memorial of young men of Philadelphia, 1145. Cumberland road, 1236, 1238. Rhode Island Senator, 1255. printing old journals, 1305. President's protest, 1356. marine corps, 1833, 1834.
bill for making certain Florida canals, 1907. Post Office report, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1973. general appropriation bill, 2040, 2045, 2063. pensions to French seamen, 2042.
bill for the benefit of Washington, 2079. appointing a committee to sit in the recess to inves- tigate the condition of the deposite banks, 2125. Sprague, Mr., on the Rhode Island election, 13, 806.
his resolution to restore to the Senate the appoint- ment of its committees, 20, 28.
call on the Secretary of the Treasury for informa- tion respecting the West India trade, 139; on the report, 375, 375.
on slavery in the District of Columbia, 198. public distress, 228.
removal of the deposites, 380, 443, 480. Pennsylvania petitions, 608.
petitions from Maine, 616, 620, 623, 627, 632.
New Jersey petitions, 870, 873, 875.
Maine memorials, 942.
Bath memorials, 1243.
Rhode Island Senator, 1257.
President's protest, 1340, 1365.
Hallowell memorial, 1559.
New Bedford memorial, 1609, 1611.
Augusta memorial, 1838, 1839.
Post Office report, 1916, 1985, 1992.
relief of Lord Stirling's heirs, 2000.
French spoliations prior to 1800, 2038, 2040. Indian appropriations, 2072, 2073.
Swift, Mr., on the navigation of Lake Champlain, 336. Burlington memorial, 858.
New Jersey petitions, 866.
Tallmadge, Mr., on New York resolutions, 412. the removal of the deposites, 492, 892. Louisville memorial, 722, 724, 737. French spoliations prior to 1800, 2039.
for establishing the Territorial Government of Wisconsin, 1906.
for making Florida canals, 1907.
Indian appropriations, 2073.
admitting the Territory of Arkansas, 2078. harbor bill.
Virginia land warrants, 2126.
Tomlinson, Mr., presented a memorial from Lyme, 1997. a bill granting a pension to William Shaler, 2001. Windham county memorial, 2065. for the benefit of Washington, 2079. improvement of Hudson river, 2126.
Tyler, Mr., on Treasury suits, 45.
the removal of the deposites, 468, 472, 663.
the Virginia memorial and resolutions, 604, 943, 946. resolutions of the Virginia Legislature, 636. memorials from Norfolk and Wheeling, 749. Shenandoah county resolutions, 960, Culpeper memorial, 1188, 1195.
proceedings of a meeting of young men of Rich- mond and Manchester, 1527.
Pennsylvania and New York memorials, 1792. relief of Mountjoy Bailey, 1837.
relief of the owners of the privateer Roger, 1906. proposed amendment of the constitution, 1957. relief of the representatives of Moses Shepherd,
French spoliations prior to 1800, 2038, 2040. bill for the benefit of Washington, 2079. Virginia land warrants, 2126.
Wilkins, Mr., on public distress, 376.
removal of deposites, 444, 469, 472, 481, 485, 435 486, 574
extending the payment of revenue bonds, 508. North Carolina resolutions, 565. resolutions from Pittsburg, 615. York county memorial, 960, 966.
Cumberland road, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1231, 1238 Beaver memorial, 1171.
Huntingdon county proceedings, 1529, 1534. Hanover county proceedings, 1542. Pittsburg proceedings, 1761.
Post Office reports, 1996.
general appropriation bill, 2041, 2051, 2065. Wright, Mr., of New York, on Rhode Island election, 7. 12, 14, 19, 804, 807, 195 Senate's appointing its own committees, 22. New York resolutions, 397.
giving instructions to Committee of Finance, 4
INDEX TO THE DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Adams county, Pennsylvania, memorial opposed to the re- | Appropriations; a bill making appropriation, in par charter of the bank, 3532.
New York, memorial respecting the deposites and currency, 4036.
