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Serial set 803 Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States. Volume II -- with illustrations. 1
Serial set 804 United States Japan Expedition. Observations on the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853, to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States steam-frigate Mississippi, during her late cruise in eastern seas, and her voyage homeward: with conclusions from the data thus obtained; by Rev. George Jones, A.M., Chaplain United States Navy. Volume III. 1
Serial set 805 Mortality statistics of the seventh census of the United States, 1850: Embracing -- I. -- the cause of death, II. -- the age and sex, III. -- the color and condition, IV. -- the nativity, V. -- the season of decease, VI. -- the duration of illness, VII. -- the occupation, of the persons reported to have died in the twelve months preceding the first of June of that year, with sundry comparative and illustrative tables. 1
Serial set 806 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, 1854. 1
Serial set 807 Public debt of Texas. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 96.) Sundry papers and documents in reference to the public debt of Texas. January 16, 1855.
Contingent expenses -- House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, communicating his annual report of the expenditure of the contingent fund, &c. December 30, 1854. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Cheap postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island, in relation to cheap postage. December 21, 1854. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- Military Academy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 561.) Sundry communications addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Finance in the Senate, accompanied by estimates for the Military Academy at West Point. January 11, 1855. -- Ordered to be printed.
Clerks -- House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting a statement of clerks and others employed in the clerk's office. January 16, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating an estimate of an appropriation for the preservation of the site of Fort Moultrie, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. January 11, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Great Britain. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 661.) Sundry communications and papers addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, on the subject of refunding duties collected on articles the produce of Canada and New Brunswick, &c. January 20, 1855.
Search for Dr. Kane and companions, of the American arctic expedition. Memorial of the Governor and Legislature of New Jersey, asking that an expedition be fitted out for the search and rescue of Dr. Kane and companions. January 22, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Letter of Hon. Rufus Choate, resigning the office of Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. January 18, 1855. -- Referred to a Select Committee, and ordered to be printed.
Public printing. Letter from the Superintendent of the Public Printing transmitting the second annual report of the condition of the public printing. December 12, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Marine hospital at Chelsea. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 730.) Sundry communications in reference to the marine hospital at Chelsea, near Boston. February 7, 1855. -- Ordered to be printed.
Kansas and Nebraska Act. Resolutions of the Legislature of Arkansas, approving the Kansas and Nebraska Act, and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. February 9, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Territorial appropriations -- expenditure of. Letter from the Governor of Oregon, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of appropriations for the Territory of Oregon. February 13, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Garrison at mouth of Big Sioux River. Memorial and joint resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, asking the establishment of a garrison at or near the mouth of the Big Sioux River, in Iowa. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Settlers and emigrants between the Mississippi valley and the Pacific Ocean. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of Iowa, concerning the protection of settlers and emigrants between the Mississippi valley and the Pacific Ocean, including the establishment of postal and telegraphic correspondence across the American continent. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Pay for militia -- called out by U.S. marshal. Preamble and resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, asking for pay of the militia called out by the United States marshal to repel a supposed armed invasion of Iowa Territory before the boundary line between Missouri and said territory was defined. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Joint resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, asking for the establishment of a mail-route from Independence, via Camp Creek and Nautrill, to Janesville. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Sundry mail routes. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, asking for the establishment of a post-route from Bear Grove, Ballard Bridge, Indian Creek, and Wooster, to Council Bluffs. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Miami Indians. Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, in regard to the Miami tribe of Indians. December 22, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Officers, soldiers, and sailors -- War of 1812. Resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island, respecting the officers, soldiers, and sailors, who served in the War of 1812. December 21, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island, in relation to a Navy-yard in Narragansett Bay. December 21, 1854. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Central railroad route to the Pacific. Letter of J.C. Fremont to the editors of the National Intelligencer, communicating some general results of a recent winter expedition across the Rocky Mountains, for the survey of a route for a railroad to the Pacific. December 27, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Mail service by ocean steamers and otherwise. (To accompany Bill H.R. 595.) Letter from the Secretary of the Navy and the Postmaster General, to the Committee of Ways and Means, on the subject of the mail service, &c. December 22, 1854.
