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| Serial set 453 | Magnetic Observatory at the Girard College, Philadelphia. Ordinary meteorological observations, from July to December, 1842. | 1 |
| Serial set 454 | Magnetic Observatory, at the Girard College, Philadelphia. Extraordinary magnetic observations, maxima and minima, from July to December, 1844. | 1 |
| Serial set 455-supplement | Public documents printed by order of the Senate of the United States, second session of the Twenty-ninth [i.e., Twenty-eighth] Congress, begun and held at the City of Washington, December 2, 1844, in the sixty-ninth year of the independence of the United States. Embraced in eleven volumes. Supplement to volumes 4, 5, and 6, (containing No. 97,) being the plates of curves illustrating the magnetic and meteorological observations, &c. | 1 |
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In Senate of the United States. February 17, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Archer made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom has been referred the petition of John Baldwin, have had the same under consideration, and report... In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 373.) The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Joseph Curwen, Surviving Partner of Willing & Curwen," report... Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a copy of a report of Walter Cunningham, late mineral agent on Lake Superior. February 11, 1845. Read. February 13, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance in part with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to errors or frauds in the surveys of the public lands in Michigan. February 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 21, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. 68.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the joint resolution from the House of Representatives "For the Benefit of Frances Slocum and Her Children and Grandchildren, of the Miami Tribe of Indians," report... In Senate of the United States. February 17, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Francis Sumter... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of Lucy Ann Roberts was referred, report... In Senate of the United States. February 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which have been referred sundry petitions of citizens of Missouri, praying that the land districts of Fayette and Palmyra may be consolidated into one... Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information of facilities of approach to, and intercourse with, the mineral region of Lake Superior. February 17, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Printing. February 20, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of State, showing the changes and modifications in the commercial systems of foreign nations. January 13, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. February 25, 1845. Ordered, that 1,500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, to obtain the extinguishment of the Indian title to the lands north of the Fox River. February 14, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. White made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 134.) The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the petition of Henry Catlin, senior partner of the late firm of Catlin, Peoples & Co., report... Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, praying that the southern boundary line of the proposed State of Iowa may be made to conform to the northern boundary line of the State of Missouri. February 19, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 515.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill from the House of Representatives for the relief of Justin Jacobs, report... In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1844 [i.e. 1845.] Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bayard made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 133.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Jesse D. Elliott, report... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Stephen Snow, report... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of the heirs of Moses White was referred, report... Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, to obtain an appropriation for the construction of a harbor at the mouth of Sheboygan River. February 14, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 15, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Archer made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which has been referred the petition of A.P. Brittingham, have had the same under consideration, and report... In Senate of the United States. January 20, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jarnagin made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 74.) The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of John S. Russwurm, the son and legal representative of William Russwurm, deceased, an officer of the Revolution, praying to be allowed interest on commutation pay, have had the same under consideration, and now report... In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Joint Resolution S. 22.) The Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the memorial of Doctor Silas Meacham, respectfully report... In Senate of the United States. February 18, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Ellison Williams for a pension, report... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating tables of articles free and subject to duty, and the value and rates of duty, imported during the year ending 30th July, 1844. February 19, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,000 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom the petition of William W. Buchanan was referred, report... In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 379.) The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives entitled "An Act for the Relief of Harvey & Slagg," report... Report of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating a report of the plan and construction of the depot of charts and instruments, with a description of the instruments, &c. February 18, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 20, 1845. Ordered to be printed, and that 400 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate, and 200 copies for the use of the Navy Department. Message from the President of the United States, (in response to a resolution of the Senate,) calling for copies of instructions to the American minister in England in relation to the occupation of the territory of Oregon. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating (In compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a statement showing the length of sea and other services of the commissioner officers and passed midshipmen in the Navy of the United States. December 11, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 20, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, returning, with his objections, the bill relating to revenue cutters and steamers. February 20, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Maine, in favor of making indemnity for French spoliations committed prior to 1800. February 21, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 21, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 152.) The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, for the relief of Elliot Smith and Nathan Farnsworth, report... In Senate of the United States. February 22, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the "petition of a number of citizens of Indiana, praying the correction of an error in the surveys of the public lands in White County, in that state," ask leave to report... Commerce and navigation United States. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating the annual statement of the commerce and navigation of the United States, for the year ending June 30, 1844. February 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the official emoluments and expenditures of the officers of the Customs for the year 1844. February 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends in New England, praying that Texas may not be annexed to the United States. February 22, 1845. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 414.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of Joseph M. Rhea, report... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 558.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill from the House of Representatives, for the benefit of Joseph Craigmiles, of the State of Tennessee, report... In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bates made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Martha Hough, report... |
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Report of a joint committee and resolutions of the General Assembly of Massachusetts adverse to the annexation of Texas. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed Report of the Postmaster General, showing (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the revenues and expenditures of the Post Office Department, from April 1, 1841, to June 30, 1844. February 24, 1845. Read. February 25, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) copies of the instructions given to the late commissioner of China. February 25, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to issues of second patents for lands. February 25, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Petition of John S. Hanna, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying the construction of a road from Fort Howard to Fort Wilkins. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying the construction of a road from the Falls of St. Croix to Lapointe, on Lake Superior. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Memorial of the General Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying the establishment of a post route from Milwaukee to Madison, in that territory. February 27, 1845. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 27, 1845. Submitted, agreed to, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Choate made the following report: The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of the American Statistical Association, "praying the adoption of measures for the correction of errors in the returns of the sixth census," report... In Senate of the United States. February 28, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 525.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom the bill for the relief of George Wentling was referred, report... Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information relative to reservations of mineral lands in the State of Illinois. February 28, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of the superintendent of the construction of standard weights and measures. February 28, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 200 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Superintendent. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the report and correspondence of the board of inquiry, to prosecute an examination into the causes and extent of the discontents and difficulties among the Cherokee Indians. February 24, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Louisiana, in relation to the failures of the mail between Washington and New Orleans. February 25, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. |
