Land claims in the district of Jackson court-house, bill
for confirming certain, taken up, 320; amendment
proposed and negatived, and the bill ordered to
a third reading, 321.
Lands, bill to graduate the price of the public, taken up,
and debate thereon, 405 to 409; laid on the table,
409; again taken up, 413; amendments proposed
and adopted, 413, 414; motion to postpone inde-
finitely, 417; debate thereon, 418 to 421; post-
ponement negatived, and the bill ordered to a
third reading, 421; motion to refer the bill to the
Commissioner of the Land Office, with instruc-
tions, 423; proposition negatived, 427; ordered to
third reading, and title amended, 427.
Louisville and Portland canal, bill to authorize a subscrip

tion of stock to, taken up, and ordered to a third
reading, 247; bill detained by President of the
United States for further consideration, 457.
Mails, resolution to prohibit the transportation of the, on
the sabbath, taken up, debated, and laid on the
table, 427.
Marine service, resolutions calling for information in rela-
tion to, taken up, 220; debate thereon, and reso-
lutions agreed to, 221, 222, 223.

Massachusetts, bill to authorize the payment of the claim
of, for militia services, introduced, 9; taken up,
357;
ordered to a third reading, 359.
Meredith, Mr. appears as counsel for Judge Peck, 456.
Mileage to members of Congress, bill to establish an uni-
form rule for the computation of, taken up, 10;
referred to select committee, 11.

Military peace establishment, bill to reduce and fix the,
taken up, 2; motion to strike out the preamble,
and debate thereon, 2, 3; motion negatived, and
bill laid on the table, 3.

Mounted infantry. (See Army.)
New York, memorial from citizens of, asking protection
for the Indians, presented, 7; debate on the print-
ing and reference, 7; Laid on the table, 8.

Order, points of, decided, 11, 31, 169, 245.
Patent Office, bill for the further regulation of, taken up,
377; debate on proposed amendments, 377 to
380; bill laid on the table, 380.

Peck, James H., impeachment of, by a committee of the
House of Representatives, 383; proceedings
thereon, 383, 384; committee appointed to con-
sider and report upon the matter, 384; report of
committee, 385; message from the House notify-
ing the appointment of managers to conduct the
impeachment, 405; order of arrangement adopt-
ed, 405; articles of impeachment read, 411; sum-
mons issued for the appearance of, to answer,
413; summons returned, appearance of, and an-
swer, 432; trial postponed, 432; trial resumed,
455; postponed till next session of Congress,
456.

Pension laws, bill explanatory of the acts in relation to,
taken up, 396; debate thereon, 396 to 404; again
taken up, and indefinitely postponed, 405.
Pre-emption rights, bill to grant, taken up, 8; postponed,
9; taken up, and motion to recommit negatived,
11; bill passed, 11.

President of the United States, annual message of, com-
municated, 1.

message from, returning, with his objections, the

bill authorizing a subscription to the stock of the
Washington turnpike road company, 456.
detains the Louisville and Portland canal bill, and

the bill in relation to light-houses and harbors, for
further consideration, 457.
President of the Senate, casting vote of, 43.

pro tempore, elected, 456.
Public documents. (See Congressional Documents.)
Pursers in the navy, bill regulating the duties of, and pro-
viding for their compensation, taken up, 305;
amended, and ordered to a third reading, 306,
307; passed, 309.

Reed, Mr., of Mississippi, his death announced, and pro-
ceedings thereon, 1.
Removals from office.
Theodore.)

(See Carson, James, and Hunt,

resolutions submitted calling for the number of,
the names of officers, and the reasons for their
removal, 385; postponed indefinitely, 396.
Smith, Mr., of Maryland, elected President pro tempore of
the Senate, 456.

Solicitor of the Treasury, bill to establish the office of, no-
tice given of its introduction, 404; bill introduced,
and read the first time, 405.

Smyth, Mr. Alexander, of Virginia, his death announced,
and proceedings thereon, 357.

South Carolina railroad company, petition of, asking a
subscription to the stock, presented and referred,
21, 22.

Surgeon General of the navy, bill creating the office of,
taken up, amended, and ordered to a third read-
ing, 321, 322.

Tea, coffee, &c. (See Duties.)
Virginia State line in the war of the revolution, bill for the
relief of the officers and soldiers of the, takerup,
421; amended, and ordered to a third reading, 423.
Washington turnpike road company, bill authorizing a sub-
scription of stock in, taken up and postponed, 7;
again taken up, and ordered to a third reading,
427; returned by the President of the United
States, with his objections, 456; reconsidered and
rejected, 456.

Wirt, Mr. appears as counsel for Judge Peck, 432.
Yeas and nays, on third reading bill to compensate the
heirs of Robert Fulton, 247.

on third reading Louisville and Portland canal bill,
247.

on amending survey and internal improvement bill,
340, 343.

on third reading bill to remove Indians west of the
Mississippi, 383.

on postponing bill explanatory of the pension laws,

405.

on postponing bill to graduate the price of the pub-
lic lands, 421.

on third reading same, 421.

on third reading bill for the relief of officers and
soldiers of the Virginia State line in the revolu-
tionary war, 423.

on referring bill to graduate the price of public
lands to Commissioner of the Land Office, 427.
on ordering same to third reading, 427.
on third reading Washington and Rockville turnpike
road bill, 427.

on third reading bill to exempt certain merchandise
from the operation of the tariff act of 1828, 453.
on laying on table bill authorizing a subscription to
the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company, 455.

on passing same, after being returned by the Presi
dent, with his objections, 456.

