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Serial set 1370 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1868.
Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869, and previous years; and also estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870. 		2
Serial set 1371 Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on the operations of the internal revenue system for the year ending June 30, 1868.
Letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting his annual report for the year 1868. December 8, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. 		2
Serial set 1372 Receipts and expenditures of the Patent Office. Letter from the Commissioner of Patents, transmitting an account of the receipts and expenditures of his office from July 20, 1868, to December 1, 1868. December 8, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Sale of Fort Snelling reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers relative to the sale of the Fort Snelling reservation. December 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bridge between Boston and East Boston. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting report of a commission appointed to examine Boston Harbor relative to the construction of a bridge between Boston and East Boston. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Crow Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates required to fulfil treaty stipulations with the Crow Indians. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Union Pacific Railroad. Letter from The Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 30th ultimo, transmitting report of the President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. February 4, 1869.--Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Columbia Hospital. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting statement by Surgeon General Barnes, of expenditures made for the Columbia Hospital. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of appropriations. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates for the service of that department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Alabama claims. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 7th instant, transmitting correspondence with American minister at London concerning the so-called Alabama claims. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Overland mail. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of 7th instant relative to the contract for carrying the overland mail. December 16, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Union Pacific Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of the interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 13th instant, transmitting copies of papers in relation to the Union Pacific Railroad. December 18, 1868.--Referred to the Committee on the Union Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed.
Disbursements in the War Department. Report from the Secretary of War, by request of the Committee of Ways and Means, relative to the expenditures in the War Department. December [?] -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed.
Revenue. Report of the Special Commissioner of the Revenue for the year 1868. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
League Island. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to League Island. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Surveyors general of Louisiana and Florida. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to compensation of surveyors general for Louisiana and Florida, &c. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Paraguay difficulties. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 14, relative to the disposition of the American squadron at Rio Janeiro, and the Paraguay difficulties. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bridge over the Missouri River at Kansas City. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House, of 16th ultimo, relative to a bridge over the Missouri River at Kansas City. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the Des Moines Rapids. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 15th ultimo, relative to the improvements of the Des Moines Rapids. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Employees of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives relative to a reduction of the force in that Department. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
National banking associations. Letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, in answer to a resolution of the House relative to dividends declared by national banking associations, &c. January 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Union Pacific Railroad. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 16th ultimo, relative to report of special commissioners to examine the work on the Union Pacific Railroad. January 5, 1869.--Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Union Pacific Railroad, eastern division. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of December 5, 1868, transmitting report of special commissioner, relative to the examination of that road and the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad. January 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
United States bonds. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statement required by act of April 12, 1866, relative to the issue, conversion, and purchase of United States bonds. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions at Hell Gate. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 14th ultimo, relative to the removal of obstructions to navigation at Hell Gate. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Washington Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing estimates of current expenses of the legislative assembly, &c., of Washington Territory. January 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Claim for salvage against United States steamer Leviathan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the claim of the officers and crews of the United States gunboat De Soto and transport Crescent for salvage against the United States steamer Leviathan. January 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Postage stamps. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House, of 14th ultimo, transmitting advertisements of proposals, contract, and correspondence relative to postage stamps. January 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of land at Omaha. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting correspondence relative to purchase of land at Omaha for military purposes. January 9, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Postal telegraph. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of G.G. Hubbard, Esq., of Boston, relative to the establishment of a cheap system of postal telegraph. January 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Commercial relations with the Dominion of Canada. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of the Hon. Israel T. Hatch upon the commercial relations of the United States with the Dominion of Canada. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Naval Academy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting communication from Vice-Admiral Porter, relative to the necessity for the purchase of additional grounds for the Naval Academy. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Sac and Fox Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates of appropriations required to fill treaty stipulations with Sac and Fox Indians. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Pay of the agent for Crow Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates of appropriations for agent of Crow Indians. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Branch Mint at Carson City. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, asking for an additional appropriation for machinery, &c., required for the branch Mint at Carson City, Nevada. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Reduction of employe[e]s in the State Department. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 16th of December, relative to a reduction of employe[e]s in the Department of State. January 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Ute Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs with estimates for appropriations for Ute Indians. January 13, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Superintendent of Exports and Drawbacks. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 6th instant, relative to postponing the time of the discontinuance of the offices of Superintendent of Exports and Drawbacks at the ports of New York and the ports of the United States. January 14, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Engraving and printing bureau of the Treasury. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th instant, report relative to the condition of the engraving and printing bureau of the Treasury. January 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Seneca and Shawnee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates for treaty stipulations with the Shawnee and Seneca Indians. January 18, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Reduction of expenses of War Department in New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Quartermaster General relative to the manner of reducing the expenses of the War Department at and in the vicinity of New York. January 18, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Tonnage duties in West India Islands. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting correspondence relative to discriminating tonnage duties on vessels of the United States in the West India Islands. January 19, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Reduction of employes in Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of 10th ultimo, stating what reduction can be made in the number of officers and employes in that Department. January 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for the Creek Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimate of appropriations required for carrying out treaty stipulations with the Creek Indians. January 8, 1869. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		42
Serial set 1373 Message from the President of the United States, relative to the execution of the treaty with China for the settlement of claims. February 21, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. January 7, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1374 Buildings occupied by War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 23d ultimo, relative to buildings occupied by the War Department. February 10, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Officers, civilians, and men in military service at New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th ultimo, relative to the number of Army officers, civilians, and enlisted men in military service at and near New York City. January 29, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Paraguay difficulties. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 2d instant, transmitting correspondence relative to the Paraguay difficulties. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Veterinary surgeons in the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 19th instant, relative to the employment of Alexander Dunbar to instruct veterinary surgeons of the United States Army. January 29, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed.
