Blake, Harrison G., a Representative from Ohio, 24, 31, 130, 203, 214, 224, 252, 298, 446 resolutions by.. .........31 Bounty land, bill granting, to certain officers and soldiers who have been or shall hereafter be engaged in the military service of the United States....... ..........23, 298, 366 Bounty lands, joint resolution extending the ben- efit of the act in additon to certain acts grant- ing, to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States, approved March 3, 1855, to the officers and soldiers engaged in quelling the present rebellion, and to their widows and minor children...... .222 Bridge, bill (No. 46) to provide for the construc- tion of a, across the Potomac...... ..285, 288, 357, 368, 456 Brown, Jacob, bill for the relief of..... ...130 Buffinton, James, a Representative from Massa- .71, 115
chusetts.... resolutions by..... Burnett, Henry C., a Representative from Ken- tucky... .3, 5, 6, 16, 22, 23, 25, 31, 61, 62, 92, 115, 116, 117, 118, 129, 130, 131, 133, 144, 145, 195, 205, 215, 225, 227, 230, 231, 243, 244, 269, 288, 323, 331, 332, 349, 350, 357,365,
366, 368, 383, 385, 386, 390, 416, 432, 433 resolutions by..........5, 115, 144, 227, 231, 365 remarks on the Virginia contested elections...6 remarks on the bill to remit the duties on arms.....
remarks on the Army appropriation bill......72, 73, 74, 75, 77 remarks on the employment of volunteers...94, 96, 97, 102 remarks on the charges against Mr. May...131, 132, 198, 199 remarks on the auxiliary guard bill...........131 remarks on the bill for the suppression of the rebellion........ .145, 146 remarks on the volunteer force bill..........149, 150, 151, 428, 429 remarks on the tariff.. ...176, 203, 204 remarks on the bill relating to the courts in Kentucky.......... .228, 229 remarks on the inquiry relating to the employ- ment of negroes in the service of the United States....... ..227, 231 remarks on the Baltimore police bill........244, 245, 246 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No.
71)...................247, 248, 269, 270, 299, 330 remarks on increasing the number of cadets, 348 remarks on the bill to increase the number of midshipmen.........
remarks on the bill for the construction of war steamers........ ..........350, 351 remarks on the confiscation bill... ......410,
California private land claims, bill (S. No. 60) relative to appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States in cases of....448, 455, 458 Calvert, Charles B., a Representative from Mary- land.... .129, 357, 386, 445 resolutions by......... .386, 445 remarks on the charges against Mr. May, 131, remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army........ ..212 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. ..272
Campbell, James H., a Representative from Penn- sylvania...... ......3, 16, 31, 71, 116, 224, 268, 308, 331, 348, 352, 367 resolutions by... ....16, 224 remarks on the death of Hon. George W. Scranton.......
remarks on the qualification of certain mem- bers..........
remarks on employment of volunteers...96, 97 remarks on the volunteer force bill............150 Carlile, John S., a Representative from Virginia, 3, 6, 24, 32 ..24
remarks on the Virginia contested election....6
Civil expenses of the Government, bill (H. R. No. 26) making additional appropriations for sundry, for the year ending 30th of June, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending 30th of June, 1861.........72, 93, 221, 222, 225, 228, 272 Clark, Ambrose W., a Representative from New York.......... ...........77, 416 Clerks, bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to employ temporary... .133, 147 to committees..........25, 92, 115, 129, 148, 458 Clerk of the House, election of..... ........10 instructions to the............... ...211, 244, 257 Cobb, George T., a Representative from New Jersey.... ......383, 412 Colfax, Schuyler, a Representative from Indiana, 3, 4, 5, 10, 25, 62, 93, 195, 225, 279, 331, 347, 368, 416, 444, 448, 449, 458, 459 resolutions by..... ...444 remarks on the death of Hon. George W. Scranton...... ...19 remarks on the employment of volunteers, 100, 101 remarks on the charges against Mr. May, 197, 198, 199 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)............ ...248, 249, 251,
