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Resolutions of the House-

By Mr. Archer: Judiciary Committee to report a bill appropriating money to reimburse
the President for expenses incurred in the impeachment trial...

By Mr. Arnell: directing the payment to Mrs. Hines, of Arkansas, the balance due her
late husband as a member of the House of Representatives..
relative to Ku-Klux-Klan outrages in Tennessee

By Mr. J. M. Ashley: asking the Secretary of War for report of General Cram on survey
for ship canal, Maumee Bay.

By Mr. Baker: referring the report of the Commissioner of Education to the Committee
on Education and Labor..

Committee on Public Lands to inquire as to relief for Sebastian Reichert.

By Mr. Banks: referring to Committee on Foreign Affairs a request that the President
obtain a settlement of the "Perkins" claim..........

to print papers relating to the Chinese and Japanese indemnity fund.

relative to the claim of Benjamin W. Perkins and others against the Russian gov-
ernment.....

By Mr. Beaman: suspension of rules on House bill No. 1808.

By Mr. Beck: asking Secretary of the Treasury relative to orders, regulations, &c.,
respecting the execution of the internal revenue laws

Committee on Reconsituction to print certain documents..

By Mr. Blair: authorizing a warrant for the arrest of John H. Bell and David W. Reeves.
interrogatories to John H. Bell

interrogatories to David W. Reeves

for the discharge of Blair and Reeves..

By Mr. Broomall: relative to the President's annual message.

to bring to the House absent members..

dispensing with further proceeding under the call of the House

relative to the pay of committee clerks.

relative to the furnishing of the hall and committee rooms of the House of Repre-
sentatives

By Mr. Boutwell: concerning the condition of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas
By Mr. Brooks: authorizing the Reconstruction Committee to summon witnesses..
for the discharge of Florence Scannell...

By Mr. B. F. Butler: asking the Comptroller of the Currency as to the exchange of
securities by national banks, &c..

asking Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the American fisheries on

the coast of the British Provinces

protesting against counting electoral vote of Georgia.

to pay expenses of sending home the remains of Thaddeus Stevens

relative to printing the report of the committee on Prince Edward's Island

By Mr. Cake: to print extra copies House bill No. 1,349 ..

to print eulogies on the late Thaddeus Stevens

By Mr. Churchhill: asking the Secretary of the Interior for report on the Union Pacific
railroad.

By Mr. Sidney Clarke: asking Secretary of the Interior as to the expenses of the com-
missioner to treat with the Osage Indians

asking Secretary of the Interior why certain Kansas Indian trust lands have not
been put into market

By Mr. Cook: Committee on Roads and Canals authorized to examine witnesses under

oath

concerning Anderson and Switzler contested election case..

By Mr. Coburn: Committee on Public Expenditures to inquire into Wells, Fargo & Com-
pany's contracts.....

relative to the admission of the people to the galleries.

By Mr. Cornell: asking the Secretary of War for information relative to the survey of
Rondout Harbor..

By Mr. Covode: granting use of a portion of the Capitol for inauguration proceedings,
(concurrent)

relative to certain relics in the Interior Department..

By Mr. Cullom: relative to Hayti and San Domingo

By Mr. Dawes: relative to the eight-hour law

asking Secretary of the Treasury for report relative to engraving and printing in
the Treasury Department..

concerning Wimpy & Christy contested election case..

authorizing the Select Committee on Election Frauds to employ additional clerks..
for the arrest of Florence Scannell.

to print report and testimony in the New York election frauds..

By Mr. Dawes: to pay Simon Jones, J. Willis Menard, and Caleb S. Hunt, claimants of
seats in the House

appointing a Committee to inform the Senate of the election of T. M. Pomeroy as
Speaker

appointing a committee to inform the President of the election of T. M. Pomeroy
as Speaker of the House.

By Mr. Dickey: announcing the death of Hon. Thaddens Stevens.

By Mr. Ela: referring to Banking and Currency Committee an inquiry as to further legis-
lation respecting insolvent banks.

