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Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 32nd Congress

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Agreeable 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 regulate the compensation of the District Judge of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. (S. 26)

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 Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To grant to the State of Wisconsin the military reservation at Fort Winnebago, in that State, to aid in improving the navigation of the Fox ... (S. 41)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Atchison 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 and representatives of Col. Alexander G. Morgan. (S. 77)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Atchison 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 Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill Granting the right ... (S. 3)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Badger 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. 47.) A Bill For the relief of M. K. Warrington, and C. St. J. Chubb, Executors of Captain Lewis Warrington, and others. (S. 38)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Badger 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. 351.) A Bill For the relief of the sureties of Robert S. Moore, deceased, late a purser in the United States navy. (S. 422)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Badger 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 Concerning bail in civil causes in the District of Columbia. (S. 582)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Badger asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. Reported with amendments, viz: insert the parts printed in italics. A Bill To amend and extend the provisions of an act approved July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 343)

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 the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill Concerning the Sessions of the Courts of the United States, in the District of Delaware. (S. 136)

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 Military Affairs. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report. A Bill Granting and reconveying the arsenal in the town of New Castle, in the State of Delaware, to the trustees of said town and ... (S. 571)

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 Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the removal of obstructions in the river Savannah, in the State of Georgia, and for the improvement of the same. (S. 96)

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 authorize notaries public to take and certify oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments in certain cases. (S. 27)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 Supplementary to the several acts of Congress providing for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by ... (S. 25)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 Margaret L. Worth. (S. 32)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 revive a portion of an act for the relief of the widows of deceased soldiers. (S. 47)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 with a recommendation that it do not pass. A Bill Granting to the State of Arkansas the right of way and making a donation of a portion of the public lands to ... (S. 114)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Committee discharged. A Bill To grant the Hot Springs in Arkansas to that State, and to secure the interests of bona fide settlers within the limits of the Hot Spring reservation. (S. 122)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Committee discharged. A Bill To amend the act approved March second, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, entitled ''An act to provide for the punishment of offences committed in ... (S. 102)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. Amend the title, to read--''A bill granting to the State of Arkansas the ... (S. 121)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 To authorize the correction of erroneous locations of military bounty land warrants by actual settlers on the ... (S. 399)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 Allowing exchanges of, and granting additional school lands in the several States, which contain public lands, and for other purposes. (S. 24)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland 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 to the State of Arkansas the right of way, and a portion of the public land, to aid in the construction of a railroad from Gaines's landing to ... (S. 404)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bradbury asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to a select Committee. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 26.) A Bill To provide for the ascertainment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior ... (S. 64)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bradbury 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 second section, and amend the title to read ''A bill to extend the benefits of an act establishing a uniform system of naturalization, passed ... (S. 353)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bradbury 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 holding of the district court of the District of Columbia in cases of sickness or other disability of the district judge. (S. 403)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bradbury asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish a court for the investigation of claims against the United States. (S. 643)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bright 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 indemnify the State of Indiana for the failure of title to a township of land granted to said State on her admission into the Union, in eighteen hundred ... (S. 638)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bright, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canal. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 328,) considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill To provide more effectually for ... (S. 62)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brodhead asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Discharged, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the payment of outstanding loan office and final settlement certificates issued for money ... (S. 105)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brodhead asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Extending the provisions of the several laws granting bounty lands to the officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United ... (S. 557)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brodhead asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Making further provision against counterfeiting the current coin of the United States, or passing the same. (S. 568)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brodhead asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Mary A. Davis, widow of Daniel W. Davis. (S. 389)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brodhead asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to the second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the payment of the workmen on the extension of the Capitol during the suspension of the work. (S. 460)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brooke 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 in italics. A Bill Granting lands to the States of Louisiana and Mississippi in aid of the construction ... (S. 315)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Chase asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To grant to the State of Ohio the unsold and unappropriated public lands remaining in ... (S. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Chase asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. Ordered to be printed. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the words ... (S. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clarke 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 remit or refund duties upon goods, wares, and merchandise destroyed by fire. (S. 101)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clemens 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 all after the enacting clause, and insert the words following in italics. A Bill Granting the right of way, and making a donation of land to the ... (S. 35)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clemens 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 all after the enacting clause, and insert what is printed in italics. A Bill Granting to the State of Alabama the right of way and a donation of ... (S. 14)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clemens 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, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill To extend the provisions of an act approved third March, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 430)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clemens 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 establish the subdivisional lines and corners of certain fractional sections in the southern surveying district of the State of Alabama. (S. 352)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Davis 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 accompanied by a report, (No. 15.) A Bill For the relief of Charles A. Kellett. (S. 68)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Davis 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 accompanied by a report (No. 18.) A Bill For the relief of Enoch Baldwin and others. (S. 69)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Davis asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To regulate the rights of fishing and the rights of ... (S. 609)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Davis asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate the rights of fishing and the rights of disposing of the proceeds of the fisheries in and between the British North American provinces and the United ... (S. 609)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge of Iowa 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 the terms of the District Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. (S. 242)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge of Iowa, 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 relinquish to the State of Iowa the lands reserved for Salt Springs therein. (S. 55)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed to Wednesday, the 17th instant, and made the order of the day. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To improve the navigation of the Upper Mississippi. (S. 34)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, 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 all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics; and amend the title to read A bill to grant to the city of ... (S. 316)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, 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 all after the word ''that,'' in first line of the second section, and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To grant to the city ... (S. 63)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, 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 Zadock C. Ingram. (S. 599)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed to Wednesday, the 17th instant, and made the order of the day. Ordered to be printed. Resumed, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and referred to the Committee on ... (S. 34)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dodge, of Wisconsin, 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 all after the enacting clause, and insert the words following in italics. A Bill Granting to the State of Wisconsin a donation of ... (S. 37)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Douglass 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 adversely. A Bill Supplemental to an act entitled ''An act extending the jurisdiction of the District Courts to certain cases upon the lakes and navigable ... (S. 332)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Downs 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 a report, (No. 238.) A Bill For the relief of Leonard Dyson, as assignee of Edward McLaughlin, or his legal representatives. (S. 386)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Downs 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 Granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Louisiana ... (S. 435)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Downs 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 Granting to the State of Louisiana the right of way and a donation of public ... (S. 408)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Downs asked and obtained leave to bringing the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To aid the Stale of Louisiana in reclaiming the overflowed lands therein, and for other purposes. (S. 23)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 and continue in force for a limited time, the provisions of an act relative to suspended entries of public land. (S. 75)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 to the State of Michigan the right of way and a donation of Public Lands, for the purpose of constructing a Canal or Railroad across the Peninsula of ... (S. 90)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 State of Illinois to select the residue of the lands to which she is entitled under the act of second of March, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 74)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 establish an additional Land Office in Michigan. (S. 91)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 extend the time for selecting lands granted to the State of Michigan for saline purposes. (S. 30)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported with amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italic. A Bill For the relief of William A. Richmond. (S. 111)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 Granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Michigan, ... (S. 233)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 authorise the sale of reserved lands, and for other purposes. (S. 211)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch 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 grant pre-emption rights to certain settlers on an island called the Grand Chenier, in the southwestern land district in Louisiana, and for other purposes. (S. 338)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Felch, 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 the words in [brackets] and insert those in italics. A Bill Granting to the State of Michigan, the right of way, and a donation of public land for ... (S. 28)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish a Mint of the United States in the city of New York. (S. 40)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish 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 Amendatory of the act entitled ''An act to provide for holding the Courts of the United States in case of the sickness or other disability of the Judges of ... (S. 78)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish 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 the words within [brackets.] A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,'' approved March two, ... (S. 613)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered to be printed. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To establish a Branch Mint of the United States in the city ... (S. 40)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish 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, (No. 85.) A Bill For the relief of William Bedient, late a sergeant in the fourth regiment of artillery. (S. 176)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish 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 increase the salary of the District Judge of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. (S. 109)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the better management and safe conduct of American merchant vessels, and for maintaining discipline on board the same. (S. 620)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fish 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 authorize the business of banking in the District of Columbia, and to regulate the issuing and circulation of notes as money. (S. 595)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Geyer 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 Declaring the assent of Congress to the State of Missouri, to impose a tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the United States therein from and after the day of ... (S. 107)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Geyer 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 Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To grant to the ... (S. 9)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported with an amendment, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To create a ... (S. 8)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin 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 report (No. 14.) A Bill To establish a Navy-Yard and Depot on the bay of San Francisco, in ... (S. 15)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin 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 to the State of California the expenses incurred in suppressing Indian aggressions in that State. (S. 126)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Discharged, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: insert the sections printed in italics, and amend the title to read as follows: A bill to amend ... (S. 269)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin 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 adversely. A Bill Supplemental to the act approved third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the State of ... (S. 388)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin 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, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill To grant the right of way through the public lands of the United States, for the ... (S. 387)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Committee discharged. A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act to provide for extending the laws and the judicial system of the United States to the State of California,'' passed the ... (S. 16)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. A Bill Authorizing the construction of a railroad and branches, for establishing a certain postal communication between the shores of the Pacific and Atlantic within the United States, for the ... (S. 560)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Ordered that two thousand copies be printed. A Bill Authorizing the construction of a railroad and branches, for establishing a certain postal communication between the shores of the Pacific and ... (S. 560)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the better regulation of the mints, and to secure the conformity of the coins to their respective standards. (S. 596)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the better protection of the people of California and Oregon. (S. 192)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for a monthly mail from San Francisco, via the Sandwich Islands, to Shanghai, in China. (S. 378)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hale 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 accompanied by a report, (No. 210,) considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of ... (S. 402)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hale 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] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Increasing the salary of the District Judge of the United States for the ... (S. 52)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hunter 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 change the times for holding the districts courts of the United States in the western district of Virginia, and for other purposes. (S. 17)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hunter 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 all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows, printed in italics, and accompanied by a report (No. 62). A Bill To authorize the payment of ... (S. 39)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hunter asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered to be printed. A Bill Appropriating land scrip in full and final satisfaction of Virginia military bounty land warrants. (S. 363)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. James asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Amendatory of the several acts regulating the appraisement of imported merchandise, and the more effectually to prevent frauds against the revenue, and for other ... (S. 490)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Jones, of Iowa, 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 Report (No. 3.) A Bill For the relief of Charles Melrose. (S. 43)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Jones, of Iowa, 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 Richard Chancy and others. (S. 42)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mallory 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 establish a Steam Mail Line between California or Oregon and Shanghai, with a branch to the Sandwich Islands. (S. 409)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mallory 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 accompanied by a report, (No. 318.) A Bill To repeal an act entitled ''An act concerning tonnage duty on Spanish vessels.'' (S. 65)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mallory 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 adversely. A Bill To regulate the surveying and sale of islands belonging to the United States in certain cases. (S. 368)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mallory 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, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill To authorize the school authorities in the State of Florida to make certain ... (S. 446)

