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Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 38th Congress

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Agreeably to notice, Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of the Wea, Peoria, Kaskaskia, and Piankeshaw Indians of Kansas. Whereas the sum of eighty-nine thousand eight hundred and sixty-five ... (S. 219)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Powell asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. A Bill To prevent the Secretary of War, and persons engaged in the military service of the United States, from interfering with the freedom of religion. (S. 345)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sumner asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the revision and consolidation of the statutes of the United States. (S. 29)

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Wilson asked, and obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To increase the number of cadets in, and to raise the standard of admission to, the Military Academy. (S. 364)

Considered in Committee of the Whole, amended, and ordered to be printed as amended. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling'' and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S. 36)

Mr Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes without amendment. A Bill To amend ''An act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington,'' passed May fifteenth eighteen hundred and twenty. (S. 126)

Mr Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill: which was read twice and ordered to lie on the table. Referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Buckalew without amendment and adversely. A Bill Granting a pension to Ellen M. Whipple, widow of the late Major General Amiel W. Whipple, of the United ... (S. 2)

Mr Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the benefit and the better management of the Indians. (S. 261)

Mr, Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Relating to stamps. (S. 116)

Mr, Willey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. On motion by Mr. Richardson, committee discharged. A Bill To prohibit cattle, horses, mules, and other domestic animals from running at large. Whereas, by the presence of large ... (S. 275)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William H. Jameson, a paymaster in the United States army. (S. 329)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report (No. 134) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. (S. 475)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report (No. 92) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Major N. S. Brenton, a paymaster in the United States army. (S. 328)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 123,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Ericsson. (S. 448)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read the first and second times, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed to to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Benjamin Vreeland, surgeon in the navy of the United States. (S. 412)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. --) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of E. F. and Samuel A. Wood. (S. 105)

Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 7,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the settlement of the accounts of Paymaster E. C. Doran. (S. 94)

Mr. Brown asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Committee discharged, and bill referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harding, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows ... (S. 166)

Mr. Brown asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To continue in the service of the United States certain troops in the State of Missouri. (S. 437)

Mr. Brown asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Brown with an amendment, viz: at the end of the bill insert the proviso printed in italics. A Bill To continue in the service of the ... (S. 437)

Mr. Brown asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To abolish slavery throughout all the States and Territories of the United States. (S. 123)

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal an act entitled ''An act to remove the United States arsenal from the city of Saint Louis, and to provide for the sale of the lands on which the same is located.'' (S. 402)

Mr. Buckalew asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims. On motion by Mr. Pomeroy, committee discharged. A Bill For the relief of C. F. Johnson, of Alabama. (S. 326)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks without amendment, and adversely, and accompanied by a report, (No. 16,) A Bill Granting lands to the State of Michigan for the construction of a wagon road for ... (S. 32)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr, Sprague without amendment. A Bill To change the name of the steamboat ''Magnet,'' of Buffalo, to ''Home.'' (S. 322)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Chandler without amendment. A Bill Further to provide for the verification of invoices. (S. 388)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Chandler without amendment. A Bill To prevent smuggling, and for other purposes. (S. 266)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Sprague, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill [Establishing a port of entry at ... (S. 210)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Haklan with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and insert in lieu thereof what follows, printed in italics. A Bill [To amend the act entitled ''An act ... (S. 250)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. A Bill In addition to the several acts concerning commercial intercourse between loyal and insurrectionary States, and to provide for the collection of captured and ... (S. 232)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill In addition to the several acts ... (S. 232)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill In relation to the mines and minerals in the public domain. (S. 255)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading, (accompanied by miscellaneous document No. 123.) A Bill To encourage and facilitate telegraphic communication between the eastern and western continents. Whereas the governments of Russia and Great Britain have granted to Perry ... (S. 302)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To abolish the collection districts of Port Orford and Cape Perpetua., in the State of Oregon. (S. 283)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To facilitate trade on the Red River of the North. (S. 272)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading: A Bill To constitute Parkersburg, in the State of West Virginia, a port of delivery. (S. 69)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 1,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading A Bill For the relief of B. C. Bailey. (S. 48)

Mr. Clark asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to lie on the table. Referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Foster without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 13,) A Bill Granting a pension to John L. Burns, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (S. 1)

Mr. Clark, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 120,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Pierce. (S. 442)

Mr. Clark, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 35,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles L. Nelson. (S. 197)

Mr. Clark, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Warren W. Green. (S. 217)

Mr. Collamer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Chandler without amendment. A Bill To repeal the eighth section of an act entitled ''An act in addition to the several acts concerning commercial intercourse between loyal and ... (S. 398)

Mr. Collamer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Ordered to be printed. A Bill Relating to the postal laws. (S. 390)

Mr. Collamer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Collamer with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Relating to the ... (S. 390)

Mr. Collamer, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to franked matter. (S. 248)

Mr. Collamer, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the Postmaster General to contract with the Overland Mail Company for the carrying the mail. (S. 194)

Mr. Collamer, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 83,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George F. Nesbitt. (S. 305)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the survey and sale of the mineral lands, and to extend the right of pre-emption thereto. (S. 349)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Doolittle with an amendment, viz.: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. Amend the title to read: A bill to provide for the ... (S. 80)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Foot without amendment, considered as in Committee of the Whole, reported to the Senate, read a third time and passed, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Authorizing a grant ... (S. 203)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To consolidate into one district, for judicial purposes, the northern and southern districts of California, and for other purposes. (S. 131)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Foster, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the word ''that'' in line 3, section 1, to the end of the bill, and in lieu thereof insert what ... (S. 131)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate the salaries of steamboat inspectors on the Pacific coast of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 371)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to provide for the better organization of Indian affairs in California.'' (S. 370)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Doolittle with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To amend an ... (S. 370)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the survey and sale of the mineral lands, and to extend the right of pre-emption thereto. (S. 340)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Amendatory of the homestead law, and for other purposes. (S. 60)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of the occupants of the lands of the mission of San Jose, in the State of California. (S. 369)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the sale of timber lands in the State of California. (S. 379)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill In relation to swamp and overflowed lands in the State of California. (S. 381)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To expedite the settlement of titles to lands in the State of California. (S. 109)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To give title to the occupants of lots in cities and towns in the State of California. (S. 380)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Carlile with amendments, viz: Strikeout the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To expedite the settlement of titles ... (S. 109)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Harlan, with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Amendatory of the homestead law, ... (S. 60)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Hendricks with an amendment, Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu there of insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill [To give title ... (S. 380)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Amendatory of and supplementary to ''An act to provide circuit courts for the districts of California and Oregon, and for other purposes,'' approved March ... (S. 51)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the summary trial of minor offences against the laws of the United States. (S. 52)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Trumbull, with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Amendatory of and ... (S. 51)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Trumbull, with an amendment, to wit: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the ... (S. 52)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to ... (S. 152)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to facilitate communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by electric telegraph,'' approved June sixteen, ... (S. 280)

