Subject.

District of Columbia. Water-main from the reservoir to Capitol Hill
Doane, Lieutenant, Gustavus O., report of, upon the Yellowstone expedi-
tion of 1870.

Dominican portion of the island of San Domingo. Message of the Pres-
ident of the United States relative to the proposed annexation of the..

E.

Engineer Bureau, 'report of the, on the proposed ship canal from Fort
St. Philip to Breton Island...

Engineers, report of the Chief of, upon the improvement of the Cape
Fear River..

Engineers, report of the Chief of, upon the survey of Charleston Harbor.
Engineers, report of the Chief of, upon the improvement of the Missis-
sippi River from Alton to the mouth of the Maramec River..
England. Correspondence between Mr. Motley, minister to Court of St.
James and the Department of State. Message of the President

F.

Fines and forfeitures under the customs laws. Letter of the Secretary
of the Treasury relative to the collection of....

Fort Leavenworth, report of General Pope upon the enlargement of the
military post and depot at. Letter of the Secretary of War..
Fort Leavenworth. Report of the Secretary of Wår in regard to the
military depot at...

France and Prussia. Message of the President of the United States rela-
tive to the correspondence with the United States minister at Paris
since the commencement of the war between
Free matter passing through the mails during the period of six months
ending June 30, 1870, amount of. Letter of the Postmaster General...
Freights and passage to the Pacific coast by the way of the Isthmus and
Cape Horn during the twelve months last past, amount paid for. Mes-
sage of the President of the United States

G.

Georgetown, reports of the board of trustees of colored schools of Wash-
ington and. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior....

H.

Hoag, superintendent, relative to the extension of the time of payment
by settlers on the Osage Indian lands in Kansas..
Holabird, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B., report of, of a reconnoissance
made by him in the Department of Dakota in 1869...
Hoyt, Harris, Byron Sprague, and others. Letters of the Secretary of
War relative to an alleged traffic with rebels in the State of Texas
during the late war by
-parts 1 and 2..

I.

Indiana State bonds held by the Secretary of the Interior as trustee for
various Indian tribes. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior..
Indian Affairs, Commissioner of. Report relative to the extension of the
time of payment by settlers on the Osage Indian lands in Kansas
Indian Commissioners. Annual report of the Board of.........
Indian tribes. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior in relation to cer-
tain Indiana State bonds held by him as trustee for various
Indian tribes, proceedings of the council of, held at Ocmulgee, in Decem-
ber, 1870. Message of the President of the United States
Indian tribes in the northern superintendency to sell a portion of their
lands, with a view to the purchase of other lands. Papers relative to
the desire of certain..

Indians, appropriations for the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Wea, and Piankeshaw.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior

40

Subject.

INTERIOR. LETTERS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE-

Inventory of property belonging to the United States in the Depart-
ment of the Interior..

In relation to certain Indiana State bonds held by him as trustee
for various Indian tribes..

Acceptance of the statue of Abraham Lincoln executed by Vinnie
Ream...

Reports of the board of trustees of colored schools of Washington
and Georgetown

Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Superintendent Hoag,
and J. D. Lang, relative to the extension of the time of payment
by settlers on the Osage Indian lands in Kansas...
In relation to the early labors of the missionaries of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Oregon....
Appropriations for the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Wea, and Piankeshaw
Indians

Interior Department, property belonging to the United States in the.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior

Internal Revenue, report of the Commissioner of, relative to the col-
lection of the tax on the forty-five million scrip dividend of the New
York Central Railroad Company

International Ocean Telegraph Company upon messages passing over
their lines. Message of the President of the United States in relation
to charges made by the

Isthmus and Cape Horn, amount paid for freights and passage to the Pa-
cific coast, by way of the. Message of the President of the United
States..

J.

Japan, regulations for the consular courts of the United States in. Mes-
sage of the President of the United States..

Jordan & McPike. Letter of the Secretary of War in relation to the
claims of..

K.

Kansas. Reports relative to the extension of the time of payment by set-
tlers on the Osage Indian lands in...

Kaskaskia Indians. (See Indians.)

L.

Lang, J. D., report of, relative to the extension of the time of payment
by settlers on the Osage Indian lands in Kansas

Lincoln, Abraham, acceptance of the statue of, executed by Vinnie Ream.
Letter of the Secretary of the Interior..

