Pomeroy, Samuel C., a Senator from Kan-
sas-Continued.

remarks on the occupation and preemption
of mineral lands..
.3229
remarks on the Columbia River and Salt Lake
railroad.....
..3252
remarks on the Pacific railroad bili.....$253,
3256, 3259, 3260, 3264, 3265, 3266
remarks on suffrage in the District of Colum-
bia............
........3433
remarks on telegraph lines for military pur-
poses.....
3487, 8488, 3489
remarks on the Indian appropriation bill, 3509
remarks on the bill to extend the time of
patent to Thaddeus Hyatt...
remarks on land titles in California......3696
remarks on the tax bill.......
..........3612
remarks on the tariff bill..
.3758

.3665

remarks on granting the right of way to the
Union Pacific railroad............3782, 3783
remarks on leasing the public lands contain-

ing saline or mineral springs............3805
remarks on the Northern Kansas railroad
bill........
..3800
remarks on the death of Senator Lane, of
Kansas........
.3903, 3904
remarks on the bill relating to the national
debt.........
......3925

remarks on the bill to incorporate the Wash-

ington Land and Building Company, 3968
remarks on the joint resolution (II. R. No.
83) restoring Tennessee to her relations to
the Union.......
....4001
remarks on the miscellaneous appropriation
bill.........
....4075, 4123, 4124
remarks on the resolution relating to the
adjournment of Congress................4114
remarks on the admission of the State of
Nebraska........
4210

Pool, James, bill (S. No. 311) for the relief
of.......
.....2443, 3525
Pool, John, a Senator-elect from North Caro-
lina..
credentials of, presented....... .........733
Port, bill (H. R. No. 705) to authorize the entry

.733

and clearance of vessels at the, of Calais,
Maine..................4064, 4065, 4161, 4205
Portland, Maine, joint resolution (S. No. 129)

to authorize the President to place at the
disposal of the authorities of, tents, camp
and hospital furniture, and clothing for the
'use of families rendered houseless by the
late fire....
.....3759, 3811
joint resolution (S. No. 131) for the tempo-
rary relief of the sufferers by the late fire
in...............3792, 4180, 4181, 4213, 4292
bill (S. No. 428) for the relief of the suf-
ferers by the late fire at........3803, 3916
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Buckalew.........

Mr. Davis......

Mr. Edmunds..

Mr. Henderson.

Mr. Hendricks.......

Mr. Howe.......

Mr. Johnson........

.3919
.3917, 3920
......3921
.3918, 3919

3920
3921
.....3916,

3917, 3918, 3919, 3920
.3920, 3921
.3917, 3918

.3921

.3918

.3921

Mr. Saulsbury..
Mr. Trumbull.
Mr. Wade...
Mr. Wilson....
yeas and nays on the..
bill (H. R. No. 814) for the relief of the suf-
ferers by the late fire at...4219, 4222, 4226
Port of delivery, bill (H. R. No. 611) to pro-
vide for making the town of Whitehall,
New York, a.........3414, 3431, 3726, 3785
Port of entry, bill (S. No. 196) to extend the,
of the collection district of the State of
Oregon
..1320, 2181, 2818

remarks on the, by-

Mr. Grimes.....

.495, 496, 497, 593
.495, 496, 497, 594
.593
.593, 594
bill (H. R. No. 281) to amend the......1665,
1708, 1862, 2740, 3026, 3042
remarks on the, by-
2740
.....2740

the.........

Mr. Kirkwood...
Mr. Van Winkle.
Postmaster General, communications from
495, 849, 1752, 2934
calls upon the, for information............ 979,
1729, 2519. 2579
joint resolution (H. R. No. 142) authorizing
the, to pay additional salary to letter-car-
riers in San Francisco.....2760, 2912, 2938
Post office, bill (S. No. 95) providing for the
appointment of a commission to purchase
a site and erect a building for a, custom-
house, and for holding the courts of the
United States, in the city of St. Paul,
362, 2378
joint resolution (H. R. No. 66) relative to
the courts and, of New York city, 830, 831
Post Office Department, bill (S. No. 96) au-

thorizing an increase of the clerical force
in the...................362, 413, 830, 853, 915
joint resolution (S. No. 29) for the transfer
of funds appropriated for the payment of
salaries in the, to the general salary ac-
count of that Department........807, 829,

849, 980, 1928, 1929, 2033, 2103, 2193
resolution requesting the Postmaster Gen-
eral to lay before the Senate informa-
tion in regard to the feasibility and
usefulness of establishing, in connection
with the, telegraph lines along such of
the principal mail routes as may be
deemed advisable for use by the Gov-
ernment.......
..........979

remarks on the, by-

Mr. Brown...

