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bill (S. No. 505) to amend an act entitled "An act concerning the registering and recording of ships or"-[By Mr. Morrill, of Maine.]

referred, 2689; reported, 3051; passed, 8245; passed House, 3788; enrolled, 3748; approved, 8771.

In House: received from Senate, 8271; referred, 8477; reported and passed, 3732; enrolled, 8762.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 388) exonerating certain, of the United States from the payment of tonnage fees to consular agents in Canada.

received from House, 3984; referred, 4034; reported, 4146; passed, 4160, 4161; enrolled, 4210.

bill (S. No. 623) for the registration or enrollment of certain foreign-built-[By Mr. Morrill, of Maine.] reported, 4093.

Veto of the bill (S. No. 213) to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the judicial act passed the 24th of September, 1789," 2088, 2094 of the bill (H. R. No. 1089) to admit the State of Arkansas to representation in Congress of the bill (H. R. No. 1058) to admit the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama to representation in Congress...... ..3466

...3325

of the joint resolution (S. R. No. 139) excluding from the Electoral College the votes of States lately in rebellion which shall not have been reorganized........4235 of the bill (S. No. 567) relating to the Freedmen's Bureau and providing for its discontinuance ...4450 Vickers, George, a Senator from Maryland, resolution referring the credentials of, a Senator-elect of Maryland, to the Committee on the Judiciary with certain instructions-[By Mr. Sumner, March 9, 1868.]

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Mr. Johnson. ........... 1742, 1743, 1744 ...1743, 1744 ......1742, 1743, 1744 ...1744

Mr. Sumner.....

qualified.......
petitions presented by........2080, 3213, 3504
incidental remarks by.
.8060, 4024
remarks on the order of business..........2904
on bill to admit North Carolina, &c., 2927
(See Appendix.)

on the bill relating to contested elections
in Washington city
.......3130

on the bill to relieve certain citizens of
North Carolina from disabilities.....3180
on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1841),
4172
on the bill to reduce the military peace
establishment of the United States, 4249,
4250, 4251

on the Ohio river bridge bill....... ..4291
on the bill concerning the rights of Ameri-
can citizens abroad...............
.....4829
on representation in Congress-see Ap-
pendix.

Victoria, joint resolution (H. R. No. 331) to grant an American register to the Hawaiian brig.

received from House, 3956; referred, 3983; reported, 4146; passed, 4161; enrolled,

4210.

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resolution referring the reconstruction bill (H. R. No. 439) to the committee with instructions to insert certain provisions relating to the qualifications of─[By Mr. Doolittle, January 23, 1868.] read and discussed, 699. W.

Wade, Benjamin F., a Senator from Ohio, and President ......1 pro tempore.........

joint resolution introduced by

No. 120-for the relief of Major A. L. Brewer, late a paymaster in the United States Army .............1717 Wagon-road, bill (S. No. 167) granting lands to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of a military, from the navigable waters of Coos bay to Roseburg—[By Mr. Williams.

referred, 38; reported, 845.

bill (S. No. 219) to provide for the con

struction of a, from the Horse Plains to Cabinett Landing, on the Pen D'Oreille river, in Montana Territory-[By Mr. Williams.]

referred, 343.

bill (H. R. No. 761) to construct a, from West Point, in the county of Orange,

State of New York, to Cornwall Landing, in said county.

received from House, 4031; referred, 4031; reported and passed, 4075; enrolled, 4151.

Wagon roads, bill (H. R. No. 650) to amend the act. of March 3, 1865, providing for the construction of certain, in Dakota Territory.

received from House, 1464; referred, 1486; reported, 2623; passed with amendment, 2624; recalled from House, 3213; returned, reconsidered, and recommitted, 3243; reported, 3463; passed with amend ment, 3505; concurred in by House, 3872; enrolled, 3904.

Walker, A. W., joint resolution (S. R. No.

9) in favor of [By Mr. Patterson, of Tennessee.]

reported, 8504; indefinitely postponed, 4405. Wall, Perry G., bill (S. No. 388) to remove

political disabilities from, of Florida-[By Mr. Ferry.] referred, 1371.

Wallace, Margaret Ann, bill (H. R. No. 1227) granting a pension to.

received from House and referred, 3119; referred anew, 3900; reported, 4146; passed, 4270; enrolled, 4275. Walters, Orlena, bill (H. R. No. 1247) granting a pension to.

received from House and referred, 8119; reported, 3954; passed, 4866; enrolled, 4443.

Wands, Catharine, bill (S. No. 497) for the relief of--[By Mr. Van Winkle.] reported, 2688; passed.3824; passed House, 8902; enrolled, 3958; approved, 3984. In House: received from Senate, 3845; referred, 3846; reported and passed, 3898. War claims-see Claims. War Department, calls for information upon,

19, 38, 308, 625, 950, 999, 1143, 1204, 1658, 2241, 8463, 8710, 3901, 4462

War Department-Continued. communications from, 19, 151, 552, 764, 768, 876, 950, 980, 1094, 1165, 1871, 1410, 1620, 1703, 1812, 1939, 2274, 2484, 2505, 2583, 2769, 3022, 3212, 3521,

3551, 3983, 4092, 4210, 4312, 4436

joint resolution (H. R. No. 203) reducing the expenses of the.

received from House, 1144; referred, 1162; reported, 1162; discussed, 1231; passed, 1232; enrolled, 1260.

