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Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 29th Congress

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Agreeable to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 completion of the marine hospital and erection of a custom-house in the port of New Orleans. (S. 15)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ashley 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. 22.) A Bill To increase the compensation of deputy surveyors in Arkansas. (S. 17)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ashley 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 a permanent general pre-emption system in favor of actual settlers on the public lands. (S. 24)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ashley 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 a permanent general pre-emption system in favor of actual settlers on the public lands. (S. 3)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Ashley 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 accompanied by a report, (No. 39.) A Bill To divide the district of Arkansas into two judicial districts. (S. 18)

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 Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 37.) A Bill For the relief of David F. Williamson, of Pope county, State of Arkansas. (S. 36)

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 Naval Affairs. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 63.) A Bill For the relief of the heirs of John Paul Jones. (S. 30)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Atherton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the settlement of the claims of New Hampshire against the United States. (S. 25)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the word within [brackets,] and insert that printed in italics--and accompanied by a special report, (No. 192.) A Bill Authorizing the payment of interest ... (S. 82)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strikeout all after the word ''that,'' in the second line, and insert that printed in italics. Authorizing the payment of interest upon the advances made by the ... (S. 35)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported with an amendment, viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the President to increase the naval establishment of the ... (S. 76)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bagby asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Committee discharged. A Bill To authorize the settlement of the account of Joseph Nourse. (S. 16)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment A Bill To provide for a survey of the month of Red river, in the State of Louisiana. (S. 29)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Barrow asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for a survey of the mouth of Red river, in the State of Louisiana. (S. 20)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and mid-referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill To repeal the acts laying a duty on imported salt, and granting certain fishing bounties and allowances to fishing vessels, in lieu of a drawback of the ... (S. 45)

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 with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the distribution of the edition of the Laws and Treaties of ... (S. 210)

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 For the relief of Abraham B. Fannin. (S. 152)

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 Relative to, and increasing the duties of, the Attorney General. (S. 197)

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 regulate the exercise of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States, in certain cases, and for other purposes. (S. 114)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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 Authorizing persons to whom reservations of land have been made, under Indian treaties, to alienate the same in fee. (S. 35)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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 Joseph Wilson. (S. 5)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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 repeal part of the act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-six. (S. 182)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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. The amendments are in italics. A Bill To create the office of surveyor general of the public lands in the territory of Oregon, and to grant donation rights to ... (S. 28)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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: At the end of the bill add the words printed in italics; and accompanied by a special report, (No. 87.) A Bill To direct the President of the United States to ... (S. 31)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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. 16.) A Bill Declaring the assent of Congress to certain States to impose a tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the United States ... (S. 23)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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. 23.) A Bill To grant to the State of Illinois a right of way through the public lands of the United States, and for other ... (S. 22)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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. 64.) A Bill To compromise the claim of the heirs or legal representatives of John Smith T., under a Spanish grant. (S. 64)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 114.) A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Harris, of La Salle county, State of Illinois. (S. 61)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 140.) A Bill Declaring the assent of Congress to the State of Illinois to impose a tax upon all lands hereafter sold by ... (S. 80)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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 reduce and graduate price of the public lands, and for other purposes. (S. 4)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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 reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes. (S. 12)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese 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 with amendments, viz : Strikeout the parts within [brackets,]--and accompanied by a special report, (No. 56.) A Bill For the relief of the ... (S. 7)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Breese asked, and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was lead twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a recommendation that it ought not to pass. A Bill Authorizing a term of the United States circuit and district courts to be held at Chicago, ... (S. 170)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Bright asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the final settlement of the accounts of John Spencer, late receiver of public moneys at Fort Wayne, Indiana. (S. 228)

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 Military Affairs. Reported without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To increase the pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of the army of the United States, and the militia and ... (S. 212)

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 Relinquishing to the city of Madison, in the State of Indiana, all the right and title of the United States to a certain strip of unsurveyed land lying ... (S. 157)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Cass 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 John Stockton, late a lieutenant in the army of the United States. (S. 36)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Crittenden asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to a Select Committee on the subject. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of General Robert Armstrong. (S. 138)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Crittenden 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 Roads and Canals. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. To provide for the improvement ... (S. 2)

