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McLanahan, James X., a Representative from | Pensions- Rhode Island, resolutions of the Legislature of, 256 Navy..... ..18 || Rice, Francis W., late American consul at Aca- .245 pulco, leave to withdraw the papers of...309 ...18 || Ringgol's maps, charts, &c., of the coast of Cali- ...283 284, 296, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305 of, and debate concerning..284, 304, 305, 317 Ramsay and others, on the Sioux Indians, 299 Rossemeyer, Mr., leave granted to withdraw the papers of..., ..292 Rule regulating the privilege of admission to the .1 Phelps, Samuel S., a Senator from Vermont- floor of the Senate, proposition to amend, 279, 284 machine for voting .320 Rules of the Senate, proposition to amend the ..321 Phelps, John S., a Representative from Missouri, || Rusk, Thomas J., a Senator from Texas...-180, 218, 299, 308 222, 224, 245, 262, 266, 327, 330 ..55, 56 copies of Captain Ringgold's charts..... .318 .23, 24 S. 34, 192 .262 to continue the messengers, &c.....307, 323 Seamen, the organization and discipline of ....13 307 of Arkansas........ .243, 257, 284, 303, 311 . .257, 312 .1 Secretary of the Interior-see Interior Department. committee to wait on the.. .245 Secretary of the Navy-see Navy Department, Secretary of State-see State Department. .243 Secretary of the Senate, directions to the.. .. .245, .323 284, 302, 304, 305 .330 proposition to authorize the, to appoint a read- ing clerk.... · .303, 307 ..295 Senate, hour of meeting.. .245, 306, 309, 323 ..20 Public Buildings, Committee on.... ..246 proposition for and the election of officers of the, 262, 270, 283 the transaction of, by- the Chamber of the . ..279, 284 ..323 .194 proposition for a reading clerk to the..301, 303 .197 proposition for open doors during the Executive ..312, 319 (See Executive session.) .245 || Seward, William H., a Senator from New York, 281, 296, 299, 301, 306, 307, 309, 315, 316, 324, 330 resolutions by..... ...303, 314, 321, 323 remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant, 140, 164 concerning an increase of the....... .15 to California and Oregon...........177, 183, payment of the creditors of Texas. ...239 186,199, 212, 221 remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in relation to ...199 colonization in North America, 125, 129, 131 .266 ..221, 224 remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander Mr. Butier ..177, 221 Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians, 296, 297, 298 Mr. Cooper .183 remarks on the call for information in regard to .234 the amount of United States bunds held in .186 .311 .103 ..212 remarks in regard to the reporting and publish- .....316 283, 284, 296, 304, 305, 308, 311, 316, 322, 323 Recess of the Senate, proposition for a. .284, 321 resolutions by........ ...243, 284, 296, 310 to colonization in North America.... .130, 132, 133 ....302 remarks on the proposition to continue pay to Robert Beale... .305 Mr. Adams.. . 262, 301, 303, 307 Sibley, Henry H., a Delegate from Minnesota- .243, remarks in favor of the policy of grants of land 257, 284, 292, 302, 307, 309, 314, 323 for railroad purposes in the West .......188 Mr. Brodhead.... .257, 309, 310 Skelton, Charles, a Representative from New Jer- Mr. Bright.. .321, 323 sey- Mr. Chase. .257, 262, 312, 319 remarks relative to the proposition for the crea- .....65, 67 Mr. Clayton.. .245, 246, 284, 323 tion of the office of Lieutenant General....61 .256 Smart, Ephraim K., a Representative from ..279 Maine- Mr. Gwin. .284, 304, 305, 311, 317 remarks in reference to the seizure and confis- Mr. Hamlin .291, 292, 309, 311, 319 cation of the barque Georgiana...... ...40 .290 .309, 312, 317, 319 Smith, William R., à Representative from Ala- Mr. Hunter... ..304, 323 bama- .290, 304 remarks on the bill to confer the title of Lieu- ..147 ....55 ..256 || Smith, Truman, a Senator from Connecticut, 283, ...280 317 ..257, 312 remarks on the bill for a railroad and telegraph .303, 314, 321, 323 line to the Pacific.... .212 .312, 314 .243, 284, 296, 