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........................... ..............................1162, 1231 bill (S. No. 560) to transfer the Indian Bureau and Indian affairs from the Interior Department to the-[By Mr. Pomeroy.] referred, 3275.

Ward, Thomas W., bill (S. No. 542) for the relief of, collector of customs at Corpus Christi, Texas-[By Mr. Chandler.] referred, 3116; reported, 3240; passed, 3247; passed House, 38609; enrolled, 3872; approved, 3984.

In House: received from Senate, 8271; referred, 3476; reported and passed, 3883; enrolled, 3886. Warehouse, joint resolution, (S. R. No. 117) to authorize the erection of a, at Fort Monroe, Virginia-[By Mr. Wilson.] referred, 1644; reported and passed, 1669; passed House, 1843; enrolled, 1843; approved, 1887.

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In House: received from Senate, 1693; passed, 1848; enrolled, 1859. Warehouses, resolution inquiring the amount

paid for rent of the public stores in the city of New York, and whether a more suitable location for customs, may not be obtained [By Mr. Morgan, February 3, ...1868.]

agreed to, 922.

bill (S. No. 504) to amend an act entitled "An ast to extend the warehousing system by establishing bonded"-[By Mr. Morrill, of Maine.]

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reported, 1863.

Warner, Willard, a Senator from Alabama, 4465 Warrant, joint resolution (H. R. No. 19) di

recting that certain moneys now in the hands of the United States Treasurer, as special agent of the Treasury Department, be covered by, into the United States Treasury.

reported, 98; corrected, 119; discussed, 120, 145, 873, 1211, 1232, 1466, 1489; passed with amendments and title amended, 1497; agreed to by House, with amendment, 1744; called up, 1782; non-concurred in, 1809; conference, 1809, 1812, 1843; conference report, 2176; concurred in by House, 2160; concurred in by Senate, 2176; enrolled, 2192. Washington-see District of Columbia. Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria Steam Packet Company, bill (S. No. 236) in addition to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the"-[By Mr. Willey.] referred, 404; reported, 3671; passed, 3718. In House: received from Senate, 3761; referred, 4490.

Washington Territory, bill (S. No. 181) to establish certain post roads in the State of Oregon and-[By Mr. Williams.] referred, 99.

bill (S. No. 273) to establish certain post routes in the State of Oregon and-[By Mr. Williams.] referred, 650.

bill (S. No. 487) to disapprove an act of the Legislative Assembly of, redistricting the Territory and reassigning the judges thereto [By Mr. Nye.] reported, 2594; passed, 3709; passed House, 4454; approved, 4517.

In House: received from Senate, 8782; passed, 4489; enrolled, 4496.

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Waters, George R., bill (H. R. No. 662) grant

ing a pension to the widow and children of. received from House, 1038; referred, 1068; reported, 1461; passed with amendments, 3319; conference, 3688; conference report, 3857; concurred in by Senate, 3857; by House, 3954; enrolled, 3958.

Watson, Robert, bill (S. No. 606) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Fowler.]

referred, 3857; reported, 4197; passed, 4368; passed House, 4451; enrolled, 4459; approved, 4506.

In House: received from Senate, 4395; passed, 4477; enrolled, 4492. Watts, Isaac, bill (H. R. No. 1128) for the

relief of.

received from House, 2690; referred, 2701; referred anew, 2759. Webb, Sarah, bill (S. No. 339) granting a pen

sion to, widow of William R. Webb, and her minor child—[By Mr. Van Winkle.] reported, 1070; passed, 1841; passed House, 2925; enrolled, 2927; approved, 3053. In House: received from Senate, 1859; referred, 1869; reported and passed, 2910. Webster, Frances M., bill (H. R. No. 1254) granting a pension to.

received from House and referred, 8120; reported, 3954; passed, 4366; enrolled, 4443.

Weed, John A. and Elizabeth J., bill (S. No. 383) granting a pension to, minor children of Robert T. Weed, deceased-[By Mr. Van Winkle.]

reported, 1311; passed, 1842; passed House with amendment, 3902; conference, 3954, 8984; conference report, 4097; concurred in by Senate, 4097; by House, 4147; enrolled, 4159; approved, 4235,4arde In House received from Senate, 1859; referred, 1869; reported and passed with amendment, 3895; conference report agreed to by House, 4131; by Senate, 4182; enrolled, 4186.9 of Weeks, Mrs. Nancy, bill (H. R. No. 453)

increasing the pension of, widow of Francis Weeks, of Georgia.

received from House, 627; referred, 682; reported, 1404; passed with amendment, 3318; agreed to by House, 8749; enrolled, 3770.

Weisse, Barbara, bill (H. R. No. 1226) granting a pension to.

received from House and referred, 8119; reported, 3900; passed, 4365; enrolled, 4443.

Welch, A. S., a Senator from Florida......8672 petitions presented by.......... bill introduced by

No. 604 regulating the times and places of holding the district and circuit courts of the United States for the northern district of Florida..........

motions made by..............................4144 ineidental remarks by...............................................4144 remarks on the Electoral College. resolu

tion.........

