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Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 27th Congress

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.Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was lead twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Plumb Island Bridge and Turnpike Company. (S. 94)

Agreeably to notice Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Esther Johnston, widow of Colonel Jonas Johnston, of North Carolina, deceased. (S. 27)

Agreeably to notice, Mr Bagby, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill To regulate appeals and writs of error from the district court of the United States for the northern district of Alabama. (S. 273)

Agreeably to notice, Mr King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Bryan, Harrison Young, and Benjamin Young. (S. 10)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Archer asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To reorganize the Navy Department of the United States. (S. 280)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment, and recommended to be postponed indefinitely. A Bill Authorizing the Solicitor of the Treasury to compromise and settle with the securities of John H. Owen, late receiver ... (S. 304)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics, and accompanied by a special report (No. 197). A Bill For the relief of C. E. Sherman. (S. 115)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill Explanatory of ''An act supplemental to the act entitled, 'An act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands,''' approved June twenty-two, ... (S. 113)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Committee discharged. A Bill To amend an act for the relief of Jamison & Williamson. (S. 247)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To amend an act, entitled, ''An act to provide for the payment of horses, or other property, lost or destroyed in the military service of the United ... (S. 269)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the payment to the State of Louisiana of the balance due said State for expenditures incurred in raising, equipping, and paying off a ... (S. 57)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill Authorizing an examination and survey of the harbor of Memphis, Tennessee. (S. 71)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of George de Passau, of Louisiana. (S. 66)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief Valerian Allain. (S. 64)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To revive art act entitled, ''An act to authorize the inhabitants of the ... (S. 234)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the word within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To increase the compensation of the Judge of the United States District Court ... (S. 56)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill To continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions. (S. 36)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To refund the balance due to Massachusetts for disbursements during the late war with Great Britain. (S. 7)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To refund the balance due to Massachusetts for disbursements during the late war with Great Britain. (S. 112)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Making compensation to pension agents. (S. 32)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was 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, and accompanied by a special report (No. 18). A Bill For the relief of Henry Gardner ... (S. 35)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report, No. 338. A Bill For the relief of the Steamboat Company of Nantucket. (S. 69)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bates asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the Steamboat Company of Nantucket. (S. 18)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bavard asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Providing for the establishment of a school of instruction in the naval ... (S. 52)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bayard asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: Insert the words printed in italics; and accompanied by a special report (No. 283). A Bill Respecting furloughs in the naval service. (S. 185)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bayard asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To regulate enlistments in the army, navy, and marine corps. (S. 67)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the peninsula of East Florida. (S. 257)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To repeal the bankrupt act. (S. 1)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Berrien asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. (S. 186)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Berrien asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice,"", and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment A Bill To provide for the payment of the claim of the State of Georgia, for money advanced by that State on account of expenses incurred by calling out ... (S. 17)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Calhoun asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment, accompanied by an adverse report (No. 105.) A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of John de Treville, deceased. (S. 75)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Choate asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report (No. 273). A Bill Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase for the United States the right to use Babbit's ... (S. 225)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Choate asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Henry Gardner and others, directors of an association called the New England Mississippi Land Company. (S. 146)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting land to certain States. (S. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. Read a second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics, and ... (S. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Conrad asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics, and accompanied by a special report, No. 438. A Bill For the relief of J. R. Vienne. (S. 267)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Conrad asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of William De Buys, postmaster at New Orleans. (S. 38)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Crittenden asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by an adverse report (No. 110). A Bill For the relief of James Taylor, and for other purposes. (S. 55)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [Authorizing the appointment of an Assistant Collector at Bangor, in the ... (S. 85)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment, and recommended to be indefinitely postponed. A Bill To establish a port of entry at the city of Bangor, in the State of Maine. (S. 180)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the word in [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the payment of equitable commissions to the agents or attorneys of ... (S. 24)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill Regulating the currency of foreign gold and silver coins in the United States. (S. 31)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the settlement of certain accounts for the support of Government in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. (S. 251)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Robert B. Lewis. (S. 6)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, accompanied by an adverse report, No. 66. A Bill For the relief of Ardre Spear, widow of John Spear, late an invalid pensioner. (S. 30)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill In relation to donations of land to certain persons in the State of Arkansas. (S. 34)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of George W. Paschal. (S. 15)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Ephraim D. Dickson. (S. 38)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill Allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Santa Fe, in Mexico. (S. 13)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill Allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Sante Fe, in Mexico. (S. 14)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the inhabitants of township eight north, range thirty-two west, in the State of Arkansas, to enter a ... (S. 72)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in 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 printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the Legislatures of the States of Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana, ... (S. 33)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics, and accompanied by a special report, No. 11. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Norris and Frederick Saugrain, of Arkansas. (S. 36)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report No. 36. A Bill To perfect the titles to lands south of the Arkansas river, held under New Madrid locations; and pre-emption ... (S. 74)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, No. 12. A Bill For the relief of Henry Wilson. (S. 37)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill Authorizing the inhabitants of fractional township ten south, of range one east, in the State of Arkansas, to enter one half section of land for school ... (S. 73)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of James Smith, of Arkansas. (S. 16)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas, who lost their improvements in consequence of a treaty between the United States and the Choctaw Indians. (S. 17)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill In relation to donations of land to certain persons in the State of Arkansas. (S. 16)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To revive the act for the relief of Mary Tucker. (S. 76)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To settle the title to certain tracts of land in the State of Arkansas. (S. 35)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Graham asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of claimants to indemnities received from the British Government for loss of slaves from on board the Comet and the Encomium, at Nassau, ... (S. 11)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Graham asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Stalker and Hill. (S. 4)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Graham asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill Directing a survey of the direct communication between Albemarle sound and the Atlantic ocean. (S. 78)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Graham asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To carry into effect two resolutions of the Continental Congress directing monuments to be erected in memory of Generals Francis Nash and William ... (S. 116)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Henderson asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported, with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets.] A Bill To establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States. (S. 