bills introduced by→

.................2

No. 867-for the relief of Jonathan Jessup, postmaster at York, Pennsylvania, 1705 No. 1352-to aid the building of a rollingmill and nail factory in the city of Washington, to be named the Washington Iron Works............. 8722

joint resolution introduced by

No. 239-authorizing the settlement of the claim of the heirs of Philip Renault for certain lands........................ 1900 resolutions submitted byinstructing Committee on Public Buildings

and Grounds to inquire into the practi cability of applying Gouge's atmospheric ventilator to the Hall of this House, with the cost thereof-[February 12, 1868],

1127 referring the testimony taken before the Committee on Southern Railroads to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department-[February 22, 1868]..

report made by.. ..1705 motions made by. .3397, 4475 incidental remarks by.......1107, 1200, 1400, 1867, 1993, 2703, 4843, 4422, 4479 remarks on the articles of impeachment, 1560, 1565 on the Tennessee election (case of R. R. Butler)...... ........1664, 1710 on the bill for the relief of Jonathan Jessup...........1705, 1706, 2023, 2024 on the bill to guaranty a republican form **of government............1965, 1971, 1978 on the order of business.. .2022

on bill to admit North Carolina, &c., 2455 leave of absence granted to......... ....1774, 2072, 8069, 4252 Lawrence, William, a Representative from Ohio............. .2 petition presented by................... 9 648, 673, 1939, 2593, 2789, 2921 bills introduced by

No. 223-in relation to islands in the
Great Miami river.........

No. 283-to increase the number of judicial
districts in Texas....................162
No, 288-to provide for the appointment
of a marshal for the District of Colum-
bia
....208

No. 289-c

Garvey forming the title of Williams to certain lands in Iowa, 208 No. 383-granting pension to John Hamilton, of Ohio.........

...473

No. 415-in relation to contracts with the United States..... .474

No. 492 to secure to actual settlers the right to purchase lands hereafter granted to railway and other companies......637 No. 505-granting a pension to Aaron Devers, a soldier of the war of 1812, 687 No. 506 granting a pension to Hester Faulkner, widow of John Faulkner, 687 No. 507-granting a pension to Mrs. Sarah A. Wilklow...... .687 No. 508 granting a pension to William Hutchens, a soldier of the war for the suppression of the rebellion.......687 No. 749-granting a pension to Hezekiah Dunn, father of La Fayette Dunn, late of company E, one hundred and twentythird Ohio volunteer infantry1217 No. 765to establish a law departiment,

1271

Lawrence, William, a Representative from Ohio-Continued.

bills introduced by

No. 816-to authorize homestead entries in the Virginia military district in Ohio, 1419 No. 873-to establish certain post routes in Ohio........... ......... 1716

No. 998-to authorize the construction of a ship canal from Lake Erie to the Ohio river...... .2228

joint resolutions introduced byNo. 175-to refer the claim of Charles J. Davis, administrator of the estate of John Davis, to the Court of Claims...779 No. 205 - relative to State taxation of United States notes..................... 1217 No. 241-relative to lands sold under treaties with Indian tribes............ 2069 resolutions submitted by

instructing Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of provid ing that solicitors in the Departments, and other law officers, shall all constitute a part of the Attorney General's department-[December 12,1867]...153 calling for a statement of the entire expense of the late trip to Europe of the iron-clad Miantonomoh, and of the fund from which the said expense has been paid-[December 12, 1867]...................... 153 on the death of Hon. Cornelius S. Hamilton,late Representative from the eighth district of Ohio-[January 23, 1868],

717 directing that the numbers of all bills and joint resolutions, with their titles, shall be inserted in the Globe [March 13, 1868]..................... .........................1870

in reference to the funds under the control of the Patent Office, and the reduction of fees [ March 17, 1868]............ 1988 in reference to public lands sold under treaties with Indian tribes-[ March 24, 1868]...............

