calling for the report of the survey of
the Monongahela river-[January 26,
1872]..

..623

in regard to the abolition of taxes on
legacies [February 27, 1872]...... 1239
for printing the act in relation to boun-
ties-May 7, 1872]..... ........8149
reports made by...
..1722, 1895
incidental remarks by.
.465,
802, 1117, 1134, 1160, 1192, 1271,
1606, 1805, 1832, 1833, 1895, 3148,
3680, 3681, 3985, 4320, 4333, 4461
remarks on the tariff and tax bill. 3212
..3658

on the civil appropriation bill..

McHenry, Henry D, a Representative from

leave of absence granted to............................................ .3294
petitions presented by.....
....157,

309, 328, 448, 634, 694, 722, 1033,
1090, 1223, 1555, 1699, 1805, 2057, 3172
bills introduced by-

Cheatham............

No 537-for the relief of William T.
57
No. 538-for the benefit of William T.
Cheatham......
57
No. 1124-to indemnify the State of Ken-
tucky and other States for expenses in-
curred by them in defense of the United
States..............................................
.....498
No. 1125-to remove the disabilities im-
posed by the fourteenth amendment to
the Constitution on A. F. Lish and
three other citizens of Kentucky...498
No. 1329-removing the political disabil-
ites of L. A. Sypert, Luke W. Trafton,
A. J. Sisk, and John Couch, of Ken-
693
No. 1893-authorizing the erection of a
bridge over the Ohio river at the city of
Henderson, Kentucky.........
resolution submitted by-

calling for the proceedings of the Military
commission to inquire into the military
operations of Major General Don Carlos
Buell-[December 6, 1871]............. 29
incidental remarks by....
29, 693,

1123, 2101, 2670
remarks on apportionment bill, 141, 143, 144
on the bill to establish an educational
fund .......
.788, 789

..........

McIntyre. Archibald T., a Representative
from Georgia-Continued.

bills introduced by-

No. 670-to reimburse the city of Savan-
nah for all expenditures made in the
improvement of the harbor of Savannah,
Georgia, since the late war............ 196
No. 671-making appropriation for the
improvement of the harbor of Savan-
nah, Georgia, and the improvement of
the navigation of the Savannah river
from the city to its mouth.............. 196
No. 672-to appropriate money to con-
struct a custom house and post office at
the city of Brunswick, in the State of
Georgia
..... 196
No. 952-for the relief of Samuel B.
Spencer, of Atlanta, Georgia.........393
No. 953-authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay certain claims aris-
ing from the seizure and conversion to
the uses of the United States of private
personal property after the 30th June,

1865

.........

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

...........393
No. 954-to appropriate money to the
Georgia Infirmary, of the city of Sa
vannah, Georgia...... .............. 393
No. 1247-to revive and continue in force
section seven of an act approved March
3, 1857, making a grant of land to the
Territory of Minnesota in alternate sec-
tions to aid in the construction of cer-
tain railroads in said Territory, and
granting public lands in alternate sec-
tions to the State of Alabama to aid
in the construction of a certain rail-
road
.......680

No. 1861-to authorize and require the
payment of marshals and assistant mar
shals, or their legal representatives,
such amounts of money as appear to be
due
upon the books or records of the
office for taking the census of 1860, 1508
No. 2070-to relieve from political dis-
abilities John Bilbo, of Chatham county;
Daniel U. McNeill, of Brooks county;
Arthur P. Wright, of Thomas county,
and other citizens of the State of
Georgia.......
.1953

No. 2152-to remove the political dis-
abilities of N. L. Osborn, A. J. Glenn,
George D. Rice, and others, of Geor-
gia.......

..2073

No. 2216-to relieve from political dis-
abilities M. S. Verdery, of Chatham
county, Georgia....
2269
No. 2273-to remove the political dis-
abilities of B. D. Brantley, of Pierce
county, Georgia..
.....2439

No. 2357-to relieve from political dis-
abilities certain persons therein named,

2654

No. 2601-to declare the port of Bruns-
wick, Georgia, a port of entry and deliv-
ery...
........2886

No. 2753-to release from political dis-
abilities Franklin J. Walker, of Colquit
..3378
county, Georgia.................................
No. 2976-to establish certain post routes
in Georgia.........
4329

joint resolution introduced by-

No. 73-proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States....393
resolution submitted by-

calling for the report in relation to the
survey of the harbor of Savannah,
Georgia-[January 25, 1872].........605
incidental remarks by.
......809,

1166, 1401, 2077, 3382, 3679, 3688, 4024,
remarks on the bill to establish an educa-
tional fund..
..568,

691, 798, 799, 800, 801, 833, 948
(See Appendix.)
on the order of business.........1399, 1401
on the river and harbor appropriation
bill.........
.2447, 2448
on the tariff and tax bill.
.3214,
3236, 3569, 3652
on the call of the House, 3851, 3856, 3859

bill (H. R. No. 1655) to provide for the pay-
ment of services performed by-[By
Mr. Snapp.]
referred, 1124.

McJunkin, Ebenezer, a Representative from
Pennsylvania

.8

petitions presented by...........423, 448, 479,
836, 886, 905, 976, 1195, 1223, 1586,
2057, 2150, 2183, 2221, 2453, 2955, 4461
bills introduced by-

No. 1203-granting a pension to Martha
Elwell......

No. 1204-granting a pension to Martha
Desbrow..
............625
No. 1357-for the relief of Charles Hoff-
mann, late lieutenant of company E,
seventy-eighth regiment Pennsylvania
infantry volunteers......... .....829
No. 1358-for the relief of Daniel C.
Bogus, late second lieutenant of com-
pany G, fourth regiment Pennsylvania
volunteers......
......829
No. 1443-for the relief of Benjamin
Crawford...... ..

