Railroad, Mining, and Land Company, Utah,
bill (S. No. 716) to incorporate the~[By
Mr. Cole.]

referred, 1226; reported, 3273.
Railroads, bill (S. No. 378) granting lands to
aid in the construction of, in Florida, and
to secure railroad connection with the
nearest harbor to Cuba and other West
India islands-[By Mr. Spencer.]
referred, 85.

bill (S. No. 871) to secure uniformity in the
gauge of the, of the United States-[By
Mr. Robertson.]

referred, 1964.

bill (S. No. 617) approving the act passed
by the Legislative Assembly of Dakota
Territory authorizing the people to vote
aid to-[By Mr. Hamlin.]
referred, 907; reported, 1665; discussed,

2886, 3356; passed, 3356; passed House
with amendment, 3761; agreed to, 3762;
enrolled, 3807; approved, 3897.

remarks by-

Mr. Boreman.....2836, 2837, 3356, 3762
Mr. Cole..............................
.2836, 2838
Mr. Edmunds..... .2836, 2837, 2838

Mr. Hamlin............... 2836, 2837, 2838
Mr. Morton
..2836, 2837, 2838
......2838

Mr. Nye........
Mr. Pomeroy .2836, 2837, 2838, 3356
Mr. Scott..................................2837
Mr. Stewart..
Mr. Trumbull...
Union Pacific and Central Pacific, resolu-
tion calling for information in regard to
the detention of the California mails
on the [By Mr. Casserly, February 13,
1872.]

agreed to, 979.
Railway-see Railroad.
Ramsey, Alexander, a Senator from Minne-

sota.....

petitions presented by.................311, 402,

519, 722, 754, 866, 887, 949, 977, 1127,
1206, 1280, 1389, 1487, 1555, 1587, 1700,
1818, 1848, 1936, 1962, 2152, 2356, 2521
bills introduced by-

No. 327-to establish the collection dis-
trict of Duluth, and to create St. Paul,
in the collection district of Minnesota,
a port of delivery......
.......4
No. 860-to establish the Territory of
Ojibway, and to provide a temporary
government therefor..............
No. 492-to confirm certain bona fide
titles..............
.425
No. 502-to perfect navigation on the
Mississippi river........
452

47

......484

..............

No. 514-for the relief of Albert Wie-
land........
No. 530-to provide for the disposition of
that portion of the military reservation
at Fort Ripley, Minnesota, which lies
east of the Mississippi river............582
No. 562-in relation to settlers on the
late Sioux Indian reservation in the
State of Minnesota........................725
No. 747-for the relief of B. H. Ran-
dall.........
.1390
No. 750-for the relief of C. E. Rogers, 1413
No. 766 to establish an additional land
district in the Territory of Dakota, 1489
No. 842-to authorize the construction
of a bridge, across the Mississippi river,
at or near the city of Red Wing, in the
State of Minnesota, and to establish it
as a post road..............
.....1820
No. 866-to construct and aid in rebuild-
ing the levees on the Mississippi river,

1939

No. 1023-granting the right of way
through the public lands for the con-
struction of a railroad aud telegraph to
the Utah, Idaho, and Montana Railroad
Company.
.........2716

No. 1024-for the relief of Amherst H.
Wilder.......
....2716
No. 1032-to improve existing mail
steamship service with Brazil........2797

bills introduced by-

No. 1045-to quiet the title to certain
lands in Dakota Territory...........2834
No. 1139-for the relief of Portner &
Reckner.........
............3698

resolutions submitted by-

for printing postal telegraph bill (S. No.
341) and accompanying report-[Janu
ary 26, 1872]. .....
....606
in regard to the publication of the maps
of the survey of the upper Mississippi
and the Minnesota rivers-[ March 8,
1872]
1525
continuing John G. Merritt as messenger
and doorkeeper-[June 10, 1872], 4465
reports made by.
..259,

380, 483, 695, 754, 817, 888, 952,
1112, 1176, 1226, 1255, 1316, 1413, 1489,
1587, 1700, 1785, 1849, 1883, 2012, 2058,
2152, 2248, 2454, 2484, 2523, 2631, 2723,
2797, 2909, 4105, 4106, 4335, 4399, 4463
incidental remarks by.
...37,
54, 55, 101, 232, 235, 262, 380,
391, 405, 483, 548, 620, 623, 698,
755, 907, 952, 1061, 1065, 1230, 1390,
1412, 1485, 1486, 1487, 1831, 1861. 1862,
1879, 1880, 1951, 1953, 1987, 2012, 2249,
2318, 2321, 2356, 2385. 2386, 2484, 2631,
2830, 2924, 2960, 2983, 2986, 2387, 3314,
3316, 3355, 3552, 3553, 3554, 3808, 4129.
4184, 4201, 4234, 4301, 4401, 4502, 4504
remarks on the amnesty and civil rights
bill (H. R. No. 380)...
.... 55,
244, 245, 277, 497, 589, 880, 881
on the order of business......483, 666, 668,
1390, 2085, 2246, 2322, 2337, 2429,
2454, 2458, 2594, 2598, 2599, 2715,
3314, 3355, 3356, 4237, 4251, 4503
on the bill authorizing a bridge across
the Mississippi river at Clinton, Iowa,
817, 1129, 1130
on the legislative appropriation bill,
989, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396,
1418, 1419, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1452,
1453, 1503, 1506, 1600, 1644, 1645
on the bill for the relief of Francis A.
Eastman
.....1226

on the bill for the relief of Albert
Wieland......
1524, 1525
on the Indian appropriation bill...... 1666,
1759, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097,
2190, 2191, 2194, 2200, 2203, 2266, 2326,
2327, 2330, 2331, 2333, 2334, 2335, 2336
on the bill relating to proposals for trans-
portation of the mails.........1700, 1701,
2120, 2121, 2122, 2149, 2462, 2483, 2567
on the bill authorizing a bridge across
the Ohio river at Evansville, Indiana,
1821, 1822
on the Lake St. Croix and Lake Superior
railroad bill. ..... .
.1851
on the bill authorizing a bridge across
the Ohio river at Mount Vernon, Indi-
...1941

ana....