252, 306, 307, 308, 323, 324, 325, 328, 330 Collection of duties on imports, bill (H. R. No. 16) furthur to provide for the.... ..31, 54, 115, 117 bill (S. No. 51) in addition to an act further to provide for the....323, 331, 367, 382 Commandants of navy-yards, bill (H. R. No. 78) to amend an act supplementary to an act pro- viding for a naval peace establishment...279, 382, 383, 389 Commerce, the Committee on........ .22 instructions to........ ...31, 117, 128, 195 bills reported from.. ....31, 54, 171, 195, 225, 226, 231, 243, 385 reports from....... ....128, 195 Commission to examine and report as to the compensation of all officers of the Govern- ment, bill (S. No. 48) providing for a...285, 288, 331, 367, 382, 385, 410, 430 Committees, standing.. ...21,
22, 31, 32, 56, 71, 128, 209, 385 on Mr. Potter's resolution relative to the loyalty of the employés of the Govern- ment......... ........26, 148, 357
to inquire relative to the establishment of a national armory west of the Alleghany mountains... ..61,
91, 129, 223, 224, 225, 366, 367, 444 to inquire relative to contracts made for sup- plies for the use of the Government....23, 56, 62, 91, 129, 168, 352 on the Pacific railroad.... ..91 on a general bankrupt law, 128, 129, 163, 224 to inquire in what manner the expenses of the Government can be reduced...148, 230 to examine and report as to the compensation of all officers of the Government.......385, 410, 430
of conference- on the bill (S. No. 1) to authorize the employ- ment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property...171, 194, 204 on the bill (No. 25) making additional ap- propriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending June 30, 1861.225, 252, 268 on the joint resolution (S. No. 5) to pay the widow of the late Stephen A. Douglas the amount due him as a Senator at the time of his death......... .228, 390, 415 on the bill (No. 2) to increase the present military establishment of the United States, 248, 273, 298 on the bill (S. No. 20) authorizing the ap- pointment of an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and fixing the salary of the same, 252, 268, 332, 350 on the bill (No. 31) to increase the medical corps of the Navy........252, 268, 332, 349 on the bill (No. 36) to provide for the con- struction of one or more armored ships and floating batteries........ ..274, 282, 357, 382, 384
Committees-Continued.
of conference- on the bill (S. No. 3) for the better organiza- tion of the military establishment.....268, 298, 304, 332, 368, 389 on the bill (S. No. 41) supplementary to an act to authorize a national loan.........351, 383, 389 on the bill (H. R. No. 54) to provide in- creased revenue from imports to pay the interest on the public debt......... ..354, 365, 415, 428 bill (H. R. No. 99) making appropriations to pay the expenses of the investigating, of the House of Representatives and Senate, ap- pointed the first session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress, and for the commission authorized to examine and report as to the compensation of all officers of the Government.. .....383,
428, 433, 444, 456 Communications with the enemies of the United States, bill to define, prohibit, and punish certain unlawful....... .....352, 456 bill defining the duties and fixing the, of the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Postmaster, Door- keeper, and Librarian, and settling the num- ber and pay of the other employés of the House of Representatives..............148, 231 bill to increase the, of soldiers in the service of the United States........ .............23 bill (S. No. 48) providing a commission to ex- amine and report as to the, of all officers of the Government.. ....285, 288, 331, 367, 382, 385, 410, 430 bill to provide for making, for property taken for war purposes belonging to loyal citizens, 224 bill relative to the revenue marine to fix the, of the officers thereof...61, 148, 171, 253, 268 resolution for the, of the Chaplain............274 Confiscation, bill (S. No. 25) for the, of property used for insurrectionary purposes.........231, 279, 409, 410, 430, 431, 447, 456 remarks on the, by-
..231, 279, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 430, 431 Mr. Burnett.....
Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois...
