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Serial set 811 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 31, 1855. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed; and that 15,000 copies of the message and accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate by the printer of the Senate for the last Congress, at rates not exceeding those established by existing laws. Resolved, that two hundred additional copies of the President's message... 1
Serial set 812 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 31, 1855. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed; and that 15,000 copies of the message and accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate by the printer of the Senate for the last Congress, at rates not exceeding those established by existing laws. Revolved, that two hundred additional copies of the President's message... 1
Serial set 813 [Maps accompanying the State of the Union Message, 34th Congress, 1st Session.] 1
Serial set 814 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances, for the year ending June 30, 1855. 1
Serial set 815 Message of the President of the United States, relative to disturbances in the Territory of Kansas. January 24, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of the contingent expenses of the military establishment during the year 1855. January 31, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, relative to the necessary defences of the coast from Mobile to New Orleans, communicated in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 31st ultimo. February 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of January 10, 1856, a copy of a letter from Lord John Russell to Mr. Crampton, dated January 19, 1853. January 24, 1856. -- Ordered, that it be transferred from the Executive to the Legislative Journal. Ordered, that it be printed, and that 500 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
Report of the Secretary of State, showing the disbursements for the service of the State Department, including foreign missions, from the contingent funds, &c. February 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 17, 1855, calling for a memorial of citizens of New Orleans complaining of the irregularity of the mails. January 3, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the names not already printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, accompanied by lists of the clerks and others employed in that Department, other than officers of the Army, during the year 1855. February 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating information relative to fortifications for the defence of the harbors of Galveston, and other harbors on the coast of Texas. January 31, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating an abstract of the returns of the militia of all the states and territories, with their arms, accoutrements, and ammunition. February 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, showing the contracts made under authority of the War Department during the year 1855. January 31, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th ultimo, communicating copies of the correspondence between the War Department and J.F. Gilmer, relative to the expenditure of the appropriation for the improvement of the Savannah River, &c. February 5, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 6, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of the appropriations for the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855. January 31, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Second Auditor of the Treasury, accompanied by such accounts as have been rendered by persons charged with the disbursement or application of moneys, goods, or effects for the benefit of the Indians, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855, together with lists of the names of all persons to whom goods, money, or effects have been delivered within the same period, &c. February 12, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of State, accompanied by lists of the clerks and others employed in that Department during the year 1855, and the amount paid to each. February 11, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of the expenditures at the national armories, and of the number of arms and appendages made thereat, during the year ending June 30, 1855. January 31, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Postmaster General, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, calling for information relative to the mail communication between New Orleans and Cairo. February 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a statement of the expenditures from appropriations for contingent expenses of the War Department, its offices and bureaus, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855. January 31, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 		17
Serial set 816 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1855. Arts and manufactures. Volume I. 1
Serial set 817 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1855. Arts and manufactures. Volume II. 1
Serial set 818 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1855. Agriculture. 1
Serial set 819 Report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 17th ultimo, calling for certain papers and information relative to the claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior to 1800. February 19, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Report of the Postmaster General, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 19th instant, calling for information relative to the frequent failures of the northern mail. February 26, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 17th ultimo, calling for copies of certain correspondence and other papers relative to the Republics of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Indians, and the Convention between the United States and Great Britain of April 19, 1850. February 19, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st instant, calling for copies of correspondence with Captain Boarman, relative to the inspection of the U.S. steamer San Jacinto. February 25, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th instant, calling for a copy of the report of the Board of Naval Officers, appointed under the act of February 28, 1855. February 25, 1856. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, calling for information relative to the fortifications on the Pea Patch Island. February 25, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of State. In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 21st instant, calling for information relative to the employees, other than clerks, in that department. February 26, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating correspondence between the legation of the United States and the government of Chile, relative to the abduction of seamen from the American whale-ship Addison at Valparaiso, and the imprisonment of Wm. N. Stewart, an American citizen, by the authorities of Chile. May 8, 1854. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. February 21, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of War, and recommending a special appropriation of three millions of dollars for military purposes. February 26, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. February 27, 1856. -- Bill S. 124, and Ex. Doc. No. 34.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a resolution of the 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to the number of messengers and employes [sic] in that Department other than clerks. March 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to messengers and employes [sic], other than clerks, in that Department. March 10, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to messengers and employes [sic] other than clerks in that Department. March 10, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating an "abstract of offers" and "list of contracts" for furnishing articles, under the cognizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1856, and a "list of contracts" for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855. February 13, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 11th instant, calling for copies of correspondence relative to the Indian disturbances in California. February 21, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report relative to the regulations with China, in conformity with the sixth section of the act of August 11, 1848. February 26, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, calling for information relative to the fortification necessary for the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn. March 3, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mails and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. March 6, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Messages of the President. Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 25th inst., calling for correspondence between the governments of the United States and Great Britain, relative to the enlistment of soldiers by the agents of the latter government within the territory of the United States...
