in North America....

..19

Capitol rooms, proposition to pay for repairing, 245
Cartter, David K., a Representative from Ohio, 29
Cass, Lewis, a Senator from Michigan.......243
remarks on his resolution relative to colonization
..90, 96, 97, 98,
100, 128, 129, 131, 133, 158, 173, 176
administered the oath to new Senators.... .243
Census, the condition of the.
Chapman, Charles, a Representative from Con-
necticut....
....65, 66
remarks on the Gardiner claim and the subject
of the prosecution of claims against the Gov-
ernment by members of Congress, &c...109
Charlton, Robert M., a Senator from Georgia-
remarks against the principles of the homestead
bill...
.205
Chase, Salmon P., a Senator from Ohio.....299,
300, 304, 306, 307, 321
resolutions by........ ...257, 262, 312, 319
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to the Superintendent of Public Printing
and clerks....
294,295
remarks on the alleged fraud of Alexander Ram-
say and others, on the Sioux Indians....297,
299, 303
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Captain Ringgold's charts......317
remarks on the proposition for transacting Ex-
ecutive business with open doors........319
remarks on the proposition for publishing the
debates in the National Intelligencer....323,
326, 327, 329, 330
......210

Coal interests, remarks in regard to the.
Coal for the squadron in the Chinese seas or Japan
expedition, resolution in regard to, and re-
marks thereon in the Senate, by-

Mr. Butler

..........

..279

..256, 279
.280
Coin and coinage, gold, in California, remarks in
the Senate concerning, by Mr. Gwin.....43
Coinage bill.
....46

remarks in the House of Representatives on the
bill amendatory of the existing laws relative
to the half dollar, the quarter dollar, the dime,
and the half dime....

remarks, by-

Mr. Dunham..

Mr. Hall...

...190

...190
...190

......

.217

..111

.245
.257

.147

remarks by Mr. Barrere
Courts, expenses of..
.207, 208
Claims, against the Government, remarks concern-
ing the prosecution of, by members of Con-
gress, &c.-see Gardiner Claim.
Committee on . . . .. . . . . ....
Clerk to the Committee on
Clay, Henry, opinions of....
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, call upon the President in
regard to, and debate thereon......245, 246,
247, 257, 263, 266, 271, 280, 284
remarks, by-
Mr. Clayton......245, 247, 258,259,266,
268, 269, 270, 271, 276
Mr. Douglas......256, 257, 258, 260, 267,
268, 269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 290
Mr. Mason .263, 270, 271, 280, 290
Mr. Butler.....
.274, 275, 276
Mr. Everett.
.280, 284
Clayton, John M., a Senator from Delaware, 243,
246, 266
resolutions by....... ...245, 246, 284, 323
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
ty...
.245, 247,
258,259,266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 276
correction of an error in the publication of the
speech of, (note).......
..279
Clemens, Bryant & Co., leave to withdraw the
papers of..
......279
Clemens, Jeremiah, a Senator from Alabama-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America........156
Clerk, proposition for a reading, for the Senate,
301, 305, 307
Clerk to the Committee on Claims continued...257||
Clerks to Committees..
.290, 310
Cleveland, Chauncey F., a Representative from
.34

Debates of the Senate-Continued.

proposition to contract with Mr. Rives for addi-
tional copies of the, and with the editors of
the Union and Intelligencer for the publication
of the revised.....
.311, 314
Debt-see Texas Debt.

.283

Delay of public business, remarks concerning..194
Dickins, Asbury, elected Secretary..
Diplomatic correspondence, concerning.......41,
78, 250, 255, 291, 303
District of Columbia, the affairs of the.... .22
Committee on the......
.245