3)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Henderson asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was 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. A Bill For the relief of the West Feliciana Railroad Company, and of the Grand Gulf ... (S. 58)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Henderson asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was 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. A Bill To extend the time of payment of a judgment against the Planters' Bank of ... (S. 59)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Henderson asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, No. 25. A Bill To confirm the survey and location of claims for lands in the State of Mississippi, east of the Pearl river ... (S. 95)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Henderson asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To confirm the survey and location of claims for lands in the State of Mississippi, east of the Pearl river and south of thirty-first degree of north ... (S. 44)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Kerr asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Read a second time, and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. Reported without amendment. A Bill To extend the Patent Office to Ninth street. (S. 73)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Authorizing the settlement and payment of certain claims of the State of Alabama. (S. 53)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill Regulating commercial intercourse with the port of Cayenne, in the colony in French Guiana, and to remit certain duties. (S. 71)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Jubal B. Hancock. (S. 3)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Caroline E. Clitherall, widow of Doctor George C. Clitherall, late a surgeon in the army of the United States. (S. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the benefit of the Selma and Tennessee Railroad Company. (S. 60)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of certain settlers on the public lands, who were deprived of the benefits of the act granting pre-emption rights, which was approved the ... (S. 54)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Jesse Carpenter. (S. 93)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill For the relief of James McCrory, an ensign in the revolutionary war. (S. 107)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and postponed to Wednesday the 21st inst. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics, and accompanied by a special report (No. 41). A ... (S. 12)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to a Select Committee, consisting of Messrs. Linn, Walker, Preston, Pierce, and Sevier. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the adoption of measures for the occupation and settlement of the Territory of Oregon, for ... (S. 58)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to a Select Committee, consisting of Messrs. Linn, Walker, Sevier, Merrick, and Phelps. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the adoption ... (S. 22)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Captain J. Throckmorton. (S. 97)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment, A Bill For the relief of Captain J. Throckmorton. (S. 42)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report, No. 24. A Bill For the relief of Adam D. Stuart. (S. 51)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of James H. Relfe. (S. 50)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of John Scott. (S. 55)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Nathaniel Pryor, deceased. (S. 28)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Nathaniel Pryor, deceased. (S. 52)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. A Bill For the relief of certain companies of Missouri volunteers, commanded by Captains Stevenson, Pollard, Sconce, Atchison, and Crawford. (S. 67)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Discharged. A Bill For the relief of certain companies of Missouri volunteers, commanded by Captains Pollard, Sconce, Atchison, Crawford, and Harrison. (S. 54)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Sebastian Butcher, and the heirs and legal representatives of Bartholomew Butcher, Michael Butcher, and Peter Bloom. (S. 48)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Confirming the claim of the heirs of Joseph Thompson, senior, deceased, to a tract of land in Missouri. (S. 21)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Confirming the claim of the heirs of Joseph Thompson, senior, deceased, to a tract of land in Missouri. (S. 47)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Jacques Bon and Alexander Coleman, or their heirs and legal representatives. (S. 49)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a patent to the heirs or legal representatives of Francis Rivard, deceased. (S. 96)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To continue in force the ''Act for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri,'' approved ninth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, and ... (S. 14)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To continue in force the ''Act for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri,'' approved ninth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, and ... (S. 46)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendment, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Authorizing the relinquishment of the sixteenth sections granted for the use of ... (S. 15)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in 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 printed in italics, and accompanied by a special report, No, 341, A Bill Extending the right of ... (S. 172)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Authorizing the relinquishment of the sixteenth sections granted for the use of ... (S. 122)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: Add the words printed in italics, and accompanied by an adverse report, No. 135. A Bill To authorize the county commissioners of Linn county, in the Territory of ... (S. 173)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: add the words printed in italics. A Bill Granting to the county of Johnson, in the Territory of Iowa, the right of pre-emption to a tract of land for a seat of ... (S. 171)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For creating a new land district in the State of Missouri, and for changing the boundaries of the southwestern and western land districts in said State. (S. 45)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Munroe. (S. 41)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported with an amendment, viz: Add sec. 3, as printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the erection of an hospital in the city of Washington. (S. 88)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report (No. 257.) A Bill To indemnify Major General Andrew Jackson for damage sustained in the discharge of his official duty. (S. 187)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and made the special order of the day for Tuesday, the 11th January, 1843. Ordered to be printed A Bill To repeal the distribution sections of the act, entitled ''An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the ... (S. 68)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mangum asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To regulate the pay and emoluments of pursers and warrant officers in the ... (S. 201)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mangum asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the augmentation of the marine corps, and for other purposes. (S. 200)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mangum asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To regulate the appointment and pay of engineers, in the navy of the United ... (S. 262)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mangum asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To regulate enlistments in the naval service. (S. 233)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mangum asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill To authorize the appointment of a board for the preparation of rules and laws for the regulation and government of the ... (S. 202)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. McRoberts asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To establish a port of entry at the city of Galena in the State of Illinois. (S. 108)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. McRoberts asked and obtained leave to bring in 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 printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Richard Dewitt and Ira J. Price. (S. 98)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. McRoberts asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Isaac Bryson. (S. 161)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. McRoberts asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Hezekiah Cunningham. (S. 108)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Merrick asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Francis Newman. (S. 114)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Miller asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out section three. A Bill For repaving and repairing a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue. (S. 72)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Miller asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out section three. Recommitted. Reported with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics, in lieu of those proposed to be ... (S. 72)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Discharged, and referred to Private Land Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To revive the act entitled, ... (S. 44)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported with an amendment, viz.: Add the words printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Therese Malette, widow of Gaspard Phiole. (S. 78)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment, accompanied by an adverse report, No. 153. A Bill For the relief of Charles Morgan. (S. 80)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Confirming the claim of John Baptiste Lecompte to a tract of land in Louisiana. (S. 77)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Confirming the claim of the heirs and legal representatives of Pierre Dolet, deceased, to a tract of land in Louisiana. (S. 81)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of John Compton, assignee and representative of Garrigues Flaujac. (S. 82)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Juan Belgar. (S. 84)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To confirm claims to lands in the district between the Rio Hondo and Sabine rivers. (S. 86)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Discharged, and referred to Private Land Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To revive the act entitled, ... (S. 44)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the Legislature of the State of Louisiana to sell the lands heretofore appropriated for the use of schools in that State. (S. 43)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Daniel