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Committees, standing, Roads and Canals, authorized to send for persons and papers...

Foreign Affairs, to inquire into and report what action should be taken by

· our government to place our vessels on an equal footing

with others in West India ports .....
Military Affairs, to inquire into expediency of repealing part of army ap-

propriation bill..
to report bill for furnishing army clothing at soldiers'

homes.........
to inquire into expediency of altering law concerning de-
sertion .............

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Invalid Pensions, to inquire into necessary legislation to facilitate payment

of arrears of pensions....
expediency of altering laws relative to with-

holding pensions .....
Banking and Currency, to report bill probibiting national banks from cer-

tifying checks unless drawers of same have de-

posits in bauk sufficient to pay the same ....
to make certain inquiries concerning operations of

national banks..
Accounts, to examine claim of Matt. Szegady...

to sit during sessions of the House..........
Post Offices and Post Roads, to inquire into necessary legislation for mail

service in South......
expediency of requiring all

mail matter to be prepaid.
Public Lands, to inquire into expediency of amending homestead acts.....

repeal of act to protect rights of

settlers upon public lands of

United States...............

See H. Res. 395.
Printing, to investigate stationery contract of Interior Department.......
District of Columbia, to inquire into police arrangements of Washington City

whether Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot

onght not to be removed................
Public Buildings and Grounds, to inquire into certain statements published

in the Evening Express concerning the
turning over to General Lee of certain

articles taken from Arlington House ....
to examine from time to time the furniture,

&c., of the House of Representatives and
belongings .......

518

. :
Compensation, proposed additional, to employés in civil service of the government.........

See H. Res. 384, 433.
of women employed in the executive departments, concerning....................

346
See H. Res. 454.
Comptroller of the Currency, annual report of........
transmits answer to resolution of the House of May 25, 1868........

109
called on for information concerning national banks.....

171
transmits reply to above....................
Conference Committees on H. R. 941, amending acts in relation to navy and marine corps........ 174, 368, 35

on H. R. 1558, amending act prescribing mode of taking evidence in con-
tested elections.....

..........180, 184, 195, 199
on H, Res. 404, providing for disposition of certain papers relating to mil.
itary claims.......

199, 214, 215
on H. R. 1570, consular and diplomatic appropriations....... ...311, 317, 386, 445, 446,

448, 463, 499, 507
on H. Res. 402, constitutional amendment............
on H. R. 1812, allowing deputy collectors pay of collectors in certain
cases.....

.........419, 440, 455, 450
on S. R. 8, amendment to Constitution of United States..

....424, 430, 449, 466
on S. 440, supplementary to act providing national currency, &

424,502, 550
on H. R. 1599, naval appropriations...

...... 431,
on S. 900, peusion to William B. Looney...
on H. R. 1744, to strengthen public credit.

.........492, 498,
on H. R, 1738, Indian appropriations ...
on H. R. 1746, removal of disabilities.......

...........501, 507, 528, 531, 537
on H. R. 1967, compensating officers and crew of Kearsarge ......
*on H. R. 375, regulating disposition of fines, &c., under laws of customs,
&c., taxing shares of national banks....

504,521
on II. R. 1881, regulating reports of national banks...

....504, 510, 537, 541
on H. R. 1808, post office appropriations...

511, 521,512
on H. R. 1672, legislative, executive, and judicial appropriations .......511,521, 541,543
on H. R, 1911, deficiency appropriations......

..................519, 522. 541.502
on H. R. 1803, army appropriations ........

.............528, 531, 537, 538
on S, R, 178, sympathy with Spain ......
on H. Res. 413, property of W. w. Corcoran in District of Columbia.......

on H. R. 2007, civil appropriations....
Congress, fixing time for regular meetings of, repealing....

See H. R. 1523.
Congressional Record, to provide for publishing ........

See H. R, 1985.
Connecticut, members from the State of, appear, viz: Julius Hotchkiss and Henry H. Starkweather.

William H. Barnum and Richard D. Hubbard appeared ..
establishing certain post roads in...

261, 27
See H. R. 1856, 1861.

57, 246

*The Senate and House disagree on the title to this bill.

