Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 1419 Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1869. 1
Serial set 1420 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1869. Volume I. 1
Serial set 1421 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1869. Volume II. 1
Serial set 1422 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1869. Volume III. Illustrations of patents. 1
SERIAL SET 1423 United States congressional serial set [vol.1-2999] 1
Serial set 1423 Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1869. Volume IV. Illustrations of patents 1
Serial set 1424 Statistics of mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains, by Rossiter W. Raymond, United States Commissioner of Mining Statistics. 1
Serial set 1425 Survey of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a letter from the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, asking for an appropriation to survey Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War relative to the unexpectedly large demands upon the appropriation for pay to discharged soldiers for clothing not drawn. March 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bounty decision of Supreme Court. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the bounty decision of the Supreme Court. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Assistant treasurer in Baltimore. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the establishment of the Office of Assistant Treasurer in the City of Baltimore, as an independent office. March 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Sites of military posts in Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting reports setting forth the propriety and economy of acquiring permanent military posts in the State of Texas. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Value of the tael of China. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the value of the tael of China. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey of land within limits of Union Pacific Railroad grant. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting estimates of appropriations for the survey of public lands within the limits of the Union Pacific Railroad land grant. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Accounts of the colonization agent. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative to the accounts of the colonization agent. March 30, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
Purchase of bonds for the sinking fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to resolution of the House of March 21, relative to the purchase of bonds for the sinking fund. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Stray bands of Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in relation to the removal of stray bands of Pottawatomie and Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin. March 23, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Loyal Indians and freedmen of the Creek Nation. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior asking for an appropriation for the payment of losses sustained by soldiers who enlisted in the federal Army, and loyal refugee Indians and freedmen of the Creek Nation, during the rebellion. March 23, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Colonization of persons of African descent. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 23, 1870, transmitting a detailed statement of expenditures out of the appropriation contained in the eleventh section of chapter 54 of Statutes of 1862, and the present condition of any unexpended balances of such appropriations. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Awards under Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural Companies' treaty. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury inclosing a letter from the Secretary of State asking an appropriation to pay the awards under the Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural Companies' treaty with her Britannic Majesty. March 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Harbor of Christiana River. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of March 18, transmitting report of recent surveys and examination of the harbor of Christiana River, at Wilmington, Delaware. March 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Citizens imprisoned or detained in military custody. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of December 20, 1869, relative to citizens imprisoned or detained in military custody. March 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
A.P. Hotaling. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs in relation to the claim of A.P. Hotaling for rent of land for the use of the Indian service in California. March 23, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Duty on wire rods. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the duty on wire rods manufactured and imported into the United States. March 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Salaries of internal revenue storekeepers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 1, relative to the salaries of internal revenue storekeepers. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Fort Porter. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the improvement of the grounds owned by the United States in the City of Buffalo, and known as Fort Porter. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Passengers in steamships and other vessels. Letter from the Secretary of State transmitting report, in compliance with the act of Congress of March 3, 1855, regulating the carriage of passengers in steamships and other vessels. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
List of privileges -- San Domingo Treaty. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of 28th ultimo asking for a list of privileges accompanying or relating to the San Domingo Treaty. April 6, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses headquarters general officers of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the Quartermaster General of the Army relative to the expenses connected with the various headquarters of the general officers of the Army. April 6, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Fisheries in British waters. Message from the President of the United States in answer to resolution of the House of the 7th ultimo relative to fisheries in British waters. April 6, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Difficulties with Indian tribes. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of the 7th ultimo, asking for information relative to difficulties with various tribes of Indians. April 6, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bounties to colored soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House, of the 7th ultimo, relative to collection and payment of bounties to colored soldiers. April, 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Tice meter. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in relation to the Tice meter. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Deed to land in Iowa. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting copy of deed executed by Levi C. Guptill, of Iowa, conveying certain land to the United States. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed.