........ 979, 980
bill (H. R. No. 280) making appropriations
for the service of the, during the fiscal
year ending the 30th of June, 1867, and
for other purposes..

.1537,

1543, 1664, 2016, 2108, 2109, 2233,
2274, 2305, 2335, 2358, 2367, 2417,
2447, 2485, 2522, 2550, 2589, 2613
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Conness..
Mr. Cowan

.2339, 2449, 2529
.2117, 2455, 2457,
2458, 2488, 2489, 2490, 2491, 2492,
2493, 2552, 2556, 2557, 2558, 2559
Mr. Doolittle........
2451,
2452, 2454, 2455, 2493, 2494,
2496, 2526, 2527, 2528, 2529

Mr. Edmunds.......
Mr. Fessenden.....
Mr. Guthrie...............
Mr. Henderson

.....

..2114, 2115
.2312, 2447
2112, 2338, 2339
.2111, 2112, 2114,
2115, 2278, 2279, 2280, 2281,
2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309,
2312, 2313, 2422, 2423, 2448
Mr. Howard..... .......2115, 2116, 2550,
2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556
Mr. Howe
.....2114, 2335,
2336, 2337, 2338, 2425, 2426,
2427, 2453, 2454, 2458, 2487
2016, 2109,
2110, 2111, 2112, 2116, 2117,
2274, 2275, 2276, 2309, 2310,
2811, 2336, 2337, 2424, 2425
..2429
.2494, 2495, 2496,

Mr. Johnson......

Mr. McDougall...

Mr. Nye........

Post Office Department, bill (H. R. No. 280)
making appropriations for the service of
the, during the fiscal year ending 30th of
June, 1867, and for other purposes--Con-
tinued.

remarks on the, by-

Mr. Wade
Mr. Wilson.......

Mr. Sumner, 2117, 2276, 2277, 2278, 2449
Mr. Trumbull...
.2016, 2017,
2110, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2274,
2275, 2277, 2312, 2313, 2419,
2420, 2447, 2448, 2450, 2451
.2339
.2449, 2450, 2451,
2452, 2453, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488
yeas and nays on the, 2339, 2429, 2447, 2559
joint resolution (S. No. 70) making compen-
sation to Shaver & Corse, assignees, for
the use of a combined post-marking and
canceling stamp by the...
..2033

.2706

bill (S. No. 381) requiring agents of the, to
give bond in certain cases
bill (S. No. 444) to reorganize and fix the
pay of certain officers of the...4023, 4170
bill (H. R. No. 815) supplemental to the
act to appropriate money for postal ser-
vices......
.4228, 4230, 4245, 4248
Post offices, bill (H. R. No. 597) to authorize
the use in, of weights of the denomination
of grams.. .2647, 2664, 3825, 4219, 4226
Post Offices and Post Roads, the Committee

2268, 2269, 2271, 2272, 3901
......2163, 2164,
2165, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271, 2272,
2273, 3899, 3900, 3901, 3902, 3903
.3902
......2163, 2266,
2267, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271, 2273
..2269,
2270, 2271, 2272, 2273, 3898
Mr. Yates
..3900
yeas and nays on the......2273, 3900, 3902
bill (S. No. 355) to establish certain....2980
bill (S. No. 369) to establish certain...8150,
3307, 3334, 8825, 3923
bill (H. R. No. 775) to establish certain, 3825,
3916, 3986, 4044, 4065
Post route, bill (S. No. 100) to establish a,
from Wallula, in Washington Territory,
to Helena, in Montana Territory ........413
bill (S. No. 163) to authorize the Milwaukee
and Prairie Du Chien Railway Company
to construct a bridge across the Mississippi
river and establish a.... ..........................979, 1252
bill (S. No. 194) to establish a, in the State
of Oregon......
........1273
bill (S. No. 816) to establish a, from West
Alburg, Vermont, to Champlain, in the
State of New York, and for other pur-
poses...... ..2481, 2635, 2671, 2723, 2764
Post routes, bill (S. No. 394) to establish cer-
tain ocean, between the United States and
Europe, and to regulate the transportation
of the mails thereon, and to reduce the
expenses thereof......
.4327

2497, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526
Mr. Poland. .2867, 2417, 2418, 2419|| Pott, Charles M., joint resolution (H. R. No.
Mr. Saulsbury. ....2339, 2427, 2428
Mr. Sherman..........
.2111,

Preble, George Henry, bill (S. No. 176) for the
relief of.
1100, 2382

Preemption-see Public Lands.

President of the United States, annual message
of the-see Appendix.

resolution ordering the printing of the annual
message of the...