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Constitution of United States, proposed amendment......10, 14, 23, 55, 56, 133, 139, 243, 286, 295, 296, 345, 346, 374
See H. Res. 363, 366, 367, S. R. 8, 371, 381, 383, 399, 402, 428, 441, 443, 444, 453, 456.

prohibiting qualifications for suffrage based upon
race or parentage ...............

10
to carry into effect fourteenth article of....

132, 139
See H. R. 1621, 1667.
requesting President to transmit to the several States copies of amend.
ment to, passed February 26, 1869........

478
Consular and diplomatic erpenses, appropriations for.....

See H. R. 1577.
officers receiving greater fees than allowed by law, Report of Secretary of Treasury....

144
Copper, regulating duties on imported, &c........

17
See H. R. 1460.
Copyright, relative to.....

413
See H. Res. 462.
Corcoran, W. W., relative to the property of, in the District of Columbia......

172
See H. Res. 413.
Costello and Warren, Report of Secretary of State on their imprisonment in Great Britain........

release .............

502
Court of Claims, communication from clerk of, transmitting statement of judgments rendered

during 1868..........
repealing act restricting jurisdiction of....

See H. R. 1615.
extending jurisdiction of, to loyal citizens of North Carolina......

132
See H. Res. 393.
act of July 4, 1864, limiting jurisdiction of...

134
See H. R. 1646.
fixing salary of the bailiff of ..........

433
See S. 832.
Courts, creating additional judicial districts in Virginia.....

49
See H.R. 1494.
dividing State of Ohio into three judicial districts, &c...

See H. R. 1525.
establishing new judicial district in Kentucky........

See 11. R. 1526.
to regulate and limit admiralty jurisdiction of district courts of U. S. in certain cases .....

See H. R, 1512.
perpetuating testimony in United States....

See H. R. 220,
defining felonies and misdemeanors..........

..... 94, 397
See H.R. 1258, 198
regulating peremptory challenges in United States.....

94
See H. R. 1258.
establishing police, for District of Columbia....

133
See H. R. 1627.
dividing Kentucky into two judicial districts...........

133
See H. R. 1633.
amending act providing district and circuit, for Nevada...

134
See H. R. 1668.
relative to time for finding indictments in United States, in late rebel States........

142
See S. 584.
allowing defendant in criminal cases to testify..

165
See H. R. 1684.
amending judicial system of the United States...

See H. R. 1725, S. 784.
act of July, 1867, for removal of causes from State to federal......

See H. R. 1775.
of District of Columbia, reorganizing............

204
See H. R. 1788.
increasing number of justices of supreme.

245
See H. R. 1839.
regulating the fees to be allowed to clerks and attorneys in circuit and district, of U. S...

267
See H. R. 1859.
providing for holding term of United States district, at Lewisburg, West Virginia...

286
See H. R. 1875.
giving additional term of United States circuit, for eastern district of Arkansas...........

290
See S. 765,
for execution of judgments in capital cases.....

324
See S. 264.
for providing for term of circuit and district, for Vermont..........

354
See S. 935.
of States and Territories, or foreign nations, providing for execution in District of Colum.
bia of commissions issued by..................

360
See S. 729.
relating to judicial proceedings in District of Columbia...

360
See S. 746.
in New York City, withdrawing jurisdiction of naturalizations from certain

427
See H. R. 2002.
repealing first section of act relating to appeals in supreme.....

523
See H. R. 2022.
Credit, strengthening public... *****

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

See H. R. 1744.
Crete, declaring the duty of the United States government to be to acknowledge the provisional
government of, &c.....

16
Criminals, designatiog place of confinement for..

192
See H. R. 1754.
Cuba, relative to struggle now going on in ....

469
See H. Res. 467.

3, 434

203

.....

1922

Cuba, providing for independence of....

See H. Res. 40
recognizing independence of......

Sce H. Res. 461.
Currency, authorizing issue of national, &c.....

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

See H, R. 1669.
proposed provision against undue expansion and contraction of......

See H. R. 1461.
uniformity of..........

***See H. R. 1475.
regulating value of, and providing for redemption of.

See H. R. 1492, 1364, S. 722.
supplementary to act approved June 3, 1864 .....