..3923

on the resolution relating to the pay of Southern Senators..... .4461 Wesson, D. B., bill (8. No. 229) for the relief of Horace Smith and, or their assigns[By Mr. Ferry.]

referred, 372; reported, 404; passed, 519; passed House, 1316; enrolled, 1382; approved, 1439.

In House: referred, 991; reported, 1316; passed, 1817; enrolled, 1393. Western Pacific railroad-see Railroad. Wharves, joint resolution (H. R. No. 296) giving the assent of the United States to the construction of certain, in the harbor of Oswego, New York.

received from House, 4075; referred, 4092; reported, 4228; passed, 4403, 4404; enrolled, 4451.

Whisky frauds, resolution in reference to a

document purporting to be a report from the Committee on Retrenchment on the subject of-[By Mr. Edmunds, March 17, 1868.]

reported, 1910.10

Whistler, Julia, bill (S. No. 516) granting a pension to [By Mr. Van Winkle.] reported, 2922; passed, 3324.

In House: received from Senate, 3345; referred, 8346; reported adversely, 8896. Whitt, Martin, bill (S. No. 499) granting a pension to the widow and child of, deceased-[By Mr. Van Winkle.] reported, 2689; passed, 3324.

In House: received from Senate, 8845; referred, 3346.

Whyte, William Pinkney, a Senator from Maryland......

......4024

Wilcox, Charles W., bill (H. R. No. 672) granting a pension to the widow and minor children of.

received from House, 1038; referred, 1068; reported, 1515; passed with amendments, 3820; conference, 3688; conference report, 8857; concurred in by Senate, 3857; by House, 3954; enrolled, 3958.

Wilklow, Myron, bill (H. R. No. 669) granting a pension to the widow and children of. received from House, 1038; referred, 1068; reported, 1515; passed with amendments, 3320; conference, 3688; conference report, 3857; concurred in by Senate, 3857; by House, 3954; enrolled, 3958.

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Willey, Waitman T., a Senator from West Vir ginia....... petitions presented by.......18, 78, 299, 404, 433, 624, 649, 674, 765, 920, 1069, 1203, 1567, 1620, 1717, 1862, 2176, 2237, 2240, 2434, 2506, 2583, 2653, 3313, 3327, 3423, 3540, 3953, 3983

bills introduced by

No. 183-for the relief of William H. Harman.......... ........120 No. 186-providing for the sale of the lands belonging to the United States at and near Harper's Ferry, in the county 120 of Jefferson, West Virginia..... No. 236-in addition to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria Steam Packet Company" .............404

No. 241-authorizing Commissioner of Patents to pay certain employés of the Patent Office for services rendered, 453 No. 267-for the relief of Robert B. .650 Kingsberry.......

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No, 313-requiring persons applying to
Congress for the extension or renewal
of patents to give public notice thereof,
No. 391-to provide for the incorporation
of religious societies in the District of
Columbia..
.1404
No. 433-authorizing the trustees of Union
Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in the city of Washington, to
mortgage their property for church pur-
............1807
poses.....
No. 438-for the relief of John B. Earle,
1864
No. 439-for the relief of Asbury Stal-
naker.......
..1864

No. 454-for the relief of Samuel N. Mil-
ler.........
.2030

No. 536-for the relief of Elizabeth Car.8074

No. 559-to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to rent rooms necessary for the speedy and convenient transaction of the business of the Patent Office...3240 No. 575-to refer the claim of Joseph Segar to the Court of Claims........3540 No. 592-relating to the Commissioner of Patents......... .3733

No. 635-to extend the term of letterspatent issued to Richard M. Hoe, 4230 joint resolution introduced by—

No. 161-providing that a certain part of the act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1869, shall not take effect until the 1st day of March, 1869........................... ..................... .........4070

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650, 2279, 3716, 4111, 4400 remarks on the bill regulating corporations in the District of Columbia.....242, 454, 455, 886, 887, 888, 889, 3716, 3717 on the memorial of the Virginia convention................................... .........299 on printing the reports relating to the suspension of Secretary Stanton.........817 on the bill for the relief of the heirs of General Richardson.......... 1118

on the bill providing for the sale of Harper's Ferry lots.......... 1446, 1447, 1448 on the bill concerning the renewal of patents......... .1487, 1488 on the consular and diplomatic bill, 1746 on the resolution providing tickets to the impeachment trial...............1776, 1777 on the bill to exempt certain manufac tures from tax........

...... 1989

on the joint resolution for the relief of J. M. Palmer... 2144, 2283, 2284, 2285, 2286, 2566, 2567, 2935 on the resolution for a recess until May 26........... ..2493, 2496 on the bill to admit Arkansas to representation in Congress..... 2517 on the impeachment trial-personal ex planations...... 2584 on the bill for the relief of Samuel N. Miller....... .2624 on the joint resolution to authorize a transfer of a suit to the Federal courts, 2926 on the bill to admit North Carolina, &c., 2935, 2963, 3029

(See Appendix.)

