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John Heard, assignee of A. Davis. December 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table John Brest. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. December 19, 1827. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. John Shirkey. January 2, 1828. Joseph Smith and John B. Dupuis. January 7, 1828. Asa Herring. January 3, 1828. John B. Lamaitre. December 20, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Surveyor for Virginia Military District in Ohio. January 4, 1828. Mary Ann Bond and Mary Loveless. January 4, 1828. Indians removing westward. January 7, 1828. J.F. Carmichael. Made January 4, 1828. January 7, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Jacob Clements' [i.e., Clement's] assignees. January 2, 1828. Land claims in Michigan. Report of the Committee on Public Lands, of the House of Representatives of the U. States, in relation to claims to lands in the Territory of Michigan. January 2, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Tax on domestic spirits of 1813. January 2, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. George Johnston and others. January 2, 1828. Lewis Rouse. January 2, 1827 [i.e., 1828]. Read, and laid upon the table. George and William Bangs. January 2, 1828. Road -- Washington to New Orleans. January 2, 1828. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. January 2, 1828. Representatives of John P. Cox. January 4, 1828. John Dorr. December 20, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard W. Meade. January 8, 1828. William and Hugh Shannon. January 9, 1828. James Riley et al. December 12th, 1827. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Catharine Stearns and George Blake. December 14, 1827. John Willard. December 14, 1827. William Cloyd. December 17, 1827. General Thomas Flournoy. December 17, 1827. William Thompson. December 17, 1827. Henry G. Rice. December 18, 1827. Madame Le Compte Piernes. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Lewis B. Willis. December 18, 1827. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Robert Davis. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. William Bishop. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Marsh and Joseph Yaw. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Nathaniel Hunt, et al. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Asa Bulkley. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Jonathan Eastman -- widow of. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Treaty with Spain of 22d February, 1819 -- 9th article. December 18, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Lands reverted. December 19, 1827. William Hull -- representatives of. December 19, 1827. John Rodriguez. December 19, 1827. Andrew Westbrook. December 19, 1827. John Jackson. December 20, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Andrew Turnbull's heirs. December 20, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. William and John Peirce. December 20, 1827. Cephas L. Rockwood. December 20, 1827. Marigny D'Anterive [i.e., D'Auterive]. December 21, 1827. Marinus W. Gilbert. December 21, 1827. John Stone. December 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Hampton L. Boon. December 24, 1827. Pre-emption to actual settlers. December 24, 1827. Tennessee to issue grants, &c. December 24, 1827. Orson Sparks and John Watson. December 21, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. December 24, 1827. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. James Miller, James Robertson, Wm. H. Ellis, and Joshua Prentiss. December 27, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Manuscripts and printed books in possession of Obadiah Rich, esq. December 27, 1827. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. John Slavan [i.e., Slavin]. December 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. December 27, 1827. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Drawback of duties. December 31, 1827. Ysabel Osorno de Valverde. January 3, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table Drawback on refined sugar. January 3, 1828. |
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Anna Dubord. January 14, 1828 Frances Felix. January 23, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Judiciary system United States. May 12, 1826. Read, and laid on the table. February 8, 1828. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. Francis Valle, et al. January 16, 1828. Lands relinquished -- provision for repurchase of. January 17, 1828. Benjamin Simmons. January 28, 1828. Bannister [i.e., Banister] Stone. January 28, 1828. Graduate price of public lands. February 5, 1828. Richard G. Morriss. February 5, 1828. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of Benjamin Simmons. Reduce duties on wines. January 30, 1828. Corporations -- Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria. January 30, 1828. Duties on imports. January 31, 1828. Expenditures of public departments. January 31, 1828. Read, and referred to the select committee appointed, on the 15th instant, to revue the rules, &c. John Moffit [i.e., Moffett]. February 1, 1828. Jane Mary Lawrence. February 1, 1828. Settlers on land -- Choctaw District -- Mississippi. January 28, 1828. Claim of the Marquis de Maison Rouge. February 4, 1828. Thomas F. Cornell. January 29, 1828. Judah Alden. January 29, 1828. Edmund Brooke. January 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. January 29, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Citizens of Georgia -- claims on Creek Indians. February 5, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Samuel Dubose, administrator of E.D. Dick. February 6, 1828. Frederick Onstine. January 30, 1828. School lands -- Ohio. January 30, 1828. Peters and Pond. January 30, 1828. Joseph Young. January 30, 1828. Sale of lands -- lead mines Missouri. January 30, 1828. Seth Knowles. February 8, 1828. Nehemiah Parsons. February 8, 1828. Moritz Furst. February 8, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Sarah Chitwood. January 31, 1828. Lands to Ohio -- for canals. February 11, 1828. H.P. Cathell. January 11, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table Navigation between St. Mary's and St. John's River, Florida. January 11, 1828. Thomas R. Williams. January 11, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. Robert Johnston's executors. January 11, 1828. Lands for schools and seat of government -- Florida. January 11, 1828. Alexander Garden. January 11, 1828. John Winton. January 11, 1828. Indian governments. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. School lands -- Union County, Indiana. January 14, 1828. Minor Thomas. January 8, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. John M'Donnell [i.e., McDonell]. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. School lands -- Michigan. January 14, 1828. 37th section of Act To Collect Duties on Imports. January 14, 1828. Edward Wood -- administrator of. December 24, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. Benjamin Freeland. January 14, 1828. Samuel Ward. January 14, 1828. John Good. January 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard H. Wilde -- January 14, 1828. Read, and, with the bill, laid upon the table Transfer real estate -- District of Columbia. January 15, 1828. Territorial government -- Huron. January 15, 1828. Mary James. January 16, 1828. Elizabeth Shaw. January 16, 1828. Marine Hospital -- Charleston, S.C. January 16, 1828. Samuel Sprigg. January 17, 1828. Matthias Roll. January 17, 1828. John Gwynn -- heirs of. January 18, 1828. Canal -- Dayton to Lake Erie. January 18, 1828. Mary Reynolds. January 21, 1828. Private property taken for public use. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Road -- Washington to northwestern parts of New York and Pennsylvania. January 21, 1828. Cherokee lands -- North Carolina. January 22, 1828. William M'Clure [i.e., Maclure]. January 23, 1828. John Willard. January 23, 1828. Nathaniel Briggs. January 24, 1828. Road -- Homochitto Swamp. January 24, 1828. William Hubble and Daniel Gano. January 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Dry docks. January 25, 1828. Isaac W. Norris -- Summerl & Brown. January 26, 1828. Lands for support of colleges in Ohio. February 4, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Emigrating Indians. February 6, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Breakwater in Delaware Bay. January 30, 1828. Fortifications at Pensacola. February 1, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, to which is referred the Bill (No. 96) making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the year 1828. Heirs of Philip Renaut. February 1, 1828. Attach part of Chickasaw Country to Monroe County -- Mississippi. February 11, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Officers of Revolutionary Army. February 11, 1828. Robert Huston. February 11, 1828. Tennessee militiamen. Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, to which were referred the correspondence and documents from the War Department, in relation to the proceedings of a court martial, ordered for the trial of certain Tennessee militiamen. February 11, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Orleans Navigation Company. February 11, 1828. Read and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Angelia Cutaw and Cecille Boyer. February 5, 1828 |
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John Heard, Jr. March 10, 1828 Mayor and Common Council of Baltimore. March 31, 1828. Pascagoula River. February 13, 1828. Road -- Penobscot River to New Brunswick. March 27, 1828. Alexander Scott. March 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Claim of Maryland for interest, &c. March 12, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Allen B. McAlhany. April 3, 1828. Of the state of the finances. March 12, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Obstructions in the River Ohio. March 27, 1828. Chipola Canal Company. March 14, 1828. Robert L. Kennon. February 25, 1828. Wm. J. Quincy and Charles E. Quincy. February 25, 1828. J.F. Ohl. February 29, 1828. Riddle, Becktill, and Headington. March 3, 1828. Lotteries in the District of Columbia. March 3, 1828. Sandy [i.e., Tandy] Walker. March 3, 1828. William R. Maddox. March 3, 1828. Richard Drummond. March 3, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Navigation of Pearl River. March 3, 1828. Harris and Farrow. March 7, 1828. Francis Henderson and Francis Henderson, Jr. March 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Robert Irvin. February 13, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Philip Slaughter. February 15, 1828. John Burton et al. -- Schooner Volant. February 18, 1828. Abigail Appleton. February 18, 1828. Duties on imported teas. February 18, 1828. Henry Bedinger. February 11, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. February 18, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Nancy Dolan. February 19, 1828. Edward Cary. February 15, 1828. Read and laid upon the table. February 19, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Luther Chapin. February 20, 1828. Daniel Goodwin, executor of Benjamin. February 21, 1828. Augustus Aspinwall. February 22, 1828. Joshua Foltz [i.e., Fults]. February 22, 1828. Rebecca Blodget. February 22, 1828. Samuel Chesnut. February 22, 1828. John Bruce, administrator of Philip Bush. February 23, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A. & Z. Cavelier. February 23, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Roads in Louisiana. March 17, 1828. Judge -- Michigan. March 18, 1828. Joseph Burnett. March 18, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Blackwell. March 18, 1828. On Senate Bill No. 50 -- Susan Decatur, et al. March 18, 1828. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Land for Fort Washington. March 18, 1828. Southern boundary -- Lake Michigan. March 18, 1828. Heirs, &c. of William Drayton, deceased. March 19, 1828. Benajah Wolcott. March 20, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Edmund Brooke. March 18, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. March 20, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Joseph Jeans -- representatives of. March 21, 1828. Dividing line between Georgia and Florida. March 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. James Russel. March 22, 1828. Francis Preston. March 22, 1828. Senate Bill No. 96 -- claims -- Treaty of Ghent. March 22, 1828. Read, and, with the said bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow Marigny D'Auterive. March 24, 1828. Explore South Seas. March 25, 1828. Accompanied by a Bill [No. 240] which was twice read, committed for to-morrow. Jeremiah Walker. March 25, 1828. Condy Raguet. March 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. William Morrisson [i.e., Morrison]. February 25, 1828. Anthony Hermange. February 25, 1828. Eleanor Simpson. February 25, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Amos Sweet and others. February 29, 1828. John Miles. February 29, 1828. Road -- Wiggins' Ferry to lead mines on Fever River. March 4, 1828. James A. Harper. March 5, 1828. Thomas Hunt. March 6, 1828. Elizabeth Mays. March 7, 1828. Moses Hazen. March 28, 1828. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Joel Byington. April 14, 1828. Varioloid, or small pox, in Washington. March 27, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Baptist Missionary Convention. April 1, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Caron De Beaumarchais. April 1, 1828. Claim of the State of Pennsylvania. April 4, 1828. Col. Pipkin's regiment Tennessee militia. April 5, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenditures in the Department of State. April 5, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. February 11, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the "Bill to Amend and Explain an Act, Entitled, 'An Act Confirming an Act of the Legislature of Virginia, Incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, and an Act of the State of Maryland for the Same Purpose.'" Richard Peacock. February 15, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. March 14, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Ann Brashears. February 12, 1828. Rebecca Guest. March 12, 1828. Richard Eppes. March 12, 1828. Navigation of Rivers Teche, Vermillion, &c. -- Lou. March 12, 1828. Jesse Wilkinson. March 14, 1828. Amos Edwards. February 29, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Settlers -- Michigan and Indiana. February 29, 1828. John Gates, Jr. March 31, 1828. Vessels sunk in Baltimore harbor. April 2, 1828. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. Archibald W. Hamilton. March 14, 1828 |