....2365

for printing extra copies of the report of the Superintendent of the United States) Coast Survey for the year 1867 [May 6, 1868]..................................... in reference to the disposal of the public lands by treaty without the authority of an act of Congress-[June 5, 1868],2895 calling for the appraisements of land made in pursuance of the treaty of July 19, 1866, between the United States and the Cherokee nation-[July 8, 1868],

3853

extending the time for taking testimony in the contested election case from New Mexico-[July 25, 1868]..............4479 reports made by...... 669, 2480 motions made by..... .175, 195, 317, 936, 1327, 2067, 4340, 4396 incidental remarks by...... .62, 117, 936, 946, 1771, 1869, 1906, 1938, 2535, 3765, 8885, 3953, 4491 remarks on the bill to exempt cotton from internal tax..... .31, 36 on the resolution of the Judiciary Committee for the impeachment of the President........ ..........69

on the bill in relation to islands in the Great Miami river.....89, 508, 509, 1427 on the order of business..................... .156 on the President's message.. .175,

177, 179, 181, 182, 188, 184, 185, 186, 187, 195, 619, 2716, 2722, 2723 on the bill to provide for the appointment of a marshal for the District of Columbia........ .208, 669, 670, 671, 672 on deficiency bill (H. R. No. 320), 288, 290 on the resolution authorizing the sale of iron-clads...... ........361

on the bill for the relief of Orlaf E. Dreutzer...... .421 on the bill defining a quorum of the Supreme Court........ .......... 478

on the death of Hon. Cornelius S. Hamilton, a Representative from Ohio.....717 on the bill concerning land grants to santhern railroads.....841, 842, 872, 979

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remarks on the Kentucky election (case of John Young Brown).......... ..945 on the legislative appropriation bill, 1046, 1275

on the civil appropriation bill.. ...1480, 1482, 1484, 1485, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512

on the bill for the relief of George W. Lane......................... .......1541, 1542 on the articles of impeachment.......1548, 1549, 1610, 1660, 1661

on the bill for the relief of Jonathan Jessup........... ..........1706, 2024 on the joint resolution concerning captured property.. ....... 1764, 1766

on the bill providing for the prompt settlement of public accounts......1772, 1773 on the bill concerning the rights of Ameri

can citizens abroad....... ........ 1805 on the resolution relating to lands sold under treaties with Indians........... 2065 on the House joint resolution for the protection of fishing vessels...............2374 on the bill to prevent the further sale of

public lands....................... 2388, 2387 on Connecticut Avenue railway bill, 2388 on the Puget Sound railroad bill......2441 on the joint resolution relating to Michigan and Wisconsin land grants......2460 on the joint resolution relating to the hotel at Fortress Monroe...... .....2500

on the bill for the relief of Palemon John.......... ......... daim a.....2539, 2540 on the Indian appropriation bill......2616, 2617, 2618, 2684, 2685, 2710, 2711 on the Ohio election (case of Delano vs. Morgan)...........2781, 2788, 2784, 2785 on the joint resolution in reference to Cherokee and Osage Indian lands, 2815 on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1060)......2852, 2890, 2891

on the resolution concerning the Miami and Erie canal....................2855, 2856 concerning the sale of Osage Indian lands.......... .......2894 on the bill in regard to Wisconsin land grants...............

on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1314), 8728, 8929 on the purchase of Alaska......3811, 4052 on the bill for the removal of certain political disabilities...................3851 on the bill for the relief of loyal Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians............... 3855 on the bill to improve the Mississippi river......... .........3889, 4257 on the joint resolution to protect settlers on Cherokee neutral lands...4000, 4001 on the bill concerning prize cases in ..4052

on the funding bill................4226, 4308 on the bill to regulate railroad land grants.......

leave of absence granted to...... Laws of the United States, bill (H. R. No. 317) to provide for the publication of the[By Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts.] referred, 241.

bill (S. No. 237) in relation to the promulgation of the.

I received from Senate, 1141; passed, 1661; enrolled, 1681.

bill (H. R. No. 1270) to provide for the publication of the treaties and, in the States of California, Nevada, and Oregon, and in the Territories of Washington, Idaho, and Montana-[By Mr. Cavanaugh.] referred, 8164.

1

Lay, John L., bill (H. R. No. 771) granting || a pension to-[By Mr. Polsley.]

reported and passed, 1296; passed Senate

with amendments, 3340; disagreed to, 8693; conference, 8694, 3782; conference report, 3938; agreed to by Senate, 3928; by House, 3988; enrolled, 3981; approved, 4255.