Sales by post traders. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to sales to enlisted men by post traders. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Spirits distilled for trial of spirit meters. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in relation to certain spirits distilled under the direction of a committee appointed to make certain tests of spirit meters. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Surgeon George E. Cooper. Letter from the Secretary of War relative to the presentation of a gold watch and chain to Surgeon George E. Cooper, of the Army, by the government of France. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter-carrier system. Letter from the Postmaster General in answer to a resolution of the House of March 21, 1870, relative to the letter-carrier system of the United States. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Interest due on bonds, Pacific Railroad Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 28, relative to the interest due upon the bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Company. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Louisville and Portland Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of April 6, 1870, transmitting a report of the Chief of Engineers upon the improvement of the Louisville and Portland Canal. April 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for fortifications. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a request made by the Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting a statement of the amount of money appropriated up to the present time for fortifications, and other works of defense. April 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Major General Grenville M. Dodge and others. Letter from the Secretary of War asking for an appropriation to satisfy a judgment obtained against Grenville M. Dodge, late an officer of the United States, and others, for acts done by them in the line of their duty. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Marine hospital at Mobile. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of April 7, 1870, in relation to the condition and management of the marine hospital at Mobile, Alabama. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Rents of headquarters. Letter from the Secretary of War in compliance with the request of the Committee on Military Affairs transmitting statements prepared by the quartermaster general of the amount paid during the past year for rental and other expenses connected with the headquarters of the general, lieutenant general, and major generals of the Army. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Loss of the United States steamer Oneida. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of March 2, calling for information regarding the loss of the United States steamer Oneida. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Finding of military commission, Little Rock, Ark. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of March 30, transmitting copy of the proceedings and finding of a military commission held at the post of Little Rock, in the Department of Arkansas, in the year 1864. April 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. 		39
Serial set 1426 John R. Brady. Message from the President of the United States transmitting papers in answer to a resolution of the House of 5th instant, relative to claim of John R. Brady. May 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Penitentiaries in the territories. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative to certain proceeds of internal revenue for the erection of penitentiaries in western territories. June 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Mints, assay offices, and coinage. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Speaker of the House of Representatives communicating a report of John Jay Knox, deputy comptroller of the currency, giving the correspondence of the Department relative to the revision of the Mint and coinage laws of the United States. June 29, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Oswego. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of January 26, 1870, transmitting a report of the Chief of Engineers upon the improvements of the harbor of Oswego, in the State of New York. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Troops in Kansas. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of 21st March last, relative to the movement of troops to Kansas, at the request of the governor, to preserve the peace. May 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Ventilation of the Treasury Building. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury inclosing a letter from the supervising architect, asking for an appropriation of $24,630 for the purpose of ventilating the south and north portion of the west wing. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Granville [i.e., Grenville] M. Dodge. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to a suit brought against Granville [i.e., Grenville] M. Dodge, in the state courts of Kansas, for acts done by him in the discharge of his duty as an officer of the United States. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for surveyor general. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior submitting estimate of appropriations for expenses of surveyor general's office in Wyoming Territory. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Efforts to educate and civilize Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of March 24, 1870, in relation to the efforts that have been made by the government to educate and civilize the Indian tribes within the limits of the United States. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior inclosing a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking for an appropriation of $250,000 for the purchase of subsistence for the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and other tribes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of headquarters of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the House a statement of headquarters expenses of generals of the Army. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Boston and New York Harbors, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of April 25, 1870, in relation to the expenditures on Boston and New York harbors, Delaware breakwater, and mouth of the Mississippi. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Elections in second District of Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House, of March 28, 1870, transmitting copies of the returns of the election held in the Second Congressional District of Texas, in November and December last. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed.
