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Messengers, proposition to continue the folding of
documents by, in the Senate...
Mileage-see Yulee.

Military Affairs, Committee on.

.245

..231

Miller, J. W., a Senator from New Jersey-
remarks on the exploration of the interior of
Africa, and in favor of recognizing the inde-
pendence of Liberia
Millson, John S., a Representative from Virginia,
34, 192
remarks in regard to a modification of the tariff,
35
Mint of the United States, operations of the ...87
Missouri compromise, concerning the........129
Monroe doctrines discussed...
..74, 97,
100, 122, 123, 125

(See Colonization.)
Moore, John, a Representative from Louisiana-
remarks in regard to the sugar interests of Lou-
isiana...
......209
Morton, Jackson, a Senator from Florida, 246, 309
resolutions by..
......245, 280, 284
remarks on the proposition to give pay and
mileage to Mr. Yulee..
280, 281
Mexican Boundary, the progress of the survey of
the
.20
Select Committee on the.
.279, 290
Commission, 'additional papers of the..290, 296
Mexican Claims, concerning the report of the
Committee on.................
.323

Pensions-
Navy....

...18

.245
...18

Committee on...
Pensioners, revolutionary.
Pettit, John, a Senator from Indjana....245, 283,
284, 296, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay and others, on the Sioux Indians, 299
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts....
..317
Phelps, Samuel S., a Senator from Vermont-
remarks on the proposition for purchasing a
machine for voting
.320
Phelps, John S., a Representative from Missouri,
218, 299, 308
Polk, William H., a Representative from Ten-
.55, 56
.23,24

...

nessee............
Postal statistics
Postmaster General-see Post Office Department.
Post Office Department, annual report from the, 22

communication from the....

.262
Post Office and Post Roads, Committee on the, 245
Pratt, Thomas G., a Senator from Maryland, 306,
307
President of the United States, annual message of
the......
....1

inaugural address of Franklin Pierce as....243
committee to wait on the.....
...245
calls upon the...... ...245, 303, 312, 314
communications from the.
...290, 291
President pro tempore of the Senate, D. R. Atchi-
son appointed..
.243

thanks to the..

valedictory of.

.323
.330

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.292

Rhode Island, resolutions of the Legislature of, 256
Rice, Francis W., late American consul at Aca-
pulco, leave to withdraw the papers of...309
Ringgold's maps, charts, &c., of the coast of Cali-
fornia, proposition for the purchase of copies
of, and debate concerning..284, 304, 305, 317
Roads and Canals, Committee on...
.245
Rossemeyer, Mr., leave granted to withdraw the
papers of..
Rule regulating the privilege of admission to the
floor of the Senate, proposition to amend,
279, 284
Rules of the Senate, proposition to amend the..321
Rusk, Thomas J., a Senator from Texas....180,
222, 224, 245, 262, 266, 327, 330
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Captain Ringgold's charts......318
S.

Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, authority to the,
to continue the messengers, &c.....307, 323
Seamen, the organization and discipline of....13
Sebastian, William K., a Senator from the State
of Arkansas... ... ...
..243, 257, 284, 303, 311
resolutions by.....
..257, 312
Secretary of the Interior-see Interior Department.
Secretary of War-see War Department.
Secretary of the Navy-see Navy Department.
Secretary of the Treasury-see Treasury Depart-

ment.

........

Secretary of State-see State Department.
Secretary of the Senate, directions to the.....245,
284, 302, 304, 305
proposition to authorize the, to appoint a read-
ing clerk......
....303, 307
Senate, hour of meeting.......245, 306, 309, 323
proposition for and the election of officers of the,
262, 270, 283

rule in regard to admission to the privileges of
the Chamber of the ...
.279, 284
proposition for a reading clerk to the..301, 303
proposition for open doors during the Executive
..312, 319

..194

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Naval Academy at Annapolis, the condition of
the....

..11
.245

Public Lands, the operations in the.
Committee on the

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Naval Affairs, Committee on..
Naval depôt at Beaufort, North Carolina, prop-
osition for a......
.284
Naval dry-docks, proposition for the purchase of
works on.....
.284
Navy, the condition and operations of the .....7
concerning an increase of the........... .15
Navy Department, annual report from the .....7
calls upon the...
.256, 284, 302, 305

.....

communications from the...
Navy pensions-see Pensions.

National Intelligencer-see Debates.

..266

New Mexico, remarks in the House of Repre-

sentatives on the affairs in, by Mr. Weight-

man......

