Vera Cruz, mail steamers from New Orleans via Tampico to- petition of W. C. Templeton report (No. 68) and hill (see bill S. 191) Vermont, citizens of, petitions abolition of the office of chaplain in the public service in favor of the homestead bill Vermont, United States district judge for, salary of, resolution Page 81, 620 194 148 34 450 Vessels driven into port by stress of weather, exemption of, from Vessels, plan for preventing, from sinking, memorial of H. A. 471 577 545 Vessels, number and tonnage of American and foreign, arriving 102 455 Vessels, registers to foreign built, resolution by Mr. Hamlin (See bill S. 448.) Veteran corps of 1812, resolutions passed at a meeting of, in New Vice President. (See President and Vice President.) referred - 630 404 Vinal-haven, Maine, citizens of, petition, light-house on Heron 233 Vincennes land district, donation of vacant public lands in, for 190 Virginia, assistant marshal for taking the census in, petition abolition of the office of chaplain relative to the bridge at the little falls of the Potomac 385 42 430 Virginia, United States district court for western district of, Virginia, expenses of, in organizing volunteers for Mexico, me- 554 report 581 Virginia, State and continental line, provision for the unpaid report (No. 11.) 92 Virginia military bounty land warrants, satisfaction of. (See bill S. 363.) report (No. 246) 451 extension of the time for locating, &c. (See bill H. R. 6.) Virginia military bounty land warrants-Continued— Virginia military land warrants, satisfaction of. (See bill H. R. 273.) Virginia legislature, resolutions of, Virginia military land warrants Wheeling bridge pay due the Petersburg volunteers Virginia Woollen Company. (See bill H. R. 30.) Volunteer companies in the District of Columbia, memorial for committee discharged Volunteers, Captain George E. McClelland's company of Florida, Volunteers tendered for the defence of California, memorial of Page 359 482 402, 425 411 359 458 458 42 417 465 568 44 535 568 118 524 650 Waddell, James M., memorial Wade, Hon. Benjamin F., attended Wabash river to the Missouri river, railroad from. Wabash and Erie canal, selection of lands for. (See bill S. 264.) credentials presented and oath administered (See bill S. 155.) accounts of David Tod late minister to Brazil 409 practice of the department in the administration of the pension laws 505 Wade county, Ohio, assistant marshals for taking the census in, 190 Wah-pay-koo-tay band of Sioux Indians. (See Med-ay-wa- Page Waldo county, Maine, citizens of, petition, mail routes 305 resolutions of the legislature of California - Waldoborough, Me., citizens of, petition- pension to the grandson of Conrad Hyer report agreed to - erection of a custom-house at, resolution by Mr. Hamlin amendment to bill H. R. 196 Waldron, Ark., citizens of, petition for a mail route Walker, Hon. Isaac P., attended resolutions submitted by, viz: foreign policy of the United States clerk to Committee on Revolutionary Claims report-and committee discharged Walker, John, documents relative to the claim of committee discharged and again referred Walker, John, heir of. (See Sarah Shatto.) Wallace, Cadwallader, memorial 452 538 311 419 492 520 666 · 386 5 Wally and Donaldson, administrator of. (See Jas. McGregor, jr.) Walter, Thomas U., architect for the extension of the Capitol, War, Secretary of, reports- contingent expenses of the department 526 650 198 69 relative to the corps of topographical engineers 69 contracts made under the authority of that department expenses of armories and number of arms made, &c. 125 list of clerks and others in the department. 125 proceedings of the court-martial in the case of Brevet Page War, Secretary of, reports-Continued- relative to the Iowa militia claim, ordered to be printed committee discharged - letter from General Talcott to Colonel Huger committee discharged returns of the militia - contracts by Robert B. Carter and James Roddy for proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Mili- committee discharged copies of the Army Register estimate for fortifications on San Francisco bay additional copies ordered to be printed amount paid to army officers on account of double amount paid to army officers holding brevet commis- basin at the mouth of Rock creek report (No. 177) and bill, (see bill S. 358) relative to charges against the commissioner for run- establishment of gunpowder depots contracts with army officers for supplies ordered to be printed beacon or light-house for New South Shoal off Nan- Captain Stansbury's exploration of the valley of the distribution Lieut. Williamson's report and survey in reference to 642, 679 committee discharged claims of friendly Seminoles clerks 386, 616, 679 civil officers employed in New Mexico while under military government 389, 467 referred 500 compensation to persons for services connected with military contribution money 416 improvement of the Tennessee river improvement of the St. Clair flatts 449 310 370 375 War, Secretary of, reports-Continued- Lieut. Derby's report of a reconnoissance of the Gulf of California and the Colorado river Page 477 529, 540, 546 484 canal across the peninsula of Florida committee discharged and again referred 520 523 603 amounts that can be advantageously expended during 576 Lieutenant Derby's report on the Tulare valley 629 report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham, relative to the War Department- contingent expenses of, report of the Secretary of War 69 105 list of clerks and others, report of the Secretary of War printing, binding, and advertising for, report of the Se- clerks, reports of the Secretary of War Warehousing system, extension of. (See bill S. 541.) Warehouses leased by government, resolution by Mr. Hunter committee discharged and again referred Ward, Nahum, report of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative Ward, Harriet, memorial report (No. 248) and bill, (see bill S. 443) Warren, Stephen, petition of residents of Niagara county, New discharged, and again referred Warren, Illinois, inhabitants of, memorial against Sunday mails Warsaw and Peoria railroad, petition of residents of Hancock Warsaw and Rockford railroad, petition of residents of Hancock 478 327 455 39 62 197 151 151 147 500 147 500 |