann B. Cox..." In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 183.) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of M.H. De Leon, executor of Thomas Cooper, deceased, praying the reimbursement of a fine imposed on the testator under the act of July 14, 1798, commonly called the Sedition Act, report... In Senate of the United States. February 25, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Robert Owen, asking an examination of his plan for the permanent improvement and well-being of society, &c., report... Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a statement of appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th of June, 1846. February 8, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 10, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Morehead made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 156.) The Select Committee, to whom were referred the memorials and petitions from citizens of the United States, residing in all sections of the Union, who suffered by French spoliations on their property prior to the ratification of the convention with France of the 30th of September, 1800, report... Resolution of the Legislature of Florida, relative to the erection of a light-house at New Smyrna. February 8, 1847. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of citizens of Allegany City, Pa., against a tax on tea and coffee. March 1, 1847. Ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, in relation to the leasing of mineral lands by the United States. February 4, 1847. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 2, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 134.) The Committee to whom was referred the petition of John M. Moore.... In Senate of the United States. February 5, 1847. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 11.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the "petition of John Devlin..."	124
Serial set 496	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: Being the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 7, 1846. In the seventy-first year of independence of the United States.	1
Serial set 497	Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 8, 1846. Read, and ordered that 15,000 extra copies of the message and documents be printed. Estimates of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1848 [i.e., 1847]. list of reports to be made to Congress at the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House by the Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S. December 7, 1846. Contingent expenses House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting statements of the expenditures of the appropriation for the contingent expenses of said House for the year 1846. December 7, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.	4
Serial set 498	Finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his annual report on the state of the finances. December 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of accounts with the United States for the 3d and 4th quarters of 1845, and the 1st and 2d quarters of 1846. December 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. 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 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses of the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the contingent expenses of that Department, for the fiscal year ending on the 30th June, 1846. December 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Commerce and navigation. 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. December 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Receipts and expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an account of the receipts and expenditures of the government for the year ending June 30, 1846. December 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. 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 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.	7
Serial set 499	Annexation of Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, relative to the annexation of Texas, and the encroachment of the slave power. December 29, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table Extinction of slavery. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, relative to slavery in the District of Columbia and territories belonging or which may hereafter belong to the United States. December 29, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table Louis W. Tinelli. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a memorial of Louis W. Tinelli, consul of the United States at Oporto, in Portugal. December 28, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Weighers, gaugers, and measurers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the employment of weighers, gaugers, and measurers; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st instant. December 30, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Lands in Missouri and Arkansas. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, praying for a grant of certain lands in Missouri and Arkansas for draining the Great Swamp. January 2, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Penitentiary District of Columbia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia for the year 1846. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Des Moines and Rock River rapids. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Colonel of Topographical Engineers, relative to the improvement of the Des Moines and Rock River rapids, &c. January 14, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Persons employed in the Indian Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of persons employed in the Indian Department. January 14, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Clerks and others employed in the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to clerks and others employed in the State Department. January 14, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Captain L.C.F. Fatio. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the correspondence relative to the case of L.C.F. Fatio, late captain in the Revenue Marine. January 19, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made under authority of that Department during the year 1846. January 19, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, transmitting his annual report of expenditures, &c. January 14, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Volunteers -- terms of service, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Adjutant General of the Army relative to the volunteers, terms of service, &c., in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th instant. January 19, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Public moneys in deposite. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the amount of public moneys in deposite according to the latest returns, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant. January 14, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Military forces on the frontiers of Iowa and Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Adjutant General, relative to the military forces on the frontiers of Iowa and Wisconsin, and the cause for the disbanding of the mounted volunteers stationed at Fort Atkinson; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d instant. January 14, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks and others employed in the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting his annual statement relative to clerks and others employed in the Post Office Department. January 14, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Estimates for the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, submitting specific estimates of sums of money expected to be required for the service of the Department during the fiscal year commencing the first of July, 1847. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. The coast and coasting trade. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury relative to the coast and coasting trade. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Volunteers received into the service of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Adjutant General of the Army of the United States relative to the volunteers received into the service, &c., in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d instant. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenses of national armories. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the officer in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, exhibiting the expenses of the national armories, and the arms manufactured therein, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1846. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks and others employed in the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement showing the names of the clerks and other persons employed in all the branches of that Department. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Treasury Department for the year ending 30th September, 1846. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Occupation of Mexican territory. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th instant, relative to the occupation of the Mexican territory. December 22, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Increase of the Army of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the increase of the Army of the United States, and the appointment of a general officer to serve during the war. January 4, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Contingent expenses War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of expenditures from the contingent funds of the War Department, &c. January 7, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Pilot system. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of New York, respecting the pilot system of the United States. December 16, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Revenue Marine Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the officer charged with the superintendence of the United States Revenue Marine Service and boats. December 21, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Seth M. Leavenworth. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting his decision in the case of Seth M. Leavenworth, a mail contractor on route 2,504. December 21, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses of Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the usual annual statement of the contingent expenses of that Department. December 28, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts for stationery. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting a statement of the manner in which he entered into contracts for stationary. December 28, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Rejected pension claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report from the Commissioner of Pensions relative to the rejected pension claims. December 30, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerk's office -- clerks and others employed therein. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting his annual statement of the officers, &c, employed in his office. January 7, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Obstructions in the Savannah River. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Savannah, and other citizens, relative to the obstructions in the Savannah River. January 8, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Constitution of Iowa. Proclamation of the Governor of Iowa, declaring the adoption of the constitution by the electors of the Territory of Iowa. December 15, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Territories. Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, transmitting copies of contracts, &c. December 15, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Exploring Expedition. Memorial of the officers of the Exploring Expedition, relative to personal accusations against said officers. January 11, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Library. Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents. Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1846. January 23, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Patents. Mail facilities. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Missouri, relative to the extension of the mail facilities in that state. January 25, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Public lands appropriated for internal improvement. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to the public lands appropriated by alternate sections in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Arkansas, for internal improvements, &c. January 23, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Inundated lands in Missouri and Arkansas. Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, relative to the inundated lands in Missouri and Arkansas. January 20, 1847. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Constitution of Wisconsin. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the constitution adopted by the delegates of the people of the Territory of Wisconsin. January 21, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mexican war. January 23, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. School lands. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, relative to the 16th sections, or school lands. January 25, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Paupers and criminals. Memorial of the Corporation of the City of New York, relative to the exportation from abroad of paupers and criminals. January 25, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Consular system. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report upon the consular system of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th August, 1846. December 15, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table. Inundated lands in Missouri and Arkansas. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, relative to the inundated lands in Missouri and Arkansas. January 25, 1847. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Pay of volunteers. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, relative to the pay of volunteers for the Mexican War. January 25, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.	47
Serial set 500	Unsold public lands near the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to the unsold lands near the Mississippi River; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d of January last. February 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. 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 12, 1847. Registered seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of American registered seamen in each port of entry of the United States during the year ending the 30th of September last. March 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Changes in the public service. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to changes in the public service; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th of August last. February 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mexican War, and slavery. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, relative to slavery and the Mexican War. February 9, 1847. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union New territory -- acquisition of. Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, relative to the acquisition of new territory. February 6, 1847. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union Tariff, slavery, Mexican War, &c. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, relative to the tariff, slavery, Mexican War, &c. February 10, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table Clerks and others employed in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report and statements showing the number of clerks and other persons employed in that Department, the compensation of each, and the residence of each at the time of his appointment. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mississippi River and lake harbors. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the improvement of the Mississippi River and the lake harbors. February 9, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Offers for carrying the United States mail. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a copy of the abstract of offers for carrying the mails of the United States for the year preceding the 1st of July, 1836 [i.e., 1846]. March 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mexican War. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the Mexican War, and measures for its vigorous prosecution. February 13, 1847. Read, and referred as follows, viz: So much as relates to an increase of military officers, to the Committee on Military Affairs; so much as relates to additional impost, to the Committee of Ways and Means; so much as relates to the war with Mexico, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and so much as relates to the public lands, to the Committee of Ways and Means. Productions, trade, and commerce of the Oriental nations. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to the productions, trade, and commerce of the oriental nations with which the United States have not made treaties; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th instant. February 17, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. 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 during the year ending 30th September last. February 23, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Comanche and other Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, accompanied by a report relative to the Comanche and other Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies. February 24, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Bankruptcy. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statements showing proceedings under the Bankrupt Act. February 23, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Bank returns. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, of the returns of the banks throughout the Union, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, adopted July 10, 1832. March 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Balances on books of Second, Third, and Fourth Auditors, and Register of the Treasury. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of balances on the books of the Second, Third, and Fourth Auditors, and the Register of the Treasury, which have remained unsettled more than three years. March 3, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses of the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual statement of the contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of the Navy, &c. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements of all contracts made by the several bureaus of that Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1847. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks and others employed in the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement showing the names of clerks and other persons employed in the Navy Department. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Cumberland Road. Resolution of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the Cumberland Road. January 27, 1847. 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 statement of the Second Comptroller, showing the balances of appropriations on the 1st of July, 1845, &c. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Postages of the Executive departments. Message from the President of the United States, relative to postages paid at the Treasury during the year ending 30th June, 1846; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Public libraries. Resolution of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to donation of lands to establish public libraries in townships in said state. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Members of Congress holding offices. Message from the President of the United States, relative to members of Congress appointed to office; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 29th of January last. February 1, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Elections. Appropriations for the naval service, 1846. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the appropriations for the naval service. February 8, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Texas Indians -- report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies. February 8, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. The Mint and its branches. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, and the branch Mints, for the year 1846. February 8, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent fund -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting an exhibit of all payments from the contingent fund of the Post Office Department during the calendar year 1846. February 8, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenses of collecting revenue from Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs during the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1846. February 8, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Public lands -- reduction of prices, cession, &c. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the reduction of the price of public lands, and the cession of the same to the states in which they lie, &c. February 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Secret inspectors of the Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to secret inspectors of the Customs, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th December last. February 8, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Persons employed in the ranging service. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to persons employed in the ranging service of the United States during the last war with Great Britain. February 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses military establishment. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement showing the expenditures made from the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the military establishment during the year 1846. February 11, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenses for compiling Tariff of 1846. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the expenses incurred in compiling the Tariff of 1846; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st of December last. February 11, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Exclusion of slavery in territory to be annexed to the United States. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, relative to excluding slavery from Oregon territory, and any other territory which may hereafter be annexed to the United States. February 15, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mexican War. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the vigorous prosecution of the Mexican War. February 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Volunteers in the Mexican War. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, relative to an increase of pay of volunteers who have served in the Mexican War. February 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Chickasaw fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual statement of credits and expenditures made on account of fund appropriated to carry into effect the treaties concluded by Chickasaw Indians on the 20th October, 1832, and 24th May, 1834. February 17, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Extension of slavery. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, relative to the extension of slavery in any territory that may be annexed to the United States. February 26, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Correspondence with General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence with General Taylor since the commencement of hostilities with Mexico, not already published. March 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Report from the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Clerk of the House, of the letting of the printing for the 30th Congress, under the joint resolution of the 3d August 1846, and the contracts relating to the same. March 2, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Sick and disabled seamen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 631. ) January 23, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Abstract of the returns of the militia of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the returns of the militia of all the states and territories, in compliance with an act passed March 2, 1803. February 1, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Militia. Mexican War. Resolutions of the House of Delegates of Virginia, relative to the Mexican War. February 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Judges of United States courts. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the tenure by which the United States judges hold their offices. February 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Generals Taylor and Scott. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, relative to Generals Taylor and Scott. February 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Memorial of J.W. Nye. January 5, 1847. Referred to the Committee of Claims. March 1, 1847. The committee ask to be discharged, and that the memorial, and papers accompanying the same, be laid upon the table and printed.	48
Serial set 501	Noah A. Phelps. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 673.) February 24, 1847. Three per cent. fund to certain states. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 690.) February 24, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Potomac Bridge. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 633.) January 25, 1847. Mail route from Blountsville to Knoxville. February 16, 1847. Edward Quinn. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 666.) February 16, 1847. Churchill Gibbs. March 3, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Jesse Roberts. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Sophia Albrecht. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Joseph De la Francia. (To accompany Bill S. No. 62.) February 24, 1847. Hannah Jane Wick. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. John P. Skinner and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 614.) January 20, 1847. Oregon territory. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 658.) February 16, 1847. Edward D. Baker and Thomas W. Newton. February 26, 1847. William Culver. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 598.) January 11, 1847. Deaf and dumb. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 670.) February 17, 1847 Smithsonian Institution. February 16, 1847. E.G. Smith. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 686.) February 24, 1847. Nicholas E. Thouron. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 688.) February 24, 1847. George Galphin -- executor of. (To accompany Bill S. No. 88.) February 24, 1847. Nathaniel Tracy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 689.) February 24, 1847. Lawrence Van Dyck and others. February 24, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. School fund in Alabama and Mississippi. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 684.) February 24, 1847. Flora Boyt [i.e., Boyd]. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 682.) February 24, 1847. Secret inspectors. March 3, 1847. David Thomas. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 607.) January 20, 1847. Uriah Brown. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 621.) January 20, 1847. Samuel Graves. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 617.) January 20, 1847. Nancy Haggard. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 615.) January 20, 1847. Joseph Bryan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 620.) January 20, 1847. Francois Gramillion -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 626.) January 20, 1847. Papers of Thomas Jefferson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 627.) January 20, 1847. Archibald Loughrey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 611.) January 20, 1847. Ann B. Cox. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 608.) January 20, 1847. Thomas Cooper -- executor of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 625.) January 20, 1847. William Via. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Eleanor Wills. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Freelove Waid. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Nancy Armstrong. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Sarah Knight. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Lyddal Estes. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Alanson Bills. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Lieut. James Glynn. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 578.) December 29, 1846. Elisha F. Richards. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 581.) December 29, 1846. Lucy Clark. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Nancy Martin. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Nicholas Siscoe. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Marine Corps of the United States. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 646.) February 6, 1847. Statistics, etc., of the Indian tribes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 649.) February 9, 1847. Barclay and Livingston, and Smith, Thurgar & Co. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 636.) February 16, 1847. Silas Waterman. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 683.) February 24, 1847. Fire-proof building at Nantucket. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 675.) February 24, 1847. George B. Didlake. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 678.) February 24, 1847. William Triplett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No 659.) February 16, 1847. Enlistments in the Army, &c. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 662.) February 16, 1847. Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 665.) February 16, 1847. J. Melville Gilliss. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 56.) February 16, 1847. Elisha H. Holmes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 667.) February 16, 1847. H. Carrington, executor of Paulina Legrand [i.e., Le Grand]. February 17, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. John Millett. February 24, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Martha Norton -- heirs of. February 24, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Samuel W. Bell. (To accompany Bill S. No. 83.) February 24, 1847. William Greer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 693.) March 1, 1847. President's message. February 24, 1847. Robert Allison -- heirs of. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. John Blair Findley. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary Andrews. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Stephen Champlin. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 618.) January 20, 1847. Grace Hudnut. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. David Pugh. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. James Green. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. John Stout. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Hannah Stevenson. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. George Brent -- administrator of. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Continuation of Fremont's reconnoissance from the boundary of Missouri to Terre Haute, Indiana. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 558.) January 20, 1847. Adah Smith. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. New Hampshire claim. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 582.) January 20, 1847. Samuel Ferguson. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. John Smith. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Jane Degraff -- heir of. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Polly Thomas. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary Hicks. January 20, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 634.) January 25, 1847. James G. Carson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 642.) February 4, 1847. Jesse Rose. February 24, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. Michael Hogan -- administrator of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 695.) March 3, 1847. Jonathan Brown. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 681.) February 24, 1847. Titian R. Peale. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 663.) February 16, 1847. George Alford. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table. George Parsons. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 580.) December 29, 1846. Magdalena Moore. January 9, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.	90
