240 An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th June, 1853-Continued— House of Representatives agree to some and disagree to other Senate insist and appoint a committee of conference 241 Page. amendments of the Senate.... 673 674 675, 676 682 €82 683 684 680 686 An act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office De partment, during the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1853 House of Representatives appoint a committee of conference. 674 676 17th joint rule suspended... 683 House of Representatives agree to report of the committee of 684 243 An act making appropriations for the transportation of the United States mail by ocean steamers and otherwise, during the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three received... read twice and referred. reported... passed. examined presented 252 An act to authorize the legislative authorities of the several Territo- 253 An act making an appropriation for the completion of the public buildings in the Territory of Minnesota 632 644 648 661 667 668 677 462 464 680 received.... read twice and referred 462 464 reported .. 680 254 An act to run and establish the boundary between the State of Texas and the territories of the United States 255 An act making further appropriations for the construction of roads in 257 An act to amend an act entitled "An act to settle and adjust the expenses of the people of Oregon in defending themselves from attacks and hostilities of Cayuse Indians, in the years 1847 and 1848," approved February 14, 1851 received, read twice and referred..... 487 257 Title and action. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to settle and adjust the ex- 258 An act to reduce and define the boundaries of the military reserve at ... 259 examined .... An act to provide for the Territories of New Mexico, Utah and Ore- Page. 516 613 614 617 622 487 621 645 647 An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish the territorial received, read twice and referred... 487 680 262 reported An act to authorize the President of the United States to designate An act to provide for additional clerks, and extend the sessions of the 487 reported.. 680 264 An act to appropriate lands for the support of schools in certain town- received, read twice and referred..... 487 reported.. 505 266 An act giving the assent of Congress to the State of Missouri to im- An act to authorize the issuing of a register to the schooner Caroline, No. 268 Title and action. An act to authorize the issuing of a register to the schooner Caroline, Page. presented 465 approved 477 269 An act to change the name of the American built vessel Amelia, and 270 An act to enable the legislature of the State of Indiana to dispose of 273 An act making further provision for the satisfaction of Virginia mili- 280 An act making grants of lands to aid in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes 282 received, read twice and referred.. reported adversely....... motion to reconsider, (yeas and nays)................ An act making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors 502 573,574 660 received.. read the first time... read the second time and referred. reported with amendments... considered amendment deepening the mouth of the Mississippi river, (yeas amendment proposed by Mr. Cass-surveys of harbors and rivers amendment proposed by Mr. Borland-snag boats, &c., on the amendment proposed by Mr. Atchison-tonnage duties for the amendment proposed by Mr. Borland-for removal of raft on amendment proposed by Mr. Brooke-for surveys of Tombigbee, amendment proposed by Mr. Dodge of Iowa-improvement of motion by Mr. Mason-that the bill lie on the table, (yeas and 562 563 565 583 611, 614, 615 616, 621 615, 616 616 623 625 626, 627 627 628 628 628,633 628 No. 282 Title and action. An act making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors amendment—for improvement of harbor at Waukegan, Illinois, amendment proposed by Mr. Rusk-tor survey of certain har- amendment proposed by Mr. Bradbury-for improving the Ken- amendment proposed by Mr. Underwood-for the improvement amendment proposed by Mr. Adams-for the survey of Tombig- amendment proposed by Mr. Gwin-for a canal from San Joaquin amendment proposed by Mr. Morton-for the survey of certain amendment proposed by Mr. Weller-for survey of Sacramento amendment proposed by Mr. Gwin--for survey of the San Joaquin amendments ordered to be engrossed, (yeas and nays). House of Representatives agree... examined. presented approved. 283 An act to extend the provisions of an act approved 3d March, 1847, 284 An act to grant the right of way to all rail and plank roads and Mac- received, read twice and referred... Page. 502 506 reported. 548, 549 passed examined signed.... presented. approved... 288 An act to establish additional land districts in the State of Wisconsin- 556 562 presented.. A bill to provide for executing the public printing and establishing the prices thereof, and for other purposes received reported with amendmentsr .... An act declaring the Wheeling bridges lawfu Istructures, and for other An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the discontinuance of the 555 558 562 564 587 512 299 A bill to provide for executing the public printing and establishing the prices thereof, &c.-Continued read twice and referred. 312 An act making appropriations for light-houses, light-boats, buoys, &c., and providing for the erection and establishment of the same, and Page. 620 621 686 637 639 640 641 641 644 645 647 587 538 568 562 565 606 amendment proposed by Mr. Hamlin-to strike out all relative to the appointment of a light-house board (yeas and nays).. Senate recede from their fifty-third amendment (yeas and nays). 670 House of Representatives agree to report of committee of con- An act in addition to an act to promote the progress of the useful |