Resolutions of the House-Continued.
By Mr. Gurley to print 16, 000 additional copies of Secretary of the
Treasury's report...---.
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By Mr. Hamilton: relative to repeal of revenue laws and direct taxa-
tion instead
By Mr. John T. Harris: to pay J D. Ott and H. J. McLaughlin addi-
tional compensation as public folders during
the 32d Congress...
By Mr. Haskin: discharging select committee on printing expendi-
tures and directing them to hand over books and
papers to Committee on Public Expenditures....
to allow Committee on Public Expenditures a clerk.
calling for information as to brick contract with
Deggs & Smith and in relation to W. H. Degroot.
By Mr. Hickman: providing a plan to elect a Speaker....
allowing Committee on the Judiciary to send for per-
sons and papers in the Watrous case....
of dissent from doctrines of President's special mes-
sage or protest... - - - -
to print 2,000 copies of President's protest and
the reports thereon....
authorizing Committee on the Judiciary to employ
a stenographer during the examination of the
Watrous case..
authorizing a minority of Committee on the Judi-
ciary to take testimony in the Watrous case..
authorizing Committee on the Judiciary to print the
memorials, testimony, &c., in the Watrous case..
discharging Committee on the Judiciary from
further consideration of memorial of the grand
jury of the United States district court in South
Carolina, relative to court-house at Greenville....
directing Sergeant-at-arms to bring before the bar of
the House all members embraced in his warrant, &c.
calling Doorkeeper before bar of House to answer for
the escape of a member from the hall during a
call of the House....
By Mr Hindman: relative to transportation of liquors through Indian
Resolutions of the House-Continued.
By Mr. Hindman: concerning grant by the United States to Arkansas
of arsenal and grounds at Little Rock, and so much
of reservation at Fort Smith as is unnecessary for
military uses, for educational purposes....
concerning reduction to 25 cents per acre of certain
lands to actual settlers....
concerning confirmation to actual settlers, in good
faith, at graduation prices, of certain entries made
within railroad reserves..
relative to construction of post office, &c., at Little
Rock.....
discharging Committee on the Judiciary from the
further consideration of the petition of John T.
Robertson, and referring it to Committee on Com-
calling for information as to cost of printing ordered
by present Congress..
By Mr. Hoard: that Committee on Public Expenditures inquire into
public printing, report modification of rates, &c...
for select committee to inquire into any improper
attempts on the part of any one connected with the
executive departments to influence the action of
members
By Mr. Wm. Howard: calling for statement of number of officers, &c.,
who served six months in war of 1812..
By Mr. Hughes: calling for B. S Roberts's report on militia question.
relative to present condition of tobacco trade with
other countries
relative to amendment of "rules and articles of war"
of thanks to Mr Colfax, Speaker pro tem....
By Mr. Humphrey: calling for information as to collection of fees for
permits to land baggage at port of New York, &c..
By Mr. Irvine: relative to contract for the public stores in New York
By Mr. Wm. Kellogg: calling upon Secretary of the Treasury for in-
formation as to defalcations of collectors in Illinois
By Mr. Larrabee: calling on the Secretary of the Interior for Mr.
Pritchett's report on charges against A. D. Bonesteel......
By Mr. D. C. Leach: discharging Committee of the Whole from further
consideration of the Arthur Edwards claim, (S.
29)
By Mr. Love: concerning cession by the United States of rights to
lands involved in boundary question between Geor-
gia and Florida..........
relative to increase of salary of Isaac N. Diller, United
States consul at Bremen...
By Mr. Lovejoy: calling for information concerning amount expended
by Attorney General in private land cases in California....
By Mr. Mallory: relative to transfer of mail transportation from the
Jeffersonville and Indianapolis to the New Albany and Salem rail-
road
By Mr. Maynard: relative to greater accountability and economy in
disbursement of the contingent fund..
relative to further legislation in reference to fugi-
tives from justice...
Resolutions of the House-Continued.
By Mr. McClernand: as to expatriation, severance, reinvestment with
citizenship, exemption of naturalized citizens
from certain prior obligations, &c...........
relative to appointment of ex-members of Con-
gress to places by officers of the House....
relative to additional compensation to registers
and receivers in certain cases..
By Mr. McKean: relative to claim of Oliver Bascom, assignee of
Lusher
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By Mr. McPherson as to expediency of substituting the "lowest
bidder' for the present system of printing
By Mr. McQueen: relative to shoemakers in Massachusetts
By Mr. McRae calling on Secretary of War for information as to
Pass Manchac
calling on Secretary of Treasury for information as
to Mississippi sound, maps, charts, &c., and state-
ment of amount appropriated for naval and mili-
tary defences on the gulf coast of Mississippi....
relative to number of officers and men who have
died in the African squadron since the Ashburton
treaty
By Mr. Miles for a select committee to inquire into the time re-
quired, cost, expediency, &c., of removing the
benches and replacing the desks in the hall...
to print 5,000 extra copies of Coast Survey Report...