310 | Soulé, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana.....245 ..323 resolution by.... .323 ..245, 284, 296 remarks on "Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to .290, 323 colonization in North America, 102, 103, 118 ..18 .57 letter of, resigning his seat as Senator ......330 papers of... ...323 ......18 papers of... the... Y. Squadrons, the distribution of naval..... .8 || Tehuantepec grant, femarks in the Senate-Con- War Department, annual report from the......5 Washington, the views of..... .56, 237 .35 ....160 || Warring, Joseph H., the heirs of, leave to with- Mr. Mason .134, 164 .296 Mr. Seward.. 140, 164 Weightman, Richard H., a Delegate from New Mexico- .245 remarks on the affairs of New Mexico.....103 .302 Weller, John B., a Senator from California. .136, .22 .150 245, 257, 279, 284, 290, 301 Mr. Houston.. .290, 323 .17, 85 ..147 remarks on the proposition for publishing the .23, 24 .239 debates in the Intelligencer. 326, 327, 328, 330 .85 Thanks to the President pro tem. of the Senate, 323 | Wellington, the promotions of the Duke of....57 .86 || Thomson, John R., a 'Senator from New Jer- || West, James H., imprisoned in Cuba, resolutions ....243, 301 of the Legislature of Rhode Island in relation .....256, 262 243, 266, 291 || Widows of revolutionary soldiers, pensions under ...283 || Woodward, Joseph A., a Representative from South Carolina- ..217 ...52 Woolley, C. A., leave granted to withdraw the ...220 ...304 ..211 on certain conditions...... .........210 292, 301 shire- mileage to Mr. Yulee...... ..283 on proposition for recess... ..284 on the proposition for extra compensation to the Superintendent of Public Printing and his clerks..... 25 ....198 ..301 on the proposition for continuance of compen- sation to Robert Beale...... ..305 .229 on the proposition for the purchase of copies of ..197 Ringgold's maps and charts.. ..306 ..210 on the proposition for a reading clerk to the Senate. ..211 on the proposition for the purchase of copies of the condition of the finances.......... .....85 .319 on the proposition for the purchase of Johnson's machine for taking the yeas and nays...319, 321, 322 remarks, by- U. Mr. Dodge, of lowa.. .322 Mr. Hamlin...... .322 .....224 .321 .322 per diem to...... .245, 246, 280 remarks, by- Voting, machine for-gee Yeas and Nays. Mr. Adams ....281, 283 Mr. Badger ..281 .280, 281, 283 ...52 245, 305, 306, 307, 308 ..281, 282 ...231 ..245, 284, 296 ..281 Mr. Douglas .280 ..282 .282 Mr. Mason ..280 .280, 281 ..283 ..307, 308 Mr. Walker.. Moore...... ......309 ...... .29, ...282 INDEX TO THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. PUBLIC. Almanać, (Nautical,) appropriation for the...353 ...335 .335, 336 from courts of Washington Territory......340 .335 || Appointment, of assistant postmaster generals, 363 .335 of new registers and receivers......... .334, 360 .346 of surveyor general in California.. ....360 record of cases in, how made up.... .335 of additional appraiser general. ...........347 ...347 .332 || Appropriations, for Indian affairs, the army, the .352 navy, pensions, light-houses, military acade- .352 my, harbors and rivers, fortifications, ocean .364 mail steamers, post offices, deficiencies. See .348 general, civil, and diplomatic appropriation ....343 .353 Arkansas, grant of land to, for a railroad....333 Armories, superintendent of......... .352 ...353 ............352 .351 .351 .352 .352 .343 neers.. .335 342 war.. .......363 Arrest, on civil process for debt forbidden in Dis- || California-Continued. Compensation-Continued. .332 ...338 .361 of deputy-surveyors at Boston, New York, officers to continue till a successor is appoint- Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans, ed ...... .361 ..352 census returns made by, to be appended to cen- of those engaged in astronomical expedition to ....364 Chili.... .343 ..347 .347 .350 .348 of ministers resident........ ...347 ...348 .341 of California land commissioners and secretary, 349 364 of surveyor general in California...... ..361 .365 of surveyor general in Oregon ..334 .341 of superintendent of coast survey.. .349 of clerks in the departments as classified.349, 350 347 Postmaster General, and Attorney-General, 350 ..350 | Chelsea, hospital at, disposition of lands belong. of those engaged in assay office in New York, .....353 350 .....347 of assistant treasurer of New York........351 .352 .....343 of postmasters in Richmond, (Virginia,) and ...363 ..364 of Saganaw, appropriation for.... .356 extra pay of navy on Pacific coasts... ..352 ..363 .348 Indians, appropriation for.. ...356 Congress, members of, not to act as agents for .342 claimants.. ...337 ..338 and Otto was, appropriatlon for........... ...357 distribution of books to, what allowable. .343 ....356 delegates to, from Washington Territory...340 Christian Indians, appropriation for.. ..356 | Corwin, Thomas, payment of expenses of com- Circuit Court, of District of Columbia, cases com- mittee of investigation of conduct of.....343 ........332 .335, 337 ..334 | Counterfeiting, of postage stamps, penalty for, 363 judge of, may appoint a crier.. ..336 Courts, cases commenced in District of Columbia, ...336 may be continued into the next term.....334 .336 before allowance. ...337 .339 .343 ...337 .356 Creek Indians, appropriation for the. powers of attorney to collect, how to be made, || Criminal Court of the District of Columbia, salary ..333 of judge of... members of Congress not to act as agents for, cases commenced in, may be continued in the 337 next term... ......334 Clerks in the departments, classification of...349, | Criminal Law, penalty for bribery of members of .338 ...331 in office of third auditor of the treas- arrest of prisoners, charged with two or more ..344 offenses ... .335 commitment of prisoners. .335 .350 in capital cases, witnesses for defense to be paid .352 of pursers, in California. by the United States... ...336 of surveyor-general, in California. taking receipt for larger sum than is paid, to be 1.353 held embezzlement... ..359 Clerks of courts, fees of... offenses, concerning public records.. ..338 ..336 counterfeiting, &c., postage stamps.. .363 Cuban Prisoners, appropriation for.... .342 .354 Coals, outstanding debenture bonds for, cancella- || Cumberland Road, surrender to Ohio of part .332 Coast Survey, appropriations for...342, 347, 354 Custom-Houses, appropriations for, at- 349 .347 .349 Bath... .347 ...350 ...352 Charleston. .347 Coins, Gold, a three-dollar piece authorized. .335 Eastport.... .342 .347 purchase of bullion for..... .347 ...332 Providence.. private deposits for, not allowed... .347 .347 size and devices of..... .342 act of 1853, chap. 79, respecting, when to take St. Louis.... .347 .347 .347 D. .....................349 ..337 Debenture Bonds, for coals, cancellation of...350 .341 .341 miscellaneous .341, 342, 343 .335 capitol. ..341 of district attorneys........ .341 ...360 .341 ...360 .337 .341 ..360 .341 .337 Gregory Ennis... .341 ..335 .341 .341 .337 .341 ...337 ...350 at... .........358 Weas. Deficiencies, appropriations for—Continued. Fees-Continued. Indian Affairs, appropriations for, and provisions .341, 342, 343 accounts to be rendered by marshals, clerks of respecting the-Continued. .342 court, and district attorneys, respecting ..336 repeal of former fee bills.... ..342 | Finch, David, payment to.... ..342 Fines and forfeitures-see Penalties. .342 Florida Indians, appropriation for the........357 .342 Forbes, R. B., and others, repayment to, of ex- penses for a light-boat, at Minot's Ledge au- Menomonies. .342 | Foreign Intercourse, deficiency appropriations .341, 342, 343 New York Indians. .342 for minister to Central America. salary of ministers resident.... .342 office of assistant dragoman abolished.....342 .341, 343 Fort Leavenworth, appropriation for bridges and salaries of absent territorial officers........343 communications between and Republican distribution of books to members of Congress, Fork of Kansas River..... confined to those printed as public docu- || Fortifications, appropriations for, in- pay of those engaged in astronomical expedi- Maine.. extension