..........

on the bill relating to contested elections
in Washington city..
.3128
on the bill for the relief of Israel T. Can-
by's sureties.....
.......3274
on the bill for the relief of Joseph Segar,
3540, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410
...3637,
on the civil appropriation bill....
3638, 3639

on the bill for the relief of Martha M.
Jones...............3646, 3647, 3648, 3649
on the bill for the removal of certain dis-
abilities......
.4041
on the bill for the relief of L. Merchant
and P. Rosecrantz...
...4112. 4113
on the deficiency bill (H.. R. No. 1341),
4169, 4170, 4171
on the bill to reduce the military peace
establishment of the United States, 4241,
4242, 4243
on the Ohio river bridge bill, 4291, 4292
on the resolution for a recess from July,
4326

on representation in Congress-see Appendix. Williams, Ann, bill (H. R. No. 851) granting a pension to.

received from House and referred, 3917: reported, 4145; passed, 4367; enrolled, 4442.

Williams, George H., a Senator from Ore

gon.........

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petitions presented by, 10, 62, 269, 433, 518, 649, 1256, 1775, 2240, 2434, 8462, 3539 bills introduced byNo. 167-granting lands to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of a military wagon-road from the navigable waters of Coos bay to Roseburg........38

Williams, George H., a Senator from Ore gon-Continued.

bills introduced by

No. 181-to establish certain post roads in the State of Oregon and Washington Territory............

..99 No. 213-to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the judiciary act passed on the 24th of September, 1789"* .....318 No. 215-to vacate and sell the Umatilla reservation in the State of Oregon...318 No. 216-to amend an act entitled "An act granting land to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Central Pacific railroad, in California, to Portland, in Oregon"...318 No. 219-to provide for the construction of a wagon-road from the Horse Plains to Cabinett Landing, on the Pen D'Oreille river, in Montana Territory, 343

No. 273-to establish certain post routes in the State of Oregon and Washington Territory........ ......650 No. 288 for the relief of P. Jennings, 765 No. 299 for the creation of a national bureau of insurance................................. .816 No. 347-to confirm the title of Ethan Ray Clarke and Samuel Ward Clarke to certain lands in the State of Florida, claimed under a grant from the Spanish Government..... ...1095 No. 371-relative to the military reservation at Fort Dalles, in Oregon......1257 No. 384 to provide for the registration of electors in the Territories of the United States......................................................... ............... 1311 No. 385-in part execution of section four of article four of the Constitution...1371 No. 447-to provide for a temporary gov ernment for the Territory of Alaska, No. 471-to indemnify Abial Morrison for property destroyed by hostile Indians in Washington Territory in the years 1855 and 1856......... ....2240

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No. 115-to abolish the present Bureau of Statistics and transfer the duties thereof to the Special Commissioner of Revenue...... .........1486

No. 141-requiring the Special Commissioner of the Revenue to act as superintendent of the Bureau of Statistics in the office of the Secretary of the Treas ........... 2922 No. 158-to-extend the act establishing the Court of Claims to the claims arising under the act of the 2d of March, 1861, providing for the payment of the expenses of the Washington and Oregon Indian war of 1855-56.................3901 No. 172-to construe an act entitled "An act to authorize the accounting officers of the Treasury to settle the accounts of Andrew S. Core". .............4361 resolutions submitted byinstructing Committee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the expediency of adopting a specified policy toward the Indians-December 2, 1867].........1 instructing Committee on Finance to inquire into the expediency of funding and consolidating the national debt in a certain manner, preventing the imposition of high discriminating duties, and amending the national bank act[January 14, 1868].......................491 requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate for what reasons and under what law he withhelds from the Governor of Idaho Territory, his salary-[February 29, 1868].............1515

Williams, George H., a Senator from Oregon-Continued.

resolutions submitted by

calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for information in reference to the number of clerks removed, and the number appointed in his Department since the 1st of January, 1868–[March 20, 1868]........ .....2009 directing Secretary of the Senate to present to the Secretary of State the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend the judiciary act, passed the 24th of September, 1789,"" &c. [March 27, 1868]................2149 calling for a description of the Presidio military reservation, ineluding Black Point, lying upon the Bay of San Francisco, accompanied by a diagram showing the external boundaries, the area, &c.-[July 10, 1868]........... .3901 reports made by....219, 271, 296, 318, 404, 552, 625, 703, 845, 1095, 1117, 1257, 1466, 1486, 2176, 2259, 2653, 2922, 3146, 3213, 3566, 4197, 4346, 4361, 4452 motions made by... .625, 1404, 1717, 1807, 1847, 1865, 1900, 2094, 2128, 2233, 2289, 2804, 3709, 3966 incidental remarks by.... ....490, 625, 816, 933, 1442, 1461, 1645, 1646, 1658, 1809, 2031, 2088, 2240, 2280, 2516, 4005, 4105, 4249, 4281, 4346, 4397, 4453 remarks on the bill in relation to additional bounty .165 on the bill to repeal the cotton tax...205, 222, 306, 346, 353, 355, 357, 358 on the resolution in reference to the occupation of San Juan Island.............. 243 on the joint resolution concerning Michigan and Wisconsin land grants......244,

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on the bill for the relief of towns in the State of Nevada........... .271, 320, 405 on deficiency bill (H. R. No. 313)...276, 278 on the Central Pacific railroad bill.....318, · 1095, 1096, 2594 on the resolution relating to southern State governments ............284 on the bill for the relief of land warrant No. 3217......................404, 626, 627 on the bill to suspend the further reduction of the currency. .........436 on the case of Hon. Philip F. Thomas, 656, 657,658, 1148, 1152, 1241, 1242 on supplementary reconstruction bill (H. R. No. 439).. .702, 703, 933, 953, 954, 955, 957 on the bill in addition to the tenure-ofoffice act..... ..846, 953 on printing the reports in reference to the suspension of Secretary Stanton....1034 on the bill for the relief of the heirs of General Richardson.....1097, 1118, 1119 on the bill for supplying vacancies in the Executive Departments........1164, 4025 on the order of business........ ....1807, 1865, 8075, 3248

.......

on the supplementary reconstruction bill (H. R. No. 214).........1411, 1418, 1414 on the bill regulating the presentation of bills to the President..........