Mr. Conness asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Howard, with an amendment, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To amend an act ... (S. 280)

Mr. Cowan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Wilson without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To define the rank, pay, and emoluments of chaplains in the United States army and volunteer force, and for ... (S. 103)

Mr. Cowan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Hale without amendment, and adversely. A Bill For the relief of the parties in a cause pending in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, wherein Emily F. Wiley is ... (S. 394)

Mr. Cowan, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 52,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Daniel Fitzgerald and Jonathan Ball. (S. 244)

Mr. Cowan, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, submitted a report, (No. 53,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Milton Finkle. (S. 245)

Mr. Cullamer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Reported by Mr. Collamer without amendment. A Bill Relating to clerkships in the Post Office Department. (S. 389)

Mr. Davis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To prevent the assembling of and trial by courts-martial of capital or otherwise infamous crimes not arising in the land or naval forces of the United States, ... (S. 230)

Mr. Davis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate the mode of ascertaining the value of lands, or other real estate, that maybe taken for the public use of the United States. (S. 229)

Mr. Dixon asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Dixon without amendment. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to incorporate the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind,'' ... (S. 421)

Mr. Dixon asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Dixon without amendment. A Bill To authorize the corporation of Georgetown to levy certain taxes. (S. 393)

Mr. Dixon, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, submitted a report, (No. 20,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of A. T. Spencer and Gurdon S. Hubbard. (S. 136)

Mr. Dixon, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Regulating the compensation of the crier of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. (S. 484)

Mr. Dixon, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia,'' approved January ten, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. (S. 444)

Mr. Dixon, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate the Colored Union Benevolent Association. (S. 451)

Mr. Dixon, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed to to-morrow. A Bill To amend the charter of the ''Washington Gas-light Company.'' (S. 363)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion by Mr. Chandler, Committee discharged. A Bill To change the name of the propeller F. W. Backus to ''Metacomet.'' (S. 457)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Doolittle, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To aid the Indian ... (S. 198)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Carlile with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Granting to the State of Wisconsin a donation of public ... (S. 241)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Territories. Reported by Mr. Wade without amendment. A Bill To enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal ... (S. 97)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Territories. Reported by Mr. Wade without amendment. A Bill To enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal ... (S. 96)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill In relation to the circuit court in and for ... (S. 55)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. And amend the title read: A bill granting lands ... (S. 160)

Mr. Doolittle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Harris, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Further to amend an act entitled ... (S. 171)

Mr. Doolittle, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed A Bill Further to amend an act entitled ''An act for the collection of direct taxes in the insurrectionary districts within the United States, and for other purposes,'' ... (S. 171)

Mr. Doolittle, from the Committee in Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. (S. Mis. Doc. No. 130.) A Bill For the relief of Thomas Richardville and other Indiana Miami Indians, now residing in the State of Kansas. (S. 327)

Mr. Doolittle, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading, (S. Ex. Doc. No. 38.) A Bill In relation to the salary of the United States agent for the Indians near Green Bay. (S. 247)

Mr. Doolittle, from the Committee Relations, submitted a report, (No. 29,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading A Bill To carry into effect the fourth article of the treaty of Washington, concluded between Great Britain and the United States on the ninth of August, one thousand eight hundred and ... (S. 156)

Mr. Farwell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion by Mr. Chandler, committee discharged. A Bill To amend ''An act to regulate the admeasurement of tonnage of ships and vessels of the United States,'' passed May sixth, eighteen hundred ... (S. 355)

Mr. Fessenden, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To increase the compensation of inspectors of customs in certain ports. (S. 66)

Mr. Foot asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Relating to the office of Commissioner of Public Buildings. (S. 43)

Mr. Foot asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Foot, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Relating to the office of ... (S. 43)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relating to the compensation of pension agents. (S. 199)

Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. Recommitted to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Foot with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert the word in italics. A Bill Relating to the compensation of pension agents. (S. 199)

Mr. Foster asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Foster, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill [Relating to civil actions in the ... (S. 271)

Mr. Foster asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert in lieu thereof what follows printed in italics. A Bill Concerning the disposition of ... (S. 172)

Mr. Foster asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To promote the efficiency of chaplains in the army of the United States, and define their rank, pay, and emoluments. (S. 118)

Mr. Foster asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. A Bill In relation to pensions. (S. 365)

Mr. Foster asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the renting of abandoned lands, tenements, and houses in insurrectionary States, and for the care and employment of persons ... (S. 128)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 70,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Alexander J. Atocha. (S. 281)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 131) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading: A Bill A bill for the relief of William Nichols. (S. 469)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 82) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Charles A. Hichborn. (S. 303)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report (No. 91) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Reuben Clough. (S. 316)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 102,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Rebecca S. Harrison. (S. 347)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 132,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jane W. Nethaway. (S. 470)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 135,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of William Croswell. (S. 481)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 136,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Mary McIlvoy. (S. 482)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 23,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Margaret M. Stafford, widow of Reuben Stafford, of Coshocton county, Ohio. (S. 139)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 28,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Jessie Gould, widow of Daniel Gould, of Portland, Maine. (S. 150)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 51,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George A. Schreiner. (S. 240)

Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted a report, (No. 72,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Ida Hoffman. (S. 289)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Chandler without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act in addition to the several, acts concerning commercial intercourse between loyal and ... (S. 435)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Grimes without amendment. A Bill To create the office of Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate General. (S. 465)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Grimes, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the better organization of the Pay department ... (S. 382)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To incorporate the ... (S. 54)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes with an amendment, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [To amend the charter of Georgetown, in the ... (S. 81)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes without amendment. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to authorize the corporation of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, to lay and collect a ... (S. 129)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes without amendment. A Bill To regulate the fees of the clerk's office of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. (S. 147)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes without amendment. Recommitted to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Willey, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within ... (S. 130)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes, with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the public instruction of youth ... (S. 26)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes, without amendment. A Bill Authorizing the levy court of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, to levy and collect its portion of the direct tax ... (S. 299)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the appointment of a warden of the ... (S. 86)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill [For the proper ... (S. 115)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Willey without amendment and adversely. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to define the powers and duties of the levy court of the county of Washington, ... (S. 184)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To incorporate the ''Metropolitan Railroad Company'' in the District of Columbia. (S. 54)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale, with an amendment, viz: In line three, after the word ''that,'' insert what follows printed in italics, and accompanied by a ... (S. 218)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To define the pay of the officers of the army of the United States. (S. 40)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Nesmith without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To define the pay of the officers of the army of the United States. (S. 40)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to establish and equalize the grades, of line officers of the United States navy,'' approved July sixteen, eighteen hundred ... (S. 144)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To encourage enlistments in the naval service of the United States, and to credit enlisted men to the military quotas of the respective States of which they ... (S. 8)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish the grade of vice-admiral in the United States navy. (S. 358)

Mr. Grimes asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To incorporate the Columbia Railway Company in the District of Columbia. (S. 58)

Mr. Grimes asked,and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill In relation to naval supplies. (S. 165)

Mr. Grimes, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill In relation to the Naval Observatory. (S. 478)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill More effectually to suppress the rebellion. (S. 3)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. On motion by Mr. Sherman, committee discharged A Bill To remit certain duties on clothing materials imported for the use of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph. (S. 366)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale with amendment viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to establish and equalize the ... (S. 330)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets, ] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the efficiency of the navy. (S. 292)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of officers, seamen, and others borne on the books ... (S. 246)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale with an amendment, viz: After the word ''aforesaid ''in the nineteenth line of section two insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An ... (S. 17)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale without amendment. A Bill Repealing so much of ''An act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, ... (S. 308)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Dixon with amendments, to wit: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To incorporate Providence Hospital of the city of Washington, District of Columbia. (S. 79)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Hale with an amendment, viz; Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill [To incorporate the Association ... (S. 368)

Mr. Hale asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to establish and equalize the grade of line officers of the United States navy.'' approved July sixteen, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 270)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading, (accompanied by S. Mis. Doc. No. 113.) A Bill To compensate the officers and crew of the iron-clad gunboat Essex for the destruction of the rebel ram Arkansas. (S. 273)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading, A Bill Making an appropriation for testing submarine inventions. (S. 343)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relating to appointments in the naval service. (S. 76)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the act of the twenty-first December, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled ''An act to further promote the efficiency of the navy.'' (S. 253)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for granting an honorable discharge to coal-heavers and firemen in the naval service. (S. 236)

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 8) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of George Henry Preble, a commander in the navy of the United States. (S. 95)

Mr. Hale, from the Select Committee on Naval Supplies, submitted a report (No. 99) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend joint resolution ''authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to adjust the equitable claims of contractors for naval supplies and regulating contracts with the Navy ... (S. 342)

Mr. Harding asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill: which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Granting lands to the State of Oregon, to aid in the ... (S. 23)

Mr. Harding asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Nesmith without amendment. A Bill To authorize the President to negotiate a treaty with the Klamath, Modoc, and other Indian tribes in southeastern Oregon. (S. 25)

Mr. Harding asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Buckalew without amendment and adversely. A Bill For the relief of Mary A. Baker, widow of Brigadier General Edward D. Baker. (S. 122)

Mr. Harding asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Printing. Reported by Mr. Anthony, without amendment, and accompanied by a report, (No. 31,) A Bill To authorize the settlement of the accounts of A. Bush, late public printer for the Territory of Oregon. (S. 38)

Mr. Harding asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Granting lands to the State of Oregon, to aid in the ... (S. 24)

Mr. Harding, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making an additional grant of lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the construction of railroad and telegraph lines. (S. 233)

Mr. Harding, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To grant the right of pre-emption to certain settlers on the Rancho Bolsa de Tomales, in the State of California. (S. 216)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of James P. Johnson. (S. 314)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims. On motion by Mr. Pomeroy, committee discharged. A Bill For the relief of George T. Wiggins, of Keokuk, Iowa. (S. 75)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion by Mr. Doolittle, committee discharged. A Bill To provide for the employment of the Sioux Indian captives in the military service of the United States. (S. 90)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Doolittle, with amendments, viz: Strike out the word within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill For the relief of certain friendly Indians of the Sioux ... (S. 225)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harlan without amendment. A Bill To provide for the consolidation of certain surveyor general's districts. (S. 117)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Dixon without amendment. A Bill To amend section five of an act entitled ''An act to continue, alter, and amend the charter of the city of Washington,'' approved ... (S. 114)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Foster without amendment, and adversely. A Bill For the relief of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, in cases therein described. (S. 20)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the consolidation of the Indian tribes, and to establish civil government in the Indian Territory. (S. 459)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Doolittle, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the consolidation ... (S. 459)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. A Bill To repeal a joint resolution entitled ''Joint resolution to grant additional rooms to the Agricultural Department,'' and for other purposes. (S. 339)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the sale of rejected private land claims. (S. 447)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate the compensation of registers and receivers of the land offices in the State of Iowa, in the location of lands by States and corporations under ... (S. 312)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To revive an act entitled ''An act for the relief of purchasers and locators of swamp and overflowed lands,'' approved March second, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 164)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Harlan with amendments, viz: Insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the sale of rejected private land claims. (S. 447)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent, obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of Henry Rudd. (S. 313)

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the disposal of coal lands and of town property in the public domain. (S. 264)

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Making a grant of lands to the State of Iowa to aid in the construction of a railroad from McGregor to some point on the Missouri river, and certain lateral roads to connect with railroads in the State of Minnesota. (S. 208)

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the eighth section of an act entitled ''An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights.'' (S. 193)

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported, the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Prescribing the terms on which exemplifications shall be furnished by the General Land Office. (S. 278)

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted a report, (No. 48,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Providing for satisfying claims for bounty lands, and for other purposes. (S. 228)

Mr. Harland asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks without amendment, and with a recommendation that it be postponed until the next session of Congress. A Bill Making a grant of lands to the Territories of Dakota ... (S. 277)

Mr. Harris asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Wilson with an amendment, viz: In line 2, section 1, strike out the word [three,] and insert the word four. A Bill In relation to the pay of cadets at the ... (S. 133)

Mr. Henderson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Brown without amendment. A Bill For the relief of certain non-commissioned officers, privates, musicians, and artificers of cavalry. (S. 378)