Dixon, Archibald, a Senator from Kentucky-
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution, relative to
colonization in North America......102. 125
Documents, proposition to continue the folding of,
by messengers........
...307
Dodge, Augustus C., Senator from lowa....283,
292, 312, 327
remarks on the proposition for extra compen-
sation to the Superintendent of Public Print-
ing.....
....293, 294, 295
remarks in regard to the purchase of a machine
for taking the yeas and nays...
..322
remarks in favor of the principles of the home-
stead bill....
...202
remarks on the bill for the construction of a rail-
road and telegraphic line from the Mississippi
valley to the Pacific ocean..
..234
Douglas, Stephen A., a Senator from Illinois, 243,
292, 294, 309, 314, 323
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......159,
160, 170, 174, 176
remarks on the proposition for pay and mileage
to Mr. Yulee.....
......280
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to Superintendent of Public Printing, 294
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk
in the Senate..
..308
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
ty....
256, 257, 258, 260 267, 268,
269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 290
Downer, Avery, leave to withdraw the papers
of..
.307
Downs, Solomon W., a Senator from Louisiana,
177
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant,
138, 145
Drafts, proposition for the withdrawal of certain,
from the files of the Senate...... ....316
Dry-docks, naval, of the United States, proposi-
tion for the purchase of copies of the work
called...
......309
Dunham, Cyrus L., a Representative from Indi-

..159, 160, 170, 174, 176

Connecticut..

Mr. Gwin...、、、、、
...100, 130, 131, 132, 133
Mr. Hale.......97, 98, 100, 126, 131, 160

Mr. Houston..

Mr. Mallory.
Mr. Mangum.
Mr. Mason..
Mr. Seward..
Mr. Shields..

.133, 176

.130, 159, 160
..128, 131, 132

.100, 132, 134, 159

.125, 129, 131

.130, 132, 133

...283
...17, 85

Mr. Soulé...

Mr. Underwood

.102, 103, 118
..132, 177

..245
.312

Mr. Giddings..

Mr. Howard.

.58
.38
.79
..71

243
Everett, Edward, a Senator from Massachusetts,
243, 266
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
280, 284
Executive proceedings of the Senate, proposition
that the, shall be with open doors...312, 319
remarks, by-

Mr. Borland......

.319, 320

Commanders-in-chief, their position in battle..57

Commerce, Committee on....
discharged from subjects

Commercial regulations, proposition for printing

Committee to wait on the President, and their re-

certain.

Mr. Marshall, of California..
remarks in regard to the acquisition of.....90,
118, 156, 170
remarks in regard to-see Colonization.
Custom-house at San Francisco, concerning Rod-
man's report on.....
..323

D.
Davis, John, a Senator from Massachusetts-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......133
Dawson, William C., a Senator from Georgia-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America...133, 134
Debates of the Senate, propositions to pay the
National Intelligencer for publishing the, 257,
321, 323

Mr. Chase.......
Mr Butler.

.293

remarks, by-

Mr. Bright

.295

Mr. Brodhead

.293

.323, 326, 327, 329, 330
....324, 326
.326, 327, 328, 330

......320

Exploration, of Africa, remarks concerning...231
of the Red river-see Marcy, Captain.
Explorations, by Bartlett and Gray, in New Mex-
ico, proposition for purchase of copies of, 312
remarks, by-

Mr. Borland

Mr. Butler..

Mr. Hamlin.

Mr. Houston
Mr. Hunter..
Mr. Mason.

Mr. Pearce......

F.

.312, 314

..313

...313

.312, 313, 314
..312, 313, 314

....313, 314
.312, 314

Fees and costs in the circuit and district courts of
the United States, remarks in the Senate on
the bill to regulate, by Mr. Bradbury....207

Georgiana, remarks in the House of Representa-
tives in reference to the seizure and confisca-
tion of the, by the Spanish authorities, by
Mr. Smart
..40

.......

Geyer, Henry S., a Senator from Missouri-
remarks on the subject of a telegraphic line and
a railroad to the Pacific.....
....186
Giddings, Joshua R., a Representative from Ohio
remarks on the subject of the annexation of
Cuba....
...38
Goodenow, Robert, a Representative from Mas-
sachusetts
......65
Grants of land for railroad purposes in the West,
remarks in the House on the policy of, by
Mr. Sibley.
..188
Gwin, William M, a Senator from California,212,
304, 306, 309, 311, 314, 316, 319
resolutions by.........284, 304, 305, 311, 317
remarks in regard to the gold coin in Califor-
nia
......43
remarks on the resolution in regard to coloniza-
tion in North America..100, 130, 131, 132, 133
remarks concerning the proposition for the im-
provement of Cape Fear river...........247
personal explanation by, in regard to the report
of the Committee on Frauds...
310
remarks on the proposition for additional pay
for publishing the debates....
..315
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts.........317, 318

H.

