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Appropriations-Continued.

for postal service on post routes established at
the present session of Congress.........2658,
2659, 2692, 2748, 2871
Aqueduct, joint resolution of the House author-
izing the payment of certain moneys hereto-
fore appropriated for the completion of the
Washington.....1720, 1831, 2061, 2658, 2774
Arizona, bill (H. R. No. 357) to provide a tem-
porary government for the Territory of..1443,
2031, 2039, 2139, 2569, 3093
Armory, bill (S. No. 117) to establish a national,
and foundery on Burlington Island, in the
State of New Jersey...
.....125

bill (S. No. 19) to establish a national, at Rock
Island, in the State of Illinois...186, 892, 1317
(See Volunteers.)

Army: bill (S. No. 95) to provide for the comfort
of discharged and disabled persons in the
military service of the United States, in cer-
tain cases........
..36
bill (S. No. 97) to provide for the reorganization
of the medical department of the......37, 1831
bill (S. No. 122) for the organization of the staff
attached to divisions of the, regular and vol-
unteer...156, 240, 536, 1039, 1094, 1136, 1164
joint resolution (S. No. 21) directing the Sec-
retary of War to accept and equip certain
mounted regiments.....
...........26
joint resolution (S. No. 29) to promote the effi-
ciency of the troops serving in the department
of Kansas.....
..287, 321, 334, 1556
bill (S. No. 141) making appropriations for the
signal service of the, 240, 269, 859,875,891,940
bill (S. No. 149) authorizing the President of
the United States to accept certain officers to
serve in the, without pay..............306, 3371
bill (S. No. 153) for the better organization of
the cavalry forces.
.357,

same.......

376, 815, 843, 846, 877, 945, 1164
bill to define the pay and emoluments of certain
officers of the....
.........185, 505,
619,643,666,707,805,817,821,925, 1078,
1181, 2693, 2718, 2773, 2800, 2829, 2842,
2860, 2892, 3136, 3166, 3177, 3195, 3403
bill (S. No. 188) to increase the efficiency of the
medical department of the...696,911,986,995,
1598, 1603, 1623, 1652, 1669, 1678, 1689
bill (S. No. 217) to encourage enlistments in the
regular.....
...1015, 1037, 1133
bill (S. No. 143) regulating the pay of officers
of the........
....240
bill (S. No. 152) to amend the fifty-fifth article
of the first section of the act of the 10th of
April, 1806, and the second section of the
..........357, 376, 387, 1515
bill (S. No. 156) for the better organization of
the artillery of the............... .377, 3371
joint resolution (S. No. 46) declaratory of the
intent and meaning of a certain act therein
named.......
.......719, 1047, 1083
bill (S. No. 235) providing for the organization
of corps and of staffs attached to corps and
divisions of the................,1228, 1246, 1281
joint resolution (No. 68) to authorize the Pres-
ident to assign the command of troops in the
same field or department to officers of the
same grade without regard to seniority, 1229,
1246, 1260, 1514, 1537, 1555
bill (S. No. 246) to promote the efficiency of the
corps of engineers...
.....1331, 1624
joint resolution (No. 60) extending the provis-
ions of a certain act to all the military depart-
ments of the United States.......... 1598, 1603
bill (No. 88) providing for the monthly payment
of the troops.....
bill (S. No. 289) to facilitate the discharge of
enlisted men for physical disability....1854,
1914, 2040, 2061, 2064, 2083, 2160
bill (S. No. 297) to limit the appointment of
major generals and brigadier generals in the,
regular and volunteers, 1914, 1936, 1991, 2013
bill (S. No. 304) to authorize the appointment
of medical storekeepers and chaplains of hos-
pitals....1979, 2017, 2163, 2186, 2247||
joint resolution (S. No. 81) to authorize the
President to permit regiments of the volun-
teer forces to inscribe on their flags the names
of battles in which such regiments have been
engaged
........2083
bill (S. No. 293) for the protection of soldiers
in the military service of the United States,
and to suspend civil proceedings against them
in the United States courts................2247

1515

Army-Continued.
bill (S. No. 325) in addition to the act approved
August 5, 1861, supplementary to an act to
increase the present military establishment of
the United States, approved July 29, 1861,
2308
joint resolution (S. No. 88) to encourage enlist-
ments in the regular and volunteer forces of
the United States.......2539, 2776, 2840, 2864
bill (S. No. 357) concerning enlistments in the
military service of the United States...2773,
3320
bill (S. No. 366) for the organization of Army
corps, and of staffs attached to corps and di-
visions of the.....
2871, 3189

......

bill (S. No. 386) to provide for receiving into
the service of the United States persons of
African descent for work on intrenchments
and other war services........................3188
bill (No. 523) to promote the efficiency of the
corps of engineers and of the ordnance and
quartermaster's departments, 3217,3244, 3358
bill (S. No. 391) to define the number of major
generals and brigadier generals in the mili-
tary service.......
......3218, 3320
bill (S. No.83) relative to courts-martial in the,
26, 75, 162, 176
resolution of Mr. Lane of Kansas, in relation
to the troops in Kansas......89, 110, 321, 334
bill making an additional article of war, 130,
959, 1048, 1142, 1180, 1246
bill (H. R. No. 209) making additional appro-
priations for the support of the, for the year
ending the 30th of June, 1862... ......579,
581, 894, 945, 994
bill to provide for furnishing prisoners of the
United States, with clothing and other neces-
sary supplies..........
..........375, 377
joint resolution (S. No. 51) giving the thanks
of Congress to the officers, soldiers, and sea-
men of the, and Navy, for their gallantry in
the recent brilliant victories over the enemies
of the Union and the Constitution.........846,
861, 875, 891, 940
bill (No. 450) making appropriations for the
support of the, for the year ending 30th of
June, 1863, 2139, 2147, 2850, 3039, 3111, 3195
joint resolution (No. 82) to provide for the pre-
sentation of" medals of honor" to the enlisted
men of the, and volunteer forces who have
or who may distinguish themselves in battle
during the present rebellion....... ....2083,
2187, 3226, 3312
of the Potomac and conduct of the war, resolu-
tion of Mr. Chandler, calling for certain or-
ders of the Executive in relation to the, 3134,

3219

bill (No. 524) prohibiting the confinement of per-
sons in the military service of the United States
in the penitentiary of the District of Colum-
bia, except as a punishment for certain crimes,
and to discharge therefrom certain convicts by
sentence of courts-martial...3135, 3137, 3165,||
3278, 3310, 3312, 3352, 3379, 3384, 3402
Arms, bill (S. No. 120) in addition to an act to
refund and remit the duties on, imported by
States, approved July 10, 1861..........125,
1390, 1417, 1443, 1464, 1490, 1537
joint resolution (S. No. 69) to authorize the
importation of certain, by States free of duty,
1280, 1297
Arrest, of John M Mason and John Slidell on
board of the British steamer Trent......176,
186, 241, 321
bill (S. No. 126) in relation to the, of persons
claimed to be held to service or labor by the
officers of the military or naval service of the
United States..... .......161, 185, 207, 358
resolution of Mr. McDougall, calling for certain
information relating to the, of Brigadier Gen-
eral Charles P. Stone...... ..1624, 1662,
1678, 1696, 1732, 1913
resolution relating to the, of Lieutenant Colonel
Anthony......
......3334
Arrests, in Kentucky, resolutions of Mr. Powell
in relation to certain.......
......1732,
1805, 1855, 1871, 2083, 2113, 2393
resolutions of inquiry in relation to, by the State
.67, 90, 161, 175
..94
..97, 98
.98
....90, 91

Department......

remarks on the, by-

Mr. Bayard.

