..19

Capitol rooms, proposition to pay for repairing, 245
Cartter, David K., a Representative from Onio, 29
Cass, Lewis, a Senator from Michigan...... .243
remarks on his resolution relative to colonization
in North America.. ........90, 96, 97, 98,
100, 128, 129, 131, 133, 158, 173, 176
administered the oath to new Senators.....243
Census, the condition of the.
Chapman, Charles, a Representative from Con-
necticut..
......65, 66
remarks on the Gardiner claim and the subject
of the prosecution of claims against the Gov-
ernment by members of Congress, &c...109
Charlton, Robert M., a Senator from Georgia-
remarks against the principles of the homestead
bill.....
......205
Chase, Salmon P., a Senator from Ohio.....299,
300, 304, 306, 307, 321
resolutions by.......... .257, 262, 312, 319
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to the Superintendent of Public Printing
and clerks....
.294,295
remarks on the alleged fraud of Alexander Ram-
say and others, on the Sioux Indians....297,
299, 303
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Captain Ringgold's charts......317
remarks on the proposition for transacting Ex-
ecutive business with open doors........319
remarks on the proposition for publishing the
debates in the National Intelligencer....323,
326, 327, 329, 330
Coal interests, remarks in regard to the......210
Coal for the squadron in the Chinese seas or Japan
expedition, resolution in regard to, and re-
marks thereon in the Senate, by-

Mr. Butler

..279
.256, 279
...280
Coin and coinage, gold, in California, remarks in
the Senate concerning, by Mr. Gwin.....43
Coinage bill...
.....46

remarks in the House of Representatives on the
bill amendatory of the existing laws relative
to the half dollar, the quarter dollar, the dime,
and the half dime....
.....190

remarks, by-

Mr. Badger...

Mr. Butler.

Mr. Cass...

..190
...190

Colkins, E. P., withdrawal of the papers of..266
Colonization in North America, remarks in the
Senate on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to..
......90, 118, 156, 170
.176
..95, 96, 97, 131, 132
..90, 96, 97, 98, 100,
128, 129, 131, 133, 158, 173, 176
..156
.133
Mr. Dawson
.133, 134
Mr. Dixon.
.102, 125
Mr. Douglas ...159, 160, 170, 174, 176
Mr. Gwin........
...100, 130, 131, 132, 133
Mr. Hale.......97, 98, 100, 126, 131, 160

Mr. Clemens

Mr. Davis...

.......

Mr. Houston.

Mr. Mallory..
Mr. Mangum.
Mr. Mason..

Mr. Seward.

...133, 176
...130, 159, 160

...128, 131, 132
.100, 132, 134, 159

.125, 129. 131
..130, 132, 133
.102, 103, 118
.132, 177

Commanders-in-chief, their position in battle..57

the ....

Contracts for coal-see Coal.
Cooper, James, a Senator from Pennsylvania, 212
resolutions by.
.256
remarks on the subject of a railroad and tele-
graphic line to the Pacific.
...183
remarks in regard to the contract for coal for
the Japan expedition....
..256, 279
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians.. .297, 302
Corwin, Thomas, remarks concerning-see Frauds
on the Treasury-Galphin Claim
remarks by Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, in de-
fense of..
...217
.111

remarks by Mr. Barrere
Courts, expenses of....
..207, 208
Claims, against the Government, remarks concern-
ing the prosecution of, by members of Con-
gress, &c.-see Gardiner Claim.
Committee on....

Mr. Butler...