Mr. Henderson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Pomeroy, with an amendment,viz: Strikeout all after the enacting clause and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill Granting lands to the State of Missouri to aid ... (S. 377)

Mr. Henderson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To reimburse the State of Missouri for moneys expended for the United States. (S. 359)

Mr. Hendricks asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks without amendment. A Bill Extending the time within which the States and Territories may accept the grant of lands made by the act entitled ''An act donating ... (S. 12)

Mr. Hendricks asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Stewart without amendment. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to amend an act entitled 'An act making a grant of alternate sections of public lands to the State of ... (S. 463)

Mr. Hendricks asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Foster without amendment and adversely. A Bill To authorize the transfer of indictments from the district to the circuit courts of the United States. (S. 127)

Mr. Hendricks, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the sale of a lot of land in Iowa, in the Fort Crawford reservation. (S. 301)

Mr. Hendricks, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act for the relief of Solomon Wadsworth. (S. 288)

Mr. Hendricks, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To extend the time limited for the completion of the railroads mentioned in the act entitled ''An act making a grant of land to the Territory of Minnesota, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain ... (S. 432)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims. Reported by Mr. Morrill without amendment and adversely. A Bill To extend the provisions of an act entitled ''An act to provide compensation for the services of George Morell in adjusting titles to ... (S. 87)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Howard, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within[brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To organize the [invalid corps] veteran ... (S. 173)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered to be printed. A Bill Making a grant of public lands to the State of Michigan, to aid in the construction of a railroad along the mineral range in said State. (S. 449)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Making a grant of alternate sections of public land to the ... (S. 445)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To authorize the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad eastward to Ontonagon, in the State of Michigan, and provide for its connexion eastward with the ... (S. 414)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To revive for a certain time the provisions of the act of eighteen hundred and forty-six, relative to suspended entries of public land. (S. 425)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Harlan with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To authorize the ... (S. 414)

Mr. Howe asked and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the militia. Reported by Mr. Wilson without amendment. A Bill To enlarge the canals and improve the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, from the Mississippi river to Lake ... (S. 441)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with an amendment, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [For the relief of William Porter and William Lurkins. ... (S. 39)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen Ordered to be printed. A Bill Establishing a Bureau of Emancipation. (S. 63)

Mr. Howe, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 101,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Richard G. Murphy. (S. 346)

Mr. Howe, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 6,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read twice, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and postponed until to-morrow. A Bill For the relief of Albert Brown. (S. 92)

Mr. Johnson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read and passed on to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Grimes without amendment A Bill To empower the Superannuated Fund Society of the Maryland Annual Conference to hold property in the District of Columbia and to take a ... (S. 293)

Mr. Johnson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Hale with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill Relating to acting assistant paymaster in the navy. (S. 108)

Mr. Lake, of Indiana, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. On motion by Mr. Wilson, committee discharged. A Bill To increase the pay of the rank and file of the army. (S. 6)

Mr. Lane, of Indiana, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. On motion by Mr. Wilson, committee discharged. A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other ... (S. 5)

Mr. Lane, of Indiana, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull without amendment, and adversely. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to define and punish certain conspiracies,'' passed July thirty-one, eighteen ... (S. 13)

Mr. Lane, of Indiana, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the safe and speedy transmission of money from soldiers to their families and friends. (S. 78)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the relief of the officers and soldiers of the militia of the States of Kansas and Missouri, in repelling the late invasion of those States by the rebel forces under General Sterling Price, ... (S. 351)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill To set apart a portion of the State of Texas for the use of persons of African descent. (S. 45)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Lane, of Kansas, with amendments, to wit: Insert the words printed in italics, and accompanied by a report (No. 8,) A Bill To set apart a portion of the State of Texas for the use of ... (S. 45)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims. On motion by Mr. Morrill, committee discharged. A Bill For the relief of W. H. and C. S. Duncan. (S. 311)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion by Mr. Doolittle, committee discharged. A Bill For the relief of the Peoria, Piankeshaw, Kaskaskia, and Wea Indians of Kansas. Whereas the sum of eighty-nine thousand ... (S. 186)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Doolittle without amendment and adversely. A Bill For the relief of Baptiste Peoria. (S. 191)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Foot, Committee discharged. A Bill To extend the homestead act of May twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, to settlers on land reserved for railroad purposes. (S. 433)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harlan without amendment, and that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the bill. A Bill Granting land to the State of Kansas to indemnify ... (S. 21)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harding, without amendment and adversely. A Bill Amendatory to the act entitled ''An act for a grant of lands to the State of Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid ... (S. 101)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Prohibiting speculative transactions in gold, silver, and foreign exchanges. (S. 9)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Prohibiting the sale of gold at a higher price than that paid in the regular market, in the city of New York, for United States bonds paying six per centum ... (S. 56)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for a grant of lands to the State of Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain railroads ... (S. 124)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for a grant of lands to the State of Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain railroads ... (S. 192)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring; in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Foot, Committee discharged. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for a grant of lands to the State of Kansas in alternate sections to aid in the construction ... (S. 431)

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish Portland, in the State of Oregon, and Leavenworth, in the State of Kansas, ports of delivery. (S. 242)

Mr. McDougall asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To authorize the establishment of ocean mail steamship service between the United States and China. (S. 407)

Mr. McDougall asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Recommitted to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Hendricks with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in ... (S. 238)

Mr. McDougall asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Carlile with an amendment viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics: and accompanied by a report. (No. 67) A Bill ... (S. 238)

Mr. McDougall asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to ... (S. 135)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Morgan with an amendment, viz: At the end of the bill insert, as additional sections, what follows, printed in italics and amend the title by adding at the ... (S. 286)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Morgan with an amendment. Recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Morgan without amendment. A Bill To prohibit ... (S. 286)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Morgan without amendment. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in ... (S. 455)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull without amendment and adversely. A Bill To facilitate proceedings in admiralty and other judicial proceedings in the port of New York, and for other purposes. (S. 68)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Morrill adversely. A Bill To regulate the management of captured and abandoned property in the rebel States, and for other purposes. (S. 400)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To quiet titles in favor of parties in actual possession of lands situated in the District of Columbia. (S. 91)