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Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) statements showing the amount of duties refunded since the close of the last session of Congress. February 21, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. March 1, 1845. Report, and Committee discharged. In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Mary Ann O'Brien, praying for a pension, report... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of chemical analyses of sugars, molasses, &c., and of researches on hydrometers, made under the superintendence of Professor A.D. Bache by Professor R.S. McCulloh. February 21, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. March 3, 1845. Ordered, that 500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith. February 26, 1845. Read February 28, 1845. Ordered to be printed Resolutions of the General Assembly of Illinois, in favor of the annexation of Texas. March 3, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to transfers of Chickasaw and Choctaw orphan and incompetent funds. March 1, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 546.) The Committee on Public Lands, to which have been referred a certain "joint memorial" of the General Assembly of Alabama, and also a bill entitled "An Act To Grant to the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company a Right of Way Through the Public Lands of the United States," have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Hezekiah Hamlet, praying for a pension, report... Memorial of A. Fitch, (in behalf of Fitch, Brothers & Co.,) in relation to their agency as navy agents at Marseilles. February 5, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. March 4, 1845. Committee discharged, and memorial and documents ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. February 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pearce made the following report: (To accompany Resolution S. 26.) The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Lieutenant J. Melville Gilliss, of the United States Navy, report... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a memorial of several ship owners and merchants of the City of New York, praying that certain duties paid by them upon the importation of coffee may be refunded, report... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dickinson made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Samuel H. Thompson, praying remuneration for the detention of his ship Argo, &c., report... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury of the 19th February, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 23d December last, statements showing the amount of duties upon foreign merchandise which has been refunded... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 516.) The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred an act placing the name of Benjamin Allen on the invalid pension roll, report... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Mary Blakesle [i.e., Blakeney], praying for a pension, report... In Senate of the United States. March 1, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Dix made the following report: The Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Smith Cram, praying for a pension, report... In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 544.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 544) "Supplemental to an Act for the Relief of Jehu Hollingsworth [i.e., Hollinsworth]"... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating (in compliance with a motion of the Senate) the result of an experiment to ascertain the expediency of using gas, instead of oil, in the light-house establishment. May 24, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. May 28, 1844. Discharged. March 3, 1845. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 413.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the "Bill for the Relief of Isabella Baldridge..." In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 562.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom the bill for the relief of Francis Summeraner was referred, report... In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Atherton made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 578.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of Joseph Watson, report... Reports of the Committee of the Judiciary of the Senate of the United States, made by the Honorable John MacPherson Berrien, on January 27 and March 3, 1845, with testimony relating to the violation of the naturalization laws. March 3, 1845. Ordered to be printed, and that five thousand additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States. March 3, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbridge made the following report: (To accompany Bill H.R. 545.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 545) "For the Relief of John Boyd," report... |
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| Serial set 459 | Astronomical observations made at the Naval Observatory, Washington, under orders of the Honorable Secretary of the Navy, dated August 13, 1838. By Lieutenant J.M. Gilliss, U.S.N. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. | 1 |
| Serial set 460 | Magnetical and meteorological observations made at Washington under orders of the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, dated August 13, 1838, by Lieutenant J.M. Gilliss, U.S.N. | 1 |
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Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44. By Brevet Capt. J.C. Fremont, of the Topographical Engineers, under orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report from the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the 15th instant) a report of John Stockton, superintendent of the mineral lands on Lake Superior, with map, &c. March 19, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and the map engraved. Proceedings and documents relating to James W. Schaumburg, from which the injunction of secrecy has been removed. In executive session -- Senate United States. February 26, 1845. Statement showing: first, appropriations made during the second session of the 28th Congress; second, the officers created, and the salaries thereof; third, the offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period. March 31, 1845. Prepared by the Secretary of the Senate, in pursuance of the 6th section of the act of July 4, 1835, to authorize the appointment of additional paymasters, and for other purposes. |
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| Serial set 462 | Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: being the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 2, 1844, in the sixty-ninth year of the independence of the United States. | 1 |
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list of reports to be made to Congress, at the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress, by public officers. Prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House, by B.B. French, Chief Assistant Clerk. December 2, 1844. Harbor -- Cape Porpoise. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of the Colonel of the Corps of Topographical Engineers upon a resolution of the House directing a survey of the harbor at Cape Porpoise, &c. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses -- State Department. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the contingent expenses of that Department for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1844. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the expenditures under the head of "contingent expenses" of the Navy, as allowed at the Office of the Fourth Auditor, &c. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department. The tariff. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Connecticut, relative to the tariff. December 10, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress. December 3, 1844. Read, and ordered that the usual number of copies of the message and documents be printed, and that 10,000 copies extra of the same be also printed French spoliations. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Connecticut, relative to French spoliations. December 10, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Constitution of Iowa. Constitution of the State of Iowa, adopted in convention, November 1, 1844. December 12, 1844. Read, referred to the Committee on the Territories, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed. Venezuela. Message from the President of the United States, on the subject of the indemnity assumed to be paid by the Republic of Venezuela, in the case of the brig "Morris." December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Treasurer's accounts. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of account with the United States for the 3d and 4th quarters of 1843, and the 1st and 2d quarters of 1844. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Militia. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the re-organization and discipline of the militia. December 13, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Militia. Contracts -- public buildings. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, transmitting copies of all contracts made in that office since December 1, 1843. December 13, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Registered seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of registered seamen from 1st October, 1843, to 30th September, 1844. December 14, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Passengers arriving in the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statements of the number and designation of passengers arriving in the United States, in the three first quarters of the year 1843, and between the 1st of October, 1843, and 30th September, 1844. December 13, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Accident on board of the Princeton. Resolutions of the Common Council of New York, respecting the accident on board of the Princeton, February 28, 1844. October 14, 1844. Received by the Clerk of the House from the Department of State. December 13, 1844. Laid before the House by the Speaker: laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. December 16, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his annual report on the state of the finances. December 16, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Estimate of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations proposed to be made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1846. December 16, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Postage, and franking privilege. Resolutions of the State of New Hampshire, relative to the rates of postage, and to the franking privilege. December 18, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Branch Mint at Charlotte, N.C. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a letter from the director of the Mint at Philadelphia, &c. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence between Mr. Shannon, American minister to Mexico, and Senor Rejon. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Navy Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Navy Pension Fund for the year ending September 30, 1844. December 19, 1844. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Revenue-marine service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the officer in charge of the revenue-marine service. December 19, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. |
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National armories -- expenses, &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the officer in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, relative to the national armories, and the arms manufactured therein. January 11, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Fort Massac. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the erecting of a national armory at Fort Massac, &c. January 11, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi River, made by I.N. Nicollet [i.e., J.N. Nicollet], while in employ under the Bureau of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. January 11, 1845. Resolved, that 1,500 copies of Nicollet's report, to accompany his map of the basin of the upper Mississippi, be published for the use of this House. Railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. Memorial of Asa Whitney, of New York City, relative to the construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. January 28, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Annexation of Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, relative to the annexation of Texas to the Union. January 25, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the United States. January 22, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relating to the territory of Oregon. January 22, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Ammunition -- naval service. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the report of the chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, relative to the quantity and kinds of ammunition annually used in the naval service, &c. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Town lots in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to certain lots in the Town of Perrysburg. January 13, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Catharine Stevenson. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Commissioner of Pensions, relative to the claim of Catharine Stevenson. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Instructions to G.W. Erving, minister to Spain. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copy of all the instructions to George W. Erving, minister to Spain, in 1814. January 10, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Commercial systems. Letter fr[om] the Secretary of State, transmitting an account of changes and modifications in the commercial systems of other nations, &c. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. January 29, 1845. Ordered, that 5,000 extra copies be printed. Clerks, &c. -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of names of clerks and other persons employed in that Department during the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Ammunition. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the officer in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, relative to ammunition. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Decisions of the Supreme Court. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, to procure the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, for distribution among the states and territories of the Union. January 27, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Magnetic telegraph. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from Professor Morse, relative to the magnetic telegraph. December 23, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of that work. December 27, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Survey of road from Green Bay to Copper Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Colonel of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, relative to survey of road from Green Bay to Copper Harbor. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Roads in Iowa. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the agent charged with the construction and repair of certain roads in the Territory of Iowa. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. James Green. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of Commissioner of Pensions, relative to the application of James Green for a pension. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Estimates -- mail service. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting estimates for the mail service for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1845. January 2, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Contingent expenses -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contingent expenses of his Department. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Illinois -- railroads. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking appropriations of land to aid in the completion of certain railroads. January 6, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Illinois -- National Road. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking an appropriation of money for the completion of the National Road in that state. January 6, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Texas and Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, relative to the re-annexation of Texas, and the assertion and maintenance of our rights to the territory of Oregon. January 7, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Insolvent debtors of United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the proceedings relative to insolvent debtors of the United States. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Persons employed in the Indian Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report containing the names, pay, &c., of all persons employed in the Indian Department during the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of the Navy, and the bureaus of the Navy Department, &c. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement showing the names of clerks and other persons employed in that Department during the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Annual report -- Commissioner of Public Buildings. Letter from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, accompanied by his annual report of expenditures on public buildings and grounds. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting statements of the expenditures of the appropriation of the contingent expenses of said House for the year 1844. January 7, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Statistics. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report, with results of statistical information, &c. January 7, 1846. Read, and referred to a select committee of five. Contracts -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts during the year 1844. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Indices to public documents. Papers explanatory of the plan of Gordon's proposed index of public documents, laid before the House by Mr. Burke, from the Joint Committee on the Library. January 11, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Illinois -- common schools. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the sixteenth sections of land, &c. January 11, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Tariff of 1842. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, in favor of a repeal or modification of the tariff law of 1842. January 14, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Harbor at Dubuque. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the survey of the harbor at the Town of Dubuque. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. State Department -- clerks and compensation. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement showing the names and compensation of the clerks employed in the State Department and Patent Office. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Arrivals -- New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement showing the number of passengers who arrived at the port of New Orleans during the first quarter of the last year. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Applicants for pensions. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting lists of applicants for pensions, or increase of pensions, during the year 1844, whose claims have been rejected by the Commissioner, &c. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Merchandise -- duties exceeding 35 per cent. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a tabular statement showing the articles of merchandise imported during the year ending 30th June, 1844, the duty on which exceeded 35 per cent, on the average wholesale market. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Papers of the Confederation and of Washington. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to the manuscript papers of the Confederation and of Washington. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Contracts -- Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements of contracts from the bureaus of that Department, &c. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Rejected applicants for Navy pensions. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting lists of rejected applicants for Navy pensions. January 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Louisville and Portland Canal Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report relative to the purchase of individual stock in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Texas. Resolution of the Legislature of Missouri, in favor of the annexation of Texas. January 24, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union Chinese Treaty. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting an abstract of the treaty between the United States and the Chinese Empire. January 24, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Persons employed in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, containing a statement showing the number and names of persons employed in his office. January 2, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses -- military establishment. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the contingent expenses of the military establishment during the year 1844. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. |
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Commerce and trade. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting returns of the consuls and commercial agents of the United States at the several ports abroad, containing information in regard to the amount and description of commerce and trade between the United States and foreign countries, &c., &c. January 28, 1845. Ordered, that 5,000 extra copies of the report, now in preparation at the Department of State, be printed for the use of the House of Representatives. Defalcation of the late Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting papers relative to the defalcation of the late Clerk of the House of Representatives. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Accounts. Errors in sixth census. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to alleged errors of the sixth census. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the select committee on that subject Alabama vs. amendment of Constitution. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to the proposed amendment of the Constitution of the United States, by Massachusetts, &c., &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table Texas. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a communication from Mr. Raymond, relative to the amount of the debt of Texas, and other matters connected with that republic. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table Oregon territory. Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, in favor of the immediate occupation and fortification of the Oregon territory. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Illinois -- volunteer companies. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking compensation for the services of volunteer companies of that state during the late war with Great Britain. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Georgia claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of the Second Auditor relative to Georgia claims. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Appropriation for a county-seat. Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, relative to an appropriation, by Congress, to the County of Wyandott. February 13, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Cumberland Road, and harbor at Michigan City. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the completion of the Cumberland Road, and harbor at Michigan City, in the State of Indiana. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama, asking a right of way over, and certain sections of, the public lands, for the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad Company. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Louisiana, relative to the annexation of Texas to the United States. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Fines and deductions -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report showing the fines imposed, and deductions made from the pay of mail contractors. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Repudiation. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to the repudiation of state debts. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Mails -- railroad and steamboat lines. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting statement of railroad and steamboat lines employed to carry the mails of the United States. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Illinois and Michigan Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. January 31, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Army Register. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of Army Register. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Florida reef. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Chief Engineer relative to fortifications of the Florida reef. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Navy Register. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting copies of the Navy Register. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks, &c. -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of clerks and other persons employed in that Department. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Chickasaw fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual statement of balances, expenditures, receipts, &c., on account of the Chickasaws. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Commerce and tonnage. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury relative to the delay of the report on commerce and tonnage. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Clerks -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of clerks and other persons employed in that Department. February 12, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Cherokee County -- Cedar Bluff. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to a certain tract of land, upon which is situated the Town of Cedar Bluff. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. National foundry at the South. Memorial of the Legislature of Alabama, on the subject of a national foundry at the South. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Annexation of Texas. Resolution of the State of Michigan, relative to the annexation of Texas to the United States. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan, on the subject of the reduction of the rates of postage. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Sale of lands -- Staten Island. Resolution of the Legislature of New York, in relation to the sale of certain lands on Staten Island. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Veto power, distribution, protective tariff, Texas, Oregon, National Bank, &c. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to the veto power, distribution, protective tariff, Texas, Oregon, a national bank, &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Public lands. Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, relative to a reduction in the price of the public lands, &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Extension of American commerce -- proposed mission to Japan and Corea [i.e., Korea]. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Naval appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June 30, 1844. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Louisville and Portland Canal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting additional information relative to the Louisville and Portland Canal. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Mint and branches. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the operations of the Mint and branch mints. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent expenses -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting the report of the disbursing agent of that Department for the calendar year 1844. January 29, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Georgia claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, relative to the amount of the claims of the State of Georgia against the general government. January 29, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Balances of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the annual report of the Second Comptroller, showing balances of appropriations for the service of that Department, &c., &c. January 29, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Constitution of Iowa. Constitution of the State of Iowa, adopted in convention, November 1, 1844. January 29, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents. Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1844. January 29, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Patents. January 30, 1845. Resolved, that 25,000 extra copies of the report of the Commissioner of Patents, without the list of patents granted or expired, and the list of claims, and 3,000 extra copies of the whole report, be printed. Supreme Court decisions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking the publication and distribution of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. January 30, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Reduction of postage. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to a reduction of the rates of postage. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. The Wabash River. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the improvement of the Wabash River. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Wabash and Ohio Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the completion of the Wabash and Ohio Canal. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Post routes -- New York to Buffalo, &c. Letter from the Postmaster General, in answer to a resolution of the House, asking the distance of certain post-routes, &c. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Northern Cross Railroad. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to a grant of lands to construct the Northern Cross Railroad in the States of Illinois and Indiana. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Refuse lands in Indiana. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of a gradual reduction in the price of the refuse lands in said state. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. National Institute. Memorial of a committee of the National Institute, soliciting the aid of Congress in its behalf. February 3, 1845. Referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Barnard, Burt, Owen, H. Hamlin, and Marsh. Postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, relative to a reduction of the rates of postage. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Oregon territory. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to the occupation of Oregon territory. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Sites for hospitals. Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, relative to the purchase of sites and the erection of hospitals, by the federal government, at Louisville and Paducah. February 4, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. American seamen in foreign countries. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to the increased expenditures for the protection and relief of American seamen in foreign countries. February 4, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Embezzlement of public money. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House relative to embezzlements of public money. February 4, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Revenue -- Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements showing the number of officers, and the amount of revenue collected, at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and New Orleans, &c. February 4, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Texas boundaries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State relative to the boundaries of Texas; and copies of treaties subsisting between Texas and the governments of France and Great Britain, &c. February 4, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Georgia claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports and copies of correspondence relative to the claims of Georgia upon the general government. February 5, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Resolutions of the Legislature of North Carolina, relating to the Cherokee Indians residing in that state. February 8, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Choctaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the contracts for the emigration of the Choctaw Indians from the interior of the State of Mississippi; with a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, stating the number of Indians removed, &c., with sundry other documents relating to the same subject. February 8, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Colt's submarine battery. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the secret of Colt's submarine battery. May 15, 1844. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. February 8, 1845. Ordered, that the report of the Secretary of War, made on the 15th of May last, in answer to the resolution of April 19, 1844, as to whether the combustible agent used by Mr. Colt in his submarine explosion was a secret before he made the same known at the seat of government, be printed. Great Wabash River. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to the Great Wabash River. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Macadamized road -- Indiana. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to a proposed macadamized road from Bloomington to Columbus. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Texas and Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, relative to the annexation and the occupation of Oregon. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Oliverian Canal route. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of Major Graham upon his survey of the "Oliverian Canal route." February 12, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Fugitive criminals from Florida. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report from the Secretary of State, and copies of documents relative to fugitive criminals from Florida. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Penitentiary. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia. February 12, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Disbursements for Indians. Letter from the Second Auditor, transmitting copies of accounts rendered by persons charged or intrusted with the application of moneys, &c., for the benefit of the Indians. February 17, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Admission of Florida. Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, relative to her admission as a state into the Union. February 11, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Central Canal. Resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to a grant of land for the completion of the northern end of the Central Canal. February 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table |
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Indemnities -- Mexican government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report of the Secretary of State, with other documents, relative to indemnities for claims of American citizens upon the Mexican government. February 20, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Reduction of postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, relative to the bill of the Senate for the reduction of postage. February 21, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Texas. Resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts relative to the annexation of Texas. March 1, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table Captain J. Allen's expedition. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Assistant Adjutant General of the Army, relative to Captain J. Allen's expedition. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Merchandise imported. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of articles free and subject to duty, and the rates of duty, imported between June, 1843, and July, 1844. February 20, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Commerce and navigation of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Register of the Treasury relative to the commerce and navigation between the United States and foreign countries, &c. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. February 25, 1845. Ordered that 10,00 extra copies be printed for the use of the House. Embezzlement of public money. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution inquiring what embezzlements of public money have taken place since August, 1841, by officers of the United States, &c. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Expedition west of the Rocky Mountains. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers relative to Lieutenant Fremont's expedition west of the Rocky Mountains. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Treasury Department contracts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of contracts, &c., made in that Department. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Officers of the Customs -- emoluments of. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting abstracts, prepared by the First Comptroller, of official emoluments and expenditures by officers of the Customs, for the year 1844, &c. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Treasurer's accounts -- Post Office Department. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of accounts of receipts and disbursements for the service of the Post Office Department. February 24, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Corporal punishment in the Navy. Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 11th of January last, as to what substitute, if any, can be made for the present mode of corporal punishment in the Navy, without endangering the discipline of the service. February 25, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mexican claims. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence relative to the claims of citizens of the United States upon the Mexican government. February 28, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Weights and measures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report from Professor A.D. Bache, relative to standard weights, measures, and balances. February 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Contracts -- A.G. & A.W. Benson. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report from the Bureau of Construction, &c., relative to contracts entered into with A.G. & A.W. Benson. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Postage. Letter from the Postmaster General, relative to the amount of postage received at the principal post offices upon mail routes upon which private expresses have been established in states therein named, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Dry docks. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of officers and engineers relative to the properties and advantages of a dry dock, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Coast Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the journal of the board convened in March, 1843, upon the Coast Survey. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Duties on imports and tonnage. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement exhibiting the amount of duties on imports and tonnage; the expenses of collecting the revenue on the same; and the expenses incurred for procuring weights and measures, from 1789 to June 30, 1843, inclusive. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Contingent fund -- Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of that Department, &c. February 17, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Militia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the returns of militia, &c. February 17, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Reduction of the rates of postage. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, in favor of reducing the rates of postage, as proposed in the bill now before Congress. February 18, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Balances due from agents. Letter from the First Comptroller, transmitting the annual statement of balances existing more than three years on the books of the Treasury. February 20, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Chemical analyses of sugar, molasses, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of chemical analyses of sugars, molasses, &c., and of researches on hydrometers, made under the superintendence of Professor Alex. D. Bache, by Professor R.S. McCulloh. February 20, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Wines, coffee, &c. -- duties. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of instructions in reference to the collection of duties on wines, coffee, &c. February 17, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Slave trade, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of despatches from the American minister at the court of Brazil, relative to the slave-trade, &c. February 20, 1845. 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Mineral lands of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th of February last, concerning the mineral lands of the United States. June 6, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44. By Brevet Capt. J.C. Fremont, of the Topographical Engineers, under orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Appropriations -- new offices, &c. Report of the Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S., in compliance with the "Act To Authorize the Appointment of Additional Paymasters and for Other Purposes," passed July 4, 1836. April 11, 1845. |
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Aaron Rollins. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John H. McIntosh. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 511.) January 11, 1845. Prisoners at Van Dieman's Land. January 28, 1845. Samuel D. Enochs. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 610.) February 15, 1845. Magnetic telegraph from Baltimore to New York. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. William Davis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 596.) February 7, 1845. John Carr, John Batty, and Samuel Stevenson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 611.) February 15, 1845. William Fisher. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 49.) February 15, 1845. Jeremiah Smith, Jr. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Andrew Waggoner. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table Econchatimico, Indian chief. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table Statistics of the United States. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table Joseph Carter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 642.) February 25, 1845. Ventilation of the public buildings, &c. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John R. Williams. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 584.) February 7, 1845. Elisha Luce. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 536.) January 28, 1845. Thomas T. Wright. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John Martin. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Florida -- militia service. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 592.) February 7, 1845. Jeremiah Moors. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 573.) February 25, 1845. William Couch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 597.) February 7, 1845. Alvin C. Goell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 621.) February 15, 1845. Israel Johnson. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Sappers, miners and pontoniers. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 60.) February 15, 1845. March Farrington. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 512.) January 11, 1845. Sellers & Pennock. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 67.) January 28, 1845. Eli Merrill. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Abner E. Van Ness. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 549.) January 28, 1845. Teacle [i.e., Teakle] Savage, administrator of Bolitha Laws. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Zaccheus Knowles. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 540.) January 28, 1845. Charles Larrabee. December 31, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Major E.J. Weed - administrator of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 627.) February 25, 1845. National foundries. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 350.) December 31, 1844. Philip R. Rice. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 590.) February 7, 1845. George W. Taylor. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Mary Ann Bruner. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 464.) February 15, 1845. Deerin Farrer. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Daniel H. Warren. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 560.) January 28, 1845. Clerks -- Custom-house at New Orleans. February 7, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. S. Calvert Ford. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Salaries of persons employed at Washington, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Charles R. Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 532.) January 28, 1845. Adam McCulloch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 648.) March 3, 1845. Charles Devall. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas Brownell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 636.) February 25, 1845. Joseph Gerard. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 644.) February 25, 1845. Adams Payne. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. A.B. McMillan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 617.) February 15, 1845. Legal representative of William Dickson. (To accompany Bill H.R. 624.) February 15, 1845. Henry N. Halsted. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 513.) January 11, 1845. Francis Summeraner. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 562.) January 18, 1845. New mode of taking the yeas and nays, &c. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Charles Townsend. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Water-proof cartridges. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 70.) January 31, 1845. Warehousing system. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 336, of 1st sess. 28th Cong.) February 12, 1844. Samuel K. George. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 626.) February 25, 1845. Harvey [i.e., Hervey] Parke. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 628.) February 25, 1845. Frances Swann. February 25, 1845. Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee of Claims, made the following report: the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Frances Swann and others, report... Capt. John Martin. February 25, 1845. Maps, plates, &c. -- Exploring Expedition. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 74.) February 25, 1845. John Robinson. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Lieutenant John T. McLaughlin. February 25, 1845. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Henry Gardner, and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 631.) February 25, 1845. Benjamin J. Porter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 632.) February 25, 1845. Mechanics, &c., at the Navy yard in Washington. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John K. Cooke. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 638.) February 25, 1845. Freelove Waid. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 641.) February 25, 1845. Samuel Perry. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 643.) February 25, 1845. Heirs of William Evans. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 645.) February 25, 1845. Monument to the victims of prison-ships. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 75.) February 25, 1845. Sale of lot at Sackett's Harbor. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 77.) February 25, 1845. Engraved plates withheld from Congress. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Robert Graham. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard M. Livingston. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. The banks of the District of Columbia. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. National edifices at Washington. February 25, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Dr. William M. Wright. February 13, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Marine hospitals. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 608.) February 14, 1845. Jacob L. Vance. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 531.) January 28, 1845. Joshua Shaw. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 533.) January 28, 1845. John P. Converse. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 534.) January 28, 1845. Custom-house -- New Orleans. January 28, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. W. Ellery and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 535.) January 28, 1845. Daniel Grant and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 537.) January 28, 1845. B. Baker, Jr., and others. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 538.) January 28, 1845. Owner and crew of schooner Two Brothers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 539.) January 28, 1845. Joshua Kennedy. (To accompany S. Bill No. 5.) January 28, 1845. John Boyd. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 545.) January 28, 1845. James H. Clark. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 618.) February 15, 1845. Patrick Masterson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 619.) February 15, 1845. Lemuel Moody. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 620.) February 15, 1845. Publication of patents. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 72.) February 15, 1845. Peter Wilson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 622.) February 15, 1845. Election of President and Vice President. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. James Davidson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 625.) February 15, 1845. William B. Stokes. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 73.) February 15, 1845. Charles Cappel. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John Francis. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Langtry & Jenkins. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 450.) December 18, 1844. Thomas Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 451.) December 18, 1844. Heirs of Robert Fulton. (To accompany S. Bill No. 6.) December 23, 1844. W.P. Zantzinger. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 453.) December 23, 1844. Sally W. Griffith, executrix of Elizabeth Thompson. December 23, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Elizabeth Jones and others. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 456. December 23, 1844. Susannah Scott. (To accompany Bill H.R. 457.) December 23, 1844. Richard Elliott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 458.) December 23, 1844. Elizabeth Fitch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 459.) December 23, 1844. Isaac Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 460.) December 23, 1844. Elijah Blodget. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 461.) December 23, 1844. Joseph Bowlen. December 23, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Philip Schwartztrawber. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 475.) December 31, 1844. Daniel Homans. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 476.) December 31, 1844. William Gump. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 483.) December 31, 1844. John Ficklin. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 484.) December 31, 1844. Arthur R. Frogge. (To accompany Bill H.R. 485.) December 31, 1844. Asenath Orvis. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 487.) December 31, 1844. Public buildings. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 199.) December 31, 1844. John Stone. December 31, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. William Norman. December 31, 1844. Read, and laid upon the table. Right of suffrage in Washington. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 437.) December 31, 1844. Lots adjoining the General Post Office. (To accompany amendment to Bill H.R. No. 199.) December 31, 1844. Henry Ledyard, late charge d'affaires. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 489.) December 31, 1844. Alexander M. Cumming. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 62.) January 10, 1845. Harrison Whitson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 517.) January 11, 1845. William Allen. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Samuel Colt. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 519.) January 11, 1845. Martha Twist. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Richard G. Dove. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Jane Parker, widow of Southey Parker. January 11, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. William Saunders and William R. Porter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 508.) January 11, 1845. Fortifications. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 509.). January 11, 1845. Fortification at the mouth of Genesee River. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 510.) January 11, 1845. Widow Hannah Duboise. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 514.) January 11, 1845. Justin Jacobs. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 515.) January 11, 1845. Benjamin Allen. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 516.) January 11, 1845. George Wentling. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 525.) January 21, 1845. Dismal Swamp Canal. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 522.) January 14, 1845. Illinois and Michigan Canal. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 436.) January 17, 1845. Alexander H. Everett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 529.) January 24, 1845. Thomas Bronough. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 561.) January 28, 1845. James H. [i.e., L.] Shnell. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Thomas C. Wells and Wm. Leach. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. National trophies. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 55.) January 28, 1845. Noble A. Penland. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Francis Dodge. January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Public buildings. (To accompany report No. 20, of December 31, 1844.) January 28, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Naturalization. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 575.) January 31, 1845. Iowa militia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 576.) January 31, 1845. Benjamin E. Green. February 3, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Armand T. Donnet. February 3, 1845. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 577.) February 4, 1845. Joseph Watson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 578.) February 4, 1845. Owners of ship Herald. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 580.) February 4, 1845. Building on Governor's Island. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 582.) February 4, 1845. Denton & Humphreys. February 5, 1845. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Samuel A. Morse. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Mrs. Mary Ker. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John Stein and Thomas Thompson. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Joseph Paxton. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. John W. Hockett. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 583.) February 7, 1845. Custom-house, Savannah. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 586.) February 7, 1845. Parish of Plaquemines. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 587.) February 7, 1845. Asa Andrews. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 37.) February 7, 1845. Votes for President and Vice President of U.S. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Military asylum. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 593.) February 7, 1845. Importance of a Statistical Bureau. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Mechanics and laborers in the Navy-yard at Washington. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 448.) February 7, 1845. Jane Baker. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. George Roush. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 595.) February 7, 1845. Expenses of Wisconsin Assembly. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 602.) February 7, 1845. Fleming Wood. February 7, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Josiah Scott. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 604.) February 10, 1845. Massachusetts militia. (To accompany S. Bill No. 29.) February 11, 1845. George D. Spencer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 612.) February 15, 1845. James McAvoy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 614.) February 15, 1845. National Institute. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 615.) February 15, 1845. Read and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Legal representative of Christian Orendorff. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 616.) February 15, 1845. James Dixon. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 551.) January 28, 1845. George B. Russell. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 553.) January 28, 1845. Captain J.B. Crozier's company of Tennessee Volunteers. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 555.) January 28, 1845. Spirit ration in the Navy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 557.) January 28, 1845. Joseph Craigmiles. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 558.) January 28, 1845. John E. Wright. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 559.) January 28, 1845. F.M. Irish. February 15, 1845. Read, and laid on the table. Duties on coffee imported from the Netherlands. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. No. 78 [i.e., 79].) March 3, 1845. Joseph De la Francia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 646.) March 3, 1845. Sarah H.B. Stith. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 647.) March 3, 1845. James M. Smith and L.T. Pease. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Choctaw Academy in Kentucky. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Bent, St. Vrain & Co. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Illegal contract. -- Live-oak timber. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Heirs of Dr. John Gray. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Post Office expenditures. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. Railroad to Oregon. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table. William Rich. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 477.) December 31, 1844. Raub, Barnum, and others -- safety valves. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 594.) February 7, 1845. Joseph Edson -- administrators of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 630.) February 25, 1845. Legal representatives of Thomas Sumpter. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 634.) February 25, 1845. Alton Long. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 635.) February 25, 1845. Peter Shaffer. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 613.) February 15, 1845. |