Serial set 502	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America: being the first session of the Thirtieth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 6, 1847, in the seventy-second year of the independence of the United States.	1
Serial set 503	Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirtieth Congress. December 7, 1847. Read, and ordered that 25,000 copies of the message, and 2,000 copies of the message with the accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate.	1
Serial set 504	Report from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, communicating the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. December 13, 1847. Read, and ordered that 500 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the General Land Office. Report of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of the Register of the Treasury, of the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the year ending 30th June, 1847. December 14, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 5,500 additional copies be printed, 500 of which are for the Treasury Department. Report of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, of Treasury notes issued and redeemed under the act of January 28, 1847. December 13, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a report from the Topographical Bureau, in relation to the commerce, navigation, and means of defence of the western lakes and rivers. December 13, 1847. Ordered to be printed. December 14, 1847. Ordered that 2,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate, and that the report be referred to the Committee on Commerce.	4
Serial set 505	Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. By W.H. Emory, Brevet Major, Corps Topographical Engineers. Made in 1846-7, with the advanced guard of the "Army of the West." Report of the Secretary of War, in relation to the occupation of Fort Armstrong as a military post. January 3, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, communicating the report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of that work. December 15, 1847. Read, and ordered that 1,250 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed; 250 of which are for the Superintendent of the Coast Survey. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a report from the Commissioner of Pensions, with lists of pension claims rejected during the past year. January 3, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, stating the reasons which prevented a compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th February, 1846, in relation to overflowed lands. December 29, 1847. Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the construction of floating dry docks at Pensacola, Philadelphia, and Kittery. December 23, 1847. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. January 6, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed in connexion with all communications heretofore received from the Executive on the subject.	6
Serial set 506	Report of the Secretary of War, submitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with a report from the commissioner appointed to investigate whether the Seneca Indians have sustained losses through a late sub-agent of the United States. January 19, 1848. -- Read. March 29, 1848. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence of Mr. Wise, late United States minister to Brazil, in relation to the slave trade. March 3, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed Message from the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence of Mr. Wise, late minister to Brazil, in relation to the imprisonment of Lieutenant Davis, of the Navy, and three American seamen, by the police authority at Rio de Janiero. March 22, 1848. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of State in relation to the claim of John Black for compensation for diplomatic services performed while United States consul at the City of Mexico. January 13, 1848. Submitted from the Committee on Foreign Relations (with Bill S. 82) and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information covering the promotion of cadets. February 16, 1848. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the appropriations for the service of the War Department from July 1st, 1846, to June 30th, 1847. February 18, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the expenditures for the contingent expenses of the military establishment during the year 1847. January 27, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of State, with an abstract of returns of American seamen registered during the year ending the 30th September, 1847. January 27, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President, communicating a report from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to General Orders No. 376, issued by General Scott. January 31, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, respecting lands granted for military bounties in the State of Illinois. February 9, 1848. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States. Message from the President, communicating the correspondence between the United States minister at London and authorities of the British government, in relation to a postal arrangement between the two countries. March 27, 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to the services of Samuel Leech. January 13, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, with the Bill S. No. 85. January 17, 1848. Ordered to be printed. Report of the Postmaster General, in relation to the failures of the mail to and from New Orleans. February 16, 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of Senate calling for copies of the letters, reports, or other communications, referred to in General Taylor's letter, dated at New Orleans, July 20, 1845, as containing his views as to the line proper to be occupied at that time by the United States troops; and any similar communication from any officer of the Army on the subject. January 3, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President, communicating the report of the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1847. January 31, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the negotiation between the American and Mexican commissioners, during the suspension of hostilities after the battles of Contreras and Churubusco. February 2, 1848. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, a report and map of the examination of New Mexico, made by Lieutenant J.W. Abert, of the Topographical Corps. February 10, 1848. -- Ordered, that the report and map be printed, and that 2,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate respecting duties laid on goods and merchandise exported by citizens of the United States to Mexico. February 11, 1848. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Report of the Solicitor of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, calling for a copy of the award of the arbitrator and other papers, in the case of the Pea Patch Island. February 4, 1848. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. February 15, 1848. -- 1,000 extra copies ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of War, with information in relation to forced contributions in Mexico, called for by a resolution of the Senate. January 24, 1848. Read, and ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.	20