See H. R. 1495.
regulating method of converting gold into.......

See H, R. 1833.
supplementary to act to provide a national.......

See H. R. 1848, 1980, 1983.
amending laws to regulate, &c....................

See H. R. 2000.
Custom-louse, authorizing purchase of additional ground for Nashville

See S. 789.
Customs, collector of, providing for vacancy in office of..

See H. R. 1589.

(PETITIONS FROM)
California, citizens of, mail route, Santa Cruz to Felton........

relative to reduction of tax on liquor and tobacco...

legislation on public lands ....
Callaban, J. R.......

See Sen. 902.
Callen, Patrick......
Campbell, C., et al. ...
Campbell, Charles H...
Canaday, William.

See H. R. 1829.
Cannon, G ......
Care, F. B., et. al...
Carney, Matilda......

See H. R. 1952
Carleton, Norwood & Co........
Carr, Mary
Carrell, Adam...
Carry, W. H .........
Carson, Mrs. Susan....

See H. R. 1321.
Carson, William...
Carter, George C.
Case, J. J., et al.
Casevant, Theresa ..
Casler, L. M.........
Casterville, Mary A........
Cate, A. M ....
Caywood, A.J., et al ...
Chambers, Edward R...
Chambers, Julianne......
Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukee
Chamberlain, Harvey S........

See H. R. 1750.
Champs, John W...
Chapman, William S.
Clarke, Elizabeth.

See Sen. 906.
Clark, John ....
Clark, Laura...
Clarke, Mary J..
Clark, Robert B., et al.
Clark, Sophia......
Clark, Wheeler H.
Clark, William T..
Clay, Hon. C.M....
Clements, Luretta..
Cobb, Charles H...
Cochran, A. F.....
Coffey, Julius ....
Colbatb, Maria B..
Cole, Jeremiah ....
Coleman, John .....
Colorado, citizens of, relative to tax on tobacco........
Commerdinger, John P.D.
Conkel, Rachel....
Connecticut, citizens of, against increase of duty on steel...

owners and masters of vessels, for protection..
engaged in coasting trade for relief...

for improvement of Mantic River ...
Conrad, Mary Jane............
Cook, Charles C.....

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101
445
157
181
187

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Cook, J.A................
Cook, Michael..
Cook, Morris.....
Cooper, Charles......
Copeland, Elizabeth ..
Correl, Hiram........
Cousins, J. G., et al.....
Cox, James .........................................................
Crabtree, Hiram, et al......

See H. R. 1801.
Craig, James B...
Cramer, G. H.....
Crane, Charlotte...

See Sen. 846.
Crary, Samuel.....
Crawford, Eliza J....

***encere See H. R. 1750***erenne
Crawford, F., et al.
Cromelien, R......
Crompton, George...
Cromwell, Mary M ..
Crowe, Charles C....

See H. R. 1770.
Cune, Adolph.....
Curtis, Joel W
Curtis, Joel W....

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Urum

p

o

u,

GTOOT 30...............................

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

D.

Dakota, laws of, for 1867-8........

relating to Indian affairs at Fort Randall....
delegate from Territory of, appeared, viz: Walter A. Burleigh .....
authorizing erection of brick buildings for military purposes at Fort Totten....

See S. R. 230.
Deaths, Thaddeus Stevens, member from Pennsylvania....

Darwin A. Finney, member from Pennsylvania......

James Hinds, member from Arkansas ........
Debates, in Congress, providing for reporting and publishing of....

See S. R. 231.
proposal that Congressional Printer shall report and publish........
Debt, to provide for funding and paying national.......

See H. R. 1764, 1865.
prevent further increase of the public.....

See H. R. 1882.
amending laws providing sinking fund for payment of.....................

See H. R. 2000.
Defences of Washington, repealing section two of act providing for completion of .......

See H. R. 1685.
Defendant, in criminal cases to testify, proposal to allow....

See H. R 1684.
Delaware, member from the State of, appears, viz, John A. Nicholson ..........
establishing certain post route in..................

See H. R. 1614.
Dempsey & O'Toole, rescinding all stationery contracts with.

See H. Res. 442.
Depredations, by certain Indians on western frontier settlements..