.....969
No. 1444-granting a pension to Susan
Davis, dependent mother of William W.
Davis, late private of company E, one
hundred and third regiment Pennsyl-
vania volunteers.....

....................... ......969
No. 1686-granting a pension to Samuel
Shaffer, late a private in company F,
seventy-eighth regiment Pennsylvania
volunteers......

No. 1687-granting a pension to Daniel
Beatty.
.........1211
No. 1800-granting a pension to Samuel
Shaler, late a private in company E,
sixty-first regiment Pennsylvania infan-
try volunteers......
.........1398
No. 1801-for relief of the orphan chil-
dren of Colonel Philip Johnston, 1398
No. 1878-granting relief to Thomas Mc-
Laughlin, late a major in the one hun-
dred and second regiment Pennsylvania
infantry volunteers......
........ 1578
No. 1961-for the relief of A. Ivory, 1773
No. 2271-to enable the light battery Mis
sissippi marine brigade to collect bal-
ance of $300 Government bounty, 2439
No. 2351-for relief of J. W. Irwin, 2653
No. 2427-granting a pension to Martha
M. B. McCulloch................ ....2709
No. 2428-granting a pension to Samuel
Shaffer, late a private in company I,
seventy-eighth regiment Pennsylvania
infantry volunteers........

No. 2429-granting a pension to Sarah P.
Wing..
..2709
No. 2430-granting a pension to Henry T.
Schult.....
..........2709
No. 2431-granting a pension to John
Davis, corporal of the night watch on
board the United States ship Oc-

torara

No. 2432-granting a pension to Daniel
Beatty.......
.......2709
No. 2433-granting a pension to Priscilla
Harrison.....
.........2709

No. 2434-granting a pension to Eliza
Webb......

No. 2435-granting a pension to Ann C.
Butler............ ........................
.2710

No. 2436-granting a pension to Mrs.
Mollie L. Roberts.........
....2710
No. 2437-granting a pension to Martin
Zebb..

No. 2438-granting a pension to Mrs.
Mary Davis, of Philadelphia.........2710
No. 2531-granting a pension to Arm-
strong O'Hara................................. ................ ........ 2753
No. 2532-granting a pension to Edward
G. Hunt......
.......2753
No. 2533-granting a pension to James
W. Wharton, late a private in company
G, first Pennsylvania rifles ............................!
....... 2753

Pennsylvania-Continued.

bills introduced by-

No. 2531-granting a pension to Cordelia
C. Dougherty.......

.2754
No. 2535-for the relief of the minor
children of Captain W. E. Scherr, 2754
No. 2536—granting a pension to Maria L.
Lee.......
...2754

Chute....

No. 2537-granting a pension to Charles
Lynch.......
.2754
No. 2538-granting a pension to Mary A.
..2754
No. 2539-granting a pension to Frederick
Walter, company A, fourth United
States artillery.
.......2754

No. 2540-granting a pension to Nancy
Goddard.
.....2754
No. 2541-granting a pension to Mary E.
Barton.

.2754
No. 2758-for the relief of Elizabeth
Harding..........
....3378

resolution submitted by-

retaining James E. N. Thompson on the
pay-roll, in the folding department,
during the recess-[June 8, 1872], 4458
reports made by, 625, 2709, 2710, 2753, 2754
incidental remarks by....
.625,

2709, 2710. 2753, 2754, 4458
remarks on the order of business.........3985
McKay, Flora D., bill (H. R. No. 2524) grant-
ing a pension to-[By Mr. Peck.]
reported and passed, 2752.

McKee, George C., a Representative from
Mississippi..........

8

leave of absence granted to, 1245, 3156, 3830
petitions presented by
..24, 400,
579, 976, 1149, 1699, 1879, 4448

bills introduced by-

........

No. 885-to remove the political disabili-
ties of certain citizens of Mississippi,308
No. 959-to provide for a better and more
uniform settlement of certain claims
against the United States................... .393
No. 1425-for relief of James Coats, 938
No. 1592-to refund certain taxes col-
lected by the Government of the United
States on raw cotton during the years
1865, 1866, 1867, and 1868........... 1114
No. 2010 to relieve certain citizens of
Mississippi of their political disabili-
ties.........
.......1775
No. 2011-to grant a pension to James
Treiss, of company C, first Louisiana
volunteers........ ................
....... 1775
No. 2012-granting the Memphis and
Vicksburg Railroad Company the right
of way along the river bank at the
national cemetery at Vicksburg, Missis-
sippi...........
.1775
No. 2013-granting the Memphis and
Vicksburg Railroad Company the right
to build a bridge over Yazoo river, 1775
No. 2756-to remove political disabilities
from certain citizenso Mississippi, 3378
incidental remarks by...232, 2594, 3848, 3881
remarks on the disability bill (H. K. No.
885)......
.........308
on the bill to establish an educational
fund....
.794, 949

(See Appendix.)
on the Indiana contested election-case
of Gooding vs. Wilson........ .2670
on the civil appropriation bill, 3782, 3783
on the call of the House..... .....3850,
3851, 8852, 3853, 3854, 3855
on the order of business...
.3985
McKee, Mrs. Jane W., bill (H. R. No. 2395) in-
creasing the pension of [By Mr. Moore.]
reported and passed, 2704.
McKee, Redic, bill (H. R. No. 2041) for the

relief of [By Mr. Harris, of Virginia.]
reported and passed, 1811.
McKee, Robert, bill (H. R. No. 861) direct-
ing the payment to, of the pay, allow-
ance, and bounty now withheld from
him-[By Mr. Rusk.]

referred, 303; referred anew, 1084; reported
and passed, 1336.

for the relief of, of Tennessee-[By Mr.
Butler, of Tennessee.]
referred, 2440.