Mr. Morgan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Foster with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To quiet titles in favor of parties ... (S. 91)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be printed. A Bill Extending the jurisdiction of district courts. (S. 222)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate the foreign and coasting trade on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 223)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Morrill with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To regulate the foreign and coasting trade on the northern, ... (S. 223)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Morrill with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill [Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury ... (S. 318)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Buckalew without amendment, and adversely. A Bill Granting a pension to the widow of the late Major General Hiram. (S. 44)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. On motion by Mr. Grimes, committee discharged. A Bill To incorporate the Metropolitan Gas Light Company, in the District of Columbia. (S. 84)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Dixon, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to incorporate ... (S. 411)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To regulate proceedings in cases ... (S. 138)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To incorporate the Potomac Navigation ... (S. 409)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill without amendment. A Bill To incorporate the Potomac Ferry Company. (S. 298)

Mr. Morrill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill Providing for bail in certain cases of ... (S. 317)

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 69,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of John Hastings, collector of the port of Pittsburg. (S. 274)

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To enlarge the powers of the corporation of the city of Washington. (S. 196)

Mr. Nesmith asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. On motion by Mr. Howe, committee discharged. A Bill Providing for the establishment of a branch mint of the United States at Portland, Oregon. (S. 33)

Mr. Nesmith asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harding with amendment, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets] A Bill For the relief of L. F. Cartee. (S. 19)

Mr. Nesmith asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harlan without amendment and adversely, and accompanied by a report, (No. 34,) Considered in Committee of the Whole, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the ... (S. 149)

Mr. Nesmith asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harlan without amendment and adversely, and accompanied by a report, (No. 34.) A Bill Granting lands to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of a military road from ... (S. 149)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. On motion by Mr. Sherman, committee discharged. A Bill To incorporate the North American Land and Emigration Company. (S. 64)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims. Reported by Mr. Pomeroy with an amendment, viz: Insert at the end of the bill the proviso printed in italics, and accompanied by a report, (No. 13.) A Bill To enable the accounting officers of the ... (S. 70)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion by Mr. Doolittle, postponed to the first Monday in December next. A Bill For the better protection of the tribal rights and interests of the Indians. (S. 294)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Doolittle, without amendment. A Bill For the relief of John T. Jones, an Ottawa Indian, for depreciations committed by white persons upon his property in Kansas Territory. (S. 251)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered to be printed. A Bill For the improvement of the navigation of the Colorado river, and the construction of wagon roads in Arizona and Utah Territories. (S. 467)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Stewart with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill For the improvement of the ... (S. 467)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harlan with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [To enable the trustees of Blue Mont College to perfect the ... (S. 73)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To incorporate the Washington City Savings ... (S. 15)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed, A Bill For increased facilities of telegraph communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States and the Territory of Idaho. (S. 290)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For increased facilities of telegraph communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States and the Territory of Idaho. (S. 268)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish certain post roads, to regulate commerce among the States, and for other purposes. (S. 102)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Authorizing an adjustment of the claims for lands heretofore confirmed to any State. (S. 391)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Donating public lands to the several States for the support and education of the orphan children of soldiers and sailors who die in the military and naval ... (S. 121)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For a grant of lands in the Territories of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph through said Territories. ... (S. 333)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To authorize a loan on the security of the public lands of the United States, and to promote the sale and settlement of the same. Whereas the public lands now ... (S. 71)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Pomeroy with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and, in lieu thereof, insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill [Authorizing ... (S. 391)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Dixon, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To incorporate an ... (S. 167)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring is the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Harding without amendment and adversely. A Bill For a grant of lands to the State of Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of the Osage and Cottonwood ... (S. 200)

Mr. Pomeroy, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. A Bill To incorporate an insurance company in the city of Washington. (S. 167)

Mr. Pomeroy, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report (No. 125) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Samuel L. Gerould. (S. 450)

Mr. Powell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. A Bill To prevent officers of the army and navy, and other persons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States, from interfering in elections in the States. (S. 37)

Mr. Powell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To repeal all acts or parts of acts granting allowances or bounties on the tonnage of vessels engaged in the bank or other cod fisheries. (S. 134)

Mr. Powell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Supplementary to an act approved July fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled ''An act to establish certain post roads.'' (S. 392)

Mr. Powell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Supplemental to the laws relating to the War Department, and authorizing the settlement and payment of certain claims against the United States. (S. 259)

Mr. Powell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill ... (S. 259)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Wilkinson without amendment and adversely, and accompanied by a report, (No. 62,) A Bill To authorize the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to issue Sioux half-breed ... (S. 47)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. Reported by Mr. Cowan without amendment. A Bill Amendatory of ''An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to promote the progress of the useful arts,' approved March three, ... (S. 387)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Foot, Committee discharged. A Bill Making a grant of lands to the Territories of Dakota, Montana, and Idaho, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain ... (S. 436)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Foot, committee discharged. A Bill To aid in the construction of a telegraphic line from Saint Cloud, Minnesota, to the British possessions. Whereas it is contemplated and ... (S. 373)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Foot, Committee discharged. Recommitted to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Stewart, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill; and in lieu ... (S. 373)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Harlax, committee discharged. A Bill For the relief of the citizens of the town of Denver, in the Territory of Colorado. (S. 157)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered, to be printed. A Bill Extending the time for the completion of certain land grant railroads in the State of Minnesota, and regulating the disposal of lands heretofore granted said ... (S. 354)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Dixon without amendment. A Bill To incorporate the National Protection Insurance Company of the District of Columbia. (S. 386)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish additional offices for the assay of gold and silver, and for other purposes. (S. 429)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To reorganize and promote the efficiency of the Army Chaplains' Department. (S. 119)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Making additional grant of lands to the State of Minnesota, to aid in the construction of railroads from Stillwater, by way of Saint Paul and Saint Anthony, to ... (S. 269)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Making Dakota or Sioux half-breed land scrip assignable. (S. 258)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Authorizing the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin to change their common boundary line. Whereas the act of Congress entitled ''An act to enable the people of ... (S. 61)

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 10,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To regulate the pay of clerks to paymasters in the navy. (S. 104)

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report (No. 133) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant Joshua D. Todd, late of the United States navy, deceased. (S. 473)

Mr. Riddle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Foster without amendment, and adversely. A Bill For the relief of Olivia W. Cannon, widow of Joseph S. Cannon, late a midshipman in the United States navy. (S. 357)