........

on the bill relating to the diplomatic and
consular systems.....................1949
on the bill to repeal the duties on tea and
coffee.......
....2030

on the bill authorizing a bridge across the
Missouri river at Nebraska City....2383
on the bill to promote the development
of mining resources......
....2460
on the Australian mail line bill......2464,
2465, 2466, 2474
on the postal telegraph bill...... ....2523,
2830, 2832, 3554, 3555, 3556, 3558, 3562
on the bill to perfect the navigation on the
Mississippi river....
.2524, 2525

on the bill to authorize a bridge at Brown-
ville, Nebraska.......
2596

on the naval appropriation bill.........2631
on the bill to revise the postal code, 2640,
2641, 2642, 2643, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648,
2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 3893, 4105
the St. Joseph Bridge Company
bill.............
2723

on

on the Lake St. Croix bridge bill......2724

sota Continued.

remarks on the Post Office appropriation
bill............3033, 3059, 3060, 3104, 3106,

3108, 3117, 3118, 3121, 3809, 3810
on the bill increasing the rates of pension
to certain persons...............3353, 3354
on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
bill..........
..3502
on the river and harbor appropriation
bill.........
......3574, 3647, 4286,
4291, 4292, 4293, 4295, 4296, 4298
on the civil appropriation bill......... 3870,
4255, 4265, 4278, 4359, 4396
on the tariff and tax bill.........3917, 4014
on the bill authorizing bridges across the
Ohio river......
..4483
Randall, B. H., bill. (S. No. 747) for the
relief of [By Mr. Ramsey.]
referred, 1390; reported, 3315.
Range-lights, bill (S. No. 413) to appropriate
a sum of money for the placing of, along
the ship-channel in the Chesapeake bay
and Patapsco river, in Maryland, com-
monly called the Craighill channel-[By
Mr. Vickers.]

referred, 205; reported and passed, 451.
Rank, bill (S. No. 417) fixing the of profess

ors of mathematics in the United States
Navy-[By Mr. Cragin.]

notice, 36; referred, 206; reported, 868;
passed, 3364; passed the House, 3813;
enrolled, 3894; approved, 4107.

bill (S. No. 1008) relating to the, of officers
in the Army-[By Mr. Pomeroy.]
referred, 2596.

Rankin, Melissa, bill (H. R. No. 1195) grant-
ing a pension to, mother of Oliver S.
Rankin.

received from the House, 620; referred,
662.

.....

Ransom, Matthew W., a Senator from North
Carolina........
2715
resolution declaring, entitled to a seat as
Senator from North Carolina-[By Mr.
Morton, April 24, 1872.]

reported and agreed to, 2715; Mr. Ransom
sworn in, 2716.

resolution in regard to the pay of [By Mr.

Bayard, April 26, 1872.]

referred, 2799; reported and agreed to,

4214.

on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
bill.......
3503, 3504
on the bill to prevent cruelty to animals
in transit by railroad
.4237
on the bill to remove disabilities (S. No.
1163)............ 4399, 4400, 4497
on the order of business..
....4409
Raster, Herman, bill (H. R. No. 1936) for the
relief of, collector of internal revenue for
the first district of Illinois.
received from the House, 1591; referred,
1623; reported and report withdrawn,
3987; reported and passed with amend
ment, 4479; concurred in, 4494; enrolled,
4500.
Rawlins, General John A., bill (S. No. 1118)
making appropriations for the casting of
the equestrian statue of the late-[By Mr.
Morrill, of Maine.]

referred, 3538.

bill (S. No. 1164) appropriating $10,000 for
a statue of [By Mr. Logan.]
referred, 3870, reported and passed, 4173;
passed House, 4503; enrolled, 4503;
approved, 4504.

bill (S. No. 1186) directing the Secretary of
War to deliver to Fisk Mills, sculptor,
condemned ordnance to be used in
the casting of the equestrian statue of
the late, and making an appropriation
for the erection of the same upon the
public grounds-[By Mr. Buckingham.]
referred, 4184.

Raymond, Warren, bill (H. R. No. 1207)

granting an increase of pension to, a sol-
dier in the war of 1812.

received from House, 620; referred. 662..
Reamey, Lazarus L., bill (S. No. 1027) to

restore, to the Navy of the United States
as a midshipman-[By Mr. Scott.]
referred, 2724; reported, 3246; passed,
3364; passed House, 3807; enrolled, 3894;
approved, 3949.

Reber, George, bill (H, R. No. 2904) for the
relief of.

received from House, 3869; referred, 3888.
Receivers, bill (S. No. 1049) to regulate the

compensation of registers and, of con-
solidated land offices-[By Mr. Wright.}
referred, 2867.

