Staff departments of the army. Repeal of acts organizing the Steamships. Ocean mail Stevens' war steamer. Stockton, F. B. Stone, William D. Strubing, Catharine.. Sykes, John J.... Tennessee. Legislature of, respecting completion of navy-yard at Memphis Texas, officers of its navy to be incorporated into the navy of the United States. Tonnage duty on Spanish vessels.... Topographical engineers and ordnance officers. Promotion of. Trade. Charleston board of.... Vera Cruz and New Orleans, via Tampico. Carrying the United States mail be- ... Vincent, Frederick, administrator of James Le Caze.. .... Warrington, M. K., and St. J. Chubb, executors of Captain Lewis Warrington.. Watts, Juliana, and Juliana W. Campbell... 47 2 315 2 220 Weed, Elijah J., case of.. Weeks, David P..... Wells, Clark H.. 2 343 Welsh, George P. 2 343 West Feliciana Railroad Company. 1 144 Weston, jr., Nathan... 1 166 Western Cherokees, claim due by them. 1 190 Whipple, John W., administrator of Joseph H. Whipple... 2 274 White, John Moore... 1 151 Yulee, Hon. D. L., communication from. (See Miscellaneous Documents, No. 109; also report of select committee, No. 110.) Yulee, Hon. D. L., contesting the seat of Hon. Stephen R. Mallory.. ..... REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Reports of the Committee on Foreign Relations. Petition of Lieut. W. D. Porter-S. bill No. 254... Catharine Crosby, one of the heirs of Thomas D. Anderson-S. bill Resolution respecting payment of the claim in the case of the Spanish schooner Petition of Joseph Balestier-S. bill No. 416 Message of the President of the United States, accompanied by sundry documents Vol. No. Petition of Samuel A. Belden & Co... 2 272 2 303 2 345 2 355 Reports of the Committee on Finance. Resolution (S. No. 10) for the relief of Alexander P. Field..... 1 23 So much of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury as relates to a change in 1 104 Petition of the West Feliciana Railroad Company-S. bill No. 306 1 144 Memorials of George Foster and others, of Charles Belcher & Co, of Puig, Mix 2 291 and papers of Edwin Lord and Francis Bacon-S. bill No. 479. 2 292 from J. F. Gilpin and others-S. bill No. 534..... 2 338 Reports of the Committee on Commerce. Petition of William P. Greene-S. bill No. 66、.......... John A. McGaw-S. bill No. 67... Bill (S. No. 68) for the relief of Charles N. Kellett..... 1 1 Bill (S. No. 69) for the relief of Enoch Baldwin.. 1 Memorial of merchants and others of Portland, Maine, for a marine hospital Bill (S. No. 80) for the relief of Thomas H. Leggett. 1 Resolution of the legislature of Michigan, asking an appropriation for a ship canal 1 24 Memorial of Charles S. Jackson Memorials of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, port wardens, and board of Several memorials of merchants, underwriters, and others, for an exploration and Vol. No. Petition of George Dennet-S. bill No. 311.... Bill (S. No. 402) for the relief of the legal representatives of Amos Proctor S. bill No. 410.. Petition of Thomas Thurston-S. bill No. 427... Resolution of the Senate as to the expediency of abolishing the exaction of the Bill (S. No. 65) to repeal an act entitled "An act concerning tonnage duty on Memorial of Auguste Métayé-S. bill No. 517. certain importers at New Orleans for an increase in the number of 2 235 citizens of Louisiana for an extension of the port of New Orleans to 2 326 Petition of John Gray and Wyer G. Sargent-S. bill No. 524 2 333 Reports of the Committee on Military Affairs. Memorial of Margaret Hetzel-S. bill No. 83.. mayor and common council of the city of Chicago-S. bill No. 241.. Sylvester Churchill-S. bill No. 275.. Petition of Colonel James R. Creecy-S. bill No. 276 1 110 Report to accompany S. bill No. 304, to increase the efficiency of the artillery To repeal acts organizing the staff departments of the army, and to provide for the 2 217 Petition of John C. Hays...... 2 221 Memorial of lieutenants of the corps of engineers, topographical engineers and 2 239 Explanatory of the act of September 28, 1850, relating to pay of principal assistant in Ordnance Bureau-S. bill No. 437. 2 240 Petition of Langdon C. Easton-S. bill No. 469 2 277 House bill No. 259, to provide for the protection of the Territories of New Mexico, 2 289 Memorial of the agent of the State of Georgia for the payment of all claims for 2 329 R. M. Heath, agent of the State of Virginia, for refunding to that 2 332 David Butler... 2 339 of the agent of the State of Maine for the allowance of certain claims 2 346 Reports of the Committee on Naval Affairs. Memorial of Eliza C. Bache-S. bill No. 70. 1 6 S. bill No. 15-to establish a navy-yard and depot on the bay of San Francisco, 1 14 Petition of Surgeon D. P. Edwards, and other naval medical officers serving with S. bill No. 38-for the relief of M. K. Warrington and C. St. J. Chubb, executors Vol. No. John O. Means-S. bill No. 132. S. bill No. 81-for the relief of the administrator of John Bryan.. John W. Simonton and John Whitehead-S. bill No. 156. Thomas Pember-S. bill No. 200.... Resolution as to the establishment of a naval depot at Key West-S. bill No. 256. James Glynn-S. bill No. 234.... Hemorial of L. M. Goldsborough, G. J. Van Brunt, and S. F. Blunt-S. bill No. 274.. Thomas Marston Taylor-S. bill No. 288.. S. bill No. 292-for relief of R. W. Meade-recommitted.. Petition of James D. Johnston... Memorial of Z. F. Johnston-S. bill No. 321... Construction of a war steamer by Robert L. Stevens-S. R. No. 26.. Petition of Purser F. B. Stockton-S. bill No. 295..... 1 132 petty officers and seamen of the steamer Missouri-S. bill No. 327. Memorial of the legislature of Tennessee for the completion of the navy-yard at John Duff, for himself and Joseph Gonder, jr.-S. bill No. 445. Lieutenant Van Rensellaer Morgan-S. bill No. 497. of mechanics and other citizens of Florida, praying that a ship-of-war 2 254 Dr. Washington Moreland, in behalf of the claim of Joseph More- 2 320 Resolutions of the legislature of Pennsylvania in favor of the establishment of a 2 331 Claim of Thomas P. Parsons for arrears of pension-See bill No. 535. Joint resolutions of the legislature of Texas as to the incorporation of the Texan 2 847 2 351 2 356 S. bill No. 422-for the relief of the sureties of Robert S. Moore, deceased.. Reports of the Committee on Public Lands. Sidney S. Alcott-S. bill No. 50. Charles Melrose-S. bill No. 43. Victor Morass-S. bill No. 58.. ..... .... S. bill No. 53-to provide for the unpaid claims of the officers and soldiers of the |