J.E. Clarke and John T. Peabody. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Board of Claims, in the War Department, relative to claims of J.E. Clarke, late marshal, and John T. Peabody, deceased, late clerk of the United States provisional court of Louisiana, for funds expended by them. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. February 6, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Buildings under lease in Washington. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House, of the 23d instant, in relation to buildings in the City of Washington, held and occupied by the Department of the Interior, under lease for rent. January 25, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Exchange of bonds by the banks. Letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, in answer to a resolution of the House of 18th instant relative to exchange of Pacific Railroad bonds. January 26, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Gold medal to George Peabody. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the gold medal presented to Mr. George Peabody. January 27, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Cost of Mint at Carson City. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 13th instant, relative to cost of the Mint at Carson City, Nevada. January 27, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Buildings occupied under lease by Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 23d instant, relative to buildings occupied by that Department under lease, &c. January 27, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Buildings under lease occupied by Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of 23d instant, relative to buildings held and occupied by that Department. January 27, 1869. -- Read twice, referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Gaugers' fees. Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 25th instant, relative to gaugers' fees for gauging and inspecting liquors. January 28, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
National Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 5th instant, a report of the Comptroller of the currency relative to the condition of the National Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany, New York. January 28, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Pottawatomie claims. Letter from The Secretary of the Interior, submitting a report of commissioners under the Pottawatomie Treaty of August 7, 1868, to examine the claims of said tribe. January 18, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Ship canal through Maumee Bay. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th instant, transmitting report by General Cram upon the proposed ship canal through Maumee Bay to Lake Eric. January 29, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Costello and Warren. Message from the President of the United States, relative to Messrs. Costello and Warren, naturalized citizens of the United States, imprisoned in Great Britain. February 2, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed, with leave to report at any time.
Property occupied by the departments. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a statement of the buildings or premises held and occupied by the several departments. February 2, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Clothing for disabled soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to furnishing clothing to inmates of homes for disabled soldiers. February 2, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
American citizens in Paraguay. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the arrest of American citizens in Paraguay. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
William T. Harris. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of 23d ultimo, relative to the claim of William T. Harris, a citizen of the United States, for property withheld by the Brazilian government. February 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Delaware breakwater. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 4th instant, relative to the Delaware breakwater, the erection of a pier, &c. February 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Modification of the oath of office. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the modification of the act of July 2, 1862, prescribing an oath of office. February 8, 1869. -- Read twice, referred to the Committee on Reconstruction, and ordered to be printed.
Colonial trade and fisheries -- coast of British provinces. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 5th instant, transmitting report of E.H. Derby, relative to the fisheries on the coast of the British provinces. February 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
International metric system. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting report from Mr. E.B. Elliott upon the subject of the international metrical system of coinage. February 9, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Removal of Customs officers in Philadelphia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 1st instant, relative to the removal of certain persons from the collector's office in Philadelphia. February 9, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Thomas H. Dowling. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, on request of the Committee on the Public Lands, papers relative to the claim of Thomas H. Dowling, of California, to the island of Yerba Buena. February 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
National armory at Springfield. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the account of the expenses of the national armory at Springfield, and of arms manufactured during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868. February 12, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Captured and abandoned property. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 6th instant, relative to money arising from sales of captured and abandoned property, whether covered into the Treasury. February 13, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Delaware breakwater. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information relative to surveys for a harbor at the Delaware breakwater. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Pottawatomie Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the division of the tribal funds of the Pottawatomie Indians. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenditure -- contingent fund -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a detailed statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Navy Department, &c., for the year ending June 30, 1868. January 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Expenditures in the Navy Department, and ordered to be printed.
