Temarks on the reference of the President's mes-
sage.....

.23

remarks on the death of Hon. E. D. Baker, 66
remarks on the homestead bill....
..137
remarks on the fortification bill...................... 382
remarks on the state of the Union........ ..406,
594, 595, 1109; 1111, 2271, 2272
remarks on the naval bill...
.832
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Kline
vs. Verree)..
...1059, 1061
remarks relating to Government contracts, 1381,
1383, 1744, 1745, 1837,
1838, 1839, 1840, 1849
remarks on the tax bill..........1411, 1484, 1550
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill, 1593, 1707
remarks on confiscation................
.1770
remarks on prohibition of slavery...2043, 2049
remarks personal and explanatory.. ..2292
remarks on the recognition of Hayti and Libe-
ria.........
.2505, 2527, 2528, 2529
Kellogg, Francis W., a Representative from
Michigan.......
....4, 736, 760,
1657, 1723, 1767, 1838, 1892, 2432, 2495,
2496, 2536, 2537, 2669, 2671, 2741, 3303
resolutions by......
...........760, 2496
remarks on the engineer volunteers bill....1030
remarks on the tax bill......
....1328,
1329, 1343, 1389, 1464, 1488
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2648, 2649
Kellogg, William, a Representative from Illi-
15, 25,
34, 76, 115, 116, 153, 171, 172, 173, 174,
208, 229, 230, 285, 333, 377, 380, 398, 400,
478, 528, 553, 564, 565, 597, 642, 736, 840,
857, 859, 874, 878, 910, 948, 951, 954, 985,
999, 1001, 1010, 1030, 1042, 1044, 1117,
1484, 1504, 1821, 1862, 1928, 2081, 2128,
2178, 2179, 2180, 2185, 2230, 2262, 2327,
2341, 2431, 2433, 2496, 2536, 2589, 2613,
2614, 2675, 2688, 2713, 2715, 2764, 2791,
2798, 2849, 2887, 3058, 3130, 3165, 3259,
3260, 3269, 3300, 3302, 3396, 3401, 3407

nois

resolutions by, 172, 174, 948, 2081, 2496, 3407
remarks on the reference of the President's mes-
sage.......

22

.59
139

remarks on Mr. Lovejoy's resolution.....
remarks on the homestead bill......................................
remarks on tea, coffee, and sugar duties....170
remarks on the dead letter office bill...149, 150
remarks on the bill amending the judicial sys-
tem..........
......173, 736, 2563, 2564
remarks on the civil bill.......
..231,
234, 285, 777, 783, 784
remarks on the bill to abolish the franking
privilege.........
.....260, 322
remarks on providing for supplies furnished by
States.....
...398,
454, 455, 456, 457, 565, 566, 567, 568
remarks on the diplomatic bili...........482, 485
remarks on the Army bill...........576, 578
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri........
....655, 709, 807
remarks on the Treasury note bill...........662,

Kellogg, William, a Representative from Illinois
Continued.

.

.

3185, 3186

remarks on the tariff bill........2983, 2984, 2985
remarks on naval appropriation bill, 3059, 3060
remarks on General Hunter's letter.........3125
remarks on the Illinois judicial districts bill,
Kennedy, Joseph C. G., bill for the relief of, 858,
2183, 2184
Kennedy, William, bill for the relief of......3240
Kerrigan, James E., a Representative from New
York........
.2304
remarks on confiscation...
2304
Killinger, John W., a Representative from Penn-
sylvania.
..33
remarks on the death of Hon. Thomas B.
Cooper........
...1687
King, Abraham, adverse decision in the case of,
2907, 3128, 3153, 3297
Knapp, Anthony L., a Representative from Illi-
nois, 76,910,911, 1576, 1649, 1767, 2595, 3107
resolutions by.......
.....910
Knapp, Zephaniah,.bill granting a pension to,
2845
L.
Land district, bill (No. 496) to enlarge the Lake
Superior, in the State of Michigan......2496,
3102, 3328, 3332, 3405
(Sec Nevada.)
Land office, bill for the relief of the register of
the, at Vincennes, Indiana.......... ..1925,
1926, 3259, 3266, 3328
(See Colorado.)
Land titles-see Public lands.
Landrum, Lawrence P. N., bill granting a pen-
sion to....
..2844, 3023, 3031, 3082
Lanniwa, the Territory of, bill to provide a tem-
porary government for...... ..2415, 2495
Lansdale, P., bill for the relief of....... ....2181,
2271, 3239, 3244
Lansing, William E., a Representative from New
York.............34, 399, 850, 1743, 1767, 2891
resolutions by........
...34
remarks on the state of the Union...2271, 2272
Lardner, Captain James L., joint resolution ten-
dering the thanks of Congress to, and other
officers of the Navy, in pursuance of the
recommendation of the President of the
United States.......
........3398
Latham, O. B. & O. S., bill for the relief of, 3362
Law, John, a Representative from Indiana, 156,

157, 229, 344, 457, 488, 578, 1227,
1562, 1788, 1815, 2356, 2666, 2879
resolutions by..............................................157, 229, 1788, 1815
remarks on the tax bill...
...1344,

.........1101

1304, 1305, 1308, 1310, 1325, 1328,
1343, 1363, 1367, 1384, 1405, 1408, 1411,
1412, 1413, 1414, 1439, 1453, 1455, 1458,
1481, 1511, 1512, 1513, 2681, 2890, 2891
remarks on the medical department of the
Army........
....1270, 1272, 1273
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill, 1889, 1908,
1910, 1911, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950,
remarks in relation to the battle at Pittsburg
Landing.....
..1932
remarks on prohibition of slavery...2045, 2046
remarks on the Army appropriations for 1863,
2134, 2135
remarks on the bill regulating the compensa-
tion of district attorneys...
...2566
remarks on the bill to quiet California land
titles.................2641, 2643, 2644, 2645
remarks on the Illinois ship canal...2713, 2714
remarks on equalizing the grades in the naval
service.....
..............2742