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. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Adams and Company, and others. (S. 30)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dickinson asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 57.) A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of William D. Cheever, deceased. (S. 18)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dickinson 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 accompanied by a report, (No. 41.) A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels of the ... (S. 26)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dix 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 the Secretary of the Treasury to make an arrangement or compromise with Mangle M. Quackenboss, and his co-obligors, or any of them, for claims on ... (S. 10)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dix asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 114.) A Bill For the relief of Ray Tompkins and others, the children and heirs-at law of the late Daniel D. Tompkins. (S. 59)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dix asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill To establish a branch of the mint of the United States in the city of New York. (S. 19)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dix 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 Thomas Brownell. (S. 34)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Dix 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. 249.) A Bill For the relief of Sally Rockwood. (S. 66)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 42.) A Bill For the relief of Mary Mac Rea, widow of Lieutenant Colonel William Mac Rea, late of the United States ... (S. 23)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill For the relief of Mary Mac Rea, widow of Lieutenant Colonel William Mac Rea, late of the United States army, deceased. (S. 13)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 107.) A Bill Granting a pension to Josepb Morrison. (S. 17)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by an adverse report, (No. 235.) A Bill Granting a pension to Noah Conner. (S. 39)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting a pension to John Clark. (S. 7)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Evans asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Granting a pension to Joseph Morrison. (S. 12)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Hannegan 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 continuation of the Cumberland road in the States of Ohio Indiana, and Illinois. (S. 9)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. J. M. Clayton 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 the heirs of Robert Fulton. (S. 225)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for the payment of the evidences of public debt in certain cases. (S. 51)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Committee discharged, and bill ordered to lie on the table. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Captain John Clitz, deceased. (S. 167)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 Jacques Moulon. (S. 53)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 Providing for the adjustment of all suspended pre-emption land claims in the several States and Territories. Whereas, there exists a ... (S. 28)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 provide for the confirmation of certain settlement claims in the Greensburg land district, Louisiana. (S. 79)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 the act approved June seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-four, entitled ''An act to provide for the adjustment of land claims ... (S. 31)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 [For the relief of the Mexican Railroad Company.] (S. 176)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 relinquishment of the sixteenth section in certain cases, and the selection of other lands in lieu thereof. (S. 33)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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, with the recommendation that it ought not to pass A Bill For the relief of the estates of Benjamin Metoyer and Francois Gaiennie, deceased. (S. 91)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To grant to the State of Louisiana certain lands for internal improvements. (S. 71)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and retired to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill Confirming the claim of the heirs and legal representatives of Pierre Dufresne to a tract of land. (S. 159)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For giving effect to the eighth article of the treaty with Spain. (S. 140)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading and ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate appeals from the trial of issues, in the District of Columbia. (S. 181)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act enabling the claimants to lands within the limits of the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas to institute proceedings ... (S. 110)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lewis asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with amendments,viz: Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [For the admission of the State of Texas into the Union. Whereas the people of ... (S. 11)

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 Pensions. Reported without amendment. A Bill Explanatory of the fourth section of ''An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending the thirtieth ... (S. 46)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Morehead 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, which is printed in italics. A Bill To extend the time for selling the lands granted to the Kentucky Asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb. (S. 49)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Morehead 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 entitled ''An act extending the jurisdiction of the district courts to certain cases upon the lakes and navigable waters connecting the ... (S. 148)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pennybacker 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 Hobson Johns. (S. 240)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Pennybacker 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 words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the clerks of the circuit and district courts of the ... (S. 192)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Semple 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, and accompanied by a report, (No. 70.) A Bill To extend the national road to the city of Alton, on the Mississippi river. (S. 1)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sevier asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 100.) A Bill Creating the office of Assistant Secretary of State, and for other purposes. (S. 118)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Simmons 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: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics; and accompanied by a special report, (No. 285.) A Bill Authorizing the payment of a sum ... (S. 65)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Speight 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 establish a branch of the mint of the United States in the city of Charleston. (S. 16)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Speight asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 50.) A Bill To aid the State of Mississippi in the construction of a railroad from Jackson, through Brandon, to the ... (S. 19)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Speight 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 Appropriating alternate sections of the public lands for the improvement of Pearl river. (S. 13)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Upham 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 accompanied by a report, (No. 38.) A Bill Changing the places and fixing the times for holding the circuit and district courts in the district of Vermont. (S. 6)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment, and accompanied by a special report, (No. 413.) A Bill To amend an act confirming certain land claims in the State of Michigan. (S. 15)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Reported without amendment. A Bill To amend an act confirming certain land claims in the State of Michigan. (S. 8)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment, accompanied by a special report, (No. 24.) A Bill To apply certain alternate sections of the public domain toward the completion of works of internal ... (S. 4)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To apply certain alternate sections of the public domain toward the completion of works of internal improvement in the State of Michigan, and for other ... (S. 9)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodbridge asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. Declaring the consent of Congress to the sale of certain lands heretofore granted to the State of Michigan, with the salt springs thereon. (S. 130)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Woodridge 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 Shadrach Gillet and others. Whereas Shadrach Gillet and George Clark, of Wayne county, in the State of Michigan, and those from ... (S. 11)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Yulee 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 provide for the construction of a dry dock at Pensacola, for the use of the navy of the United States. (S. 20)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Yulee 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 To establish courts of the United States, and provide for the due ... (S. 3)

Agreeably to notice, Mr.Breese 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 special report, (No. 17.) A Bill For the relief of William Elliot, junior, of Fulton county, State of Illinois. (S. 8)

Agreeably to notice, Mr.Dickinson 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 accompanied by a special report, (No. 108.) A Bill To amend the act, entitled ''An act for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels ... (S. 48)

Agreeably to notice,Mr. Breese 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 Authorizing persons to whom reservations of land have been made, under Indian treaties, to alienate the same in fee. (S. 24)

Agreeably to notice,Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 amendments, viz: Strike out the part within [brackets,] and insert that printed in italics. A Bill To amend the act approved June seventeen; eighteen ... (S. 88)