Mr. Browning..
Mr. Collamer......
Mr. Dixon.......

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Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts...92, 94, 98
yeas and nays on the........
....98
Arsenals, bill for the establishment of certain na-
tional......2569, 2864, 2987, 3014, 3167, 3195
Article of war, bill to make an additional....130,
959, 1048, 1142, 1180, 1246
bill (S. No. 152) to amend the fifty-fifth article
of the first section of the act of 10th April,
1860, and the second section of the same act,
357, 376, 387, 1515
bill to provide a new..
...3320
Artillery, bill for the better organization of the,
of the Army........
...........377, 3371
Ashbaugh, James H., bill for the relief of...1732
Attorney General, communication from the...175
Attorneys and solicitors, bill to prescribe the qual-

ifications of, in courts of the United States
and in the District of Columbià...........2163
Aulick, John H., bill for the relief of...2394, 3324
Awards of the commission to investigate the mil-
itary claims in the department of the West,
joint resolution (S. No. 22) providing for the
payment of the....
.37,
707, 1047, 1083, 1094, 1155, 1190

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Mr. Dixon.........................................................
Mr. Latham........
Mr. McDougall

Mr. Nesmith..........
Mr. Sumner........

.....50

.52

53

53

.55

.50

50

.54

resolution relating to the pay of... 88
resolution relating to the funeral expenses of, 377
resolution for printing the obituary notices of,
334, 427, 556
Bakery at the Capitol, resolution relating to the
removal of the............110, 375, 607, 1319
Bank, bill (S. No. 284) to incorporate a, in the
District of Columbia......
....1832-
Bankruptcy, bill (S. No. 324) to provide for the

relief of honest but unfortunate debtors, and
the distribution of their property among their
creditors, by the establishment of a uniform
system of, throughout the United States, 2305,
2914, 3324
Bank notes: bill (S. No. 194) authorizing the banks
of the District of Columbia to issue notes of
a less denomination than five dollars..719, 736
bill (No. 193) to repeal that part of an act of
Congress that prohibits the circulation of, of
a less denomination than five dollars in the
District of Columbia........
...1541,

2674, 2693, 2717, 2893, 3021, 3178
Banks, bill (S. No. 172) to revive the charters of
certain, in the District of Columbia...... 467
bill (No. 568) to provide for the printing of the
annual report of the, of the United States,
3341, 3352
Barnard, Christine, bill to continue the pension of
1246, 1624
Batts, Amanda, and others, bill for the relief of,
2722

Bayard, James A., a Senator from Delaware...144,
1414, 1415, 1504, 1514, 1832, 2031, 3245, 3307
remarks on arrests made by the State Depart-
..94

ment..

remarks on the expulsion of Trusten Polk..126

son.......

Bayard, James A., a Senator from Delaware-
Continued.
remarks on the Kansas senatorial contest..129,
339, 340, 341
remarks on the qualification of Benjamin Stark,
183, 184, 185, 240, 265, 266, 268
remarks on the expulsion of Waldo P. John-
.....263
remarks on an inquiry touching contracts with
the War Department....
.........309
remarks on the expulsion of Senator Bright,
393, 582, 647, 650, 651
remarks on the bill relating to witnesses...428,
429, 430
remarks on secret sessions..........
...534
remarks on the bill relating to railroad and tel-
egraph lines.......

........

......

...518
remarks on the Treasury note bill. ..795
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the Dis-
trict of Columbia..1504, 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525
remarks on the bill for the relief of Pedro Cha-
..1661
remarks on the polygamy bill.........2506, 2507
remarks on the resolution defining a constitu-
tional quorum..........................
..3022
Beck, James Preston, administrator, bill for the
relief of.........
...........13
Bentz, Samuel, bill for the relief of............377
Bernot, Etienne, bill (No. 503) to confirm and
establish a patent heretofore granted to, dated
July 24, 1860, and to secure to George Som-
erville Norris, assignee of said patent, the ben-
efit of the full term for which said patent was
granted....2840, 2842, 3217, 3352, 3379, 3402
Bills of exchange, joint resolution (S. No. 102)
for the relief of the holders of drafts, orders
or, drawn by Russell, Majors & Waddell,
contractors with the Government, commonly
known as the Floyd acceptances..........3401
Bingham, Kinsley S, a Senator from Michigan,
death of, announced.......
..........37
remarks on the death of, by-

Mr. Chandler......

Mr. Clark..........

Mr. King.......

Mr. Sumner...........

Branch post offices, bill (H. R. No. 118) to au-
thorize the Postmaster General to establish,
in cities......................377, 444, 1536, 1652
Breckinridge, John C., a Senator from Kentucky,
expulsion of...
.............9, 16
Brent, Robert, bill (H. R. No. 195) for the recip-
rocal extinguishment of certain claims be-
tween the United States and the representa-
tives of, deceased......
.1935,
1936, 2055, 2595, 2634, 2774
Bright, Jesse D., a Senator from Indiana........8,
109, 186, 364, 377, 391, 435
remarks on the Kansas senatorial contest, 129,
361
remarks on the qualification of Benjamin Stark,
183, 184,
remarks on the diplomatic bill.388
resolution for the expulsion of............89, 287
391, 412, 431, 447, 470, 494,
539, 559, 582, 622, 644, 666
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Anthony..
..582, 644
Mr. Bayard.....393, 582, 647,650, 651
Mr. Bright...
.89,287,

395, 396, 412, 415, 418, 419, 544, 545,
590, 591, 626, 627, 647, 650, 651, 652
[The manuscript of the speech referred to
on page 418 was retained by Mr. B.]
Mr. Browning...............591, 592, 623, 650
Mr. Chandler

Mr. Clark...............
Mr. Collamer

.......418
..470, 474, 476
......646

Mr. Cowan.....89, 287, 470, 471, 563, 654
Mr. Davis
...418, 419,

431, 435, 447, 453, 470, 473, 541, 543,
544, 545, 589, 591, 626, 627, 629, 646
Mr. Dixon
...624

Mr. Doolittle................
.590, 591, 592, 625
Mr. Fessenden
...89,

Mr. Foster.......

418, 419, 544, 582, 583, 592
...589, 646, 647
Mr. Grimes........
...592
Mr. Hale.............397, 398, 582, 591, 592||
Mr. Harlan.........
.........453, 470
..473, 644
...396, 544, 559

.37

.38

.38

Mr. Harris.