37TH CONG.-2D SESS.

remarks on the tax bill...
remarks on the bill for the relief of Sarah F.
Berryman.....
......2711, 2844

remarks on the bill for the relief of James N.
Müller.........
.......2847, 2848, 2849
Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of
the Government, bill making appropriations
for the, for the year ending the 30th of June,
1863, and additional appropriations for the
year ending June 30, 1862..
.258,

400, 427, 436, 457, 503, 520,
527, 545, 1041, 1042, 1087, 1089,
1091,1102, 1167, 1180, 1227, 1243
Lehman, William E., a Representative from Penn-
sylvania....
.19, 1002, 1192,
1341, 1655, 1771, 2818, 3264, 3265, 3266
resolutions by.
..1341
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Butler
vs. Lehman).......
.372, 374, 380
remarks on the tax bill..........1360, 1408, 1546

D

Lehman, William E., a Representative from Penn-
sylvania-Continued.

1588

remarks on the Army medical department, 1586,
remarks on the confiscation of rebel property,
1795, 1796

remarks on the organization of Arizona...2024
remarks on the naval bill for 1863....2209, 2210
Letters of sailors and marines in the service of the
United States, bill in relation to, 227, 384, 435
Library, the Committee on the, reports from, 1681,
1698, 3188, 3207
Light-house, bill for the erection of a, at the mouth
of the Maumee river and Maumee bay, 3151
Light-house inspectors, bill providing for the ap-
pointment of.....
..454

Lintz, J. J., bill for the relief of.........1656, 2714
Loans, bill to provide for the public defense and
to accept, of money therefor from the several
States.......
Loomis, Dwight, a Representative from Connecti-
çut...
.4, 35, 61,
199, 231, 50, 488, 758, 1042, 1527, 1929,
2185, 2262, 2327, 2623, 2671, 2682, 3109
resolutions by..
..169, 2671
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Butler
vs. Lehman)............210, 365, 367, 374, 375
remarks on the election of Charles H. Upton,
1006, 1007
remarks on the tax bill, 1218, 2222, 1274, 1275,
1324, 1383, 1389, 1437, 1440, 1488, 1533
remarks on the pay of J. S. Morton, 2321, 2322
remarks on the tariff bill.......
..3053
Lovejoy, Owen, a Representative from li-
nois, 7, 14, 16, 21, 24, 33, 34, 36, 39, 40, 56, 57,
62, 101, 109, 117, 120, 121, 141, 142, 149,
150, 158, 159, 228, 229, 230, 261, 344, 378,
379, 385, 400, 444, 546, 549,610, 614, 629,
726, 727, 735, 736, 751, 755, 835, 841, 850,
855, 856, 857,878, 910, 911, 912, 913, 950,
955, 959,975, 1042, 1084, 1086, 1097, 1098,
1118, 1144, 1193, 1236, 1250, 1251, 1252,
1286, 1341, 1342, 1346, 1414, 1563, 1564,*
1575, 1578, 1598, 1608, 1612, 1629, 1656,
1669, 1681, 1686, 1711, 1728, 1743, 1754,
1786, 1815, 1886, 1892, 1927, 1928, 1935,
1966, 2000, 2005, 2020, 2021, 2030, 2041,
2068, 2069, 2098, 2111, 2180, 2184, 2206,
2214, 2323, 2363, 2379, 2393, 2431, 2432,
2434, 2496, 2564, 2614, 2650, 2769, 2792,
2794, 2798, 2819, 2820, 2845, 2847, 2849,
2879, 2911, 2912, 2933, 2936, 2955, 2986,
3081, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3151, 3153, 3155,
3185, 3207, 3209, 3213, 3214, 3216, 3237,
3238, 3258, 3261, 3262, 3266, 3299, 3329,
3332, 3333, 3366, 3367, 3393, 3396, 3398
resolutions by.
..33, 56, 57, 60;
158, 229, 400, 610, 629, 878, 1042, 1236,
1251, 1252, 2041, 2323, 2933, 2955, 3237
remarks on the seizure of the Trent......5, 211,
212, 333
remarks on General Halleck's order No. 3...33,
34, 57, 58, 59, 76
remarks on the Kentucky volunteers bill...77,
101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108
remarks on the gunboats bill....
...123
remarks on the homestead bill.
...133,

135, 138, 139
.383

remarks on the fortification bill....
remarks on the battle at Ball's Bluff.........191,
195, 196, 197
remarks on the civil bill...
....217,
218, 234, 235, 285, 305, 783
remarks on the London exhibition resolution,
227, 305, 306, 333
remarks on the legislative bill..... ...443,
444, 504, 1090
remarks on the state of the Union...... ....405,
406, 436, 597, 599
remarks on the newspaper postage bill......420,
423, 426
remarks on the Army bill..... .........577, 578
remarks on the defenses of Washington...611,
612, 613, 614, 719
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri.............604, 605, 806, 807, 813
remarks on the Treasury note bill....618, 661,
687, 691, 692, 694, 695, 890, 899, 900,
remarks on the naval bill....
..831,
832, 833, 1609, 1610, 1611, 1612
remarks on the conduct of the war..........838,
839, 853, 854, 855
remarks on the rendition of slaves by the
Army.........
.......956, 958, 959

remarks on the engineer volunteers bill...1026,
1027, 1028

remarks on the organization of the staff of the
Army........
...........1101
remarks on the resolution for the gradual abol-
ishment of slavery.........
.......1153,
1170, 1171, 1772, 1173, 1178
remarks on the medical department of the
Army.........
......1268
remarks on the tax bill..
.1294, 1295,
1361, 1365, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1404, 1410,
1413, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1463, 1481, 2890
remarks on Pacific railroad bill, 1579, 1598, 1612,
1698, 1699, 1700, 1728, 1888, 1890, 1892,
1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1928,
1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 2905
remarks on the Illinois ship canal... 1669, 3033
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia...1637, 1643, 1645, 1646
remarks on the confiscation of rebel prop-
erty..1792, 1796, 1802, 1804, 1815, 1818, 3267
remarks on Government contracts..........1747,

