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| Serial set 65-1 |
Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a return of the marshal of South Carolina of the enumeration of inhabitants of the District of Kershaw, in that state. January 24, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, of the expenditures made under the act to provide for the civilization of the Indian tribes. January 22, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement shewing the expenditures of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1821. January 22, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Report by the Second Auditor of the Treasury, of accounts which have remained unsettled, or on which balances appear to have been due more than three years prior to the 30th September, 1821; as appears from the books of his office. And, also, of officers who have failed to settle their accounts within the year terminating on the 30th September, 1821. January 23, 1822. Ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1821. January 23, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements shewing the commerce and navigation of the United States for the year ending the 30th September, 1821. January 24, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. |
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| Serial set 65-2 |
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 16th inst.) information in relation to abuses committed upon the persons of the officers and crews of American vessels at the Havana and other Spanish ports in America; and the conduct of the Spanish authorities in relation thereto. January 31, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, a report of the Secretary of State, with the documents relating to a misunderstanding between Andrew Jackson, while acting as governor of the Floridas, and Elijius [i.e., Eligius] Fromentin, judge of a court therein; also, the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the minister of Spain on certain proceedings in that territory, &c. &c. January 29, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Memorial of the seamen of New York. January 28, 1822. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made by the War Department during the year 1821. January 28, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, shewing the quantity of wool imported into, and exported from, the United States, during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, and the three first quarters of 1821; also, the duties which have been charged thereon. January 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, of the manner in which the several land offices have been examined, by whom examined, the moneys paid for such examinations, &c. January 30, 1822. Ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the petition of James Morrison. January 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of moneys drawn from the Treasury, by the Secretary of the Navy, during the year ending the 30th September, 1821. February 1, 1822. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. |
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| Serial set 65-3 |
Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting abstracts of balances on the books of the Fourth Auditor, which have remained due more than three years prior to the 30th of Sept., 1821; abstracts of balances which have remained due more than three years, and which have been certified for suit; an abstract of balances which have remained due more than three years, and come within the provisions of the act for the prompt settlement of public accounts; a list of officers who have failed to settle their accounts within the year; and an explanatory letter from the Fourth Auditor. February 7, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, made in pursuance to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th inst., in relation to cases of bankruptcy which occurred under the act of 4th April, 1800, in the Districts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia. January 31, 1822. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the "Bill To Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy Throughout the United States." Printed by order of the House of Representatives of the United States, with the exception of the names of the bankrupts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of payments made at the Treasury, during the year 1821, for the discharge of miscellaneous claims not otherwise provided for; of contracts for oil, light-houses, buoys, &c.; of contracts made by the collectors, for the Revenue Service, for the year 1820; and of expenditures, for the same year, on account of sick and disabled seamen. February 1, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report supplementary to his report of the 2nd March last, in relation to payments made to inspectors, weighers, gaugers, measurers, & markers, employed by the collectors of the Customs, during the years 1816, 1817, 1818, and 1819. February 1, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Commerce. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d ultimo, accompanied with sundry statements, in relation to the transactions of the Bank of the United States for the year 1821. February 2, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Annual report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. February 7, 1822. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, (in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives), a report of the ordnance and ordnance stores, now on hand in the several fortifications and arsenals of the United States; also, estimates of the amount required to provide all which are deemed necessary for the public service. February 7, 1822. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Letter from John H. Bell, acting agent for the Indians in Florida, to the Hon. John Floyd, of the House of Representatives of the U.S., relative to Indian settlements in Florida. February 7, 1822. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of William Lambert, on the subject of the longitude of the Capitol of the United States. January 9, 1822. Read, and such part thereof as relates to compensation, referred to the Committee of Ways and Means; the residue to lie upon the table. |
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| Serial set 66 |
Memorial of the citizens of Charleston, praying the establishment of an uniform system of bankruptcy. February 8, 1822. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill To Establish an Uniform System of Bankruptcy Throughout the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required (by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d ultimo), in relation to the progress made by the commissioners under the fifth article of the Treaty of Ghent. February 7, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. February 8, 1822. Referred to a select committee, and printed by order of the House of Representatives of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, (in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th ult.), information in relation to the Superintendency of Indian Affairs, in the Territory of Michigan during the year 1820, and part of the year 1821. February 11, 1822. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the bill making a partial appropriation for the military service for the year 1822. Memorial of sundry citizens of the City of Troy, in the State of New York, (against a system of bankruptcy). February 11, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement shewing the appropriations for the service of the year 1821, the amount expended for each specific object, and the balance remaining unexpended on the 31st of December, 1821. February 12, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of contracts made in 1821; and of those made in 1820, not heretofore communicated to Congress. February 13, 1822. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual statement of the several sums appropriated for the naval establishment for the year 1821, and the unexpended balance of each appropriation on the 1st day of January, 1822, &c. February 13, 1822. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives, requiring information in relation to the banks in which the moneys arising from the sales of the public lands since the 1st January, 1818, have been deposited, &c. &c. &c. February 15, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Vaccine Agent, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 7, 1822. Read, and referred to a select committee. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, of the measures hitherto devised and pursued for the civilization of the several Indian tribes within the United States. February 11, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
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| Serial set 67 |
Letter from the Secretary of War, with the opinion of the Attorney General on the brevet rank and pay of Generals Gaines and Scott. March 7, 1822. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the petition of James Green. January 25, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, of the number and location of the naval stations; the number and grade of officers at each; what each receives per month as pay and subsistence, &c. &c. March 5, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements exhibiting a comparative view of the expenses of the Army proper and Military Academy, for the years 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and estimates for the year 1822, &c. &c. March 5, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, showing the amount of woollens purchased for the use of the Army during the years 1820 and 1821, and what proportion thereof was American manufacture. March 5, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, upon the subject of the appropriations for the year 1822. March 5, 1822. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of merchants, ship owners, and others, inhabitants of Salem, Mass. March 6, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs upon the subject of fortications (sic), &c. &c. March 7, 1822. Laid before the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed. Report of the Engineer Department, in relation to a required appropriation of $500,000 for fortifications. March 7, 1822. Laid before the House of Representatives by the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 30th Jan. last, communications from the agents of the United States with the governments south of the U. States which have declared their independence; and the communications from the agents of such governments in the United States with the Secretary of State as tend to shew the political condition of their governments, and the state of the war between them and Spain. March 8, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, with the annual return of the militia of the United States, and an exhibit of the arms, munitions, &c. of the several states. March 9, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. General return of the Army of the United States, under the command of Major General Jacob Brown; shewing its strength by regiments and corps, and by posts and garrisons. March 12, 1822. Laid before the House by the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the brevet officers in the service of the United States, with the reason for such distinction. March 14, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Resolutions and memorial of sundry merchants, ship owners, and other inhabitants of Boston, relating to the trade of the United States with foreign colonies. February 15, 1822. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Letter from the Paymaster General, to the Chairman of the Military Committee, transmitting a detailed statement of the proposed annual saving in the pay department of the Army, by the bill now before the House. February 16, 1822. Laid before the House of Representatives by the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of the Register which have remained unsettled, or appear to have been due, from late collectors of the Customs more than three years prior to the 30th of September last. February 16, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the subject of the estimates for the naval service for the year 1822. February 18, 1822. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives), information of payments made to the person who examined the land offices in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, in the year 1821; also, the information required respecting the examination of the land offices in Michigan. February 19, 1822. Ordered to lie on the table. Letters of the Secretary of War, and opinions of the Attorney General of the United States, in relation to the execution of the act of Congress of 1st of May, 1820, in addition to the pension law of 1818, &c. &c. February 22, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives, enquiring whether the Indian title has been extinguished by the United States to any lands, the right of soil in which has been, or is, claimed by any particular state; and, if so, the conditions upon which the same has been extinguished. February 25, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Report of the Postmaster General, of the receipts and expenditures of the General Post Office from the year 1816 to the year 1821, inclusive. February 28, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the tonnage money received by the registers of Baltimore, from the year 1800 to 1821, with the application of the same; also, of the tonnage duty collected at the Custom house, Savannah, from the year 1811 to 1821, and the expenditure thereof; under acts of the States of Maryland and Georgia, to which the assent of Congress had been given. February 28, 1822. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the "Bill To Continue in Force 'An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress to Certain Acts of the States of Maryland and Georgia.'" Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the duties paid and secured to be paid at the Custom house at East River, from its establishment, with the vessels employed in foreign trade; also, a statement of the tonnage employed in the coasting trade; together with a like statement from the Custom house at York. February 28, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements in relation to the emoluments and expenditures of the officers of the Customs. February 28, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the extinguishment of the Indian title to land within the State of Georgia. February 28, 1822. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the resolution of Mr. Gilmer, of the 7th ultimo, making appropriations for carrying into effect the articles of agreement and cession between the United States and Georgia on the 24th April, 1802. Memorial of the Board of Manufacturers of the Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of American Manufactures. March 1, 1822. Referred to Committee of the Whole on resolutions of Mr. Baldwin, of Jan. 7, 1822. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, (in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th ult.), the correspondence which led to the Treaty of Ghent, &c. &c. February 25, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. |
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| Serial set 68 |
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, (in obedience of a resolution of the House of Representatives), statements, shewing the number of land offices in the different states and territories; the number and location of each; the annual expense of supporting them; and the amount of money received at each during the years 1820 and 1821, &c. March 15, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of drawback on merchandise exported from the United States during the years 1818, 1819, and 1820, compared with the duties which accrued on the same respectively. March 19, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a supplemental report of William Lambert, in relation to the longitude of the Capitol of the United States from Greenwich, in England. March 19, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Postmaster General, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th inst., inquiring into the causes of failures and delays of the United States' mail, between Washington City and Wheeling, Va. &c. March 21, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Secretary of War, on the subject of rifles promised Capt. Aikins' volunteers. March 22, 1822. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Military Committee, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the progress which has been made in the settlement of the arrears in the accounts of the Post Office establishment. March 26, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of fortifications on Dauphine Island and Mobile Point. March 26, 1822. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, made in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th ultimo... March 29, 1822. Ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the items of incidental expenses incurred in the land offices in St. Louis, Franklin, Huntsville, and Cahaba, in the year 1820, and the three first quarters of 1821. April 1, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. April 2, 1822. Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Message from the President of the United States, accompanied with sundry documents in relation to the claim of the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais. April 1, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. April 2, 1822. Referred to a select committee. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer upon the Military Academy; a list of cadets who have left the Academy without commissions; a list of officers educated at West Point who served in the late war; and a statement of the expense of maintaining the officers and instructors of the Military Academy, each year, since 1802. April 4, 1822. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the several incorporated banks, within the District of Columbia, shewing the state of their affairs at the commencement of the present year. April 5, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Honorable D.P. Cook, upon the subject of the examination of the land offices of the United States, in the State of Ohio. April 5, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Documents accompanying the bill making further appropriations for the military service of the U.S. for the year 1822, and for other purposes. April 8, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, upon the subject of the command of the U. States Army in Florida, with remarks upon the government of the said territory, previous to the cession thereof by Spain to the United States. April 8, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, information relating to the amount of public money paid to the Attorney General over and above his salary fixed by law, &c. April 9, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Indian department. April 12, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Statement of articles paying ad valorem duties, and of articles paying, or to pay, specific duties. April 12, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th of February last, in relation to claims set up by foreign governments to territory of the United States upon the Pacific Ocean, north of the forty-second degree of latitude, &c. &c. April 17, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry papers relating to transactions in East and West Florida, received at the Department of State since his message of 28th January, last, with copies of two letters from the Secretary of State upon the same subject. April 19, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, in relation to the application of money appropriated for fortifications. April 19, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, accompanied with a statement of the expenditures on the fortification at the Pea Patch, as, also, the sum originally estimated for that work, &c. April 20, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. |
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| Serial set 69 |