Mr. Saulsbury, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Amendatory of an act to amend an act entitled ''An act to promote the progress of the useful arts,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S. 162)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims. Reported by Mr. Morrill adversely, and postponed indefinitely. A Bill For the relief of Mary Throckmorton. (S. 209)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Sherman with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act to ... (S. 403)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Reported by Mr. Collamer with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill; and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill To establish a certain ... (S. 413)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend the act entitled ''An act to encourage immigration,'' approved July four, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and the act entitled ''An act to regulate the ... (S. 403)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Levying internal duties on tobacco. (S. 375)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Prohibiting speculative transactions in gold, silver, or foreign exchange, and for other purposes. (S. 106)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Sherman, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. And amend the title to read: A bill ... (S. 106)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Howard, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To amend an act entitled ... (S. 132)

Mr. Sherman from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Relating to money left by deserters. (S. 464)

Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted a report, (No. 15,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To encourage immigration. (S. 125)

Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof.'' (S. 423)

Mr. Sprague asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to regulate the compensation of members of Congress,'' approved August sixteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-six. (S. 418)

Mr. Sprague, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted a report, (No. 85,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the promotion of commerce and the improvement of navigation. (S. 310)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal ... (S. 430)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To define the jurisdiction of the district and circuit courts of the United States for the districts of California, Oregon, and Nevada. (S. 440)

Mr. Summer, from the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To establish a bureau of freedmen. (S. 227)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Reported by Mr. Collamer with an amendment, viz: insert the section printed in italics A Bill To remove all disqualification of color in carrying the mails. (S. 62)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen. Reported by Mr. Sumner without amendment, and accompanied by a report (No. 25.) A Bill To secure equality before the law in the courts of the United States. (S. 99)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the adjustment of claims of aliens against the United States since the commencement of the present rebellion. Whereas the prosecution of ... (S. 252)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Sumner, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the adjustment of ... (S. 252)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To exclude disloyal persons from the public lands of the United States. (S. 137)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Supplementary to an act entitled ''An act to prescribe an oath of office, and for other purposes,'' approved July two, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. (S. 72)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To remove doubts on the construction of the joint resolution explanatory of ''An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and ... (S. 46)

Mr. Sumner from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To carry into execution a convention between the United States and Belgium for the extinction of the Scheldt dues. (S. 420)

Mr. Sumner from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 41,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the adjustment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight ... (S. 213)

Mr. Sumner from the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To aid the proclamation of emancipation issued by the President on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S. 159)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To provide for the payment of the claims of Peruvian citizens, under the convention between the United States and Peru, of the twelfth of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S. 65)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of the owners of the French ship ''La Manche.'' (S. 142)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize the President of the United States to transfer a gunboat to the government of the republic of Liberia. (S. 356)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To carry into effect a treaty between the United States and her Britannic Majesty for the final settlement of the claims of the Hudson's Bay and Puget's Sound Agricultural Companies. (S. 187)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 2,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Henry P. Blanchard. (S. 53)

Mr. Sumner, from the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To prohibit commerce in slaves among the several States, and the holding or transportation of human beings as property in any vessel within the jurisdiction of the national government. (S. 188)

Mr. Sumner, from the Select Committee on slavery and Freedmen, submitted a report, (No. 24,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To repeal all acts for the rendition of fugitives from service or labor. (S. 141)

Mr. Ten Eyck, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To change and define the boundaries of the eastern and western judicial districts of Virginia and to alter the names of said districts, and for other purposes. (S. 256)

Mr. Trumbell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend the judicial system of the United States. (S. 401)

Mr. Trumbull asked and, by unanimous consent, obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull without amendment, and postponed to the first Monday in December next. A Bill In relation to the circuit courts of the United States. (S. 304)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained to leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be printed. A Bill In relation to proceedings in the courts of the United States. (S. 89)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by Mr. Pomeroy without amendment, and with a recommendation that it be postponed until the next session of Congress. A Bill Making a grant of land to the Territories of Dakota and ... (S. 297)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be printed. A Bill Regulating proceedings in criminal cases, and for other purposes. (S. 88)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Johnson with an amendment viz.: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill Regulating proceedings in ... (S. 88)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull without amendment and adversely. A Bill Supplemental to an act entitled ''An act to prevent frauds upon the treasury of the United States,'' approved February ... (S. 237)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and in lieu thereof insert what follows printed in italics. A Bill In relation to the fees and ... (S. 296)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To facilitate the collection of certain debts due the United States. (S. 424)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Trumbull with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To facilitate the collection of ... (S. 424)

Mr. Van Winkle asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported by Mr. Chandler without amendment and adversely. A Bill To change the name of the steamboat ''Gem,'' of Wheeling, to Emma Boyd. (S. 260)

Mr. Van Winkle, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To authorize State banks having branches to become national banking associations. (S. 477)

Mr. Van Winkle, from the Committee on Finance, submitted a report, (No. 97,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Authorizing the payment to The Adams Express Company of the amount of certain treasury notes destroyed or irrecoverably lost while in their custody. (S. 337)

Mr. Wade asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr.Trumbull with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Relating to members of Congress. (S. 28)

Mr. Wade asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be printed. A Bill Making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works heretofore commenced under the authority of law. (S. 143)

Mr. Wade asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. On motion by Mr. Sumner, committee discharged. An Act To repeal so much of the acts of Congress approved March three, eighteen hundred and forty-five and August six, eighteen hundred and ... (S. 93)

Mr. Wade asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Relating to members of Congress. (S. 28)

Mr. Wade, from the Committee on Territories, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act to enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.'' (S. 291)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Mr. Wilkinson, without amendment. A Bill Extending the limits of the northern Indian superintendency: (S. 59)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Reported by Mr. Foster without amendment and adversely. A Bill To extend the act of Congress granting pensions to persons wounded in the Indian massacres in Minnesota, in the years eighteen ... (S. 4)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Harlan, committee discharged. A Bill To grant aid for the construction of certain railroads in Minnesota. (S. 239)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Territories. Reported by Mr. Wade without amendment. A Bill To provide for the construction of certain wagon roads in the Territories of Idaho, Montana, Dakota, and Nebraska. (S. 472)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Making additional grant of lands to the State of Minnesota in alternate sections to aid in the construction of a railroad in said State. (S. 295)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Harlan with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill Making additional grant of lands to ... (S. 295)

Mr. Wilkinson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was, read twice, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To repeal all acts making appropriations for the colonization of free persons of African descent. (S. 169)

Mr. Wilkinson, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 49,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Louis Roberts. (S. 234)

Mr. Wilkinson, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submitted a report, (No. 93,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill For the relief of Haym M. Salomon. (S. 331)

