INDEX

(See District of Columbia.)

72, 91

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, bill (S. No.
475) for the relief of the.....
..1086
Anderson, Charles, bill (S. No. 207) for the re-
lief of...
....275, 293, 1394
Anthony, Henry B., a Senator from Rhode Isl-
and...
.4, 8, 9, 47, 56, 90, 97,
157, 205, 292, 307, 361, 379, 402, 403, 425,
426, 450, 467, 489, 510, 511, 532, 547, 589,
603, 604, 616, 656, 662, 675, 711, 712, 714,
724, 744, 748, 790, 811, 823, 826, 849, 869,
888, 902, 914, 915, 919, 920, 922, 928, 941,
942, 1005, 1086, 1125, 1136, 1140, 1145,
1172, 1174, 1190, 1191, 1219, 1120, 1227,
1241, 1253, 1281, 1286, 1287, 1298, 1346,
1348, 1361, 1362, 1380, 1382, 1385, 1386
credentials of, presented.....
.24

resolutions by..4, 292, 450, 489, 547, 1219, 1220
remarks on the joint resolution to terminate the
reciprocity treaty....
.........205

remarks on the bill for the relief of Isaac R.
Diller.........
.........361

remarks on the bill for the relief of Benjamin
Vreeland
..425, 467
remarks on the Congressional Directory....510
remarks on the bill relating to postal laws, 662
remarks on the legislative, executive, and ju-
dicial expenses of the Government.......675,
724, 748, 1227

remarks on the bill to establish certain post
roads..........
..790
remarks on the naval appropriation bill, 823,
826, 869
remarks on the Army appropriation bill, 902,
919, 920, 922-
remarks on the internal revenue bill.......1136,
1140, 1145, 1174, 1190, 1191,
1253, 1281, 1282, 1286, 1287
remarks on duties on imports.................1346
remarks on the miscellaneous appropriation
bill............. .........1380, 1382, 1385, 1386
Appropriations, bill (H. R. No. 597) making, for
the payment of invalid and other pensions,
for the year ending June 30, 1866..........57,
64, 90, 112, 184

SENATE.

Appropriations-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 598) making, for the consular
and diplomatic expenses of the Government
for the year ending June 30, 1866..........57,
64, 184, 185, 248, 250, 358, 365
bill (S. No. 362) to amend the third section of
an act making, for sundry civil expenses of
the Government for the year ending June 30,
1865....
......63, 811
bill (H. R. No. 625) to amend an act making,
for the support of the Army for the year end-
ing June 30, 1865, and for other purposes,
approved June 15, 1864......
..90

bill (H. R. No. 620) to supply deficiencies in the,
for the service of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1865......110, 185, 189, 293, 358, 379, 408
memorial praying for an, for the relief of refu-
gees from the South..
.............157
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Pomeroy..

Mr. Sherman...

.......157
......157

Mr. Harris.......
Mr. Hendricks...

Mr. Howard...
Mr. Johnson...

bill (H. R. No. 709) to supply deficiencies in
the, for the service of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1865....
.......450, 571, 572
bill (H. R. No. 624) to provide for the pay-
ment of the value of certain lands and im-
provements of private citizens appropriated
by the United States for Indian reservations
in the Territory of Washington...........574
bill (H. R. No. 683) making, for the support
of the Army for the year ending the 30th of
June, 1866......
..654, 671,

784, 869, 890, 916, 1125, 1129, 1169, 1172,
1247, 1275, 1293, 1371, 1380, 1387, 1389
bill (H. R. No. 688) making, for the construc-
tion, preservation, and repairs of certain for-
tifications and other works of defense, for
the year ending the 30th of June, 1866..654,
671, 941, 1024, 1048, 1125, 1130
bill (H. R. No. 682) making, for the current
and contingent expenses of the Indian de-
partment and for fulfilling treaty stipulations
with various Indian tribes for the year end-
ing 30th June, 1866.....
...1048,

