remarks on the bill to establish the pay of
enlisted men in the Army.............869,
1525, 2291, 2292, 3244
on the bill leasing the Presidio reservation
for a public park.........953, 2288, 2290
on the resolution to inquire into the sales
of arms.......
.1017, 1068, 1072

on the letter from Giles A. Smith in
regard to railroad mail transport-
ation.....
......1447

on the bill relating to deposits of soldiers,
&c... 1488, 2288, 2296, 2297, 3245
on the resolution in regard to the recom-
mendations for office...............1629
on the bill to repeal the duties on tea and
coffee....
....2036, 2044

on the bill in relation to bounties....2119,
2120, 2288

on the bill concerning Point San José
reservation, 2293, 2294, 4303, 4304, 4307
on the naval appropriation bill......2321,

2843, 2844, 2977, 2979, 2980, 2981
on the deficiency appropriation bill, 2437,
2779, 2780, 2781, 2782, 2800, 2801,

2803, 2804, 2805, 2806, 2807, 2911, 2914
on enforcement bill (S. No. 791),2843,3361
on the resolution limiting debate on ap-
propriation bills.........2869, 2871, 2872
on the Post Office appropriation bill, 3029,
3030, 3031
on the bill for the removal of disabilities
(H. R. No. 1050)..
..3253,
3254, 3263, 3269, 3270
on the bill to amend the act relating to
artificial limbs....................3315, 4303
on the bill extending the enforcement
act........
.........8714, 3727
on the civil rights bill (S. No. 1141), 3732,
3734, 3735, 3736, 3740, 3741, 3743
on the bill relating to an Indian reserva-
tion in Wyoming.......
3762, 3961
on the tariff and tax bill...
..3905,

3925, 3926, 4014, 4016, 4017, 4018,
4019, 4020, 4039, 4040, 4042, 4043
on question of final adjournment,3943,4170
on the bill relating to the Buell court-
martial records..........
....4126
on the civil appropriation bill......... 4238,
4239, 4244, 4273
on the bill authorizing the sale of public
property at Augusta, Georgia, 4302,4303
on the bill in regard to Kansas war
claims.........
.....4303

on the bill relating to retired Army offi
..4355, 4356

cers

petitions presented by......

1

.........378,
449, 481, 519, 695, 839, 887, 950, 1108,
1127, 1206, 1225, 1280, 1347, 1889, 1523,
1556, 1757, 1783, 1819, 1848, 1880, 1937,
2057, 2151, 2184, 2247, 2428, 3122, 3315
bills introduced by-

No. 329--for the relief of Charles W.
Whitney
..42
No. 479-granting permission to the Wi-
nona and St. Peter Railroad Company
to change the direction of the line of its
railroad in Dakota Territory..........405
No. 526-for the relief of Ambrose Mor-
rison......

........546

No. 620-for the sale of the Black Bob
Indian lands in the State of Kansas, 907
No. 665-to extend the time of payment
for their lands by persons holding pre-
emption on the public lands in the
State of Minnesota............ ......1112
No. 721-to incorporate the Arkansas
Valley and Rocky Mountain Railroad
Company, and to grant the right of
way through the public lands to the
........1226

Windom, William, a Senator from Minne-
sota-Continued.

bills introduced by-

No. 763-annulling all laws of the Dis-
trict of Columbia imposing a license
or tax as a requisite for the transaction
of business with any of the Depart-
ments of the General Government, 1488
No. 795-to prevent the destruction of tim-
ber on lands of the United States, 1588
No. 925-to incorporate the Olympia and
Chepalis Valley Railroad Company, and
granting to said company the right of
way through the public lands of the
United States.......
......2154

No. 995-to perfect certain land titles
therein described....... ..........2525
No. 1097-to authorize the issue of pat
ents to lands in any State or Territory
in certain cases..

.......3247
No. 1122-granting the right of way to
the Utah, Idaho, and Montana Rail-
road Company.
.3595
No. 1191-for the relief of Hugh C.
McCormick.........
..4346

No. 1192-for the relief of Charity Lodge,
No. 111, Free and Accepted Masons, of
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia......4401
resolutions submitted by-

in reference to the Mille Lac reserva-
tion-[January 15, 1872].... .......380
for printing extra copies of the soldiers'
homestead bill-[ March 28, 1872], 2012
calling for information respecting the
canal and dike at Duluth, Minne-
sota-[April 9, 1872].
.2285
reports made by....

