A.

Abatement of suits, in which the "ank of Columbia is a party. Bill to prevent the....

Arkansas.

164

177

Abolitionists. Memorial of the citizens of the District of Columbia remonstrating against the course of the, and debate.. Abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and against the admission of any new State into the Union whose constitution tolerates slavery. Petitions for the..... .....91, 127, 173, 207, 208, 234 Joint resolution of the Legislature of Vermont against the annexation of Texas to the Union, and for the, and debate....... See Slavery.

..109

Adams, John Q. of Massachusetts. His communication to the President of

the Senate, enclosing copies of the Memoirs and Writings of General Lafayette, at the request of Geo. Washington Lafayette and family...

.2 .95, 234

Agriculture. Reports from the Committee on..
Alabama. See Land Titles-Land Claims.

Bill to establish an additional land district in..... 18, 19, 22, 27, 37 Bill to relinquish to the State of, the 2 per cent. fund reserved by the act providing for her admission into the Union, to be applied to the making of roads leading to said State, 26, 48, 63 68, 69 Bill to reorganize the district courts of the United States in.. 114, 139, 145 Bill to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States to a certain reservation in..... ......174 Alabama, Florida and Georgia Railroad Company. Bill for the benefit of the (see railroad iron).. 22, 26, 136, 159 Alexander, Mira. Bill for the relief of.. ..202, 207 Allen, William, of Ohio,..1, 26, 47, 63, 68, 81, 103, 106, 109, 126, 141, 149, 173, 188, 190, 196, 199, 200, 206, 210, 234, 238, 245, 247, 248 Resolutions submitted by. ..81, 103, 196, 199, 238 His remarks on the civil and diplomatic bill.. ..47 His remarks on the bill to incorporate the Washington Male Orphan Asylum and Manual Labor School..... ..245 Appropriations, bills, &c. To complete certain military roads in Arkansas, 19, 22 For the support of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia.. .19, 22, 48, 103, 107 For the purchase of a site for a magazine and keeper's house in the City of Washington.. 19, 22 For the completion of certain roads begun by the United States in the State of Michigan.. . 19, 22, 25 For the continuation of the Cumberland road, in the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.... . 26, 38, 63, 132, 133, 136 For the erection of a free bridge across the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, City of Washington. ..33, 36, 136, 200 In part, for the support of the Government for the years 1838 and 1839, and debate.......37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 59 For the improvement of the harbor of Milwaukee, in the Territory of Wisconsin...

176

For the support of the army for the year 1839.. 193, 230, 234
For certain military and geographical surveys..

207 For the naval service for the year 1839......207, 218, 221, 226 For the erection of public buildings in Florida. 208 For light-houses, light boats, beacons and buoys.. .221, 226 For the protection of the northern and northeastern frontier, 234, 238

For the suppression of Indian hostilities for the year 1839, 234,

235

For the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for year 1839.... ..234, 235, 237, 238, 246 For the erection of a fire-proof building for the Post Office Department ..245 See Pensions.

See Land Claims.

Bill for the relief of sundry citizens of, who have lost their improvements in consequence of a treaty between the United States and the Choctaw Indians...... ....19, 22, 48, 103, 113 Bill making appropriations to complete certain military roads in...... 19, 22, 182 ...22, 26

Bill to settle the title to a certain tract of land in.

Arkansas.

Bill to authorize the inhabitants of a certain township in, to surrender their school section, and enter other land in lieu thereof.... .49, 52, 92, 221, 226 Bill to authorize the location of pre-emption certificates given by the Register of the Public Lands at Batesville, on any public lands in that State.... ...52, 92, 221, 226 Bill in relation to certain railways in the State of. Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the, for the year 1839.. 193, 230, 234 Arts. Bill in addition to the act to promote the useful............ 15, 202, 205 Awards. Bill allowing equitable commissions to agents for persons in whose favor awards have been made under treaties with foreign powers, and which have been retained in the Treasury in payment of debts due the United States..

140

...81, 218, 221

B.

Banks. See Wisconsin.

Mr. Tallmadge's resolution proposing to select State, as depositories of the Government funds.. Bank of Columbia. See Abatement of Suits.

..221

of the United States. See Rives-Treasury. Bankrupts. Bill for the relief of parties interested in the unsettled estates of persons proceeded against as. Baron, Com. James. The petition of... 18 Bayard, Richard H., of Delaware, 1, 2, 3, 19, 29, 110, 125, 126, 127, 129, 133, 162, 164, 200, 207, 210, 214, 221 Benton, Thomas H., of Missouri... 18, 29, 30, 33, 36, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 63, 68, 69, 81, 92, 95, 97, 98, 103, 107, 110, 111, 112, 114, 127, 128, 130, 133, 136, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 148, 149, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, 172, 174, 181, 189, 193, 199, 200, 202, 204, 205, 207, 210, 214, 216, 225, 229, 234, 235, 237, 238, 240, 245, 246, 247 Resolutions submitted by..........36, 49, 51, 92, 98, 102, 208, 225, 237 His remarks on the bill to postpone the fourth instalment of the deposites with the States..... .30

His report on said bill.

His remarks on the bill graduating and reducing the price of the
public lands...
.63, 98, 110, 112, 114
..36
His remarks on the civil and diplomatic bill.
42, 44, 45, 47
His remarks on the salt duties, and proposition to print certain
documents relating to salt.
.69, 82, 83, 85
His remarks on presenting the petition of Helena America Ves-
pucci, of Florence, descendant of the celebrated Americus Ves-
puccius.
His resolution relating to the disposition of the proceeds from the
public lands...
143, 158
His remarks in relation to a certain debate on the compromise act,
and the letter of the Hon. Mahlon Dickerson; detailing a history
of that act, and the debate upon the same..
182, 183

156

His remarks on the bill giving the President of the United States
additional powers for the defence of the United States, in corsin
cases, against invasion....
His remarks on the civil and diplomatic bill, and on the proposi-
tion to strike out the appropriation to the Documentary History
of the Revolution....
.237, 228

His remarks on the resolution for the distribution of the Madison Papers. ..246, 247, 218 Bequest. See Smithson, James. Bills reported 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22. 25, 26, 29, 33, 36, 37, 42, 48, 49, 51, 52, 58, 61, 63, 67, 68, 69, 81, 92, 95, 97, 99, 103, 107, 112, 113, 120, 125, 127, 129, 132, 136, 138, 140, 141, 143, 145, 146, 149, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 164, 168, 172, 174, 176, 179, 180, 182, 188, 190, 193, 196, 197, 199, 202, 205, 207, 208, 210, 214, 216, 221, 225, 229 Bills passed..20, 22, 37, 50, 59, 68, 69, 70, 92, 103, 107, 110, 127, 129, 136, 139, 141, 143, 145, 159, 164, 168, 174, 177, 179, 194, 197, 199, 202, 205, 209, 210, 214, 216, 221, 226, 230, 238, 245 37, 176, 200, 205, 207, 221 .226

141

238

Bills rejected...... Blair and Rives elected printers to the Senate.. Bonds. See Debenture Bonds. Bounty Land. Bill to set apart a certain quantity of land on the western borders of Arkansas as, for those who shall engage in the defence of the western frontier.... .18, 92