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Francis Larche. April 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table Uriah Brown. May 10, 1828. Road -- Lawrenceburg to Fort Wayne, Indiana. April 15, 1828. William Tipton. April 21, 1828. Denison Douglass. December 19, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table. April 26, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Rules and orders of the House of Representatives. April 26, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Jonathan S. Smith. April 29, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Joseph Dixon. May 1, 1828. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Peter Ford. May 2, 1828. Business to be acted upon. May 3, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. William Otis. May 5, 1828. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. John Good. May 5, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Adjust claims of South Carolina. May 5, 1828. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. On Senate Bill No. 101. December 8, 1828. Committed, with the bill, to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. May 5, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Michael Lewis. May 6, 1828. Doctor Eliakim Crosby. May 8, 1828. Richard Wall. January 7, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. April 28, 1828. Recommitted to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. May 5, 1828. Second report, to lie. May 9, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Moses Shepherd. May 10, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Road -- Baltimore to Philadelphia. May 13, 1828. Sarah Jones. May 13, 1828. Road -- Memphis to Tuscumbia. May 13, 1828. Appropriations for internal improvements. May 14, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Expenditures -- public buildings. May 14, 1828. Read, and laid on the table. On retrenchment. May 15, 1828. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Case of Russell Jarvis. May 16, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Distribution of the laws. May 16, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. James D. Barry, and Bailey & Torrey. May 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. James Riley, et al., and Groning & Kelley. May 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. George Blenkinship. May 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Henry Huttleston. May 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Barracks at Carlisle, Penn. May 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Road -- Union Town, through Pittsburg, to Lake Erie. May 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Sufferers of the late war -- Michigan. May 24, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Roads and canals. May 26, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard W. Steele. April 8, 1828. Jared E. Groce. April 9, 1828. Lewis Schrack. April 9, 1828. Polly Campbell. April 9, 1828. Subscribe stock Tenth Turnpike Road Company, N.H. April 14, 1828. Obstructions -- the Ohio River. April 4, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Robert L. Livingston, executor of Walter. April 5, 1828. On Senate Bill No. 108 -- Dillon Buell. April 7, 1828. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Representatives of James Davenport. April 23, 1828. Read, and with the bill committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of William Tipton. James Ray. May 6, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. |
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| Serial set 180 | Journal of the Senate of the United States of America: Being the second session of the Twentieth Congress, begun and held at the City of Washington, December 1, 1828, and in the fifty-third year of the independence of the said United States. | 1 |
| Serial set 181 |
Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twentieth Congress. December 2, 1828. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States Report from the Secretary of the Treasury; with regulations established under the Act of May 19, 1828, In Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports. January 12, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 19, 1829. Ordered, that, in addition to the usual number, 3000 copies be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The Committee to whom was referred the several petitions on the subject of mails on the Sabbath, or the 1st day of the week, report... Preamble and resolutions, adopted at a meeting of the citizens of New York, against the passage of any law prohibiting the transportation and opening of the mail on the Sabbath. February 9, 1829. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 11, 1829. Mr. Hendricks made the following report: The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred the memorial of the President and directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, report... In Senate of the United States, January 8, 1829. Mr. Prince offered the following motion, which was ordered to be printed. Resolved, that the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire what further provisions, by law, may be necessary to effect, with the least delay and expense, the removal, with their consent, of the Indians... Report from the Secretary of War, showing the names and salaries of the clerks employed in that Department in 1828. January 21, 1829 -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Statement showing the quantity, quality, and average value of the unsold and unsaleable public lands, which would fall under the operation of the graduation bill, &c. December 30, 1828. Laid on the table by Mr. Benton, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Postmaster General, with a list of the post roads established more than two years, and which do not produce one-third of the expense of transporting the mail on the same. December 30, 1828. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Senate, showing the expenditures of the Contingent Fund of the Senate, for the year 1828. In Senate of the United States, December 3, 1828. Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office with one from the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Washington, Mississippi, under a Resolution of Congress, of 19th May, 1828, "authorizing an examination of the claims to land, of John F. Carmichael." Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 26th May, 1828, showing, by a report from the Treasury Department, the estimates for the year 1828, and the appropriations for all purposes, including public lands, made during the last session of Congress. December 8, 1828. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, with an abstract of all licenses to trade with the Indians, granted during the year ending the 30th September, 1828. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 26, 1829. Mr. Ruggles made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition and papers of Edwin W. Hopkins and Maria A. Hopkins, of Hopkinton, in the State of New York, the only heirs... In Senate of the United States, January 26, 1829. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the Resolution of the Senate, instructing them "to inquire into the propriety and necessity of so amending the judicial system of the United States, as to place all the states in a similar situation, and furnish to the citizens of each an equal opportunity of having a due administration of justice," report... In Senate of the United States, January 26, 1829. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred sundry resolutions instructing them to inquire into the expediency of increasing the salaries of the district judges of the districts of Rhode Island, Maine, and South Carolina, report... Memorial of sundry citizens of Boston, complaining of the injurious effects of the tariff law of the last session, and praying for a revision of the present tariff system. January 29, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 29, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Webster made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Peter A. Guestier, have agreed to report: That the petitioner, on behalf of certain subjects of the King of France, formerly owner of the ship Le Blaireau... Memorial of the Legislature of Illinois, praying that an alteration may be made in the mode of disposing of the public lands in the new states. February 2, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 3, 1829. Read and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of James Leander Cathcart... Memorial of sundry citizens of Montgomery County, MD, praying that the bill now before the Senate, for the subscription for stock in the Washington Turnpike Road Company, be postponed to the next session of Congress. February 4, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1829. Mr. Prince, from the Committee on Pensions, made the following report on the petition of John Scott... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with amount of duties on imports that accrued in each quarter of the year 1827, and the three first quarters of 1828; and, also, an estimate for the fourth quarter of 1828. (Prepared in obedience to a Resolution of the Senate, of the 27th ultimo.) February 4, 1829. -- Read. -- February 5, ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of State, with the names and salaries of the clerks in the State Department, for the year 1828. February 9, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made the following report: The committee to whom was referred the petition of John Shackelford, refer to the letter of the Postmaster General, and adopt it as their report. And the committee recommend the following resolution: Resolved, that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted. In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of George Wilson, of Pennsylvania, report... In Senate of the United States, December 23, 1828. Resolved, that the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire into the present condition of the fur trade within the limits of the United States, and to report what measures, if any, are necessary to the safe and successful prosecution of that trade by citizens of the United States. Attest. Walter Lowrie, Secretary. In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from Nathan Lufborough, President of the Washington Turnpike Company, in relation to the bill before the Senate, for the subscription of stock in the said company. February 9, 1829. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with reports from the Secretaries of Treasury and War, showing the amount expended by the federal government on works of internal improvement, within the limits of the several states, with an estimate of the amount necessary to complete any work begun and not yet completed. February 10, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Protest of the Legislature of South-Carolina, against the system of protecting duties, adopted by the federal government. February 10, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, "On the subject of the right which that state has to the unappropriated lands within her boundaries." February 10, 1829. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in compliance with Resolutions of the Senate of the 10th of December and 15th January, relative to Indian Affairs, &c. &c. February 10, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Indiana, praying that the title of the Miami Indians to large tracts of land in that state may be extinguished, &c. February 11, 1829--Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 11, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Chambers made the following report: the select committee, to whom were referred the petitions of sundry persons praying indemnity for losses sustained by captures and other injuries to their commerce, prior to the year eighteen hundred, report... In Senate of the United States, December 8, 1828. Read, and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Joint Resolution for the care and preservation of the Cumberland Road, and of other roads, made or to be made by the federal government within the limits of the different states. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances. Made 9th December, 1828. Dec. 9, 1828. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with report from the Secretary of State, showing the number of free taxable inhabitants who are not freeholders, in Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi, and the western district of Louisiana, and in the Territory of Florida: made in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of 25th April, 1828. December 9, 1828. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, made in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 25th April, 1828; and showing, 1. Quantity and quality of land, at minimum price, unsold 30th June, 1828. 2. Probable value and character of same. 3. Length of time same has been in market. 4. Time that same was subject to be disposed of by foreign sovereigns before it came under the dominion of the United States. December 9, 1828 -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, praying for a revision of the revenue laws, and the establishment of warehouses at the principal ports. Dec. 11th, 1828, referred to the Committee on Commerce. -- Dec. 16th, ordered to be printed. Memorial of the merchants of Boston, representing their views in relation to the system of credit duties on imports. December 17, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of Philadelphia, praying to be protected from the injurious operation of the auction system, &c. December 18, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, December 23, 1828. Mr. Benton's resolution on the public debt, the sinking fund, the abolition of duties, and the balances of public money in the hands of the Bank of the United States. Considered, made the order of the day for Monday next, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, December 23, 1828. Motion by Mr. Eaton, to refer to the Committee on Finance, the subject of a change in the mode of compensating, and in the duties of the Officers of the Customs. December 23, 1828. -- Agreed to, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1828. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas L. Winthrop and others, directors of an association called the New England Mississippi Land Company... In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Elias Earle, executor of Elias Earle, deceased, report: That the prayer of the petitioner, is to be relieved from a judgment... List of committees of the Senate of the United States. Twentieth Congress -- second session -- 1828-9. calculation showing the time in which the public debt of the United States would be extinguished, if the whole of the ten millions of dollars, appropriated annually to the Sinking Fund, should be applied to that purpose; and a calculation showing the time in which the debt may be extinguished under the operation of the bill to provide for the distribution of a part of the revenues of the United States among the several states. January 2, 1829. Laid on the table by Mr. Dickerson, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 5, 1829. Mr. Hayne made the following report. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on the "bill granting to William Conner the right of pre-emption to 648 acres of land." Letter from the Governor of Georgia, with a report of a committee of the Legislature of that state, relative to the line between Georgia and Florida, &c. January 5, 1829 -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Report from the Secretary of War, (in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 10th December, 1828,) with a detailed statement of the several tribes of Indians within the U.S., and the extent and location of certain lands to which the Indian title has been extinguished. January 6, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th May last, in relation to the establishment of a Navy yard between Cape Hatteras and Florida January 6, 1829 -- Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 6, 1829. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the petition of Nathan Potts and Samuel Clement, assignees of Jacob Clement, report... In Senate of the United States, January 7, 1829. Mr. Barton made the following report. The Committee on Private Claims, to whom the petition and documents of Isidore Moore, of Missouri, were referred, report... In Senate of the United States, January 7, 1829. Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made the following report, which was read. January 8, ordered that this report, and the memorial of Major General Scott, be printed. Protest of the Legislature of Georgia, against the Act of Congress, of the last session, "In Alteration of the Several Acts Imposing Duties on Imports." January 12, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry merchants and traders of Philadelphia, praying that the present duty on teas be reduced. January 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 12, 1829. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of William Whitaker, James Wilson, and Joseph D. Hamilton, a portion of the securities of Amos Edwards, collector of the direct tax and internal duties for the sixth district in the State of Kentucky... In Senate of the United States, January 12, 1829. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial and petition of John Donnell report... Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, praying that adequate protection be extended by the government to the trade between that state and Mexico; and that measures be taken to exclude the British traders in fur from any intercourse with the Indians within the territory of the United States. January 26, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, complaining of the present mode of disposing of the public lands, and praying that an act may be passed to graduate the prices of the public lands, to make donations to actual settlers, and to cede the refuse to the states in which they lie. January 26, 1829. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Louisiana, representing the disadvantages arising to that state from the large quantity of unappropriated public lands therein, and requesting their members in Congress, to use their exertions to obtain a cession of said lands to the State of Louisiana, &c. &c. January 26, 1829. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Memorial of several tribes of Indians, late of New York, who purchased lands in Michigan from tribes residing there; which lands, they state, have been by a late treaty, again sold by the original proprietors to the United States, without their consent; and praying that said treaty may not be confirmed, and that commissioners be aped [i.e., appointed] to investigate the matter, &c. January 26, 1829. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. -- January 27, ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, favorable to the passage of the bill before the Senate, for the subscription of stock of the Washington and Frederick-town Turnpike Co. Feb. 12, 1829. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the exploring expedition, &c., made in compliance to a Resolution of the Senate. February 16, 1829 -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Letter from Dr. Joseph Paxton, of Hempstead County, to the Hon. A.H. Sevier, delegate to Congress from the Territory of Arkansas, in relation to the raft of Red River. February 16, 1829. -- Laid on the table by Mr. Hendricks, and ordered to be printed; and that 200 additional copies be also printed. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, praying for a reduction of the duties imposed by the late tariff. February 16, 1829. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with the annual return from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution during 1828. January 14, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with the annual report from the Director of the Mint, showing the assays of foreign coins for the year 1828. January 14, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with supplemental report from the Secretary of State, showing the free taxable inhabitants not freeholders, in certain states and territories of the United States. January 14, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Report adopted by the Legislature of Georgia, on the resolutions of South Carolina and Ohio, in relation to the powers of the general government and state rights, and to the subject of slavery. 1829, January 14. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry importing merchants of Boston, praying that the collector of the Customs be directed to settle their accounts for duties on goods imported under the former tariff laws, in order that the late tariff should not have a retrospective and an injurious operation against them, &c. January 14, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 15, 1829. Mr. Marks made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition and papers of Nathaniel Mothershead, report: That from the facts submitted to the Committee, it appears that the petitioner first entered the service of the United States... Report from the Secretary of Treasury, (in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, of the 30th December last,) showing the balances of public money in the Bank of the United States and its branches, at the end of each quarter of the year, from 1817 to 1828. January 15, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the survey and estimate for improving the harbor of St. Marks, in Florida. January 12, 1829 -- Read: Ordered to be printed on the 15th. Memorial of the Legislature of Louisiana, in relation to the public lands in that state. Dec. 16, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, December 22, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Griffin, administrator of Lawrence Gibbons, report: That from the documents accompanying the petition, it appears that on the 6th October, in the year 1802, Thomas Archer entered into a bond to the United States, in the sum of $5000, conditioned for his faithful discharge of the duties appertaining to the office of Collector of the Customs of the district of York Town, in the State of Virginia; in which obligation William Goosly and Lawrence Gibbons joined as his sureties... In Senate of the United States, December 22, 1828. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of John C. Herbert... Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the Secretary of War, (in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 26th May, 1828,) relative to the practicability and probable cost of constructing an artificial harbor or breakwater at the mouth of the Mississippi. December 8, 1828. Read, and ordered to be printed. |
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Resolution of the Legislature of Missouri, declaring, in their opinion, that Congress has no power to appropriate moneys to aid the American Colonization Society. February 19th, 1829. -- Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed Report of the Select Committee of the Legislature of Virginia, agreed to and adopted by said Legislature, in opposition to the tariff system. March 3d, 1829 -- Read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, (in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate,) with copies of communications from the Commissioner under the 4th Article of the Treaty of Ghent. February 25, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with "An Act Regulating Passenger Ships and Vessels," for the year ending with the third quarter of 1828. February 26, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the President and directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, relative to differences between that company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, as to precedence, in the selection and location of the route, at certain points. February 26, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the General Assembly of Illinois, praying that Congress will grant to that state a sufficient quantity of land to enable it to complete the canal between the Illinois River and Lake Michigan. February 16, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, with reports from the Register and Receiver of the Land Office for the District of Jackson Court-house, under the law for the adjustment of land claims in the State of Mississippi. February 18, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements of the commerce and navigation of the U. States, for the year ending on the 30th September, 1828. February 19, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 1000 additional copies be also printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, for the speedy location and construction of the Cumberland Road to the City of Jefferson. February 19, 1829 -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, praying that improvements may be made in the navigation of the Mississippi River; that an alteration be made in the northern boundary line of that state; and that certain Indian lands be purchased by the United States, &c. Feb. 19, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Missouri, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, respecting the mode of electing the President of the United States. February 19, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Memorial of the President and directors of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, praying that the United States may be authorized to subscribe for two thousand five hundred shares of the capital stock of said company. Feb. 9, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Feb. 19. -- Bill reported (No. 92,) and ordered that this memorial be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 20, 1829. Read, and ordered that in addition to the usual number 1000 copies be printed. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred, on the 12th day of January, 1829, the following resolutions... Message from the President of the United States, with a statement of the expenses of the General Land Office, for the year 1827; in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 23d instant. February 27, 1829. -- Read. Feb. 28. -- Ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, with a Report from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Inspection Returns of Brevet Major General Gaines, for 1826 and 1827, Relating to the Organization of the Army and the Militia, &c. February 27, 1829 -- Read. February 28, Ordered To Be Printed. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the survey of a route for a canal between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. February 28, 1829. Read, and ordered that 6000 copies be printed. Protest of the Legislature of Alabama, against the tariff system. February 28, 1829. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 2, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Eleanor Worthington, executrix, and James T. Worthington, executor, on the estate of the late Thomas Worthington, deceased, report... Memorial of the General Assembly of Illinois, praying that compensation be made to certain citizens of that state who served in the militia, and as rangers, during the late war; and that an appropriation be made for opening a road from St. Louis to Galena. February 16, 1829. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Memorial of the General Assembly of Illinois, praying that an appropriation of land be made, to enable that state to improve the navigation of certain rivers therein. February 16, 1829. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Letter from William Bussard, surveyor, to the Hon. William Hendricks, Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals, relative to the "Bill for Subscription to Stock in the Washington and Fredericktown Turnpike Road Company." February 16, 1829. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 16, 1829. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, submitted the following motion for consideration, and ordered that it be printed. Resolved, that the President of the United States be requested to cause to be selected one of the officers of the Corps of Engineers... Memorial of certain surviving officers of the Revolution, of a grade higher than that of captain, praying that the clause in the late act, for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers, be so amended as to give them pay according to rank. February 23, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 23, 1829. Mr. Hayne, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, and in behalf of a majority of the Committee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, "To Provide for an Exploring Expedition to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas," and also the Message of the President, on the same subject, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report... Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the amount of the expenses of the survey, sale, and management of the public lands, for the year 1827. February 23, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the appropriation for removing obstructions and deepening the harbor of Mobile, &c. &c. February 23, 1829. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, with one from the Engineer Department, on the practicability of an outlet from Albemarle Sound to the ocean, &c. February 23, 1829. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. |
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Annual report on the state of finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the state of the finances. December 9, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. list of reports to be made to the House of Representatives, at the second session of the Twentieth Congress, by the Executive Departments. Prepared by the Clerk, in obedience to a standing order of the House of Representatives. December 1, 1828. Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twentieth Congress. December 2, 1828. Read, and committed to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union Massachusetts militia claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th of Dec., 1826, a report upon the subject of the claims of the State of Massachusetts for certain services rendered during the late war. May 10, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. December 5, 1828. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Contingent expenses -- House of Reps. &c. 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 1828. December 5, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. John F. Carmichael. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, transmitting a report of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Washington, Mississippi, on the claims to land of John F. Carmichael. December 5, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Memorial of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. December 5, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Cherokee Council to Col. H. Montgomery. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the letter from the Cherokee Council to Col. Hugh Montgomery, &c. December 8, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Internal improvements since 1824. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, in relation to harbors, roads, and other works of internal improvement, undertaken and projected since 30th April, 1824. December 8, 1828. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. National paintings. Letter from John Trumbull to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the subject of the national paintings in the rotundo of the Capitol. December 9, 1828 -- Read, and laid upon the table. On civilization of Indians. Supplemental report from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. December 9, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Hunters of Oregon. Memorial of James M. Bradford and others. Dec. 10, 1828. -- Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (H.R. No. 12) to authorize the occupation of the Oregon River. Pennsylvania -- Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia -- cash duties. December 11, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Cumberland Road. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the last annual report of the Superintendent of the Cumberland Road. December 11, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Stephen Hook's statement and oath. December 5, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. December 10, 1828. -- Committee discharged. -- Ordered to lie on the table. December 12, 1828. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Hiwassee and Conesauga Rivers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Chief Engineer, on the subject of a communication between the Hiwassee and Conesauga Rivers, &c. December 11, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. December 12, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Florida, resolutions Legislature of -- Georgia Boundary. December 15, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Fugitive slaves. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 10th of May last, in relation to negotiations with G. Britain upon the subject of fugitive slaves. December 15, 1828. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Unsettled balances, &c. &c. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Register of the Treasury, which have remained unsettled three years, prior to 30th September, 1828; a similar list rendered by the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury; and a list of the names of officers who have failed to render their accounts to the Fourth Auditor for adjustment, pursuant to law. December 5, 1828 -- Read, and laid upon the table. |
