Underwood, Hon. Joseph R., attended presented the credentials of the Hon. Thomas Metcalfe.. board of commissioners to ascertain the quantity of appropriated mail route from Russellville to Elkton, and Elkton to Madisonville Union Bank of Florida. (See bill H. R. 569) 4, 351 154 ... 83 122 107 Union, dissolution of, petitions for- Joseph Treat... citizens and females of Pennsylvania 264 264 settlers... 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, 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 216 280 51 176 109, 206 113 167 citizens of, petitions for the prohibition of corporeal punishment in 167 citizens of, memorial for a military post in California, near the 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, Utica, citizens of, petition for the abolition of the spirit ration in the navy 143 Van Buren, M. E. (See W. W. Loring.) Van Ness, Eugene, and John M. Brush, executors of Nehemiah Brush. (See bill Van Valkenburg, Bartholomew, resolution for leave to withdraw... 363, 369 Ventilating Senate chamber, resolution by Mr. Walker, to pay John Skirving for 150, 360 Vera Cruz, transportation of the mail from New Orleans to, in steam vessels. 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 Vessels, transport, resolution to transfer from the War to the Navy Department. 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... 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. Vincent, Frederick. (See bill S. 199.) motion to reconsider Virginia State and Continental lines, unpaid claims of officers and soldiers of. .... resolution of the Legislature of Florida, for 108 committee discharged 281 131 resolution of the Legislature of Florida, for the Volunteers, Arkansas and other, subsistence to. (See bill S. 295.) Von Schmidt, Peter, memorial relative to the gold mines in California W. 82 pay to John Skirving, for ventilating the Senate chamber..... 150, 360 cession of the public lands to the States in which situated.. 189 to suspend the 16th joint rule.... to suspend the 17th joint rule 314 eligibility of the Hon. James Shields. select committee on the eligibility of the Hon. James Shields be au- Walker, Joseph, documents relative to the claim of..... committee discharged Walker, Gideon, petition of members of the Legislature of Indiana, for a pension Walker, Samuel. (See Francis G. Beatty.) Wallace, Colonel Robert. (See bill H. R. 166.) yeas and nays.. Wallace, Cadwallader. (See bill S. 44.) Wankowiez, Vladislas, memorial... War Department- appropriations for the service of the department, report of the Secretary expenditures from the contingent funds of the department and bureaus, War Department-Continued. 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 clerks and other persons employed in the War Department. with a map of the valley of Mexico... ordered to be lithographed. contracts made under authority of the department.. report of the Secretary of the Treasury relative to additional rooms re- War, Secretary of, reports of- appropriations for the service of the War Department..... with report of the Commissioner of Pensions of rejected pension claims. contingent expenses of the military establishment. with report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs showing the persons 306 99 102 105 105 106 106 127 137, 157 159 140 yeas and nays.. relative to the invention of John B. Emerson, communicated by the money advanced to the "Old Settlers" or Western Cherokees.. 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. Ward, Joseph D. (See bill H. R. 558.) Warehousing system, report of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to...... memorial of the board of aldermen and common council for a law to memorial of a committee of the corporation for the completion of the 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.... Watson, Joseph, heirs of, petition referred.. report and bill (see bill S. 410.). Watson, James C., surviving partner of. (See William A. Campbell.) ... Webb, Nathaniel, petition...... adverse report. Webber, John A., petition..... report and resolution. (See joint resolution S. 53) Webster, Hon. Daniel, attended... law for taking security against alien passengers becoming a public land for a county site in, resolution of the Legisla- 131 193 54 159 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- 112 Wells, D. P. (See S. W. Aldrich.) West, George W., Charles S. Riché, and others, petition for an enlargement of Westcott, jr., Hon. James D., attended.. ...... presented the credentials of the Hon. Jackson Morton. survey of the reefs and coast of South Florida.... tonnage duty on Spanish vessels trading between Cuba and the relative to the act for the relief of Jones & Boker.. establishment of a navy yard and naval depot at Key West... report of Lieutenant Lynch of an examination of the Dead sea. West Feliciana Railroad Company. (See bill S. 241.) Page. 176 233 5 279 51 55 ⚫ 55 59 79 128 193 .... 194 238 66 180 79 148 66 West Indies, memorial of J. Disturnell, relative to the collection of statistics of Wheaton, Mr, resolution by Mr. Johnson of Maryland, for a despatch of Mr. Whitcher, William. (See bill H. R. 549.) Whitcomb, Hon. James, credentials presented. White's New Recopilacion, resolution by Mr. Rusk for the purchase of........ (See joint resolution S. R. 62.) Whitehall, New York, certain privileges extended to the town of. (See bill H. Whitney, Asa, land to, for a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. (See Whittet, Robert. (See bill H. R. 450.) Widows and orphans of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and pri Widows and orphans, five years' half-pay to. (See bill H. R. 766.) Widows, evidence in applications for pensions by. (See joint resolution H. R. 52.) Widows and orphans, claims of, to have priority in the examination of claims Wilkes, George, memorial for the construction of a road from the Missouri to 888888 79,86 306 351 353 75 159 88 148 209 237 141 142 328 65 Wilkes, Charles, memorial. 258 Wilkins, Fort, memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin for a road from Green Page. Willcox, Jacob, petition referred.. 88 Williams, Archibald, and Charles Griffin, petition.. 79 William and Mary College, president and professors of, memorial referred... 108 Williams, Lowry. (See bill H. R. 510.) Williams, Edwin, memorial.... 258 Williams & Griffith, leave to withdraw.. 359 Williamson, Elizabeth. (See bill H. R. 445.) Wilmot proviso, resolutions of the Legislature of South Carolina relative to..... 185 Wilson, Charles. (See bill H. R. 724.) Wilson, John. (See bill H. R. 449.) Wilson, Daniel. (See bill H. R. 780.) Wilson, William H., (See bill H. R. 451.) Winchester, Connecticut, citizens of, petition for reduction of postage, &c.... Winder's building, purchase of, resolution by Mr. Pearce.. report of the Secretary of the Treasury. Windham, Vermont, citizens of, petition for reduction of postage, &c. Winnebago county, Illinois, committee discharged from the petition of citizens of registers and receivers of land offices in, petition for commissions on entries citizens of, petition for a mail route from West Bend to Sheboygan.. grant of the reservation at Fort Winnebago for a penitentiary.. land to the widow and heirs of John Hood.. road from Green Bay to Fort Wilkins..... committee discharged from the resolution relative to a treaty with the Wrecks of American vessels, report of the Secretary of the Treasury.. 72 Wyer, Joseph, and other citizens of the United States, petition for donations of Yool, William, representatives of. (See William D. and Julia Acken.) Young, Jesse. (See bill H. R. 71:) Ypsilanti, Michigan, citizens of, petition for a reduction of postage.. 102 50, 352 resolutions submitted by- to refer so much of the President's message as relates to naval affairs.. 69 115 144, 148 claim of Captain George E. McClellan's company of Florida volunteers Zimmerman, Jacob. (See bill H. R. 772.) Z. 144, 148 266 278 |