483, 606, 663,
889, 1128, 1665, 2249, 2320, 2523, 2524,
2560, 8470, 3552, 3769, 3890, 3912, 4401
incidental remarks by, 381, 1034, 1348, 1701,

1819, 1822, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 2184,
2321, 2523, 2560, 2836, 2987, 3021, 3102,
3178, 4106, 4160, 4334, 4835, 4402, 4403
remarks on the bill for the relief of the

sufferers at Chicago (H. R. No. 555), 562
on the bill for the relief of Alexander
Smith and Halcyon Skinner........... 889
on the legislative appropriation bill, 1393,
1396, 1497, 1634
on the order of business, 1847, 1848, 2204,
3123, 3271, 3547, 3811, 3812, 4142, 4333
on the Lake St. Croix and Lake Superior
railroad bill.......
.1851, 1852
on the soldiers' and sailors' homestead
.1884, 1885, 1886, 1887

on the bill to provide for the irrigation of
Bear River valley, in Utah....1965, 1966
on the bill to repeal the duties on tea and
coffee.......1976, 2014, 2035, 2037, 2038
on the Indian appropriation bill................. .2064,
2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2265, 2266, 2334
on the coal-land bill...
..2431
on the Post Office appropriation bill, 2560,
2846, 2847, 2988, 2988, 2989, 2992,
8022, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3028, 3029,
3030, 3032, 3033, 3035, 3058, 3066, 3102,
3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3119, 3120,
3121, 3126, 3127, 3128, 3129, 3130, 3131,
3132, 3138, 3142, 3145, 3147, 3178, 3704,
3808, 3809, 3810, 3811, 3812, 3813, 3912
on the deficiency appropriation bill...2916
on the bill in reference to the acceptance
of certain testimonials......... 2987, 2988
on the bill to secure equal rights in the
public schools of Washington......3057,
3058, 3125
on the bill for the settlement of the claim
of the late Admiral Dahlgren.......3373
on the question of final adjournment, 4144,
4146, 4171, 4172
Wing, Sarah P., bill (H. R. No. 2429) grant
ing a pension to.

received from House, 2725; referred, 2725;
reported adversely, 3893.

Wisconsin, bill (S. No. 856) giving construc

tion to the acts of Congress granting lands
to the State of, to aid in building a rail-
road-[By Mr. Carpenter.]

referred, 47.

resolution in reference to giving the land
offices power to compel the attendance
of, in contested cases- -[By Mr. Wright,
January 10, 1872.]
agreed to, 333.

bill (H. R. No. 1381) relating to, for re-
spondents in extradition cases.
received from House, 725; referred, 753.
bill (H. R. No. 1514) allowing respondents

in criminal cases in courts of the United
States to testify in their own behalf.
received from House, 986; referred, 986;
reported adversely, 1281.

resolution directing the arrest of Clayton
Camp and David Gist for contempt of
the authority of the Senate-[By Mr.
Scott, December 6, 1871.]
reported, 24; discussed, 212; called up,
320; discussed, 664.

Messrs. Ramsdell and White, contumacious,
communication of the United States
attorney for the District of Columbia
in reference to.
referred, 905.

Wollaner, Rosa, bill (H. R. No. 2453) grant-
ing a pension to.

received from House, 2725; referred, 2725.
Women, bill (S. No. 499) to allow, to vote
and hold office in the Territories of the
United States-[By Mr. Wilson.]
referred, 452.

Women nurses, bill (S. No. 778) to provide for
the payment of, during the war-[By
Mr. Wilson.]

referred, 1525; reported, 1624; passed, 2288.
Wood, Jethro, bill (S. No. 1007) for the re-
lief of the heirs of, the inventor of the
modern plow-[By Mr. Fenton.]
referred, 2561.

Woodbridge, Wylly, bill (H. R. No. 2030) for
the relief of.

received from House, 1823; referred, 1828.
Wooden, Daniel, bill (H. R. No. 2546) grant-

ing a pension to.

received from House, 2763; referred, 2764.
Woodward, John E., bill (H. R. No. 1424) to

reimburse, for certain moneys paid by
him.

received from House, 1529; referred, 1530;
reported and report withdrawn, 4402;
reported and passed, 4464; enrolled, 4473.
Woodyard, Lieutenant Colonel Humphrey M.,
bill (H. R. No. 114) for the relief of the
heirs of, late of the twenty-first Missouri
infantry.

reported, 3890; passed, 4191; enrolled,
4345.