McKinney, Mrs. Frances A., bill (H. R.
No. 1866) for the relief of-[By Mr.
Eldredge.]

reported and passed, 1542; passed Senate
with amendment, 1907; conference, 2117,||
2180, 2408; conference report, 2691;
agreed to by House, 2691; by Senate,
2739; enrolled, 2795; approved, 2929.
McKinney, John F., a Representative from
Ohio.........
.......8
....1166,
2212, 2511, 3406
petitions presented by...... 1126, 2955
bills introduced by-

leave of absence granted to.

No. 1600-to amend an act to incorporate
the Washington National Monument
Society.....

1114

No. 2608-granting bounty to certain
soldiers therein named..
2886
incidental remarks by........1123, 1650, 3294
remarks on the bill relating to the Central
Pacific Railroad Company. ......1428,
1429, 1430, 1432, 1519, 1609
McKissick, Isaac G., resolution to pay,
expenses incurred as contestant in the
case of McKissick vs. Wallace-[By Mr.
Hazelton, of Wisconsin, May 9, 1872.]
reported and agreed to, 3244.
McLachlen, A. J., bill (H. K. No. 1485) for the

relief of, of Bear Lake Mills, Van Buren
county, in the State of Michigan-[By
Mr. Stoughton.]
referred, 970.
McLaughlin, Thomas, bill (H. R. No. 1878)
granting relief to, late a major in the
one hundred and second regiment Penn-
sylvania infantry volunteers-[By Mr.
McJunkin.]

referred, 1578.

McMath, John, bill (H. R. No. 2905) for the
relief of-[By Mr. Foster, of Ohio.]
reported and passed, 3845.

McMurray, Robert, bill (H. R. No. 1040) for
the relief of, second lieutenant of the
sixty-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry-
[By Mr. Lamison.]
referred, 396.

McNana, Sarah, bill (S. No. 347) granting a
pension to.

received from the Senate, 2052; referred,
2205; reported and passed with amend-
ments, 2704; concurred in,3235; enrolled,
3294.

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

..8

McNeely, Thompson W., a Representative
from Illinois
leave of absence granted to................ 1471
petitions presented by....
.157,

400, 634, 988, 1126, 1446, 1909
joint resolution introduced by-
No. 53-proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States in
regard to taxation.........
......58
resolution submitted by-
calling for information in regard to the
mustering out of Brevet Brigadier Gen-
eral George W. Balloch, &c.-[Decem-
ber 18, 1871]...
..200
incidental remarks by...
.78, 837,
1469, 2080, 2271, 2381, 2382,
2739, 2952, 2953, 3390, 4432
remarks on the apportionment bill.........33
on the bill to defray the expenses of the
Japanese embassy.......... 508, 509, 510
on the bill to establish an educational
fund............. 593, 773, 795, 864
on the legislative appropriation bill, 601,
602, 2381

on the resolution to draw for seats, 834
on the bill to reimburse William and
Mary College for property destroyed,
944, 1203
on the order of business.....
.993,
1401, 2829, 4431
on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
bill........... .........1958, 2008, 2049

McNeely, Thompson W., a Representative
from Illinois-Continued.

.2312, 3883
..2939,

remarks on the bill amending the laws in
regard to assay offices.
on the tariff and tax bill......
(see Appendix,) 3201, 3348, 3569, 3570
on the civil appropriation bill... .3781,
3782, 3784, 4456
McQuaid, James, bill (H. R. No. 2282) for
the relief of-[By Mr. Sheldon.]
referred, 2439.
McQuown, Dr. John H., bill (H. R. No. 2032)
for the relief of, of Illinois-[By Mr.
Frye.]

reported and passed, 1808; passed the
Senate, 4202; enrolled, 4318; approved,

4460.
McSpadden, Samuel K., bill (H. R. No. 1451)
to remove the legal and political dis-
abilities of, and other persons therein
named-[By Mr. Dox.]

referred, 3871.

House concurrent resolution relating to the
distribution of the-[By Mr. Pendleton,
May 27, 1872.]

reported and agreed to, 8871.

bill (S. No. 1182) for the completion and
publication of the.

received from the Senate, 4104; referred,

4326; reported and passed, 4326; en-
rolled, 4435.

Medical purveyor, chief, bill (H. R. No. 1745)
to provide for the designation of a-[By
Mr. Buffinton.]

referred, 1213; reported and passed, 1333;
passed Senate, 1400; enrolled, 1432;
approved, 1613.

Medical Society, bill (H. R. No. 733) to repeal
an act to revise, with amendments, an act
to incorporate the, of the District of
Columbia, approved July 7, 1838—[ Bỵ
Mr. Walls.]

referred, 198.

Meem, Gilbert S., bill (H. R. No. 1935) to
remove the disabilities from, and nine
others-[By Mr. Harris, of Virginia.]
read and passed, 1583; explanations, 1608;
reconsidered, 1610; recommitted, 2274.
Members of Congress, bill (H. R. No. 1028) to

amend an act relating to heads of Depart
ments, and other officers of the Govern-
ment, approved June 11, 1864-[By Mr.
Taffe.]

referred, 895; reported and passed, 3413.
Mendenhall, Cyrus P., bill (H. R. No. 2722)
for the relief of, of Greensboro, North
Carolina-[By Mr. Harper.]
referred, 3377.