1862, 1870, 1886, 1887
remarks on the prohibition of slavery.....1906,
2030, 2041, 2042, 2046, 2047, 2050,
2051, 2052, 2054, 2068, 2069, 2769
remarks on the District hospital bill..2435, 2438
remarks on the recognition of Hayti and Libe-
ria..........
...2505, 2506, 2528, 2535
remarks on Treasury note bill No. 187...2884,
2885, 2886, 2887, 2888, 2689
remarks on claims for losses by the rebellion,
2847, 2896, 3056, 3057
remarks on the tariff bill..
...2936,
2981, 2982, 2983, 2984, 3054, 3055
remarks on General Hunter's letter........3102,
3123, 3124, 3126, 3127
Low, Frederick F., a Representative from Cali-
fornia..............2532, 2623, 3238, 3305, 3330
resolutions by.....
..2623

. remarks on the bill to quiet California land
titles..........
.....2645||
remarks on the bill relating to land surveys in
New Mexico......... ...........3207, 3208
Loyalty of Government employés, special com-
mittee of investigation in relation to the..159,
172, 178
reports from the.....178, 527, 2262, 2321, 2327
Lucknow, bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to change the name of the bark..2620
Lyon, Brigadier General Nathaniel, joint resolu-
tion expressive of the recognition by Con-
gress of the gallant and patriotic services of
the late, and the officers and soldiers under
his command at the battle of Springfield,
Missouri.........
..........158, 167, 189

M.

McCauley, Francis Ann, bill for relief of...1698,
1925, 2181, 2680
McClellan, Major General George B., resolution
tendering the thanks of the House to....2041
McIntire, Robert, bill for the relief of.........1022
McKean, James B., a Representative from New
York-

remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Butler
vs. Lehman).....
......372
McKnight, Robert, a Representative from Penn-
sylvania......
.21, 35, 39,

56, 60, 141, 145, 148, 157, 158, 228, 948,
999, 1042, 1046, 1236, 1432, 1484, 1612,
1629, 1681, 1722, 1815, 1838, 1888, 1909,
1925, 1928, 2023, 2030, 2068, 2181, 2182,
2184, 2231, 2292, 2298, 2530, 2536, 2560,

resolutions2792, 2819, 2891, 3333, 3397, 3398

sby....

..56
..381

remarks on the fortification bill...
remarks on the tea, sugar, and coffee duties, 169
remarks on the civil bill...
....215,

217, 218, 234, 235, 275
remarks on the legislative bill... ..444, 504
remarks on the bill for the payment of field
officers........
....547
remarks on Army appropriation bill, 576, 577
remarks on the election of Joseph Segar...755,
756, 758, 759
remarks on bill relating to sutlers...1143, 1144
remarks on the tax bill..
..1244,
1328, 1361, 1409, 1410, 1435, 1442,
1445, 1458, 1459, 1510, 1530, 1531, 1565
remarks on transferring the supervision of the
Capitol extension...
..1658, 1659

sylvania-Continued.

remarks on the seacoast fortification bill...1906
remarks on the prohibition of slavery.....2045,

2046, 2068

remarks on the bill granting pensions......2102,
2103, 2104
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2650, 2651
remarks on General Hunter's letter, 3124, 3125
remarks on the bill relating to the engineer
corps.........
....3212
McLaughlin, John, bill for the benefit of the heirs
of......
.157, 1928
McLean, Nathaniel, and others, bill for the relief
.of.......
.....850, 2183
McPherson, Edward, a Representative from Penn-
sylvania
........5, 6,
34, 231, 399, 444, 947, 1087, 1091, 1144,
1330, 1390, 1431, 1562, 1575, 1681, 1698,
1729, 1743, 1820, 1821, 1846, 1892, 2010,
2065, 2233, 2263, 2321, 2415, 2537, 2594,
2595, 2622, 2684, 2647, 2712, 2715, 2737,
2954, 3085, 3102, 3128, 3152, 3184, 3186,
3187, 3188, 3207, 3299, 3300, 3301, 3396
resolutions by...
.5, 6, 231, 444,
1166, 1698, 1846, 2321, 2415, 2622, 2737
remarks on the civil bill....
..234, 235
remarks on the state of the Union....835, 1198
remarks on the medical department of the
Army.........
..1269, 1270,
1271, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1698||
remarks on transferring the supervision of the
Capitol extension....
....1658
remarks on the Army deficiency bill, 1684, 1685
remarks on the bill to grant pensions, 1927, 2105
remarks on payment of soldiers' bounty...2080
remarks on the pay of certain Army officers,
2647, 2663, 2664, 2686, 2687
remarks on the bill relating to the engineer
corps.........
.3211, 3212, 3213
Mailable matter, bill to authorize additional, 951,
1564
Mails, bill to regulate the carriage of printed mat-
ter outside of the.................353, 419, 425
bill to facilitate the transportation of troops,
stores, and, of the United States, between
the cities of Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, and New York......1612, 1833, 2108
bill (No. 237) to remove all disqualification of
color in carrying the.......
..1637,
1822, 2231, 2262, 2298
bill to secure the speedy transportation of the,
1846, 2263, 2289, 2291
Mallory, Robert, a Representative from Ken-
tucky......
..........36, 116,
124, 158, 172, 180, 229, 230, 436, 457,
467, 613, 805, 850, 851, 856, 857, 881,
931, 932, 1003, 1042, 1098, 1175, 1192,
1245, 1279, 1330, 1506, 1507, 1563, 1608,
1629, 1657, 1660, 1670, 1672, 1763, 1766,
1771, 1821, 1833, 2010, 2030, 2103, 2177,
2274, 2383, 2391, 2622, 2623, 2646, 2682,
2686, 2819, 2790, 2791, 2819, 2820, 2821,
2843, 2849, 2886, 2891, 2935, 2936, 3051,
3080, 3081, 3082, 3084, 3156, 3183, 3184,
3188, 3209, 3239, 3300, 3329, 3331, 3400
resolutions by......436, 947, 1098, 2819
remarks on the Kentucky volunteers bill....78
remarks on the battle at Ball's Bluff...196, 197
remarks on the civil bill.
.215,