In Senate: received from House, 1292; referred, 1308; reported, 1669; passed with amendment, 3321; conference, 3688; conference report, 8857; concurred in by Senate, 3857; by House, 3954; enrolled, 3958.

Lazaretto, bill (H. R. No. 846) to authorize the sale of the, near Philadelphia-[By Mr. Washburne, of Illinois.] referred, 331.

Leakage, resolution instructing Committee on

Commerce to inquire into the propriety

of requiring all American steam ocean sail vessels to provide themselves with some indicator of-[By Mr. Logan, December 9, 1867.]

agreed to, 98.

Lea, Seth, bill (H. R. No. 1815) for the relief of [By Mr. Hawkins.]

reported and referred anew, 3524; substitute reported and passed, 3899; passed Senate, 4395; enrolled, 4484; approved, 4498.

In Senate: received from House and referred, 3917; reported, 4145; passed, 4367; enrolled, 4448.

Leeds, Lewis W., resolution for paying George H. Haupt and, witnesses before the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds[By Mr. Covode, June 20, 1868.] agreed to, 3327.

Legal tender notes-see Currency; Gold Notes. resolution in reference to issuing of a cer

tain amount of, to be used in purchas ing for cancellation any of the gold-interest-bearing bonds of the United States[By Mr. Ingersoll, March 16, 1868.] referred, 1902.

Legislative department, joint resolution (H. R. No. 235) providing for a saving of expense in the [By Mr. Broomall.] referred, 1900. Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses

of the Government, bill (H. R. No. 595) making appropriations for the, for the year ending the 30th of June, 1869-[By Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania.] reported and recommitted, 865. Bill (H. R. No. 605) making appropriations

for the, for the year ending 30th June, 1869–[By Mr. Washburne, of Illinois. reported, 920; discussed, 1019, 1022, 1046, 1050, 1088, 1109, 1112, 1181, 1134, 1250, 1255, 1278; passed, 1276; passed Senate with amendments, 3563; referred, 3563; reported, 3620; discussed, 8694, 3702, 3705, 8724; conference, 8764, 3786, 3798; error corrected, 8841; conference report, 3981; agreed to by Senate, 3974; by House, 3981, 3982; enrolled, 4080; approved, 4255.

14 In Senate: received froin House, 1292; referred, 1808; amendment submitted, 2260; amendments reported, 2769, 2856; reported, 2995; amendments, 2996,3130, 3243; discussed, 3351, 2360, 8889, 3429, 3463, 3466, 3506, 3521; passed with amendments, 3523; conference, 3748, 3749; error corrected, 8814; conference report, 3957; concurred in by Senate, 3958; by House, 4024; enrolled, 4075. remarks by

Mr. Allison....... ............................. 1113, 1114
Mr. Ashley, of Nevada........1254, 3706
Mr. Ashley, of Ohio.........
....1255
Mr. Baker......... 1050, 1140, 1251
Mr. Barnes'.
1112
.1113, 1114, 1136, 1187
...1089

Mr. Beaman.......
Mr. Benjamin......
Mr. Blaine, 1028, 1024, 1046, 1051, 1052,
1053, 1088, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1118,
1114, 1115, 1132, 1133, 1141, 3694,
3699, 3700, 3706, 37079-8724, 8725

1109, 1110, 1139, 1141, 1254, 1255 Mr. Randall, 1053, 1256,3696,3702,3703 Mr. Raum..

.1090

Mr. Robinson.................................................... ......... 1132 Mr. Ross............1024, 3697, 3699, 3701 Mr. Schenck........ ..1025, Mr. Scofield. Mr. Spalding..

1046, 1048, 1110, 1113 1091 1022, 1048, 1090, 1091, 1110, 1113, 1133, 1135, 1139, 1252, 1254, 1255, 3694, 3697, 8699, 8701, 8702, 3704, 8705, 3706 Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania......1022,

1047, 1048, 3697, 8698, 3702, 3704, 3705, 8706, 8707, 3724, 3725, 3764 Mr. Trowbridge 1114, 1135, 1136, 137, 1138, 1139, 3702

Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government, bill (H. R. No. 605)— Continued.

remarks by

Mr. Twichell
Mr. Upson.......

1133, 3702 .1088.

