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Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 25th Congress, 3rd Session

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Agreeably lo notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a patent to the heirs or legal representatives of Francis Rivard, deceased. (S. 44)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 215.) A Bill To repeal the act entitled ''An act laying a duty on imported salt, granting a bounty on pickled fish exported, and ... (S. 261)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize payment to be made to certain Missouri volunteers, for services in the years eighteen hundred and twenty-nine an eighteen hundred and ... (S. 172)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize payment to be made to the Missouri volunteers, whose horses were lost or cast away on the voyage to Tampa Bay. (S. 289)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brown asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill Supplementary to the act entitled ''An act to establish branches of the Mint of the United States,'' approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-five. (S. 113)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Calhoun asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Elihu Hall Bay. (S. 170)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Calhoun asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 118.) A Bill For the relief of the heirs at law of Edward Wade, deceased. (S. 92)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 the heirs of John Brahan, late receiver of public moneys at Huntsville, Alabama. (S. 5)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 district in the State of Alabama. (S. 17)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 9.) A Bill For the relief of William East. (S. 7)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 special report, (No. 218.) A Bill For the relief of John McCartney. (S. 8)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Michael Armbrister. (S. 28)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill Authorizing the relinquishment of the sixteenth sections granted for the use of schools, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof. (S. 136)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of certain settlers on the public lands, who were deprived of the benefits of the act granting pre-emption rights, which was ... (S. 135)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 William Jones. (S. 6)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 Supplemental to the act, entitled ''An act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands,'' approved June twenty-second, eighteen ... (S. 168)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 Alabama the two per cent. fund, reserved by the act for her admission into the Union, to be applied to the making of ... (S. 60)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the benefit of the Selma and Tennessee Railroad Company. (S. 62)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the benefit, of the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company. (S. 61)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 re-organize the district courts of the United States, in the State of Alabama. (S. 189)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 certain persons therein named. (S. 88)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 the words within [brackets.] A Bill Providing for the reduction and graduation of the price ... (S. 1)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Crittenden asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Pierre Menard and others. (S. 4)

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 with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of the owners of the British brig Despatch. (S. 56)

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. A Bill For the relief of Elisha Eldridge. (S. 130)

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. A Bill To remunerate the captors of the privateer Lydia. (S. 57)

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 Finance. Committee discharged. A Bill Providing for the final settlement of the claims of States on the United States, for interest on payments or advances made during the last war. (S. 58)

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 Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Irvine Shubrick. (S. 87)