1172, 1228, 1293, 1298, 1339, 1358, 1391
bill (H. R. No. 786) making, for sundry civil ex-
penses of the Government for the year end-
ing June 30, 1866, and for other purposes,
1339, 1357, 1361, 1379, 1384, 1389, 1390
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Anthony..
1362, 1380, 1382, 1385, 1386
Mr. Brown.......
1368, 1369, 1386
Mr. Buckalew..
..1380
Mr. Chandler........1384, 1385, 1386, 1387
Mr. Clark...
...1367,

.1361,

1368, 1377, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385
Mr. Collamer, 1362, 1365, 1366, 1367, 1368

.1368, 1382, 1383

1363
..1365,

1366, 1367, 1374, 1375, 1381, 1382

......1373, 1374, 1379
........1363, 1368,
1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1380,
1381, 1382, 1383, 1385, 1386, 1387
Mr. Lane, of Indiana.....1369, 1370, 1371
Mr. Lane, of Kansas, 1369, 1380,1384,1386
Mr. McDougall......

Mr. Morrill.....

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Nye...

.1380, 1382, 1385

1363
.1386, 1387
..1368

Mr. Powell...1369, 1381, 1385, 1386, 1387
Mr. Sherman......
...1361, 1362,
1363, 1364, 1365, 1367, 1369,

1372, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1387
Mr. Sprague......... .....1383, 1384, 1387
Mr. Stewart..1367, 1368, 1377, 1379, 1386
Mr. Sumner..1364, 1369, 1381, 1382, 1386
Mr. Trumbull....
.1366,
1373, 1374, 1377, 1379, 1380, 1386, 1387
Mr. Wade......
1387
Mr. Wilson................1382, 1384, 1386
yeas and nays on the..
.....1369,
1380, 1383, 1385, 1386, 1387
bill (H. R. No. 621) making, for the support
of the Military Academy for the year ending
June 30, 1866..
..307, 308,

379, 426, 571, 572, 1088, 1129, 1169, 1182
bill(H.R.No.659) making, for the service of the
Post Office Department during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1866...358, 360, 379, 426, 450
bill (H. R. No. 649) making, for the legisla-
tive, executive, and judicial expenses of the
Government for the year ending June 30,
1866... ..........358, 360, 532, 674, 714, 745,

1129, 1137, 1169, 1225, 1241, 1272, 1293
bill (H. R. No. 676) making, for the naval
service for the year ending June 30, 1866,
628,742,820, 850, 860, 1057, 1059, 1169, 1172
Arkansas, joint resolution (S. R. No. 104) for
the return of, to the Union......450, 532, 1338
remarks on the, by-

115

.115

Mr. Clark..........

....115

Mr. Sherman..................................115
Mr. Wilson.....

bill (S. No. 359) to reimburse Missouri for
moneys expended for the United States...62
joint resolution (H. R. No. 86) to provide
against periodical rebel invasions of Mis-
souri, and to protect the interests of the Gov-
ernment on the western border.......... ..63
resolution calling upon the Secretary of War
for the report made by General Heron re-
specting the military department of Arkan-

sas........

.....63

bill (S. No. 364) to increase the number of ca-
dets in, and to raise the standard of admis-
sion to the Military Academy................72
(See Military Academy.)

resolution in relation to the treatment of prison-
ers of war......
(See Prisoners.)

.......920
......916, 919
Mr. Collamer........895, 896, 899, 900, 919
Mr. Conness.
...895, 902, 917, 922
Mr. Cowan.........892, 893, 900, 901, 1277
Mr. Doolittle..........
Mr. Foster.......

..902, 921
...898

.73

Mr. Morrill....

bill (H. R. No. 625) to amend an act making
appropriations for the support of the, for the
year ending June 30, 1865, and for other pur-
poses, approved June 15, 1864...............90
joint resolution (S. R. No. 87) in reference to
paymasters' accounts...
.......95

bill (S. No. 378) for the relief of certain non-
commissioned officers, privates, musicians,
and artificers of cavalry.... ...157, 1172
bill (S. No. 383) to repeal an existing provision
of law for recruiting in the rebel States...183
resolution calling for the number of soldiers
and sailors furnished by each State and
Territory.........
...........247, 294
remarks on the, by-
....294

Mr. Collamer....
Mr. Grimes.....