Considered as in Committee of the Whole, amended, postponed until to-morrow, and ordered to be printed as amended. A Bill To amend the act approved June seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-four, entitled ''An act to provide for the adjustment of land claims within the States of Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and in those parts of the States ... (S. 88)

Mr. Archee, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, 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 Joshua Dodge. (S. 229)

Mr. Archer, 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 Joshua Dodge. (S. 38)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 406,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Peter Engles, senior. (S. 213)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 460,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Pistole, widow of Charles Pistole, deceased. (S. 241)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 61,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Richard Elliott. (S. 49)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 68,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Pistole, widow of Charles Pistole, deceased. (S. 96)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 Peter Engels, senior. (S. 109)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Giving the assent of Congress to a change of the compact entered into between the United States and the State of Arkansas, upon her admission into the Union, in relation to the salt springs. (S. 120)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the act approved June seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-four, for the adjudication of private land claims before the courts, and for other purposes. (S. 94)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To increase the compensation of deputy surveyors in Arkansas. (S. 195)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal a part of the act entitled ''An act supplementary to the several laws for the sale of the public lands ''approved April fifth, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-two, and for other purposes. (S. 42)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary submitted a report, (No. 180,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To refund to the legal representative of Thomas Cooper a fine imposed under the sedition law. (S. 183)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To change the times for holding the spring terms of certain courts of the United States in Virginia and Tennessee. (S. 190)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To revive and continue in force the several acts heretofore passed for the relief of insolvent debtors of the United States. (S. 189)

Mr. Ashley, 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 certain bail of Thaddeus P. Haskell, of the State of Vermont. (S. 123)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard Bloss and others. (S. 97)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Giving the assent of Congress to a change of the compact entered into between the United States and the State of Arkansas, on her admission into the Union. Whereas the Congress of the United States, by an act ... (S. 56)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to seamen's wages. (S. 58)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act extending the jurisdiction of the district courts to certain cases upon the lakes, and navigable waters connecting the same,'' approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 175)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confer upon the commissioners appointed under the ''act for the more convenient taking of affidavits and bail in civil cases depending in the courts of the United States,'' approved February twentieth, eighteen ... (S. 151)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To make attachments which are made under process issuing from the courts of the United States conform to the laws regulating such attachments in the courts of the States. (S. 125)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the more effectual publication of the laws of the United States. (S. 64)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal the act requiring one of the judges of the circuit court for the District of Columbia hereafter to reside in Alexandria. (S. 70)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported, the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the purchase and distribution of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States among the several States and Territories. (S. 59)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 18,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard S. Coxe. (S. 48)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Richard S. Coxe. (S. 113)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Harriet L. Catching. (S. 114)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 236,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To refund to the legal representative of Thomas Cooper a fine imposed under the sedition law. (S. 124)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 372, ) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To divide the district of Arkansas into two judicial districts. (S. 200)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Milledge Galphin, executor of the last will and testament of George Galphin, deceased. (S. 227)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 461,) accompanied by the following bill; which read, passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the act of June thirty, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, entitled ''An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers.'' (S. 242)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 469,) 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 John Beardon, deceased. (S. 249)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 65,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Milledge Galphin, executor of the last will and testament of George Galphin, deceased. (S. 88)

Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 221) to establish and organize an Executive Bureau, under the exclusive control of the President of the United States, reported it with the following Amendments: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 221)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the transportation of goods, wares, and merchandise through the Indian territories. (S. 116)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the transportation of goods, wares, and merchandise through the Indian territories. (S. 116)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 105,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To allow to Elijah White additional compensation for services, and reimbursement of expenses incurred by him, as acting sub-agent of Indian affairs west of the Rocky mountains. (S. 71)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 135,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To pay for improvements on the Wyandot lands in Ohio and Michigan, in accordance with a valuation made in pursuance of the fifth article of the treaty between the United States ... (S. 83)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, 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 Elijah White, and others, and for other purposes. (S. 72)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, 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 Thomas Talbot and others. (S. 101)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Bethiah Healy, widow of George Healy, deceased. (S. 122)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Alexis Ayot. (S. 174)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Wingard. (S. 130)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making compensation to pension agents. (S. 139)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 464,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Peter Frost. (S. 247)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 19,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To allow arrearages of pension to Hugh W. Dobbin, an officer in the late war. (S. 51)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 193,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To allow arrearages of pension to Hugh W. Dobbin, an officer in the late war. (S. 109)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 207,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Wentling. (S. 117)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 George Roush. (S. 103)

Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on the Militia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To organize and arm the militia of Oregon. (S. 99)

Mr. Bagby, 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 James H. Causten, assignee of Colonel John B. Hogan. (S. 98)

Mr. Bagby, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the final settlement of the accounts of John Crowell, late agent for the Creek Indians. (S. 67)

Mr. Barrow, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 477,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Bethiah Healy, widow of George Healy, deceased. (S. 253)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read the first and second time, by unanimous consent, considered as in committee of the whole, and postponed until to-morrow. A Bill To provide for the organization of the volunteer forces, brought into the service of the United States, into brigades and ... (S. 211)

