Call Number (LC) Title Results
Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 18 Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the remainder of the documents referred to in his message of the seventeenth ult. December 15, 1818. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of the heirs, &c. of Alexander Montgomery, accompanied with a bill for their relief. December 14, 1818. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, transmitting information relative to the claim of Bickley and Clark. December 18, 1818. 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 information of the progress that has been made, under the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1817, entitled "An Act To Set Apart and Dispose of Certain Public Lands for the Encouragement of the Cultivation of the Vine and Olive." December 14, 1818. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the sales of public lands in the Alabama Territory, &c. &c., in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the third instant. December 16, 1818. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the correspondence between the Governor of Georgia and Maj. Gen. Jackson, on the subject of the arrest of Captain Obed Wright. December 14, 1818. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Report of the Military Committee, on petition of Captain Stanton Sholes, accompanied with a bill for his relief. December 16, 1818. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next
Report of a select committee on the petition of John B.C. Lucas, and Clement Penrose, acompanied with a bill for their relief. December 15, 1818. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House, &c.
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Elias Parks. December 17, 1818. Read and ordered to lie upon the table
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of lands sold northwest of the Ohio, the purchase money of which has not been fully paid, and the moneys received for said lands ; also, a description of the paper which has been received, and is still receivable for the same. December 18, 1818. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Bowie and Kurtz. December 14, 1818. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Secretary of War, upon the subject of the reduction of the expenses of the military peace establishment of the United States ; on a change in the ration established, by law ; and of a system for the establishment of a commissariat for the Army. December 14, 1818. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Report of the Military Committee, in the case of Harvey Wakefield, accompanied with a bill for his relief. December 16, 1818. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the expenditure of appropriations to reward the officers and crews of certain vessels for captures made during the late war with Great Britain. December 17, 1818. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report in the case of Thomas Carr, and al., accompanied with a bill for the benefit of Thomas Carr and others. December 14, 1818. Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Sarah Ingram. December 16, 1818. Read and ordered to lie upon the table
Memorial of the Legislature of Missouri for a division of the territory, &c. December 18, 1818. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House, on the bill authorizing the people of the Missouri Territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union, &c.
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 101 Letters from the Bank of the United States and branches; also, from state banks; commencing Jan. 1, 1817, and ending May 8, 1822, to the Secretary of the Treasury. Vol. II 1
Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 105 Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of William Dixon and James Dixon. January 28, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of Julia Lawrence, with "A Bill Further Extending the Term of Half Pay Pensions to the Widows and Children of Officers, Seamen, and Marines, Who Died in the Public Service." December 19, 1823. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, on the petition of John Hecks. January 13, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie on the table
Report of the select committee, to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States in relation to the representatives of the late Caron de Beaumarchais. February 16, 1824. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of Barnard Thooft, with a bill for his relief. January 16, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of William Kendall. December 23, 1823. Read, and, with an accompanying report, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the claim of John Thomas and Company, with a bill for his relief. January 15, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Petition of Wm. King, praying to be allowed to substantiate lost vouchers
Report of the Committee of Naval Affairs, on the petition of Jonas Duncan, with a bill for his relief. February 17, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee to which was referred, on the 9th ultimo, the memorial of Dr. James Smith, accompanied with a bill to encourage vaccination. March 4, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Roads and Canals, upon the subject of the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, accompanied with a bill to improve the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. February 28, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, in the case of Edmond Booker. January 9, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the select committee, appointed on the 31st of December last, to consider and report upon the petition of Augustus F. Cammann. February 4, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, in the case of Richard G. Morris. January 5, 1824. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, in the case of certain distillers, of Berks County, Pennsylvania, with a bill for their relief. December 24, 1823. 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 Arthur H. Henley, accompanied with a bill for his relief. January 20, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee in the case of Willie Blount. February 24, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of Arkansas, in relation to certain settlers on the public lands, accompanied with a bill concerning pre-emption rights in the Territory of Arkansas. February 4, 1824. 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 Brintnel Robbins, with a bill for his relief. December 22, 1823. 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 Joshua Bennett, with a bill for his relief. February 4, 1824. 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 Mercer Duval. February 2, 1824. Read, and, with a bill for his relief, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, in the case of Joseph Marechal, with a bill for his relief. January 26, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House tomorrow
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs in the case of Penelope Denny, with a bill for her relief. December 19, 1823. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States of the 7th inst. relating to the accounts of Daniel D. Tompkins, late governor of the State of New York, accompanied with a bill appropriating a certain sum of money for the relief of Daniel D. Tompkins. December 10, 1823. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of Joshua Aubin, and others, merchants, who imported goods into Castine during the late war, accompanied with a bill for their relief. January 15, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of John Jenkins. December 23, 1823. Read, and, with the accompanying bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Public Buildings, in relation to the operations on said buildings during the last year, and to their present state.
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, in the case of Catherine Louderman, with a bill for her relief. February 11, 1824. 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 Jacob Shafer, with a bill for his relief. December 17, 1823. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of George Harlin. February 13, 1824. Read, and committed, with a bill for his relief, to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Nathaniel Jones. February 13, 1824. Read, and with a bill for his relief, reported herewith, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee, to which was referred the memorial of the legal representatives of John H. Piatt, accompanied with a bill for their relief. January 9, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Charles Bradford, with a bill for his relief. February 11, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Report of the Committee of Private Land Claims, in the case of Judah Alden, with a bill for his relief. February 26, 1824. Read, and, with the bill committed for to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Henry Lee. February 5, 1824. Read To lie on the table. February 9, 1824. Recommitted to Committee of Claims.
