Dawes, Henry L., a Representative from Massa-
chusetts-Continued.

remarks on the Iowa election.........2022, 2023
remarks on prohibition of slavery...2041, 2054
remarks on transferring the superintendence of
the public buildings...
.2107
remarks on disqualifications of color in carry-
ing the mails.....
2232
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2684, 2685
remarks on the employment of convicts..2669,
2670, 2687
remarks on the occupation of the White House
in Virginia........
..2738, 2739
remarks on the North Carolina contested elec-
tion..........
.........2846, 2879, 2880, 2910
remarks on Treasury note bill No.187,2886,2889
remarks on the election of Representatives by
single districts................................ .2910, 2911, 2912

remarks on the claims for losses by the rebel-
lion.........
.2977
remarks on the naval appropriation bill....3058
Dead Letter Office, bill to promote the efficiency
of the......
.....148, 365, 379, 385, 435
Defenses, bill (H. R. No. 416) authorizing appoint-
ment of a board of fortifications to provide for
seacoast and other, of the United States...1788,
1822, 1904, 2107, 2379, 2431, 2537, 2589
bill to establish additional, on the northern
lakes
1966, 2819
bill (H. R. No. 165) making an appropriation
for completing the, of Washington......157,
467, 480, 549, 566, 610, 642, 718, 828
(See Fortifications.)
Deficiency, bill (H. R. No. 404) to provide for

the, in the appropriation for the pay of the
two and three years volunteers, and the offi-
cers and men actually employed in the West-
ern department, 1862, 1684, 2023, 2029, 2127
Delano, Charles, a Representative from Massa-
chusetts......
.325,
379,380, 478,485,594, 665, 985,999, 1090,
1217, 1268, 1286, 1330, 1432, 1657, 1660,
1670, 1930, 2021, 2111, 2128, 2136, 2156,
2157, 2178, 2181, 2233, 2359, 2414, 2435,
2439, 2589, 2594, 2638, 2665, 2667, 2668,
2671, 2686, 2688, 2690, 2692, 2763, 2764
resolutions by.....
...1432, 2233
remarks on the Army bill..
.......577
remarks on the election of Charles H. Upton,
609, 610, 984, 985, 1001,
1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006
remarks on the bill to establish a national found-
ery
...999, 1000, 1022
remarks on the tax bill.
...1364,

1365, 1389, 1413, 1456, 1460, 1462, 1463,
1480, 1484, 1489, 1508, 1509, 1576, 2891
remarks on the bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia.......
.1645

..........2156

remarks on the exchange of Col. Corcoran, 1670
remarks on the civil bill..................1722, 1723
remarks on the codification of the laws of the
District of Columbia....................
remarks on the employment of convicts...2668,
2669, 2670, 2671, 2687
remarks on transferring the superintendence of
the penitentiary
..2687, 2638, 2689
remarks on the tariff bill...............2984, 2985
Delaplaine, Isaac C., a Representative from New
York..
..104

Demands-see Accounts.
Denham, John, and George Townsby, bill for the

benefit of the heirs of..... ...........1097, 2184
Depositions-see Courts.
Dickson, Susan, bill for the relief of...1846, 3243
Diplomatic and consular system, bill to amend the

act of August 18, 1861, to regulate the, of the
United States............1046, 1562, 1697, 1846
Diplomatic representatives, bill (S. No. 184) to
authorize the President of the United States
to appoint, to the republics of Hayti and Li-
beria respectively...
.1829,

2498, 2527, 2532, 2535, 2567, 2906
Disbursing officers-see Accounts.
District attorneys, bill to regulate the compensa-

tion of.............1590, 1660, 2565, 2567, 2587
District of Columbia, the Committee for the, 1083,
2414, 2526
.15, 36,
172, 189, 229, 306, 1251, 1252, 2233, 3080
reports from..39, 218, 364, 665, 939, 955, 1043,

instructions to

1984, 1192, 1217, 1236, 1252, 1723, 1886,
2156, 2157, 2614, 2667, 2668, 2671, 3105
discharged from subjects........ .1268, 1657

District of Columbia, bill to provide for the res-
toration of the county of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, to the....
..15

bill to abolish slavery in the.................... .16, 36
bill for the repeal of certain laws relating to
passes in the
..24
bill for the erection of a new jail in the........61
bill incorporating the Washington and George-
town Railway Company.
...100,
147, 171, 665, 939
bill for completing the defenses of Washing-
ton..157, 467, 480, 549, 566, 610, 642, 718, 828
bill to amend an act to prohibit the sale of spirit-
uous liquors and intoxicating drinks in the,
in certain cases, approved August 5, 1861,
168, 3261, 3293
bill amending the act to incorporate the Colum-
bia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf
and Dumb and the Blind, and making appro
priations for the benefit thereof............168,
364, 566, 1166, 1227, 1614
joint resolution for the sale of the ruins of the
Washington Infirmary.....168, 365, 374, 398
bill to incorporate the Union Railroad Com-
pany, and to authorize the construction of a
railroad in certain streets and avenues of the
cities of Washington and Georgetown, in
.....199
bill to repeal all laws prohibiting the circulation
of bank notes of a less denomination than
five dollars in the......
.298
bill in regard to the administration of criminal
justice in the.
...344, 427
bill to transfer the penitentiary buildings in the,
to the War Department, to be used as an
arsenal.....
........377, 2107

the

bill to incorporate the Washington Railway
Company..
.....594
bill to authorize a railway along Pennsylvania
avenue, in the city of Washington........813
bill to repeal that part of the act of Congress
which prohibits the circulation of bank notes
of a less denomination than five dollars in the,
1022, 1564, 1589, 2667, 2714
bill (No. 178) to incorporate the Washington
and Georgetown Railway Company....1043,
1044, 2021, 2110, 2157, 2183
bill to authorize the issue of small notes in the,
1062, 1084
bill to incorporate the Union Gas-Light Com-
pany in the city of Washington, 1071, 2157
bill (No. 222) to provide for the codification and
revision of the laws of the......... ......1089,

1166, 2156, 2181, 2208
bill (No. 197) to authorize the appointment of a
warden of the jail in the.............1166, 2157
bill for the release of certain persons held to
service or labor in the.......1192, 1564, 1589,

1613, 1614, 1629, 1655, 1660, 1686, 1924
bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior,
in conjunction with the Mayors of Wash-
ington and Georgetown, to build a jail for
the