Clerks -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, transmitting a communication on the subject of the classification of the clerks in the War Department. January 11, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contracts. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, transmitting copies of contracts, &c. January 10, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Increase of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, explanatory of the recommendation contained in his annual report, for the increase of the Navy. January 6, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
list of reports to be made to Congress, at the second session of the Thirty-third Congress, by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 4, 1854.
Additional estimates. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting additional estimates from the Bureau of Yards and Docks. January 18, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- steam mail service. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, addressed to the Committee of Ways and Means, transmitting estimates for steam mail service. January 19, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Claim of J.K. Rogers, and other Cherokees. Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in regard to the claim of J.K. Rogers, and other Cherokees. January 16, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Non-extension of certain patents. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, adverse to the extension of certain patents. January 22, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Pensions to soldiers and widows. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, in relation to granting pensions to soldiers of the Indian wars of 1791-2-4 and 5, and to the widows of the deceased soldiers of those wars. January 31, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Rock Island and Des Moines Rapids. Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Iowa, asking aid of Congress to improve the Rock Island and Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi. February 13, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sugar and molasses. Memorial of the Legislature of Iowa, asking a repeal of the duty on sugar and molasses. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
List of steamers to Africa. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of Iowa, asking for the establishment of a line of steamers to trade regularly between the coast of Africa and the United States. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Railroad to the Pacific. Memorial of the Legislature of Iowa, asking for the construction of a railroad from the states bordering on the Mississippi River, via the Platte valley and the south pass, to the Pacific Ocean. February 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Railroads, and ordered to be printed.
Ninth annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution, up to January 1, 1855, and the proceedings of the Board up to February 24, 1855. [Letter of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, communicating the ninth annual report of the Board of Regents of that Institution. March 1, 1855. -- Read and ordered to be printed -- motion to print 10,000 additional copies referred to Committee on Printing. March 2, 1855. -- Ordered that 10,000 additional copies be printed, 2,500 of which be for the use of the Smithsonian Institution.]
Appropriations, new offices, &c. Statements showing I. Appropriations made during the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. II. Offices created and the salaries thereof. III. The offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period. April 19, 1855 		38
Serial set 808 Ozias Hart. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 781.) February 23, 1855.
Lieutenant John Clark. January 30, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Gad Humphreys. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 484.) February 23, 1855.
James M. Lindsay. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 766.) February 23, 1855.
James L. Hickman. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Louis Labeaume's heirs. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
George W. McCerren. (To accompany J.R. No. 42.) January 5, 1855.
Thos. Park, deceased -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 363.) December 27, 1854. -- On motion of Mr. John J. Taylor, ordered to be printed.
Medford Caffey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 642.) January 11, 1855.
George M. Bentley. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 628.) January 5, 1855.
Ramsey and Richardson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 627.) January 5, 1855.
Isaac Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 629.) January 5, 1855.
Wm. Brown (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 623.) January 5, 1855.
Richard White and Samuel Sherwood. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 618.) January 5, 1855.
James Hughes. (To accompany J.R. No. 45.) January 24, 1855.
Paul S. Ridgway. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 668.) January 23, 1855.
Joseph McCormack. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 669.) January 23, 1855.
Army appropriations. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 562.) February 9, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Thomas Plumsill. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 741.) February 8, 1855.
Heirs of Dr. Absalom Baird. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 746.) February 9, 1855.
John L. Smith and James McGaw. February 9, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Henry M. Shreve -- widow and children of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 744.) February 9, 1855.
Judah Touro -- legal representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 740.) February 8, 1855.
David Bayles. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered be printed.
Mather and Glover. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Jesse French. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 773) February 23, 1855.