Disbursements -- contingent fund State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statements of the disbursements of contingent fund of the State Department, balances unexpended, &c. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Expenditures of the State Department and ordered to be printed.
Mineral resources of the states and territories. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of Rossiter W. Raymond on the mineral resources of the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining and ordered to be printed. 		33
Serial set 1375 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1868. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1376 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1868. Volume II. 1
Serial set 1377 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1868. Volume III & Volume IV. 1
Serial set 1378 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1868. Volume IV. 1
Serial set 1379 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual report of Superintendent of Coast Survey for 1868. February 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1380 Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1863. 1
Serial set 1381 Jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to limiting the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. February 13, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Gold coin sold since January, 1863. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of 6th ultimo, transmitting various statements of gold coin sold by the government since January, 1863, in each year. February 13, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Northwest Boundary Commission. Message from the President of the United States, concerning the Northwest Boundary Commission. February 13, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Fines imposed -- deductions made -- contractors carrying the mails. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting report of fines imposed and deductions made from the pay of contractors for carrying the mails of the United States for the year 1868. February 17, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Gold medal presented to Cyrus W. Field. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the gold medal presented to Cyrus W. Field. February 18, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Outrages in Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with the request of the Committee on Reconstruction, the report of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Rose, U.S.A., relative to outrages in southwestern Virginia. February 19, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Waste lands, Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the memorial of General Roberts, United States Army, relative to waste lands of Mississippi River. February 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Publication of documents. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Adjutant General on the publication of documents relative to the rebellion, &c. February 20, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Sac and Fox Indian trust lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th instant, relative to Sac and Fox Indian trust lands. February 24, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
International horticultural exhibition. Letter from the Commissioner of Agriculture, relative to a proposed international horticultural exhibition, to be held at Hamburg, September, 1869. February 24, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
List of clerks, &c., in Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting list of clerks and other employes in the several bureaus of the Department during 1868. February 24, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Rondout Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of chief engineers relative to the improvement of Rondout Harbor. February 27, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Passage of vessels through Straw Shoe Channel. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting papers relative to prohibiting steamers sailing under the flag of the United States from using or passing through Straw Show Channel in the Yangtsze River. March 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Marine hospital at Chicago. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of the Supervising Architect, relative to the marine hospital at Chicago, Illinois. March 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Decoration United States Capitol. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the cost of art decorations at the United States Capitol. March 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Persons turned over for trial to civil authorities. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of commanders of military departments south, relative to persons turned over for trial to civil authorities. March 2, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Constitutional convention of Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of the commander of the fifth military district, relative to the adjournment of the constitutional convention of Texas. February 27, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed
Convention with Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the convention between the United States and the Mexican Republic. March 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 		18
Serial set 1382 Letter of the Secretary of State, transmitting a report on the commercial relations of the United States with foreign nations, for the year ended September 30, 1868. 1
Serial set 1383 Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1868. 1
Serial set 1384 Annual report of the Deputy Special Commissioner of the Revenue in charge of the Bureau of Statistics, on the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1868. 1
Serial set 1385 Claims of citizens of Kansas. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1727.) Evidence relative to claims of the citizens of Kansas, to accompany bill authorizing the appointment of a commission for their settlement. February 11, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed
Jones vs. Mann. Additional testimony in the case of Simon Jones vs. James Mann, Second Congressional District, Louisiana. January 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections.
Department of Indian Affairs. (To accompany Bill H.R. 1795.) Memorial of yearly meetings of the Society of Friends, relative to the treatment of the Indians. January 25, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Washington canal. Mr. Moore submitted the following report by Mr. Severson, engineer of the Washington canal. February 5, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
National securities. Concurrent resolution in respect to national securities. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways ad Means and ordered to be printed.
Fort Steilacoom. (To accompany House Resolutions No. 414.) Memorial of citizens of Washington Territory asking Congress to grant said territory the buildings at Fort Steilacoom for an insane asylum. January 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Barques Mary Jane and Cambria. (To accompany H. Res. No. 420.) Memorial of George H. Van Etten. January 25, 1869. -- Referred to Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Agricultural college scrip in Indiana. Letter from the Governor of Indiana, transmitting report of sales made by that state of the land scrip received from the United States for agricultural colleges, and of the appropriations of the proceeds of such sales. January 25, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
United States statutes. Report of the Commissioners to Revise the Statutes of the United States. January 26, 1869. -- Referred the Committee on the Revision of the Laws and ordered to be printed.
Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1824.) Memorial of the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company, praying for confirmation of grant of land for the line of completed railroad in the State of Alabama. February 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Justices of the Supreme Court in the District of Columbia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1839.) February 1, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, relative to the improvement of Fox and Wisconsin rivers. February 1, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Montana Historical Society. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, asking for an appropriation for the relief of the Montana Historical Society. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed.
Military road in Montana. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, praying for the construction of a military road from some point on Union Pacific Railroad near Box Elder, Utah Territory, to Helena City, Montana Territory. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Organic act of Montana. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, asking for an amendment to the organic act of the Territory of Montana. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Revision of Laws of the United States and ordered to be printed.
Wagon road in Montana. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, asking for the construction of a military road from Muscleshell to Fort Ellis. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Flathead Indians. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, for the removal of the Flathead Indians from the Bitter Root Valley, in the County of Missoula, to their reservation on the Jocko. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Branch Mint in Montana. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, praying for an appropriation for the establishment of a branch Mint in the Territory of Montana. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Crow Indians. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Montana, asking a reconsideration of the treaty with the Crow Indians. February 4, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Railroads. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Missouri, in relation to certain railroads. February 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Railroad -- Humboldt River to Portland. Joint memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, asking aid in the construction of a railroad from the north bend of Humboldt River, in the State of Nevada, to Portland, Oregon. February 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Frederick Hall. Petition of Frederick Hall, praying confirmation of title to certain land in the State of Michigan, under treaty stipulations. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. February 10, 1869. -- Reported from the Committee on the Public Lands, ordered to be printed, and recommitted.
Condition of affairs in Georgia. In the House of Representatives, January 6, 1869. On motion of Mr. Beck: Resolved, that the Committee on Reconstruction be authorized to cause the report of General Gillem and appendices B and C attached thereto, relative to the election held in Mississippi, and also such testimony and statements in writing as they may take or receive relative to affairs in Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, and Texas, under the references heretofore made to them, to be printed for the use of the House. February 12, 1869. On motion of Mr. Laflin, from the Committee on Printing...
Homesteads in Kansas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, relative to increasing the amount of homesteads in certain counties in said state. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Great and Little Osage Indians. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas protesting against the ratification of the Treaty with the Great and Little Osage Indians. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Winchester and Alabama Railroad. Memorial of the State of Tennessee, relative to the claims of the Winchester and Alabama Railroad. February 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Index to Executive documents and reports. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, relative to printing index to Executive documents and reports. February 22, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Report of the board of managers of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. February 26, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
American steamship companies. Resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts, in relation to the establishment of American steamship companies. February 27, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Commercial intercourse with Great Britain. March 3, 1869. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations, new officers, &c. Statements showing, I. Appropriations made during the third session of the Fortieth Congress. II. Officers 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, March 3, 1869.
Condition of affairs in Georgia. Letter from Governor Bullock, of Georgia, in reply to the statement of Hon. Nelson Tift to the reconstruction committee of Congress. March 3, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Papers in the case of Simon Jones vs. James Mann, Second Congressional District, Louisiana.
Judgments in the Court of Claims. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a statement of the judgments rendered by the court during the present year. December 8, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Paupers in Washington City. Letter from the Surgeon General, relative to the care, support, and treatment of paupers in the City of Washington. December 8, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Legislature of Georgia. Memorial of the members of the Legislature of Georgia and others, relative to the illegal organization of that body under the reconstruction acts. December 8, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Providence Hospital. Report from the Surgeon General of the United States Army, showing the expenditures for the completion of Providence Hospital up to December 1, 1868. December 9, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Alta Vela. Memorial of Patterson and Murguiondo, citizens of Baltimore, relative to the claims of the government and citizens of the United States to the island of Alta Vela. December 10, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment. Resolutions of the Legislature of Oregon withdrawing assent to the proposed Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment. December 14, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
J. Willis Menard. Additional papers respecting the Second Congressional District, Louisiana. December 18, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections.
List of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places of residence during the Fortieth Congress, third session, commencing Monday, December 7, 1868.
Chaves vs. Clever. Additional papers in the case of J. Francisco Chaves against Charles P. Clever, of New Mexico.
Losses by Citizens of Kansas Territory. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1727.) Memorial for indemnity from government for losses sustained by the citizens of Kansas Territory. January 18, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Trade with Canada. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, relative to trade with the Dominion of Canada. January 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Navigation between the United States and Canada. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, relative to navigation between the United States and Canada. January 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Grant of public lands. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, relative to a grant of public lands. January 6, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Condition of affairs in Mississippi. Evidence taken by the Committee on Reconstruction. (Printed in compliance with a resolution of the House dated January 6, 1869.)