..1217

1308, 1312, 1341, 1370, 2111, 3158,
bill (No. 241) to authorize the corporation of
Georgetown, in the, to lay and collect a water
tax... .................1564, 1589, 2100, 2157, 2230
bill (No. 240) to provide for the public instruc-
tion of youth in primary schools throughout
the county of Washington, in the, without
the limits of the cities of Washington and
Georgetown............. 1564, 1590, 2157, 2208
bill (No. 124) relating to the highways in the
county of Washington and.... ......1564,
1590, 1886, 1906, 1924, 1998
bill to repeal certain laws and ordinances in the,
relative to persons of color.........1598, 3105
bill (S. No. 370) concerning the courts of the
United States, and for the.
.1684,

bill (S. No. 271) prescribing the qualification
of electors in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown, in the ...1704, 1822, 2157, 2208
joint resolution (H. R. No. 68) authorizing the
payment of certain moneys heretofore appro-
priated for the completion of the Washington
aqueduct....1723, 2079, 2153, 2646, 2662, 2744
bill to amend an act to continue, alter, and
amend the charter of the city of Washing-
.1833

ton

District of Columbia-Continued.
bill to incorporate the Guardian Society to re-
form juvenile offenders in the...... ...1833,
2157, 2846, 2906, 3022, 3082
bill for the relief of the assistant surgeons,
medical cadets, sisters of charity, and ser-
vants, sufferers by the burning of the Wash-
ington Infirmary on the night of the 3d of
November, 1861.......1924, 2715, 2769, 2790
bill (S. No. 279) providing for the selection of
jurors to serve in the several courts in the,
2044, 2153, 2667, 2714
bill (H. R. No. 467) prescribing the qualifica-
tion of attorneys and solicitors in the courts
of the United States and in the....2081, 2157
bill to extend the charter of the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad Company....2100, 2671
bill (No. 465) to purchase an hospital in the city
of Washington..........2065, 2383, 2414, 2435
bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior,
in conjunction with the Mayors of Washing-
ton and Georgetown, to locate and contract
for the construction of a penitentiary, jail,
and house of correction in the, 2111, 2156, 2687
bill (S. No. 290) to provide for the education
of colored children of the cities of Washing-
ton and Georgetown..........2153, 2157, 2230
bill (S. No.265) to incorporate the Mount Olivet
Cemetery Company in the...2153, 2614, 2620
bill authorizing the appointment of a cadet to
the Military Academy at West Point from
the......
....2178
joint resolution (S. No. 86) regulating the em-
ployment of convicts in the penitentiary in
the, 2638, 2668, 2686, 3362, 3363, 3364, 3397
bill relating to schools for the education of col-
ored children in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown, in the....
.2879,
3105, 3128, 3153, 3297
bill explanatory of an act for the release of cer-
tain persons held to service or labor in the,
2879, 2933
bill to incorporate a bank in the........2904
bill prohibiting the confinement of persons in
the military service of the United States in
the penitentiary of the, except as a punish-
ment for certain crimes, and to discharge
therefrom certain convicts by sentences of
courts-martial....3129, 3301, 3394, 3398, 3405
bill (S. No. 351) supplementary to the act for
the release of certain persons held to service
in the
..3154, 3215, 3260
bill (S. No. 316) to provide for the payment of
fines and penalties collected by, or paid to,
the justices of the peace of the.....3214, 3260
bill (No. 250) to amend an act to create a me-
tropolitan police district of the, and to estab-
lish a police therefor, approved August 6,
1861.....
....3328, 3367
bill to regulate public places of amusement in
the.......
..3396
joint resolution (No. 108) requiring the super-
intendent of the metropolitan police to pay
over certain moneys collected for fines and
penalties, to constitute a contingent fund for
certain purposes......
.3400, 3405
Diven, Alexander S, a Representative from New
York...100, 118, 169, 228, 322, 333, 378, 399,
759,785,839, 850,878,954,957, 1024, 1043,
1227, 1251, 1340, 1505, 1681, 1711, 1770,
1829, 1909, 1930, 2392, 2536, 2560, 3152
resolutions by....
.......21, 169, 1251
remarks on the detention of the Perthshire, 122
remarks on the seizure of the Trent..........212
remarks on the civil bill............278, 282, 283
remarks on the state of the Union........
..406,
407, 436, 437, 438, 439
remarks on the Treasury note bill... ...692,
887, 888, 901
remarks on the organization of the staff of the
Army........
..1102

remarks on the resolution for the gradual
abolishment of slavery, 1149, 1152, 1168, 1169
remarks on the bill relating to the courts in
New York......
.952
remarks on the tax bill, 1221, 1224, 1240, 1310,

1405, 1406, 1410, 1412, 1433, 1434, 1462,
1511, 1512, 1513, 1527, 1532, 1533, 1536
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia...
....1648

remarks on the bill amending the Court of
Claims act.......1671, 1672, 1673, 1674, 1675
remarks on the confiscation of rebel property,
1302, 1818, 1819, 1820, 2074, 2561

Diven, Alexander S., a Representative from New
York-Continued.

remarks on Government contracts..........1743,

1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1752, 1753
remarks on prohibition of slavery...2043, 2044
remarks on the state of the Union...... ...2074
remarks on the bill to secure the speedy trans-
portation of the mails..........2289, 2290 2291
remarks on the financial policy of the Govern-
ment..... ..2383, 2385, 2386, 2388, 2389
remarks on the bill for the collection of taxes, 2412
remarks on the bill to quiet California land
titles.....
....2640
Documents, joint resolution providing for the dis-
tribution of certain books and....................57
bill (S. No. 336) for the further distribution of
public......
...........2975, 3214
joint resolution (H. R. No. 100) providing for
the distribution of certain books and public,
now in the Department of the Interior, 3154,
3188, 3207

bill to provide for the folding and distribution of,
for the House of Representatives, 1093, 1562
Dodd, William B., and others, bill for the relief
of.......
........2709, 2933, 3022, 3082
Dome-see Interior Department.
Drunkenness in the Army, resolution relating to,
1766, 1930
Duell, R. Holland, a Representative from New
York........
........77,

99, 124, 156, 167, 169, 178, 182, 189, 199,
228, 435, 879, 1041, 1043, 1083, 1085,
1217, 1236, 1340, 1656, 1928, 1966, 2178,
2184, 2185, 2560, 2708, 3151, 3207, 3292
resolutions by....
.169, 182, 189, 1041
..216, 283
remarks on the bill to abolish the franking priv-
ilege.........
...250, 251, 252, 254
remarks on the tax bill.........
1344, 1529
remarks on the confiscation of rebel property,
1796, 2409
Dunlap, George W., a Representative from Ken-
tucky.........229, 1227, 1698, 2341, 2662, 3109
resolution by.........

remarks on the civil bill....

...3109.

remarks on the death of Hon. E. D. Baker, 64
remarks on the Kentucky volunteers bill...103
remarks on the state of the Union, 596, 597, 599
remarks on the tax bill
.1304,

1305, 1307, 1311, 1347, 1529, 1564
remarks on the bill to grant pensions.......2101
Dunn, W. McKee, a Representative from Indiana,
7, 15, 56, 157, 171, 172, 173, 364, 378,
379, 400, 436, 477, 547, 593, 708, 827, 840,
878, 1006, 1042, 1046, 1117, 1192, 1236,
1340, 1432, 1504, 1562, 1581, 1588, 1660,
1722, 1728, 1729, 1743, 1763, 1770, 1820,
1821, 1906, 2126, 2537, 2589, 2684, 2708,
2709, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2737, 2744, 2762,
2763, 2772, 2798, 2819, 2845, 2887, 2889,
2904, 2905, 3081, 3087, 3109, 3130, 3243,
3294, 3327, 3329, 3330, 3367, 3368, 3369
resolutions by....
.7, 16, 56,

157, 171, 172, 708, 841, 1042, 1340, 1743
remarks on the battle at Ball's Bluff...196, 197
remarks on the war claims of the States....567
remarks on the naval bill................832, 1609
remarks on the rendition of slaves by the Army,
956, 958, 959
remarks on the organization of the staff of the
Army........

remarks on the bill relating to sutlers......1145
remarks on the bill relating to hospital chap-
lains.........
.1085, 1086, 1087
remarks on the bill for the relief of John G.
Mini..........
..................................1117, 1118
remarks on the tax bill...
..1287,