.8

calls upon the, for information..............17,
77, 80, 129, 134, 243, 265, 494,
954, 1037, 1178, 1665, 2009, 2033,
2818, 3123, 3277, 3574, 4204, 4308
communications from the...................78,

80, 107, 170, 184, 210, 471, 494, 607,
829, 915, 1203, 1320, 1376, 1436, 1679,
1680, 1681, 1706, 1752, 1809, 1843,
2107, 2131, 2200, 2443, 2609, 2705, 2890,
3075, 3135, 3237, 3349, 3454, 3725, 3923
committee to wait on the....
.4303
President's House, resolution in relation to
furnishing the...........
.....17

bill (H. R. No. 35) making an appropriation
for refurnishing and repairing the, 66, 68, 77
bill (H. R. No. 211) to authorize the Presi-

dent to appoint certain officers of the,
and fixing their salaries.........2736, 2737
Printing, bill (H. R. No. 500) making appro

priations to supply deficiencies in the ap-
propriations for the public, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1866.......2066, 2132
bill (S. No. 450) to further regulate the,
of public documents and the purchase of
paper for the public............... ..4115

bill (H. R. No. 809) to further regulate the,
of public documents and for the purchase
of paper for the public....4181, 4205, 4226
Printing, the Committee on.......
.11
instructions to......184, 226, 288, 699, 1222
reports from
.66, 76,
89, 160, 186, 265, 519, 1178, 1221, 1407,
1557, 1561, 1562, 1588, 1664, 1862, 1980,
2033, 2107, 2482, 2888, 3098, 3123, 3178,
3503, 3759, 3788, 8855, 3986, 4113, 4115
discharged from subjects...........1562, 1664
Printing, Superintendent of Public, joint reso-

lution (S. No. 7) for increasing the bond

of the..........................77, 170, 184, 436
Private Land Claims, the Committee on......11
reports from......391, 849, 1068, 1407, 1862,

829

1863, 2192, 2612, 2888, 3008, 3474, 3855
adverse report from.......
Privilege of the floor, Senators-elect from the
State of Colorado admitted to the......734
Property, joint resolution (H. R. No. 40) direct-
ing the Secretary of War to postpone the
sale of public, at Point Lookout, Mary-
land.......
......................................265, 275, 861

bill (8. No. 218) exempting the, of debtors
in the District of Columbia from levy, at-
tachment, or sale on execution.........1561
Provisional governments: joint resolution (H.
R. No. 11) that local governments ought
to be provisionally organized forthwith for
the people in the late rebel States......162,
163, 187, 188, 209, 266, 289, 438
remarks on the, by-
.266, 267,

Mr. Doolittle....

268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275
Mr. Howe....
..163,

164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 188,
438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445
Mr. Johnson
.188,
189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 445
Mr. Nesmith......289, 290, 291, 292, 293
.445, 446
..293, 294, 295, 296

Mr. Stewart.............

Mr. Wade..............

Public Buildings and Grounds, the Committee

On...............

.11

instractions to...472, 8379, 3407, 3502, 3894

.4023

Public lands-Continued.

reports from......591, 3276, 3803, 3951, 4023
discharged from subjects
Public lands: bill (S. No. 10) for the survey
and sale of the mineral lands...........7, 11
bill (S. No. 19) to warrant and confirm the
land titles of grantees under the field or-
ders of Major General Sherman, at Savan-
nah, January 16, 1875.......
bill (S. No. 20) granting, to aid in the con-
16, 519
straction of a railroad and telegraph line
from Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific
coast by the southern route...........
806, 1069, 1100, 1132, 4169, 4180, 4230

.17,

bill (S. No. 29) to amend the act of March
3, 1863, granting, to the State of Kansas
to aid in the construction of certain rail-

roads in said State; and also supplement-
ary to the act of July 4, 1864, of the same
import.........
.............23

bill (S. No. 30) to create an additional land
district in Oregon, 23, 413, 3454, 3480, 3612
bill (S. No. 35) to grant one million acres

of, for the benefit of public schools in the
District of Columbia......67, 471, 708, 784
bill (S. No. 36) quieting doubts in relation to
the validity of certain locations of, in the
State of Missouri, made by virtue of cer
tificates issued under the act of Congress
of February 17, 1815.......
.67,
391, 592, 1449, 1561
bill (S. No. 37) making a grant of, in alter-
nate sections, to aid in the construction
and extension of the Iron Mountain rail-
road from Pilot Knob, in the State of Mis-
souri, to Helena, in Arkansas............67,