Woolam, Elijah J., bill (S. No. 667) for the
relief of, of Cross Plains, Alabama-[By
Mr. Spencer.]

referred, 1112; reported adversely and in-
definitely postponed, 2631.

Wools and woolens, resolution calling for
information in regard to-[By Mr. Mor.
rill, of Vermont, April 3, 1872.]
agreed to, 2122.

Workmen-see Laborers.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 47) in relation to

pay of laborers and mechanics employed
by or on behalf of the Government of the
United States.

received from House, 13; discussed, 14, 121;

referred, 124; reported, 450.

Worth, Algernon S., bill (H. R. No. 2950)
for the relief of.

received from House, 4145; referred, 4184.

Worth, Henry A. F., bill (H. R. No. 2781)
for the relief of.

received from House, 3541; referred, 3572.
Wright, David L., bill (S. No. 663) for the
relief of, late captain company E, fifty-
first regiment Indiana volunteers-[By
Mr. Pratt.]

referred, 1112; reported, 3762; passed, 4193;
passed House, 4402; enrolled, 4417; ap
proved, 4504.

Wright, George, bill (S. No. 239) for the relief
of-[By Mr. Ramsey.]

referred anew, 450; passed, 4194.
Wright, George G., a Senator from Iowa.....1
petitions presented by...........378, 402, 481,

722, 816, 839, 887, 950, 1108, 1254,
1280, 1315, 1347, 1556, 1986, 2058, 2118,
2152, 2247, 2484, 2522, 2630, 2957, 4034
bills introduced by-

No. 359-to confer upon the Court of

Claims jurisdiction of the claim of
Brevet Brigadier General B. S. Rob-
.........47

erts......

No. 374-making appropriations for cer-
tain expenditures therein named......68
No 533-for the relief of Lucas, O'Brien,
Dickinson, and other counties in the
State of Iowa.........
.......582
No. 599-granting a pension to Julia
Belle Dunlap.......
.........840

No. 600-to establish a certain post route
therein named.......
....840
No. 664-to provide for the erection of a
public building at Keokuk, Iowa, for
the use of the United States courts and
Government offices......................1112
No. 687-for the relief of Charles and
Henry W. Spencer.
..........1151
No. 705-for the relief of John Cleghorn,
late register of the land office at Sioux
City, Iowa........
...........1207

No. 733-for the relief of the heirs of

Colonel Francis Taylor................1283
No. 814-to divide the State of Iowa into
two judicial districts........ ......1666
No. 862-to amend an act granting pen
sions to certain soldiers and sailors of
the war of 1812, and the widows of
deceased soldiers......
...... 1939
No. 867-authorizing the Secretary of
War to correct an Army officer's

.....1939

......

record........
No. 875-for the relief of certain settlers
on the public lands.................. .1987
No. 884-for the relief of the sureties of
Frederick Boehmler, of the State of
Iowa
...2012

No. 895-for the relief of Milo Pratt, 2058
No. 941--to authorize the extension of
patents in certain cases............. .2249
No. 997-authorizing A. G. Lee and the
legal representatives of B. P. Lee,
deceased, to prosecute their claim
against the United States in the Court
of Claims.........
...........2525

No. 1015-to quiet the title to certain
lands in the State of Iowa........... 2597
No. 1033-to legalize entries of public
lands under the homestead laws in cer-
tain cases.........
....2798

No. 1049-to regulate the compensation
of registers and receivers of consol-
idated land offices....
..2867
No. 1096-for the relief of Joseph
Nock
..3247
No. 1109-for the relief of Edward Berry,
John McFall, and William H. Judd,3352
No. 1116-authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to purchase a site and
erect thereon a building to be used as
a marine hospital in Sioux City,
Iown.......
3471