216, 233, 235, 283, 298, 777, 1723, 3120
remarks on the legislative bill...442, 1091, 1093
remarks on the war claims of the States....457
remarks on the diplomatic bill.................483
remarks on the election of Joseph Segar...729,
-754, 755, 757, 758, 759
remarks on the rendition of slaves by the
Army.........
..........955, 956, 957
remarks on the engineer volunteers bill...1024,
1025, 1026, 1027, 1028
remarks on the organization of the Army
staff..
....1046, 1098,
1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 3241, 3242, 3243
remarks on the resolution for the gradual abolish-
ment of slavery, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1153, 1154
remarks on the tax bill... .1253, 1254, 1276,

1277, 1278, 1289, 1291, 1293, 1294, 1295,
1306, 1307, 1327, 1344, 1346, 1347, 1362,
1366, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1384, 1407, 1412,
1436, 1437, 1454, 1459, 1460, 1463, 1464,
1431, 1432, 1547, 1549, 1550, 2681, 2890

Mallory, Robert, a Representative from Ken-
tucky-Continued.

remarks on the organization of Arizona...1342,
2025, 2026
remarks on Army deficiency bill....1682, 1683
remarks on confiscation......1788, 1792, 1793,
1796, 2356, 2357, 2358, 2764, 2765, 3267
remarks on the bill to facilitate transportation
between Washington and New York...1833,
2108, 2109, 2110
remarks on Government contracts... ....1747
remarks on prohibition of slavery...2030, 2052
remarks on the tariff bill.......2982, 2983, 2984
remarks on the Illinois ship canal...........3024
remarks on General Hunter's letter........3124,
3125, 3127
Marine corps, bill (No. 306) regulating the ap-
pointment of second lieutenants in the, 2663,
2766, 3084
Maritime rights, joint resolution in relation to,
3244
Marshall, George, bill for the relief of the sureties
of........
.............................1730, 1763
Marston, Gilman, a Representative from New
Hampshire....
........487
remarks on the naval bill.................827, 828
Martin, J. E., bill for the relief of the represent-
atives of..........................................610, 1166, 2710, 2716
Mason, J. M., and John Slidell, remarks in rela-
tion to the seizure of the British steamer
Trent, and the arrest of..................................... .......................5,
101, 207, 210, 333, 494
Matchett, William B., bill for relief of...2178,2716
May, Henry, a Representative from Maryland,
1228
Maynard, Horace, a Representative from Ten-
20, 55, 56, 61, 140, 168,
169,171, 172, 183, 196, 229, 250, 353, 378,
380,384, 399, 427, 481, 520, 555, 564, 679,
707, 839, 852,853, 857, 902, 931, 932, 939,
949, 950, 952, 958, 985, 986, 1046, 1085,
1834, 1842, 1847, 1925, 1971, 2008, 2025,
2078, 2079, 2136, 2262, 2327, 2415, 2594,
2621, 2623, 2624, 2651, 2685, 2689, 2692,
2891, 2904, 2905, 2911, 2912, 2986, 3050,
3056, 3080, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3157, 3158,
3186, 3209, 3214, 3215, 3239, 3244, 3295,
3297, 3302, 3303, 3329, 3330, 3331, 3332,
3333, 3370, 3395, 3396, 3398, 3401, 3406
resolutions by.......55, 172, 229, 932, 2624
remarks on the reference of the President's
message
.............20

nessee....

remarks on the election of Andrew J. Clem-
ents......
........67
remarks on Kentucky volunteers bill....77, 108
remarks on the diplomatic bill, 151, 152, 153, 482
remarks on the civil bill.....
...215,
216, 217, 218, 231, 234, 235, 236,
238, 276, 283, 303, 751, 783, 3108
remarks on the London exhibition resolution,
210, 228, 305, 306
remarks on the bill to abolish the franking priv-
ilege.......
...251, 322
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Butler
vs. Lehman)..
...374, 375
remarks on the election of Joseph Segar...398,
735, 751, 752, 758, 1022
remarks on the state of the Union......326, 439
remarks on the legislative bill........................ ...503,
504, 521, 522, 1087, 1092
remarks on the Army bill.....
...578
remarks on the election of Charles H. Upton,
609, 985
remarks on the Treasury note bill......618, 692
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri..........
........811
remarks on engineer volunteers bill..1025, 1026
remarks on the confiscation of rebel property,
1819, 2128, 2327, 2358, 3370
remarks on the impeachment of Judge Hum-
phreys.........
..1966

remarks on the prohibition of slavery......2046
remarks on the naval bill for 1863...2209, 2215
remarks on the bill for the collection of taxes,
2410, 2412, 2414
remarks on the recognition of Hayti and Libe-
ria.........
...2533
remarks on the bill amending the judicial sys-
tem........
...2563, 2564, 2565
remarks on the bill to abolish certain ports of
delivery.......
.2908
remarks on the tariff bill..2938, 2939, 2981, 3052
remarks on the bill reducing the rates of mile-
age....
..3363, 3365