Mr. Willey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Providing for the formation of corporations and regulating the same in the District of Columbia. (S. 204)

Mr. Willey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion by Mr. Johnson, committee discharged. A Bill Concerning the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, and for other purposes. (S. 276)

Mr. Willey asked, and by unanimous consent, obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was road twice and referred the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill without amendment and adversely. A Bill To provide for the revision and codification of the laws of the District of Columbia. (S. 153)

Mr. Willey, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To amend the act incorporating the Washington Gas-Light Company. (S. 77)

Mr. Willey, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To incorporate the Union Gas-light Company of the District of Columbia. (S. 155)

Mr. Wilson asked and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with amendments, to wit: insert the words printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the examination of certain officers of ... (S. 85)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend section eight of an act entitled ''An act to establish the Treasury Department,'' approved September two, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine. (S. 243)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Harris with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets,] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill [Repealing certain statutes of ... (S. 42)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, ... (S. 36)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill, which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To establish a uniform system of ambulances in the armies of the United States. (S. 30)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read the first time and ordered to lie upon the table and be printed. A Bill Concerning members of Congress. (S. 27)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the better organization of the Pay department of the United States army. (S. 419)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Ordered to be printed. A Bill To promote the efficiency of the artillery of the army of the United States. (S. 170)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Wilson without amendment. A Bill In relation to deserters from the military service of the United States. (S. 175)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Wilson without amendment. A Bill Relating to chaplains, and for other purposes. (S. 151)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Reported by Mr. Wilson without amendment. A Bill To authorize the President to appoint a Second Assistant Secretary of War. (S. 50)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. A Bill To regulate and equalize the expenses of assessors of internal revenue for clerks and stationery. (S. 458)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. A Bill For the protection of passengers. (S. 427)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. A Bill To prevent the sale of notes, scrip, bonds, and other evidence of debt issued by the rebel authorities. (S. 428)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affair and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Relating to the Military academy. (S. 201)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Concerning the subsistence and pay of the army. (S. 231)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the benefit of officers of the army in the field. (S. 406)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill In addition to the several acts for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes. (S. 408)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill More effectually to provide for the national defence by establishing a uniform militia throughout the United States. (S. 434)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March. three, ... (S. 18)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To increase the bounty for volunteers and the pay of the army. (S. 7)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To increase the bounty of volunteers. (S. 35)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To increase the efficiency of the staff of the army. (S. 446)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To promote enlistments in the army of the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 41)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the better organization of the Quartermaster's department. (S. 154)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the examination of certain officers of the army. (S. 85)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with amendments, to wit: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To establish a ... (S. 30)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill More effectually to ... (S. 434)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To amend, an act ... (S. 36)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To increase the ... (S. 7)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with an amendment, viz: At the end of the bill insert, as an additional section, what follows, printed in italics. A Bill ... (S. 231)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof insert what follows, printed in ... (S. 408)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words within [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. A Bill To provide for the ... (S. 154)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To grant one million acres of public lands for the benefit of public schools in the District of Columbia. (S. 263)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To incorporate the ''Capitol Hotel Company,'' in Washington city, District of Columbia. (S. 452)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill Repealing certain statutes of limitation. (S. 42)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To secure impartiality in the administration of justice in the District of Columbia. (S. 404)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To incorporate the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. (S. 443)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Select Committee on Slavery and Freedmen, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Sumner with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and in lieu thereof insert what follows, printed in italics. A ... (S. 443)

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill Supplementary to the several acts for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes. (S. 320)

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. A Bill To equalize the pay of soldiers in the United States army. (S. 145)

Mr.Dixon asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Reported by Mr. Morrill, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof, insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To amend an act entitled ... (S. 376)

Mr.Doolittle, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read and passed to a second reading. (Mis. Doc. No. 97 ) A Bill To aid in the settlement, subsistence, and support of the Navojoe Indian captives upon a reservation in the Territory of New Mexico. (S. 226)

Mr.Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To secure homesteads to persons in the military service of the United States. (S. 74)

On motion by Mr. Doolittle, ordered to be printed. A Bill To provide for the better organization of Indian affairs in California. (S. 484)

On motion by Mr. Johnson, ordered to be printed. A Bill To regulate certain proceedings in criminal and civil cases, and for other purposes. (S. 484)

Ordered to be printed as amended. A Bill To amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Anthony as an additional section to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, viz: insert the following as an additional section: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Brown to the bill (S. 41) to promote enlistments in the army of the United States, and for other purposes, viz: Strike out section three of the bill, and insert in lieu thereof the following: (S. 41)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Collamer to bill (S. 286) to prohibit the discharge of persons from liability to military duty by reason of the payment of money, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof insert the following: (S. 286)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Davis to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Insert as additional section as follows: (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Dixon to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: in section two, line thirty-five, after the word ''exempt'' insert the following: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Doolittle to bill (S. 302) to encourage and facilitate telegraphic communication between the eastern and western continents, namely: At the end of the bill insert the following, as an additional section: (S. 302)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Grimes to bill (S. 213) to provide for the adjustment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and one, viz: at the end of the bill insert the following as an additional ... (S. 213)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Grimes to the bill (S. 26) to provide for the public instruction of youth in primary schools throughout the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, without the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu ... (S. 26)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Harlan to the bill (S. 114) to amend section five of an act entitled ''An act to continue, alter, and amend the charter of the city of Washington,'' approved May seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and further to preserve the purity of elections and guard against the abuse of ... (S. 114)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Hendricks to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Hendricks, to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Strike out all after the word ''sixty-three,'' in line four, of section ten, and ... (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Howe to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March 3, 1863, viz: Insert the following as an additional section: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Lane, of Kansas, to the bill (S. 233) making an additional grant of lands to the State of Kansas, to aid in the construction of railroad and telegraph lines, viz: at the end of section two add the following: (S. 233)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Morrill to the bill (S. 114) to amend section five of an act entitled ''An act to continue, alter, and amend the charter of the city of Washington,'' approved May seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and further to preserve the purity of elections and guard against the abuse of ... (S. 114)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Nesmith to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Insert as additional section as follows: (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Pomeroy to the bill (S. 132) to amend an act entitled ''An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes,'' approved July one, ... (S. 132)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Powell to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: insert the following as an additional section: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Ramsey to the amendment reported by the committee to the bill (S. 31) making a grant of lands to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company, in the State of Minnesota, to aid in the construction of the railroad of said company from Saint Paul to Lake Superior, viz: Strike out ... (S. 31)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Ramsey to the bill (S. 31) making a grant of lands to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company, in the State of Minnesota, to aid in the construction of the railroad of said company from Saint Paul to Lake Superior, viz: Strike out all of section one, after the word ... (S. 31)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Sherman to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Insert as additional section, as follows: (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Sherman to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Strike out section four after the enacting clause, and insert the following in lieu ... (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Sherman, to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Strike out section four after the enacting clause, and insert the following in lieu ... (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Sumner to bill (S. 286) to prohibit the discharge of persons from liability to military duty by reason of the payment of money, viz: Strike out all of the original bill, and in lieu thereof insert. (S. 286)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Sumner to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and call out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: insert as additional section as follows: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Sumner to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty three, viz: insert as additional section as follows: (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Trumbull to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: insert the following as an additional section: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Wilson to the bill (S. 18) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Insert the following as an additional section: (S. 18)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Wilson, to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Insert as a new section the following: (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Intended to be proposed by Mr. Wilson, to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: insert, as a new section, the following: (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Anthony to bill S. 20, for the relief of the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, in cases therein described, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following, and amend the title to read: A bill for the relief of justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the ... (S. 20)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Morrill to bill (S. 232) in addition to the several acts concerning commercial intercourse between loyal and insurrectionary States, and to provide for the collection of captured and abandoned property and the prevention of frauds in States declared in insurrection, namely: At the end of section 6, ... (S. 232)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Wilson to the amendment reported by the committee to the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, viz: Strike out all after ''That,'' in line one of said ... (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Submitted by Mr. Lane, of Indiana, to wit: Add, at the end of the following new section adopted on motion by Mr. Sherman, what follows the same in italics. (S. 36)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment To be proposed by Mr. Hooper to section 1 of Senate bill 106. (S. 106)