1347, 1438, 1439, 1458
remarks on the Army medical department, 1587
remarks on the bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia...1645, 1646, 1647, 1648
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill........1701,
1702, 1709
remarks on the confiscation of rebel property,
1788, 1790, 1792, 1793, 1794
remarks on the District hospital bill.......2435,
2437, 2438
remarks on the bill amending the judicial sys-
tem..........
...2565
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2685, 2686
remarks on the occupation of the White House,
in Virginia......
2738
remarks on the bill relating to the engineer
corps...............3209, 3210, 3211, 3212, 3213

Du Pont, Captain Samuel F., joint resolution (No.
44) tendering the thanks of Congress to, offi-
cers, petty officers, seamen, and marines under
his command, for the victory at Port Royal,
710, 873, 878
joint resolution (H. R. No. 93) tendering the
thanks of Congress to, for his services and
gallantry in action......... ...........1339, 3084
Duties, bill to increase the, upon tea, coffee, and

sugar.........168, 169, 173, 174, 189, 198, 258
joint resolution (H. R. No. 26) explanatory of
an act to increase the, on tea, coffee, and
sugar, approved December 24, 1861, 198, 258
bill to amend an act supplemental to and amend-
ing the act regulating the, upon imports and
tonnage, passed 2d March, 1799, and for other
purposes, approved March 1, 1823........877
(See Arms; Revenue.)

Dyer, Joseph W., and others, bill for the relief
of.....
....3023, 3215

E.

Eaton, Joseph B., bill for the relief of, 228, 1928
Edgerton, Sidney, a Representative from Ohio,

5, 570, 593, 1086, 1340, 1462, 1563, 1925,
2393, 2409, 2414, 2536, 2560, 2692, 2954
remarks on the newspaper postage bill..... 423
Edwards, Thomas M., a Representative from
New Hampshire.....
..16,

57, 117, 135, 146, 257, 344, 350, 352, 378,
384,398, 481,613, 614, 695,909,912, 1027,
1084, 1085, 1086, 1178, 1192, 1198, 1217,
1250, 1252, 1340, 1431, 1480, 1657, 1698,
1724, 1725, 2341, 2382, 2622, 2624, 2641,
2847, 2904, 2906, 2955, 3060, 3101, 3107,
3130, 3152, 3214, 3295, 3299, 3363, 3366
[The copy of the speech referred to on page
2341 was not furnished by Mr. E.]
resolutions by....16, 398, 1480, 2955
remarks on the diplomatic bill....152, 485, 486
remarks on the battle at Ball's Bluff...192, 194
remarks on the Indian intercourse bill......384,
385, 478, 481
remarks on the civil bill....
..279
remarks on the legislative bill........ ..442,
443, 532, 1091, 1092
remarks on war claims of the States...456, 568
remarks on the Army bill.......
.....578
remarks on the Treasury note bill......615, 682
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri..........
..........................811, 812
remarks on the bill relating to sutlers, 1147, 1148
remarks on the tax bill....
..1220,

1222, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1241, 1244,
1256, 1257, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1293, 1294,
1295, 1313, 1322, 1324, 1327, 1328, 1329,
1345, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1366, 1436, 1437,
1454, 1462, 1482, 1484, 1485, 1509, 1511,
1512, 1527, 1528, 1530, 1534, 1536, 1550
remarks on the medical department of the
Army.........
....1272, 1588
remarks on the resolution of thanks to Captain
Ericsson....
.........1431
remarks on the bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia......... ..1645, 1646
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill.........1703,
1704, 1705, 1709
remarks on the bill providing bounty for the
heirs of volunteers....
.1724,
1742, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2690
remarks on the confiscation of rebel property,
1804, 1820, 2409
remarks on the state of the Union...1828, 1829
remarks on the bill to grant pensions.......2102
remarks on the naval bill for 1863...2211, 3080
remarks on the bill for the collection of direct
taxes........
...2411, 2412, 2414
remarks on the District hospital bill........2436
remarks on the Indian bill....
..2495
remarks on the bill regulating the compensation
of district attorneys......... .2566, 2567
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2648, 2649, 2650
remarks on the Treasury note bill No. 187,
2797, 2798, 2888
remarks on the bill relating to the abstracted
Indian bonds........
...3156, 3157, 3158
Ehle, Herman J., bill for the relief of, 1846, 2714
Election, bill to fix the time for the, of Represent-

atives in the Congress of the United States, 2065
bill (H. R. No. 525) in relation to the, of Rep-
resentatives to Congress by single districts,
2910

(See Contested election; Representatives.)

reports from.....

Elections, the Committee of, instructions to, 150,
229
..15, 32, 132, 210,
564, 568, 775, 975, 976, 1040, 1452,
1527, 1629, 1656, 1671, 2321, 2737
discharged from subjects.....
....1656
Electors-see District of Columbia.
Eliot, Thomas D., a Representative from Massa-
chusetts....
.........5, 16, 34, 145,
157, 173, 398, 400, 454, 592, 785, 877, 950,
1192, 1251, 1483, 1551, 1723, 1743, 1788,
1994, 1995, 2137, 2139, 2153, 2177, 2233,
2297, 2305, 2327, 2614, 2622, 2623, 2663,
2665, 2762, 2769, 2908, 3081, 3156, 3186,
3259, 3266, 3367, 3395, 3399, 3400, 3407
resolutions by.... .5, 157, 1192, 1743, 2622
remarks on the disposition of slaves within mil-
itary districts.
.....5, 34, 78, 79
remarks on the bill to prohibit the Coolie trade,
16, 350, 352, 838
remarks on the civil bill.......
.......276
remarks on the bill relating to depositions, 952
remarks on the legislative bill.........1091, 1093
remarks on the resolution for the gradual abol-
ishment of slavery.............1152, 1153, 1154
remarks on the tax bill...... .1219, 1222,

1223, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1242,
1259, 1293, 1385, 1486, 1549, 1564, 2891
remarks on the resolution of thanks to Captain
Foote.........
1235
remarks on confiscation bills No. 471 and 472,
1836, 2123, 2223, 2323, 2356, 2357, 2358,
2361, 2764, 2765, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2794,
3106, 3107, 3187, 3188, 3266, 3267, 3268
remarks on the abolition of certain collection
districts......
.......2137, 2138

remarks on limiting the compensation of col-
lectors.......

.....2138, 2139
remarks on the death of Hon. Goldsmith F.
Bailey
...2159
remarks on the bill for the relief of Francis
Hüttman........ .....2323, 2611, 2612, 2613
Ely, Alfred, a Representative from New York,
1730, 1846, 1924, 1925, 2106,
2183, 2711, 2845, 2956, 3244
remarks on the bill to grant pensions.. 1928, 2106
remarks on confiscation......
2356, 2361
remarks on the Illinois ship canal....2711, 3027
Emancipation: bill (S. No. 108) for the release of
certain persons held to service or labor in the
District of Columbia.........1192, 1564, 1589,

1613, 1614, 1629, 1655, 1660, 1686, 1924
joint resolution (No. 48) declaring that Congress
ought to cooperate with, affording pecuniary
aid to, any State which may adopt the grad-
ual abolishment of..........
....1102,

1112, 1149, 1152, 1153, 1168, 1179, 1192,
1504, 1510, 1514, 1589, 1608, 1634, 1660
(See Confiscation; Rebellion; Slavery.)
Emigrants-see Washington Territory.
Engineers-see Army;_ Volunteers.
English, James E., & Representative from Con-
necticut......
...398,

