memorial of young men of Philadelphia, 1145.
Cumberland road, 1236, 1238.
Rhode Island Senator, 1255.
printing old journals, 1305.
President's protest, 1356.
marine corps, 1833, 1834.
bill for making certain Florida canals, 1907.
Post Office report, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1973.
general appropriation bill, 2040, 2045, 2063.
pensions to French seamen, 2042.
bill for the benefit of Washington, 2079.
appointing a committee to sit in the recess to inves-
tigate the condition of the deposite banks, 2125.
Sprague, Mr., on the Rhode Island election, 13, 806.
his resolution to restore to the Senate the appoint-
ment of its committees, 20, 28.
call on the Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
tion respecting the West India trade, 139; on
the report, 375, 375.
on slavery in the District of Columbia, 198.
public distress, 228.
removal of the deposites, 380, 443, 480.
Pennsylvania petitions, 608.
petitions from Maine, 616, 620, 623, 627, 632.
New Jersey petitions, 870, 873, 875.
Maine memorials, 942.
Bath memorials, 1243.
Rhode Island Senator, 1257.
President's protest, 1340, 1365.
Hallowell memorial, 1559.
New Bedford memorial, 1609, 1611.
Augusta memorial, 1838, 1839.
Post Office report, 1916, 1985, 1992.
relief of Lord Stirling's heirs, 2000.
French spoliations prior to 1800, 2038, 2040.
Indian appropriations, 2072, 2073.
Swift, Mr., on the navigation of Lake Champlain, 336.
Burlington memorial, 858.
New Jersey petitions, 866.
Tallmadge, Mr., on New York resolutions, 412.
the removal of the deposites, 492, 892.
Louisville memorial, 722, 724, 737.
French spoliations prior to 1800, 2039.
for establishing the Territorial Government of
Wisconsin, 1906.
for making Florida canals, 1907.
Indian appropriations, 2073.
admitting the Territory of Arkansas, 2078.
harbor bill.
Virginia land warrants, 2126.
Tomlinson, Mr., presented a memorial from Lyme, 1997.
a bill granting a pension to William Shaler, 2001.
Windham county memorial, 2065.
for the benefit of Washington, 2079.
improvement of Hudson river, 2126.
Tyler, Mr., on Treasury suits, 45.
the removal of the deposites, 468, 472, 663.
the Virginia memorial and resolutions, 604, 943, 946.
resolutions of the Virginia Legislature, 636.
memorials from Norfolk and Wheeling, 749.
Shenandoah county resolutions, 960,
Culpeper memorial, 1188, 1195.
proceedings of a meeting of young men of Rich-
mond and Manchester, 1527.
Pennsylvania and New York memorials, 1792.
relief of Mountjoy Bailey, 1837.
relief of the owners of the privateer Roger, 1906.
proposed amendment of the constitution, 1957.
relief of the representatives of Moses Shepherd,
French spoliations prior to 1800, 2038, 2040.
bill for the benefit of Washington, 2079.
Virginia land warrants, 2126.
Wilkins, Mr., on public distress, 376.
removal of deposites, 444, 469, 472, 481, 485, 435
486, 574
extending the payment of revenue bonds, 508.
North Carolina resolutions, 565.
resolutions from Pittsburg, 615.
York county memorial, 960, 966.
Cumberland road, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1231, 1238
Beaver memorial, 1171.
Huntingdon county proceedings, 1529, 1534.
Hanover county proceedings, 1542.
Pittsburg proceedings, 1761.
Post Office reports, 1996.
general appropriation bill, 2041, 2051, 2065.
Wright, Mr., of New York, on Rhode Island election, 7.
12, 14, 19, 804, 807, 195
Senate's appointing its own committees, 22.
New York resolutions, 397.
giving instructions to Committee of Finance, 4
INDEX TO THE DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Adams county, Pennsylvania, memorial opposed to the re- | Appropriations; a bill making appropriation, in par
charter of the bank, 3532.
New York, memorial respecting the deposites and
currency, 4036.