Mr. Wickliffe..... yeas and nays on the......... Congressional Globe, joint resolution in relation to the publication of the, of this session...449 resolution for the purchase of the.............458 Conkling, Frederick A., a Representative from New York........ ....117, 147, 213, 229, 308, 383, 386, 430, 446, 456 resolutions by.... ........117, 223, 230, 308 remarks on the resolution relating to the ex- penditures of the Government...117, 223, 230 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)......... .........287, 324, 325, 329 Conkling, Roscoe, a Representative from New York........ ...71, 72, 117, 118, 128, 129, 224, 331, 351, 407, 408, 409, 432, 444, 445 resolutions by.... 128, 129, 407, 432 remarks on the auxiliary guard bill..........133 remarks on the inquiry into Government con- tracts........ ..........168 remarks on the tariff..................173, 174, 415
Conkling, Roscoe, a Representative from New
Crisfield, John W., a Representative from Ma- York-Continued. ryland......... .456, 457, 458 remarks on the bill for the better organization | Crittenden, John J., a Representative from Ken- of the Army... .212, 214 remarks on the general bankrupt law commit-
..224, 225 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)............ ......247, 248, 249,
272, 283, 284, 285, 286, 300, 326, 328, 329 remarks on the resolution relating to James E. Harvey....... .432, 433 Conspiracies, bill to define and punish certain, 129, 130, 287, 352, 389 Consular fees, bill (S. No. 64) to reduce, for vessels running to or between foreign ports, 388, 389, 428, 456 Consular representation of the United States during the present insurrection, bill (H. R. No. 74) to increase the...........231, 243, 382 Contested election, from Pennsylvania, between
J. M. Butler, contestant, and William E. Lehman, the sitting member......3, 6, 10, 92 from Pennsylvania, between John Kline, con- testant, and John P. Verree, the sitting mem- ber....... .12, 92, 128 from Virginia, case of Charles H. Upton......3, 5, 24, 92 from Oregon, between George K. Sheil, contest- ant, and A. J. Thayer, the sitting member..3, 9, 92, 279, 352 from Nebraska Territory, between Samuel G. Daily and James S. Morton.........................................3, 13, 26, 92, 265, 279 Convention of States, joint resolution for a, to amend the Constitution........................444 Contracts, bill regulating, in the military service of the United States...... .........61 bill (No. 43) to prevent and punish fraud on the part of officers intrusted with the making of, for the Government................298, 352, 388 resolution for a committee to inquire with re- gard to the, made for supplies for the use of the Government, 23, 56, 62, 91, 129, 168, 352 Conway, Martin F., a Representative from Kan- .72, 116 remarks on the Nebraska contested election, 13, 14, 16 Corning, Erastus, a Representative from New York..... 129 resolutions by.......... .129 ..71
Correction of the Journal....
Courts, bill to restrain disloyal citizens of the United States from sueing in the judicial, of|| the United States........ .211 bill to amend the act to establish the judicial, of the United States, approved September 24, 1789, and touching certain official bonds, 222 bill for the more efficient organization of the, of the United States, in the district of Ken- tucky....................
bill to provide for holding the district and cir- cuit, in judicial districts, during a temporary vacancy of the judgeship...251, 269, 447, 456 Covode, John, a Representative from Pennsylva-
nia......102, 116, 148, 170, 197, 268, 332, 352 remarks on the tariff bill.................173, 174 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)............. ..330, 331 Cox, Samuel S., a Representative from Ohio, 3, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 76, 77, 116, 117, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 145, 148, 196, 209, 211, 213, 214, 215, 224, 225, 228, 267, 268, 274, 279, 280, 331, 407, 412, 416, 430, 432, 444, 446, 448, 455, 458, 459 resolutions by. .12, 24, 31, 117, 148, 215, 224, 274, 280, 331, 407, 448, 458 remarks on the Virginia election case..... ...5 remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas......... ..35 remarks on the employment of volunteers..94, 96, 97, 100
remarks on the tariff bill......174, 175, 203, 205 remarks personal and explanatory............227 Cravens, James A., a Representative from Indi- 323, 366 Crime of piracy, bill (H. R. No. 55) supple- mentary to an act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the.........195, 226, 429, 431, 447 Crimes against the United States, bill (No. 86)
to punish certain.....................................................357, 456, 458 Criminals, bill to repeal all acts or parts of acts that operate to exempt traitors and, from punishment........ ...433, 449
.209 ..209, 222 remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas................
remarks on the bill relating to the courts in Kentucky.........
.229 remarks on the confiscation bill.........411, 415 Cutler, William P., a Representative from Ohio, 282 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)........... .282,283 Curtis, Samuel R., a Representative from Iowa, 4, 5, 10, 23, 26, 32, 61, 118, 130, 152, 169, 230, 231, 245, 267, 288 resolutions by.......... .....26 remarks on the qualification of certain mem- bers.......... ...........93
remarks on the employment of volunteers, 97, 99, 100, 101 remarks on the bill to promote the efficiency of the Army.......