Meade, Richard W., claim of......... ..2137
Medal, joint resolution authorizing Henry Saw-
yer to accept a..
..148, 210, 231
Medals of honor, joint resolution (No. 82) to pro-
vide for the presentation of, to the enlisted
men of the Army and volunteer forces who
have or may distinguish themselves in bat-
tle during the present rebellion...........2205,
2907, 3240, 3260

resolution providing for suitable, to be exe-
cuted and presented to Major Anderson and
his officers and soldiers, who were at Fort
Sumter.......
.2660, 2713
Medical department of the Army, bill (No. 188)
to increase the efficiency of the...1024, 1097,
1166, 1193, 1268, 1270, 1583, 1584,
1585, 1613, 1660, 1670, 1681, 1698
Medical officers-see Volunteers.
Medical staff-see Army.
Medical storekeepers-see Army.
Menzies, John W., a Representative from Ken-
tucky, 229, 467,549,593, 951, 1656,2184,2305,
2409, 2769, 2904, 2935, 3216, 3397, 3398
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, (Butler
vs. Lehman).
..374
remarks on the state of the Union...........494,
495, 497, 597, 1200
remarks on the tax bill.........1276, 1278, 1279,
1293, 1295, 1322, 1326, 1344, 1347, 1364,
1365, 1369, 1456, 1513, 1548, 1550, 2890
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia.......
..1648
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill.........1890
remarks on the bill amending the judicial sys-
tem......
.....2563, 2564, 2566
Merwin, J. B., bill for the relief of.....2178, 2716
Mileage, the Committee on...........
instructions to............

......9
.....169

bill reducing the rates of congressional...3333,
3363, 3364

(See Compensation.)
Military Academy at West Point, bill to regulate

the admission of cadets at the........99, 1656
bill to increase number of cadets in the....1083
bill for the appointment of a cadet to the, from
the District of Columbia......
..2178
joint resolution establishing a professorship of
the German language in the
..2646
bill (No. 224), making appropriations for the
support of the, for the year ending the 30th
June, 1863...380, 457, 494, 503, 695, 707, 731
Military Affairs, the Committee on
19
instructions to.....
.6, 15, 34,
36, 56, 57, 61, 109, 157, 158, 159, 168, 169,
171, 172, 189, 227, 274, 398, 399, 400, 564,
592, 655, 708, 725, 878, 932, 1041, 1042,
1245, 1669, 2623, 2737, 2953, 2955, 3109
..........77,

bills reported from.....

117, 118, 157, 228, 274, 364, 435,
436, 481, 549, 594, 737, 859, 878, 879,
902, 955, 1083, 1085, 1098, 1192, 1193,
1236, 1249, 1321, 1432, 1504, 1505, 1562,
1581, 1612, 1659, 1728, 1729, 1788, 1906,
1925, 2030, 2065, 2156, 2181, 2537, 2646,
2647, 2708, 2709, 2711, 2713, 2714, 2789,
2879, 2889, 3154, 3209, 3240, 3241, 3243
reports from.....
...33, 115, 436
adverse reports from ...... ..228, 2709, 3243
discharged from subjects............78, 385, 1041
Military and mail road, bill to establish a......147
bill for the construction of a, in the States of
Kentucky and Tennessee.....................457
Military establishment-see Army.
Military post, bill to provide for the establish-

ment of a, at or in the immediate vicinity
of Evansville, Indiana...............

Military road-see New Mexico.
Militia-see Rebellion.

.344

Mini, John G., bill for the relief of.............379,
477, 593, 1117
Minors, bill in regard to the enlistment of....118,
2595, 2614
Mint, bill to establish a branch of the United
States, at Denver, in the Territory of Colo-
rado........
...157, 902, 949,
1167, 1236, 1550, 1551, 1614, 1723, 1789
bill to remove the branch, of the United States
from the city of New Orleans to the city of
St. Louis........
.....2537
bill to establish a branch, in the Territory of
Nevada...........
.2908
Mitchell, William, a Representative from Indi-
......850
Montgomery, Captain, bill for the benefit of, 1098

ana........

Moore, Joseph P., bill for the relief of...........60
Moorhead, James K.,a Representative from Penn-
sylvania.....
..171,

172, 399, 829, 1001, 1022, 1341, 1484,
1660, 1681, 1724, 1730, 1830, 1846, 2136,
2178, 2382, 2383, 2409, 2565, 2587, 2594,
2671, 2709, 2710, 2741, 2763, 2764, 2986,
3086, 3087, 3130, 3154, 3187, 3216, 3398
resolutions by.......171, 1341, 2383, 2594, 2671
remarks on the state of the Union......406, 497
remarks on the Army bill..........576, 577, 578
remarks on the civil bill............776, 777, 3109
remarks on the tax bill.............1342, 1536
remarks on Government contracts... .1835,

1836, 1838, 1839, 1841, 1848, 1888
remarks on the Nebraska election..........1978,
1997, 1998
remarks on the naval bill for 1863..........2208,
2209, 2210
remarks on the tariff bill.......
...2936
remarks on the Illinois ship canal...........3033
Morrill, Anson P., a Representative from Maine,

mont........

140, 1103, 1869, 2262,
2359, 2595, 2714, 3154
resolution by........
..3154
remarks on the Indian intercourse bill.......479
remarks on the tax bill.....
...1254, 1255,
1288, 1289, 1314, 1327, 1329, 1346, 1482||
remarks on the District Hospital bill......2435,
2437, 2439
Morrill, Justin S., a Representative from Ver-
...33, 55, 56, ||
99, 108, 109, 117, 118, 145, 146, 168, 170,||
231,349,384, 398,574, 629, 665, 679, 874,
878, 931, 932, 975, 1197, 1198, 1227, 1236,
1270, 1581, 1613, 1656, 1657, 1660, 1677,
1766, 1772, 1821, 1822, 1829, 1833, 1847,
1848, 2138, 2185, 2205, 2206, 2215, 2262,
2560, 2587, 2595, 2614, 2768, 2769, 2770,
2906, 3056, 3258, 3265, 3293, 3295, 3298,
3299, 3302, 3332, 3333, 3363, 3396, 3397
resolutions by
.........1766,, 1227, 3056
remarks on the reference of the President's mes-
sage..........
...24
remarks on the diplomatic bill .......150,
152, 482, 483, 484, 486
...136
...380,

remarks on the homestead bill....
remarks on the fortification bill
381, 382, 383, 384
remarks on tea, sugar, and coffee duties...168,
169, 170
..215,
216, 232, 234, 236, 277, 280, 281,
283,304, 3107, 3108, 3109, 3110, 3121
remarks on the legislative bill... ....443,

remarks on the civil bill..