Addison county, Vermont, memorial on the subject of the
deposites and currency, 3948.
Adjournment of Congress, resolution fixing a day for it,
3537; taken up, 3817; and negatived.
resolutions fixing the 16th of June for adjourn-
ment, 4041; debated, but no decision; agreed to,
4079; amended fixing the 30th of June as the day
of adjournment, 4430.
Alabama and the Executive of the United States; a resolu-
tion instructing the Committee on Indian Affairs
to inquire into the provisions of treaty of March,
1832, with the Creeks, whether they be incon-
sistent with the sovereign right of said State,
2301.
Albany, New York, memorial against the course of the
administration, 3526.
Alexandria, a bill for the benefit of, 4794; passed, 4796.
the Government for 1834; ordered to be e
grossed, 2246, 2494.
the Speaker's statement in relation to the b
2683; passed, 2685.
naval appropriation bill, considered and ordered
be engrossed, 2365; passed, 2397.
Indian appropriation bill, considered, 2501, +
ordered to be engrossed, 4080; passed.
general, the bill taken up, 3543, 3651; passed
Armory in Kentucky; a resolution instructing the Cen
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into the t
pediency of erecting one, 2549.
commissariat; a bill to render permanent the pro
sent mode of supplying the army, &c., 2753.
Army appropriation bill, 2954; passed, 3001.
Augusta, Georgia, memorial praying that the fe
relations between the United States and
Bank of the United States may be res
timore and Washington railroad, a bill further to con-Clark county, Kentucky, memorial on the subject of the
tinue in force an act to authorize the extension,
construction, and use of a lateral branch of,
2500; passed.
timore, memorial of the merchants on the deposites,
2729.
memorials approving of the course of the adminis-
tration, 2840.
a bill making appropriations for building a
marine hospital at, 4797; passed.
nk of the United States, a memorial from the Govern-
ment directors respecting it, 2181.
memorial from the president of the bank, 2207.
a history of, a resolution for furnishing each mem-
ber with a copy, 2549.
and pension agency, a message from the President
on the subject, 2615.
committee appointed to look into the affairs of the
bank, 3516.
a bill proposed to modify and extend the act incor-
porating the bank, 3779.
report of the committee appointed to examine the
affairs of the bank, 4240.
resolutions proposed as a substitute for those re-
ported by a majority of the committee of inves-
tigation, 4321, 4257; concurred in, and thirty
thousand copies ordered to be printed, 4274.
anks of deposite, a resolution calling for copies of their
charters, &c., 3271.
anks of District of Columbia, resolution proposing a
committee to investigate their situation, 3749.
angor, Maine, memorial praying that the charter of
United States Bank may be renewed, 2762.
ath, Maine, memorial complaining of stagnation of bu-
siness, 3327.
ell, John, elected Speaker in the place of Mr. Steven-
son, resigned, 4373; his address on the occasion.
ells; a bill to remit duty on bells presented to the Roman
Catholic Church at St. Louis, Mo.,4801; passed.
Bellefonte, Centre county, Pennsylvania, proceedings of
a public meeting, 3537.
Berks county, Pennsylvania, memorial praying that the
deposites may be restored, 2774.
memorial against rechartering the bank, 3531.
and Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, memorials on
pecuniary distress, 3129.
Blair, General James, from South Carolina, his death an-
nounced, 3328.
Blair and Pinckney, Messrs., a difference between them
settled, 3137.
Books, a resolution proposing to furnish the new mem-
bers with certain books of reference heretofore
furnished to old members, 2561; called up, 3001;
agreed to, 3009.
Bouldin, Mr. T. T., from Virginia, notice of his death, &c.
2705.
J., elected in the place of his late brother, took
his seat, 3271.
Brandenburg, Kentucky, memorial against the removal of
the deposites, 3839.
Clerk, Walter S. Franklin elected, 2137.
Clinton county, Ohio, memorial touching the scarcity of
money, 3840.
Committees of the House, order for appointing them, 2160.
standing, announced, 2160.
Commutation pension bill, (See Pensions.)