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 organization of a company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers. (S. 21)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making provision for an additional number of general officers, and for other purposes. (S. 160)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the erection and completion of certain defences on the gulf coast of Florida. (S. 234)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplemental to an act entitled ''An act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the republic of Mexico,'' and for other purposes. (S. 185)

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 raising a regiment of mounted riflemen. (S. 29)

Mr. Benton, 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 which abolished the office of one of the inspectors general of the army, and to revive and establish said office. (S. 22)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 115,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Bent, St. Vrain, and Company. (S. 77)

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 66,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mrs. Pike, widow of the late General Pike. (S. 50)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 250,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John P. Skinner, and the legal representatives of Isaac Green. (S. 131)

Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 360,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to and to amend an act entitled ''An act to continue in force an act to protect the commerce of the United States, and also to make further provision for punishing ... (S. 194)

Mr. Breese, 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 George Gordon. (S. 56)

Mr. Breese, 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 Henry H. Marsh, of Michigan. (S. 168)

Mr. Breese, 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 Madison Allen. (S. 226)

Mr. Breese, 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 Madison Allen. (S. 63)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To direct the sale of certain lands in the State of Arkansas. (S. 236)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a land office in the northern part of Michigan, and to provide for the sale of mineral lands in the State of Michigan and Territory of Wisconsin. (S. 222)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported, the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To create the office of surveyor general of the public lands in the territory of Oregon, and to grant donation rights to settlers therein, and for other purposes. (S. 223)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 466,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and paused to a second A Bill To set apart a portion of the public lands with which to construct a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific ocean. (S. 246)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 108,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To compensate John M. Moore. (S. 134)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 142,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant a right of pre-emption to Philip F. Dering and Robert H. Champion to a tract of mineral land. (S. 155)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, 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 George Gordon, of Randolph county, State of Illinois. (S. 87)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, 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 Henry Newman. (S. 92)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 239,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To compromise that claim of the heirs or legal representatives of John Smith T., under a Spanish grant. (S. 128)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 308,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the sale of certain reserved lands in the St. Stephen's land district, in the State of Alabama. (S. 162)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 366,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant a right of pre-emption to Philip F. Dering and Robert H. Champion. (S. 199)

Mr. Breese, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 143,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Joseph Chaires, executor of Benjamin Chaires, deceased, Gad Humphreys, and Pedro Miranda, claiming to be the assignees of Jose de la Maya Arredondo, of the State ... (S. 86)

Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Confirming to the corporation of Fernandina a lot of ground used as a ''public burial ground.'' (S. 161)

Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the final settlement of the accounts of Thomas C. Sheldon, late receiver of public moneys at Kalamazoo, Michigan. (S. 119)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 55,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the settlement of claims for losses of property, by reason of its military occupation, in the Territory of Florida. (S. 77)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee of Claims, 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 Charles M. Gibson. (S. 93)

Mr. Butler, from the Committee of Claims, 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 the heirs and representatives of the late Robert Sewall. (S. 115)

Mr. Calhoun, from the Select Committee on the memorial of the Memphis Convention, submitted a report, (No. 410,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed to and made the order of the day for Monday, the 13th of July next. A Bill Authorizing the appointment of a board of ... (S. 216)

Mr. Cameron, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the construction of a floating dry dock at Philadelphia and Portsmouth. (S. 87)

Mr. Cameron, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 Captain Jesse D. Elliott. (S. 100)

Mr. Cameron, 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 Calvin Emmons. (S. 97)

Mr. Cameron, 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 a patent heretofore granted to Bancroft Woodcock. (S. 105)

Mr. Cameron, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Ordered, That 1,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. A Bill In addition to and amendment of the several acts to promote the progress of the useful arts. (S. 183)

Mr. Cameron, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the settlement of the accounts of William B. Slaughter, late secretary of the Territory of Wisconsin. (S. 150)

Mr. Cameron, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Amendatory of an act entitled ''An act amendatory of the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Provident Association of clerks in the civil department of the government of the United States, in the ... (S. 65)

Mr. Cass, 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 Robert M. Harrison. (S. 133)

Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 482,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Further to carry into effect the provisions and stipulations of the ninth article of the Florida treaty, with respect to certain losses of Spanish subjects in West Florida. (S. 256)

Mr. Chalmers, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the erection of a custom-house in the city of Savannah. (S. 127)

Mr. Chalmers, 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 Making an appropriation for removing obstructions in the Savannah river. (S. 158)

Mr. Corwin, from the Committee on Public Lands, 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 Cadwalader Wallace. (S. 54)

Mr. Corwin, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To enable the proper officers of the treasury to settle the accounts of the legal representatives of Moses Shepherd, deceased. (S. 233)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ray Tompkins and others, the children and heirs-at-law of the late Daniel D. Tompkins. (S. 161)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel A. Morse. (S. 134)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 272,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Bronson. (S. 142)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee of Claims, 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 the legal representatives of George Mayo, deceased. (S. 215)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee of Claims, 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 J. Throckmorton. (S. 55)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 176,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary Williams. (S. 101)

Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 206,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Asa Andrews, of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts. (S. 115)