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Farrow and Harris. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting further information in relation to the settlement of the claim of Farrow and Harris against the United States. December 19, 1828. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed a bill for their relief Farrow and Harris. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a memorial from Nimrod Farrow, upon the subject of the claim of Farrow and Harris. December 29, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table Massachusetts. Memorial of merchants of Boston, praying to be allowed to pay duties on goods, &c. imported under the old tariff. January 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Samuel D. Walker. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the case of Samuel D. Walker. December 23, 1828 -- Read, and laid upon the table. Balances on the books of the Register of the Treasury. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury. Transmitting statements of balances on account of Internal Revenue, on the books of the Register, of more than three years' standing; also, a list of balances on account of direct tax of 1815 and 1816. December 24, 1828 -- Read, and laid upon the table. Cumberland Road. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting letters, &c. from the Superintendent of the Cumberland Road. January 17, 1829. -- Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Navigation of the Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, in relation to the progress which has been made in removing obstructions to the navigation of the River Ohio. January 17, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Territory of Huron. Memorial of inhabitants of the Town of Galena, in the State of Illinois. December 29, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of Ocracock Inlet. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report in relation to the improvement of the navigation of Ocracock Inlet, in the State of North Carolina. December 29, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Extend Cumberland Road. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the engineer engaged to survey the route of the extension of the National Road from Cumberland to Washington City. December 29, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Memorial of General Winfield Scott. December 29, 1828 -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Road --Washington to northwest part of New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the engineer appointed to examine a route for a national road from the City of Washington to the northwestern frontier of the State of New York. December 29, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Draining low grounds -- Washington. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the seventh ultimo, in relation to the execution of the Act of Congress of the 7th May, 1822, for draining the low ground on and near the public reservations in the City of Washington. April 3, 1826. -- Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Postage accruing for year ending 31st March, 1828. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the nett amount of postage accruing at each post office in each state and territory of the United States, for one year, ending March 31st, 1828; and showing the nett amount accruing in each state and territory. Creek Indians, &c. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the claims of the State of Georgia under the treaty held at the Indian Springs, and the claim of the Creek Indians under the same treaty. January 17, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Rhode Island. Memorial of auctioneers of Providence. January 19, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, to which is committed the Bill [H.R. No. 361] imposing regulations on sales at auction, for the further protection of the revenue. North Carolina. Act of the Legislature of the State of North Carolina, incorporating the Roanoke Inlet Company, and for other purposes. January 19, 1829. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Lead ore imported. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, requiring information in relation to the quantity of lead ore imported into the United States, &c. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Licenses to trade with the Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of all licenses granted to trade with the Indians, during the year ending on the 30th of September, 1828. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Duties received, outstanding bonds, &c. &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th ultimo, in relation to the amount annually received for duties on importations, from the 1st of January, 1790, to the 1st of January, 1828; losses sustained on customhouse bonds, &c. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks, War Department, 1828. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in the War Department during the year 1829 [1828], and the compensation allowed to each. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Indian treaties. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of two treaties with Indian tribes. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Unsettled balances -- Register of Treasury. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Register, which have remained unsettled three years prior to the 30th September last. December 16, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Farrow and Harris. Documents, &c. relating to the claim of Farrow and Harris. December 18, 1828. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Indian reserved land in Indiana. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th inst. in relation to the sale of Indian reserved land, in the State of Indiana, to individuals. December 18, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses, Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of the expenditures of the appropriations for the cotingent (sic) expenses of the Navy, for the year ending 30th Sept., 1828. December 18, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Drawback, 1825, 1826, & 1827. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement, by the Register, of drawbacks on merchandise exported in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827. December 18, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Military road -- defence of northwestern frontier -- Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the eighth instant, relative to the proceedings under the act of 2d March, 1827, for the defence of the northwestern frontier, &c. December 23, 1828. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Florida Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report, made by the Agent of Indian Affairs in Florida, in relation to the wish of those Indians to send a deputation to examine the country west of the Mississippi. December 23, 1828. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Rail Road Company, Baltimore and Ohio. December 23, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Cadets. Letter, from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House, in relation to the annual appointments made in the Army of the United States since the 31st of December, 1820; the number of cadets who have received appointments of the lowest grade, by brevet, during the same period; and also the number of officers now in the Army, who entered it as cadets from the Military Academy. December 31, 1828. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Unproductive post-roads. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of post-roads which have been established more than two years, and which do not produce one-third of the expense incurred for the transportation of the mail on the same. December 31, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. New York Chamber of Commerce. Memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce. January 2, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Clerks Navy Department, 1828. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in the Navy Department, during the year 1828. January 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Navy contracts -- 1828. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the Navy Commissioners during the year 1828. January 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Frauds upon the revenue -- Niagara frontier. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th ultimo, in relation to intended frauds on the revenue, which has rendered it necessary to station additional troops on the Niagara frontier. January 2, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Estimate of appropriations for the further service of 1829. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations for the further service of the year 1829. Jan. 5, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Dividing line -- Georgia and Florida. Report to, and resolution of, the Legislature of the State of Georgia, in relation to running and fixing the boundary line between the said state and the Territory of Florida. January 5, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Message of the President of the United States, of the 3d of March last, upon the same subject. Mint of the United States. To accompany the Bill H.R. No. 356. January 5, 1829. Road -- Pensacola to Mobile Point. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 24th ultimo, in relation to a military road recommended by the Quartermaster General in his report of 1826, &c. January 6, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Contingent expenditure military establishment, 1828. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1828. January 6, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. District tonnage United States, 1827. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the district tonnage of the United States on the 31st December, 1827. January 6, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Claims of Spain. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence relative to claims of citizens of the United States on Spain. January 7, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Seneca Indians -- Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, relative to the wishes of the Seneca tribe of Indians, residing in the State of Ohio, to remove westward. Jan. 8, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Urvey [i.e., Survey] -- Kentucky River. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 24th ultimo, in relation to the progress which has been made in the survey of the Kentucky River, &c. &c. January 8, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Patents -- 1828. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of patents, with the names and residence of the patentees, granted for the invention of any new or useful art or machine, manufactures, or composition of matter, or improvement thereon, from the first of January to the thirty-first of December, 1828, inclusive. January 8, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Duties on importations -- regulations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of rules and regulations established in executing the laws for the collection of duties on imports, &c. January 12, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements, showing the names of the clerks in the Treasury Department, and the compensation of each, for the year 1828. January 12, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks -- General Post Office. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks in the General Post Office during the past year, and the compensation of each. January 12, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Merchants of Philadelphia -- reduce duty on teas. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 172. Memorial of merchants, &c., of Philadelphia, in regard to reducing the duty on teas. January 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill [No. 172] to equalize the duties on teas imported. New York. Memorial of merchants of the City of New York, importers of foreign merchandise, &c. January 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Memorial of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. January 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Territory of Huron. Letter from the Hon. Austin E. Wing, delegate from the Territory of Michigan, to the Committee on the Territories. Jan. 13, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill Establishing the Territorial Government of Huron. Mint United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of the annual report of the Director of the Mint of the United States. January 13, 1829 -- Read, and laid upon the table. Officers, &c., pensioned under Act of 1828. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of the names of pensioners under the law of May 15, 1828. January 13, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Mint of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution during the year 1828. January 14, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Powers of the general government -- rights of the states. Report of a committee, and resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, upon certain resolutions of the States of South Carolina and Ohio. January 14, 1829. -- Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Prohibitory duties and domestic coasting trade. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 26th April, 1828, in relation to imposts on importations, which amount to a prohibition; also on the best practicable measure of ascertaining the quantity of agricultural products transported from one state to another coastwise. January 16, 1829. -- Read, and so much thereof as relates to imposts referred to the Committee of Ways and Means; the residue to the Committee on Commerce. Cumberland Road. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in relation to the Cumberland Road. January 16, 1829. -- Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. Harbor of St. Mark's, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a survey and estimate for the improvement of the harbor and River of St. Mark's, in Florida. January 17, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Additional ground for Fort Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting certain documents in relation to a purchase of land, contemplated by the United States, for the use of Fort Washington. January 17, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Unsettled accounts, &c. Third Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting reports of the Third Auditor: 1st. Of officers who have not rendered their accounts within the year, according to law; 2d. Statement of accounts which have remained unsettled for more than three years, prior to the 30th September last; 3d. Abstract of moneys advanced prior to 3d March, 1809, which remained unaccounted for on the books of his office on the 30th September last. December 15, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Obstructions to navigation, Wabash. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 19th instant, requiring information in relation to the survey of the obstructions to the navigation of the Wabash River. December 18, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Masters Commandant -- Navy United States. Statement submitted by the Committee on Naval Affairs, to accompany the bill to increase the pay of the captains and masters commandant in the Navy of the United States. December 20, 1828. Road from Columbus to New Orleans. Letter from the Postmaster General, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the last session, in relation to the probable cost required for the repairs of the road from Columbus, passing through the Choctaw Nation, to New Orleans, &c. &c. Decem. 22, 1828. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. American hemp, flax, and cotton. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 12th May last, in relation to connecting with two or more Navy yards of the United States as many establishments for purchasing, water-rotting and preparing for manufacture, American hemp, flax, and cotton, &c. &c. December 22, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Agent -- lead mines, Missouri and Illinois; &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 10th instant, in relation to instructions given for the government of the agent of the United States' superintendent of the lead mines in Missouri and Illinois; also, a report from the Secretary of War, setting forth the reasons for not nominating commissioners to treat with the Choctaw Indians, &c. December 23, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Amos Binney -- to accompany Bill H.R. No. 342. Petition and documents, in the case of Amos Binney. December 30, 1828. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Banks -- District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting returns of the incorporated banks within the District of Columbia. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table |