Recommendations for office, resolution calling

for information in regard to, by Senators
from certain States-[By Mr. Conkling,
February 26, 1872.]
discussed, 1207, 1227, 1256; amendment,

1525; called up, 1624; discussed, 1625,
(called up, 1758), 1759; agreed to, 1763.
Record, Army officer's, bill (S. No. 867) au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to correct
an-[By Mr. Wright.]

referred, 1939; reported. 2485, 2560; passed,
2560; passed House, 3248; enrolled, 3276.
bill (S. No. 1130) authorizing the Secretary
of War to correct an-[By Mr. Howe.]
referred, 3637.

bill (S. No. 1131) authorizing the Secretary
of War to correct an-[By Mr. Wright.]
referred, 3637; reported, 3763.
Records, bill (S. No. 353) to restore the, of

the United States courts in the northern
district of Illinois-[By Mr. Trumbull.]
referred, 47; reported, 380; discussed, 426,
(amendment, 818,) passed, 891; passed
House, 1529; enrolled, 1560; approved,
1763.

380, 426, 427, 428, 818, 891
bill (H. R. No. 2851) to provide for the res-
toration of the, of the proceedings of
the court of inquiry concerning the oper-
ations of the army under the command
of General Don Carlos Buell in Ken-
tucky and Tennessee.

received from House, 3700; referred,
3761; reported and passed, 4126; en-
rolled, 4167.

Recruits, bill (S. No. 969) for the relief of cer
tain, of the thirteenth New York State
volunteers-[By Mr. Fenton.]
referred, 2429.

Red Bear, bill (S. No. 788) for the relief of, a

chief of the Pembina band of Chippewa
Indians-[By Mr. Harlan.]

referred, 1557; reported adversely and
indefinitely postponed, 2154.
bill (H. R. No. 2636) for relief of, a chief of
the Pembina band of Chippewa Indians.
received from House, 3020; referred,
3055; reported adversely and indefi
nitely postponed, 3274.

Redd, Thomas M., bill (S, No. 692) for the
relief of [By Mr. Pratt.]
reported, 1176.

Red Hot, bill (H. R. No. 2341) to allow the

pleasure-yacht, to take the uame of Addie
Parker, and be registered under that name.
received from House, 2955; referred, 2983;
reported 3246; passed, 3437; enrolled,
3594.

Red River Raft Company, bill (S. No. 424) to
incorporate the-[By Mr. Rice.]

referred, 235.

Reed, F. and E., bill (H. R. No. 1420) for the
relief of, of Bath, Maine.

received from House, 952; referred, 952; re-
ported, 2320; passed, 4191; enrolled, 4345.

Reeve, Selah V., bill (H. R. No. 475) for the
relief of, late quartermaster sergeant of
the fourth Michigan infantry volunteers.
received from House, 1353; referred, 1388;
, reported, 2723; passed, 3913; enrolled,
4009.

Reform School, bill (S. No. 354) relating to
the, of the District of Columbia-[By Mr.
Patterson.]

referred, 47; reported, 2185; passed, 2528;
passed House with amendment, 8275;
concurred in, 3277; enrolled, 8318; ap-
proved, 3579.

Register of the Treasury, bill (S. No. 351) to
fix the compensation of the Second Comp-
troller and [By Mr. Sherman.]
referred, 47; reported, 205.
Registers, bill (S. No. 1049) to regulate the
compensation of, and receivers of con-
solidated land offices-[By Mr. Wright.]
referred, 2867.
Registry, bill (S. No. 481) to establish a
general, of shipping and to promote the
interests of American commerce-[By
Mr. Fenton.]
referred, 405.

bill (S. No. 563) to establish a national, of
shipping and to afford additional pro
tection to passengers and seamen, and
to prevent excessive rebates in the
duties on merchandise damaged on
shipboard imported into the United
States-[By Mr. Conkling.]

referred, 725.

bill (S. No. 366) to establish a marine,
of shipping and to promote the inter-
ests of American commerce-[By Mr.
Wilson.]

referred, 68.

Regulations, bill (S. No. 1136) to authorize the

adoption of a system of general, for the
use of the Army of the United States-
[By Mr. Wilson.]

referred, 3637; passed, 4301.
Reilly, Thomas, bill (S. No. 1039) granting a
pension to, late of company H, second
United States cavalry-[By Mr. Morton.]
referred, 2798.

Reinfort, Andrew, bill (H. R. No. 2416) grant-
ing a pension to.

received from House, 2725; referred, 2725;

reported, 3578; passed, 4037; enrolled,
4109.

Removal of political disabilities-see Disabil-
ities.

Renshaw, Margaret A., bill (H. R. No. 2420)
granting a pension to.

received from House, 2725: referred, 2725;
committee discharged, 3534.

Rent, bill (S. No. 797) to provide for the pay-
ment of claims for, arising in States
declared in insurrection-[By Mr. John-
ston.]

referred, 1588.

Reporters, official, resolution to inquire into
the expediency of providing more suitable
accommodations for the, of the Sen-
ate [By Mr. Anthony, May 30, 1872.]
agreed to, 4036.
Reservation, bill (S. No. 961) to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to make parti-
tion of the, of Me shin-go-me-sia, a Miami
Indian chief-[By Mr. Pratt.]

referred, 2358.

bill (S. No. 976) to confirm to the Great and

Little Osage Indians a, in the Indian
territory [By Mr. Harlan.]
referred, 2429; reported adversely and
indefinitely postponed, 3246.

bill (H. R. No. 183) to authorize the Secre-

tary of the Interior to make partition
of the, to Me-shin-go-me-sia, a Miami
Indian.

received from House, 2961; referred,
2983; reported and passed with amend
ments, 3275; conference, 3594, 8595,
3602; conference report, 3912; agreed
to by Senate, 3913; by House, 3911;
enrolled, 4009.