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 accompanied by an adverse report (No. 29.) A Bill For the relief of John R. Bryan, administrator of Isaac Garretson, deceased, late a purser in the United ... (S. 81)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. McRae 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 the words printed in italics. A Bill Relating to the salaries of officers of the Territories of the United ... (S. 175)

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 Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill Giving further remedies to Patentees. (S. 51)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Morton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read the first time, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. A Bill Granting the right of way, and making a grant of land to the States of Florida and Alabama in aid of the construction of a railroad from the waters of the Pensacola Bay in ... (S. 10)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Morton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read the first time, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Read the second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics; ... (S. 4)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Morton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read the first time, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Read the second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics, ... (S. 10)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Morton 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 report. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. A. M. Dade, widow of the late Major F. L. Dade, United States Army. (S. 18)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Norris 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 Mrs. E. A. McNeil, widow of the late General John McNeil. (S. 33)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pearce 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 all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows, printed in italics: A Bill In addition to, and amendatory of, an act entitled ''An act to provide ... (S. 44)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pearce 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 report, (No. 96.) A Bill For the relief of Sarah D. Mackay. (S. 98)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Rhett asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To indemnify the State of South Carolina for money expended for the United States in the war in Florida with the ... (S. 22)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sebastian 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 with a recommendation that it do not pass. A Bill Granting the right of way, and making a grant of land to the State of Arkansas, in aid of the construction ... (S. 106)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sebastian asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported with an amendment, considered as in Committee of the Whole, amended, postponed until to-morrow and ordered to be printed as amended. A Bill To amend ''An act to divide the ... (S. 502)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sebastian 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, and accompanied by a report, (No. 181.) A Bill For the redemption of certain Choctaw annuities. (S. 92)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sebastian 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 release from reservation and restore to the mass of public lands, certain land in the State of Arkansas. (S. 149)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sebastian asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To revive for a limited time an act in relation to donations of land to certain persons in the State of Arkansas. (S. 148)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Seward 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 accompanied by a report (No. 22.) A Bill For the relief of Thomas H. Leggett. (S. 80)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Seward 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 indefinitely postponed. A Bill To extend the provisions of the fourth section of ''An act to grant the right of way to all rail and plank road companies and ... (S. 530)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Seward 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 the words within [brackets,] and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To incorporate the Sisters of Visitation of Washington, ... (S. 236)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Shields 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 without amendment. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to incorporate the Washington Gas Light Company,'' approved July 8, 1848. (S. 135)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Shields asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert the word printed in italics. A Bill To increase the efficiency of the Army by a retired list for disabled ... (S. 94)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Shields 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 report, (No. 147.) A Bill To enable Jacob Banta to locate two revolutionary bounty land certificates. (S. 128)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Shields 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 that it ought to pass. A Bill Granting lands to the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, in aid of the construction of a railroad from Cincinnati to St. ... (S. 419)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Soule 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 a Navy Yard and Depot near the city of New Orleans. (S. 189)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Stockton 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 an adverse report, (No. 350.) A Bill Granting bounty land to certain officers, seamen and others, who have been engaged in the naval service of ... (S. 278)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Stockton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. A Bill Amendatory of the several acts regulating the appraisement of imported merchandise and the more effectually to prevent frauds on the revenue, and for other ... (S. 511)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood 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--and accompanied by a report, (No. 17.) A Bill For the relief of Theodore Offut. (S. 54)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood 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 Sally T. Floyd, widow of George R. C. Floyd, late a lieutenant-colonel in the army of the United States. (S. 46)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and ordered to lie on the table. Considered as in Committee of the Whole, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 206.) A Bill To provide for the repair and improvement of ... (S. 61)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood 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 all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill Granting lands and the right of way to the States of Indiana ... (S. 133)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood 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, accompanied by a report (No. 11.) A Bill To provide for the unpaid claims of the officers and soldiers of the Virginia State and continental lines of the ... (S. 53)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood 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 A bill to extend the time for selling the lands granted to the Kentucky Asylum, for teaching the deaf and dumb. (S. 182)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. A Bill To change the mode of compensating members of Congress. (S. 424)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Uunderwood asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To purchase the stock owned by individuals in the Louisville and Portland Canal, and for other purposes. (S. 110)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wade 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 in italics. A Bill [To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to convey] Granting the right of way to the ... (S. 215)