.245
.257
...147

Clerk to the Committee on .....
Clay, Henry, opinions of....
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, call upon the President in
regard to, and debate thereon......245, 246,
247, 257, 263, 266, 271, 280, 284
remarks, by-
Mr. Clayton......245, 247, 258, 259, 266,
268, 269, 270, 271, 276
Mr. Douglas......256, 257, 258, 260, 267,
268, 269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 290
Mr. Mason
.263, 270, 271, 280, 290
.274, 275, 276
Mr. Everett..
...280, 284
Clayton, John M., a Senator from Delaware, 243,
246, 266
resolutions by...... ..245, 246, 284, 323
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
ty.....
....245, 247,
258,259,266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 276
correction of an error in the publication of the
speech of, (note).....
......279
Clemens, Bryant & Co., leave to withdraw the
papers of...
..........279
Clemens, Jeremiah, a Senator from Alabama-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America........156
Clerk, proposition for a reading, for the Senate,
301, 305, 307
Clerk to the Committee on Claims continued...257
Clerks to Committees.....
.........290, 310
Cleveland, Chauncey F., a Representative from
......34
Clingman, Thomas L., a Representative from
North Carolina...
.....199

Debates of the Senate-Continued.

proposition to contract with Mr Rives for addi-
tional copies of the, and with the editors of
the Union and Intelligencer for the publication
of the revised..
.......311, 314
Debt-see Texas Debt.

Delay of public business, remarks concerning .194
Dickins, Asbury, elected Secretary..........283
Diplomatic correspondence, concerning.. .41,
78, 250, 255, 291, 303
District of Columbia, the affairs of the........22
Committee on the.......

..245

Dixon, Archibald, a Senator from Kentucky-
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution, relative to
colonization in North America......102. 125
Documents, proposition to continue the folding of,
by messengers......
.307
Dodge, Augustus C, Senator from lowa....263,
292, 312, 327
remarks on the proposition for extra compen-
sation to the Superintendent of Public Print-
ing.
.293, 294, 295
remarks in regard to the purchase of a machine
for taking the yeas and nays....
..322
remarks in favor of the principles of the home-
stead bill....
.202
remarks on the bill for the construction of a rail-
road and telegraphic line from the Mississippi
valley to the Pacific ocean..
..234
Douglas, Stephen A., a Senator from Illinois, 243,
292, 294, 309, 314, 323
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......159,
160, 170, 174, 176
remarks on the proposition for pay and mileage
to Mr. Yulee.....
......280
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to Superintendent of Public Printing, 294
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk
in the Senate.....
..308
remarks concerning the Clay'on-Bulwer trea-
ty......
256, 257, 258, 260 267, 268,
269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 290
Downer, Avery, leave to withdraw the papers
of.......
....307
Downs, Solomon W., a Senator from Louisiana,
177

remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant,
138, 145
Drafts, proposition for the withdrawal of certain,
from the files of the Senate.....
..316
Dry-docks, naval, of the United States, proposi-
tion for the purchase of copies of the work
called...
...309
Dunham, Cyrus L., a Representative from Indi-

Mr. Shields.......

..58

Mr. Soulé....

Mr. Underwood

Mr. Howard

Commerce, Committee on.

discharged from subjects

..245
..312

Commercial regulations, proposition for printing

certain.

...319

Committee to wait on the President, and their re-

Mr. Marshall, of California....
remarks in regard to the acquisition of.....90,
118, 156, 170
remarks in regard to-see Colonization.
Custom-house at San Francisco, concerning Rod-
man's report on ..
.323

.38
.79
.71

Mr. Borland..

Mr. Butler

Mr. Chase..

Mr. Phelps..

.319, 320

321
..319

.320

select......

Committees, clerks to

Commutation claims, concerning.
Compensation, extra-see Beale.
Compensation, extra, to the Superintendent of
Public Printing and his clerks..284, 291, 292
remarks, by-

..293, 294, 295
..295
.293

Mr. Badger..

Mr Bayard.....

Mr. Borland..

Fish, Hamilton, Senator from New York, 245, 284
resolution by....
.279
Fitzpatrick, Benj., a Sena or from Alabama..293
Forbes, B. B., leave to withdraw the papers of,
290
Foreign policy of the Administration, remarks in
the House of Representatives in regard to,
by Mr. Marshall..
..71
...245

Foreign Relations, Committee on...
Fortifications at Tortugas and Key West, remarks
in the House of Representatives concerning
the completion of the, by Mr. Cabell........47
Frauds on the Treasury of the United States, re-
marks in the House of Representatives, on
the hill to prevent, by―

Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee
Mr. Olds..