Merchandise, bili (H. R. No. 1567) to amend

section two of the act of August 30, 1852,
in relation to the transportation and
exportation of goods, wares, and, in bond
through certain ports in the State of
Texas [By Mr. Sypher.]

read, 1134; passed, 1135; passed Senate
with amendments, 1981; concurred in,
2542; enrolled, 2594; approved, 2929.
bill (H. R. No. 1796) to regulate and facili
tate the payment of duties on-[By Mr.
Cox.]

referred, 1398.

Merchant & Co., L., bill (H. R. No. 1569)
for the relief of--[By Mr. Lamport.]
referred, 1114.

bill (S. No. 199) for the relief of.

received from Senate, 2302; referred,
3148; reported and passed, 3635;
enrolled, 3655.

Mercur, Ulysses, a Representative from Penn-
sylvania
8
leave of absence granted to........... .3294
petitions presented by.....157, 328, 400, 470,

634, 694, 865, 1004, 1060, 1126, 1195,
1223, 1410, 2081, 8227, 3244, 3888, 4104
bills introduced by-

No. 502-to repeal all laws giving to an
informer any share or portion of the
fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed
upon persons convicted of violation of
the internal revenue laws................56
No. 646-changing the standard weight
of silver coins, limiting the amount to
be issued....
.....195

No. 647-to equalize bounties by giving
each honorably discharged soldier the
sum of $8 331 for each month's ser-
vice..............
............ 195
No. 929-to admit free of duty all tea and
coffee imported into the United States
on and after the 1st day of July next, 392
No. 1799-for relief of Holmes Sells, 1398
No. 1929-to amend an act to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy through-
out the United States, approved March
2, 1867, and the several acts amenda-
tory thereof..........
............1584

No. 2062-to amend an act to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy through-
out the United States, approved March
2, 1867, and the several acts amenda-
tory thereof..........
..............1953

No. 2188-to dispense with informers in
the internal revenue service.......... 2077
No. 2475-to amend an act to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy through-
out the United States, approved March
2, 1867, and the several acts amenda-
tory thereof.......
...2745

resolution submitted by-
instructing Committee of Ways and Means
to report a bill repealing duties on tea
and coffee-[February 12, 1872].....974
reports made by, 1427,1542, 1584,1722, 1981,
2045, 2206, 2745, 3885, 8931, 4022, 4024
incidental remarks by..
448,

470, 543, 938, 974, 1019, 1118, 1217,
1332, 1465, 1542, 1722, 2077, 2206, 3885,
8886, 3887, 8926, 3931, 4022, 4024, 4321
remarks on the apportionment bill, 33, 34,59,

60, 66, 78, 79, 80, 116, 139, 140, 141, 143
personal and explanatory...............59, 60
on the order of business......
....998
on the bill relating to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company. .............1470
on the bill concerning the removal of
causes from State courts......1981, 1982
on the supplementary apportionment bill,
3198, 3199, 3931

on the bill relative to retired officers of the
Army
..3222, 3224
Meredith, H. H., bill (H. R. No. 1803) for the
relief of, late postmaster at Wade, Bedford
county, Virginia-[By Mr. Duke.]
referred, 1898; reported and passed, 4422.
Merklein, Margaret, bill (H. R. No. 1652) for
the relief of-[By Mr. B. F. Meyers.]
referred, 1124.

Merriam, Clinton L., a Representative from
New York........
.........8
petitions presented by............... ..67, 529,
722. 865, 1090, 1195, 1314, 1555,
1664, 1962, 2150, 2221, 2382, 2955

bills introduced by-
No. 643-to punish bank, insurance, State,
and Government officials for bribery and
corruption.......
..195

No. 793-to define a gross of matches,
and for other purposes.......... ....301
No. 1092-for the protection of home
industry.......
.....497

No. 1347-to authorize State officers to
administer oaths and affirmations to
importers.....
..829
No 1348-for the relief of James A. Bell,
of Dexter, in the State of New York,829
No. 1668-to facilitate bank clearing-
house exchanges.....
..1174
No. 1682-for the relief of Edwin Butler
and George D. Pitkin, copartners under
the firm name of Butler & Pitkin, of
New York city.........

.....1211
No. 1764-to facilitate bank clearing-
house exchanges.......
1241
No. 1869-for the security of bank re-
serves, and to facilitate bank clearing.
house exchanges...... ............... 1555
No. 2014-for the suppression of the trade
in and circulation of obscene literature,
illustrations, advertisements, and arti
cles of indecent or immoral use, and
obscene advertisements of patent medi-
cines in the District of Columbia, 1775
No. 2596-to authorize the substitution
of United States notes for three per
cent. loan certificates.................. 2885
No. 2686-to allow a drawback upon ex-
ported fire-arms, plows, shovels, &c.,
made of imported steel, when the
stock and handles are made of Amer-
ican-grown wood.........................3089
No. 2856-to abolish oaths and affirma-

tions in customs entries, and to sub-
stitute declarations in lieu thereof,3687
reports made by............... 1241, 1555, 3294
incidental remarks by.....
....829,

1126, 2899, 3525, 3883, 8931, 3932,
4022, 4024, 4025, 4103, 4322, 4329
remarks on the bill to facilitate bank clear-
ing-house exchanges......... 1241.
1269, 1270, 1271
on the bill to provide for the security of
life on board steamers......... 1961, 2112
on the tariff and tax bill........
on the civil appropriation bill.........3756
on the order of business....
on the Army appropriation bill..
on the call of the House........3858, 3860
Merrick, William M., a Representative from
Maryland.........