Hale, John P., a Senator from New Hampshire,
138, 139
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant, 160
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution relative to col-
onization in North America..........97, 98,
100, 126, 131, 160
Hall, Willard P., a Representative from Mis-
souri-

remarks on the coinage bill...... .......190
Hamlin, William T., a Senator from Maine, 284,
292, 296, 312, 315, 317, 319, 323
resolutions by.........291, 292, 309, 311, 319
remarks in regard to the proposition for the im-
provement of Cape Fear river.. . . .. . . .
....247
remarks on proposition for extra compensation
to Superintendent of Public Printing, 291, 292
remarks concerning the printing the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray..
..314
remarks in regard to the reporting and publish-
ing the debates....
..315, 316
remarks on the proposition for purchasing John-
son's machine for voting...
......322
Harris, Isham G., a Representative from Ten-
...58
Holland, Isaac, elected doorkeeper of the Senate,
Homesteads, remarks in the House of Represent-
atives on the subject of granting, by Mr. New-
......181

nessee........

ton.....

283

remarks in the Senate in regard to the home-
stead policy, by-

Mr. Adams.

Mr. Charlton, of Georgia.
Mr. Dodge, of lowa...

.199

....205
.202
Houses for the Vice President and Cabinet officers,

the propriety of building, discussed... 22
Houston, George S., a Representative from Ala-

bama..... ....2, 296, 299, 300, 301, 309
remarks in reply to Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
concerning the causes of delay in the trans-
action of public business...
...194
Houston, Sam, a Senater from Texas...
..243,
279, 300, 309, 316, 322, 323
resolutions by....... .309, 312, 317, 319
remarks on the bill to provide for the payment
of the debts of Texas...
.......153
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America...133, 176
remarks on the proposition for per diem and
mileage to Mr. Yulee....
....282
remarks concerning the printing of the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray......
.....312, 313, 314
remarks in regard to the purchase of Johnson's
machine for voting.....
.321
Howard, Volney E., a Representative from Texas,
remarks on the duty of the United States to take
possession of Cuba....
..79, 218
Hunter, Robert M. T., a Senator from Virginia,
243, 290, 300, 301, 317 319, 330
resolutions by......
.304, 323,
remarks on the bill to provide for the payment
of the Texas debt....
.150
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians..... ..296,
297, 298, 302, 303
remarks concerning duties on iron..... .304
remarks concerning the purchase of copies of
Bartlett and Gray's report of the Mexican
boundary..... .
......312, 313, 314

Lindsay, William, withdrawal of papers of..245
Louisiana-see Sugar interests.

Louisiana, resolution of the Legislature of, concern-

ing the seat of Senator Benjamin........245
Lumber trade, remarks in regard to the......211
M.

Mallory, Stephen R., a Senator from Florida,
296, 318
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......130,
159, 160, 296
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians.....297, 303
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of

copies of Captain Ringgold's charts.....318
remarks on the proposition for purchasing John-
son's machine for voting....
...322
Mangum, Willie P., a Senator from North Caro-
lina-

remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative to
colonization in North America..128, 131, 132
Manufacturing interests, remarks in regard to, 211
Marcy, Captain R. B., proposition to print the
report of, of the explorations of the Red
river...
.........257, 262
Marshall, Edward C., a Representative from Cal-
ifornia-

remarks on the conduct of the Administration in
regard to Cuba and the foreign policy gener-
ally......
...71
Mason, James M., a Senator from Virginia. .245,
246, 256, 257, 262, 266, 271, 284, 291, 296,
299, 300, 301, 304, 307, 309, 311, 314, 316,
317, 321, 322
.256
resolution by.
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant, 134,
164
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to
colonization in North America.........100,
132, 134, 159
remarks on the proposition for pay and mileage
to Mr. Yulee..
....280
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts, &c.........306
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk
in the Senate.....
.....307, 308