.103

Newton, Eben, a Representative from Ohio-
remarks on the subject of granting homesteads
out of the public lands....
....181
Nippes, Daniel, withdrawal of the papers of..279
(See Knipps, Daniel.)

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........234
........186
...212
Ralston, Lewis, withdrawal of the papers of..311
Ramsay, Alexander, the alleged frauds of, on the
Sioux Indians, &c. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... .296, 302, 312
(See Frauds.)

Recess of the Senate, proposition for a..284, 321
Reciprocal trade with the British North American
Colonies-see Trade.

Repairing the Capitol rooms, proposition to pay
....302

for

resolutions, by—

Mr.Adams........
Mr. Badger.

....

..262, 301, 303, 307
..243,

257, 284, 292, 302, 307, 309, 314, 323
Mr. Brodhead.....
.257, 309, 310
Mr. Bright.
.321, 323
Mr. Chase.......
.257, 262, 312, 319
Mr. Clayton..
.245, 246, 284, 323
Mr. Cooper
.256
.279

Mr. Fish.

......

Mr. Gwin......

.......

.284, 304, 305, 311, 317

Mr. Hamlin......291, 292, 309, 311, 319
Mr. Houston...

Mr. Hunter...

Mr. James..

........

Mr. Jones, of lowa

Mr. Mason.

Mr. Morton

Mr. Sebastian

Mr. Seward

.309, 312, 317, 319

.304, 323

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

remarks on the amendment providing for the
payment of the creditors of Texas.......239
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in relation to
colonization in North America, 125, 129, 131
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians, 296, 297, 298
remarks on the call for information in regard to
the amount of United States bonds held in
Europe, &c......
.....311

remarks in regard to the reporting and publish-
ing the debates....
...316
Shields, James, Senator from Illinois...103, 280,

283, 284,296,304, 305,
308, 311, 316, 322, 323
resolutions by...... ...243, 284, 296, 310
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......130,
132, 133
remarks on the proposition to continue pay to
Robert Beale....
.305

Sibley, Henry H., a Delegate from Minnesota-
remarks in favor of the policy of grants of land
for railroad purposes in the West.......188
Skelton, Charles, a Representative from New Jer-
sey-

remarks relative to the proposition for the crea-
tion of the office of Lieutenant General....61
Smart, Ephraim K., a Representative from
Maine

remarks in reference to the seizure and confis-
cation of the barque Georgiana...........40
Smith, William R., à Representative from Ala-

bama-

.290, 304

..245, 302
..256

remarks on the bill for a railroad and telegraph
line to the Pacific....
Soulé, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana.....245
resolution by.

remarks on the bill to confer the title of Lieu-
tenant General by brevet.....
.....55
Smith, Truman, a Senator from Connecticut, 283,
317

..212

...323

Mr. Shields.
Mr. Soulé..
Mr. Walker.
Mr. Weller..

...

.245, 280, 284
...257, 312

.303, 314, 321, 323
.243, 284, 296, 310
.323
.245, 284, 296
..290, 323
.57

remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to
colonization in North America, 102, 103, 118
letter of, resigning his seat as Senator......330

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Stephens, Alexander H., a Representative from
Georgia...........60, 61, 65, 195, 196, 197
remarks in regard to the Galphin claim and in
defense of Mr. Corwin, on the bill to prevent
frauds on the Treasury...
.217
Stevens, Thaddeus, a Representative from Penn-
sylvania....
......220
St. Lawrence, concerning the free navigation of
the.....
....211

Stuart, Charles E., a Senator from Michigan, 243,

292, 301
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to the Superintendent of Public Printing,
291, 292
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
Captain Ringgold's charts..
.317
Sugar interests of Louisiana, remarks in the House
of Representatives in relation to, by Mr.
Moore....
.209
Sumner, Charles, a Senator from Massachusetts,

290
Superintendent of Public Printing, and clerks, and
messengers, extra compensation to......
...284,
291, 292

remarks on see Compensation, extra.
Survey of the coast, views on the......
Surveys and explorations..

.88
.8

Sweetser, Charles, a Representative from Ohio,
104, 105

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Telegraph, to the Pacific-see Railroad.
Territories, Committee on..........
Texas debt, remarks in the Senate on the bill and
amendment to provide for the payment of the,

by

Mr. Hunter

Mr. Houston

Mr. Pearce..