Mr. Wilson......

..294
294

bill (S. No. 406) for the benefit of officers of
the, in the field.......... ...........361, 603
bill (S. No. 408) in addition to several acts for
enrolling and calling out the national forces,
and for other purposes
remarks on the, by-

Mr. Nesmith..

Mr. Powell.......

..898

...920

.1277

..920, 1277

..902, 903, 919

..903, 921, 1277

896, 897, 898, 902, 903, 916, 917, 918, 919
yeas and nays on the....
.901,
902, 903, 919, 920, 921, 922, 1278
bill (H. R. No. 653) to determine the rank of
officers reëntering the military service...915,
927
joint resolution (H. R. No. 169) to provide for
the publication of a full, Register.........915,
927, 980, 1018, 1125, 1169, 1220
joint resolution (H. R. No. 170) declaring and
defining the meaning of the law in regard to
officers' servants..
....915,
927, 1005, 1294, 1358, 1361, 1378, 1380
remarks on the, by-

..........489,
572,604, 609, 631

Mr. Lane, of Indiana.....

.134, 136

Mr. Pomeroy

Mr. Powell

.137

Mr. Trumbull.......... .128, 129, 134, 136
Mr. Wilson......... 128, 131, 135, 136, 137
yeas and nays on the......
joint resolution (S. No. 20) extending the ben-
efits of the bounty granted by the act of July
22, 1861, to certain soldiers who entered the
service prior to May 3, 1861......46, 56, 248
bill (S. No. 103) to define the pay and emolu-
ments of chaplains in the United States, and
volunteer forces.................46, 56, 247, 248
bill (H. R. No. 261) to provide for the volun-
tary enlistment of any persons, residents of
certain States, into the regiments of other
States.....
...46, 56, 248
bill (S. No. 231) concerning the subsistence and
pay of the...
..47, 56, 248
bill (S. No. 284) to increase the efficiency of the
staff of the.......

615, 631, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 640, 642
Mr. Cowan
..611, 612, 615,

616, 631, 632, 634, 635, 637, 638, 639, 641
Mr. Davis.....
....608, 609, 642
....637
..604, 605,

Mr. Farwell..........................
Mr. Grimes......

607, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 642
Mr. Hale............610, 611, 613, 614, 641
Mr. Harlan.......
.632, 640
Mr. Henderson.....
Mr. Hendricks....

..641

.604,

.....1296
1295

Mr. Grimes...1294, 1295, 1296, 1378, 1379
Mr. Hale.......

.1295, 1296

....1295

..1378, 1379

....1294

..1378, 1379

.....1378

1295

1295

.1295

.1294, 1295

.1294, 1295, 1296

..1379

Mr. Wilson...1294, 1295, 1296, 1378, 1379
yeas and nays on the.......
....1295
joint resolution (H. R. No. 172) to authorize
the President to make transfers of officers in
the, of the United States.........915, 927, 980
bill (S. No. 464) in relation to money left by
deserters
....942
joint resolution (S. R. No. 61) amendatory of
an act to provide for the protection of over-
land emigration to the States and Territories
of the Pacific, approved March 3, 1864...980
bill (H. R. No. 543) to increase the efficiency
of the medical corps of the......1019, 1057
remarks on the, by-

bill (S. No. 476) to provide for a chief of staff
to the Lieutenant General commanding the
armies of the United States......

.1099,

1220, 1338, 1354, 1361

joint resolution (S. R. No. 111) to encourage
the employment of disabled and discharged
soldiers........... .784, 1138, 1355, 1361

Army-Continued.