.........38

Mr. Howe

joint resolution (S. No. 24) directing the Sec-
retary of the Treasury to pay to the widow
of the late, the amount of compensation due
to him at the time of his death..........50, 68
Blue Book, joint resolution (No. 71) providing
for the distribution of surplus copies of the,
for 1861, among the several bureaus in the Ex-
ecutive Departments..2163, 3012, 3227, 3310
Bonds, bill (H. R. No. 554) relating to trust
funds of several Indian tribes invested by the
Government in certain State, abstracted from
the custody of the late Secretary of the In-
terior......
......3167, 3178, 3217, 3334
bill (No. 380) repealing the law requiring, of
paymasters and assistant paymasters to be
approved by the judge or attorney of the dis-
trict in which such paymaster or assistant
paymaster shall reside.......3110, 3217, 3403
Bounties, bill (S. No. 138) repealing all laws al-

lowing, on the tonnage of vessels engaged in
the bank or other codfisheries...............185
Bounty: bill (H. R. No. 148) to secure to the offi-
cers and men actually employed in the west-
ern department or department of Missouri
their pay, and pension......
..143,

1131, 1249, 1280, 1331, 1415
bill (H. R. No. 125) to secure homesteads to
actual settlers on the public domain, and to
provide a, for soldiers in lieu of grants of the
public lands.....1036, 1037, 1347, 1871, 1915,

1937, 1951, 2055, 2061, 2147, 2163, 2186
joint resolution (S. No. 78) to suspend all pay-
rments under the act approved March 25, 1862,

to secure to the officers and men actually em-
ployed in the western department or depart-
ment of Missouri their pay, and pension, 1935,

2055, 2112, 2187, 2365, 2540, 3226, 3312
bill making appropriations for the payment of
the, authorized by the sixth section of an act
to authorize the employment of volunteers to
aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public
property, approved July 22, 1861, 2083, 2112,

2327, 2394, 2569, 2595, 2615, 2634,
-2693, 2722, 2746, 2774, 2832, 2862,
2892, 2916, 2917, 3135, 3135, 3310
Branch mint, bill (H. R. No. 287) to establish a,
of the United States at Denver, in the Territory
of Colorado......1566, 1660, 1695, 1712, 1913

Mr. Johnson.............................

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Lane, of Indiana......

Mr. Latham...

.584, 646
.397, 589, 590
.415, 540, 650
..494
Mr. McDougall,582, 583, 589, 590,592,655
Mr. Morrill...
.394, 395, 396
Mr. Pearce.
.397, 626, 646, 647
Mr. Powell.....
...592
Mr. Saulsbury
........539, 540, 541, 624
Mr. Sherman...
...650
Mr. Sumner
..397,
412, 415, 419, 471, 627, 628, 647
Mr. Ten Eyck..
....473, 474, 654
Mr. Trumbull, 395, 396, 398, 582, 592, 646
Mr. Wade......

Mr. Wilkinson....

Mr. Willey

..592

89,

287, 391, 396, 474, 476, 644, 666
.....625, 626, 627, 655
Mr. Wilmot........
..........418, 563
yeas and nays on the
....655
Brooke, Edmund H., bill to increase the pay of,
2693, 2717
Brose, Frederick F., bill for the relief of the rep-
resentatives of...1935, 1936, 2247
Browning, O. H., a Senator from Illinois.......49,

50, 109, 160, 162, 167, 174, 175, 185, 263,
333, 375, 377, 408, 608, 621, 1115, 1155,
1371, 1464, 1581, 1582, 1626, 2031, 2126,
2139, 2595, 2674, 2705, 2735, 2748, 3205
resolutions by.......... .......160, 408, 2126
remarks on the reorganization of the Supreme
Court.........
.....27
remarks on the death of Hon. E. D. Baker...52
remarks on arrests made by the State Depart-
ment........
...97, 98
remarks on the Kansas senatorial contest...115
remarks on the expulsion of Trusten Polk..126
remarks on the diplomatic bill................................... ...389
remarks on secret sessions.........
....536
remarks on the bill relating to railroad and tele-
graph lines, 510, 511, 512, 519, 520, 1331, 1332
remarks on the expulsion of Senator Bright,
591, 592, 623, 650
remarks on the civil bill.................................................706, 1039
remarks on the cultivation of cotton lands..960,
961, 1115
remarks on the medical department of the
Army.........
....988, 996

Browning, O. H., a Senator from Illinois-Con-
tinued.

remarks on the loyalty of Senator Stark...992,
994, 1012, 1013, 1262, 1263, 1264
remarks on the legislative bill...... ...1018
remarks on the confiscation bill.. ....1077,

1136, 1814, 1856
remarks on the pay of Army officers.. 1078, 1082
remarks on the bill to encourage enlistments,
1134, 1135, 1136
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia.....
...1285,
1474, 1475, 1504, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1526
remarks on the emancipation resolution... 1372,
1375

remarks on the arrest of General Stone....1740
remarks on the battle at Pittsburg Landing,
remarks on the bill to punish treason......2170,
remarks on the tax bill........

2037
2171, 2172
...2282,

2354, 2428, 2429, 2448, 2459, 2460,
2462, 2464, 2485, 2523, 2524, 2601
remarks on the organization of Arizona...2570
remarks on the Pacific Railroad bill.......2656,

2812, 2813, 2839
remarks on the bill providing additional medi-
cal officers........
..2656, 2657
remarks on the delivering of General Buckner
for trial............
........2673
remarks on confiscation bill No. 471, 2917,2918,
2919, 2920, 2921, 2923, 2929, 2930,
2965, 2966, 2967, 2969, 2970, 2994
remarks on the impeachment of Judge Hum-
phreys........... ....2949, 2950, 2952, 2953
remarks on the bill to establish certain national
arsenals.....
..2987,

2989, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3020, 3021
remarks on bill to amend the militia act...3207,
3234, 3235, 3236, 3249, 3338, 3339, 3341, 3342
remarks on the bill providing for the discharge
of State prisoners...... ..........3384, 3385
Buckner, General Simon B., resolution for the

delivery of, to the civil tribunals..........2672
Burnside, Major General Ambrose E., joint reso-
lution (S. No. 70) presenting the thanks of
Congress to, and to the officers and men under
his command, for their gallantry and success-
ful services in North Carolina.............1370
Bureau of agriculture and statistics, bill to cre-
......1624
of clothing, bill to create a.............1514, 1854
of migration, bill to establish a.......3335, 3401
of transportation, bill to create a.......... ..1443,
1854, 2065, 2112
Burnham, Sylvester, bill for the relief of, 2186,3324
Byrne, Louisa Albert, bill for the relief of, 2186,
2941, 3014, 3227, 3310

ate a.....