Serial set 507	Message from the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Brazilian charge d'affaires at Washington. April 10, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message of the President of the United States, communicating the proceedings of the court martial in the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Fremont. April 7, 1848. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a despatch from the American minister at Paris, announcing the overthrow of the French monarchy, and the establishment of a provisional government based on republican principles. April 3, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in relation to the land reserved at Fort Snelling for military purposes. April 10, 1848. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, showing the number of troops in the service of the United States in Mexico since the commencement of the war, the killed and wounded, &c. April 10, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, respecting certain surveys in the State of Florida. April 12, 1848. -- Submitted, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands with Bill S. 216. April 13, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. April 18, 1848. Submitted by Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. (To accompany Bill S. No. 202.) Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, communicating an abstract of permits granted under the acts for the armed occupation of Florida. April 28, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,500 additional copies be printed for the General Land Office. Message from the President of the United States, with communications from the government of Yucatan, representing the state of suffering to which that country is reduced by an insurrection of the Indians, imploring the protection of the United States, and offering, in case it should be granted, to transfer the dominion and sovereignty of the peninsula to the United States. April 29, 1848. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.	9
Serial set 508	Reports from the Secretary of the Treasury of scientific investigations in relation to sugar and hydrometers, made, under the superintendence of Professor A.D. Bache, by Professor McCulloh. Revised edition, by order of the Senate. Message of the President of the United States, in relation to the Indian difficulties in Oregon. March 29, 1848. Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in answer to the resolution of the Senate, of 22d January, 1847. April 11, 1848. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. May 3, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed, and that 1,500 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Message from the President of the United States, with information in relation to Yucatan, called for by a resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant. May 9, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with the correspondence between the Secretary of State and Don Justo Sierra, the representative of Yucatan, called for by a resolution of the Senate. May 5, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with copies of orders given for the protection of the white population of Yucatan. May 15, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Second Auditor of the Treasury, of accounts of persons charged with the disbursement of moneys, &c., for the benefit of the Indians. May 30, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, showing the quantity and value of sugar imported into the United States during the years 1844, 1845, 1846, and 1847. May 18, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information called for by the resolution of the Senate, of 30th May, 1848, in relation to the existing condition of Yucatan. May 31, 1848. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Report of the Secretary of State, in relation to the claim of A.A. Frazier and A. Baker, to indemnify for the seizure of the brig Douglass by a British cruiser. May 12, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.	10
Serial set 509	Message from the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence (not heretofore communicated) of the United States minister at Paris, since the recent change in the government of France. June 12, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to the claim of the owners of the ship Miles, of Warren, Rhode Island, against the government of Portugal. July 31, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the delay in the erection of a light-house on Execution Rocks. June 2, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to armories, arms, &c. June 12, 1848. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table. June 14, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed. The treaty between the United States and Mexico, the proceedings of the Senate thereon, and message of the President and documents communicated therewith; the messages, with correspondence between the Executive Department, General Scott and Mr. Trist, and other papers and proceedings of the Senate in relation thereto, from which the injunction of secresy has been removed. Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for a list of the Creek Indian warriors who were killed, wounded, or died in the service of the United States during the late war in Florida, with a statement of the arrears of pay due them. June 15, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a statement of the imports of iron and coal, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate. July 18, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, recommending the extension of the act of August 3d, 1846, for the adjustment of suspended pre-emption land claims. July 3, 1848. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, calling for the proceedings of the court of inquiry convened at Saltillo, Mexico, January 12, 1848, for the purpose of obtaining full information relative to an alleged mutiny at Buena Vista, about the 15th August, 1847. July 12, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of a geological reconnoissance of the Chippewa land district of Wisconsin, and the northern part of Iowa, by David Dale Owen. June 22, 1848. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. June 24, 1848. -- Reconsidered, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. July 3, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed, and that 2,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information as to the necessity of a fortification at Proctor's Landing, Louisiana. July 6, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a copy of the treaty with the Mexican Republic, of February 2, 1848, and of the correspondence in relation thereto, and recommending measures for carrying the same into effect. July 6, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate; and that so much of the message as appropriately belongs to the Committees on Foreign Relations, Finance, Military Affairs, Naval Affairs, Public Lands, Judiciary, and Territories, be referred thereto. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for a statement of the money collected and expended for the relief of sick and disabled seamen. June 21, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information as to the manner in which the interest on the public debt has been paid. July 5, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.	14

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