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Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Nineteenth Congress. December 5, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. list of reports to be made to the House of Representatives at the second session of the Nineteenth Congress by the executive departments. Prepared by the Clerk, in obedience to a standing order of the House of Representatives. December 4, 1826. |
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Negotiations with Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by resolutions of the House of Representatives, relating to certain negotiations with the government of the United Mexican States. December 28, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table Florida Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th of May last in relation to the Florida Indians. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs Road -- Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, in relation to the construction of a road from Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson. December 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Patents for useful inventions in 1826. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of persons to whom patents have been issued for the invention of any new or useful art, or machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any improvement thereon, from Jan. 1st, 1826, to Jan. 1st, 1827. January 8, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War with that of the Board of Engineers, for internal improvement concerning the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. December 7, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Lead mines -- Illinois and Missouri. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 8th May last, in relation to the lead mines belonging to the United States in the states of Illinois and Missouri. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses of the Navy -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of the expenditures on account of the contingent expenses of the Navy during the year ending September 30, 1826. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Road -- Washington to Buffalo. Survey -- Roanoke Inlet, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information in relation to routes for a national road from Washington City to Buffalo; also, information respecting the progress in fulfillment of the act of the last session of Congress authorizing a survey of Roanoke Inlet and Sound. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Road -- Cumberland to District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report upon the subject of an extension of the National Road from Cumberland to the District of Columbia. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Canal -- Mississippi to Lake Pontchartrain. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information relative to making a canal between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. December 12, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Road through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer, in relation to the road through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. December 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Sheep's wool on the skin. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury; transmitting information in relation to the importation of sheep's wool on the skin. Rendered in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th instant. December 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Manufacturers. Contingent expenses H. Representatives. Annual report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, of the names of the clerks, messengers, &c. in the service of the House, and of the expenditure of the contingent fund of 1826. December 6, 1826. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Burning frigate Philadelphia at Tripoli. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, the names of the officers and seamen on board the ketch Intrepid in the attack on the frigate Philadelphia in the year 1804, in the harbor of Tripoli. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Donations by Indians to government agents. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, respecting proposed donations of land by Indian tribes to any agent or commissioner of the United States. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Trade with Great Britain. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th inst.) a copy of the three articles marked A, referred to in the protocol of the third conference of the American and British plenipotentiaries on the fifth of February, 1824. December 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Fortifications at Charleston, S.C. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information (in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th inst.), upon the subject of the works intended for the defense of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina. December 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Proceedings of the Congress of Panama. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to the proceedings of the congress which assembled last summer at Panama, &c. December 26, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of lands in Mississippi and Louisiana south of 31st degree of latitude. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th inst., in relation to a survey of the lands lying south of the 31st degree of latitude in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. December 26, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Cases of shipwreck, loss, and disaster within the Bay of Delaware, &c. by vessels being driven into, or out thereof, by storm or by ice, &c. December 28, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Removal of the Indians westward. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 20th Dec. last, information in relation to the disposition of the several tribes of Indians to emigrate west of the Mississippi. January 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Clerks -- Navy Department -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the names of the clerks employed in the Navy Department during the year 1826, and the compensation allowed to each. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Fortifications for Pensacola. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report respecting plans and estimates of fortifications contemplated for Pensacola. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Road -- Zanesville to Columbus. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report on the subject of the National Road between Zanesville and Columbus. January 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Post Office clerks. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the number of clerks employed in the Post Office Department during the year 1826, with their names and salaries. January 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Navy contracts for 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the Department during the year 1826. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Public buildings. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual statement of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, of the expenditure on the same, and of the progress of the said buildings. December 8, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Expenditures on the Public Buildings. West's paintings. Letter from the sons of Benjamin West, deceased, late president of the Royal Academy of London, offering to sell the government of the United States sundry paintings of that artist. December 11, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Indian affairs. Message from the President of the United States, communicating sundry papers relating to Indian affairs. December 11, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. State of the finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual reports on the state of the finances. December 13, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Survey of the harbor of Baltimore. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report on the survey of the harbor of Baltimore. December 18, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. British colonial trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting extracts of a letter from the minister of the United States at London, relating to the late discussions with the government of Great Britain concerning the trade between the United States and the British colonies in America. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. |
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Stockbridge Indians. Extracts of letters upon the subject of the present condition of the Stockbridge Indians. January 8, 1827. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Quapaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th ultimo, in relation to the present condition of the Quapaw Nation of Indians. January 10, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Contingent expenses -- military -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement shewing the expenditures of the money appropriated for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1826. January 10, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Clerks -- Department of War. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the clerks in the Department of War during the year 1826, and the salary allowed to each. January 10, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Navy Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual report in relation to the Navy Pension Fund. Prepared in compliance with the act of Congress, of 23d April, 1800. January 12, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Patent Office. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th ult. upon the subject of the organization of the Patent Office. January 13, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks -- Treasury Department, 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement shewing the names of the clerks of the Treasury Department during the year 1826, and the compensation allowed to each. January 13, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Fortifications on Staten Island. Message from the President of the United States, with sundry documents, relating to a proposition by the State of New York to sell to the government of the U. States the fortifications erected by said state on Staten Island. January 15, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Appropriation for the Capitol. Estimate of money necessary for continuing the work upon the Capitol for the year 1827. January 15, 1827. Laid before the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed. Navy hospitals. Report of the commissioners of naval hospitals, upon the state of their funds. January 15, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Convention with Great Britain. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed on the 13th of Nov. last at London, providing for the payment of citizens of the U. States for claims arising under the first article of the Treaty of Ghent. January 16, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Compensation to Surveyor General, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement shewing the compensation to the Surveyor General, and other surveyors, &c. for the years 1824, 1825, and part of 1826. January 17, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Statutes of the British Parliament, in relation to the colonial trade; to which are appended the acts of Congress on the same subject. December 19th, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Postage accruing in the U.S. -- 1826. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the nett amount of postage accruing at each post office, in each state and territory, for one year ending 31st March, 1826. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Estimates of appropriations for 1827. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, of the estimates of appropriations necessary for the service of the year 1827. January 4, 1827. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Memorial of sundry merchants of the City of Philadelphia upon the subject of spoliations committed under the authority or decrees of the government of France. January 8, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Encroachments on Choctaw lands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States of the 20th ultimo, in relation to encroachments by white men upon lands ceded to the Choctaw Indians in the Territory of Arkansas. January 8, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Resolution of the Legislature of Georgia, on the subject of militia claims. January 8, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Brevet rank and pay. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Second and Third Auditors, and of the Adjutant General, in relation to brevet rank conferred since 1821, and payments made to officers in consequence thereof. January 8, 1827. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the City Council of Charleston, S. Carolina, praying that a marine hospital be erected at that port for accommodation of sick and disabled seamen, etc. January 18, 1826. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. December 20, 1826. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. January 9, 1827. Bill reported -- No. 356. Monthly statements Bank U. States for 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the monthly statements of the Bank of the United States, rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the third instant. January 9, 1827. Read and laid upon the table. Impressment of seamen from American vessels. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, relating to the impressment of seamen from on board American vessels since 18th February, 1815. January 15, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
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Mayor and Council of Georgetown, D.C. Representation and resolution of the Mayor and Council of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, upon the subject of a bill reported to the House of Representatives entitled "A Bill Concerning Free People of Color, in the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia." February 1, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which the above bill is committed Memorial of merchants and traders of New York, in relation to spoliations on their commerce. January 29, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Memorial of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States. January 29, 1827. Referred to a select committee Marine hospital -- sick and disabled seamen. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th instant, in relation to the amount received and expended for the relief of sick and disabled seamen from the year 1819 to the year 1826, &c. January 29, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Duties on woollen goods. Statements in relation to existing and proposed duties on woollen goods. January 30, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Prohibition of the slave trade. Statement showing the expenditure of the appropriation for the prohibition of the slave trade during the year 1826, and an estimate for 1827. January 30, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives of the United States Woollen manufactures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information in relation to woollen manufactures imported in the several years between the 30th September, 1820, and the 30th September, 1826, &c. January 25, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Barracks, store houses, hospitals, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Chairman of the Military Committee, a report of the Quartermaster General upon the subject of barracks, storehouses, hospitals, &c. January 25, 1827. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Military Committee, and ordered to be printed. Woollen manufacturers. Report of a committee of the House of Representatives of the State of Massachusetts, on the subject of woollen manufacturers, &c. February 1, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Foreign wool imported. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th ultimo, in relation to the quantity of foreign wool and woolen manufactures imported during the last two years, &c. &c. &c. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Cavalry tactics. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a system of cavalry tactics, or, rules for the exercises and maneuvers of the cavalry of the militia of the United States. January 8, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Militia. Discriminating duties -- government of the Netherlands. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, with copies of a correspondence with the government of the Netherlands relating to discriminating duties. January 19, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Report and resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia with accompanying documents. January 23, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, relative to relief of inhabitants of New Madrid County, in that state, who suffered by earthquakes, &c. January 29, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Breakwater Delaware Bay. Statement, showing the value of vessels and their cargoes bound into the Delaware between 28th December, 1826, and 15th January, 1827, which were compelled to go to sea, or to seek precarious shelter elsewhere. January 29, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. |
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| Serial set 152 |
Clerks -- Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in his office and in the Patent Office during the year 1826, and the compensation allowed to each. February 9, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. An act to amend the act of incorporation of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. February 8, 1827. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the "Bill Authorizing a Subscription to the Stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company." National Road -- Wheeling to Missouri. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports and drawings relative to the National Road, from Wheeling to the seat of government in the State of Missouri. February 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. French and other spoliations. Memorial of merchants and others, of the State of Rhode Island, in relation to spoliations committed on the commerce of the United States by vessels of war of France and other European nations. February 5, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Expenditure -- naval appropriation 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement showing the appropriations for the naval service for the year 1826, and the expenditure of the same. February 9, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Memorial of inhabitants of New Bedford, Dartmouth, &c. against reducing the duty on salt. January 29, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. February 6, 1827. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Friendly Creek Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, on the resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, in relation to the suffering condition of the friendly Creek Indians, etc. which had been referred to him by the House of Representatives to report thereon. February 6, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Foreign missions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th ultimo, relative to the appointments of charges des affaires, and to the commissions and salaries of the ministers and secretaries to the Panama mission. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Duties on the inland frontier -- northern. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 23d ultimo, in relation to duties collected for the three last years ending 30th September, 1826, in the States of Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, on British manufactures and teas, entered at the Customhouses on our inland frontier. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Surveys -- roads and canals. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting (to the Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals), a statement exhibiting the number and designation of the examinations and surveys which have been made with a view to the construction of roads and canals. February 7, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Annual report of the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund. February 7, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Licenses to trade with Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of licenses granted to trade with the Indians. February 8, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from G. Davis, Surveyor of Mississippi, to Mr. Haile, of the House of Representatives. February 8, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. The survey of the Creek lands. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Governor of Georgia, with accompanying documents, in relation to the proceeding of certain Indians in said state. February 9, 1827. Read, and referred to a select committee. Fortifications -- Pensacola harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Engineer Department, in relation to the contemplated fortification of Pensacola harbor. February 9, 1827. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Dry dock -- Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Memorial of the citizens of Portsmouth, N.H., respecting the construction of a dry dock at the Navy yard at that place. February 12, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Improvement in hall of House of Reps. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the Board of Inspection, appointed 19th of May last, in relation to improvements of the hall of the House of Representatives, U.S. &c. &c. February 12, 1827. Referred to the Committee on the Public Buildings. Road -- Baltimore to Philadelphia. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of General Bernard, of surveys of routes for a post road from Baltimore to Philadelphia. February 12, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Duty on imported salt. Remonstrance of inhabitants of Provincetown, in the State of Massachusetts, against a repeal of the law imposing a duty on salt imported. February 13, 1827. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Duty on imported salt. Remonstrance of inhabitants of Chatham, in the State of Massachusetts, against a repeal of the law imposing a duty on salt imported. February 13, 1827. Referred to Committee of Ways and Means. Canal -- Barnstable to Buzzard's Bay. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d of Jan. last. Requiring an estimate of the expense of making a canal between Barnstable and Buzzard's Bays. February 13, 1827. Read and laid on the table. Bulfinch on penitentiaries. Report of Charles Bulfinch, on the subject of penitentiaries. February 13, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Expenditures at national armories. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures at the national armories, and the arms, etc. made therein during the year 1826. February 13, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Tonnage of the United States -- 1825. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual statement of the district tonnage of the U. States on the 31st December, 1825. February 13, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Miscellaneous claims -- contracts Revenue Service, sick seamen, and contracts for oil, light-houses, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements shewing: 1. Payments made at the Treasury during the year 1826 for the discharge of miscellaneous claims not otherwise provided for; 2. Contracts made for Revenue Service during the year 1825; 3. Of expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen; and, 4. Of contracts made relative to oil, light-houses, light-vessels, beacons, buoys, &c. February 13, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Ratio of representation under fifth census. Documents submitted by Mr. Peter Little, of the House of Representatives. February 17, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Road from Washington City to Buffalo. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of surveys of proposed routes of a national road from the City of Washington to Buffalo, in the State of New York. February 17, 1827. Read and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information respecting the surveys of roads and canals, and of their relative importance. February 19, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Cumberland Road & domestic manufactures. Resolutions adopted at a meeting of inhabitants of Ohio County, in the State of Virginia, in relation to the Cumberland Road and domestic manufactures of the country. February 19, 1827. Read, and laid on the table Receipts from the Customs from 1815 to 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th ultimo, being a statement of the annual receipts from the Customs from 30th December, 1815, to 30th September, 1826; and the annual amount of drawbacks from the same period. February 20, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Amend the Constitution. Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio, upon the subject of amending the Constitution in relation to the election of President of the United States. February 20, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of Saugatuck Harbor and River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and map of the survey of Saugatuck Harbor and River. February 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Receipts and expenditures United States, 1825. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the year 1825. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Report -- Director of the Mint. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Director of the Mint, and a statement of its operations during the year 1826. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Banks in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of the returns of the incorporated banks in the District of Columbia of the state of their affairs to the close of the year 1826. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Live oak timber. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, on the subject of live oak timber. February 26, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Memorial of citizens of Boston and its vicinity, against the contemplated increase of duty on certain woollen goods imported. February 26, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information relative to the transactions of the Mint of the United States. February 26, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, upon the subject of the lands set apart for the use of schools in said state. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana, in relation to purchasers of public lands. February 26, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. February 27, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Massachusetts, praying that the duty on imported salt may not be repealed. January 23, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. French and other spoliations. Petition of merchants of Baltimore, upon the subject of spoliations on the commerce of the United States. February 5, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the survey of the Creek lands in Georgia, with accompanying documents. February 5, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, asking for a grant of land to aid said state in opening a canal to connect the waters of Lake Michigan with the Illinois River. February 7, 1827. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the "Bill To Aid the State of Illinois in Opening a Canal to Connect the Waters of Lake Michigan with the Illinois River." Florida Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee of Indian Affairs, transmitting information in relation to the condition of the Indians in Florida. February 7, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Survey of Kennebec River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of a survey of Kennebec River, in the State of Maine. January 26, 1827. 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Abstract of American seamen -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of American seamen in the U. States for the year 1826. February 21, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Dry docks -- Portsmouth, N.H., Charlestown, Mass., &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of an examination and survey which has been made of a site for a dry dock at Portsmouth, N.H., Charlestown, Mass., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Gosport, Va. January 10, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Militia of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the general annual returns of the militia of the United States. February 6, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts -- War Department -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made by the War Department in the year 1826. February 22, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts, Post Office Department, 1826. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting statements of contracts made by the Post Office Department during the year 1826. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Foreign commerce of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the commerce and navigation of the United States during the year ending on the 30th day of September, 1826. February 26, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. S. 3. Documents accompanying the bill from the Senate entitled "An Act To Authorize Those Persons Who Have Relinquished Lands under the Provisions of the Several Acts for the Relief of Purchasers of Public Lands, To Purchase the Same at Private Sale, at a Fixed Price." February 28, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Duff Green, esq. -- mail contract. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 24th February, 1827, in relation to the transportation of the mail between the City of Washington and Vincennes, in the State of Indiana. February 28, 1827. Read and laid on the table. Expenditure, Artillery School of Practice. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th January last, in relation to the expenditure, in any manner connected with the Artillery School of Practice, at Fortress Monroe, &c. &c. February 28, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of communications of the Governor of Georgia and Lieut. Vinton, to the Secretary of War. March 2, 1827. Referred to Select Committee on the Resolutions, &c. of the Legislature of Georgia. Appropriations -- second session, Nineteenth Congress. Statement of appropriations made during the second session of the Nineteenth Congress. Prepared in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States of the 3rd of March 1827. March 3, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Unproductive post roads -- 1826. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of unproductive post roads for the past year. January 20, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. |
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Balances -- collectors of the Customs and receivers of the land offices. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Register which appear to have remained unsettled by the collectors of the Customs and others for more than three years prior to 30th September last, and a similar list in the case of receivers of public moneys for the sale of public lands. January 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Unsettled accounts. Letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Second Auditor. December 11, 1826. Read, and laid on the table. Military appropriations for 1826. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of appropriations for the service of the year 1826 showing the amount appropriated under each specific head, the amount expended under each, and the unexpended balance on 31st December last. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Balances on the books of Fourth Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the balances on the books of the Fourth Auditor which appear to have remained unsettled more than three years prior to 30th September last. February 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Old internal revenue and direct tax, and direct tax of 1815 and 1816. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting lists of balances on the books of the Register of the Treasury on account of the old internal revenue and direct tax; also, an account of the direct tax of 1816 and 1816. February 12, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of the general accounts of his office from 1st of April, 1825, to 1st of April, 1826. February 19, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Expenditures. Passengers arriving in U. States -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of passengers arriving in the U. States from 1st Oct., 1825, to 30th Sept., 1826. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Emoluments of officers of the Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments and expenditures of the officers of the Customs for the year 1826. February 26, 1827. Canal -- Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th December last, in relation to a canal from Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi River. March 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Balances on books of receipts and expenditures. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a report by the Register of the Treasury, of the balances on the books of receipts and expenditures which appear to have remained due and unsettled more than three years prior to Sept. 30, 1826. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Surveys: Harbor of Edgartown, Merrimack River, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of a survey of the flats on the northwest side of the Harbor of Edgartown; a survey of the mouth of Merrimack River; also, a survey of the Harbor of Hyannis, in the Vineyard Sound, with a map of each: rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the fourth of last month. February 9, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. La Plaisance Bay harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of a survey of La Plaisance Bay harbor in the Territory of Michigan. January 26, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. |