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of John P. Cox. March 5, 1824. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of R.S. Foreman, with a bill for his relief. January 21, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th ult., directing them to inquire into the expediency of building ten additional sloops [of] war, accompanied with a bill authorizing the building of ten sloops of war. January 20, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Thomas Cox, and others. February 4, 1824. Read ; ordered that it lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, upon the subject of continuing in force the provisions of the "Act for the Relief of the Purchasers of Public Lands Prior to the 1st July, 1820." January 12, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of John Chalmers. March 5, 1824. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, on the subject of fixing an amount of annual income which shall exclude the applicant from a pension, under the law of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. January 12, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of M. Burns. January 30, 1824. Read, and, with the bill for his relief, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of the heirs of William Forbes. January 23, 1824. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the bill from the Senate for the relief of Josiah Hook, Jun. January 24, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the Georgia militia claims of 1792, 1793, and 1794. January 28, 1824. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of John Holliday, accompanied with a bill for his relief. February 13, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was recommitted the bill for the relief of Sarah Perry, mother of the late Oliver H. Perry. February 23, 1824. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of Jacob Babbitt, with a bill for his relief. December 17, 1823. Read twice, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of 21st January, 1824, instructing said committee to inquire into the expediency of appropriating $5,000 for the use of the Library of Congress, accompanying a bill for effecting that object. February 24, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the claim of John B. Smith. January 20, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. January 21, 1824. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Commerce, in the case of the brig Union, now called the William, with a bill authorizing the issuing a register to the brig William, of New York. February 3, 1824. 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 Frederick Purley. January 16, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. January 22, 1824. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Nathaniel Childers. January 16, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. January 29, 1824. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Documents to accompany the Bill (H.R. No. 73) for the relief of John Donnelson, Stephen Heard, and others. January 21, 1824. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Garrett Fountain. December 15, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table
Report of the Committee on Elections, on the petition of Parmenio Adams, contesting the election of Isaac Wilson. December 30, 1823. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Elections, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 25th ultimo, instructing them to report whether any other members returned to this House "were not, at the time of their election, inhabitants of the state from which they were respectively returned." March 3, 1824. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the report of the Committee of Elections in the case of John Bailey
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the petition of Alexander Macomb. January 20, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, in relation to compensation to a company of rangers commanded by Captain James Bigger. January 23, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. February 13, 1824. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the memorial of the corporation of St. Anne's Church, Detroit, accompanied with a bill for their relief. January 16, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, on the petition of Elliott Rucker, accompanied with a bill for his relief. February 6, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, in the case of Henry Lightner, accompanied by a bill. February 26, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred a letter and documents from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the loss of a sum of money by the receiver of the land office at Vandalia. February 17, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, in the case of Thomas W. Bacot, accompanied with a bill for his relief. December 18, 1823. 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 Joseph Janney. January 5, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. January 7, 1824. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, in the case of Elisha Wade and of John Salady. January 7, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie on the table
Report of the select committee, appointed on the 5th instant, to take into consideration the subject of amending the Constitution of the United States, in respect to the election of a President and Vice President of the United States ; accompanied with a joint resolution to effect that object. December 22, 1823. Read, and, with the said resolution, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Giffin and Hoag. January 9, 1824. Read, and, with a bill for their relief, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of the heirs and representatives of the late Don Miguel Eslava, accompanied with a bill for their relief. January 21, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Elections, to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens of the District of Norfolk, in the State of Massachusetts, remonstrating against the return of John Bailey, esq. as a representative of said district, in the 18th Congress. February 20, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Lemuel Arms. February 2, 1824. Read, and, with a bill for his relief, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, on the petition of Henry Cotheal, David Cotheal, and Abraham S. Hallett. January 12, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Adelaide Brush, with a bill for the relief of the representatives of Elijah Brush. January 26, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed
Report of the Committee of Claims, to which was recommitted, on the 18th instant, their report on the petition of the Levy Court of Calvert County, in the State of Maryland. December 19, 1823. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred, on the 9th of December last, sundry resolutions in relation to lands in the State of Louisiana. January 12, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie on the table
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Charles Minifie. December 19, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. December 30, 1823. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of Francis G. Macey and others, accompanied with a bill for their relief. January 16, 1824. 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 Enos Terry. December 26, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Report of the Committee on Elections, on the petition of John Biddle, contesting the election of Gabriel Richard. January 13, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 108 Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the Senate, of 10th May last), the names of all the pensioners on the pension list, &c. &c. up to the fourth of September last. December 20, 1824. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Petition of Lewis Tarascon (and others), praying the opening of a wagon road from the River Missouri, north of the River Kansas, to the River Columbia. December 13, 1824. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Answers of Augustus Storrs, of Missouri, to certain queries upon the origin, present state, and future prospect of trade and intercourse between Missouri and the internal provinces of Mexico, propounded by the Hon. Mr. Benton. January 3, 1825. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 10, 1825. The Committee on Foreign Relations submit a report on so much of the President's message as relates to piracies
Report of the Postmaster General, on the subject of the most practical post route from New Orleans to Washington City. (Rendered in obedience to a resolution of the Senate.) December 15, 1824. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, December 30, 1824. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. United States' Commercial Agency. Be it known, that, on the day of the date hereof, before me, John Mountain, Vice Commercial Agent of the United States of America, at the City of Havana, personally came and appeared
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 115 Letter from Samuel B. Overton and Joseph M. White (commissioners for ascertaining claims to land in the Territory of Florida), transmitting a report of claims to land in West Florida, founded on habitation and cultivation, between the 22d of February, 1819, and the 17th of July, 1821. January 14, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th ultimo, in relation to the western boundary of the United States. January 17, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made by the War Department during the year 1824. January 20, 1825. Read, and ordered that it lie upon the table
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the commissioners appointed under the act of the third of March, 1823, to establish a national armory on the western waters. January 18, 1825. Read Ordered that it be laid upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating his reasons for declining to transmit to the House of Representatives the documents called for by its resolution of the 4th inst., in relation to the conduct of certain officers and agents of the government at or near the ports of South America, on the Pacific Ocean. January 10, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting an abstract of licenses granted to persons to trade in the Indian Country, during the year ending 1st September, 1824. January 17, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in the Department of State, and Patent Office, and the compensation allowed to each. January 14, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, upon the subject of reducing the number of land offices, &c. January 12, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th inst.), copies of letters from Joseph McMinn, deceased, late agent of Indian affairs in the Cherokee Nation ; together with a copy of the plan proposed by the direction of the Secretary of War, for the extinguishment of the Cherokee claim to lands, then occupied by them in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. January 12, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Memorial and resolution of the Legislature of Louisiana, upon the subject of a canal from Lake Pontchartrain to the River Mississippi. January 21, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Memorial of Samuel G. Perkins. January 17, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement exhibiting the names of the clerks employed in the several offices of the Treasury Department during the year 1824, and the compensation allowed to each. January 12, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriations proposed for the service of the year 1825. January 11, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 28th ultimo, in relation to the terms offered by applicants for the stock created by the act of 24th May last, and by whom such terms were offered. January 17, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the convention between the United States and the Emperor of Russia, concluded at St. Petersburg on the 5th of April last. January 21, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the extent of each post-route in the United States ; the number of miles the mail is transported on each route ; with the annual expense of transportation, under existing contracts. January 14, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 116 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of payments at the Treasury made during the year 1824 for the discharge of miscellaneous claims ; 2d. A statement of contracts relative to oil, light-houses, beacons, 3d. A statement of contracts and purchases made by collectors for the Revenue Service during the year 1823 ; 4th. A statement of expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen made during the year 1823. January 28, 1825. Read, and laid upon the table
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting returns of the incorporated banks in the District of Columbia of the state of their affairs at the close of the year 1824. February 24, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the results of the assays of the foreign coins made at the Mint of the United States, current, by law, in the United States. January 28, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Missouri, upon the subject of a communication between the said state and the internal provinces of Mexico, with a letter from Alphonso Wetmore upon the same subject. February 14, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole, to which is committed the bill from the Senate authorizing a road from Missouri to Mexico
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of the report and proceedings of the commissioners appointed to treat with the Creek Nation of Indians for an extinguishment of their claim to land lying within the State of Georgia, &c. February 8, 1825. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements showing the transactions of the Bank of the United States during the year 1824. January 21, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the appropriations for the year 1824, shewing the amount appropriated under each specific head ; the amount expended under each ; and the balance expended on 31st December last. February 1, 1825. Read, and laid upon the table
Letter from the Governor of the State of Maryland, transmitting a copy of an act of the legislature of said state, entitled "An Act To Confirm an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, Entitled 'An Act Incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.'" February 2, 1825. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting information in relation to the state of the commercial relations (as they at present exist), between the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. February 11, 1825. Read Ordered that it be laid upon the table.