C.
Cannon and projectiles for the Government, bill
(S. No. 196) for the establishment of a na-
tional foundery and furnace for the fabrica-
tion of........ ...............719, 760, 986, 1315
Cannon, Olivia W., bill for the relief of, 36, 3324
Capitol extension, joint resolution (S. No. 50)
transferring the supervision of the, and the
erection of the new dome, to the Department
of the Interior.....
......841,
1072, 1347, 1660, 1678, 1689, 2055
Captured property, bill (H. R. No. 279) to facili-
tate judicial proceedings in adjudications
upon, and for the better administration of the
law of prize.....1072, 1249, 1260, 1331, 1415
Carlile, John S., a Senator from Virginia.......88,
143, 144, 185, 207, 287, 376, 386,
469, 557, 558, 607, 619, 666, 891,
974, 1047, 1072, 1094, 1131, 1132,
1142, 1156, 1157, 1229, 1649, 1661,
1689, 1935, 1950, 2419, 2451, 2539,
2571, 2596, 2615, 2618, 2625, 2631,

2673, 2693, 2694, 2695, 2737, 2746,
2913, 3093, 3188, 3225, 3274, 3310,
3312, 3313, 3352, 3378, 3383, 3384
resolutions by..
.287, 1047
remarks in relation to the jail in the District of
Columbia................................ 12, 315, 316, 317, 318
remarks on the retirement of officers..........69
remarks on the conduct of the war, 111, 112, 114
remarks on the sugar and coffee duties......222
remarks on the bill relating to sutlers, 273,290
remarks on the fiscal agency.......287, 386, 642
remarks on the bill concerning criminal justice
in the District...................
...315, 316, 317, 318

Carlile, John S., a Senator from Virginia-Con- || Chandler, Zachariah, a Senator from Michigan-
tinued.

remarks on the bill relating to railroad and tele-
graph lines..........
...........519
remarks on the management of Government
hospitals.........
........558
remarks on the bill for the purchase of cotton
seed......
.......607
remarks on the qualifications of Benjamin Stark,
864,865, 866, 867, 869, 964, 966, 968, 972
remarks on the cultivation of cotton lands, 941,
1114, 1115
remarks on the rendition of slaves by the
Army.........
.1142
remarks on the confiscation bill.............1141,
1157, 1813, 1885, 1898, 3002, 3275, 3276
remarks on the bill providing for the pay of the
Missouri soldiers......
..........1280
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia.....
.1377
remarks on arrest of General Stone, 1665, 1697
remarks on the homestead bill....
.1871,

1916, 1938, 1951
remarks on the bill to punish treason.......2228
remarks on the tax bill...

.2407,
2408, 2517, 2524, 2525, 2546, 2576
remarks on the jurors' oath bill......2539, 2619
remarks on the naval appropriation bill....2727
remarks on the bill prescribing an oath of office,

2693, 2694, 2871, 2872
remarks on admission of West Virginia, 2959,
3309, 3310, 3311, 3312, 3313,
3314, 3315, 3316, 3317, 3318
remarks on the bill to establish certain arsenals,
3021
remarks on the Treasury note bill No. 187, 3078,
3079
remarks on the bill to establish provisional gov-
ernments....3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147,3151
remarks on the resolution defining a constitu-
tional quorum........
.......3190, 3192
remarks on the bill to establish certain post
roads...........
......................................3196, 3197
remarks on the bill to amend the militia act,
3198, 3347
Carmack & Ramsey, bill in relation to the claim
of...........2718, 3111, 3135, 3217, 3227, 3287
Carter, L. F., bill for the relief of........859, 1297
Cavalry forces, bill (S. No. 153) for the better or-
ganization of the..
........357,

376, 815, 843, 846, 877, 945, 1164
Caverly, Z. B., bill for the relief of... ......940,
1047, 1142, 1228, 1246
Census, joint resolution (No.62) requiring an index
of the names of adult males or heads of families
embraced in the.........2139, 2147, 3061, 3404
Certificates, allotment, bill to provide for, among
the volunteer forces....
17, 26,
114, 124, 125, 162, 176
joint resolution in relation to, of pay to persons
held as prisoners of war in the so-called con-
federate States................556, 619, 642, 696
Certificates of indebtedness, bill (S. No. 212) to

authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue, to public creditors...945, 959, 994, 1037
bill (H. R. No. 403) to amend an act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue,
to public creditors, approved March 1, 1862,
1678, 1688, 2010
Chaboya, Pedro, bill (S. No. 106) to authorize
the Supreme Court of the United States to
adjudicate and decide upon its merits the case
now pending therein of, against the United
States..........68,1514, 1661, 1754, 1772, 1844
Chandler, Zachariah, a Senator from Michi-
gan.......
...25, 50, 88,109,110, 160,
199, 286, 357, 375, 408, 533, 555, 606, 607,
665, 695, 814, 815, 842, 1010, 1037, 1094,
1154, 1296, 1299, 1332, 1370, 1443, 1445,
1537, 1581, 1626, 1649, 1711, 1712, 1713,
1754, 1805. 1854, 1893, 1913, 1915, 1924,
1942, 2010, 2083, 2112, 2147, 2275, 2400,
2439, 2451, 2452, 2477, 2671, 2672, 2736,
2746, 2773, 2798, 2913, 2941, 2956, 3110,
3111, 3134, 3216, 3217, 3245, 3255, 3257,
3289, 3307, 3312, 3313, 3337, 3340, 3404
resolutions by...
..9, 16, 38, 49,
555, 607, 1154, 2746, 3134, 3219, 3245
remarks on the expulsion of John C. Breckin-
ridge...............
.....9
remarks on the conduct of the war............16,
17, 29, 31, 32
remarks on the death of Hon. Kinsley S. Bing-
ham..................................................
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remarks on the retirement of officers...........69
remarks on the bill increasing the number of
cadets..........
..........164, 165
remarks on the expulsion of Senator Bright, 418
remarks on secret sessions......
.492
remarks on the Treasury note bill............774,
800, 801, 802, 803
remarks on the legislative bill......... 1018
remarks on the bill to encourage enlistments,
1135, 1136

remarks on the purchase of coin......1163, 1164
remarks on the pay of Army officers.......1182
remarks on the alleged treasonable plot in Michi-
...1371

gan

remarks on the bill for the appointment of light-
house inspectors....
..1318, 1319,
1320, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1446
remarks on arrest of General Stone...1739, 1740
remarks on the appointment of generals...1993
remarks on the bill relating to clearances of ves-
sels..........
.....2031
remarks on the bill to punish treason, 2205, 2228
remarks on the tax bill.........2333, 2335, 2336,

2337, 2338, 2349, 2351, 2369, 2370,
2371, 2374, 2375, 2400, 2447, 2450,
2456, 2457, 2464, 2466, 2467, 2472,
2473, 2474, 2486, 2516, 2520, 2521,
2523, 2525, 2542, 2543, 2551, 2556
remarks on prohibiting the further issue of
Treasury notes... ..2746, 2774, 2775, 2776
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill..2757, 2814
remarks on the confiscation bill.... .....3006
remarks on the bill to equalize the grades of
Navy officers.......
....3070
remarks on the bill to establish provisional gov-
.3148, 3149, 3150
remarks on the resolution calling for certain
orders of the Executive.....
..3219,
3220, 3221, 3223, 3225, 3226
remarks on the conduct of the war.........3385,
3386, 3389, 3390
Chaplains, joint resolution (S. No. 59) approving
of the appointment of, to the Army hospi-
tals, as made by the President of the United
States.....
...........1072

ernments.....