Committee on Printing to investigate the stationery contracts of the Interior
Department...

to print the report of the Special Commissioner of the Revenue

relative to printing the debates of Congress, (concurrent).

By Mr. Eliot: Committee on Commerce to inquire as to the repeal of acts concerning
tonnage duties on Spanish vessels

asking Secretary of War for the report of General James H. Wilson...

By Mr. Elliott: on the death of Hon. James Hinds, of Arkansas..

By Mr. Farnsworth: relative to buildings rented by the various departments.

By Mr. Garfield: appointing a select committee on the census

censure of E. D. Holbrook, delegate from Idaho Territory.

to print testimony &c., taken by the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Golliday: relative to the transportation of petroleum on passenger vessels.
By Mr. Griswold: relative to the claim of Oliver Bascom.

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Resolutions-Continued.

By Mr. Higby: Secretary of the Treasury to inform the House relative to printing for
Idaho Territory, and defalcation of Horace C. Gibson...

for printing report of A. W. Raymond

declaring against subsidies...

By Mr. Holman: relative to grants of public lands..

asking Secretary of State for correspondence between Minister Webb and Rear-
Admiral Davis

By Mr. S. Hooper: asking Secretary of the Treasury as to the condition of the National
Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank at Albany, New York.

By Mr. C. D. Hubbard: Committee on Invalid Pensions to inquire as to granting a pension
to Eveline Sheridan

By Mr. R. D. Hubbard: asking Secretary of the Interior for statement of money paid for
works of art, &c...

By Mr. Hunter: asking Secretary of State for information concerning representative of
this country in Spain

By Mr. Jenckes: for printing of report on coast survey

By Mr. T. L. Jones: declaratory as to the pay of female employés of the government...
asking Secretary of the Treasury for information relative to public buildings at
Covington, Kentucky....

relative to certain relies in the Patent Office

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By Mr. Judd directing Secretary of War to make surveys of the harbor at Chicago, Il.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

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directing Secretary of War to have examinations and surveys made at the port of
Chicago.

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relative to the act granting increased pension to Emily B. Bidwell and Sarah
Hackleman...

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relative to illegal slaveholding in Kentucky.

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relative to contracts to be paid in gold.

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By Mr. Kelsey: asking Secretary of State for information relative to the property of
William T. Harris, deceased..

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By Mr. Kelley: asking Secretary of the Navy what amount of money has been expended
in experiments of steam engineering.

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asking Secretary of State relative to the incarceration of E. Cabada by the captain
general of Cuba..

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E. B. Elliott's letters on unitication of coinage

By Mr. Lawrence: relative to sales of gold by the Secretary of the Treasury.

to investigate the election frauds in New York

calling on departments for reports as to reduction of force and expenses in their
departments.

Committee on New York Election Frauds authorized to report at any time.
for the arrest of Henry Johnson..

certain interrogatories to Henry Johnson

certain interrogatories to Florence Scannell.

for the discharge of Henry Johnson from custody.

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for the discharge of Florence Scannell from custody.

By Mr. Logan: relative to articles taken from the Arlington House..

By Mr. Lynch: relative to commerce with the Spanish West India Islands.
asking Senate to return House resolution 332

By Mr. Maynard: relative to the city police.....

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relative to the distribution of documents to members of the fortieth Congress.

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asking Secretary of War in regard to documents relating to the rebellion.

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By Mr. Mullins: concerning the Ku Klux Klan

By Mr. Mungen: to print Niles's Register

asking Secretary of State for information in regard to the arrest of American citi-
zens in Paraguay.

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calling on Secretary of the Treasury for statement of gold coin sold since January
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calling on Secretary of State for papers in relation to the claim of Owen Thorn
asking Secretary of the Treasury concerning money for abandoned lands
By Mr. Niblack: concerning the charge of desertion against certain soldiers in the late war.
concerning withholding of pensions from widows, &c.
relative to public lands in Knox County. Indiana..

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By Mr. Nicholson: asking Secretary of the Treasury for information as to surveys in the
harbor of Delaware Breakwater.