Report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 3d instant, calling for information relative to the printing for that department for the year 1855. March 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Attorney General, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 3d instant, calling for information relative to the printing done under the direction of that bureau during the year 1855. March 6, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the 26th ultimo, calling for information relative to the appropriations for the improvement of the harbors of Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Racine, Milwaukie and Kenosha, in Wisconsin. March 6, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. 		21
Serial set 820 Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, calling for copies of certain papers relating to the Territory of Kansas. February 18, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 821 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 1st instant, calling for information relative to the number, class, and grade of all the employes [sic] in the several collection districts. April 25, 1856. -- Read, ordered to be laid on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 26, calling for a copy of the report and maps of Captain Marcy of his explorations of the Big Witchita and head waters of the Brazos Rivers. March 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on printing. April 29, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of April 11, calling for information relative to the sale of the military reservation in Iowa for Fort Crawford. May 1, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 29th ultimo, calling for the final report of the board of officers relative to the funds, subsistence, and supplies furnished or taken for the use of Fremont's California Battalion in 1846. May 5, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, communicating copies of his accounts for the second, third, and fourth quarters of the year 1854, and the first and second quarters of the year 1855. February 6, 1856. -- Read. May 6, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate of the 7th and 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to the construction of an armory in the District of Columbia. May 6, 1856. -- Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th ultimo, calling for information relating to the boundary line and the payment of the $3,000,000 under the Treaty with Mexico of June 30, 1853. April 15, 1856. -- Read, ordered to be laid on the table and printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 26th ultimo, calling for copies of the charges, &c., preferred against Commander G.J. Pendergrast, and certain other naval officers, and the proceedings, if any, had thereupon. March 5, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Printing. March 10, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 4th ultimo, calling for information relative to the government stations on the coast of New Jersey, and other provisions heretofore provided in cases of shipwreck on said coast. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 26th ultimo, calling for information relative to the site selected for the preservation of ordnance, arms, &c., in Washington. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, calling for information relative to the bar in the Atchafalaya River. March 24, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Commerce. March 25, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 13th instant, calling for information relative to the falls of Red River, at or near Alexandria. March 19, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Commerce. March 25, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the operations of the Mint and its branches, including the Assay Office, for the year 1855. March 27, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed. Motion to print 1,000 additional copies, 500 of which to be for the use of the Director of the Mint; referred to the Committee on Printing. April 1, 1856. -- Report in favor of printing 1,000 additional copies, 500 of which for the use of the Mint.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating in obedience to law, a statement of appropriations on the books of that Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855. April 9, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 27th ultimo, calling for further documents relating to the Territory of Kansas. April 9, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th ultimo, calling for information relative to the price of certain lots in the neighborhood of the Capitol, belonging to private individuals. April 22, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information respecting obstructions to the navigation of the Potomac River within the District of Columbia, and the expediency of measures for removing the same. April 2, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. April 14, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 1st instant, calling for information relative to the compensation to be given to registers and receivers for the receipt of warrants or scrip in lieu of money. April 14, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior relative to the Indian disturbances in the Territories of Washington and Oregon. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 		22
SERIAL SET 822 Explorations in the Dacota country in the year 1855 / 1
Serial set 822 Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of all the letters of the Governor of Washington Territory, addressed to him during the present year; and copies of all the correspondence relative to the Indian disturbances in the Territories of Washington and Oregon. May 12, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating sundry documents in relation to the affairs with the government of Nicaragua, and information that the new minister from that government had been accredited by this government. May 15, 1856. -- Read and ordered that the message and documents be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 7th ultimo, calling for information relative to the obstructions at the mouth of Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana. May 12, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior containing estimates of appropriations required in fulfillment of treaty stipulations with certain Indian tribes. May 16, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the Bill (S. 1) entitled "An Act Making an Appropriation for Deepening the Channel Over the St. Clair Flats, in the State of Michigan,["] with his objections thereto. 1856, May 19. -- Read, the further consideration thereof postponed to, and made the special order of the day for, Wednesday next at 1 o'clock, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the Bill (S. 14) entitled "An Act To Remove Obstructions to Navigation in the Mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a I'Outre," with his objections thereto. May 19, 1856. -- Read, the further consideration thereof postponed to, and made the special order of the day for, Wednesday next, at 1 o'clock, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, a copy of the report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham, respecting the improvement of the navigation of the flats of St. Clair River. May 20, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, calling for information relative to the amount of scrip issued for the satisfaction of Virginia land warrants. May 21, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Explorations in the Dacota Country, in the year 1855. By Lieut. G.K. Warren, Topographical Engineer of the "Sioux Expedition."