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bill (No. 304) to authorize the appointment of
medical storekeepers and, of hospitals, 1979,
2017, 2163, 2186, 2247
Charlotte Vanderbilt, bill (No. 547) to change the
name of the steamboat, to that of William F.
Russell........
..2916, 2917, 3216
Charter of the city of Washington, bill (S. No.
230) to amend an act to continue, alter, and
amend the........1206, 1347, 1543, 1556
Civil expenses of the Government, bill (H. R.
No. 154) making appropriations for sundry,
for the year ending the 30th of June, 1863,
and additional appropriations for the year
ending the 30th of June, 1862........306, 467,

703, 705, 785, 815, 994, 1011, 1039, 1047
bill (S. No. 261) supplementary to an act mak-
ing appropriations for sundry, for the year
ending the 30th of June, 1863, and additional
appropriations for the year ending 30th of
June, 1862....
........1537, 1678
bill (No. 393) making further appropriations
for sundry, for the year ending June 30, 1863,
and additional appropriations for the year
ending June 30, 1862.........1712, 1720, 2010,

2037, 2634, 3135, 3167, 3195, 3227, 3310
bill (No. 572) making supplemental appropria-
tions for sundry, for the year ending June 30,
1863, and for the year ending June 30, 1862,

3334, 3339, 3340, 3352, 3371, 3402
Civil proceedings, bill (S. No. 293) for the pro-
tection of soldiers in the military service of
the United States, and to suspend, against
them in the United States courts..........2247
Claim of Pedro Chaboya, bill (S. No. 106) to au-
thorize the district court of the United States
for the northern district of California to hear
and determine on its merits the, to a certain
tract of land in California called La Posa de
San Juan Bautista.......
...68,
1514, 1661, 1754, 1772, 1844
Claims, the Committee on......
.9, 287
bills reported from.......
.49, 696,
1047, 1246, 1832, 1979, 2031, 2083,
2595, 2692, 3010, 3117, 3217, 3324

.1624
.1537

Claims, the Committee on-Continued.
reports from..........................
adverse reports from......
discharged from subjects....49, 467, 1154, 3010
Claims, joint resolution (S. No. 22) providing for
the payment of the awards of the commission
to investigate the military, in the department
of the West.....
.......37,

707, 1047, 1083, 1094, 1155, 1190
bill (S. No. 347) to provide the means and mode
of taking evidence in support of, in certain
cases, against the Government.............2651
bill (S. No. 125) to provide for the appointment
of commissioners to investigate, caused by
Indian spoliations in California, Oregon, and
Washington Territory....
..13, 161
joint resolution (S. No. 25) providing the mode
of paying the awards authorized by the act
of March 2, 1861, for settling the Washing-
ton and Oregon war debt..........68, 579, 841
bill requiring the commanders of vessels sailing
to foreign ports, and persons prosecuting, to
take the oath of allegiance...
...815,

3312, 3351, 3379, 3403
bill (H. R. No. 195) for the reciprocal extin-
guishment of certain, between the United
States and the representatives of Robert
Brent, deceased.....
......1935,
1936, 2055, 2595, 2634, 2774
bill (No. 321) to indemnify certain citizens of
the United States residing in the State of Del-
aware for expenses incurred by them in de-
fense of the United States...2722, 3217, 3403
bill (S. No. 376) to allow and pay to the State
of Missouri the amount of money expended
by said State in the arming and paying of
troops employed in the suppression of insur-
rection against the laws of the United States,

3039, 3194, 3272, 3287, 3351, 3379, 3403
Clark, Daniel, a Senator from New Hamp-
shire....17, 25, 36, 49, 50, 109, 110, 166, 167,
175, 185, 221, 227, 240, 287, 386, 387, 454,
467, 468, 505,556, 696, 736, 787, 891,897,
1132, 1154, 1155, 1208, 1229, 1246, 1266,
1280, 1297, 1317, 1445, 1537, 1546, 1557,
1581, 1598, 1624, 1625, 1660, 1689, 1690,
1712, 1713, 1731, 1732, 1754, 1755, 1832,
1845, 1856, 1873, 1916, 1924, 1935, 1936,
1942, 1950, 1979, 1983, 2038, 2041, 2065,
2082, 2083, 2174, 2186, 2250, 2274, 2275,
2307, 2308, 2343, 2439, 2440, 2451, 2477,
2479, 2506, 2508, 2538, 2539, 2569, 2595,
2615, 2635, 2636, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659,
2674, 2692, 2735, 2799, 2800, 2825, 2826,
2840, 2851, 2864, 2870, 2912, 2914, 2959,
2989, 3010, 3061, 3062, 3095, 3098, 3099,
3115, 3117, 3120, 3134, 3151, 3218, 3233,
3285, 3286, 3324, 3334, 3357, 3378, 3402
resolutions by.
....12, 26, 287, 1624
remarks on the expulsion of John C. Breckin-
ridge..........
...........9
remarks in relation to the jail in the District of
Columbia........
......10,

12, 13, 26, 311, 312, 320, 321, 816, 817
remarks on the death of Hon. Kinsley S. Bing-
ham.......
.38
remarks on the Kansas senatorial contest, 127,
128, 227, 290, 291, 293, 295, 343, 359, 362, 363
remarks on the bill increasing the number of
cadets........
........200, 202
remarks on completing the defenses of Wash-
ington........
...286, 409, 410, 411
remarks on the bill concerning criminal justice
in the District.......... ..311, 312, 320, 321
remarks on the diplomatic bill................... ....390
remarks on the bill relating to Congress, 446, 643
remarks on the expulsion of Senator Bright,
470, 474, 476
remarks on the bill for the construction of gun-
boats.........
.621, 622
remarks on the pay of Army officers......669,
672, 673, 678, 826, 827, 1080, 1081,
1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 3137
remarks on the civil bill....
.........707
remarks on the Washington city railway bill,
722, 1952, 1988, 1991, 2145, 2146, 2147
remarks on the fortification bill...... .742, 743
remarks on the Treasury note bill....771, 772,
800, 801
remarks on the organization of the cavalry
forces.........
.........848, 877
remarks on the confiscation bill........849, 942,
1883, 1884, 1902, 1903, 1904,
1954, 1958, 1965, 1991, 2250

bill to furnish, and supplies to the sailors and men on board the sloop-of-war Cumberland, 1266, 1280, 1296, 1370 joint resolution (No. 98) authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish extra, to sick, wounded, and other soldiers...... ....3135, 3138, 3217, 3334 Coatzacoalcos, bill to change the name of the steamship, to America..... ..2916,

Clark, Daniel, a Senator from New Hampshire | Clothing-Continued. Continued. remarks on the case of Benjamin Stark....864, 866, 867, 968, 1011 remarks on the bill to establish an armory at Rock Island......... ..........892, 893 remarks on the resolution in relation to railroads in Missouri............919, 920, 923, 924 remarks on the medical department of the Army........ ....987, 996 remarks on the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia...... .1011, 1303, 1338, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 1479, 1496, 1497, 1516, 1519, 1520 remarks on the legislative bill................ 1020 remarks on bill to encourage enlistments...1135 remarks on the establishment of a national foundery.... .1315 remarks on the naval appropriation bill...1394, 1395, 1419, 1420, 1421, 1431 remarks on the bill for the appointment of lighthouse inspectors...... ..1445, 1446 remarks on appointment of generals, 1936, 1993 remarks on the volunteers deficiency bill..2012 remarks on the bill to punish the crime of treason...................... 2112, 2163, 2164, 2165,