Reservation-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 1914) to authorize the Secre-
tary of the Interior to negotiate with the
chiefs and head-men of the Shoshone
and Bannock tribes of Indians for the
relinquishment of a portion of their, in
Wyoming Territory.

received from House, 2993; referred,
3017; reported, 3246; discussed, 8539;
passed with amendment, 3540; confer
ence, 3761, 3762; conference report,
3961; concurred in by Senate, 8961; by
House, 3949; enrolled, 4010.
remarks by-

Mr. Edmunds............... .3539, 3540
Mr. Harlan...... .8246, 3539, 3540
Mr. Pomeroy..................... 3589, 3540
Mr. Trumbull............................. 3539
Mr. Wilson......... ...........8762, 8961
bill (H. R. No. 2334) to confirm to the
Great and Little Osage Indians a, in
the Indian territory.

received from House, 2993; referred, 3017;
reported, 3246; passed with amend-
ment, 3542; agreed to, 4109; enrolled,
4167.
Chippewa, bill (S. No. 509) to enable the

Secretary of the Interior to use for the
removal of scattering bands of Chippewa
Indians to their, near White Earth
Lake, Minnesota, to subsist them
thereat for six months, and for im-
provements on their [By Mr. Har-
lan.]

referred, 484.

Fort Collins military, bill (H. R. No. 1776)
declaring the lands constituting the, in
the Territory of Colorado subject to
preemption and homestead entry, as
provided for in existing laws.
received from House, 1358; referred,
1388; reported, 2011; passed with
amendment, 2286; agreed to,: 3177;
enrolled, 3179.

Fort D. A. Russell military, bill (H. R. No.

1513) authorizing the Secretary of War
to expend certain moneys for the pur-
pose of sinking an artesian well on the,
in Wyoming Territory
received from House, 3270; referred, 3272;
reported, 3986; passed, 4301, enrolled,
4402.

1

Reservation-Continued.
military, bill (S. No. 609) to reduce the limits
of the, at Fort Stanton, New Mex-
ico-[By Mr. Wilson.]
reported, 889; passed, 2287; passed the
House with amendment, 3270; con-
curred in, 3272; enrolled, 3318; ap-
proved, 3700.

resolution calling for information in regard
to the, of Presidio, in California-[By
Mr. Edmunds, February 28, 1872.]
agreed to, 1256.

bill (H. R. No. 161) to reduce the area
of the, of Fort Sanders, in the Terri-
tory of Wyoming, and providing for
the survey of said, as reduced.
received from House, 1353; referred,
1388; reported, 2320.

at Point San José, bill (S. No. 755) for
the relief of the former occupants of
the present, in San Francisco-[By
Mr. Casserly.]

referred, 1413; reported, 2248; dis-
cussed, 2293; recommitted, 2296;
reported, 3811; discussed, 3908,4307.
remarks by-

Mr. Casserly... 1418, 2293, 2294, 2295
Mr. Cole.......2293, 2294, 2296, 4303
Mr. Conkling. ..4304, 4307, 4308
.2293, 2294
.2294

Mr. Edmunds..

Mr. Frelinghuysen.

Mr. Morton....

Mr. Pomeroy

Mr. Sherman

Mr. Stewart
Mr. Wilson

.....

....

.2293
..2293
.2295,
2296, 4303, 4304, 4307
.4304, 4307
..2293,
2294, 4303, 4304, 4307
Mr. West...2248, 2294, 2295, 2296, 3811
bill (S. No. 820) to dispose of the lands
in the, at Fort Smith, in Arkansas-
[By Mr. Wilson.]
referred, 1701.

bill (S. No. 991) to authorize the sale

of the, known as Camp Cady, in the
State of California-[By Mr. Cole.]
referred, 2525.

bill (H. R. No. 2630) to donate the, at
Fort Steilacoom to the Territory of
Washington for the use of the insane
asylum.

received from House, 2992; referred,
3017; reported, 3352.

bill (H. R. No. 2698) to provide for the

payment for certain property taken
by the Government for the extension
of the, at Camp Mohave, in the Ter
ritory of Arizona.

received from House 3248; referred,

3272; referred anew, 3470, 4346; re-
ported, 4501; recommitted, 4502.
remarks by-

Mr. Caldwell.............. ................ .................
........4501, 4502
Mr. Conkling.....

....4502

Mr. Morrill, of Vermont...4501, 4502
Mr. Nye..........
...4502
Mr. Pomeroy..
........................... ................ .....4346, 4502
Mr. Sherman....
...........................................4501, 4502
Mr. Stewart........
...4501, 4502

.........

Nez Perce Indian, bill (S. No. 1188) to
enable the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs to purchase and pay for certain
improvements within the, in the Terri-
tory of Idaho-[By Mr. Buckingham.]
reported, 4106.

Presidio, bill (S. No. 310) leasing the, in the

city of San Francisco, for a public park-
[By Mr. Cole.]

reported, 581; discussed, 663, (amend-
ment, 953,) 1258, 2288.

remarks by-

Mr. Blair......

Mr. Cole........

.2289
663,

664, 1258, 2288, 2289, 2290
.663, 664
.2288, 2289, 2290

Mr. Frelinghuysen...........

Mr. Wilson........

.................

.663, 664
.....664
958, 2288, 2290

Reservation-Continued.

Sioux Indian, bill (S. No. 562) in relation to
settlers on the late, in Minnesota-[By
Mr. Ramsey.]

referred, 725; reported and passed, 3552;
passed House, 4356; enrolled, 4417;
approved, 4475.

