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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates

Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 32nd Congress

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Amendment Reported from a minority of the Committee on the Judiciary, to Senate bill No. 281. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: (S. 281)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act Supplementary to ''An act providing for the taking of the seventh and subsequent censuses of the United States, and to fix the number of the members of the House of Representatives, and provide for their future apportionment among the several ... (S. 281)

The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was recommitted the act (H. R. 224) ''to amend an act entitled 'An act to create the office of surveyor general of the public lands in Oregon, and to provide for the survey, and to make donations to the settlers of the said public lands,' approved the twenty-seventh of September, one thousand eight hundred and ... (H.R. 224)

Introduced on leave by Mr. Clark; read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Henn, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following amendatory bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To grant a certain quantity of land to the State of ... (H.R. 12)

Laid upon the table, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. I. G. Harris, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Jacob Shade, jr. (H.R. 170)

Mr. A. G. Brown, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert those in italics; committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. A Bill Granting the right of way and ... (H.R. 83)

Mr. Appleton, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of S. Morris Waln. (H.R. 250)

Mr. B. Stanton, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported from the Committee on Public Lands without amendment, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. A Bill To surrender to the State of Ohio the unfinished portion of the Cumberland road in said State. (H.R. 243)

Mr. Bissell, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those in italics. Postponed until Monday the 7th of June, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Making a grant of public lands to the several States ... (H.R. 76)

Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. A Bill For the relief of Jasper A. Maltby. (H.R. 274)

Mr. Cobb, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following amendatory bill. A Bill To reduce and graduate the price of public lands to actual settlers and cultivators. (H.R. 74)

Mr. Cobb, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the committee with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert those in italics; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill Granting the right of way, and ... (H.R. 11)

Mr. David L. Seymour, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. A Bill Making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers. (H.R. 282)

Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Captain Lewis E. Simonds. (H.R. 248)

Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Harlow Spaulding. (H.R. 249)

Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House tomorrow. A Bill For the relief of James Glynn. (H.R. 247)

Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill Making further provision for the satisfaction of Virginia military land warrants. (H.R. 273)

Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Joseph M. Wilcoxon, of the State of Missouri. (H.R. 265)

Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. A Bill For the benefit of John Ozias. (H.R. 272)

Mr. Henn, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of C. L. Swayze, in relation to the location of certain Choctaw scrip. (H.R. 232)

Mr. Henn, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill For the benefit of the citizens and occupants of the town of Kanesville, in the State of Iowa. (H.R. 276)

Mr. Henn, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the committee without amendment, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill To create three additional land districts in the State of Iowa. (H.R. 69)

Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. A Bill Making appropriations for the transportation of the United States mail by ocean steamers and otherwise; during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand ... (H.R. 242)

Mr. John Moore moves the following amendment in the nature of a substitute for the bill No. 81: A Bill Granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Louisiana, in aid of the construction of certain railroads. (H.R. 81)

Mr. John Moore, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee by Mr. Freeman, with an amendment, viz: strike out the seventh section. Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. A Bill Granting the right of way and making a grant of ... (H.R. 81)

Mr. Lane, on leave, introduced the following bill, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported back without amendment, with a recommendation that it do not pass, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to create the office of Surveyor General ... (H.R. 224)

Mr. Mace, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the committee with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert those in italics; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. A Bill Granting the right of way and ... (H.R. 118)

Mr. Olds, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read twice. Postponed until August 4th, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Declaring the Wheeling bridges lawful structures, and for other purposes. (H.R. 297)

Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the States of Arkansas and Missouri, to aid in the construction of a railroad from a ... (H.R. 233)

Mr. Peaslee, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported from the committee without amendment. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the settlement and payment of the claims of the State of New ... (H.R. 105)

Mr. Porter, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, in the nature of a substitute, Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To relinquish to the State of Missouri, on ... (H.R. 123)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To set apart and sell a portion of the public lands for the construction of certain railroads to the Pacific Ocean. (S. 334)