2166, 2167, 2168, 2169, 2170, 2171, 2172, 2173, 2196, 2197, 2198, 2199, 2200, 2201, 2204, 2205, 2223, 2226, 2227, 2842, 2843 remarks on the Pacific Railroad bill.... ......2216,

2217, 2618, 2638, 2679, 2749, 2752, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2756, 2757, 2758, 2759, 2760, 2761, 2762, 2776, 2777, 2778, 2779, 2780, 2781, 2782, 2783, 2784, 2785, 2787, 2788, 2789, 2804, 2805, 2806, 2807, 2808, 2810, 2812, 2813, 2814, 2818, 2833, 2835 remarks on the tax bill.........2254, 2256, 2257, 2320, 2321, 2347, 2371, 2372, 2375, 2398, 2399, 2400, 2420, 2448, 2456, 2457, 2458, 2461, 2462, 2485, 2524, 2525, 2526, 2541, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2549, 2575, 2576, 2603 remarks on the agricultural colleges bill...2276, 2328, 2329, 2441, 2442, 2628 remarks on the bill for additional volunteers, 2452, 2539 remarks on the employment of convicts...2597,

ernments....

2598 remarks on the naval appropriation bill No. 423...... ......2702 remarks on the confiscation bill No. 471....2878, 2902, 2916, 2917, 2921, 2923, 2970, 2990, 2994, 2995, 2996, 2997, 2998, 2999, 3002, 3005, 3006, 3166, 3274, 3275, 3287 remarks on the bill for the relief of Isaac R. Diller...... ..3063 remarks on Treasury note bill No. 187....3072 remarks on the bill to establish provisional gov.......3145, 3146, 3147 remarks on the Kentucky volunteers bill...3373 remarks on the explanatory confiscation bill, 3373, 3374, 3377, 3379, 3380, 3383 Clerical force, bill (S. No. 107) authorizing an increase of the, in the offices of the Adjutant General and the Paymaster General.......50, 89, 240, 334 bill (S. No. 107) authorizing an increase of the, in the War and Navy Departments......334, 444, 447, 468, 489, 505 Clerk, joint resolution (No. 39) providing a stenographer for the joint committee to inquire into the conduct of the war... ...467, 505,589, 861, 875, 891, 940 Clerks, bill (H. R. No. 302) to provide for the appointment of additional, in the office of the Assistant Treasurer at New York.......1015, 1047, 1071, 1180 bill (H. R. No. 353) to provide for the appointment of in the office of the Assistant Treasurer at Boston, to fix their salaries, and provide for the absence of the Assistant Treasurer, 1228, 1235, 1259, 1260, 1320 bill (No. 388) making appropriations to reimburse the contingent fund of the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including compensation of additional, who may be employed according to the exigencies of the public service, and for temporary clerks for the current fiscal year, and for the year ending June 30, 1863........1626, 1979, 1980, 2163, 2186, 2364 Clerks to committees, resolutions providing, 2913, 3403 Clothing, bill to provide for furnishing prisoners of

the United States Army in the revolted States with, and other necessary supplies...375, 377

2917, 3393, 3402, 3403 Coin, bill to authorize the purchase of.......1115, 1136, 1156, 1162, 1228, 1246, 1320 Collamer, Jacob, a Senator from Vermont......8, 9, 18, 25, 26, 37, 67, 69, 98, 143, 144, 155, 166, 167, 185, 187, 199, 262, 273, 288, 290, 306, 333, 334, 375, 376, 387, 427, 444, 579, 608, 646, 736, 737, 843, 846, 876, 962, 1048, 1072, 1094, 1132, 1142, 1155, 1156, 1180, 1228, 1249, 1260, 1317, 1332, 1349, 1375, 1390, 1418, 1443, 1465, 1537, 1538, 1541, 1542, 1581, 1625, 1626, 1696, 1697, 1732, 1832, 1843, 1854, 1855, 1937, 1951, 1991, 2010, 2041, 2055, 2083, 2205, 2217, 2275, 2364, 2365, 2419, 2572, 2597, 2598, 2625, 2653, 2735, 2736, 2826, 2869, 2873, 2914, 2959, 2987, 3009, 3012, 3020, 3022, 3048, 3050, 3090, 3092, 3093, 3096, 3136, 3170, 3188, 3189, 3190, 3195, 3217, 3220, 3274, 3278, 3279, 3284, 3310, 3334, 3335, 3336, 3337, 3377, 3378, 3393, 3403, 3404 resolutions by. ..185, 909, 2010

remarks in relation to the jail in the District of Columbia ..12, 318, 319, 320

remarks on the reorganization of the Supreme Court.......... ..........27, 28 remarks on the Kansas senatorial contest...50, 127, 128, 129, 291 remarks on the dead letter office bill.........238, 239, 358 remarks on the loyalty of Senator Stark....267, 268, 992, 993, 1262, 1266 18emarks on the bill relating to sutlers, 289, 290 Temarks on the arrest of slaves by military or naval officers.... 207, 358, 359 remarks on the bill concerning criminal justice in the District....... ..318, 319, 320 remarks on the diplomatic bill....... ...388 remarks on completing the defenses of Washington....... ....410, 411, 445 remarks on the bill relating to witnesses....430 remarks on the bill relating to Congress...445, 643, 1095

remarks on secret sessions. .........534, 535, 536 remarks on the gunboats bill...................................621, 622 remarks on the bill to define the pay of Army officers...... .....667, 669, 670, 671, 676, 678, 1082, 1188, 2830, 3137 remarks on the fortification bill. ..739 remarks on the Treasury note bill...........767, 770, 771, 788, 789, 795, 798, 800 remarks on fixing the number of Representatives................786, 787, 815, 816, 877, 962 remarks on the Army appropriation bill....896 remarks on the resolution in relation to railroads in Missouri ......919, 924 remarks on the cultivation of cotton lands..961 remarks on the confiscation bill, 946, 1627, 1652, 1759, 1760, 1782, 1783, 1785, 1808, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1920, 1921, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 2251, 2252, 2971, 2998, 3166, 3383 remarks on medical department of the Army, 997, 998 remarks on the legislative bill................ 1019 remarks on the rendition of slaves by the Army, 1142 remarks on the purchase of coin.....1156, 1162 remarks on the abolition of slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia......1191, 1285, 1333, 1334, 1476, 1479, 1497, 1498, 1518, 1521, 1522 remarks on the Post Office appropriation bill, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1669 remarks on providing compensation for district attorneys................1298, 1567, 1582, 1583 remarks on the naval appropriation bill..1397, 1426, 1429, 1430

remarks on the appointment of generals..1417 remarks on branch post offices in cities....1536 remarks on limiting debate........ ...1557 remarks on the arrest of General Stone....1742 remarks on the bill to establish a department of agriculture.....