Reservations, Indian, bill (S. No. 564) pro-
viding for the cession by the State of
Texas of certain territory of that State
to the United States for-[By Mr. Flan-
agan.]

referred, 725; notice, 1391; discussed,
1490.

remarks by-

Mr. Flanagan............ 1891, 1490, 1491
military, resolution calling for a list of the,
in San Francisco, California-[By Mr.
Cole, February 12, 1872.]
agreed to, 954.

bill (H. R. No. 1303) to amend the first
section of an act to provide for the
disposition of useless, approved Feb-
ruary 24, 1871.

received from House, 1353; referred,
1388; reported, 1986; passed, 2286.
bill (H. R. No. 2706) to amend an act to
provide for the disposition of useless,
approved February 24, 1871.
received from House, 3270; referred,
3272; reported, 3470; passed, 4302;
enrolled, 4402.

Retherford, William H., bill (S. No. 702) for
the relief of, and George Kains, of the
first Michigan cavalry volunteers-[By
Mr. Chandler.]

referred, 1177.
Retrenchment, Senate concurrent resolution
for the appointment of a joint select Com-
mittee on [By Mr. Trumbull, December
7, 1871.]

read, 42.

Revenue, bill (S. No. 800) relating to the
collection of the-[By Mr. Osborn.]
referred, 1624.

Commissioner of Internal, bill (S. No. 343)
to reduce internal taxes and to abolish
the office of [By Mr. Sumner.]
notice, 36; read and discussed, 45; re-

ferred, 47; committee discharged and
bill indefinitely postponed, 1785.
internal, bill (S. No. 258) to promote the
collection of-[By Mr. Lewis.]
reported adversely and indefinitely post-
poned, 205.

bill (S. No. 276) to promote the collection
of-[By Mr. Frelinghuysen.]
reported adversely and indefinitely post-
poned, 1176.

Revenue bills, resolution of the House in
regard to the respective powers of the two
Houses as to.

received from House, 2098; referred, 2248;
referred anew, 2318; discussed, 2318;
reported, 2716.
remarks by-

..2716
.2248, 2319
..2319

Mr. Conkling..
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont..............2098
Mr. Scott.........................................

........ *****..........

2319
Mr. Sherman............. 2248, 2318, 2319
Mr. Thurman..
.2319, 2320
resolution for printing extra copies of the
report upon the resolution of the House
in regard to [By Mr. Carpenter, April
24, 1872.]

referred, 2716; reported and agreed to,
2759.

Revenue report, internal, Senate concurrent
resolution for printing additional copies
of the [By Mr. Howe, December 11,
1871.]

referred, 55; reported and agreed to, 68;
concurred in by House, 377.
Revenue service, internal, bill (H. R. No.
2188) to dispense with informers in the.
received from House, 2098; referred, 2117;
repórted and indefinitely postponed, 3890.

Revolutionary Claims, Committee on...42, 232
reports from......
..2083,
2119, 2674, 2959, 4036, 4214
Reynolds, Benjamin W.. bill (S. No. 670) for
the relief of-[By Mr. Carpenter ]
referred, 1113; reported, 2560.
bill (H. R. No. 1634) for the relief of.
received from House, 3579; read, 3598;
reported, 4403, 4462; passed, 4462;
enrolled, 4473.

Reynolds. Dr. Marcus, bill (S. No. 203) for
the relief of, of Sumter county, in South
Carolina-[By Mr. Pratt.]

reported and indefinitely postponed, 1449.
Reynolds, Sarah, bill (H. R. No. 2447) grant-
ing a pension to.

No. 382-to provide for a building for the
use of the Federal courts, post office,
internal revenue, and other civil offices
in the city of Little Rock, Ark-
.120
No. 424-to incorporate the Red River
Raft Company.....
....235
No. 461-for the relief of the Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad Company, 380
No. 628-authorizing terms of the United
States district court to be held at Fort
Gibson, in the Indian territory........953
No. 711-explanatory of joint resolution
approved July 11, 1870, amendatory of
joint resolution for the relief of certain
officers of the Army, approved July 26,
1866.....
1207
No. 764-to relieve innocent purchasers
of lands, entered in accordance with an
act of Congress approved August 4,
1854, in the State of Arkansas......1489
No. 787-to provide for the improvement
of Washita river above the city of
Arkadelphia, in Arkansas............ .1557
No. 827-for the relief of the freedinen
of the Choctaw and Chickasaw na-
tions........
......1758
No. 838-to facilitate the trials of crim-
inal causes and reduce expenses in
the western judicial district of Ark-
.1785
No. 860-for the relief of Benjamin L.
Britton........

No. 869-for the relief of John H. Hutch-
inson and Thomas H. Hutchinson, of De
Witt, Arkansas county, Arkansas, 1964
No. 1003-to confirm certain entries of
lands therein named................. ..2561
reports made by .......2958, 8273, 3315
incidental remarks by
.85, 497, 953,
1263, 1397, 1448, 1486, 1893, 1894, 4183
remarks on the bill amending resolution for
the relief of certain officers......... 1207
on the legislative appropriation bill,
1396, 1575
on the supplementary Texas Pacific rail-
road bill............2607, 2608, 2609, 2611
on the case of Hon. Joseph C. Abbott,
from North Carolina....
2676

on the deficiency appropriation bill...2775
on the naval appropriation bill, 2976, 2977
on the Post Office appropriation bill,
3120, 3131
on the river and harbor appropriation
bill..........
..3316, 4286, 4287
on the bill authorizing the terms of the
United States court in the Indian
territory....
.3416

on the enforcement bill (S. No. 791), 3420
on the civil appropriation bill. 4266
on the bill to issue college scrip to Ark-
..4477, 4478, 4480, 4481

ansas.......