..150
..153

..147
..239

Mr. Seward..
Thanks to the President pro tem. of the Senate, 323
Thomson, John R., a Senator from New Jer-
sey.
......243, 301
Thompson, John B., a Senator from Kentucky,
243, 266, 291
remarks on the proposition for per diem and
mileage to Mr. Yulee...
Tortugas and Key West-see Fortifications.
Toucey, Isaac, a Senator from Connecticut...299
Townshend, Norton S., a Representative from
Ohio-

...283

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Underwood, Joseph R., a Senator from the State
of Kentucky...
.......224
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America...132, 177
V.

Voting, machine for-see Yeas and Nays.

resolutions by.

W.
Walker, Isaac P., a Senator from Wisconsin..202,
245, 305, 306, 307, 309
..245, 284, 296
remarks on the proposition for per diem and
mileage to Mr. Yulee....
....282
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians..296, 297, 303
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk in
the Senate..
.307, 308

.....

War Department, annual report from the......5
Washington, the views of....
.56, 237
Warring, Joseph H., the heirs of, leave to with-
draw papers of......
......296
Weightman, Richard H., a Delegate from New
Mexico-

remarks on the affairs of New Mexico.....103
Welch, Purser, letter of Mr. Kennedy, Secretary
of the Navy, exculpatory of...... ....302
Weller, John B., a Senator from California..136,
245, 257, 279, 284, 290, 301
resolutions by.......
..290, 323
remarks on the proposition for publishing the
debates in the Intelligencer. 326, 327, 328, 330
Wellington, the promotions of the Duke of....57
West, James H., imprisoned in Cuba, resolutions
of the Legislature of Rhode Island in relation
.to, &c....
..256, 262
Widows of revolutionary soldiers, pensions under
the law providing for the..
....18
Woodward, Joseph A., a Representative from
South Carolina-

remarks on the proposition to raise a select com-
mittee on the tariff........
........52
Woolley, C. A., leave granted to withdraw the
papers of..
......304
Wright, William, a Senator from New Jersey, 243
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Almanac, (Nautical,) appropriation for the...353
American Archives, appropriation for.......343
|| Appeal, what papers necessary on..... .335
from courts of Washington Territory .340
Appointment, of assistant postmaster generals, 363
of new registers and receivers.........334, 360
of surveyor general in California... .360
of assistant secretary of state, authorized...350
of additional appraiser general..
..347
Appraiser General, additional, to be appointed for
the Pacific coast.
Appropriations, for Indian affairs, the army, the
navy, pensions, light-houses, military acade-
my, harbors and rivers, fortifications, ocean
mail steamers, post offices, deficiencies. See
those titles

..........

.347

....

.......335

.346

.335

Agricultural statistics, collection of..

.335
.349

tions in..

.332

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Armories, superintendent of...

Arms, inquiry as to expediency of manufacturing
of, by contract.
distribution of, to Iowa....
Army, general appropriation bill for.........351
salary of military storekeepers in Oregon, Cali-
fornia, and New Mexico....
..351
companies of light artillery to be remounted, 351
arsenals may be abolished...

.352

.352

...352

..351
report to be made respecting manufacturing arms
by contract.....

.352

extra pay to garrison of Fort Laramie.....352
promotion in the corps of topographical engi-

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mint laws to apply to....

.351
.351

Cayuse Indians, payment on account of Cayuse

of auxiliary guard...

...348

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of California land commissioners and secretary,

349

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.351
..349

to be subject to rules of director of the mint, 350
assistant treasurer to be treasurer of.......350
his salary.....
appropriation for...
Assistant Dragoman, office of, abolished.. .342
Assistant Postmaster General, to be appointed by
the President, with advice and consent of the
Senate.....
....363
Assistant Secretary of State, to be appointed..350
his salary and duties...
..350
Assistant Treasurer, of New York to be treasurer
of assay office....
....350

his salary increased to $6,000, from the time that
office opens..
..351
Astronomical Expedition, to Chili, pay of officers
engaged in..

..343
Attorney General, increase of salary of..............350 ||
Attorneys, District-see District Attorneys.

fees of, which are to be taxed as costs... .335
Auxiliary Guard, pay of...

Averill, Loriston, payment to..

B.