..8637

No. 1131-authorizing the Secretary of
War to correct an Army officer's
record.........
No. 1172-for relief Levi J. Powell...3987
resolutions submitted by-

in regard to the cultivation of timber on
homestead lands-[Dec. 12, 1871]....68

resolutions submitted by-

authorizing committee on the charges
against Hon. Powell Clayton to employ
a clerk, and appropriating $2,000 to
defray expenses-[Jan. 15, 1872]... 380
for a select committee to investigate the
charges against Hon. Powell Clayton-
[January 9, 1872]............... .318
in reference to giving land offices power
to compel the attendance of witnesses
in contested cases-[Jan. 10, 1872], 333
in reference to homestead entries-[Jan-

uary 10, 1872]............... .....333
to pay the expenses of the committee to
investigate the charges against Hon.
Powell Clayton-[March 28, 1872],2012
reports made by.
.380,
405, 482, 1151, 1315, 1316, 1448, 2058,
2119, 2120, 2248, 2455, 2456, 2722, 2723,
2984, 3352, 3415, 3890, 3987, 4106, 4192
incidental remarks by...
..311,

380, 404, 582, 606, 726, 754, 978, 1228,
1412, 1624, 1711, 1760, 1762, 1763, 1786,
1787, 2120, 2184, 2248, 2262, 2358, 2456,
2561, 2758, 2867, 3351, 3352, 3491, 3552,
3573, 3808, 3987, 4193, 4200, 4214, 4217
remarks on the charges against Senator
Clayton........
.........318, 380

on the bill for the relief of the sufferers at
Chicago (S. No. 330)........405, 409, 482
on the bill for the relief of Lucas, O'Brien,
Dickinson, and other counties in Iowa,
582, 606
on the order of business...
......606,
1392, 1667, 1676, 1678, 1679, 1681, 1788,
2012, 2337, 2561, 3350, 3352, 3595, 4037
on the legislative appropriation bill...987,
1421, 1500, 1501, 1598, 1599
on the bill authorizing a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Clinton, Iowa,
1129, 1828

on the bill for the relief of C. and H. W.
Spencer.......
..1151, 2256, 2257
on the resolution to inquire into the sales
of arms.........
.1210, 1228, 1229

on the Chicago relief bill (H. R. No. 555),

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

1315, 1490, 1764, 1772, 1773,
1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 2023
on the resolution amending the rules in
regard to presentation of petitions, 1559
on the bill to repeal the duties on tea and
coffee............... .1978, 1979, 2028
on the bill for the relief of J. A. Bell, 2120
on the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad
Company bill...........
......2131
on the Indian appropriation bill......2201,
2202, 2264, 2266, 2267, 2337
on the bill granting a pension to John S.
Corlett...... .2560, 2561, 4218, 4219
on the House joint resolution relating
to the southern claims commission,
2907, 2908
on bill to establish certain post roads, 2987
on the bill in reference to the election of
presidential electors in Louisiana, 3100
on the Post Office appropriation bill, 3109,
3110, 3113, 3114, 3131, 3136, 3138
on the enforcement bill (S. No. 791),
3288, 3318
on river and harbor appropriation bill, 3316
on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
bill.........
3502, 3538
on the bill to provide for the issue of bonds
in lieu of bonds destroyed............3601
on the Army appropriation bill, 3614, 3616
on the bill extending the enforcement
act.........
.3648, 3727
on the tariff and tax bill.......3906, 3924,
3925, 3961, 3962, 3965, 3972, 3991, 3992,
4003, 4013, 4042, 4079, 4080, 4082, 4084
on the question of final adjournment, 3943
on the bill to provide for the appointment
of district judges in Mississippi.....4186
on the bill for the relief of T. Adams, 4189,
4194, 4195, 4196, 4198, 4199, 4200
on the bill for the relief of the sureties of
Frederick Boehmler..........
.........4218

tion and other final process in courts of
the United States-[By Mr. Scott.]
reported adversely and indefinitely post-
poned, 1176.

Writs of error, bill (H. R. No. 1625) to amend
an act supplementary to an act to allow
the United States to prosecute appeals
and, without giving security, approved
July 27, 1868.

received from House, 3961; referred, 3986.
bill (S. No. 566) to allow, in certain crim-
inal cases-[By Mr. Thurman.]
referred, 725.