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| Serial set 470 | Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 2, 1845 ... Resolved, That ... there be printed, for the use of the Senate, 25,000 copies of the message, together with so much of the accompanying documents as relates to the negotiations between the United States and Great Britain, on the subject of the Oregon territory... | 1 |
| Serial set 471 | Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances. December 3, 1845. Read, ordered to lie on the table and to be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. | 1 |
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Report from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of March 14, 1845, in reference to the strengthening of the fortification at the outlet of Lake Huron, called Fort Gratiot. December 4, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the 18th December, in relation to the removal of the raft in Red River, in Louisiana. December 29, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Documents relative to the claims of Texas against the United States for damages in consequence of outrages committed by citizens of the United States in the collection district of Red River, within the limits of that state, in March, 1843. January 6, 1846. Submitted from the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed, to accompany Bill S. No. 37. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, of the articles imported during the year ending 30th June, 1845, the duty on which exceeded 35 per cent.; made under the 27th section act 30th August, 1842. December 8, 1845. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, against the admission of Texas into the Union without the consent of all the other states of the Union. December 27, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed Memorial of Mrs. Ann Mix, widow of Mervine [i.e., Mervin] P. Mix, late a commander in the U.S. Navy, proposing to sell to the government his patent for the "manger stopper," for chain cables. December 22, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. List of committees of the Senate of the United States, for the first session of the Twenty-ninth Congress, 1845-'6. December 17, 1845. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Florida, asking for the appointment of a board of commissioners to ascertain losses of citizens of Florida, by the destruction of their property in the Seminole War of 1836. December 23, 1845. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, praying the construction of levees on the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers, for the purpose of reclaiming the inundated lands adjacent thereto. December 30, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. December 22, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, made the following report : (To accompany Bill S. 8.) The Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the "Bill for the Relief of William Elliot, Jr., of Fulton County, State of Illinois," report... Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, asking an appropriation for completing the road from Memphis to Little Rock, and for opening a road between Little Rock and Fort Smith. December 30, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on commerce and navigation, for the year ending 30th June, 1845; also, a statement of tonnage for the same period. December 8, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,750 additional copies be printed, 250 of which for the Treasury Department. Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, asking for a law to authorize the sale of the public lands in half quarter sections in favor of actual settlers. December 29, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, relative to the cost of improving certain streets, avenues, and public squares in the City of Washington; the amount received from sales of lots, and the value of lots granted by Congress to literary and other institutions in said city. December 15, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of War, relative to transfers from one appropriation to another appropriation, applicable to the year ending 30th June, 1845. December 8, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of State, of disbursements from the contingent funds of the "Department of State," of "foreign intercourse," and of "all foreign missions abroad," the first and last to 30th June, and the other to 30th November, 1845. December 8, 1845. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Memorial of the Legislative Committee of Oregon, for the establishment of a territorial government under protection of the United States. December 8, 1845. Ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, respecting a fort or forts on Ship Island, on the coast of Mississippi. December 10, 1845. Read, ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Letter from William Greer, proposing to execute the printing of the Senate for the 29th Congress. December 15, 1845. Read, and ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the work under his charge during the year ending November, 1845. December 16, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 500 copies in addition to the usual number be printed; 250 of which for the use of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the information called for by a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the claim of the owners of the brig General Armstrong against the government of Portugal. December 16, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the pilots of the port of New York, praying for the repeal or modification of the act of March 2, 1837, concerning pilots. December 16, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, in favor of the passage of a law to appropriate the lands heretofore granted for a seminary of learning to the purposes of common schools. December 29, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, asking for an appropriation for completing the removal of the raft in Red River. December 30, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. John M. Clayton made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 38.) The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Nathaniel Goddard and others, report... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 18, 1845, relative to the erection of a light-house near Fort Mifflin, in the Delaware River. January 7, 1846. Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Documents showing the description and value of the arms taken from a party of Texans, within the territory of the United States, by Capt. Cooke, 1st Reg't Dragoons, June 30, 1843, and deposited at Fort Leavenworth, Mo. January 8, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed, to accompany Bill S. No. 37. Memorial of citizens of the City of New York, for the establishment of a branch Mint of the United States in that city. December 11, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a statement of the expenditures under the act of 3d March, 1843, providing the means of future intercourse between the United States and China. December 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the General Assembly of New Jersey, relative to the removal of the obstructions in the River Passaic. December 22, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. December 4, 1845. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. December 15, 1845. -- Ordered to be printed. December 23, 1845. -- Ordered, that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Report of the Secretary of the Senate, in obedience to law, showing the disbursements from the contingent fund of the Senate for the year ending November 30, 1845. December 23, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. December 27, 1845. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Speight, from the Committee on Public Lands, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 4.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill entitled "A Bill To Apply Certain Alternate Sections of the Public Domain Toward the Completion of Works of Internal Improvement in the State of Michigan, and for Other Purposes," beg leave respectfully to submit the following report... Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of February 17, 1845, in relation to the correction of the errors of survey and returns of township 1 south, of range 7 east, in the State of Michigan. December 29, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire, for the alteration of the post office law, so as to allow newspapers to pass through the post office free of postage in the state in which they are published. December 30, 1845. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of February 28, 1845, with respect to suspended pre-emption land claims in Louisiana. December 9, 1845. -- Read. December 30, 1845. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and ordered to be printed. Resolutions passed by the Legislature of Florida, recommending the adoption of measures for reclaiming the Everglade lands in that state. December 30, 1845. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, and of citizens of Savannah, praying the removal of obstructions to the navigation of the Savannah River. January 3, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States. January 6, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ashley made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 36.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of David F. Williamson, of Pope County, State of Arkansas, report... In Senate of the United States. January 7, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Benton made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 23.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the petition of Mrs. Mary MacRea, widow of William MacRea, late colonel of artillery in the service of the United States, report... Report of the Secretary of the Senate, in obedience to law, showing the names of persons employed in his office during the year 1845, and the sums paid to each. January 6, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed. |
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