874, 1708, 3454, 3503, 3559, 3612
bill (S. No. 47) to amend an act supplement-
ary to the act approved July 1, 1864, for the
disposal of coal lands and of town prop-
erty in the public domain.............. 77, 90
bill (S. No. 58) granting, to the State of
Oregon to aid in the construction of a
military wagon road from Corvallis to the
Aquina bay.
129,

436, 1069, 3509, 3522, 3559, 3613
bill (S. No. 62) to amend an act granting, to
the State of Oregon to aid in the construc-
tion of a military road from Eugene City to
the eastern boundary of said State.....129,
1707, 1730

bill (S. No. 85) granting to the State of Wis-
consin a donation of, to aid in the con-
struction of a breakwater and harbor and
ship-canal at the head of Sturgeon bay, in
the county of Door, in said State, to con-
nect the waters of Green bay with Lake
Michigan, in said State........ ..289,

771, 1729, 1753
bill (S. No. 92) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad and telegraph line
from the waters of the bay of San Francisco
to Humboldt bay, in California..........337
bill (S. No. 93) to quiet the title to certain,
within the corporate limits of the city of
San Francisco
..337,

734, 853, 1147, 1178, 1273
bill (S. No. 99) granting, to the State of Ore-
gon to aid in the construction of a mili-
tary road from Albany, Oregon, to the
eastern boundary of said State...........413,

2303, 2355, 3509, 3522, 8559, 3701
bill (S. No. 119) granting, to the Leaven-
worth, Lawrence, and Fort Gibson Rail-
road Company to aid in extending their
railroad and telegraph line from the south-
ern boundary of Kansas to the northern
boundary of Texas, in the direction of Gal-
veston bay.......520, 1278, 1589, 2547
bill (S. No. 120) to grant one million acres
of, for the benefit of a mining college in
the State of Nevada.......
..520

bill (S. No. 123) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad and telegraph line
from the Central Pacific railroad, in Cali-
fornia, to Portland, or the navigable waters
of the Columbia river, in Oregon......591,

2353, 2637, 8952, 3966, 4025, 4169
bill (S. No. 125) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad and telegraph line
from the town of Folsom to the town
of Placerville, in California....592, 1203,
1205, 1235, 8525, 3561, 3613, 3811
remarks on the, by-

..1236, 1237
.1235, 1236, 1237
.1236
...1237

Mr. Conness....
Mr. Hendricks..
Mr. Pomeroy.
Mr. Stewart..
bill (S. No. 126) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad and telegraph line
from the city of Placerville, in the State
of California, to the most feasible point
of intersection with the Pacific railroad, in
the State of Nevada...........592, 913, 1377

Public lands-Continued.
bill (S. No. 133) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad and telegraph line
from the waters of the bay of San Fran
cisco to Humboldt bay, in the State of
California.........
.....699, 913, 981
bill (H. R. No. 85) for the disposal of the, for
homestead and actual settlement in the
States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louis-
iana, and Arkansas..... 760, 1863,
1926, 1954, 2217, 2734, 2764,
2794, 2852, 3154, 8178, 3237

remarks on the, by-

Mr. Clark.....
Mr. Conness..
Mr. Hendricks..
Mr. Howard..

.2766, 2770, 2771

...2736

.2735, 2736
..2764,

2765, 2766, 2767, 2768
Mr. Kirkwood.....2735, 2786, 3178, 3179
Mr. Pomeroy..
Mr. Stewart.....

.2735, 2736
....3179

Mr. Wade...........................................
.2768, 2769, 2770

Mr. Wilson.....

...2770
bill (S. No. 140) to grant the right of way to
the Humboldt Canal Company through
the, of the United States..... ........829,
913, 1512, 3026, 3126
bill (S. No. 143) granting the right of way
and making a grant of, to the States
of Arkansas and Missouri to aid in the
construction of a railroad from the Mis-
sissippi, opposite the mouth of the Ohio
river, to the Texas boundary, in the State
of Arkansas.....
849, 1221
bill (S. No. 145) for a grant of, to the State
of Kansas to aid in the construction of the
Northern Kansas railroad and telegraph,

849, 1252, 1561, 1589, 3333, 3337, 3409,
3426, 3474, 3734, 3809, 3829, 3866, 4026
bill (S. No. 152) to grant the right of way
through the public domain for the con-
struction of highways and canals and
ditches for mining, agricultural, and man-
ufacturing purposes....
....914

bill (S. No. 152) granting certain, to the
State of Minnesota to aid in improving
the navigation of the Zambro river, in
said State...
.914
bill (S. No. 156) making additional grant of,
to the State of Minnesota in alternate sec-
tions to aid in the construction of a rail-
road in said State.......
.......914,