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Instructions to commissioners, treaty Indian Springs. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the instructions to the commissioners who made the treaty at Indian Springs in 1821, &c. January 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table Cherokee and Creek boundary. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting such information as his office affords, of any compacts or agreements between the Creek and Cherokee tribes of Indians, on the subject of their boundary line, &c. &c. February 5, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Indian Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th ultimo, in relation to our Indian affairs generally. February 10, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Generals of the Army. Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, upon the subject of generals of the Army of the United States. February 12, 1829. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Hudson and Berkshire Rail Road. Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanied by the maps, reports, and proceedings of the survey of the Hudson and Berkshire Rail Road. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. John Baker. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th instant; in relation to the arrest and trial, in the British Province of New Brunswick, of John Baker, a citizen of the United States. January 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. January 23, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Articles of cession between the United States and Georgia, and Treaty with the Cherokee Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to measures taken in execution of the Act of 9th May last, making an appropriation for carrying into effect the articles of agreement and cession of 24th April, 1802, between the State of Georgia and the United States, &c. January 30, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Treaty of San Lorenzo el Real. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting copies of certain letters of Andrew Ellicot [i.e., Ellicott], Commissioner, &c., relating to the head or source of St. Mary's River. January 30, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of the harbor of Nantucket. January 30, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Relative rank of officers of the Army and Navy. Documents to accompany Bill H.R. No. 332. January 31, 1829. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Massachusetts. Memorial of inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts, against the tariff law of 1828. February 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Lead ore imported. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting further information on the subject of lead ore imported. February 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Cotton and hemp for sails and cordage. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy on the subject of experiments made to test the comparative fitness of cotton and hemp for the use of sails in the public vessels of the United States, &c. &c. February 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Spirituous liquors to the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives inquiring what beneficial effects, if any, have arisen, or are likely to arise from the daily use of spirituous liquors by the Army, &c. &c. February 3, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Organization of the Militia, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, a copy of a report made by Major General Gaines to Major General Brown, on the subject of improvement and better organization of the militia of the U. States. February 3, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on the Militia. Contracts made by the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of the contracts made by the Department during the year 1828. February 3, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Louisville and Portland Canal Company. To accompany Senate Bill No. 14. Fourth annual report of the President and directors of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. February 4, 1829. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Clerks in the State Department. List of the names of the clerks employed in the Department of State during the year 1828, and the compensation allowed to each, &c. February 5, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. 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, their arms, accoutrements, &c. &c. February 5, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. Memorial of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. January 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. February 5, 1829. -- Bill reported, No. 417. Sinking Fund. Annual report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. February 6, 1829. --Read, and laid upon the table. Road from Zanesville, Ohio, to St. Louis, Missouri. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Commissioner appointed to lay out the National Road from Zanesville, in the State of Ohio, to the seat of government in the State of Missouri. February 7, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Instructions to land officers in Arkansas, &c. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th inst. in relation to instructions given to land officers in Arkansas on the subject of donations of land to certain persons in said Territory, &c. &c. February 7, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Military appropriations -- 1828. Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanied by a statement of the appropriations for the military establishment for 1828, with the amount expended, and the amount unexpended at the close of the year. February 7, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Memorial of Amos Binney, et. al. Feb. 9, 1829. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Canal -- Connecticut River to Lake Memphremagog, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and survey of a canal from Connecticut River to Lake Memphremagog, and the report of a survey from the same river to Lake Champlain. February 10, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Appropriations for the Navy for 1828 -- expenditure of. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement showing the appropriations for the naval service for the year 1828, and the expenditure thereof, under each specific head. February 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Treaties with Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a convention between the United States and the Free Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, ratified on the 2d of June last. January 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Bank United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting monthly statements of the affairs of the Bank of the United States, for the year 1828. January 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. James Monroe. Memorial of the citizens of Albemarle County, in Virginia, praying Congress to reconsider the claims of Mr. Monroe, late President of the United States, upon the government, and to remunerate him for his losses and sacrifices incurred in the service of the country. January 28, 1829. -- Referred to a select committee. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Memorial of stockholders, &c. in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. February 12, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union on Bill No. 370. Survey Genesee River, L. Ontario, Oswego River, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of a survey of Genesee River, the south shore of Lake Ontario, between the Genesee and Oswego Rivers, and Big Sandy Creek, in the State of New York. February, 3, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. March 3, 1829. -- Ordered to be printed. Lands within the State of Indiana -- unappropriated. February 17, 1829. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Cherokee Indians. Memorial of John Ross, and others, in behalf of the Cherokee Nation. February 17, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Inundated lands on the Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of the 24th December last, in relation to lands on the Mississippi, in the State of Louisiana, which are rendered unfit for cultivation by the inundations of said river. January 15, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Finances -- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Letter from the President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, transmitting information upon the subject of the finances of said company, and its receipts and disbursements. February 13, 1829. -- Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill (No. 370) to amend the charter of the Chesapeake and Ohio Company, and for other purposes. Discriminating duties on cotton -- British government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st inst. in relation to the operation of the act of the British Parliament, purporting a discrimination of duties upon the importation of cottons from the British American colonies, &c. &c. February 28, 1829. --Read, and laid upon the table. Indian treaties -- Chippeways, Winnebagos, Pattawatimas, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of treaties with the Chippeway, Menomonie, Winnebago, and Pattawatima tribe of Indiana. February 28, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Coinage at the Mint U.S. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements relative to the transactions of the Mint for 1828. February 29 [28], 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Indiana. Joint Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, in favor of colonizing free people of color. February 16, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. John Reynold. Memorial of John Reynold. February 23, 1829. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill "To Quiet the Title of Certain Purchasers of Land Between the Lines of Ludlow and Roberts, in the State of Ohio." Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Memorial of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. February 23, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of Roanoke Inlet, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the survey of Roanoke Inlet and Sound, in the State of North Carolina. February 24, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Expenses of Winnebago deputation. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 458. February 25, 1829. |
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Private buildings on public lands at Harper's Ferry. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 14th ultimo, in relation to the number of buildings which have been erected by private individuals on the government lands at Harper's Ferry, &c. &c. March 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. 1. Miscellaneous claims paid at the Treasury. -- 2. Contracts relative to light houses, &c. -- 3. Contracts by collectors for Revenue Service -- 4. Expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting: 1. Statements of payments made at the Treasury during the year 1828, for the discharge of miscellaneous claims, &c.; 2. Contracts made relative to oil, light houses, &c.; 3. Contracts and purchases made by collectors for the Revenue Service, for the year 1827 4. Expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen, &c February 18, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Boundary -- Georgia and Florida. Mr. White submitted the following letter from D.B. Douglass, related to the boundary line between the State of Georgia and the Territory of Florida. March 3, 1829. -- Ordered, that this letter, and the following documents, relating to the same subject, be printed. Appropriations -- second session, Twentieth Congress. Statement of appropriations made during the second session of the Twentieth Congress of the United States of America, specifying the amount and object of each. March 3, 1829. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Cherokee Indians. Memorial of John Ross and others, representatives of the Cherokee Nation of Indians. March 3, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Emoluments of officers of the Customs -- 1828. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments and expenditures for the year 1828, of those officers of the Customs who have rendered the statements required of them by law. February 19, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Commerce and navigation of the United States -- 1828. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the imports and exports of the U. States, for the year ending on the 30th September, 1828; the tonnage, foreign and domestic, employed in the same, &c. February 19, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts -- Post Office Department -- 1828. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of contracts, made by the Department, during the year 1828. February 20, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Passenger ships and vessels. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement of passengers arriving in the United States from the 1st of Oct., 1827, to the 30th Sept., 1828. February 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Navy Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 3d instant in relation to the Navy Pension Fund. Feb. 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Canal -- Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Board of Engineers, of a survey with a view to ascertain the most eligible route for a canal to connect the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico, &c. February 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Armories -- United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures at the national armories, and of the arms, &c. made therein, during the year 1828. March 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Additional report of spoliations on the commerce of the United States, transmitted by the Secretary of State, in compliance with a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 14th February, 1827. February 24, 1829. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. |
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| Serial set 188 | Private land claims -- Florida. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to the execution of the Act of the 23 May last, Supplementary to the Several Acts Providing for the Settlement and Confirmation of Private Land Claims in Florida. Feb. 13, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. | 1 |