Mr. Sibley, on leave, introduced the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Henn, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following amendatory bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Granting the right of way ... (H.R. 41)

Ordered to be printed. Additional Amendment Reported by the Committee on Finance to the act (H. R. 335) ''to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.'' After line 82, section one, add the following: (H.R. 335)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Chase to the act (H. R. 207) ''to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.'' (H.R. 207)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Clemens to the bill (H. R. 7) to encourage agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and all other branches of industry, by granting to every man who is the head of a family and a citizen of the United States, a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land, out of the public domain, ... (H.R. 7)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Douglas, to the bill H. R. 282, ''making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers,'' viz: add to the end of the bill the following sections: (H.R. 282)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Gwin to the act (H. R. 335) ''to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three.'' Add at the end of the bill the following section: (H.R. 335)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Jones, of Iowa, to the bill H. R. 280, ''making grants of lands to aid in the construction of railroads and for other purposes,'' viz: strike out section three and insert the following: (H.R. 280)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Mallory to the bill H. R. 196, ''making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and for other purposes,'' viz: add to the end of the bill the following section: (H.R. 196)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Rusk to the amendment of Mr. Walker to the act (H. R. 336) ''making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.'' (H.R. 336)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed to the act (H. R. 337) ''making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.'' By Mr. James, from the Committee on Public Buildings: (H.R. 337)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Borland to the act (H. R. 307) ''to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-two,'' viz: insert after line 388-- (H.R. 207)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Chase to the act (H. R. 336) ''making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.'' Add the following as additional sections-- (H.R. 336)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Walker, to the amendment proposed by Mr. Chase, to the act (H. R. 336) ''making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1854,'' viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. (H.R. 336)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Reported by the select committee, to whom were referred various memorials in regard to the means by which the human body is rendered insensible to pain under surgical operations, and intended to be proposed to the act (H. R. 336) ''making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth ... (H.R. 336)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Submitted by Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, and intended to be proposed to the bill H. R. 207, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. (H.R. 207)

Ordered to be printed. Intended to be proposed by Mr. Borland, to the bill (H. R. 76,) ''making a grant of land to the several States of the Union for the benefit of indigent insane persons,'' viz: strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: (H.R. 76)

Read the first and second times, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. An Act To regulate the mileage of the delegate from the Territory of Oregon. (H.R. 205)

Read twice and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Grey, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the benefit of J. C. Buckles, of Louisville, Kentucky. (H.R. 306)

Read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act To provide for the repair of the Congressional Library room, lately destroyed by fire. (S. 184)

Read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Penn, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Samuel F. Butterworth. (H.R. 319)

