American commerce-Continued.

Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of Pitts-
burgh against any change in the navigation laws
that would interfere with the protection they
afford to, and ship-building ...

Memorial of the National Convention of the United
States Export Trade for encouragement to, and
ship-building

Memorial of the Board of Trade of Philadelphia
against any change in the navigation laws that
will interfere with, and ship-building...

Memorial of citizens of New York against any change

in the navigation laws that will interfere with,
and ship-building..

American Grocers' Association, for the relief of the, of New
York. (See bill S. 683.)

American Iron and Steel Association, memorial of the, for
continuing the investigations by the board
appointed to test iron, steel, and other metals.
American Nurserymen's Association, petition of a committee
appointed by the, for the appointment of a com-
mission to visit Europe and investigate the sub-
ject of forestry....

Committee discharged and again referred...

American products and manufactures, resolution of New York
Produce Exchange in relation to the export of.

American registers. (See Registry.)

American Society of Civil Engineers, memorial of the, for con-
tinuing the triangulations of the coast survey
in certain States

Ammerman, William M., petition of

Anawalt, J. S., petition of.

Anacostia and Potomac River Railway Company, letter of the
president of the, transmitting a statement of
the capital stock, gross and net earnings, &c.,
of said company

Anderson, Alexander-(See bill H. R. 82.)

Anderson, Mrs. Carrie E., petition of.

Anderson, Otis B.-(See bill H. R. 767.)

Anderson, Syvert A.-(See bill H. R. 734.)

Andrews, George-(See bill H. R. 2520.)

Andrews, J. F., adverse report on petition of........

(See bill H. R. 234.)

Animals, to amend certain provisions of the Revised Statutes

relative to the transportation of-(See bill S. 84.)

To provide for the care of all, to be slaughtered in
the District of Columbia. (See bill S. 1125.)

Annis, Ann-(See bill H. R. 1144.)

Anthony, Henry B, attended..

Resolutions submitted by, viz:

To inform the House that

quorum is assembled.....

For the appointment of a committtee to wait upon
the President and inform him that a quorum of
each house is assembled ..........

Report....

Page.

253

298

321

349

557

136,263
164

389

440

263

506

634

449

95

3

6

Page.

Anthony, Henry B.-Continued.
Resolutions submitted by-
For the appointment of a committee to await upon
the President and inform him that Congress is
ready to adjourn

Report.....

Fixing the hour of the daily meeting of the Senate....
To print extra copies of the President's message with-
out accompanying documents..
Reported and agreed to......

Arranging the standing committees of the Senate...
Appointing the select committees of the Senate.....
Providing for printing and distributing 5,800 copies
of Colonial Charters and Constitutions, referred
Reported, amended, and agreed to.....

(See, also, pages 516, 517, 518.)

Providing for compensation for editing the compila-
tion of Colonial Charters and Constitutions
To inquire into the expediency of purchasing the
papers of the Count de Rochambeau

To print extra copies of the last edition of the Bien-

nial Register..

Reported, amended, and agreed to

798

799

6

24

34

25

26

41, 42

154

42

...

62

57

64

96

147

242

Authorizing the Secretary to bind one copy of any

public document for a Senator

Calling for information relative to the improvement
of Providence River and Narragansett Bay
Report of the Secretary of War

To proceed to the consideration of unobjected cases
on the Calendar .....

195, 213, 222, 392, 399

To print the second edition of the Report of Chief Engi-
neer King on European ships of war...

Reported and agreed to...

House concurs.

To choose Thomas W. Ferry President of the Senate,

199, 200

213

321

pro tempore....

236, 403

To print extra copies of the Report of the Commis-

To bind the copies of Colonial Charters and State Con-
stitutions...

340

To print extra copies of the message of the President

relative to the Fisheries Commission.....
Relative to the statue of General Greene at the inter-
section of Massachusetts and Maryland avenues.
To inquire into the means of improving the ventilation
of the Senate Chamber ...

To pay the funeral expenses of the late W. J. McDon-
ald, chief clerk of the Senate..

Apache Indians, petition of citizens of New Mexico for the re-
moval of certain bands of Ute and, to their res-
ervation in Western Colorado....

..... 62, 63, 79

Apalachicola River, petition of citizens of Florida for the im-

provement of the....

262

579

652

686

626

Page.

Appalachian Mining Association, to incorporate the, of the Dis-
trict of Columbia. (See bill S. 1323.)

Appeals, to establish a court of-(See bill S. 416.)

Authorizing Commissioners of District of Columbia

to prosecute cases and take, without giving
bond. (See bill H. R. 1716.)

Resolution by Mr. Harris to inquire into the pro-
priety of allowing defendants in criminal and
the highest grade of misdemeanor cases to pros-
ecute, on writs of error to the Supreme Court..
To regulate, to the Supreme Court of the United
States. (See bill S. 1092).

Apis, José and Pablo, papers of....

(See bill S. 854.)

Apothecaries, to authorize the appointment of, in the Navy.

(See bill H. R. 3344.)

Appropriation bills-

Resolution by Mr. Windom to confine debate on
amendments to

Agreed to......

To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the
year ending June 30, 1878. (See bill H. R. 1526.)
For the support of the Military Academy for year
ending June 30, 1879. (See bill H. R. 2507.)
For fortifications and other works of defense, and
for armament thereof for fiscal year ending June
30, 1879. (See bill H. R. 2686.)