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 Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: in the eleventh line, strike out the word ''two,'' and insert the word ''four.'' A Bill To extend the time for selecting lands granted to the State of ... (S. 19)

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 Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: strike out the part within [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the State of Wisconsin to select the residue of the land to ... (S. 36)

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 Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets), and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Granting to the State of Wisconsin the right of way and a donation of ... (S. 13)

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 Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To cede the public lands of the United States to the States respectively in which they are situated, on condition that the said States shall ... (S. 11)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Whitcomb asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows, printed in italics, and amend the title to ... (S. 155)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Whitcomb 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 John Devlin. (S. 48)

Amended, further amendment proposed, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish a navy-yard and depot on the bay of San Francisco, in California, and for other purposes. (S. 15)

Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Seward, to the bill (S. 143,) ''authorizing an exploration and reconnoissance of the courses of navigation used by whaling vessels in the regions of Bhering's straits, and also of such parts of the China seas, straits of Gaspar and Java sea, as lie directly in the route of vessels proceeding to and from ... (S. 143)

By unanimous consent, Mr. Borland obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Sally T. B. Cochrane, widow of the late Lieutenant R. E. Cochrane, United States army. (S. 637)

By unanimous consent, Mr. Downs 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 a report, (No. 25.) A Bill To grant the right of pre-emption to settlers on the public land, known as the ''Maison Rouge Grant.'' (S. 87)

By unanimous consent, Mr. Downs 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 the words within [brackets.] A Bill To extend pre-emption rights to unsurveyed lands, and for other purposes. (S. 586)

By unanimous consent, Mr. Downs obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reconsidered, and referred to the Committee on Territories. Reported with an amendment, viz: strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To amend an act ... (S. 89)

By unanimous consent, Mr. Hunter obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the sale of certain portions of the public lands to the States within which they lie, for the purpose of constructing railroads and canals. (S. 279)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of John F. Callan, administrator of Daniel Renner, deceased. (S. 152)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. An Act Granting relief to John A. McGaw, of New York. (S. 67)

Committee on Commerce (S. 232)

Mr. Adams, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 237,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard B. Lee. (S. 434)

Mr. Adams, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 293,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Dumont. (S. 480)

Mr. Adams, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 321,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of major Caleb Swan, deceased. (S. 514)

Mr. Adams, 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 John M. McIntosh. (S. 468)

Mr. Atchison, 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 representatives of Joseph Watson, deceased. (S. 85)

Mr. Atchison, 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 Margaret Farrar. (S. 195)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confer on John W. Quinney, a member of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians, the rights of citizenship of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 371)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report (No. 100,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Joshua Kenedy, deceased. (S. 257)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 185,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Calvin B. Seymore, and Willard Boynton, surviving partner of the firm of W. & H. Boynton. (S. 370)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian 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 Lewis A. Thomas and Thomas Rogers. (S. 198)

Mr. Badger, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To enforce discipline and promote good conduct in the naval service of the United States. (S. 154)

Mr. Badger, 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 Commodore Foxhall A. Parker, of the United States Navy. (S. 538)

Mr. Badger, 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 Speiden. (S. 217)

Mr. Badger, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 80,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Martha L. Downes. (S. 224)

Mr. Badger, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 381,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles Stearns. (S. 590)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 39,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief Ezra Williams. (S. 145)

Mr. Bayard, 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 James Dunning. (S. 104)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide compensation to William Woodbridge and Henry Chipman for services in adjusting titles to land in Michigan, and for other purposes. (S. 166)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 224,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of the late Thomas Chapman, formerly collector of the port of Georgetown, South Carolina. (S. 428)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 225,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin S. Roberts. (S. 429)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Military Affairs, 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 William C. Easton. (S. 181)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth V. Lomax. (S. 206)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Jones and the other children (if any) of John Carr. (S. 239)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Frances E. Baden. (S. 227)

Mr. Borland, 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 McVey. (S. 237)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 313,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Maria Davis. (S. 504)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 314) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Claudia Stuart. (S. 505)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 316,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Armistead. (S. 509)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 517) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Asenath M. Elliot. (S. 510)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thompson Hutchinson. (S. 238)

Mr. Borland, 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 present and late land officers in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. (S. 632)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 77,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mark Bean and Richard H. Bean, of Arkansas. (S. 214)

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 429,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To enable the United States to make use of the solar compass in the public surveys. (S. 645)

Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Amendatory of the act ''concerning public contracts,'' approved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eight. (S. 482)

Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Amendatory of the act concerning public contracts, approved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eight. (S. 417)

Mr. Bradbury, 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 C. E. Greneaux. (S. 377)

Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To assist the heads of the executive departments in ascertaining the proper persons who are entitled to receive payments of accounts against the United States when audited and adjusted. (S. 636)

Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 133,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Walter Colton. (S. 296)

Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 361,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, considered as in Committee of the Whole, amended, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed as amended. A Bill To remunerate the States of Maine and ... (S. 567)

Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, submitted a report, (No. 328) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the construction of a national arsenal, armory and foundry at the falls of the Ohio river, in connexion with a public canal for the use of the army and navy, trade and ... (S. 521)

Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, submitted a report, (No. 328) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relinquishment to the State of Kentucky of the stock held by the United States in the Louisville and Portland canal company, with a view of making that canal free to ... (S. 522)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 170,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Brevet Major H. L. Kendrick. (S. 347)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 234,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Fitzpatrick. (S. 431)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 260,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Rulif Van Brunt. (S. 449)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report [No. 12,] accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Allen G. Johnson. (S. 93)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 101,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the sureties of Daniel Winslow. (S. 258)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 142,) accompanied by the following bill; which was road, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Santiago E. Arguello. (S. 305)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, 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 John McAvoy. (S. 340)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 171,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Tucker. (S. 348)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 172,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of J. Boyd, of Louisiana. (S. 351)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 179,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John A. Lynch. (S. 360)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 200,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jacob Gideon. (S. 394)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 208,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Coombs Greenwell. (S. 405)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 241,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles Cooper and Company. (S. 438)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 322) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George H. Derby. (S. 515)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 334,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Harman Blennerhassett and Joseph Lewis Blennerhassett, heirs of Harman Blennerhassett, deceased. (S. 525)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 359,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John P. McElderry. (S. 564)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 363,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Morris, of Kentucky. (S. 569)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 92) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Don B. Juan Domercq, a Spanish subject. (S. 245)

Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 413,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Isaac Varn, senior. (S. 628)

Mr. Brooke, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Captain John De Treville. (S. 591)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To make the salary of the Judge of the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia equal to that of an Assistant Judge of the Circuit Court of said District. (S. 97)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 309,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel H. Hamstead. (S. 500)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 352,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John G. Camp, late marshal for the middle district of Florida. (S. 548)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 425,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in committee of the whole, and postponed until to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Elias P. West. (S. 641)

Mr. Charlton, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 385) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Mary Perry. (S. 597)

Mr. Clemens, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States to a certain reservation therein mentioned, and to confirm the title of Charles G. Gunter thereto. (S. 183)

Mr. Clemens, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing a certain class of private land claimants to file their claims with the register and receiver at Detroit, Michigan, for investigation and report. (S. 391)

Mr. Clemens, 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 Jefferson Wilson, administrator, with the will annexed, of Hannah A. Wray, deceased. (S. 462)

Mr. Clemens, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue duplicate land warrants in certain cases. (S. 301)

Mr. Cooper, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 190,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Amos Kendall and John E. Kendall. (S. 379)

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels,'' approved February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and forty-seven; also to amend an act entitled ''An act to provide for the ... (S. 260)

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 396,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the purchase of the copyright of a work published by Thomas H. Sumner, wherein he describes his new method of ascertaining a ship's position at sea. (S. 604)

Mr. Dawson asked, and by unanimous consent 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 Georgia for monies expended by the State for horses and equipments lost by the militia and volunteers, whilst ... (S. 86)

Mr. Dawson, 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 George Poindexter. (S. 138)

Mr. Dawson, 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 George Talcott, brevet brigadier general United States army and colonel of ordnance. (S. 398)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, 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 Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, of the State of Missouri. (S. 161)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report (No. 8,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Margaret Hetzel, widow and administratrix of A. R. Hetzel, late Assistant Quartermaster in the Army of the United States. (S. 83)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report (No. 9,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Adjutant-General Roger Jones. (S. 84)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report (No. 95,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill for the relief of Lafayette McLaws, of the United States army. (S. 249)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 422,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the executrix of the late Lieutenant Colonel A. C. W. Fanning, of the United States army. (S. 633)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Patents and Patent Office, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend a patent heretofore granted to John Shly, of the State of Georgia. (S. 95)

Mr. Dawson, 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 Cyrus H. McCormick. (S. 261)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts heretofore made for that purpose,'' approved July fourth, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 450)

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 188,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of W. R. Nevins. (S. 376)

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, 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 H. C. Mayer. (S. 499)

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant to certain settlers on the Menomonee purchase, north of Fox river, in the State of Wisconsin, the right of pre-emption. (S. 331)

Mr. Dodge, of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John McReynolds, of Detroit, in the State of Michigan. (S. 173)

Mr. Dodge, of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to test the plan of Henry A. Amelung, for preventing steamboats and other vessels from sinking. (S. 507)

Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the protection of the emigrant route, and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail, between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon. (S. 396)

Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To reduce and define the boundaries of the Military Reserve at the St. Peter's river, in the Territory of Minnesota, and to secure the rights of the actual settlers thereon. (S. 205)

Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to second reading. A Bill For the benefit of the Territory of Minnesota. (S. 221)

Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on Territories, to whom was recommitted the bill (S. 396) ''for the protection of the emigrant route, and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon,'' and the proposed amendments, reported the same with the following Amendment, viz: strike out ... (S. 396)

Mr. Downs, 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 Joseph H. D. Bowmar. (S. 180)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize T. H. McManus to enter, by pre-emption, certain lands in the Greensburg Land District, Louisiana. (S. 153)

Mr. Downs, 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 Martin Fenwick. (S. 197)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the legal representatives of Antoine Vasquez, Hypolite Vasquez, Joseph Vasquez, and John Colligan, to enter certain lands in Missouri. (S. 196)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report (No. 44.) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the claim of John Ervin, to a certain tract of land in the Bastrop claim. (S. 137)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report (No. 57,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas D. Jennings. (S. 172)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 118,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Maria Taylor. (S. 286)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 138,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting to the State of Louisiana the military reserve at Fort Jesup, for a Seminary of education. (S. 300)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 196,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the Pine Grove Academy. (S. 390)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 235,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Boyd. (S. 432)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 236,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Aaron Livingston and Randal D. Livingston. (S. 433)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 275,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Crawford. (S. 467)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 366,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Confirming certain land claims in Louisiana, in the Bastrop grant. (S. 575)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 405,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the claim of William H. Henderson and the heirs of Robert Henderson to five hundred acres of land in the Bastrop grant. (S. 615)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 424,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Gusman, of Louisiana. (S. 634)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 76,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To release from reservation and restore to the mass of public lands certain land in the State of Arkansas. (S. 213)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 98,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard King. (S. 255)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to the several acts for the punishment of crimes against the United States. (S. 350)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To divide the State of Ohio into two Judicial districts, and to provide for holding the District and Circuit Courts of the United States therein. (S. 250)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to the second reading. A Bill To prevent malicious mischief and protect property in the District of Columbia (S. 349)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 113,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to ''An act providing for the taking of the seventh and subsequent censuses of the United States, and to fix the number of the members of the House of Representatives, ... (S. 281)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 149,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide suitable accommodations for the courts of the United States. (S. 312)

