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Testimony, bill (H. R. No. 1149) to authorize the commissioners of claims to appoint special commissioners to take-[By Mr. Blair, of Michigan.]

referred. 499; reported, 1681; passed, 1682; passed Senate with amendment, 2302; concurred in, 2897; enrolled, 2998. bill (H. R. No. 286) to perpetuate, in the courts of the United States-[By Mr. Poland.]

reported and discussed, 710; passed, 711; passed Senate with amendments, 2520; concurred in, 2899; enrolled, 2998; approved, 3302.

remarks by

Mr. Bingham.

Mr. Eldredge...

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711

.710, 711 Mr. Poland.. .710, 711, 2899 Mr. Potter...... 711 bill (H. R. No. 1464) requiring the Commissioner of Pensions to furnish the applicant for an invalid pension with a copy of all, or statements filed against him, with the name of the party furnishing the same, and with residence and post office [By Mr. Garrett.]

referred, 970.

bill (H. R. No. 1514) allowing respondents in criminal cases in courts of the United States to testify in their own behalf-[By Mr. Peters.]

read and passed, 972. before the committee who investigated alleged bribery in the impeachment trial.

asked for by the Senate, 1026; sent,

1033.

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bill (H. R. No. 2701) to facilitate the con

trol of suits, causes, and proceedings; the taking of depositions, bonds; the issuing of processes, and expediting the proceedings in suits at law or in equity in the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York-[By Mr. Bingham.] referred, 3228.

bill (H. R. No. 21) to allow persons accused of crime to testify in their own behalf in the courts of the United States-[By Mr. Peters.]

reported and passed, 3462. bill (H. R. No. 2959) to regulate the taking of, in certain cases-[By Mr. Poland.] reported and passed, 4135. Test-oath, joint resolution (H. R. No. 152)

amending the joint resolution approved March 2, 1867-[By Mr. Peters.] reported and passed, 3463. Texas, bill (H. R. No. 1044) to reimburse the

State of, for moneys expended in enrolling, equipping, and provisioning the "ranger" forces to aid the Government of the United States in protecting the frontier from incursions of hostile Indian tribes from the republic of Mexico and the Territories of the United States-[By Mr. Clark, of Texas.]

referred, 396.

resolution calling for information in regard

to the claim of, under the acts of March 3, 1869, and June 23, 1870-[By Mr. Clark, of Texas, January 18, 1872.] agreed to, 465.

bill (H. R. No 1075) to provide for payment to the State of, for money disbursed by said State for protection of the frontier prior to the rebellion-[By Mr. Clark, of Texas.] referred, 479.

Texas-Continued.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 83) extending the time within which the creditors of the late republic of, may file their claims at the Treasury Department[By Mr. Clark, of Texas.] referred, 499; reported adversely and tabled, 3660.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 84) providing an appropriation for the reimbursement of expenditures made by the State of, in maintaining frontier defenses-[By Mr. Clark, of Texas.] referred, 499.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 90) providing for the cession by the State of, of certain territory in that State to the United States for Indian reservations-[By Mr. Clark, of Texas.] referred, 682.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 136) appointing commissioners to inquire into depredations on the frontiers of the State of [By Mr. Hancock.]

passed, 2442; passed Senate, 2939; enrolled, 2998; approved, 3155. resolution in reference to the election contest in, from the third district-[By Mr. Kerr, January 11, 1872.] objected to, 372.

politics of, discussed in Committee of the Whole by

Mr. Beck.................

.1369, 1371, 1372 Mr. Clark, of Texas..... ....1360, 1361, 1362, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1383 Mr. Hancock.. .1361, 1362 Thanksgiving Day,bill (H. R. No. 474) to make, a national holiday-[By Mr. Perce.) referred, 35. Thibault, John B., bill (H. R. No. 1723) quieting doubts in relation to the validity of a certain location of land in the State of Missouri by virtue of New Madrid certifi cate No. 333 to, or his legal representatives, under the act of Congress of February 17, 1815-[By Mr. Wells.] referred, 1212.

Thomas, Charles R., a Representative from North Carolina.....

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.2402

leave of absence granted to........ petitions presented by.........837, 1195, 1847 bills introduced by

No. 1810-to authorize the erection of a building suitable for a post office, custom-house, and district court of the United States in the city of Newbern, North Carolina........

.1398

.......1953 3859

No. 2068-to remove the political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth article of amendments to the Constitution of the United States from William Robinson and other citizens of North Carolina therein named......... remarks on the call of the House...... Thomas McManus Barn, bill (H. R. No. 2640) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to change the name of the steam propeller, to that of David M. Hamilton-[By Mr. Cox.] referred, 3053. Thompson, Charles H., bill (H. R. No. 2029) for the relief of, of New Orleans, Louisiana-[By Mr. Buckley.] reported and passed, 1808; passed Senate, 4202; enrolled, 4318; approved, 4460. Thompson, James B., bill (H. R. No. 988) for

the relief of, captain company F, one hun dred and ninetieth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers-[By Mr. Packer.] referred, 393; referred anew, 2754. Thompson, James E. N., resolution retaining, in the folding-room, on the pay-roll during the recess [By Mr. McJunkin, June 8, 1872]

agreed to, 4458. Thompson, Jane and Margaret, bill (H. R. No. 2556) granting pension to-[By Mr. Bird.] reported and passed, 2756.

