Liberia, &c.

Memorial of the society of the District of Co-
lumbia for the colonization and civilization of Africa,
praying the establishment of a commercial agency at
Light-house at City West, on Lake Michigan. Resolutions
of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of the erection
of a
Linthicum. Report of the Committee of Claims on the pe-
tition and papers of the trustees of Richard -
Little and Brown. Report of the Joint Committee on the
Library on the memorial of Messrs.

Loan for seven millions of dollars. Statement of persons to
whom was awarded the stock of the

Lomax, daughter of William Lindsay. Report of the Com-
mittee on Revolutionary Claims on the petition of
Elizabeth -

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Long Island Railroad Company. (See Railroad.)
Loomis. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill
(H. R. 232) for the relief of Uriah -
Louisiana, in favor of improving the harbor and navy yard
at Pensacola. Resolutions of the Legislature of 4
Lyon and D. S. Howard. Report of the Committee of
Claims on the memorial of S. R.

M.

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McDaniel. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the
bill (H. R. 77) for the relief of Enoch

McDowell. Report of the Committee on Finance on the
memorial of John

McFarlane. Report of the Committee of Claims on the
memorial of J. C.

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McGraw. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the
bill (H. R. 185) for the relief of Sally
McGuire, widow of Thomas McGuire. Reports of the
Committee on Pensions on the bill (H. R. 37) for the
relief of Jane

McGuire. Report of the Committee on Military Affairs
on the petition of Robert

McIntosh. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on,
the memorial of James M. -

McIntosh. Report of the Committee of Claims on the peti-
tion of John H.

McMurtrie. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on
the memorial of R. Coates, W. R. Johnson, and W. B.
McPherson. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on
the petition of William

Mail service for the year ending 30th June, 1843. State-
ment of

Mail service on railroads, as in operation on the 4th No-
vember, 1843. Statement of

Mail service on steamboats, as in operation on the 4th No-
vember, 1843. Statement of

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Mails on the great Southern and great Western routes.
Schedule of the daily departures and arrivals of
Mail of Adams & Co., between New York and Boston.
Correspondence between Attorney Generals Legare
and Nelson and New York District Attorney Hoff-
man and the Postmaster General, in relation to the
private express
Mail transportation and nett proceeds of postage, in each
State and Territory, for the year ending 30th June,
1843. Exhibit of the cost of

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Mail route from Shieldsborough to Pass Christian, and the
alteration of the mail route from Augusta to Biloxi.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Mississippi,
in favor of the extension of the
Maine, in favor of prescribing, by law, the same day through-
out the Union for the election of President and Vice
President. Resolutions of the Legislature of

Maine, in favor of repealing the laws of States or Territo-
ries which render persons of color liable to arrest
and imprisonment, and to be sold for jail fees. Res-
olutions of the Legislature of

Maine, in relation to the British colonial trade. Resolu-
tions of the Legislature of

Matanzas river. (See River.)

Manufacture of metals, fibrous and textile substances, steam
and gas engines, navigation and marine implements,
civil engineering and architecture, land conveyances, 3 150 287
mills, machinery for manufacturing lumber, fire arms,
and implements of war, &c. Report of the first
examiner in the Patent Office on the

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296

297

298

305

309

Marine hospital fund. Report of the Committee on Com-
merce on the memorial of certain masters and owners
of vessels in Albany, praying the passage of a law
more effectually to guard the

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Marine hospital fund. Receipts and expenditures on ac-
count of the
Marine hospital at that place. Memorial of the corporate
authorities of Cleveland, Ohio, praying an appropri-
ation for the erection of a
Martin. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the pe-
tition of John
Maryland, in favor of a law for the better security of the
rights of the owners of runaway slaves. Resolutions
of the Legislature of

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Maryland, in favor of making the bridges over the Ana-
costia, or eastern branch of the Potomac river, free of
toll. Resolutions of the Legislature of

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Maryland, in favor of removing obstructions in the Susque-
hanna river. Resolutions of the Legislature of
Massachusetts, in favor of making indemnification for French
spoliations prior to 1800. Resolutions of the Legis-
lature of
Massachusetts, adverse to the annexation of Texas to the
United States. Resolutions of the Legislature of
Massachusetts, in favor of making speedy provision on ac-
count of French spoliations prior to 1800. Resolu-
tions of the Legislature of -

Massachusetts, in favor of the establishment of a Congress
of Nations, for the adjustment of international dis-
putes. Resolutions of the Legislature of
Massachusetts, adverse to the annexation of Texas. Reso-
lutions of the General Assembly of

Massey, the widow of Henry Massey, deceased. Report
of the Committee on Pensions on the petition of
Fanny

Mediterranean squadron. (See Squadron.)
Memphis harbor, (See Harbor.)