Free ports at Matamoras and on the Rio Grande. Letter from the Secretary of State, to Hon. N.P. Banks, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, relative to the establishment of free ports at Matamoras and on the Rio Grande. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
J. Somers Smith. Letter from the Secretary of State, directed to Hon. N.P. Banks, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, relative to the payment for services rendered by J. Somers Smith. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Jules Aldige. Letter from the Secretary of State, directed to Hon. N.P. Banks, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, concerning the claim of Jules Aldige, a French subject, and asking that proper measures may be taken to carry into effect the decree of the Supreme Court. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Mathew Lowe. Letter from the Secretary of State, enclosing a communication from the United States consul at Nassau, New Providence, in reference to the claim of Captain Mathew Lowe [i.e., Matthew Low]. January 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Milwaukee. Evidence taken by the Committee on Commerce relative to the harbor at Milwaukee. January 14, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Commerce.
Outrages by Ku-Klux Klan. (To accompany H. Res. No. 408.) January 18, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses Houses of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. January 19, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Employes of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting list of clerks and others employed in his department for the year 1868. January 19, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures for the national loan. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in regard to expenditures under the appropriations for expenses for the national loan. January 21, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
list of reports to be made to Congress during the third session of the Fortieth Congress by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 7, 1867 [i.e., 1868].
Removal of disabilities. Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, for the removal of disabilities. December 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Concurrent resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States so as to prohibit qualifications of suffrage based upon race or parentage. December 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Standing and select committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Fortieth Congress, third session, commencing Monday, December 7, 1868. 		60
Serial set 1386 Consolidated index of the reports of the committees of the House of Representatives, from the Twenty-sixth to the Fortieth Congress, inclusive, prepared under the direction of Edward McPherson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Fortieth Congress. 1
Serial set 1387 Consolidated index of the Executive documents of the House of Representatives, from the Twenty-sixth to the Fortieth Congress, inclusive. Prepared under the direction of Edward McPherson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Fortieth Congress. 1
Serial set 1388 Assignees in bankruptcy. March 3, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Contract -- overland Pacific mails. February 27, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of tools by Theodore Zeller. January 5, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Publishing notices in bankruptcy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1701.) January 22, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.
Application under bankrupt act. January 22, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.
John E. Reeside. (To accompany H. Res. No. 418.) January 25, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Trust funds of Choctaw Indians. January 30, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Walter D. Plowden. February 1, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
International Pacific Railroad. (Bill H.R. No. 847.) February 2, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Stationary contracts. February 3, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Deficiency for Indian service in New Mexico. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1910.) February 9, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
J.C.D. Blackburn. (To accompany H. Res. No. 449.) February 9, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
J. Francisco Chaves vs. Charles P. Clever. February 9, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Ventilation of the hall of the House of Representatives. February 10, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee.
Uniform system of bankruptcy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1510.) February 10, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.
Mary J. Stone. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 689.) February 11, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Charles W. Whitney. (To accompany H. Res. No. 1964.) February 12, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Richard M. Green. (To accompany H. Res. No. 1965.) February 12, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Contract -- overland Pacific mails. February 13, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Public Expenditures.
Department of Education. February 16, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Education and Labor.
Adjustment and settlement of accounts against the government. February 16, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws.
Simon Jones vs. James Mann, and Cleb S. Hunt vs. J. Willis Menard. February 17, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Thomas A. Hamilton. February 18, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed
Support of Indians. February 22, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
J.S. Casement. February 23, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Postal telegraph. (To accompany Bills H.R. 1083, 1415, 1504, and 1689.) February 24, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Army organization. February 26, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of tools for Philadelphia Navy Yard. February 26, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed, with the views of the minority.
Alaska investigation. February 27, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Contingent fund House of Representatives. February 27, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Accounts.
Mrs. Susan A. Shelby. March 1, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Prince Edward Island. March 2, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Jones, Fowler, Kirtland & Co. March 2, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Arrest of American citizens in Great Britain. March 2, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 370.) December 8, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Claims of Iowa. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1491.) December 15, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed.
Whiskey frauds and administration of Internal Revenue Department. December 21, 1868. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Retrenchment.
Norman Wiard. January 13, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
Switzler vs. Anderson. January 14, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
J.H. Christy and John A. Wimpy. January 15, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Edward Learned. January 12, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 		41
Serial set 1389 New York election frauds. February 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed, with the views of the minority. 1