Mr. Stephens, of Georgia.

.64

..67
.217

Georgiana, remarks in the House of Representa-
tives in reference to the seizure and confisca-
tion of the, by the Spanish authorities, by
Mr. Smart..

..40

Geyer, Henry S., a Senator from Missouri-
remarks on the subject of a telegraphic line and
a railroad to the Pacific...
....186
Giddings, Joshua R., a Representative from Ohio
remarks on the subject of the annexation of
Cuba.....
...38
Goodenow, Robert, a Representative from Mas-
sachusetts......
....65
Grants of land for railroad purposes in the West,
remarks in the House on the policy of, by
Mr. Sibley.
...188
Gwin, William M, a Senator from California.212.
304, 306, 309, 311, 314, 316, 319
resolutions by.........284, 304, 305, 311, 317
remarks in regard to the gold coin in Califor-
nia.....
.....43
remarks on the resolution in regard to coloniza-
tion in North America..100, 130, 131, 132, 133
remarks concerning the proposition for the im.
provement of Cape Fear river.. .....247
personal explanation by, in regard to the report
of the Committee on Frauds....
.310
remarks on the proposition for additional pav
for publishing the debates....
...315
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts.............317, 318 ||

H.

Hale, John P., a Senator from New Hampshire,
138, 139
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant, 160
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution relative to col-
onization in North America.... .97, 98,
100, 126, 131, 160
Hall, Willard P., a Representative from Mis-
souri-

remarks on the coinage bill....
.190
Hamlin, William T., a Senator from Maine, 284,
292, 296, 312, 315, 317, 319, 323
resolutions by. .....291, 292, 309, 311, 319
remarks in regard to the proposition for the im-
provement of Cape Fear river...........247
remarks on proposition for extra compensation
to Superintendent of Public Printing, 291, 292
remarks concerning the printing the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray...
.314
remarks in regard to the reporting and publish-
ing the debates.....

.......

....315, 316 Knipps, Daniel, withdrawal of the papers of...311

.322

remarks on the proposition for purchasing John-
son's machine for voting
Harris, Isham G., a Representative from Ten-

nessee.....

.58
Holland, Isaac, elected doorkeeper of the Senate,
283

Homesteads, remarks in the House of Represent-
atives on the subject of granting, by Mr. New-
..181
remarks in the Senate in regard to the home-
stead policy, by—

ton....

Mr. Adams...

Mr. Charlton, of Georgia..
Mr. Dodge, of lowa.....

bama..

..199

.205

.202

Houses for the Vice President and Cabinet officers,
the propriety of building, discussed.......22
Houston, George S., a Representative from Ala-
..2, 296, 299, 300, 301, 309
remarks in reply to Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
concerning the causes of delay in the trans-
action of public business...
.......194
Houston, Sam, a Senater from Texas.......243,

279, 300, 309, 316, 322, 323 Mallory, Stephen R., a Senator from Florida,
resolutions by.....
..309, 312, 317, 319
296; 318
remarks on the bill to provide for the payment
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
of the debts of Texas..
....153
to colonization in North America.......130,
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
159, 160, 296
to colonization in North America...133, 176
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
remarks on the proposition for per diem and
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians.....297, 303
mileage to Mr. Yulee..
....282
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
remarks concerning the printing of the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Barlett
and Gray...
.312, 313, 314
remarks in regard to the purchase of Johnson's
machine for voting....
.321

Howard, Volney E., a Representative from Texas,
remarks on the duty of the United States to take
possession of Cuba..
...79, 218
Hunter, Robert M T., a Senator from Virginia,
243, 290, 300, 301, 317 319, 330
resolutions by..
.304, 323,
remarks on the bill to provide for the payment
of the Texas debt...
.150
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians..... ..296,
297, 298, 302, 303
remarks concerning duties on iron.... ..304
remarks concerning the purchase of copies of
Bartlett and Gray's report of the Mexican
boundary......
...312, 313, 314