.118 remarks on the volunteer force bill.. ....150 remarks on the tariff bill... ..171, 175|| remarks on the charges against Mr. May, 132 resignation of......... .444
bills reported from....................133, 231, 357 bill to organize a metropolitan police for the city of Washington
bill (H. R. No. 35) to amend an act to estab- lish an auxiliary guard or watch for the pro- tection of public property in the city of Wash- ington....... .......118, 133 bill (No. 7) regulating the police force of the city of Washington................221, 224, 231 bill (S. No. 49) to create a metropolitan police district of the, and to establish a police there- for....... .....323, 357, 449
joint resolution providing for the transfer of that portion of the, formerly belonging to the United States .222, 224 bill (S. No. 53) to prohibit the sale of spirit- uous liquors and intoxicating drinks in the, 348, 351, 382, 385, 412, 428, 456 Diven, Alexander S., a Representative from New York....... ..6, 23, 24, 32, 170, 211, 213, 214, 231, 413, 414, 431, 432, 445, 458 resolutions by. .....23, 211, 445|| remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas................ .............37 remarks on the employment of volunteers, 95, 99, 100 remarks on the tariff bill..........176, 203, 204 remarks on the charges against Mr. May...199 remarks on the bill relating to courts in Ken- tucky..... .229 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. || 71)....... ........281, 282, 299, 307 remarks on the bill for the construction of floating batteries..........................384, 385 remarks personal and explanatory..... ..458
resolutions by................
remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)........ ..271 Duties on arms, bill (S. No. 6) to refund and remit the, imported by States ........54, 222, 243, 251 (See Tariff; Revenue.) Duties on imports, bill (H. R. No. 16) further to provide for collection of...31, 54, 115, 117 bill (S. No. 51) in addition to an act further to provide for collection of...323, 331, 367, 382 bill (H. R. No. 54) to provide increased rev- enue from...... ..152, 171, 176, 202, 204, 354, 365, 415, 428, 431, 447 E.
Edgerton, Sydney, a Representative from Ohio, 170, 211, 228 remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army .211 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71)........... ..282 Edwards, Thomas M., a Representative from New Hampshire...........12, 24, 25, 148, 408 resolutions by... ........12, 148 remarks on the inquiry into Government con- 169 remarks on the resolution relating to the ex- penditures of the Government....... ......230 remarks on the additional revenue bill (No. 71) ..271, 283 Elections, the Committee of...
Eliot, Thomas D., a Representative from Massa- chusetts...23, 24, 31, 117, 128, 171, 195, 224, 225, 226, 231, 243, 352, 367, 385, 389, 416 resolutions by ...................................23, 117, 367 remarks on the additional revenue bill, (No. 71).................. .284, 285, 287, 300, 301 Ely, Alfred, a Representative from New York, 10, 12, 23, 71, 197 resolutions by....... ........10 Employés of the Government, resolution of Mr. Potter for an inquiry with regard to the loy- alty of the....... ...26, 148, 357 resolution of Mr. Julian, denouncing the reten- tion of secessionists as..................357, 366 Employés of the House of Representatives, bill
defining the duties and fixing the compensa- tion of the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Post- master, Doorkeeper, and Librarian, and set- tling the number of the. ....148, 231 Engineer corps, bill (S. No. 65) to authorize an increase in the, and topographical engineers, 429, 447, 456 bill to promote the efficiency of the engineer and topographical.....416, 427, 448, 449, 456 English, James E., a Representative from Con- necticut........ .............385 remarks on the bill for the increase of the num- ber of midshipmen........ .........349 Enlistments against the United States: bill (No. 86) to punish certain crimes against the Uni- ted States...... ...357, 456, 458 Enlistments in the Navy, bill authorizing addi- tional .........365, 383, 447, 456 Estella, bill to issue a register to the steamer, 231, 287, 326 Exhibition of the industry of all nations, to be held in London in the year 1862, bill (S. No. 9) relative to the......... ....251, 273
Expenditures in the Interior Department, the Harvey, James E., resolutions relating to- -Con- Judiciary act of 1795, bill amendatory of the, and
Committee on................................. reports from