.1372

on the bill to amend an act providing for the settlement of accounts...........1404 on the bill for surrender of criminals; 1429 on deficiency bill (S. No. 170)...1439, 1441 on the bill in relation to Nevada land grants......... ...........1443, 1646 on the Western Pacific railroad bill...1462 on the rules for the court of impeachment....... 1525, 1527, 1529, 1584, 1571, 1572, 1578, 1581, 1582, 1585, 1587, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1592, 1593, 1597, 1598, 1600, 1601, 1602 on the bill to facilitate the payment of soldiers' bounties. 1622, 1788

on the organization of the Senate as a court of impeachment.................. 1673 on the bill to facilitate the settlement of paymasters' accounts ......... 1696

on the suspension of the Governor of Idaho................ 1717, 1718, 1719, 1834

Williams, George H., a Senator from Oregon-Continued.

remarks on the consular and diplomatic bill, 1752, 1758, 1754 on the resolution providing tickets to the impeachment trial............. 1776 on the bill relating to the central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1897, 4444 on the bill for the relief of the Navajo Indians.............. 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 on the bill to amend the judiciary act, 1807,

1847, 2094, 2095, 2097, 2098, 2099,
2115, 2119, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2149
on the bill for the relief of exporters of
spirits........
1836, 3276

on the bill to exempt certain manufactures
from tax....
.....1980,

........

.2094

1982, 1983, 2161, 2182, 2183, 2184 on the Army appropriation bill, 2036, 2040 on the revision of the rules... on the naval appropriation bill..........2156 on the bill to extend the charter of Washington city......... ..2261, 2267 on the resolution for a recess until May 26...... 2488, 2489 on the bill for the sale of the Umatilla reservation......... ........2597 on the resolution for printing the report of J. Ross Browne 2687

on the resolution of thanks to Edwin M. Stanton....... .2735 on the bill to confirm land titles in Nebraska......... .2760 on the bill to provide for appeals from the Court of Claims...... ....2767 on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1117), 2772

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on the bill to admit Arkansas to representation in Congress..... .2692, 2901 on the bill to provide a temporary gov ernment for the Territory of Wyoming, 2794, 2797, 2801, 2802 on the bill to admit North Carolina, &c.......... .2930, 2966, 2967, 2969, 2999, 3001, 3004, 3005, 3008, 3009, 8010, 3013, 3020, 3022, 3023 on the supplementary bill concerning ...national banks...3078, 3217, 3218, 8219 on the bill relating to contested elections

in Washington city............3126, 8129 on the joint resolution for the relief of certain contractors.........3147, 3148, 3150 on the bill to relieve certain citizens of North Carolina from disabilities...3177, 3179 on the Rock Island Bridge resolution, 3254 on the bill for the relief of Israel T. Canby's sureties........ 3275 on the legislative appropriation bill, 3432, 3474, 3507, 3512, 3518, 3519 on the credentials of the Senators from Florida.......... ..3604 on the civil appropriation bill.........3610, 3612, 3633, 3636, 3637, 3641, 3642 on the bill in reference to judges of Washington Territory....... on the bill regulating the rights of property of married women in the District of .Columbia........ .............3715 on the bill regulating corporations in the District of Columbia......... .......3716 on the order providing for evening sessions...............

........3709

..3738

on the bill concerning district judges, 3768, 3769

on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1284)......3776, 8777, 8785, 8825, 8826, 3829, 8830, 3862, 3863, 3864, 3867 on the bill for the relief of O. N. Cutler......... .3874 on the resolution relating to reservations 3901 in San Francisco bay. on the Electoral College resolution...3919, 3923, 3925, 3966 on the bill for the further issue of tem......4028 porary loan certificates...... on the bill for funding the national debt, 4087, 4038, 4041, 4046 on the bill to provide for an American steam line to Europe.................4072

Williams, George H., a Senator from Ore. gon-Continued.

remarks on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1341)........4149, 4154, 4161, 4163, 4282 on the bill in relation to California land claims......... ..........4197, 4861, 4362 on the bill relating to pensions ........4228 on the bill concerning the rights of Ameri can citizens abroad...4232, 4234, 4237,

4329, 4330, 4332, 4350, 4857, 4359 on the resolution for a recess from July, 4276, 4282, 4322 on the credentials of Frederick A. Sawyer.......... .4316 on the motion for an evening session, 4320, 4321 on the bill relative to the removal of causes from State courts................4404, 4463 on the bill for the relief of Joseph Segar, 4409, 4410

on the bill relating to the administration of territorial governments....4452, 4502 Williamson, Mrs. Susan Ten Eyck, bill (H. R. No. 829) granting a pension to. received from House, 1463; referred, 1464; reported, 1669; passed, 3823; enrolled, 3359.