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 the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Thomas L. Winthrop and others, directors of an ... (S. 41)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Foster asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics; and the accompanying documents (No. 171) ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of ... (S. 193)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Foster 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 amend an act entitled ''An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle ... (S. 173)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Foster 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 amend an act entitled ''An act to require the judge of the district of East and West Tennessee to hold a court at Jackson, in said State,'' approved June ... (S. 26)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred o the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Henry Wilson, confirming purchases of certain land in Arkansas. (S. 169)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on India Affairs. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 167.) A Bill For the relief of Richard T. Banks, of the State of Arkansas. (S. 31)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To settle the title to certain tracts of land in the State of Arkansas. (S. 59)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [To set apart a belt of land on the western borders of the States of Missouri ... (S. 24)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment A Bill For the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas, who lost their improvements in consequence of a treaty between the United States and the Choctaw Indians. (S. 29)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill In relation to certain railways in the State of Arkansas. (S. 238)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the inhabitants of township eight north, range thirty-two west, in the State of Arkansas, to enter a section of land in lieu of the sixteenth ... (S. 109)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the location of the pre-emption certificates given by the register of the land office at Batesville, in Arkansas, under the act of the ... (S. 108)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fulton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics; and accompanied by a special report, (No. 211.) A Bill Making appropriations to complete certain military roads in the ... (S. 34)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hubbard asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the payment of equitable commissions to the agents or attorneys of persons in whose favor awards have been made under three several treaties between ... (S. 106)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hubbard asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and reported without amendment. A Bill For the settlement of the claims of New Hampshire against the United States. (S. 288)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hubbard asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment; and accompanied by an adverse report. A Bill For the relief of Samuel White. (S. 94)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. King asked and obtained leave lo bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill To grant to the States and incorporated companies engaged in the construction of roads or canals, the right of way through the public lands of the United ... (S. 133)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Knight asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Asa Armington and others. (S. 93)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Knight asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill To allow a drawback of duties on imported hemp, when manufactured into cordage and exported. (S. 10)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Knight asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the Nantucket Steamboat Company. (S. 129)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to a Select Committee, consisting of Messrs. Linn, Calhoun, Walker, Pierce, and Clay, of Kentucky. Reported without amendment; and made the special order of the day for Monday, the 4th February next. A Bill To provide for the ... (S. 52)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Jean B. Valle. (S. 51)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported with an amendment, viz: Add section second, as printed in italics. A Bill To revive the act entitled ''An act to enable claimants to land within the limits of Missouri and the ... (S. 153)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Confirming certain land claims in Louisiana. (S. 46)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Bogy. (S. 49)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Cochran. (S. 154)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Sebastian Butcher, and the heirs and legal representatives of Bartholomew Butcher, Michael Butcher, and Peter Bloom. (S. 50)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To confirm certain land claims in the Ouachita land district, in the State of Louisiana. (S. 47)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To confirm claims to lands in the district between the Rio Hondo and Sabine rivers. (S. 48)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To continue in force the ''Act for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri,'' approved ninth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, and ... (S. 43)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 135.) A Bill To transfer to the citizens of the parish of Concordia, in the State of Louisiana, the interest of the ... (S. 45)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For creating a new land district in the State of Missouri, and for changing the boundaries of the southwestern and western land districts in said State. (S. 158)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the Washington County Turnpike Company, in the State of Missouri, to construct a road through the public lands. (S. 269)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. The Committee on Roads and Canals discharged, and the bill referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For authorizing the Portage Canal Company to enter, ... (S. 175)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill To amend the act of the third March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven,entitled ''An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to amend the judicial ... (S. 281)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the defence of the western frontier, from the mouth of the Sabine to Fort Snelling, on the Mississippi river. (S. 252)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the benefit of the Washington and St. Genevieve Railroad Company. (S. 291)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon 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 J. and W. Beeson, and others. (S. 132)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Daniel Marsaque. (S. 253)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Obed P. Lacey. (S. 20)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon 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. To amend an act confirming certain land claims in the State of Michigan. (S. 71)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 76.) A Bill For the relief of Francis Laventure, Ebenezer Childs, and Linus Thompson. (S. 163)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon 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 sections two and three. A Bill To change the location of the office of Surveyor General of the district composed of the States of Ohio, Indiana, and ... (S. 37)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon 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 Henry H. Marsh. (S. 162)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon 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 county of Kalamazoo, in the State of Michigan, the right of pre-emption to a quarter section of land, and for other purposes. (S. 38)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon 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 create an additional land office in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes. (S. 39)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment. A Bill Making appropriations for the completion of certain roads commenced by the United States in the State of Michigan. (S. 36)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lyon asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment; and adversely. A Bill For the relief of Daniel Goodwin. (S. 141)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Merrick asked and obtained leave 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 provide a free bridge across the Eastern branch of the river Potomac, in the city of Washington. (S. 70)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Merrick asked and obtained leave bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Francis Newman, late Collector of Internal Revenue and Direct Taxes in Maryland. (S. 147)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Juan Belgar. (S. 164)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Lands Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To confirm certain land claims in the Greensburg Land District, State of Louisiana. (S. 199)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Mouton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets.] A Bill For the relief of Don Carlos Dehault Delassus, late Spanish Lieutenant Governor of the Fort and District of ... (S. 148)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nicholas asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Charles Morgan, of Louisiana. (S. 112)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nicholas asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Charles Morgan. (S. 111)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nicholas asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Jean Baptiste Grainger. (S. 110)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Niles 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 Jabez L. White and Asa White. (S. 107)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Norvell 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 Making grants of public lands to certain States, for purposes of internal improvement. (S. 237)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Norvell 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 selection of lands for the benefit of the University of Michigan, instead of other lands heretofore selected. (S. 86)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Norvell 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: Insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To alter the time of holding the fall term of the circuit court of the United, States for the district of ... (S. 282)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment; and adversely. A Bill For the relief of the administrator on the estate of Joseph Edson. (S. 99)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Dennis Tramell. (S. 171)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of John McCloud. (S. 11)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting a pension to David Waller. (S. 33)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill To establish a pension agency at Montpelier, in the State of Vermont. (S. 12)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the word within [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics; and made the special order of the day for Monday, the 11th instant. A Bill To ... (S. 9)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Prentiss asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment. A Bill To prohibit the giving or accepting, within the District of Columbia, of a challenge to fight a duel, and for the punishment thereof. (S. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Preston asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the heirs-at-law of John De Treville, deceased. (S. 194)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Preston 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 Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill Explanatory of the act regulating the pay and emoluments of brevet officers. (S. 68)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Rives 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 For the relief of Andrew Forrest. (S. 104)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Rives 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 regulate the pay of masters in the navy. (S. 55)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Rives asked and obtained leave to introduce the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To explain and amend the fifth section of the act passed the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, ''for the better organization of the ... (S. 85)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Roane 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 amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Giving the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of ... (S. 90)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Roane 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 parts within [brackets.] A Bill To extend the jurisdiction of the corporation of the city of Washington over the Potomac bridge, [and ... (S. 101)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Roane 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 Concerning the estates of Idiots or Lunatics, and Infants, in the District of Columbia. (S. 91)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Roane 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 For the relief of the widow and heirs at law of the late Lewis Grant Davidson, deceased. (S. 257)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Roane 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 Making an appropriation for the support of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia. (S. 35)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Robinson 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 Establishing a surveyor general's office in the State of Illinois. (S. 95)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Robinson 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 Providing for the establishment of the Peoria land district in Illinois. (S. 142)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Robinson 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 Daniel B. Bush. (S. 143)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ruggles 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 adversely. A Bill For the relief of Isaac Hilton. (S. 103)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ruggles 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 adversely. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Veazie. (S. 89)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ruggles 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 recommended to be indefinitely postponed. A Bill For the relief of Daniel Davis. (S. 69)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ruggles 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 that it ought not to pass. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Brown. (S. 30)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Colonel Francis Vigo. (S. 27)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice; and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To fix the minimum price of the lands acquired by the Miami treaty of sixth November, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. (S. 240)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Strange asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment; and adversely. A Bill For the relief of William Lefever, of North Carolina. (S. 140)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Swift 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 John Newton. (S. 42)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tallmadge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Committee discharged. A Bill To authorize the cancelation of certain debenture bonds on the exportation of coal. (S. 297)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tallmadge 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 abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases. (S. 100)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tipton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize Peter Warner, of Indiana, to purchase a certain half section of land. (S. 137)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tipton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the security and protection of the emigrant and other Indians west of the States of Missouri and Arkansas. (S. 23)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tipton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize John E. Metcalf and others to locate certain pre-emption claims to land in Indiana. (S. 22)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Tipton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To confirm the sale of certain reservations. (S. 21)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wall 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 amend an act entitled ''An act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes.'' (S. 19)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wall 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 prevent the counterfeiting of any foreign copper, gold, silver, or other coin; and to prevent the bringing into the United States or uttering any ... (S. 18)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, 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. For the relief of Alvarez Fisk, and the legal representatives of Thomas P. Eskridge. (S. 159)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wright 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 More effectually to secure public money in the hands of officers and agents of the Government, and to punish public defaulters. (S. 258)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wright 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. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics; and made the special order of the day for Tuesday, the 12th ... (S. 258)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets;] and accompanied by special a report, (No. 46.) A Bill For the relief of Charles A. Dodd. (S. 123)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of David McNair. (S. 120)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Isabella Hill, widow, and John Hill, Elizabeth Hill, and Samuel Hill, children and minor heirs-at-law of Samuel Hill, deceased. (S. 73)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Ferguson. (S. 190)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of William Bennett. (S. 119)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 44.) A Bill For the relief of John Richey. (S. 121)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 63.) A Bill For the relief of James H. Ralston. (S. 127)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; and that it ought not to pass. A Bill For the relief of Alfred Westfall. (S. 126)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; and that it ought not to pass. A Bill For the relief of Dennis Quinlivan. (S. 124)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; and the accompanying document (No. 18) ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of Ephraim Sprague. (S. 74)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Authorizing the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead ... (S. 64)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: Add section eight. A Bill Granting to the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Company the right of way over the public lands of the United States, and for other ... (S. 97)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Parsons. (S. 118)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief Jane Waller. (S. 117)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of James Dutton. (S. 191)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets.] A Bill Granting to the State of Illinois the right of way through the public lands of the United States, and for ... (S. 63)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 172.) A Bill Granting to the Mississippi and Rock River Canal Company a portion of the public lands for the purposes ... (S. 96)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Thomas H. Owen, John W. Skidmore, and others. (S. 72)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice; and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Jacob Hanks. (S. 125)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Young asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice; and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment; accompanied by a special report, (No. 45.) A Bill For the relief of John L. Scott. (S. 122)

Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Wall to the bill (S. 230) ''to alter the time of holding the October term of the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York,'' viz: Add the following as new sections: (S. 230)

Amendment proposed by Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, to the bill (S. 1) providing for the reduction and graduation of the price of the public lands, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following Amendment. (S. 1)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Rives to the bill (S. 258) ''more effectually to secure public money in the hands of officers and agents of the Government, and to punish public defaulters,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 258)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Sevier to the bill (S. 207) ''supplementary to the acts entitled ''An act to provide for the organization of the Department of Indian Affairs,'' and ''An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontier,'' approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four; viz: ... (S. 207)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Wall to the bill (S. 230) ''to alter the time of holding the October term of the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York,'' viz: Add the following as a new section: (S. 230)

Amendment reported by the Committee on Public Lands to the bill (S. 1) providing for the reduction and graduation of the price of the public lands, viz: Add the following as a new section. Note.--The words within [brackets] are intended to be proposed as amendments by the committee, when the bill comes under consideration. Amendment. (S. 1)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Adams, from the Committee on Manufactures, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with an amendment. Note.--Amendment printed at the end of the bill. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the time for the payment of the duties upon ... (S. 224)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Casey, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from Senate, reported the same without amendment. An Act For the relief of John Newton. (S. 42)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Loomis, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with an amendment. Amendment printed at the end of the bill. An Act Granting to the county of Kalamazoo, in the State of Michigan, the right of pre-emption to a ... (S. 38)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Loomis, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with an amendment. Amendment printed at the end of the bill. An Act To change the location of the office of surveyor general of the district composed of the States of ... (S. 37)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Loomis, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same without amendment. An Act For the relief of Jean B. Valle. (S. 51)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Richard Fletcher, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which the following bill from the Senate was referred, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Amendments printed at the end of the bill. An Act To continue in force the ''Act for the final adjustment of private land claims ... (S. 43)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Bouldin, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Amendment printed at the end of the bill. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to establish a criminal court in ... (S. 78)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate entitled ''An act to establish branches of the Mint of the United States,'' approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, reported the same with an amendment. ... (S. 113)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Casey, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate ''for the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas who lost their improvements in consequence of a treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Indians,'' reported the same ... (S. 29)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Everett, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with amendments. Note.--Amendments printed at the end of the bill. An Act Supplementary to the acts entitled ''An act to provide for the organization ... (S. 207)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Everett, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with the following amendment, to wit: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert that which is printed at the end. An Act Supplementary to ... (S. 155)

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Mercer, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, to which was referred the following bill from the Senate, reported the same with an amendment. Amendment printed at the end of the bill. An Act To relinquish to the State of Alabama the two per cent. fund reserved by the act ... (S. 60)

Laid upon the table. Motion made to reconsider vote laying it on the table; and bill ordered to be printed. An Act Providing for the reduction and graduation of the price of the public lands. (S. 1)

Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To prevent the abatement of suits and actions, now pending, in which the Bank of Columbia, in Georgetown, may be a party. (S. 265)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the erection of certain military works on the northeast frontier of the United States. (S. 300)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Captain Snodgrass's company of Alabama volunteers. (S. 84)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of certain companies of Michigan militia. (S. 236)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Colonel A. G. Morgan, of the State of Missouri. (S. 290)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making appropriations for certain military and geographical surveys. (S. 295)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the armed occupation and settlement of that part of Florida which is now overrun and infested by marauding bands of hostile Indians. (S. 160)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Resumed, amended in Committee of the Whole, reported to the Senate, and ordered to be printed with the amendments. Note.--The parts within [brackets] are to be stricken out; those in italics to be inserted. A Bill To ... (S. 160)

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of William Sanford, deceased. (S. 209)

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Doctor William Ramsay, deceased. (S. 212)

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 representatives of Captain William Williams, late of the State of North Carolina, deceased. (S. 210)

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Revolutionary 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 heirs or legal representatives of Joseph Morris, deceased. (S. 211)

Mr. Clay, of Alabama, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the discontinuance of the office of surveyor general in the several districts, so soon as the surveys therein can be completed, for abolishing land offices under certain circumstances, and to abolish the ... (S. 192)

Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 S. Wilson, of Cherokee county, Alabama. (S. 271)