Mr. Dix, 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 provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purposes.'' (S. 57)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a new register for the American barque Pons, of Philadelphia, by the name of the Cordelia. (S. 112)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a new register for the American barque Pons, of Philadelphia, by the name of the Cordelia. (S. 248)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a register to the barque Canton. (S. 186)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a register to the brig Leveret. (S. 185)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the issuing of a register to the brigantine Ocean Queen. (S. 140)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal the act of the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, entitled ''An act concerning pilots.'' (S. 45)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and postponed to, and made the order of the day for, Thursday, the 14th instant. A Bill To appoint a lieutenant general to command the military forces of the United States during the war with Mexico. (S. 80)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and postponed to, and made the order of the day for, Thursday, the 14th instant. A Bill To provide for an additional military force, and for other purposes. (S. 79)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making alterations in the pay department of the army. (S. 120)

Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 480,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary G. Clitz, widow of Captain John Clitz, late of the United States army, deceased. (S. 255)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year ending on the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight. (S. 172)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To remit the duties which have accrued or been paid upon the importation of railroad iron in certain cases. (S. 184)

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, 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 Richard Kidd and Benjamin Kidd. (S. 96)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee of Naval Affairs, 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 Harriet Ward. (S. 147)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Limiting the operation of the act of fourth August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, entitled ''An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two.'' (S. 85)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for an augmentation of the naval force of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 41)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the appointment of an additional number of assistant surgeons in the navy. (S. 84)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the building and equipment of four naval steamships. (S. 128)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the payment of the claim of Walter R. Johnson against the United States. (S. 86)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Reviving certain naval pensions for the term of five years (S. 139)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 Rodolphine Claxton, widow of Alexander Claxton, late a commander in the navy. (S. 131)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 104,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To separate the staff from the line, in the marine corps. (S. 132)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 110,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry Etting. (S. 74)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 141,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ebenezer Ballard. (S. 84)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 142,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Low. (S. 85)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 forward officers of the late exploring expedition. (S. 91)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 Thomas Brownell. (S. 118)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 Joseph Wilson. (S. 121)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 270,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To change the distribution of duties among the naval bureaus. (S. 141)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 441,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Michael Hanson. (S. 237)

Mr. Fairfield, 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 Thomas S. Brownell. (S. 76)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 76,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief, of James Mc McIntosh. (S. 102)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, 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 Nathaniel Phillips. (S. 54)

Mr. Fairfield, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was recommitted the bill (S. 41) providing for an augmentation of the naval force of the United States, and for other purposes, reported it with the following amendment: Amendment. Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following words: (S. 41)

Mr. Greene, 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 Louis de la Houssaye, deceased. (S. 124)

Mr. Greene, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 315,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Crocker Sampson, deceased. (S. 165)

Mr. Greene, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 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 Asenath Canney. (S. 166)

Mr. H. Johnson, 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 Nathaniel Hoggatt. (S. 144)

Mr. Hannegan, 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. 220)

Mr. Houston, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 379,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the payment of the fourth regiment in the second brigade of the third division of the Vermont militia, for services at the battle of Plattsburg. (S. 201)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, 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 Samuel W. Bell, a native of the Cherokee nation. (S. 191)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 62,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel W. Bell, a native of the Cherokee nation. (S. 83)

Mr. Jarnagin, 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 Treasury, with the approbation of the Attorney General, to purchase for the United States the interest of Bailie Peyton in the tract of land upon which the lighthouse stands, ... (S. 69)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, ( No. 85,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Marvin, in confirming the title to a tract of land in Florida, granted by the Spanish government to Bernardo Segui, on the twentieth of December, ... (S. 111)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 218,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the title of a tract of land, in the Territory of Iowa, to the heirs, assignees, or legal representatives of Julien Dubuque. deceased. (S. 193)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 238,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Marvin, in confirming the title to a tract of land in Florida, granted by the Spanish government to Bernardo Segui, on the twentieth of December, ... (S. 126)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 256,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To confirm the title of a tract of land, in the Territory of Iowa, to the heirs, assignees, or legal representatives of Julien Dubuque, deceased. (S. 135)

Mr. Jarnagin, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 257,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approbation of the Attorney General, to purchase for the United States the interest of Bailie Peyton in the tract of ... (S. 136)

Mr. John M. Clayton, 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 of Nathaniel Goddard and others. (S. 38)

Mr. John M. Clayton, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 479,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John A. Rogers. (S. 254)

Mr. John M. Clayton, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 76) 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 J. Bulow, junior, deceased. (S. 53)

Mr. John M. Clayton, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 203,) accompanied, by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Jones, surviving partner of John Jones and Charles Souder. (S. 112)

Mr. John M. Clayton, from the select committee on French spoliations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the ascertainment of claims of American citizens for spoliations prior to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and one. (S. 68)

Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To continue the office of the Commissioner of Pensions. (S. 26)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making compensation to pension agents for their services. (S. 60)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 251,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Nathaniel Stafford. (S. 188)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 Thompson Hutchinson. (S. 137)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 259,) accompanied by 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. 138)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 299,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Keith, of New York. (S. 155)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 321,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to John Clark. (S. 171)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 Francis Summeraner. (S. 67)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 382,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to William Pittmam. (S. 203)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 40,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Peter Frost. (S. 68)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 Welcome Parmeter. (S. 218)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 412,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John England. (S. 219)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 423,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Sarah A. King, widow and administratrix of the late John T. King. (S. 230)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 465,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Artemas Conant. (S. 245)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 Fernando Fellanny. (S. 40)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, 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 Andrew Moore. (S. 123)

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Private Land 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 William B. Keene. (S. 169)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Edward Bolon. (S. 158)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 115,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Bronson. (S. 141)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 117,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Pearson Cogswell. (S. 142)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of 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 Frederick Dawson, James Schott, and Elisha D. Whitney, creditors of the late republic of Texas. (S. 143)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 126,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James S. Conway. (S. 149)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of 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 James F. Sothoron. (S. 150)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 177,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Edward Bolon. (S. 180)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 280,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Stalker and Hill. (S. 149)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 35,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to ''An act to authorize the Secretary of State to liquidate certain claims therein mentioned,'' passed eighteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and ... (S. 62)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 66,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the payment of a sum of money to Robert Purkis. (S. 89)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 67,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Erskine and Eichelberger. (S. 90)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 82,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the settlement of the account of Joseph Nourse, deceased. (S. 106)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Amos Kendall. (S. 89)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 427,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Erskine and Eichelberger. (S. 231)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the completion of the marine hospital and erection of a custom-house in the port of New Orleans. (S. 217)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal the act of the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, entitled ''An act concerning pilots.'' (S. 143)

Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 86,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Directing the conditional transfer of the stock held by the United States in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company to the said company. (S. 113)

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Appropriating two millions of dollars, to enable the President to conclude a treaty of peace and limits with Mexico. Whereas a state of war now exists between the United States and the republic of Mexico, which it is ... (S. 260)

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a branch of the mint of the United States in the city of New York. (S. 163)

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report, (No. 320,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To refund to certain persons named therein an excess of duty exacted on the importation of foreign merchandise. (S. 170)

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Patents and Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 329,) 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 Uri Emmons. (S. 172)

Mr. Mangum, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 91,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Directing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase from Doctor James P. Espy his patent right for the conical ventilator, for the use of the United States. (S. 121)

Mr. Mason, 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 James Pennoyer. (S. 173)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide a free bridge across the Eastern branch of the river Potomac, in the city of Washington. (S. 180)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 176,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Kelly, and William Close, securities for the late Benjamin F. Hart, a purser in the United States navy. (S. 179)

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide a free communication across the Eastern branch of the river Potomac, in the District of Columbia. (S. 126)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 484,) accompanied by the following bill; which, was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the legal representatives of Jacob Housman, deceased. (S. 259)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 393,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Pearson Cogswell. (S. 205)

Mr. Morehead, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report (No. 485,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Cadwalader Wallace. (S. 261)

Mr. Morehead, 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 Joseph F. Caldwell. (S. 107)

Mr. Morehead, from the Select Committee on French Spoliations prior to eighteen hundred, submitted a report, (No. 144,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, passed to a second reading, and made the special order for Wednesday, the 17th of February. A Bill To provide for the ascertainment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens ... (S. 156)

Mr. Niles, 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 Alfred White. (S. 129)

Mr. Niles, 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 Creed Taylor. (S. 135)

Mr. Niles, 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 Thomas Rhodes. (S. 58)

Mr. Niles, 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 Wade Allen. (S. 116)

Mr. Niles, 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 Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to provide for the transportation of the mail between the United States and foreign countries, and for other purposes.'' (S. 117)

Mr. Niles, 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 Establishing certain post routes, and for other purposes. (S. 148)

Mr. Niles, 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 Establishing certain post routes. (S. 34)

Mr. Niles, 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 Creed Taylor. (S. 187)

Mr. Niles, 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 Isaiah Toy. (S. 186)

Mr. Niles, 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 Nathaniel Kuykendall. (S. 57)

Mr. Niles, 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 the several persons therein named. (S. 55)

Mr. Niles, 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 Wade Allen. (S. 202)

Mr. Niles, 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 In amendment of an act entitled ''An act to reduce the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the Post Office ... (S. 207)

Mr. Niles, 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 In amendment of an act entitled ''An act to reduce the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the Post Office ... (S. 95)

Mr. Niles, 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 Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to provide for the transportation of the mail between the United States and foreign countries, and for other purposes.'' (S. 178)

Mr. Niles, 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 transporting the mail of the United States to Oregon. (S. 239)

Mr. Niles, 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 transporting the mail of the United States to Oregon. (S. 94)

Mr. Niles, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Read the second time, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and recommitted to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Reported with amendments, viz: Strikeout the parts within [brackets,] and ... (S. 34)

Mr. Niles, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report (No. 175,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas Rhodes. (S. 100)

Mr. Niles, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, 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 Jones and Boker. (S. 153)

Mr. Niles, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, 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 Nathaniel Kuykendall. (S. 78)

Mr. Niles, 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 certain persons therein named. (S. 177)

Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on Pensions, 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 David N. Smith. (S. 175)

Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on the Library, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of Alexander Hamilton. (S. 32)

Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on the Library, submitted a report, (No. 305,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of Alexander Hamilton. (S. 156)

Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on the Library, submitted a report, (No. 405,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for the publication and distribution of additional copies of the narrative and scientific works of the exploring expedition under the command of Commander Charles Wilkes, ... (S. 214)

Mr. Pennybacker, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to ''An act to authorize the Secretary of State to liquidate certain claims therein mentioned,'' passed eighteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. (S. 232)

Mr. Pennybacker, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 276,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George W. Walton. (S. 145)

Mr. Pennybacker, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 277,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Calvin Read. (S. 146)

Mr. Pennybacker, 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 Joseph Watson. (S. 164)

Mr. Pennybacker, from the Committee on 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 Peter Von Schmidt. (S. 93)

Mr. Phelps from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William E. Davis, and Mary Ann, his wife. (S. 81)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Hobson Johns. (S. 82)

Mr. Phelps, from the Committee of Claims, 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 Jeanette C. Huntington, widow and sole executrix of William D. Cheever, deceased. (S. 75)

Mr. Phelps, 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 the heirs of Jethro Wood. (S. 136)

Mr. Phelps, 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 further extend the patent of Jethro Wood. (S. 72)

Mr. Phelps, 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 Ross Winans. (S. 73)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee of Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Thomas H. Noble. (S. 98)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee of 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 Joseph Watson. (S. 145)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee of Claims, 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 Ann B. Cox. (S. 168)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee of Claims, submitted a report, (No. 160,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Elisha L. Keen. (S. 169)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee of 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 William H. Prentiss. (S. 171)

Mr. Rusk, from the Committee of Claims, 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 Hola-To-Emathla, and other Seminole warriors. (S. 174)

Mr. Rusk, 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 Bryan Callaghan. (S. 181)

Mr. Semple, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 17,) 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 Rice Jones, deceased. (S. 43)

Mr. Semple, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 462,) 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 Rice Jones, deceased. (S. 244)

Mr. Semple, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. ) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Crocker Sampson, deceased. (S. 46)

Mr. Semple, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for completing the Cumberland road in and ceding the same to the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. (S. 42)

Mr. Semple, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, submitted a report (No. 178,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a post road from Independence to the Pacific ocean. (S. 103)

Mr. Semple, 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 To provide for the transportation of the United States mail across the Isthmus of Panama. (S. 157)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relating to the collection district of New Orleans, and for other purposes. (S. 181)

Mr. Sevier, 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 the personal representative of William A. Slacum, deceased. (S. 61)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making further appropriation to bring the existing war with Mexico to a speedy and honorable conclusion. (S. 105)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To pay the debt ascertained to be due to Texas, when an independent State, by the United States. (S. 37)

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 the legal representatives of George Duval, a Cherokee Indian. (S. 40)

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 Seneca G. Simmons. (S. 238)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a superintendency, agencies, and sub-agencies for the Indians, in the State of Texas. (S. 252)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes in the territory of Oregon, and to preserve peace and cultivate friendship with and among the said Indians. (S. 198)

Mr. Sevier, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 177,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of James Erwin, of Arkansas, and others. (S. 102)

Mr. Speight, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a branch of the mint of the United States in the city of Charleston. (S. 160)

Mr. Speight, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To exempt certain articles imported by literary institutions from the payment of duty. (S. 137)

Mr. Turney, from the Committee on 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. 69)

Mr. Turney, 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 provide for additional examining clerks in the Patent Office, and for additional fees in certain cases. (S. 163)

Mr. Upham, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 125,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Granting a pension to Abigail Garland, widow of Jacob Garland, deceased. (S. 146)

Mr. Webster, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 88,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry Gardiner and others, directors of an association called the New England Mississippi Land Company. (S. 62)

Mr. Wescott, 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 a patent heretofore granted to Bancroft Woodcock. (S. 162)

Mr. Wescott, 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 Peter Capella, administrator of Andrew Capella, deceased. (S. 108)

Mr. Wescott, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill Respecting the settlement of the boundary line between the State of Florida and the State of Georgia. (S. 107)

Mr. Wescott, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To procure a bust, in marble, of John Rutledge, of South Carolina, formerly chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. (S. 235)

Mr. Wescott, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report, (No. 470,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to claims for losses sustained by Indian depredations and otherwise, in the late Seminole war. (S. 250)

Mr. Westcott, 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 Calvin Emmons. (S. 167)

Mr. Westcott, 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 Thomas Blanchard. (S. 74)

Mr. Westcott, 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 Peter Capella, administrator of Andrew Capella, deceased, and for the relief of John Capo. (S. 66)

Mr. Westcott, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To be entitled an act for the relief of Thomas Douglass, late United States attorney for East Florida. (S. 47)

Mr. Woodbridge, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 399,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Shadrach Gillet and others. Whereas Shadrach Gillet and George Clark, of Wayne county, in the State of Michigan, and those from whom they have deduced ... (S. 208)

Mr. Woodbridge, from the Committee on Public Land's, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To surrender to the State of Tennessee all title the United States have to lands in Tennessee south and west of the line commonly called the Congressional reservation line, and to release to said State the ... (S. 127)

