Treasury, communicating information relative to the government stations,
and provisions made in cases of shipwreck on the coast of New Jer-
sey, &c., report of the Secretary of the...
Treasury Department, with a statement of appropriations on the books of
that department for the year ending June 30, 1855, report of the
Second Comptroller of the.....

Treasury, communicating a statement of the Register of the number, class.
and grade of all the employés in the several collection districts, re-
port of the Secretary of the...
Treasury, relative to the commerce of California, report of the Secretary
of the...

Treasury, on the claims of William R. Glover and Thomas W. Mather and
their associates, report of the First Comptroller of the....
Treasury, of the commerce and navigation of the United States during the
year ending June 30, 1855, report of the Secretary of the......
(See index to the above report at the end thereof.)
Treasury, communicating the report of the Coast Survey for 1855, report
from the

V.

Vessels, with their tonnage and crews, which cleared from the United States
for foreign countries during the year ending June 30, 1855, statement
of American and foreign..
Vessels, with their tonnage and crews, which entered into the United States
from foreign countries during the year ending June 30, 1855, statement
of American and foreign..
Vessels which entered into and cleared from the United States for foreign
countries during the year ending June 30, 1855, statement exhibiting
the national character of the foreign..
Vessels, with their tonnage and crews, which cleared from each district of
the United States for foreign countries during the year ending June
30, 1855, statement of American and foreign...
Vessels, with their tonnage and crews, which entered each district of the
United States from foreign countries during the year ending June 30,
1855, statement of American and foreign...

Vessels built, and the tonnage thereof, in the several States and Territories
of the United States from 1815 to 1855, inclusive, statement showing
the number and class of.....
Vessels built, and the tonnage thereof, in each State and Territory of the
United States during the year ending June 30, 1855, statement show-
ing the number and class of..

16

291

13

70

70

1

Vessels during the year ending June 30, 1855, summary statement of goods,
&c. imported into the United States in American and foreign...
Veto of the bill (S. 14) to remove obstructions to navigation in the mouth
of the Mississippi river, at the Southwest Pass and Pass á l'Outre,
message from the President of the United States with his ...
Veto of the bill (S. 1) making an appropriation for deepening the channel
over the St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan, message from the
President of the United States with his......
Virginia land warrants, report of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office relation to the amount of scrip issued for the satisfaction of. 13 75
W.

War, showing the operations of the army, with reports of the heads of
bureaus of the War Department, for the year 1855, and with a com-
pendium of the same, report of the Secretary of.

(For papers accompanying the above see subjoined table of documents.)
War, communicating information relative to fortifications for the defence
of the harbors of Galveston, and other harbors on the coast of Texas,
report of the Secretary of....

War, communicating a statement of the contingent expenses of the mili
tary establishment during the year 1855, report of the Secretary of.
War, showing the contracts made under the authority of the War Depart-
ment during the year 1855, report of the Secretary of.....

13 71

1

1

War, communicating a statement of expenditures from appropriations for
contingent expenses of the War Department, its offices and bureaus,
for the year ending June 30, 1855, report of the Secretary of.....
War, communicating a statement of the appropriations for the War De-
partment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855, report of the
Secretary of.........
War, communicating a statement of the expenditures at the national armo-
ries, and of the number of arms and appendages made thereat, dur-
ing the year ending June 30, 1855, report of the Secretary of......
War, relative to the necessary defences of the coast from Mobile to New
Orleans, report of the Secretary of.........

....

War, communicating lists of clerks and others employed in that depart-
ment, other than officers of the army, during the year 1855, report
of the Secretary of......

War, communicating an abstract of the returns of the militia of all the
States and Territories, with their arms, accoutrements, and ammuni-
tion, report of the Secretary of.......

War, communicating copies of the correspondence between the War De-
partment and J. F. Gilmer, relative to the expenditure of the appro-
priation for the improvement of the Savannah river, &c., report of
the Secretary of..

War, communicating a letter from General Totten, of the engineer de-
partment, relative to the fortifications on the Pea Patch Island, re-
port of the Secretary of.....

War, communicating information relative to the fortifications necessary for
the proper defence of New York and Brooklyn, report of the Secre-
tary of..
War, communicating information relative to the appropriations for the im-
provement of the harbors of Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Racine, Mil-
waukie and Kenosha, in Wisconsin, report of the..
War, communicating a statement of the number and compensation of mes-
sengers and employés other than clerks in the War Department,
report of the Secretary of...