Daniel Searle & Co. (To accompany Bill H.R. 762.) February 23, 1855.
William Dunfrey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 768.) February 23, 1855.
Mary Jemison -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 769.) February 23, 1855.
Ebenezer Benjamin. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Harrison Hough. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 772.) February 23, 1855.
Cassius M. Clay. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 788.) February 23, 1855.
Indian appropriations. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 555.) February 20, 1855.
Subterranean telegra[ph] to the Pacific Ocean. (To accompany S. Bill No. 60.) December 27, 1854.
Colonel John Shaw. December 22, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
James E. Stewart. December 22, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to printed.
Richard Fitzpatrick (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 616.) January 5, 1855.
Solomon Lafollett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 625.) January 5, 1855.
Roswell Minard. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 620.) January 5, 1855.
E.J. McLane. (To accompany S. Bill No. 244.) January 5, 1855.
Wm. A. Christian -- legal representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 621.) January 5, 1855.
Sarah Morris. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 622.) January 5, 1855.
John Dugan. (To accompany Joint Resolution No. 41.) January 5, 1855.
Appropriations for Military Academy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 561.) January 11, 1855.
Joseph Dale -- children of. January 5, 1855. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Joseph Ridgway. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 619.) January 5, 1855.
Wyatt Griffith. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 630.) January 5, 1855.
James McIntire. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 624.) January 5, 1855.
Elizabeth Foreman. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 626.) January 5, 1855.
California Land Commission. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 547.) December 13, 1854.
Militia of New Mexico. January 29, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Anthony W. Bayard. (To accompany H.R. No. 706.) January 30, 1855.
George Bush. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 707.) January 30, 1855.
Rebecca Winn. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 703.) January 30, 1855.
Thomas Morris. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 700.) January 30, 1855.
Philip R. Rice -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 696.) January 30, 1855.
Increase and better organization of the Army. January 29, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Atkins Dyer. January 30, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Spirits of turpentine on board of vessels. January 30, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
George Dennett. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 356.) January 30, 1855.
Robert Harrison and others. (To accompany J.R. No. 47.) January 26, 1855.
Depository for arms -- Washington Territory. January 26, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Elijah White. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 709.) January 30, 1855.
Sarah Irving. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 697.) January 30, 1855.
Sale of site U.S. arsenal, Fayetteville, N.C. (To accompany Joint Resolution No. 51.) January 30, 1855.
Patrick C. Miles. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 447.) January 30, 1855.
Isaac S. Smith. January 30, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered be printed.
James P. Roan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 708.) January 30, 1855.
William Hagerty. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 702.) January 30, 1855.
John R. Bowes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 570.) January 30, 1855.
Utah -- expenses in suppressing Indian hostilities. January 29, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Military roads -- Kansas. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 690.) January 29, 1855.
Fort Scott Reserve. January 29, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Account between U.S. and State of Maryland. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 305.) January 30, 1855.
William G. Preston. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 611.) January 30, 1855.
John P. Rutter and others. January 26, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
William Phillips and Sarah Connor. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 705.) January 30, 1855.
Joel Collins. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 717.) February 2, 1855.
Charles Conner. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 716.) February 2, 1855.
Salvador Accardi. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 719.) February 2, 1855.
Memphis Navy Yard. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 711.) February 1, 1855.
Willis Benefiel [i.e., Benefield]. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 725.) February 2, 1855.
John Shaw. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 437.) February 2, 1855.
F.A. Heisley. February 2, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Willis Wilson and Wm. W. Wilson. February 2, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Lewis Benedict. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 722.) February 2, 1855.
John Mead -- heirs of. February 2, 1855.
Clement Sewall. February 2, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Judith Worthen -- heirs of. (To accompany S. Bill No. 131.) February 2, 1855.
Richard Fitzpatrick. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 141.) February 2, 1855.