Williston, Louisa M., bill (H. R. No. 1166)

granting a pension to.

received from House, 2925; referred, 2935; reported, 3814; passed, 4363; enrolled, 4442.

Wills, bill (S. No. 612) in relation to the proof of, in the District of Columbia-[By Mr. Conkling.]

referred, 3954.

Wilson, Ann, bill (H. R. No. 827) granting a pension to.

received from House, 1463; referred, 1464; reported, 1669; passed, 3323; enrolled, 3359.

Wilson, Mrs. Emma, bill (S. No. 174) for the

relief of, of the State of Indiana-[By Mr. Hendricks.]

referred, 79; reported adversely, 491; passed, 4351.

In House: received from Senate, 4382. Wilson, Henry, a Senator from Massachusetts, 1 petitions presented by............................. .......38,

163, 242, 343, 404, 433, 453, 490, 518, 624, 649, 786, 845, 921, 1069, 1094, 1142, 1162, 1870, 1486, 1515, 1644, 1741, 1940, 1975, 2030, 2084, 2240, 2274, 2506, 2556, 2583, 2652, 2686, 2895, 2922, 8073, 8145, 3288, 3274, 3428, 3504, 3814, 3900, 3953, 3983, 4024, 4092, 4144, 4197, 4227 bills introduced by

No. 160-extending the provisions of the pension laws to provost marshals, deputy provost marshals, and enrolling officers killed or wounded in the discharge of their duties............................................... 19 No. 161-to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," passed March 2, 1867, and the several acts amendatory thereto........................ .....19 No. 178-to remove the disability of certain citizens of Alabama.................98 No. 179-to facilitate the settlement of the accounts of disbursing officers.....99 No. 196-to continue to certain officers and agents of the Freedmen's Bureau the powers conferred on them by the acts creating said bureau............... 196 No. 197-to fix and limit the compensation of diplomatic and consular officers, and in part to define their duties.....196 No. 198-to organize the Department of State and reduce the expenses thereof,

196 No. 222-vacating certain offices in Georgia, and empowering the constitutional convention to fill the same............. 843 No. 288-granting a pension to Carrie E. Burdett.... ........434

No. 260-to prohibit the payment of bounty to deserters.......... ......625 No. 261-to grant one million acres of public lands for the benefit of public

schools in the District of Columbia, 265

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No. 400-granting a pension to Maria
Raftery, widow of Patrick Raftery, cor-
poral company H, thirty-third Massa-
chusetts infantry volunteers......... 1487
No. 413-granting a pension to Mrs. Sallie
Griffin.....
...... 1621
No. 430-to provide for the conversion and
funding of the interest-bearing debt, and
to amend the banking laws of the United
States.....
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No. 459-to reorganize the Department
of State and to reduce the expenses
thereof.......

No. 470-to remove the political disabili
ties resting upon certain citizens of
Georgia....
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No. 511-to remove the disability of certain citizens of Georgia.......... 2789 No. 529-establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States.................................................. .....2959 No. 531-for the organization, government, and payment of the Army...2996 No. 566-to authorize a bridge to be constructed between Boston and East Boston.......... .............3382 No. 600-to authorize the sale of portions of the military reservations at Forts Leavenworth and Riley, in the State of Kansas. ............8817 No. 617-to reduce the military peace establishment of the United States, 4070 No. 627-granting an increase of pension to Sarah Hackleman, widow of Brigadier General Pleasant A. Hackleman, 4146

No. 629-granting a pension to Mrs. Sallie Griffin....... ..........4197

No. 639-providing for a more efficient provisional government for Mississippi, 4346 No. 648-respecting the organization of the militia in the States lately in rebellion.......... ..........4467

joint resolutions introduced byNo. 81-placing certain troops in Missouri on an equal footing with others as to bounties...... ...............271

No. 87-to provide for the gradual reduction of the Army......

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and soldiers to wear the badge of the corps in which they served during the ......... 765 No. 111-providing for the issue of clothing to soldiers and others, to replace clothing destroyed to prevent contagion,

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No. 112-to restore Alabama to representation in Congress........... 1257 No. 117-to authorize erection of a warehouse at Fort Monroe, Virginia.....1644 No. 122-for the relief of the heirs of Major A. L. Brewer, late a paymaster in the United States Army........... 1911 No. 127-expressive of the thanks of Congress to Dr. Isaac I. Hays.............2030 No. 129-donating certain captured ordnance for the completion of a monument to the memory of the late Major General John Sedgwick...... ........2068

No. 135-to restore Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisi ana, and Florida to representation in Congress.......