Pettibone, deceased. (S. 10)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the settlement of the claims of New Hampshire against the United States. (S. 39)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To equalize the pay of the army, and for other purposes. (S. 42)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, accompanied by an adverse report (No. 308). A Bill For the relief of Samuel Collins. (S. 12)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Bassett. (S. 13)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting a pension to Margaret Jamison. (S. 40)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill In favor of Mary Snow. (S. 41)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the allowance of invalid pensions to certain Cherokee warriors, under the provisions of the fourteenth article of the treaty of eighteen hundred ... (S. 11)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pierce asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill Relating to the judicial courts in the district of New Hampshire. (S. 118)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Porter asked and obtained leave bring in 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 printed in italics. A Bill Relative to the office of surveyor general for the States of Ohio, Indiana, and ... (S. 301)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Porter asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Supplementary to ''An act to provide for the adjustment of titles to land in the ... (S. 31)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Porter asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of certain companies of Michigan militia. (S. 33)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Porter asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Obed P. Lacey. (S. 32)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Porter asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report, No. 80. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, and to provide for ... (S. 9)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To establish a board of commissioners to hear and examine claims against the United States. (S. 5)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the word within [brackets] and insert that printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Margaret Barnes, widow of Elijah Barnes. (S. 7)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report, No. 420. A Bill Granting a pension to Pamela Allen, widow of the late Samuel Allen, a soldier of the Revolution. (S. 9)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report. A Bill For the relief of Thankful Reynolds. (S. 26)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by an adverse report. A Bill For the relief of John McCloud. (S. 6)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Huldah Tucker. (S. 28)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to introduce the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting a pension to David Waller. (S. 8)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Preston asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Alexander Hammett. (S. 159)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Preston asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To abolish the office of Commissary of Purchases. (S. 119)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Roberts asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Declaring the assent of Congress to the State of Illinois to impose a tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the United States, in that State, from and after the time of such sale. (S. 56)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sevier asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of persons residing within the reputed limits of the States of Arkansas or Louisiana, and beyond the boundary line between the United States ... (S. 40)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sevier asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas, who lost their improvements in consequence of a treaty between the United States and the Choctaw Indians. (S. 70)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sevier asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was 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. A Bill To amend the act entitled, ''An act supplementary to the act entitled, 'An ... (S. 157)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Marston G. Clark. (S. 156)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting lands to the several States, for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind, and for the relief of insane persons. (S. 136)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for ascertaining and disposing of the lead mineral lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of Wisconsin and ... (S. 34)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [To confirm to the State of Indiana the lands selected by her ... (S. 59)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sturgeon asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment, accompanied by an adverse report (No. 104.) A Bill For the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Joseph Morris, deceased. (S. 89)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tallmadge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, made the special order of the day for Tuesday the 27th instant, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Amendatory of the several acts establishing the Treasury Department. (S. 3)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tappan asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. Read a second time and postponed to, and made the order of the day for Monday the Ordered to be printed. A Bill For the apportionment of Representatives among the several States according to the sixth census. (S. 209)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tappan asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report (No. 268). A Bill For the relief of Jacob Greaves. (S. 206)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tappan asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent office. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To extend the Patent Office to [seventh] ninth street. (S. 290)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tappan asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Library. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for publishing an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes, of the United States navy. (S. 256)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Walker asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Library. Reported without amendment, accompanied by an adverse report (No, 233). A Bill For the preservation of the collection of natural curiosities furnished by the exploring squadron, and from other ... (S. 116)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. White asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of William R. Davis. (S. 178)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. White asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting a pension to William Rand. (S. 18)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. White asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported, with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Crapin. (S. 20)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Williams asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment A Bill For the relief of Jacob Pennell, and others, owners of the Eliza of Brunswick. (S. 92)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Williams asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the settlement of the claim of the State of Maine for the services of her militia. (S. 4)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Williams asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To establish and regulate the navy ration. (S. 207)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by an adverse report (No. 154). A Bill For the relief of Joseph Campau. (S. 129)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Authorizing a patent to be issued to Joseph Campau, for a certain tract of land in the State of Michigan. (S. 130)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz.: Strike out third section; and accompanied by a special report, number 101. A Bill To apply certain alternate sections of the public domain toward the ... (S. 86)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbury asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill Increasing the pay of certain officers of revenue-cutters, while ... (S. 23)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbury asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Committee discharged, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Committee discharged. A Bill To place Charles Yeaton on the Privateer Pension list. (S. 22)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbury asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill In addition to ''An act to amend the act entitled, 'An act making alterations in the Treasury and War Departments.''' (S. 215)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wright asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Add the sections printed in italics. A Bill Further supplementary to an act entitled, ''An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States,'' passed ... (S. 142)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wright asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend and continue in force the act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington. (S. 62)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Ephraim Sprague. (S. 61)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Claims. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report (No. 110). A Bill For the relief of Isabella Hill, widow, and John Hill, Elizabeth Hill, and Samuel Hill, children and minor ... (S. 128)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Daniel B. Bush. (S. 250)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in 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 printed in italics, and accompanied by a special report No. 37. A Bill [To amend the act entitled ''An act ... (S. 100)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [Further to amend the act entitled ''An act to appropriate the proceeds of the ... (S. 113)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the sale of school lands in the State of Illinois, and to legalize such sales as have been made prior to the passage of this act. (S. 61)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics. A Bill Making further appropriations for the continuation of the Cumberland Road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and ... (S. 46)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting an additional quantity of land to the State of Illinois, to aid in the completion of the Illinois and Michigan canal. (S. 47)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Port Roads. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report (No. 191). A Bill For the relief of John W. Skidmore. (S. 124)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of John W. Skidmore. (S. 287)