Ordered to be printed. An Act In addition to the several acts concerning commercial intercourse between loyal and insurrectionary States, and to provide for the collection of captured and abandoned property, and the prevention of frauds in States declared in insurrection. (S. 232)

Ordered, That the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces and for other purposes,'' approved March 3, 1863, be printed with the amendments of the House of Representatives thereto. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other ... (S. 36)

Ordered, That the bill (S. 36) to amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March 3, 1863, be printed with the amendments of the House of Representatives thereto, together with the report of the committee of conference thereon. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act for ... (S. 36)

Read a first and second time and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Reported back with amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Insert the parts in italics. An Act To reimburse the State of Missouri for moneys expended for the United States, and for other purposes. (S. 359)

Read twice and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Reported back without amendment, the committee discharged, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported back without amendment, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary with leave to report at any time. An Act To quiet titles in favor ... (S. 91)

Read twice and referred to the Committee of Claims. Reported back without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of Albert Brown. (S. 92)

Read twice and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, with leave to report at any time. Reported without amendment, and recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means. An Act Further to amend an act entitled ''An act for the collection of direct taxes in the insurrectionary districts within the United States, and for other purposes,'' ... (S. 171)

Read twice and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Reported back without amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act To increase the compensation of inspectors of customs in certain ports. (S. 66)

Read twice and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Reported back without amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, ordered to be printed, and made a special order for Wednesday, March 2, after the morning hour, and from day to day till disposed of. An Act To provide for the payment of the claims of ... (S. 65)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Reported back without amendment, ordered to be printed with the following amendments, and the further consideration postponed to Friday, April 8, and made a special order after the morning hour. An Act Extending the time within which the States and Territories may accept the grant of lands ... (S. 12)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported back without amendment, accompanied by report, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Commerce. An Act For the promotion of commerce and the improvement of navigation. (S. 310)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Reported back without amendment, accompanied by report, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Commerce. Reported back without amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the promotion of commerce ... (S. 310)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported back without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of Louis Roberts. (S. 234)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, with leave to report at any time. Reported back with amendments, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs, with leave to report at any time. Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert the parts in italics. An Act To increase and equalize the pay ... (S. 145)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported back with amendments, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Strike out the parts in [brackets,] and insert the parts in italics. An Act (13) [To promote enlistments in the army of the United States, and for other purposes.] A bill to ... (S. 151)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported back without amendment, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. An Act To establish a uniform system of ambulances in the armies of the United States. (S. 30)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported back, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported back with amendments, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. Strike out the parts within [brackets,] and insert the parts in italics An Act To ... (S. 154)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Printing. A Bill To expedite and regulate the printing of public documents, and for other purposes. (S. 265)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Printing. Reported back without amendment, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Printing. An Act To expedite and regulate the printing of public documents, and for other purposes. (S. 265)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Reported back without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the older of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. An Act For the relief of Charles F. Anderson. (S. 207)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported back without amendment, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Public Lands, with leave to report at any time. An Act To expedite the settlement of titles to lands in the State of California. (S. 109)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Territories. Reported by Mr. Lane, of Kansas, with an amendment, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and in lieu thereof insert what follows, printed in italics. A Bill To enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the ... (S. 360)

Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. An Act To establish a branch mint of the United States at Dalles City, in the State of Oregon. (S. 185)

Read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. An Act To prevent smuggling, and for other purposes. (S. 266)

Read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported back with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, ordered to be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Commerce. Strike out the part within [brackets,] and insert the part in italics. An Act To prevent smuggling, and for other purposes. (S. 266)

Read twice, referred to the Committee on Miliary Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. A Bill To increase the number of cadets in the army, and for other purposes. (S. 257)

Read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed Reported back with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, ordered to be printed, and the further consideration postponed to Wednesday, the 27th instant, after the morning hour. Strike out all after the first section, ... (S. 36)

Read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. An Act To amend an act entitled ''An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,'' approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S. 36)

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. An Act To prevent smuggling, and for other purposes. (S. 266)

Reported back with an amendment, as a substitute, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported back Senate bill 171 with the following amendment, as a substitute: Amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: (S. 171)

Reported by Mr. Patterson, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Amendment In the nature of a substitute to Senate bill 26. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: (S. 26)

Reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs without amendment, committed to a Committee of the Whole House, made the order of the day for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed, An Act For the relief of certain friendly Indians of the Sioux nation in Minnesota. Whereas certain Indians of the Sioux nation did, during the outbreak in Minnesota in ... (S. 225)

S. 145 a passed by the Senate. An Act To equalize the pay of soldiers in the United States army. (S. 145)