I.
Inaugural ceremonies and address of the President
of the United States....
...243
Index to the laws, public, see Index to the Ap-
pendix....

remarks on the conduct of the Administration in
regard to Cuba and the foreign policy gener-
ally.....
....71
Mason, James M., Senator from Virginia..245,
246, 256, 257, 262, 266, 271, 284, 291, 296,
299, 300, 301, 304, 307, 309, 311, 314, 316,
317, 321, 322
resolution by
.256
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant, 134,
164
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to
colonization in North America. ... .. ...100,
132, 134, 159
remarks on the proposition for pay and mileage
to Mr. Yulee...
....280
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts, &c. ..... .. .306
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk
in the Senate...
.307, 308
remarks concerning the printing of the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray...
.313, 314
remarks on the proposition in regard to report-
ing and publishing the debates...... .315
remarks concerning the construction of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty............263, 270,
271, 280, 290
Maury, M. F., letters from, in regard to the route
to the Pacific, &c..
...236, 239

McLanahan, James X., a Representative from
Pennsylvania-

remarks in regard to the transaction of public
business...
.......196

McNair, Dunning R., elected Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate....
.....283

Meade, Richard K., a Representative from Vir-
ginia-

remarks on the subject of the tariff.........33
Message, annual, of the President of the United
States....

..1
Messengers, proposition to continue the folding of
documents by, in the Senate.....
Mileage-see Yulee.

.307

Military Affairs, Committee on.............245
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 ....
....231
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

N.

11

..245

nessee..............

....

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
Postal statistics.
.23, 24
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.

thanks to the.

valedictory of..

.243

.323
.330

Printing, extra, propositions for....284, 295, 311
report of the Committee on.
.295
Public Buildings, Committee on.
..246
Public business, remarks in the House of Repre-
sentatives concerning the causes of delay in
the transaction of, by-
Mr. Houston ..
Mr. McLanahan..

Public debt.

Committee on the

Naval Academy at Annapolis, the condition of Public Lands, the operations in the.
the.....
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...
..266
Navy pensions-see Pensions.
National Intelligencer-see Debates.

New Mexico, remarks in the House of Repre-
sentatives on the affairs in, by Mr. Weight-
.103

man.......

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.)

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..
..292
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

.194

.197

Q.
Quarrels of great leaders, concerning.........55
R.

By Mr. Adams...

......312, 319

Railroad to the Pacific, remarks in the Senate on
the bill providing for a mail line and telegraph
to California and Oregon...........177, 183,
186,199, 212, 221
...199
...221, 224
..177, 221
..183
......234
........186
......212

Mr. Bell..
Mr. Butler

Mr. Cooper

Mr. Dodge, of lowa.
Mr. Geyer..
Mr. Smith.

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.

for,
resolutions, by-

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

Repairing the Capitol rooms, proposition to pay
.....302
.262, 301, 303, 307
..243,
257, 284, 292, 302, 307, 309, 314, 323
Mr. Brodhead.
.257, 309, 310
Mr. Bright..
..321, 323
Mr. Chase.....
Mr. Clayton..
Mr. Cooper

Mr. Fish..

.....

.....

...

.257, 262, 312, 319
.245, 246, 284, 323
.256

.279
.284, 304, 305, 311, 317
.291, 292, 309, 311, 319
.309, 312, 317, 319

......

.304, 323
.290, 304
.245, 302
...256
.245, 280, 284
....257, 312

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

.57

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-
......316

ing the debates......
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-

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

317

remarks on the bill for a railroad and telegraph
line to the Pacific.......

.......212
Soulé, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana.....245
resolution by..

..323
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to
colonization in North America, 102, 103, 118
letter of, resigning his seat as Senator......330

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,

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...
..283

Tortugas and Key West-see Fortifications.
Toucey, Isaac, a Senator from Connecticut...299
Townshend, Norton S., a Representative from
Ohio

remarks on the bill establishing reciprocal trade
with the British North American Provinces
on certain conditions....
.........210
Tuck, Amos, a Representative from New Hamp-
shire-

remarks on the bill establishing reciprocal trade
with the British North American colonies
upon certain conditions...
.........197
Trade, reciprocal, with the British North Ameri-
can Provinces-

.......198

the bill establishing....
remarks in the House of Representatives on the
bill establishing, &c., by-
Mr. Fulier, of Maine.