M.

Mails, amount of free matter passing through the, during the period
of six months ending June 30, 1870. Letter of the Postmaster General..
Mails and freights and the expense of guarding the overland route from
the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, cost of transportation of. Mes-
sage of the President of the United States..
Merchandise imported at certain ports of the United States and destined
for certain other ports may be immediately transported to such other
ports. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury communicating copy
of the regulations prescribed under the act providing that..
Military depot at Fort Leavenworth. Report of the Secretary of War in
regard to the...

Missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions in Oregon. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior..
Mississippi River, improvement of, from Alton to the mouth of the Mar-
amec River. Letter of the Secretary of War.......

Monumental Associations. Letter of the Secretary of War in relation to
the donation of bronze cannon to...

Motley, Mr., ninister to the court of St. James, and the Department of
State, correspondence between. Message of the President..

N.

NAVY, SECRETARY OF THE, LETTER OF THE—

Instructions issued to the commander of the Tennessee, and a list of
vessels in the waters of the island of San Domingo.

New York Central Railroad Company. Letter of the Secretary of the
Treasury, communicating a report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, relative to the collection of the tax on the forty-five million
scrip dividend of the

North Carolina and other Southern States, outrages committed by dis-
loyal persons in. Message of the President of the United States

0.

Oath of office to be taken by persons who engaged in the late rebellion.
Message of the President of the United States in relation to the bill
prescribing the

Ocean Telegraph Company. (See International Ocean Telegraph Com-
pany)...

Ordnance Department during the past year, contracts and purchases of
the. Letter of the Secretary of War

Oregon. Letter of the Secretary of War relative to the probable cost of
the improvement of the Umpqua and Willamette Rivers, in the State
of...

Oregon. Early labors of the missionaries of the American Board of Com-
missioners for Foreign Missions in. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior.
Osage Indian lands in Kansas. Reports relative to the extension of the
time of payment by settlers on the....

Outrages committed by disloyal persons in North Carolina and other
Southern States. Message of the President of the United States..
Outrages committed by lawless bands in the State of Tennessee. Letter
of the Secretary of War

Outrages committed upon citizens of South Carolina. Letter of the
Secretary of War

Overland route from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, cost of
transportation of mails and freights, and the expense of guarding.
Message of the President

P.

Paraguayan war. Dispatches of Henry T. Blow, United States minister
to Brazil, in relation to the....

53

Paupers. Letter of the Surgeon General; contract made with the Pro-
vidence Hospital for the care of transient..

6

Peoria Indians. (See Indians.)

Piankeshaw Indians. (See Indians.)

Pope, General, report of, upon the enlargement of the military post and
depot at Fort Leavenworth. Letter of the Secretary of War...
POSTMASTER GENERAL, LETTERS OF THE—

41

Amount of free matter passing through the mails during the period
of six months ending June 30, 1870...........

15

Claims to the invention for postmarking and postage-stamp cancel-
ing in use in the postal service

Postmarking and postage-stamp canceling in use in the postal ser-
vice. Claims to the invention for........

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, MESSAGES FROM—

Relative to the correspondence with the United States minister
at Paris since the commencement of the war between France
and Prussia...
In relation to charges made by the International Ocean Telegraph
Company upon messages passing over their lines...

Subject.

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. MESSAGES FROM-

Reports of consular agents

Correspondence between Mr. Motley, minister to the court of St.
James, and the Department of State..

In relation to outrages committed by disloyal persons in North Car-
olina and other Southern States

In relation to the proposed annexation of the Dominican portion of
the island of San Domingo..

In relation to the amounts paid for transportation and freights via
the Isthmus and Cape Horn during the twelve months last past....
Regulations for the consular courts of the United States in Japan,
decreed and issued by the minister of the United States in that
country.....

Proceedings of the council of Indian tribes held at Oemulgee in
December, 1870...

Returning joint resolution (No. 92) for the relief of certain con-
tractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machin-
ery, with his objections.......

Copies of correspondence with and orders issued to the commander
of our naval squadron in the waters of the island of San Domingo
since the commencement of the late negotiations
Papers relative to the desire of certain Indian tribes in the northern
superintendency to sell a portion of their lands, with a view to the
purchase of other lands....