Richards, Charles, bill (H. R. No. 2802) for
the relief of.

received from House, 3641; referred, 3647.
Riemann, Henry, bill (H. R. No. 2523) grant-
ing a pension to.

received from House, 2763; referred, 2764.
Rigg, Edwin A., bill (S. No. 520) for the relief
of, late lieutenant colonel first regiment
infantry California volunteers-[By Mr.
Cole.]
referred, 522.

Right of way-see Public Lands.
Rights-see Citizens.

Riley, Margaret, bill (H. R. No. 2406) grant-
ing a pension to.

received from House, 2725; referred, 2725;
reported and passed, 3636; enrolled,
3704.
Ringgold, A. J., bill (S. No. 958) for the relief

of the widow and heirs-at-law of, late of the
State of California-[By Mr. Vickers.]
referred, 2358.

Ritchey, Amanda M., bill (S. No. 878) grant-

ing a pension to the minor children
of-[By Mr. Edmunds.]

reported and passed. 2010; passed House,
2725; enrolled, 2796; approved, 2993.
River, bill (H. R. No. 1074) to provide for the

survey of the harbor and, at Washington,
District of Columbia.

received from House, 480; referred, 484;
referred anew, 723; reported, 817; passed
with amendment, 1178; concurred in by
House, 1228; enrolled, 1282.
Blue Earth, bill (S. No. 643) declaring the,

in the State of Minnesota, not to be a
navigable stream-[By Mr. Corbett.]
reported, 1035; passed, 1035.
Columbia, resolution calling for information
as to the cost of the improvement of
the-[By Mr. Corbett, December 14,
1871.J

agreed to, 121.

Mississippi, bill (S. No. 502) to perfect navi-

gation on the-[By Mr. Ramsey.]
referred, 452; reported, 1112.

bill (H. R. No. 1027) to perfect naviga-
tion on the.

received from House, 2122; printed,

2151; referred, 2318; reported, 2523;
report withdrawn, 2523; reported,
2524; discussed, 2524.

bill (S. No. 943) providing for the transit
of merchant vessels of heavy draught
across the bar at the mouth of the-
[By Mr. Kellogg.]

referred, 2249; reported adversely and
indefinitely postponed, 2673.
resolution calling for report on the con-
dition of the, near St. Louis and
Alton-[By Mr. Blair, April 19,
1872.]

referred, 696.

bill (H. R. No. 2203) to improve the
navigation of the, and its tributaries.
received from House, 2187; referred,
2246.

Red, resolution inquiring the probable cost
of removing the raft in, above Shreve-
port, Louisiana-[By Mr. Kellogg, Jan-
uary 30, 1872.]
agreed to, 696.

resolution calling for information in refer-

ence to the improvement of the-[By
Mr. Kellogg, February 9, 1872.]
agreed to, 907.

bill (S. No. 640) to aid in the removal of
the raft from-[By Mr. Kellogg.]
referred, 1006.

Washita, bill (S. No. 787) to provide for
the improvement of, above the city of
Arkadelphia, in Arkansas-[By Mr.
Rice.]
referred, 1557.

River-Continued.

Yellowstone, resolution for printing reports
on the valley of the-[By Mr. Anthony,
April 22, 1872.]

reported and agreed to, 2631.
Senate concurrent resolution for print-

ing three thousand additional copies
of the letter of the Secretary of War
accompanying the engineer's report
of a reconnoissance of the, in 1871-
[By Mr. Casserly, June 7, 1872.]
reported and agreed to, 4334.
River and harbor appropriation bill, resolu-
tion limiting the debate on the-[By Mr.
Anthony, May 10, 1872.]
agreed to, 3275.

River Improvement Company, Red, bill (S.
No. 114) to incorporate the Shreveport
and-[By Mr. Kellogg.]
referred anew, 484.

River improvements, bill (S. No. 678) grant-
ing lands to aid in the construction of
canals and, in Florida-[By Mr. Osborn.]
referred, 1129.
Rivers, bill (S. No. 87) for the preservation
of the harbors, and navigable, of the
United States against encroachments-
[By Mr. Conkling]
reported, 581.

bill (S. No. 639) to provide for the protec-
tion of the navigable waters of the
United States from obstruction and
damages-[By Mr. Osborn.]

referred, 1006.

Upper Mississippi and Minnesota, bill (S.

No. 888) for the publication of certain
maps of survey of the-[By Mr. Kel-
logg.]

reported, 2058; passed, 3436.
resolution in regard to the publication of

the maps of the survey of the-[By
Mr. Ramsey, March 8, 1872.]
agreed to, 1525.

Senate concurrent resolution for printing

maps of the survey of the-[By Mr.
Anthony, May 24, 1872.]
reported and agreed to, 3808.
Willamette and Columbia, bill (S. No. 510)

for the improvement of the, in Ore-
gon-[By Mr. Corbett.]
referred, 484.

Rivers and harbors, bill (H. R. No. 2208)

making appropriations for the repair,
preservation, and completion of certain
public works on.

received from House, 2462; referred, 2484;

amendments, 2597, 2764, 3056, 3100, 8147,
3174, 3179, 8277, 3316, 3416, 3432, 3577,
3599, 3637, 3647; reported, 3574; dis-
cussed, 4285; passed with amendment,
4298; conference, 4346; conference re-
port, 4406; discussed, 4406; agreed to by
Senate, 4409; by House, 4463; enrolled,

4465.
remarks by-

Mr. Alcorn...

Mr. Buckingham...

Mr. Cameron.

Mr. Casserly.
Mr. Carpenter.
Mr. Chaudler...