1110, 1112, 1115, 1141, 1253 Mr. Washburne, of Illinois........... 920, 1019, 1020, 1022,1028,1024,1025,1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052,1053, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1118,1114,1115,1181,1132, 1133, 1134, 1135,1186,1188, 1139,1140, 1141, 1250, 1252, 1253,1254, 1255,1256, 1273, 1274, 1275,1276,3620,8694,3696, 3698, 3699, 3701,8702,3703,8704.3705, 8706, 3707, 3724, 3725, 3764,3981,3982 Mr. Washburn, of Indiana............ 1113 Mr. Welker....-- ..-.-, •••• ..1088, 3705 Mr. Windom............ .1024, 1046, 1051 Mr. Wood.

Levees, bill (H. R. No. 444) to provide, secure the low lands of Arkansas and Missouri from inundation, and encourage the settlement thereof-[By Mr. Loan.] referred, 517.

bill (H. R. No. 745) to provide, to protect the low lands of Arkansas and Missouri from inundation, and to encourage the settlement thereof [By Mr. Logan.] referred, 1217. abu of lid co bill (H. R. No. 840) to rebuild the, on the east bank of the Mississippi river and reclaim the land of the Yazoo basin from overflow-[By Mr. Blaine.}' referred, 1630.

bill (H. R. No. 896) to incorporate the Mississippi Levee Railway and Steamship Company, and to aid in the construction of, on the Mississippi river-[By Mr. Newcomb.]

referred, 1759.

resolution in reference to the, of the Mississippi-[By Mr. Sypher, July 22, 1868.] adopted, 4335,

Levit, Jacob, bill (H. R. No. 1188) to grant an additional bounty to, of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin-[By Mr. Paine.] referred, 2750.

Lewis, Margaret, bill (H. R. No. 528) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Hotchkiss.] referred, 778.

bill (H. R. No. 1240) granting a pension to-[By Mr. Benjamin.]

reported and passed, 8103; passed Senate, 4395; enrolled, 4434; approved, 4398.

In Senate: received from House and referred, 3119; reported, 3954; passed, 4866; enrolled, 4443, Librarian, joint resolution (H. R. No. 312) in relation to the pay of the Assistant, of the House [By Mr. Blaine.] reported and passed, 3524, 3552; passed Senate, 3692; enrolled, 3702; approved, 3809.

In Senate received from House, 3551; read, 3552; passed, 3645; enrolled, 3688.

Liens, bill (H. R. No. 717) for the enforcement of mechanics', on buildings in the District of Columbia-[By Mr. Ingersoll.] referred, 1084.

Life Insurance see Insurance.

bill. (H. R. No. 842) to incorporate the Chamber of, of the United States [By Mr. Boutwell.] referred, 1631.

Life Insurance Company, bill (S. No. 286) to incorporate the National, of the United States of America.

received from Senate, 2621; passed, 4342; enrolled, 4380.

Life-saving apparatus, resolution calling for the report of the commission for examining into, in New York city in 1867-[By Mr. O'Neill, January 15, 1868.] adopted, 551.

resolution for printing extra copies of the

report of the life-saving commission on the subject of the, recently examined at New York-[By Mr. Driggs, March 13, 1868.]

agreed to, 1869.

Life-saving inventions, resolution for printing five hundred copies of the report of the commission on-[By Mr. Ladin, March 26, 1868.]

reported, 2130; adopted, 2132.

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Lighting the streets, joint resolution (8. R. No. 57) relative to, of Washington city, District of Columbia.

report objected to, 4052; substitute reported, 4429; passed with amendments, 4430; agreed to with amendments, 4476; concurred in, 4477; enrolled, 4492. Limitation of debate, motion in regard to...578 Lincoln, joint resolution (H. R. No. 260) for

the purchase of a full-length portrait of the late President-[By Mr. Ward.], referred, 2407.

Lincoln, Helen and Heloise, joint resolution (H. R. No. 361) for the relief of [By Mr. Clarke, of Kansas.]

read and passed, 4469.

In Senate: received from House, 4451; referred, 4453.

Lincoln, the Territory of, bill (H. R. No. 86) to provide a temporary government for→ [By Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio.] reported adversely, 4481.

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Lincoln, William S., a Representative from New York...... petitions presented by..