International Monetary Conference at Paris. Message from the President of the United States transmitting the report of Samuel B. Ruggles, a delegate from the United States to the recent International Monetary Conference at Paris. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Balances due from internal revenue collectors. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 21, 1870, transmitting a statement of the balances due from collectors of internal revenue who are not now in office. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Quarantine steamer Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the United States transport steamer Illinois being transferred to the State of New York, by authority of law, for quarantine purposes. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Piegan Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House, of March 3, 1870, in relation to the late expedition against the Piegan Indians, in the Territory of Montana. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sea-coast defenses. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the board of engineers upon their experiments in connection with an efficient system of sea-coast defenses for the United States. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Children and heirs of John Chilton. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a statement of the account for the relief of the children and heirs of John Chilton, deceased. May 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Education of Indians of central superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in relation to an appropriation required to carry on the work of instructing and aiding the Indians of the central superintendency, in the arts of civilization and self-support. May 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Little & Brown's Statutes at Large. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to furnishing circuit judges of the United States courts with sets of Little & Brown's edition of the Statutes at Large, &c. May 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Contract with Dempsey & O'Toole. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information relative to contract with Dempsey & O'Toole for stationery. May 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Exploration of Colorado River. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting an estimate of appropriations to prosecute to completion the geological and topographical exploration of the Colorado River and its tributaries. May 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Exploration of the Colorado River. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the Chief of Engineers upon the proposed continuation of the exploration of the Colorado River. May 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the upper Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of May 18, in relation to the improvement of the upper Mississippi River. June 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Thomas W. Fry, Jr. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the claim of Thomas W. Fry, Jr., late captain and assistant quartermaster of volunteers. June 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of the 4th ultimo, transmitting copies of General Terry's reports on Georgia. June 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Fines imposed and deductions made from pay of mail contractors. Letter from the Postmaster General in compliance with law, transmitting a list of fines imposed and deductions made from the pay of contractors for transporting the mails for the year ending June 30, 1869. June 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Claim of Black Beaver, a Delaware Indian. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the claim of Black Beaver, a Delaware Indian. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations -- delegations of Indians to Washington. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior estimating for an appropriation to defray the expenses of delegations of Indians visiting Washington City and for the purchase of presents. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Laws relating to navigation and collection of Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a draught of a bill to remedy the embarrassment in the enforcement of the laws relating to navigation and the collection of Customs. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Bryan Tyson -- transportation of the mails. Letter from the Postmaster General relative to his action in rejecting all bids made by Bryan Tyson for the transportation of the mails. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Sale of Battery in New York for Customs store houses. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House relative to the sale of the Battery for the erection of Customs store-houses thereon. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Arkansas River. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of May 12, 1870, transmitting a copy of a report of S.T. Abert on the survey of the Arkansas River. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Indian reservation in San Diego County, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of May 24, 1870, in relation to establishing an Indian reservation in San Diego County, California. June 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Marine hospital service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, asking for an appropriation for the maintenance of the Marine hospital service for the for the next fiscal year. June 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations ad ordered to be printed.
Tice meters. Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue relative to the Tice meter. April 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Sioux Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior asking for an appropriation to pay to the upper and lower bands of Sioux Indians according to treaty of June 19, 1858. June 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Ninth census. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation for the ninth census. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Light and ventilation of Interior Department. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the condition of his building as to light, ventilation, sufficient room and accommodation for clerks, &c. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Gross receipts of telegraph companies. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of 28th May, relative to the refusal of telegraph companies in New York to report to internal revenue assessor the amount of gross receipts. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Dr. Alexander Dunbar. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the claim of Dr. Alexander Dunbar. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for removal of Kaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior asking for an appropriation for the removal of the Kaw Indians from Kansas to the Indian Territory. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Government exchange at Lisbon. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of June 4, 1870, in relation to rates of government exchange at Lisbon. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Point San Jose Military Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting reports from the Chief of Engineers, relative to Point San Jose Military Reservation, in California. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Penitentiary in Wyoming. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting letter from the Governor of Wyoming Territory, relative to a penitentiary building in Wyoming Territory. June 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fines and forfeitures to Revenue officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 11, relative to abolishing all allowances of penalties, fines, forfeitures, or recoveries to officers of the Revenue or informers in the collection of internal revenue taxes. May 12, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Benjamin F. Reynolds. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting the petition of Benjamin F. Reynolds, late captain Company K Forty-eighth Illinois Volunteers, for relief. May 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and expenditures of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States transmitting report of the receipts and expenditures (in compliance with section 7 of the act of July 2, 1836,) for the service of the Post Office Department for fiscal year ending June 30, 1867 and 1868. May 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Number of officers and seamen and vessels in the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of 12th February, in relation to the number of officers now on the active list in the Navy, the number of vessels of each rate now in the Navy, the whole number of non-commissioned officers and seamen now in the naval service. May 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. 		50
Serial set 1427 Special report of the Commissioner of Education on the condition and improvement of public schools in the District of Columbia, submitted to the Senate June, 1868, and to the House, with additions June 13, 1870.
