Thacker, Joel. (See bill H. R. 341.)

Thomas, David.

(See bill H. R. 76.)

Thomason, Elisha. (See bill H. R. 189.)

Thompkins, Christopher, widow of. (See Martha Dameron)
Thompson, Charles, widow of. (See Emma C. B. Thompson.)
Thompson, Emma C. B., petition....

Thompson, Philip W. (See Henry C. Miller.)

Thompson, Samuel H.,

petition referred..

leave to withdraw.

Thompson, Mary W. (See bill H. R. 505.)

Thompson, Farley D., petition..

Thornton, Captain Presley, heirs and legal representatives of. (See bill H. R.

Tift, Annie, ship. (See bill S. 361.)

Todd, Barnard, legal representatives of.

tural products

Toler, Jesse.

(See bill S. 205.)

Timber reserved for naval purposes, preservation of. (See bill S. 142.)

(See bill H. R. 248.)

Toledo, Ohio, citizens of, petition for free trade with Canada in certain agricul-

Tompkins, Nancy. (See bill H. R. 61.)

Tonawanda Indians, petition of citizens of Rochester, New York, in behalf of,
adverse report concurred in.

Tonnage duty on Spanish vessels-

resolution by Mr. Westcott..

report of the Secretary of the Treasury.

trading between the United States and Cuba, res-
olution by Mr. Westcott modified and agreed to
Topographical engineers, petition of James Crandal Lane against the employment

of, on works unconnected with the military service.

Topping, William H., petition.....

Totten, Colonel Joseph G., communicating the memorial of Isaac S. K. Reeves..
Towle, David. (See bill H. R. 554.)

Tracy, William, leave to withdraw...

Trader's Point, bill to authorize the laying off of a town at. (See bill S. 408.)

document.

· Transport vessels, transfer of, from the War to the Navy Department. (See
joint resolution S. R. 58.)

Transportation for the United States squadron on the northwest coast, resolution
by Mr. Niles.

Treasury Department, report and resolution relative to Robert Mayo's work on.

(See joint resolution S. R. 57.)

resolution by Mr. Mangum for the purchase of Robert

Mayo's work on...

367

204

contracts made by, report of the Secretary of the Treasury
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Commissioner of
Customs for the Treasury Department. (See bill H.
R. 764.)

yeas and nays

317, 318, 318, 319, 319, 320

Treasury, Acting Secretary of, committee discharged from a report of, presented

December 29, 1847...

Treasury, Secretary of the, reports of-

state of the finances...

additional copies ordered to be printed, yeas and nays....
with the annual report of the superintendent of the coast survey.
expenditures and results of the coast survey.

municated by the President..

205

244

report of the superintendent of the coast survey relative to the sur-

vey of the coast of Florida...

223

number of vessels and persons employed in the coast survey, com-

warehousing system

Page.

Treasury, Secretary of the, reports of-Continued.

referred..

246

with annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
extra copies ordered to be printed, &c...
contracts made by the Treasury Department
concerning wreaks of American vessels

with a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office
enclosing the annual report of the surveyor general of Louisiana
annual cost of the coast survey communicated by the President....
with report of the superintendent of the coast survey on an applica-
tion of the galvanic circuit to an astronomical clock and tele-
graph register in determining local differences of longitudes...
designated depositaries, appointed under the sub-treasury act of
August 6, 1816...

with communication from the Commissioner of the General Land
Office relative to the mineral lands in Michigan..
ordered to be printed.....

with report of the Register of the Treasury on commerce and navi-

tion
examination by T. O. Edwards of the operation of the act to prevent
the importation of adulterated drugs and medicines....
relative to the invention of John B. Emerson, communicated by the
President.....

establishment of an office in New York for the transfer of United
States stocks, &c. ...

106

138

139

144

139

140

174

176

construction given to the tariff of 1846 in respect to duties on arti-
cles on which a bounty is paid by any country at the place of
exportation...

178

278

306

306

payments for miscellaneous claims, expenditures for disabled sea-
men, and from the marine hospital fund...

tonnage duty on Spanish vessels..

relative to additional rooms required for the War and Navy Depart-
ments and the expediency of purchasing Winder's building..
Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the. (See bill H. R. 764.)

yeas and nays..

Treat, Joseph, petition....

Treaties of reciprocity in navigation between the United States and other nations,
resolution by Mr. Clarke..

rescinded...