Congress, a bill to provide for rebuilding the frigate of
that name, 4795; passed 4796.
Connecticut memorial on the currency, &c., 2724.
banks, in favor of a recharter of the Bank United
States, 2771.
Copy-rights, (See Patents.)
Creek Indians in Alabama; a resolution to inquire into the
provisions of the treaty of March, 1832, 2707;
laid on the table, 2708.
Cumberland road, a bill making appropriations for con-
tinuing it, 4080; ordered to be engrossed, 4537.
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, memorial on the de-
ranged state of the currency, 3128.
Decatur, Susan, a bill for the relief of, 2759; taken up,
3684.
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, memorial praying for the
restoration of deposites, 3538.
Delaware, Kent county, memorial complaining of the re-
moval of public deposites, 3648.
Dennis, Littleton Purnell, from Maryland, his death an-
nounced, 3650.
Deposite bank bill reported, 3752; passed 4760.
Deposites, (See Government.)
Doorkeepers, Overton Carr and William Hunter appoint-
ed, 2138.
Duties on sculpture, a bill for remitting duties on certain
articles of, 3128; rejected.
Elliot's Debates, a resolution directing three hundred
copies to be procured, 2375; agreed to, 2376.
Explosions by steam, a bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to make experiments to prevent,
4797; passed, 4798.
Five per cent. stock, (See Sinking Fund.)
Fletcher, Noah, his memorial stating his case to the
House, 2290; laid on the table, 2375.
Florida and Arkansas land claims, a bill for the adjust-
ment of, passed, 4793.
Fobes, Abraham, a bill for his relief, 2298; passed.
Foot, Samuel A., resigns his seat, 4043.
Foreign silver coins, a bill to regulate their value, 2548;
passed.
Fortifications, a bill making appropriations for certain,
2755; passed, 4789.
France, claims on; a bill to carry into effect the conven-
tion with France, 3971.
Franklin county (Pennsylvania) memorial, praying for
the restoration of the deposites, 2693, 3130.
Franklin county (Massachusetts) memorial, complaining
of the removal of the deposites, 4258.
Burlington, Vermont, memorial on the derangement of Frigate and schooner, a bill to purchase the frames of,
Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Stockton elected, 2166.
Chester, Pennsylvania, memorial for the restoring of the
deposites, 2783, 3532.
Cincinnati, memorial on the removal of the deposites, 2539.
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, memorial of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, 2701.
Claims for buildings burnt by the enemy during the war; a
resolution instructing the Committee of Claims
to inquire into the expediency of providing for
such by law, 3081; agreed to.
Gardiner (Maine) memorial, complaining of the scarcity
of money, 3640; discussed, 3715.
Garland, Mr., from Louisiana, appeared, was qualified,
and took his seat, 3821.
Genesee (New York) memorial, praying relief from
present embarrassments, 3953.
Georgia claims, a bill for the payment of, 4789.
Gloucester (Virginia) memorial, on the currency, 4186.
Gold coin bill, a bill regulating the value of certain gold
coins, 4498; passed, 4673.
annuity bill, 4068; passed, 4071.
affairs; a report, with three bills, viz: to provide for
the organization of the department of Indian af-
fairs, to regulate trade and intercourse with
them, and to provide for the establishment of
the Western Territory, for their security and
protection, &c., 4200; passed, 4797.
Iron for railroads, a bill to allow it to be imported duty
free, 4787.
Jefferson, Thomas, a bronze statue of him proposed to
be presented, 3136.
a resolution respecting do., 4787; agreed to.
Jones county (Mississippi) memorial, sustaining the course
of the Executive, 4252.
Judges, Territorial, a bill making increased appropriation
for their salaries, 4566; passed.
Kalb, Baron de, a petition from the heirs of, 4263.
Kentucky, 14 instead of 13 members present, 2130.
contested election in the 5th congressional district
brought before the House, 2139.
resolutions respecting the removal of the deposites,
election; resolution on the disputed election of
Letcher and Moore, 3967.
counter report on do., 4007.
resolutions on the subject, 4200.