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Title, bill (H. R. No. 442) to relinquish the, of the United States to certain lands in the State of Louisiana-[By Mr. Sheldon.] referred, 11.

bill (H. R. No. 471) to vest the, to commons and streets in the city of Tuscumbia, Alabama, in the corporate authorities of said city-[By Mr. Sloss.] referred, 29.

bill (H. R. No. 742) to quiet the, to certain lands in Iowa-[By Mr. Palmer.] referred, 198. bill (H. R. No. 845) to quiet the, to certain lands in the State of Missouri-[By Mr. McCormick, of Missouri.] referred, 303; reported and passed, 2104. bill (H. R. No. 1136) to confirm the, in the State of Indiana to the lands known as the bed of Beaver lake, in Newton county in said State-[By Mr. Wilson, of Indiana.]

referred, 499; reported and recommitted, 1811.

bill (H. R. No. 1500) to confirm, to certain lands in Washington Territory-[By Mr. Garfielde, of Washington.] referred, 971; reported and passed, 3530. bill (H. R. No. 1695) to relinquish the, of the United States to certain lands in Louisiana-[By Mr. Sypher.] referred, 1211.

bill (H. R. No. 1827) to release the, of the United States to certain lands in Michigan City, Indiana-[By Mr. Packard.]

referred, 1399.

Title-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 48) to settle and quiet the, of lands along the boundary line between the States of Georgia and Florida-[By Mr. McIntyre.]

passed, 1216; passed Senate with amendment, 2052; concurred in 2077; enrolled, 2117.

joint resolution, (H. R. No. 134) declaring the, to certain lands to be in the Conestoga Indians-[By Mr. Duell.] referred, 2442.

bill (H. R. No. 2661) to quiet the, to certain lands in the Red River valley, in Dakota Territory-[By Mr. Armstrong.] referred, 3083.

bill (S. No. 1045) to quiet the, to certain lands in Dakota Territory.

received from Senate, 3530; passed, 4176;
enrolled, 4212.

bill (S. No. 1015) to quiet the, to certain
lands in the State of Iowa.
received from Senate, 3568; read, 8654,
3932; discussed, 4176; motion to sus-
pend the rules disagreed to, 4177; read,
4451.

bill (S. No. 1025) to quiet the, to the lands
of the settlers on lands belonging to the
West Wisconsin Railway Company.
received from Senate, 3568; called up,

4176.

bill (H. R. No. 2832) to secure, to real
estate sold for taxes by the corporate
authorities of the District of Colum-
bia-[By Mr. Chipman.]
referred, 3649.

Titles, bill (H. R. No. 1282) to confirm certain
land, in the State of Missouri-[By Mr.
McCormick, of Missouri.]

referred, 681.

bill (H. R. No. 1296) to amend an act to quiet land, in the State of California-[By Mr. Sargent.]

referred, 682.

bill (H. R. No. 1644) to cure defective, in

the District of Columbia-[By Mr.
Chipman.]

referred, 1116; reported and passed, 2587.
bill (H. R. No. 2224) in relation to Mexi-
can, to land within the Territory of
Arizona-[By Mr. Upson.]
referred, 2269.

bill (H. R. No. 2294) to enable actual set-
tlers and cultivators of graduated lands
of the United States to obtain, thereto
[By Mr. Burdett.]
referred, 2240.

Tobacco, bill (H. R. No. 650) fixing the rate

of internal tax on all kinds of manufactured, at sixteen cents per pound-[By Mr. L. Myers.]

referred, 195.

bill (H. R. No. 696) to abolish export
bonded warehouses for the storage of
manufactured, and snuff in bond-[By
Mr. Arthur.]
referred, 197.
bill (H. R. No. 697) to provide for destruction

of, legally forfeited and seized by the
United States for fraud against the laws
for the raising and collection of the in-
ternal revenue-[By Mr. Arthur.]
referred, 197.

bill (H. R. No. 698) for the repeal of all

acts and parts of acts creating and imposing a special tax on sales of dealers in, manufacturers of, and manufacturers of cigars-[By Mr. Arthur.] referred, 197.

bill (H. R. No. 947) fixing a uniform rate

of tax of sixteen cents per pound on
all manufactured, entering the mar
ket-[By Mr. Duke.]
referred, 893.

bill (H. R. No. 970) to repeal all laws
requiring a tax to be assessed and col-
lected on distilleries, distilled spirits,
and manufactured-[By Mr. Garrett.]
referred, 394.