Amendment To be proposed by the Committee on Military Affairs to Senate bill (No. 257) ''to provide for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the peninsula of East Florida.'' Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 257)

As amended by the House of Representatives, and as proposed to be amended by the conference. Note.--Parts to be stricken out are printed within [brackets,] insertions in italics. An Act Respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes. (S. 283)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr Goggin, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which had been referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 17,) reported the same with amendments, which are printed at the end. An Act To provide for the payment of the claim of the State of Georgia, for money advanced by that State ... (S. 17)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Atherton, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--In line 10, after the word ''Secretary,'' insert those printed in italics. An Act For the relief of Robert Miller. (S. 253)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Barnard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which Senate bill (No. 25) authorizing the settlement of the account of Joseph Nourse was referred, reported the same, with a recommendation that it do not pass. An Act To authorize the settlement of the account of Joseph Nourse. (S. 25)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Casey, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 45,) reported the same with amendments. In the second action, fifth line, strike out that which is within [brackets,] and insert that which is in italics. Strike out the third ... (S. 45)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Childs, from the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 13,) reported the same with an amendment, to wit: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert, in lieu thereof, that which is printed at the end. A Bill Allowing drawback upon ... (S. 13)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Cowen, from the Committee of Claims, to which this bill was referred, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--Strike out the second section. An Act To provide for the settlement of claims for losses of property, by reason of its military occupation, in the Territory of Florida. (S. 293)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Cowen, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 141) for the relief of Reynell Coates and Walter B. Johnson, reported the same with an amendment, which is printed at the end. An Act For the relief of Reynell Coates and Walter R. Johnson. (S. 141)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Gentry, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 110) for the relief of Clark Woodrooff, reported the same with an amendment. Strike out all after the word ''cancelled,'' in the tenth line, which is printed within brackets, and insert that ... (S. 110)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Giddings, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 50,) for the relief of James H. Relfe, reported the same with amendment, by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting that which is printed at the end. An Act For the ... (S. 50)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Goggin, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate (No. 2) for the relief of Caroline E. Clitherall, made a report thereon, with a recommendation that the bill be rejected. An Act For the relief of Caroline E. Clitherall, widow of Doctor ... (S. 2)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to which was referred this bill from the Senate, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Parts to be stricken out printed within [brackets;] insertions in italics. An Act For the settlement of the accounts of Silas Deane. (S. 155)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Hopkins, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 108) for the relief of Hezekiah Cunningham, reported the same with an amendment, viz: Strike out, in lines 4 and 5, the words enclosed within [brackets,] and insert those ... (S. 108)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred Senate bill No. 35, ''to settle the title to certracts of land in the State of Arkansas,'' reported the same with an amendment, which is printed at the end. An Act To settle the title to certain tracts of land in the ... (S. 35)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. J. T. Mason, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which this bill was referred, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--At the end of the 1st section insert the proviso, which is printed in italics. An Act For the relief of certain companies of Michigan militia. (S. 33)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. J. Thompson, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 70,) reported the same with an amendment. Add the four additional sections which are printed at the end of the bill. An Act For the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas, who ... (S. 70)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Moore, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 65) for the relief of Valerian Allain, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report, in writing, recommending its passage. An Act For the relief of Valerian Allain. (S. 64)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Rencher, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred bill from the Senate (No. 45) for the relief of Benjamin Murphy, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--Part proposed to be stricken out printed within [brackets;] insertion in italics. An Act For the relief of ... (S. 45)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Saunders, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred Senate bill (No. 143) for the relief of Thomas Haskins and Ralph Haskins, reported the same without amendment. An Act For the relief of Thomas Haskins and Ralph Haskins. (S. 143)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Shepperd, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to which was referred the following bill, (No. 24,) reported the same Amendment. Add, in the 21st line of section 1st, after the word ''awards,'' the proviso which is printed in italics. An Act To authorize the payment of equitable ... (S. 24)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Underwood, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act To authorize the erection of an hospital in the city of Washington. (S. 88)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. William O. Butler, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which Senate bill (No. 68) for the relief of William De Feyster and Henry N. Crager was referred, reported the same with an amendment, which is printed at the end. An Act For the relief of William De Peyster and Henry N. Cruger. (S. 68)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Wm. O. Butler, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the following bill (No. 67) from the Senate, reported the same with an amendment. Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert that which is printed at the end of the bill. An Act For the relief of certain ... (S. 67)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Barnard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act Further supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States,'' passed the twenty-fourth of ... (S. 142)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Barnard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act To provide for the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. (S. 186)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 105,) reported the same, with a recommendation that it do not pass. An Act Relating to the appointment of the Assistant Postmasters General of the ... (S. 105)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 264,) reported the same without amendment. An Act To provide for the permanent employment, in the Post Office Department, of certain clerks ... (S. 264)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 63,) reported the same without amendment. An Act To prevent the employment of private expresses upon mail routes, and for the prevention of frauds ... (S. 63)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Casey, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred Senate bill No. 100, ''to modify the pre-emption laws, and for other purposes,'' reported the same without amendment. An Act To modify the pre-emption laws, and for other purposes. (S. 100)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Casey, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 122,) reported the same with an amendment, viz: In line 4, after the words ''section sixteen,'' insert the words printed in italics. An Act Authorizing the ... (S. 122)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Cowen, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred this bill from the Senate, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--Parts to be stricken out printed within [brackets;] insertions in italics. An Act Authorizing the settlement and payment of certain claims of ... (S. 53)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Fessenden, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act For the augmentation of the marine corps, and for other purposes. (S. 200)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred Senate bill No. 34, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Parts to be stricken out are printed within [brackets,] insertions printed in italics. An Act To provide for ascertaining and disposing of ... (S. 34)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. J. Thompson, from the Committee on the Public Lands to which the following bill from the Senate (No. 19) was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act To perfect the titles to lands south of the Arkansas river, held under New Madrid locations and pre-emption ... (S. 19)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. J. Thompson, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which the bill from the Senate (No. 101) in relation to the two per cent. fund of the State of Mississippi was referred, reported the same with an amendment. A Bill In relation to the two per cent. fund of the State ... (S. 101)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. J. Thompson, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 95,) reported the same without amendment. An Act To confirm the survey and location of claims for lands in the State of Mississippi, east of the Pearl river ... (S. 95)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Jacob Thompson, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate (No. 126) ''to remove the office of surveyor general, and to change the location of the land office in the Greensburg district, in the State of Louisiana,'' reported ... (S. 126)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. John C. Clark, from the Committee on Commerce, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate (No. 14) allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Sante Fe, in Mexico, reported the same with an amendment. Strike out ... (S. 14)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Stanly, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--Add at the end of the bill the proviso which is printed in italics. An Act To refund the balance due to Massachusetts, for ... (S. 112)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Tallaferro, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred the bill from the Senate entitled ''An act making compensation to pension agents, reported the same without amendment: A Bill Making compensation to pension agents. (S. 32)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wallace, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which this bill from the Senate (No. 251) was referred, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--At the end of the 2d section insert that which is printed in italics. An Act To provide for the settlement of certain ... (S. 251)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. William B. Campbell, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to provide for the payment of horses or other property lost or destroyed in the ... (S. 269)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. William B. Campbell, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred bill from the Senate (No. 4) to provide for the settlement of the claim of the State of Maine for the services of her militia, reported the same with an amendment: At the end of the third ... (S. 4)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. William B. Campbell, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 57,) reported the same with an amendment. Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert that which is printed at the end. An Act To provide ... (S. 57)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which the bill from the Senate (No. 262) ''to regulate the appointment and pay of engineers in the navy of the United States,'' was referred, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Parts to be stricken out are printed within ... (S. 262)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which this bill from the Senate (No. 295) was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act Providing for the establishment of a school of instruction in the naval service of the United States. (S. 295)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred bill from the Senate (No. 233) ''to regulate enlistments in the army, navy, and marine corps,'' reported the same without amendment. An Act To regulate enlistments in the army, navy, and marine corps. (S. 233)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred Senate bill (No. 201) ''to regulate the pay of pursers and other officers in the navy,'' reported the same without amendment. An Act To regulate the pay and emoluments of pursers and warrant officers in the ... (S. 201)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred Senate bill (No. 207) ''to establish and regulate the navy rations,'' reported the same without amendment. An Act To establish and regulate the navy ration. (S. 207)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred Senate bill No. 291, reported the same without amendment. An Act To prescribe the number of professors of mathematics in the navy of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 291)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Moore, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate (No. 76) confirming certain land claims in Louisiana, reported the same with amendments, which are, to add three additional sections. [Note.--Additional sections printed at the end.] An ... (S. 76)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Wise, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which Senate bill No. 280, ''to reorganize the Navy Department of the United States,'' was referred, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Parts to be stricken out are printed within [brackets;] insertions in italics. An Act To ... (S. 280)

