INDEX

то

THE MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS

OF

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FOR THE

THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS, 1872-'73.

Agricultural colleges. Memorial of the legislature of Arkansas, for the endow-

ment of.

Alabama. Memorial of the legislature of, to extend the time for selecting swamp

and overflowed lands

Alabama claims. Resolutions of the board of trade of Philadelphia in relation

to Geneva awards in the.....

Amendment. To the rules of the House of Representatives

American printing-house for the blind. Resolutions of the legislature of New
York, relative to granting aid to the

Appropriations. List of.....

Arkansas. Memorial of the legislature of, for the endowment of agricultural
Arkansas. Petition of citizens of South, relative to the improvement of the

colleges

Quachita River...

Army of the Cumberland. Memorial of the members of the, for an appropriation
to aid in the erection of a statue to the memory of the late Major-General
George H. Thomas..

Army of the Cumberland. Memorial of the Society of the, in reference to the
donation of bronze for an equestrian statue for Major-General Thomas..
Atlantic and Great Western Canal. Memorial of the national commercial con-
vention at Saint Louis, in relation to the..

Atlantic and Great Western Canal. Argument of B. W. Frovel in behalf of the.
Attorney-General of the United States. Letters from the, respecting deficiences
of appropriations for expenses of United States courts

B.

Baird, Professor. Letter from, relative to fish propagation for food..
Bank. Evidence in the investigation of the Merchants' National, of Washington.
Bankrupt act. Memorial of the legislature of Virginia, against the repeal of the.
Bank-taxes. Petition from banks, justifying the removal of ....
Blind. Concurrent resolution of the legislature of New York, relative to grant-
Board of trade of Burlington, Vermont. Asking an appropriation in aid of the
ing aid to the American printing-house for the, in the District of Columbia
Boston Harbor. Memorial of the harbor commissioners of the State of Massa-
chusetts, concerning the protection and improvement of

Vienna

Exposition........

Boston, merchants of. In relation to French claims
Bridge over the Mississippi River at La Crosse.
Saint Paul Railway Company to build a .

Petition of Milwaukee and

Canal. Memorial of the national commercial convention at Saint Louis, in
relation to the Atlantic and Great Western

Canal. Argument of R. W. Frovel, in behalf of the Atlantic and Great Western.
Canal Company. Petition of the Milwaukee and Rock River, praying for relief.
Capitol. Letter from the architect trausmitting an inventory of the public
property about the..

Centennial Commission. Memorial of the, asking aid to carry into effect the
proposed National Centennial Exposition...

Choctaw Nation. Memorial of the, in relation to the claims of the

Choctaw net-proceeds claim. Answer of P. P. Pitchlyun, Choctaw delegate,
relative to the

Chinese laborers. Petition of citizens of Pennsylvania, relative to.

Civil rights. Memorial of colored citizens praying for.

Civil-rights bill. Memorial of the legislature of Louisiana, urging the passage of
a national

Claims. Memorial of the Choctaw Nation in relation to the Choctaw
Claims. Letter from the commissioners of, relative to George B. Mortimer
Clerk of the House of Representatives. Public property in custody of the....
Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter of, transmitting annual report of
contingent expenses of the House of Representatives

Clerk of the House of Representatives. Letter from the, transmitting index of
private claims, Thirty-second to Forty-first Congress....
Colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Memorial of the

board of trustees of the Arkansas University, to provide for the further endow-
ment and support of.

Colorado of the West and its tributaries. Letter from the secretary of the Smith-
sonian Institution, transmitting a report of the survey of the .

Colored citizens. Memorial of, praying for civil rights...

Commissioners of claims. Letter from the president of the, transmitting the sec-
ond general report of the .

Commissioner of Mining Statistics. Report of the..

Committees of the House of Representatives, third session Forty-second Con-

gress.....

Congress. List of reports to be made to the third session Forty-second.
Contingent expenses. Statement of, of the House of Representatives..

Coos Bay. Memorial of the legislature of Oregon, praying aid to construct a mil-
i ary wagon-road from Roseburgh to.

Court. Joint resolution of the legislature of Illinois, requesting an additional, in
said State..

Courts of the United States. Letters from the Attorney-General, respecting an
application for deficiencies of appropriation for the expenses of the..
Courts. Joint resolution of the legislature of North Carolina in regard to the
manner of drawing jurors in the United States...

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Creek and Cherokee delegations. Protest of the, against creating the Territory
of Oklahoma....

D.

Dakota. Memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of, in reference to
hostile Indians in.

2

Dakota. Memorial of the legislative assembly of the Territory of, asking for a
division of the present Territory

2

Dakota Territory. Memorial of the legislature of, relative to the Dakota Indian
war of 1862.
Darien survey, vol. 5, No. 113

Delaware River. Memorial of the city councils of Philadelphia, requesting Con-
gress to make an appropriation for the improvement of navigation in the
Detroit commercial convention. Memorial and report of the executive committee
of the, in relation to Niagara Falls ship-canal.