Message of the President of the United States, communicating copies of the correspondence with the British government, received since the message of the 27th of February last. May 21, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th ultimo, information relative to the appropriation in the civil and diplomatic bill of March 3, 1855, for Richard W. Thompson, on account of alleged services to the Menomonee Indians. April 11, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. May 19, 1856. -- Message and documents ordered to be printed. 		11
Serial set 823 Message of the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the Bill (S. No. 2,) making appropriations for deepening the channel over the flats of the St. Mary's River, in the State of Michigan, with his objections thereto. May 23, 1856. -- Read, postponed to and made the special order for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 29th ultimo, calling for copies of the survey of Lieutenant Colonel Graham, of harbors, &c., in Wisconsin and Michigan. May 23, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
In the Senate of the United States, (To accompany Bill S. 323.) Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the 13th instant, calling for information relative to the removal of the rocks in Hell Gate, East River, New York, and other aids to the navigation through that passage. May 19, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Commerce. May 23, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in further answer to the resolution of the 17th January last, communicating correspondence, not previously communicated to the Senate, touching the construction and purport of the convention with Great Britain, of the 19th of April, 1850, relative to Central America. June 2, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 27th ultimo, calling for certain information relative to the commerce of California. June 11, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 22d instant, calling for transcripts of certain claims of John Rice Jones, and whether any of the lands covered thereby has been sold by the United States, otherwise than in satisfaction thereof. May 29, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating to Congress information that he had ceased to hold intercourse with the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland near this government, with the considerations of public duty which have led to this measure, and the documents relating thereto. May 29, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. May 29, 1856. -- Ordered, that 10,000 additional copies of the message and documents be printed for the use of the Senate.
In the Senate of the United States. (To accompany Bill S. 348.) Message of the President of the United States, communicating the conditional contracts made under the act of February 17, 1855, relative to the accommodation of the courts of the United States for the district of Maryland, and the post office at Baltimore. April 11, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Finance. June 23, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 7th ultimo, calling for information relative to the swamp land law. June 26, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 16th instant, a copy of the instructions sent to Mr. Buchanan relative to free ships making free goods, and Mr. Buchanan's letter to Lord Clarendon thereupon. June 24, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of May 6, calling for information relative to the mall in the City of Washington and the selection of a site for an armory thereon. July 8, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Motion to print the plats referred to the Committee on Printing.
Report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of May 5, 1856, calling for a copy of the journal of the proceedings of the commissioners at Paris, under the Convention of April 30, 1803. July 3, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 1st instant, calling for copies of the correspondence respecting the massacre of Lieutenant Grattan and his command by Indians. July 1, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the United States in China, and other papers respecting the privileges to be exercised by the United States. July 17, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of May 23, 1856, calling for information relative to the several amounts paid for printing or publishing to the different newspapers in the City of Washington, under executive orders, since March 4, 1853. July 15, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Postmaster General relative to a building for the accommodation of the post office in the City of Philadelphia. July 28, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the proceedings of a council held at Fort Pierre by General Harney with a delegation from nine tribes of the Sioux Indians, accompanied by other papers upon the same subject, with a recommendation for an appropriation to carry into effect the stipulations there agreed upon. July 28, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 29th instant, calling for a report and opinion in the case of William R. Glover and Thomas W. Mather and their associates. August 1, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to the instructions sent to military officers in Kansas. August 5, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 1st ultimo, copies of the papers relating to the proclamation of martial law in Washington Territory. August 5, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed. 		20
Serial set 823-2 [Map of the State of Florida.] 1
Serial set 824 Letter from the Secretary of War, respecting the occupation of certain rooms in the north wing of the extension of the Capitol. August 6, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of March 3, 1855, information relative to the proceedings of the commissioners for the adjustment of claims under the convention with Great Britain of February 8, 1853. August 12, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed, and that 500 additional copies be printed for the use of the Department of State.
Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 31st ultimo, calling for information respecting the improvement of the roads connected with West Point. August 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of April 24, calling for information relative to the coolie trade. August 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th ultimo, calling for information respecting any correspondence or proceedings in relation to the self-styled Vigilance Committee in California. August 6, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. 		5
Serial set 825 Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, calling for information respecting the proceedings of the representatives of the European powers, at a congress held at Paris, relative to neutral rights. August 13, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed; and ordered that 5,000 additional copies be printed, 500 of which to be for the use of the State Department.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, copies of letters and vouchers in support of claims presented by and allowed to John C. Fremont. August 18, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 7th instant, relating to the refusal of the government of Honduras to receive a commercial agent from this country. August 13, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, calling for information respecting the site to be selected for a post office and court house in the City of New York. August 13, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. 		4
Serial set 825-2 Message of the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the 2d session of the 34th Congress. August 21, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed, and that 10,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message of the President of the United States, relative to the balances remaining in the Treasury from the last appropriation for the support of the Army. August 23, 1856. -- Read, ordered to be on the table and be printed.
Commerce and navigation. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury, of the commerce and navigation of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1855. 		3
Serial set 826 Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1855. 1
Serial set 827 Statistical report on the sickness and mortality in the Army of the United States, compiled from the records of the Surgeon General's office; embracing a period of sixteen years, from January, 1839, to January, 1855. 1