.4291, 4408, 4409
Mr. Anthony. ..........................4285, 4286, 4290
Mr. Bayard..
.3100, 4285
Mr. Blair......
..3416, 4287, 4295
.4298, 4406, 4408
4407
.4287
....3100
.8574,
4285, 4286, 4287, 4288, 4289,
4291, 4292, 4293, 4294, 4295, 4296,
4297, 4298, 4346, 4406, 4408, 4409
Mr. Cole...4292, 4293, 4295, 4297, 4408
Mr. Conkling..
.4289, 4290,
4291, 4294, 4297, 4298, 4407, 4408
Mr. Edmunds.......
..3179, 4285,
4286, 4287, 4295, 4296, 4298, 4406
Mr. Flanagan....
.4407
Mr. Frelinghuysen........ .....4293, 4298
Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland. ......4286,
4294, 4295, 4296
Mr. Hamilton, of Texas.....
... 4287
Mr. Johnston......
2597,
3056, 3277, 3577, 3647, 4294

yeas and nays on the......

...3316
.4297, 4409

Rives & Bailey, communication from, in refer
ence to the suppression of certain re-
marks of Mr. Hamlin from the debates
of January 26..................
...... 906
Road, bill (S. No. 513) to extend the time for

the completion of the military, from Fort
Wilkins, at Copper Harbor, in Michigan,
to Fort Howard, at Green Bay, in Wis-
consin-[By Mr. Ferry, of Michigan.]
referred, 484.

bill (S. No. 661) to extend the time for the
completion of a military, from Fort
Wilkins, at Copper Harbor, in Michigan,
to Fort Howard, in Wisconsin-[By Mr.
Chandler.]

158,
519, 1005, 1255, 1880, 1937, 2010, 2453 ||
bills introduced by→

No. 524-to correct a clerical error com-
mitted in the enrollment of an act
approved March 7, 1870, 10 relieve cer-
tain persons therein named............545
No. 871-to secure uniformity in the gauge
of railroads of the United States...1964
No. 1163-to remove the legal and polit
ical disabilities of certain persons therein
named.......

....

reports made by.. .........................,.45, 545, 3870||
incidental remarks by......
..90, 236,
262, 465, 548, 551, 556, 564, 583, 584,
666, 707, 757, 842, 909, 1131, 1151,
1324, 1951, 1963, 1966, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2082, 2152, 2154, 2248, 2386, 2890, 2454,
2597, 8484, 4158, 4218, 4416, 4465, 4468
remarks on the amnesty and civil rights bill
(H. R. No. 380), 27, 28, 45, 55, 237, 249,
275, 276, 279, 280, 492, 495, 581, 532,
588, 589, 590, 679, 707, 726, 781, 767,
818, 880, 900, 918, 919, 921, 925, 927
on the order of business, 212, 584, 666, 667,
668, 767, 982, 2084. 2085, 2187, 2246,
2359, 2382, 2522, 2672, 4142, 4159, 4338
on the bill relating to the overland
mails....... .....1151, 1152, 1158, 1154
on Rule 47, in regard to admissions to the.
floor.......
..1415
on the Lake St. Croix and Lake Superior
railroad bill.............. 1987, 1988, 1989
on the bill to repeal the duties on tea and
coffee................
.2035, 2037, 2042, 2043
on the Indian appropriation bill, 2068,2069,
2072, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2100,
2167, 2168, 2189, 2191, 2192,
2193, 2200, 2201, 2325, 2326

on the communication from Wade Hamp
ton and others in reference to their
connection with the Ku Klux organiza
tion.........
....2083, 2084

on the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad
Company bill.....
.2125, 2160
.....2430, 2431

......

on the coal-land bill..
on the bill to provide for the redemption
..of lands sold for direct taxes.........2455
on the bill to establish a municipal court
in the District of Columbia........... 2533
on the supplementary Texas Pacific rail-
road bill............
....2624, 2625
on the enforcement bill (S. No. 791),
3418, 3420, 3421, 3425, 2426, 3430, 3431
on the bill extending the enforcement
act..........
.3432, 3710, 3713
on the civil rights bill (S. No. 1141), 3730,
8731, 3734, 3736
on the bill to remove disabilities (H. R.
No. 2761)................... ......................... ..........., 3736, 3737
on the bill to remove disabilities (S. No.
1163)...
.......3870, 4399, 4400
on the tariff and tax bill......... .3906.
3915, 3957, 4043
the civil appropriation bill,
4166, 4249, 4255, 4257, 4258, 4259,
4262, 4266, 4267, 4268, 4271, 4272,
4273, 4274, 4276, 4277, 4278, 4338,
4354, 4372, 4385, 4386, 4393, 4398
on the bill to prevent cruelty to animals
in transit by railroad, 4201, 4234, 4235
on the Orange, Alexandria, and Manassas
railroad bill...
.4220, 4237
on the case of Joseph C. Abbott-see
Appendix.
Robinson, Frances A., bill (II. R. No. 2896)
for the relief of, administratrix of the
estate of John M. Robinson, deceased.
received from House, 3869; referred, 3888.
Rock Island, bill (S. No. 581) to empower

on

.........

the Secretary of War to establish under
certain conditions a horse railway upon
and over the island of, and the bridges
erected by the United States connecting
the cities of Davenport aud Rock Island
therewith-[By Mr. Harlan.]
referred, 817.

reported, 1413.

Rogers, Sion H., bill (H. R. No. 2617) to
remove legal and political disabilities of.
received from House, 2383; referred, 2906;
reported, 3021.