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relative to surveys in the harbor at the Delaware Breakwater

By Mr. Norris: relative to the mail service in the late rebellious States..
By Mr. Paine inquiry of Secretary of War relative to the army in Texas
inquiry of Secretary of War relative to the army in Texas rescinded

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Resolutions of the House-Continued.

By Mr. Paine: relative to representation of the State of Georgia in the House

inquiry of Secretary of War relative to trial, &c., of persons in reconstructed
States

By Mr. Pettis: on the death of the late Darwin A. Finney, member of Congress

on Chaves es Clever contested election case..

By Mr. Peters: to print eulogies on Hon. T. Stevens.

By Mr. Perham: relative to the payment of arrears of pensions..

By Mr. Pike: relative to the payment of United States notes...

By Mr. Pile: relative to further protection of life and property on rivers flowing into the
Gulf of Mexico..

asking Secretary of War for engineer officer's report on the bridge over the Mis-
souri River at Kansas City

relative to the pay of Matt. Szegadz, deceased..

By Mr. Poland: Committee on the Revision of the Laws authorized to employ a clerk.
By Mr. Prince: referring the contested election case Wimpy and Christy to the Committee
of Elections

asking Secretary of the Interior for information concerning amount of claims
against United States for taking census in 1860

By Mr. Price: calling on Secretary of the Interior for report on Union Pacific railroad......
relative to national banks certifying checks.

asking Secretary of the Interior for report of the President of the Union Pacifie

railroad

By Mr. Pruyn: relative to the admission duty free of "flowering plants

to print report of the Smithsonian Institution

By Mr. Randall: relative to amending the Rules .

By Mr. Raum: relative to mileage of members at the July session, 1867..

By Mr. Robertson: asking Secretary of the Navy for correspondence of Rear-Admiral
Davis concerning the Paraguay difficulties

By Mr. Robinson; calling on the President for additional correspondence with our chargé
d'affaires in London..

By Mr. Roots: relative to enlarging the Committee on Pacific Railroads

By Mr. Ross: to draw seats.

relative to naturalization.

By Mr. Schenck: Committee on Revision of the Laws to inquire as to amending the natu

ralization laws

calling on Secretary of War for information in relation to work on Hell Gate.
calling on Secretary of War for information in relation to certain officers in and
about New York City.

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proposing to print report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue

asking Secretary of the Treasury his reasons for continuance of certain offices
under the government...

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to print tax bill

appointing tellers to count the electoral vote

directing the Clerk to inform the Senate that the House is ready to count the elec-
toral vote

directing the Clerk to present the vetoed copper bill to the State Department
to suspend certain joint rules, (concurrent)

relative to the attendance of the inaugural ceremonies by the members of the
House

relative to fisheries on coast of British North America

By Mr. Scofield: Committee on Reconstruction to examine into affairs in Georgia..
relative to adjournment over a Saturday..

calling on Secretary of the Treasury for correspondence with the collector and sur-
veyor of the port of Philadelphia

By Mr. Shanks: Committee on Military Affairs to inquire as to furnishing clothing to in-
mates of Soldiers' Homes

relative to the pay of members from Arkansas

reviving Special Committee on Treatment of Prisoners of War, &c.

By Mr. Shellabarger: on Tennessee contested election case

By Mr. Spalding: relative to resumption of specie payments

relative to repudiation, &c

providing for evening sessions of the House......

By Mr. Starkweather: relative to protection of fur seal in Alaska.

asking Secretary of State in regard to American vessels destroyed by rebel vessels
in the late war..

By Mr. Stover: to pay W. F. Switzler for contesting Anderson's seat..

By Mr. Sypher: relative to the organization of militia in the southern States

By Mr. Tift: relative to amending the bankrupt law..

to print evidence on Georgia affairs.

By Mr. Upson: Louisiana contested election case

By Mr. B. Van Horn: relative to the consideration of House bill 1202.

By Mr. E. B. Washburne: notifying the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representa-
tives is assembled.

notifying the President that a quorum of the two houses is in session, &c.