Lafaytete, General, his death announced, and a joint
committee appointed to report what token of
respect will be proper on the occasion, the re-
port of the committee, 4760, 4642.
Louisville (Kentucky) memorials, complaining of peco
niary distress, 2896, 3838.
Lowell (Massachusetts) memorial, against the recharter of
the bank, 3638.
Lycoming county (Pennsylvania) memorial, against the
removal of the deposites, 3531.
in favor of rechartering Bank U. States, 4174
Madison, (Indiana) proceedings, in relation to the en
barrassed state of the country, 2896.
Madison county (Kentucky) memorial, in favor of restr
ing the deposites, 4198.
Maine resolutions in relation to the removal of the
posites, 2570.
Marine hospitals, a bill for erecting, 4788; passed.
Maryland, proceedings of the 5th congressional dist
Lands, public, a bill to reduce and graduate the price of, New
on the Wabash, a motion to refer the schedule
of them to the committee on the subject, 2542, New York and New Jersey boundary line; a bill reporte:
a bill making grants of, to disbanded officers and
others, for services during the late war, 3082.
a bill relinquishing the reversionary interest of the
United States in an Indian reservation, 3539;
passed.
Land claims, (See Florida and Arkansas.)
Lead mines; a bill to authorize the President to cause the
lead mines in Illinois and Michigan to be sold,
4388; passed.
Lexington (Kentucky) memorial, against the removal of
the deposites, 3534.
Light-house bill, 4789; passed, 4802.
giving the assent of Congress to a treaty entere
into between the two States, 4336; passed, 49
Haven, proceedings of a meeting of the citizens
favor of rechartering Bank United States,
Jersey and Rhode Island memorials for the restr
tion of the deposites, 3327.
proceedings of Hunterdon and Somerset counts
New Orleans memorial on the shock given to publ
Newcastle (Delaware) memorial, praying that the de
posites may be restored, 2836.
Locomotive steam engines imported, duty to be remitted, Norfolk (Virginia) memorial, in favor of restoring
North Carolina, Burke country, memorial against removal | Prince George's county, Maryland, memorial for restora-
of deposites, 3649.
memorials from the Tarborough district, 3821.
Northumberland county (Pennsylvania) memorial, ap-
proving of the administration, 3531.
Ohio boundary; a bill to settle the northern boundary of
Ohio, 4436; passed.
Oneida county, New York, memorial against the unwise
interference of the Government with the cur-
rency, 3959.
Onondaga county, New York, memorial on the disturbed
currency, 3955.
Ontario county, New York, memorial against the remo-
val of deposites, 4150.
Order, questions of, 2494, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2543, 2557,
2583, 2597, 2616, 2617, 2619, 2620, 2728, 2735,
2784, 2785, 2868, 2976, 3001, 3472, 3517, 3538,
3752, 3753, 3760, 3761, 3764, 37 65, 4034, 4035,
4135, 4136, 4139, 4273, 4274, 4276, 4435, 4446,
4447, 4455.
Owens, Hardeman, a resolution in relation to the case of,
2709; agreed to, 2734.
'atents and copy-rights, a bill respecting, 4793; passed.
'aterson, New Jersey, memorial in relation to the United
States Bank, 3136.
'ennsylvania memorials, in favor of continuing the United
States Bank, 2831.
ennsylvania avenue, a bill to complete the improvement
of, 4794; passed.
ension list, a resolution proposing to extend the provi-
sions of the act of 1832, 2244, 2492; passed,
2702.
ensions, a bill granting pensions to certain persons there-
in named, on its third reading, 2538; passed.
a bill giving to the Secretary of War all authority
in regard to paying pensioners, 2702; passed.
to French seamen, a bill granting, 4704; passed.
hiladelphia memorials, from the merchants, &c., for the
restoration of the deposites, 2697.
memorial from the cordwainers, 2725.
memorials from working men, 2835.
memorials from sundry mechanics, 3132.
memorials from the councils, 3528.
ittsburg, Pennsylvania, memorial praying for restoration
of the deposites, 2693.