Commander J.H. Upshur. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting copy of the proceedings of the naval general court-martial in the case of Commander J.H. Upshur, United States Navy. July 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Unexpended balances in the Treasury. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of July 2, 1870, transmitting a full statement of all unexpended balances remaining in the Treasury or in the hands of the Treasurer as agent of the War or Navy Department, &c. July 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Public debt at the end of each fiscal year since the organization of the government, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of July 6, 1870, in relation to the amount of the public debt at the end of each fiscal year since the organization of the government, the rate of interest, &c. July 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation to pay certain Indian depredation claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation of $100,000 to pay certain Indian depredation claims. July 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Collection of direct taxes. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a report made to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in regard to the collection of direct taxes. July 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Organization of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General transmitting the following reports, as required by the act of Congress to change the organization of the Post Office Department, &c., approved July 2, 1836. July 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Customs cartage system of the port of New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of June 27, 1870, in relation to the Customs cartage system of the port of New York. July 14, 1870. -- Referred to Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 		8
SERIAL SET 1428 Waiving all points of order against the conference report on H.R. 2507 and against the consideration of such conference report : report (to accompany H. Res. 466) 1
Serial set 1428 Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1869. 1
Serial set 1429 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, 1869. 1
Serial set 1430 Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture on the diseases of cattle in the United States. 1
Serial set 1431 Test oath in Virginia. Papers relative to the test oath in Virginia. December 11, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
International exhibition. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 435.) Memorial of citizens of Washington City, in relation to international industrial exhibition to be held in Washington City in 1871. December 7, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Statue of Major General Greene. Letter from the Secretary of the State of Rhode Island, announcing that the statue of Major General Nathaniel [i.e., Nathanael] Greene, designed for the old hall of the House of Representatives, is completed, and asking instructions as to the consignment thereof. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed.
Soldiers' cemetery at Gettysburg. Letter from the Governor of Connecticut, transmitting an act of the legislature of that state entitled "An Act Authorizing the Cession to the United States of All the Title and Interest of this State in the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in the State of Pennsylvania." December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Taylor vs. Reading. Testimony in contested election case of C.N. Taylor against John R. Reading. December 9, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Disasters on the lakes. (To accompany House Bill No. 602.) Papers relative to losses of vessels on the lakes. December 14, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
St. Paul and St. George, Alaska. Letter from Frank N. Wicker to Hon. Robert C. Schenck, with copy of report made to the Solicitor of the Treasury relative to the Islands of St. Paul and St. George, Alaska. December 14, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Sailors for relief ships. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, recommending that authority be given him to enlist 1,500 men in addition to the 8,500 now allowed by law. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Wallace vs. Simpson. Evidence in the contested election case in Fourth Congressional District of South Carolina. December 22, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Eggleston vs. Strader. Testimony in the contested election case of Eggleston vs. Strader, in the First Congressional District of Ohio. December 22, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Shields vs. Van Horn. Testimony in the contested election case of Shields vs. Van Horn, in the Sixth Congressional District of Missouri. December 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
list of reports to be made to Congress during the second session of the Forty-first Congress by public officers; prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. December 6, 1869.
List of the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places of residence during the Forty-first Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 6, 1869.
Standing and select committees of the House of Representatives of the United States; Forty-first Congress, second session, commencing Monday, December 6, 1869.
Van Wyck vs. Greene. Argument of contestant.
Papers in case of Covode against Foster.
Benjamin Mooers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 760.) January 10, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Indian depredations. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 774.) Papers accompanying bill for commission to investigate claims for Indian depredations. January 10, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Territorial government for Indian tribes. Resolution directing the Committee on the Territories to inquire into the expediency of establishing a territorial government over certain Indian tribes. January 13, 1870. -- Read and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
Acquisition of territory. January 13, 1870. -- Read and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Statue of General Nathaniel [i.e., Nathanael] Greene. Letter from the Governor of Rhode Island, in relation to the statue of General Nathaniel [i.e., Nathanael] Greene. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmitting annual report of the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Employes [sic] 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 1869. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Zeigler vs. Rice. Testimony in the case of John L. Zeigler vs. John M. Rice, relative to the contest for a seat in the 41st Congress as a representative from the Ninth Congressional District of Kentucky. December 13, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. 		24
Serial set 1432 Switzler vs. Dyer. Papers in the contested election case in the 9th Congressional District of Missouri. December 11, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Barnes vs. Adams. Papers in the contested election case of Sidney M. Barnes vs. George M. Adams, in the Eighth Congressional District of Kentucky. December 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed.