......1756, 2014

remarks on the Washington and Georgetown railway bill...............1952, 1988, 1990, 2144

Collamer, Jacob, a Senator from Vermont-Continued.

remarks on the collection of taxes in insurrectionary districts. .2058, 2059 remarks on the Pacific railroad bill.......................2217, 205, 2749, 2753, 2757, 2778, 2780, 2782, 2785, 2786, 2787, 2788, 2789, 2804, 2813, 2816, 2817, 2818, 2833 remarks on the tax bill .2254, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2280, 2261, 2283, 2351, 2353, 2354, 2402, 2403, 2405, 2421, 2427, 2454, 2455, 2456, 2457, 2458, 2459, 2465, 2466, 2468, 2541, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556, 2575, 2578, 2587, 2598, 2610 remarks on the agricultural colleges bill..2626, 2629, 2630, 2631

remarks on the volunteers bounty bill....2724, 2832, 2893 remarks on the naval appropriation bill, No. 423... ...2726, 2728, 2730, 2731 remarks on the bill relating to the Post Office Department ...2850 remarks on the bill establishing certain post roads........ .....2850,

2851, 2857, 3112, 3113, 3116, 3196 remarks on the impeachment of Judge Humphreys.......... .2951, 2952 remarks on the admission of West Virginia, 3035, 3036, 3316, 3318 remarks on the bill to equalize the grades of Navy officers............3068, 3069, 3182, 3194 remarks on Treasury note bill No. 187....3072, 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076 remarks on the bill to establish provisional governments..... .........3139 remarks on bill to amend the militia act...3199, 3227, 3228, 3231, 3233, 3252, 3321, 3322 remarks on the resolution defining a constitutional quorum....... .3280 remarks on discharge of State prisoners...3360, 3384, 3386 remarks on the Kentucky volunteers bill...3373 Collection district, bill (H. R. No. 460) to establish a port of entry in the, of Beaufort, in South Carolina.............. .2010, 2018, 2139 bill (H. R. No. 507) to change the port of entry for the, of Brunswick, Georgia:.........2569, 2671, 2798, 2840, 2871 bill (S. No. 241) to change the location of the port of entry for the Puget Sound.......1296, 1443, 2724, 2746. 2774, 2829 bill (S. No. 308) changing the boundaries of the, of Milwaukee, in Wisconsin.......2055, 2477 Collection districts, bill (S. No. 203) to amend an act to create additional, in the State of California, to change the existing districts therein, and to modify the existing collection districts in the United States, approved September 28, 1850........ .......815, 1166, 3313 Collector of the customs, (bill No. 545) to autherize the Secretary of the Treasury to appoint a deputy, at Chincoteague island, in the State of Virginia. ..2916,

2917, 3110, 3135, 3310 Collectors of the customs, joint resolution (S. No. 36) limiting the compensation of, naval officers, and other officers employed in the collection of the customs....408, 842, 2139, 2147 bill (No. 476) abolishing certain collection districts and reducing compensation of, in California......2139, 2147, 2275, 2452, 2478, 2538 bill to equalize and establish the compensation of, on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers..... .2916, 2917 Collectors, joint resolution (No. 21) to suspend the appointment of assessors and, under the income tax... ......124, 125 Colleges, bill (S. No. 298) donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide, for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts..... ......1935, 2160, 2187, 2248, 2275, 2328, 2366, 2394, 2444, 2625, 2774, 3049, 3062 Colonization, bill (S. No. 96) to authorize the President of the United States to acquire territory for the settlement of free persons of

African descent...

...36

Colorado, the Territory of, bill (S. No. 163) to establish two land offices in..................386 bill (H. R. No. 287) to establish a branch of the Mint of the United States at Denver, in... 1566, 1660, 1695, 1712, 1913 bill (S. No. 272) to establish a land office in, 1678, 1711, 2430, 2439, 2478, 2566

Colorado, the Territory of-Continued.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 73) relating to the
time of holding the second session of the Le-
gislative Assembly of, 2163, 2174, 2216, 2364
bill (No. 515) to provide for the appointment of
an Indian agentin, 2634, 2651, 2913,3010, 3088
bill to amend an act to provide a temporary gov
ernment for.........
......2140
Command of troops, joint resolution (S. No. 68)
to authorize the President to assign the, in
the same field or department to officers of the
same grade without regard to seniority, 1229,
1246, 1260, 1514, 1537, 1555
Commerce, the Committee on......
........9
instructions to..........555, 607, 841, 1983, 2828
bills reported from...555, 815, 842, 1037, 1296,

1390, 1537, 1805, 1913, 1915, 2031, 2275,
2439, 2477, 2671, 2672, 2718, 2913, 2941,
3110, 3111, 3134, 3216, 3289, 3337, 3340
adverse reports from.......
..1296,

1913, 2439, 2477, 3216
discharged from subjects, 1296, 2010, 2112, 3401
Commission, joint resolution (S. No. 22) provid-
ing for the payment of the awards of the, to
investigate the military claims in the depart-
ment of the West...
.37,

707, 1047, 1083, 1094, 1135, 1190
bill (S. No. 150) for a joint, for the preserva-
tion of the Atlantic fisheries...
.333,
1048, 1191, 1208, 1260
reports from the, appointed on the part of the
Senate under the act approved July 31, 1861,
providing a commission to examine and re-
port as to the compensation of all officers of
the Government.... .....199, 240, 357, 386
Commissioners, bill (S. No. 125) to provide for
the appointment of, to investigate claims
caused by Indian spoliations in California,
Oregon, and Washington Territory..13, 161
Committee, joint, of Congress appointed to in-
quire into the conduct of the war, joint res-
olution in addition to a resolution for pay-
ment of the expenses of the............582, 605
joint resolution (S. No. 35) for payment of
the expenses of the....386, 428, 468, 489, 505
bill (H. R. No. 238) to pay the expenses of the
special, of the House of Representatives, ap-
pointed July 8, 1861, to ascertain and report
in regard to contracts with any Department
of the Government for provisions, supplies,
transportation, &c....408, 427, 468, 506, 666
Committees, standing... .........9, 264, 287,533,
608, 736, 1021, 1260, 1598, 1652, 1677, 3151
select-
to wait on the President............................. .1, 3403
on the Pacific railroad.
...28,

386, 504, 1983, 2394, 2415
reports from the......959, 1538, 2055, 2913
on the surrender and destruction of public
property at certain naval stations......29
report on the.........
...1711
on the conduct of the war..
.16,
29, 110, 153, 1165, 1465, 3392
reports from the...... .....427, 1871, 2139
on the subject of a railroad to connect the
loyal portions of Tennessee and North
Carolina with Kentucky...........71, 159
reports from the........
........555
on connecting our military and naval stations
by submarine cable...
.161
on the compensation of all officers of the Gov-
......199
reports from the........199, 240, 357, 386
on the loyalty of Senator Starke...1266, 1284
report from the......
.....1754

ernment

on a national foundery and armory, 1315,1330
on impeachment of Judge Humphreys, 2010
report from the.........
.2039

on the confiscation of rebel property....1965,

1991

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Committees Continued.