olish exiles, a memorial for the relief of, 3748.
ortland resolutions, 3014.
ortsmouth, New Hampshire, memorial complaining of
the distress of the times, 2715.
ost Office; a resolution calling on the Postmaster General
for an account of clerks, &c. employed in his
Department, 3845.
otomac bridge, a bill authorizing its construction, 4412;
passed, 4795.
re-emption rights, a bill to revive the act of 1830, 4469;
passed, 4480.
resident's annual message received, 2138, (See Appendix.)
messages from, 2166.
message from, 2168.
resolutions on the annual message offered, 2168.
message, in relation to presents from foreign Pow-
ers, 2317.
message, respecting the bridge across the Potomac,
2318.
message, respecting foreign coins, 3328.
message with a convention with the King of the two
Sicilies, 4071.
message with treaty with Emporor of Russia, 4071.
message with a convention with Spain, 4222.
message with Count Rochambeau's and the heirs of
Barun de Kalb's petitions, 4263.
tion of deposites, 3533.-
Providence, Rhode Island, memorial approving of the
course of administration, 3641.
Public Treasury; resolutions declaring that all moneys not
appropriated are under the order and direction
of Congress, &c., 3678; agreed to, 4430.
Public buildings, a bill making appropriations for, 4795;
passed, 4796.
Railroads and canals; a bill to authorize the construction
of railroads and canals through lands of the
United States, 3082.
Railroad, (See Baltimore and Washington.)
Reduction of revenue, a resolution to instruct the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means to inquire into its ex-
pediency, 2825; the House refused to consider it.
Remuneration for lost property in the late war, a bill for
that purpose, 3602; passed.
Resignation of Mr. Speaker Stevenson, 4335; his address
on leaving the chair, 4368.
Revolutionary claims, a bill providing for their settlement,
reported, 2551; passed.
Rhode Island memorials, complaining of the derangement
of the currency, 2717, 3327.
resolutions on do., 4504, 3517.
Richmond memorial, from merchants and others, 2734.
Rochambeau, Marquis of, his petition, 4263.
Rockingham and Shenandoah, Virginia, memorials against
the restoration of the deposites, 3533.
Rules, the old ones adopted for the present, 2138.
motion to amend the rules, 2161; negatived, 2184.
Salaries of officers, a resolution proposing to equalize the
salaries of, 3680; agreed to.
Salem, Massachusetts, memorial praying for redress of
grievances, 3645.
Sandy creek, (on Lake Ontario,) a memorial praying for
the construction of a harbor, &c., 2293.
Sandy and Beaver canal, a proposition for a grant of land
to aid in its construction, 2924.
Savannah, Georgia, memorial against the measures of the
administration, 3650, 3836, 4150.
Sergeant-at-arms, Thomas Beverly Randolph elected,
Seneca Falls, New York, memorial against the ruinous
measures of the administration, 3952.
Shelby county, Kentucky, memorial deprecating the re-
moval of the deposites, 3532.
Silver coinage, a bill regulating the value of foreign silver
coins, 3846; passed, 4279.
Singleton, Mr., from South Carolina, his death an-
nounced, 2166.
Sinking fund; a resolution of Mr. Selden, instructing the
Committee of Ways and Means to report a bill
authorizing the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund to redeem the five per cent. stocks of the
United States, &c., 2294; taken up, 2366,
adopted, 2368.
Slavery in the District of Columbia, memorials from Con-
necticut on this subject, 2539.
Southwark and Moyamensing resolutions praying for res-
toration of the deposites, 2727.
Spain and the United States, a bill to carry into effect the
convention between, 4795; passed, 4796.
Spanish West India trade, a bill relating to the trade of,
4522; passed, 4798.
Speaker, Andrew Stevenson elected, 2136; his address.
John Bell elected, after several ballots, 4371.
Specie tender; a bill making certain foreign silver coins a
legal tender, 3905; laid over, 3912.
Springfield, Massachusetts, memorial complaining of the
distressed situation of the country, 3637.
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