Mr. Clay, of Alabama, 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 Laurent Millaudon and others. (S. 66)

Mr. Clay, of Alabama, from the Committee on Public Lands, 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 in the State of Alabama. (S. 272)

Mr. Clay, of Alabama, from the Committee on the Militia, submitted a document, (No. 102,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the organization of a volunteer militia force for the defence of the maritime and inland frontiers. (S. 213)

Mr. Clayton, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Respecting the heirs of Agness Dundas. (S. 145)

Mr. Crittenden, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No.64,) accompanied by tho following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Burke. (S. 179)

Mr. Crittenden, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mira M. Alexander. (S. 267)

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To refund to Noah Miller and others a part of the proceeds of the sale of the British sloop Mary, and cargo, which were captured by them, and libelled and sold for the benefit of the United States. (S. 283)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the Eagle Railroad and Lumber Company. (S. 299)

Mr. Fulton, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting to certain persons, therein named, the right of pre-emption to a fraction of a section of land in Ottowa county, in the State of Michigan. (S. 150)

Mr. Fulton, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to the town of Southport, in the Territory of Wisconsin. (S. 286)

Mr. Fulton, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To revive an act authorizing certain soldiers in the late war to surrender the bounty lands drawn by them, and to locate others in lieu thereof, and for other purposes. (S. 149)

Mr. Fulton, from the Committee on the Public Buildings, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the erection of a fire-proof building for the use of the General Post Office Department. (S. 198)

Mr. Hubbard, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and ordered to lie on the table. A Bill For the relief of the legal representative of James Williams, deceased. (S. 298)

Mr. Hubbard, 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 Stone. (S. 182)

Mr. Hubbard, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Peter Bargy, junior. (S. 81)

Mr. Hubbard, 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 owners of the ship Alleghany, and their legal representatives. (S. 82)

Mr. Hubbard, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to an act for the relief of Walter Loomis and Abel Gay, approved July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. (S. 67)

Mr. Hubbard, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 129,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and laid on the table. A Bill For the relief of the legal representative of John J. Bulow, jr., deceased. (S. 231)

Mr. King, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the Plumb Island Bridge and Turnpike Company. (S. 243)

Mr. Knight, 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 Converse and Rees. (S. 216)

Mr. Knight, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 86,) 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. 197)

Mr. Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief the legal representatives of Philip Barbour, deceased. (S. 146)

Mr. Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to amend an act for the appointment of commissioners to adjust the claims to reservations of land under the fourteenth article of the treaty of one thousand eight hundred ... (S. 155)

Mr. Linn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 48,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the title to a certain tract of land in the county of Mobile. (S. 167)

Mr. Loomis, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate granting to the county of Kalamazoo the right of pre-emption, &c., reported the same with an Amendment. (S. 38)

Mr. Lumpkin, 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 assignees to reservations under the Choctaw treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty. (S. 280)

Mr. Lyon, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 258,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Campau. (S. 302)

Mr. Lyon, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 268,) accompanied by the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing a patent to be issued to Joseph Campau, for a certain tract of land in the State of Michigan. (S. 306)

Mr. Lyon, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, submitted a report, (No. 208,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making a grant of land in aid of certain internal improvements in Wisconsin. (S. 284)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of J. M. Strader. (S. 228)

Mr. Merrick, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 239,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel R. Slaymaker. (S. 294)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Crapin. (S. 187)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Berry. (S. 278)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Tracy. (S. 250)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Hannah Leighton. (S. 165)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Lemuel White. (S. 251)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In favor of Mary Snow. (S. 249)

Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Margaret Barnes, widow of Elijah Barnes. (S. 248)

Mr. Mouton, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Madam De Lusser, and their legal representatives. (S. 156)

Mr. Mouton, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 156,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal heirs and representatives of William Conway. (S. 254)

Mr. Mouton, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 173,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Madam De Lusser. (S. 263)

Mr. Mouton, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed (No. 157,) to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Pierre Babin. (S. 255)

Mr. Niles, 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 A. Slacum. (S. 242)

Mr. Niles, from the Committee on Manufactures, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the importation, free of duty, of certain articles therein named, to be used in the construction of an electro-magnetic telegraph. (S. 259)

Mr. Norvell, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the erection of certain light-houses and light-boats, and the establishment of certain buoys and beacon-lights. (S. 304)

Mr. Norvell, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making an appropriation for improving the harbor of Milwaukie, in Wisconsin. (S. 276)