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joint resolutions introduced by

No. 148-to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the duties on certain religious books donated to the people of the United States....................3213 No. 149-authorizing the sale of damaged or unserviceable arms, ordnance. or ordnance stores...... 8213 No. 151-to drop from the rolls of the Army certain officers absent without authority from their commands.....3275 No. 178-respecting the provisional governments of Virginia and Texas.....4396 concurrent resolution submitted byfor suspension of the sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules-[July 25, 1868], 4442 resolutions submitted by→

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instructing the Committee on Naval Affairs to make certain inquiries in relation to the changes that have been made in the organization of the several navy yards in the various civil departments thereof[December 5, 1867]....................... 38 instructing the Attorney General to report the number of assistant district attorneys he has appointed in the several districts of the United States, their names and salaries, &c.-[December 5, 1867] ...38 calling for information in regard to the increase in the number of employés in the New York custom-house, and the additional expense to the Treasury, &c.[January 24, 1868] .... ...722 calling for the circular of the Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau discharging the officers and agents of said bureau on the 16th of February proximo, in certain States, &c.-[January 24, 1868] .....722 inquiring in relation to subsistence stores issued under the orders of the War Department for the support of Indians in charge of the Indian Bureau-[February 13, 1868]....... calling for a statement showing the comparative rates now paid by the United States for the transportation of troops and military stores to certain railroad companies [February 13, 1868]...1143 inquiring whether any new military department has been authorized under orders issued by the President of the United States, and if so, under what authority of law-[February 14, 1868].........1163 directing Committee on Printing to consider the expediency of employing a suitable person to prepare an index to the Congressional Globe on the plan of Moore's improved index-[March 20, 1868]. ........2009 inquiring the number of persons employed in the navy-yards January 1, 1868, and July 1, 1868, &c.-[July 8, 1868]...3818 calling for the facts relative to the trial of Albert M. D. C. Lusx by a military commission at New Orleans, for the murder of a colored boy, together with a copy of the record in the case-[July 23, 1868]...... ....4346 reports made by................... 196, 219, 271, 404, 470, 491, 678, 765, 921, 1070, 1162, 1204, 1404, 1486, 1567, 1911, 2075, 2084, 2259, 2274, 2485, 2759, 2789, 2958, 3116, 3239, 3313, 3314, 3347, 3873, 3983, 4070, 4075, 4146, 4197, 4452, 4453, 4462, 4467 motions made by.

..256, 320, 443, 565, 722, 730, 765, 815, 1231; 1232, 1370, 1444, 1498, 1603, 1622, 1624, 1647, 1695, 1702, 1725, 1744, 1758, 1886, 2224, 2505, 2507, 2566, 2600, 2633, 2769, 2957, 3051, 8052, 3053, 3255, 3523, 3580, 3860, 3873, 3954, 3956, 4039, 4075, 4159, 4230, 4238, 4397, 4451, 4503 incidental remarks by...... 79, 165, 470, 491, 765, 1123, 1177, 1702, 1744, 2303, 2599, 2735, 2759, 2789, 2798, 3147, 3240, 3251, 3767, 3956, 4041, 4077, 4144, 4145, 4160, 4161, 4231, 4328, 4396, 4403, 4453 remarks on the bill to amend the reconstruc19, 99

Wilson, Henry, a Senator from Massachusetts Continued.

remarks on printing the President's mes.22, 23

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on the bill for the further security of equal rights in the District of Columbia....... .89 on the bill in relation to additional bounty, 79, 165, 1210 on the bill to repeal the cotton tax...197, 203, 245, 353, 354, 356, 565 on the Cincinnati memorial concerning the rights of naturalized citizens.....270 on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 813), 273, 278 on the bill to facilitate the payment of soldiers' bounties....... .404, 650, 651, 1622, 1623, 1624, 1886, 1940 on the bill to suspend the further contraction of the currency........ .....443, 523, 524, 525, 582, 536 on the joint resolution to provide for the reduction of the Army.....471, 491, 565 on the resolution in reference to Mr. Burlingame's mission...................................... .....471 on the order of business............554, 650, 1260, 1647, 1701, 2657, 2904, 3052, 3053, 3569, 3570, 8607 on the joint resolution for the relief of the destitute in the South..........678, 722 on supplementary reconstruction bill (H.

R. No. 489).........699, 702, 730, 768 on the joint resolution to provide for com

mission to examine spirit meters, 799 on bill in relation to Missouri troops...922 on the joint resolution reducing expenses

of War Department............1162, 1231 on the case of Hon. Philip F. Thomas, 1210. 1243 on the joint resolution to restore Alabama to representation.................1257, 1744 on supplementary reconstruction bill (H. R. No. 214). 1412, 1414, 1415, 1416 on the bill in relation to Nevada land grants.......... ..... ....................... 1443, 1444 on the bill providing for the sale of Harper's Ferry lots......... 1444, 1447, 1448 on the bill for funding the national debt, 1464, 3993, 3998, 3999 on the Military Academy appropriation bill......... ..........1498 on the bill relating to cashiered Army officers............1498, 1499, 1501, 8956 on the rules for the court of impeachment, 1588, 1589, 1603

on the bill to facilitate the settlement of paymasters' accounts, 1695, 1696, 1702 on the consular and diplomatic bill, 1748, 1753, 1757

on the Army appropriation bill......2031, 2032, 2038. 2034, 2038, 2040 on bill to amend the judiciary act.....2097 on the supplementary bill concerning national banks....... ......2148,

2762, 3081, 8082, 8084, 8087, 3088, 3187, 8188, 8189, 8190 on the naval appropriation bill.......2150, 2151, 2153, 2157, 2158, 2256, 2348 on bill for the relief of W. H. Otis....2279 on the bill providing for the expenses of the impeachment trial.......... 2300 on the resolution for furnishing supplies to an exploring expedition..... .2435, 2563, 2566 on the resolution for a recess until May ......... 2489, 2495 on the resolution relating to a monument to General Sedgwick............ ..2566 on the resolution for printing the report of J. Ross Browne..