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, made in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th inst., requesting to be furnished with a copy of the judicial proceedings in the district court of Louisiana, in the case of the French ship La Pensee. April 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table Message from the President of the United States, transmitting translations of two letters from Don Joaquin d'Anduaga to the Secretary of State, upon the subject of the conduct of Gen. Jackson in Florida, and the independence of Mexico. May 6, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. list of the members of the House of Representatives at the first session of the 17th Congress, and the delegates from territories, designating the place where each was born, so far as the same has been ascertained. Report of the Secretary of State, pursuant to the act to regulate passenger ships and vessels, of the number of persons arriving in the several ports of the United States, from October 1, 1820, to September 30, 1821. April 22, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of Jonathan Carver's claim to a tract of land within the United States, near the falls of St. Anthony. April 24, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting lists of balances standing on the books of the Register which have been due more than three years prior to the 30th September, 1821, viz. 1. On the books of receipts and expenditures. 2. On account of old internal revenue and direct taxes. 3 & 4. On account of late internal revenue and direct taxes; and 5. From receivers of public moneys for lands sold. April 25, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from Mr. Rodney, upon the subject of the report of a select committee, to examine the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the examination of the land offices. April 29, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting sundry documents in relation to uncurrent notes received from the banks of Edwardsville, Tombeckbe, and Missouri. April 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Secretary of State, of the amount of money paid as salaries, outfits, and contingent expenses, to foreign ministers since the year 1800, and the amount paid to each. Rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th instant. April 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Postmaster General, to the Chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, transmitting a statement of the actual condition of the Post Office Department. May 1, 1822. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of unproductive post roads for the year 1821. May 2, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a correspondence concerning the commercial relations of the United States with the Norwegian government. May 2, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of letters received at the Department of State, on the subject of the duties discriminating between imported rolled and hammered iron. May 3, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Message from the President of the United States, returning to the House of Representatives the act entitled "An Act for the Preservation and Repair of the Cumberland Road," with his objections thereto. May 4, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, with his objections to the bill for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland Road; also, a paper containing his views on the subject of internal improvements. May 4, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting sundry documents in relation to the defalcation of John Brahan, late receiver of public moneys at Huntsville. May 4, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, respecting the lead mines of Missouri. May 7, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of 7th May), a letter of Jonathan Russell, late one of the plenipotentiaries of the United States, at the negotiation of Ghent, with remarks thereon, by the Secretary of State. May 8, 1822. Ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of registered seamen in the several ports of the United States for the three first quarters of the year 1820. January 10, 1821. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. |
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| Serial set 70 |
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Archibald S. Bulloch, and others. February 28, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. March 11, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Roswell Woodworth. March 5, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of Susan Berzat, &c. with a bill for her relief, &c. February 23, 1822. Read, and committed with the bill to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of James Byers, accompanied with a bill for his relief. January 9, 1822. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in the case of Thomas Kemp. February 19, 1822. Read and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Nathaniel Childers. February 1, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the select committee appointed on the 6th instant to inquire whether it be necessary to modify or alter the law to encourage vaccination. February 22, 1822. Read, and the resolution therein contained concurred in by the House. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of sundry citizens and merchants of Baltimore, praying compensation for damages done their vessels sunk in the harbor of Baltimore during the late war, accompanied with "A Bill for the Relief of Sundry Citizens of Baltimore." December 17, 1821. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Roads and Canals, on the subject of internal improvements, accompanied with a bill to procure the necessary surveys, &c. on the subject of roads and canals. January 2, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole on the third Monday of January instant. Report of the Committee on the Public Lands on the petition of James M'Farland, Hampton Pankey, and William Frizzell, with a bill for the relief of James M'Farland. January 3, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill for the relief of Benjamin Freeland. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the memorial of the Legislature of Alabama. January 28, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of Jonathan Battelle. January 28, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of John Girault's heirs, accompanied with a bill for their relief. January 22, 1822. Read, and committed with the bill to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Heman B. Potter. January 23, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of certain distillers of the Sixth Collection District of Pennsylvania, with a bill for their relief. January 23, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Jean B. Jerome and others. January 25, 1822. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill for the relief of James May and the representatives of Wm. Macomb. Amendments proposed to the standing rules and orders of the House of Representatives of the United States. March 4, 1822. Read and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred sundry petitions from the inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying for a confirmation of their land claims, accompanied with a bill confirming certain claims to land in the State of Illinois. March 5, 1822. Read twice, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Caze and Richaud. February 22, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. March 6, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of the Bank of the United States, and who were also instructed, by a resolution of the House, to inquire whether the said Bank has not, and does not still, in their discounts, receive more than at the rate of six per centum per annum. March 7, 1822. Read and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Roads and Canals, to which was referred a report of a select committee, made 12th May, 1820, relative to carrying into effect the Treaty of Brownstown, of 25th November, 1808, accompanied with "A Bill for Laying Out and Making a Road from the Lower Rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie to the Connecticut Western Reserve, in the State of Ohio," &c. March 8, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Elections on the memorial of Philip Reed, contesting the election of Jeremiah Cosden. March 11, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the select committee to which was referred, on the 26th December last, the report of the Secretary of State upon the subject of weights and measures. March 11, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Elections, in part, on certificates of election. March 11, 1822. To lie on the table. Report in the cases of Hoel Lawrence, Frederick White, and of Thaddeus Clark, and others, by the Committee of Claims. February 25, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. March 11, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Agriculture, on the petition of Anthony Dey and James Macdonald. March 12, 1822. Read, and the resolution therein contained concurred in by the House. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, upon the subject of admitting aliens to the right of citizenship who resided within the United States one year preceding the declaration of the late war with Great Britain. March 13, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the message of the President of the United States of the 26th ultimo, on the subject of fortifications generally, and particularly of those on Mobile Point and Dauphine Island. April 13, 1822. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is referred the bill making further appropriations for the military service of the United States for the year 1822. Report of the Committee on Military Expenditures. May 1, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on the petition of Alonzo B. Munoz. May 4, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Eli Hart. January 21, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, to which was recommitted the report of the 15th January, 1822, in the case of Eli Hart. February 11, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Marinus W. Gilbert. February 14, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of James Brisban, with a bill for his relief. February 15, 1822. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Alvin Bronson. February 15, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. February 16, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next. Report in the case of John Thomas and Co. by the Committee of Claims. February 15, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. February 18, 1822. Report and letter of the Third Auditor printed by order of the House of Representatives. Report of the Committee of Claims, on Senate Bill No. 13, for the relief of Josiah Hook. February 13, 1822. Ordered to lie on the table. February 18, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the petitions of sundry inhabitants of the Canton District, in the State of Ohio; of Robert Williams, and of Abraham Kroft. February 19, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of William Thompson, with a bill for his relief. February 19, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the petition of Clement B. Penrose, with a bill for his relief. February 20, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the petition of Peter S. Chazotte and others, in behalf of the American Coffee Land Association. February 20, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of James Pierce, with a bill for his relief. February 25, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, in relation to payment for horses lost in the Seminole campaign. January 14, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Commerce, on the petition of John C. and Thomas Vowel, accompanied with "A Bill Restoring to the Ship Diana the Privileges of a Sea-letter Vessel." January 15, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, relative to an increase in the appropriation for arming the militia. January 16, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of naval stores and munitions of war, appertaining to the naval department. March 4, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee of Claims in the case of James May, with a bill for the relief of James May, and the legal representatives of William Macomb. January 2, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the select committee appointed on the 17th ultimo, to consider of certain treaties with the Creek and Cherokee Indians, and the Articles of Agreement and Cession entered into on the 24th April, 1802, between the United States and the State of Georgia; accompanied with resolutions making appropriations for carrying into effect the Articles of Agreement and Cession entered into between the United States and the State of Georgia, on the 24th of April, 1802, and for other purposes. January 7, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Joseph F. White. January 25, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. January 28, 1822. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, in the case of James Wood. January 25, 1822. Read, and concurred in; petition rejected. January 28, 1822. Reconsidered, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, in the case of Richard G. Morris. January 29, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Morgan Brown. January 30, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of John Guthry, accompanied with a bill for the relief of the legal representatives of John Guthry, deceased. January 31, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the petition of Alexander Mactier, George W. Dashiell, and Archibald Stewart, of Baltimore. January 31, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report in the case of the heirs of Maria Therese. January 31, 1822. Read, and with a bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Maria Therese, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of the Levy Court of Calvert County. February 6, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of John M'Hatton. January 11, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred so much of the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, and of certain citizens thereof, as relates to fortifications. February 28, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Petition of James Le Ray de Chaumont. March 1, 1822. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of affording further protection to the persons and property of citizens of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico and West India seas. March 2, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the joint committee appointed by the two Houses of Congress to revise the rules and orders by which the business of said houses shall be regulated. January 21, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of Elections. January 21, 1822. Ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of James Ross, accompanied with a bill for his relief. January 18, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Commerce, on the petition of James Homer. January 18, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of Peggy Mellen, with a bill for her relief. December 24, 1821. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Wednesday next. Report of the Committee of Claims in the case of Eli Hart. December 24, 1821. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Wednesday next. Report of the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business of last session. December 31, 1821. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of Claims in the case of William Henderson. December 31, 1821. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Friday next. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances. December 31, 1821. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Report of the select committee, appointed on the 10th ultimo, to inquire into the expediency of occupying the Columbia River, and to regulate the intercourse with the Indian tribes; accompanied with a bill to authorize the occupation of the Columbia River. January 18, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Military Affairs upon the subject of the Military Academy and the Corps of Cadets, accompanied with "A Bill Concerning the Military Academy." March 4, 1822. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Report of the Library Committee, to which was referred a letter from George W. Erving, in relation to certain medals transmitted by him to the House of Representatives of the United States, &c. &c. March 9, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, on Monday next. |
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Resolutions submitted by Mr. Wood. December 6, 1821 Report of the Committee on the Suppression of the Slave Trade. April 12, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table Report of the select committee to which was referred, on the 21st ultimo, two reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the subject of the examination of the land offices in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan. March 29, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on the Expenditures of the Department of State. May 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, on the subject of affording greater safety in the transmission of letters, &c. by the public mails, &c. March 18, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Resolution submitted by Mr. Mitchell, of S.C. April 10, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, in the case of Jonathan S. Smith. March 21, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. March 25, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Resolution submitted by Mr. Rankin. December 28, 1821. Submitted and ordered to lie on the table one day. December 31, 1821. Amended, again ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Unfinished business of the first session of the Seventeenth Congress. Report of the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred so much of the President's message as concerns the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign nations. March 15, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Cocke. March 18, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report on the petition of Stephen Howard, Jun. accompanied with a bill for his relief. March 18, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the President's message concerning the recognition of the late Spanish provinces in America. March 19, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Sarah Easton and Dorothy Storer. March 19, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Samuel H. Walley, and Henry G. Foster." March 23, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next. Report of the Committee on the Public Buildings, with a bill making appropriations for the public buildings. March 25, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Nathan Ford. March 20, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. March 25, 1822. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on the Expenditures on the Public Buildings. March 26, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Military Committee, on the Georgia militia claim. March 26, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Resolution submitted by Mr. Cook. March 28, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of modifying the Act for the Gradual Increase of the Navy. March 29, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, instructed (by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 23d December last) to inquire "whether the Army had been reduced according to the provisions of the act entitled 'An Act To Reduce and Fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States,'" passed 2d March, 1821. April 2, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on the Slave Trade, on the petition of William de la Carrera. April 2, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the bill from the Senate for the relief of the heirs of Alexander Montgomery. April 4, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the petition of Jacob Schieffelin and Henry Schieffelin. April 8, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on the Expenditures on the Public Buildings. April 8, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Public Buildings, accompanied with a bill fixing the compensation of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings. April 8, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Bassett. April 9, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of S. Henderson. April 10, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the message of the President of the United States, relating to the amount of public money paid to the Attorney General, over and above his salary fixed by law. April 12, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the select committee, appointed on the 28th ultimo, to inquire into the propriety of repealing the act of 1813, to encourage vaccination, accompanied with a bill to repeal the act, entitled "An Act To Encourage Vaccination." April 13, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, ordered to lie on the table. Report of the select committee appointed on the 18th of February last, to inquire whether any part of the public expenditure can be retrenched without detriment to the public service, &c. &c. April 15, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Resolution submitted by Mr. Rich (to amend the rules). April 18, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report in part of the select committee appointed, on the 18th February last, to inquire into the propriety of a retrenchment of the expenditures of the government, accompanied with a bill altering the compensation of the members of Congress, and delegates of territories; and, also, the salaries of the clerks, and doorkeepers, &c. of each House of Congress. April 20, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Commerce, on the petition of Henry Lee, with a bill for his relief. April 23, 1822. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the select committee, appointed 24th January last, on the subject of the fines imposed by courts martial on sundry of the militia men of Pennsylvania for delinquencies during the late war. April 25, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on Roads and Canals, upon the subject of internal improvements. April 26, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, in the case of Thomas Eames. April 27, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Report of the Committee on the Public Expenditures. April 27, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of Claims, upon the subject of a trial in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, between the United States and John T. David. April 27, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States. (Submitted by Mr. Montgomery.) April 27, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the petition of Anthony Dey and James Macdonald, and a remonstrance of David Melville. April 29, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Committee on the Post Office Affairs. April 29, 1822. Read, and the resolution therein contained concurred in by the House. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, to which was referred so much of the President's message, at the commencement of the first session of the Seventeenth Congress, as relates to the finances. April 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Reed, of Maryland. April 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Committee of the District of Columbia, to whom were referred sundry memorials from the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, praying the aid of the federal government towards the improvements of the navigation of the River Potomac. May 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the select committee appointed on the 1st instant, to make inquiry in relation to the publication of a system of field service and police adopted for the government of the Army at the last session of Congress. May 6, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the select committee appointed on the 22d ult. to inquire into the contract between the United States and Elijah Mix, of the 18th of July, 1818, and to report to the House whether the same was made according to law. May 7, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Wood. December 6, 1821. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Cannon. December 11, 1821. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Resolution of Mr. M'Duffie. February 12, 1822. Submitted for consideration, and ordered to lie on the table one day, under the rule. Resolutions of Mr. Nelson, of Maryland. January 15, 1822. Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Resolved, that each of the United States has an equal right to participate in the benefit of the public lands, the common property of the Union... Resolutions submitted by Mr. Baldwin, proposing certain alterations in the existing laws for laying and collecting duties on importations. January 7, 1822. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Resolutions submitted by Mr. Trimble. Joint resolutions acknowledging the independence of Colombia; and declaring that such other Spanish American provinces as have declared, and are maintaining, their independence, ought also to be acknowledged sovereign and independent governments. January 31, 1822. Read twice, and ordered to lie on the table. |
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Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, on the number, value, & position of the copper mines on the southern shore of Lake Superior. December 11, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Seventeenth Congress. December 3, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to certain Christian Indians, and the lands intended for their benefit, on the Muskingum, in the State of Ohio granted under an act of Congress of June 1st, 1796, to the Society of United Brethren for Propagating the Gospel among the Heathen. December 10, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, December 19, 1822. The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of James Byers, of New York, report: That the petitioner, on the 27th day of November, A.D. 1813, made proposals to the War Department to supply rations... In Senate of the United States, December 23, 1822. The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Purdy, report: That in the year 1809, the petitioner was a lieutenant colonel in the Army of the United States, and in command of the troops stationed at Highwassee garrison. That a certain William Luty, a pedlar by occupation, applied for permission to sell goods to the soldiers... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his annual report on the state of the finances. December 27, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1822. Read, and ordered to be printed. The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Forrest, of Washington City, report: That the petition and papers of the said Joseph Forrest have, at different sessions of Congress, been referred to the Committee of Claims, and that several reports have been made thereon... In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1822. Read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Alexander A. White, report: That that petitioner states that, in June, 1815, he found a tract of Congress land in the Parish of West Baton Rouge, in the State of Louisiana... In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1822. Read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Joshua Russell, of Tyler County, Virginia, report: That the petitioner, in the month of December, 1817, being desirous to purchase a small parcel of land in Monroe County, in the State of Ohio... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with three resolutions of the Senate, of the 5th April last, information in detail of the expenses of building each vessel of war authorized by the act of the 2d of January, 1813, and its supplements; and, also, the names, number, grade, &c. of the officers and men employed at each Navy yard and naval station, during the two years immediately preceding the 1st of January, 1822. January 4, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting (in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of 29th April last) a report of the number of persons placed upon the pension list up to the 4th of September, 1822, by virtue of the acts of the 18th of March, 1818, and 1st of May, 1820. December 3, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in relation to the equipment of an additional force for the suppression of piracy in the West Indians seas, &c. December 12, 1822. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. |
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In Senate of the United States, February 22, 1823. The Committee of Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Robert F. Stockton, have had the same under consideration, and thereupon make the following report: That, from the facts set forth in the petition, and the evidence produced before the Committee, it appears that the petitioner, having command of the United States' schooner Alligator... Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting reports, made under an act supplementary to the several acts for the adjustment of land claims, in the State of Louisiana. January 24, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 25, 1823. Mr. Noble, from the Committee on Pensions, laid before the Senate the following documents, which were read, and ordered to be printed. War Department, January 2d, 1822. Sir: In answer to your letter, making several inquiries relative to the regiment commanded by Colonel Bedel, and in relation to several other subjects connected with Revolutionary pensions... In Senate of the United States, January 7, 1823. Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, from the Military Committee, made the following report; which was read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The Military Committee, to whom was referred the resolution instructing them to inquire into the expediency of providing for the final settlement of the militia claims of the State of Georgia... Petition of Joseph Forrest, praying indemnification for the loss of a vessel chartered by the United States. January 8, 1823. Ordered to be printed. In Senate of the United States, January 10, 1823. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Taylor, of Va., asked and obtained leave to introduce the following resolution, which was read, and passed to the second reading: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as it respects the election of the President and Vice President of the United States... In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1823. The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the petition of James Morrison, of Kentucky, with the accompanying documents, report: That no additional evidence has been given in this case to vary it from the last session of Congress... In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1823. The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Buel, report: That, from the petition and documents referred to them, it appears that in the spring of 1815 a suit was brought in favor of the United States against the petitioner, in the district court for the State of Vermont, for moneys received... In Senate of the United States, January 20, 1823. Ordered, that the report of the Ordnance Department which accompanied the President's message of the 13th instant, on the subject of establishing a national armory on the western waters, be printed for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States, January 22, 1823. Ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The Committee of Finance, to whom was referred the petition of Stephen T. Northam and others, of Newport, Rhode Island, report: The petitioners state that, on the 19th day of June, 1815, they took out a licence for a distillery, in said Newport, for the distilling from molasses... In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1823. Mr. Van Dyke, from the Committee on Public Lands, made the following report, which was read, and ordered to be printed. The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Harrison, agent for the heirs of Captain Jonathan Carver, praying for the recognition and confirmation of an Indian deed for a large tract of land... Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, (in pursuance of a resolution of the Senate, of Dec. 12, 1822), statements exhibiting the amount in the aggregate of the goods, wares, and merchandise exported from the United States to France, and imported from thence, in each year from and after the year 1814, to the year 1820; discriminating, in the exports, between the articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, and those of foreign countries; and also, stating the national character of the vessels in which such exports and imports have been made. January 23, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January, 23, 1823. Mr. Taylor, of Virginia, from the committee to which was referred a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as it respects the election of President and Vice President of the United States, reported the following new draft as a substitute therefor, which was read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. Letter from the Governor and Council of Maryland transmitting a report of the commissioners appointed to survey the River Potomac. January 27, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, January 30, 1823. Amendment proposed by Mr. Dickerson, to the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as it respects the election of President and Vice-President of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida. February 3, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1823, Mr. Barbour, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, communicated the following act of the British Parliament, which was ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. In Senate of the United States, February 7, 1823. The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, with accompanying documents, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 22d February, 1822, "requesting the President of the United States to cause to be collected, and communicated to the Senate at the commencement of the next session of Congress, the best information which he may be able to obtain, relative to certain Christian Indians, and the lands, intended for their benefit, on the Muskingum, in the State of Ohio..." In Senate of the United States, February 7, 1823. Ordered to be printed. Department of War, 6th February, 1823. Sir: I have examined the bill, which accompanied your letter of the third instant, and, in compliance with your request, have the honor to state that, in the opinion of this Department, the public interest will be promoted by the passage of this bill, or one containing similar provisions, at this time. The permanent fortifications which have been commenced since the late war, some of which are completed, will require large additional supplies... In Senate of the United States, February 10, 1823. Mr. Noble, from the Committee on Pensions, communicated the following letter from the Secretary of War, which was read, and ordered to be printed. War Department, February 8, 1823. Sir, I have the honor to inform you, in reply to your letter of the 6th instant, that, until the month of August, 1818, no particular account was kept of the number of applications for pensions... Memorial of the General Assembly of Mississippi, praying a donation of public land for the benefit of the Natchez Hospital. February 12, 1823. Ordered to be printed, together with the accompanying act, for the use of the Senate. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, an estimate of the amount of land in the State of Georgia to which the Indian title has been extinguished by the United States, since the cession of a portion of the territory of Georgia to the United States, with a statement of the cost of such extinguishment; and also, an estimate of the amount of land within the said state to which the Indian title still remains to be extinguished, and by what tribes claimed. February 15, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 17, 1823. Mr. Lowrie, from the Committee of Finance, to whom was referred the memorial of Lewis A. Petray and Just Viel, report: The memorialists state that they, on the 10th day of January, 1822, received on consignment, in the American brig Neptune's Barge, certain sugars and brandies... In Senate of the United States, February 21, 1823. Ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of the 17th January, make the following report: Resolved, that the President be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate, at the commencement of the next session of Congress, the plan for the fortification contemplated to be erected at St. Mary's River... In Senate of the United States, February 21, 1823. Ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, who were instructed to inquire into the expediency of making a donation of lands lying upon the waters of the Pearl River, to be appropriated under the direction of the General Assembly of the State of Mississippi, to aid in the opening and improving the navigation of said river, from the seat of government of the state to the Gulph [sic] of Mexico, beg leave to report... In Senate of the United States, February 27, 1823. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of John S. Stiles, executor, &c. of George Stiles, deceased, with the accompanying documents, report: That, while the enemy were in the Chesapeake, in September, 1814, the government of the United States caused to be sunk, at the mouth of the harbor of Baltimore, several vessels belonging to citizens of that place... In Senate of the United States, March 3, 1823. Mr. Macon, from the Committee, laid before the Senate the following: A list of accounts passed by the Committee on Accounts, 17th Congress, second session... Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 29th ult., in relation to loans of money from the Treasury to individuals or banking institutions since March 3, 1789. February 28, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Report of the Secretary of War, transmitting, in conformity with a resolution of the Senate of the 27th ultimo, a statement showing the number of officers & soldiers disabled in the service of the U.S. in the late war who have been placed on the pension list since the last session of Congress, &c. March 1, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements shewing the commerce and navigation of the United States for the year ending the 30th September, 1822. January 18, 1823. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. In Senate of the United States, February 11, 1823. Ordered to be printed for use of the Senate. On the petition of Ebenezer Oliver and others, directors of an association called the "New England Mississippi Land Company," the Judiciary Committee, to whom the same was referred, report, as follows... |
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| Serial set 75 | Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the second session of the Seventeenth Congress; begun and held at the City of Washington, December 2, 1822, and in the forty-seventh year of the independence of the United States. | 1 |
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Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, accompanied by an exhibit shewing the number of officers of each grade necessary to command the vessels of the Navy. January 13, 1823, Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report and statements in relation to a loan formerly made to certain commissioners of the City of Washington; prepared in obedience to a resolution of the seventh instant. January 13, 1823. Read, and referred to the committee appointed to make certain inquires in relation to the disposal of the public lots in the City of Washington. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of the number of officers and messengers retained in the Post Office Department. In pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 16th April last. December 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Seventeenth Congress. December 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings. Made in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 28th of January, 1818. December 10, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a plan of the naval peace establishment of the Navy of the United States, and also of the Marine Corps. (Made in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th of March last.) December 10, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Message from the President of the United States, on the subject of piracies committed on the seamen and commerce of the United States in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico. December 10, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Memorial of sundry merchants of Boston upon the subject of the revenue laws. December 23, 1822. Read, and referred to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the state of the finances. December 24, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the results of assays made at the Mint of the United States, on the several species of foreign coins, current, by law, in the U. States. December 24, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland. January 3, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, (in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, of the 2d February, 1821), information in relation to the claims of John H. Piatt. January 3, 1823. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Postmaster General, in relation to the state and condition of the Cumberland Road. (Made in pursuance to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st ult.) January 7, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th Dec. last, in relation to the laws which have been made by the Governor and Legislative Council of Florida. January 6, 1823. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 7, 1823. Committee discharged, and ordered to lie on the table. Memorial of the inhabitants of East Florida, convened in the City of St. Augustine. January 8, 1823. Read, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting reports of the number of clerks, &c. in the Navy Department, and in the office of the Navy Commissioners, during the year 1822. January 9, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Commissioners of Naval Hospitals, shewing the state of the Naval Hospital Fund, &c. &c. Made in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 20th December last. January 9, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund. viz: United States stock held to the credit of the fund; bank stock do.; warrants drawn on the fund; Treasurer's account; list of pensioners. January 10, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of all the moneys drawn from the Treasury on account of the Naval Service from the 1st October, 1821, to 30th June, 1822, &c. January 7, 1823. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. January 13, 1823. Committee discharged from consideration, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of expenditures, under the head of contingent expenses, from 1st October, 1821, to 30th September, 1822, as settled at the Office of the Fourth Auditor. January 7, 1823. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. January 13, 1823. Committee discharged from consideration, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement exhibiting the names of the clerks employed in the Treasury Department; and the compensation received by each during the year 1822. January 15, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement shewing the names of surgeons and surgeons' mates of the Navy of the United States now on duty; their respective stations, annual compensation, &c. Rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant. January 16, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. list of reports to be made to the House of Representatives at the 2d session of the 17th Congress by the executive departments; prepared, in obedience to a standing order of the House of Representatives, by Samuel Burch, chief Clerk in the office of said House. December 2, 1822. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the number of officers and messengers retained in the Department of State. Made in obedience to resolutions of the House of Representatives, of the 16th of April, and 7th of May last. December 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, (in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th of April, 1822), a report of the officers and messengers retained in the Treasury Department &c &c. December 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the number of officers and messengers retained in the War Department. Made in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of 16 April, 1822. December 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the officers & messengers retained in the Navy Department, &c. (Made in pursuance of resolutions of the House of Representatives, of the 16th April and 7th May last.) December 3, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. |
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| Serial set 77 | Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of accounts which have remained unsettled three years prior to the 30th September, 1822; a list of such officers as have failed to settle their accounts within the year, or have balances unaccounted for, advanced one year prior to 30th September, 1822, and an abstract of moneys, prior to the 3d of March, 1809, on the books of the late Accountant of the War Department, and which remained to be accounted for on the books of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, on the 30th September, 1822. December 30, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. | 1 |
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Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of Commodore Rodgers' marine rail-way, or inclined plane. January 27, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the letter of Mr. Prevost, and other documents, relating to an establishment made at the mouth of Columbia River. January 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to the fortifying of Thompson's Island, usually called Key West, &c. &c. January 20, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, transmitting an estimate of appropriations necessary for the service of the year 1823. January 16, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Major General Jacob Brown upon the subject of the military road leading from Plattsburg to Sackett's Harbour. January 22, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in the War Department during the year 1822, and the compensation allowed to each. January 22, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Board of Engineers on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, made in the year 1821. January 22, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of persons to whom patents have been granted for any new and useful invention during the year 1822. January 22, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual statement of the district tonnage of the United States, on the 31st December, 1821. January 23, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Third Auditor of the Treasury, to the Secretary of War, accompanied with a statement exhibiting the payments made in each year to officers of the Army, on account of transportation, since the last reduction of the Army, &c. January 23, 1823. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Report of Maj. Gen. Alex. Macomb, Chief Engineer, to the Secretary of War, in relation to the nature and extent of the work done and the materials delivered at the several fortifications, viz: Forts Delaware, Washington, Monroe, Calhoun and Rigolets, under the appropriation for the year 1822. January 23, 1823. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Comptroller, in relation to fines assessed upon citizens of the State of Virginia for non-performance of militia duty during the late war with Great Britain, &c. January 25, 1823. Read, and referred to a select committee. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1822. January 25, 1822. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of drawbacks on goods exported in 1819, 1820, and 1821, compared with the duties on the same goods, &c. January 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of moneys arising from the sale of public lands in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, and Missouri, which have been paid to said states, or is due to each; appropriated by law for the opening roads and canals within the same. January 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Governor and Council of Maryland, transmitting a report of the commissioners appointed to survey the River Potomac. January 28, 1823. Ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of payments made at the Treasury, for the discharge of miscellaneous claims not otherwise provided for during the year 1822; a statement of contracts and purchases made by collectors for the Revenue Service during the year 1821; a statement of contracts made in relation to oil, light-houses, beacons, buoys, stakeages, &c. &c., and a statement of expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen for the year 1821. January 29, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Memorial of the manufacturers of cordage, of the City and County of Philadelphia. January 30, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, to which is committed the bill for more effectual encouragement of certain domestic manufactures. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, transmitting sundry documents and correspondences in relation to the Indians of Florida. January 30, 1823. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 24th inst.) information in relation to the operation of the seventh section of the "Act Supplementary to an Act To Regulate the Collection of Duties on Imports and Tonnage," passed 20th April, 1818; and in relation to the abolition of certain ports of entry, &c. January 31, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Report of the Washington Canal Company, of their receipts and expenditures during the year 1822. February 3, 1823. Ordered to lie on the table. Act passed by the Legislative Council of Florida, entitled "An Act To Raise a Revenue in the Territory of Florida." February 3, 1823. Ordered to be printed by the House of Representatives, and to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida. February 3, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a "Convention of Navigation and Commerce," between the United States and France, as concluded and signed at Washington, 24th June, 1822. February 20, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a convention concluded at St. Petersburg, the 12th day of July, 1822, under the mediation of the Emperor of all the Russias, between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty. January 25, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means |
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Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the amount received annually under the Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen since its passage; as, also, the amount expended. February 3, 1823. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the appropriations for his Department for the year 1822, with the amount expended under each head, and the balance remaining in the Treasury at the end of the year. February 3, 1823. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a list of newspapers and periodical works, with a catalogue of the books purchased for the use of the Navy Department, for the last six years; and a similar list and catalogue for the office of the Commissioners of the Navy. Rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 20th inst. February 4, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. February 5, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in his office during the year 1822, and the salary allowed to each. February 6, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of all contracts made by the War Department during the year 1822. February 6, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual statements of the appropriations and expenditures of the Navy Department for the year 1822. February 6, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in relation to the unlawful expedition fitted out from the ports of the United States against the Spanish Island of Porto Rico. February 4, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. February 6, 1823. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a resolution of the Legislature, and an extract of a letter from the Governor of Georgia, and a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Missouri, relative to the extinguishment of the Indian title to land within the said states. February 7, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of 9th Jan. last), a statement of outstanding Custom house bonds on the 1st October, 1822; a statement of bonds taken for duties on merchandise, and debentures issued for drawback, from 1st January, 1821, to 30th September, 1822; a statement of the nett amount of revenue on merchandise, tonnage, &c. of payment into the Treasury, and expenses of collection of the same, on 31st December of the years 1816, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 1821; and a statement of the whole amount of the unexpended balance of the sinking fund, distinguishing each year since 1817. February 8, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Chairman of the Committee on the Public Lands, with a statement of the compensation of the registers and receivers of the land offices for three years therein mentioned. February 10, 1823. Ordered to be printed by the House of Representatives. Document accompanying the Bill No. 286, respecting claims and titles to land in Florida. February 10, 1823. Ordered to be printed by the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of contracts made by the several surveyors general of the public lands, for services performed since the first day of Jan., 1819. Made in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 17th January last. February 11, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements shewing the commerce and navigation of the United States for the year ending the 30th September, 1822. January 18, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. |