Extract of a letter from Francis Adams, commercial agent of the United States at Matanzas, to the Secretary of State, dated December 30, 1824. February 11, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill entitled "A Bill Providing Additional Means for the Suppression of Piracy."
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report in relation to the works carrying on at the Pea Patch, in the Delaware River; and also, the proceedings of a court martial ordered for the trial of Major S. Babcock, the testimony taken in the case, and the judgment pronounced by the court thereupon. January 19, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie on the table.
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures at the national armories, and of the arms, &c. made therein, during the year 1824. February 14, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Navy, with copies of the proceedings of the courts martial in the cases of Lieutenants Weaver and Conner. February 14, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the progress made in the execution of the Act To Abolish the Indian Trading Establishments, &c. January 21, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of appropriations for the service of the Navy Department for the year 1824 ; and the application of the same, &c. February 3, 1825. Read, and laid upon the table
Resolutions of the Council and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, in relation to the people of color of the United States. February 14, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information collected by the Department, upon the subject of accidents on board steam boats. January 31, 1825. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the names of clerks employed in the War Department during the year 1824, and the compensation allowed to each. January 17, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an account of the dividends on the public stock since the establishment of the present government which remain unclaimed. January 25, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Postmaster General, to whom was referred the memorial of sundry citizens of Maryland, in relation to the transportation of the public mail between Philadelphia and Baltimore. January 31, 1825. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry documents in relation to the various tribes of Indians within the United States, and recommending a plan for their future location and government. January 27, 1825. Read Ordered that it be laid upon the table.
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 117 Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, in reference to Major General Lafayette. February 15, 1823. Read Ordered, that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the loss upon bonds taken for duties on goods imported into the District of Philadelphia since the 1st Jan., 1815. February 14, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the maps, plans, and surveys referred to in the report of the Board of Engineers for internal improvement. February 17, 1825. Read Ordered to lie upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the H. of Representatives of the 18th January last), a report from the Secretary of State, with copies of the correspondence relating to the claims of the citizens of the United States upon the government of the Netherlands. February 15, 1825. Read Ordered to lie upon the table.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of the names of the persons who entered into contract with the Treasury Department for the cultivation of the vine and olive, and of the tracts of land allotted to each. February 16, 1825. Read Ordered to lie upon the table.
Message from the President of the United States, inviting the attention of Congress to the exposed situation of the inhabitants of the District of Columbia, in regard to contagious diseases from abroad. February 17, 1823. Read, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia
Return of the state of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, November 30th, 1824. February 16, 1825. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill Authorizing a Subscription of Stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the examination which has been made by the Board of Engineers, with a view to internal improvements, &c. February 14, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 119 Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Second Auditor, in relation to the disbursements of Indian agents from 1st September, 1823, to the 1st September, 1824. February 25, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table. 1
Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 120 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of the reports of the commissioners of land claims in East and West Florida. February 22, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands 1
Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 122 Report of the committee to whom was referred so much of the President's message of the 7th of December last as relates to the suppression of the slave trade. February 16, 1825. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Report of the select committee to which was referred, on the 27th ultimo, the petition of Samuel Ward. January 20, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the reorganization of the Quarter Master's Department ; with a bill to effect the same. December 27, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to which was referred the message of the President of the United States in relation to the Island of Abaco. January 20, 1825. Read, and, by order of the House, laid upon the table
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of the heirs of N. Soileau, with a bill for their relief. January 21, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of Paul Chase, accompanied with a bill for his relief. January 18, 1825. 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 Robert Bedford. January 7, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of William Duane, with a bill for his relief. January 7, 1825. 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 Martin Thomas, administrator of Frederick Goetz and Charles W. Westfall, with a bill for the relief of Goetz and Westfall. February 18, 1825. 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 William Hambly, with a bill for his relief. December 27, 1824. 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 Gilbert C. Russell, accompanied by a bill for his relief. February 7, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Nimrod Farrow and Richard Harris, accompanied with a bill for their relief. February 16, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, upon the subject of modifying the act of Congress in relation to export entries for the benefit of drawback, accompanied with a bill vesting in the Secretary of the Treasury discretionary powers in relation thereto. January 3, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Naval Affairs, in the case of Elias Glen, with a bill for his relief. February 8, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of sundry merchants of Baltimore, praying further compensation for injuries done their vessels sunk in the harbor of said city during the late war. December 27, 1824. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of piracy, accompanied with a bill providing additional means for the suppression of piracy. January 11, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on drawback on refined sugar. February 14, 1825. Read, and, with a bill allowing a drawback on sugar refined, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, upon the subject of authorizing claimants to land in the Territory of Arkansas of a larger extent than one league square, to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims. January 31, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Petition of James D. Cobb. February 7, 1825. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of Edmund Doyle, with a bill for his relief. January 7, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Samuel Baylies, with a bill for his relief. December 30, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, in the case of Abel Turney. May 4, 1824. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. January 25, 1825. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of William Pemberton, accompanied with a bill for his relief. January 7, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, in the case of Dr. Samuel Peters, claiming under Carver. January 28, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee of Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives, on piracy and outrages on American commerce by Spanish privateers. January 31, 1825. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the "Bill Providing Additional Means for the Suppression of Piracy."
