Committee appointed to notify the President that the two
Houses were ready to adjourn, 1148.
Committees, motion to appoint the standing, 472; an-
nounced, 474.

on the various subjects embraced in the President's
message, 472; debate thereon, 473, 474.

on education proposed, 475; proposition laid on the
table, 477.
Compensation of members of Congress, bill in relation to
the, taken up, amended, and reported to the
House, 481, 482, 483; again taken up, and de-
bated, 487 to 489, 492; proposition to strike out
first section negatived, 493; ordered to a third
reading, 494.
Congress, list of members of twenty-first, (Appendix) 1.
Courts, bill to establish circuit, and abridge the jurisdic-
tion of district courts, &c. taken up, 530, 540,
542 to 551, 560 to 575; proposition to amend,
580; debate thereon, 587, 598 to 605; 612, 624.
martial. (See Army.)

Crimes in District of Columbia. (See District of Columbia.)
Currency, report on the, (Appendix) 98.

Deaf and Dumb Asylum. (See Kentucky.)
District of Columbia, resolution setting apart one day in

each alternate week for the consideration of busi-
ness concerning the, taken up, 722; motion to
lay on the table negatived, 723; resolution agreed
to, 734.

bill for the punishment of crimes in, taken up and
amended, 753; other amendments proposed and
adopted, 754 to 756; again taken up, 822; amend-
ments proposed, and debate thereon, 822 to 827;
laid on the table, 896; taken up, amended, and
ordered to a third reading, 1121.

bill for appointment of commissioners to prepare a
code of laws for, taken up and amended, 756:
Documents accompanying the President's message at the
opening of Congress, (See Appendix) viz.
report of the Secretary of War, 19.
Navy, 29.

66

66

66

66

"Postmaster General, 38.
"Chief Engineer, 42.

"Navy Commissioners, 54.
Doorkeeper to the House appointed, 472.

Drawback, resolution introduced to allow a, on rum dis-

tilled from foreign molasses, 598; taken up, and
debate thereon, 605 to 612, 614 to 622, 623; re-
solution, and proposed amendments, laid on the
table, 624.

Dunn, John Oswald, appointed Sergeant-at-arms to the
House, 472.

Duties on imports, to reduce. (See Tariff)
Duties, bill to remit, on goods destoyed by fire, taken up,
622; rejected, 623.

on imports, bill in alteration of the several acts lay-
ing, taken up, and debate thereon, 795 to 803;
new bill proposed as a substitute, 819; again ta-
ken up, and debate thereon, 836, 842 to 862,
870 to 872, 873 to 921, 923 to 964; amendment
negatived, 964; various amendments proposed
and adopted, 964, 965, 966; debate thereon, 966
to 974; further amendments proposed, and de-
bated, 974 to 978; bill ordered to a third read.
ing, 979; passed, 987.

on tea and coffee, bill to reduce the, taken up,
amended, and reported to the House, 803; fur-
ther amended, 807; ordered to a third reading,
808; amendments of Senate concurred in, 993.

Fortifications on Lake Champlain, resolution introduced
requesting the Secretary of War to cause to be
selected a suitable site for, 629; motions to amend,
and to commit, 629; again taken up, and debate
thereon, 635, 636, 655, 656; resolution modified
and agreed to, 666.
Holmes, Mr. of North Carolina, his death announced, 477.
Hornet, sloop of war, bill for the relief of the widows,
children, &c. of the officers, scamen, &c. lost in
the, taken up, and ordered to a third reading,
571; debate on its passage, 575 to 580; passed,
580.