Mr. Woodbridge, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a, report, (No. 83,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to the several resolves, ordinances, and acts of Congress, providing for or relative to the grant of bounty lands to the officers and soldiers of the Revolution upon ... (S. 108)

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 140,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Andrew D. Crosby. (S. 153)

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 141,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William A. Christian. (S. 154)

Mr. Yulee, 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 Nathaniel Hoggatt. (S. 187)

Mr. Yulee, 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 William B. Keene. (S. 44)

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 126,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Ballard. (S. 81)

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 240,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Robert Barclay, of Missouri. (S. 129)

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 328,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the assignees or legal representatives of Jacques Moulon. (S. 173)

Mr.Woodbridge, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 400,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill In addition to the several resolves, ordinances, and acts of Congress, providing for or relative to the grant of bounty lands to the officers and soldiers of the Revolution, upon ... (S. 209)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Berrien to (S. 105) making further appropriation to bring the existing war with Mexico to a speedy and honorable conclusion. (S. 105)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Breese to the bill (S. 154) to grant to the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Company a right of way through the public lands of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 154)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Calhoun to the bill (S. 12) to reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 12)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Colquitt to the amendment proposed by Mr. Crittenden to the joint resolution (S. 1 ) advising the President of the United States to give notice to the government of Great Britain that the government of the United States will, in virtue of the second article of the convention of the ... (S. 1)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Hannegan to the amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Colquitt to the amendment proposed by Mr. Crittenden to the joint resolution (S. 1) advising the President of the United States to give notice to the government of Great Britain that the government of the United States will, in ... (S. 1)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Owen to the bill (S. 12) to reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 12)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Simmons to the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 12) to reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes. Amend the first section by substituting the following: (S. 12)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Westcott to the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 12) to reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes: Add the following additional sections: (S. 12)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Woodbridge to the bill (S. 222) to establish a new land office in the northern part of Michigan, and to provide for the sale of mineral lands in the State of Michigan and Territory of Wisconsin, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert-- (S. 222)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, to the bill (S. 28) providing for the adjustment of all suspended pre-emption land claims in the several States and Territories, viz : Section one, line two, after ''assembled,'' strike out the residue of resection, and insert: (S. 28)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Yulee to the bill (S. 4,) to apply certain alternate sections of the public domain toward the completion of works of internal improvement in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following words: (S. 4)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Corwin to the bill (S. 10) to establish a land office in the northern part of Michigan, and to provide for the sale of the mineral lands in the State of Michigan and Territory of Wisconsin. Strike out from the beginning of section three to the word ''shall,'' in the sixth line, and in ... (S. 10)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Intended to be proposed by Mr. Dix to the bill (S. 57) to amend an act entitled ''An act to provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purposes.'' (S. 57)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Proposed by Mr. Phelps to the bill (S. 10,) to establish a land office in the northern part of Michigan, and to provide for the sale of mineral lands in the State of Michigan and the Territory of Wisconsin. (S. 10)

Ordered to be printed. Amendments Proposed by Mr. Rusk to the bill (S. 76) to authorize the President to increase the naval establishment of the United States, by adding thereto the naval establishment of the late republic of Texas, viz: Strike out the proviso in lines six, seven, eight, and nine. After the word ''lieutenants'' insert three ... (S. 76)

Ordered, That the bill be printed as proposed to be amended. Note--The proposed amendments are printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the ascertainment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and one. (S. 68)

Read a first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act To reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes. (S. 12)

Read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act to provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purposes.'' (S. 57)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported back by Mr. Haralson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, with an amendment. Ordered, That the bill and amendment be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and be printed. Add the section in italics and change the numbers of sections. An ... (S. 185)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Thomas Butler King, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported back the following bill with an amendment; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Add the parts in italics as additional sections. An Act Providing ... (S. 128)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. James B. Hunt, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported back the following bill with an amendment which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Add the part in italics as an additional section. An Act For the relief of ... (S. 63)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported back the following bill with an amendment; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Strikeout the parts in [brackets,] and insert the parts in italics. To apply ... (S. 9)

Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported, back by Mr. James B. Hunt, from the Committee on Public Lands, with an amendment. Ordered, That the bill and amendment be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and be printed. Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those printed in ... (S. 4)

Read, and ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Hannegan to the bill (S. 41) providing for an augmentation of the naval force of the United States, and for other purposes, viz: Add the following section: (S. 41)

Read, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Bowlin, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported back the following bill, with amendments. Ordered, That the bill and amendments be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and printed. Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert those ... (S. 88)

Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (No. 12,) entitled ''An act to reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes,'' do pass with the ... (S. 12)

Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (No. 12,) entitled ''An act to reduce and graduate the price of the public lands, and for other purposes,'' do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S. 12)

Reported by. Mr. Daniel, from the Committee of Claims, with an amendment, and referred to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert the parts in italics. For the relief of the legal representatives of Pierre Menard, Josiah T. Betts, Jacob Feaman, and Edmund Roberts, of the State of Illinois, ... (S. 7)