Subject.

N.

National banks, letter from the Secretary of Treasury, transmitting a statement of the sums paid for interest in coin and currency upon bonds held by

Naval Academy, appointment of cadets to, letter from Attorney-General in reference to...

Navy Department, civil employés in, letter from the Secretary of Navy, transmitting a list of civil employés in that department for year ending December 31, 1877....

Navy, letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of House, transmitting a list of persons in the employ of that department who have rendered service in the Aimy or....

Navy, Secretary of, annual report of the

transmits list of civil employés in his de-
partment

Navy, State, and War Department buildings, report of the
engineer upon the state of (vol. 1).

New Mexico and Colorado, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports on lines of communication between New York, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report relative to improvement of Flushing Bay..

Norfolk Harbor, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of engineers upon the improvement of..

0.

Ocean mail steamship service, letter from the Postmaster-Gen-
eral, in compliance with a resolution of the House, trans-
mitting a tabular statement of, of foreign countries
Officers, commutation allowed in certain cities, letter from Sec-
retary of War, transmitting a list of, who received
Ordnance, Chief of, annual report of (vol. 3)......

P.

....

Pacific Railroad, Kansas, letter from the Attorney-General, in response to a resolution of the House in relation to suits against the

Pagan Creek, Virginia, letter from Secretary of War, transmitting reports of engineers upon the improvement of, &c Painting, message from the President, informing Congress that he had delivered to Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson a copy of the joint resolution accepting....

Pardons, letter from the Attorney-General, in response to a
resolution of the House, transmitting a list of, by the Presi-
dent between March 4, 1877, and May 20, 1878
Park, Yellowstone National, letter from the Secretary of the In-
terior in regard to the better protection of the...
Patents, annual report of the Commissioner of...
Paymaster-General, annual report (vol. 1).

Payments to informers, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed report of the sums allowed as compensation to officers of customs.

Pensions, annual report of the Commissioner of (vol. 1)
Pennsylvania avenue, letter from the President, transmitting
report of Commissioners upon the repavement of......
Postmaster-General, report of the..

transmits a tabular statement of the
ocean mail steamship service of foreign
countries

offer for carrying mails, land and water
mails established, &c..

Powell, J. W., report on the geographical and geological sur-
vey of the Rocky Mountain region
(vol. 1)

on the arid regions of the United States..

Subject.

President of the United States, transmits annual message and

accompanying documents,
second session, Forty-fifth
Congress.

transmits papers relating to
the foreign relations of the
United States, preceded by a
list of papers and followed
by an index of persons and
subjects....

transmits report of the joint
commission created to direct
and supervise the completion
of the Washington Monu-
ment....

transmits report of the commis-
sion appointed to examine
into the security of the pub-
lic buildings in the city of
Washington against fire.....
transmits report of commis-

sioners upon the repavement
of Pennsylvania avenue ...
transmits a special report upon
the subject of forestry, by
the Commissioner of Agri-
culture .....

transmits the recent correspon-
dence between the Govern-
ments of Venezuela and the
United States, in relation to
the Venezuelan Mixed Claims
Commission, in answer to a
resolution of the House.....
transmits a report of the Attor-
ney-General, in answer to a
resolution of the House, upon
the operation of the Union
Pacific Railroad and its
branches.....
transmits report of the com-
mission appointed under the
act of Congress approved
March 3, 1873, relative to the
causes of steam-boiler explo-
sions.
informs Congress that he has
delivered to Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson a copy of the joint
resolution accepting a paint-
ing tendered by her
communicates, by message, his
reasons for withholding ap-
proval of the bill (H. R. 1093)
entitled "An act to author-
ize the coinage of the stand.
ard silver dollar and to re-
store its legal-tender char-
acter".
communicates, by message, his
reasons for withholding ap-
proval of the bill (H. R. 3072)
of the House authorizing a
special term of the circuit
court of the United States for
the southern district of Mis-
sissippi.....

Subject.

President of the United States, transmits, in response to a res.

Public buildings, report of the ine into the security of the Washington against fire...

olution of the House, a re-
port from the Secretary of
State in reference to the
seizure of the steamer Vir-
ginius.

transmits the documents and
proceedings of the Halifax
Commission, 1877 (Fishery
Commission), under the
treaty of Washington of May,
1871, in three volumes...
transmits, by message, a com-
munication from the Secre-
tary of State, in response to a
resolution of the House, in
relation to the convention
for establishing an interna-
tional bureau of weights and

measures..
transmits letter from the Attor-
ney-General, in reference to
the appointment of cadets
to the Naval and Military
Academies by
transmits letter from the Sec-
retary of State, transmitting
correspondence, &c., in con-
nection with the commission
appointed by the, to visit
Louisiana, in April, 1877.....
transmits report of the board
for testing iron, steel, and
other metals
commission appointed to exam-
public buildings in the city of

Q.

Quartermaster-General, report of (vol. 1).

Quarters, commutation of, letter from the Secretary of War, recommending an amendment of the statutes in relation to..