..348
.342

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..333

Beacons-see Light-Houses.
Belleview, grant of land to......
Biennial Register, appropriation for.........349
Binding of public documents, regulation of...344
Books, distribution of, to members of Congress,
what allowable....
..343
Boundary Survey with Mexico, restriction on ap-
propriation for removal in part..........331
appropriation for........
...209, 349
extension of time of appointment, of officers
of......
.349
Bounty Lands, surrender of warrants for, and re-
location thereof..
...331
correction of erroneous locations, and entry of,
363

Breakwaters-see Harbors.
Bribery, of members or officers of Congress, or
officers in the departments, penalty for...339
Bridges, across the Potomac, appropriation for,

348, 349
..352

over the Western waters.....
Brooklyn Navy-Yard, appropriation for lands

at......

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of clerks in the departments as classified .349, 350
of Vice President, Secretaries of Departments,
Postmaster General, and Attorney-General,

347
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to whom to be accredited.....
Charts, wind and current, appropriation for..353
Chelsea, hospital at, disposition of lands belong-
ing to..
..353
Chicago, salary of collector at.
..347
Chickasaw Indians, appropriation for the....356
Chili, pay of officers engaged in astronomical ex-
pedition to...
...343
China, commissioner to reside at, salary of...348
Chippewa Indians, appropriation for.. .343
of Saganaw, appropriation for.... ...356
Menomonies, Winnebagoes, and New York
Indians, appropriation for...
...356

of Lake Superior and the Mississippi, appro-
priation for.

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and Ottowas, appropriatlon for...
Choctaw Indians, appropriation for
Christian Indians, appropriation for.
Circuit Court, of District of Columbia, cases com-
menced in, may be continued beyond end of
term of......
.334
..336
.336

judge of, may appoint a crier.
attendants on....

......

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Congress, members of, not to act as agents for

claimants....

penalty for bribery.

....

......

..337
.338

distribution of books to, what allowable..343
delegates to, from Washington Territory...340
Corwin, Thomas, payment of expenses of com-
mittee of investigation of conduct of.....343
Costs, taxable, items of.......
.335, 337
Counterfeiting, of postage stamps, penalty for, 363
Courts, cases commenced in District of Columbia,
may be continued into the next term.....334
criers of, and attendants on............
...336
in Washington Territory....
Creek Indians, appropriation for the...
Criminal Court of the District of Columbia, salary
...333
cases commenced in, may be continued in the
..334
Criminal Law, penalty for bribery of members of
Congress...
....338
arrest of prisoners, charged with two or more
offenses...

of judge of...

next term....

Custom-Houses, appropriations for, at―

...339

.356

.....

Clerks in the departments, classification of...349,
350
temporary in office of third auditor of the treas-
ury...

chief, in the departments.
disbursing...

.344
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taking receipt for larger sum than is paid, to be

held embezzlement...

.359

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Buckley, James S., payment to.....

..342

Bullion, disposition of, when deposited in New
York Assay Office....

Coast Survey, appropriations for...342, 347, 354
salary of superintendent of......

.349

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annual report concerning..

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.349

Bath....

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.347

how to be cast.

.350

annual report of......

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Coins, Gold, a three-dollar piece authorized..335
Coins, Silver, weight of....... ... ... ... ... .... ... .... .334
purchase of bullion for..
private deposits for, not allowed... ... ... .... ... ... ....
how to be paid out............................................ ..335

size and devices of...

.335
..332

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.337

Vice President.

.341

fee bill of 1853, ch. 80, respecting compensa-
tion-

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of marshals.....

.335

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library room.

.341

.360

of clerks of court.....

.335

avenues......

.341

.360

of commissioners.....

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337, 338
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charge for casting gold or silver at the mint, or
assay offices....

..343

sizes, devices, &c., of the new silver coins..343
settlement of accounts of the late collector at
San Francisco.
......343

Delaware Indians, appropriation for the..342, 356
Delegate, from Washington Territory........340
Depositaries, of public moneys, compensation
of....

...338

Deputy Surveyors, at Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans, pay

of..

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.335, 337
.336

...336

appointment of, for Washington Territory, 339
fees of, for services within the past six years, 335
pay of counsel to assist...

Maryland.

Massachusetts.
North Carolina,

Frauds on the Treasury, act for prevention of, 337
transfer of claims, when and how allowable, 337
members of Congress not to act for claimants,
penalty for bribery....
for offenses concerning records..
taking false receipts, penalty for..........359
G.

Gaines, John P., payment to.... .......359
Gardener, Public, to have management of grounds
of the Capitol and Executive Mansion....348
Georgia, settlement of claim of.......
reappropriation for militia of...........
Gibbon, Lardner, payment to....
Globe, Congressional, and Appendix, appropria-
tion for...

Quapaws...