William Bullock. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 718.) February 2, 1855.
George R. Herrick. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 461.) February 2, 1855.
Ruhama and Rebecca Whitaker. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 723.) February 2, 1855.
Joseph C.G. Kennedy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 728.) February 2, 1855.
Frederick Schonmaker -- heirs of. February 2, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered be printed.
Caroline Fierer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 727.) February 2, 1855.
Kennedy O'Brien. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 715.) February 2, 1855.
Abner Merrill. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 720.) February 2, 1855.
Henry Smally. February 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Isabella Crough. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 721.) February 2, 1855.
John Ervin -- legal representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 724.) February 2, 1855.
Legal representatives of Joseph Nourse, deceased. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 731.) February 3, 1855.
William Craig. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 765.) February 23, 1855.
Catharine Strubing. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mary Bensell. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
P.M. Kent. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 774.) February 23, 1855.
Mary P. [i.e., F.] B. Levely. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 775.) February 23, 1852 [i.e., 1855].
W.A. and H. Jacobs. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mrs. Anne W. Butler. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 784.) February 23, 1855.
George W. Whitten. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 780.) February 23, 1855.
Richard Pattison, administrator. February 23, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Charles H. Pointer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 777.) February 23, 1855.
Amazon River. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Uriah P. Monroe. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 763.) February 23, 1855.
Cyrus H. McCormick. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 782.) February 23, 1855.
Colt patent case. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
David Noble -- legal representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 764.) February 23, 1855.
Colonel John Hardin -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 783.) February 23, 1855.
Daniel Nickel. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 778.) February 23, 1855.
John Winslow -- heirs of. February 23, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Alteration Minnesota land bill -- Hunt's testimony. February 23, 1855. -- Ordered to be printed.
Amos Jones. February 23, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Andrew Armstrong. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 771) February 23, 1855.
Jane Gaston. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Monument to the memory of Washington. (To accompany Joint Resolution No. 58.) February 22, 1855. -- Ordered, that 100,000 extra copies be printed.
Felix Argenti. February 23, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Joseph Clymer. (To accompany Joint Resolution No. 59.) February 23, 1855.
Heirs of Jacob Moyer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 494.) February 23, 1855.
Henry Little and Jacob Felch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 756.) February 23, 1855.
Mary Miller. February 23, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Dolly Empson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 603.) February 23, 1855.
Apprenticeship in commercial marine. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 529.) February 23, 1855.
Robt. H. Stevens. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 776.) February 23, 1855.
Richard S. Coxe, trustee, &c. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 751.) February 20, 1855.
Francis Dainese. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 791.) February 26, 1855.
Appropriations -- service of the Post Office Department. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 594.) February 28, 1855.
G.H. Penfield. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Elizabeth Bankstone. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 859.) March 3, 1855.
Sites for court houses and post offices. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Indian depredations -- indemnity. March 3, 1855. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Case of Hon. R.C. Grier. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Dent, Vantine & Co. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Case of Hon. Thos. H. Bayly. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Navigation, revenue, and collection laws. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 663.) March 3, 1855.
Smithsonian Institution. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Smithsonian Fund. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Military road in Oregon Territory. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 543.) January 23, 1855.
Gustavus B. Horner -- legal representatives of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 469.) December 20, 1854. -- On motion of Mr. William Smith, ordered to be printed.
R.R. Ward, F.G. Halleck, and Jacob Little. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 793.) February 28, 1855.
Joseph Kerr, of Iowa. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 726.) February 2, 1855.
Frederick Griffing. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 682.) January 26, 1855. 		151
Serial set 809 Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the second session of the Thirty-fourth Congress, begun and held at the City of Washington. August 1856, and in the eighty-first year of the independence of the United States.
Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the first and second sessions of the Thirty-fourth Congress, begun and held at the City of Washington, December 3, 1855, and August 21, 1856. 		2
Serial set 810 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. Part I. 1
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