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70, 174, 176

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26, 131, 160

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30, 159, 160

28, 131, 132

32, 134, 159

25, 129, 131

30, 132, 133

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..132, 177
a battle..57

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.312

or printing
..319
nd their re-
...245,326
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..290, 310
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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,

ty...

246, 266
resolutions by...245, 246, 284, 323
remarks concerning the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
..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

.290, 310

Clerk to the Committee on Claims continued...257
Clerks to Committees.
Cleveland, Chauncey F., a Representative from

Connecticut

.34

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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

.283

Debt-see Texas Debt.
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 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

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Election of officers of the Senate...283
Estimates..

..........17,85

Evans, Josiah J., a Senator from South Carolina,

243

243, 266

Everett, Edward, a Senator from Massachusetts,
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....

Mr. Butler

Mr. Chase...
Mr. Phelps...

.319, 320

.321

..319

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

sher, Harriet F., withdrawal of paj
heries, coast, concerning the......
Cheries on the coasts of the British N
Jean Provinces, proposition to
5pies of the..
France, Committee on
Funces of Government, report on th
Facial statistics.

more, Mrs., death of, announced..
Hamilton, Senator from New Yo
stion by....
atrick, Benj., a Senator from Ale
na, B. B., leave to withdraw the

mign policy of the Administration,
the House of Representatives in
br Mr. Marshall...

Relations, Committee on.....
inns at Tortugas and Key We
in the House of Representatives
empletion of the, by Mr. Ca
the Treasury of the United
wis in the House of Represen
prevent, by-
Johnson, of Tennessee...
Ids..

sephens, of Georgia.....
uses, &c., Select Committee

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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-
...190

remarks on the coinage bill
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-

of Cape Fear river...

.247

provement of C
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

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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

.304, 323,

resolutions by.....
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-

he policy of, by

pendix

.VII

......188

private, see Index to the Appendix

...XI

n California.212,

Ingratitude, national..

.57

1, 314, 316, 319

Indian affairs, the condition of the....

.18

14, 305, 311, 317
coin in Califor-

Indian Affairs, Committee on...

.245

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instructions to the Committee on....

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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

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..18

.245

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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-
....55, 56
.23, 24

nessee.

Postal statistics
Postmaster General-see Post Office Department.
Post Office Department, annual report from the, 22

.262

communication from the....
Post Office and Post Roads, Committee on the, 245
Pratt, Thomas G., a Senator from Maryland, 306,
President of the United States, annual message of

the

307

.......1
....245

inaugural address of Franklin Pierce as ....243
committee to wait on the....
calls upon the..

...245, 303,

communications from the.....

President pro tempore of the Senate, D. R. Atchi-

312, 314

.290, 291

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son appointed.

....243

5, 280, 284

thanks to the.

.323

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Rhode Island, resolutions of the Legislature of, 256
Rice, Francis W., late American consul at Aca-

256

.279

.284, 304, 305, 311, 317

Mr. Hamlin......291, 292, 309, 311, 319
Mr. Houston..........309, 312, 317, 319

Mr. Hunter..

Mr. James.

Mr. Jones, of lowa

Mr. Mason.

.304, 323

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

......245

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Roads and Canals, Committee on..
Rossemeyer, Mr., leave granted to withdraw the
papers of..
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

.290, 304
.245, 302

coal for the

....256

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.257, 312

by Bartlett

Mr. Seward

...312, 314

Mr. Shields.

.303, 314, 321, 323
.243, 284, 296, 310

ted States,

Mr. Soulé...

.323

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306, 307, 309, 315, 316, 324, 330
resolutions by..............303, 314, 321, 323
remarks in regard to the Tehuantepec grant,
140, 164

remarks on the amendment providing for the
payment of the creditors of Texas.239
remarks on Mr. Cass's resolution in relation to
colonization in North America, 125, 129, 131
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians, 296, 297, 298
remarks on the call for information in regard to
the amount of United States bonds held in
Europe, &c..
remarks in regard to the reporting and publish-
ing the debates.

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Shields, James, Senator from Illinois...103, 280,
283, 284, 296, 304, 305,

308, 311, 316, 322, 323
resolutions by243, 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-

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

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remarks on the affairs of New Mexico.....103
Welch, Purser, letter of Mr. Kennedy, Secretary
of the Navy, exculpatory of 302
Weller, John B., a Senator from California..136,

245, 257, 279, 284, 290, 301
.290, 323

resolutions by.....
remarks on the proposition for publishing the
debates in the Intelligencer. 326, 327, 328, 330
Wellington, the promotions of the Duke of....57
West, James H., imprisoned in Cuba, resolutions
of the Legislature of Rhode Island in relation
to, &c...
...256, 262
Widows of revolutionary soldiers, pensions under
the law providing for the...... .........18
Woodward, Joseph A., a Representative from
South Carolina-

remarks on the proposition to raise a select com-
mittee on the tariff.

..52

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the bill establishing.......

.198

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remarks in the House of Representatives on the

on the proposition for continuance of compen-

.209

bill establishing, &c., by-

sation to Robert Beale...

...305

m Massachusetts,

Mr. Fulier, of Maine.

.229

290

Mr. Tuck...

.197

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g, and clerks, and

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on the proposition for a reading clerk to the

Senate

ation to......284,

Trade with Canada, concerning.

..309

.211

291, 292

Treasury Department, annual report from the, on

on the proposition for the purchase of copies of

2, extra.

the condition of the finances.

.85

Captain Ringgold's charts.

.....319

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calls upon the, for information........304, 323

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Treasury, frauds on the-see Frauds.
Treaty-see Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.

on the proposition for the purchase of Johnson's
machine for taking the yeas and nays...319,

321, 322

remarks, by

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Mr. Dodge, of lowa..........

.322

Underwood, Joseph R., a Senator from the State

Mr. Hamlin...

.322

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of Kentucky.......

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remarks on the resolution of Mr. Cass relative

to colonization in North America...132, 177

V.

Voting, machine for-see Yeas and Nays.

W.

Walker, Isaac P., a Senator from Wisconsin..202,
245, 305, 306, 307, 308
resolutions by245, 284, 296
remarks on the proposition for per diem and
mileage to Mr. Yulee..... ........282
remarks on the alleged frauds of Alexander
Ramsay, on the Sioux Indians..296, 297, 303
remarks on the proposition for a reading clerk in
the Senate.......307, 308

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TO THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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Arms, inquiry as to expediency of manufacturing

of, by contract..

distribution of, to Iowa........

....352

Almanac, (Nautical,) appropriation for the...353 || Armories, superintendent of...........352
American Archives, appropriation for.......343
Appeal, what papers necessary on...... ...335
from courts of Washington Territory......340
Appointment, of assistant postmaster generals, 363
of new registers and receivers.........334, 360
of surveyor general in California..........360
of assistant secretary of state, authorized...350
of additional appraiser general............ 347
Appraiser General, additional, to be appointed for
the Pacific coast....

..347

Appropriations, for Indian affairs, the army, the
navy, pensions, light-houses, military acade-
my, harbors and rivers, fortifications, ocean
mail steamers, post offices, deficiencies. See
those titles

.351

Army, general appropriation bill for.........351
salary of military storekeepers in Oregon, Cali-
fornia, and New Mexico..
companies of light artillery to be remounted, 351
arsenals may be abolished
report to be made respecting manufacturing arms
by contract...

...351

.352

extra pay to garrison of Fort Laramie.....352
promotion in the corps of topographical engi-

neers.

.352

Western Military Asylum...352
survey of railroad route to the Pacific......352

dafajenow appropriation for

249

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