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Serial set 779 [State of the Union message. Thirty-second Congress, second session. Part 3, consisting of 45 maps and plans.] Executive Documents U.S. Senate. Document 1, 1854. 1
Serial set 780 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances, for the year ending June 30, 1854.
Veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning the bill of the House No. 392, making certain appropriations, &c. December 4, 1854. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and further consideration postponed until Wednesday next. 		2
Serial set 781 Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting abstract of American seamen registered for the year ending September 30, 1854. December 12, 1854. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Naval school -- appointments, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, reporting the number and names of appointments to the naval school, &c. December 6, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the State Department. December 7, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Balances -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of appropriations and balances for the fiscal year 1853-'4. December 11, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of his accounts for the 3d and 4th quarters of 1853, and 1st quarter of 1854. December 6, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of appropriations. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1856. 		6
Serial set 782 California claims contracted under Colonel Fremont. Letter from the Secretary of War, on the subject of claims in California contracted under Lieutenant Colonel Fremont. December 15, 1854. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Samuel Prioleau -- legal representatives of. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents upon the claim of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioleau. December 13, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Indians -- Creek and Seminole. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in regard to difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians. December 18, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
Receipts and expenditures. Communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854. December 12, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Additional estimates -- service of the Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating additional estimates for the service of that Department. December 15, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence on the subject of the expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt. December 15, 1854. -- Referred to the Commmittee [sic] on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Correspondence -- case of Captain Walter M. Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence in the case of Captain Walter M. Gibson. December 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 		7
Serial set 783 Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting statements of unsettled accounts. January 9, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Clerks -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting list of clerks employed in that Department. February 6, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of that Department. December 21, 1854. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting extracts from letters, showing the necessity for repairing the buildings of the branch Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina. January 18, 1855. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Cherokee Indians -- payment of interest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking an appropriation for interest due the Cherokee Indians. January 25, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Walter M. Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State in the case of Walter M. Gibson. January 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates for Mint and branch Mint. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriation for the support of the Mint at Philadelphia, and the branch Mint at San Francisco. January 18, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- colonizing Texas Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates, &c., for expenses to be incurred in colonizing Texas Indians. February 6, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Chickasaw trust fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual report of funds held in trust for the Chickasaw Indians. February 1, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Light-house Board -- additional estimates for oil. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an additional estimate for oil for the Light-house Board. February 6, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Profits on coinage. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report on profits on coinage at the Mint during the year 1854. February 5, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Delaware Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting reports in reference to the carrying out of treaty stipulations with the Delaware Indians. February 3, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Different Indian tribes of Kansas -- to carry into effect treaties, &c. Message from the President of the United States, suggesting a modification of existing laws in reference to treaties with the Indian tribes of Kansas Territory, &c. January 30, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Militia returns. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of militia returns of the United States. January 31, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Memphis Navy yard. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in reference to the Navy yard at Memphis, Tennessee. January 4, 1855. -- Referred to a select committee, and ordered to be printed.
Pay of officers of the Navy and Marine Corps. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement exhibiting the pay and allowances of officers of the Navy and Marine Corps. February 2, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Hospitals for the insane of the Army and Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting propositions relating to the organization of the hospital for the insane of the Army and Navy. December 30, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.
Marine Hospital Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Marine Hospital Fund. January 2, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mail on the Mississippi River. Letter from the Postmaster General, on the subject of establishing a mail on the Mississippi River, &c., &c. December 27, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Coast Survey -- expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the disbursing agent of the Coast Survey. December 30, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Ocean mail service. Letter from the Postmaster General, communicating an estimate for the ocean mail service. December 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Milwaukie Custom-house. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the insufficiency of the building authorized to be constructed at Milwaukie for a Custom-house. December 22, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of balances, &c. January 2, 1855. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mail service. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates for the mail service. December 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Rivers and harbors. Message from the President of the United States, communicating at length his reasons for returning to the House of Representatives the river and harbor bill of the last session of the present Congress. January 2, 1855. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
Estimate -- Kansas Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for Kansas Territory. January 15, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Suit against the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Company. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents communicating information in reference to a suit instituted against the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Company. January 16, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
National armories. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the national armories. January 15, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses -- military establishment. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the military establishment. January 15, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- Sioux annuities. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for the transportation of the Sioux annuities, &c. January 15, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Clerks -- State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of clerks employed in that Department. January 15, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Indian hostilities. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War on the subject of Indian hostilities. January 18, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Proctor's Landing. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report showing the necessity for military defences at Proctor's Landing. January 22, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Sites for court houses and post offices. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior and Postmaster General, respecting sites for court houses and post offices in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. January 25, 1855. -- Referred to a select committee, and ordered to be printed.