Tobacco-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 986) to reduce the tax on
snuff and [By Mr. Hay.]

referred, 394.

bill (H. R. No. 988) to abolish bonded
warehouses for the storage of manu-
factured, and snuff-[By Mr. Hay.]
referred, 394.

resolution relating to the tax on manufac-
tured-[By Mr. Platt, January 22,
1872.]

read, 503; agreed to, 504.

bill (H. R. No. 1181) to fix the rate of tax
on all descriptions of manufactured,
entering the market for consumption at
the uniform rate of sixteen cents per
pound-[By Mr. Porter.]
referred, 503.

resolution in reference to the tax on manu-
factured-[By Mr. Leach, February
26, 1872.]

motion to suspend the rules and pass the
resolution disagreed to, 1217.

bill (H. R. No. 1834) amending the act im-
posing taxes on distilled spirits and—
[By Mr. Foster, of Michigan.]
referred, 1399.

bill (H. R. No. 2346) to amend an act im-
posing taxes on distilled spirits and,
approved July 20, 1868-[Bỷ Mr. Ely.]
referred, 2653.

bill (H. R. No. 2368) to amend the internal
revenue laws-[By Mr. Maynard.]
read, 2654; referred, 2687.

bill (H. R. No. 2719) for cancellation of
bonds for manufactured, lost on steamer
George P. Upton between the cities of
Richmond and New York-[By Mr.
Duke.]

referred, 3377; reported, 3938, 3972;
passed, 3973; passed Senate, 4315;
enrolled, 4423; approved, 4460.

bill (H. R. No. 2720) to provide for the
abatement of repayment of taxes on
manufactured, in bond destroyed by
casualty-[By Mr. Duke.]
referred, 3377.

Tobes, Alpheus, bill (H. R. No. 1601) for the

relief of, late pension agent in New York
city-[By Mr. Foster, of Ohio.]

referred, 1114.

Todd, John W., bill (H. R. No. 1709) for the
relief of [By Mr. Lewis.]

referred, 1212; reported and passed, 3221.
Todd, R. B., bill (H. R. No. 2364) to relieve,

of Louisiana, from political disabilities—
[By Mr. Morey.]
referred, 2654.

Tolman, Chester C., bill (H. R. No. 1339) for
the relief of [By Mr. Kellogg.]
reported and passed, 787; passed Senate,
4174; enrolled, 4212; approved, 4459.
Tounage duties, bill (H. R. No. 627) impos-
ing-[By Mr. Lynch.]
referred, 194.

Tonnage tax, bill (H. R. No. 2015) to abolish

the, on American vessels-[By Mr. Peck.]
referred, 1775.

Topp, Robertson, bill (H. R. No. 2379) for
the relief of, and William L. Vance-[By
Mr. Bright.]

referred, 2686; referred anew, 3506.
Town-site lands, bill (H. R. No. 2194) to

amend the act in relation to, of the United
States, and for the relief of the inhabitants
of the cities or towns of Black Hawk, Cen-
tral City, and Georgetown, in the Territory
of Colorado-[By Mr. Hawley.]
reported and passed, 2102.
Towns, George F., bill (H. R. No. 2886) to

remove political disabilities from, of
Greenville, South Carolina-[By Mr.
Wallace.]

referred, 3650.

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Townsend, Dwight, a Representative from
New York.......
leave of absence granted to.........
petitions presented by.

3571, 3830 84, 753, 1847, 2082, 2559

Townsend. Dwight, a Representative from
New York-Continued.

bills introduced by

No. 776-to change the name of the schooner Andrew Stewart.............. 231 No. 888-to authorize the sales of unserviceable vessels and materials in the United States Navy, and to provide for the construction of twenty iron sea.349 going steamships......

No. 889-for the relief of Gassway 0. Yarnall, late first lieutenant company G, ninety-seventh regiment Pennsyl.......349 vania volunteers.. No. 1188-to authorize the establishment of ocean mail steamship service between the United States and Mexico, 543 No. 2139-to restore the light ship on former wreck of the Scotland, New ...2072 York harbor........ No. 2140-creating a professorship of dental surgery at United States Military Academy, West Point.................. 2072 No. 2186-to amend an act to regulate the carriage of passengers in steamships and other vessels, approved March 3, 2077 1855.. joint resolution introduced byNo. 137-suspending the further cancellation of the three per cent. certificates .2542 until January 1, 1873......... resolutions submitted by

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in reference to the Alabama claims-
[February 28, 1872].

report made by....
incidental remarks by.....