Mr. Tuck...

Mr. Townshend..

....

.229
..197
..210
..211

Trade with Canada, concerning...
Treasury Department, annual report from the, on
the condition of the finances..
....85
calls upon the, for information.
..304, 323
Treasury, frauds on the see Frauds.
Treaty-see Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.

U.

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.

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
Y.

Yeas and Nays, cn the proposition to give pay and
mileage to Mr. Yulee.....

on proposition for recess...

..283
....284

on the proposition for extra compensation to the
Superintendent of Public Printing and his
clerks.....

on adjournment.

.25
.......301
on the proposition for continuance of compen-
sation to Robert Beale..... .........305
on the proposition for the purchase of copies of
Ringgold's maps and charts.. ....306
on the proposition for a reading clerk to the
Senate....
.......309
on the proposition for the purchase of copies of
Captain Ringgold's charts...

...

.......319
on the proposition for the purchase of Johnson's
machine for taking the yeas and nays...319,

321, 322

.322

.322

..321

.322

Yulee, David L., proposition to pay mileage and

.245, 246, 280

..281, 283
..281

.280, 281, 283

concerning the, by

Mr. Brown, of Mississippi.

....55

Mr. Clingman.

.31, 55

per diem to.....

Mr. Jones, of Pennsylvania.

.29,

38

Mr. Meade..

...33

Mr. Millson......

.35

Voting, machine for-see Yeas and Nays.
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

Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky.
Mr. Walker..

.281, 282

...281

..280

..282

..280

.280, 281

...283
.282

Armories, superintendent of................352
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...
...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-

........

...352
.....352

neers..

.352

Western Military Asylum......
survey of railroad route to the Pacific......352
deficiency appropriation for......

...352

...342

pay of officers employed in astronomical expe-
dition to Chili.
.343

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....

...348
.342

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......

...337

..341, 348
Cayuse Indians, payment on account of Cayuse

Census, of California to be appended to report of,

..341

Census Board, salary of secretary of. .364
Central America, minister to, appropriation for,

347

to whom to be accredited......... ....347
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.....

...356

and Otto was, appropriatlon for............357
Choctaw Indians, appropriation for .......356
Christian Indians, appropriation for.........356
Circuit Court, of District of Columbia, cases com-
menced in, may be continued beyond end of
term of....
..334
judge of, may appoint a crier..
...336
attendants on.....
..336
Claims on United States, transfers of, forbidden
before allowance..
transfers of, form of..

of surveyor-general, in California.
of navy-yards, pay of.

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

..337
..337

.339

powers of attorney to collect, how to be made,
and when....
.337
members of Congress not to act as agents for,
337

Creek Indians, appropriation for the.........356
Criminal Court of the District of Columbia, salary
of judge of.......

next term......

Clerks in the departments, classification of...349,||
350
temporary in office of third auditor of the treas-
ury.....
..344
chief, in the departments...
disbursing.

...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...

.335

..350

commitment of prisoners..

.335

.350

of pursers, in California..

.352

in capital cases, witnesses for defense to be paid
by the United States.

.336

..360

........

.353

Bangor...

annual report of..

........349
...352

Bath..

See Mint-Coins.

Coins, Gold, a three-dollar piece authorized..335

Coins, Silver, weight of..

....

.334

purchase of bullion for..

.335

private deposits for, not allowed...

.332

Charleston
Eastport...
Louisville

Norfolk...
Providence...

how to be paid out...

.335

Richmond..

size and devices of...

.343

San Francisco.

act of 1853, chap. 79, respecting, when to take
effect...

St. Louis....

..343

Wilmington...

..347

general appropriation for..

.332

.347

.347

.347

..342

..347

..347

..347

..347

.342

.347

.347

.347