529,530,531, 532, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1091
remarks on newspaper postage bill....424, 425
remarks on the Treasury note bill, 523, 617, 629,

636,638, 687, 690, 692, 694, 707, 886, 890
remarks on the Army bill..........576, 577, 578
remarks on the tax bill....
.1087, 1194,

1196, 1217, 1219, 1223, 1226, 1237, 1238,
1239, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1252, 1253,
1254, 1255, 1258, 1259, 2273, 1274, 1275,
1276, 1277, 1286, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292,
1305, 1306, 1307, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312,
1313, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327,
1328, 1329, 1330, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345,
1346, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1365, 1366, 1411,
1412, 1413, 1414, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436,
1439, 1440, 1442, 1457, 1482, 1484, 1485,
1508, 1509, 1512, 1527, 1528, 1529, 1530,
1531, 1532, 1533, 1534, 1535, 1536, 1545,
1547, 1564, 1565, 1576, 2681, 2682, 2891
remarks on the Army deficiency bill......1682,
1683, 1685, 1686
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill.........1708,
1709, 1727, 1891, 1892,
1906, 1909, 1912, 1947, 1948
remarks on a case of alleged drunkenness in the
Army..........
.1766, 1730, 1731
remarks on confiscation, 1767, 2357, 2359, 2360
remarks on the volunteers' bounty bill...1772,
1833, 1834, 2069, 2077, 2078,
2080, 2081, 2638, 2690, 2769
remarks on printing Patent Office report...1821
remarks on claims for losses by the rebellion,
2155, 2955, 2978
remarks on the naval appropriation bill...2208,
2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213,
2214, 2215, 3059, 3081, 3082
remarks on the financial policy of the Govern-

Morrill, Justin S., a Representative from Ver-
mont-Continued.

remarks on the Treasury note bill No. 187,
2884, 2885, 2903
..2936,
2937, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2978, 2979,
2980, 2981, 2982, 2983, 2984, 2985,
2986, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055
remarks on Illinois ship canal, 3056, 3082, 3107
leave of absence granted to
...3397
Morris, Butler, bill for the relief of........ ..1043
Morris, James R., a Representative from Ohio,

remarks on the tariff bill

14, 33, 594, 1042, 1483, 1590, 1643,
1657, 2080, 2263, 2359, 2363, 2409,
2498, 3130, 3133, 3134, 3158, 3186, 3401
resolution by........
..3130
remarks on the civil bil!......215, 216, 232, 234
remarks on tax bill, 1253, 1310, 1329, 1345, 1361,
1364, 1388, 1389, 1412, 1512, 1566, 1576
remarks on the payment of soldiers' bounty,
2080, 2690
remarks on the Illinois ship canal............3033
[The copy of these remarks was not furnished
by Mr. M.]
remarks on the state of the Union ..........3159
Morris, Lieutenant George M., resolution pre-

senting the thanks of Congress to, 1340, 2710
Morton, J. Sterling, contestant for the seat of
Samuel G. Dailey, the Delegate from Ne-
braska.....
..1978, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009
Motley, John B., bill for the relief of, 1193, 2184
Mountjoy, John, bill for the relief of..........2184
Müller, James N., bill for the relief of.......2622,
2847, 3393, 3405
Mulligan, Colonel James A., joint resolution giv-
ing the thanks of Congress to, and the officers
and men under his command, for the heroic
defense of Lexington.......... ...........158

N.

Nash, Michael, bill for the relief of.... 1723, 2714
Naval Affairs, the Committee on, instructions to,
57, 399, 947, 2178, 3085
bills reported from...........122, 123, 364, 1193,
1321, 1390, 1431, 1527, 1680, 1846, 1906,
1924, 2179, 2709, 2710, 2740, 2744, 3083,
3084, 3085, 3086, 3243, 3244, 3396, 3398
reports from
.228, 2710
adverse reports from...... ..1193, 1924, 3086
discharged from subjects
...364, 1924
Naval service, bill (No. 242) making appropria-
tions for the, for the year ending 30th of
June, 1863, and additional appropriations for
the year ending 30th of June, 1862......454,

813, 827, 828, 831, 832, 1415, 1455,
1461, 1608, 1644, 1677, 1681, 1698, 1725
bill (No. 423) making appropriations for the, for
the year ending 30th of June, 1863, 1833,2178,
2185, 2206, 2209, 2769, 3056,
3057, 3058, 3080, 3109, 3182,
3215, 3237, 3261, 3266, 3363
Navy, bill (No. 82) further to promote the effi-
ciency of the......99, 109, 122, 133, 147
joint resolution (S. No. 34) authorizing certain

officers of the, to accept presents offered by
the Japanese Government.........427, 436, 478
bill (No. 280) to equalize the grade of line offi-
cers of the.........874, 1193, 1906, 2740, 2954,

3239, 3243, 3261, 3327, 3328, 3367, 3405
bill to amend an act to further promote the effi-
ciency of the, approved December 21, 1861,
1098, 1193
bill (H. R. No. 97) authorizing the purchase,
for the use of the, of Coston's night signals,
1613, 2595
bill (S. No. 348) for the better government of
the.......... ..2905, 3243, 3267, 3326, 3396
bill (H. R. No. 355) to amend an act to further
promote the efficiency of the.......3393, 3405
Navy Department, calls for information upon
the.....................170, 877, 2622, 2671, 2953
communications from the...
.....188,
520, 1286, 2680, 2975, 3326, 3362
communication relating to Stevens's battery,

2408
...1323,

bill (No. 171) to reorganize the.
1504, 1527, 2744, 2844, 2879,
2906, 2954, 2978, 2986, 3108
Navy ration, joint resolution authorizing a change
in the...
.3305, 3367
Navy-yards and depots of arms on the lakes, bill
to establish.....
(See League Island.)