Report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, on the petition of John Hick, and a bill for his relief. February 7, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Claims, on the petition of Isaac Pool. January 28, 1824. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. December 21, 1824. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the memorial of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas. January 25, 1825. Read, and laid upon the table
Report of the Committee on Pensions, &c. upon the petition of Edmund Brooke. January 7, 1825. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next
Report of the select committee, to whom was referred the resolution of the 12th of January, on the subject of aiding the State of Indiana in opening a canal to connect the waters of the Wabash River with those of Lake Erie, accompanied by a bill to accomplish that object. February 21, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, accompanying the bill to increase the pay of the sergeants of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes. February 1st, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the committee on so much of the public accounts and expenditures as relate to the Department of the Navy ; with a bill to provide for the proper application and expenditure of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the naval service. January 28, 1825. 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 Joel Abbott, Jr., with a bill for his relief. January 13, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the gradual increase of the Corps of Engineers and Topographical Engineers, and for other purposes. January 24, 1825. Accompanied with a bill, which was read the first and second time, and committed for to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the resolution instructing them to inquire into the expediency of purchasing additional land for the completion of the site of Fort Washington, accompanied with a bill providing for the accomplishment of that object. February 17, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report in the case of Willie Blount, accompanied with a bill for his relief. February 1, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the President's message of the 14th ult. upon the subject of certain lands in the State of Ohio, situate[d] between Roberts' and Ludlow's lines, with a bill to provide for the relinquishment of certain claims to land sold by the United States in the State of Ohio. January 21, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee on the memorial of Walter S. Chandler. January 24, 1825. Accompanied by a bill which was read the first and second time, and committed for to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, on the petition of Daniel Small, Elias Foss, Benjamin Day, and Harvey Libby, praying an extension of the provisions of the Revolutionary pension acts. February 2, 1825. Read Ordered to lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on the Expenditures of the Department of State, for the years 1823 and 1824. February 3, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of William Litle, administrator of Minor Reeves. January 31, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, upon the subject of the payment of interest upon certain loans negotiated by the State of Virginia during the late war for the use of the United States, accompanied by a bill to authorize the payment of the same. January 3, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the committee appointed to prepare rules to be observed by the House of Representatives, in choosing a president, &c. January 26, 1825. Read, and committed to Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Samuel Dale, with a bill for his relief. February 18, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of a select committee on the subject of erecting monuments to the memories of the late Generals Wooster and Davidson, accompanied by a bill making an appropriation to effect the objects aforesaid. February 17, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee appointed on the 14th inst. to examine and report what business ought to be acted upon at the present session. February 17, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of William Townsend, accompanied with a bill for his relief. May 20, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed for to-morrow. December 22, 1824. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Joseph Smith, of Alexandria, with a bill for his benefit. January 5, 1825. 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 Ebenezer Averill, with a bill for his relief. December 29, 1824. 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 Charles D. Brodie, with a bill for his relief. February 4, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee to which was referred, on the 3d ultimo, a memorial of the General Assembly of Illinois upon the subject of a canal communication between the Illinois River and Lake Michigan, accompanied with a bill to aid the State of Illinois in the accomplishment of the same. February 1, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Report of the Committee on the District of Columbia, on the subject of the prisons in the district ; with a bill providing for building a new prison. February 1, 1825. 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 the administratrix of A. Vail. January 10, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, on the petition of Lemuel Wootten. January 20, 1825. Read, and, with a bill for his relief, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs, upon the subject of making an appropriation for the extinguishment of the Indian title to land in the State of Georgia, by purchases from the Creek and Cherokee Indians residing within the state. February 18, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in the case of Johannah Montgomery. January 23, 1825. Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of Joseph Decrits, with a bill for his relief. January 21, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the select committee to which was referred the petitions of inhabitants of Ouachita, and the owners of the land called Bastrop's Grant ; with a bill to authorize a suit against the United States to try the validity of their claims. January 11, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the petition of David Chambers, of the State of Ohio. February 15, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of James Cooke, with a bill for his relief. January 27, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, in the case of James Barker, with a bill for his relief. January 31, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed for to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of Catharine Wise, with a bill for her relief. February 11, 1825. Read, and with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on the Post Office, &c. on the petition of Jarvis Jackson, with a bill for his relief. January 24, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the claim of Richard Hightower, accompanied with a bill for his relief. February 17, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Mary Miller, administratrix of Amos Miller, with a bill for her relief. December 27, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Mary E. Benton. January 6, 1825. Read Ordered to lie upon the table. January 7, 1825. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Report of the select committee to whom was referred the case of Moses Shepherd, accompanied by a bill for his relief. February 8, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of George Love, with a bill for his relief. February 11, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Select Committee to which was referred, on the 23d ultimo, the petition of sundry claimants under the title of the Marquis de Maison Rouge, to certain lands in the State of Louisiana, accompanied with a bill to authorize the representatives of the Marquis de Maison Rouge to institute a suit against the United States, &c. January 7, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of a select committee upon the petition of John Crain, accompanied with a bill for his relief. February 3, 1825. 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 David Gilmore, with a bill for his relief. January 28, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the subject of a judgment against the late General Elijah Wadsworth, at the suit of the United States ; accompanied with a bill discharging the said judgment. January 7, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next
Report of the committee to whom was referred the communication of the Speaker of the 3d inst. February 9, 1825. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Report of the select committee, appointed on the 8th ult. to inquire into the expediency of amending the act of the 3d March, 1817, &c. accompanied with a bill further to amend the act of the 9th April, 1816, authorizing payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy during the late war. April 5, 1824. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. December 17, 1824. Re-printed by order of the House of Representatives
Report of the select committee to which was recommitted the bill for the benefit of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Kentucky, with instructions, accompanied with a bill for the benefit of the asylums for teaching the deaf and dumb of Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, and of the Territory of Michigan. January 19, 1825. Read, and, with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 125 Report of the Secretary of the Senate, of the expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate during the year 1825. (Made in obedience to a resolution of March 1, 1823.) December 5, 1825. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Letter from Thomas Randall, relative to the communication of Commodore Porter to the Senate of 27th ult. January 4, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial in behalf of sundry officers of the Revolutionary Army residing in the States of New York and New Jersey. January 3, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of each description of wines imported since the year 1800 ; with the rates of duties, &c. &c. (Rendered in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, of 27th December.) January 3, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing his annual report on the state of the finances of the United States. December 22, 1825. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Documents accompanying the President's message to Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Nineteenth Congress. December 6, 1825. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial of James Gadsden and E.R. Gibson, commissioners appointed by the Legislative Council of Florida to examine into the expediency of opening a canal through the peninsula of Florida. January 5, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 5, 1826. Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition and documents of Demas Deming, respectfully report That Demas Deming is the bona fide purchaser from Hugh Glenn of a claim upon the government, amounting to $ 6,971.26 .
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer, relative to the application of the appropriation for removing obstructions to the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. January 5, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Clark M'Pherin. In Senate of the United States, December 20, 1825
In Senate of the United States, December 26, 1825. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Finance, communicated the following acts, which were ordered to be printed
In Senate of the United States, December 27, 1825. Mr. Ruggles, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred a memorial of certain merchants of Baltimore, owners of the vessels that were sunk for the protection of that city during the late war, communicated the following documents
In Senate of the United States, December 27, 1825. The Vice President communicated the following letter, which was ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
In Senate of the United States, January 17, 1826. Mr. Mills, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Ebenezer Oliver and others, directors of an association called the New England Mississippi Land Company, reported as follows
Memorial of William King, of Alabama, complaining that the rank of colonel in the Army has been unjustly withheld from him, and praying that same may be restored to him, &c. December 19, 1825. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred that part of the President's message which relates to the expediency of an entire removal of the discriminating duties of tonnage and of impost on the entry of foreign vessels and merchandise into the United States
Memorial of sundry merchants of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, praying that St. Louis may be made a port of entry. December 30, 1825. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 17, 1826. Mr. Ruggles, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens of Baltimore, reported That, in September, 1814, when an attack was meditated by the British troops .
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 126 Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with a statement of lands originally subject to sale that have been sold, and the quantity that remains unsold. Made in pursuance of a resolution of December, 1825. January 17, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 24, 1826. Mr. Chase, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Amasa Stetson, of Boston, presented the following report That, at the commencement of the late war with Great Britain, the said petitioner was appointed a deputy commissioner general of purchases, and performed the duties of that office ..
Memorial of sundry citizens of the District of Columbia, praying that a charter may be granted by Congress to enable them to institute a medical college, &c. February 13, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 24, 1826. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the committee to whom was referred the memorial of James Beddo, reported That, in order to give a correct view of this case, the committee refer to the three papers marked A, B, and C, containing the facts and remarks of the party claiming and his counsel, and those of the Post Office Department ..