Reid vs. Julian. Papers in the contested election case of Reid against Julian in the Fourth Congressional District of Indiana. December 23, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. 		3
Serial set 1433 Mail route, Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking for mail route from Blue Earth City to Jackson. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Naval rank. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy inclosing petition of warrant officers asking for naval rank, directed to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations, new offices, etc. Statements showing, I. Appropriations made during the second session of the Forty-first 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. July 15, 1870.
Proposed additional rule. May 10, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Rules and ordered to be printed.
Pension and bounty laws. Resolution of the Legislature of Missouri asking Congress to extend the pension and bounty laws to the enrolled Missouri militia. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
St. Mary's Falls ship-canal. Joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, authorizing the board of control of the St. Mary's Falls ship-canal to transfer said canal to the United States. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Railroad from Lake St. Croix to Superior. Letter from the Governor of Wisconsin transmitting the memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, asking for a re-grant of the land heretofore granted to aid in the construction of railroads from Lake St. Croix to Superior and Bayfield. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Duty on foreign coal. Resolution of the Legislature of Massachusetts relative to the duty on foreign coal. February 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Machinery free of duty. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama relative to the admission free of duty of certain machinery for manufacturing purposes. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Sheafe vs. Tillman. Papers in the contested election case of Sheafe vs. Tillman, in the Fourth Congressional District of Tennessee. February 11, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Louisville Commercial Convention. Resolutions of the Louisville Commercial Convention in favor of granting aid to the Mediterranean and Oriental Steam Navigation Company of New York, for the establishment of an American line of steamships between New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick, Port Royal, Mobile, New Orleans, and Cadiz, Marseilles, Genoa, Trieste, Venice, and other Mediterranean ports of southern Europe. February 12, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Amendments to pension laws. Resolution of the Legislature of West Virginia, requesting amendments to the pension law. February 12, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Harbor of refuge at Block Island. Resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island in relation to a harbor of refuge at Block Island. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Rank in the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy directed to the Hon. Mr. Scofield, inclosing a communication from Admiral Farragut relative to rank in the Navy. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Pay of officers of Missouri militia. Resolution in reference to the extra pay of the officers of the Missouri state militia. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Capitol building in Wyoming. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Wyoming Territory, asking for an appropriation for a capitol building. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Duty on sugar and molasses. Resolution of Legislature of Louisiana, relative to duty on sugar and molasses. February 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Breakwater at Crescent City, California. Memorial of the Legislature of California, praying an appropriation for the erection of a breakwater at Crescent City, in that state. February 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Public buildings at Leavenworth. Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Kansas instructing the senators and representative from said state to vote for an appropriation to erect suitable buildings at Leavenworth for a post office and revenue office. February 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Assignment of contested election cases. Assignment of contested election cases by the Chairman of the Committee of Elections. February 22, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Voters of Costilla and Conejos Counties, Colorado. Memorial of the voters of the counties of Costilla and Conejos in the Territory of Colorado. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Boyden vs. Shober. Evidence and papers in the contested election case in the Sixth Congressional District of North Carolina. February 25, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Charles Schreiber. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1379.) Papers to accompany the claim of Charles Schreiber. February 28, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Tariff on foreign coal. Memorial from committee of citizens of Alleghany County, Md., appointed at a public meeting in Cumberland, Maryland, concerning the tariff on foreign coal imported. March 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Captain John W. Bevins. Memorial of the Arkansas Legislature, asking relief for Captain John W. Bevins and his command of "Independent Rangers." March 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Gayle H. Kyle. Memorial of Hon. Gayle H. Kyle, of Arkansas, asking compensation as a member of the Thirty-ninth Congress. March 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Amendment to the Constitution. Letter from the Governor of the State of Nebraska, transmitting a certified copy of a concurrent resolution of said state, ratifying the amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposed by Congress as Article XV. March 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Cherokee Nation. March 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Constitution of the State of Texas. Letter from General Reynolds, transmitting a copy of the Constitution of the State of Texas, ratified at the election held November 30 and December 1, 2, and 3, 1869. March 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Benjamin F. Butler. March 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Resignation of members of the House of Representatives. March 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Pay for organizing colored troops. Memorial of the Legislature of Kansas in reference to the pay of officers engaged in organizing colored troops. March 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Osage River. Resolution of the Legislature of Missouri for an appropriation for the survey of the Osage River, in the State of Missouri. March 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Claims of Maine. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine relating to claims against the United States for advances made by Massachusetts in the War of 1812. March 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Meteorological observations. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 602.) Report of the New York Chamber of Commerce on the bill before Congress to institute meteorological observations at military stations, and for giving notice of the approach and force of storms. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. March 30, 1870. -- Reported back, committee discharged, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Claim for improvement of Racine harbor. Memorial from the Legislature of Wisconsin praying that the City of Racine, in said state, be reimbursed for moneys expended and liabilities incurred in the construction and improvement of the harbor at said city. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Cavalry for New Mexico. Memorial from the Legislature of the Territory of New Mexico asking that Congress will authorize the raising of two regiments of cavalry in said territory for defense against the Indians. March 23, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Duty on lumber. Letter to the Committee of Ways and Means on tariff on lumber. March 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of rivers and harbors. A resolution proposed to be submitted by Mr. Conger, declaring the opinion of the House of Representatives regarding the improvement of the rivers and harbors of the United States. March 28, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Shawnees, etc. (To accompany House Resolution No. 205.) Letter from the Commissioner of the Land Office relative to the treaty of February 23, 1867, with the Shawnees, Quapaws, and other Indians. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Initial point of Union Pacific Railroad. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of Iowa relating to the initial point of the Union Pacific Railroad. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Mobile. Memorial and joint resolutions of the General Assembly of Alabama, asking for appropriation for improvement of the harbor of Mobile. January 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Changes in consulates. Letter from the Secretary of State addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs proposing changes in regard to compensation and duties in several of the consulates of the United States. January 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Navy pension laws. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs relative to the Navy pension laws. January 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed..
Federal public buildings in Missouri. Resolutions of the Legislature of Missouri, relative to the public buildings for the accommodation of the post office and United States district court at the capital of said state. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bronze doors. Letter from the Architect of Capitol Extension, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 13, relative to the bronze doors now in the passage leading from the rotunda to the House of Representatives. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Solicitor and additional clerks for the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State to Hon. N.P. Banks, recommending the appointment of a solicitor of claims for the State Department and an appropriation for the compensation of three additional clerks for indexing records and papers received by the Department. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Acquisition of foreign territory. January 20, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed
Reorganization of the Navy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 976.) Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the reorganization of the Navy of the United States. January 25, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Management of Indians in British America. Report on the management of the Indians in British North America by the British government. January 27, 1870. -- Presented by Mr. Clarke, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Kansas claims. (To accompany H.R. 112.) Papers relative to the claim of the State of Kansas for claims against the government. January 28, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Wagon road in Montana. Memorial from the Legislature of the Territory of Montana praying for an appropriation of forty thousand dollars. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Postage on newspapers. Memorial of John W. Munday on the subject of newspaper postage. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
A.A. Vance. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1013.) Papers relative to claims for relief of A.A. Vance. January 31, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Duty on foreign coal. Letter from the Governor of West Virginia transmitting the proceedings of the legislature in relation to the duty on foreign coal. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Duluth. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota to improve the harbor at Duluth. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment. Letter from the Governor of Ohio transmitting the action of the Legislature of Ohio in adopting the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Duty on coal. Joint resolution of the Legislature of West Virginia in relation to a reduction of duty on foreign coal. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Tucker vs. Booker. Testimony in the case of George Tucker vs. Geo. W. Booker, Fourth Congressional District of Virginia. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Elections and ordered to be printed.
Whittlesey vs. McKenzie. Testimony in the case of Chas. Whittlesey vs. Lewis McKenzie, Seventh Congressional District Virginia. January 31, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Missouri militia. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Missouri requesting that the militia of that state be placed on the same footing as other troops for pensions and bounties. February 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Wisconsin and Fox rivers. Letter from the Governor of Wisconsin transmitting memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin relative to the improvement of the Wisconsin and Fox rivers. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Soldiers of the War of 1812. Memorial and resolutions of soldiers of the War of 1812, praying Congress to grant pensions to the survivors. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Cherokee Nation. Letter from Lewis Downing, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, inclosing petitions of numbers of various tribes against a proposed territorial government over them. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Washington City market. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1084.) Specifications for Washington City market building. March 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Soldiers of the War of 1812. Resolution of the Legislature of Ohio in relation to the soldiers of the War of 1812. March 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and ordered to be printed.