Read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Kuhns, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of William Lynch, a soldier of the late war with Great Britain. (H.R. 179)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Providing for carrying into execution, in further part, the twelfth article of the treaty with Mexico, concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo (H.R. 46)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Printing. An Act To provide for executing the public printing and establishing the prices thereof, and for other purposes. (H.R. 299)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Grey, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of McAtee and Eastman. (H.R. 307)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Lane, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to amend an act to settle and adjust the expenses of the people of Oregon from attacks and hostilities of Cayuse Indians in the years eighteen hundred and forty-seven and ... (H.R. 357)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Richardson, from the Committee on the Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill To organize the Territory of Nebraska. (H.R. 353)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Clark, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Cornelius Covert, of Michigan. (H.R. 303)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Britain Franks, assignee of Joseph M. Smith. (H.R. 285)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the Virginia Woolen Company. (H.R. 30)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Fowler, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of John J. Sykes. (H.R. 296)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. I. G. Harris, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Andrew Smith. (H.R. 148)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. An Act Granting a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth V. Lomax. (S. 206)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Clark, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill, viz: A Bill For the relief of John Dearmit. (H.R. 305)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of William J. Price. (H.R. 275)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Millson, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill, viz: A Bill For the relief of Mary Bawry. (H.R. 278)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. R. H. Stanton, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the public buildings and grounds, and for other purposes. (H.R. 298)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the States in which sixteenth school sections are situated to relinquish the valueless, or such as are not fit for cultivation, to the ... (H.R. 228)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. A. H. Stephens, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill To regulate and fix the annual salary of the American Consul at the city of Amsterdam. (H.R. 143)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Benjamin Stanton, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for the construction of a steamboat canal around the falls of the Ohio river, for the enlargement of tne Louisville and Portland canal, and for the ... (H.R. 311)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Bocock, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of James KcCormick, assignee of Robert A. Parker. (H.R. 97)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Chandler, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Granting public lands to the State of Pennsylvania, to aid the construction of the Sunbury and Erie railroad, in that State. (H.R. 210)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting the right of way to the State of Alabama, and a portion of the public lands, to aid in the construction of a railroad from Winchester, Tennessee, to some point on the ... (H.R. 230)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the school commissioners of fractional township number one of range number ten east, in Alabama, to locate one section of land for school purposes. (H.R. 227)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. David L. Seymour, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill To remit the duties upon certain goods destroyed by fire in the city of New York. (H.R. 138)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Doty, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To establish a Public Printing Office, and to provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Printing. (H.R. 195)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Duncan, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for light-houses, light-boats, buoys, etc., and providing for the erection and establishment of the same, and for other purposes. (H.R. 362)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Freeman, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting to the States of Illinois and Indiana the right of way for and a portion of the public lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Lafayette, Indiana, via ... (H.R. 251)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Giddings, from the Committee on the Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for the survey and location of a wagon road from the Missouri river to the settlements in California and Oregon, and also for the extension of settlements along ... (H.R. 352)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Grey, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the Postmaster General to contract for the transportation of the mails between Jersey City, port of New York, and Galway, in Ireland. (H.R. 295)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting bounty-land to certain officers and soldiers of the Territory of Oregon. (H.R. 354)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting land to the States of Indiana and Illinois, in aid of the construction of certain railroads therein. (H.R. 213)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making an appropriation for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 329)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making an appropriation for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 45)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 337)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending ... (H.R. 333)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 342)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the naval service, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 240)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 330)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other Pensions of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and ... (H.R. 44)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 350)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 241)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 336)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the support of the army, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 220)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 332)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 87)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for carrying into execution, in further part, the twelfth article of the treaty with Mexico, concluded at Gaudalupe Hidalgo. (H.R. 46)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 335)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. (H.R. 207)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McLanahan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill To regulate the fees and costs to be allowed clerks, marshals, and attorneys of the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes. (H.R. 146)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Millson, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill, viz: A Bill For the relief of Mary Pearson. (H.R. 279)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Olds, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the better protection of the revenues of the Post Office Department, and for other purposes. (H.R. 294)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Olds, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States, and for other purposes,'' passed March third, eighteen hundred ... (H.R. 144)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Olds, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for the security of mail locks, mail keys, and other property of the Post Office Department. (H.R. 145)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting the right of way and a portion of the public lands for making the Florida, Atlantic, and Gulf Central Railroad. (H.R. 237)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for the transportation of the United States mail by ocean steamers and otherwise, during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight ... (H.R. 349)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. R. H. Stanton, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the Secretary of War to purchase of William H. Winder, the building now in the occupancy of the Government, situated on the corner of ... (H.R. 192)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Rantoul, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company. (H.R. 49)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Richardson, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the legislative authority of the several Territories to control the appropriations to be made by Congress for the support of the government of said Territories. (H.R. 252)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill For the construction of military roads in Oregon Territory. (H.R. 187)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill For the improvement of the navigation of the Arkansas river. (H.R. 188)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill For the improvement of the navigation of the Missouri River. (H.R. 191)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill For the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio river below the falls at Louisville and the Mississippi river. (H.R. 190)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill For the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio river, between Pittsburg and the Falls at Louisville. (H.R. 189)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill To set apart and sell to Asa Whitney, of New York, a portion of the public lands, to enable him to construct a railroad from Lake Michigan or the Mississippi River to the ... (H.R. 186)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill Making an appropriation for the completion of the public buildings in the Territory of Minnesota. (H.R. 