Postmaster General to communicate copy of contracts with Wells, Fargo & Co. for
carrying the mails...

directing the return to the Oregon legislature of a certain paper.

adjournment over the holidays..

Postmaster General to communicate a copy of advertisements for proposals to furnish
postage stamps

inquiry of State Department respecting a commissioner to Spain...

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asking the President for report of commissioners to examine the character of the
Pacific railroad

inquiry of the Secretary Treasury as to the conduct of consular officers..
Secretary State to give information as to the expenses of the northwest boundary
commission

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asking Secretary of the Treasury as to the cost of the mint at Carson City, Nevada.

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Resolutions of the House-Continued.

By Mr. E. B. Washburne, asking Secretary Treasury for information respecting the marine
hospital at Chicago, Illinois..

By Mr. Whittemore: asking Secretary Treasury respecting public buildings at Charleston,
South Carolina

By Mr. W. Williams: relative to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot....

By Mr. J. T. Wilson: Committee on Roads and Canals authorized to send for persons and
papers

relative to amending the postal laws.

By Mr. Jas. F. Wilson: relative to proceedings in bankruptcy..

By Mr. Windom: asking Secretary War as to the amount of money expended in suppress-
ing Indian hostilities.

By Mr. Woodbridge: asking Secretary War for a copy of General B. S. Roberts's memorial
By Mr. Wr. Wood: asking the President for copies of instruction to American minister at

London

to investigate alleged corruption in the Alaska purchase.

inquiry of Secretary War respecting treatment of horses' feet by Alexander Dunbar
By Mr. Wooodward: complimentary to Speaker Colfax

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Joint resolution in regard to postal conventions
made with foreign countries.

144 Joint resolution in relation to the bounty act..
161 Joint resolution fixing the compensation of mem
bers of Congress.

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Joint resolution in relation to the pay and bounty
of soldiers enlisting for specified term of service,
and honorably discharged before the expiration
of their terms of service, their discharges stating
that they were discharged at the expiration of
their terms of service.

Joint resolution for the relief of Henry S. Gibbons,
late postmaster at Saint Johns, Michigan.
Joint resolution for the relief of George W. Lane,
superintendent of the branch mint at Denver,
Colorado, and assistant treasurer of the United
States.

Joint resolution to change the name of Four-and-a-
half street, in the City of Washington, to "Lin-
coln avenue."

Joint resolution for the relief of Edward E. Shead,
of Eastport, State of Maine.

Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to remit the duty on certain meridian
circles.

Joint resolution authorizing the appointment of
examiners to examine and report upon the expe-
diency of discontinuing the navy yard at Charles-
town, Massachusetts, and uniting the same with
the yard at Kittery, Maine.

280 Joint resolution for the relief of Mrs. Ella E. Hobart.
352 Joint resolution to furnish certain ordnance for a
soldiers' monument at Pequannock, New Jersey.
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.

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364 Joint resolution requesting the Prusident to recall
Reverdy Johnston, minister to England.
Joint resolution to repeal the tenure-of-office act....
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.

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367 Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
Joint resolution requiring all applicants for pardons
or relief of certain disabilities to give ninety days'
notice previous to their application to Congress.
Joint resolution declaring it the duty of the United
States government to acknowledge the provisional
government of Crete as an independent political
State, and to treat with it as such.

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Joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to
sell Bergen Heights arsenal.

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Joint resolution authorizing the sale of the Chatta-
nooga rolling-mill property, at Chattanooga, Ten-
nessee, to the Southwestern Iron Company.
Joint resolution donating condemned cannon for the
erection of a monument to Major General Kearney.
Joint resolution to pay W. S. Morse and Charles S.
Shambaugh for services rendered the Committee
on Military Affairs, House of Representatives.
Joint resolution instructing the Committee on Ap-
propriations to consider the expediency of making
an appropriation to carry into effect a provision
of an act relating to pensions.
Joint resolution designating officers authorized to
take evidence in cases of contested elections, and
for other purposes.

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