National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Annual report of the president of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Wisconsin Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company. Memorial from the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin in relation to a grant of land to the Wisconsin Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company. April 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Breakwater at Wilmington Harbor, California. Joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of California relating to a breakwater at Wilmington harbor, on the coast of California, and government survey. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mail route in Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin relative to the establishment of a post road in said state. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Judicial districts in Wisconsin. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin relative to dividing the state into two judicial districts. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Harbors on Lake Superior. Joint resolution of the Legislature of Wisconsin instructing their senators and representatives to ask for appropriations for harbors on Lake Superior. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Contest in Cuba. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of Iowa relating to the civil contest in the island of Cuba. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Removal of Indians from Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota relative to the removal of Indians from the frontier of said state. March 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Water communication west and east. Letter from the Governor of West Virginia transmitting memorial and resolutions of the Legislature of West Virginia relative to water communication from the west to the Atlantic sea-board, through the states of West Virginia and Virginia. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Sword of General Montgomery. Letter from the Secretary of State addressed to the Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library, relative to the sword belonging to General Montgomery, deceased. March 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Joint Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Postal facilities for Alabama. Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama asking for increased postal facilities in said state. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Railroad in Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking for a grant of lands, to aid in the construction of a railroad. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Tariff on coal. Communication from a committee of citizens of Alleghany County, Md., appointed at a public meeting in Cumberland, Maryland, to make known to Congress the wants and wishes of that community respecting the tariff on coal. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Harbor of Port Jefferson, Long Island Sound. Memorial of the Assembly of the State of New York relative to Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island Sound. March 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Washington Aqueduct. April 27, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee for the District of Columbia.
Postal telegraph. Resolution of the Legislature of Nebraska in relation to a postal telegraph. May 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Postal Telegraphs and ordered to be printed.
Charles E. Buck. May 10, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed.
Outrages committed by Indians on western and southwestern frontiers. (To accompany H. Res. No. 288.) May 16, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Material, etc., for the service of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, relative to expenses for material, officers, and men for the naval service. May 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Water communication between the Atlantic and Mississippi. Letter from the Governor of the State of Iowa transmitting a memorial of the State of Iowa in relation to water communication between the Atlantic and Mississippi. May 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mexico to fulfill treaty stipulations. May 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Banking facilities. (To accompany H.R. No. 1900.) May 27, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Wisconsin River. Letter from the Governor of the State of Wisconsin transmitting a resolution adopted by the state board of assessors of said state, in relation to the improvement of the Wisconsin River. May 27, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Indian depredations in Texas. Memorial of three hundred and fifty citizens of the northwestern frontier of Texas relative to Indian depredations, and prayer for relief. May 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
John W. Leftwich vs. W.T. Smith [i.e., W.J. Smith]. Testimony in the case of John W. Leftwich vs. W.T. Smith [i.e., W.J. Smith], in the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee. June 1, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Grafton vs. Conner. Papers in the contested election case of Grafton vs. Conner, in the Second Congressional District of Texas. June 2, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Commerce and navigation. Letter addressed to Hon. John Lynch, with report on commerce and navigation, by John Meredith Read, Jr., United States consul general of France. June 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Select Committee on the Decline of American Tonnage.
Freedman's University. Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas relative to a grant of lands in aid of Freedman's University. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Freedman's Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Reduction of foreign postal rates. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking for reduction of foreign postal rates between this country and the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Mail route, Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota for mail route from Lake City to Eyota. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Daily mail, Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking daily mail from St. Paul to Taylor's Falls, via Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Mail route, Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking mail route from Leroy to High Forest. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Mail route, Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking for mail route from Sand Creek to Oral. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of rivers, Minnesota. Resolution of the Legislature of Minnesota asking improvement of upper Mississippi, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Mail route, Minnesota. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota for mail route from Blue Earth City to Jackson. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Homestead entries. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota relative to certain homestead entries. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Steam service to Australia. Resolution of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce relative to steam service between California and Australia. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mail route, Minnesota, Albert Lea to Blue Earth City. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota praying for mail route from Albert Lea to Blue Earth City. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Louisville and Portland Canal. Memorial from the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce relative to Louisville and Portland Canal. April 6, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Advertising for Thirty-seventh Congress. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives in answer to a resolution of the House of this date relative to payments made to D.C. Forney, for advertising certain statements relative to Thirty-seventh Congress. April 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Telegraph between America and Asia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1778.) Memorial of Cyrus W. Field relative to telegraphic communication between America and Asia. April 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
James Mercer. (To accompany Bill H.R. 1795.) Letter from Hon. F.C. Le Blond relative to this claim. April 18, 1870. -- Referred to Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Lands -- Lake Traverse reservation. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota asking that all Indians not authorized by the treaty of 1862, who are on Lake Traverse reservation, be removed to their proper reservation, and to prevent all Indians not authorized from being harbored or permitted to remain on the lands of the said Lake Traverse reservation. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Removal of disabilities in Virginia. Resolution of the General Assembly of Virginia asking Congress, without delay, to remove political disabilities from all citizens of the State of Virginia. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed.