1561, 1865, 3474, 8523, 3559, 3613
bill (S. No. 168) to provide for the disposal
of certain, therein named...............1037,
1436, 1562, 3509, 3559, 3613
bill (S. No. 169) granting, to make up de-
ficiencies of former grants in aid of the
completion of the Tomah and Lake St.
Croix and the St. Croix and Lake Su-
perior railroads, in the State of Wiscon-
sin....
.1037, 2664
bill (S. No. 170) to amend an act passed
March 3, 1865, in addition to certain acts
granting bounty to officers and soldiers
who have been engaged in the military
service of the United States............1037
bill (S. No. 173) to confirm the title of José
Serafin Ramirez to certain, in New Mex-
ico
.1068, 1178, 3026
bill (S. No. 187) to quiet land titles in the
1201
State of California.......
bill (S. No. 189) to confirm the grant of
certain, to José Dominguez, in Califor-
nia........
1201, 1407, 1492, 3026
joint resolution (S. No. 41) relating to,
granted to the State of Minnesota to aid
.1252
in constructing railroads..............
bill (S. No. 193) to amend an act granting,
to the State of Michigan to aid in build-
ing a harbor and ship-canal at Portage
Lake, Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior,
.1273,
approved March 3, 1865.

1436, 1517, 1588, 1982, 2052, 3480, 3612
bill (S. No. 198) to extend the time for the
reversion to the United States of the,
granted by Congress to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad from Amboy, by
Hillsdale and Lansing, to some point on
or near Traverse bay, and for the com-
pletion of said road....................1876, 1753, 1862

Mr. Pomeroy.

.2193, 2194, 2218

.....2194, 2303
..2193, 2218, 2219
..2193, 2219
.2219
.....2193

Mr. Wade...2194, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2803
Mr. Williams..
..2219
bill (S. No. 206) to quiet land titles in Cali-
fornia......
.......1484, 2192
bill (S. No. 86) quieting doubts in relation to
the validity of certain locations of, in the
State of Wisconsin, made by virtue of cer-
tificates issued under act of Congress of
February 17, 1815...........
.1484
joint resolution (H. R. No. 96) in relation to
the, appertaining to the armory at Spring-
field...
...1512, 1664, 1665, 1707

bill (S. No. 215) concerning certain, granted
to the State of Nevada....
.1537,
2107, 3474, 8476, 3530, 3613
bill (S. No. 221) relating to, granted to the
State of Minnesota to aid in constructing
railroads..
.....1588,

1665, 3409, 3431, 3524, 3559, 3811
bill (S. No. 219) granting certain, to the
State of Michigan to aid in the construc-
tion of a ship-canal to connect the waters
of Lake Superior with the lake known as
Lac La Belle, in said State............. 1561,

1773, 1863, 8454, 3480, 3612
bill (S. No. 223) to revive and extend the
provisions of an act granting the right of
way and making a grant of, to the States
of Arkansas and Missouri to aid in the
construction of a railroad from a point
upon the Mississippi opposite the mouth
of the Ohio river, via Little Rock, to the
Texas boundary near Fulton, in Arkan-
sas, with branches to Fort Smith and the
Mississippi river, approved February 19,
1853, and for other purposes, 1588, 1926,

2819, 2851, 4205, 4226, 4237, 4296
remarks on the, by-

Mr. Conness

Mr. Grimes

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Hendricks.

Mr. McDougall..

.2820

.2821
2820, 2821

.2820
.2821

Mr. Pomeroy..... ..2819, 2820, 2821
Mr. Trumbull.....
.....2819, 2820
bill (S. No. 228) donating, to the American
Forest Tree Propagation and Land Com-
pany for conducting experiments and dis-
seminating information respecting forest-
tree culture, calculated to prevent the
destruction and encourage the production
of forest trees in America...... .......1588
bill (S. No. 235) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad and telegraph line
from Virginia City to the Truckee river,
in the State of Nevada...........
... 1665
bill (S. No. 243) to extend the time for the
reversion to the United States of the,
granted by Congress to aid in the construc-
tion of a railroad from Amboy, by Hills-
dale and Lansing, to some point on or
near Traverse bay, in the State of Michi-
gan, and for the completion of said road,

1753, 1906, 3126, 3179, 3333, 3382, 3612
bill (S. No. 244) granting, to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad from the city of
Stockton to the town of Copperopolis, in
the State of California...1753, 3549, 4065
bill (S. No. 242) to amend an act making a
grant of alternate sections of the, to the
State of Michigan to aid in the construc-
tion of certain railroads in said State, and
for other purposes, approved June 3,
.1753