253)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. T. H. Baily, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of American citizens lately imprisoned and pardoned by the Queen of Spain. (H.R. 63)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wilcox, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for the payment of the companies of Captains Bush, Price, and Suarez, for military services in Florida. (H.R. 161)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bowie, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Bernard Todd, deceased. (H.R. 199)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. Mr. McQueen, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill Authorizing the adjustment and payment of the claims of William Hazzard Wigg, deceased, for losses sustained by him during the war of the revolution. (H.R. 324)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr Bragg, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the Executors and Heirs of Thomas Fletcher, deceased. (H.R. 91)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. A. P. Edgerton, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of John H. Piatt, deceased. (H.R. 200)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Bissell, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Edward Everett, late a sergeant in the U. S. army. (H.R. 50)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Bocock, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of David Myerle. (H.R. 168)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Bocock, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; A Bill For the relief of Gustavus A. De Russy, late an acting purser in the Navy. (H.R. 96)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Bragg, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of James Lewis. (H.R. 92)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Clark, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the Southern Michigan Railroad Company. (H.R. 302)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. D. L. Seymour, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the issuing of a register to the brig America. (H.R. 139)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. D. T. Jones, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Aaron Stafford. (H.R. 183)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. D. T. Jones, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Gilman Smith, of Sycamore, in the State of Illinois. (H.R. 318)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. D. T. Jones, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of James Wright, junior. (H.R. 100)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel T. Jones, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Charles Staples. (H.R. 182)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel T. Jones, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Francis Tribou. (H.R. 99)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel T. Jones, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of John Kerbaugh. (H.R. 101)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Charles S. Mathews, Charles Wood, and James Hall. (H.R. 135)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of John B. Rodgers, of South Carolina. (H.R. 197)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Joseph Arnow and Peter Arnow. (H.R. 198)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of James C. Watson, of Georgia. (H.R. 136)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Eastman, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the further relief of Robert Milligan. (H.R. 58)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Eastman, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of George Cassady. (H.R. 172)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Eastman, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Ichabod Weymouth. (H.R. 102)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Eastman, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Sylvanus Blodget. (H.R. 59)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. F. P. Stanton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Commander G. I. Pendergrast. (H.R. 93)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. F. P. Stanton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Doctor S. R. Addison, passed assistant surgeon in the United States navy. (H.R. 162)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Fuller, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of James Ferguson, surviving partner of the firm of Ferguson & Milhado. (H.R. 90)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Fuller, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Williams, Staples and Williams. (H.R. 89)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. G. W. Thompson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Patrick Gass. (H.R. 152)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. G. W. Thompson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the heirs of William McFarland, deceased. (H.R. 151)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To modify the pay of certain Warrant Officers of the Navy. (H.R. 165)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: For the relief of Hannah Sampson. (H.R. 94)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Gorman, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Josiah P. Pilcher, late a private in Company F, Second Kentucky regiment Volunteers, in the war with Mexico. (H.R. 157)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. H. M. Fuller, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant Bartlett Hinds. (H.R. 149)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. I. G. Harris, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Catharine Clark. (H.R. 169)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. I. G. Harris, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Gardner Herring. (H.R. 53)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. I. G. Harris, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Silas Champion, of the State of New York. (H.R. 54)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. J. Johnson, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of John M'Intosh. (H.R. 103)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Jenkins, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Robert Nelson. (H.R. 150)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. John Johnson, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of John W. Robinson. (H.R. 52)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Kuhns, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Albra Tripp. (H.R. 56)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Kuhns, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth E. V. Field, widow of Captain G. P. Field, U. S. Army. (H.R. 177)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Kuhns, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Joseph Johnston. (H.R. 57)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Mace, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Willian Greer. (H.R. 88)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Anthony Walton Bayard. (H.R. 175)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Cornelius Hughes, of Tennessee. (H.R. 98)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of David Murphy. (H.R. 176)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Private Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Philip Miller. (H.R. 55)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Meade, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the Monroe Railroad Company, and their securities. (H.R. 147)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Private Land Claims reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of William H. Wells, and others. (H.R. 155)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Ira Baldwin. (H.R. 154)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Semoice, a friendly Creek Indian. (H.R. 153)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Molony, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the payment of arrears of pension to the guardian of Artemas Conant. (H.R. 61)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Molony, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Amos Knapp. (H.R. 60)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Molony, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Maurice K. Simons. (H.R. 185)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Molony, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Nathan H. Darling. (H.R. 317)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Nabers, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Jeremiah Wingate. (H.R. 160)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. O. S. Seymour, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Captain George Simpton, of Galveston. (H.R. 201)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Penn, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of James H. Jenkins. (H.R. 320)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Penn, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of John Frink. (H.R. 321)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Porter, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Osborn Cross, of the United States Army. (H.R. 137)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Porter, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the widow and orphan children of Colonel William R. McKee, late of Lexington, Kentucky. (H.R. 202)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Price, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Jonas D. Platt. (H.R. 180)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Robbins, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of William S. Payne. (H.R. 140)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Townsend, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Isaac Cobb. (H.R. 167)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Tuck, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the heirs of John Jackson. (H.R. 95)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Walsh, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the issuing of a register to the ship Kossuth. (H.R. 142)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Wilcox, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Sergeant Leonard Skinner. (H.R. 158)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Wilcox, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the heirs-at-law of Anthony G. Willis, deceased. (H.R. 159)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Wilcox, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To be entitled an act for the relief of David C. Cash and Giles U. Ellis. (H.R. 51)