Diplomatic and consular systems. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative to
the re-organization of the.

Disabilities. Resolutions of the legislature of North Carolina for the removal of..

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District of Columbia. Letter from the governor of, transmitting copy of the stat-
utes Low in force in the

E.

and grounds, relative to the....
Exposition at Vienna.
concerning the

Letter from the Secretary of State, inclosing a dispatch

Exposition at Vienna.

Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a paper
relative to negotiation for freight-rates to the..

Fish propagation for food. Letter from Professor Baird, relative to.

Harbor at Michigan City. Joint resolution of the legislature of Indiana, in rela-
tion to the completion of the.

Harbor of Plymouth, Massachusetts.

22

Harper's Ferry. Joint resolution of the legislature of West Virginia, in favor of
a bill to resell the water privileges at

2

House of Representatives. List of committees of the, third session Forty-second
Congress

House of Representatives.

House of Representatives. List of members of the, third session Forty-second
Congress

House of Representatives.

Report of the visitors at West Point on the part of

the...

Howard, General O. O. Communication from, relative to the condition of
affairs of the Bureau of Refugees and Freedmen..

Illinois. Joint resolution of the legislature of the State of, requesting an
additional Federal court in the State of.

3 102

Improvement of the Ohio River. Memorial of the board of commissioners,
suggesting a method for the

1 19

Improvement of Tualatin River. Memorial of the legislature of Oregon, for an
appropriation for the

2

Indemnity fund. Presidents and faculties of colleges in the United States in
favor of returning to Japan the unexpended balance of the Japanese..
Indian frauds. Investigation of...

Indian Territory. Resolution of the national commercial convention, memo-
rializing Congress on the subject of re-organizing the

2

Indian war of 1862 in Dakota Territory. Memorial of the legislature of Dakota
Territory, relative to the..

Indiana. Resolutions of the legislature of, relative to judicial districts in the
State of

1 17

Indians. Memorial of the legislative assembly of Dakota Territory, relative to
the Pembina band of Chippewa..

Indians. Memorial of the legislative assembly of Dakota Territory, in reference
to the Black Hills country serving as a retreat for hostile

Indigent Americans in foreign states. Letter from the Secretary of State, relative
to the relief of

Industrial colleges. Memorial of the faculty of the East Tennessee University,
showing reasons why Congress should render additional aid to
International exhibition at Philadelphia.........

J.

James River and Kanawha Canal. Memorial of the legislature of Kansas,
asking that the, be enlarged and completed so as to connect the navigable
waters of the Ohio and James Rivers...

Japanese indemnity fund. Petition of colleges in the United States in favor of
returning to Japan the unexpended balance of the

Judicial districts. Resolutions of the legislature of Indiana relative to, in said
State...

Jurors in the United States courts. Joint resolution of the legislature of North
Carolina, in regard to drawing in said State

K.

Kansas. Memorial of the legislature of the State of, asking that the James
River and Kanawha Canal be enlarged and completed so as to connect the
navigable waters of the Ohio and James Rivers

Kansas. Memorial of the board of trustees of the university of, for the further
endowment and support of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the
mechanic arts

Kansas. Joint resolution of the legislature of, for a grant of land to supply
deficiency of sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections for school purposes.
Kansas. Joint resolution of the legislature of, praying for extension of time for
settlers to enter lands to the Osage reservation...

Kent Island Narrows. Letter from the Chief of Engineers relative to the
examination and survey of.....

L.

Land office.

Re-organization of the clerical force of the

Lands. Memorial of the legislature of Alabama, to extend the time for selecting
swamp and overflowed...

Lands. Joint resolution of the legislature of Kansas, for a grant of, to supply
deficiency of sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections for school purposes.

104

Laws. Resolution of the legislature of North Carolina, asking Congress to
amend the pension ....

Levees. Citizens of the State of Louisiana, in favor of nationalizing the
Mississippi....

41

Louisiana. Memorial of the legislature of the State of, for the passage of a
national civil-rights bill

M.

Mail-service by railroads. Table of....

Maine. Resolution of the legislature of the State of, in favor of setting apart
the national domain for the benefit of common-schools.

Maine. Resolution of the legislature of the State of, relating to newspaper-
postage..

Mansion. Letter from the Engineer in Charge of Public Buildings and Grounds,
relative to the Executive

Massachusetts.

Harbor commissioners of the State of, concerning Boston

Harbor...

Massachusetts. Harbor of Plymouth, in the State of

Members of the House of Representatives. List of, third session Forty-second
Congress

Merchants' National Bank of Washington. Evidence in the investigation of the.,
Michigan City. Joint resolution of the legislature of Indiana, in relation to the
completion of the harbor at...

Military read from Portland to Astoria and Fort Stevens. Memorial of the legis
lature of Oregon, praying Congress to aid in constructing a..

Military Academy. Annual report of the board of visitors of the

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