805, 831, 2613, 2620, 2743, 3123, 3156
remarks on the fortification bill....
..382
remarks on the Treasury note bill......661, 887
remarks on emancipation resolution........1169
remarks on tax bill..
1289, 1290,
1308, 1325, 1383, 1404, 1407,
1414, 1436, 1437, 1511, 2890
remarks on the occupation of the White House
in Virginia..........
....2738, 2739
remarks on the Treasury note bill No 187..2884,
2885, 2889, 2903
remarks on the tariff bill..........2982, 3054
Enlistments-see Army; Minors.
Enrolled Bills, Committee on, reports from..147,
167, 170, 171, 174, 198, 231, 259, 350, 374,
384, 385, 398, 435, 454, 478, 500, 520, 527,
594, 612, 642, 695, 726, 730, 760, 777, 807,
855, 878, 901, 957, 1001, 1006, 1010, 1036,
1058, 1061, 1087, 1091, 1154, 1168, 1192,
1227, 1245, 1252, 1254, 1270, 1277, 1342,
1403, 1461, 1462, 1536, 1566, 1608, 1646,
1660, 1677, 1681, 1698, 1699, 1723, 1753,
1770, 1796, 1820, 1913, 1924, 1942, 1976,
2023, 2029, 2101, 2110, 2157, 2183, 2208,
2230, 2291, 2322, 2392, 2433, 2496, 2535,
2560, 2567, 2620, 2621, 2684, 2708, 2714,
2737, 2766, 2770, 2790, 2792, 2825, 2845,
2906, 3022, 3031, 3055, 3083, 3120, 3128,
3129, 3153, 3184, 3185, 3209, 3238, 3243,
3260, 3266, 3293, 3294, 3302, 3326, 3332,
3367, 3394, 3396, 3398, 3400, 3404, 3407

Ericsson, Captain John, joint resolution (H. R. ||
No. 50) presenting thanks of Congress to,
for the enterprise, skill, energy, and forecast
displayed by him in the construction of his
iron-clad boat the Monitor..........1192, 1431
Estimates, joint resolution directing the Secretary

of the Treasury to furnish to the Congress of
the United States during each session a semi-
monthly statement of the receipts, disburse-
ments, and, of the Government, and to publish
a monthly statement thereof during the recess,
1562
Evans, Jane B., bill for the relief of...2933, 2955
Evans, Robert M., bill for the relief of......1296,
1729, 3393, 3394, 3405
Evans, William A., b for the relief of......3214
Evening sessions..
...2292, 2298
Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations at Lon-
don in 1862, bill making an appropriation to
carry into effect the joint resolution approved
27th of July, 1861, relative to the.........210,
227, 228, 305, 326
Expenditures on Public Buildings and Grounds,
the Committee on, instructions to..........593
reports from............................ ........148, 457, 3237, 3244
Expenses of the Government relating to Con-
gress, bill reported by the joint commission

...321

on a reduction of the......
Expulsion of John W. Reid, a Representative
from Missouri, resolution for the
Expulsion of Henry C. Burnett, a Representative
from Kentucky.....

...7

F.
Farragut, D. G., bill for the relief of.........2001,
2153, 2766, 3083, 3128
Farragut, Captain David G., of the United States
Navy, joint resolution (No. 83) of thanks to,
and to the officers and men under his com-
mand
.......2175, 2271, 3084, 3128
joint resolution tendering the thanks of Con-
gress to the several captains and commanders
of the naval forces in the squadron commanded
by Flag-Officer
...3085
Fenton, Reuben E., a Representative from New
York.........3, 6, 60, 101, 146, 169, 250, 306,

377, 380, 477, 478, 520, 547, 564, 576, 593,
594, 603, 692, 710, 726, 838, 850, 878, 901,
910, 912, 930, 947, 950, 1383, 1504, 1544,
1555, 1562, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1669, 1815,
1847, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1994, 1995, 2010,
2021, 2065, 2106, 2137, 2178, 2181, 2183,
2184, 2185, 2359, 2408, 2709, 2710, 2712,
2713, 2714, 2792, 2825, 2846, 2847, 2889,

2907, 2908, 2955, 2978, 3056, 3086, 3087,||
3102, 3155, 3214, 3259, 3362, 3397, 3406
resolutions by.......3, 306, 878, 1383, 3102
remarks on Government contracts...........116,
717, 1849, 1870, 1871
remarks on the civil bill......279, 281, 284, 783
remarks on the bill providing for losses during
the rebellion........
..........947, 1669,

2136, 2137, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2379, 2821,
2825, 2847, 2904, 2955, 2978, 2986, 3056
remarks on the bill to grant pensions......1926,
1927, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2106
remarks on discharge of disabled soldiers, 2065
remarks on pay of the Missouri soldiers, 3241
remarks personal and explanatory .3292
Fessenden, Samuel C., a Representative from
Maine....36, 56, 116, 141, 189, 400, 593, 828,
1054, 1086, 1251, 1340, 1390, 1562, 1711,
1767, 1846, 2126, 2157, 2232, 2305, 2363,
2414, 3080, 3102, 3105, 3187, 3396, 3397
resolutions by, 36, 56, 189, 593, 1054, 1251, 3080
remarks on the reference of the President's
message......
remarks on the homestead bill....
remarks on the civil bill....275, 276, 285
remarks on the state of the Union....... .400,
437, 438, 1200
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri.....
..811, 1040
remarks on election of Charles H. Upton, 980
remarks on the bill relating to sutlers......1147
remarks on the tax bill
....1258,

.23
.136

Fisher, George P., a Representative from Dela-
ware.... .....760, 1022, 1532, 1933, 1934,
1935, 2054, 2263, 2565, 2906, 2935, 3264
resolutions by.......
.........760
remarks on the resolution for the gradual abol-
ishment of slavery.................. .1174, 1176
remarks in relation to arrests in the State of
Delaware.....
.........1933, 1934, 1935
remarks on prohibition of slavery...2054, 2066
Fisheries, bill (S. No. 150) for a joint commis-
sion for the preservation of the Atlantic, 1058,
1166, 1192, 1227
(See Bounties.)
Floating battery-see Gunboats; Stevens's battery;
Ships.

Foote, Captain A. H., joint resolution expres-
sive of the thanks of Congress to, of the
United States Navy, and the officers and
men under his command in the western flo-
tilla........
.1222, 1235, 1252, 3079
joint resolution (No. 102) tendering the thanks
of Congress to, United States Navy....3243,
3328, 3367, 3393, 3405
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on..
.9
instructions to...........
..16, 33, 56, 400
reports from.......
.56, 147,
436, 655, 1022, 1084, 1192, 1193, 1236,
1697, 1698, 1846, 1925, 2710, 3155, 3244
adverse reports from..............850, 1697, 1846
discharged from subjects...............1657, 2710
Forster, Thomas, bill for the relief of....850, 1929
Fort Adams, joint resolution for the arming of,
2622, 2713
Fortifications, and other works of defense, bill
(No. 155) making appropriations for the con-
struction, preservation, and repairs of certain,
for the year ending June 30, 1863, and addi-
tional appropriations for the year ending June
30, 1862, 147, 353, 380, 781, 838, 874, 878, 949
bill making appropriations for the, on the north-
ern frontier.......
........1431

bill for the defense of the city of Philadelphia,
the river Delaware, and the harbor of refuge
at the Delaware breakwater........
.......182
bill making an appropriation for completing the
defenses of Washington.....
.157,

467, 480, 549, 566, 610, 642, 710, 828
bill (No. 416) authorizing the appointment of
a board of, to provide for the seacoast and
other defenses of the United States......1788,