Treaties of commerce and navigation between the United States and other
nations, giving the vessels of those nations the right of trading be-
tween the United States and the rest of the world, in the productions
of every country, upon the same terms as American vessels, resolu-
tion by Mr. Clarke

message from the President.

Treaties of the United States, synoptical index to, resolution by Mr. Benton....
Tredega Iron Company, petition....

Trenton, New Jersey, citizens of, petition for a reduction of postage, &c.......
Tribon, Francis. (See bill H. R. 550.)
Trinity church at St. Augustine, Florida, memorial of the warden and vestry of
Tropical plants, supplemental to the act of July 7, 1838, to encourage the intro-
duction and promote the cultivation of. (See bill H. R. 594.)
Trousdale, Cincinnatus, and John G. Connelly. (See bill S. 401.)
Troy, New York, citizens of, petition for a charter to Hartwell Carver and asso-

ciates for railroad to Oregon

proceedings of a meeting of citizens of, for the abolition of the
spirit ration in the navy, and corporeal punishment in the
military and naval service...

petition of citizens of, for the abolition of the spirit ration in
the navy, and corporeal punishment in the military and
naval service..

Tucker, Oliver, petition....
Tucker, John, memorial referred.

Tucker, John, resolution of the Legislature of Florida for compensation to......
Turkey, resolution by Mr. Clarke relative to the United States consular system
for Turkey, and violations of the laws of that empire by the United States con-
suls

Turney, Hon. Hopkins L., attended....

motion to fix a time for the appointment of the standing committees...

Underwood, Hon. Joseph R., attended

U.

presented the credentials of the Hon. Thomas Metcalfe..
resolutions submitted by-

board of commissioners to ascertain the quantity of appropriated
lands in California and New Mexico, and what disposition should
be made of the mineral lands

mail route from Russellville to Elkton, and Elkton to Madisonville

Union Bank of Florida. (See bill H. R. 569 )

Union county, Pennsylvania, citizens of, petition for an increase of duties on for-

4, 351
154

83

122

eign manufactures

citizens and females of Pennsylvania.

settlers....
committee discharged

107

264

264

yeas and nays

motion to reconsider

United States, citizens of, petitions for a donation of the public lands to actual

United States stocks, establishment of an officer in New York for the transfer of,
resolution by Mr. Dickinson

report of the Secretary of the Treasury.

United States, map of. (See Colton's Map)

United States, female inhabitants of, petitions relative to slavery.

citizens of, petitions for the prohibition of intoxicating liquors in
the navy..

citizens of, petitions for the prohibition of corporeal punishment in
the military and naval service..

167

.......

citizens of, memorial for a military post in California, near the
gold region....

198

memorial for military escorts on the route to California, and a

mail route from Brattleboro', Vermont, to Whitehall, New York.....

Useful arts, bill (H. R. 102) to amend the acts to promote the progress of the,
memorial of Henry O'Reilly remonstrating against...

Utica, citizens of, petition for the abolition of the spirit ration in the navy

Van Ness, Eugene, and John M. Brush, executors of Nehemiah Brush. (See bill
S. 237.)

Van Valkenburg, Bartholomew, resolution for leave to withdraw....
Ventilating Senate chamber, resolution by Mr. Walker, to pay John Skirving for
Venue, bill to authorize the change of. (See bill S. 420.)

363, 369

150, 360

Vera Cruz, transportation of the mail from New Orleans to, in steam vessels.
(See joint resolution S. R. 44.)

Vermont, petitions of females of, relative to slavery......

Vermont, mail routes in, petitions of citizens of Orange county

resolution by Mr. Upham...

Vessels, conveyance of. (See bill H.‍R. 737.)

Vessels in distress, American, resolution in relation to foreign officers and seamen
who shall render relief to. (See joint resolution H. R. 57.).

Vessels, transport, resolution to transfer from the War to the Navy Department.
(See joint resolution S. R. 58.)

Vice President. (See President and Vice President, and Millard Fillmore.)

265

75

143

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate-

resumed the chair

absent

presented the oredentials of the Hon. James Cooper...
presented the credentials of the Hon. William H. Seward.
casting vote of the Vice President on bill H. R. 32
give notice of his intention to retire from the chair
address upon retiring.

retires......

resolution of thanks to.