Wyoming, United States ship, bill (S. No.
291) for the relief of the officers and crew
of the [By Mr. Morton.]
referred anew, 380; reported, 1128; read,
1784; recommitted, 2154; reported, 3534;
report, 3636.

bill (H. R. No. 161) to reduce the area of

the military reservation of Fort Sanders,
in, and providing for the survey of said
reservation as reduced.

received from House, 1353; referred,
1388; reported, 2320.

bill (H. R. No. 1178) to grant the right of
way to the Laramie Water and Ditch
Company over the public lands in
Albany county.

received from House, 2992; referred,
3017; reported, 3246.

bill (H. R. No. 2628) to amend an act to
provide a temporary government for
the, approved July 25, 1868.
received from House, 2992; referred,
3017; reported, 3768.

bill (H. R. No. 2631) to withdraw from

settlement and sale a certain section of.
received from House, 2992; referred,
3017; reported and passed, 3546; en-
rolled, 3594.

bill (S. No. 1914) to authorize the Secretary

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

reservation in.

received from House, 2993; referred,
3017; reported, 3246; discussed, 3539;
passed with amendment, 3540; confer-
ence, 3761, 3762; conference report,
3961; concurred in by Senate, 3961;
by House, 3949; enrolled, 4010.
Y.

Yeas and nays on-

Abbott, Hon. Joseph C., from North Caro-
lina, case of.......
2676
Adams, Theodore, bill for the relief of, 4200
adjournment....... 731, 992, 1577, 1645, 1894,

2005, 2038, 2041, 2269, 2541, 2627, 3147,
3489, 3728, 3729, 3734, 3767, 3972, 4021,
4123, 4125, 4173, 4201, 4234, 4277, 4313,
4366, 4368, 4372, 4373, 4376, 4377, 4379,
4381, 4383, 4385, 4386, 4388, 4390, 4399
adjournment, final, resolution providing
for a...............
....69,
546, 607, 621, 622, 623, 3607, 3943, 3948,
4152, 4156, 4157, 4171, 4173, 4474
adjournment over.
.767,
1061, 1183, 1829, 1353, 1894, 2204, 2391
administration of justice, bill to further the,
2493

amnesty and civil rights bill (H. R. No.
380)..
....263,
274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280, 818, 871.
896, 899, 901, 912, 918, 919, 926, 928
Anacostia and Potomac River railroad bill,
4414
animals, bill to prevent cruelty to, in transit
by railroad... .4201, 4232. 4235, 4237
apportionment bill....619, 673, 675, 678. 679
apportionment bill, supplemental.........3765
appropriation bills, resolution limiting de

bate on......... .2878, 2880, 2882, 2883
arms, sales of, resolution to inquire into
the...............1158, 1263, 1290, 1299, 1418
Army appropriation bill......3603, 3611, 4129

-Continued.

Yeas and nays on-
Australian mail line bill...
..2062
Baltimore and Potomac railroad bill, 2285,
3502, 3503, 3504, 3535, 3536, 3538
Best, J. Milton, bill for the relief of....2253
books, papers, &c., bill to regulate the
seizure of.........
..4336

bridges across the Ohio river, bill to author-
ize.........
.4484, 4491, 4493
..2627

call of the Senate......
Chicago, bill for the relief of sufferers at,
(H. R. No. 555)
.556, 560,

563, 564, 968, 1797, 1803, 1804, 1828
civil appropriation bill.....
..4110,
4259, 4265, 4266, 4267, 4268, 4269, 4270,
4271, 4272, 4273, 4274, 4277, 4338, 4341,
4345, 4348, 4370, 4393, 4395, 4398, 4495
civil rights bill (S. No. 1141).. .3727,
8728, 3729, 8735, 3736, 3742
college scrip to Arkansas, bill to issue,
4480, 4481
court, municipal, in the District of Colum-
bia, bill to establish a......
.2538
court, United States district, bill to pro-
vide for holding the, of Toledo, in the
State of Ohio.

cruelty to animals, bill to prevent, in transit
by railroad............4201, 4232, 4235, 4237
custom-house at New York, resolution to
inquire into the general-order business at
the........
....209

Dahlgren, Admiral, bill for the settlement of
the claim of the late.....
.......3376
debate on appropriation bills, resolution
limiting...............2878, 2880, 2882, 2883
decisions of the Chair.
1294,
2636, 3743, 4365, 4386, 4393
deficiency appropriation bill...... .2565,
2566, 2725, 2764, 2773, 2775,
2778, 2779, 2782, 2803, 2804, 2806,
2807, 2816, 2842, 2911, 2914, 3477
diplomatic and consular systems, bill relat
ing to the.................
.1947
disabilities, bill for the removal of, (H. R.
No. 1050).....
.3258, 3262,
3263, 3264, 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270
disabilities, bill to remove, (H. R. No.
2761)......
.....3736, 3737, 3738
disabilities, bill to remove, (S. No.
1163).....