......3567

.3775
.3824

...8

leave of absence granted to.................448
petitions presented by... ...............1578
bills introduced by-
No. 661-regulating the mode of payment
of duties on imports and equalizing the
value of Treasury notes......
195

No. 662-to refund to judicial officers of
the United States and of the several
States the taxes on their salaries here-
tofore collected and paid under income
tax laws of the United States......... 195
No. 1574-regulating appeals to the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
equity and admiralty causes.........1114
No. 1879-providing for the survey of the
harbor at the mouth of the Patuxent
river.........
.........1578

resolution submitted by-
declaring Moses K. Armstrong duly elected
a Delegate from Dakota-[April 12,
1872]...

report made by...
incidental remarks by...............2511, 4436
remarks on the Texas contested election-
case of Clark vs. Giddings.......342, 343
on the bill to fund the debt of the city of
Washington.......

....478

Merrick, William M., a Representative from
Maryland-Continued.

remarks on the bill to regulate the appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court...718,
722, 733
on the Post Office appropriation bill, 1845
on the resumption of specie payments, 2403
(See Appendix.)

on the Indiana contested election-case
of Gooding vs. Wilson................2655,
2666, 2667, 2669

on the Texas contested election-case of
Herndon vs. Whitmore............. 3816
Merrill, Elijah R., bill (H. R. No. 900) for
the relief of [By Mr. Frye.]
referred, 391.

Merrimels, Nicholas José, bill (H. R. No.
2884) for the relief of-[By Mr. Frye.]
reported and passed, 8841.

Merritt, Samuel A., a Delegate from Idaho, 11
petitions presented by..
.........309
bills introduced by-

No. 613-to regulate the practice in civil
cases in the courts of Idaho Terri-
tory.....
.............66
No. 1177-transferring the control of cer-
tain territorial penitentiaries to the sev-
eral Territories in which the same are
located.............
............500
No. 1305-supplemental to an act to
establish an assay office in the Terri
tory of Idaho, approved February 19,
1869
.682

No. 1523-to provide for the irrigation
of the lands lying between Boisé and
Snake rivers in Idaho Territory......973
No. 1641-in relation to the Legislative

Assembly of Idaho Territory............1116
No. 1642-for the relief of James Stout,
agent of the Treasury at Boisé City,
Idaho Territory....
.........1116
No. 1847-granting the right of way to
the Boisé Basin Bed Rock Fluming
Company, of Idaho Territory, over the
public lands of the United States...1400
No. 2182-for the relief of Charles
May.
.........2074
No. 2662-for the relief of Eleanora
Umber.
........ 3083
No. 2663-granting the right of way to H.
D. Harkness through an Indian reser-
vation in Idaho Territory...........3083
resolution submitted by-

2594

calling for information relating to terri-
torial penitentiaries-[April 20, 1872],
incidental remarks by.........518, 2594, 2950
remarks on the legislative appropriation
bill
...578
Me-shin-go-me-sia, bill (H. R. No: 183) to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
make partition of the reservation to, &
Miami Indian-[By Mr. Tyner.]
reported and recommitted, 2045; reported
and discussed, 2942; passed, 2943; passed
Senate with amendment, 3313; confer-
ence, 3563, 3620; conference report,
3884; agreed to by the House, 3884;
by the Senate, 3932; enrolled, 8983;
approved, 4181.

Messenger, resolution authorizing Committee
of Ways and Means to employ a-[By
Mr. Dawes, January 17, 1872 ]
objected to, 440; agreed to, 444.
resolution to allow a, to the official re-
porters' room-[By Mr. Garfield, of
Ohio, March 25, 1872.]

agreed to, 1956.

Meters, Tice, bill (H. R. No. 1256) for the re-
lief of distillers of spirits by the refund.
ing and repayment of moneys expended
or paid and deposited by them for—[By
Mr. Stevenson.]

referred, 680.

Mexican affairs, resolution in reference to-
[By Mr. Conner, January 30, 1872.]
referred, 714.

subject of, discussed in Committee of the
Whole by Mr. Dunnell....................2425
Mexican border outrages, resolution relating
to-[By Mr. Brooks, of New York, April
10, 1872.]

objected to, 2343; referred, 2401.
Mexican protectorate, resolution in reference
to a [By Mr. Garrett, February 27, 1872.]
objected to, 1244.

-

Mexico, resolution in reference to the pacific-

ation of Cuba and-[By Mr. Brooks, of
New York, January 29, 1872.]
objected to, 685; referred, 686.
House concurrent resolution in regard to

the pacification of-[By Mr. Brooks, of
New York, March 8, 1872.]
read, 1554; motion to suspend the rules and

adopt the resolution disagreed to, 1581.
Meyer's, Carl C. P., patent fire-proof section
corner, bill (H. R. No. 1506) to adopt,
in all future surveys of the public lands.-
[By Mr. Armstrong.]

referred, 971.

Meyers, Benjamin F., a Representative from
Pennsylvania.......
.........8.