.....

remarks concerning the printing of the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray......
..313, 314
remarks on the proposition in regard to report-
ing and publishing the debates..
.315
remarks concerning the construction of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty....... ..263, 270,
271, 280, 290
Maury, M. F., letters from, in regard to the route
to the Pacific, &c.....
.....236, 239

Capitol rooms, proposition to pay for repairing, 245
Cartter, David K., a Representative from Ohio, 29
Cass, Lewis, a Senator from Michigan.......243
remarks on his resolution relative to colonization
in North America.... ....90, 96, 97, 98,
100, 128, 129, 131, 133, 158, 173, 176
administered the oath to new Senators.....243
Census, the condition of the ....
.....19
Chapman, Charles, a Representative from Con-
necticut.....
....65, 66
remarks on the Gardiner claim and the subject
of the prosecution of claims against the Gov-
ernment by members of Congress, &c...109
Charlton, Robert M., a Senator from Georgia-
remarks against the principles of the homestead
bill.....
.....205
Chase, Salmon P., a Senator from Ohio.....299,
300, 304, 306, 307, 321
resolutions by....... ..257, 262, 312, 319
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to the Superintendent of Public Printing
and clerks.....
.294, 295
remarks on the alleged fraud of Alexander Ram-
say and others, on the Sioux Indians....297,
299, 303
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Captain Ringgold's charts......317
remarks on the proposition for transacting Ex-
ecutive business with open doors........319
remarks on the proposition for publishing the
debates in the National Intelligencer....323,
326, 327, 329, 330
Coal interests, remarks in regard to the......210
Coal for the squadron in the Chinese seas or Japan
expedition, resolution in regard to, and re-
marks thereon in the Senate, by-

Contracts for coal-see Coal.
Cooper, James, a Senator from Pennsylvania, 212
resolutions by
...256
remarks on the subject of a railroad and tele-
graphic line to the Pacific..
...183
remarks in regard to the contract for coal for
the Japan expedition....
...256, 279
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians.....297, 302
Corwin, Thomas, remarks concerning-see Frauds
on the Treasury-Galphin Claim.
remarks by Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, in de-
fense of...
....217

remarks by Mr. Barrere
Courts, expenses of.
.207, 208
Claims, against the Government, remarks concern-
ing the prosecution of, by members of Con-
gress, &c. -see Gardiner Claim.
Committee on........

..245
..257

.147

Clerk to the Committee on .....
Clay, Henry, opinions of..
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, call upon the President in
regard to, and debate thereon......245, 246,
247, 257, 263, 266, 271, 280, 284
remarks, by-
Mr. Clayton......245, 247, 258,259,266,

......

268, 269, 270, 271, 276
Mr. Douglas......256, 257, 258, 260, 267,
268, 269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 290
Mr. Mason.......
.263, 270, 271, 280, 290
Mr. Butler....
.274, 275, 276
Mr. Everett..
...280, 284
Clayton, John M., a Senator from Delaware, 243,
246, 266
resolutions by........ .245, 246, 284, 323
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
ty..
.245, 247,
258, 259, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 276
correction of an error in the publication of the
speech of, (note)....
....279||
Clemens, Bryant & Co., leave to withdraw the
papers of...
....279
Clemens, Jeremiah, a Senator from Alabama-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America........156
Clerk, proposition for a reading, for the Senate,
301, 305, 307
Clerk to the Committee on Claims continued...257
Clerks to Committees.....
..290, 310
Cleveland, Chauncey F., a Representative from
Connecticut...
......34

Clingman, Thomas L., a Representative from
North Carolina.......

..........199

remarks concerning the tariff...........31, 55
Clinton, Thomas G., withdrawal of papers of, 322
Cuba, remarks in the House of Representatives on
the subject of the annexation of, or the policy
of the Administration in regard to, by—
Mr. Bell.......