Memphis, in that State. Memorial of the General Assem-
bly of Tennessee, praying the establishment of an
armory and a naval depot and dock yard at

Metals. Report of the first examiner in the Patent Office
on metallurgy and the manufacture of

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Messages. (See President of the United States.)
Meteorology. Annual report of Professor Espy on the sub-
ject of

Mexico and Texas. Views of the President of the United
States respecting the relations between the United
States and the Republics of

Mexican Secretary of State, in relation to Texas. Corres-
pondence between the American minister at Mexico.
and the

Mexican Government closing the frontier custom-houses,
and prohibiting the importation of certain articles
into that Republic, and the exercise of the retail trade
therein by foreigners. Decrees of the

Mexico. Statement of the changes in the commercial reg-
ulations of -

Mexico, in relation to the expulsion of citizens of the United
States from Upper California. Correspondence with
the Government of -

Michigan, and for other purposes. Report of the Commit-
tee on Public Lands on the bill (S. 17) to apply cer-
tain alternate sections of the public domain towards
the completion of works of internal improvement in 2 36 1
Michigan, to obtain a grant of land for the completion of the

Grand river road. Resolutions of the Legislature of 2
Michigan, relative to the construction of a road from Sagi-

naw to Michilimackinac and Saut de Ste. Marie.
Resolutions of the General Assembly of

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Michigan, in relation to the construction of a ship canal
around the falls of St. Mary's river, at the Saut de
Ste. Marie. Resolutions of the General Assembly of 3
Midshipmen and masters' mates in the navy since 4th Au-

gust, 1842. Appointment of

Military academy. (See Academy.)
Militia recommended by the President of the United States.
A more perfect organization of the -

Military defences. Report of the Chief Engineer on the pro-
gress of the works, with estimates for

Report of

Militia for the year 1842. Statement of the apportionment

of arms to the

Militia of the several States and Territories, &c.

the Secretary of War, communicating abstracts of the
returns of the

Miller. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims
on the bill (H. R. 164) for the relief of John
Miller. Report of the Committee of Claims on the memo-
rial and resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky
in favor of the claim of the heirs of Christopher
Miller. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the peti-
tion of William

Miller. Report of the Committee on Commerce on the pe-
tition of Noah

Millikin and others, owners of river lots in townships 16 and
17 north, of ranges 13 and 14 east, and in the district
north of Red river, in Louisiana. Report of the
Committee ou Public Lands on the petitions of John
Report of the Committee on Public Lands on the
memorial of Robert

Mineral lauds of the United States. Report of David Dale
Owen, of a geological survey of part of the Territo
ries of Iowa and Wisconsin, and State of Illinois

Mineral lands. (See Lands.)

Mint at Philadelphia, showing the assays of foreign coins.

Report of the director of the

Mississippi river. (See River.)
Mississippi on account of the two per cent., three per cent.,
and distribution funds, with the correspondence re-
lating thereto. Report of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, showing the amounts paid and now due to the
State of
Mississippi, in favor of the extension of the mail route from
Shieldsborough, in Hancock county, to Pass Chris-
tian, in Harrison county, and the alteration of the
mail route from Augusta to Biloxi. Resolutions of
the General Assembly of

Mississippi and Alabama, in favor of the annexation of
Texas to the United States. Resolutions of the Le-
gislatures of
Mississippi, in favor of a reduction of the price of the public
lands in that State. Resolution of the Legislature of 4 247

Missouri river. (See Rivers.)

Missouri by fire, at Gibraltar. Report of Captain Newton,
relative to the destruction of the United States steam
frigate
Missouri, in favor of authorizing the school trustees in sur-
veyed township 48 north, of range 18 west, in the
county of Cooper, in said State, to enter a section of
land in lieu of section 16, in said township. (See S.
bill 72.) Report of the Committee on Public Lands
on the memorial of the General Assembly of
Mobile city and harbor. (See Harbor.)
Money for the United States squadron in the Mediterra-
nean. Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with
copies of correspondence and contracts for the sup-
ply of

Moody. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the peti-
tion of William J.
Moore. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the peti-
tion of Jane

Morgan. Report of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
on the petition of Charles
Morgan. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on the
petition of Charles W.

Mullanphy and others, claiming as heirs-at-law of John
Mullanphy, deceased, and others. Report of the
Committee on Private Land Claims on the petition
of Bryan
Munn. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the peti-
tion of the heirs of David

Murch. Report of the Committee on Commerce on the
memorial of Hiram -

Myerle. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on the
meniorial of David..

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"National Institute for the Promotion of Science," Report
of the Joint Committee on the Library on the memo-
rial of the

National road. (See Roads.)
Naturalization laws of the United States, by a prolongation

of the term of residence which is now required by
law as a prerequisite to such naturalization. Re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary on sundry
meniorials asking a modification of the
Naval officers and seamen. Petition of citizens of Balti-
more, Maryland, for a renewal of the act granting
pensions to the widows and children of

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Naval officers and seamen. Petition of citizens of Penn-
sylvania, praying a revival of the law of 1837, grant-
ing pensions to widows, &c., of