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Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 22d ult.) the correspondence between the government of the United States and Great Britain, relating to the negotiation of the convention of the 20th October, 1818. February 15, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to the changes in the commercial regulations of the different foreign nations with which the United States have intercourse. February 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, reports of the newspapers, journals and other periodical publications, charts, and instruments, maps, and prints, taken at the public expense in the War Department; also, a catalogue of the books which have been purchased on public account within the last six years. February 11, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures at the national armories and of the arms made and repaired therein during the year 1822. February 15, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on so much of the memorial of the Legislature of Alabama as relating to the sale of the public lands in the Counties of Jackson and Decatur, in that state. Referred to him by the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 3d of February, instant. February 15, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and statement respecting the appropriations for fortifications in the years 1820, 1821, & 1822, as required by the resolution adopted on the 6th inst. February 17, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information in relation to expenditures on the Ordnance Department, the quantity and description of arms now belonging to the United States, as required by the resolution of the 17th of December last. February 17, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, transmitting a statement of the expenditure of the appropriation for arming and equipping the whole body of the militia for the year 1822; also, a statement of existing engagements for supplying arms, &c. under the law for "Arming the Whole of the Militia of the United States"; with an estimate of the amount required by each, during the year 1823. February 18, 1823. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Memorial of sundry citizens of West Florida. February 19, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill to amend the Act for the Establishment of a Territorial Government in Florida. Memorial of sundry masters of American vessels, lying in the port of Charleston, S.C. February 19, 1823. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of the accounts of superintendents and agents for Indian affairs, prepared in pursuance of the 3d section of the act of 5th May, 1822, to amend the act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers. February 19, 1823. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the expenditures in laying out and making the Cumberland Road. February 20, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, transmitting a statement of the Register, exhibiting the contingent expenses of the several land offices, as the same have been settled at the Treasury of the United States. February 20, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting statements shewing the books, charts, periodical publications, instruments, measures, &c. &c. purchased by the Department of State, at the public expense, during the last six years. February 21, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by resolutions of the House of Representatives, in relation to the security obtained by the government in the year 1821 from the Bank of Vincennes, for the public deposites in the said bank, &c. &c. &c. February 24, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter of Col. Bomford, on ordnance duty, to the Secretary of War, relative to the number of arms required annually to supply the militia of the west. February 24, 1823. Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Chairman of the committee appointed further to investigate the suppression in the printing of certain public documents in relation to the western banks. February 26, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, (pursuant to a resolution of the 11th instant), a report of the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to prize agents. February 24, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. |
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Additional papers communicated by the President of the United States, to the correspondence between the government of the United States and Great Britain, relating to the negotiation of the Convention of the 20th October, 1818, (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 22d ult.). March 1, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements showing the operations of the Mint of the United States during the year 1822. February 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on the books of receipts and expenditures which have been due more than three years prior to the 30th September last; also, a list of balances standing on the books of the revenue, unsettled by the collectors of the Customs, during the period before mentioned. December 9, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on account of the late internal revenue on the books of the Register, which have been due and unsettled more than three years prior to 30th September, 1822. December 18, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting the return of American seamen as registered in the several collection districts in the three first quarters of the year 1822. February 3, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1822. February 4, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 20th ult.) statements shewing the newspapers, journals, charts, instruments, maps, &c. which are taken in the Treasury Department at the public expense; also, a catalogue of the books which have been procured for the use of said Department during the last six years. February 25, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting reports of the incorporated banks in the District of Columbia, shewing the state of their affairs on the 31st December, 1822. February 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to the operations of the several land offices under the provisions of the act of 2d March, 1821, for the relief of purchasers of the public lands prior to 1st July, 1820; rendered in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of 29th December last. February 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a supplementary return to the digest of the accounts of the manufacturing establishments and their manufactures. February 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement showing what sums of money have been charged or retained by registers and receivers of public moneys since twentieth April, 1818, for clerk hire, office rent, &c. not usually allowed. Also, a statement of emoluments to receivers and registers during the years 1819, 1820, and 1821. March 3, 1823. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to the transactions of the commissioners under the 6th and 7th articles of the Treaty of Ghent. Also, the measures which have been taken under the fourth article of the treaty with Spain, of February 22, 1819, for fixing the boundary line described in the third article of the last mentioned treaty. March 1, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to the illegal blockade of the ports of the Spanish Main, and of vessels of the United States captured by privateers fitted out in Porto Rico and other Spanish islands, &c. March 1, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. |
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Message from the President of the United States, transmitting statements from the Treasury Department, shewing the amount of moneys advanced to agents, contractors, &c. since 1st Jan., 1817, which have not been accounted for, and the amount of loss sustained in each case, the securities taken, and the names of the sureties. February 20, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of accounts which have remained unsettled on the books of the Second Auditor more than three years prior to 30th September, 1822; also, a list of officers who have failed to settle their accounts, in the office of the said Auditor, for advances made within the year terminating on the 30th Sept., 1821. December 27, 1822. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances on account of the old internal revenue and direct tax; a list of balances on account of the late direct tax; a list of balances due from receivers of public moneys for land sold; and a list of officers who have omitted to render their accounts within the year ending the 30th Sept., 1822. January 25, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances standing on the books of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, which have remained unsettled more than three years prior to 30th September last. January 31, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information called for by the resolution of the 24th ultimo, of the number of persons, and the amount due from each, whose compensation hath been withheld, in pursuance of the law, prohibiting payment to persons in arrear to the government. February 26, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement showing the contracts made for carrying the mails of the U. States in the year 1822. March 1, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. |
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