Subject.

Interior Department, employés who have served in the mili-
tary and naval service, letter from the
Secretary, transmitting a list of.......
contingent fund of, letter from the Sec-
retary of, transmitting detailed ac-
count of expenditure of...

Interior, Secretary of the, annual report of the (vol. 1).
letter from, relating to land entries by Indians in Michi-
gan

annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office (vol. 1)

papers accompanying the above report (vol. 1)...

report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

papers accompanying the same (vol. 1)..

report of the commission appointed to meet the Sioux Indian chief Sitting-Bull, with a view to avert hostile incursions into the territory of the United States from the Dominion of Canada (vol. 1)..........

report of the Commissioner of Pensions...

report of the field-work of the United States geological and geographical survey of the Territories under Professor Hayden (vol. 1)....

report on the geological and geographical survey of the Rocky Mountain region by J. W. Powell (vol. 1)..... report of the commission appointed under act of March, 1877, regarding the Hot Springs reservation in the State of Arkansas (vol. 1)..

report of the government directors of the Union Pacific Railroad (vol. 1).......

report upon the Yellowstone National Park (vol. 1). report of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (vol. 1) ......

report upon Freedman's Hospital and Asylum (vol. 1). report upon the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying. in Asylum (vol. 1)...

report of the board of visitors upon the operations of the Government Hospital for the Insane (vol. 1).......... report of the Architect of the Capitol.....

tabular statements of the disbursements made from the appropriations for the Indian Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, and of salaries and incidental expenses paid at each agency in the Indian service during said period....

deficiency for the contingent expenses of the General Land Office, letter from the Secretary of the Interior concerning...

contingent fund of the Interior Department, letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting detailed account of expenditures of..

accountability of disbursing-clerk, letter from the Secre

tary of the Interior, recommending that the disbursing-clerk of the department be relieved from responsibility of the payment of certain forged vouchers.. adoption of the metrical system, letter from the Secretary,

transmitting report concerning..

Yellowstone National Park, letter from the Secretary in

regard to the better protection of, from injury.... lands granted the State of Michigan for railroad purposes, letter from the Secretary, transmitting information concerning

geological and geographical surveys, letter from the Secretary, transmitting a report of Professor Powell in regard to surveys, in response to a resolution of the House

geological and geographical surveys, letter from the Sectary, in response to a resolution of the House, transmitting a report of Professor Hayden..

Subject.

Interior, Secretary of the, survey of lake-beds in Indiana and
Illinois, letter from the Secretary
in response to a resolution of the
House, in reference to the....

employés in the Interior Department who have served in
military and naval service, letter from the Secre-
tary, transmitting a list of.

ravages of the locusts, letter from the Secretary, transmit-
ting a report from the commission of entomologists
on the, in Western States and Territories..

Iron, steel, and other metals, report of board for testing, trans-
mitted by President...
Italy, letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a letter
from the Italian minister concerning the marks of
respect shown to the memory of Victor Emanuel I,
late King of...

J.

Jetties, South Pass, Mississippi River, letter from the Secre-
tary of War, relative to report of M. R. Brown, engineer, re-
lating to the work on

Joint commission, report of the, created to direct and super-
vise the completion of the Washington Monument
Judge-Advocate-General, report of..

K.

Kansas Pacific Railroad, letter from the Attorney-General of
the United States, in response to a resolution of the House
in relation to suits against the...
Khedive of Egypt, letter from the Secretary of War, concerning
a decoration conferred upon Assistant Surgeon Wilson, United
States Army, by the.....

King Victor Emanuel, of Italy, letter from the Secretary of
State, transmitting a letter from the Italian minister concern-
ing the marks of respect shown to the memory of ....

L.

Lake-beds, survey of, in Indiana and Illinois, letter from the
Secretary of the Interior, in response to a resolution of the
House in reference to...

Lake Michigan and Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, letter from the
Secretary of War, transmitting report of engineer on the
improvement of.

Land-grant railroads, letter from the Secretary of War, relative to a decision of the Supreme Court upon the matter of payments to ....

Land entries by Indians in Michigan, letter from the Secre-
tary of the Interior, relating to ...

Land Office, letter from the Secretary of the Interior, concerning
deficiency for contingent expenses of the General Land Office.
Land Office, report of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office (vol. 1)..
Lands granted to the State of Michigan for railroad purposes.
letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting infor-
mation concerning lands granted to.....

Leavenworth military prison, report concerning (vol. 1)......
Legal-tender notes, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in reference to sale of United States bonds for outstanding.
Locusts, ravages of, letter from Secretary of Interior, trans-
mitting a report from commission of entomologists on the...
Loss of the steamer Metropolis, letter from the Secretary of
the Treasury, transmitting report of the Life-Saving Service
in reference to...

Louisiana, commission sent to, by the President, letter from the
Secretary of State, transmitting correspondence, &c........

Subject.

M.

Mail steamship service, letter from the Postmaster-General,
in compliance with the resolution of the House, transmitting
a tabular statement of the ocean, of foreign countries.
Mails, offer for carrying land and water, established, &c...
McAllister, dredge-boat, letter from the Secretary of War, in
relation to..

Metrical system, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,

transmitting, in response to a resolution
of the House, reports concerning adoption
of the, of weights and measures..
letter from the Secretary of the Interior in
regard to the above

letter from the Secretary of War in regard to
the above...

