....177

Abolitionists. Memorial of the citizens of the District of Columbia remon-
strating against the course of the, and debate..
Abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and against the admission
of any new State into the Union whose constitution tolerates
slavery. Petitions for the.... ..
..91, 127, 173, 207, 208, 234
Joint resolution of the Legislature of Vermont against the annexa-
tion of Texas to the Union, and for the, and debate.......
See Slavery.
Adams, John Q. of Massachusetts. His communication to the President of
the Senate, enclosing copies of the Memoirs and Writings of Gene-
ral Lafayette, at the request of Geo. Washington Lafayette and
family..

Agriculture. Reports from the Committee on...
Alabama. See Land Titles-Land Claims.

..109

.95, 234
Bill to establish an additional land district in..... 18, 19, 22, 27, 37
Bill to relinquish to the State of, the 2 per cent. fund reserved
by the act providing for her admission into the Union, to be
applied to the making of roads leading to said State, 26, 48, 63
68, 69
Bill to reorganize the district courts of the United States in..114,
139, 145
Bill to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States
to a certain reservation in..
.174
Alabama, Florida and Georgia Railroad Company. Bill for the benefit of
the (see railroad iron).
. 22, 26, 136, 159
-202, 207

Alexander, Mira. Bill for the relief of.
Allen, William, of Ohio,.. 1, 26, 47, 63, 68, 81, 103, 106, 109, 126, 141, 149, 173,
188, 190, 196, 199, 200, 206, 210, 231, 238, 245, 247, 248
Resolutions submitted by.
..81, 103, 196, 199, 238

His remarks on the civil and diplomatic bill..
.47
His remarks on the bill to incorporate the Washington Male Or-
phan Asylum and Manual Labor School....
..245
Appropriations, bills, &c. To complete certain military roads in Arkansas, 19, 22
For the support of the Penitentiary of the District of Co-
lumbia....
. 19, 22, 48, 123, 107
For the purchase of a site for a magazine and keeper's
house in the City of Washington...
19, 22
For the completion of certain roads begun by the United
States in the State of Michigan....
..19, 22, 25
For the continuation of the Cumberland road, in the States
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.... . 26, 38, 63, 132, 133, 136
For the erection of a free bridge across the Eastern Branch
of the Potomac, City of Washington. .33, 36, 136, 200
In part, for the support of the Government for the years'
1838 and 1839, and debate.......37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 59
For the improvement of the harbor of Milwaukee, in the
Territory of Wisconsin...
.176
For the support of the army for the year 1839. .193, 230, 234
For certain military and geographical surveys.
..207

Arkansas.

For the naval service for the year 1839......207, 218, 221, 226
For the erection of public buildings in Florida.... ..208
For light-houses, light boats, beacons and buoys..... .221, 226
For the protection of the northern and northeastern frontier, 234,
238
For the suppression of Indian hostilities for the year 1839, 234,
235
For the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for
year 1839..
234, 235, 237, 238, 246
For the erection of a fire-proof building for the Post Office
Department
..245

See Pensions.
See Land Claims.

Bill for the relief of sundry citizens of, who have lost their im-
provements in consequence of a treaty between the United
States and the Choctaw Indians............. 19, 22, 48, 103, 113
Bilt making appropriations to complete certain military roads
in......
. 19, 22, 182
Bill to settle the title to a certain tract of land in...............................
.22, 26

*03

Bill to authorize the inhabitants of a certain township in, to
surrender their school section, and enter other land in lieu
hereof..
.49, 52, 92, 221, 014
Bill to authorize the location of pre-emption certificates given
by the Register of the Public Lands at Batesville, on any
public lands in that State...
..52, 92, 221, 22
Bill in relation to certain railways in the State of.
Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the, for the year

182

1839..
193, 230, 23
Arts. Bill in addition to the act to promote the useful..
15., 202, 22,
Awards. Bill allowing equitable commissions to agents for persons in 13
whose favor awards have been made under treaties with foreign
powers, and which have been retained in the Treasury in pay-
ment of debts due the United States...

99

..81, 218, 257

b

61

Baron, Com. James. The petition of..

of the United States. See Rives-Treasury.
Bankrupts. Bill for the relief of parties interested in the unsettled estates
of persons proceeded against as.

Bayard, Richard H., of Delaware, 1, 2, 3, 19, 29, 110, 125, 126, 127, 129, 133, 16:24
164, 200, 207, 210, 214, 22 -
Benton, Thomas H., of Missouri 18, 29, 30, 33, 36, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 4∙∙
51, 63, 68, 69, 81, 92, 95, 97, 98, 103, 107, 110, 111, 112, 114, 127, 128
130, 133, 136, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 148, 149, 157, 158, 159, 1689
164, 172, 174, 181, 189, 193, 199, 200, 202, 204, 205, 207, 210, 214, 21. -
225, 229, 234, 235, 237, 238, 240, 245, 246, 24 ·
Resolutions submitted by..........36, 49, 51, 92, 93, 102, 208, 225, 24
His remarks on the bill to postpone the fourth instalment of the de-
posites with the States....

397
13

His remarks on the bill graduating and reducing the price of the
public lands....
.63, 98, 110, 112, 19

His report on said bill.

His remarks on the civil and diplomatic bill..
42, 44, 45, 4
His remarks on the salt duties, and proposition to print certain
documents relating to salt.
69, 82, 83, &h

His remarks on presenting the petition of Helena America Ves.
pucci, of Florence, descendant of the celebrated Americus Ves-
puccius...

12h
His resolution relating to the disposition of the proceeds from the
public lands....
143, 15
His remarks in relation to a certain debate on the compromise act, 22
and the let er of the Hon. Mahlon Dickerson, detailing a history
of that act, and the debate upon the same..

182, 18

His remarks on the bill giving the President of the United States
additional powers for the defence of the United States, in certain
cases, against invasion.....

2

His remarks on the civil and diplomatic bill, and on the proposi-
tion to strike out the appropriation to the Documentary History
of the Revolution...
237, 23
His remarks on the resolution for the distribution of the Madison'
Papers.
...........246, 217, 24.
Bequest. See Smithson, James.

Bills reported 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 33, 36, 37, 42, 48, 49, 51, 52, 58, 65
63, 67, 68, 69, 81, 92, 95, 97, 99, 103, 107, 112, 113, 120, 125, 127, 125, 139
136, 138, 140, 141, 143, 145, 146, 149, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 164, 168.
172, 174, 176, 179, 180, 182, 188, 190, 193, 196, 197, 199, 202, 205, 207, 208 |
210, 214, 216, 221, 225, 24/
Bills passed..20, 22, 37, 50, 59, 68, 69, 70, 92, 103, 107, 110, 127, 129, 156, 139
141, 143, 146, 159, 164, 168, 174, 177, 179, 194, 197, 199, 202, 205, 209, 216
214, 216, 221, 226, 230, 235, 234, 241
Bills rejected....
..37, 176, 200, 205, 207, 225
Blair and Rives elected printers to the Senate..
Bonds. See Debenture Bonds.
Bounty Land. Bill to set apart a certain quantity of land on the western
borders of Arkansas as, for those who shall engage in
the defence of the western frontier...
18

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