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.1428, 1644, 1775, 2030, 2143, 2233, 2406, 2487, 2856, 2957, 8881

bills introduced byNo. 301 for the relief of the legal heirs and representatives of the late Jane M. Judd, deceased................

.209 No. 302-for the relief of Jerusha Sharp, 209 No. 856-for the relief of the members of the twenty-first New York cavalry...1631 No. 893-concerning invalid pensions and the time of the commencement of the same .........1759

joint resolution introduced by

No. 224-for the relief of Charles T. Weston, of Pennsylvania... .......གས་བ....... 1631 report made by... motion made by.... incidental remarks by..

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.667 667 ...667

remarks during call of the House. 2646 leave of absence granted to.......2542, 2575 Lindsay, James, bill (H. R. No. 883) for the

relief of-[By Mr. Loan.] referred, 1759.

Lindsay, Martha J., bill (H. R. No. 820) grant

ing a pension to-[By Mr. Glossbrenner.] referred, 1418.

Lindsay, Robert L., joint resolution (H. R.

No. 268) for the relief of [By Mr. Pile.] reported and passed, 2501; passed Senate, 8271; enrolled, 3299; approved, 3731. In Senate: received from House, 2505; referred, 2506: reported and passed, 3240; enrolled, 3279.

Little Rock Island, bill (H. R. No. 894) con

firming title to, in the Mississippi river[By Mr. Price.]

referred, 474; reported and passed, 1703. In Senate: received from House, 1702; referred, 1702; reported, 8566. Lloyd Car Heating and Ventilating Company, bill (H. R. No. 879) to incorporate the[By Mr. Welker.] referred, 1759.

Loan, Benjamin F., a Representative from

Missouri

petitions présented by. bills introduced by

...

....2

.2318,

2957, 4024, 4264

No. 348-to provide for holding terms of the United States district court for the western district of Missouri at St. Joseph.. 331 No. 349-to constitute St. Joseph, in the

State of Missouri, a port of delivery...331 No. 444-to provide levees, secure the low lands of Arkansas and Missouri from inundation, and encourage the settlement thereof....................................................- ······ 517 No. 603-granting pensions to soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812........899 No. 802-supplementary to the several acts for organizing certain Territories of the United States...................1418 No. 883-for the relief of James Lindsay, 1759

resolutions submitted byinstructing Committee on Invalid Pensions to inquire into the propriety of allowing pensions to the widows and minor children of soldiers killed by Bill Anderson and his guerrillas at Centralia, Missouri, September, 1864-[January 6, 1868].... ..381

in relation to public affairs in Texas[March 3, 1868]..... ....1421 reports made by. ....899 motions made by ......、、、、 ›......... .... ............ 1772, 3967 incidental remarks by...

1400, 1421, 1760, 1769, 2187, 8889 remarks on the supplementary reconstruction bill (H. R. No. 489). .....476,

514, 515, 516 on the bill granting pensions to the soldiers of 1812......899, 1245, 1246, 1249 on the articles of impeachment, 1616, 1642

Loan certificates, bill (S. No. 543) to provide for a further issue of temporary, for the purpose of redeeming and retiring the remainder of the outstanding compoundinterest notes.

received from Senate, 4182; referred, 4343; Loans, bill (H. R. No. 564) making all purreported and passed, 4389; enrolled, 4396. chases, sales, or conversions of United States, and bonds open to public competition-[By Mr. Randall.] referred, 780.

Locke, Amelia A., bill (H. R. No. 219) for the relief of [By Mr. Kelsey.] referred, 89.

Locker, George W., bill (H. R. No. 828)

granting a pension to-[By Mr. Polsley.] reported, 1449; passed, 1450; passed Senate, 3340; enrolled, 3375; approved, 8781. In Senate: received from House, 1468; referred, 1464; reported, 1669; passed, 3322; enrolled, 3359. Logan, John A., a Representative from Illinois..............................................................NÈÈ......ÕNU MAN..... .2 petitions presented by.............. itd... 745, 1775, 1883, 2006, 8767 bills introduced by

No. 204 to extend the joint resolution giving additional compensation to certain employés in the civil service at Washington, approved February 28, 1867..