Metropolis, loss of steamer, letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting report of the Life-Saving Service in
reference to...
Michigan, land granted to, for railroad purposes, letter from
Secretary of Interior, transmitting information con-
cerning...

letter from Secretary of the Interior, relating to
land entries by Indians in the State of.

Military Academy, report of visitors to (vol. 1)...

letter from the Attorney-General, in response to a resolution of the House in reference to the appointment of cadets to the Naval and, by the President....... Military posts, abondonment of certain, letter from the Secretary of War concerning

Military post, site for in Texas, letter from the Secretary of
War relative to the donation of land as a

Military roads in Arizona, letter from the Secretary of War
in relation to certain....

Mint, report of the Director of..
Mississippi River, jetties, South Pass, letter from Secretary of
War, relative to the report of M. R. Brown,
engineer, relating to the work of Mr.
Eads at....

improvement of Southwest Pass of, letter
from the Secretary of War, transmitting
report of engineer upon the improvement
of
South Pass of, letter from the Secretary of
War, transmitting a report upon the im-
provement of..............
reservoirs to improve the navigation of, let-
ter from the Secretary of War, trausmit-
ting information concerning the effect of..
improvement of, letter from the Secretary

of War, transmitting report of Chief of
Engineers upon the necessity for.......
South Pass of, report of the engineer on the
improvement of

Mississippi, veto of the bill for special term of United States
court in, message from the President of the United States
assigning reasons for ...

Missouri River, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting
report of Chief of Engineers on the improvement of..
Moline Water-Power Company, letter from the Secretary of
War, transmitting communication from the president of, of
Moline, Ill., with a report of the Chief of Ordnance thereon..

Subject.

N.

Volume. No. Part.

National banks, letter from the Secretary of Treasury, transmitting a statement of the sums paid for interest in coin and currency upon bonds held by

Naval Academy, appointment of cadets to, letter from Attorney-General in reference to....

Navy Department, civil employés in, letter from the Secretary of Navy, transmitting a list of civil employés in that department for year ending December 31, 1877.

Navy, letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of House, transmitting a list of persons in the employ of that department who have rendered service in the Army or......

Navy, Secretary of, annual report of the

transmits list of civil employés in his de-
partment.

Navy, State, and War Department buildings, report of the
engineer upon the state of (vol. 1)......

New Mexico and Colorado, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports on lines of communication between New York, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report relative to improvement of Flushing Bay.

Norfolk Harbor, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of engineers upon the improvement of..

0.

Ocean mail steamship service, letter from the Postmaster-Gen-
eral, in compliance with a resolution of the House, trans-
mitting a tabular statement of, of foreign countries
Officers, commutation allowed in certain cities, letter from Sec-
retary of War, transmitting a list of, who received
Ordnance, Chief of, annual report of (vol. 3).......

P.

Pacific Railroad, Kansas, letter from the Attorney-General, in response to a resolution of the House in relation to suits against the ....

Pagan Creek, Virginia, letter from Secretary of War, trans-
mitting reports of engineers upon the improvement of, &c ..
Painting, message from the President, informing Congress that
he had delivered to Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson a copy of the
joint resolution accepting....

Pardons, letter from the Attorney-General, in response to a
resolution of the House, transmitting a list of, by the Presi-
dent between March 4, 1877, and May 20, 1878
Park, Yellowstone National, letter from the Secretary of the In-
terior in regard to the better protection of the...
Patents, annual report of the Commissioner of.....
Paymaster-General, annual report (vol. 1)

Payments to informers, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed report of the sums allowed as compensation to officers of customs.

Pensions, annual report of the Commissioner of (vol. 1)
Pennsylvania avenue, letter from the President, transmitting
report of Commissioners upon the repavement of.......
Postmaster-General, report of the...

transmits a tabular statement of the
ocean mail steamship service of foreigu
countries

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offer for carrying mails, land and water
mails established, &c....

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Powell, J. W., report on the geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region (vol. 1)

on the arid regions of the United States..

Subject.

President of the United States, transmits annual message and

accompanying documents,
second session, Forty-fifth
Congress.

transmits papers relating to
the foreign relations of the
United States, preceded by a
list of papers and followed
by an index of persons and
subjects

transmits report of the joint
commission created to direct
and supervise the completion
of the Washington Monu-
ment....

transmits report of the commis-
sion appointed to examine
into the security of the pub-
lie buildings in the city of
Washington against fire.....
transmits report of commis-

sioners upon the repavement
of Pennsylvania avenue .....
transmits a special report upon
the subject of forestry, by
the Commissioner of Agri-
culture .....

transmits the recent correspon-
dence between the Govern-
ments of Venezuela and the
United States, in relation to
the Venezuelan Mixed Claims
Commission, in answer to a
resolution of the House.....
transmits a report of the Attor-
ney-General, in answer to a
resolution of the House, upon
the operation of the Union
Pacific Railroad and its
branches......

transmits report of the com-
mission appointed under the
act of Congress approved
March 3, 1873, relative to the
causes of steam-boiler explo-
sions.
informs Congress that he has
delivered to Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson a copy of the joint
resolution accepting a paint-
ing tendered by her...
communicates, by message, his
reasons for withholding ap-
proval of the bill (H. R. 1093)
entitled "An act to author-
ize the coinage of the stand.
ard silver dollar and to re-
store its legal-tender char-
acter".
communicates, by message, his
reasons for withholding ap-
proval of the bill (H. R. 3072)
of the House authorizing a
special term of the circuit
court of the United States for
the southern district of Mis-
sissippi.....