Resolutions of the Legislature, and message of the Governor, of the State of Alabama. February 7, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial of sundry citizens of the District of Columbia, praying that another medical college may not be incorporated in the City of Washington. February 22, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
List of committees of the Senate of the United States, Nineteenth Congress, first session, 1825-'6
In Senate of the United States, January 25, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the petition of certain merchants of Baltimore praying that the present duty, of one dollar per quintal on imported dried fish, may be repealed, and that a duty of fifteen cents per quintal may be imposed in lieu thereof, reported
Memorial of the State of Missouri, and documents in relation to Indian depredations upon citizens of that state. March 6, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 17, 1826. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Finance, to which was referred the petition of Otway Burns, reported That it appears from the petition and the vouchers submitted in its support that, on the 14th of August, 1818, a brig bearing the name of "Fortuna" entered the port of Beaufort, North Carolina ..
In Senate of the United States, February 21, 1826. Mr. Hendricks, from the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom were referred a resolution of the Senate, and two memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, on the subject of a canal communication between the navigable waters of the Wabash and those of the Miami of Lake Erie, made the following report
In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1826. Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorials of certain captains of the Army of the United States, praying for an increase of their compensation, reported
Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to leases of lead mines and salt springs. February 22, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, March 1, 1826. Mr. Benton, from the select committee, to whom was referred the proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States with respect to the appointment of senators and representatives to offices under the federal government, reported
Memorial of the professors in the medical department of the Columbian College, in the District of Columbia. February 13, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial of the Mayor and City Councils of Baltimore, praying the establishment of a Navy yard at that city. February 13, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 19, 1826. Mr. Hendricks, from the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred "A Bill for the Survey of a Route for a Canal between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico," reported
In Senate of the United States, February 6, 1826. Mr. Smith, as Chairman of the Committee on Finance, laid on the table the following documents in relation to the finances of the United States, which were ordered to be printed
In Senate of the United States, March 6, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred a resolution directing an inquiry into the expediency of making an appropriation for the removal of the obstructions and improving the navigation of the bay and harbor of Mobile
In Senate of the United States, February 20, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the memorial of the Mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, reported The memorialists state it was considered necessary during the War of the Revolution for the common defense, and especially for the protection of the City of Savannah, that obstructions should be placed in the channel of the river ..
Counter memorial of sundry citizens of the District of Columbia, praying that a charter may be granted by Congress to enable them to institute a medical college, &c. February 20, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 6, 1826. Mr Hendricks, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom were referred sundry documents relative to certain roads in the Territory of Florida, reported
Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, on the construction of a canal to unite the waters of Lake Michigan with the Illinois River. February 23, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, January 19, 1826. Mr. Benton, from the select committee, to which was referred the several resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, reported, in part
In Senate of the United States, January 23, 1826. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Finance, to which was referred the memorial of Henry Rice and others, reported That the port of Castine was taken possession of by the enemy during the late war, and held until the peace ..
In Senate of the United States, January 27, 1826. Mr. Clayton, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of James Leander Cathcart, submitted the following report One item of the memorialist's demand is for the sum of $5,383.20 ..
In Senate of the United States, February 6, 1826. Mr. Mills, from the select committee, to whom was referred sundry petitions of officers who were in the service of the United States in the line of the Continental Army at the termination of the Revolutionary War, submitted the following report
In Senate of the United States, February 21, 1826. Mr. Easton, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred a bill for the relief of Lieut. Alfred Flournoy, reported That he was a lieutenant in the United States' Army ; and, at Pensacola, in Florida, in 1814, by a shot from a Spanish battery ..
In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1826. Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition and accompanying documents of a company of rangers, commanded by Captain James Bigger, in the years 1813 and 1814, reported That it appears, from the documents accompanying said petition, that the services of the petitioners were accepted by the President in the month of April, 1813, as mounted rangers, for one year ..
In Senate of the United States, February 6, 1826. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Finance, to which was referred the memorial of William Dixon and James Dickson, reported That William Dixon, a British subject, and James Dickson, a citizen of the United States, lately co-partners, and trading at Liverpool ..
In Senate of the United States, February 24, 1826. Chap. CIX. An Act for the Encouragement of British Shipping and Navigation. (5th July, 1825.)
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with the report of the officer appointed to examine the harbors of Charleston and St. Mary's, on the expediency of establishing a Navy yard at either of those places, &c. January 23, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 15th Dec., 1825), reports, &c. relative to lead mines and salt springs. February 8, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial of the merchants, ship owners, and manufacturers of the City of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland. February 20, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 14, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, submitted the following documents in relation to Senate Bill No. 58. Statement of all the Customhouses and warehouses built or purchased for the United States, the cost of each, and the appropriation out of which the money was paid
In Senate of the United States, March 6, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the memorial of the City Council of Charleston, South Carolina, by Joshua Johnson, esq. intendant, reported The memorialists allege that some time in the year 1804 they entered into a contract with the then Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gallatin, to relieve the United States from the charge of the marine hospital at Charleston ..
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 128 In Senate of the United States, May 1, 1826. Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Commerce of the Senate, who "were instructed to inquire into the expedience of providing by law that, on board each vessel employed in foreign commerce and belonging to citizens of the United States, there shall be apprentices engaged in proportion to the tonnage of such vessels," made the following report
In Senate of the United States, May 8, 1826. Mr. Van Buren made the following report The Judiciary Committee, on the message from the House of Representatives proposing a conference on the subject of the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment proposed by the Senate, to the bill entitled "An Act Further To Amend the Judicial System of the United States ... "
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating copies of instructions to collectors of the Customs in the State of New York, relative to the collection of tonnage duties on boats employed in transportation on the canals in that state. May 22, 1826. Printed by other of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, April 21, 1826. Mr. Benton laid the following document on the table. Washington City, March 25, 1826. Dear Sir I observe in the National Journal of the 21st a resolution, offered by Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, "instructing the Committee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the expediency of regulating and equalizing the compensation of the Superintendent and agents of Indian Affairs ... "
In Senate of the United States. May 9, 1826. Relating to amending Bill S. 116
In Senate of the United States, May 17, 1826. Mr. Benton, from the Committee of Conference appointed by the Senate, on the disagreeing vote between the Senate and House of Representatives on the amendment adopted by the Senate, to the bill appropriating money to carry into effect the treaty lately concluded with the Creek Indians, report
In Senate of the United States, April 21, 1826. Mr. Benton laid the following letter on the table Washington City, 25th March, 1826. Sir: In answer to your letter of this day's date, inquiring "if I did not, under orders of the Department of War, make a reservation of certain public grounds in the town of St. Louis ... "
In Senate of the United States, April 19, 1826. Mr. Hendricks, from the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, made the following report The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom were referred several resolutions of the Senate on the subject of providing for the surveys of canal routes in the State of Indiana, and of various routes for roads and canals in the State of Maine .
In Senate of the United States, May 8, 1826. Mr. Barton made the following report The Committee on Public Lands have had under their consideration the petition of William Biggs, of the State of Illinois, with the accompanying documents, and report: That the petitioner was a lieutenant in the regiment of Colonel George Rogers Clark, for whom a reservation was made, by the State of Virginia .
In Senate of the United States, May 4, 1826. Mr. Benton, from the select committee, to which was referred the proposition to inquire into the expediency of reducing the patronage of the executive government of the United States, made the following report
Report from the Joint Library Committee of Congress, relative to application of the appropriations for purchase of books, &c. from 18th July, 1821, to 16th May, 1826
In Senate of the United States, May 10, 1826. Mr. White made the following report The Committee of Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the memorials of certain underwriters and others, of Philadelphia and Baltimore, stating that the amount provided by treaty with Spain for indemnity to claimants against the government of Spain was insufficient .