Debates of the Senate-Continued.

proposition to contract with Mr. Rives for addi-
tional copies of the, and with the editors of
the Union and Intelligencer for the publication
of the revised....
..311, 314
Debt-see Texas Debt.
Delay of public business, remarks concerning..194
Dickins, Asbury, elected Secretary........ .283
Diplomatic correspondence, concerning... .41,
78, 250, 255, 291, 303
District of Columbia, the affairs of the.. ...22
Committee on the.....
..245
Dixon, Archibald, a Senator from Kentucky-
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution, relative to
colonization in North America......102. 125
Documents, proposition to continue the folding of,
by messengers......
.307
Dodge, Augustus C., Senator from Iowa....283,
292, 312, 327
remarks on the proposition for extra compen-
sation to the Superintendent of Public Print-
ing.
..293, 294, 295
remarks in regard to the purchase of a machine
for taking the yeas and nays....
..322
remarks in favor of the principles of the home-
stead bill...
...202
remarks on the bill for the construction of a rail-
road and telegraphic line from the Mississippi
valley to the Pacific ocean..... . . . . ... . .234
Douglas, Stephen A., a Senator from Illinois, 243,
292, 294, 309, 314, 323
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......159,
160, 170, 174, 176
remarks on the proposition for pay and mileage
to Mr. Yulee......
.....280
remarks on the proposition for extra compensa-
tion to Superintendent of Public Printing, 294
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk
in the Senate...
...308
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
ty........ .256, 257, 258, 260 267, 268,
269, 271, 274, 275, 276, 290
Downer, Avery, leave to withdraw the papers
of.....
.307
Downs, Solomon W., a Senator from Louisiana,
177
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant,
138, 145
Drafts, proposition for the withdrawal of certain,
from the files of the Senate.............316
Dry-docks, naval, of the United States, proposi-
tion for the purchase of copies of the work
called....
.....309
Dunham, Cyrus L., a Representative from Indi-

ana-

....

.125, 129, 131
.130, 132, 133

..58

.102, 103, 118

.38

..132, 177

Commerce, Committee on.......

discharged from subjects

.245
.312

Commercial regulations, proposition for printing
certain....

.....319

Committee to wait on the President, and their re-
port......

Mr. Marshall, of California..........
remarks in regard to the acquisition of.....90,
118, 156, 170
remarks in regard to-see Colonization.
Custom-house at San Francisco, concerning Rod-
man's report on ...
.323

.79
...71

Mr. Borland..

Mr. Butler

Mr. Chase..

Mr. Phelps...

Committees, standing.

select.....

Committees, clerks to

..319, 320
...321

..319

...320

..245, 326
..245
.179, 323
.290, 310
......18

Commutation claims, concerning..
Compensation, extra-see Beale.
Compensation, extra, to the Superintendent of
Public Printing and his clerks..284, 291, 292
remarks, by-

Mr. Borland.

D.
Davis, John, a Senator from Massachusetts-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......133
Dawson, William C., a Senator from Georgia-
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America...133, 134
Debates of the Senate, propositions to pay the
National Intelligencer for publishing the, 257,
321, 323

Mr. Badger..

Mr Bayard.

.293, 294, 295
.295

Mr. Bright.

.295

Mr. Chase.......
Mr Butler.

.323, 326, 327, 329, 330
.324, 326
.326, 327, 328, 330

Exploration, of Africa, remarks concerning...231

of the Red river-see Marcy, Captain.
Explorations, by Bartlett and Gray, in New Mex-
ico, proposition for purchase of copies of, 312
remarks, by-

Mr. Borland ..

Mr. Butler....

Mr. Hamlin..

Mr. Houston.
Mr. Hunter...
Mr. Mason
Mr. Pearce....

F.

..312, 314

...313

...313

.312, 313, 314
..312, 313, 314

...313, 314
..312, 314

Fees and costs in the circuit and district courts of
the United States, remarks in the Senate on
the bill to regulate, by Mr. Bradbury....207

...71
.245

Foreign Relations, Committee on..
Fortifications at Tortugas and Key West, remarks
in the House of Representatives concerning
the completion of the, by Mr. Cabell.....47
Frauds on the Treasury of the United States, re-
marks in the House of Representatives, on
the bill to prevent, by-

Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee
Mr. Olds..