Indians,

memorial of citizens of New York, praying pro-
tection for southern, presented, 506; motion to
commit to Committee on Indian Affairs, and de-
bate thereon, 506 to 511; motion agreed to, 511.
resolution introduced, calling for a statement of the
number and condition of the, within the States
of Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York,
Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, 541; motions to
amend, and to lay on the table, 541; laid on the
table, 541.

bill to provide for removal of, west of the Missis-
sippi, introduced, 581; debate on printing ten
thousand additional copies of report accompany-
ing, 581 to 583; bill taken up, and debate there-
on, 819, 988, 993, 994 to 1049; bill reported to
the House, 1049; taken up, amendments pro-
posed, and debate thereon, 1049 to 1120; again
taken up, and debated, 1122 to 1133; motion to
lay on the table negatived, 1133; previous ques-
tion put, and sustained, and bill ordered to a third
reading, 1133; motion to recommit, with instruc-
tions to amend, 1134; call of the House moved,
1135; previous question put, and lost, 1135;
again put, and sustained, and the bill passed,

1135.

motion to print law of Georgia, Alabama, and Mis-
sissippi, extending jurisdiction over, 585; amend-
ment proposed, 586; laid on the table, 587; again
taken up, and various amendments, &c. proposed,
594 to 598; resolution committed with instruc-
tions, 598.

memorial of yearly meeting of Society of Friends
in New England, concerning the, presented,
590; motion to refer and to print, made, and
question divided, 590; debate on motion to print,
590 to 594; motion agreed to, 594.
report on removal of, (Appendix) 91.
Internal improvement. (See Buffalo and New Orleans
road.)
Judiciary. (See Courts.)

Kentucky asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb, bill to
amend the act incorporting the, reported, 757;
ordered to a third reading, 760.

Lands, refuse, in Tennessee. (See Tennessee.)
Lands, public, resolution introduced proposing an inquiry
into the expediency of distributing among the
several States, 477; amended, and ordered to lie
on the table, 479; taken up, and debate thereon,
484 to 487, 489 to 492, 494 to 497, 500 to 506,
511 to 530, 537; amended, and agreed to, 540;
committee report by bill, 626; project of mino-
rity presented, 626.

bill from the Senate for the relief of the purchasers
of, taken up, 612; amendments proposed, 612;
amendments agreed to, and bill read a third time,
and passed, 623.

up, 866; motion to recommit, with instructions,
negatived, and bill passed, 866.

Lands in Tennessee, bill relative to, taken up, debated,
and rejected, 869, 870; motion to reconsider
laid on the table, 873.
Lands, public, bill from the Senate to reduce the price of

a portion of, taken up, 922; motion to lay on the
table negatived, 922; substitute moved, 922.
Lands, bill from the Senate to graduate or reduce the price
of the public, taken up, and ordered to lie on
the table, 1148.

Laws passed at the 1st session 21st Congress. (See Ap-
pendix.)

Light-house bill. (See Appropriations.)
Louisville and Portland Canal Company, bill from the
Senate authorizing a subscription to the stock of,
passed, 1148.

Maysville and Lexington turnpike road, bill authorizing a
subscription to the stock of, taken up, 820; de-
bate thereon, 820 to 822, 827 to 836; ordered to
a third reading, 836; debate on its passage, 836
to 840; motion to lay on the table negatived, 840;
bill passed, 842; returned by the President with
objections, 1138. (See Appendix.) Again taken
up, and debate thereon, 1140 to 1147; rejected,
two-thirds not voting in its favor, 1148.

Marine corps, resolution respecting the pay of the officers
of the, taken up, amended, and debate thereon,
1133, 1134; ordered to a third reading, 1135;
passed, 1139.
Massachusetts, bill from the Senate authorizing the pay-
ment of the claim of the State of, passed, 1148.
Message of the President United States at the opening of
Congress, (Appendix) 3.

in relation to the colonial trade, communicated, and
debate on its commitment, 1137, 1138.
returning the Maysville road bill, with his objec-
tions, 1138.

confidential, from, announced, 1149.

explanatory of his signature to the survey bill,
1148.