1856
bill (S. No. 250) for the discontinuance in
certain cases of land offices, and author-
izing modifications in the limits of land
districts...........
.............................. ...........................................1773, 2354

Mr. Conness

Mr. Pomeroy

Mr. Williams

2354
2354
2354
...2354

bill (S. No. 257) to regulate the occupation
of mineral lands, and to extend the right
of preemption thereto...... ....1844,
1865, 2851, 3127, 3225, 3451
bill (H. R. No. 249) to establish a land office
in the Territory of Idaho, 1880, 1882, 2353
bill (H. R. No. 50) to amend the fifth sec-
tion of an act donating, to the several
States and Territories which may provide
colleges for the benefit of agriculture and
the mechanic arts....1906, 3649, 3726, 3922
bill (S. No. 285) granting, to the State of
Kansas to aid in the construction of the
Kansas and Neosho Valley railroad and
its extension to Red river..... ....2163,
2635, 2787, 2852, 2913, 3008, 3123, 3279,
3334, 4044, 4046, 4064, 4065, 4113, 4169
bill (H. R. No. 557) to quiet the title to cer-
tain, within the corporate limits of the city
of Benicia.....2383, 3450, 3509, 3522, 3922
joint resolution (S. No. 85) explanatory of
and in addition to the act of May 5, 1864,
granting, to aid in the construction of cer-
tain railroads in Wisconsin...... .2414,

2635, 8150, 3222, 3233, 4479
bill (S. No. 320) to amend an act for a grant
of, to Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid
in the construction of certain railroads and
telegraphs in said State, approved March
8, 1863.....
.........2581, 2635, 3277
bill (S. No. 336) granting, to aid in the
construction of a railroad and telegraph
line from Salt Lake City to the Columbia
river.....
..2734, 3026, 3252
bill (S. No. 341) amendatory of the pre-
emption laws, and for other purposes,
2851, 2912, 3450
bill (S. No. 343) to quiet land titles in Cali-
fornia, 2866, 2957, 3026, 3077, 8664, 3709,

3759, 3760, 8825, 3866, 3893, 4116
bill (S. No. 344) donating, to the several
States which may provide agricultural
colleges for the education of persons of
African descent........
.2866, 2888
bill (S. No.. 351) to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to lease such of the, of
the United States as are known as saline
land, or lands containing mineral springs,
and to provide for the preservation and
development of the same.
..2957,

3150, 3475, 3804

bill (S. No. 352) granting to A. Sutro the
right of way and granting other privileges
to aid in the construction of a draining
and exploring tunnel to the Comstock
lode, in Nevada.....2957, 2980, 3505, 4169
bill (H. R. No. 365) granting the right of
way to ditch and canal owners over the,
and for other purposes...
.....3135,

8751, 3759, 3825, 8916, 3951, 4036, 4072
bill (H. R. No. 448) to authorize the con-
struction of a railroad through certain,
in Kansas...........3190, 3191, 3221, 3922
bill (S. No. 396) for promoting the growth
of forest trees on the...3427, 3782||
bill (H. R. No. 690) to explain and limit an
act to grant the right of way to the Hum-
boldt Canal Company through the, of the
United States....

.3454
bill (H. R. No. 733) for the discontinuance of
land offices and authorizing modifications
in the limits of certain land districts...3454
bill (H. R. No. 734) granting, to the State
of Minnesota for the establishment of an
asylum for the relief of disabled soldiers
and sailors of that State and of the Uni-
ted States........

bill (H. R. No. 191) to amend an act making
a grant of, to the State of Minnesota to aid
in the construction of the railroad from
St. Paul to Lake Superior, approved May
5, 1864................8474, 8476, 3574, 3613

Mr. Clark.....
Mr. Conness.

..3696

.....3696, 3697

Mr. Hendricks...........3695, 3696, 3697
Mr. Pomeroy.....

Mr. Saulsbury.
Mr. Stewart.....

...3696
.3695, 3696
....3696

bill (S. No. 420) to revive and continue in
force the provisions of an act granting, in
alternate sections, to the State of Missis-
sippi to aid in the construction of railroads
in said State, and for other purposes, ap-
proved August 11, 1856.....3726, 3750
bill (S. No. 422) to revive and extend cer-

tain provisions of an act approved the 3d
day of June, 1856, granting, in alternate
sections, to the State of Alabama, to aid in
the construction of certain railroads in said
State, and for other purposes...........3782
bill (S. No. 423) amendatory of the act grant-
ing, in alternate sections, to the States of
Florida and Alabama, to aid in the con-
struction of railroads in said States, ap-
proved May 17, 1856........ .....3782
bill (S. No. 489) to amend an act approved
June 21, 1866, for the disposal of the, for
homestead actual settlement in the States
of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar-
kansas, and Florida....
...8893
bill (H. R. No. 807) amendatory of the pre-
emption and homestead laws...4169, 4170
Public Lands, the Committee on, 11, 16, 360, 361
instructions to.......
reports from.................