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on the bill to admit Arkansas to representation in Congress... .2608,

2609, 2663, 2668, 2690, 2692, 2699, 2749, 2750

on the bill to admit North Carolina, &c., 2759, 2859, 2866, 2867, 2869, 2871, 2872, 2895, 2896, 2982, 2968, 3006, 3013, 3028, 3029 on the bill to continue the Freedmen's Barean.......... .2769, 2770, 8058, 8056 on the eight-hours labor bill......2804, 3425

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remarks on the bill establishing rules for the government of the armies of the United States .........2959, 3239, 8580, 3581, 3582, 3583, 8584, 3585, 8586, 3587, 3873 on the bill concerning a bridge at Fort Leavenworth. ..8146, 4075 on bill to relieve certain citizens of North Carolina from disabilities.....8179, 3180 on the Rock Island bridge resolution, 3252, 3254, 3816, 8817, 3902 on the legislative appropriation bill, 8358, 8860, 8429, 3512, 8514, 3517, 3518, 3522 on the joint resolution directing the sale of damaged ordnance....... ..3389 on the bill to admit Colorado.........3541, 3545, 3546, 3547 on the credentials of the Senators from Florida....... .3599

on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1284), 3837,3839 on the Electoral College resolution, 3921, 3922, 3923, 3924, 2926

on the Freedmen's Bureau bill, 3954, 4039 on the bill to reduce the military peace establishment of the United States, 4070, 4161, 4280, 4238, 4289, 4242, 4243, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4251

on the bill to increase the pension of Sarah Hackleman .4146 on the bill granting a pension to the widow of General Richardson.........4146, 4269 on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1341), 4162, 4163, 4165, 4171 on the bill concerning the rights of American citizens abroad.... .4212, 4231, 4380, 4333 on the bill relating to pensions, 4229, 4230 on the resolution for a recess from July, 4278, 4279, 4322, 4327 on the credentials of Frederick A. Sawyer, 4312, 4314, 4319 on the bill granting the right of way to the Denver Pacific Railroad Company, 4442

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Wood, Cyrus K., bill (H. R. No. 663) grant ing arrears of pension to, legal representatives of Cyrus D. Wood.

received from House, 1038; referred, 1068; reported, 1461; passed with amendments, 8319; conference, 3688; conference report, 3857; concurred in by Senate, 3857; by House, 3954; enrolled, 3958. Wolfe, Thomas, bill (S. No. 379) for the relief of, of Macoupin county, Illinois-[By Mr. Yates.]

referred, 1311; committee discharged, referred anew, 1466; reported adversely and indefinitely postponed, 3504.

Wolf, Helen L., bill (H. R. No. 1403) granting a pension to.

received from House and referred, 3917; reported, 4197; passed, 4369; enrolled, 4448.

Wooten, William M., bill (S. No. 521) granting a pension to the children of, deceased[By Mr. Van Winkle.]

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reported, 2922; passed, 3325; passed House with amendments, 3902; conference, 3954, 8984; conference report, 4097; concurred in by Senate, 4097; by House, 4147; enrolled, 4159; approved, 4235.

In House; received from Senate, 3345; referred, 3346; reported and passed with amendments, 3892; conference report agreed to by House, 4131; by Senate, 4182; enrolled, 4186.

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Wright, George, joint resolution (H. R. No. 246) directing the Secretary of State to present, master of the British brig J. & G. Wright, a gold chronometer, in appreci ation of his personal services in saving the lives of three American seamen wrecked at sea on board of the American schooner Lizzie F. Choate, of Massachusetts. received from House, 2088; referred, 2114; reported, 2623; passed, 3242; enrolled, 3279.

Writs of error, bill (S. No. 280) authorizing, from the circuit to the district courts of the United States in certain criminal cases [By Mr. Howard.]

referred, 884; reported, 2435.

bill (S. No. 472) supplementary to an act

entitled "An act to allow the United States to prosecute appeals and, without giving security" [By Mr. Trumbull.]

read, 2240; passed, 3240; passed House with amendment. 4445; agreed to, 4445; enrolled, 4451; approved, 4506.

In House: received from Senate, 3271; passed with amendment, 4481; agreed to by Senate, 4471; enrolled, 4479. Almira, bill (H. R. No. 411) for the relief of. received from House, 781; referred, 764; reported, 1811; passed, 8817; enrolled, 3688. Wyoming, bill (S. No. 857) to provide a temporary government for the Territory ofBy Mr. Yates.]

joint resolution of the Legislature of, in-Wyeth, structing their Senators and requesting their Representatives to adhere to the policy of Congress...... .1974 Witham, Amos, bill (H. R. No. 774) granting

a pension to.

received from House, 1292; referred, 1308; reported, 1669; passed, 3322; enrolled, 3359.

Witness, resolution in relation to the attend

ance of a member of the Senate before a Committee of the House to be examined as a-[By Mr. Buckalew, May 27, 1868.] laid over, 2609. Witnesses, bill (S. No. 806) for the protection in certain cases of persons making dis closure as parties or testifying as-[By Mr. Frelinghuysen.]

referred, 845; reported, 950; passed, 951; passed House, 1369; enrolled, 1882; approved, 1439.

In House: received from Senate, 970; referred, 984; reported and passed, 1884; enrolled, 1393.

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