(See Election, Contested)

resolution in favor of, in the contested.
election case of Cessna vs.-[By Mr.
Hoar, February 7, 1872 ]

reported, 886; notice, 1586; agreed to,
1610.

leave of absence granted to, 881, 2483, 4213
petitions presented by....
.1150,
1175, 1623, 2009,

bills introduced by-

No. 514-granting a pension to Mary
Wade.........
........56

No. 934-to secure homesteads to persons
who served in the Army and Navy of
the United States during the war of the
rebellion........
.392
No. 935-for the relief of Edward Tucker,
late private in company F, second regi-
ment Maryland volunteer infantry, 393
No. 1238-to remove the charge of deser-
tion against Daniel Orner, late a private
in company H, ninety-first regiment
Pennsylvania volunteers....... ......680
No. 1652-for the relief of Margaret Merk-
lein.........
.......1124
No. 1689-to grant a pension to James
Mulholland, a soldier of the war of
1812......
...........1211

No. 1690-to grant a pension to John
Souders, a soldier of war of 1812, 1211
No. 1802-granting a pension to John
Nichman
............................................................1398

No. 2143-to grant a pension_to_Eliza
Talliaferro, widow of Lawrence Tallia-

ferro, a first lieutenant in the Army of
the United States during the war of
1812............
.........2073

No. 2269-to grant a pension to Catharine
Spangy, widow of Adam Spangy, late
a private in company B, sixty first regi-
ment Pennsylvania volunteers......2439
No. 2270-granting a pension to Enoch

John, son and beir of, William John, a
soldier of war of the Revolution....2439
No. 2598-to amend an act to enable hon-
rably discharged soldiers and sailors,
their widows and orphan children, to
acquire homesteads on the public lands,
approved April 4, 1872................ 2885
No. 2646-for relief of Israel Yount, 3083
No. 2718-for relief of John Waugh, 3377
No. 2760-for the relief of the sufferers by
fire at Somerset, Pennsylvania......3381
No. 2844-for the relief of James B.
Treadwell
3651

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

incidental remarks by.....

833, 1150,
1582, 2885, 2941, 3157, 3381, 3837,
3931, 3932, 3934, 4103, 4323, 4424
remarks ou war claims...
2239
on the civil appropriation bill, 4424, 4456
Michael and Anna, bill (H. R. No. 213) to

authorize the issuing of a certificate of
registry to the brig-By Mr. McIntyre.]
passed the Senate, 1217; enrolled, 1279;
approved, 1582.

Middle Ground, bill (H. R. No. 1289) to au-
thorize sale of, or island, in the Saginaw
river, Michigan-[By Mr. Sutherland.]
referred, 682.

bill (H. R. No. 2090) to authorize the sale
of, or island, in Saginaw river, in
Michigan-[By Mr. Sutherland.]
referred, 1954.

Mileage, the Committee on...... ................10
resolution to fix by law the, and compensa-

tion of members of committees sit-
ting during the recess; also of wit-
nesses-[By Mr. Garfield, of Ohio,
December 19, 1871.]
agreed to, 231.

Military Academy, bill (H. R. No. 1661)
making appropriations for the support
of the, for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1873-[By Mr. Marshall.]
reported, 1161; discussed, 2509; passed,
2511; passed Senate with amendments,
3235; referred, 3244; conference, 3447,
3511; conference report, 3616; agreed
to by House, 3616; by Senate, 3568;
enrolled, 3656; approved, 3783.
remarks by-

Mr. Brooks, of New York...
......... 2511
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio.......... .2509
2511, 3244, 3616
Mr. Haldeman...........................2511
Mr. Holman.........
......... 3447
Mr. Marshall.....2509, 2511, 8447, 3616
joint resolution (H. R. No. 104) directing
the Secretary of War to substitute the
German instead of the Spanish lan-
guage in the United States, at West
Point-[By Mr. Morgan.]
passed, 1217.

bill (S. No. 454) authorizing Secretary of

Warto admit six Japanese youths to the.
received from Senate, 1307; referred,
1713; reported, 3228; tabled, 3229.
bill (H. R. No. 2140) creating a professor-
ship of dental surgery at the United
States-[By Mr. Townsend, of New
York.]

referred, 2072; reported adversely and
tabled, 3221.

bill (H. R. No. 2727) authorizing the Sec-
retary of War to admit six Japanese
youths to the [By Mr. Morey.]
referred, 3377.

bill (H. R. No. 2728) authorizing the Sec-
retary of War to admit six Japanese
youths to the [By Mr. Morey.]
referred, 3377.

visitors to, on the part of the House,
appointed..

.9

Military Affairs, the Committee on......
instructions to...805, 308, 1585, 2687
reports from......375, 1077, 1078, 1166, 1174,

1188, 1222, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335,
1336, 1540, 1645, 2343, 2993, 3149,||
3160, 3161, 3162, 3166, 3168, 3219,
3220, 3221, 3224, 3225, 3226 3228,
3229, 3230, 3653, 3686, 3773, 3820,
3976, 3984, 4131, 4179, 4419, 4448
adverse reports from..........375, 1188, 1189,
1333, 1334, 1335, 1336, 3168, 3221, 3225
discharged from subjects....... ....413,
1078, 1189, 1272, 1611, 3219,
3225, 3230, 3406, 3506, 3937

Military establishment, bill (H. R. No. 2664) ||
to amend an act for the better organiza-
tion of the, approved August 3, 1861—[By
Mr. Maynard.].

referred, 3083.

Military posts, bill (H. R. No. 1130) to provide
for the purchase by the Secretary of War
of land for the United States in the State
of Texas for the sites of forts and-[By
Mr. Coburn.]

referred, 499; reported and recommitted,
1078.

resolution of inquiry as to what, may be dis-
posed of without injury to the service-
[By Mr. Dickey, February, 6, 1872.]
reported and agreed to, 849.
Military reservation-see Reservation.
Military road, bill (H. R. No. 2747) provid-
ing for the completion of the, from Santa
Fé to Taos, in the Territory of New Mex-
ico-[By Mr. Gallegos.]

referred, 3378.

bill (H. R. No. 2748) providing for the con-
struction of a, from Fort Union to Las
Vegas, San Miguel, Mesa de Pecos,
Rancho de San Carlos, via Santa Fé,
(Fort Marcy,) to Albuquerque, in New
Mexico-[By Mr. Gallegos.]
referred, 3378.