Addison county, Vermont, memorial on the subject of the deposites and currency, 3948.
Adjournment of Congress, resolution fixing a day for it, 3537; taken up, 3817; and negatived. resolutions fixing the 16th of June for adjourn- ment, 4041; debated, but no decision; agreed to, 4079; amended fixing the 30th of June as the day of adjournment, 4430.
Alabama and the Executive of the United States; a resolu- tion instructing the Committee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the provisions of treaty of March, 1832, with the Creeks, whether they be incon- sistent with the sovereign right of said State,
2301. Albany, New York, memorial against the course of the administration, 3526.
Alexandria, a bill for the benefit of, 4794; passed, 4796.
the Government for 1834; ordered to be e grossed, 2246, 2494.
the Speaker's statement in relation to the b 2683; passed, 2685.
naval appropriation bill, considered and ordered be engrossed, 2365; passed, 2397. Indian appropriation bill, considered, 2501, + ordered to be engrossed, 4080; passed. general, the bill taken up, 3543, 3651; passed
Armory in Kentucky; a resolution instructing the Cen mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into the t pediency of erecting one, 2549. commissariat; a bill to render permanent the pro sent mode of supplying the army, &c., 2753. Army appropriation bill, 2954; passed, 3001. Augusta, Georgia, memorial praying that the fe relations between the United States and Bank of the United States may be res
timore and Washington railroad, a bill further to con-Clark county, Kentucky, memorial on the subject of the tinue in force an act to authorize the extension, construction, and use of a lateral branch of, 2500; passed.
timore, memorial of the merchants on the deposites, 2729. memorials approving of the course of the adminis- tration, 2840.
a bill making appropriations for building a marine hospital at, 4797; passed.
nk of the United States, a memorial from the Govern- ment directors respecting it, 2181. memorial from the president of the bank, 2207. a history of, a resolution for furnishing each mem- ber with a copy, 2549.
and pension agency, a message from the President on the subject, 2615.
committee appointed to look into the affairs of the bank, 3516.
a bill proposed to modify and extend the act incor- porating the bank, 3779.
report of the committee appointed to examine the affairs of the bank, 4240. resolutions proposed as a substitute for those re- ported by a majority of the committee of inves- tigation, 4321, 4257; concurred in, and thirty thousand copies ordered to be printed, 4274. anks of deposite, a resolution calling for copies of their charters, &c., 3271.
anks of District of Columbia, resolution proposing a committee to investigate their situation, 3749. angor, Maine, memorial praying that the charter of United States Bank may be renewed, 2762. ath, Maine, memorial complaining of stagnation of bu- siness, 3327.
ell, John, elected Speaker in the place of Mr. Steven- son, resigned, 4373; his address on the occasion. ells; a bill to remit duty on bells presented to the Roman Catholic Church at St. Louis, Mo.,4801; passed. Bellefonte, Centre county, Pennsylvania, proceedings of a public meeting, 3537.
Berks county, Pennsylvania, memorial praying that the deposites may be restored, 2774.
memorial against rechartering the bank, 3531. and Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, memorials on pecuniary distress, 3129.
Blair, General James, from South Carolina, his death an- nounced, 3328.
Blair and Pinckney, Messrs., a difference between them settled, 3137.
Books, a resolution proposing to furnish the new mem- bers with certain books of reference heretofore furnished to old members, 2561; called up, 3001; agreed to, 3009. Bouldin, Mr. T. T., from Virginia, notice of his death, &c. 2705.
J., elected in the place of his late brother, took his seat, 3271.
Brandenburg, Kentucky, memorial against the removal of the deposites, 3839.
Clerk, Walter S. Franklin elected, 2137. Clinton county, Ohio, memorial touching the scarcity of money, 3840.
Committees of the House, order for appointing them, 2160. standing, announced, 2160. Commutation pension bill, (See Pensions.) Congress, a bill to provide for rebuilding the frigate of that name, 4795; passed 4796.