Read twice, and Committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Cabell, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill. A Bill For the relief of Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Celly, and William Close, securities for the late Benjamin F. Hart, a purser in the United States Navy. (H.R. 166)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Eastman, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of William Dwelley. (H.R. 174)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Jacob J. Storer. (H.R. 163)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of James A. Fawns. (H.R. 164)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Kuhns, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of Henry Miller, a soldier of the war of 1812. (H.R. 178)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Molony, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of B. B. Bennett. (H.R. 184)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Price, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported the following bill: A Bill To increase the pension of Henry Click, of Cocke county, Tennessee. (H.R. 181)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Robbins, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works. (H.R. 203)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. D. L. Seymour, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the President of the United States to designate the places for the ports of entry and delivery for the collection districts of Puget's Sound and Umpqua, in the ... (H.R. 262)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Duncan, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; A Bill Making appropriations for light-houses, light-boats, buoys, &c., and providing for the erection and establishment of the same, and for other purposes. (H.R. 312)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Faulkner, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill: A Bill Making further appropriations for the construction of roads in the Territory of Minnesota. (H.R. 255)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Gorman, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To restore the civil superintendencies of National Armories at Harper's Ferry and Springfield. (H.R. 315)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To reduce and define the boundaries of the Military Reserve at the Saint Peter's river, in the Territory of Minnesota, and to secure the rights of the actual settlers thereon. (H.R. 258)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the following bill: A Bill Making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 316)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Lockhart, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill Relinquishing to the Territory of New Mexico all the right, title, and interest which the United States may have to certain real estate within the corporate limits of the city of ... (H.R. 256)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Lockhart, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to settle and adjust the expenses of the people of Oregon, in defending themselves from attacks and hostilities of Cayuse Indians, in the years ... (H.R. 257)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Peaslee, from the Committee on the Militia, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for the protection of the Territories of New Mexico and Oregon. (H.R. 259)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Richardson, from the Committee on Territories reported the following bill: A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to establish the Territorial Government of Oregon,'' approved August fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight. (H.R. 260)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Scudder, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for additional clerks, and extend the sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico. (H.R. 263)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Smart, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To refund the balance due to Massachusetts for disbursements during the late war with Great Britain. (H.R. 313)

