PRINTED BY ORDER OF

THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS,

BEGUN AND HELD

AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON,

DECEMBER 4, 1843,

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THE SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES.

EMBRACED IN SEVEN VOLUMES.

VOLUME V,
CONTAINING DOCUMENTS FROM No. 189 to No. 349.

WASHINGTON:

PRINTED BY GALES AND SEATON.

1844.

BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

DURING THE

FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-1843-'44.

IN SEVEN VOLUMES.

Volume 1 contains No. 1.

2 to No. 99, inclusive.
100 to 168,

169 to 288,
1 289 to 349, (

350 to
399 to

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398,
408,

Vol. No. Page.
Academy at West Poiut. Resolutions of the Legislature of

New Hampshire, in favor of abolishing the military 2 5 1
Adams & Co. Report of the Committee on Finance on the
petition of Benjamin . . .

- 4 186
African slave trade. (See Slave trade.)
Agriculture, with table of contents; for which, see page 334

of said report. Report of the Commissioner of Pat-
ents, in relation to improvements, &c., in various
branches of - - -

· · 3 150 17
Alabama, adverse to any amendment of the Constitution of

the United States affecting representation. Resolu-

tions of the General Assembly of - - - 3 156
Alabama and Mississippi, in favor of the annexation of

Texas to the United States. Resolutions of the Le-
gislatures of

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Alexandria, D. C., praying that the corporate authorities

Thereof inay be restricted from increasing their debt,
and that the rates of taxation may be equalized.

Memorial of citizens of .
Alexandria, D. C., in favor of the recharter of the banks in

that place. Resolutions of the common council of 2
Allen to amend the 40th rule of the Senate. Motion by Mr. 2 111

( 38
Almonte, minister of Mexico, to Mr. Upshur, Secretary of

State, in relation to Texas. Letters from General -S'
Ambler. Report of the Comunittee on Pensions on the bill

(H. R. 172) for the relief of Franklin P. . . 6 378 1