of conference-

on the bill (H. R. No. 154) making appro-
priations for sundry civil expenses of the
Government for the year ending the 30th
of June, 1863, and additional appropria-
tions for the year ending the 30th of June,
1862......
..........785, 815, 994

on the bill (No. 240) to authorize the issue
of United States notes and for the redemp-
tion or funding thereof, and for funding the
floating debt of the United States.......911,
929, 940, 946

on the joint resolution (No. 37) in relation to
certain railroads in the State of Missouri,
1037, 1047, 1054, 1072
on the joint resolution (S. No. 22) providing
for the payment of the awards of the com-
mission to investigate the military claims
in the department of the West.........1047,
1083, 1094
on the bill (No. 208) making appropriations
for the legislative, executive, and judicial
expenses of the Government for the year
ending 30th June, 1863, and additional ap-
propriations for the year ending 30th June,
1862..
..............1094, 1155, 1164
on the bill (S. No. 136) to provide for the ap-
pointment of sutlers in the volunteer service,
and to define their duties, 1180, 1235, 1246
on the bill (H. R. No. 341) to authorize the
purchase of coin...... ...........1228, 1246
on the bill (S. No. 188) to increase the effi-
ciency of the medical department of the
Army............ ....1603, 1623, 1652, 1669
on the bill (H. R. No. 242) making appro-
priations for the naval service for the year
ending 30th June, 1863, and additional ap-
propriations for the year ending 30th of
June, 1862......... .....1624, 1660, 1669
on the bill (No. 479) to amend an act making
appropriations for the service of the Post
Office Department during the fiscal year
ending the 30th of June, 1863, approved
April 17, 18631650, 1661, 1669
on the bill (S. No. 178) to incorporate the
Washington and Georgetown Railway
Company........... 1991, 2018, 2112, 2140
on the bill (No. 125) to secure homesteads to
actual settlers on the public domain, and
to provide a bounty to soldiers in lieu of
grants of the public lands, 2061, 2147, 2163
on the bill (H. R. No. 260) making appro-
priations for the current and contingent ex-
penses of the Indian department, and for
fulfilling treaty stipulations with various
Indian tribes, for the year ending June 30,
1863....
..2595,

2596, 2659, 2803, 2843, 2916, 3049, 3062
on the bill (No. 413) making appropriations
for the payment of the bounty authorized
by the sixth section of an act to authorize
the employment of volunteers to aid in en-
forcing the laws and protecting public prop-
erty, 2615,2634, 2693, 2722, 2746,2774,2832
on the bill (H. R. No. 312) to provide inter-
nal revenue to support the Government and
pay interest on the public debt.........2675,
2873, 2892

on the bill (S. No. 175) to define the pay and
emoluments of certain officers of the Army,
2831, 2860, 2892, 3137, 3177

on the bill (H. R. No. 371) to prescribe an
oath of office, 2916, 2940, 2956, 3012, 3049
on the bill (No. 171) to reorganize the Navy
Department.....
....2916, 2959
on the bill (H. R. No. 423) making appro-
priations for the naval service for the year
ending 30th of June, 1863... ..3079,
3135, 3197, 3218
on the bill (No. 187) to authorize an addi-
tional issue of United States notes....3135,
3138, 3177
on the bill (No. 393) making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the Govern-
ment for the year ending 30th June, 1863,
and additional appropriations for the year
ending 30th June, 1862....3135,3167, 3195
on the bill (H. R. No. 471) to confiscate the
property of rebels for the payment of the
expenses of the present rebellion.....3166,
3178, 2271, 3274
on the bill (H. R. No. 531) increasing tem-
porarily the duties on imports, 3197, 3254

Committees Continued.

of conference.

on the bill (S. No. 89) to amend the act of the
3d of March, 1837, supplementary to the
act to amend the judicial system of the Uni-
ted States.......3197, 3255, 3274
on the bill to grant pensions, 3197, 3254, 3271
on the bill (S. No. 89) in relation to the claim

of Carmack & Ramsey....3217, 3227, 3287
on the bill (H. R. No. 550) to further provide
for the collection of the revenue upon the
northern, northeastern, and northwestern
frontiers......
..3245, 3257, 3271
on the bill (H. R. No. 280) to establish and
equalize the grades of line officers of the
United States Navy....... 3245, 3257, 3307
on the bill (S. No. 348) for the better govern-
ment of the Navy of the United States,
3249, 3312, 3314
on the bill (H. R. No. 524) prohibiting the
confinement of persons in the military ser-
vice of the United States in the penitentiary
of the District of Columbia, except as a
punishment of certain crimes, and to dis-
charge therefrom certain convicts by sen-
tence of courts-martial.....3310, 3352, 3379
on the resolution (No. 86) regulating the em-
ployment of the convicts in the penitentiary
of the District of Columbia for their im-
provement and benefit.....3341, 3378, 3384
Compensation, joint resolution (S. No. 24) direct-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to
the widow of the late Hon. K. S. Bingham
the amount of, due to him at the time of his
death.......
.........................................50, 68
bill (S. No. 162) to authorize payment of, for
occupation of property by troops of the Uni-
ted States.......
.....386
joint resolution (S. No. 33) in relation to the,
of the first Senators and Representatives in
Congress from the State of Minnesota...377,
607, 1772, 3245
joint resolution (S. No. 36) limiting the, of col-
lectors of the customs, naval officers, and
other officers employed in the collection of the
408, 842, 2139, 2147

customs...........

(See Fines and Penalties.)
joint resolution (S. No. 58) to regulate the, of

agents for paying pensions...1047, 3389, 3404
joint resolution (S. No. 76) relating to the, of

Senators elected or appointed to fill vacan-
cies................1678, 2440, 3006, 3217, 3312
bill (S. No. 275) to increase the, of the survey-
ors of the ports of Albany and Troy...1712,
2083, 2439, 2507, 2892
bill (No. 476) abolishing certain collection dis-
tricts and reducing, of officers of customs in
California, 2139, 2147, 2275, 2452, 2478, 2538
bill (No. 551) to equalize and establish the, of
the collectors of the customs on the northern,
northeastern, and northwestern frontiers,
2916, 2917
joint resolution (No. 107) further to provide for
the, of members of Congress......... ..3341,
3377, 3389, 3402, 3403
select committee on the, of all officers of the
Government.......
.....199
reports from the.............199, 240, 357, 386
resolutions, &c., in relation to the, of George
D. Morgan for the purchase of vessels for the
Government......199, 219, 245, 488, 697, 817
bill (S. No. 166) regulating the, of district at-
torneys... ........408, 1297, 1567, 1582, 1583
bill (No. 334) relating to the appointment and,
of chaplains to military hospitals........1094,
1132, 1556
bill (H. R. No. 353) to provide for the appoint-
ment of clerks in the office of the Assistant
Treasurer at Boston, to fix their salaries, and
to provide for the absence of the Assistant
Treasurer........1228, 1235, 1259, 1260, 1320-
bill (H. R. No. 388) making appropriations to
reimburse the contingent fund of the office of
the Secretary of the Treasury, including, of
additional clerks who may be employed ac-
cording to the exigencies of the public service,
and for temporary clerks for the current fiscal
year and for the year ending June 30, 1863,
1626, 1979, 1980, 2163, 2186, 2364
bill providing, for persons held to service or
labor liberated by any State.......3322, 3323
Conduct of the war, joint committee to inquire

into the....16, 29, 110, 153, 1165, 1465, 3392
reports from the........... ...427, 1871, 2139

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