1272

....2077

.414,

737, 904, 2077, 2177, 2548, 2707, 2735, 2745, 2886, 2896, 3693, 3696 remarks on the bill revising the laws rela.337 tive to mints, coinage, &c...... on the legislative appropriation bill....574 on the Post Office appropriation bill, 1816, 3672, 3677

.1839, on the order of business....... 2168, 2713, 2740, 2741, 3008 on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad ..........1983, 2006 bill......... on the bill to provide for the security of life on board steamers, 2053, 2055, 2115. 2116, 2142, 2144, 2145, 2147, 2148 on the bill granting a pension to A. ......2707 Schuyler Sutton.

on the bill relating to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company..

on the soldiers' homestead bill, 3170.3172
on the tariff and tax bill....
on the fortification bill....
on the civil appropriation bill..

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No. 446-to abolish the office of surveyor
at the port of Chester, Pennsylvania,11
No. 460-granting a pension to Benjamin
......23
Clarke

No. 652-granting a pension to Hugh T.
Ferguson, a private soldier of the war
.........195
of 1812..
No. 653-for the relief of J. Morgan
Baker and William H. Beatty, trading
.......195
as Baker & Beatty..
No. 890 for the relief of Caleb Hooper,
late captain company G, ninety-seventh
regiment Pennsylvania volunteers...349
No. 932-to authorize the payment of the
half pay of Captain John Davis, a rev-
............892
olutionary officer.....

Townsend, Washington, a Representative from Trade, bill (H. R. No. 1290) to regulate, and

Pennsylvania-Continued.

bills introduced by

No. 033-to authorize William C. Jardine to make application to the Commissioner of Patents for the issue of a patent for improvement in brake and rest for carts..... ......392

No. 1094-for the relief of Charles A.
Weiduer........
.497

No. 1230-granting a pension to Ann C.
Butler........
......680
No. 1355-granting a pension to George
W. Bradley.
....829
No. 1356-for the relief of George W.
Bradley
.829
No. 1683-granting a pension to Aaron
Tinsley and Mary Ann Tinsley......1211
No. 1766-to authorize the Chicago and
Northwestern railway to change their
projected line of railway in the State
of Michigan
..1242
No. 2611-10 grant a pension to Frances
C. Elliott, widow of Commodore Jesse
D. Elliott.......
.......2886
No. 2862-to confirm the purchase by the

executive department of three acres of land, more or less, in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee, known as the site of Fort Houston, and to donate and convey the same to the Fisk University for educational purposes..............3773 No. 2782-to authorize the survey and sale of the beds of unsurveyed non navigable lakes and ponds in the public land States of the Union..... ........3525

No. 2956-to authorize the building of the New Mexico and Gulf railway, and for other purposes... ........4134

resolution submitted by

to pay J. W. Pettit, of the folding-room, during the recess [June 8, 1872], 4457 reports made by ........1185,

1242, 1510, 1811, 2542, 2896, 3526, 3527, 3773, 3935, 4094, 4134 incidental remarks by.... .....11,

1584, 1811, 1865. 2299, 2993, 3383, 3526, 3527, 3649, 3774, || 3935, 4094, 4102, 4135, 4320, 4332, 4333, 4419, 4420, 4422 remarks on the bill relating to wages and hours of labor...224, 225, 226, 227, 228 on the subject of tariff..... .........646 on the bill to establish an educational fund..................793, 794, 795, 797, 798 on the bill for the relief of Thomas B. Valentine.................. 1185, 1186, 1187 on the bill in regard to titles to land along the boundary line between Georgia and Florida..... ...1216 on the St. Croix and Lake Superior railroad bill.................................... .1310, 2482 on the bill relating to the Central Pacific Railroad Company......................1471 on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1654), 1474 on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad bill........ ..........1510 on the Post Office appropriation bill, 1663, 3874 on the legislative appropriation bill, 2376 on the tariff and tax bill....... ......3045, 3304, 3518, 4207 on the soldiers' homestead bill, 3171, 3172 on the Dakota Grand Trunk railroad bill ......... 3526 on the Utah and Northern Railroad Company bill......... ......3527

on the civil appropriation bill........3751 on the New Mexico and Gulf railway bill......... ........4134 Tracy, Charles F., bill (H. R. No. 546) for the relief of [By Mr. Niblack.] referred, 57; reported. 1188; passed, 2276; passed Senate, 3530; enrolled, 3571; approved, 3682.

Tracy, George F., bill (H. R. No. 2795) for the relief of, postma-ter at Bridgeport, Connecticut-[By Mr. Strong.]

reported and passed, 3630.

commerce between the several States and Territories of the United States-[By Mr. Conner.] referred, 682.

bill (H. R. No. 1395) to promote, with Brazil-[By Mr. Cox.] referred, 848.

Trade-marks, bill (H. R. No. 2597) to protect domestic-[By Mr. Rogers, of New York.] referred. 2885.

Trade statistics, resolution calling for certain-[By Mr. Lynch, February 2, 1872.] agreed to, 784.

Trainor, Hugh C., bill (H. R. No. 1411) for the relief of Christopher Green and [By Mr. Coghlan.]

referred, 849.

bill (H. R. No. 2794) for the relief of Christopher Green and-[By Mr. Strong.] reported and passed, 3630.