Sacs and Foxes..
of Mississippi.
Seminoles...
Senecas..... •

Sioux of Mississippi...

Six Nations of New York.
Stockbridges..

Texas Indians..

Inspectors of Steamboats, may grant further time
to owners of steamboats to comply with
steamboat act...

approval of boilers by.

....364
...364

.352
.342
..353
.341, 343

no person interested in any patent for articles
required by steamboat act to be competent to
.364
hold the office of......
Interior Department, appropriation for the sup-
port of the.....

.345

..335

District Court of California, jurisdiction of, in
criminal cases.....

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of Iowa, regulation of terms of.....
criers of, and attendants on.........
District of Columbia, regulation of executions
in......

.338

Harbors and Rivers, appropriation for improve-
ment of

J.

.336

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Judiciary, appropriation for the.. ......346
...337

.........

in California and Oregon, extra pay to.....337
K.

Kanzas Indians, appropriations for the......357
communication between Kansas River and Fort
Leavenworth... ... ...

....

bail and arrest in civil cases for debt in....332
salary of judge of criminal court in........333
Dock in California, basin and railway to be built
in connection with....
....353

Documentary History, appropriation for the, 343
Downing, A. J., appropriation for arrears due, 342
Dragoman, Assistant in Turkey, office of abol-
ished.
..342
........333

Dubuque, (Iowa,) grant of land to.

E.

Milwaukie Harbor..

Red River Raft.....
Seekonk River..

Hernden, William L., pavment to
Home Department-see Interior.
Hospitals, marine, at—

Evansville.

Napoleon.....

.347

..352

.347

Kent, Edward, payment to.....

.....347

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King, J. B., settlement of accounts of........343
King, William R., administration to, of oath of
office as Vice President...
.341

...353

..331

L.

at New York, lands of..

...365

I.

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Eel Rivers Indians, appropriation for the....357
Electoral Messengers, appropriation for payment
of..
Embezzlement, taking a receipt (for money ap
propriated) for a greater sum than is paid
held to be.....
.....359
Engineers, (Topographical,) promotion in corps
of...
.352
.341

.....

Ennis, Gregory, payment to........
Enrollment, of foreign vessels wrecked and bought,
and repaired by citizens.
....331
Envelopes, stamped, penalty for offenses concern-
ing..
...363
to be defaced when deposited... .......363
penalty for using or attempting to use twice, 363
Executions, in District of Columbia, regulation

of.....

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northeast building.

.344

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payment of appropriations, how made.....359
taking receipts for larger sums than are paid,
penalties for.....
appropriations for, in the deficiencies appropri-
ation bill.....
.342
appropriations for, and provisions respecting
the-

.....

.359

......

Exploring Expedition, appropriation for publish-

.............. ..........

.356

ing works of.....

..344

..343

·F.

.356

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Chickasaws
Chippewas.
of Saganaw...
Menomonies, &c....

of Lake Superior, &c.
and Ottowas &c....

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Miami Indians, appropriations for the...
Military Academy, appropriations for the, 338, 341
Military Bounty Land Warrants-see Bounty.
Military Asylum, appropriation for a western, 352
Military Contributions, act concerning, extend-
ed...
...352
Military Reservations in California, for Indian

.....

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..359
.360
..334

..351

Military Storekeepers in Oregon, California, and
New Mexico, pay of..
Mills, Clark, to be employed to make an eques-
trian statue of George Washington......332
to be compensated for his statue of Andrew
Jackson...

Minnesota, appropriation for roads in.......
appropriation for public buildings in.
appropriation for school lands in...
general appropriation for..

...

...346
Minot's Ledge, site for a light-house in place of
...355

the one authorized on....

claim of R. B. Forbes and others for a light-
boat at, to be investigated and paid......335
Mint, issue of new silver coins from, and their

weight..

New Castle, Delaware, arsenal site of, to be recon-
...352
conveyed to...
New Mexico, military reservations in, for Indian
....359
purposes
provisions respecting legislative assembly of, 363
pay of commissioners to draft a code of laws

for....

extra session of, authorized...
New York Indians, appropriation for the.
Norris, E. S., payment to....

0.

....354
act of 1852, ch. H, sec. 3, respecting route
.354
agents, repealed......

advertisement, of letters uncalled for in Califor-

nia and Oregon...

.354

.355

appropriation for Ocean steamers..

Cleveland, &c., Railroad, made a post road, 361
all railroads made post roads..

.....