Consideration postponed until Monday next. Mr. Hopkins, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act To protect the revenues and diminish the charge upon the General treasury of the Post Office Department. (S. 275)

Laid on the Speaker's table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Barnard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same without amendment. An Act To amend the act entitled ''An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to amend the judicial system of the United States.''' (S. 157)

Mr. Archer from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of John H. Hall. (S. 105)

Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the satisfaction of claims due to certain American citizens for spoliations committed on their commerce prior to the thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred. (S. 64)

Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Boyd Reilly. (S. 179)

Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the establishment of schools of instruction in the naval service of the United States. (S. 295)

Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the construction of a depot for charts and instruments of the navy of the United States. (S. 285)

Mr. Archer, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To prescribe the number of Professors of Mathematics in the navy of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 291)

Mr. Barrow, form the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report (No. 137), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi river and its tributaries. (S. 117)

Mr. Bates, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making compensation to pension agents. (S. 303)

Mr. Bates, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 230), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Amey Babbitt. (S. 228)

Mr. Bates, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 33), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Dicy. (S. 65)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Concerning the Naval Peace Establishment. (S. 93)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the augmentation of the marine corps, and for other purposes. (S. 82)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry Fry. (S. 260)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Patten. (S. 79)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William B. McMurtrie. (S. 308)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act to reorganize the Navy Department of the United States.'' (S. 94)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 71), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of certain officers of the late Surveying and Exploring Expedition. (S. 81)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For repaving and repairing a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue. (S. 292)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the benefit of the Howard Institution, of the city of Washington. (S. 132)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum Society of the District of Columbia. (S. 133)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of F. A. Kerr. (S. 122)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of William W. Walker. (S. 123)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Moore. (S. 119)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Moore. (S. 238)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of General William Eaton. (S. 239)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report (No. 264) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Mary W. Thompson, widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, of the army of the United States. (S. 242)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Altering the times of holding the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut. (S. 95)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles D. Hammond and Augustus H. Kenan. (S. 266)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of persons residing within the reputed limits of the States of Arkansas or Louisiana, and beyond the boundary line between the United States and the republic of Texas, as established by the ... (S. 281)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Henry Wilde. (S. 70)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the more convenient trial of the suit of the United States against Charles Gratiot. (S. 6)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the act, entitled ''An act to provide for taking the Sixth Census, or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States,'' approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and the acts ... (S. 7)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make an arrangement or compromise with any of the sureties on bonds given to the United States by Samuel Swartwout, late collector of the customs for the port of New ... (S. 218)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make an arrangement or compromise with any of the sureties on bonds given to the United States by Samuel Swartwout, late collector of the customs for the port of New ... (S. 24)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the provisions of an act entitled, ''An act to regulate processes in the courts of the United States,'' passed the nineteenth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. (S. 259)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To re-enact and continue in operation the several acts now in force for the relief of insolvent debtors of the United States. (S. 60)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To settle the title to the Pea Patch island in the river Delaware. (S. 91)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report (No. 214), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of J. K. Tefft, administrator of Francis Didier Petit de Villers, deceased. (S. 213)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report (No. 31), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles J. Jenkins and William W. Mann, assignees of John McKinne. (S. 66)