In Senate of the United States, May 11, 1826. Mr. Dickerson, from the committee to whom was referred the resolution proposing to divide among the states annually a portion of the revenues of the general government, for the purposes of education and internal improvement
In Senate of the United States, May 1, 1826. Mr. Eaton, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, laid the following documents on the table relative to the bill "Authorizing the Corporation of Georgetown To Erect a Bridge over the River Potomac, within the District of Columbia ... "
Report from the Secretary of War, relative to additional means of defence for the Mississippi River. In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of April 28, 1826. May 8, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Letter from the Postmaster General, in relation to the practicability of accelerating the southern mail in its passage to Washington. Also, in answer to an inquiry relative to the conduct and management of the post office at Washington. May 20, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Petition of John Smith T. and Wilson P. Hunt, sureties of Alpha Kingsley, late paymaster in the service of the United States, praying to be released from a "supposed balance" on account of gross neglect and delay in the settlement of his accounts, &c. December 15, 1825. Read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
In Senate of the United States, May 12, 1826. Mr. Eaton submitted the following statement General McArthur's claim. For detailed and particular information, in relation to the merits of the bill referred, "A Bill Providing for Quieting the Purchasers of Certain Lands Sold by the United States in the State of Ohio," .
In Senate of the United States, May 20, 1826. Mr. Tazewell submitted the following motion Resolved, that it is expedient for the United States to cede and surrender to the several states, within whose limits the same may be situated, all the right, title, and interest of the United States to any lands lying and being within the boundaries of such states .
Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the Secretary of War, and proceedings of a court martial for the trial of Col. Talbot Chambers, &c. In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th April, 1826. May 10, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, April 7, 1826. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill to discontinue certain post roads, and laid the following letter on the table
In Senate of the United States, May 2, 1826. Documents relating to the bill for the relief of Clark McPherrin
In Senate of the United States, May 1, 1826. Mr. Hendricks, from the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, praying for an appropriation to aid in opening a passage for vessels over the bar at the east pass of the mouth of Pascagoula River, made thereon the following report
In Senate of the United States, April 12, 1826. Mr. Ruggles, from the Committee of Claims, made the following report The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of William Smith, of the parish of St. Eustache, in the District of Montreal, in Lower Canada, attorney for all the heirs of the late Francis Cazeau, report: That the petitioner's claim is for indemnity and compensation for losses sustained, and services rendered to the United States .
Memorial of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying the establishment of an uniform system of bankruptcy. April 5, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 129 Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the several instructions to the ministers of the U. States to the government of France, and of the correspondence with said government, having reference to the spoliations committed by that power on the commerce of the United States anterior to September 30, 1800, &c. In compliance with a resolution of the Senate. May 20, 1826. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States 1
Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 133 Message from the President of the United States, communicating documents touching the Treaty with the Cherokee Indians, ratified in 1819. January 3, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Clerks in the Department of State, &c. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of the clerks employed in the Department of State during the year 1825, and the compensation allowed to each. January 5, 1826. Read Ordered that it lie upon the table.
Rules for settling militia claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th January instant, in relation to the rules adopted in the settlement of the militia claims of the several states ; and the reports of the Third Auditor on the claim of the State of Massachusetts for the services of the militia of that state. Jan. 9, 1826. Read and laid upon the table
Light house on Dutch Island, and beacon on Warwick Neck. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the erection of a light house on Dutch Island, in Narraganset Bay, and a beacon light on Warwick Neck, in the State of Rhode Island. Rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 30th December, 1825. January 9, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Captains of the Army of the United States. Memorial of the captains in the Army of the United States, stationed at Fortress Monroe. January 9, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Navy contracts for the year 1825. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1825. January 18, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Contingent expenses of Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the Second Auditor of the Treasury, showing the expenditure of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the year 1825. January 18, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Survey of northwest coast. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, upon the subject of employing a sloop of war in exploring the northwest coast of America ; made in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th ult. January 4, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Site for an armory -- Louisville, Kentucky. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting copies of correspondence with the President, directors, and company of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company in Kentucky, upon the subject of a site for a national armory. January 18, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
District tonnage of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the annual statement of the district tonnage of the United States on the 31st of December, 1825. January 9, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Contingencies of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the expenditures on account of the contingent expenses of the Navy for the year ending September 30, 1825. January 6, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Balances on the books of Fourth Auditor, &c. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Fourth Auditor, of the balances remaining on his books for more than three years prior to 30th September, 1825, together with a list of officers who have failed to render their accounts for settlement according to law. January 16, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
Unproductive post routes. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of unproductive post routes. January 17, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Journals House of Representatives. Statement exhibited by the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the number of copies of the Journal of said House, from the 1st to the 15th Congress, inclusive, which are now in the possession of the House. January 10, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Desertions from the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting (in part) the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th ult. in relation to the deaths and desertions which have occurred in the Army during the three years next preceding the 30th Sept., 1825. January 18, 1826. Read and laid upon the table
Publishing of the laws, &c. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the newspapers in which the laws of the United States have been published during the years 1824 and 1825 ; and the papers in which the publication thereof has been directed to be made during the year 1826. January 16, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Clerks in the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting lists of the clerks in his office, and in the office of the Navy Commissioners, during the year 1825, and the compensation of each. January 9, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Estimate of appropriations for 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of the appropriations proposed for the service of the year 1826. January 5, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
Citizens of Newburyport. Memorial of the citizens of Newburyport, on the subject of depredations by France, Holland, Naples, and Denmark. January 16, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Foreign Affairs
Land claims in Florida. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a supplemental and final report of the Register and Receiver of the land office for the Western Land District of Florida. January 5, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Observatory at Brunswick, Maine. Memorial of sundry inhabitants of the State of Maine. January 9, 1826. Referred to the select committee appointed on the 7th ult., on so much of the President's message as relates to a national university and an astronomical observatory
National armory. Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, in relation to the establishment of a national armory on the western waters. January 16, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Statement showing the quantity of land surveyed in the several land districts, the quantity sold from their institution to the thirtieth June, 1825, and the quantity remaining unsold. January 13, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives of the United States
Road, Miami of Lake Erie to Detroit. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Chief Engineer, showing the proceedings under the act of 26th May, 1824, for surveying and making a road from the foot of the rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie to Detroit. January 10, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 135 Real estate purchased for the U. States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to real estate acquired by the United States since the fourth of July, 1776. February 17, 1826. Read, and laid on the table
Custom houses and public warehouses. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, in relation to the expenditures for the purchase or erection of Customhouses, warehouses, ports in which such buildings are situated, &c. &c. February 15, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Memorial of sundry citizens of the State of New Jersey. February 6, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
National armory -- Ohiopile Falls. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th instant, in relation to the establishment of a national armory on the western waters. February 13, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Ordnance Department, in relation to the site of the arsenal of the United States at Augusta, in the State of Georgia. February 17, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
British colonial trade. Memorial of the merchants, ship owners, and manufacturers of the City of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland. February 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Real estate purchased by the United States since fourth July, 1776. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the late Secretary of War, to the late President of the United States, in relation to the purchases of real estate in behalf of the United States since July 4, 1776. February 13, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Settlement of accounts of Farrow & Harris. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st ultimo, in relation to the execution of the law of the 3d of March, 1825, for the relief of Nimrod Farrow and Richard Harris. February 24, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Exports with benefit of drawback. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report upon the subject of extending the time within which merchandise may be exported with benefit of drawback, from one to two years. February 15, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