By Mr. Millson: concerning the appointment of ten midshipmen at
large annually
By Mr. Millward: concerning marble columns for the Capitol, and
Rice, Baird & Heebner...
By Mr. Montgomery: to appoint Mr. Corwin Speaker for 24 hours, &c.
By Mr. L. T. Moore: relative to stationery furnished committees....
By Mr. E. Joy Morris: relative to abolishing custom-house oaths....--
relative to fixed salary to consul at Malta....
By Mr. Isaac N. Morris: relative to abolishing United States armories
and navy yards............
calling for information as to payments, &c.,
to C. W. Pine, late marshal of northern
district of Illinois, and as to payments,
&c., to the United States district attorney
of said district since his appointment, &c.
calling on Postmaster General for informa-
tion concerning certain removals and ap-
pointments in Illinois, and for information
as to Isaac Cook...
calling for information as to defalcation of
Isaac V. Fowler.
By Mr. Morse: calling for information and correspondence with Great
Britain, or any officer thereof, relative to African
slave trade
By Mr. Nelson: to print 100,000 extra copies of reports of Commit-
tees on Public Expenditures and Expenditures in Navy Department;
to be bound together....
Resolutions of the House-Continued.
By Mr. Niblack: empowering Clerk to preserve order, enforce rules,
&c, until election of a Speaker, and directing
Sergeant-at-arms to perform his duties under
Clerk's direction pending the organization................
of inquiry as to non-redemption of continental cur-
By Mr. Nixon
By Mr. Noell
admitting chaplain of each House to the floor....
of inquiry as to expediency of reducing price of lands
in certain townships in district of Jackson, Missouri,
and relieving purchasers from excess of price paid
above graduation prices.---
By Mr. Olin allowing select (Covode) committee to employ a steno-
grapher, and to print from time to time the testimony
taken before them
By Mr. Palmer of inquiry into contracts for supplies, stores, trans-
portation, &c, in the late expedition to Utah....
By Mr. Pendleton: concerning change in laws regulating the taking
of depositions in United States courts, and also
relative to fees in criminal cases.
By Mr. Pennington: proposing a plan of procedure to secure election
of a Speaker
By Mr. Perry: calling for information as to amount expended for
books by the 33d Congress, the amount of mile-
age and per diem of the members of that Congress,
and for other statistical information....
By Mr. Pettit: relative to using armed force of the United States as
posse comitatus...
By Mr. Peyton: relative to issuance of duplicates for lost land war-
By Mr. Phelps: calling for Beale's report.
By Mr. Otero as to authorizing a regiment of mounted volunteers in
New Mexico....
calling for information as to Indian hostilities in New
Mexico
By Mr. Porter: relative to legislation for protection of citizens of one
of respect to the memory of Hon. William O. Goode.
By Mr. Quarles: calling upon Committee of Ways and Means to ap-
pend to the several appropriation bills they report,
a memorandum classifying the said appropriations
in a manner specified..--
calling for official documents relative to troubles on
the Texas frontier....
By Mr. Reynolds: calling for information as to amounts expended by
government for defence of cases in Court of
Claims, and for expenses of said court
By Mr. Schwartz: relative to reducing compensation of members....
By Mr. Scott: allowing a clerk to the Committee on Indian Affairs..
By Mr. Sherman: to proceed to election of Public Printer, with cer-
tain reservations..
Resolutions of the House-Continued.
By Mr. Sherman: for appointment of special committee to investigate
closing debate on Senate amendments to H. R. 1..
instructing Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads to inquire into expediency of a law con-
taining certain propositions therein given.....
(five) concerning the action of Secretary of the
Navy and the President relative to certain con-
tracts and appointments...
concerning repeal of law of 18th August, 1856, as
to certain payments to John C. Rives..
discharging Committee of the Whole from 80
much of message as relates to Pacific railroad,
and referring it to a select committee...
closing debate on H. R. 4 and H. R. 215..
making Senate amendments to H. R. 215 a special
order, and closing debate thereon...
making Senate amendments to H. R. 305 a special
order, and closing debate thereon...
By Mr. Sickles: calling for information in regard to Harlem river...
By Mr. Simms: concerning custom-houses, their number, expenses
of, &c..
By Mr. Singleton: concerning custom-house, &c., at Vicksburg, Mis-
sissippi...
By Mr. William Smith: to admit ex-members to floor, claim agents
relative to giving navy pay to officers of
cutter Harriet Lane" while serving as
naval officers in Paraguay expedition.....
By Mr. Spaulding of inquiry concerning the reciprocity treaty with
England..
By Mr. Spinner: to pay J. C. Allen, late Clerk, a per diem additional,
as presiding officer of the House during its organ-
ization....
inquiry as to compliance with the law in compila-
tion of the Biennial Register......
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