R.

Railroads, land-grant, letter from the Secretary of War, relative to a decision of the Supreme Court upon the matter of payment to..

lands granted the State of Michigan for, letter from
the Secretary of Interior, transmitting informa-
tion concerning..

Union Pacific and its branches, message from the
President, in answer to a resolution of the House,
transmitting a report of the Attorney-General
upon the operation of.

location of Southern and Texas Pacific, letter from
the Secretary of War concerning the, through
Fort Yuma reservation and across the Colorado
River

Reappropriations for 1875 and prior years, letter from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of
Receipts, decrease of, from internal revenue, letter from Com-
missioner of Internal Revenue, showing.

Receipts and expenditures, an account of, for the year ending
June 30, 1873..

Subject.

Receipts and expenditures, an account of, for the year ending
June 30, 1874...

Repairs on the Speiden building, letter from the Secretary of
War, recommending an appropriation for..

Repavement of Pennsylvania avenue, report of the commis-
sioners upon the

Reservoirs, to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of

Revenue, prevention of frauds in customs, letter from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, transmitting draught of a
bill to prevent..

investigation of the customs service, letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting papers
relative to...

Roberts, Marshall O., report of the Quartermaster-General, rela-
tive to the names, ages, &c., of the steamships purchased of,
and owned in part or whole by....

S.

Saginaw River, proposed bridge over, letter from the Secre-
tary of War, transmitting report relative to....
Saint Croix River, letter from the Secretary of War, trans-
mitting report upon..

Sale of United States bonds for outstanding legal-tender notes, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to resolution of the House concerning

Seamen, certificates of citizenship to, during year ending December, 31, 1877, letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting number of

Security of public buildings against fire in the city of Washington, report of commission

Signal Officer, annual report of Chief (vol. 4)

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Silver bill, veto of, message from the President, assigning rea -
sons for withholding his signature to (H. R. 1093)
Sitting Bull, report of the commission appointed to visit
(vol. 1)..

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Soldiers' Home, report of the board of commissioners (vol. 1).. South Pass of the Mississippi River, improvement of, report of engineer (vol. 1)...

letter from the Secretary of War on above.. Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, letter from the Secretary of War on the improvement of..

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Southern Pacific Railroad, location of, letter from the Secretary of War..

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Speiden building, repairs of..

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State, War, and Navy Department building, report of engineers on (vol. 1)

2

State Department, expenditure of the, letter from the Secretary, transmitting statement of..........

State, Secretary of, transmits statement of expenditures in his

transmits letter from the Italian minister,
concerning marks of respect shown the
memory of Victor Emanuel I, late King
of Italy
transmits correspondence, &c., in connec-
tion with the commission appointed by
the President to visit Louisiana in April,
1877.....

Steam-boiler explosions, report of commission..

XIV

Subject.

Steamer Virginius, message from the President, transmitting a
report from the Secretary of State in reference to seizure of
the

Suits against the Kansas Pacific Railroad, letter from the Attor-
ney-General of the United States, in relation to.....
Surgeon-General, annual report of the, for the year ending
June 30, 1877 (vol. 1)..

Surgeon at West Point, New York, letter from the Secretary
of War, transmitting report of.

Surveys, geological and geographical, letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting report of Professor Hayden

upon

Surveys of lake-beds in Indiana and Illinois, letter from the
Secretary of the Interior in reference to
Surveys by the War Department for the last ten years, letter
from the Secretary of War relating to...

T.

Territories, preliminary report of the field-work of the United
States Geological and Geographical Survey of the (vol 1) ...
Texas, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report
of Colonel Hatch on the subject of El Paso troubles
in

letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports
of the commission appointed to investigate the El
Paso troubles in.....

Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad, letter from the
Secretary of War, concerning the location of, through Fort
Yuma reservation and across the Colorado River
Texas, site for a military post in, letter from the Secretary of
War, relative to the donation of lands for
Thompson, Mrs. Elizabeth, letter from the President, in-
forming Congress that he had delivered a copy of a joint
resolution of Congress accepting a painting tendered by her

to..

Treasurer of the United States, annual report of, for year ending June 30, 1877..

Treasury, Secretary of, annual report of, on the state of the finances.

Papers accompanying the above:

Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...

Report of the Comptroller of the Currency

Report of the Director of the Mint...

Report of the First Auditor...

Report of the First Comptroller..

Report of the Treasurer of the United States...

Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey

Report of the Commissioner of Customs

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs

Report of the Register of the Treasury..

Treasury, Secretary of, transmits estimates of apppropriations

for fiscal year ending June 30, 1879... transmits a statement in reference to the interest of the government in the Dismal Swamp Canal.... transmits papers relative to the investigation of the customs service transmits report of the sums allowed as compensation to officers of customs and informers for fiscal year ending June 30, 1877..

transmits estimates of appropriations

for payment of claims due prior to
July 1, 1875...

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transmits list of claims allowed under
the act of July 4, 1864...