1822, 1904, 2107, 2379, 2431, 2537, 2589
Fortification of the great lakes and rivers, select

committee on the.........21, 60, 727, 776, 909 ||
reports from the...................1431, 1966, 2819
Fouke, Philip B., a Representative from Illi-
nois... .....159, 599, 603, 610, 709, 2647,
2953, 3051, 3155, 3214, 3268, 3300, 3362
resolutions by....
.159, 1801, 2953
remarks on the campaign in Missouri, 58, 59, 87
remarks personal and explanatory..... ..99
remarks on the Illinois ship canal...........3033
Foundery, bill for the establishment of a national,
at Chicago, Illinois, and at Pittsburg, and
other places.........
...........1166, 1614
joint resolution providing for the establishment
of a national, east of the Alleghany mount-
ains, and a national foundery and national
armory and manufacturing arsenal west of
that line, and in the valley of the Ohio and
the Mississippi...1022, 1614, 2763, 3154, 3398
(See Armory; Arms.)
Franchot, Richard, a Representative from New
York.....
...1743, 1788, 2793, 2795
Frank, Augustus, a Representative from New
York.
.603, 1342, 1577,
1590, 1649, 1801, 2029, 2322, 2415, 2434,
2692, 2906, 3290, 3301, 3329, 3330, 3407
resolutions by.......
......603, 2322
remarks on the tax bill...1291, 1292, 1293, 1577
remarks on the Nebraska election..........2006,
2321, 2322
Franking privilege, bill to regulate the .........60,
1062, 1551, 1612, 1670
bill in relation to the letters of sailors and ma-
rines in the service of the United States..227,
384, 435
bill to abolish the..........
..150, 250, 321
Fraud, bill to prevent and punish, in the use of
false stamps, molds, dies, brands, labels, or
trade marks
..399
(See Contracts.)

Frauds, bill to prevent, in the public service, and.
to punish bribery in certain cases..........227
bill to punish, upon the Government.........250

Frauds-Continued.

bill to punish, on the Treasury.............1966
bill relating to, in the charter of vessels for the
use of the Government
...2537
Frémont, General John C., remarks on the cam-
paign of, in Missouri...117, 1062, 1118, 1743
Frisbie, Israel, bill for the relief of the children
of..........
.........167, 1928, 1929

Fugitive slaves-see Slaves.
Furloughs-see Volunteers.
G.

Gates, Jacob, bill granting pension to...2956, 3165
General Burnside, bill to issue a register to the
bark.......
...2323, 2496, 2708, 2792
Gifts from the King of Siam, joint resolution pro-
viding for the custody of the letter and..1058,
1166, 1193, 1227
Gilbert, W. J., bill for the relief of....2178, 2716
Goldsborough, Captain Lewis M., joint resolu-
tion (No. 61) tendering the thanks of Con-
gress to, and officers, petty officers, seamen,
and marines under his command, for the
victory of Roanoke Island.. .....1054,
1102, 1166, 1167, 3084, 3182
Gooch, Daniel W., a Representative from Mas-
sachusetts.....
..........427, 835,
850, 1179, 1846, 1913, 2080, 2182,
2183, 2536, 2537, 2740, 3153, 3155
resolutions by
...1913
remarks on the bill to abolish the franking priv-
ilege.......
..252
remarks on the conduct of the war..........839,
841, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855
remarks on Government contracts .....1852
remarks on the pension bill......1886, 1927, 1928
remarks on the recognition of Hayti and Libe-
ria.........
...2498,

2502, 2505, 2532, 2533, 2534, 2535, 2536
remarks on the tariff bill...
.2985
remarks on the naval appropriation bill...3057
Goods unfit for use, joint resolution (H. R. No.
46) relating to the sale of, by the War De-
partment....
..1085, 1531
Goodwin, John N., a Representative from Maine,
850, 1097, 1228, 1846, 2107, 3213, 3214
Goulding, John, bill for the relief of.........1084,
1656, 1926, 2292, 2322
Governor, joint resolution (S. No. 77) for the re-
lief of the officers, &c., on board the transport,
on the 3d of November, 1861............ 1704,
1822, 3083, 3128
Graham, Hannibal, bill for the relief of......2846
Graham, Thomas B., claim of..................1631,
1822, 2178, 2230
Granger, Bradley F., a Representative from
Michigan......
...100, 147, 198,

231, 258, 350, 374, 384, 385, 398, 435, 457,
478, 500, 520, 527, 594, 612, 642, 695, 726,
730, 752, 760, 807, 855, 874, 878, 901, 949,
957, 1001, 1006, 1036, 1057, 1059, 1061,
1091, 1154, 1168, 1179, 1192, 1245, 1254,
1342, 1403, 1431, 1536, 1566, 1608, 1646,
1660, 1681, 1698, 1723, 1753, 1770, 1796,
1820, 1913, 1924, 1942, 2023, 2029, 2101,
2110, 2183, 2208, 2230, 2291, 2322, 2433,
2495, 2496, 2560, 2535, 2621, 2662, 2684,
2708, 2714, 2766, 2770, 2790, 2792, 2825,
2845, 2906, 3022, 3031, 3055, 3083, 3108,
3120, 3128, 3129, 3153, 3185, 3238, 3243,
3260, 3266, 3293, 3302, 3326, 3332, 3367,
3393, 3394, 3396, 3398, 3400, 3404, 3407
remarks on the death of Hon. Kinsley S. Bing-
ham......
46
1389

remarks on the tax bill..........
Grant, U. S., bill for the relief of........1193,
1628, 2708, 2792
Grants-see Private land claims; Public lands; Da-
kota.
Grider, Henry, a Representative from Kentucky,
7, 167, 229, 398, 838, 948, 956, 1097,
1143, 1562, 1637, 1730, 1767, 2022, 2105,
2180, 2305, 2322, 2359, 2664, 2690, 3292
.....948, 1562

resolutions by.....

Gunboats-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 153) to authorize the construc-
tion of twenty iron-clad steam..... .123,
147, 710, 760, 777, 828
bill (H. R. No. 344) to secure to pilots, engi-
neers, sailors, and crews upon, and war ves-
sels their bounty and pensions......1236, 1321 ||
joint resolution providing that the masters on
the, in the western waters shall receive the
same benefits given to other officers of cor-
responding grades by the act just passed to
grant pensions.......................
....3263
(See Pensions.)
Gunboat fleet, bill to transfer the western, from
the War Department to the Navy Depart-
.2647, 3393, 3397, 3398, 3405
Gurley, John A., a Representative from Ohio, 19,
35, 36, 39, 1115, 1192, 1236, 1766, 1913,
2042, 2068, 2274, 2356, 2536, 3216
19

ment....

resolutions by.....
remarks on the conduct of the war..........552,
553, 569, 570, 574, 575, 576
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill...... .1891
remarks on the Iowa election........... .2025,

• 2026, 2028
Guthrie, Abelard, bill for the relief of, 1527, 2184
Guthrie, Quindaro Nancy, and children, bill for
the relief of..
..2383, 2907, 3239

vania.......

H.