..4400, 4498
elections in Louisiana, bill relating to....3989
elections, bill to regulate, in Washington
and Idaho...... ..
.2961, 3020, 3178
electors, presidential, bill in reference to
the election for in Louisiana....3100, 3287
enforcement bill (S. No. 438)
enforcement bill (S. No. 791)..

.........

....2494
.3324,
3330, 3331, 3333, 3360, 3421,
8427, 3428, 3429, 3430, 3431
enforcement act, bill extending the.....3432,
3714, 3716, 2727
equal rights in the public schools of Wash-
ington, bill to secure......3100, 3124, 3425

1538, 2977, 3121, 3334, 3729, 4503
"general-order" business, resolution to
inquire into the......
209
homestead bill, soldiers' and sailors'... 1884
Indian appropriation bill.. ....2070, 2092,
2096, 2097, 2098, 2100, 2193, 2200,
2201, 2267, 2326, 2328, 2330, 2332
Investigation and Retrenchment, resolutions
to create a Committee of, with instruc-
tions......... ....... 132, 161, 190, 193
Japanese youths, bill to admit, to the Mili-
tary Academy..
.332
judges, bill in regard to the resignation of,
2500, 2501

judicial district of North Carolina, bill to
establish a western......
.3866
justice, bill to further the administration
of...........
.....2493
Lake St. Croix and Lake Superior railroad
bill.......
.1065, 1989
legislative appropriation bill.
.1328,
1396, 1397, 1453, 1455, 1458,
1459, 1462, 1502, 1575, 1576, 1595,
1597, 1599, 1601, 1605, 1633, 1634,
1636, 1638, 1639, 1641, 1670, 2799
martial law in South Carolina, resolution in
reference to.......
......... 14
Montgomery, Mary Ann, bill granting a
pension to.......
..3574
municipal court in the District of Columbia,
bill to establish a.......
....2538
office, resolution in regard to recommenda-
tions for...........
...........1761, 1762
officers, bill amending resolution for the
relief of certain........
2291
Orange, Alexandria, and Manassas railroad
bill.....

order of business....

.4285
.668, 767,
929, 986, 1012, 2204, 2251, 2626, 2627,
2629, 2636, 2637, 2870, 2910, 3057, 3124,
3475, 3896, 3897, 4108, 4123, 4125, 4226
Piedmont and Potomac railroad bill...2122,

2132, 2135, 2136, 2157, 2161, 2167
Plunkett, George, bill to appoint, a pay-
master in the Navy...

Post Office appropriation bill.

.1952
3020,

3031, 3035, 3106, 3108, 3114, 3121, 3131,||
3134, 3135, 3136, 3138, 3141, 3145, 3813,
railroad from Great Salt Lake to Portland,
Oregon, bill granting the right of way
for a
.........2151
railroad, Lake St. Croix and Lake Superior,
bill.
........1065, 1989
railroad bill, Anacostia and Potomac
River
..4414
railroad bill, Baltimore and Potomac, 2285,
3502, 3503, 3504, 3535, 3536, 3538,
railroad bill, Orange, Alexandria, and
Manassas..
.4285||
railroad bill, Piedmont and Potomac...2122,
2132, 2135, 2136, 2157, 2161, 2167

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

Yeas and nays on- -Continued.

the..........