Vidal, Joseph, legal representatives of, petition

Vigo, Colonel Francis, legal representatives of.

(See bill H. R. 216.)

Vinal Haven, transfer of, from the Penobscot to the Belfast collection district.
(See bill H. R. 344.)

Page.

6, 92
81, 366

121

255

198

286

293

295

295

155

Vincent, Frederick. (See bill S. 199.)

motion to reconsider

230

Virginia State and Continental lines, unpaid claims of officers and soldiers of.
(See bill S. 168.)

Virginia Legislature, resolutions relative to slavery
Volunteers in the Seminole war, resolution of the Legislature of Florida, for the

resolution of the Legislature of Florida, for the
payment of Capt. Thos. Langford's company

Volunteers, extra pay to officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and pri-
vates of. (See joint resolution S. R. 48.)

Volunteers, Arkansas and other, subsistence to. (See bill S. 295.)
Volunteers, resolution explanatory of the act to refund expenses for subsistence
and transportation of volunteers before being mustered into service. (See
joint resolution S. R. 36.)

Von Schmidt, Peter, memorial relative to the gold mines in California

pay to John Skirving, for ventilating the Senate chamber....
cession of the public lands to the States in which situated..

eligibility of the Hon. James Shields.

select committee on the eligibility of the Hon. James Shields be au-

Walker, Gideon, petition of members of the Legislature of Indiana, for a pension

appropriations for the service of the department, report of the Secretary
of War...

244

258

350

5,

352

188

352

150,

360

expenditures from the contingent funds of the department and bureaus,
report of the Secretary of War

105

War Department-Continued.

clerks and other persons employed in the War Department, report of
the Secretary of War..

contracts made under authority of the department, report of the secretary

transfer of transport vessels from the War to the Navy Department.

(See joint resolution S. R. 58.)

Page.

127

140

report of the Secretary of the Treasury relative to additional rooms re-
quired for the War Department

War, Secretary of, reports of-

appropriations for the service of the War Department...

with report of the Commissioner of Pensions of rejected pension claims.
expenditures from the contingent funds of the department and bureaus.
expenses of the national armories, and the number of arms made and
repaired....

.......

contingent expenses of the military establishment.

with report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs showing the persons

employed in the Indian Department...

ordered to be lithographed.

contracts made under authority of the department..

relative to the invention of John B. Emerson, communicated by the
President..

money advanced to the "Old Settlers" or Western Cherokees...
claim of Captain John McClellan's company of Florida volunteers.
with returns of militia..

claims against the Cherokees, especially the "Old Settlers".

order to print modified

with copies of the Army Register....

claim of R. M. Johnson, communicated by the President..

operations of the army in Texas and the adjacent Mexican States.
with report of Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke......
ordered to be printed..

Ward, Joseph D. (See bill H. R. 558.)
Warehousing system, report of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to......
Washington city-

memorial of the board of aldermen and common council for a law to
prohibit the bringing of slaves into the District of Columbia for sale..
committee discharged and leave to withdraw..

memorial of a committee of the corporation for the completion of the
city hall and repair of the canal..

Washington, Alexandria, and Georgetown Steamboat Company. (See bill S. 366.)

Washington county, Florida, citizens of, petition for land for public uses.

Washington county, Vermont, citizens of, petition for a reduction of postage....
Washington, Henry. (See bill S. 106.)

yeas and nays..

89

108

land for a county site in, resolution of the Legisla-
ture of Florida....

131

193

54

159

118

Watson, James C., surviving partner of. (See William A. Campbell.)
Watterson, D. A., memorial

Webb, Nathaniel, petition...

report and resolution. (See joint resolution S. 53).
Webster, Hon. Daniel, attended..
resolutions submitted by-
law for taking security against alien passengers becoming a public
charge-opinions of the judges of the Supreme Court in the cases
of Smith vs. Turner," and "Norris vs. the city of Boston"..
thanks of the Senate to Mr. Dallas, Vice President....
instructions to the United States Minister at London, offering a fur-
ther extension of reciprocity and equality in navigation, and espe-
cially in relation to the coasting trade....

committee to inform the President that the Senate is ready to adjourn.

370

Weed, Elijah J., administrator of. (See John S. Devlin.)

Wells & Co. and others, of New York, memorial for aid in constructing a rail-
way across the isthmus of Tehauntepec...

112

Wells, D. P. (See S. W. Aldrich.)