Transit, bill (H. R. No. 605) to secure and protect the freedom of, and commerce within the United States-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts.]

referred, 59.

Transit of Venus, bill (S. No. 963) making an

appropriation for instruments to be used in observations upon the, in 1874. received from Senate, 2521; referred, 2548; leave to report asked, 2585. Transportation-see Mails.

bill (H. R. No. 649) further to facilitate the immediate, of certain importations to the port of destination-[By Mr. L. Myers.]

referred, 195.

bill (H. R. No. 1657) to amend section. two, act of August 30, 1852, in relation to the, and exportation of imported goods, wares, and merchandise in bond through certain ports in Texas-[By Mr. Sypher.]

read, 1134; passed, 1135; passed Senate with amendments, 1981; concurred in, 2542; enrolled, 2594; approved, 2929. Transportation company, bill (H. R. No. 788) to establish a southern, in New Mexico and Colorado Territories-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts.]

referred, 301.

bill (H. R. No. 1795) granting a certain right of way to the New York, Albany, and Buffalo-[By Mr. Smith, of New York.] referred, 1397.

Trapp, Sarah S., bill (H. R. No. 924) for the

relief of, executrix of William Trapp, deceased-[By Mr. Lansing.]

referred, 392; reported and discussed, 787;
passed, 929; passed the Senate, 4174;
enrolled, 4212; approved, 4459.
remarks by-

Mr. Du Bose.............................................................. ..787
Mr. Kellogg..
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Mr. Lansing...

Treadwell, James B., bill (H. R. No. 2844) for the relief of-[By Mr. B. F. Meyers.] referred, 3651.

Treadwell, James D., bill (H. R. No. 2309) to relieve, of political disabilities-[By Mr. Elliott.]

referred, 2442.

Treasury Department, calls for information upon the........ .61, 84, 137,

217, 376, 470, 507, 707, 784, 974, 992, 1018, 1160, 1165, 1269, 1272, 1471, 1588, 2141, 2402, 2503, 2548, 3157, 3745 communications from the...12, 23, 146, 250,

258, 309, 335, 412, 313, 437, 471, 543, 599, 605, 627, 708, 801, 881, 929, 1023, 1166, 1245, 1432, 1478, 1545, 1685, 1723, 1806, 1862, 1956, 2046, 2101, 2337, 2338, 2401, 2795, 2940, 3338, 3656, 4177, 4178 in reference to the construction of a public building at Chicago.............. ... 149 relating to appropriations for the employment of surfmen on the New Jersey .....413

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in regard to Dutch bark Alice Tarle......... 1836 relating to a bill to regulate seizures, &c............ ...........2477

in relation to the bill to fix the compensation of guagers at Boston..........8774 giving the amount of gold coin on deposit, 3795

in reference to the amount due E. R. Furguson, supervising inspector........8796 in regard to the Marine hospital at Vicksburg. .........4096 in relation to selling the old custom-house at Plymouth, North Carolina.......4134 resolution instructing Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department to inquire into the expenditures of the, &c., and to investigate the recent defalcations in the Treasurer's office-[By Mr. Lynch, December 11, 1871.] agreed to, 60.

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resolution for printing the report of the architect of the [By Mr. Platt, January 8, 1872.]

referred, 305.

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bill (H. R. No. 487) making appropriations for expenses that may be incurred under articles one to nine, inclusive, of the, between the United States and Great Britain, concluded at Washington, May 8, 1871-[By Mr. Banks. ] referred, 55; reported, 78; discussed, 73, 155; passed, 156; passed Senate, 254; enrolled, 258.

bill (H. R. No. 488) to carry into effect the provisions of the, between the United States and Great Britain, signed in the city of Washington on the 8th of May, 1871, relating to the fisheries-[By Mr. Banks.]

referred, 55; reported and made special order,881; postponed, 1811, 2509. bill (H. R. No. 489) making appropriations for expenses incurred under articles twelve to seventeen, inclusive, of the, between the United States and Great Britain, concluded at Washington May 8, 1871-[By Mr. Banks.] referred, 55; reported, 101; discussed, 155; passed, 156; passed Senate, 254; enrolled, 258.

bill (H. R. No. 757) to carry into effect the

fourth article of the, of February 23, 1867, with the Seneca, Shawnee, Quapaw, and other Indians-[By Mr. Lowe.]

referred, 199; reported and passed, 1583; passed the Senate with amendment, 3530; concurred in, 4095; enrolled, 4140.