.64
.67
.217
Frauds, Abuses, &c., Select Committee in the Sen-
ate, on..........
.....279
report of the Committee, proposition to print,
and remarks thereon.
....290,
296, 302, 310, 316, 323
Frauds on the Sioux Indians, propositions in re-
lation to alleged, by Alexander Ramsay and
.296, 302, 312

Mr. Stephens, of Georgia.

others...

remarks, by-

Mr. Adams

Mr. Badger...

.297, 302
..302
.296, 303
.298, 299, 303
.297, 299, 303
....297, 302

.296, 297, 298, 302, 303

.297, 303
.299
.296, 297, 298
..299
..296, 297, 303
Maine.....
...197, 198
remarks on the bill establishing reciprocal trade
with the British North American Colonies,
&c. ......
....229

Fuller, Thomas J. D., a Representative from

Georgiana, remarks in the House of Representa-
tives in reference to the seizure and confisca-
tion of the, by the Spanish authorities, by
Mr. Smart...
.......40

Geyer, Henry S., a Senator from Missouri-
remarks on the subject of a telegraphic line and
a railroad to the Pacific....
.....186
Giddings, Joshua R., a Representative from Ohio
remarks on the subject of the annexation of
Cuba..
..38
Goodenow, Robert, a Representative from Mas-
sachusetts.
..65
Grants of land for railroad purposes in the West,
remarks in the House on the policy of, by
Mr. Sibley
.188
Gwin, William M, a Senator from California.212.
304, 306, 309, 311, 314, 316, 319
resolutions by.........284, 304, 305, 311, 317
remarks in regard to the gold coin in Califor-
nia...
.43
remarks on the resolution in regard to coloniza-
tion in North America..100, 130, 131, 132, 133
remarks concerning the proposition for the im-
provement of Cape Fear river...........247
personal explanation by, in regard to the report
of the Committee on Frauds..
remarks on the proposition for additional pay
for publishing the debates....
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts.........317, 318

.310

.315

souri-

remarks on the coinage bill..

...190

Hamlin, William T., a Senator from Maine, 284,

292, 296, 312, 315, 317, 319, 323
resolutions by.........291, 292, 309, 311, 319
remarks in regard to the proposition for the im-
provement of Cape Fear river.......... .247
remarks on proposition for extra compensation
to Superintendent of Public Printing, 291, 292
remarks concerning the printing the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray....
......314
remarks in regard to the reporting and publish-
ing the debates....

remarks in regard to frauds on the Treasury and
the Gardiner claim.......

..64

Jones, J. Glancy, a Representative from Pennsyl-

vania......

.35

remarks on the subject of the tariff......29, 38
Jones, George W., a Representative from Tennes-
........58, 195

see......

Jones, George W., a Senator from Iowa....243,

resolutions by.......
Journal, correction of the..
Judiciary, Committee on the..
K.

307, 309, 311
.245, 302

......

.245

.245

.322

remarks on the proposition for purchasing John-
son's machine for voting
Harris, Isham G., a Representative from Ten-

Houses for the Vice President and Cabinet officers,
the propriety of building, discussed.......22
Houston, George S., a Representative from Ala-
bama..
..2, 296, 299, 300, 301, 309
remarks in reply to Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
concerning the causes of delay in the trans-
action of public business....
.194
Houston, Sam, a Senater from Texas... .243,
279, 300, 309, 316, 322, 323
resolutions by....
.309, 312, 317, 319
remarks on the bill to provide for the payment
of the debts of Texas.
...153
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America...133, 176
remarks on the proposition for per diem and
mileage to Mr. Yulee..
..282
remarks concerning the printing of the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray...
.......312, 313, 314
remarks in regard to the purchase of Johnson's
machine for voting.......
.......321
Howard, Volney E., a Representative from Texas,
remarks on the duty of the United States to take
possession of Cuba..
...79, 218
Hunter, Robert M. T., a Senator from Virginia,
243, 290, 300, 301, 317 319, 330
resolutions by.......
.304, 323,
remarks on the bill to provide for the payment
of the Texas debt....
...150
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians..... ...296,
297, 298, 302, 303
remarks concerning duties on iron.... ..304
remarks concerning the purchase of copies of
Bartlett and Gray's report of the Mexican
boundary....
..312, 313, 314

I.
Inaugural ceremonies and address of the President
of the United States...
..243
Index to the laws, public, see Index to the Ap-
pendix....

