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Senate Joint Resolutions, 36th Congress

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Agreeably to notice, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked and obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Davis, without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 222.) Joint Resolution Manifesting the sense of Congress towards the officers ... (S.R. 25)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Harlan asked and obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harlan, with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution Removing the restrictions upon a certain grant of five sections of land to the ... (S.R. 2)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Latham asked and obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Bigler without amendment. Joint Resolution Directing the settlement of the accounts of the contractor for the erection of the custom-house and post office at San ... (S.R. 38)

Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Fitch to the ''joint resolution (S. 22) concerning the First Comptroller of the Treasury, William Medill,'' viz: Strike out the preamble and all after the word ''Resolved,'' in the enacting clause, and insert the following: (S.R. 22)

Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Commander H. J. Hartstene, of the United States navy. (S.R. 11)

Mr. Crittenden asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing certain Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas serious and alarming dissensions have arisen between the northern and ... (S.R. 50)

Mr. Crittenden asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Clay without amendment. Joint Resolution To allow credit to certain disbursing officers therein mentioned. Whereas by the act of the thirtieth of August, eighteen ... (S.R. 4)

Mr. Crittenden asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Bayard, without amendment, and adversely. Joint Resolution In relation to the compensation of senators and representatives in Congress, elected from new ... (S.R. 18)

Mr. Crittenden, from the select committee of five, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading, and postponed to and made the special order for Friday, March 1, at 12 1/2 o'clock. Joint Resolution Proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas, commissioners, appointed on ... (S.R. 70)

Mr. Davis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the militia of the States, the condition of forts, magazines, arsenals, and dock-yards; military power; withdrawal of troops from garrisons on ... (S.R. 53)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice an referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, without amendment, and accompanied by an adverse report, (No. 157.) Joint Resolution Relating to the route of the railroad from ... (S.R. 10)

Mr. Douglas asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee of thirteen appointed under the resolution of the Senate of the 18th instant, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing certain Amendments to the Constitution of the United ... (S.R. 52)

Mr. Fitzpatrick, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 181,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of A. M. Fridley, late agent for the Winnebago Indians. (S.R. 28)

Mr. Green asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times, conisdered as in Committee of the Whole, and motion by Mr. Green to refer to the select committee of thirteen debated; and the special order called. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Joint ... (S.R. 59)

Mr. Green asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times; and moved that it be referreu to a select committee of five, to be appointed by the Vice-President. Resumed, and on motion by Mr. Saulsbury, that it be referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post ... (S.R. 22)

Mr. Green asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Making provision for the recovery of certain Bonds belonging to the Indian Trust Fund, and for other purposes. (S.R. 61)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Reported by Mr. Hale with and amendment, viz: at the end of the bill add what is printed in italics. Joint Resolution For the relief of Arthur Edwards and his associates. (S.R. 41)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of the legal representatives of John A. Frost, deceased. (S.R. 7)

Mr. Hamlin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Bayard without amendment, and adversely. Joint Resolution To have the accounts of members and delegates of the Fourteenth Congress revised and balanced. (S.R. 40)

Mr. Hammond, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to pay to the officers and seamen of the expedition in search of Dr. Kane the same rate of pay that was allowed the officers and seamen of the expedition ... (S.R. 42)

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 276,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the survey of the Colorado Desert. (S.R. 44)

Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas the fifth article of the Constitution of the United States provides ... (S.R. 48)

Mr. Mason asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to a suspension of certain laws in States separating from the Union. It appearing to Congress that the State of South Carolina has, by an ... (S.R. 60)

Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution In regard to the Minister from Japan. (S.R. 23)

Mr. Pearce asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the appointment of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. (S.R. 55)

Mr. Powell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Saulsbury, with an amendment, viz: insert the words printed in italics; and accompanied by a report, (No. 126.) The bill was considered as in Committee of the Whole, ... (S.R. 6)

Mr. Rice asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows, printed in italics. Joint Resolution Authorizing the ... (S.R. 39)

Mr. Simmons, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased. (S.R. 8)

Mr. Thomson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Thomson without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 253.) Joint Resolution For the restoration of Lieutenant Augustus S. Baldwin to the active list, ... (S.R. 36)

Mr. Thomson, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading: Joint Resolution For the relief of Captain Hiram Paulding, United States Navy. (S.R. 68)

Mr. Thomson, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 78,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of Lieutenant John C. Carter. (S.R. 15)

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Providing for the transportation of the mail between the Atlantic and Pacific States. (S.R. 47)

Ordered to be printed. Mr. Seward asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Concerning a National Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas the legislatures of the States of Kentucky, New Jersey, ... (S.R. 71)

Reported back with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows in italics; committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased. (S.R. 8)

Reported from the Committee of Claims without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the settlement of the accounts of John R. Bartlett, late commissioner of the United States to run and mark the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. (S.R. 27)

Reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of A. M. Fridley, late agent for the Winnebago Indians. (S.R. 28)

Reported from the Committee on Public Lands without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Removing the restrictions upon a certain grant of five sections of land to the State of Iowa. Whereas the State of Iowa is desirous of diverting the five sections of land heretofore granted by ... (S.R. 2)

Reported without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing Captains William L. Hudson and Joshua R. Sands to accept certain testimonials awarded to them by the government of Great Britain. (S.R. 16)

Reported without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of the legal representatives of John A. Frost, deceased. (S.R. 7)