See H. Res. 424.
Diplomatic and consular erpenses, appropriations for .....

See H. R, 1570.
Disabilities, removal of. (See Reconstruction.)
regulating rights of married women in...

See S. 177.
District of Columbia, amending charter of National Capital Insurance Company.........

See S. 642.
to establish telegraph lines between Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal-
timore, and Washington ......

See H, R. 1504, 1689.
authorizing Southern Maryland Railroad Company to enter ..............

See H. R. 1505.
providing for the paving of Pennsylvania avenue..

..........
See H. R. 1511, S. 786, H. R, 1884.
for the better protection of women of ......

.........
See H. R. 1524, 1761.
extending right of suffrage in ..........

See H. R. 1530.
authorizing building of military and postal railway from Washington to

New York........................................

See H. R. 621.
cities therein to issue coupon bonds and borrow money.......

See H, R. 1552.
incorporating Columbia Railway Company...

See H. R. 1553.
University for the Blind in

See HR. 1563.
relating to proof of wills in ......

See S. 612.
for temporary relief of poor and destitute people in.........

See S. 693.

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215

District of Columbia, relative to Metropolitan Railway Company....

See s. 711.
incorporating Lincoln Art Association..

See H. R. 1572.
relative to office of register of deeds for.
defining fees of recorder of deeds of, and providing for appointment of war.
den of jail in...

See S. 712.
incorporating Washington Market Company....

See H. R. 1609.
establishing police court for......

See H. R. 1627.
providing for removal of Centre Market in Washington, &c.......

See H. R. 1628.
repealing usury laws in force in....

See H. R. 1634.
incorporating National Art Union Association...........

See H, R. 1664.
repealing act incorporating National Life Insurance Company.....

See H. R. 1690.
incorporating Butchers' Benevolent Association.....

See H. R. 1707.
providing for representation of, in Congress..

See H. R. 1732.
relative to property of W. W. Corcoran in.

See H. Res. 413.
incorporating United States Aid Associations ...

See H. R. 1742.
amending charter of Georgetown...

See H. R. 418.
changing name of Four-and-a-half street in Washington to Lincoln avenue.

See H. Res. 253.
incorporating Masonic Mutual Relief Association....

See H. R. 1758.
for better protection of rights of women in ......

See H, R. 1761.
reorganizing courts of ....

See H. R. 1788.
providing for formation of corporations in, &c ...............

See S. 102.
increasing number of justices of supreme court of.............

See H. R. 1839.
defining duties and powers of coroner of Washington courty......

See H. R. 1851.
incorporating National Gold and Silver Mining Company.....

See H. R. 1862.
removing disabilities of certain citizens of...

See H, R. 1905.
incorporating National Railway, Loan and Trust

See H. R. 1907.
for further security of equal rights in.

See S. 228.
providing for executions in, of commissions issued by courts of States, Ter-
ritories, or foreign nations ...........

See S. 729.
relating to judicial proceedings in........

See $. 746.
concerning divorces in........

See S. 785,
incorporating Uniontown and Washington City Railroad Company in.....

See S. 532.
donating to the public schools of Washington frame building at southeast
corner of Twenty-second street west and I street north..........

See S. R. 218.
supplementary to act authorizing construction, &c., of Baltimore and
Potomac railroad ...................

See S. 936.
incorporating National Junction Railway Company .......

See S. 669.
Secretary of the Interior transmits report of the trustees of the colored

schools in ......................................................
Documents, extra copies of, tariff bill, H. R. 1349, 500 proposed.................................

500 ordered ......
eulogies on Thaddeus Stevens, 30,000 ordered...
report of Special Commissioner of the Revenue, 21,000 proposed...

21,000 ordered ....
6,000 additional pr

posed .....
H. R. 1060, internal revenue, 500 ordered.
annual report of Superintendent of Coast Survey, 2,500 proposed......

2,500 ordered .....
evidence before Reconstruction Committee, (affairs in Georgia)

5,000 ordered....

3,000 ordered.
report of R. W. Raymond, (mining statistics,) 30,000 proposed.......

15,000 ordered ........
report of Smithsonian Institution, 5,000 proposed ..

5,000 ordered.....

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