Subject.

Doorkeeper of House of Representatives, testimony in case of....

E.

Election cases in the House of Representatives, Forty-second,
Forty-third, and Forty-fourth Congresses, from 1871 to 1876,
inclusive, digested...

Expenditures in the Post-Office Department, Committee on, testi-
mony taken by

F.

Feather River, concurrent resolution of the legislature of Cali-
fornia, asking an appropriation for.

Felthousen, Jacob D. Memorial praying for the construction of
a national railway.

Fondren, Ureilla, report of the Commissioners of Claims on the
claim of

Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, itemized statement of
receipts and expenditures made by the Commissioners, from
January 1, 1875, to January 1, 1878..
Frost & Metcalfe, papers in the case of.

G.

Galveston and Camargo Railroad, memorial of M. R. Jefferds,
praying for the passage of a bill authorizing the Secretary of
War to contract with, for the construction of a line to Rio
Grande City, &c. ...

Goloid dollar, statements before the Committee on Coinage,
Weights, and Measures upon the subject of....

H.

Harbor at New Orleans, report of the board of engineers upon
the means necessary to protect the wharves and...
Hilgard, Professor J. E. Statement concerning the standard
weights and measures of the United States...

House of Representatives, list of members of, and their places of
residence during the Forty-fifth Congress, second session.

I.

Immigrants, protection of, memorial of the commissioners of emi-
gration of the State of New York, urging the necessity of na-
tional legislation for the, care of the sick, &c
Indian Bureau, concurrent resolution of the legislature of Cali-
fornia favoring the transfer of the, to the War Department
Indian delegations, objection of certain, to the bill H. R. 2687,
and kindred measures, providing for a delegate in Congress
from the Indian Territory.

Indiana, memorial of certain Indians in, for relief

Indianapolis, Indiana, statements made in behalf of the establish-
ment of a mint at

Indians, arrears due the Chickasaw Nation..

in Michigan and Indiana, memorial of certain, for relief
memorial of certain delegations in opposition to the trans-
fer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department.........
letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relative
to the removal of certain (two reports erroneously
numbered 57; the other relates to land indemnities)...
Creeks, petition of the delegates of, with reference to the
awards to those who enlisted in the Federal Army..
Investigations, resolution authorizing certain, by the Committee
on Banking and Currency

Subject.

Isaacs, William B., & Co., petition of, praying for the restoration
of certain coin belonging to them now in the Treasury

K.

Kansas City, Mo., statement in behalf of, for the establishment
of a mint at..

L.

Land-claim of Wisconsin, letter from the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitting certain papers relating to..
Land-indemnity to certain States (two reports erroneously num-
bered 57; the other relates to removal of certain Indians).
Lands, Public, testimony taken before the Committee on, in re-
gard to public surveys...

Louisville, Ky., statements made in behalf of the establishment
of a mint at.

M.

Vol. No. Part.

Maine, resolution of the legislature of, relating to the currency
Mexican war, soldiers and widows of, joint resolution of gen-
eral assembly of the State of Ohio requesting Senators and
Members of Congress to vote for bill granting pensions to.....
McKinlay, James M., letters from, relative to the use of the
metric system of weights and measures..
Metcalfe vs. Frost, papers relating to

Metric system of weights and measures, letters from James M.
McKinlay in reference to

Michigan and Indiana, memorial of certain Indians in, for relief..
Minnesota, memorial from the legislature of, praying for an appro-
priation for the improvement of Red River of the
North

memorial from the legislature of, praying for an ex-
tension of time for the completion of the Northern
Pacific Railroad...

Mint at Saint Louis, statement of Hon. Nathan Cole in behalf of..
Mississippi, memorial of the legislature of, relative to the seizure
of timber in, by the United States authorities...
Myers, John C., late consul-general at Shanghai, China, request-
ing an investigation of the affairs of the consulate-general at
Shanghai, China

N.

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, annual report of
the board of managers for the year 1877

National railway, memorial of Jacob D. Felthousen, praying for
the construction of a, from the Atlantic seaboard to certain
Western cities

Naval Affairs, Committee on, testimony taken before the, in re-
lation to the administration of the Navy Department...
New Orleans, La., statements made in behalf of the establishment
of a mint at

report of the board of engineers upon the
means necessary to protect the harbor at....
New York, petitions from the citizens of, and Boston, in regard to
the famine in China

Northern Pacific Railroad, memorial of the legislature of Minne-
sota, praying an extension of time for completing.....

0.

O'Connor, M. P., vs. Richard H. Cain, papers in the case of.
Offices, new and old, with salaries attached thereto, statement of
Clerk of House relative to

Ohio, joint resolution of the general assembly of the State of, re-
lating to the repeal of the resumption act..

Subject.