railroad bill, Texas Pacific supplement-
ary..............2599, 2116, 2617, 2622, 2625
recommendations for office, resolution in
regard to.........
1761, 1762
resignation of judges, bill in regard to
the.........
.2500, 2501
river and harbor appropriation bill,4297,4409
sales of arms, resolution to inquire into
the.......... .1158, 1263, 1290, 1299, 1418
salt, bill to repeal the duties on. ....404,
1891, 1894
schools of Washington, District of Colum-
bia, bill to secure equal rights in
.3100, 8124, 3125
seizures of books, papers, &c., bill to regu-
late the.....
.4336
soldiers' and sailors' homestead bill.....1884
Spencer, C. & H. W., bill for the relief
of.....
.2257
steamboat law, bill to amend the.........4476
tariff and tax bill.....................3906, 3916,
3917, 3918, 3951, 3955, 3956, 3960, 3992,
3998, 3999, 4002, 4009, 4012, 4018, 4042,
4044, 4045, 4050, 4051, 4052, 4054, 4056,
4057, 4061, 4064, 4065, 4070, 4071, 4073,
4076, 4078, 4080, 4084, 4085, 4087, 4088
tax titles in insurrectionary States, bill in
reference to............
....2526
tea and coffee, bill to repeal the duties on,
(H. R. No. 1537)...
.1974, 1976,
1979, 1992, 2002, 2016, 2027,
2028, 2030, 2035, 2036, 2044
tea and coffee, bill repealing the duties on,
(H. R. No. 174)....
.2924, 2925
Texas Pacific railroad bill, supplementary,
2599, 2616, 2617, 2622, 2625
Vickers, Hon. George, resolution relating
to the pay of.......
.4412
Yerba Buena, bill (H. R. No. 1553) relating
to the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
read and printed, 2795; called up, 3174;
read, 3247.

.....

resolution calling for information relating

to the expediency of reserving the island
of, or Goat Island for military pur-
poses-[By Mr. Cole, May 10, 1872.]
read, 3276: agreed to, 3317.
York, Elizabeth, bill (H. R. No. 557) grant-
ing a pension to.

received from House, 157; referred, 158;
reported adversely and indefinitely post-
poned, 1256; recommitted, 1849; report-
ed adversely and indefinitely postponed,

3246.

Z.

Zeeb, Martin, bill (H. R. No. 2437) granting
a pension to.

received from House, 2725; referred, 2725.
Zluhan, Elizabeth, bill (H. R. No. 2484) for
the relief of.

received from House, 2763; referred, 2764.

A.

A 1, the bark, bill (S. No. 196) for the relief
of the owners of.

received from Senate, 2302; printed, 2443;

reported, 3844; return requested, 3882;
returned, 3932; passed, 4203; enrolled,
4329.

Academy, bill (H. R. No. 1813) for the relief
of the trustees of the male, of Athens,
Limestone county, Alabama-[By Mr.
Sloss.]

referred, 1398.

Accounts, the Committee on........ ........................... .............
instructions to

.....10
1956
reports from.........
.2542, 4090
discharged from subjects...........2045, 2343
bill (S. No. 611) to continue the act to
authorize the settlement of the, of
officers of the Army and Navy.
received from Senate, 932; referred,
1273; reported and passed, 4134; en-
rolled, 4212.

bill (H. R. No. 1829) for the settlement of
the, of Major Abraham Beeler, late
paymaster New York volunteers-[By
Mr. Burchard.]

referred, 1399; reported and passed, 3220;
passed Senate, 4315; enrolled, 4423;
approved, 4460.

bill (H. R. No. 2102) relative to errors in, in
Navy Department-[By Mr. Scofield.]
referred, 1955.

bill (H. R. No. 2157) providing for the set-
tlement of the, of Captain E. W. H.
Read while acting assistant quartermas
ter in Texas at the breaking out of the
rebellion-[By Mr. Voorhees.]
referred, 2073.

bill (S. No. 910) relating to inventories and,
of the property of the United States in
public buildings and grounds.
received from Senate, 2143; passed, 4097;
enrolled, 4140.

bill (S. No. 59) authorizing the Secretary

of the Treasury to settle and pay the,
of Colonel James F. Jaques.
received from Senate, 2302; referred,
2401.

bill (S. No. 769) to close the, of R. E. De
Russy, late colonel corps of engineers,
deceased.

received from Senate, 2342; referred, 2401.
bill (H. R. No. 2354) to provide for a recoin-
putation of the, between the United
States and the several States, growing
out of moneys expended by said States
in the war of 1812-[By Mr. Terry.]
referred, 2653; leave to report asked,
3883.

Accounts-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 2569) authorizing the proper
accounting officers to revise and adjust
the, of James C. Pickett, late chargé
d'affaires at Peru-[By Mr. Duell.]
reported and passed, 2849.
bill (H. R. No. 2599) providing for the set-
tlement of the, of sundry railroad com-
panies-[By Mr. Negley.]
referred, 2886; withdrawn, 2949.

bill (H. R. No. 2810) providing for the
adjustment of the, of certain railroad
and transportation companies - [By
Mr. Bell.]
referred, 3648.