Mr. Choate, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the satisfaction of claims due to certain American citizens for spoliations committed on their commerce prior to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and one. (S. 148)

Mr. Choate, from the Committee on Naval Affair, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Samuel H. Thompson. (S. 145)

Mr. Choate, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Robert Fulton. (S. 126)

Mr. Choate, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 270), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Andrew Forrest. (S. 243)

Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, made the special order of the day for Monday next, 7th instant, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To repeal the act entitled ''An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public ... (S. 1)

Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, made the special order of the day for Monday next, 7th instant, and ordered to be printed. Amended, and ordered to be engrossed and printed. A Bill To repeal the act entitled ''An act to provide for the collection, ... (S. 1)

Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, from the Select Committee, to which was referred so much of the President's message as relates to a uniform currency and a Fiscal Agent, submitted a report, (No. 32,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and made the special order of the day for Wednesday next, the 23d instant. A Bill ... (S. 5)

Mr. Clayton, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report (No. 165), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of William Hull, deceased. (S. 182)

Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Explanatory of an act entitled, ''An act for the relief of Clark Woodrooff,'' passed May tenth, eighteen hundred and forty-two. (S. 277)

Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas O. Minx, Shields, Turner & Renshaw, Glemly Burke, and Edward Yorke, and Edward Ogden, or their legal representatives. (S. 265)

Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the adjustment of the claim of the municipality number one, of the city of New Orleans, to certain lands within said municipality, and now in the occupation of the United States. (S. 270)

Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 111), accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John R. Williams. (S. 102)

Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Roby. (S. 114)

Mr. Crafts, from the Committee on Printing, submitted a report (No. 332), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the public engraving, printing, and binding. (S. 279)

Mr. Crittenden, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William De Peyster and Henry N. Cruger. (S. 68)

Mr. Crittenden, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report (No. 105), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary W. Thompson, widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, of the army of the United States. (S. 92)

Mr. Crittenden, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To reduce the rates of postage. (S. 89)

Mr. Dayton, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To alter the places of holding the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. (S. 106)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the benefit of the Petersburg Railroad Company. (S. 84)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Robert Miller. (S. 253)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the sureties of the New Orleans and Nashville Railroad Company. (S. 309)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the West Feliciana Railroad Company, and of the Grand Gulf Railroad and Banking Company. (S. 313)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William H. Robertson, Samuel H. Garrow, and J. W. Simonton. (S. 271)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making appropriations to carry into effect a treaty with the Wyandott Indians. (S. 315)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Regulating the currency of foreign gold and silver coins in the United States. (S. 229)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the time within which the duties on certain railroad iron, imported by the State of Michigan, being laid down for permanent use, may be remitted. (S. 311)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To fix the value of certain foreign moneys of account, in computations at the customhouses. (S. 134)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To permit the entry of merchandise recovered from shipwreck, in certain cases, free from duty. (S. 137)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To remit, on certain conditions, the duties on Railroad Iron. (S. 112)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report (No. 128), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Zachariah Jellison. (S. 174)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report (No. 192), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Adams and Company, and others. (S. 133)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Daniel G. Skinner, of Alabama. (S. 212)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Daniel G. Skinner, of Alabama. (S. 99)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Duncan L. Clinch. (S. 87)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ephraim D. Dickson. (S. 26)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of J. R. Vienne. (S. 27)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Polk. (S. 192)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the settlement of claims for losses of property, by reason of its military occupation in the Territory of Florida. (S. 293)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 290) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Stalker and Hill. (S. 248)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 47), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Hezekiah L. Thistle. (S. 121)

Mr. Graham, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 312); accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to David Welch. (S. 312)

Mr. Henderson from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Philip Barbour, deceased. (S. 203)

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report (No. 117), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant a tract of land to Villeneuve Leblanc, in consideration of the benefit derived to the public lands from his services in damming up the mouth of False river. (S. 110)

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report (No. 250) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the title of the heirs of James Sympson, deceased, to a certain tract of land in the State of Louisiana. (S. 237)

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report (No. 298), accompanied by the following bill; which was read. and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Wynn. (S. 258)

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report (No. 317), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal heirs and representatives of Hugo Krebs, deceased. (S. 276)

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 116) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of William Fisher. (S. 109)

Mr. Huntington from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To annex a part of the town of Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, to the collection district of Fall river in the State of Massachusetts. (S. 193)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill, which was read twice, and ordered to be engrossed. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a new register for the American ship Westchester of New York, by the name of the Atlantic of New York. (S. 23)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Declaring Robbinston, in the State of Maine, to be a port of delivery. (S. 88)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Caleb Eddy. (S. 103)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Aaron Vail, deceased, late consul at L'Orient. (S. 64)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making an appropriation to continue the improvement of the navigation of the river Thames, in the State of Connecticut. (S. 139)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report (No. 51), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Russell and others. (S. 74)

Mr. Huntington, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report (No. 53), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the owners and crew of the schooner Twin. (S. 75)

Mr. Kerr, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles M. Keller. (S. 80)

Mr. Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jean Baptist Comeau. (S. 235)

Mr. Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Gregoire Sarpy, or his legal representatives. (S. 127)

Mr. Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Madam De Lusser, and their legal representatives. (S. 236)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Enoch Hidden. (S. 135)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No 62), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Patten. (S. 136)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 63), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Isaac Hull. (S. 137)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 64), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Daniel Kleiss. (S. 138)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 67), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Reynell Coates and Walter R. Johnson. (S. 141)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill; (S. 219) ''to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to contract for the building of certain war steamers,'' reported the following as a substitute therefor; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to contract for the ... (S. 241)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. An Act To repeal certain parts of the act entitled, ''An act respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes,'' approved the twenty-third of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two. (S. 83)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To revive and extend the charters of certain banks in the District of Columbia. (S. 4)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege. (S. 90)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was lead, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the publication of a new edition of the laws and regulations of the Post Office Department, and a perfect list of the post-offices in the United States. (S. 226)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To prevent the employment of private expresses upon mail routes, and for the prevention of frauds upon the revenues of the Post Office Department. (S. 63)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the making of permanent contracts for the transportation of the United States mail upon railroads. (S. 62)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the permanent employment in the Post Office Department of certain clerks heretofore for several years temporarily employed in that Department. (S. 264)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To reduce and equalize the rates of postage; to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for other purposes. (S. 275)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To regulate the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for other purposes. (S. 305)