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Trade with British American colonies. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements exhibiting annually, from the 30th Sept., 1815, to 30th Sept., 1826, the amount and description of merchandise exported to, and imported from, the British American colonies, embraced in the recent orders in council, and others; with the tonnage employed therein, &c. &c. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Revenue of the United States. Statements exhibiting the revenue arising from duties on merchandise, tonnage, &c. during the year ending on the 31st Dec., 1825; referred to in the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury upon the state of the finances of the 12th December, 1826. December 13, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. |
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| Serial set 156 | Disbursements to the Indians -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of accounts rendered by persons charged with the disbursement of money, goods, or effects, for the benefit of the Indians, from 1st September, 1825, to 1st September, 1826, &c. &c. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. | 1 |
| Serial set 157 | Spoliations on the commerce of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of States, transmitting a schedule of the claims of American citizens for spoliations by France and other European nations since the year 1805. January 31, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. | 1 |
| Serial set 158 | Unsettled accounts -- Office Third Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting reports from the Third Auditor: 1. Of the names of such officers as have not rendered their accounts within the year. 2. Of accounts in his Office which have remained unsettled more than three years prior to the 30th September last. 3. Of moneys advanced prior to 3d March, 1809, on the books of the late Accountant of the War Department, and which remain to be accounted for. December 13, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. | 1 |
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Free Negroes -- District of Columbia. January 11, 1827 William Cloyd. December 20, 1826. John Rodriguez. January 2, 1827. Joshua Fults. January 11, 1827. Read and committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Isidore Moore. December 12, 1826. Road -- La Plaisance Harbor, westward. January 10, 1827. John Overall. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of John Overall. January 10, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee on the Whole House to-morrow. Construction of act to fix military peace establishment. January 11, 1827. Joseph Smith -- for J.B. Dupuis. January 12, 1827. Tobias E. and Wm. Stansbury. January 15, 1827. Read, and ordered that it lie on the table. Punishment of crimes. February 6, 1827. Charles A. Burnett. January 26, 1827. George Wilson. The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill from the Senate entitled "An Act for the Relief of George Wilson," made the following report. January 29, 1827. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Thomas Flournoy. January 30, 1827. Representatives of Gen. Wm. Hull. January 31, 1827. Samuel Sprigg. January 27, 1827. Non-resident lands in the territories. December 19, 1826. Designs of paintings. December 19, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Gregory Strahan. December 19, 1826. Frederick D. Tschiffely. December 20, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Pre-emption to actual settlers -- Louisiana. December 20, 1826. William R. Maddox. December 21, 1826. William Morrison. January 31, 1827. John Moffett. February 1, 1827. Archibald W. Hamilton. February 2, 1827. Richard W. Steele. February 2, 1827. Lewis Rouse. February 2, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Abigail Appleton. February 3, 1827. Inland channel -- St. Mary's to St. John's River. February 3, 1827. John Winton. December 26, 1826. Morgan Magness. December 28, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Relating to settlers on the public lands. December 29, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. William Young. December 29, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. William Brown. December 29, 1826. Daniel McDuff. December 29, 1826. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Joseph Le Carpentier. December 29, 1826. Petition of David Hale and Samuel Hale. December 11, 1826. Referred to Committee on Public Lands. December 29, 1826. Bill reported -- No. 320. Thomas McClanahan. January 2, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Jacob Sights. January 2, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Elijah L. Clarke. January 2, 1827. Representatives of Joseph Jeans. January 3, 1827. John Burton and al. May 10, 1826. January 3, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Arsenal at Watervliet. January 3, 1827. Henry G. Rice. January 3, 1827. Frederick Onstine. January 5, 1827. Elizabeth Shaw. January 5, 1827. William Thompson. January 5, 1827. Discriminating duties -- Sweden and Norway. Report of the Committee on Commerce, in relation to the imposition of discriminating duties on the vessels and cargoes of Sweden and Norway. January 5, 1827. Accompanied by a bill to exempt Swedish and Norwegian vessels, and the merchandise imported therein, from the payment of discriminating duties of tonnage and impost for a limited time, and for other purposes. William Schley, executor of J.G. Posner. January 5, 1827. Marinus W. Gilbert. January 8, 1827. Luther Chapin. February 7, 1827. Destruction of the frigate Philadelphia. February 7, 1827. Public buildings. February 7, 1827. Georgia militia claims. February 10, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Port entry -- Penobscot River. February 10, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, to-morrow. Report of the committee appointed on the 29th Dec., 1826, on a letter of John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States, asking an investigation of his conduct while Secretary of War, with accompanying documents. February 13, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Warner Wing. December 8, 1826. Heirs of Francis Valle. December 11, 1826. Revolutionary officers. January 3, 1826. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives, December 14, 1826. Additional executive department. December 15, 1826. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. May 22, 1826. Orsamus Holms. December 21, 1826. John Slavin. December 21, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table. Edmund Brooke. May 19, 1826. Unfinished business of the House of Representatives of the United States, at the close of the 1st session of the 19th Congress. May 22, 1826. Thomas Gulledge. February 9, 1827. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Robert Huston. January 17, 1827. Surgeons of the Navy. January 17, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Land claims in Opelousas. January 17, 1827. Bank of Chilicothe [i.e., Chillicothe]. January 19, 1827. Foreign commerce. January 22, 1827. Indian depredations in Missouri. January 23, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year 1827. James Wood. January 23, 1827. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. William Hallaway and Westgate Watson. January 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Chad Miller. January 23, 1827. Thomas C. Withers. January 24, 1827. Communication across the Isthmus of Panama. January 24th, 1827. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Military road - Fishkill Landing to Cold Spring. February 6, 1827. Andrew Westbrook. January 26, 1827. Grants of land under Quapaw Treaty. January 27, 1827. |
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Colonization of free people of colour. March 3, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie on the table Discipline militia. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Jeremiah Buckley -- heirs of. February 21, 1827. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. January 30, 1827. Appropriations for surveys of roads and canals. Mr. Rives's resolution, with Mr. Bartlett's amendment. December 29, 1826. Read, and laid on the table. House of Representatives United States, January 2, 1827. Mr. Hamilton, of South Carolina, submitted the following preamble and resolutions, which were read and laid upon the table: Whereas a law, commonly known by the name of the Sedition Law... January 2, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Mr. Livingston submitted the following resolution: Resolved, that the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill making appropriation of fifty thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the President in the purchase and transportation of provisions for the suffering inhabitants of Greece... Salt Springs in Illinois. February 10, 1827. Harris and Farrow. February 14, 1827. Giles Egerton. February 14, 1827. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Richard Livingston. February 15, 1827. Business to be acted upon. February 15, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenditures on the public buildings. February 16, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. February 22, 1827. Referred to the Committee on the Whole House to which is referred the bill making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year 1827. Mr. Cocke, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which had been referred the estimate of appropriations for the service of the year 1827, so far as relates to certain Indian establishments... Spoliations on the commerce of the United States by France, &c. February 23, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Business to be acted upon. February 23, 1827. Orleans Navigation Company. February 24, 1827. Read, and postponed until Thursday next. History of America. February 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Settlers on Choctaw lands. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. John Wilson against George Graham. February 27, 1827. Washington medals. February 27, 1827. Read, and laid on the table. Vaccination. March 1, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Two extra clerks -- Patent Office. March 1, 1827. Navigation of Red River. March 1, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Report -- Committee of Accounts on contingent expenditures. March 2, 1827. Read and agreed to. Surveys, with a view to making roads & canals. March 2, 1827. Massachusetts militia claims. December 14, 1826. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Bartlett's motion. December 15, 1826. Resolution submitted by Mr. M'Lean, of Ohio. Resolved, that the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to the House any information in his Department, not heretofore communicated, in relation to the disposition of the several Indian tribes within the United States to emigrate west... |
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| Serial set 161 | Report of the select committee of the House of Representatives, to which were referred the messages of the President U.S. of the 5th and 8th February, and 2d March, 1827, with accompanying documents and a report and resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia. March 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. | 1 |