of time for bids for a mint in Califor- Massachusetts. charge for casting gold or silver at the mint, or Frauds on the Treasury, act for prevention of, 337 .343 transfer of claims, when and how allowable, 337 Stockbridges.. sizes, devices, &c., of the new silver coins..343 members of Congress not to act for claimants, settlement of accounts of the late collector at Delaware Indians, appropriation for the..342, 356 for offenses concerning records.. Delegate, from Wasbingion Territory.. .340 taking false receipts, penalty for. .359 Inspectors of Steamboats, may grant further time Depositaries, of public moneys, compensation to owners of steamboais to comply with Deputy Surveyors, at Boston, New York, Phila- | Gaines, John P., payment to...............359 of the Capitol and Executive Mansion....348 required by steamboat act to be competent to .335, 337 | Georgia, settlement of claim of..... reappropriation for militia of..... Interior Department, appropriation for the sup- Gibbon, Lardner, payment to...... appointment of, for Washington Territory, 339 Globe, Congressional, and Appendix, appropria- Internal Improvements—see Harbors. fees of, for services within the past six years, 335 tion for.... ...341, 343 | lowa, regulation of terms of District Court in, 338 District Court of California, jurisdiction of, in Iowa Indians, appropriation for the... Harbors and Rivers, appropriation for improve- of lowa, regulation of terms of.. criers of, and attendants on..... ..342 || Jackson, Andrew, appropriation for statue of, 342, District of Columbia, regulation of executions Buffalo Creek...... Johnson, Levi, payment to....... bail and arrest in civil cases for debt in... .332 .342 Judiciary, appropriation for the.. salary of judge of criminal court in........333 Dock in California, basin and railway to be built in California and Oregon, extra pay to.... Documentary History, appropriation for the, 343 Hernden, William L., payment to ......... .353 Downing, A.J., appropriation for arrears due, 342 Kanzas Indians, appropriations for the......357 Dragoman, Assistant in Turkey, office of abol- communication between Kansas River and Fort Dubuque, (lowa,) grant of land to. .347 Kent, Edward, payment to....... .347 King, J. B., settlement of accounts of.. ..... ...347 King, William R., administration to, of oath of Eel Rivers Indians, appropriation for the....357 naval, at Chelsea, disposition of lands of...353 Electoral Messengers, appropriation for payment appropriation for..... Embezzlement, taking a receipt (for money ap; propriated) for a greater sum than is paid Land Districts, establishment of, in California, 360 Independent Treasury, compensation of deposit- Land Offices, provisions respecting when they are Engineers, (Topographical,) promotion in corps aries. appropriation for support of....... President may discontinue when sales are less Ennis, Gregory, payment to....: salary of assistant treasurer at New York. .351 publication of statistics...... Envelopes, stamped, penalty for offenses concern- medals of the President.. .359 Lane, Thomas W., payment to..... ......342 military reservations for Indians, in California, to be defaced when deposited.. Lee County, (lowa,) claim of, to be audited and Executions, in District of Columbia, regulation Towa....... ...359 Letters uncalled for in California, advertisment payment of appropriations, how made .....359 .354 Executive, appropriation for the. taking receipts for larger sums than are paid, Library of Congress, appropriation for. ..344 preparation of catalogue of... appropriations for, in the deficiencies appropri- Life-boats, metallic, a substitute for, may be ac- .342 cepted by inspectors in certain cases.....365 appropriations for, and provisions respecting Light-Houses, appropriations for...343, 346, 347 deficiency appropriation for.... ...341 part of act of 1852, ch. 110, sec. 2, repealed, 343 Exploring Expedition, appropriation for publish- Chickasawg. ...356 general appropriation bill for.. Fay, Theodore S., payment to.... .337 ....353 ished..... ......347 ...355 ........354 ....363 tion of ..... Light-Houses, general appropriation bill for- Navy-Continued. Pensions, Navy, appropriations for..........332 pay of purser in California .352 .332 .352 Perjury, false swearing under fee bill made...337 pay of commandant's clerks at, and clerks of the Piankeshaw Indians, appropriation for the ...358 .354, 355 yard, the navy-yards at Boston, New York, Postage stamps, penalties for offenses concerning, 363 ..353 envelopes to be defaced when deposited....363 ...354 .353 Postmaster General, salary increased....... ..350 ..455 .353 assistants to be hereafter appointed by the Pres- .353 ident with advice of the Senate. ......363 .353 Postmaster at Cleveland and Richmond, compen- ..355 ..363 ...355 .354 Post Office, deficiency appropriation for......342 ...355 ..354 general appropriation bill for.......... ..354 ..341 pay of the medical officers who served in Mex- restoration of proceeds of property stolen from ......354 department of the, appropriations for......345 act of 1852, ch. Ill, sec. 3, respecting route agents, repealed.... ...354 .355 Navy, Secretary of the, compensation of, in- advertisement, of letters uncalled for in Califor- .350 nia and Oregon..... .354 ..355 appropriation for Ocean steamers... ..355 Boston... .353 Cleveland, &c., Railroad, made a post.road, 361 Memphis... ..363 New York.. .353 compensation of postmasters at Cleveland and .353 Richmond.... ..363 .353 compensation of deputy postmasters... ..363 Philadelphia .353 penalty for offenses concerning stamped envel- .353 opes.... San Francisco.. .353 stamped envelopes to be defaced when depos- .353 ited.. .363 .352 carriage of, on railroad from the Mississippi to ..333 New Castle, Delaware, arsenal site of, to be recon- Post Roads, all railroads made, or which shall be ..331 ...363 purposes. ...353 .361 ..349 pay of commissioners to draft a code of laws Pattawotomie Indians, appropriation for the. .358 for... .363 of Huron, appropriation for the...........358 ..349 .363 | Preëmption lands in California, how far subject .357 New York Indians, appropriation for the. ......360 to....... .342 act of 1846 respecting, suspended preëmption 0. ...364 right of, extended to the alternate reserved sec- ......360 tions on the lines of railroad.... in reservations, on account of French or Span- ish claims.... ......360 Printers, fees of...... ...337 355 ..334 &c.... .335, 337 ...337 ...351 168, concerning. ..335 Proctors, fees of.... ...359 Public Buildings, appropriations for, 341, 348, 349 Public Documents, binding of, execution of..344 Public Grounds, appropriation for......348, 349 purchase of alanthus trees forbidden .......348 .357 attached to the Capitol and Executive Mansion to be under the management of the public gar- .331 dener... .348 Public Lands, school lands in Oregon. ..331 .334 school lands in California... ..360 school lands in Washington. ..340 .361 school lands in Alabama.. ..332 .234 .234 relocation of bounty land warrants. ...331 disposition of papers, &c., where land offices are abolished..... ....332 ...338 grant to Arkansas, and Missouri, for a railroad, 333 .340 price of alternate sections doubled .........333 grant to towns of Belleview, Burlington, and Dubuque. .333 rights of settlers, their widows, &c., in Ore- ...334 gon. sales of, in Oregon, authorized. .334 officers to be appointed...... .334 ...334 ...350, 351 from the Mississippi River to the, appropriation compensation of surveyor general in Oregon, 334 for... .333 military reservations in California, Ulah, or .349 New Mexico, for Indian purposes......359 Patent Office, appropriation for.....341, 342, 345 right of preemption in the alternate reserved sections in lines of railroad..............360 for. ...360 Pawnee Indians, appropriation for the .......358 in reservation, on account of French or Span- .349 ish claims. ..360 offices... .348, 360 or to abolish them in certain cases.. ..345 in California, survey of, authorized and regula- ted. .360 ..360 ..332 grant of school lands.. ..360 appropriations for......... ..350 332 P. ........359 ....352 |