Mr. Merrick, from thee Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William De Buys, Postmaster at New Orleans. (S. 284)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the charter of the town of Alexandria. (S. 69)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the charters of the District banks. (S. 103)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate Georgetown College, in the District of Columbia. (S. 121)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report (No. 72), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Francis A. Harrison. (S. 144)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on the Post Office and Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relating to the appointment of the Assistant Postmasters General of the United States. (S. 105)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John C. Reynolds, late disbursing agent of the Indian department. (S. 145)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Johnson K. Rogers. (S. 300)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Richard T. Banks, of the State of Arkansas. (S. 139)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the satisfaction of the outstanding Choctaw reservations, under the nineteenth article of the treaty of Dancing-rabbit creek, of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. (S. 8)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and made the special order of the day for Monday next, the 11th instant. A Bill To provide for the satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenth and nineteenth articles of the treaty of Dancing-rabbit creek, concluded ... (S. 216)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Manufactures, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize Charles M. Strader to import, free of duties, two iron steamboats suited to the navigation of western waters. (S. 162)

Mr. Morehead, from the Select Committee to whom the subject was referred, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry M. Shreve, and to authorize the purchase of his patent for the snag-boat. (S. 294)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No 107), accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Fillebrown, junior. (S. 158)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 28), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to audit and settle the accounts between the United States and David Gelston, formerly collector of the port of New York. (S. 111)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Fillebrown, junior. (S. 37)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Nancy Polerecsky. (S. 96)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to David Welch. (S. 104)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 182), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second leading. A Bill For the relief of Asahel Brainard. (S. 132)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 88,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the settlement of the accounts of Silas Deane. (S. 155)

Mr. Pierce, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John S. Billings. (S. 104)

Mr. Prentiss from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Robert B. Lewis. (S. 125)

Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles M. Keller. (S. 147)

Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to an act to promote the progress of the useful arts. (S. 220)

Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report (No. 213), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Directing an edition of the laws of the United States to be compiled and printed, and for the distribution thereof. (S. 210)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the organization of a company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers. (S. 221)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To raise two new regiments, and to organize a corps of horse artillery. (S. 217)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William De Peyster and Henry N. Cruger. (S. 101)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To increase the efficiency of the Army. (S. 230)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 283) entitled ''An act respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes.'' reported the same with the following amendment, to be added to the first section: Amendment. (S. 283)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on the Library, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to it second reading. A Bill To incorporate, within the District of Columbia, the National Institution for the Promotion of Science. (S. 223)

Mr. Rives from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To revive and continue in force ''An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and to repeal the acts therein mentioned,' ... (S. 123)

Mr. Roosevelt, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, (No. 34,) reported the same without amendment; which was committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make an arrangement or compromise with any of the sureties on bonds given ... (S. 24)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Bryan, Harrison Young, and Benjamin Young. (S. 310)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Wareham Kingsley. (S. 53)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 292), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Wareham Kingsley. (S. 249)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elisha Burnet. (S. 189)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting lands to the several States, for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind, and for the relief of insane persons. (S. 204)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for satisfying claims for bounty lands, for military services in the late war with Great Britain, and for other purposes. (S. 191)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Amanda M. James. (S. 190)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Beckford C. Mathews. (S. 198)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Directing warrants to issue for the bounty land due on account of the services of Major General Duportail, Brigadier General Armand, and Major De la Colombe. (S. 150)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the benefit of the county of Holt, in the State of Missouri. (S. 255)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Munroe. (S. 196)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jacob Waggoner. (S. 118)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Phydelia Stevens. (S. 188)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the inhabitants of the reserved township in Gibson county, in the State of Indiana. (S. 240)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Osteen, of Illinois. (S. 246)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Waller. (S. 197)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to lands sold in the Greensburgh, late St. Helena, land district, in the State of Louisiana. (S. 282)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm certain entries of lands in the State of Louisiana, and to authorize the issuing of patents for the same. (S. 211)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the sale of a certain school section in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. (S. 245)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for ascertaining and disposing of the lead mineral lands in the State of Illinois, and the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa. (S. 298)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To remove the office of Surveyor General, and to change the location of the land office in the Greensburg district, in the State of Louisiana. (S. 126)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 27), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Clark Woodrooff. (S. 110)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 274), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John A. Rockwell. (S. 244)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 305), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry Newman. (S. 263)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 43), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Riser and Barnett Foley, of Missouri. (S. 117)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 46), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relative to the act entitled, ''An act granting lands to certain exiles from Poland,'' approved, 30th June, 1834. (S. 120)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 49), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas M. Isett. (S. 124)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 61), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Nix. (S. 134)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 66), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Higgins. (S. 140)

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 75), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Archibald Parker, a soldier in the late war. (S. 149)

Mr. Stanly, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 283) entitled ''An act respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes.'' reported the same with the following amendment, to be added to the first section: Amendment. (S. 283)

Mr. Tallmadge, from the Select Committee appointed the 13th of January last, submitted a report (No. 133) accompanied by the following bill; which was read twice, and postponed to, and made the special order of the day for Monday, the 7th March next. A Bill Amendatory of the several acts establishing the Treasury Department. (S. 176)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Hutchins. (S. 100)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to the two per cent. fund of the State of Mississippi. (S. 101)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Grant. (S. 141)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the settlement of the account of Joseph Nourse. (S. 184)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the settlement of the account of Joseph Nourse. (S. 25)

Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Murphy. (S. 45)

Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report (No. 166), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of War to adjust and pay to Benjamin Murphy, of Arkansas, the value of his corn, cattle, and hogs, taken by the Cherokee Indians, in the month of ... (S. 183)