Military service, bill (S. No. 393) to authorize
the discontinuance of certain grades in
the.

received from Senate, 346; referred, 714.
Militia, the Committee on....
...9

bill (H. P.. No. 1255) making provision for
arming and equipping the whole body
of the, of the United States-[By Mr.
Sheldon.]

referred, 680.

bill (H. R. No. 1467) to amend the thirty-
first section of an act for enrolling and
calling out the, approved March 3,
1863-[By Mr. Coburn.]

referred, 970; reported and passed, 3161.
bill (H. R. No. 1931) granting three months'

extra pay proper to the officers of the
Missouri State, below the rank of
brigadier general who continued in the
military service during the late rebel-
lion after the 3d of March, 1865, and
were honorably discharged after the
9th of April, 1865-[By Mr. Comingo.]
referred, 1585; reported and tabled, 3168.
Miller, Caroline H., bil (H. R. No. 2440)
increasing the pension of―[ By Mr. Wake-
man.]

reported and passed, 2710.

Miller, Mrs. E., bill (H. R. No. 1184) trans-
ferring to the Court of Claims the claim of,
of Mississippi-[By Mr. Perce.]
referred, 507.

Miller, James T., bill (H. R. No. 1865) for

the relief of the sureties of, late collector
and public depositary at Wilmington,
North Carolina-[By Mr. Bingham.]
reported and passed, 1541; passed Senate
4319; enrolled, 4423; approved, 4460.
Miller, Jefferson, bill (H. R. No. 1624) for the
relief of, late captain company E, twelfth
Missouri volunteer cavalry-[By Mr.
Parker, of Missouri.]

Mineral lands, bill (H. R. No. 1173) to aid in
the construction of the Sutro tunnel from
the proceeds of the sale of-[By Mr.
Kendall.]

referred, 500; reported, 4179; (see bill H.
R. No. 2966.)

bill (H. R. No. 2966) to aid in the construc-
tion of the Sutro tunnel from the pro-
ceeds of the sale of-[By Mr. Ken-
dall.]

reported and recommitted, 4179.
Mines and Mining, the Committee on ........10
reports from............. 532, 1900, 3974, 4179
discharged from subjects...... .....3937

House concurrent resolution for printing
the report of Arthur B. Raymond on
the statistics of-[By Mr. Beatty, Jan-
uary 24, 1872.J

reported and agreed to, 579; concurred
in by Senate, 745.

Mining, bill (H. R. No. 1504) extending the
time allowed the State of Nevada in which
to provide a college of-[By Mr. Ken-
dall.]

referred, 971.

Mining Company, bill (H. R. No. 807) to

allow the Calcasieu Sulphur, to import
certain machinery free of duty-[By Mr.
Sheldon.]

referred, 301; reported and tabled, 442;
bill H. R. No. 1062 reported as substi-
tute, 442.

bill (H. R. No. 2304) to grant the right of
way through the public lands to the
Eureka Consolidated, for the purpose
of building a railroad-[By Mr. Ken-
dall.]

referred, 2440.
Mining resources, bill (H. R. No. 1016) to

promote the development of the, of the
United States-[By Mr. Sargent.]
referred, 395; reported, 582; discussed,
532; passed, 585; passed Senate with
amendment, 2520; discussed, 2897; con-
curred in, 2899; enrolled, 2998.

remarks by-

Mr. Chaffee......

533

.533, 534
..395,

532, 533, 534, 535, 2897, 2899

Minnesota, bill (H. R. No. 2702) to authorize
the Secretary of War to furnish the State
of, with five hundred stand of arms-[By
Mr. Morey.]

reported and passed, 3228.
Minors, bill (H. R. No. 510) to prevent the

enlistment in the Army of the United
States of persons under the age of twenty-
one years [By Mr. Storm.]
referred, 56.

bill (H. R. No. 838) to provide that, shall

not be enlisted in the military or naval
service of the United States without the
consent of parents or guardians-[By
Mr. Coburn.]

referred, 302; reported and recommitted,
1078; reported, 1645; passed, 1646;
passed Senate with amendment, 2342;
referred, 2401; reported and concurred
in, 3224; enrolled, 3294.
joint resolution (H. R. No. 119) to exempt,

from the provisions of a joint resolution
prohibiting the payment by any officer
of the Government to any person not
known to have been opposed to the
rebellion, and in favor of its suppres-
sion, approved March 2, 1867—[By Mr.
Platt]

referred, 2073.

Mint, bill (H. R. No. 5) revising the laws rel-

ative to the, assay offices, and coinage of
the United States-[By Mr. Kelley.]
reported, 822; discussed, 322, 324, 326, 836;
recommitted, 340.

Mints, bill (H. R. No. 1427) revising and
amending the laws of the United States
relative to the, assay offices, and coinage of
the United States-[By Mr. Hooper, of
Massachusetts.]

reported and recommitted, 943; made spe-
cial order, 994; corrected and printed,
1004; discussed, 2304, 2807; substitute
read, 8882; passed, 8883.

bill (H. R. No. 2934) revising and amending
the laws relative to, assay offices, and
coinage [By Mr. Hooper, of Massa-
chusetts.]

passed, 3882.

Missouri, bill (H. R. No. 1828) to refund inter-

est paid by the State of, on money ex-
pended by her on account of the war for
the suppression of the rebellion-[By Mr.
McCormick, of Missouri.]

referred, 693.

bill (H. R. No. 2859) for the relief of the
State of, on account of ordnance stores
furnished said State during the war of
the rebellion-[By Mr. Finkelnburg.]
referred, 3773.