Connecticut memorial on the currency, &c., 2724. banks, in favor of a recharter of the Bank United States, 2771.
Copy-rights, (See Patents.)
Creek Indians in Alabama; a resolution to inquire into the provisions of the treaty of March, 1832, 2707; laid on the table, 2708.
Cumberland road, a bill making appropriations for con- tinuing it, 4080; ordered to be engrossed, 4537. Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, memorial on the de- ranged state of the currency, 3128.
Decatur, Susan, a bill for the relief of, 2759; taken up,
3684. Delaware county, Pennsylvania, memorial praying for the restoration of deposites, 3538. Delaware, Kent county, memorial complaining of the re- moval of public deposites, 3648. Dennis, Littleton Purnell, from Maryland, his death an- nounced, 3650.
Deposite bank bill reported, 3752; passed 4760. Deposites, (See Government.)
Doorkeepers, Overton Carr and William Hunter appoint- ed, 2138.
Duties on sculpture, a bill for remitting duties on certain articles of, 3128; rejected.
Elliot's Debates, a resolution directing three hundred copies to be procured, 2375; agreed to, 2376. Explosions by steam, a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to make experiments to prevent, 4797; passed, 4798.
Five per cent. stock, (See Sinking Fund.) Fletcher, Noah, his memorial stating his case to the House, 2290; laid on the table, 2375. Florida and Arkansas land claims, a bill for the adjust- ment of, passed, 4793.
Fobes, Abraham, a bill for his relief, 2298; passed. Foot, Samuel A., resigns his seat, 4043. Foreign silver coins, a bill to regulate their value, 2548; passed.
Fortifications, a bill making appropriations for certain, 2755; passed, 4789.
France, claims on; a bill to carry into effect the conven- tion with France, 3971.
Franklin county (Pennsylvania) memorial, praying for the restoration of the deposites, 2693, 3130. Franklin county (Massachusetts) memorial, complaining of the removal of the deposites, 4258.
Burlington, Vermont, memorial on the derangement of Frigate and schooner, a bill to purchase the frames of,
Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Stockton elected, 2166.
Chester, Pennsylvania, memorial for the restoring of the deposites, 2783, 3532.
Cincinnati, memorial on the removal of the deposites, 2539. Chesapeake and Ohio canal, memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, 2701.
Claims for buildings burnt by the enemy during the war; a resolution instructing the Committee of Claims to inquire into the expediency of providing for such by law, 3081; agreed to.
Gardiner (Maine) memorial, complaining of the scarcity of money, 3640; discussed, 3715. Garland, Mr., from Louisiana, appeared, was qualified, and took his seat, 3821.
Genesee (New York) memorial, praying relief from present embarrassments, 3953. Georgia claims, a bill for the payment of, 4789. Gloucester (Virginia) memorial, on the currency, 4186. Gold coin bill, a bill regulating the value of certain gold coins, 4498; passed, 4673.
annuity bill, 4068; passed, 4071. affairs; a report, with three bills, viz: to provide for the organization of the department of Indian af- fairs, to regulate trade and intercourse with them, and to provide for the establishment of the Western Territory, for their security and protection, &c., 4200; passed, 4797. Iron for railroads, a bill to allow it to be imported duty free, 4787.
Jefferson, Thomas, a bronze statue of him proposed to be presented, 3136.
a resolution respecting do., 4787; agreed to. Jones county (Mississippi) memorial, sustaining the course of the Executive, 4252.
Judges, Territorial, a bill making increased appropriation for their salaries, 4566; passed.
Kalb, Baron de, a petition from the heirs of, 4263. Kentucky, 14 instead of 13 members present, 2130.
contested election in the 5th congressional district brought before the House, 2139.
resolutions respecting the removal of the deposites,
election; resolution on the disputed election of Letcher and Moore, 3967.
counter report on do., 4007. resolutions on the subject, 4200.