..1166

Nelson, Charles L.; bill for relief of....2714, 2846
Neutral rights, bill in relation to........ ....1041
Nevada, the Territory of, bill to establish a branch
mint in.......
..........100

bill to provide the manner of surveying the
public lands in, and for the sale thereof, 1022
bill to extend the territorial limits of.......1022,
1847, 2030, 3326, 3363
bill to transfer actions, judgments, and proceed-
ings in certain courts of Utah to the courts
of...
.......1612
bill (No. 442) to establish a land district in, 1892,
2157, 2614, 2671, 2762, 2879, 3031, 3082
joint resolution relative to the time of holding
the second session of the Legislative Assem-
bly in...........
..2291
New Mexico, the Territory of, bill to extend the
..57
eastern boundary of........
bill to provide for the examination of claims for
Indian depredations in.........168, 1724, 2714
bill for the improvement and repair of the mil-
itary road through the Raton mountains, be-
tween Fort Wise, in the Territory of Colo-
rado, and Fort Union, in......
....100
bill to provide for the payment of certain vol-
unteer companies in the service of the United
States in the war with Mexico, and in the
suppression of Indian disturbances in....100
bill to extend the right of citizenship to certain
Mexican citizens in..................... 231, 3261
bill for the construction of two stone tanks in
the Jornada del Muertos, in.................... 231
bill to facilitate the collection of the revenue in
El Paso county, Texas, and in............2623
bill to provide for the appointment of Indian
agents in..........
.......2624, 2639
Newspaper postage, bill to regulate the carriage
of printed matter outside of the mails...353,
419, 425
Nightingale, bill for the relief of the crew of the
ship....
...2155, 2715

Nixon, John T., a Representative from New Jer-
sey.
........59,
262, 1062, 1112, 1307, 1340,
1562, 1743, 2010, 2622, 2908
resolutions by........ .....1562, 1743, 2622
remarks on the state of the Union..........1629
Noble, Warren P., a Representative from Ohio,
399, 594, 838, 1042, 1109, 1112,
1115, 1431, 2183, 2614, 2667, 2955
resolutions by..
.399, 838, 2955
remarks on the civil bill...........
.........284, 782
remarks on the emancipation resolution, 1149,

1290, 1291, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1311,
1312, 1314, 1322, 1323, 1361, 1386,

1408, 1409, 1411, 1462, 1463, 1488
remarks on the Nebraska election... 1995, 1996
remarks on the bill for the relief of George B.
Simpson......
.1925, 1926
remarks on the bill for the relief of Daniel
Woodbury....
..2845, 2846
Nobles, William H., bill for the relief of....729,
736, 879, 1083, 1091, 1341
Noell, John W., a Representative from Mis-
souri............33, 57, 145, 148, 157, 167, 168,
230, 364, 707, 736, 784, 827, 858, 931,975,
1000, 1009, 1722, 1729, 2730, 1888, 1928,
2021, 2110, 2322, 2434, 2587, 2792, 2793,
2843, 2846, 2903, 2954, 3188, 3208, 3333
resolutions by.
..57, 145, 230
remarks on election of Joseph Segar.........727,
734, 1971, 1972, 1973
remarks on closing the surveyor general's office
at St. Louis.......
364, 365
remarks on claims for losses by the rebellion,
2155, 2638, 2639, 2847, 2936,
2975, 2976, 2977, 2978, 3056
remarks on confiscation bill No. 471...... 2237,
2356, 2765
remarks on the bill to quiet California land
titles....
...2645
Norton, Elijah H., a Representative from Mis-
souri.....
.....975, 1342
speech on the state of the Union......... ..1826
Nugen, Robert H., a Representative from Ohio,
1657, 1820, 2356
Nye, J. W., assignee, &c., bill for the payment
of the claim ot......... ........2157, 2690, 2716
Nye, J. W., bill for the relief of................955,
2157, 3109, 3120, 3157

0.

Oath-see Jurors.
Oath of allegiance, bill (H. R. No.294) requiring
an, and to support the Constitution of the
United States, to be administered to masters
of American vessels clearing for foreign or
other ports during the present rebellion, 950,
1044, 1059, 1118

bill supplementary to an act requiring an, and
to support the Constitution of the United
States to be administered to certain persons
in the civil service of the United States, ap-
proved August 6, 1861...........................................................100
bill (No. 229) for the administration of the, to
American citizens in foreign countries, 1531,
1589, 1698

bill (No. 202) requiring the commanders of
American vessels sailing to foreign ports and
persons prosecuting claims to take the, 3328,
3369, 3396
Oath of office, bill (No. 371) to prescribe an, 2904,
2906, 2975, 3023, 3050, 3055, 3082
Odell, Elizabeth, Mary Woodbury, and other
half-breed women of the Sioux tribe of In-
dians, bill for the relief of.............850, 1930
Odell, Moses F., a Representative from New
York................. .........6, 2136, 2139, 3033

resolutions by.............