Rogers, William H., bill (H. R. No. 1200)
granting a pension to.

received from House, 620; referred, 662;
reported, 2011; recommitted, 2525.
Rose, Catharine, bill (H. R. No. 2515) grant-
ing a pension to.

received from House, 2763; referred, 2764.
Rose, John B., bill (S. No. 858) granting a

pension to, of Indiana-[By Mr. Pratt.]
referred, 1938; reported, 3273; passed, 4037;
passed House, 4356; enrolled, 4417; ap-
proved, 4475.

Rudolph, Martha G., bill (H. R. No. 2398)
granting a pension to.

received from House, 2724; referred, 2725;
reported adversely and indefinitely post-
poned, 3247; reconsidered and recommit-
ted, 3477; reported, 3534; passed, 4037;
enrolled, 4109.

Rule 24, resolution amending, in regard to
the presentation of petitions-[By Mr.
Sherman, February 5, 1872.]
referred,818; reported, 1390; discussed, 1558.
remarks by-

Mr. Authony....

1559

Mr. Ferry, of Michigan. .................................1558
Mr. Hamlin.......

Mr. Pomeroy...

Mr. Sherman

.........

....1558
..1390, 1558
....818, 1559

.1390, 1558
......1559

Mr. Sumner....................................... ...................
Mr. Wright.

Rule 47, resolution amending, in regard to
admissions to the floor-[By Mr. Pome-

roy, March 4, 1872.]

reported, 1389; discussed, 1414.
Rules, the Committee on......................................... ................
instructions to

reports from.......

42

2883
1389

resolution to amend the, so as to provide
for the consideration of treaties with
foreign Powers in open session-[By
Mr. Sumner, May 18, 1871.]
called up, 232.

resolution proposing amendments to the-
[By Mr. Anthony, April 26, 1872.]
referred, 2798.

resolution amending, 6, and 51-[By Mr.
Pomeroy, March 4, 1872.]
reported, 1389; discussed, 1414.
remarks by-

Mr. Casserly.

Mr. Conkling.

Mr. Pomeroy....
Mr. Trumbull,.

1414

1389

1389, 1414
.1414

House concurrent resolution suspending the
sixteenth and seventeenth joint, during
the remainder of the present session.
received from House, 3894; concurred in,
8895.

Rupp, George H., bill (H. R. No. 1546) for
the relief of.

received from House, 1107; referred, 1112;
reported, 2249; passed, 2263; eurolled,
2359.

Russell, J. H., bill (S. No. 1052) referring the
claim of, to the Court of Claims-[By Mr.
Ferry, of Michigan.]

referred, 2867.

Russell, Levi S., bill (S. No. 789) to relieve-
of Chatham county, Georgia, of his polit
ical disabilities-[By Mr. Fenton.]
referred, 1557.

bill (S. No. 945) for the removal of the
political disabilities of, of Savannah,
Georgia-[By Mr. Morton.]
referred, 2285.

Russell, Mrs. Martha L. House, bill (S. No.

163) for the relief of [By Mr. Pratt.]
reported, 85; report read, 3251; bill passed,
2252; passed House with amendment,
3641; agreed to, 3697; enrolled, 3704;
approved, 3897.

relief of [By Mr. Morrill, of Vermont.]
reported adversely and indefinitely post-
poned, 889.

Ryan, Abigail, bill (S. No. 805) granting a pen-
sion to, widow of Thomas A. Ryan-[By
Mr. Saulsbury.]

reported and passed, 1665; passed House,
2155; enrolled, 2187; vetoed, 2434; veto
referred, 2135; new bill reported and
passed, 3768; see bill S. No. 1150.
bill (S. No. 1150) granting a pension to,
widow of Thomas A. Ryan-[By Mr.
Saulsbury,]

reported and passed, 3768; passed House,
4856; enrolled, 4417; approved, 4475.
S.

Sag Harbor, bill (S. No. 68) providing for the
sale of land belonging to the United
States situated at, Suffolk county, in New
York-[By Mr. Wilson.]

passed, 333.

Sailors-see Bounty Pensions; Public Lands.
Salaries, bill (S. No. 340) fixing the, of cer-
tain officers-[By Mr. Brownlow.]
read, 36; referred, 42, 43; reported ad-
versely and indefinitely postponed, 889.
bill (S. No. 411) to establish the, of the col-
lectors of customs at certain ports of
entry [By Mr. Osborn.]
referred, 205.

bill (S. No. 773) to provide for the refunding
of taxes paid by State officers upon
their-[By Mr. Pratt.]

referred, 1525; reported adversely, 1588.
bill (S. No. 786) fixing the, of the district
attorney and the marshal of the United
States for the district of Nevada-[By
Mr. Nye.]

referred, 1557.

bill (S. No. 813) to provide for the refunding
of taxes paid by the State officers upon
their-[By Mr. Stevenson.]
referred, 1666; reported, 3768.
Salary-see Compensation; Pay.
bill (H. R. No. 1055) to regulate the, of the
consul at Tien-Tsin, China.

received from House, 429; referred, 448;
reported, 520; passed, 3277; enrolled,
3318.

bill (S. No. 699) fixing the, of the United
States attorney and United States mar-
shal for the district of Nebraska-[By
Mr. Hitchcock.]

referred, 1177; reported, 1448; passed,
4141; passed House, 4356; enrolled,
4417; approved, 4475.

bill (S. No. 851) to empower C. Q. Shep-
herd, chargé d'affaires at Japan, io
draw his, as such officer-[By Mr.
Nye.]

referred, 1883; reported and passed, 2674.
bill (H. R. No. 2332) to fix the, of the mem-
bers of the Board of Health of the Dis-
trict of Columbia.

received from House, 2566; referred, 2595;
reported, 2959.

Salt, bill (H. R. No. 173) to repeal the duties