Lafaytete, General, his death announced, and a joint committee appointed to report what token of respect will be proper on the occasion, the re- port of the committee, 4760, 4642.
Louisville (Kentucky) memorials, complaining of peco niary distress, 2896, 3838.
Lowell (Massachusetts) memorial, against the recharter of the bank, 3638.
Lycoming county (Pennsylvania) memorial, against the removal of the deposites, 3531.
in favor of rechartering Bank U. States, 4174 Madison, (Indiana) proceedings, in relation to the en barrassed state of the country, 2896. Madison county (Kentucky) memorial, in favor of restr ing the deposites, 4198.
Maine resolutions in relation to the removal of the posites, 2570.
Marine hospitals, a bill for erecting, 4788; passed. Maryland, proceedings of the 5th congressional dist
Lands, public, a bill to reduce and graduate the price of, New
on the Wabash, a motion to refer the schedule
of them to the committee on the subject, 2542, New York and New Jersey boundary line; a bill reporte:
a bill making grants of, to disbanded officers and others, for services during the late war, 3082. a bill relinquishing the reversionary interest of the United States in an Indian reservation, 3539; passed.
Land claims, (See Florida and Arkansas.) Lead mines; a bill to authorize the President to cause the lead mines in Illinois and Michigan to be sold, 4388; passed.
Lexington (Kentucky) memorial, against the removal of the deposites, 3534.
Light-house bill, 4789; passed, 4802.
giving the assent of Congress to a treaty entere into between the two States, 4336; passed, 49 Haven, proceedings of a meeting of the citizens favor of rechartering Bank United States, Jersey and Rhode Island memorials for the restr tion of the deposites, 3327.
proceedings of Hunterdon and Somerset counts
New Orleans memorial on the shock given to publ
Newcastle (Delaware) memorial, praying that the de posites may be restored, 2836.
Locomotive steam engines imported, duty to be remitted, Norfolk (Virginia) memorial, in favor of restoring
North Carolina, Burke country, memorial against removal | Prince George's county, Maryland, memorial for restora- of deposites, 3649.
memorials from the Tarborough district, 3821. Northumberland county (Pennsylvania) memorial, ap- proving of the administration, 3531.
Ohio boundary; a bill to settle the northern boundary of Ohio, 4436; passed.
Oneida county, New York, memorial against the unwise interference of the Government with the cur- rency, 3959.
Onondaga county, New York, memorial on the disturbed currency, 3955.
Ontario county, New York, memorial against the remo- val of deposites, 4150.
Order, questions of, 2494, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2543, 2557, 2583, 2597, 2616, 2617, 2619, 2620, 2728, 2735, 2784, 2785, 2868, 2976, 3001, 3472, 3517, 3538, 3752, 3753, 3760, 3761, 3764, 37 65, 4034, 4035, 4135, 4136, 4139, 4273, 4274, 4276, 4435, 4446, 4447, 4455.
Owens, Hardeman, a resolution in relation to the case of, 2709; agreed to, 2734.
'atents and copy-rights, a bill respecting, 4793; passed. 'aterson, New Jersey, memorial in relation to the United States Bank, 3136.
'ennsylvania memorials, in favor of continuing the United States Bank, 2831. ennsylvania avenue, a bill to complete the improvement of, 4794; passed. ension list, a resolution proposing to extend the provi- sions of the act of 1832, 2244, 2492; passed, 2702. ensions, a bill granting pensions to certain persons there- in named, on its third reading, 2538; passed. a bill giving to the Secretary of War all authority in regard to paying pensioners, 2702; passed. to French seamen, a bill granting, 4704; passed. hiladelphia memorials, from the merchants, &c., for the
restoration of the deposites, 2697. memorial from the cordwainers, 2725. memorials from working men, 2835. memorials from sundry mechanics, 3132. memorials from the councils, 3528.