Naval affairs. Documents relating to the Bill Concerning the Naval Establishment of the United States. February 13, 1826. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the Bill Concerning the Naval Establishment of the United States
Letter from the Governor of the State of Virginia, transmitting a copy of an act passed by the legislature of that state, entitled "An Act To Amend the Act Entitled An Act Incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company." February 9, 1826. Read, and laid on the table
Restoration of deserters. Letter from the Chevalier Huygens to the Secretary of State, accompanying a Bill (No. 97), To Provide for the Restoration of Deserters from Foreign Vessels within the Jurisdiction of the United States. February 13, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Contracts for 1825. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of all the contracts entered into by the Department in the year 1825. February 21, 1826. Read, and laid on the table
Vaccination in the Army U.S. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th inst. upon the subject of vaccinating soldiers of the Army of the United States. February 14, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Lands surveyed and not yet offered for sale. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting (in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th inst.) statements shewing the quantity of public land which has been surveyed and not yet offered for sale, &c. February 13, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Expenses of naval courts martial. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 12th January last, in relation to the expenses incurred by each court martial and court of inquiry held by order of the Navy Department since 1st Jan., 1824. February 14, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Claimants under the Florida treaty. Memorial of the Philadelphia claimants under the Florida treaty. February 7, 1826. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
Post at St. Mark's. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th ultimo, respecting the post at St. Mark's. February 9, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Live oak timber. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the Board of Navy Commissioners, in relation to the probable cost of certain lots of live oak timber and the expense of providing for the preservation of the same. February 10, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Fortifications of Pensacola Bay. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States of the 8th instant, in relation to the commencement of the fortifications at the entrance of Pensacola Bay. February 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Preservation and civilization of the Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, accompanied by a bill for the preservation and civilization of the Indian tribes within the United States. February 21, 1826. Laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed
Deaf and dumb. Memorial of the trustees of the Kentucky Institution for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons. February 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is referred the bill for the benefit of the said Institution
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 137 Trade and intercourse with the Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report prepared in compliance with the act of 6th May, 1822, entitled "An Act To Amend an Act Entitled an Act To Regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes and To Preserve Peace on the Frontiers." March 1, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table 1
Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 138 Captive African slaves. Letter from the Secretary of State, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d instant, in relation to certain African captives seized in the harbor of Pensacola. March 10, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Civilization of the Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, transmitting a report of General Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, in relation to the preservation and civilization of the Indians. March 9, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill for the preservation and civilization of the Indian tribes within the United States
Emoluments -- officers of the Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments and expenditures for the year 1825 of those officers of the Customs who have rendered the statements required by law. March 31, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Allowances to Revolutionary officers. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, relating to certain resolves of the Congress of the Confederation concerning allowances to the officers of the Revolutionary Army. March 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Fraud in the resale of public lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th instant, in relation to legislative provision to guard the public interest against the fraudulent combinations of individuals in the resale of relinquished lands, &c. &c. &c. March 17, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Nett revenue in 1824, and tonnage in foreign trade. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the value of merchandise on which duties acccrued during the year 1824, and the net revenue which accrued that year. Also, a statement of the American and foreign tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United States during the same period
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th ult., in relation to the nett revenue derived from imposts and tonnage from the 1st of January, 1790, from ports within the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, New York, and Boston; also, the expenditures at the same places, from the same period, to aid commerce or for the purposes of defence. March 25, 1826. Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 27th December, in relation to fraud practised, or attempted, upon the revenue laws of the United States. March 23, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. March 24, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Breakwater at the capes of Delaware. Letter from the Secretary of Navy, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th ultimo, requiring information in relation to the effect of a breakwater at the capes of the Delaware, as a shelter from storms, to the public and private vessels of the United States, &c. March 14, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Paymasters, &c. -- Marine Corps. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th ultimo, in relation to the compensation allowed to the paymaster and quartermaster of the Marine Corps for the two years preceding the 1st Jan., 1826. March 25, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Washington Canal Company. Annual report of the President and directors of the Washington Canal Company. March 10, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Commercial relations with Colombia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information on the subject of the commercial relations between the government of the United States and the Colombian government, &c. March 31, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Sand bars of the Ohio River. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st instant, in relation to the measures which have been taken to improve the navigation over the sand bars in the Ohio River, & c &c. March 31, 1826. Read, and committed to the Committee on Commerce
Documents in relation to Tygart's Valley River as a site for an armory. March 17, 1826. Referred to the Committee of the Whole on Bill No. 116, for the location of an armory on the western waters
Congress at Panama. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 5th ult. in relation to the proposed congress to be held at Panama, &c. &c. March 17, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Superintendency of Indian Affairs. Documents submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, accompanied by a Bill for the Establishment of a General Superintendency of Indian Affairs in the Department of War. March 31, 1826
Survey of the waters of Virginia & N. Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Engineer Department, in relation to a survey of the waters of Virginia and North Carolina in reference to a system of internal navigation. March 1, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the Bill for a Subscription of Stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal
Docks for repairing ships of war. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th inst., upon the subject of constructing docks for the preservation and repair of the vessels belonging to the Navy of the United States. March 31, 1826. Read and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Desertions from the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a further report from the Adjutant General, in relation to desertions from the Army of the U. States. March 29, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill from the Senate entitled "An Act To Prevent Desertions from the Army, and for Other Purposes."
Boundary line -- Georgia and Florida. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a resolution of the Legislature of Georgia, with a correspondence of the Governor of that state, relating to the boundary line between the State of Georgia and the Territory of Florida. March 17, 1826. Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands
Drawback in 1822, 1823, & 1824. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of drawback payable on merchandise exported during the years 1822, '23, & '24, compared with the amount of duties received, &c. March 17, 1826. Read, and laid on the table
Seamen. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an abstract of American seamen in the several districts of the United States for the year 1825. March 29, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee of Commerce
Road between Jackson and Columbus, Mississippi. Documents to accompany the bill from the Senate (No. 41), appropriating a sum of money for the repair of the post road between Jackson and Columbus, in the State of Mississippi. March 18, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Pledge of the U. States to the governments of Mexico and S. America. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th instant, in relation to the instructions given to the minister of the U. States to the government of Mexico ; as also in relation to any pledge on the part of the United States to the governments of Mexico or Southern America, &c. March 30, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 146 Report from the Secretary of War, with abstract of licenses granted by superintendents and agents of Indian affairs to trade with the Indians during the year ending the first of September, 1827. February 8, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Resolutions of the State of Alabama, in relation to the system for the disposal of the public lands. February 12, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 23, 1827. Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, made the following report The Committee of Commerce, to whom was referred the petition of N. Potts and Samuel Clement, assignees of Jacob Clement, have had the same under consideration, and report: The claimants demand indemnity from the government for the injury and damages sustained by the seizure and detention of their vessels ..