..363

compensation of postmasters at Cleveland and

.353

.353

.353

.353

Richmond..

....363

.353

.353

.353

compensation of deputy postmasters.......363
penalty for offenses concerning stamped envel-
......363
opes.

.353

.353

.352

.354

stamped envelopes to be defaced when depos-
...363
ited..
carriage of, on railroad from the Mississippi to
.333
the Texan boundry........

Post Roads, all railroads made, or which shall be
made, declared to be...

..363

Cleveland, &c., Railroad, and its continuation,

declared to be...

...353

general bill for constituting..

...361

Pattawotomie Indians, appropriation for the..358
of Huron, appropriation for the..........
Preemption lands in California, how far subject

..358

to...

.360

act of 1846 respecting, suspended preemption
.364
claims extended....

right of, extended to the alternate reserved sec-
tions on the lines of railroad....
....360
in reservations, on account of French or Span-
ish claims.....
Printers, fees of.....

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.360
...337

&c......

.363

.....363

..357
.342

Oath of Office, of William R. King, administra-
...341
tion of.

Observatory-see National Observatory.
Ocean Steamers, appropriation bill for.......355
investigation and report to be made concerning
355
lines to Havre and Bremen may be discontinued,
355
Officers, act to prevent frauds on treasury by, 337
penalty, for offenses of, as to records..
.....338
penalty for taking a receipt by, for more than
is paid
.........359
..361
land, how long to hold their offices.
Ohio, surrender of part of Cumberland Road to,
332

Prisoners, how committed, brought into court,

.335, 337

..337

Prize cases, costs in, how paid.....
Proctor, Amos, explanation of act of 1844, ch.

168, concerning.

Proctors, fees of..

...351
...335

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
attached to the Capitol and Executive Mansion
to be under the management of the public gar-
dener.....

Public Lands, school lands in Oregon...

school lands in California.....

.348

..331

...360

..340

...332

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school lands in Washington..

.361

school lands in Alabama..

land reservations in.

.234

.334, 335

provision for sale of lands in.

relocation of bounty land warrants.

..234

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are abolished.....

.332

.357

grant to Arkansas, and Missouri, for a railroad,
533
....333
price of alternate sections doubled...
.340
grant to towns of Belleview, Burlington, and
..333
Dubuque....
rights of settlers, their widows, &c., in Ore-
gon......

....334

.334

.334

...334

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fees of jurors, witnesses, marshals, &c., in, 337
act erecting northern part of, into the Territory
..338
of Washington.....
government jurisdiction of, with Washington
Territory over Columbia River
Osage Indians, appropriation for the....
Ottoe Indians, appropriation for the........357
Ottowa Indians, appropriation for the......231
and Chippewas, appropriation for the....357
P.

provisions respecting assay office of, at New Pacific, survey of route for a railroad to the ..352

.....

for.....

from the Mississippi River to the, appropriation
Paper, appropriation for...
.350

..338

in California, extension of time for bids for, 343
refining by private establishments....
Missionary Stations in Washington Territory,
grant of.
Missouri, grant of land to, for a railroad.
...333
Missouri Indians, appropriations for the.....357
..349
Mudd, J. T., payment to......

N.

National Observatory, appropriation for the..353
salary of assistant astronomer at...
...352
Nautical Almanac, appropriation for the.....353
Naval Academy, appropriation for the...... .353
.352
Navy, general appropriation bill for the.....
.352
salary of assistant astronomer... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....

.333
..349

Patent Office, appropriation for.....341, 342, 345
Paupers in the District of Columbia, appropriation
for..
.348, 349
Pawnee Indians, appropriation for the.......358
Penalties for extortion-see Extortion.

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for offenses respecting stamped envelopes-see
Envelopes.

for taking a receipt for more money than is
..359
paid

in the act to prevent frauds on the treasury..337
Pensions, Invalid, of widows of revolutionary sol-
diers.....
appropriations for..

......

sales of, in Oregon, authorized.
officers to be appointed....
reservations.

compensation of surveyor general in Oregon, 334
military reservations in California, Utah, or
New Mexico, for Indian purposes......359
right of preemption in the alternate reserved
sections in lines of railroad.........

on lines in California........

..360
..360

in reservation, on account of French or Span-
..360
ish claims....
President authorized to change location of land
offices...

or to abolish them in certain cases..

.348, 360

..345

in California, survey of, authorized and regula-
ted......

officers to be appointed.

.332

grant of school lands.

.332

focation of school lands.

.360

.360

.360

.350

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