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 209,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To refund to the county of Des Moines, Iowa, certain expenses of the district court, which were paid by that county. (S. 406)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the sale of certain reserved lands in Alabama. (S. 123)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Allowing exchanges of school lands and authorizing selections for deficiencies in certain cases. (S. 473)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the construction of railroads through the public lands in certain cases. (S. 113)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the sale of the military reserves at Forts Winnebago and Howard, in Wisconsin. (S. 308)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the sale of the reserved cedar lands in Clarke county, Alabama. (S. 335)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To create an additional land district in the State of Missouri. (S. 474)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the provisions of an act approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-five, entitled ''An act to amend an act to carry into effect, in the States of Alabama and Mississippi, the existing compacts ... (S. 297)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 1,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Sidney S. Alcott. (S. 50)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 119,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Higginbotham. (S. 287)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 174,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To compensate the registers and receivers of the land offices in Florida for services in the entry of certain lands. (S. 354)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 2,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing Victor Morass to relinquish certain lands and to enter the same quantity elsewhere. (S. 58)

Mr. Felch, 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 To provide for the final settlement of the accounts of Jonathan Kearsley, late receiver of public moneys at Detroit, and of John Biddle, late register of the land office at that place. (S. 116)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 335) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting lands in Oregon to Martha Gray and others. (S. 526)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 353,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To settle the title to certain lands in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. (S. 549)

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 383,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Mitchell. (S. 592)

Mr. Fish, 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 captors of the frigate Philadelphia. (S. 265)

Mr. Fish, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 28,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for placing certain Medical Officers of the Navy, who rendered service on land in Mexico, upon the same footing with Medical Officers of the Army for similar services. (S. 117)

Mr. Fish, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 the securities of Elijah J. Weed, late quartermaster of marines, deceased. (S. 157)

Mr. Fish, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 120,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Marston Taylor. (S. 288)

Mr. Fish, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 132) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Francis B. Stockton. (S. 295)

Mr. Fish, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 159) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the petty officers and seamen of the late United States, frigate Missouri. (S. 327)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 243,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act passed on the twentieth February, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled ''An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the ... (S. 442)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 261,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Avery Downer. (S. 453)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 269,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the children of the late Lieutenant Michael Everly, a revolutionary officer. (S. 459)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 38,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Miller. (S. 144)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 93,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Nancy Bowen. (S. 247)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 94,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Anna Norton and Louis Foskit. (S. 248)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 84,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the representative of Henry King. (S. 235)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report; (No. 137,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Col. William Grayson. (S. 298)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 411,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Nock. (S. 625)

Mr. Foot, from the select committee, to whom was referred the petition of James S. French, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To test the practicability and value of Colonel James S. French's invention for improvement in railroads and locomotive engines. (S. 635)

Mr. Foote, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 50,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Nancy Wright (S. 158)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 69,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Robert Armstrong. (S. 193)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 Barbara Reily. (S. 208)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 139) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Belknap. (S. 302)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 192,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant a pension to the widow and children of John Balster. (S. 383)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 311,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Sarah Crandall. (S. 498)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 386,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to an act, approved the seventh of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, entitled ''An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows.'' (S. 600)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 397,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary Brognard. (S. 605)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to ''An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States.'' (S. 313)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 431,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones and Duncan Robertson. (S. 647)

Mr. Geyer, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 89,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Jackson, Joseph Pineau and Louis A. S. Smith. (S. 240)

Mr. Gwin, from Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company. (S. 185)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the compensation of James W. Low, and others, for the capture of the British private armed schooner Ann, during the late war with Great Britain. (S. 119)

Mr. Gwin, 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 Julia Acken. (S. 112)

Mr. Gwin, 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 widow of Marvin W. Fisher. (S. 190)

Mr. Gwin, 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 P. S. Sanger. (S. 291)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing additional compensation to officers and men of the navy who have served or are still serving on the coast of California and Mexico, and for other purposes. (S. 243)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 6,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the widows and relatives of certain officers and seamen of the U. S. Brig Washington, who were lost overboard in a hurricane. (S. 70)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 83,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Glynn. (S. 234)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 108,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of L. M. Goldsborough, G. J. Van Brunt and S. F. Blunt. (S. 274)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 127,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard W. Meade. (S. 292)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 127,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, and re-committed to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 226.) A Bill For the relief of Richard W. Meade. (S. 292)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 182) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Purser T. P. McBlair. (S. 365)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 248,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Harriet Ward. (S. 443)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 342,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Harlow Spaulding. (S. 537)

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted Ex. Doc. No. 48, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for building a levee across the mouth of the river San Diego, to divert it into False Bay. (S. 282)

Mr. Gwinn, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 341), accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of McKean Buchanan. (S. 536)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing imported goods, wares and merchandise, entered and bonded for ware-housing in pursuance of law, to be exported by certain routes to ports or places in Mexico. (S. 415)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a port of delivery at Biloxi, in the State of Mississippi. (S. 414)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill, which was read twice, and ordered to be engrossed. A Bill Authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the Brig Ada. (S. 71)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the brig Marthaette Morse. (S. 546)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To annex the Island of Matinicus, in the county of Lincoln, State of Maine, to the Collection District of Waldoboro, in said county. (S. 141)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill: A Bill Making an appropriation in part for the erection of the Light House on Sand Key, Florida. (S. 170)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To constitute Pacudah, in the State of Kentucky, a port of delivery, and for other purposes. (S. 523)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To constitute Palatka and Bayport, in the State of Florida, ports of delivery, respectively. (S. 627)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Extending like privileges to those conferred by the act entitled ''An act allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Santa Fe, Mexico, and to the British North American ... (S. 165)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the erection of a marine hospital at Burlington, in the State of Iowa. (S. 619)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the President of the United States to designate the places for the ports of entry and delivery for the collection districts of Puget's Sound and Umpqua in the Territory of Oregon. (S. 283)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To constitute Alton, in the State of Illinois, a port of delivery. (S. 486)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To create a collection district in the State of Vermont. (S. 570)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the collection district of Georgetown to the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia. (S. 222)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report (No. 4,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William P. Greene. (S. 66)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 148,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Dennett, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (S. 311)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 19,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making an appropriation for the erection of a Marine Hospital at Portland, Maine. (S. 108)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 216,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the owners of the schooners Ursula, Forrester, Grampus and Stephen C. Phillips. (S. 410)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 223,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Thurston, owner of the schooner Wanderer. (S. 427)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 333,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Gray and Wyer G. Sargent. (S. 524)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 430,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the owners of the schooner Union. (S. 646)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 5,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting relief to John A. McGaw, of New York. (S. 67)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 79,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Noah Miller, of Lincolnville, in the State of Maine, and for the relief of other persons. (S. 220)

Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report, (No. 104) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Amendatory of existing laws relative to the half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime and half dime. (S. 271)

Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Public Buildings, submitted a report, (No. 63,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the repair of the Congressional Library room, lately destroyed by fire. (S. 184)

Mr. James, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend two patents of Zebulon Parker. (S. 151)

Mr. James, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 102,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Bancroft Woodcock. (S. 259)

