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panied by a bill (H. R. 353) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Lee, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of J. C. Ferry, for carrying the mail for one quarter from Pittsburg to Franklin, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 354) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. John G. Davis, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Alexander Albertson, of Platte county, Nebraska, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 355) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Burnett, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 17) for the relief of William H. De Groot, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which resolu tion was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the resolution and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Burnett, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 63) for the relief of Michael Nash, of the District of Columbia, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed. Mr. Hickman, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of the creditors of Daniel B. Vondersmith, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 356) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Reuben Davis, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 357. A bill for the relief of Stephen O. Gibbs; and

H. R. 358. A bill for the relief of John Kelly;

accompanied by a report in writing in the former case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Fenton, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 359. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of John Moshier;

H. R. 360. A bill for the relief of the children of Mrs. Harriet de la Palm Baker, deceased, daughter and legal heir of the late Lieutenant Colonel Frederick H. Weissenfels, of the army of the revolution; H. R. 361. A bill for the relief of the legal representative of Cap

tain Samuel Jones, of the Virginia continental line during the revolutinary war;

accompanied by a report in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Duell, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of the surviving children of Israel Frisbie, a revolutionary soldier, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 362) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Holman, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Captain John A. Hopper, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 363) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Haskin, from the Committee on Public Expenditures, reported a bill (H. R. 364) to repeal an act for the commencement of a fortifi cation opposite Fort Schuyler, at a point known as Willet's or Wilkins' Point, New York; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Cadwalader C. Washburn, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 365. A bill for the relief of Josiah Atkins, of Ohio; H. R. 366. A bill for the relief of William Packwood; accompanied by a report in writing in each case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Bouligny, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 118) "to confirm certain private land claims in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes," reported the same back with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, accompanied by a report in writing.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bill and report be printed.

Mr. Bouligny, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Braxton Bragg and Randall L. Gibson, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 367) for their relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Etheridge, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz:

S. 55. An act for the relief of Tilman Leak;

S. 70. An act for the relief of George Stealey;

S. 69. An act for the relief of Livingston, Kinkead & Company; reported the same back without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bills be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed. Mr. Etheridge, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 368. A bill to provide payment for depredations committed by the whites upon the Shawnee Indians, in Kansas Territory; H. R. 369. A bill for the relief of Michael T. Simmons; accompanied by a report in writing in the latter case; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. De Witt C. Leach, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Israel Johnson, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 370) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Stanton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph B. Eaton, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 371) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Buffinton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of John C. McFerran, of the United States army, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 372) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Pendleton, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 373. A bill for the relief of William Hutchinson;

H. R. 374. A bill for the relief of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church;

accompanied by reports in writing thereon; which bills were severally read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bills and reports ordered to be printed.

Mr. Curtis, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 65) entitled "An act for the relief of Mrs. Jane M. McCrabb, widow of the late Captain John W. McCrabb, assistant quartermaster United States army," reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed. Mr. Morse, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred a bill and resolution of the Senate, of the following titles, viz: S. 56. An act for the relief of Richard W. Meade;

S. Res. 7. A resolution for the relief of the legal representatives of John A. Frost, deceased;

reported the same severally without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill and resolution be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed.

Mr. Schwartz, from the same committee, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate (S. Res. 16) "authorizing Captains William L. Hudson and Joshua R. Sands to accept certain testimonials awarded to them by the government of Great Britain," reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said resolution be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed.

Mr. Sedgwick, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 91) for the relief of Henry Etting, reported the same with a recommendation that it do not pass, accompanied by an adverse report in writing thereon.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the 'bill and report be printed.

Mr. Pottle, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 57) for the relief of David D. Porter, reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and printed.

Mr. Pottle, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Hiram Paulding, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 375) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Scott, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill (H. R. 376) providing for the examination of claims for Indian depredations in the Territory of New Mexico, accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which bill was read a first and second time committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Case, from the Committee on the Territories, to whom was referred the petition of David V. Whiting, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 377) for his relief; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report or dered to be printed.

Mr. Waldron, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 189) for the relief of the legal representatives of the estate of Charles H. Mason, reported the same with an amendment in the nature of a substitute therefor, accompanied by a report in writing.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the

Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bill and report be printed.

Mr. Potter, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 378. A bill for the relief of Reuben and Rhoda H. Champion; and

H. R. 379. A bill for the relief of the children of Tousant Lavarnway;

Mr. Potter, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 18) giving a construction to the second section of the act of February 3, 1853, "to continue half pay to certain widows and orphans," accompanied by a report in writing thereon; which resolution was read a first and second time, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and the resolution and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Junkin, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Susannah Scott, widow of William Scott, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (H. R. 380) granting her a pension; which bill was read a first and second time, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and the bill and report ordered to be printed.

Mr. Babbitt, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 381. A bill for the relief of the surviving children of John Forrester, a soldier of the revolution;

H. R. 382. A bill for the relief of James Saxton, a soldier of the revolution;

Mr. Fenton, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 214) for the relief of Charles W. Brooks, of New York, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing thereon.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and that the bill and report be printed.

Mr. Fenton, from the same committee, reported bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 383. A bill granting a pension to Sutton M. Young;

H. R. 384. A bill for the relief of Sylvanus Burnham;

H. R. 385. A bill granting an invalid pension to Beriah Wright, of New York;

H. R. 386. A bill for the relief of Zina Williams;

H. R. 387. A bill for the relief of Samuel Goodrich, jr.;

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