For the consular and diplomatic service of the gov
enrnment for the year ending June 30, 1879, and
for other purposes. (See bill H. R. 3064.)
To provide for a deficiency in the miscellaneous fund
of the House of Representatives. (See bill H.
R. 3846.)

To enable the Secretary to employ temporary clerks,
&c. (See bill H. R. 2507.)

For the naval service for the year ending June 30,
1879. (See bill H. R. 3822.)

For filling up, draining, &c., the ground south of
the Capitol. (See joint resolution H. R. 142.)
To supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the
service of the government for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1879. (See bill H. R. 3740.)
For the payment of invalid and other pensions for
the year ending June 30, 1879. (See bill H. R.
3974.)

To provide for a deficiency in appropriation for the
public printing and binding for the current fis-
cal year. (See bill H. R. 4222.)

For the construction, repair, and preservation and
completion of certain public works on rivers
and harbors. (See bill H. R. 4236.)

For the current and contingent expenses of the In-
dian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipula-
tions with various Indian tribes for the year end-
ing June 30, 1879, and for other purposes. (See
bill H. R. 4549.)

357

263

314

319

Page.

Appropriation bills-Continued.

For the service of the Post-Office Department for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1879. (See bill H. R.
4246.)
For the legislative, judicial, and executive expenses
of the government for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1879, and for other purposes. (See bill
H. R. 4104.)

To amend an act making appropriations for the pres
ervation, repair, and completion of certain pub-
lic works on rivers and harbors, approved
March 3, 1875. (See bill S. 1262.)

For the support of the Army for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1879, and for other purposes. (See
bill H. R. 4867.)

To provide for the expenses of the Select Committee
on alleged Frauds in the late Presidential Elec-
tion. (See bill H. R. 5053.)

To repeal certain provisions of acts making appro
priations for the support of the Army, approved,
respectively, June 16, 1874, and March 3, 1875.
(See bill S. 485.)

To supply deficiencies for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1878, and prior years, and those heretofore
treated as permanent appropriations, and for
other purposes. (See bill H. R. 5117.)

Authorizing an allowauce to certain clerks of com-
mittees. (See joint resolution S. 38.)

For sundry civil expenses of the government for fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1879. (See bill H. R.
5030.)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States in relation to-(See joint resolu-
tion S. 40.)

In relation to the pay of committee clerks and other
employés of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives. (See joint resolution H. R. 195.)
To allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives
to pay certain clerks out of the contingent
fund. (See joint resolution H. R. 197.)

To correct an error in the enrollment of H. R. 4104.
(See joint resolution S. 42.)

Arbitration, petition of citizens of Pennsylvania for adoption
of, as a substitute for war in the settlement of

international diffierences...

Arctic expedition, to organize and equip an―(See bill S. 458.)
Argle, Amos-(See bill S. 1214.)

Argols, to amend the Revised Statutes relating to duties on-

(See bill S. 1024.)

-

Arid lands, to provide for the disposition of-(See bill S. 400.)
Arizona, petition of citizens of, for the protection of their inter-
ests in Mexican land grants in that Territory...
To authorize the payment of vouchers for supplies
furnished Indians in-(See bill S. 705.)

To disapprove an act of the Territory of-(See joint
resolution S. 19.)

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109

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Arizona-Continued.

Petition of citizens of California for the appointment
of a commission to determine the titles to cer-
tain private land-claims in the Territory of....
To provide for survey of private land-claims in,
known as the "El Paso de los Algordones."
(See bill S. 1008.)

Memorial of citizens of, against aid being granted for
the construction of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road...

For the construction of a bridge across the Colo-
rado river at Fort Yuma, California. (See bill
S. 1140.)

To grant lands to, for university purposes. (See
bill S. 1282.)

Arkansas, Senators from-

Stephen W. Dorsey, attended....

A. H. Garland, attended...

Citizens of, petitions and memorials-

263

363

5

For the establishment of a post-road from Osceola
to Chickasawba....

277

For the establishment of a post-road from Conway
to Jacksonville

305

For the establishment of a post-road from Trask
wood to Whittington

347

Arkansas, for the relief of officers and privates of the Fourth
Arkansas Cavalry Volunteers. (See bills S. 89,
S. 573.)

For the relief of purchasers at direct-tax sales in-
(See bill S. 1106.)

Subjecting the Fort Wayne military reservation in,
to entry as other public lands. (See bill H. R.
613.)
Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust
and settle the debt due the United States by
the State of-(See bill S. 116.)

For the relief of the National Bank of Western-
(See bill S. 250.)

Resolution by Mr. Dorsey calling for a report of the

western boundary of.......

Donating the military reservation of Fort Smith, to
the city of Fort Smith for educational purposes.
(See bill S. 129.)

Arkansas Institute for the Education of the Blind, petition of
the trustees of the, for the passage of a law to
provide for the education of the blind

Arkansas River, for the removal of obstructious from the, and
the Mississippi, Missouri, and Red Rivers. (See
bill H. R. 2479)

Resolution by Mr. Garland calling for a report on the
condition of the work of removing a bar in the,
near Fort Smith .....

Letter of the Secretary of War..

Memorial of the mayor and common council of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, for the removal of obstruc
tions in the.....