Treaty-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 1080) to promote and sustain American fisheries under the, of Washington-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts ]

referred, 497; reported, 778. bill (H. R. No. 1496) to carry out certain

provisions of the Cherokee, of 1866, and for the relief of certain settlers on the Cherokee lands in Kansas-[By Mr. Lowe.] referred. 971: reported and recommit

ted, 1713; motion te suspend the rules,

2080; rules suspended and bill passed, 2271; passed Senate, 2855; enrolled, 2998. resolution calling for information in refer

ence to any intention of Great Britain to withdraw from the, of Washington-[By || Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, February 12, 1872]

objected to. 975.

resolution calling for correspondence bear

ing on the execution of the, of Washington-[By Mr. Cox, April 22, 1872.] referred, 2670.

resolution calling for the case presented by the British Government under the, of Washington-[By Mr. Banks, April 22,

1872.]

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resolution in reference to the claim for indirect damages under the, of Washington-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, May 20, 1872.]

read. 8654 referred, 3655; reported, 8693; discussed, 3693, 3696.

Trees, resolution in regard to the preservation of forest-[By Mr. Haldeman, January 29, 1872.]

agreed to, 685; Journal corrected, 707. bill (HR. No. 1463) to make provision for the preservation of forests, and to encourage the planting of timber-[By Mr. Wilson, of Ohio.] referred, 970.

bill (H. R. No. 2197) to encourage the

planting of, and for the preservation of woods on the public domain now held by the United States-[By Mr. Haldeman.]

referred, 2140; reported, 2367 ; discussed, 2367, 2504, 2925; not passed, 2929. remarks by

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Mr. Banks................2926, 2927, 2928 Mr. Bingham.... ....2927, 2928 Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts........2928 Mr. Coghlan........ Mr. Farnsworth.................. ...2508, 2509 Mr. Haldeman...2140, 2367. 2368. 2504, 2507, 2508, 2925, 2926, 2927, 2928 ........2927, 2928 2368, 2928, 2929 2508, 2926 ...2509, 2926

Mr. Hawley.

Mr. Hoar.........

Mr. Lowe.....

Mr. Maynard..

Mr. McCormick, of Arizona.... 2927 Mr. Potter................................................................ .2368, 2507 Mr. Sargent....... .2368. 2506, 2507, 2926, 2928 Mr. Stevenson.. .2368, 2928 Mr. Storm........ ......... .................. ......... ............................................ 2927 yeas and nays on the...................... 2929 Treiss, James, bill (H. R. No. 2011) to grant a pension to, of company C, first Louisiana volunteers-[By Mr. McKee.] referred, 1775.

Tremett, D. C., bill (H. R. No. 2821) for the relief of, late an adjutant of the first brigade Tennessee volunteers-[By Mr. Butler, of Tennessee.] referred, 3649.

Trials, bill (H. R. No. 680) in relation to new, in the Court of Claims-[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts. ]

referred, 194; reported and passed, 8411. bill (H. R. No. 2754) to facilitate the, of criminal causes and reduce expenses in the western district of Arkansas-[By Mr. Bingham.] referred, 3378.

Trichler, Charles, bill (H. R. No. 693) for the relief of, of the county of Adams, Ohio-[By Mr. Wilson, of Ohio.]

referred, 196.

Trimble, Asa M., bill (H. R. No. 535) for the relief of-[By Mr. Beatty.]

referred, 57; reported and passed, 1084; passed Senate, 2342; enrolled, 2401. Tripe, Sally, joint resolution (H. R. No. 145) for the relief of, and others-[By Mr. Hibbard.]

referred. 2885.

Trout, John F., joint resolution (H. R. No. 99) for the relief of First Lieutenant, United States Army-[By Mr. Sherwood.] referred, 1113.

Trowel bayonets, resolution calling for inform

ation in regard to the experimental trials made in the use of [By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, March 4, 1872.] agreed to, 1401.

True, James M., bill (H. R. No. 246) for the

relief of, late colonel of the sixty-second Illinois infantry-[By Mr. Moore.] reported adversely and tabled, 3635. Trumbull, Jonathan, Senate concurrent reso

lution presenting the thanks of Congress to the Governor and people of Connecticut for the statutes of, and Roger Sher man, and accepting them in the name of the nation.

received from Senate, 1550; 2899; concurred in, 2905. remarks by

Mr. Kellogg....

Mr. Starkweather.....

discussed,

...2901 .....2899

Trusses, bill (H. R. No. 857) to provide for furnishing, to invalid soldiers-[By Mr. Cotton.]

referred, 303.

bill (S. No. 812) to provide for furnishing, to disabled soldiers.

received from Senate, 3462; passed, 3774; enrolled, 3873.

Tucker, Edward, bill (H. R. No. 935) for the relief of, late private in company F, second regiment Maryland volunteer infantry [By Mr. B. F. Meyers.] referred, 393.

bill (H. R. No. 2561) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Bird.]

reported and passed, 2756.

Tuell, Daniel, bill (H. R. No. 1240) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Foster, of Pennsylvania.]

referred, 680.

Tuell, John, bill (H. R. No. 2480) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania ]

reported and passed, 2746.