resolution directing the Secretary of War to
report to the Senate if any increase in the
quantity of the, ration is required for the com-
fort of the men or the efficiency of the ser-
vice........
.........784

bill (S. No. 446) to increase the efficiency of the
staff of the...
..........811
joint resolution (H. R. No. 166) to provide for
mustering out of the military service certain
non-commissioned officers and privates who
enlisted to fill old regiments....849, 860, 1219
bill (S. No. 437) to continue in the service of
the United States certain troops in the State
of Missouri.......
..............850
bill (S. No. 455) to amend an act to amend
an act to authorize the employment of vol-
unteers to aid in enforcing the laws and pro-
tecting public property, approved July 22,
1861, approved March 3, 1863.........885, 942
bill (H. R. No. 767) to increase the pay of cer-
tain officers of the, and for other purposes,
915, 927
bill (H. R. No. 765) concerning regimental
and garrison courts-martial......915, 927, 980
bill (H. R. No. 600) for the better organization
of the subsistence department..........915,
927, 980, 1020, 1247, 1355,
1372, 1377, 1378, 1383, 1389

.............

bill (S. No. 434) more effectually to provide for
the national defense by establishing a uniform
militia throughout the United States, 670, 980
bill (S. No. 437) to continue in the service of
the United States certain troops in the State
of Missouri
bill (H. R. No. 688) making appropriations for
the construction, preservation, and repairs
of certain fortifications and other works of
defense, for the year ending 30th of June,
1866...654, 671, 942, 1024, 1048, 1126, 1130
remarks on the, by-

.293
.293

Mr. Wilson....
(See Appropriations.)
Ashley, George-see Court of Claims.
Assay of gold and silver, bill (S. No. 429) to
establish additional offices for the..........604
Asylum, bill (S. No. 479) to incorporate a Na-
tional Military and Naval, for the relief of
the totally disabled officers and men of the
volunteer forces of the United States...1172,
1237, 1338, 1354, 1361
Asylum, Insane-see District of Columbia.
Atocha, Alexander J., bill (S. No. 281) for the
relief of...............45, 46, 184, 751, 768, 812
remarks on the, by-
..46
.45
.45, 46
.1182

Mr. Chandler...

Mr. Collamer.....

Mr. Foster......

Attorney General, report from the....
bill (H. R. No. 578) amendatory of the acts rel-
ative to the office of the, and to fix the com-
pensation of his assistants and clerks, 1007,
1008, 1125, 1297, 1347
Attorneys General of the United States, bill (H.
R. No. 707) to provide for the publication of
opinions of the...1007, 1008, 1125, 1297, 1347
B.

Backus-see Naval Service.
Baker, Mary A., widow of Brigadier General
Edward D. Baker, bill (S. No. 122) for the
relief of..
.........1371, 1391
Bankruptcy, bill (H. R. No. 424) to establish a
uniform system of, throughout the United
States........
..25, 402, 673

remonstrance against.......
.292
Banks, bill (S. No. 477) to authorize State, hav-
ing branches, to become national banking
associations........
.1125
Barry, Garrett R., a paymaster in the United
States Navy, joint resolution (S. R. No. 41)
for the relief of................1338, 1355, 1361
Bath, Maine-see Treasury, Secretary of the.
Beaston, Samuel, bill for the relief of..........247
Belgium-see Treaty.

Berry, General Hiram G., bill (S. No. 44) grant-

ing a pension to the widow of......1371, 1391
Bodfish, A. G., joint resolution (S. R. No. 103)
for the relief of..
.....361
Bonney, Jethro, bill (H. R. No. 571) for the re-
lief of.............
..........574, 587, 942
Books and documents, joint resolution (H. R.
No. 82) in relation to the distribution of,
1125, 1137, 1219
Bootle, Thomas, bill (H. R. No. 454) granting a
pension to.... .........850, 1024, 1339, 1356
Bounty, joint resolution (S. No. 20) extending

the benefits of the, granted by the act of July
22, 1861, to certain soldiers who entered the
service prior to May 3, 1861......... ......46
Bridge across the falls of Ohio river-see Railroad.
Bridge-see Post Office Department; Railroad.
Brigham, Henry A., bill (S. No. 212) for the re-
lief of........ .............................332, 360, 426, 849, 942
remarks on the, by-

Mr. Brown.......
Mr. Chandler......

Mr. Clark.......

.1048

Mr. Cowan.....

.1047

Mr. Farwell.

1047

Mr. Grimes....

..1049

Mr. Hendricks...