Ohio, joint resolutions of the general assembly, requesting Sena-
tors and Members of Congress to vote for pensions to
Mexican soldiers..
Omaha, Nebr., statements made in behalf of the establishment of
a mint at

Orthography, memorial of N. E. Dawson, setting forth a plan of
a reformed alphabet and

P.

Pavements in the District of Columbia, information given in the
case of bituminous and wood, together with copies of all bids
and awards requested
Pensions to Mexican soldiers and the widows of, joint resolu-
tion of the general assembly of the State of Ohio, requesting
Senators and Members to vote for a bill granting..
Pensions, views of the Commissioner of, upon the adjudication
of pension cases..

Philadelphia Mint, statements made in reference to the exten-
sion of..

Polk, John W., Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, testi-
mony taken in the investigation of the charges against.
Public buildings in Baltimore, Md., memorial of the mayor and
city council in relation to the erection of a new post-office
building in....
Public surveys, testimony before the Committee on Public Lands.

Q.

Quincy, Ill., statements made in behalf of the establishment of a
branch mint at

R.

Railway, Galveston and Camargo. Memorial of M. R. Jeffords,
praying for the passage of a bill authorizing the Secretary of
War to contract for the completion of its line to Rio Grande
City, as coast defense, &c...

6

Red River of the North, joint resolution of the legislature of Min-
nesota praying for an appropriation for the improvement of....
Reorganization of the Army, report on.

1

4

Report of a subcommittee of the Committee on Military Affairs
relating to the reorganization of the Army.
Report to be made to Congress during the second session of the
Forty-fifth Congress by public officers....

4

Resolution authorizing certain investigations by the Committee
on Banking and Currency...

Resolutions passed by the Merchants' Exchange of Baltimore,
Md., against granting a subsidy to the Roach steamship line....
Resumption of specie payments, testimony before the Committee
on Banking and Currency in re-
lation to the
notes of a conference between the
Committee on Banking and
Currency and Secretary of the
Treasury on the...

Resumption act, joint resolution

ing the repeal of the

of the legislature of Ohio favor-

Rock Island, Ill., statements made in behalf of the establishment
of a branch mint at......

S.

Sacramento and Feather Rivers, California, concurrent resolutions
of the legislature, asking for an appropriation for...

Salt Lake City, statement in behalf of the establishment of a
branch mint at..

54

Schools, public, memorial of the trustees, asking aid for the
erection of, buildings in the District of Columbia
Silver question. Memorial of banks in certain cities against the
passage of the silver bill..........

Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the
State of New York against the passage of the
silver bill

Silver coinage. Notes of conference between the Committee on
Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives, the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Mint
Soldiers. Annual report of the Board of Managers for the Na-
tional Home of Disabled Volunteers...
Specie payments, testimony taken before the Committee on Bank-
ing and Currency in relation to the resump-
tion of...

Notes of conference between the Committee on
Banking and Currency and John Sherman,
Secretary of the Treasury...

Springfield, Ill., statement in behalf of the establishment of a
branch mint at...

State Department, testimony taken before the Committee on Ex-
penditures in

.....

Saint Louis, Mo., statement of N. Cole in behalf of the establish-
ment of a mint at....

statements of others in behalf of the establish-
ment of a mint at

54

T.

Taxes, tonnage, communications from the Secretaries of State
and Treasury in reference to refunding certain...
Tax on manufactured tobacco, joint resolution by the legisla-
ture of Maryland concerning the reduction of..
Testimony taken by the Committee on Reform in the Civil Serv-
ice in regard to the charges against John W. Polk,
Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives
taken before the Naval Committee...

36

63

65

taken before the Committee on Banking and Cur-
rency in relation to the resumption of specie pay-

ments

taken before the Committee on Naval Affairs in rela-
tion to the administration of the Navy Depart-
ment

Texas border troubles, testimony on, taken before the Commit-
tee on Military Affairs of the House...

6

Timber seizures in Mississippi, memorial of the Mississippi leg-
islature relative to.....

1

Tobacco, joint resolution of the legislature of Maryland con
cerning the reduction of the tax upon..

3

63

64

13

40

Tonnage-taxes, communication from the Secretary of State and
Secretary of the Treasury relative to refunding certain..
Trade dollars, arguments relative to the coinage of.....

United States consul-general at Shanghai, China, requesting an
investigation of the affairs of his office..

United States mints. Statements made before the Committee
on Coinage, Weights, and Measures in behalf of branch mints
or assay-offices in certain cities, and extension of the mint at
Philadelphia......

Subject.

V.

Venezuela Mixed Commission. Testimony taken before the Com-

mittee on Foreign Affairs, House
of Representatives, Forty-fourth
Congress, second session.....
testimony taken before the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, House
of Representatives, concerning..

W.

Weights and measures, national standard of, statement of Pro-
fessor J. E. Hilgard, concerning

Wisconsin land claim, letter from the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitting certain papers in relation to..