Mr. James, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report (No. 348) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the adjustment and payment of the claims of William Hazzard Wigg, deceased, for losses sustained by him during the war of the revolution. (S. 547)

Mr. James, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report (No. 56,) accompanied, by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jane Irwin. (S. 171)

Mr. James, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 220,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Miller late of Pennsylvania, for services in the Revolutionary war. (S. 423)

Mr. James, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 300,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Abigail Stafford. (S. 487)

Mr. Jones, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Judith Worthen, deceased. (S. 56)

Mr. Jones, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 45,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Francis P. Gardiner. (S. 150)

Mr. Jones, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 7,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Arnold. (S. 82)

Mr. Jones, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 70,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jacob Young (S. 194)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 30,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the children of Captain Erastus A. Capron. (S. 118)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 387) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Moses Olmstead and Mrs. Elizabeth Craig. (S. 601)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 73) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of David P. Weeks. (S. 203)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 105,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to John Le Roy. (S. 272)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 201,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Emelie Hooe. (S. 395)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 204,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Rosanna Sowards. (S. 397)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 219,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Williams. (S. 421)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 222,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Christopher Knowlton. (S. 426)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 273,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill For the relief of Mary Woodward. (S. 463)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 34,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary W. Thompson. (S. 125)

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 384,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Silas Messenger. (S. 593)

Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Gad Humphreys. (S. 246)

Mr. Mallory, 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 Samuel Mickum. (S. 583)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 Thomas Pember (S. 200)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 343,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Passed Midsipman George P. Welsh and Clark H. Wells. (S. 539)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 154,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Z. F. Johnson. (S. 321)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 184) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Hiram Paulding. (S. 367)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 307) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Van Rensellaer Morgan. (S. 497)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 320) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Morehead. (S. 513)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 327) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Otway H. Berryman. (S. 520)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 36,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Gideon. (S. 131)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 37,) accompanied by the following bill;, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John O. Mears. (S. 132)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 409,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William B. Scott. (S. 623)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 420,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Robert Joyner. (S. 629)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 48,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John W. Simonton. (S. 156)

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 99,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the establishment of a Naval Depot at Key West. (S. 256)

Mr. Mallory, 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 Thomas J. Page. (S. 336)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary Martin, administratrix of Robert Lindsay, deceased. (S. 543)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ann Robinson. (S. 270)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William K. Jennings and Aphia Jennings. (S. 277)

Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 157,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the representatives of Thomas D. Anderson, deceased, late Consul of the United Stales at Tripoli. (S. 322)

Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 158,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To indemnify the master and owners of the Spanish schooner Amistad and her cargo. (S. 323)

Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 218,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Balestier. (S. 416)

Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 97,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Lieutenant W. D. Porter. (S. 254)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report, (No. 144,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the West Feliciana Railroad Company. (S. 306)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Finance, 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 Edwin Lord and Francis Bacon. (S. 479)

Mr. Norris, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of G. Thomas Howard. (S. 163)

Mr. Norris, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend ''An act to promote the progress of the useful arts.'' (S. 310)

Mr. Norris, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 146) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief Isaac Adams. (S. 309)

Mr. Norris, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 168) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Gideon Hotchkiss. (S. 345)

Mr. Norris, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, 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 George G. Bishop, and the legal representatives of John Arnold, deceased. (S. 187)

Mr. Norris, 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 the Eagle Steamboat Company, at Washington, in the District of Columbia. (S. 201)

Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to an act approved August tenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled ''An act to establish the Smithsonian Institution, for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.'' (S. 441)

Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report, (No. 338,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the payment of such creditors of the late republic of Texas as are comprehended in the act of Congress of September nine, eighteen hundred and fifty. (S. 534)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 283,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Dr. William Somerville, deceased. (S. 476)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee of Claims, 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 the legal representatives of the late Captain William G. Williams. (S. 293)

Mr. Pratt, 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 For the relief of Mary E. D. Blaney, widow of the late Major George Blaney. (S. 359)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 183,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Hodges & Lansdale, and the legal representatives of Rinaldo Johnson, deceased. (S. 366)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 256,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Benedict J. Heard. (S. 444)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 282,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of John G. Mackall, deceased. (S. 475)

Mr. Pratt, 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 Bryan Callaghan. (S. 186)

Mr. Pratt, 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 Richard Mackall. (S. 229)

Mr. Pratt, 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 the heirs and representatives of the late Robert Sewall. (S. 230)

Mr. Rosk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 267) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for carrying the United States mails between some southern port or ports of the United States and the port of Para, on the river Amazon, and other ports. (S. 458)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 295,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Stealey. (S. 483)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Jeffries and Jeremiah M. Smith. (S. 544)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish certain mail routes on the Mississippi river. (S. 456)

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

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, 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 Robert Jemison and Benjamin Williamson. (S. 159)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report (No. 52,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Nathaniel Kuykendall. (S. 160)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report [No. 10,] accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Rufus Dwinel. (S. 88)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 124,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John J. Sykes. (S. 289)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 125,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Wade Allen. (S. 290)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 267,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Postmaster General and Secretary of the Navy to contract for the transportation of the United States mail in steam-vessels between the ports therein ... (S. 457)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 74,) accompanied by the following bill: which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Guion and McLaughlin. (S. 204)

Mr. Rusk, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill (S. 396) ''for the protection of the emigrant route and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon,'' reported the same with the following Amendment. Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the ... (S. 396)

Mr. Sebastian, 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 Theodore E. Elliott. (S. 207)

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 270,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the payment of certain Seminole warriors in the military service of the United States. (S. 461)

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 301,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Senna Factor. (S. 488)

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Manufactures, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Shoenberger and others. (S. 481)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the American-built steamship Albatross. (S. 603)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To prevent unnecessary delays in the discharge of the cargoes of steamers from foreign ports. (S. 228)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report (No. 82,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Lewis H. Bates and William Lacon. (S. 226)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 112,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To reimburse to Elisha W. B. Moody the moneys paid by him, as owner of the British barque Sarah, in the rescue of the passengers and crew of the American ship Caleb Grimshaw. (S. 280)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 43,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing an exploration and reconnoissance of the courses of navigation used by whaling vessels in the regions of Bhering's Straits, and also of such parts of the China Seas, Straits ... (S. 143)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 81,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Robert T. Norris. (S. 225)

Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 408,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of William Weeks. (S. 621)

Mr. Shields asked, and, by unanimous consent, obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to a Select Committee. Reported without amendment. A Bill Making a grant of public land to the several States of the Union for the relief and support of indigent insane persons. (S. 188)

Mr. Shields from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted a report, (No. 176) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the improvement of Maryland avenue, from the Capitol to the turnpike road leading to Baltimore, and for making free and improving that road as far as the District ... (S. 357)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To reimburse to the Common Council of New York City, expenditures made for the first regiment of New York volunteers. (S. 134)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal the act entitled ''An act for the organization of a company of Sappers, Miners and Pontoniers,'' approved May the fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six (S. 199)