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No. 216-allowing pensions to soldiers or the widows of soldiers of the war of 1812..............s、 .................. ....................................................58 No. 586 to provide for a bureau of civil service at Washington, in the District of Columbia ........

No. 657 providing payment to Walter Plowden for services done the Government of the United States during the late war.............................................................966 No. 727 for an act to establish a new judicial circuit in the State of Illinois, to be held at Galesburg ..............1177 No. 745-to provide levees to protect the low lands of Arkansas and Missouri from inundation, and to encourage the settlement thereof.... ....1217

No. 766-to revoke the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to pay percentage for the sale of Government securities or bonds, and repealing all laws or parts of laws authorizing the appointment of an agent for the purpose of negotiating or selling Government securities or bonds.....................1286 No. 1416 to provide certain regulations as to the public debt...................3987 No. 1454-making certain regulations as 1. to the public debt........ .......4468

nois-Continued.

joint resolutions introduced by

No. 113-reinstating William H. Harner, will and allowing him the same bounty as

though he had not been mustered out +Tunder order of June 7, 1862............89 No. 114-computing the time to which er the longevity ration extends in accordance with service rendered as non-comSasmissioned officers or privates...........89 101 No. 115 requiring the Military Commit

tee to inquire into the justice and expeAo-diency of reporting a bill refunding the 7109 income tax collected from officers of To the Army and Navy during the war...90

No. 125 appointing a committee to re088 port on the expediency of relocating the Tea capital of the United States..........209 Pos No. 182-requiring the Secretary of the iggie Treasury to appoint a commission to Peas establish a marine hospital at Cairo, 4899) Illinois... ..........780

360 No. 204-providing for the taxation of 280 United States bonds....................1177 Iresolutions submitted by ibnut sui no brain relation to the pages now constituting

the "military force" of the House[December 3, 1867].... 12 abi-instructing Committee on Commerce to inquire into the propriety of requiring 98: 201 all American steam ocean sail vessels to provide themselves with some indicator bau of leakage-[December 9, 1867]......98 instructing Committee on Commerce to

Logan, John Al, a Representative from Illi Bonois-Continued. living adt zabr remarks on the bill for the relief of W. W. Holden and others............ 1928, 1929, 1980, 1931 Tuon the impeachment replication.......2080 on the Alta Vela resolution........ .2341, WoT M goilpo fazolino 2342, 2345 during call of the House... 2645, 2646, 2649 on the resolution relating to a guard-room at the Capitol........ ..2649, 2650 on the bill authorizing the sale of Fort 1 Leavenworth reservation.. .........2681 on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1060).......2840, 2848, 2844, 2845, 2846, 2847, 2848, 2879, 2882, 2884, 2885, 2990, 2992, 3087, 3038, 3039, 3040, 8043, 3048, 3114, 3133, 3134 on tax bill (H. R. No. 1284)...3172, 3400, ad3401, 3407, 3408, 3409, 3410, 3111, ned: 73 3418, 3419, 3420, 3421, 8422, 3442, al3446, 8449, 3450, 3451, 3454, 3456,

3457, 3458, 3461, 3478, 3480, 3481, 3486, 3494, 8497, 8498, 8532, 3533 on the resolution in regard to the removal of the Capitol...... .3174 lion the bill to relieve certain citizens from

political disabilities...................3865 on the bill for distributing the rewards for ad the capture of Jefferson Davis......3935 Jon the bill in relation to retired officers of the Army......3947, 3948 on the bill to fix the military peace estabof /elishment....8949, 3951, 8953, 3970

bation the bill making ropriations for the

Columbia Deaf and Dumb Institution,

4059

on Democratic principles......4186 10 on the funding bill.. 4180, 4191, 4192, 4193, 4194, 4195, 4217, nimaze 201 cois 884219, 4220, 4221, 4222, 4224 on the bill relating to vacancies in the Departments.... 4259, 4260 on the resolution concerning the pay of socertain employés of the House......4263 no on the resolution for an adjournment to 1a bo September..... ...4375

on the purchase of Alaska.......4393, 4394 on the joint resolution for relief of certain contractors for iron-clads.....4414, 4415 on the resolution for an investigation of sd the disbursement of the contingent fund,

4426

on the bill relating to the public debt, 4468 leave of absence granted to..................2498 Long, Margaret C., bill (H. R. No. 1249) grant[ating a pension to [By Mr. Van Aernam.] reported and passed, 8105; passed Senate, 914395; enrolled, 4434; approved, 4498. 1 In Senate: received from House and re

ferred, 3120; reported, 3954; passed, Hol4366; enrolled, 4443. Looney, William B., bill (H. R. No. 398) granting a pension to-[By Mr Dodge.1 referred, 474; reported adversely, 733. Loughridge, William, a Representative from Iowa.........