Haight, Edward, a Representative from New
York.......
.1071, 1103, 1484, 3399
remarks on the tax bill......
1326
Hale, James T., a Representative from Pennsyl-
..........889, 1084, 1670, 2136,
2137, 2537, 2819, 2847, 3129, 3214, 3215
remarks on the tax bill..........1369, 1383, 1407
Half-pay-see Pensions.
Hall, Jacob, bill for the relief of........1724, 2714
Hall, William A., a Representative from Mis-
souri........
.398, 2621
speech on the state of the Union......... ..2098
Halleck and Grant, Generals, resolution of thanks
to....
....930, 958
Halleck, Major General, resolution of thanks to,
2621
Hanchett, Luther, a Representative from Wis-
consin..
....1544, 2356, 2361, 2536
Harbor of Erie, bill making appropriation for
the preservation and improvement of the, in
the State of Pennsylvania....167, 2908, 3102
Harbor of refuge at the Delaware break water, bill
for the defense of the city of Philadelphia,
the river Delaware, and the................................182
(See Fortifications.)

Harbors, bill to preserve from destruction by

natural causes, and protect for national de-
fense, the, of Provincetown and the beach
of Plymouth, in Massachusetts......398, 2908
Harding, Aaron, a Representative from Kentucky,
115, 597, 751, 1083, 1097, 1112,
1150, 1193, 1205, 1669, 2341, 2846
resolutions by....
.....751, 1097, 1669
remarks on the disposition of slaves within
military districts......
...87, 115, 116
remarks personal and explanatory. ..1117
remarks on the tax bill....
...1244,

1276, 1289, 1290, 1293, 1323, 1369, 1528
remarks on the bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia......... .1645, 1646
remarks on the prohibition of slavery......2042
remarks on the bill for the relief of L. P. N.
Landrum.....
.2844, 2845
Harrison, Richard A., a Representative from
Ohio......
..174, 198, 227, 639,
729, 856, 957, 1084, 1117, 1236, 1681,
1834, 1846, 2079, 2185, 2710, 2711, 2844
....174

resolutions by.....

remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Butler
vs. Lehman).........
.367, 371
remarks on the election of Charles H. Upton,
983, 1004, 1005, 1008
remarks on the tax bill.....
...1237,
1253, 1258, 1259, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1291,
1293, 1311, 1322, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328,
1329, 1361, 1384, 1387, 1528, 1529, 1533
remarks on the bill to grant pensions......2100,
2101, 2102, 2105
Hare, Rose M., bill for the relief of.........2001,
2153, 2763, 2792
Harvey, Rufus L., bill for the relief of......1925,
1942, 2846
Hayne, Thomas, and others, bill for the relief
of...
1042

vania....

Hayti and Liberia, bill (S. No. 184) to authorize
the President of the United States to appoint
diplomatic representatives to the republics of,
respectively
.1829,
2498, 2527, 2532, 2535, 2567, 2906
Heiskell, Horace M., bill for the relief of....1924
Hickman, John, a Représentative from Pennsyl-
.....3, 6, 25, 100, 141,
109, 122, 228, 229, 231, 715, 775, 785, 854,
855, 878, 913, 156, 1677, 1723, 1766,
1770, 1839, 2030, 2432, 2433, 2434, 2439,
2495, 2537, 2821, 2844, 2847, 2849, 3023
resolutions by...100, 228, 775, 879, 1681, 2495
remarks on the Kentucky volunteers bill...105,
106, 107, 108
remarks on the civil bill.............. ...284, 285, 782
remarks on the bill to abolish the franking priv-
ilege.........
..251, 257, 261, 262
remarks on the legislative bill..
..443
remarks on the Treasury note bill.. .550,
638, 639, 690, 994
remarks on the contumacy of Henry Wi-
koff.........
.775, 784, 785, 831
remarks on the defenses of Washington...611,
612, 614
remarks on the loyalty of Mr. Vallandig-
ham.........
.........879, 880, 881
remarks on the rendition of slaves by the
Army.......
........956, 957, 958
remarks on the state of the Union..........1200,
1202, 1203
remarks on the resolution for the gradual abol-
ishment of slavery.............1175, 1176, 1177
remarks on the tax bill..1254, 1255, 1256, 1257,
1362, 1509, 1532, 1534, 1565, 1576, 1577
remarks on confiscation.....
..1303,
1698, 1770, 1789, 1801, 1802, 1803, 2765
remarks on the naval bill...
..1611
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia..........1635, 1644, 1645
remarks on the bill amending the Court of
Claims act....... ........1674, 1675, 1676
remarks on the bill for the relief of George
Marshall's sureties............1764, 1765, 1766
remarks on the bill to facilitate transportation
between Washington and New York...2108,
2109, 2110
remarks on the bill for the collection of direct
taxes......
..2411, 2412, 2413
Highways, bill (No. 124) relating to the, in the
county of Washington and District of Colum-
bia.........1564, 1590, 1886, 1906, 1924, 1998
Holidays, joint resolution (No. 84) recommend-
ing the observance of the 14th of June and
17th of September, annually, as public..2671,
2680, 2682
Holman, William S., a Representative from Indi-
ana......14, 15, 33, 35, 56, 60, 61, 62, 76, 77, 87,
101, 117, 118, 141, 145, 148, 149, 150, 153,
157, 158, 167, 168, 171, 172, 199, 227, 229,
231, 274, 298, 364, 365, 378, 400, 427, 454,
478, 481, 533, 546, 547, 548, 578, 593, 629,
717, 718, 719, 726, 727, 760, 841, 850, 856,
857,874, 878,879, 911, 931, 932, 937, 939,
947, 948, 949, 1022, 1024, 1035, 1041,
1042, 1062, 1070, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1252,
1321, 1340, 1788, 1821, 1829, 1928, 1930,
1995, 2021, 2106, 2137, 2138, 2178, 2179,
2180, 2181, 2182, 2183, 2184, 2185, 2262,
2327, 2359, 2383, 2408, 2415, 2431, 2433,
2434, 2439, 2496, 2497, 2536, 2537, 2594,
2595, 2614, 2623, 2671, 2691, 2692, 2708,
2709, 2710, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2716, 2737,
2744, 2769, 2770, 2955, 2843, 2844, 2845,
2892, 2909, 2910, 2912, 2954, 2955, 2956,
2975, 2986, 3033, 3034, 3055, 3056, 3082,
3083, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3087, 3102, 3103,
3109, 3130, 3151, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3158,
3165, 3186, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3237, 3258,
3259, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3268, 3269, 3292,
3293, 3299, 3302, 3303, 3326, 3327, 3328,
3329, 3330, 3331, 3332, 3363, 3366, 3368,
3369, 3370, 3394, 3395, 3397, 3398, 3401
resolutions by.......15, 35, 56, 76, 153,

157, 227, 229, 298, 384, 717, 859,
932, 1042, 1340, 2496, 2594, 2737
remarks on Government contracts........ .116,

117, 710, 715, 716, 717, 841, 850, 874,
909, 1835, 1842, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1862,
1863, 1865, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1887, 1888
remarks on the gunboats bill, 123, 124, 147, 760
remarks on the homestead bill..
133,

134, 135, 136, 948, 1010, 1030,
1031, 1032, 1033, 1035, 2158

Holman, William S., a Representative from Indi-
ana-Continued.

remarks on amending the bounty act..... .141,
142, 145, 146
remarks on the civil bill, 216, 217, 218, 231, 232,
233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 282, 283, 284, 299,
304, 776, 778, 780, 782, 783, 784, 3107, 3108
remarks on the legislative bill..
.442,