Mr. Shields, 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 Henry L. Kinney. (S. 324)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to provide for the settlement of the accounts of public officers and others who may have received moneys arising from military contributions or otherwise, in Mexico,'' approved ... (S. 464)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the purchase of a tract of land for a military depot at Benicia, California. (S. 326)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for raising an additional regiment of cavalry. (S. 594)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report (No. 90,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Mayor and Common Council of Chicago, Illinois, to excavate a portion of the public reservation at that place, with a view to the improvement of the navigation of ... (S. 241)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 109,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Sylvester Churchill. (S. 275)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 110,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and paused to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Col. Jas. R. Creecy. (S. 276)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 140) accompanied by the following bill; which was read; and passed to a second reading. A Bill To increase the efficiency of the Artillery. (S. 304)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 166,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Nathan Weston, junior, late additional paymaster in the United States army. (S. 341)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 167) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard M. Bouton, George Wright, and the widow of Marvin W. Fisher. (S. 342)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 195,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To improve the efficiency of the army of the United States. (S. 384)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 217,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal the several acts organizing the staff departments of the army therein mentioned, and to provide for the discharge of the duties thereof by a detail of officers of the ... (S. 413)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 239,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the promotion of certain officers in the engineer, topographical engineer, and ordnance corps. (S. 436)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 240,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Allowing the principal assistant in the engineer bureau the same compensation which the principal assistant in the ordnance bureau of the War Department now receives. (S. 437)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 91,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of the late Major Thomas Noel, United States Army. (S. 244)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Captain Charles G. Merchant. (S. 411)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Harrington. (S. 382)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Moore. (S. 412)

Mr. Shields, 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 St. John's Church, in the city of Washington. (S. 179)

Mr. Shields, 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 City of Washington. (S. 374)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a library for young men in the District of Columbia. (S. 606)

Mr. Shields, 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 the Georgetown and Catoctin Railroad Company. (S. 612)

Mr. Shields, 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 the Pioneer Manufacturing Company of Georgetown, D. C. (S. 120)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted a report (No. 315,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting certain additional powers to the corporation of Washington. (S. 506)

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted a report, (No. 177) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Directing a survey and estimation of the cost of constructing a canal basin at the terminus of the Ohio and Chesapeake canal, in Georgetown. (S. 358)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To regulate and fix the salary of the American consul at the city of Amsterdam. (S. 218)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 324,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Auguste Metaye of New Orleans. (S. 517)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 326,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the limits of the port of New Orleans. (S. 519)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 335,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the collector of the port of New Orleans, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury, to appoint three head gaugers. (S. 518)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 58,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Bray. (S. 177)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Rhodes. (S. 178)

Mr. Soule, 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 For the relief of Samuel W. Chilson. (S. 325)

Mr. Soule, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No.--) accompanied by the following: bill which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for a tri-monthly mail from New Orleans to Vera Cruz, via Tampico, and back in steam-vessels. (S. 191)

Mr. Stockton, 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 Charles G. Hunter. (S. 294)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 257) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Duff. (S. 445)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 54,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William A. Christian. (S. 162)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 180,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary F. B. Levely. (S. 361)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 266,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Emily H. Plummer. (S. 454)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 380,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary C. Hamilton. (S. 589)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 403,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Amos Knapp. (S. 611)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Wormsley. (S. 533)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. (S. 532)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ursula E. Cobb. (S. 231)

Mr. Underwood, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report (No. 242,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed a to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Money. (S. 440)

Mr. Underwood, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 205,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Cadwallader Wallace. (S. 401)

Mr. Underwood, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No 336,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed until to-morrow. A Bill To convey certain land to the City of Memphis on certain conditions. (S. 527)

Mr. Underwood, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 367,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Sylvanus Culver and the heirs of John Pearson. (S. 576)

Mr. Upham, from the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report (No. 42,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ira Day, of Vermont. (S. 147)

Mr. Upham, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 187,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel F. Butterworth. (S. 375)

Mr. Upham, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 306) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John R. Jefferson. (S. 496)

Mr. Upham, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 35,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John T. Sullivan. (S. 130)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of David Osburn. (S. 169)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioleau, deceased. (S. 373)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 191,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Sally J. Mathews. (S. 380)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report (No. 279,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Sylvester Day. (S. 471)

Mr. Wade, 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 Cornelius McCaullay. (S. 273)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 186,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Priscilla C. Simonds. (S. 372)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 278,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Peter N. Paillett. (S. 470)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 304,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Brown, Russell and company. (S. 493)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 312,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Daniel Loomis, deceased. (S. 503)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 377,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of the late Colonel John Anderson. (S. 585)

Mr. Wade, 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 A. H. Cole. (S. 103)

Mr. Wade, 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 John Bronson. (S. 563)

Mr. Wade, 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 Sarah Flinn. (S. 168)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 323,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the further relief of Joseph M. Hernandez. (S. 516)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee of Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 103) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Frederick Vincent, administrator of James Le Caze, surviving partner of Le Caze & Mallet. (S. 266)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee of Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 150) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for the relief of the heirs of James Bell, deceased.'' (S. 317)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee of Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 164) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Benjamin Mooers, deceased, late a lieutenant in Colonel Hazen's regiment of the revolutionary army. (S. 339)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report (No. 319,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Catharine Proctor Hayden, only child and heir of John White, deceased, late a lieutenant colonel in the fourth Georgia battalion of the revolutionary army. (S. 512)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 151,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Moore White. (S. 318)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 152,) 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 Jones. (S. 319)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 153,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Uriah Jones. (S. 320)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 169,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the further relief of the legal representatives of Anthony W. White, deceased. (S. 346)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 302,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the widow of William Reily, deceased, late a captain in the fourth Maryland regiment of the revolutionary army. (S. 489)

Mr. Weller, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Betsey Norton. (S. 607)

Mr. Weller, from the Committee on Territories, submitted a report, (No. 404,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the construction of a line of telegraph from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean. (S. 614)

Mr. Whitcomb, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 46,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John F. Callan, Administrator of Daniel Renner, deceased. (S. 152)

Ordered to be printed, and the bill and amendment recommitted to the Committee on Territories. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Brodhead to the bill S. 396. (S. 396)

Ordered to be printed, together with the amendment reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs. The committee propose to strike out the words in [brackets.] An Act To enforce discipline and promote good conduct in the naval service of the United States. (S. 154)

Ordered to be printed, together with the amendment reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs. The committee propose to strike out the words in [brackets.] Ordered that the bill S. No. 154, together with the amendment of Mr. Millson, and the amendment to the amendment of Mr. Frederick P. Stanton, be printed. An Act To enforce discipline and ... (S. 154)

