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| Serial set 1412 | Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Forty-first Congress. Volume I. | 1 |
| Serial set 1413 | Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Forty-first Congress. Volume II. | 1 |
| Serial set 1414 | Report of the Secretary of the Interior, being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Forty-first Congress | 1 |
| Serial set 1415 |
Report of the Comptroller of the Currency. Letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting his annual report for 1869. December 10, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1869. |
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| Serial set 1416 |
Murder of an Indian. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of commanding officer at Camp Gaston, California, relative to the unprovoked murder of an Indian by a white settler. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Report of a board of admirals. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House, of the 16th instant, transmitting report of a board of admirals, convened in 1865, of which Admiral Farragut was president. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. S. Seymour. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting account of S. Seymour of expenses in making survey for bridge across the Potomac. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Charles L. Green, United States Navy. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of the 9th instant, transmitting the charges, testimony, findings, and sentence in the case of Passed Assistant Surgeon Charles L. Green, United States Navy. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Passes of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 14, relative to the progress made in the work of deepening the passes of the Mississippi River. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the year ending June 30, 1869. December 6, 1869. -- Ordered to be printed. Relief and protection of American seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting abstract of returns by collectors of Customs for the relief and protection of American seamen, showing the number registered in the several ports during the year ending September 30, 1869. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Receipts and expenditures in the Patent Office. Letter from the Commissioner of Patents, transmitting statement of receipts and expenditures in the Patent Office for the year ending November 30, 1869. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerks in State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting report of the number, compensation, reduction, &c., of the clerical force in his Department. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. Clerks in Office of Attorney General. Letter from the Attorney General, relative to the clerks in his Office. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Providence Hospital. Letter from the Surgeon General, inclosing a report of expenditures for the completion of Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., during the year ending December 6, 1869. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimates of appropriations for Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, submitting estimates of appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the next fiscal year. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Transient paupers in Providence Hospital. Letter from the Surgeon General, asking for an appropriation for care, &c., of transient paupers at Providence Hospital during the present fiscal year. December 7, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. Publishing laws of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, asking for an appropriation for publishing the laws of the United States. December 9, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Disbursements for Indian service. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting tabular statement of disbursements by superintendents and agents on account of Indian service for the year ending June 30, 1869. December 13, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th instant, transmitting a list of the states ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment. December 13, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Ryan-Hitchcock marine fortifications. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a joint resolution of February 19, 1869, relative to the Ryan-Hitchcock mode of marine fortifications. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Harbor at Plymouth. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting the report of the Chief of Engineers upon the public works and improvements in the Harbor of Plymouth, Massachusetts. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Harbor at Oswego. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Chief of Engineers upon the public works in the harbor at Oswego, New York. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. William A. Howard. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers relative to the claim of William H. Howard for pay as colonel of the Regiment of New York Marine, &c. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Cuba. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 13th instant, requesting a copy of any correspondence had with Spain relative to Cuba. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Claims in Missouri -- Fourth Congressional District. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of April 1, 1869, transmitting reports in regard to claims of persons claiming to reside in the Fourth Congressional District in Missouri. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Clerks employed in the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of desks, clerks, &c., employed in his Department for the year ending June 30, 1869. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Impediments in rivers and harbors of Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of December 10, transmitting surveys as to impediments and obstructions in the rivers and harbors of Massachusetts. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fifteenth Amendment. Message from the President of the United States, in further answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th instant, transmitting the action of Alabama on the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment. December 16, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Report of Special Commissioner of the Revenue. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Special Commissioner of the Revenue upon the industry, trade, commerce, &c., of the United States for the year 1869. December 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 11th instant, transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers of survey of the harbor at Port Washington, in Wisconsin. December 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Public lands in Virginia and other states. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House requiring the number of acres of public lands in Virginia and other states. December 20, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, and of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870. Rock Island Bridge. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief of Engineers upon the Rock Island bridge. January 10, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Expenditures of the armory at Springfield. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting annual report of expenditures at the national armory at Springfield during the year 1869. January 10, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Lands to Grand Haven railroad. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 15th December, 1869, relative to the acceptance of certain lands granted to the State of Michigan in June, 1856, to aid in the construction of a railroad from Grand Haven to Flint. January 10, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Patapsco River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 9th, relative to the condition and improvement of the Patapsco River. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Contracts with Mr. Abecassis. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy relative to contracts with Mr. Abecassis. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Capture of Jefferson Davis. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 15, in relation to the payment of the reward authorized by law for the capture of Jefferson Davis. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 5, transmitting a copy of the report of the late special agent of his Department for Alaska. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Retired officers of the Army now on duty. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to request of the Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting statement of retired officers of the Army now on duty, with regard to pay, &c. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Sale of surplus military arsenals. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a request by Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting draught of a proposed bill, providing for the sale of certain surplus military arsenals of the United States. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Postal convention with France. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 16th December, inquiring as to the appointment of any person holding a United States office having been employed by that Department to treat with foreign nations. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. New Haven Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to the resolution of the House of December 21, 1869, transmitting the report of the Chief of Engineers upon the condition of New Haven Harbor. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Des Moines and Rock Island Rapids. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 13, relative to the Des Moines and Rock Island Rapids of the Mississippi River. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Administration of civil law in Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, on the administration of civil law in Virginia. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. Suppressing Indian hostilities in Utah. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting report of expenses for suppressing Indian hostilities in Utah. March 26, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. April 5, 1869. -- Reported back, Committee discharged, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. January 20, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Detention of vessels in loyal states. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to steamboats and other vessels owned in the loyal states and taken by the government without the consent of the owners, during the war. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Revision of the Laws and ordered to be printed. Disasters on the lakes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 602.) Letter addressed to the Hon. Halbert E. Paine relative to storm telegraphy. January 26, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. Bounty for the capture of Jefferson Davis. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 15th December, relative to the payment of the bounty for the capture of Jefferson Davis, allowed by act of Congress, July 27, 1868. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed. |
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| Serial set 1417 |
Lands in Knox County, Indiana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting the report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office in relation to the quantity of public lands in Knox County, Indiana. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Missouri state militia. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to the Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting report of the Adjutant General upon the Missouri state militia, an auxiliary force employed in the service of the United States during the rebellion. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Repairs of Custom-houses. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury calling the special attention of the House of the necessity for immediate action on the estimates for repairs of the Custom-houses at Savannah, Georgia, and Mobile, Alabama. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. David's Island for marine hospital. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury asking for an appointment to purchase the buildings on David's Island for marine hospital purposes. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Washington Aqueduct. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of December 7, stating the amount appropriated and expended for the construction and completion of the Washington Aqueduct. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners in relation to appropriations for Indians. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Annuities withheld from Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of February 3, relative to annuities or other payments withheld from Indian tribes under act of Congress. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimates of appropriations for War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting an estimate of appropriations required for the service of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvement of the Chicago harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of February 17, 1869, transmitting the report of the Chief of Engineers upon the proposed improvement of the harbor of Chicago. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for Indian interpreters. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting copy of report from Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relative to deficiencies in appropriations for the pay of Indian interpreters. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvement of navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of 27th January, transmitting the report of General Warren, of Engineer Corps, relative to the improvement of the Mississippi River at or near the Falls of St. Anthony. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Copper and other metals in various arsenals. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of January 31, transmitting the report of the Chief of Ordnance as to the quantity of copper, tin, pig-lead, and other metals now on hand in the various arsenals of the United States. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Montana territorial militia. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to the request of the Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting report upon the Montana territorial militia, a military force raised by the Governor of Montana. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Pennsylvania Volunteers. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Committee on Military Affairs the report of the Adjutant General upon the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. February 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Interoceanic communication at the American isthmus. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House calling for the report of Rear Admiral Davis on interoceanic communication at the American isthmus. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Youkon River and Island of St. Paul. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of February 3, transmitting the report of Acting Inspector of Customs concerning the Youkon River and the Islands of St. Paul and St. George. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. New War Department building. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of 2d February, in relation to the report of the commission to prepare plans and estimates for a new War Department building. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Improvement of Michigan City harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of January 17, transmitting the report of the Chief of Engineers upon the proposed improvement of the harbor of Michigan City, in the State of Indiana. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Tax on liquors and tobacco. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of January 31, transmitting statement in relation to the amount of tax collected for the year ending December 31, 1869, on liquors and tobacco, respectively. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Establishment of Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting letter from the Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs, relative to the location and establishment of the Kiowas, Comanches, and Apache Indians. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Copyright of revenue coupon book. Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in answer to a resolution of the House of 31st January, relative to the copyright of the revenue coupon book to be used by distillers, rectifiers, and wholesale liquor dealers. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Claims of Kansas Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting copy of report made by commissioners appointed under the provisions of the twelfth article of treaty of 23d February, 1867, with the Senecas, Mixed Senecas and Shawnees, and Quapaw tribes of Indians in Kansas, to investigate the claims of those Indians. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Tributes of the Nations to Abraham Lincoln. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of 3d February, calling for the number of copies of "Tributes of the Nations to Abraham Lincoln" now in possession of the Secretary of State. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Fur-seal fisheries of Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of January 17, in relation to the fur-seal fisheries of Alaska. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Distillation of "drop beer" and "slops." Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in answer to resolution of the House of January 26, 1870, in relation to the distillation of "drop beer" and "slops" which cannot now be profitably used under existing laws. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Report Chief Engineer of Union Pacific Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, calling for the last report of the Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Union Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. Harbor of Leland in Lake Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 19, 1870, transmitting the report of the Chief of Engineers upon the practicability and necessity of improving the harbor of Leland, in Lake Michigan. February 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Commerce and ordered to be printed. Special agents of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to the resolution of the House of February 2, in relation to the names of all special agents and assistants of the Treasury Department on the rolls of the Department on the 4th day of March, 1869. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws and ordered to be printed. Port of Sheboygan. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of 31st January, transmitting the report of a survey of the port of Sheboygan, Michigan. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Sundry public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting reports of the Supervising Architect, relative to the erection of public buildings at Erie, Pennsylvania, Raleigh, North Carolina, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and other places. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fur seal fisheries of Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House, transmitting a report of the special agent of Alaska upon the fur seal fisheries of that territory. February 14, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for Indian service in Montana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation to pay an outstanding indebtedness on account of the Indian service in Montana Territory. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for Sioux Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation to pay vouchers approved by General Harney, on account of Indian service in the Sioux Indian district. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Claims of American citizens against Spain. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of the 10th instant, relative to claims of American citizens against Spain for payment in coin. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Murder of American citizens in Cuba. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives relative to the murder of one or more American citizens in Cuba. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Special agents of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of February 11, relative to the number of special agents appointed and now acting for the Department. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Freedmen's Bureau and abandoned lands. Letter from the Superintendent of Freedmen's Bureau, etc., in answer to a resolution of the House of February 11, 1870, in relation to the amount expended in the execution of said office. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerks in the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with the second section of the act approved March 3, 1869, transmitting a report of desks and number of clerks in the Department. January 28, 1869. -- Referred to Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Artillery School at Fortress Monroe. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting certain papers relating to the site of the United States Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Land office, Topeka, Kansas. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimate of appropriation required to replace archives of land office at Topeka, Kansas, destroyed by fire in November, 1869. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Aggression upon our commerce. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the sum of six hundred thousand dollars paid the United States as indemnity for aggression upon our commerce, pursuant to stipulations of a treaty with Japan of October 22, 1864. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Line and staff rank. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 14, 1869, relative to proceedings before a board of naval officers on the subject of line and staff rank. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Survey of Indian reserves. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with estimate of appropriations required for surveying Indian reserves, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, &c. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Beneficial Society of Cumberland. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting report from the Quartermaster General relative to a piece of land purchased for the burial of officers and soldiers, and now desired by the "Beneficial Society of the Laboring Sons of Cumberland." January 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Breakwater at Hyannis. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of December 11, transmitting report upon the condition of the breakwater at Hyannis, Massachusetts. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sale of Fort Gratiot reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of July 20, 1868, providing for the sale of a portion of the Fort Gratiot military reservation, State of Michigan. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Errors in book of estimates. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to some errors in the book of estimates. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Commodore Thomas Ap C. Jones. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting papers relating to the claim of the estate of the late Commodore Thomas Ap C. Jones. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Expenses of Texas election. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting communication from the Fifth Military District, urging an immediate appropriation for expenses of the recent election in Texas. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Oath in Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting certain papers from citizens of Texas, requiring all persons elected to office in Texas to take the oath required by the 12th section of the state constitution. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Military prisons. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting report of the Adjutant General recommending the adoption of a system of military prisons, and submitting a draught of a proposed law upon the subject. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Survey of Housatonic River. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of December 13, relative to a survey of the Housatonic River. January 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Channel through Hallett's Point. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 20, 1869, transmitting report of Chief of Engineers relative to the cost of cutting a channel through Hallett's Point, at the head of Long Island. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Estimates for Sisseton, Wahpeton, and other Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates of appropriations for Sisseton, Wahpeton, Santee Sioux Indians, at Lac Traverse and Devil's Lake, Dakota. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiencies in appropriations for Utah. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting copy of a letter from the Secretary of Utah, in relation to the deficiency in appropriations for that territory. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. China and Japan "indemnity funds." Letter from the Secretary of State in relation to the "indemnity funds" received from the governments of China and Japan by the Department of State. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Omitted estimate for 1870-'71. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in reference to an omitted estimate for the year 1870-'71. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Site for State Department building. Letter from the Secretary of State in relation to the commission appointed by Congress to select a site for the erection of a building for the State Department. January 19, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. James Belger. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a copy of the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States upon the case of James Belger, formerly colonel and quartermaster of the United States Army. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Pedro Armendaris. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of 17th January, relative to the claim of the heirs of Pedro Armendaris, for the use and occupancy of Fort Craig military reservation, in the Territory of New Mexico. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Reports of national banking associations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of December 21, 1869, transmitting a report from the Comptroller of the Currency, relative to the national banking associations. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. Report of the United States Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting the annual statement of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, as required by act of March 3, 1853. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Indemnity from Japan. Letter from the Secretary of State in relation to the sum of $600,000 in gold paid to the United States as indemnity for aggression upon our commerce, pursuant to stipulation of a treaty with Japan, of the 22d October, 1864. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a statement of expenditures of the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the year 1869. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Georgia. Letter from the General of the Army, relative to certain officers of the United States Army, acting in the Legislature of Georgia as a committee of election. January 24, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction and ordered to be printed. Treasury -- balances unexpended. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, inclosing statement of balances unexpended on the 30th of September, 1869; also, amount to complete service of the current fiscal year. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Darien ship canal. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of the 17th instant relative to appropriations for Darien ship canal. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Treaty with Delaware Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of 17th instant, in reference to report of the special commission detailing the proceedings of the negotiation of the treaty with the Delaware tribe of Indians. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Survivors of the War of 1812. Letter from the Secretary of War relative to survivors of the War of 1812. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and ordered to be printed. Estimates of deficiencies in War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting estimates of appropriations required to meet deficiencies for the service of that Department for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1869 and 1870. January 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Quantity of fine whiskies. Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in answer to a resolution of the House of 17th instant, with statement of the quantity of fine whiskies produced during the months of September to December, 1868, as compared with the same months of 1869. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Harbor of Black Lake, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 17, transmitting report of the Chief of Engineers upon the condition of the harbor of Black Lake, Michigan. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Captured and abandoned property. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relating to captured and abandoned property, showing that there are outstanding claims against the government to the amount of several thousand dollars. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mail contracts by railroad. Letter from the Postmaster General in answer to a resolution of the House of January 20, whether the contracts for transporting the mails on the railway lines of the different states of our Union are by the mile or by weight, and the price for the same. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Pay and emoluments of officers of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 17th instant, relative to the pay and emoluments, or either, of the officers of the United States Navy. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Change of name of United States vessels. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of January 13, transmitting a list of the vessels [of] the United States, the names of which have been changed since the 4th of of [sic] March, 1869. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Clerks and others employed in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a statement of the number of clerks and others employed in the bureaus of the Department during the year ending June 30, 1869. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Duty on saltpeter. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury calling the attention of the Committee of Ways and Means to the duties on saltpeter. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Banking capital in the several states. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 17th instant, transmitting statement of the amount of banking capital in the several states in the month of December, 1860. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury asking for an appropriation to supply a deficiency in appropriation for the mint at Charlotte, North Carolina. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Assimilated rank in the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of 14th December, 1869, inclosing the record of proceedings of the board of officers appointed to take into consideration the subject of assimilated rank in the Navy. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Post office at Havre de Grace. Letter from the Postmaster General in answer to a resolution of the House of January 27, in relation to the abstraction of stamps from the post office at Havre de Grace, Maryland. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Marine hospital service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a bill for the reorganization of the marine hospital service. January 31, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Custom-house at Castine. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury asking for an appropriation to purchase additional land for the Custom-house a[t] Castine, Maine. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Lieutenant W.J. Keays. Letter from the Secretary of War, (by request of the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs,) transmitting a copy of the report of the Judge Advocate General, upon the case of First Lieutenant W.J. Keays, of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Additional clerical force in Ordnance Department. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting communication from Chief of Ordnance Department relative to the necessity of a larger clerical force than is provided for in the pending appropriation bill. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Foreign commodities. Letter from the Commissioner of Agriculture in answer to a resolution of the House of 26th January in relation to the extent and value of foreign commodities, susceptible of production within the limits of the country, as plants useful for dye-stuffs, medicines, and for other economic purposes. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed. Claims of Delaware Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting an abstract of a report of the United States Indian agent upon claims for stock stolen from the Delaware Indians since 1854, provided for in treaty of July 4, 1866, with said tribe. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Nashville and Decatur Railroad Company. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of 25th January, relative to the accounts of the Nashville and Decatur Railroad Company. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses of the State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State transmitting a statement of the manner in which the fund for the contingent expenses of the Department has been expended from July 1, 1868, to June 30, 1869, inclusive. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Foreign commerce and decadence of American shipping. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of Chief of the Division of Tonnage in the Treasury Department in relation to the foreign commerce of the United States and the decadence of American shipping. February 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Select Committee on the Decline of American Commerce and ordered to be printed. Men employed in Navy yards. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of the 17th instant, transmitting statement of the number of men employed in the several Navy yards on the 1st of March, July, September, and December, 1869. January 28, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. |
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Expenditures in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of February 11, transmitting a statement of the expenditures for public and private purposes in the District of Columbia, from the establishment of the seat of government to the 31st of December, 1869. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Expenditures and ordered to be printed. Fort Dakota. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 569.) Letter from the Secretary of War for the information of the Committee on Public Lands, in relation to the United States reservation at Fort Dakota, in the Territory of Dakota. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Questioned letter of Admiral Farragut. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of March 16, 1870, transmitting copies of the telegrams, letters, and affidavit of Paymaster Thomas H. Looker, United States Navy, in relation to the questioned letter of Admiral Farragut, of date January 29, 1869. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Blacksmiths in the Army, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a memorial from the cavalry and artillery officers of the Army advising for reasons fully set forth therein, that the pay of blacksmiths in the cavalry and artificers of artillery be by law augmented and that the rank of sergeant or corporal be conferred upon them. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Collection of revenue in New York and Brooklyn. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House in relation to person or persons, other than regularly appointed revenue officers, who have been, or are now, employed in the cities of Brooklyn or New York, to aid in the collection of internal revenue. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Army recruiting service. Letter from the Secretary of War recommending an appropriation to continue the Army recruiting service for the remainder of the present fiscal year. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Spanish war vessels coming for repairs. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House relative to Spanish war vessels coming to the United States for repairs. March 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of 10th instant, calling for information to regard to the Atlantic and Pacific Railway Company. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. Claims of Pottawatomie Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting the report of the commissioners appointed to examine the claims of the Pottawatomie Indians, provided by the treaty of August 7, 1868. February 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Revenue and Customs receipts in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of 17th January, transmitting a statement of the receipts from Revenue and Customs and all other sources in Alaska, since that territory was incorporated into the United States. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Fur-seal fisheries of Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House, of February 9, 1870, transmitting a copy of a portion of Vincent Colyer's report relating to the fur-seal fisheries of Alaska. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Ordnance depot at Cheyenne. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a communication from the Governor of the Territory of Wyoming, relative to the establishment of an ordnance depot at Cheyenne. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Indian affairs in Oregon. Letter from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs in answer to a resolution of the House of February 15, in relation to the report of the Indian superintendent upon Indian affairs in Oregon. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Incidental and contingent expenses of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting in accordance with law a statement of incidental and contingent expenses of his Department for the year ending June 30, 1869. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Indian service. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation to pay certain claims that have been allowed and partly settled to extent of funds on hand. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for House of Correction for Boys. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting copies of two letters from the President of the Board of Trustees of the House of Correction for Boys, for an appropriation for the benefit of said institution. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations Indian service -- Fort Berthold agency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation to pay outstanding indebtedness on account of the Indian service at Fort Berthold Indian agency. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. John E. Tappan. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting accounts of John E. Tappan for goods given to Kiowa Indians, for delivery of white captives held by them in 1868. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. S.E. Ward. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending an appropriation to pay a debt due to S.E. Ward for goods furnished Indians at Fort Laramie by order of Indian Peace Commission. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Savannah River. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of February 8, transmitting the report of the Chief of Engineers upon the navigable condition of the Savannah River. February 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Rio Hondo claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting copy of report on the Rio Hondo claims, Louisiana. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed. Number of Indians in various tribes. Letter from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs in answer to the resolution of the House of February 2, 1870, in relation to the number of Indians in each of the various tribes named in the book of estimates furnished Congress. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Harbors in Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of February 17, in relation to establishing a light to mark the pier at the harbor of Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kingston, in the State of Massachusetts. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Struggle for independence in the island of Cuba. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of 7th instant, transmitting correspondence relative to the struggle for freedom in the island of Cuba. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Census. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting draught of a bill amendatory of the act to take the seventh and subsequent censuses, and to fix the number of the members of the House of Representatives. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Ninth Census and ordered to be printed. Meteorological observations. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting estimates of appropriations required to carry into effect the law authorizing the Secretary of War to provide for taking meteorological observations. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Unexpended balances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of February 12, transmitting statement of the unexpended balances on the 30th of June, 1869; also the amounts estimated as necessary to complete the service of the current fiscal year, &c. February 22, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Pilot-boat A.T. Stewart. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of January 13 in relation to the wreck of the pilot-boat A.T. Stewart, recently sunk by collision in the main channel-way of New York Harbor. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Sites for national works of defense. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a proposed bill to facilitate the acquisition of sites for national works of defense and to protect the public treasury. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Flathead Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, submitting an estimate of appropriation for the purchase of mills and construction of buildings for the benefit of the Flathead Indians, to replace those destroyed by fire. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Jurisdiction over Sandy Hook. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to the resolution of the House of February 2, 1870, transmitting copies of all papers on file in the War Department relating to the jurisdiction of the United States over Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and adjoining land. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Fixtures for Treasury Building. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting an estimate for the cost of cases and fixtures for the Treasury Building. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Harbor-masters' fees. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of January 27, relative to harbor-masters' fees exacted under the statutes of the State of New York. March 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. American citizens prisoners in Great Britain. Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the House of 15th ultimo, relative to American citizens, native or naturalized, who may be confined in jails or prisons in Great Britain. March 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Staff rank. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to the resolution of the House of February 28, 1870, transmitting all correspondence with Admiral Farragut relative to staff rank in the Navy. March 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Navy yard at Brooklyn. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to the resolution of the House in relation to the expediency of removing the Navy yard at Brooklyn, N.Y., to another site. March 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Defaulting paymasters in the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to the resolution of the House of January 17, 1870, transmitting the names of paymasters who have been reported defaulters, with the amount of their respective defalcations since March 4, 1869. March 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Light in St. Clair River. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to the resolution of February 11, 1870, inclosing a report with plans and estimates from Brevet Brigadier General W.F. Raynolds, Corps of Engineers United States Army, engineer 11th Light-house District relative to establishing range lights in St. Clair River, Michigan. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Expedition against Piegan Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to the resolution of the House of March 4, 1870, in relation to the late expedition against the Piegan Indians. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Money paid to bank note companies, etc. Letter from Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of January 17, 1870, on the above subject. February 25, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. March 14, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. Public buildings most necessary. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives relative to the requirements of the public service for new public buildings. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Abolition of internal taxes. Letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in answer to a resolution of the House, of March 11, in relation to the expediency and advantage or disadvantage to the government of abolishing the internal taxes, &c. March 23, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Operation of the sinking fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 14, in relation to the operation of the sinking fund in extinguishing the debts of the War of the Revolution and of the War of 1812, up to the complete payment of those debts. March 23, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Maria Josefa Cavazos. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of February 15, 1870, transmitting certain papers pertaining to the claim of Maria Josefa Cavazos, for rent of Fort Brown (Texas) military reservation. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Pacific railway companies. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of January 26, in relation to the Pacific railway companies. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Railroad and ordered to be printed. Light-house on Lake Ontario. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of the 16th instant, relative to the necessity of a light-house on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Payments on account of public debt. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of March 9, 1870, transmitting a detailed statement showing the payments on account of our public debt, including both principal and interest, from 1789 to 1836, inclusive. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Officers on duty in southern states. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House of January 26, 1870, transmitting reports concerning officers of the Army upon duty in the southern states, who are in receipt of salaries both from state treasuries and the Treasury of the United States. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Payment of pensions through money-order bureau. Letter from the Postmaster General in answer to a resolution of the House of 7th ultimo, relative to the payment of pensions to pensioners through the money-order bureau of the Post Office Department. January 13, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed. Government offices at Paducah, Kentucky. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to the resolution of the House of February 16, 1870, in relation to the erection of a suitable building at Paducah, Kentucky, for the accommodation of the United States courts, post office, internal revenue, customs, and other offices of the government located in that city. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. James C. Strong. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting, for the information of the Committee on Military Affairs the report of the Adjutant General of the Army upon the claim of James C. Strong to be paid as colonel of the Thirty-eighth Regiment New York Volunteers during the late war. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. International exhibition in London. Letter from the Secretary of State relating to an international exhibition in London in 1871, with other papers upon the same subject. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Military reservation, Fort Wayne. Letter from the Secretary of War recommending the passage of a joint resolution relative to military reservation of Fort Wayne, in Arkansas. March 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. United States steamer Oneida. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to the resolution of the House of March 2, 1870, in relation to the sinking of the United States steamer Oneida, by colliding with the mail steamer Bombay, in Yokohama Bay, on the night of the 24th of January. March 9, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Rent for building for use of Department of Education. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior asking for an appropriation to pay for use of building for Department of Education. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Relative to soldiers' bounty. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a memorial of soldiers of the regular Army, who were in service at the commencement of the late war, to be placed on the same footing with respect to bounties as soldiers who enlisted during the progress of the war. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Penitentiaries in the territories. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to an act of Congress entitled "An Act Setting Aside Certain Proceeds from Internal Revenue for the Erection of Penitentiaries in the Territories of Nebraska, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and Dakota," approved January 22, 1867. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Custom-house at Wiscasset, Maine. Letter from the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Building in relation to an appropriation for grading, paving, and fencing around the Custom-house lot at Wiscasset, Maine. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Reservation at Fort Kearney. Letter from the Secretary of War informing the House that the United States military reservation at Fort Kearney, on the Missouri River, in the State of Iowa, in no longer required. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Marine hospital. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury asking for an appropriation of $230,000 to meet the current expenses of the Marine Hospital. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Expedition against Piegan Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to the resolution of the House of March 3, 1870, transmitting the report of Brevet Colonel Baker, United States Army, upon the late expedition against the Piegan Indians, in Montana. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Saint Mary's Falls ship-canal. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to the resolution of the House of March 1, 1870, transmitting the reports of General T.J. Cram upon the Saint Mary's Falls ship-canal. March 15, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Delaware Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior for appropriations to carry out treaty stipulations with Delaware Indians. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Officers and vessels of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the House of the 14th instant, in relation to officers and vessels of the Navy. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Paymaster General's office. Letter from the Secretary of War relative to the insufficiency of the appropriations for rent, &c., for Paymaster General's office. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. St. Mary's Falls ship canal. Letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a resolution of the House in relation to the improvement of Saint Mary's Falls ship canal. March 17, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Pay of blacksmiths and artificers in the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War inclosing a petition of officers of light artillery and cavalry for the increase of the pay of blacksmiths and artificers in the Army of the United States. March 21, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Claims of American citizens against Venezuela. Message from the President of the United States transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State relative to the claims of citizens of the United States against the government of Venezuela. March 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Circulating notes to national banks. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the House of February 28, 1870, transmitting a report of the Comptroller of the Currency. March 2, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. Security of life on steam vessels. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the draught of a bill to provide for the better security of life on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, and report of chief of steamboat inspection. March 3, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Encroachments upon Osage Indian lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the encroachment of white settlers upon the lands of the Osage Indians in Kansas. March 8, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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 |