Military Academy. (See West Point.)
Molasses and rum. (See Duties.)
Navigation laws and duties on imports, bill to amend re-
ported, and debate on motions to commit it, and
postpone, 863 to 866, 868, 884, 896, 902, 952,
979 to 986, 988 to 993; bill laid on the table,

993.
Navy, resolutions introduced to discontinue the use of ar-
dent spirits in the, 584; taken up, and debate
thereon, 587 to 589; amendment proposed, and
negatived, 589; motion to lay on the table nega-
tived, 589; resolutions agreed to, 590.
Navy, report of the Secretary of, accompanying the Pre-
sident's annual message, (Appendix) 29.
Navy commissioners, report of, accompanying the Presi-
dent's annual message, (Appendix) 54.
Newspapers, proposition to discontinue the practice of fur-
nishing, at the public expense, negatived, 472.
New York, memorial of citizens of, praying protection for
southern Indians, presented, 506. (See Indians.)
North Carolina, resolution in relation to the establishment
of a mint in the gold region of, reconsidered, 483;
agreed to, 484.

Order, points of, decided, 719, 734, 757, 797, 803, 865,
922, 966, 994, 1037, 1049, 1140, 1145.

Pay of army and navy officers, bill to regulate the, intro-
duced, 613; motion to refer to the Military Com-
mittee, negatived, 614.

Pay of members of Congress, resolution introduced to
reduce the, when the first session exceeds one
hundred and twenty days, and the second ninety
days, 626; taken up, and debate thereon, 666 to
668, 683 to 688, 700 to 705, 718 to 720; resolu-
tion negatived, 720.

Peck, James H. memorial of, presented, 736; motion to
commit negatived, and memorial ordered to lie
on the table, 736; resolution introduced to per-
mit him to make explanations to the House in
answer to charges preferred against him, 746;
amended, and debate thereon, 746 to 753; letter

from, defending his official conduct, presented,
789; report of Judiciary Committee on the case
of, taken up, and debate thereon, 810, 814, 815;
report concurred in, 818; committee appointed
to impeach at the bar of the Senate, and to pre-
pare the articles against, 819; article of impeach-
ment reported, 863; article committed, 866;
taken up, amended, and agreed to, 869; managers
to conduct the impeachment appointed, 869;
motion to notify the Senate agreed to, 869; re-
port of managers, 872; motion for House to at-
tend the Senate during the trial of, 1134; resolu-
tion modified and agreed to, 1134; House attend
the Senate, to hear the plea and answer of,
1135.

Pensioners, joint resolution introduced, calling for a list
of, &c. from heads of departments, annually,
682; amended, and ordered to a third reading, 683.
Pension law, resolution to revise the, extending its bene-
fits to every soldier who aided in establishing our
liberties, &c. taken up, 734; amended, and agreed
to, 739.

Postage,

resolution introduced to inquire into the expe-
diency of reducing the rate of, on periodical
publications, 479.

Postmaster General, report of, accompanying the Presi-
dent's annual message, (Appendix) 37.

President of the United States, annual message of, com-
municated, 472; (See Appendix.) Debate on the
reference of, 473, 474.

Rule,

returns Maysville road bill with objections, 1138.
(See Appendix.)

message of, communicated in relation to the colo-
nial trade, and debate on its commitment, 1137,
1138.

transmits a confidential message, 1139.

message from, explanatory of his signature to the
survey bill, &c. 1148.
Removal of Indians. (See Indians.)
Retrenchment. (See Pay.)
Revolutionary pensioners, bill declaratory of the act to pro-
vide for, taken up, 624; amendment proposed,
adopted, and bill reported to the House, 626;
taken up, propositions to amend, and debate
thereon, 626 to 628; ordered to third reading,
629; debate on its passage, 629 to 635; passed, 635.
bill to exempt from arrest on civil action, &c. taken
up, 636; ordered to a third reading 637.
resolution reported to suspend the joint, which pre-
vents the sending bills from one House to the
other during the three last days of the session,
1139; debate thereon, and resolution passed, 1140.
(See Duties on Tea and Coffee.)
resolution introduced to repeal the duty on, 986;
laid on the table, 986; question of consideration
taken, 994; call of the House moved upon, 994;
motion to suspend the rule for consideration ne-
gatived, 994; again taken up, and proposition to
modify withdrawn, 1016; modification again pro-
posed, and motion to lay the resolution on the
table negatived, 1016; substitute offered, and ori-
ginal motion withdrawn, 1037.