| Serial set 189 | Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 13th January, 1825, a statement of convictions, executions, and pardons, under the authority of the government of the United States, since the adoption of the Constitution. February 26, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. | 1 |
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Claimants under the first article of the Treaty of Ghent. February 13, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table Slavery -- Dist. Columbia. January 29, 1829 Lands to Alabama, &c. December 22, 1828. Pre-emption to certain persons in Florida. December 19, 1828. Cash duties warehouse system. February 23, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Edward Cary. February 15, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. February 19, 1828. -- Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. January 6, 1829. -- Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. Vessels sunk -- Baltimore harbor. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 412. February 4, 1829. Susanna McHugh. January 2, 1829. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. James Scull. December 16, 1828. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Jean Baptiste Jerome. February 13, 1829. Johnson Goodwill. January 28, 1829. James Monroe. February 25, 1829. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill [No. 436] for the relief of James Monroe. Thomas Wheatley. December 24, 1828. Theophilus Cooksey. December 24, 1828. John Long. December 24, 1828. Merchants of Alexandria -- Dist. Columbia. December 29, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Reps. John Ellis, deceased. December 29, 1828. Marcellin Bonnabel. December 29, 1828. Hyacinth Bernard. December 29, 1828. James McCarty. January 21, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. April 22, 1828. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. December 5, 1828. Committee of the Whole discharged, and re-committed to the Committee of Claims. Jacob B. Clarke. January 19, 1829. Cread [i.e., Creed] Glover. January 19, 1829. Heirs of Jean Baptiste Couture. January 19, 1829. Western boundary of Arkansas. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 383. January 20, 1829. Thomas Shiverick. January 21, 1829. Samuel Sitgreaves. January 23, 1829. Lewis Neth. January 24, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Representatives of Joseph Falconer. January 24, 1829. Navy Hospital Fund. January 31, 1829. Orleans Navigation Company. Feb. 11, 1828. -- Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. January 31, 1829. -- Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. Road -- Mobile to New Orleans, &c. January 15, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. February 2, 1829. -- Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Heirs of Robert Fulton, deceased. February 2, 1829. Sunday mail. February 3, 1829. Merchandise transported coastwise. February 3, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. James D. Cobb. February 3, 1829. Organization of the militia U.S. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 414.) February 4, 1829. Appropriation for the public buildings. February 4, 1829. Thomas Buford. February 9, 1829. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Alexander Scott. February 10, 1829. Thadeus [i.e., Thaddeus] Laughlin. February 25, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Claims of citizens of Florida. February 26, 1829. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill [H.R. No. 385] for the relief of inhabitants of the Territory of Florida. Southern bend of Lake Michigan. December 10, 1828. Richard Biddle, administrator of John Wilkins. December 12, 1828. Jonathan M. Blaisdell. December 16, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Nathaniel B. Wood. December 17, 1828. Dry docks. January 25, 1828. December 17, 1828. -- Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. Luther Chapin. December 22, 1828. Ports of entry -- Florida. December 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. James Devereux. December 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. G.T. Beyer. December 30, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. Case of Henry Lee. December 30, 1828. Orson Sparks and John Watson. December 31, 1828. Ebenezer Cooley. December 31, 1828. Tonnage duties -- to repeal. December 31, 1828. Samuel Dubose, administrator of E.D. Dick. December 31, 1828. Jno. Thompson, Christ. Adams, and S. Spraggins. December 31, 1828. Read, and laid upon the table. George P. Frost. December 31, 1828. John Brest and al. Heirs of John P. Landerau. December 31, 1828. Supreme Court of the United States. January 2, 1829. David Rogers and son. January 2, 1829. On Senate Bill No. 30 -- Susan Decatur, et al. March 18, 1828. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. January 5, 1829. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives. Joseph Krittman. January 9, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. James Porlier & A. Gardipier, et al. January 9, 1829. Nancy Dolan. January 26, 1829. Gen. Winfield Scott. January 27, 1829. -- Read, and postponed until Monday next. Jacob Wilderman. January 12, 1829. Jos. Elliott, Peggy Stephens, & Challenge. To accompany the Bill H.R. No. 363. January 12, 1829. Land to Cumberland Hospital. January 12, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Auction system. With Bill H.R. No. 361. January 12, 1829. Churchwardens -- Elizabeth City Parish, Virginia. February 11, 1829. William Jacocks. February 11, 1829. Bowie & Kurtz, et al. -- Ship Alleghany. February 11, 1829. Erastus Granger. February 17, 1829. Henry Eckford. February 17, 1829. Privateer Pension Fund. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 445. February 17, 1829. Josiah Barker, of Louisiana. February 17, 1829. Lands between Ludlow and Roberts' lines, Ohio. February 18, 1829. Remove Indians westward. With Bill No. 449. February 18,1829. James Royal. February 18, 1829. Public printing. February 19, 1829. Read, and postponed until Monday next. James Soyars [i.e., Soyer]. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 452. February 20, 1829. Hubert La Croix, et al. (To accompany Bill H.R. 367.) January 14, 1829. Amos Howe, et al. -- with Bill H.R. No. 366. January 14, 1829. Stereotype laws United States. January 16, 1829. Alexander Claxton. January 16, 1829. To procure state laws. February 12, 1829. On Senate Bill No. 60. February 12, 1829. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Gabriel Godfroy. February 13, 1829. Army asylum. February 27, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Jason Warner, administrator of Ferguson. February 27, 1829. Retrenchment. February 27, 1829. Debated until the hour elapsed. Captain John Burnham. February 28, 1829. Ellen Dix, Harriet J. Kissam, Gratia Ray, Penelope Denny, Elizabeth Whitehead, Eleanor Wills, Charlotte M.R. Thorn, Susanna Lippencot, and Louisa Booth, widows, and Joseph Sillcock, guardian of the infant children of Caleb Crew, claiming to be placed on the roll of Navy pensioners. March 2, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Navy Pension Fund. March 2, 1829. -- Read, and, with the accompanying documents, referred to the Secretary of the Navy. French spoliations prior to the year 1800. February 16, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company. February 21, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Lake Ponchartrain Canal. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 455.) February 24, 1829. To distribute proceeds of sales of public lands. February 25, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Elijah Carr. December 15, 1828. James Mitchell (i.e., Mitchel). December 19, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. School lands, St. Louis, Missouri. December 22, 1828. Peter P. M'Cormack. December 22, 1828. Thurbur [i.e., Thurber] and King. December 29, 1828. Claims on James Monroe. February 12, 1829 |
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In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1830. -- Ordered to be printed. Resolutions of Indiana and Illinois, relative to the repair of the mail road leading to St. Louis, &c. In Senate of the United States, February 1, 1830. -- Read. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of William Whitaker, James Wilson, and Joseph D. Hamilton, a portion of the securities of Amos Edwards... Report of the Secretary of the Senate, showing the expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, &c. December 10, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 19, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 12th instant, showing the progress made in opening the Cumberland Road continued through Indiana. In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Barton made the following report: The Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred the report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, of the 22nd December, 1826, have considered the same, and find that the greater part of the claims mentioned therein, have been, heretofore, sufficiently provided for by law... In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the memorial of the City Council of Charleston, in South Carolina, ask leave to report... In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Burnet made the following report: The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs and devisees of Andrew Turnbull, deceased... In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, who were instructed by a Resolution of 7th January inst. to inquire into the expediency of providing by law "that, in cases of application for pensions under the statutes of 18th March, 1818, and of 1st May, 1820, in which it shall become material to prove a contract, evidence which would be competent in the highest judicial tribunal of the state in which such contract is alleged to have been made, shall be received as competent by the Secretary of War, who shall judge of its credibility," report... In Senate of the United States, January 26, 1830. Laid on the table by the Honorable Mr. Rowan, and ordered to be printed. Fifth Annual Report of the President and directors of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company... Memorial of certain citizens of Philadelphia, praying that the duties on silks imported from various places may be equalized, &c. January 28, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 1, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, relative to deposites in state banks, and banks in the District of Columbia. In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1830. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of the executore [sic] of James Roddey, deceased, present the following report... Memorial of the Legislature of Indiana, praying that relief may be extended to the holders of certificates of forfeited lands in that state. February 4, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the General Assembly of Indiana, approving the system of internal improvements by the government, and praying for an appropriation to continue and construct the Cumberland Road in that state. February 4, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 18th ultimo, shewing the result of an examination, made by order of that Department, of the route for a road from Washington to Fredericktown, by way of New Market, and also by Rockville. Report from the Secretary of War, transmitting the annual returns of the militia of the United States for 1829. February 4, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-first Congress. December 8, 1829. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Finances, annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances. December 15, 1829. -- In Senate of the United States: Read, and ordered that 1,500 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Petition of the inhabitants of Lawrence County, Alabama, praying that further relief may be extended to the purchasers of public lands. December 16, 1829. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Raid Road Company, praying for the aid of the United States, by a subscription to the stock of said company. December 22, 1829. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Indiana, praying that the title of the Miami Indians, to large tracts of land in that state, may be extinguished, &c. December 24, 1829. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance to a Resolution of the Senate, relative to the erection of the pier at Kennebunk. December 28, 1829. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 11, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of John Nicholson, acting executor of the late Abner L. Duncan, of New Orleans, have had that subject under consideration, and report... In Senate of the United States, January 11, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan, from the Committee on the Judiciary... to whom was referred the petition of David Keizer, stating that he had discovered the art of rendering leather impervious to water, or, in his own language, to the aqueous fluid, report... In Senate of the United States, January 11, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report: The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred the petition of John S. Stiles, Executor of Col. George Stiles, Esq. deceased... In Senate of the United States, January 11, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Tennessee, to procure an appropriation by Congress to effect the examination and removal of the Harpeth Shoals, on the Cumberland River. In Senate of the United States, January 11, 1830. Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Report of Committee, and resolutions adopted by the Legislature of Georgia, requesting that provision be made by Congress for running and marking the line between that state and Florida. In Senate United States, January 11, 1830. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Preamble and Resolution of the Legislature of Georgia, requesting the members in Congress, from that state, to endeavor to obtain the repeal of the Tariff Law of 1828. In the Senate of the United States, 11th January, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Sanford, from the Select Committee appointed to consider the state of the current coins, and to report such amendments of the existing laws concerning coins... In Senate of the United States, January 12, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Livingston made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred a Resolution of the Senate, directing them to inquire whether justice, and the interest of the United States, do not require that provision should be made by law, for constructing embankments and bridges, and making roads, on the lands belonging to the United States in the State of Louisiana, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the subject of procuring a site for, and building a light-house near the mouth of Duck Creek, adjoining Delaware Bay. January 14, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with the final report on private land claims in East Florida, prepared by the Register and Receiver of that district, under the act of 23d May, 1828. January 18, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Navy, with a statement of contracts and purchases made by the Commissioners of the Navy Board, for the Navy, in 1829, &c. January 18, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 25, 1830. Read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, relative to the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, on the subject of the election and term of service of the President of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 25, 1830. Mr. Foot made the following report: On the petition of George L. Murdock, of Indiana, the Committee on Claims report... In Senate of the United States, January 25, 1830. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of George Johnston, surety of Benjamin F. Bourne, late a purser in the Navy, report... Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, and relating to the protection of the trade between Missouri and Mexico. February 8, 1830. Read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and printed. In Senate of the United States, February 8, 1830. -- Prepared in the Office of Secretary of the Senate; laid on the table by Mr. Smith, Chairman Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Statement showing the duties under several of the acts imposing duties on imports, and those proposed to be laid and repealed by the Bill of the Senate, No. 72. In Senate of the United States, February 8, 1830. Read and ordered to be printed. Mr. Barton made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, in obedience to a Resolution of the Senate, have had under consideration the expediency of modifying the act to aid the State of Ohio in completing the Miami Canal, from Dayton to Lake Erie... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Hon. S. Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, with statements showing the manner in which the Sinking Fund may be applied to the payment of the public debt. January 7, 1830. -- Laid on the table by Mr. Smith, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 7, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of 28th February, 1829, shewing the amount of duties or bonds for same, in 1826-7-8, and the amount of compensation to the various officers of the Customs. January 7, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed, together with a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Hon. S. Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, annexed hereto. List of committees of the Senate of the United States, 1st session, 21st Congress, 1829-30. Letter from the Secretary of War to the Hon. S.A. Foot, Chairman of Committee on Pensions of the Senate, with communications from the principal Clerk of the Pension Bureau, relative to the invalid and Revolutionary pensions under the direction of that Department. January 4, 1830. -- Laid on the table by Mr. Foot, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 5, 1830. Mr. Burnett made the following report: The Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of John Edgar, report: That the said Edgar alleges, in his memorial, that John Wilkins, a lieutenant colonel, in the service of Great Britain, on the 12th April, 1769, granted to Baynton, Wharton, and Morgan, a tract of land in the Illinois country... Message from the President of the United States, communicating documents from the Legislature of South Carolina, relating to the claim of that state for advances made during the late war. January 5, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, relating to appropriations of money and public land, made to and for the benefit of the states, rendered in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 24th December, 1828. January 5, 1830. -- Read, January 6 -- Ordered that the message, report of the Secretary of the Treasury, documents marked B, and part of no. 9, of document A, be printed for the use of the Senate. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, exhibiting the quantities and value of certain articles imported into the United States during the years ending on the 30th September 1822 and 1829. February 8, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate relative to the affairs of the Potomac Company, at the time of the surrender of its charter; and also, on the subject of the stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. February 1, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. |
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Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to Hon. R.Y. Hayne, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, covering a plan for a Navy peace establishment. February 18, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. Hayne, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 5, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of the representatives of Simeon Theus... Report of the Secretary of War, in reply to a Resolution of the Senate of the 24th of February last, relative to the barracks of the United States at Greenbush, New York, and the inexpediency of preserving them, &c. March 8, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Baptist General Association of Pennsylvania, for missionary purposes, approving the plan of settling the Indians to the west of the Mississippi, &c. February 2, 1830. Read, ordered to be printed, and laid on the table. In Senate of the United States, May 18, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dickerson made the following report: The Committee on Manufactures, to whom was referred the petitions of the re-manufacturers of iron, in all branches of smiths' work, in the City and County of Philadelphia... Letter from the President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, with proceedings of a meeting of that company, to the Hon. E.F. Chambers, Chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia. May 24, 1830. Read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, May 24, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Marks, from the Committee on Agriculture, made the following report: The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the memorial of a number of farmers and graziers of Philadelphia, and some adjoining counties, in Pennsylvania, report... Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 3d March, shewing: 1st, Quantity of public land appropriated to the several states; 2d, Amount of disbursements made within the several states; and, 3d, Amount of exports from 1789 to 1828. May 31, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of 23d of April; with statements shewing the amount of expenditures for 1828 and 1829, incurred for outfits of ministers, charge d'affaires, treaties with Indians, &c. for which no appropriations were made. May 31, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Commerce and navigation of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements respecting the commerce and navigation of the United States, &c. &c. February 5, 1830. Read, and ordered that 1,000 additional copies be printed. Report and resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts, relative to the claims of that state for militia services during the late war. February 22d, 1830. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Senate of the United States, February 22, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred that part of the President's Message, dated the eighth day of December last, which relates to Indian affairs... Report from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, in relation to desertion in the Army. February 22, 1830. Documents in relation to the continuation of the Cumberland Road in the States of Ohio and Indiana (with Senate Bill No. 100). February 22, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. Hendricks, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the inhabitants of Rahway, Woodbridge, &c., New Jersey, praying that the government would extend its protection to the southern Indians, &c. February 26, 1830. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of Farmington, Connecticut, praying that the Indians may be protected in their just rights, &c. February 27, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Petition of sundry remanufacturers of iron, residing in Philadelphia, praying that the duty on certain descriptions of iron may be so modified as to afford to them an adequate protection in their business. March 2, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 4, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, to which was referred a Resolution on "the expediency of extending the right of debenture to merchandise imported into Key West, from other than foreign ports, but entitled, at the time of importation, to debenture"... Memorial of the General Assembly of Indiana, praying that the Indian title to certain lands within that state be extinguished, and that all the Indians residing therein, be induced to emigrate westward. March 4, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Report and remonstrance of the Legislature of Georgia, in relation to the Indian tribes within that state, and acts of certain states, extending jurisdiction over the Indian tribes within their limits, &c. In Senate of the United States, March 8, 1830. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a Resolution of the Senate relative to procuring a site for, and building a custom house and warehouse at Mobile. March 9, 1830. Read, and referred to the Committee of Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of Kennebunk, Maine, praying that the Indians may be protected in their rights, and in the possession of their lands, &c. March 17, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, stating that certain alternate sections of land on the margin of the Wabash and Erie Canal fell within Indian reservations, and praying that a law be passed granting other sections in lieu thereof. March 1, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. March 17, 1830. Bill reported [No. 135] and resolutions ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, in reply to a Resolution of the Senate of the 25th of January last, showing the progress made in civilizing the Indians for the last eight years, and their present condition. 1830, March 26. -- Read. 1830, March 30. -- Ordered to be printed, with the accompanying documents, and two letters from Abram A. Heard and Caleb Starr, which were laid on the table the 29th inst. by Mr. White. In Senate of the United States, March 31, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Tazewell made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred a bill for the relief of Don Carlos Dehault Delassus... Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the officers detailed to make a survey of the Dry Tortugas, and recommending it as an important station for naval purposes, &c. March 30, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. April 1, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to two Resolutions of the Senate, with copy, bond, and account, of money advanced to the late Marshal of Key West, and copy of bond, by Collector of that port, with gross amount of revenue in that district for 1828 and 1829. April 1, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 5, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Burnet made the following report: The committee to whom was referred the memorial of the mayor, aldermen, and inhabitants, of New Orleans, beg leave to report: That it appears from the memorial, that, in laying out the City of New Orleans, a number of lots, or pieces of ground, called quays, were left contiguous to the Mississippi River... In Senate of the United States, April 5, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Holmes submitted the following motions: Resolved, that the Postmaster General be directed to inform the Senate whether any money has been paid by him to the present printer for Congress in advance for work to be done... In Senate of the United States, April 6, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hayne made the following report: The Committee of Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Benjamin Pendleton, report... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in part compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, showing the expenditures for 1828 and 1829, under each head of appropriation, &c. April 13, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements showing the appropriations, receipts, and expenditures, and balances, for each year, from 1789 to 1829, inclusive. April 13, 1830. Laid on the table by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts, that so much of the Post Office laws as require the mail to be transported on the Sabbath day, may be repealed. April 13, 1830. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry persons engaged in ship building at Philadelphia, praying that a drawback be granted on the exportation of materials used in ship building. April 20, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of a committee appointed by the corporation, remonstrating against the grant of any of the public grounds in Washington for the endowment of any institution within or without its limits. April 20, 1830. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 21, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Barton made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands have considered the application of N.B. Tucker, Esq. on behalf of several citizens of Saline County, in Missouri, for a grant of a township of private land... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, in relation to the expenditures of the government in 1828 and 1829. April 21, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 22, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. McKinley made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the memorial of John Smith T. by his attorney in fact, William Kelley, proposing to release to the United States his claim to a large tract of land... In Senate of the United States, April 23, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. King made the following report: The Committee of Finance, to which was referred the petition of Elizabeth Scott, assignee of Alexander Scott, Jr. report... Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, with the result of the examination of Back Creek, &c. April 26, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. Barnard, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 28, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bibb made the following report: The Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, of the Senate, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Rhodes, respectfully report: That, on the 17th June, 1828, the Postmaster General advertised for proposals for carrying the mails between Mobile and New Orleans thrice a week for four years. On the 16th August, 1828, Thomas Rhodes made his proposals... Letter from the Postmaster General, relative to the case of John Fitzgerald, late Postmaster at Pensacola, removed, &c. April 30, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the manufacturers of salt, in the County of Kenhawa, Virginia, against the repeal of the duty on imported salt. April 30, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury (in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 29th December, 1828) respecting the relative value of gold and silver, &c. May 4, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1000 additional copies be sent to the Senate. In Senate of the United States, May 5, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hendricks made the following report: The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom were referred a Resolution of the Senate, and a memorial of many citizens of Allen County, in the State of Indiana, asking a donation of land for the construction of a road from Lawrenceburg, by way of Fort Wayne, to the southern bend of the St. Joseph's of Lake Michigan, report... Report from the Postmaster General, in reply to certain resolutions of the Senate of the 10th April, relating to that Department. May 5, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the 26th March, relative to land returned as "Swamp Land," in Florida, &c. May 5, 1830, Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, May 6, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dickerson made the following report: The Committee to whom was referred so much of the President's Message as respects the disposition of the surplus funds of the United States, after our public debt shall be extinguished, beg leave to report... In Senate of the United States, May 8, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred two letters from the Engineer Department on the subject of a survey of the Wabash River, ask leave to report... In Senate of the United States, May 14, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Iredell made the following report: The Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Fund, to whom