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...2234, 2289, 2526

No. 246-to grant a pension to Milton Anderson... dator .........90

No. 247-to prohibit the sale of the Cherokee lands in a body, and providing for bethe sale thereof.. ..90

No. 248-to grant land for the aid of comac mon schools in the District of Colum

90

No. 350-to authorize clerks of courts of record to administer oaths in proceedTo sis ings in bankruptcy.... ......331 No. 351-providing for the payment of soldiers' bounties in case of the death not of the applicant.................331 No. 352 to establish a post route from Vinton, Iowa, via Belle Plain, to Victor, in same State...... .......331

87 No. 853to establish a post route from Orleans to Wells' Mills, Iowa.........331 (88 No. 396-for the relief of Samuel Tib10 betts a ...474

No. 397-regulating the use of the franking privilege.. alennauha.ha.474

bills introduced by

No. 558-for relief of A. W. Ballard...779 No. 638-to regulate the charges and comTpensation of express companies.......935

No. 639-in relation to the taxation of the 80g United States notes, Treasury notes, bao national currency, and fractional notes cor for State and municipal purposes...935

No. 640-to establish a post route from Ottawa, Iowa, to Sigourney, Iowa...935 No. 701-to establish a mail route from Toledo, Iowa, to Brooklyn, Iowa....1083 ed No. 747-giving relief to soldiers whose discharges are dated previous to their bava actual discharge, and who, in fact, served

the full term of their enlistment.....1217 No. 803-to establish a post route from Sigourney, Iowa, via Webster, White Pigeon, Millersburg, and Genoa Bluffs, to Marengo, Iowa....

........1418 No. 964-to establish a mail route from Rockingham to Waterloo.............. 2070 No. 1003-to declare the Iowa river, in the State of Iowa, unnavigable above the od city of Wapello, Louisa county, Iowa,

2289

Stos du 790030A0 No. 1084-to establish a post route from Iconium to Unionville, in the State of Iowa.............. .2526 No. 1107-for the relief of J. Atlee, 2569 No. 1191-to extend the benefits of the homestead act of March 20, 1862, to minor children of deceased soldiers, 2936 No. 1192-for the relief of James A. Ing.2936 No. 1296-to establish a post route from Buckingham, lowa, to Laporte City. lowa....... ....3363

No. 1338-to aid in the construction of a tap railroad and telegraph line from the Rio Ga Grande to the Pacific ocean.........3588 No. 1345-to amend an act entitled "An most act to confirm certain private land claims

in the Territory of New Mexico," 3656 No. 1360-granting lands to the Iowa Southern Railway Company.........3757 No. 1442-to establish a post route from Springfield, Iowa, to Victor, Iowa, 4252 resolutions submitted by

making inquiries in relation to the sale of the land ceded in trust to the United M States by article seventeen of the treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Indians, concluded July 27, 1866— [January 28, 1868]............ ...806 erinstructing the Committee on the Judiciary Toto inquire into the power of Congress talento regulate the rates to be charged for

freights by railroads engaged in commerce between the different States of the Union-[March 3, 1868]........1632 in relation to the purchase of Alaska— [May 18, 1868]..... .2533

in relation to the public debt-[June 22, b. 1868] ................. 3364

4253

of sympathy with the people of Crete in to their struggle for independence [July reports made by. ....3656 motions made by.......................1632, 3656 incidental remarks by. .......5,

2 ban 3364, 3865, 3014, 3615 remarks on the supplementary reconstruction bill (H. R. No. 489)... 573, 574 on the legislative appropriation bill, 1091, 1254

on the resolution reported for the impeachment of the President.. ....1369

(See Appendix.) sonor

on the articles of impeachment. ..... 1563 on the purchase of Alaska..