ittsburg, Pennsylvania, memorial praying for restoration of the deposites, 2693.
olish exiles, a memorial for the relief of, 3748. ortland resolutions, 3014.
ortsmouth, New Hampshire, memorial complaining of the distress of the times, 2715.
ost Office; a resolution calling on the Postmaster General for an account of clerks, &c. employed in his Department, 3845.
otomac bridge, a bill authorizing its construction, 4412; passed, 4795.
re-emption rights, a bill to revive the act of 1830, 4469; passed, 4480.
resident's annual message received, 2138, (See Appendix.)
messages from, 2166.
message from, 2168.
resolutions on the annual message offered, 2168. message, in relation to presents from foreign Pow- ers, 2317.
message, respecting the bridge across the Potomac, 2318. message, respecting foreign coins, 3328. message with a convention with the King of the two Sicilies, 4071.
message with treaty with Emporor of Russia, 4071. message with a convention with Spain, 4222. message with Count Rochambeau's and the heirs of Barun de Kalb's petitions, 4263.
tion of deposites, 3533.-
Providence, Rhode Island, memorial approving of the course of administration, 3641.
Public Treasury; resolutions declaring that all moneys not appropriated are under the order and direction of Congress, &c., 3678; agreed to, 4430. Public buildings, a bill making appropriations for, 4795; passed, 4796.
Railroads and canals; a bill to authorize the construction of railroads and canals through lands of the United States, 3082.
Railroad, (See Baltimore and Washington.) Reduction of revenue, a resolution to instruct the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means to inquire into its ex- pediency, 2825; the House refused to consider it. Remuneration for lost property in the late war, a bill for that purpose, 3602; passed.
Resignation of Mr. Speaker Stevenson, 4335; his address on leaving the chair, 4368. Revolutionary claims, a bill providing for their settlement, reported, 2551; passed. Rhode Island memorials, complaining of the derangement of the currency, 2717, 3327. resolutions on do., 4504, 3517. Richmond memorial, from merchants and others, 2734. Rochambeau, Marquis of, his petition, 4263. Rockingham and Shenandoah, Virginia, memorials against the restoration of the deposites, 3533. Rules, the old ones adopted for the present, 2138.
motion to amend the rules, 2161; negatived, 2184.
Salaries of officers, a resolution proposing to equalize the salaries of, 3680; agreed to.
Salem, Massachusetts, memorial praying for redress of grievances, 3645.
Sandy creek, (on Lake Ontario,) a memorial praying for the construction of a harbor, &c., 2293. Sandy and Beaver canal, a proposition for a grant of land to aid in its construction, 2924. Savannah, Georgia, memorial against the measures of the administration, 3650, 3836, 4150.
Sergeant-at-arms, Thomas Beverly Randolph elected,
Seneca Falls, New York, memorial against the ruinous measures of the administration, 3952.
Shelby county, Kentucky, memorial deprecating the re- moval of the deposites, 3532.
Silver coinage, a bill regulating the value of foreign silver coins, 3846; passed, 4279.
Singleton, Mr., from South Carolina, his death an- nounced, 2166.
Sinking fund; a resolution of Mr. Selden, instructing the
Committee of Ways and Means to report a bill authorizing the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to redeem the five per cent. stocks of the United States, &c., 2294; taken up, 2366, adopted, 2368.
Slavery in the District of Columbia, memorials from Con- necticut on this subject, 2539.
Southwark and Moyamensing resolutions praying for res- toration of the deposites, 2727.
Spain and the United States, a bill to carry into effect the convention between, 4795; passed, 4796. Spanish West India trade, a bill relating to the trade of, 4522; passed, 4798.
Speaker, Andrew Stevenson elected, 2136; his address. John Bell elected, after several ballots, 4371. Specie tender; a bill making certain foreign silver coins a legal tender, 3905; laid over, 3912. Springfield, Massachusetts, memorial complaining of the distressed situation of the country, 3637.
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