Communicating annual report of the Board of Indian Commissioners.
In relation to the bill prescribing the oath of office to be taken by
persons who engaged in the late rebellion...

Cost of transportation of mails and freights, and the expense of
guarding the overland route from the Missouri River to the Pacific
Ocean

Correspondence from the legation at Constantinople relating to the
restrictions on the passage of the Straits of Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus by the ships of other nations

Communicating dispatches for Hon. H. T. Blow, United States min-
ister to the court of Brazil, in relation to trade between Brazil
and the United States; cotton and its culture in Brazil; the Para-
guayan war; ocean navigation, &c....

Property belonging to the United States in the Department of the In-
terior. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior..

Property belonging to the United States in possession of the War De-
partment. Letter of the Secretary of War..

Providence Hospital, contract made with the, for the care of transient
paupers. Letter of the Surgeon General..

6

Prussia. Message of the President of the United States relative to cor-
respondence with the United States minister at Paris since the com-
mencement of the war between France and.

3

Q.

Quartermaster's Department during the year ending December 31, 1870,
contracts of the. Letter of the Secretary of War.

R.

Ream, Vinnie, acceptance of the statue of Abraham Lincoln, executed
by. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior
Richerson, Joseph, letter from, complaining that he has been driven
from his home in Kentucky by the so-called Ku-Klux Klan..........

S.

San Domingo. Message of the President of the United States, relative
to the proposed annexation of the Dominican portion of the island of..
San Domingo. Message of the President of the United States; orders
issued to the commander of our naval squadron in the waters of the
island of....

San Domingo. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy; instructions issued
to the commander of the Tennessee, and a list of the vessels in the
waters of the island of..

1

South Carolina, outrages committed upon citizens of. Letter of the Sec-
retary of War

Ship canal from Fort St. Philip to Breton Island. Report of the Engi-
neer Bureau on the proposed.

1

1

South Carolina. Application of R. L. M. Camden for military protection
for employés engaged in gold mining in...

1

1

South Carolina. Report of the Chief of Engineers upon the survey of
Charleston Harbor....

Sprague, Byron, and others. Letter of the Secretary of War, relative to
an alleged unlawful traffic with rebels in the State of Texas during
the late war, entered into by Harris Hoyt...
-parts 1 and 2..
Surgeon General, letter of the, contract made with the Providence
Hospital for the care of sixty transient paupers
STATE. REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF-

Correspondence between Mr. Motley, minister to the Court of St.
James, and the......

Copies of all treaties and conventions entered into by the United
States, the ratification whereof has been exchanged.

Steam machinery. Message of the President of the United States, re-
turning joint resolution (S. 92) for the relief of certain contractors for
the construction of vessels of war and

Straits of Dardanelles and Bosphorus. Correspondence relating to the
restrictions of the passage of the

T.

Tennessee, outrages committed by lawless bands in the State of. Letter
of the Secretary of War.

1

Tennessee. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, instructions to the com-
mander of the

1

Texas. Letter of the Secretary of War, in relation to an alleged unlaw-
ful traffic on the part of Messrs. Harris Hoyt, Byron Sprague, and
others, with insurgents in the State of....
-parts 1 and 2..
Transient paupers. (See Paupers.)

TREASURY. LETTERS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE-

Regulations prescribed under the act providing that merchandise
imported at certain ports of the United States and destined for
certain other ports of the United States may be immediately trans-
ported to such other ports....

Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, relative to the col-
lection of the tax on the forty-five million scrip dividend of the
New York Central Railroad Company..

Relative to the collection and distribution of fines and forfeitures
under the customis laws...

Treaties and conventions entered into by the United States, the ratifica-
tion whereof has been exchanged. Report of the Secretary of War..........

States and Territories that have paid their proportion of the direct
tax levied by the acts of August 5, 1861..

U.

Umpqua and Willamette Rivers in Oregon. Letter of the Secretary of
War, relative to the probable cost of the improvement of the

V.

Veto. Message of the President of the United States, returning joint
resolution (S. 92) for the relief of certain contractors for the construc-
tion of vessels of war and steam machinery, with his objections...