Florida Telegraph Company. Memorial of the Florida Telegraph Company. June 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. June 27, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Cherokee neutral lands. Argument of W.R. Laughlin. July 14, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Obstructions at Hell Gate. Resolution relative to the removal of obstructions at Hell Gate. July 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Fort Kearney reservation in Iowa. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 2196.) Letter of register and receiver in relation to Fort Kearney reservation. June 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
George F. Robinson. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine in relation to George F. Robinson, for protecting the life of William H. Seward, late secretary of state. June 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Ridgway revolving battery. Memorial of Harriet A. Ridgway in relation to the "Ridgway revolving battery," invented by her late husband. June 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Mail facilities in Iowa. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of Iowa asking increased mail facilities. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Telegraph postal service. Resolution of the Legislature of Massachusetts relative to postal telegraph system. April 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Postal Telegraph and ordered to be printed.
Revolution in Cuba. Resolution of the Senate of Maryland in reference to the present revolution in Cuba. April 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Observations on eclipse of the sun. (To accompany Bill H. Res. No. 252.) Letter from the Superintendent of the Coast Survey relative to observations of the next total eclipse of the sun in Europe or Asia. April 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Money-order offices. Joint resolution of the General Assembly of Iowa for an additional number of money-order offices. April 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Medal to Pennsylvania troops. April 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Income tax. April 19, 1870. -- Read, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
St. Mary's Falls ship canal. Statement of the iron and copper products of Lake Superior, the tonnage employed therein, and the condition of the Sault Ste. Marie Falls canal. March 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Harbor at Port Washington. Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin relative to a harbor at Port Washington, in Wisconsin. February 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Military post near Pembina. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota relative to an appropriation for the establishment of a military post upon the northern boundary, at or near Pembina. April 4, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
Columbia Institution for Deaf and Dumb. Report of the receipts and expenditures of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for the year ending June 30, 1869. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed 		127
Serial set 1434 Digest of election cases. Cases of contested election in the House of Representatives from 1865 to 1871, inclusive. Compiled by D.W. Bartlett, clerk to Committee of Elections. July 13, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 1435 Testimony taken by the Sub-Committee of Elections in Louisiana. 1
Serial set 1436 United States ship Wyoming. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1072.) February 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Minnesota State University. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 253.) January 19, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Capitol buildings in territories. February 16, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Steamboats and other vessels owned in the loyal states. February 4, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
Richard M. Green. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1188.) February 11, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
William Conelly. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1189.) February 11, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Contract with Congressional Globe. February 12, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Causes of the reduction of American tonnage. (To accompany Bills H.R. No. 1261 and 1262.) February 17, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
B.F. Whittemore. February 21, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Charles Cooper and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1395.) March 1, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Gold panic investigation. March 1, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Banking and Currency.
Charles A. Pitcher. March 2, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Patents.
Settlement of officers' accounts. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 784.) January 11, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
J.M. Hutchings, J.C. Lamon. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 184.) January 18, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Ninth census. January 18, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Dwight J. McCann. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Jonas W. Nye. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Frederick Brosenne. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
J.G. Lane. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
James F. Shattuck. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Henry Lenhart. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mrs. Catharine Jackson. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Green and Trainor. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Simon Van Etten. January 21, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Land claims under Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. (To accompany Bill No. 740.) January 27, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
John Covode vs. Henry D. Foster. January 27, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Georgia election cases. January 28, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Wallace vs. Simpson. January 28, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed.
Napoleon B. Giddings, (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1009.) January 28, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted.
Emil Ruger. February 2, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Execution of the laws in Utah. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1089.) February 3, 1870. -- Recommitted to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Van Wyck vs. Greene. February 3, 1870. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 		32