Missouri State militia, bill (H. R. No. 1147)
granting to officers of the, three months'
extra pay-[By Mr. Finkelnburg.]
referred, 499.

Missouri troops, bill (H. R: No. 570) placing
the officers of certain, upon an equal foot-
ing with others as to the three months'
pay proper authorized by an act approved
March 3, 1865-[By Mr. Havens.]
referred, 58.

Mitchell, Alexander, a Representative from
Wisconsin
..202
petitions presented by.............202, 372, 517,
722, 1223, 1254, 1521, 1954, 3864
bills introduced by-
No. 1161-making an appropriation to
aid in completing the harbor at Keno-
sha, in the State of Wisconsin.......500
No. 1726-making an appropriation for

the erection of a custom-house and
post office at Racine, Wisconsin....1212
No. 2300-to authorize the board of man-
agers of the National Asylum for Dis-
abled Volunteer Soldiers to convey cer-
tain real estate to Wisconsin for the
purpose therein mentioned...........2440
reports made by..........
.1583, 2997
incidental remarks by........1583, 2338, 2997
remarks on American ship-building.....2241
Mitchell, S. B., George W., and J. W., bill (H.

R. No. 1551) for the relief of, and William
Webster-[By Mr. Harris, of Virginia.]
reported and passed, 1086; passed Senate

with amendment, 3568; concurred in,
3617; enrolled, 3656; approved, 3783.
Moieties, bill (H. R. No. 454) to provide in

all cases of assessment and collection of
Federal taxes to prevent seizure of books,
papers, &c., and for the abolition of, and
informers-[By Mr. Cox.]

referred, 12.

bill (H. R. No. 979) to prevent the pay-
ment of, to informers, and to require
the proceeds of all fines, penalties, and
forfeitures under the internal revenue
and customs laws to be paid into the
Treasury-[By Mr. Kerr.]

referred, 394.
Moneys, bill (H. R. No. 1063) to reimburse

the State of Kansas for, expended for
the United States in enrolling, equipping,
and provisioning militia forces to aid in
suppressing the rebellion-[By Mr. Blair,
of Michigan.]

reported and recommitted, 444; reported
and passed, 1681; passed Senate, 4315;
enrolled, 4423; approved, 4459.
bill (H. R. No. 2354) to provide for a re-

computation of the accounts between
the United States and the several States
growing out of, expended by said States
in the war of 1812-[By Mr. Terry.]
referred, 2653; leave to report asked,
8883.

Moneys-Continued.

bill (S. No. 1054) to reimburse the State of
Kentucky for, expended for the United
States, in enrolling, subsisting, cloth-
ing, supplying, arming, equipping, pay.
ing, and transporting militia forces to
aid in suppressing the rebellion.
received from Senate, 3883; passed,
4324; enrolled, 4435.

bill (H. R. No. 2985) for the relief of cer-
tain loyal creditors whose, were confis-
cated by the confederate congress in
Louisiana-[By Mr. Holman.]
reported and recommitted, 4448.
Monks, Francis M., bill (H. R. No. 571) for
the relief of [By Mr. Edwards.]
referred, 58.

Monroe, Henry C., bill (H. R. No. 833) to
grant a pension to-[By Mr. Kerr ]
referred, 302.

Monroe, James, a Representative from Ohio, 8
leave of absence granted to.
3525
petitions presented by........ .84, 309, 372,
605, 783, 945, 1004, 1033, 1126, 1150,
1205, 1410, 1699, 1756, 1847, 2081, 2382
bills introduced by-

No. 808-to prevent the circulation of
counterfeit, altered, and spurious Uni-
ted States national bank notes........301
No. 809 to provide for the retirement
of torn and mutilated bank notes....302
No. 810-to repeal the stamp tax upon
lucifer and friction matches..... ..302
No. 961-to amend the law which requires
consular officers of the United States to
collect three months' extra wages upon
the discharge of seamen..... .....393
No. 1120-to increase the compensation
of the chief clerk of the Department of
State.........
......498
No. 1121-to grant a pecuniary allowance
to the families of diplomatic and con-
sular officers who die abroad..........498
No. 1402-to amend an act for the relief
of Peter Mills, approved June 3,
1834...
.848

No. 1403-for the relief of Lieutenant
Paris L. Reed....
.848

joint resolutions introduced by-
No. 60-providing for printing the pre-
liminary report of Professor F. B. Hay-
den's geological survey...

.....197

No. 61-providing for printing the final
report of the United States survey of
Nebraska............

resolution submitted by-

........197

calling for information in regard to the
improvements in the harbor of Black
river, Ohio-[ March 25, 1872].
......1955
report made by..
..1164
incidental remarks by...830, 1241, 4322, 4323
remarks on the bill for the retirement of
mutilated bank notes.....302, 1164, 1239
on the bill authorizing the proper account-
ing officers of the Treasury to settle with
F. M. Cordeiro.
.......415
on legislative appropriation bill.....542,543
on the bill to prevent the circulation of

spurious bank notes........ 1240, 1241
on the bill to facilitate bank clearing-
house exchanges.........
.....1271

on the financial policy of the Administra-
tion
.2231
on the St. Croix and Lake Superior
railroad bill.......
.2483

Montana, the Territory of, bill (H, R. No.
602) more clearly to define the nature of
certain courts in-[By Mr. Clagett ]
referred, 59.

bill (H. R. No. 763) to provide for the
removal of the Flathead and other In-
dians from the Bitter Root valley,
in-[By Mr. Clagett.]
referred, 199.

bill (H. R. No. 1304) amendatory of an act
approved March 2, 1867, to provide
a territorial government for, approved
May 26, 1864-[By Mr. Chaffee.
referred, 682.