* 443, 504, 520, 521, 522, 527, 528, 529, 530,
531, 532, 533, 545, 546, 1087, 1088, 1089
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri..
.427, 454, 603, 604,
605, 614, 655, 708, 709, 710, 805, 806, 809,
810, 812, 859, 939, 947, 1040, 1046, 1062
remarks on providing for supplies furnished by
States........455, 456, 457, 565, 566, 567, 568
remarks on the newspaper postage bill.....423,
424, 426
remarks on the diplomatic bill....483, 486, 487
remarks on the naval bill........ ..813, 814,
828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 834
remarks personal and explanatory....813, 2206
remarks on the medical department of the
Army........
1269, 1270, 1271
remarks on the tax bill.........1278, 1279, 1286,
1287, 1288, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294,
1296, 1313, 1314, 1322, 1323, 1324,
1326, 1343, 1344, 2681, 2890, 2891
remarks on the bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia........ .....1647, 1648
remarks on the payment of soldiers' bounty,
1834, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2588
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill........1891,
1911, 1912, 1971
remarks on the prohibition of slavery.....2042
remarks on the bill to grant peusions......2102,

2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 3213, 3214
remarks on the Army appropriations for 1863,
2135, 2136
remarks on claims for losses by the rebellion,
2155, 2638, 2639, 2976
remarks on the naval bill for 1863..2209, 2212,
2213, 2215, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3081, 3082
remarks on the bill for the relief of Francis
Hüttman....
.2611, 2612
remarks on confiscation bill No. 472......2361,
2362, 2363, 2409, 3107
remarks on the recognition of Hayti and Libe-
ria.........
.2503
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651,
2663, 2664, 2665, 2683, 2685
remarks on the bill for the relief of Sarah F.
Berryman
.........27105-2711, 2844
remarks on equalizing the grades in the naval
service.......
...2742, 2744
remarks on reorganizing the Navy Department,
2744, 2745, 2746
remarks on the Treasury note bill No. 187,
2883, 2889, 3128
remarks on the tariff bill, 2937, 2938, 3054, 3055
remarks on the Illinois ship canal..........3055,

.......

3056, 3082, 3083, 3107
remarks on the bill relating to the engineer corps,
3210, 3213
Homesteads: bill (H. R. No. 125) to secure, to
actual settlers on the public domain, and to
provide a bounty to soldiers in lieu of grants
of the public lands..14, 39, 40, 132, 133, 909,

948, 1010, 1030, 1042, 1972, 2069, 2081,
2157, 2158, 2209, 2215, 2262, 2263, 2321
Hooper, Samuel, a Representative from Massa-
chusetts, 1193, 1245, 1928, 2233, 2497, 2798,
2882, 3266, 3293, 3395, 3396, 3405, 3406
resolutions by......
..2233, 3293
remarks on the consular and diplomatic bill,
151, 152
remarks on the Treasury note bill........ ..615,
691, 692, 899, 902, 938
remarks on the tax bill.
.1225,
1292, 1293, 1305, 1307, 1308, 1309,
1311, 1312, 1313, 1326, 1328, 1330, 1343,
1344, 1347, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1369, 1383,
1385, 1387, 1388, 1404, 1485, 1511, 1512,
1528, 1532, 1535, 1545, 1550, 1564, 1565
remarks on the prohibition of slavery......2052
remarks on the tariff bill..
...2985,
2986, 3052, 3053, 3054
Horr, Chauncey A., bill for the relief of....1193,
1724, 1725
Horton, Valentine B., a Representative from Ohio,
345, 603, 912, 1443, 2210
remarks on the Treasury note bill...........661,
663, 693, 694, 902

1310, 1344, 1362, 1383, 1384, 1385,
1386, 1387, 1388, 1389, 1390, 1403,
1404, 1406, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1412, 1414,
1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1437, 1438, 1439,
1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1453, 1454, 1458,
1459, 1460, 1462, 1463, 1464, 1480, 1481,
1482, 1484, 1485, 1486, 1509, 1510, 1512,
1513, 1514, 1527, 1528, 1529, 1530, 1535
remarks on the District hospital bill.........2438
remarks on Treasury note bill No. 187...2794,
2795
Hospital, bill to purchase an, in the city of Wash-
ington
..........2065, 2383, 2414, 2435
Hour of meeting...........3060, 3109, 3370, 3396
House of Representatives, bill (H. R. No. 104)
fixing the number of members of the, from
and after the 3d of March, 1863...........980,
985, 1006, 1085
Howard, Hugh H., bill for the relief of......1531,
1589, 3244, 3293
Hoyne, Thomas, and others, bill for the relief of,
2178

Hubbell, William W., bill for the relief of, 2709,
3086
Humphreys, West H.-see Impeachment.
Hunter, Lieutenant Charles, joint resolution (No.
43) to authorize the President to restore to
the active list from the leave-of-absence list
of the Navy.......
..755, 874
Hunter, General David, letter of, to the Secretary
of War, in reply to the call for information
as to the arming of fugitive slaves, &c., 2587,
2620, 3087, 3102, 3109, 3120, 3121
Hutchins, John, a Representative from Ohio,
14, 15, 16, 36, 119, 229, 262, 380,
399, 727, 729, 735, 947, 950, 1023,
1041, 1043, 1099, 1340, 1370, 1443, 1480,
1643, 1729, 1743, 1754, 1767, 1830, 1843,
2066, 2181, 2183, 2206, 2230, 2341, 2363,
2435, 2537, 2614, 2621, 2650, 2667, 2682,
2790, 2820, 2824, 2846, 2954, 3085, 3102,

3127, 3152, 3158, 3186, 3259, 3394, 3407
resolutions by..........15, 229, 1480, 1843, 2621
remarks on the diplomatic bill.... ........152
remarks on the seizure of the Trent....208, 209
remarks on the civil bill........................ ..217, 782
remarks on the bill to abolish the franking priv-
ilege..........
.323, 324
.442

remarks on the legislative bill...
remarks on providing for supplies furnished by
States......
..455

remarks on the Army bill............ ..576, 578
remarks on the election of Charles H. Upton,
609, 610
remarks on the Treasury note bill, 662, 690,901
remarks on the bill relating to sutlers......1145
remarks on the emancipation resolution, 1154,

remarks on the tax bill.....

1178
.1224,

1244, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1288, 1290, 1310,
1323, 1433, 1434, 1488, 1565, 2681, 2890
remarks on confiscation.................1788, 2765
remarks on a question of privilege............1830
remarks on the bill to secure the speedy trans-
portation of the mails.........
.2291
remarks on the state of the Union..........3130,
3133, 3134
Hüttman, Francis, bill for the relief of, 1564, 1590,
1656, 1722, 1913, 1926, 2323, 2611, 2614
I.

see...........

Igo, joint resolution to permit the owner of the
steamboat, to change the name of the same
to that of Monitor...
..........3258
Impeachment of West H. Humphreys, district
judge of the United States court in Tennes-
...1062, 1966,
2134, 2205, 2262, 2271,
2292, 2621, 2954, 2956
Indian Affairs, the Committee on...
.19
instructions to........56, 398, 564, 850, 877, 909
reports from.......
...77, 384, 850,
1166, 1193, 1724, 1815, 2624,
2975, 3238, 3239, 3240, 3398
adverse reports from......5, 1046, 3239
discharged from subjects.....................3156
Indian affairs, bill (No. 112) to authorize a change

in the appropriations for the payment of the
necessary expenses of the service of the Uni-
ted States for...480, 481, 850, 878
Indian agents-see Colorado; New Mexico.

.......