671, 1407, 1773, 2192, 2635
Punishment, bill (S. No. 165) more effectu-
ally to provide for the, of certain crimes
against the United States...............1037,
1538, 1708, 1753, 1801
bill (H. R. No. 604) to define the, of certain
crimes therein named.....4117, 4128
bill (H. R. No. 719) for the, of certain crimes
against the public securities and cur-
......4181
Purcell, Sarah J., bill (S. No. 314) for the
relief of.......2481, 2673, 3480, 3530, 3613
Pyle, John, bill (S. No. 390) granting a pen-
sion to.........3361, 3625, 4078, 4117, 4170
Q.

Mr. Saulsbury.

..3867

.3832, 3833
..3835, 3836
...3836

Mr. Sherman....8792, 8793, 3808, 3809,
3830, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3834, 3867
Mr. Trumbull
.3829
Mr. Williams........ .3833, 3834, 3835
yeas and nays on the
..3793, 3867
bill (S. No. 897) for the relief in certain cases
therein named of settlers in Kansas and
on the line of the Union Pacific, eastern
division, and for other purposes........3427 |
joint resolution (S. No. 113) for the construc-

tion of a, bridge across the Cuyahoga river
over and upon the Government piers at
Cleveland, Ohio......3406, 3432, 3474, 3612
bill (H. R. No. 191) to amend an act making
a grant of lands to Minnesota to aid in the
construction of the, from St. Paul to Lake
Superior........ 3474, 3476, 3574, 3613
joint resolution (S. No. 64) for the appoint-
ment of a commission to consist of engi-
neers of the Army upon the subject of the
construction of, bridges across the Missis-
sippi river...
1954

joint resolution (S. No. 125) granting the right
of way through military reserves to the
Union Pacific, Company and its branches,
3664, 3710, 3782, 4078, 4117, 4170
remarks on the, by-

Mr. Hendricks....

Mr. Howard.

Mr. Pomeroy..

Mr. Sherman.

..3783
......3783
..3782, 3783
.3783
...3783

yeas and nays on the.......
bill (S. No. 416) extending time to the Ala
bama and Florida, Company for the pay-
ment of duties on, iron............3695, 3854
joint resolution (S. No. 134) extending time

to the Alabama and Florida, Company for
the payment of duties on, iron...3855, 3986
bill (H. R. No. 632) to authorize the build-
ing of a military and postal, from Wash-
ington, District of Columbia, to the city
of New York........
Railroads, bill (S. No. 29) to amend the act of

..4228

March 3, 1863, granting lands to the State

of Kansas to aid in the construction of cer-
tain, in said State; and also supplement-
ary to the act of July 4, 1864, of the same
import......

23

bill (S. No. 221) relating to lands granted to
the State of Minnesota to aid in construct-
ing.........
.1665, 3559, 3811
bill (S. No. 83) to extend the time for com-
pleting certain land-grant, in the States
therein named........
.......288
bill (S. No. 169) granting lands to make up
deficiencies of former grants in aid of the
completion of the Tomah and Lake St.
Croix and the St. Croix and Lake Supe-
rior, in the State of Wisconsin...1037, 2664
joint resolution (S. No. 41) relating to lands
granted to the State of Minnesota to aid in
constructing
.1252
bill (S. No. 221) relating to lands granted to
the State of Minnesota to aid in construct-
ing..................1588, 3409, 3431, 3524
bill (S. No. 242) to amend an act making a
grant of alternate sections of the public
lands to Michigan to aid in the construction
of certain, in said State, and for other pur-
poses, approved June 3, 1856........... 1753
joint resolution (S. No. 85) explanatory of

.....

bill (S. No. 320) to amend an act for a grant
of lands to the State of Kansas, in alter-
nate sections, to aid in the construction
of certain, and telegraphs in said State,
approved March 3, 1863...2581, 2635, 3277
bill H. R. No. 527) to promote the con-
struction of a line of, between the city
of Washington and the Northwest for
national purposes........2914, 2935, 3333
remarks on the, by-

2222

Mr. Edmunds
bill (S. No. 420) to revive and continue in
force the provisions of an act granting pub-
lic lands in alternate sections to the State
of Mississippi to aid in the construction of,
in said State, and for other purposes, ap-
proved August 11, 18563726, 3750
bill (S. No. 422) to revive and extend certain
of the provisions of an act approved the 3d
day of June, 1856, granting public lands
in alternate sections to the State of Ala-
bama, to aid in the construction of certain,
in said State, and for other purposes, 3782
bill (S. No. 423) amendatory of the act grant-
ing public lands in alternate sections to
the States of Florida and Alabama, to aid
in the construction of, in said States, ap-
proved May 17, 1856........
....3782