Hayne, Mr. on executive powers, 11.

on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 20.

on limiting sales of public lands, 31, 41, 42, 43, 73, 82, 210.

on the public life of Mr. Bayard, 95.

on marine service, 222.

on taking Louisville and Portland canal stock, 247. on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 304. regulating the duties, &c. of pursers in the navy, 305, 306, 307, 308.

on creating the office of Surgeon General of the navy, 321, 322.

on further regulating the Patent Office, 377, 378,
379, 380.

on bill declaratory of the pension laws, 396.
on reorganizing the department of the Attorney
General, 404.

on graduating the price of public lands, 413.
on reduction of duties on tea and coffee, 428.
on the light-house bill, 432, 433.

on bill to exempt certain merchandise from the ope-
ration of the tariff, 453.

Hendricks, Mr. on taking stock in the Washington turnpike, 7, 427.

on granting pre-emption rights, 11.

on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 16, 19, 20. on taking Louisville and Portland canal stock, 247. on relief to purchasers of public lands, 274, 275. on internal improvement, 341, 344.

on relief to officers and soldiers in Virginia line,423. on graduating the price of public lands, 424. Holmes, Mr. on fixing the military peace establishment, 2. on limiting the sales of public lands, 4, 5, 6, 15, 27, 160.

on the bill granting pre-emption rights, 9.

on regulating the duties, &c of pursers in the navy, 305, 308.

on creating the office of Surgeon General of the navy, 321, 322.

on reorganizing the department of the Attorney General, 323, 324.

on internal improvement, 340.

on the Massachusetts militia claims, 359.

on further regulating the Patent Office, 378.

on the President's power of removal from office, 385.
on the bill declaratory of the pension laws, 403.
on reducing the duties on tea and coffee, 428.
on the light-house bill, 433.

Johnston, Mr., of Louisiana, on marine service, 322.

on taking Louisiana and Portland canal stock, 247. on limiting the sales of public lands, 277.

on reorganizing the department of the Attorney General, 324, 404.

on internal improvement, 340, 341, 342.

on graduating the price of public lands, 409, 419.
on reducing the duties on tea and coffee, 428.
on bill to exempt certain merchandise from the
operation of the tariff, 453.

Kane, Mr. on fixing the military peace establishment, 3. on limiting the sales of public lands, 11.

on confirming land claims in the district of Jackson court-house, 321.

on the President's power of removal from office, 384. on graduating the price of public lands, 418, 424. on relief to officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, 423.

King, Mr. on executive powers, 11,

on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 17, 19. on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 302. on internal improvement, 342.

Knight, Mr. on limiting the sales of public lands, 323.

on the President's power of removal from office, 384. on relief to officers and soldiers of the Virginia line,

423.

Livingston, Mr. on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 18.

Livingston, Mr. on limiting sales of public lands, 30, 247. on the public life of Mr. Bayard, 94.

on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 302, 303. on internal improvement, 341, 342, 343.

on prohibiting the transportation of the mail on the sabbath, 427.

on the bill to exempt certain merchandise from the operation of the tariff, 453.

on Baltimore and Ohio railroad bill, 453, 455. Marks, Mr. on allowing interest to certain States, 2.

on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 302, 304.
on reduction of duties on tea and coffee, 428.
on the light-house bill, 433.

on the President's power of removal from office, 467. McKinley, Mr. on granting pre-emption rights, 11. on limiting the sales of public lands, 15.

on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 19, 21.
on relief to purchasers of public lands, 274, 275.
on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 302, 303,
304.

on removal of Indians west of the Mississippi, 305,
324, 381.

on reorganizing the department of the Attorney General, 323.

on internal improvement, 340.

on further regulating the Patent Office, 378. on the President's power of removal from office, 384. on graduating the price of public lands, 415. McLane, Mr, on relief to purchasers of public lands, 276. on internal improvement, 340.

Noble, Mr. on limiting the sales of public lands, 5, 168,
on bill granting pre-emption rights, 9.
on the mileage bill, 10.

on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 19.

on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 305.
on further regulating the Patent Office, 380.

on relief to officers and soldiers of the Virginia line,
423.

on Fredericktown turnpike road bill, 427. Robbins, Mr. on removal of Indians west of the Mississippi, 374.

on mode of deciding controversies between States, 409.

on limiting the sales of public lands, 435.

Rowan, Mr. on extinguishing Indian title in Indiana, 20, 21. on limiting the sales of public lands, 129.

on taking Louisville and Portland canal stock, 247. on reorganizing the establishment of the Attorney General, 276, 323, 404.

on further regulating the Patent Office, 378, 379. Sandford, Mr. on fixing the military peace establishment, 2. on disposing of memorial of citizens of New York asking protection for the Indians, 7.

on donations to deaf and dumb institutions, 302.
on reorganizing the department of the Attorney
General, 324, 404.

on the light-house bill, 433.

on the bill to exempt certain merchandise from the operation of the tariff, 453.

Silsbee, Mr. on the Massachusetts claim, 9.

regulating the duties, &c. of pursers in the navy, 366.
on Massachusetts militia claims, 358.

on reducing the duties on tea and coffee, 428.
on the light-house bill, 433.

Smith, Mr., of Maryland, on allowing interest to certain
States, 2.

on fixing the military peace establishment, 2, 3.
on limiting the sales of public lands, 30.

on the public life of Mr. Bayard, 94.

on marine service, 220.

on mounted infantry, 274.

regulating the duties, &c. of pursers in the navy, 306, 309.

on creating the office of Surgeon General of the navy, 322.