.2533,

3621, 3623, 4053, 4392, 4393 on the bill for the survey of certain Indian reservations .........3098

on the Obio election (case of Delano vs. Morgan)

(Not published.)

***..2809

on the tax bill (H. R. No. 1060)...... 2919,

Iowa--Continued.

remarks on the bill with regard to land claims in Missouri.......

.....3656

to on the deficiency bill (H. R. No. 1841), 3731 .4144

on the state of the Union ...........
(Not published.)

leave of absence granted to........ Louisiana-see Reconstruction.

2233

credentials of Representatives-elect presented and referred..... 4186, 4213 reported..... ....... 4215 Low, Matthew, bill (S. No. 535) to reward the services of, of Nassau.

received from Senate, 3761; referred, 4490. Lucas and Dickinson counties, bill (H. R. No. of 1170) for the relief of, in the State of Ohio[By Mr. Dodge.]

substitute reported and passed, 1703. In Senate: received from House, 1702; referred, 1702.

Lucia, Joel H., bill (H. R. No. 409) for the relief of [By Mr. Woodbridge.] referred, 474.

Lusx, Albert M. D. C., resolution calling on

the President for the record of the trial by military commission of, of Louisiana, in New Orleans, in August last, all papers connected with the case, and a statement of his action thereon-[By Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, December 9, 1867.] agreed to, 96.

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communications from the President and General U. S. Grant, transmitting papers relating to trial of... 213 Lyford, S. C., bill (H. R. No. 391) relieving, of the ordnance department United States Army, from responsibility for money lost in the Government mail-[By Mr. Pile.] referred, 474; reported and withdrawn, 592. Lynch, George, bill (S. No. 320) for the relief of, a soldier of the war of 1812.

received from Senate, 1859; referred, 1869; reported and passed, 2874; enrolled, 2894. Lynch, John, a Representative from Maine...2 petitions presented by...949, 998, 1094, 1229,

2920, 2978, 8071, 3138

No. 592-to remove the political disabilities from Luke Blackmer, of Salisbury, South Carolina............................ .838 No. 1007-to amend an act entitled "An act concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels," approved December 30, 1792.................... 2291 No. 1256-to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for holding the courts of the United States in case of the sickness or other disability of the judges of the district court," approved July 29, 1850.......... ......3132

No. 1286-to allow drawback on articles used in the construction of vessels, 3363 No. 1364-to provide for a gradual resumption of specie payments........3761 joint resolution introduced by

No. 332-authorizing the appointment of examiners to examine and report upon the expediency of discontinuing the navy-yard at Charlestown, Massachusetts, and uniting the same with the yard at Kittery, Maine........3999 resolution submitted by

that the revenue laws ought speedily to be adapted to the raising of revenue sufficient to meet the annual expenditures of the Government, including the interest, and no more-[January 10, 1868]..........

In Senate: received from House, 405; referred, 407.

Lynden, Timothy, bill (H. R. No. 445) for the Carelief of, of Parkersburg, West Virginia

[By Mr. Hubbard, of West Virginia.] referred, 517; reported and passed, 2458; ad passed Senate, 3761; enrolled, 3804 ; approved, 4003.

In Senate: received from House and referred, 2188; reported, 3462; passed, 3725; enrolled, 3770.

M.

MacDonald, D. H., bill (S. No. 361) for the relief of, late acting United States consul at Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. received from Senate, 3271; referred, 3476; committee discharged, 4477. Machinery, resolution in reference to purchases of, at the Philadelphia_navy-yard-[By Mr. Paine, July 6, 1868.] [

agreed to, 3758.

resolution directing that the expenses incurred by the committee in taking testimony in the investigation ordered by resolution of July 6, 1868, into, chase of, at the Philadelphia o the pur navy-yard be paid out of the contingent fund-[By Mr. Sawyer, July 20, 1868.] agreed to, 4253.

bill (H. R. No. 1456) to authorize the im portation of, for repair only free of duty[By Mr. Schenck.]

reported and passed, 4770.

In Senate: received from House, 4451; referred, 4453.

Mackey, T. J., bill (H. R. No. 1217) to relieve, of South Carolina, of disabilities-[By Mr. Paine.}