Ramirez, José Serafin, bill (S. No. 173) to con-
firm the title of, to certain lands in New
Mexico.....1068, 1178, 3026, 3075, 3126
Ramsey, Alexander, a Senator from Minne-
sota
.........16,

65, 67, 68, 107, 108, 128, 129, 184, 243,
287, 312, 323, 362, 436, 471, 494, 526,
571, 572, 574, 639, 710, 760, 771, 806,
829, 849, 914, 978, 979, 985, 1025, 1037,
1053, 1081, 1100, 1185, 1186, 1201, 1221,
1234, 1235, 1237, 1252, 1322, 1323, 1327,
1331, 1351, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363,
1365, 1407, 1436, 1450, 1480, 1488, 1536,
1546, 1663, 1665, 1704, 1706, 1940, 1954,
1982, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2032, 2033, 2036,
2107, 2133, 2136, 2163, 2164, 2165, 2178,
2179, 2232, 2233, 2265, 2266, 2267, 2268,
2269, 2270, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2303, 2313,
2353, 2354, 2356, 2378, 2382, 2414, 2519,
2560, 2562, 2647, 2665, 2666, 2706, 2707,
2708, 2709, 2710, 2740, 2760, 2761, 2807,
2851, 2866, 2867, 2912, 2981, 3007, 3008,
3025, 3139, 3150, 3178, 3181, 3184, 3307,
8334, 8361, 3406, 3407, 3450, 3574, 3606,
3624, 3664, 3678, 3679, 3680, 3726, 3741,
3825, 3835, 3836, 3854, 3870, 3873, 3898,
8903, 8916, 3922, 3932, 8987, 4023, 4046,
4065, 4074, 4079, 4116, 4128, 4135, 4142,
4170, 4173, 4245, 4248, 4288, 4297, 4298
resolutions by...243, 1037, 1201, 2519
remarks on the civil rights bill.......526, 572
remarks on enlarging the Winnebago reser-

vation in Nebraska.................1185, 1186
remarks on the admission of the State of
Colorado into the Union............
.......1362
remarks on providing for an annual inspec-
tion of Indian affairs........
.... 1488
remarks on the bill making an appropriation
for Indian treaties......... ..... 2010, 2012
remarks on the bill (S. No. 236) to establish
certain post roads.........
..2163,

Mr. Wilson ...2804, 2805, 2806, 2807
Rebel States, bill (S. No. 4) to prescribe an
oath to maintain a republican form of gov
ernment in the.......
.............2
bill (S. No. 7) to enforce the guarantee of
a republican form of government in cer-
tain States whose governments have been
usurped or overthrown..................2, 108
resolutions declaratory of the duty of Con-

gress in respect to guarantees of the na-
tional security and the national faith of
the........
........2
resolutions declaratory of the duty of Con-
gress, especially in respect to loyal citi-
zens in the.....

..2

joint resolution (S. No. 4) to prevent the
sale of notes, bonds, scrip, and other evi-
dences of debt issued by the so-called con-
federate States, or any one of them, in aid
of the rebellion.........
..........17
resolution instructing the Committee on the
Judiciary to inquire into the justice and
expediency of making provision for the
claims of loyal citizens of the, for stores
or subsistence furnished to the Army of
the United States, so as to place said
claims on an equal footing with those
of loyal citizens of States not in rebel-
lion..........

joint resolution (S. No. 37) to provide for
the representation in Congress of the States
lately in rebellion, and for the resumption
of the practical relations of the said States
........1178
to the United States......
joint resolution (S. No. 48) setting forth cer-
tain conditions upon which the States the
people of which have been lately in rebel-
lion against the United States shall be
restored to their representation in Con-
gress........... .1437, 1664, 1753, 1906
joint resolution (S. No. 59) providing for
admitting Senators and Representatives
from the States lately in insurrection
into the Congress of the United States,
1799, 1844
remarks on the, by-

.2332
bill (S. No. 325) to provide for restoring to
the States lately in insurrection their full
political rights.
............3788
bill (HI. R. No. 805) to restore the pos
session of lands confiscated by the
authorities of the States lately in rebel-
Reconstruction
......4117, 4128
Reconstruction, concurrent resolution appoint-
ing a joint committee to inquire into the
condition of the States recently in rebel-
lion and report whether any of them are
entitled to be represented in Congress...24