L.

Lands-see Public Lands.

Laws passed during the session-see Index to the
Appendix....

.......VII, XI

Liberia, remarks in the Senate in regard to recog-
nizing the independence of, by Mr. Miller. 231
Library, of Congress-see Capitol.
Committee on the....

..240

Lieutenant General by brevet, remarks in the
House of Representatives on the bill to confer
the title of, by-

Mr. Skelton...

Mr. Smith, of Alabama..

.61

.55

Lindsay, William, withdrawal of papers of..245
Louisiana-see Sugar interests.

Louisiana, resolution of the Legislature of, concern-
ing the seat of Senator Benjamin... .245
Lumber trade, remarks in regard to the......
......211
M.

Mallory, Stephen R., a Senator from Florida,
296, 318
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......130,
159, 160, 296
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians.....297, 303
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of

copies of Captain Ringgold's charts.....318
remarks on the proposition for purchasing John-
son's machine for voting....
..322
Mangum, Willie P., a Senator from North Caro-
lina-

remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative to
colonization in North America..128, 131, 132
Manufacturing interests, remarks in regard to, 211
Marcy, Captain R. B., proposition to print the
report of, of the explorations of the Red
river..
.......257, 262
Marshall, Edward C., a Representative from Cal-
ifornia-

.71

remarks on the conduct of the Administration in
regard to Cuba and the foreign policy gener-
ally.....
Mason, James M., a Senator from Virginia..245,
246, 256, 257, 262, 266, 271, 284, 291, 296,
299, 300, 301, 304, 307, 309, 311, 314, 316,
317, 321, 322
resolution by...
.....256
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant, 134,
164
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to
colonization in North America.. ...100,
132, 134, 159
remarks on the proposition for pay and mileage
to Mr. Yulee...
..280
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts, &c.........306
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk
in the Senate
..307, 308
remarks concerning the printing of the report of
the explorations in New Mexico by Bartlett
and Gray...
..313, 314
remarks on the proposition in regard to report-
ing and publishing the debates..........315
remarks concerning the construction of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty............263, 270,
271, 280, 290
Maury, M. F., letters from, in regard to the route
to the Pacific, &c.....
..236, 239

Messengers, proposition to continue the folding of
documents by, in the Senate......
Mileage-see Yulee.

Military Affairs, Committee on...

.245

Miller, J. W., a Senator from New Jersey-
remarks on the exploration of the interior of
Africa, and in favor of recognizing the inde.
.231
pendence of Liberia
Millson, John S., a Representative from Virginia,
34, 192
remarks in regard to a modification of the tariff,
35
Mint of the United States, operations of the ...87
Missouri compromise, concerning the........129
Monroe doctrines discussed...... ......74, 97,
100, 122, 123, 125

(See Colonization.)
Moore, John, a Representative from Louisiana-
remarks in regard to the sugar interests of Lou-
isiana....
.209
Morton, Jackson, à Senator from Florida, 246, 309
resolutions by...
....245, 280, 284
remarks on the proposition to give pay and
mileage to Mr. Yulee...
..280, 281
Mexican Boundary, the progress of the survey of
the...

.20
Select Committee on the.
..279, 290
Commission, additional papers of the..290, 296
Mexican Claims, concerning the report of the
Committee on......
.323

Pensions-

Navy.....

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

........

...18

.245
...18

Committee on......
Pensioners, revolutionary..
Pettit, John, a Senator from Indiana....245, 283,
284, 296, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay and others, on the Sioux Indians, 299
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Ringgold's charts..... ..317
Phelps, Samuel S., a Senator from Vermont-
remarks on the proposition for purchasing a
machine for voting
.320
Phelps, John S., a Representative from Missouri,
218, 299, 308
Polk, William H., a Representative from Ten-
nessee...
.55, 56
Postal statistics.
.23,24

Postmaster General-see Post Office Department.
Post Office Department, annual report from the, 22
communication from the....
.262

Post Office and Post Roads, Committee on the, 245
Pratt, Thomas G., a Senator from Maryland, 306,
307
President of the United States, annual message of
the
inaugural address of Franklin Pierce as .... .243
committee to wait on the..
..245
calls upon the...
..245, 303, 312, 314
communications from the..
.290, 291
President pro tempore of the Senate, D. R. Atchi-
son appointed..

thanks to the.

valedictory of.