| Serial set 162 | Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the first session of the Twentieth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 3, 1827, and in the fifty-second year of the independence of the said United States. | 1 |
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Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twentieth Congress. December 4, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 19th February last,) a report from the Secretary of the Navy, showing the expense annually incurred in carrying into effect the act of March 2, 1819, for prohibiting the slave trade. December 6, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce, and of other citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, adverse to the increase of duties on imports, &c. January 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States In Senate of the United States, January 3, 1828. Mr. Woodbury, from the select committee to whom was referred the memorial on behalf of the surviving officers of the Army of the Revolution, made the following report: That the object of the memorial is to obtain from Congress the half pay for life promised to certain officers of the Revolution... Memorial on behalf of the Pittsburgh Manufacturing Association. January 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the inhabitants of Richland District, in the State of South Carolina. January 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th Jan., 1818. January 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the 19th ult.), the correspondence with the British government relative to the improvement to the navigation within their jurisdiction, opposite to the coast of Florida. January 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the Resolution of the Senate, instructing them to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for the trial and decision of claims to lands derived, or alleged to be derived, otherwise than from the United States, in the several states, or territories thereof, report... In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1828. Mr. Hayne, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made the following report, accompanied by a bill for the relief of Susan Decatur, widow of Captain Stephen Decatur, and others... Memorial of sundry residents of the City and County of Philadelphia, praying that additional duties may be imposed on certain manufactured articles, when imported. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Georgetown, South Carolina, adverse to the increase of duties on coarse woollens, and other imports. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Senate, showing the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Senate for the year 1827. December 5, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the state of the finances. December 10, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Surveyor General of lands north-west of the Ohio, on the subject of the boundary line of the State of Indiana. December 12, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of inhabitants of Boston and its vicinity, adverse to an increase of duty on imported woollen goods. December 17, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of Aaron Ogden and Alden Bradford, in behalf of the surviving officers of the Revolutionary Army, praying for the benefit of the original promise of half-pay, or for a reasonable equivalent. December 18, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial and petition of Francis Henderson and Francis Henderson, Jun., on behalf of themselves and family, heirs and representatives of John Laurens, deceased. December 19, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, December 19, 1827. Ordered, that the 29th and 37th sections of the act of Congress entitled, "An Act Supplementary to, and To Amend, an Act Entitled 'An Act To Regulate the Collection of Duties on Imports and Tonnage,' Passed 2d of March, 1799, and for Other Purposes," approved the 1st of March, 1823, be printed for the use of the Senate. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, (in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 14th inst.), showing the amount of revenue from imposts and tonnage in Florida since its cession to the United States. December 20, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 20th May, 1826,) in relation to grants of land made to French emigrants to encourage the cultivation of the vine and olive. December 24, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 3d March, 1827,) of the surveys of the harbors of Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina, and of Savannah and St. Mary's, Georgia. December 31, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1827. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee of Commerce, to whom was referred the petition of Abraham Ogden and others, have duly considered the same and report: That the claimants ask indemnity for damages sustained by the seizure and detention of their vessel... In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1827. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of William D. Beall, report... In Senate of the United States, December 31st, 1827. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Thos. S. Winthrop and others, adopt the following report made at the last session of Congress by the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Ebenezer Oliver and others, directors of an association called New England Mississippi Land Company... |
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Memorial of certain surgeons of the United States Navy, praying that certain regulations be adopted for the admission of candidates, and that the pay of surgeons in the Navy be increased. January 25, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Westborough, Massachusetts, protesting against any increase of duties on imports, and especially on woollen goods. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial and resolutions of merchants, and others, of the City of Philadelphia, remonstrating against the further increase of duties on imports. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in favor of an increase of duties for the protection of domestic manufactures. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the citizens of Chester District, South Carolina, adverse to an increase of duty on woollen goods, as contemplated by the woollens bill. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instructing their senators, and requesting their representatives, in Congress, to procure the establishment of such a tariff as will afford additional protection to domestic manufactures. January 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, with a statement of contracts made by that Department, in 1827. January 29, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 28, 1828. Resolved, that an act of the British Parliament, passed the 2d day of July, in the year 1821, entitled "An Act for Regulating the Fur Trade, and Establishing a Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction in Certain Parts of North America," be printed for the use of the Senate... Report of the Joint Select Committee of the Legislature of the State of North Carolina, on the alteration of the tariff, contemplated by the woollens bill. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry citizens of Alleghany County, in the State of Pennsylvania, in favor of an increase of the tariff for the protection of domestic manufactures. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina adverse to an increase of duties on coarse woollens and other imports. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Sundry memorials, resolutions, and petitions, from states, territories, and individuals, on the subject of graduating the prices of the public lands. January 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Laurens District, South Carolina, adverse to the present tariff, and the passage of the woollens bill. January 10, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry citizens of Orangeburgh District, S.C. adverse to the increase of duties on woollens, and other imports. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Communication from the Delegate of Florida, including an extract from the Governor's message, containing a statement of the qualities of the public land in Florida, and showing the necessity for a graduation of prices. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements from the incorporated banks in the District of Columbia, exhibiting a statement of their affairs at the close of the year 1827. January 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of a special committee of the Senate of South Carolina, on the resolutions submitted by Mr. Ramsay, on the subject of state rights. January 11, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a plan for a naval peace establishment of the United States. (In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 28th February, 1827.) January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Lancaster District, South Carolina, adverse to the system of protecting duties in favor of domestic manufactures. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 15, 1828. Mr. Ellis, from the Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the petition of the representatives of William Scott, deceased, with the accompanying documents, made the following report... Document relating to Bill Number Fifty-Eight, for the relief of Samuel Cobun, of Mississippi. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of War, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant,) with report and plan of the survey of the harbor of Marblehead, Massachusetts. January 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 15, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Kercheval, assignee and attorney in fact for Philip Helphingston, report: That the claim, as stated in the petition, is for compensation for 6127 lbs. of flour... List of the names of such officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army as have acquired a right to lands from the United States, and who have not yet applied therefor. January 16, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Resolution of the Legislative Council of Florida, on the expediency of providing for the graduation of the price of public lands in that territory. January 17, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of War, with report and plan of the survey of the Island of Nantucket, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant. January 18, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Boston, and its vicinity, in favor of the increase of duty on woollen goods, as contemplated by the woollens bill. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the citizens of Plymouth and Kingston, Mass. adverse to an increase of duty on woollen goods as contemplated by the woollens bill. January 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the manufacturers of salt, in the County of Kanawha, Virginia, against the repeal of the duty on imported salt. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the salt manufacturers, in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New-York, against the repeal of duty on imported salt. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry citizens of Elizabeth City, and County of Pasquotank, in North Carolina, praying that an appropriation may be made, for the purpose of opening a water communication from Albemarle Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. January 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1828. Mr. Woodbury, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a resolution of the 31st ult. concerning the expediency of an appropriation to deepen the harbor of St. Marks, in Florida, and to erect a light house near it; and also a resolution of the 15th inst. concerning the establishment of a port of entry at St. Marks, and the removal of obstructions in the Apalachicola and Ocilla Rivers... In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1828. Mr. Dickerson made the following report: The Committee to whom was referred the bill to provide for the distribution of a part of the revenues of the United States, among the several states of the Union, beg leave to report the same, with the following amendment... Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, adverse to an increase of duties on imported woollens. January 22, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 22, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Alexander Speer, Comptroller General of South Carolina, praying for and in behalf of the said state, for interest on her advances during the war, and also for the payment of certain accounts which have been heretofore disallowed, report... In Senate of the United States, January 22, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the papers and documents of Robinson and Taylor, contractors, claiming compensation for certain extra rations of whiskey, issued by them to the troops employed on the public works at Fort Washington, in the months of June, July, and August, in 1817, report... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting communications from the Governor of Georgia, in relation to the subject of running and marking the line dividing the Territory of Florida from the State of Georgia. January 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of a Joint Committee of the Legislature of Georgia, on the subject of running and marking the line dividing the Territory of Florida from the State of Georgia. January 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1828. Mr. Bell made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Moses White, executor of the will of General Moses Hazen, deceased, report: That the Committee of Claims made a report in this case on the 31st of March, A.D. 1826, which report the Committee now take leave to refer to, and adopt, as a part of this report, and submit therewith a bill for the relief of the legal representatives of the said Moses Hazen, deceased... In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Hickman Johnson, guardian of Juliet Eliza Sollers, praying remuneration for certain houses burned by the enemy during the late war, near Baltimore... In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred "A Bill Authorizing the Establishment of an Arsenal at or near Pensacola, in Florida," make the following report... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Hon. David Barton, in relation to the bill to graduate the price of relinquished lands to be sold to the original purchasers. January 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 24, 1828. Mr. Ruggles made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition and papers of sundry citizens of Baltimore, praying compensation for twenty-four vessels sunk in the harbor of Baltimore, during the late war, for defense of that city, beg leave to refer to their report, in favor of the claim of the petitioners, made to the Senate, January 17, 1826, which is in the words following... Resolution of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, on the subject of protecting duties, &c. January 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 28, 1828. Mr. Bell made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Caleb Stark, report: That this petition was presented to the Senate at the first session of the Nineteenth Congress, and a report made thereon, to which the Committee refer, and adopts as a part of their report; and submit therewith a bill for the petitioner's relief... In Senate of the United States, January 28, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee upon Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of the Senate of the 20th December last, instructing them to inquire into the expediency of erecting barracks and store houses for the troops near New Orleans, report... In Senate of the United States, January 14, 1828. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Simeon Webster, praying to be restored to the Pension List... |
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Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia in relation to the American Colonization Society. February 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, requesting the senators and representatives from that state, in Congress, to use their best exertions to obtain the extinguishment of the title of the Cherokee Indians to land in the State of Georgia. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama on the subject of the public lands within the said state. February 4, 1828. Referred, part to a Select Committee, and part to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 14, 1828. Mr. Eaton made the following report: The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was recommitted a bill for the relief of the Columbian College, with instructions to ascertain particular facts or information, report... In Senate of the United States, February 18, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the 11th instant, and the documents relating to the claim of Colonel Jonathan Taylor, for a balance due him for mustering into and out of service a detachment of Kentucky militia, embodied in the year 1807, for the suppression of the seditious expedition projected by Aaron Burr... Message from the President of the United States, communicating information relative to the trade between the United States and the colonies of France. February 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements showing the disbursements of that Department, for the purposes therein mentioned. January 29, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 29, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred so much of a memorial from Pittsburg as relates to the credits given for duties at the Custom houses, report... In Senate of the United States, January 29, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The committee to whom was referred the petition of Richard Taylor, of Kentucky, report a bill for his relief, so far to embrace his accounts as a quartermaster general during the late war... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with a letter from the Register and Receiver of Public Moneys for the District of East Florida, transmitting their report and decisions upon private land claims, under the fifth section of the Act of Feb. 8, 1827. January 30, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Governor of Georgia; with a report adopted by the Legislature of that state, on the tariff and internal improvement. February 6, 1828. Referred to the Committees on Manufactures and Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Petition of Philander Chase, President of Kenyon College, Ohio, praying for a donation of land, for the benefit of that institution. February 6, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, with abstract of licenses granted to trade with the Indians, during the year ending on the 1st September, 1827. February 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the merchants of the City of Philadelphia, engaged in the China trade, on the subject of a regulation of the duty on tea. January 31, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the umbrella-makers of Philadelphia, praying that protection be extended to the manufacture of cotton umbrellas. February 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the eighth instant, transmitting a report of the Commissioner for locating the continuation of the Cumberland Road, under Act of March 3, 1825. February 12, 1825 [1828]. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy Board, during the year 1827. February 12, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, praying that a law may be passed to regulate the settlement of protested bills of exchange. February 4, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Richard Biddle, administrator of the late General John Wilkins... Resolution of the Legislature of Alabama, proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. February 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Remonstrance of the General Assembly of Alabama, on the subject of protecting duties, and adverse to an increase. February 5, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 5, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Key West, praying that the right of drawback on the exportation of foreign merchandise, imported into that port from any of the ports of the United States, may be extended to Key West, report... In Senate of the United States, February 5, 1828. Resolved, that the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing one of the routes embraced within the examination and survey made under the direction of the Postmaster General, pursuant to a Resolution of Congress, of the 4th May, 1826, as a permanent post road between Baltimore and Philadelphia... In Senate of the United States, February 6, 1828. Documents relating to the Senate Bill 28, to prevent desertion in the Army. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to the Hon. Powhatan Ellis, on the subject of private land claims. February 1, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the inhabitants of Thomaston, and its vicinity, adverse to a further increase of duties on imports, for the protection of domestic manufactures. February 1, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures and Finance, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of Missouri, praying that further provision be made for the confirmation of land titles derived from the French and Spanish governments, &c. February 13, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Postmaster General, with a statement showing the post roads which have been established more than two years, and which do not produce one-third of the expense incurred by transporting the mail on the same. February 13, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the eleventh instant, a report from the Secretary of State, with copies of instructions, &c. to Andrew Ellicott, Commissioner for running the line between the United States and Spain. February 15, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with statements showing the appropriations for the naval service for 1827; the expenditures under each specific head; and the balances remaining unexpended under each head, on the 31st of Dec., 1827. February 15, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 15, 1828. Resolved, that the report on the subject of the militia, made in the year 1790, by Henry Knox, Secretary of War, and submitted to Congress by the President of the United States, be printed for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States, February 18, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to which was referred the petition of Catherine McNiff, praying to be remunerated for injury done to her house in Detroit, in the years 1813 and 1814, whilst occupied by the troops of the United States, commanded by Gen. Harrison, report... Statement from Thomas L. McKenney, declining the acceptance of the provisions of the "Bill for the Relief of Thomas L. McKenney," for reasons therein mentioned. February 19, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of War, showing the appropriations for 1827, the amount expended, and the balance remaining unexpended, under each specific head, on the 31st of December last. February 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of War, with an abstract of the annual returns of the militia of the United States. February 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 8, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, praying that the sum of $7,500 be appropriated for the payment of James Scull... Report of the Secretary of State, showing the names and salaries of the clerks employed in that Department, in the year 1827. February 12, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. |