was referred a resolution instructing them "to inquire if any, and what, provision is necessary to prevent unnecessary expense for printing documents ordered to be printed by the two Houses of Congress," respectfully report... In Senate of the United States, February 8, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee of Claims, on the petition of Ezra St. John, of Erie, New York, report... In Senate of the United States, February 8, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the petition of Charles Yeaton, ask leave to report: That the petitioner appears to have sailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in June, A.D. 1813, as a mariner in a privateer; that said privateer was captured soon after by a British frigate... Memorial of a deputation from the Creek Nation of Indians, complaining that certain acts of the State of Alabama are in violation of the acts and ammunities [sic] guarranteed [sic] to their nation by treaty stipulations, with the United States, and praying relief. February 9, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Letter from the President of the Washington Turnpike Company, in relation to the recent survey of two routes for a road from Washington City to Frederick, in Maryland. February 11, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 12, 1830. Mr. McKinley made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, asking a grant of land for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Coosa River... Memorial of citizens of Delaware, residing in Wilmington, expressive of the sentiments entertained by them, on the claims of the Indians to certain lands within the territorial limits of the United States. February 15, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 17, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Tazewell made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred a bill that passed the House of Representatives on the sixth of January, 1830, for the relief of Alexander Scott... Memorial of the Board of Managers of the New York Baptist Missionary Society, in favor of colonizing the Indians, East of the Rocky Mountains, &c. February 19, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 23, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbury made the following report: The Joint Library Committee, to whom was referred a resolution "to postpone the subscription, on the part of the Senate, to the compilation of the public documents proposed to be printed by Gales & Seaton, until an appropriation shall be made by Congress for that purpose"... Memorial of William Kelly, of Alabama, attorney of John Smith T. in relation to the claim of the said John Smith T. for land from the United States. February 23, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the ladies of Burlington, New Jersey, praying that Congress would protect the Indians in their rights, and in the possession of their lands. February 23, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. In Senate of the United States, February 24, 1830. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration a Resolution of the Senate, of 17th instant, instructing them to "inquire into the propriety of continuing to Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, the pay for life, allowed to her husband, Captain William Anderson..." In Senate of the United States, February 24, 1830. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which has been referred the petition of...widows of certain officers who served in the Army of the Revolution... In Senate of the United States, February 24, 1830. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foot made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, on the petition of Celestine T. Wilkinson, widow of the late General James Wilkinson, report: The petitioner states, that her late husband, General James Wilkinson, served in the Revolutionary Army... In Senate of the United States, February 25, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the petition of David Beard... Memorial of ladies, inhabitants of Pennsylvania, praying that the Indians may be protected in their rights, and in the possession of their lands. March 3, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Memorial of inhabitants of Burlington County, New Jersey, praying that the Indians may be protected in their rights by the government: March 3, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, showing the amount received from sales of public land, since 1st January, 1828, and expenses of each Land Office. March 10, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 22d January, 1829, in relation to the "sum of about one million of dollars," described in the annual report on the finances as "funds not considered as effective," &c. March 10, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Hon. S. Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, with statements showing the amounts of duties on articles enumerated in Bill of Senate No. 72, "To Modify Certain Duties on Merchandise Imported, and to Repeal the Duties on Others." March 10, 1830. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 11, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred the petition of J.N. Cardozo, praying that he may be released from a contract with the United States... In Senate of the United States, March 11, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the resolution instructing them to inquire into the expediency of erecting, in Savannah, at the expense of the general government, a suitable building for the accommodation of the District Court of the United States for the District of Georgia... Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce, and certain importing merchants of Philadelphia, praying that the excess of duty under the Tariff of 1828, beyond that of former tariffs, on such merchandise as was ordered prior to the passage of the Act of 1828, but did not arrive in the United States until after the time limited therein for a continuance of the old duties, be remitted. March 12, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 15, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Barton made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of John Reily, report: That, by an act of the State of Georgia, passed February 25, 1784, any citizen of Georgia, or of the United States, was authorized to obtain a warrant of survey, for any quantity of unlocated land... Resolution of the General Assembly of Ohio, declaring the tariff law of 1828 to be constitutional, and calculated to protect the industry of the country against the policy and legislation of foreign nations, and concurring with the resolution of Pennsylvania on the same subject. March 15, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, praying that the duties on teas and coffee may be reduced after the 31st March, 1832. March 15, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Memorial of inhabitants of Brunswick, Maine, praying that the southern Indians may not be removed from their present places of abode, without their free consent. March 15, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Salem, Massachusetts, praying that duty on imported molasses may be reduced to five cents per gallon, and that a drawback to the same amount may be allowed on the exportation of spirits distilled therefrom. March 15, 1830. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Memorial of Joshua Kennedy, of Mobile, praying Congress to indemnify him for losses sustained during the Creek War. March 15, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of Mrs. Anne M. Pinkney, widow and administratrix of the late William Pinkney, dec'd, praying that a balance due her late husband as foreign minister may be paid to her, &c. March 22, 1830. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the representatives of the yearly meeting of Friends or Quakers of Baltimore, praying that government would extend its protection over certain Indian tribes, &c. March 22, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Memorial of inhabitants of Sharon, Connecticut, praying that government would extend its protection over certain Indian tribes, &c. March 22, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, concerning the subject dispensing with the Marine Corps in the naval service of the United States. March 24, 1830. Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Postmaster General, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, showing the number of deputy postmasters removed by that Department between 4th March, 1829, and 22d March, 1830. March 24, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Motion by Mr. Barton, concerning appointments and removals by the Executive. March 23, 1830. -- Submitted. March 26, 1830. -- Considered, and postponed to, and made the order of the day for, the 5th of April next. In Senate of the United States, March 29, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred a Resolution of the 30th December, 1829, directing the committee to inquire into the expediency of establishing an uniform national currency for the United States... In Senate of the United States, March 29, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: The Committee of Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Joshua Kennedy, praying indemnity for the destruction of property by the hostile Creek Indians, in the year 1813, ask leave to submit the following report... Report of joint committee and resolution of the Legislature of Maine, on the subject of the claims of that state on account of militia services during the late war. March 29, 1830. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. In Senate of the United States, March 29, 1830. Ordered, that the report made to the House of Representatives on 22d May, 1826, by a select committee, on the subject of re-organizing the Executive Departments, be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 6, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Chase made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Chamberlain, report... In Senate of the United States, April 6, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Chase made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Ezekiel Woodworth, report... In Senate of the United States, April 6, 1830. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Chase made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Abraham Brownson, report... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury (in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate) showing the number of subordinate officers of the Customs removed from office since the fourth of March last, and the numbers increased and diminished in each district. April 8, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, April 8, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Chase made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred the Resolution of the Senate of the 18th ultimo, instructing the Committee to inquire into the expediency of granting a pension to Isaac Pinney, a Revolutionary soldier... In Senate of the United States, February 22, 1830. Mr. Livingston, from the select committee appointed on 22d December last, made the following report: The committee to whom was referred the petition of Francis R. Glavery and others, sufferers by French spoliations, prior to the 30th September, 1800, report... In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rowan made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas L. Winthrop and others, directors of an association called the New England Mississippi Land Company, &c. report... Protest of North Carolina against the Hopewell Treaty with the Cherokees, &c. March 29, 1830. Laid on the table by Mr. White, and ordered to be printed. |
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Clerks -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements of the names of the clerks employed in the Navy Department during the year 1829, and the compensation allowed to each. January 11, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Balances on the books of the Register of the Treasury. December 10, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. List of balances on the books of the Third Auditor. December 10, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. list of reports to be made to the House of Representatives, at the first session of the Twenty-first Congress, by the Executive Departments. Prepared by the Clerk, in obedience to a standing order of the House of Representatives. December 7, 1829. Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-first Congress. December 8, 1829. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Balances, &c. on the books of the Second Auditor. December 14, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Finances. Annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances. December 15, 1829. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and 10,000 copies ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of surveys made in pursuance of Acts of Congress, of 30th April, 1824, and 2d March, 1829. December 16, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Crown. Report of the Secretary of War, in the case of Thomas Crown. December 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid on the table. Contingent expenses Ho. Reps., 2d session 20th Congress. Annual report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States. December 21, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Fourth Auditor's balances. List of officers who have failed to render their accounts. December 22, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table. Lands for military post at Green Bay, &c. December 28, 1829. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Lands in Alabama, reverted for non-payment, &c. December 28, 1829. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Monthly statements Bank United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the monthly statements of the Bank of the United States for the year 1829. December 28, 1829. -- Read, and laid on the table. Estimate of appropriations for 1830. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations for the year 1830. December 28, 1829. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Survey -- Narraganset Bay, &c. &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting surveys and reports of the waters of Narraganset Bay and the harbor of Newport, Rhode Island, with a view to the establishment of a naval depot. January 14, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Ardent spirits -- Army and Navy. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 28th ultimo, in relation to allowing to the soldiers and seamen of the United States an equivalent, in money, in lieu of the present allowance for ardent spirits. January 14, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Ardent spirits -- midshipmen. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting opinions of surgeons of the Navy, in relation to allowing to the midshipmen of the Navy of the United States, ardent spirits as a part of their rations. January 14, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Lands of U.S. in Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information in relation to the vacant lands belonging to the United States in Tennessee. January 7, 1830. -- Read, and referred to a select committee. Contingent expenses -- military establishment, 1829. January 7, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of persons to whom patents have been granted for the invention of any new and useful art or machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or improvement thereon, from the 1st day of Jan., 1829, to the 1st day of Jan., 1830. January 3, 1830. -- Read, and laid upon the table. Public buildings. January 4, 1830. Read, and laid upon the table. Frontiers of Arkansas. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 17th ultimo, relative to the protection of the frontier of Arkansas. January 6, 1830. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. |
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