Salt.

Silk,

bill to reduce the duties on, introduced, 1049; second
reading objected to, 1049; motion to lay on the
table negatived, and bill ordered to second read-
ing, 1049; motion to commit, with instructions to
amend, 1120; previous question put, sustained,
and bill ordered to a third reading, 1121; again
taken up, various motions proposed, and bill
passed, 1139.

Sergeant-at-arms to the House appointed, 472.
motion to print ten thousand copies of a manual on
the growth and manufacture of, debated, 869;
taken up, amended, and agreed to, 1121, 1122.
Mr. Alexander, of Virginia, death of, announced,

Smyth,

and committee appointed to superintend his
funeral, 807.

proposed, 553; resolution referred to the Com-
mittee on Military Affairs, 554.

583; laid on the table, 584.

471.

Sugar cane, vegetables, grains, seeds, shrubs, &c. resolu-
tions introduced to obtain from abroad such as
are adapted to the soil and climate of the United
States, 554; agreed to, 555.

Tariff, debate on the reference of that part of the Presi
dent's annual message which relates to the, 472,
473, 474.

Tariff of duties on imports, bill to reduce the, introduced,
555; second reading objected to, 556; laid on the
table, 556; motion to take up, negatived, 1016.
Tariff. (See Drawback-Duties on Imports.)
Tea and coffee. (See Duties.)

Tennessee, resolution introduced in relation to the disposi-
tion of the refuse lands in, 474; memorial of the
State of, in relation to, referred to Select Com-
mittee, 480. (See Lands.)

Treasury, annual report of the Secretary of, communi-
cated, 475. (See Appendix, 65.)

War, report of the Secretary of, accompanying the Presi-
dent's annual message, (Appendix,) 19.
Washington and Frederick Road Company, bill from the

Senate authorizing a subscription to the stock of
the, passed, 1148.

West Point Academy, resolution introduced, calling for
information in relation to the cadets who have
been graduated at, &c. &c. 551; amendments

ren, &c. of officers, seamen, &c. lost in the sloop
of war Hornet, 580.

on third reading bill to remit duties on goods de-
stroyed by fire, 622.

on third reading revolutionary pension bill, 629.
on passing same, 635.

on passing resolution in relation to pay of mem-
bers, 720.

on third reading Buffalo road bill, 790.

on adopting report of Judiciary Committee in the
case of Judge Peck, 818.

on laying on the table resolutions in relation to the
constitutionality of the United States' Bank, 922.
on third reading bill in alteration of the acts laying
duties on imports, 979.

Buffalo and New Orleans road, 739.

511.

Blair, Mr. of Tennessee, on Tennessee refuse lands, 480.
Buffalo and New Orleans road, 657, 789.

Blair, Mr. of South Carolina, on distribution of public
lands, 496, 497.

military academy at West. Point, 552, 553, 554.
the tariff, 870.

Bouldin, Mr. on establishing circuit courts, 571.
Buffalo and New Orleans road, 732.

crimes in the District of Columbia, 754, 755, 822.
the tariff, 942.

Brown, Mr. on the tariff, 977.

removal of the Indians, 1123.
Baltimore and Ohio rail-road, 1136.

trade, 1137.

appointing the standing committees of the House,

printing annual treasury report, 475.
compensation of members, 488.
distribution of public lands, 489.

bill to establish circuit courts, 530, 580.
diplomatic expenses, 558.

removal of the Indians, 581.
ardent spirits in the navy, 589.

472.

pay of marine officers, 1139.

distribution of the public lands, 506, 511.
removal of the Indians, 581, 1122.

molasses and rum duty, 1139.

ardent spirits in the navy, 588.

Bates, Mr. of Massachusetts, on removal of the Indians,

memorial New England society of Friends, 591,

581.