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 175), accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief Thomas Brownell. (S. 194)

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 364), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas B. Parsons. (S. 307)

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Henry Eckford, deceased. (S. 272)

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Respecting the payment of invalid pensions to officers in the Naval and Marine service of the United States. (S. 111)

Mr. Woodbridge, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 234), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the further protection of commerce on the upper lakes. (S. 142)

Mr. Woodbridge, from the Committee on the Library, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the publication of the debates and proceedings of Congress in a continued series, and to authorize one or more contracts for that purpose. (S. 128)

Mr. Woodbury asked leave to bring in the following bill. Ordered, that the motion to grant leave lie on the table, and that the bill be printed. A Bill To extend, for a time, the laws for laying and collecting duties on Imports. (S. 288)

Mr. Woodbury asked leave to bring in the following bill. Ordered, that the motion to grant leave lie on the table, and that the bill be printed. A Bill To provide a system of home valuation on goods imported into the United States. (S. 289)

Mr. Woodbury from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To regulate the value to be affixed to the pound sterling by the Treasury Department. (S. 177)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 178), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the laws regulating imprisonment for debt within the District of Columbia. (S. 127)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal the act entitled ''An act concerning Pilots,'' approved the second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. (S. 160)

Mr. Young, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Caspar W. Wever. (S. 222)

Ordered to be printed as amended in Committee of the Whole. Note--The parts stricken out are within [brackets], those to be inserted in italics. A Bill To authorize the adoption of measures for the occupation and settlement of the Territory of Oregon, for extending certain portions of the laws of the United States over the same, and for other ... (S. 22)

Ordered to be printed as amended, and with the amendments proposed by Mr. Preston, viz., Strike out the words within [brackets]. A Bill To provide further remedial justice in the courts of the United States. (S. 181)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Linn to the bill (S. 58) ''to authorize the adoption of measures for the occupation and settlement of the Territory of Oregon, for extending certain portions of the laws of the United States over the same, and for other purposes,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and ... (S. 58)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. McRoberts, to the amendments reported by the Committee on Public Lands, to the bill (S. 100) ''to amend the act entitled 'An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights,' approved September 4, 1841;'' viz: Strike out the first ... (S. 100)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Smith, of Indiana, to the bill (S. 298) ''To provide for ascertaining and disposing of the lead mineral lands in the State of Illinois, and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: (S. 298)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Walker to the bill (S. 5.) ''to incorporate the subscribers to the Fiscal Bank of the United States,'' viz. Add the following section: (S. 5)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill (S. 1) ''to repeal the bankrupt act,'' viz: Strike out all after the fifth line, and insert: (S. 1)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Merrick to the bill (S. 63), ''to prevent the employment of private expresses upon mail routes, and for the prevention of frauds upon the revenues of the Post Office Department:'' viz. Add the following section: (S. 63)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Choate to the bill (S. 181), ''to provide further remedial justice in the courts of the United States,'' viz: In line 16, strike out the word ''or,'' where it first occurs, and insert: (S. 181)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Phelps, to the bill (S. 216) ''to provide for the satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenth and nineteenth articles of the treaty of Dancing-rabbit creek, concluded in September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty,'' viz: Add to the fourth section of the bill as amended, ... (S. 216)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Wright, to the bill (S. 5,) ''to incorporate the subscribers to the Fiscal Bank of the United States,'' viz: Page 21. Fundamental article No. 14, line 168, after the word ''Treasurer,'' insert: (S. 5)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Proposed by Mr. Henderson to the bill (S. 216), ''To provide for the satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenth and nineteenth articles of the treaty of Dancing-rabbit creek, concluded in September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the ... (S. 216)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs to the bill (S. 216) ''to provide for the satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenth and nineteenth articles of the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, concluded in September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty,'' viz: Strike out all of fourth section after the ... (S. 216)

Ordered to be printed. An Act To protect the revenues and diminish the charge upon the General Treasury of the Post Office Department. (S. 275)

Prentiss, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report (No. 71), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Haskins and Ralph Haskins. (S. 142)

Printed as amended in Committee of the Whole. Note.--Parts to be stricken out are printed within [brackets,] insertions in italics. An Act Respecting the organization of the army and for other purposes. (S. 283)

Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Amendment. Mr. Moore submitted the following, which, when the bill from the Senate (No. 95) ''to confirm the survey and location of claims for land in the State of Mississippi, east of Pearl river and south of the thirty-first degree of north latitude,'' shall be taken up for consideration, he will ... (S. 95)

Read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. An Act For the indemnity of Major General Andrew Jackson. (S. 12)

Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to which was referred bill from the Senate (No. 38) for the relief of William De Buys, reported the same with an amendment, viz: Strike out that which is within [brackets,] and insert that which is printed at the ... (S. 38)

Read twice, and placed on the Speaker's table. An Act For the relief of Richard Henry Wilde. (S. 70)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. An Act Respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes. (S. 283)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz.: Strike out the words within [brackets]. A Bill To establish an additional land district in the State of Alabama. (S. 1)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. An Act To provide further remedial justice in the courts of the United States. (S. 181)

Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Sergeant, from the Select Committee on the Currency, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 1) to repeal the act entitled ''An act to provide for the collection, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue,'' and to provide for the ... (S. 1)

Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. An Act To repeal the act entitled ''An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue,'' and to provide for the punishment of embezzlers of public money. (S. 1)

Referred, with the bill, to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Amendments Adopted by the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 1) ''To repeal the act entitled 'An act to provide for the collection, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue,' and to provide for the punishment of embezzlers of the public ... (S. 1)

Reported, and placed on the Speaker's Calendar. Mr. Moore, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which this bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Parts to be stricken out printed within [brackets;] insertions in italics. An Act To revive the act entitled ''An act to enable claimants to land within the ... (S. 44)

Submitted by Mr. Cave Johnson, and ordered to be printed. Amendment To be proposed to the bill from the Senate ''respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes.'' (S. 283)