Read twice, and further consideration postponed until Tuesday, June 8, 1852. Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting the right of way and a portion of the public land to the States of Florida and Alabama, for the construction of certain railroads in said States. (H.R. 271)

Read twice, and lies on Speaker's table. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed; and, together with the bill of the House, No. 7, made a special order of the day for the first Tuesday in March next, and from day to day until disposed of. Mr. A. Johnson, on leave, introduced the following ... (H.R. 84)

Read twice, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Preston King, from the select committee appointed to investigate the connexion of the Hon. Thomas Corwin with the Gardiner claim, reported the following bill: A Bill To prevent frauds upon the treasury of the United States. (H.R. 326)

Read twice, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Seymour, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill Establishing reciprocal trade with the British North American Colonies upon certain conditions. (H.R. 360)

Read twice, and referred lo the Committee on Finance. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 335)

Read twice, and referred to a Select Committee. An Act Making a grant of public lands to the several States and Territories of the Union for the benefit of indigent insane persons. (H.R. 76)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. An Act For the relief of Philo Smith. (H.R. 301)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets.] An Act For the relief of Charles S. Mathews, Charles Wood, and James Hall. (H.R. 135)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Churchwell, of Tennessee, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Granting public lands to the several States of the Union for the establishment of a permanent and efficient system of common schools. (H.R. 209)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Claims. An Act For the relief of John Huffington. (H.R. 363)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. An Act To admit a certain vessel to Registry. (H.R. 47)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. An Act To authorize the issuing of a register to the schooner Caroline, of Barnstable. (H.R. 268)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. An Act To change the name of the American built vessel named Amelia, and to grant a register in her name. (H.R. 269)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, viz: add to the last section the words in italics. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Haws, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To amend an act, entitled ''An Act to ... (H.R. 33)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act For the benefit of the Carmelite Nunnery of Baltimore. (H.R. 141)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriation to meet the expenses incurred in consequence of the late fire at the Capitol. (H.R. 40)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 337)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 196)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four. (H.R. 333)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 241)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 336)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the support of the army, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 220)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the support of the military academy for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 87)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act Making appropriations for the transportation of the United States mail by ocean steamers and otherwise, during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 242)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 335)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. (H.R. 207)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. An Act Making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 336)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. (H.R. 207)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. An Act Making appropriation for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June ... (H.R. 43)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with an amendment, viz: add section 2, printed in italics. An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (H.R. 241)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with an amendment, viz: Add section three, printed in italics. An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. (H.R. 350)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. An Act For the relief of American citizens lately imprisoned and pardoned by the Queen of Spain. (H.R. 63)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. A Bill For the construction of military roads in Oregon Territory. (H.R. 187)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported with an amendment, viz: insert the sections printed in italics, and accompanied by a report, (No. 289.) An Act To provide for the protection of the Territories of New Mexico and Oregon, and the States of Texas and California. (H.R. 259)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. An Act For the relief of Hiram Moore and John Hascall. (H.R. 193)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. An Act Regulating the reports of the Patent Office, and providing for additional officers therein. (H.R. 345)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. An Act For the payment of arrears of pension to the guardian of Artemas Conant. (H.R. 61)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. An Act For the relief of William Dwelley. (H.R. 174)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by an adverse report, (No. 228.) An Act For the relief of John Hazen. (H.R. 173)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act for the relief of Joseph Johnston,'' approved May fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, by correcting a clerical error. (H.R. 358)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims Reported without amendment. (H.R. 160)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. An Act For the relief of Ira Baldwin. (H.R. 154)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act Authorising certain soldiers of the late war with Great Britain to surrender the bounty lands drawn by them, and to locate others in lieu thereof. (H.R. 120)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act For the relief of James W. Campbell, of Pike county, Missouri. (H.R. 231)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act For the relief of William H. Wells, and others. (H.R. 155)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act Further to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office. (H.R. 6)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act Granting to the Sackett's Harbor and Ellisburg Railroad Company the right of way through the military reservation at Sackett's Harbor, New York. (H.R. 331)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act In relation to a certain lot of land in the town of Gnadenhutten, in the State of Ohio. (H.R. 48)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act Making grants of lands to aid in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes. (H.R. 280)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act for the discontinuance of the office of Surveyor General in the several districts, so soon as the surveys therein can be completed for abolishing land offices under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. (H.R. 291)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act providing for the sale of certain lands in the States of Ohio and Michigan, ceded by the Wyandott tribe of Indians, and for other purposes,'' approved on the third day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-three. (H.R. 226)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to create the office of Surveyor General of the public lands in Oregon, and to provide for the survey, and to make donations to the settlers of the said public lands,'' approved September twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty. (H.R. 224)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To appropriate lands for the support of schools in certain townships and fractional townships in the Territory of Minnesota, not before provided for. (H.R. 264)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To authorize the Legislature of the State of Mississippi to sell the lands heretofore appropriated for the use of schools in that State, and to ratify and approve the sales already made. (H.R. 219)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To authorize the transfer of land warrants issued under the act of twenty-eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, granting bounty lands to the officers and privates of the American army since