Ordered to be printed. Additional Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Geyer, to the bill S. No. 223. (S. 223)

Ordered to be printed. Agreeably to notice, Mr. Badger asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee of Claims, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend and extend the provisions of an act approved July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled ''An act in relation to the ... (S. 343)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Badger, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to the bill (S. 154,) ''to enforce discipline and promote good conduct in the naval service of the United States,'' viz: Strike out after the enacting clause, the whole of the first, second, third and fourth sections, and also, the first ... (S. 154)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Brodhead to the bill (S. 396) ''for the protection of the emigrant route and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 396)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Brodhead to the bill (S. 534) ''to provide for the payment of such creditors of the late republic of Texas as are comprehended in the act of Congress of September ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: (S. 534)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Brooke, to the ''bill (S. 396) for the protection of the emigrant route, and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon,'' viz; amend the title to read--''An act to facilitate the construction of a military and ... (S. 396)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Davis to the bill (S. 609) ''to regulate the rights of fishing and the rights of disposing of the proceeds of the fisheries in and between the British North American Provinces and the United States.'' Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 609)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Felch, to the bill S. 28, granting to the State of Michigan, the right of way and a donation of public land for the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of St. Mary's, in said State, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following, and amend the title to ... (S. 28)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Gwin to the bill (S. 7,) ''to provide for the survey of the public lands in California, the granting of donation privileges therein, and for other purposes.'' A Bill To provide for the survey of the public lands in California, for granting the pre-emption privilege, and for other ... (S. 7)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Gwin, to the amendment of the Committee on Military Affairs to the bill (S. 8,) ''To create a Board of Commissioners for the examination and payment of claims against the United States, growing out of the conquest of California,''--viz: strike out the two last sections of that ... (S. 8)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Hamlin to the bill S. 560, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following, and amend the title to read ''A bill to facilitate the construction of a military and post-road from the valley of the Mississippi river to San Francisco, in California, or other place on ... (S. 560)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Mason to the bill (S. 534) ''to provide for the payment of such creditors of the late republic of Texas as are comprehended in the act of Congress of September ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: (S. 534)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Smith to the amendment reported by the select committee to the bill (S. 396) ''for the protection of the emigrant route and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail, between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon,'' viz: (S. 396)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Brodhead to the bill S. 267, viz: Amend the title to read as follows: ''A bill to refund money advanced by the States of Virginia and Maryland to the use of the United States, and to compensate the State of Pennsylvania and the city of New York for the use and occupation of their public buildings,'' ... (S. 267)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Brodhead, to the amendment reported by the select committee to the bill (S. 396) ''for the protection of the emigrant route and a telegraphic line, and for an overland mail between the Missouri river and the settlements in California and Oregon,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and ... (S. 396)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Pearce to the bill (S. 534) ''to provide for the payment of such creditors of the late republic of Texas as are comprehended in the act of Congress of September ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty,'' viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets], and insert those printed in italics. (S. 534)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Rusk to the bill (S. 560) ''authorizing the construction of a railroad and branches, for establishing a certain postal communication between the shores of the Pacific and Atlantic within the United States, for the protection and facilities of travel and commerce, and for the necessary defences of the ... (S. 560)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Shields to the bill (S. 374) ''to amend the charter of the city of Washington,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: (S. 374)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Underwood, to the bill (S. 1.) ''Granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Iowa, in aid of the construction of certain railroads in said State. (S. 1)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Geyer to the bill (S. 223) ''to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam.''' (S. 223)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Proposed by Mr. Stockton to the bill (S. 574) ''to organize the navy of the United States.'' (S. 574)

Ordered to be printed. Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee of Claims, 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 the legal representatives of Captain Joseph H. Whipple, deceased. (S. 466)

Ordered to be printed. Report Of the Committee of Conference, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill S. 146, ''To make land warrants assignable, and for other purposes.'' (S. 146)

Ordered to be printed. The bill S. 15, ''to establish a navy-yard and depot on the Bay of San Francisco, in California, and for other purposes,'' being under consideration, Mr. Brodhead submitted the following amendment, viz: strike out all the bill after the enacting clause, and insert the following in lieu thereof: (S. 15)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed. A Bill To make land warrants assignable, and for other purposes. (S. 146)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, viz: strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those in italics ; and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. An Act Granting to the State of Arkansas the right of way and a portion of the public lands, to aid in ... (S. 121)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, viz: strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those in italics; and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. An Act Granting to the State of Arkansas the right of way and a portion of the public lands, to aid in ... (S. 121)

Read twice, amended, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, with instructions to report at any time. Amend by striking out the letter [J] before the word ''Huttman,'' and inserting F. An Act For the relief of John Charles Fremont, late lieutenant colonel in the army of the United States. (S. 573)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Barbara Reily. (S. 208)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Jones and the other children (if any) of John Carr. (S. 239)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Guion and McLaughlin. (S. 204)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Jacob Young. (S. 194)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of James Glynn. (S. 234)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Jim Capers. (S. 407)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Margaret Farrar. (S. 195)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Robert Armstrong. (S. 193)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Sarah D. Mackay. (S. 98)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of the heirs of the late Major Thomas Noel, United States army. (S. 244)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Thompson Hutchinson. (S. 238)

Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of William Bedient, late a sergeant in the fourth regiment of artillery. (S. 176)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported from the Committee without amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of Theodore Offut. (S. 54)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported from the Committee without amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of William P. Greene. (S. 66)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported from the Committee without amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. An Act Making an appropriation in part for the erection of the Light House on Sand Key, Florida. (S. 170)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Reported from the Committee without amendment, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of Margaret L. Worth. (S. 32)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the Committee with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. An Act To relinquish to the State of Iowa the lands reserved for salt spring therein. (S. 55)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported from the committee without amendment, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. An Act Granting to the State of Mississippi the right of way and a donation of public land for the purpose of locating and constructing a railroad from Brandon to the ... (S. 72)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Giddings reported the bill back with an amendment, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets,] and insert the parts in italics. Ordered that the said bill and amendment be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and be printed. An Act Relating to the ... (S. 175)

Reported from the Committee of Claims with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of William Speiden. (S. 217)

Reported from the Committee of Ways and Means with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. The Committee propose to amend the bill by inserting the words in italics. An Act To provide compensation to such persons as may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to receive and ... (S. 59)

Reported from the Committee on Commerce with sundry amendments, and its further consideration postponed until Thursday next. The committee propose to strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert the words in italics. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels ... (S. 223)

Reported without amendment, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. An Act For the relief of the widows and relatives of certain officers and seamen of the United States brig Washington who were lost overboard in a hurricane. (S. 70)

Resumed, considered as in Committee of the Whole, amended, ordered to be printed as amended, and postponed until to-morrow. A Bill To increase the efficiency of the army by a retired list for disabled officers. (S. 94)