Clerks -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting list of clerks and others employed in the Navy Department. January 18, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Custom-house, New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting tabular statements of the subsidence of the walls of the Custom-house at New Orleans, &c. February 5, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Wrought-iron beams. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting results of experiments made to test the strength of wrought-iron beams, &c. February 6, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Ramsey & Carmick -- contract. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting copy of a conditional mail contract; also copies of correspondence relative to the same. February 1, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate for expenses growing out of the act for the preservation of life and property from vessels shipwrecked. January 27, 1855. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Army Register. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a transcript of the official Army Register. February 7, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
California Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information relative to the removal of the California Indians. February 7, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 		41
Serial set 784 Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the Survey during the year 1854. [Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey. December 22, 1854... 1
Serial set 785 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1854. Arts and manufactures. Volume I. -- Text. 1
Serial set 786 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1854. Arts and manufactures. Volume II. -- Illustrations. 1
Serial set 787 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1854. Agriculture. 1
Serial set 788 Report of the Director of the Mint. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of the Director of the Mint. February 9, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior for the survey of the lands acquired of the Chippewa Indians northwest of Lake Superior, in the Territory of Minnesota. March 1, 1855. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Condition of the banks throughout the Union. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the condition of the banks throughout the Union. February 28, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Engagement between United States troops and Sioux Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information relating to an engagement between the United States troops and the Sioux Indians near Fort Laramie. February 9, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Claim of Brotherton tribe of Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report in reference to the claim of the Brotherton tribe of Indians. February 10, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Correspondence -- United States minister and Spanish government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for correspondence between the minister of the United States at Madrid and the Spanish government. February 10, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
List of clerks -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of clerks and others employed in that Department. February 10, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for carrying into effect the treaty with the Chippewa Indians, &c. February 8, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Contracts - War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts, &c. February 10, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
California Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimates for the expenses of the Indian Department, &c. February 8, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Fineness of foreign coins. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Director of the Mint in relation to the fineness and value of foreign coins. February 10, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the War Department. February 10, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of his Department for the last fiscal year. February 13, 1855. -- Laid upon the table.
Money paid to Jas. T. Miller and Pym-y-oh-te-mah. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting information in answer to a resolution of the House as to the amount of money paid to James T. Miller and Pym-y-oh-te-mah. February 19, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Offers for furnishing Bureau of Yards & Docks. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of offers for furnishing articles for the Bureau of Yards & Docks. February 14, 1855. -- Laid upon the table.
Navy Register. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting copies of the Navy Register. February 20, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Additional estimates -- Kansas and Nebraska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting additional estimates for the public service in Kansas and Nebraska. February 19, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the subject of interest on stocks, &c., held on Indian account, which was on deposite with Selden, Withers & Co. February 20, 1855. -- Read and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Army Register. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of the official register of the Army. February 17, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Passengers arriving in the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting the annual report of passengers arriving in the United States. February 21, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Estimate -- culvert down South Capitol Street. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropriation for extending and improving the culvert running down South Capitol Street. February 24, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior for running the boundary line between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations of Indians. March 1, 1855. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Quantity of land likely to be claimed under Senate Bill 511. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report as to the quantity of land which will be claimed under the bill recently passed the Senate, granting lands for military services, &c. February 27, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements Post Office Department. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting statement of receipts and disbursements for the Post Office Department. March 1, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report exhibiting payments from the contingent fund of the Post Office Department. February 27, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Clerks -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of clerks and other persons employed in the Post Office Department. February 27, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. 		26
Serial set 789 Offers for carrying the mails - contracts, &c. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting abstract of offers for carrying the mails, with a report of all contracts, &c., &c. March 1, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 790 Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for the execution of articles of agreement entered into with the Wyandott Indians. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copy of an act of the Legislature of the State of Texas providing for running the boundary line between that state and the territories. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Commissioner of Customs, transmitting a statement of balances due from officers of the Customs. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Indians -- disbursements for benefit of, &c. Letter from the Second Auditor, transmitting copies of accounts of persons charged with the disbursement of moneys for the benefit of Indians, &c. March 1, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report and maps of Col. Fuller's survey of Red River. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
The Ostend Conference, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence touching matters disturbing the friendly relations between this government and the government of Spain; also, a report as to the objects of the meeting of the American ministers at Ostend. March 3, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting additional estimates for pay of Indian agents. March 3, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Fines and deductions of mail contractors. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of fines imposed and deductions from the pay of contractors, &c. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates for carrying out the late Bounty Land Law. March 3, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. 		9
Serial set 791 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. 1
Serial set 792 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume II. 1
Serial set 793 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume III. 1
SERIAL SET 794 Report of explorations for a railway route : near the thirty-fifth parallel of north latitude, from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean...1853-4 / 1
Serial set 794 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume IV. 1
SERIAL SET 795 Report of explorations in California for railroad routes : to connect with the routes near the 35th and 32d parallels of North latitude...1853 / 1
Serial set 795 Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume V. 1
SERIAL SET 796 Report of Lieut. Henry L. Abbot... upon explorations for a railroad route : from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River, made by Lieut. R.S. Williamson..., assisted by Lieut. Henry L. Abbot... / 1