War, communicating information relative to the falls of Red river, at or
near Alexandria, report of the Secretary of.......
War, communicating information in relation to the bar in the Atchafalaya
river, report of the Secretary of......
War, communicating information respecting obstructions to the navigation

of the Potomac river within the District of Columbia, and the expedi-
ency of measures for removing the same, report of the Secretary of..
War, respecting the steps taken relative to the erection of an armory in
the District of Columbia, under the act of March 3, 1855, report of
the Secretary of.........

262

52

32

12

12

12 63

1

13

66

13

War, communicating information relative to the sale of the military reser-
vation in Iowa for Fort Crawford, report of the Secretary of....
War, transmitting the final report of the board of officers relative to the
funds, subsistence, and supplies furnished or taken for the use of
Colonel Frémont's California battalion in 1846, report of the Secre-
tary of.......
War, transmitting copies of all the letters of the governor of Washington
Territory, addressed to him during the present year, and of all the
correspondence relative to the Indian disturbances in the Territories
of Washington and Oregon, report of the Secretary of.......
War, transmitting correspondence relative to the obstructions at the mouth
of Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana, report of the Secretary of......
War, transmitting a copy of the report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham,
respecting the improvement of the navigation of the flats of St. Clair
river, report of the Secretary of..
War, transmitting copies of survey of Lieutenant Colonel Graham, of har-
bors, &c., in Wisconsin and Michigan, report of the Secretary of... 14
War, transmitting a report of Captain Wright, relative to the removal of
the rocks in Hell Gate, East river, New York, and other aids to the
navigation through that passage, report of the Secretary of..............
War, transmitting a copy of the correspondence respecting the massacre of
Lieutenant Grattan and his command by the Indians, report of the
Secretary of.

13

31

14

77

79

14 91

.....

....

War, relative to the instructions sent to military officers in Kansas, report
of the Secretary of.
War, respecting the occupation of certain rooms in the north wing of the
Capitol extension, report of the Secretary of..
War, respecting the improvement of the roads connected with West Point,
report of the Secretary of......
War, communicating the report of Lieutenant Warren, of his exploration
of the country between the Missouri and Platte rivers and the Rocky
mountains, report of the...
War, communicating a general map of Florida, illustrative of the recent
surveys for a canal in that State, report of the Secretary of.......
War, communicating a statistical report on the sickness and mortality of
the army of the United States, report of the Secretary of.........
Warren's explcation of the country between the Missouri and Platte rivers
and the Rocky mountains, report of Lieutenant G. K........
Washita rivers, report of an exploration by Captain Marcy of the sources
of the Brazos and Big......

Washington aqueduct during the year ending September 30, 1855, report
of operations on the

Washington city, for the preservation of ordnance, arms, &c., report of
the Colonel of Ordnance in relation to the site selected in....
Washington city, near the Capitol, belonging to private individuals, state-
ment by the Commissioner of Public Buildings of the price and value
of certain lots in the city of....
Washington Territory, and correspondence relative to the Indian disturb-
ances in Washington and Oregon Territories, letters from the gov-
ernor of..

Washington city, and the selection of a site for an armory thereon, report
in relation to the Mall in...

Washington Territory, copics of papers relating to the proclamation of
martial law in.....

Western river improvements, report of Colonel Long on the.

the roads connected with.

15 102

1

Wright, relative to the removal of the rocks in Hell Gate, East river,
report of Captain....

Y.

West Point, report of the Secretary of War respecting the improvement of

Yards and Docks, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1856, and list of con-
tracts for the year ending June 30, 1855, abstract of offers and list
of contracts for furnishing articles under the cognizance of the Bu-
reau of....

Z.

Zoll-Verein, Switzerland and Austria, included in importations from the
Hanseatic Towns, Holland, Belgium, France, and England, during
the year ending June 30, 1855, statement exhibiting the value of
imports the produce and manufacture of the states forming the
German

Zoll-Verein, Switzerland and Austria, during the year ending June 30,
1855, summary statement exhibiting the value of imports the pro-
duce and manufacture of the states forming the German..

TABLE

OF

EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS

PRINTED BY ORDER OF

THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS, THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,

1855-'56.

Subject.

Messages from the President of the United States, viz:

Annual, on the state of the Union, with accompanying documents, re-
ports, &c.....