the year seventeen hundred and ninety. (H.R. 2)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To enable the legislature of the State of Indiana to dispose of the unsold saline lands in said State. (H.R. 270)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To grant the right of way to all rail and plank roads and Macadamized turnpikes passing through the public land belonging to the United States. (H.R. 284)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To legalize certain entries of public land made in the State of Florida. (H.R. 217)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To protect actual settlers upon the land on the line of the central railroad and branches by granting pre-emption rights thereto. (H.R. 3)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To release from reservation and restore to the mass of public lands certain lands in the State of Arkansas. (H.R. 238)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. An Act To supply a deficiency to the State of Indiana, in a township of land granted to said State for the use of a State university, by an act of Congress approved nineteenth of April, eighteen hundred and sixteen. (H.R. 239)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Millson, on leave, introduced the following bill A Bill Making further provision for the satisfaction of Virginia Military Land Warrants. (H.R. 42)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. R. W. Johnson, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Granting to the States of Arkansas and Missouri, the right of way for, and a portion of the public lands to aid in the construction of a Railroad from St. Louis, Mo., via Little Rock, to some point on Red river, near the ... (H.R. 66)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported back without amendment, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. An Act For the relief of Sidney S. Alcott. (S. 50)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported back without amendment, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Henn, by unanimous consent, introduced the following bill: A Bill To relinquish to the State of Iowa the lands reserved for salt springs therein. (H.R. 27)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hall, from the committee, with an amendment. Mr. Stewart, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Granting to the State of Michigan the right of way, and a donation of public land, for the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of St. Mary's, in said State. (H.R. 10)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee by Mr. Hall, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. Mr. Mace, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Granting to the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, the right of way for, and a portion of the ... (H.R. 119)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the committee with amendments, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The Committee propose to amend the bill by striking out the words in [brackets,] and inserting those in italics. Mr. Henn, on leave, introduced the following bill: A ... (H.R. 14)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the committee with amendments, viz: strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those in italics. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, Mr. Cabell, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To revive and continue in force for a ... (H.R. 124)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee, by Mr. Hall, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Taylor, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Further to extend the time for locating Virginia Military Land Warrants, and returning Surveys thereon to the ... (H.R. 6)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics. An Act To release from reservation and restore to the mass of public lands certain lands in the State of Arkansas. (H.R. 238)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics. An Act To extend the provisions of an act approved the third of March eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and the act approved the twenty-sixth of February, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, for carrying into effect the ... (H.R. 283)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics. An Act To protect actual settlers upon the land on the line of the central railroad and branches by granting pre-emption rights thereto. (H.R. 3)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 173.) An Act For the relief of James W. Campbell, of Pike county, Missouri. (H.R. 231)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported from the Committee with amendments, viz: strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those in italics. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Conger, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To provide for the construction of a ... (H.R. 82)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported from the committee with an amendment, in the nature of a substitute, which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. G. W. Thompson, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To provide for the survey of sites for artificial ... (H.R. 68)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported from the committee with an amendment, viz: strike out the word [two] and insert one. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. T. Campbell, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill For the improvement of the Rock Island and Des Moines ... (H.R. 80)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. An Act Making further appropriations for the construction of roads in the Territory of Minnesota. (H.R. 255)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. An Act To establish the Territorial Government of Washington. (H.R. 348)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. An Act To provide for additional clerks, and extend the sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico. (H.R. 263)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. An Act To run and establish the boundary between the State of Texas and the Territories of the United States. (H.R. 254)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The Committee propose to amend by striking out the words in [brackets,] and inserting those in italics. Mr. Weightman, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill ... (H.R. 134)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the word [Washington] wherever it occurs, and insert in lieu thereof the word ''Washingtonia.'' An Act To establish the Territorial Government of [Washington] Washingtonia. (H.R. 348)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. An Act To erect at the capital of the nation an Equestrian Statue of Washington. (H.R. 343)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. An Act To suppress the circulation of small notes, as a currency, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 341)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. An Act To suppress the circulation of small notes, as a currency, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 341)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act for the punishment of crimes in the District of Columbia.'' (H.R. 21)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. An Act To prevent frauds upon the treasury of the United States. (H.R. 326)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. An Act To regulate the fees and costs to be allowed clerks, marshals, and attorneys of the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes. (H.R. 146)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, viz: strike out of the third section, the words in [brackets,] and insert those in italics. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Mr. Letcher, by unanimous consent, introduced the following bill: A Bill To ... (H.R. 26)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported from the Committee, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Smart, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill To prohibit the prosecution of claims against the Government by heads of ... (H.R. 17)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. An Act To prevent frauds upon the treasury of the United States. (H.R. 326)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. An Act To regulate the fees and costs to be allowed clerks, marshals, and attorneys of the circuit and district courts of the United States, and for other purposes. (H.R. 146)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States, and for other purposes,'' passed March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. (H.R. 144)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. An Act To establish certain Post Roads. (H.R. 314)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. An Act To establish certain post roads. (H.R. 364)