remarks on the Army deficiency bill........1684
remarks on Government contracts...1836, 1852
remarks on the bill to grant pensions, 1927, 2102
remarks on the payment of soldiers' bounty,
2078, 2079
remarks on the tariff bill, 2940, 2986, 3055, 3268
Office, bill declaring certain persons ineligible to,
1340, 2564
Olin, Abraham B., a Representative from New
York.........
........16, 21,
33, 34, 45, 116, 120, 121, 157, 180, 228,
333, 350, 378, 486, 487, 488, 719,.736, 854,
879, 901, 1000, 1001, 1101, 1152, 1273,
1341, 1452, 1483, 1508, 1628, 1660, 1728,
1753, 1862, 1928, 2178, 2180, 2210, 2211,
2291, 2292, 2321, 2433, 2885, 2886, 2904,
2954, 2955, 2978, 3051, 3083, 3157, 3158,
3184, 3209, 3240, 3292, 3303, 3369, 3400
resolutions by...
....1341, 1788, 1862
remarks on the reference of the President's
message..
.........21, 22, 23, 24
remarks on the fortification bill.
.....381
remarks on the loyalty of Government em-
ployés.........
.179

remarks on the civil bill.............215, 284, 783
remarks on the Pennsylvania election, 374, 375
remarks on the legislative bill.
...532

remarks on the war claims of the States, 567, 568
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri...........................................................605, 709, 1040
remarks personal and explanatory............813
remarks on the state of the Union............1070
remarks on the victory at Fort Donelson ...931
remarks on the city railway............1043, 1044
remarks on the bill for the relief of William H.
Noble...........
......1083
remarks on the bill relating to hospital chap-
lains..........
..1086
remarks on the emancipation resolution...1170,
1171, 1172, 1173
remarks on the tax bill...
..1220,
1221, 1240, 1241, 1254, 1309, 1387,
1440, 1442, 1456, 1482, 1483, 1548
remarks on the bill for accepting State moneys
for volunteers......
....1249, 1250
remarks on organization of Arizona, 1342, 1846
remarks on assigning the command of troops,
1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508
remarks on the naval bill.......1610, 1611, 1612
remarks on the bill to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia.................1644, 1645
remarks on the bill for the relief of George Mar-
shall's sureties........ .........1763, 1766
remarks on confiscation of rebel property, 1788,
1789, 1802, 1820, 1846
remarks on Government contracts...1869, 1870
remarks on the Pacific railroad bill..1891, 1909
remarks on the bill to grant pensions.....1927,
1928, 2105, 2106
remarks on the bill for the relief of George B.
Sampson........
..1925, 1926
remarks on the prohibition of slavery....2042,
2046, 2047
remarks on the bill to facilitate transportation
between Washington and New York...2109,
2110

Olin, Abraham B., a Representative from New
York-Continued.

remarks on the bill for the collection of taxes,
2412, 2413, 2414
remarks, on the bill establishing certain post
roads...........
.2230
remarks on the bill to encourage enlistments,
2789, 2790
remarks on claims for losses by the rebellion,
2822, 2823, 2824, 2847, 2935
remarks on the Illinois ship canal...3031, 3033
remarks on the bill defining the pay of certain
Army officers......
....3186, 3187
remarks on the bill relating to the engineer
corps..............3210, 3211, 3212, 3213
remarks on pay of the Missouri soldiers, 3241
remarks on the bill for the organization of the
Army corps
..........3241, 3242, 3243

P.
Pacific railroad, select committee on the........19,
178, 1062, 1083.
reports from the....877, 1062, 1235, 1360, 1846
bill (H. R. No. 364) to aid in constructing a
railroad and telegraph line from the Mis-
souri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure
to the Government the use of the same for
postal, military, and other purposes.....665,

1062, 1235, 1360, 1480, 1577, 1589,
1590, 1598, 1612, 1698, 1699, 1704, 1726,
1822, 1846, 1888, 1906, 1928, 1943, 1971,
2879, 2904, 2905, 2906, 2912, 3023, 3082
(See Public Lands; Railroad.)
Paddock, Joseph, bill for the relief of...........34,
1924, 2715
Parties to suits-see Witnesses.
Passengers, bill (No. 382) in addition to an act to
provide for the better security of the lives of,
on board vessels propelled in whole or in
part by steam, and for other purposes, ap-
proved August 30, 1852....... ..3328, 3368
Patapsco river, bill for improvement of the..2737
Patents, the Committee on
.9
reports from..
.378, 379,

1084, 1115, 1117, 1235, 1236, 1656, 1660,
1925, 1926, 2126, 2183, 2762, 2763, 2845
adverse reports from
..594
Patents, bill (H. R. No. 365) to amend the act to
promote the progress of the useful arts, 1236,
1660, 2126, 2762

Patton, John, a Representative from Pennsylva-
.231, 3082

.231
.1364

resolutions by.......
remarks on the tax bill......
remarks on confiscation of rebel property, 1798
Paulding, Hiram, bill for the relief of.........999,
1846, 2715, 2818, 2819, 2845, 2879
Pay, joint resolution (S. No. 33) in relation to
the, of the first Senators and Representatives
in Congress from the State of Minnesota, 1796
(See Army; Navy; Compensation; Pensions.)
Paymasters, bill (No. 380) repealing the law re-

ments...

quiring bonds of, and assistants, to be ap-
proved by the judge or attorney of the dis-
trict in which such paymaster shall reside,
3128, 3215, 3260
Payment of field officers, bill (No. 241) for the,
of volunteer regiments for services rendered.
prior to the full organization of their regi-
........436, 547, 1180
Penitentiary-see District of Columbia.
Pendleton, George H., a Representative from
Ohio
15, 87, 88,
182, 229, 274, 385, 617, 717, 751,877, 951,
760. 1041, 1084, 1098, 1103, 1193, 1484,
1489, 1514, 2322, 2746, 3033, 3060, 3128,
3134, 3165, 3183, 3216, 3263, 3299, 3367
resolutions by.....15, 229, 617, 1041
remarks on the memorial of the Baltimore
police commissioners..........
...........40
remarks on the civil bill.....
remarks on the Treasury note bill...........527,
549, 550, 636, 888, 889, 901
remarks on the resolution relating to railroads
in Missouri.
.....603, 909
remarks on bill relating to depositions, 951, 952
remarks on the legislative bill....
.1090
remarks on bill for the purchase of coin, 1117
remarks on the emancipation resolution, 1168,
1178, 1179
remarks on the tax bill...... .....1226, 1227,
1274; 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1313,
1345, 1346, 1364, 1365, 1366, 1385, 1439,
1440, 1441, 1463, 1464, 1484, 1536, 1545.

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