.243
.323
...330

Printing, extra, propositions for. .284, 295, 311
report of the Committee on......
.295
Public Buildings, Committee on...
.246
Public business, remarks in the House of Repre-
sentatives concerning the causes of delay in
the transaction of, by-

Mr. Houston

Mr. McLanahan.

Public debt.....

Public Lands, the operations in the.
Committee.on the........

Q.

Rhode Island, resolutions of the Legislature of, 256
Rice, Francis W., late American consul at Aca-
pulco, leave to withdraw the papers of...309
Ringgold's maps, charts, &c., of the coast of Cali-
fornia, proposition for the purchase of copies
of, and debate concerning..284, 304, 305, 317
Roads and Canals, Committee on.... ..245
Rossemeyer, Mr., leave granted to withdraw the
papers of...
....292
Rule regulating the privilege of admission to the
floor of the Senate, proposition to amend,
279, 284
Rules of the Senate, proposition to amend the..321
Rusk, Thomas J., a Senator from Texas....180,
222, 224, 245, 262, 266, 327, 330
remarks on the proposition for the purchase of
copies of Captain Ringgold's charts......318
S.

Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, authority to the,
to continue the messengers, &c.....307, 323
Seamen, the organization and discipline of....13
Sebastian, William K., a Senator from the State
of Arkansas.........243, 257, 284, 303, 311
resolutions by.....
..257, 312
Secretary of the Interior-see Interior Department.
Secretary of War-see War Department.
Secretary of the Navy-see Navy Department.
Secretary of the Treasury-see Treasury Depart-

ment.

Secretary of State-see State Department.
Secretary of the Senate, directions to the.....245,
284, 302, 304, 305
proposition to authorize the, to appoint a read-
ing clerk.....
.303, 307
Senate, hour of meeting.. .245, 306, 309, 323
proposition for and the election of officers of the,
262, 270, 283
rule in regard to admission to the privileges of
the Chamber of the ..
...279, 284
proposition for a reading clerk to the..301, 303
proposition for open doors during the Executive

..194

.197

Quarrels of great leaders, concerning...........55
R.

Mr. Bell....

session of thes..

Railroad to the Pacific, remarks in the Senate on
the bill providing for a mail line and telegraph
to California and Oregon..... ...177, 183,
186,199, 212, 221
By Mr. Adams...
..199
.221, 224
.177, 221
..183
...234
..186
..212

Mr. Butler

Mr. Cooper

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa.

Mr. Geyer..

Mr. Smith.

283, 284,296,304, 305,
308, 311, 316, 322, 323
resolutions by.....
...243, 284, 296, 310
remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative
to colonization in North America.......130,
132, 133
remarks on the proposition to continue pay to
Robert Beale.....
......305
Sibley, Henry H., a Delegate from Minnesota-
remarks in favor of the policy of grants of land
for railroad purposes in the West.......188
Skelton, Charles, a Representative from New Jer-
sey-

remarks relative to the proposition for the crea-
tion of the office of Lieutenant General....61
Smart, Ephraim K., a Representative from

Maine-

remarks in reference to the seizure and confis-
cation of the barque Georgiana...... ...40
Smith, William R., à Representative from Ala-
bama-

.304, 323

.290, 304

.245, 302
..256

remarks on the bill to confer the title of Lieu-
tenant General by brevet................55
Smith, Truman, a Senator from Connecticut, 283,
317

remarks on the bill for a railroad and telegraph
line to the Pacific.......
Soulé, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana.....245
resolution by.

.212

..323

remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in regard to
colonization in North America, 102, 103, 118
letter of, resigning his seat as Senator......330

.303, 314, 321, 323
.243, 284, 296, 310 ||
..323
..245, 284, 296
.290, 323
..57