Read twice, and, together with the amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting the right of way, and granting land, to the State of Wisconsin, in aid of the construction of a railroad from ... (H.R. 214)

Read twice, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Grey, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill: A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Nathaniel Patten, deceased, late a Postmaster in Missouri. (H.R. 308)

Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and made the special order of the day for Tuesday, the 11th instant. Mr. Ficklin, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill: A Bill To suppress the circulation of small notes, as a currency, in the District of Columbia. (H.R. 341)

Read twice. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting the right of way to the State of Alabama, and a portion of the public lands, to aid in the construction of a railroad from Memphis, in the State of Tennessee, to intersect ... (H.R. 229)

Read twice. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill Granting to the State of Missouri the right of way and a portion of the public domain, to aid in the construction of certain railroads therein. (H.R. 204)

Read, and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. An Act Making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers. (H.R. 282)

Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. (H.R. 207)

Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and, together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, ordered to be printed. The Senate propose to strike out the parts in [brackets,] and insert those in italics. An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight ... (H.R. 335)

Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported from the Senate with amendments, to wit: insert Utah after ''New Mexico'' in the first section, and add at the end of the bill sections three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine. An Act To provide for the protection of the Territories of New Mexico and Oregon. (H.R. 259)

Reported by Committee on Finance, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and reported to the Senate without amendment. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, reported amendments, which, having been considered, were agreed to, as follows, viz: Strike out all within [brackets,] and insert that printed in italics. An Act Making appropriations ... (H.R. 337)