Indian department, bill making appropriations
for the current and contingent expenses of
the, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations, for
the year ending June 30, 1863.......593, 932,
2206, 2215, 2494, 2588, 2682,
2879, 2906, 3050, 3120, 3157
bill making further appropriations for the same,
3398, 3404, 3407
Indian depredations-see New Mexico.
Indian districts, bill to consolidate the, of the
State of California.....
....1340
Indian reservations of California, bill (No. 190)
extending the laws now in force regulating
trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes
to the.........
.183, 218
Indians, bill for the relief of certain half-breeds
or mixed bloods of the Dakota or Sioux na-
tion of, and their grantees............100, 1723
joint resolution (No. 49) for the relief of the
loyal portion of the Creek, Seminole, Chick-
asaw, and Choctaw........ ......832, 835, 878
bill to authorize the making of treaties with the,
in the Territory of Utah, with a view to the
purchase of their lands...... ..........1815
bill to provide payment for depredations com-
mitted by the whites on the Sac and Fox, in
the Territory of Kansas.....
...1815
joint resolution in reference to the claims for
losses and depredations sustained by the peo-
ple of Kansas from.....
.1942
bill (S. No. 302) to protect the property of,
who have adopted the habits of civilized life,

2153, 2624, 2663, 2684
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to expend from a fund in the
United States Treasury belonging to the
Winnebago, the sum of $100,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, for the benefit
of said Indians..........2623, 3239, 3400, 3405
Indian tribes, bill (H. R. No. 186) to amend an
act to regulate trade and intercourse with the, ||
and to preserve peace on the frontiers, ap-
proved June 13, 1834......
.....199,
384, 478, 480, 481, 777, 807
bill to authorize the making of treaties with the
Navajo, Apache, and Utah, in New Mexico,
1046, 1815, 2136
bill relating to the trust funds of several, in-
vested by the Government in the State bonds
abstracted from the custody of the late Sec-
retary of the Interior.
.........2975,
3156, 3157, 3158, 3238, 3266||
Ineligibility to office-see Rebellion.
Inspectors general, bill to authorize the appoint-
ment of two deputy........ .1097, 3243
Insurrection-see Rebellion; Revenue.
Interior Department, calls for information upon
the
...36, 101,
398, 399, 1010, 1166, 1245, 1340, 1657,
2128, 2178, 2415, 2594, 2671, 2737, 2955
communications from the...132, 210, 321, 344,

to.....

477,564, 629, 827, 975, 1040, 1380, 1431,
1544, 1886, 2054, 2066, 2175, 2262, 2684
joint resolution (S. No. 50) transferring the
supervision of the Capitol extension and the
erection of the new dome to the..........1366,
1370, 1577, 1658, 1677
joint resolution transferring supervision of Po-
tomac water works to the...2157, 2766, 2845
Invalid pensions, the Committee on, instructions
.......................101, 145, 172, 229, 1743
bills reported from
....850,
1084, 1097, 1235, 1236, 1846, 1886,
1925, 1926, 2710, 2844, 2845, 2956, 3244
adverse reports from....
....1084,
1117, 1846, 1925, 2183, 3244
discharged from subjects......
.....1084
Invalid and other pensions, bill making appro-
priations for the payment of, of the United
States, for the year ending 30th June, 1863,
118, 140, 193, 198, 256
Iron-clad vessels-see Gunboats; Steamers.
Irvin, Richard, adverse decision in the case
of.........
.....2908, 3128, 3153, 3297

J.
Jackson, Alexander M., bill for the relief of, 2907
Jackson, James S., a Representative from Ken-
tucky....
..........3188
Jail in the District of Columbia, resolution in
regard to the orders of the marshal for the
exclusion of visitors from the...............306,
379, 478, 949, 950
(See District of Columbia.)

Jenkins, C. J., and W. W. Mann, adverse decis-
ion in the case of.......2908, 3128, 3153, 3297
John Dyer, bill (S. No. 242) changing the name
of the American-built schooner, to that of
Dolphin.......
.....1341
John Faron, bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to change the name of the vessel,
to Excelsior....
.1723
Johnson, James L., bill for the relief of......2907
Johnson, Philip, a Representative from Pennsyl-
vania
.........56, 378,

399,546, 547, 614, 695, 853, 939,957, 959,
1022, 1035, 1041, 1043, 1045, 1146, 1193,
1228, 1251, 1340, 1432, 2006, 2007, 2022,
2042, 2077, 2108, 2136, 2156, 2183, 2274,
2292, 2298, 2359, 2432, 2433, 2613, 2624,
2642, 2647, 2665, 2843, 2848, 2849, 2912,
2933, 2938, 2986, 3033, 3056, 3060, 3082
resolutions by.....
56, 399, 1041, 1687
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Kline
vs. Verree,)......
.1054, 1056, 1061
remarks on the legislative bill..
...1092

⚫ remarks on the tax bill..... .......1253, 1255,
1256, 1308, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1324, 1325,

1326, 1329, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1362, 1369
remarks on the death of Hon. Thomas B.
Cooper..........
.1686
remarks on the bill to grant pensions......2101,
2103, 2105, 2106
remarks on the bill relating to the census in-
dex.........
...2127, 2128
remarks on the bill for the collection of taxes,
2410, 2414
remarks on the District hospital bill.......2436,
2437, 2438
Johnson, Stephen, bill to authorize the Court of
Claims to hear and determine the claim of the
heirs of................................718, 719, 726
Johnson, T. S. J., adverse decision in the case
of.........
2907, 3128, 3153, 3297
Jones, A. H., and H. M. C. Brown, bill for the
relief of...
.........1166, 2184
Jones, Edwin W., bill for the relief of.......1235,
2184, 2185
Jones, John T., bill for the relief of...3239, 3405
Jorgen Lorentzen, bill (No. 248) for the relief of
the owners, officers, and crew of the Danish
bark.....
.......1589, 1697, 1787, 1820
Judges, bill (S. No. 130) to authorize the district,
of the United States to act out of their dis-·
tricts in certain cases....
........883
Judicial districts, bill (No. 102) to divide the State
of Illinois into two....1637, 1656, 3185, 3208
bill (No. 1) to divide the State of Pennsylvania
into three, and to establish a district court to
be holden in the city of Erie...............2433
(See Courts.)
Judicial system, bill to amend the act of March
3, 1837, supplemental to an act to amend the,
of the United States
........33,
167, 173, 398, 736, 879, 949, 1193,
2561, 2665, 3109, 3209, 3298, 3326
Judiciary, the Committee on the..
19
instructions to............15, 19, 36, 56, 100, 158,
167, 168, 171, 174, 198, 228, 229, 385, 398,
399, 400, 593, 725, 760, 947, 1042, 1562,
1846, 1886, 2671, 2954, 3153, 3154, 3363
reports from.....
.40, 115,
173, 228, 364, 385, 398, 454, 604, 717, 775,
850, 877, 879, 951, 952, 1041, 1044, 1046,
1062, 1193, 1228, 1303, 1581, 1656, 1682,
1723, 1730, 1766, 2432, 2433, 2537, 2561,
2564, 2565, 2623, 2638, 2955, 3105, 3129,
3185, 3186, 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263
adverse reports from...
.......478,
1656, 1682, 1724, 2180, 3261, 3262
discharged from subjects.
40,
228, 954, 1656, 3023, 3105, 3261, 3263
Julian, George W., a Representative from Indiana,
158,250, 1852, 1925, 1926, 2327,2503, 2623
resolutions by
.158, 2623
remarks on the homestead bill..

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