Documents and reports accompanying the above:

Correspondence between the Secretary of State and the government
of Denmark relative to the abolition of the Sound dues.....
Correspondence between the Secretary of State and Mr. Buchanan,
minister of the United States to Great Britain, relative to the
interpretation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and the condition
of affairs in Central America .

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, showing the operations of
the Interior Department during the year 1855....
Report of the Secretary of War, showing the operations of the army
and War Department during the year 1855......
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the operations of the
navy and Navy Department during the year 1855......
Report of the Postmaster General, showing the operations of his
department during the year 1855....

Tr nsmitting a copy of a letter from Lord John Russel to the British minister,
(Mr. Crampton,) dated January 19, 1853, in relation to Central
America....

Relative to the disturbances in Kansas..
Transmitting the memorial of citizens of New Orleans, complaining of the
irregularity of the mail service between Washington city and New
Orleans, together with his note and a letter from the Postmaster
General to the memorialists...

Communicating correspondence between the President, Secretary of State,
and Governors Reeder and Shannon, Mr. Woodson, J. H. Lane, C.
Robinson, and Mr Calhoun, in relation to Kansas Territory, together
with a copy of the laws of said Territory.

Communicating a report of the Secretary of State, with correspondence
and other papers relative to the republics of Nicaragua, Costa Rica,
the Mosquito Indians, and the convention between the United States
and Great Britain of April 19, 1850..
Communicating correspondence relative to the Indian disturbances in Cali-
fornia

Subject.

Communicating correspondence between the legation of the United States
and the government of Chilé, relative to the abduction of seamen
from the American whale ship Addison, at Valparaiso, and the im-
prisonment of William N. Stewart, an American citizen, by the
authorities of that government...
Communicating a report and correspondence relative to the regulations
with China, in conformity with the 6th section of the act of August
11, 1848......
Recommending a special appropriation of three millions of dollars for mili-
tary purposes
Communicating correspondence with Great Britain relative to the enlist-
ment of soldiers by the agents of that government within the terri-
tory of the United States..
Communicating information relative to a proposition submitted to the
United States government by that of Great Britain to refer the differ-
ence between the two governments in relation to the construction of
the treaty of July 4, 1850, to arbitration.....
Communicating correspondence, and other information, relative to the
transmission of the mails and munitions of war over the Illinois Cen-
tral railroad

1

12 47

1

2 2

Communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the
Indian disturbances in the Territories of Washington and Oregon... 12 46
Communicating information relative to the site selected for the preserva-
tion of ordnance, arms, &c., in Washington city....
Communicating correspondence, and other information, relative to the
transmission of the mails and munitions of war over the Illinois Cen-
tral railroad ...
Transmitting a report from the director of the United States mint, showing
the operations of the mint and its branches, and the assay office, dur-
ing the year 1855.......
In answer to a call for further documents relating to the Territory of
Kansas....

........

.........

Communicating a report of the Secretary of War in relation to the steps
taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia

Communicating information relative to the Mexican boundary line and the
payment of the three millions of dollars under the treaty with Mex-
ico of June 30, 1853 ..

Communicating a report of the Postmaster General, relative to the postal
arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts....
Communicating information relative to the construction of an armory in
the District of Columbia...

Transmitting correspondence and sundry documents relating to affairs with
the government of Nicaragua, and informing the Senate that the
new Nicaraguan minister had been accredited by the government of
the United States...

Transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Interior, with estimates of
appropriations required in fulfillment of treaty stipulations with cer-
tain Indian tribes....
Returning to the Senate the bill (S. 14) to remove obstructions to naviga-
tion in the mouth of the Mississippi river, at the Southwest Pass
and Pass a l'Outre, with his objections thereto....
Relative to the appropriation in the civil and diplomatic bill of March 3,
1855, for Richard W. Thompson, on account of alleged services to
the Menomonee Indians...

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12 51

12 53

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Returning, with his objections, the bill (S. 1) making an appropriation for

deeping the channel over the St. Clair flats in the State of Michigan. 13 71
Transmitting correspondence with the British government relative to the
enlistment of soldiers, received since the message of February 27, last. 13 74
Returning, with his objections, the bill (S. 2) making appropriations for
deeping the channel over the flats of the St. Mary's river, in the
State of Michigan.....

1

1

1

Informing Congress that he had ceased to hold diplomatic intercourse with
the minister of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, near this
government, with the reasons therefor and documents relating thereto. 14 80
Transmitting correspondence not previously communicated, touching the
construction and purport of the convention with Great Britain of
April 19, 1850, relative to central America......