593.

memorial New England society of Friends, 591,

593.

revolutionary pensions, 624, 627, 630.

printing State laws relative to the Indians, 595, 598.
relief purchasers public lands, 613, 623.
revolutionary pensions, 627, 628, 637.

extension of the pension law, 637.

pensions, 683, 735.

pensions, 739.

case of Judge Peck, 753, 815, 818.

crimes in the District of Columbia, 754, 755, 822.
Buffalo and New Orleans road, 805.

tea and coffee duties, 807.

the tariff, 923, 964.

repealing salt duty, 1016, 1037.

Cambreleng, Mr. on electing a clerk to the House, 471.
appointing the standing committees, 472.

New York memorial respecting southern Indians,
506, 511.

the tariff, 556, 623, 902, 965, 966, 974, 986.

appropriations for fortifications, &c. 722.
Maysville road, 842.

Daniel, Mr. on western armory, 480.

memorial New England society of Friends, 592.

establishing circuit courts, 612, 624.

Kentucky deaf and dumb asylum, 761.
reducing officers of the army, 775.

the message vetoing the Maysville road bill, 1140.

Davis, Mr. of South Carolina, on the reference of the Pre-

sident's annual message, 473.

standing committee of education, 475.
compensation of members of Congress, 481.
business of the District of Columbia, 734.
the salt duty, 1049.

Davis, Mr. of Massachusetts, on the tariff, 872, 873, 964,

974.

Davenport, Mr. of Virginia, on repealing salt duty, 994.
Denny, Mr. on the tariff, 916.

Desha, Mr. on introducing a resolution to establish a west-
ern armory, 474.

survey bill, 721.

appropriations for fortifications, &c. 722.
case of Judge Peck, 746, 747, 748.

crimes in the District of Columbia, 755, 822.

reducing officers of the army, 756, 757, 810.
tariff, 797, 912, 974, 978.

pay of marine officers, 1133, 1134, 1139.
referring President's message in relation to the co-
lonial trade, 1137.

Duncan, Mr. on distribution of public lands, 487.
Baltimore and Ohio rail-road, 1137.

reducing the price of public lands, 1148.

Dwight, Mr. on forage to officers of the army, 499.
revolutionary pensions, 629.

fortification on lake Champlain, 656.
pay of members, 666.

reducing officers of the army, 757.
removal of Indians, 819.

Earll, Mr. on repealing salt duty, 994, 1049.
Ellsworth, Mr. on establishing circuit courts, 568.
relief to officers, &c. of the Hornet, 579.
ardent spirits in the navy, 588.

printing State laws relative to the Indians, 594.
revolutionary pensioners, 628.

internal improvement bill, 721.

case of Judge Peck, 746, 749, 815.

Buffalo and New Orleans road, 805, 806.

Evans, Mr. of Maine, on the tariff, 623.

removal of the Indians, 1037.

Everett, Mr. of Massachusetts, on the reference of the
President's annual message, 473.

military academy at West Point, 554.
diplomatic expenses, 559.

relief to officers, &c. of the Hornet, 579.

removal of Indians, 582, 1058, 1122.

printing State laws relative to the Indians, 594,

revolutionary pensions, 627.

pay of members, 686.

case of Judge Peck, 736, 814, 815.

reducing officers of the army, 757.

the tariff, 902.

595, 598.

referring President's message in relation to the
British colonial trade, 1137.

Finch, Mr. fortification on lake Champlain, 636.

Foster, Mr. on New York memorial respecting southern
Indians, 511.

printing Indian law of Georgia, 586, 594.
Maysville road, 820, 822, 827.

Gilmore, Mr. on western armory, 479.

removal of the Indians, 1135.

Goodenow, Mr. on removal of Indians, 582.

printing Indian law of Georgia, 585, 595, 597.

memorial New England society of Friends, 593, 594.
remission of duties, 622.

revolutionary pensions, 637.

pay of members, 667.

Gorham, Mr. on remission of duties, 622.

the tariff, 623, 896, 964, 966.