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting information respecting the cost of, and expenditures at, the several Navy yards ; in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of January 17. February 12, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 14, 1827. Mr. Bateman made the following report The Committee of Claims, to which has been referred the petition of Daniel Renner, report: That the petitioner, as the responsible partner of the firm of Renner and Heath, was, at the period of the late war, proprietor of a rope walk ..
In Senate of the United States, February 13, 1827. Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of James Moore, of Mississippi, made the following report That it appears to the satisfaction of the Committee, by the petition and affidavit of the said James Moore, and by the corroborating testimony of one of the Committee (who has some knowledge upon the subject), that the petitioner and the other heirs of Alexander Moore, deceased, have claims to land in West Florida ..
In Senate of the United States, February 15, 1827. Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the petition of the representatives of William Scott, deceased, with the accompanying documents, made the following report That, on the 26th day of April, 1787, William Scott, the ancestor of the petitioners, preferred (i.e., proffered) his petition to the Governor of Louisiana, for the grant of a tract of land ..
Memorial of sundry citizens of Portsmouth, N.H., on the subject of their claims against France for injuries sustained since A.D. 1806. February 12, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the purchases and sales of the public lands since the declaration of independence. February 16, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Duties on imports. Memorial of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, adverse to the passage of the bill imposing duties on imports. February 22, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 12, 1827. Mr. Sanford made the following report The Committee of Foreign Relations having considered the memorial of certain merchants of Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, the memorial of certain merchants of the City of New York, the memorial of certain merchants of the City of Philadelphia, and the memorial of certain merchants of the City of Baltimore, submit their report: The memorialists have claims upon the government of France ..
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, relating to public lands in Missouri and Illinois which are unfit for cultivation, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 4th April, 1826. February 14, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 13, 1827. Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Public Lands, to which was referred the petition of Joseph Dunbar, receiver of public money in the district west of Pearl River, State of Mississippi, made the following report That it appears to the satisfaction of the Committee, that when the said Joseph Dunbar entered upon the duties of his office, as such receiver of public money, the books of his office were very much in arrear ..
Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, adverse to the bill for altering the duties on imports. February 19, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 16, 1827. Mr. Eaton laid the following letter on the table, which was ordered to be printed. The undersigned, agent of the United States for defending the suits in ejectment, Duncan McArthur vs. John Reynolds, and the said McArthur vs. Henry Vanmetre, now pending before the Court of Common Pleas of Champaign County, Ohio, for the recovery of land in the valley of the Great Miami River
Memorial of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, against the proposed law increasing the duties on woollen goods imported from abroad. February 22, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial of inhabitants of Boston and its vicinity, adverse to an increase of duty on imported woollen goods. February 26, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Memorial of citizens of Logan County in the State of Ohio. February 12, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In Senate of the United States, February 14, 1827. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report The committee appointed by the Senate to join the committee selected on the part of the House of Representatives to report what subjects it is necessary to act upon, at the present session, and in what order it is expedient to take such subjects into consideration ..
Resolutions of the Legislature of Louisiana, in relation to a provision in lands for the disbanded officers of the late Army of the United States. March 3, 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States
In the Senate of the United States, March 1, 1827. The Committee to whom was referred the several messages of the President of the United States, of the 5th and 8th February, and a report and certain resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, ask leave to make the following report
Memorial of the citizens of Portsmouth, N.H., respecting the construction of a dry dock at the Navy yard at that place. February 13, 1827
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Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 149 Road -- Washington to Buffalo. Survey -- Roanoke Inlet, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information in relation to routes for a national road from Washington City to Buffalo ; also, information respecting the progress in fulfillment of the act of the last session of Congress authorizing a survey of Roanoke Inlet and Sound. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Negotiations with Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by resolutions of the House of Representatives, relating to certain negotiations with the government of the United Mexican States. December 28, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Sheep's wool on the skin. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury ; transmitting information in relation to the importation of sheep's wool on the skin. Rendered in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th instant. December 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Manufacturers
Road -- Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, in relation to the construction of a road from Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson. December 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War with that of the Board of Engineers, for internal improvement concerning the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. December 7, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Navy contracts for 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the Department during the year 1826. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table
Burning frigate Philadelphia at Tripoli. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, the names of the officers and seamen on board the ketch Intrepid in the attack on the frigate Philadelphia in the year 1804, in the harbor of Tripoli. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Lead mines -- Illinois and Missouri. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 8th May last, in relation to the lead mines belonging to the United States in the states of Illinois and Missouri. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Post Office clerks. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a statement of the number of clerks employed in the Post Office Department during the year 1826, with their names and salaries. January 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Florida Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th of May last in relation to the Florida Indians. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
Fortifications at Charleston, S.C. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information (in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th inst.), upon the subject of the works intended for the defense of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina. December 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Removal of the Indians westward. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 20th Dec. last, information in relation to the disposition of the several tribes of Indians to emigrate west of the Mississippi. January 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
British colonial trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting extracts of a letter from the minister of the United States at London, relating to the late discussions with the government of Great Britain concerning the trade between the United States and the British colonies in America. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Canal -- Mississippi to Lake Pontchartrain. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information relative to making a canal between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. December 12, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Survey of lands in Mississippi and Louisiana south of 31st degree of latitude. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th inst., in relation to a survey of the lands lying south of the 31st degree of latitude in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. December 26, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands
Patents for useful inventions in 1826. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a list of the names of persons to whom patents have been issued for the invention of any new or useful art, or machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any improvement thereon, from Jan. 1st, 1826, to Jan. 1st, 1827. January 8, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table
West's paintings. Letter from the sons of Benjamin West, deceased, late president of the Royal Academy of London, offering to sell the government of the United States sundry paintings of that artist. December 11, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Donations by Indians to government agents. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, respecting proposed donations of land by Indian tribes to any agent or commissioner of the United States. December 8, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Proceedings of the Congress of Panama. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to the proceedings of the congress which assembled last summer at Panama, &c. December 26, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Road through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer, in relation to the road through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. December 20, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Road -- Cumberland to District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report upon the subject of an extension of the National Road from Cumberland to the District of Columbia. December 18, 1826. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
Trade with Great Britain. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th inst.) a copy of the three articles marked A, referred to in the protocol of the third conference of the American and British plenipotentiaries on the fifth of February, 1824. December 22, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Fortifications for Pensacola. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report respecting plans and estimates of fortifications contemplated for Pensacola. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table
Contingent expenses of the Navy -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an abstract of the expenditures on account of the contingent expenses of the Navy during the year ending September 30, 1826. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table
Survey of the harbor of Baltimore. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report on the survey of the harbor of Baltimore. December 18, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Indian affairs. Message from the President of the United States, communicating sundry papers relating to Indian affairs. December 11, 1826. Read, and laid upon the table
Clerks -- Navy Department -- 1826. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the names of the clerks employed in the Navy Department during the year 1826, and the compensation allowed to each. January 3, 1827. Read, and laid upon the table
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Cases of shipwreck, loss, and disaster within the Bay of Delaware, &c. by vessels being driven into, or out thereof, by storm or by ice, &c. December 28, 1826. Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Road -- Zanesville to Columbus. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report on the subject of the National Road between Zanesville and Columbus. January 3, 1827. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
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