Mr. Trumbull.....................1047, 1048
Arsenal, St. Louis, resolution instructing the
Committee on Military Affairs and the Mi-
litia to inquire into the expediency of repeal-
ing the act of Congress of March 2, 1861, en-
titled "An act to remove the United States
arsenal from the city of St. Louis, and to pro-
vide for the sale of the land on which the
same is located".,
...34

bill (S. No. 402) to repeal an act to remove
the United States arsenal from the city of
St. Louis, and to provide for the sale of the
land on which the same is located........307,
362, 888, 923, 942
Arsenals of the United States, joint resolution
(S. R. No. 90) to authorize and direct an in-
ventory of articles in the..............269, 293,
1338, 1355, 1361

.336
....334, 335, 336
..333, 334, 335
..334, 335
..336
.333, 334, 335
...334, 335, 336
..335

Mr. Johnson..
Mr. Morrill........ .332, 333, 335, 336
Mr. Nesmith....
..333, 234, 336
Mr. Trumbull.. ..........................332, 333
yeas and nays on the......................
.......336
British aid to the rebellion, resolution calling on
the President for information in relation to, 4
report from the Secretary of State in answer
thereto......
..8
Brown, B. Gratz, a Senator from Missouri, 34, 45,
46, 63, 160,247, 248, 307, 336, 358,362, 380,
390, 404, 405, 407, 408, 409, 410, 574, 605,
606, 631, 634, 636, 641, 742, 811, 850, 889,
893,898,902,916,917,918, 919, 1006, 1065,
1085, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1170, 1172, 1220,
1222, 1223, 1230, 1234, 1251, 1274, 1299,
1300, 1301, 1302, 1304, 1305, 1311, 1341,
1368, 1369, 1386, 1387, 1389, 1392, 1393

Brown, B. Gratz, a Senator from Missouri-Cort-
tinued.
resolutions by......... ............34, 45, 63
remarks on the joint resolution to encourage

enlistments....

remarks on the bill to reimburse the State of
Missouri............
....380
remarks on retaliation on rebel prisoners, 390,
404, 405, 407, 408, 409, 410
remarks on the enrollment acts... ......605,
606, 634, 636, 641
remarks on the Army appropriation bill...893,
898, 902, 917, 918, 919
remarks on bill to incorporate the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company......916
remarks on recognizing the government of the
State of Louisiana..
...1065
remarks on a picture by Powell...

..1170

remarks on Pacific railroad....1220, 1222, 1223
remarks on the Indian appropriation bill, 1230,
1234, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302
remarks on the internal revenue bill....... 1251
remarks on the bill for the relief of Josiah O.
Armes........
....1274
remarks on the consolidation of the Indian
tribes..........
.................1304, 1305

remarks on the miscellaneous appropriation
bill...........
.1368, 1369, 1386
Buckalew, Charles R., a Senator from Pennsyl-
vania.......... 108, 183, 203, 226, 292, 489, 606,

607, 611, 642, 656, 663, 915, 1101, 1226,
1253, 1296, 1309, 1311, 1338, 1339, 1380
resolutions by...
...203, 226
remarks on enrollment acts...606, 607, 611, 642
remarks on recognizing the government of the
State of Louisiana....
..1101
remarks on the legislative, executive, and ju-
dicial expenses of the Government. .1226
remarks on the internal revenue bill....... .1253
remarks on military service...
.1296

remarks on the consolidation of the Indian
tribes............

bill (H. R. No. 322) to construct a ship, for the
passage of armed and naval vessels from the
Mississippi river to Lake Michigan.....571,
572, 980
bill (S. No. 445) making a grant of public lands
to the State of Michigan to aid in the con-
struction of a ship, to connect Lake Superior
with Portage Lake in the upper peninsula of
that State.
.......811, 1005
joint resolution (S. R. No. 118) to authorize
surveys to be made with a view to the con-
struction of a ship, around the falls of Niag-
ara; to deepen and enlarge the Illinois and
Michigan, and improve the navigation of
the Illinois river; to improve the Upper
rapids and Lower, or Des Moines, rapids
of the Mississippi river; and to improve
the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers.......
..980,