Tullop, John E., bill (H. R. No. 1975) for the relief of, of Williamson county, Tennessee- -[By Mr. Golladay.]

referred, 1774. Tunnel-see Sutro Tunnel.

bill (H. R. No. 1958) to authorize the city of Buffalo, New York, to construct a, under the Niagara river, and to erect and maintain au inlet pier therefrom for the purpose of supplying the city of Buffalo with pure water-[By Mr. Williams, of New York.]

referred, 1773; reported and passed, 2542; passed Senate, 3453; enrolled, 3571; approved, 3682.

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No. 678-for the removal of the political disabilities of J. A. Crook and James

B. Jones, citizens of the State of Alabama........ .196 No. 958-for relief of St. Paul's Episcopal church of Selma, Alabama.....393 No. 1112-for the relief of the heirs of Henry Fulenwider...... ...............498 No. 1405-for the benefit of James S. Wren and William A. Kelley.........848 No. 1694-to amend an act for the removal of certain cases from State courts, approved July 27, 1866................1211 No 2277-to authorize the United States Land Commissioner to bid for and to purchase private land sold at public auction, and to subdivide the same and sell to the landed citizens of the United States in the immediate vicinity of such lands............. ........2439 No. 2278-for the construction of a public building in the city of Selina, Alabama, to be used for the custom-house, post office, revenue office, and other purposes of the United States........... ............2439 No. 2279-for the removal of the political disabilities of James D. Craig, A. D. Braziel, G. W. Gogle, and J. P. Jones, citizens of Alabama............... ..2439 No. 2470-granting a pension to Robert H. Brown, of Adair county, Missouri, 2715 No. 2471-granting a pension to John Heddinger......... ....2715 No 2546-granting a pension to Daniel Wooden. ........2755 No. 2649-to amend an act for the removal of certain causes from Sate courts, approved July 27, 1866......3083 reports made by....2715, 2747, 2755 incidental remarks by........2715, 2755, 4218 remarks on the river and barbor appropri ation bill....... 2447, 2452 on the call of the House..... 3850, 3853 on the bill relative to the construction of a public building at Selma, Alabama.........4034, (see Appendix,) 4104 (See Appendix.)

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Tuthill. Joseph H., & Representative from New York. 8 leave of absence granted to....... 66, 423, 944, 1900, 2483, 3338, 4436 remarks on the call of the House.........8861 Twichell, Ginery, a Representative from Massachusetts....... .........8 leave of absence granted to............... 1879 petitions presented by...36. 84, 119, 157. 232, 518, 783, 802, 886, 976, 1126, 1623, 2757 bills introduced byNo. 491-to provide for the payment of D. B. Allen & Co. for services in carrying the United States mails.............55 No. 2340-to change the name of the pleasure-yacht Ellie, of Boston, Massachusetts...... ..2658

Twichell, Ginery, a Representative from Type, bill (H. R. No. 1266) to repeal all laws Massachusetts-Continued.

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No. 824-to prevent the further sale of the public lands fit for tillage..........302 No. 1314-to authorize the appointment of a chief of division for mail depredations in the Post Office Department, 683 No. 1538-for the construction of an addition to the United States court-house and post office building in Indianapolis, Indiana, and for the purchase of additional grounds adjoining the site of said building ...............1019 No. 1540-to authorize the purchase of a site for a public building at Cincinnati, Ohio .............. 1019 No. 2019-to exempt appropriations for public buildings from the restrictions imposed by the provisions of an act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1871................ .....1776 No. 2159-granting arrears of pension to Mary A. King.... .....2073

No. 2682-authorizing the construction of a public building at Fall River, in the State of Massachusetts..... ...............3086 No. 2943-to provide for the erection of a public building at Nashville, Tennes

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No. 2987-to authorize the erection of a public building at Evansville, Indi.......4457

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resolution submitted by

for printing report on the petition of certain envelope manufacturers-[ March 19, 1872]...... .1811 reports made by, 1019, 1166, 1811, 1959, 8976 incidental remarks by........1019, 1107, 1811,

2272, 2342, 3086, 3760, 4096, 4100, 4452 remarks on the bill to provide for a public building at Albany, New York.......995 on the St. Croix and Lake Superior railroad bill.... .1331, 1689, 1717

on the Post Office appropriation bill, 1551 on the bill to provide for a public building at Utica, New York........... ....1582 on the bill to authorize a statue to the late Admiral Farragut, 1959, 1960, 2205,2206 on the bill to secure the public lands to actual settlers................ .2170, 2171

on the bill to authorize the issue of post cards......... .2302

on the bill relative to the centennial international exhibition....... ......... 2888 on the bill to make partition of the res ervation to Me-shin-go-me-sia, a Miami Indian........... 2943 on the bill to provide for a public building at Raleigh.... 4451 on the bill providing for a public building at Evansville, Indiana....... ............ 4457

imposing duties on printing, ink, and paper. referred, 681.

bill (H. R. No. 1270) abolishing all duties and imposts on imported printing, and placing the same on the free list-[By Mr. Voorhees.] referred, 681.

bill (H. R. No. 1369) to abolish all duties and imposts on, and other printing material, and also to abolish all duties and imposts on all articles used in the manufacture of type and other printing material, and to place the same on the free list-[By Mr. Voorhees.] referred, 829.

bill (H. R. No. 1474) to place printing, ink, and other printing material on the free list in the tariff-[By Mr. Hay.]

referred, 970.

bill (H. R. No. 1632) to admit type metal and, free of duty-[By Mr. Cotton.] referred, 1115.

