Ohio, a petition from sundry inhabitants of Co-
lumbia county in, praying a reduction of
the prices of reserved sections, referred
notice of a bill giving the assent of Congress
to a proposition contained in the 6th sec-
tion of the 7th article of the constitution of
leave granted, a bill presented, and read
read a second time, and referred

a resolution submitted affirming the pro-
priety of appropriating a quantity of land,
towards opening the canal at the Rapids
of the river

the resolution adopted, and a committee ap-
pointed

a report made by said committee

the report read

and agreed to, and a committee appointed
to prepare a bill

which bill is presented, and read

ordered to a second reading

amended, read a third time, and passed as
amended

a resolution of the Legislature of, relating to
an exchange of lands granted for the use
of schools, read
another resolution of the same, requesting
the passage of a law to prohibit the im-
portation of slaves

notice of a bill to explain the act supple-
mentary to the act to divide the Territory
Northwest of the river, into two govern-

94

45

45

reported with amendments

amendments adopted, and bill ordered to a
third reading

read a third time, and passed as amended

P.

Pickering, Mr., supported the resolution grant-
ing land to the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company

Pollock, Oliver, a bill from the House of Repre-
sentatives for relief of, read

read a second time, and referred

Page.

76

77

94

96

96

reported with amendments, which were read 98
amendments adopted, bill read a third time,
and passed as amended -

Ports and Harbors, a resolution submitted to re-
fer so much of the President's Message as
refers to the defence of, to a select com-
mittee

the resolution agreed to, and a committee
appointed

a bill reported, and read

read a second time, and referred

a bill from the House of Representatives
making further appropriations for fortify-

ing the, and building gunboats, read

read a second time, and referred

102

17

17

21

22

79

read a third time, and passed as amended - 102
36 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a bill from the
House of Representatives for relief of the
sufferers by fire in, twice read, and re-
ferred

32,49

52

53

the second reading resumed, and the bill
postponed
28, 30, 36, 37
certain statements submitted in relation to
the subject, and ordered to be printed
motions to postpone the bill till next ses-
sion, not acted on -

the bill postponed to the next session of
Congress

39 Public Buildings, a report of the Surveyor of the,
transmitted by the President -

43

Public Debt, a bill from the House of Represent-
atives making provision for the redemp-
tion of the, read, and ordered to a second
reading

read a second time, and referred
reported without amendment

38

47, 48

on Mr. Dana's resolution relating to libel-
lous publications -

248

673

Bank and Insurance Companies, a bill from the
Senate to regulate the granting of regis-
ters to vessels becoming the property of,
twice read, and committed to a Committee
of the Whole

128

the consideration postponed indefinitely
Baptist Congregation, (City of Washington,) a
petition of the, praying an act of incorpo-
ration, was presented, and referred to a se-
lect committee
Mr. Darby, from said committee, reported a
bill to incorporate the, which was read
twice, and committed to a Committee of
the Whole
Barker, Mr., remarks of, on Mr. Sloan's motion to
amend bill to prohibit importation of slaves 171
on Mr. Bidwell's amendment to the same bill 224
on the amendments to the same -
Barron, Commodore Samuel, correspondence of,
with the Secretary of the Navy
712, 729
with Captain William Bainbridge 718, 720, 721
with William Eaton - 724, 730, 731,737, 765
with Captain Isaac Hull 713, 727, 728, 737
740, 763, 764
734, 736, 739

with Captain John Rodgers

with Tobias Lear

-

179

on the motion to reject the Senate bill sus-
pending the writ of habeas corpus

475

on Mr. Broom's resolution in relation to the
said writ

516

243

on a motion to recommit the bill to repeal
the duty on salt

on the bill making appropriations to carry
into effect the Chickasaw treaty
Bissell, Captain, copy of a letter from, to Gen.
Jackson, in relation to Burr's conspiracy - 428
Blockade, Napoleon's decree declaring the Brit-
ish Islands in a state of -
Boluxas, historical sketch of the, tribe of Indians 1085
Boston, memorial of a committee of merchants of 890
Briggs, Edmund, Mr. Early presented a bill for

relief of, read twice and committed -
ordered to a third reading -

927

713

724

428

290
- 379

470

947

961

committee on that part of the President's
Message relating to the new principles as-
sumed by the

889

said committee made a report on the same - 625
the report at large in the appendix
answers of the French Envoy to the objec-
tions of the Treasury

Bedides, historical sketch of the, tribe of Indians 1079
Bedinger, Mr., remarks of, on the bill to prohibit

the importation of slaves

177, 178

372

on the motion to reject the Senate bill fix-
ing a Military Peace Establishment

Bell, John and William, the Committee of Com-
merce and Manufactures were discharged
from the consideration of a petition of, and
a motion to refer it to the Treasury, lost - 501

British Army, Mr. J. Clay presented a petition
of sundry officers who served in the, in
the French war, praying to be confirmed
in their titles to certain lands granted them
by his Britannic Majesty, referred to the
Committee on Public Lands -

165

a report of said Committee of the Whole 431
Mr. Gregg presented a petition of similar im-
port, referred to the same committee - 590