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In Senate of the United States, March 18, 1828. Mr. Noble made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred that part of the memorial of Richard Taylor, of Kentucky, as relates to the pension of said Taylor, report... Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, requesting from the government, copies of the Journal of the Federal Convention, journals of the two Houses of Congress, and printed documents, &c. February 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the Library, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Hon. Samuel Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, in relation to the expenses of visiters to the Military Academy at West Point. March 10, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Postmaster General to the Hon. Richard M. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, in relation to the erection of a suitable building for a Post Office at New Orleans. April 9, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, praying that they may be permitted to import iron and iron machinery for said road free of duty. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions passed at a meeting of certain manufacturers of Philadelphia, and others of the City and County of Philadelphia, in favor of an increase of duties on imports, for the protection of domestic manufactures. March 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, with statement showing the different sums paid to persons appointed as visitors of the Military Academy at West Point, from 1817 to 1827, to defray their expenses, &c. March 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Petition of sundry residents of Hertford, N. Carolina, praying that an appropriation be made for opening an outlet for commerce to the ocean, at or near "Roanoke Inlet." March 3, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with documents relating to alleged aggressions on the rights of citizens of the United States by the authorities of New Brunswick, on the territory in dispute between the United States and Great Britain. March 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with a statement of the value and amount of duties on certain cotton goods imported into the U.S. from 1817 to 1827, inclusive, made in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 5th March, 1828. March 10, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, March 10, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Robbins, praying to be paid for a quantity of timber that was intercepted and destroyed by the enemy, in 1813, on its passage to Sackett's Harbor, report... In Senate of the United States, March 10, 1828. Mr. Barton made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands have considered the Resolution of the Senate of the 28th January last, directing an inquiry into the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund to James Reeves, of Indiana... In Senate of the United States, March 11, 1828. Mr. Benton submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to prepare, and bring in a bill, to make the following reforms and alterations in the laws and regulations for the government of the Military Academy... Memorial of sundry citizens of the districts of Chesterfield, Marlborough, and Darlington, South Carolina, in opposition to increasing the duties on foreign manufactures. March 12, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to the Hon. Mr. Barton, Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, with statements showing the amount of payments by the purchasers of public lands, and the mode in which those payments are accounted for, to the 30th June, 1827. March 12, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 18, 1828. Mr. Ruggles made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Elisha Tracy, late Deputy Commissary General of Purchases, report... In Senate of the United States, February 19, 1828. Mr. Cobb made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to which was referred the memorial of Willie Blount, late Governor of the State of Tennessee, praying the allowance and payment to him of his claims against the United States... Memorial of the General Assembly of Indiana, expressive of the advantages resulting from the Cumberland Road, and the desire of that state for its completion. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana, relative to the western mail route, from Louisville, Kentucky, to St. Louis, Missouri. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana, in favor of the encouragement of domestic manufactures and internal improvements. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Indiana, that further relief be extended to purchasers of public lands. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the citizens of York District, South Carolina, opposed to increase of duties on imports, &c. &c. February 20, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the merchants of Savannah, Georgia, praying that certain regulations be made for the settlement of bills of exchange. February 22, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 22, 1828. Mr. Eaton made the following report: The Committee, in reporting a bill for the improvement of Pennsylvania Avenue, consider it proper to present the grounds on which they have acted... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting to Congress copies of a communication from the Governor of Pennsylvania, and resolutions of the Legislature of that commonwealth, relative to the permanent preservation and repair of so much of the Cumberland Road as passes through that state. February 25, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statement of emoluments of the officers of the Customs, in 1827. March 17, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 18, 1828. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom was referred the petition of William Mickler, report: That they have examined the petition and the documents in the case, and they find that the Postmaster General has complete power and control over the whole subject... In Senate of the United States, March 19, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate, directing them to inquire into the expediency of continuing or abolishing the office of major general in the Army of the United States, report... Memorial of certain hardware manufacturers. Smiths and iron founders of Philadelphia, praying that the duties on imported iron and steel may be reduced. March 19, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Northampton Slate Quarry Company, in Pennsylvania, praying that further protecting duty be laid on imported slate for roofing. March 19, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, with statements showing the reasons that induced the Department to postpone the expenditure of the appropriation of last session, for the removal of obstructions at the mouth of the Pascagoula Bay. March 19, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, praying that an uniform mode of settling protested bills of exchange may be provided for by an act of Congress. March 20, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, March 20, 1828. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Benton, was considered, and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Resolved, that the Committee on Pensions be directed to prepare and bring in a bill to authorize the commutation of the pensions now payable by the United States... Memorial and resolutions adopted at the anti-tariff meeting, held at Sumter District, South Carolina, on Monday, September 3, 1827. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial with the resolutions adopted at the anti-tariff meeting, held at Abbeville court-house, South Carolina, on Monday, the 3d of September, 1827. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the citizens of Union District, South Carolina, against the system of protecting duties adopted by Congress. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the citizens of Kershaw District, South Carolina, adverse to the proposed tariff on woollens. March 21, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 12th instant showing the average annual amount of moneys in the Bank of the United States, and its branches, from the year 1817 to 1827, inclusive. March 24, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant,) showing unexpended balances of appropriation, on the first day of each year, from 1817 to 1827; amount of surplus money, above sums appropriated, at the adjournment of Congress, from 1817 to 1827; and in what years of said term any part of said surplus, and how much, was paid into the Sinking Fund. March 26, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the manufacturers of salt, of Barnstable, Massachusetts, praying that the duty on imported salt may not be repealed. March 6, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from Nathaniel Smith, laid on the table by Hon. Mr. Benton, showing the operation of the graduating system of Tennessee, in relation to the sale of the state lands, &c. March 28, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 11th instant, with statements showing amount paid to officers of the Army, on account of brevet rank, in 1827, &c. March 28, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statement showing the product of the Customs for the years 1824, '5 and '6. Also, an average of the same. Prepared in obedience to a Resolution of the Senate of the 12th inst. March 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at St. Stephen's, in Alabama, relative to land claims in that district; with a supplemental report on the claim of Lewis Judson, and the names of the Spanish commandants of Mobile. March 28, 1828. Read, and ordered to be printed -- April 2d, 1828, referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Letter from the Hon. Mr. Mitchell, of Tennessee, laid on the table by the Hon. Mr. Benton, showing the operation of the graduating system of Tennessee, in relation to the sale of the state lands, etc. April 2, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 2, 1828. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Finance, to which was referred the memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, praying that they may be permitted to import iron and iron machinery for said road free of duty, report a bill to admit iron and machinery necessary for rail roads, duty free; and laid on the table the following document, which, with the memorial (Doc. 140,) heretofore printed, were ordered to be printed. Letter from the Postmaster General, to the Hon. R.M. Johnson, on the subject of pamphlet postage. April 3, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Michigan, remonstrating against the passage of the bill to graduate the price of public lands, make donations thereof to actual settlers, and to cede the refuse to the states in which they lie. April 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 4, 1828. Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the Resolution of the Senate, of the 1st inst. directing that Committee to "inquire into the expediency of making further appropriation for removing obstructions at the mouth of the Pascagoula River," laid the following letters from Silas Dinsmore and W. Barton, on the table, which were ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Murfreesborough, N. Carolina, praying that a passage be made between Ocracock Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean. April, 4, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of the City Council of Charleston, praying that the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, be authorized to import, free of duty, iron and machinery, to be used in effecting the objects of their incorporation. April 7, 1828. Printed by order of the United States. Memorial of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, praying to be incorporated within the District of Columbia. April 8, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in relation to lead and lead mines in Missouri. April 8, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with statements showing the operations of the Navy Pension Fund, and the relief afforded thereby in 1827. March 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 26, 1828. Mr. Harrison made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution relative to the arsenal at Augusta, in the State of Maine, have had the same under their consideration, and ask leave to report... In Senate of the United States, February 26, 1828. Mr. Benton submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, that the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire whether any error has occurred in the construction of the 4th section of the Act, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Redemption of the Public Debt," passed the 3rd day of March, 1817, in reference to the amount of surplus revenue to be retained in the Treasury... Resolutions of the General Assembly of Ohio, dissenting from the opinions contained in certain resolutions of the Legislature of South Carolina, denying the power of the general government over internal improvements and protection of domestic manufactures. February 26, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Resolutions and report of a Committee of the General Assembly of Ohio, favorable to the exercise, by the general government, of the power to protect domestic manufactures. February 26, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 26, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred a Resolution of the Senate, dated the 31st December, 1827, directing that the Committee "be instructed to reconsider the indemnity granted by the act of the 3rd of March, 1819, to the owners and underwriters of the British ship Union, Captain Robert Holl, taken and burnt by the American ship of war Peacock, Captain Warrington, after the period fixed by the Treaty of Ghent, for the termination of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain and her dependencies," report... In Senate of the United States, February 29, 1828. Mr. King made the following report: The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the reports of the commissioners appointed to ascertain claims and titles to land in Florida, and of the Register and Receiver of East Florida, report... Petition of the Sisters of the Visitation of Georgetown, D.C., praying that an act of incorporation may be passed in their favor. April 8, 1828. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. |
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In Senate of the United States, May 22, 1828. Mr. Van Buren made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the Message of the President, of the 22d January, 1828, in relation to the division line between the State of Georgia and the Territory of Florida, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the moneys in the hands of Thomas A. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys, at Franklin, Missouri, and amounts of deposites, and instructions given to him on the subject. April 3, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary -- April 29, report made -- May 6, ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 30, 1828. Mr. Benton submitted the following resolutions... In Senate of the United States, May 22, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Select Committee, to whom was referred the memorial of sundry citizens of New Jersey, touching the election of Ephraim Bateman, a senator from that state, report... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the assays of foreign coins made at that institution in 1827. April 14, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Comparative statement of duties, under the "Bill Altering the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports," and the present rate of duties. April 30, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 21, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the following resolution, offered by Mr. Benton; Resolved, that the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire whether any error has occurred in the construction of the 4th section of the Act, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Redemption of the Public Debt..." Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with the annual statement of the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the year ending on the 30th of September, 1827. April 21, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to a quarter section of land purchased by Henry Case, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st instant. April 24, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Postmaster General, with a statement of the contracts made by that Department in 1827. April 25, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 28, 1828. Mr. Tazewell made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred sundry petitions and memorials, and the resolutions of several legislatures of different states, in relation to the colonization of persons of colour, have had all the said documents under their consideration, and now beg leave to report... Memorial of the citizens of Savannah, stating the advantages that would result to the government from establishing a naval depot at that place. April 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry persons, merchant tailors, of Philadelphia, praying that additional duty be laid on ready made clothing. April 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry persons, master tailors, of Philadelphia, praying that additional duty be laid on ready made clothing, when imported, &c. April 28, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 29, 1828. Mr. Van Buren made the following report: The report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the Resolution instructing them "to inquire into the official conduct of Thomas A. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys at Franklin, in the State of Missouri"... Memorial of Garsed, Raines, and Co. of Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, praying that an additional duty be laid on yarns, threads, and twines, made of flax, when imported. April 30, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Petition of John Adlum, stating that he had prepared a treatise on the cultivation of the vine, and the manufacture of wine therefrom; and praying that encouragement be extended to him, by rendering said treatise useful to the United States, and of advantage to himself. April 30, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry journeymen tailors, of Philadelphia, praying that protection be extended to them, by the regulation of the duty on ready made clothing, &c. May 1, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, in relation to the removal of the Indian Agency from Fort Wayne, in Indiana. May 1, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of certain merchant tailors of Boston, praying that additional duty be imposed on ready made clothing, when imported into the United States. May 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Memorial of sundry merchant tailors, of New York, praying that an additional duty be imposed on ready made clothing, when imported into the United States. May 5, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, May 6, 1828. The following letters were laid on the table by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, May 12, 1828. Mr. Webster submitted the following motion for consideration... Message from the President of the United States, relative to commercial regulations with Prussia. May 16, 1828. Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, supplemental to the annual report on the state of the finances of the United States, from that Department, dated 8th December last. May 16, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, May 17, 1828. Mr. Dickerson made the following report: The Joint Library Committee beg leave to report: That, by a statement of the vouchers of the account of their agent, Joseph Nourse, Esquire, of the 24th of February, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, No. 51,687, he acknowledges a balance in his hands... In Senate of the United States, May 21, 1828. Mr. Silsbee made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a report and plan of the survey of the island of Nantucket, with a view to the erection of a breakwater at that place, and several memorials concerning the same, report... Report of the Secretary of War, showing what progress has been made in deepening and clearing the channel, at a place called the Grand Chain. May 22, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate,) showing the number of midshipmen appointed during the present session of Congress. May 23, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, relating to the accounts and official conduct of Thomas A. Smith, Receiver of Public Moneys, Franklin, Missouri. May 24, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, May 24, 1828. Mr. Chambers submitted the following report: The Select Committee, to whom were referred the several petitions and memorials of those persons who have lost property by French spoliations prior to the year 1800, praying for indemnity from the United States, made the following report... Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of 29th May, 1826, in relation to the difficulties in obtaining seamen for the Navy, the cause of such difficulties, and the measures necessary to remove them. May 26, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, April 14, 1828. Resolved, that the report of the Joint Select Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Maine, in relation to the north-eastern boundary of that state, together with the report of the agent appointed by the Executive of said state, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations on the 5th of March last, be printed for the use of the Senate... In Senate of the United States, May 13, 1828. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the following report from the Secretary of the Treasury... In Senate of the United States, April 28, 1828. Mr. Williams made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, who were instructed by a Resolution of the Senate, dated the 13th ultimo, to inquire into the expediency of making an additional appropriation for removing obstructions at the mouth of the Pascagoula River, ask leave to make the following report... |
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