Acker, Ephraim L., a Representative from
Pennsylvania

8
1023

.......

leave of absence granted to.........
petitions presented by.....470, 544, 579, 782,
802, 1149, 1622, 2057, 2402, 2483, 3097
resolution submitted by-

in regard to protection of life on rail-
roads [February 21, 1872].............. 1160
reports made by..........
incidental remarks by.................. 308, 397,
398, 1166, 2008, 2443, 2452, 2715, 4457
remarks on the legislative appropriation
bill.........

.3055
on the call of the House..
.3858, 3863
Act, bill (H. R. No. 832) to repeal an, therein
described-[By Mr. Kerr.]

referred, 302.

bill (H. R. No. 1154) to amend the second
section of an, approved August 30,
1862-[By Mr. Hancock.]

referred, 499.

bill (H. R. No. 1648) to extend the provisions
of the fourth section of the, approved
20th April, 1871-[By Mr. Poland.]
reported and recommitted, 1123.
bill (S. No. 608) to correct an error in the,
approved February 24, 1871.
received from Senate, 2342; referred,
2401; reported and passed, 4131; en-
rolled, 4139.

bill (S. No. 656) to extend the provisions
of the fourth section of the, approved
April 20, 1871.

received from Senate, 3744; motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill dis-
agreed to, 3931, 4323.

Actions, bill (H. R. No. 485) to regulate, in

the Court of Claims by loyal owners of
property seized under the act of March 12,||
1863-[By Mr. Poland.]

referred, 55.

bill (H. R. No. 2281) relating to certain, in
the Court of Claims--[By Mr. Barry.]
referred, 2439.

Acts, bill (H. R. No. 767) to amend certain,
therein named-[By Mr. Chipman.]
referred, 199.

bill (H. R. No. 971) to amend certain, therein
named-[By Mr. Maynard.]
referred, 394.

Adams, Eunice C., bill (H. R. No. 769)
granting a pension to-[By Mr. Sessions.]
referred, 200.

Adams, George M., a Representative from
Kentucky
..........8
leave of absence granted to.................. 448
petitions presented by..........
.836,
1125, 1253, 2009, 4333
bills introduced by-

No. 816-relieving certain soldiers and
sailors from the charge of desertion, 302
No. 817-for the benefit of T. T. Gar-
rard............
............302
No. 967-construing the joint resolution of
Congress, approved July 26, 1866, for the
relief of certain officers of the Army, 394
No. 2636-for the relief of Red Bear, a
chief of the Pembina band of Chippewa
Indians.........
..2997

joint resolution introduced by-
No. 112-to construe a joint resolution
for the relief of certain officers of the
Army, approved July 26, 1866......1579
report made by...........
...2997
incidental remarks by....... ......1118,

1123, 1150, 2082, 2997, 2998, 4322
remarks in correction of the Journal...1610
on the bill for the relief of Elbridge Gerry,
4175, 4176
Adams, Newton H., bill (H. R. No. 457) to
place on the naval pension roll the names
of the widows and minor children of, and
John Rudenstein-[By Mr. Archer.]
referred, 15; reported and passed, 72.
Adams, Samuel, bill (H. R. No. 1012) to pay,
for services rendered in exploring the
Colorado river and its tributaries-[By
Mr. Palmer.]

referred, 395.

Adams, Theodore, bill (H. R. No. 2046) for
the relief of [By Mr. Scofield.]
reported and passed, 1895; passed Senate
with amendment, 4202; read, 4204; called
up, 4316; conference, 4445, 4447.
remarks by-

Mr. Archer....................................................................... 4204
Mr. Holman
.4204,

4205, 4316, 4445, 4446
Mr. Peters
......4445, 4446
Adjournment for the holidays, House concur-
rent resolution for an, from December 21,
1871, to January 8, 1872-[By Mr. Dawes,
December 11, 1871.]

agreed to, 60; concurred in by Senate, 72.
Adjournment, final, Seuate concurrent resolu
tion providing for a, on the 29th of May,
1872.

received from Senate, 634; discussed, 686;
referred, 690; discussion, 2819; recalled
by Senate, 3628; discussed, 3628; con-
curred in, 3652.