Mr. Norvell, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the widow and other heirs at law of Alexander Hamilton, deceased. (S. 174)

Mr. Pierce, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John S. Billings. (S. 157)

Mr. Pierce, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Bassett. (S. 98)

Mr. Pierce, 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 Samuel Collins. (S. 138)

Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Allowing rations to Brigadier General George Croghan, Inspector General United States Army. (S. 184)

Mr. Rives, 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 Thomas B. Parsons. (S. 296)

Mr. Roane, from Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate the Washington City Silk Company, of the District of Columbia. (S. 234)

Mr. Roane, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplemental to the ''Act granting certain city lots to the corporation of the Columbian College for the purposes therein mentioned,'' approved the fourteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two. (S. 279)

Mr. Roane, 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 an act entitled ''An act to establish a criminal court in the District of Columbia,'' approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. (S. 78)

Mr. Roane, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate Georgetown College, in the District of Columbia. (S. 273)

Mr. Roane, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum Society of the city of Washington and District of Columbia. (S. 235)

Mr. Robbins, from the Joint Committee on the Smithsonian Bequest, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the disposition and management of the fund bequeathed to the United States, in trust, by James Smithson, of London, deceased, for the establishment of an institution for the increase and ... (S. 292)

Mr. Robbins, from the Joint Committee on the Smithsonian Bequest, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the disposal and management of the fund bequeathed by James Smithson to the United States, for the establishment of an institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. (S. 293)

Mr. Robinson, 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 William B. Ferguson and sureties. (S. 186)

Mr. Robinson, 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 Further to regulate the transportation of the mail upon railroads. (S. 80)

Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for additional clerks in the Post Office Department, and the Auditor's office connected therewith, and for other purposes. (S. 159)

Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and paused to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Colin Bishop. (S. 287)

Mr. Ruggles, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam. (S. 303)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel Mackay. (S. 247)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report, (No. 103,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of General Matthew Arbuckle. (S. 214)

Mr. Shields gave notice that he would move the following amendments when the bill should be taken up for consideration. Amendments To the act for the benefit of the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company. (S. 61)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 the heir of Frederick Seigle. (S. 217)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 the heirs of Doctor John Ramsay, deceased. (S. 218)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 121,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James McCrory. (S. 219)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 122,) 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 Jordan, deceased, late a captain in the continental line of artillery artificers. (S. 220)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 123,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Y. Keene. (S. 221)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 the legal heirs of Moses Elmer. (S. 222)

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 the legal representatives of Doctor Thomas Powell, deceased. (S. 223)

Mr. Southard, 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 Andrew Armstrong. (S. 196)

Mr. Southard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Henry Eckford, deceased. (S. 195)

Mr. Strange, 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 Hazard Knowles. (S. 225)

Mr. Strange, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to ''An act to promote the progress of the useful arts.'' (S. 256)

Mr. Strange, 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 the legal representatives of Francis Cazeau. (S. 244)

Mr. Swift, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making provision for the payment of three companies of Indiana militia called into the service of the United States. (S. 264)

Mr. Swift, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of War to adjust and pay to Benjamin Murphy, of Arkansas, the value of his corn, cattle, and hogs, taken by the Cherokee Indians, in the month of December, one thousand eight hundred and ... (S. 204)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee of Claims, made a report, (No. 91,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Malachi Hagan, of the Territory of Florida. (S. 200)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of E. W. and H. Smith. (S. 181)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the payment of damages sustained by individuals by the wars with the Indian tribes since one thousand eight hundred and thirty. (S. 233)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 130,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph M. Hernandez. (S. 232)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 47,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Robertson. (S. 166)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relinquishing the reversionary interest of the United States to certain Indian reservations. (S. 114)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to the acts entitled ''An act to provide for the organization of the Department of Indian Affairs,'' and ''An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes and to preserve peace on the ... (S. 207)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the appointment of three additional clerks in the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. (S. 208)

Mr. Tipton, 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 Josephine Nourse. (S. 180)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To fix the compensation of the senior clerk employed in the Adjutant and Inspector General's office. (S. 115)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 30,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the benefit of the clerks in the Office of the Second Auditor of the Treasury. (S. 134)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the benefit of the Gainsville and Narkeeta Railroad Company. (S. 188)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the continuation of the Cumberland road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. (S. 53)

Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, submitted, a report, (No. 49,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant to the State of Indiana a quantity of land to aid in the construction of a railroad from New Albany, in the State of Indiana, to Mount Carmel, in the State of Illinois. (S. 176)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the securities of Elias T. Langham, late surveyor of public lands for the States of Missouri and Illinois. (S. 206)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting to the State of Michigan a quantity of land to aid said State in the construction of a canal around the falls of St. Marie. (S. 202)

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to certain railways in the State of Mississippi. (S. 201)

Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Fixing the salaries of several district judges of the United States. (S. 183)

Mr. Wall, 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 Dr. John Campbell White, of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland. (S. 203)

Mr. Wall, 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 Ezra Thurber, of the county of Clinton, in the State of New York. (S. 262)

Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In amendment of the acts respecting the Judicial System of the United States. (S. 229)

Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To alter the time of holding the October Term of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. (S. 230)

Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to compromise with John W. Kearney and William McFarlane, and their securities, the claims of the United States upon the said firm, and their securities. (S. 245)

Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To explain and limit the powers of the circuit court of the District of Columbia. (S. 144)

Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following, as a substitute for the bill S. 66; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the assignees of Louis Baron De Ferriet. (S. 116)

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 19,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James H. Clark. (S. 79)

Mr. Williams, of Maine, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 146,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal certain acts respecting navy pensions, and making further provisions in relation to navy pensions. (S. 246)

Mr. Williams, of Maine, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 187,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief Henry Fry. (S. 277)

Mr. Williams, of Maine, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Doctor Corbin Griffin, deceased. (S. 215)

Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 126,) accompanied by the following bill; which read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Daniel Piatt, deceased. (S. 226)

Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 the heirs of Doctor Gustavus Horner, late surgeon's mate in the revolutionary army. (S. 227)

Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 134,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Colonel John H. Stone, deceased. (S. 239)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read twice, and postponed until to-morrow. A Bill Further to postpone the fourth instalment of deposite with the States. (S. 65)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry J. Pickering. (S. 205)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jechonias Pigot and Benjamin Lecraft, sureties of James Manney, late collector of the customs for the district of Beaufort, in the State of North Carolina. (S. 76)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William A. Whitehead, late collector of the customs fur the port of the Key West. (S. 274)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the time for the payment of the duties upon certain bonds given by the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company, for the duties upon a quantity of railroad iron ... (S. 224)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To remit or refund duties to the Wrightsville and York Railroad Company, upon certain importations of iron made by them for the use of their railroad. (S. 275)

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To remit or refund to the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Company the duties upon certain railroad iron. (S. 77)

Mr. Young, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Philip Weademann, senior, of the Territory of Florida. (S. 307)

Mr. Young, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 20,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Paxton. (S. 83)

Ordered to be printed, as amended in Committee of the Whole. A Bill Providing for the reduction and graduation of the price of the public lands. (S. 1)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Roane to the bill (S. 78) ''to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a criminal court in the District of Columbia,' approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight,'' viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following Amendment. (S. 78)

Printed by order of the House of Representatives. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes.'' (S. 19)

Printed by order of the House of Representatives. An Act To regulate the pay of masters in the navy. (S. 55)

Printed by order of the House of Representatives. Mr. Chapman, of Iowa, submitted the following; which, when the bill from the Senate (No. 64) ''to authorize the President of the United States to cause the mineral lands in the several States and Territories, belonging to the United States, to be sold as other public lands,'' shall be taken up for ... (S. 64)

Read the first and second time, and the further consideration postponed until Tuesday, January 29; and ordered to be printed. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle the claims to the vacant and unappropriated lands within the ... (S. 173)

Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act To prohibit the giving or accepting, within the District of Columbia, of a challenge to fight a duel, and for the punishment thereof. (S. 2)

Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to which the said bill is committed. Mr. Lincoln submitted the following; which, when the bill from the Senate (No. 61) ''for the benefit of the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company,'' shall be taken up for consideration, he will move as an Amendment. Strike ... (S. 61)

Read, and ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Wright to the bill (S. 258) more effectually to secure public money in the hands of officers and agents of the Government, and to punish public defaulters, viz: Add the following as a new section: (S. 258)

Read, and with the bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Lincoln, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported the bill from the Senate for the relief of John Brahan, late receiver of public moneys at Huntsville, Alabama, with the following Amendment. At the end of the bill add-- (S. 5)

Read, and with the bill, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Mercer, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate entitled ''An act to relinquish to the State of Mississippi the two per cent. fund accruing by the act for the admission of said State into the ... (S. 152)