Tyson, Bryan, bill (H. R. No. 1107) for the relief of, to indemnify him for moneys paid as a deficit for certain mail service[By Mr. Cobb.] referred, 498.

U.

Uber, C. A., bill (H. R. No. 2055) for the relief of H. C. Christopher, G. W. Beard, Edward Stiles, and N. H. Lumdin-[By Mr. Coghlan.]

reported and passed, 1898; passed Senate,

3399; enrolled, 3506; approved, 3783. Umber, Eleanora, bill (H. R. No. 2662) for the relief of-[By Mr. Merritt.] referred, 3083.

Underhill, J. H., bill (H. R. No. 2050) for the relief of [By Mr. Starkweather.] reported, 1896; passed, 3800; return requested, 3875; returned, 3932, 3975; passed Senate, 4446; enrolled, 4450; approved, 4460.

Uniforms, bill (H. R. No. 1789) to permit

the importation, free of duty, of certain Highland kilts and, for the seventy-ninth regiment (Highlanders) of the National Guard, State of New York-[By Mr. E. H. Roberts.]

referred, 1397; reported, 1465, 1862; passed, 1862.

University, East Tennessee, bill (S. No. 490) for the relief of the.

received from Senate, 2342.

bill (H. R. No. 1603) to confirm the pur

chase by the executive department of three acres of land in the vicinity of Nashville, and to donate the same to the trustees of the Fisk, for educational purposes-[By Mr. Maynard.] referred, 1114.

bill (H. R. No. 2862) to confirm the pur

chase, by the executive department, of three acres of land in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee, known as the site of Fort Houston, and to donate the same to the trustees of the Fisk, for educational purposes-[By Mr. Townsend, of Pennsylvania.]

reported and passed, 3773. joint resolution (H. R. No. 63) instructing

the chief of engineers to supply the, of Missouri, and the State universities of other States with the third volume and atlas of Report on Geological Explora tion of Fortieth Parallel, for the use of said universities-[By Mr. King.] referred, 198.

bill (H. R. No. 738) setting apart and reserving public lands for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a national-[By Mr. McCrary.]

referred, 198.

bill (H. R. No. 2839) to establish a national-By Mr. Perce.] referred, 3651.

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bill (H. R. No. 239) authorizing the award to the Vincennes, of certain vacant and abandoned lands in Knox county, Indiana- -[By Mr. Niblack.] reported and passed, 2940.

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resolutions submitted by

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in reference to election of postmasters by the people [December 20, 1871]...250 in regard to appointments to the civil service-[January 8, 1872]...... ........306 calling for the correspondence in relation to the claim of Edward A. Barrett[April 5, 1872]............ .2205 for printing extra copies of the report of the board of Indian commissioners for 1871-[April 23, 1872]........ ..2687 incidental remarks by... remarks in correction of the Journal.....412 on deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1654), 1341 on Post Office appropriation bill, 1846, 1847 on the tariff and tax bill........ 3016,

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(see Appendix,) 3458 on the civil appropriation bill. .3758 Upton, Frederick E., bill (H. R. No. 2870) to authorize the President to appoint, of Bath, Maine, a master in the Navy of the United States-[By Mr. Starkweather.]

reported and passed, 3801.

Usury laws, bili (H. R. No. 1645) to amend the, of the District of Columbia-[By Mr. Chipman.]

referred, 1116.

Utah, the Territory of, bill (H. R. No. 583) to provide for the irrigation of Bear River valley, in-[By Mr. McCrary.]

referred, 58.

bill (H. R. No. 615) granting lands to aid in the reclamation of desert lands in-[By Mr. Hooper, of Utah.] referred, 101.

bill (H. R. No. 616) to incorporate the Bear

River and Cache Valley Canal Company, and for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a canal for irrigation in, and Idaho-[By Mr. Hooper, of Utah.]

referred, 101.

bill (H. R. No. 617) to incorporate the Weber

River and Kay's Creek Canal Company, and for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a canal for irrigation in-[By Mr. Hooper, of Utah.] referred, 101.

bill (H. R. No. 618) granting lands to aid in the reclamation of desert lands in-[By Mr. Hooper, of Utah.] referred, 101.

bill (H. R. No. 721) to legalize polygamous marriages in, and to dismiss all prosecutions on account thereof in the courts of said Territory-[By Mr. Blair, of Missouri.]

referred, 197.

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