Expenses of the Government, bill to reduce...23 select committee to inquire in what manner the, can be reduced .......148, 230 Expenses in defense of the United States, bill to indemnify the States for their...225, 268, 273 Expenses in employing regimental and other bands, bill (S. No. 24) authorizing the Sec- retary of War to reimburse volunteers for, 221, 269, 298, 352, 382 F. Fasting and prayer, joint resolution (No. 15) re- questing the President of the United States to recommend a day of public humiliation, 410, 427, 430, 445|| Fees, bill (S. No. 64) to reduce consular, for vessels running to or between foreign ports, 388, 389, 428, 456 Fenton, Reuben E., a Representative from New York.................9, 10, 56, 61, 2, 102, 224, 279, 347, 365, 367, 383, 386, 415, 444, 446 resolutions by... .224, 383, 386 Fessenden, Samuel C., a Representative from Maine ...433 resolutions by....... 433 Fierer, Captain Charles, bill for the relief of the representatives of....... ....215, 229 Fines and penalties, bill authorizing the Secre- tary of the Treasury to remit, incurred in certain cases, regulating the compensation of certain surveyors of the customs.......31, 195, 221, 228, 272 Fisher, George P., a Representative from Dela- ................................56, 76, 213 Floating batteries, bill (S. No. 36) to provide for the construction of one or more armored ships and....... ....227, 230, 243, 272, 274, 282, 357, 382, 384, 409, 444 Floating battery at Hoboken, New Jersey, bill (H. R. No. 1) authorizing the appointment of examiners to examine a steam.........210, 227, 229, 272 Fortifications, bill making appropriations for, 388, 389, 416, 430, 444, 445 bill making an appropriation for field, for the defenses of the city of Washington and else- where....... ....383 Fort Sumter, bill for relief of certain musicians and soldiers stationed at....61, 221, 228, 272 Fouke, Philip B., a Representative from Illinois, 4, 9, 10, 26, 197, 412 resolution by .25 remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas .39 remarks on the tariff bill..................175, 176 Franchot, Richard, a Representative from New York.... resolution by..... ......92 Frank, Augustus, a Representative from New York .........279, 388 Franking privilege, bill to amend the...........366 Fraud, bill (No. 43) to prevent and punish, on the part of the officers intrusted with the making of contracts for the Government, 298,,352, 388
Gates, Jacob, bill granting a pension to.........129 Granger, Bradley F., a Representative from Mich- igan.... 92, 117, 144, 168, 171, 204, 224, 228, 229, 251, 268, 281, 287, 305, 308, 352, 367, 368, 385, 389, 409, 412, 415, 428, 431, 444, 445, 446, 449, 456, 458 Gurley, John A., a Representative from Ohio, 430 | H. Hale, James T., a Representative from Pennsyl- vania.......... ......171, 209, 224 Harding, Aaron, a Representative from Ken- tucky.... .....56, 305 remarks on the employment of volunteers...95 Harrison, Richard A., a Representative from Ohio.......... ...146, 214, 366 remarks on the additional revenue bill.......273 Harvey, James E., resolutions relating to...365,
Mr. Wickliffe........................................ letter of.......... Hickman, John, a Representative from Pennsyl- vania.............3, 4, 22, 24, 25, 115, 117, 170 remarks on the Army appropriation bill, 74, 75|| remarks on the employment of volunteers, remarks on the bill to define and punish con- spiracy...... 129, 130, 131 remarks on the charges against Mr. May, 131,
196 Holman, William S., a Representative from In- diana........ .......23, 24, 25, 60, 61, 116, 117, 129, 130, 131, 195, 209, 210, 213, 274, 279, 298, 366, 386, 416, 429, 431 resolutions by.......24, 61, 117, 131, 366|| remarks on the employment of volunteers, 102, 147 remarks on the volunteer force bill....152, 429 remarks on the inquiry into Government con- tracts... ...168, 169, 170, 171 remarks on the charges against Mr. May, 197 remarks on the bill providing for additional rev- .....252, 330 Holt, Hon. Joseph, letter of....... ...457 Horton, Valentine B., a Representative from Ohio.......... 225, 430 remarks on the additional revenue bill......323, 324, 325 House of Representatives, bill fixing the number of the members of the, after the 3d of March, 1861........ 447 Humiliation, fasting, and prayer, resolution (S. No. 15) requesting the President of the Uni- ted States to recommend a day of public, 410, 427, 430, 445 Hutchins, John, a Representative from Ohio, 10, 32, 92, 98, 148, 170, 196, 231, 250, 251, 265, 367, 384, 407, 409, 429 remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army............... ....211 remarks personal and explanatory..... ...........227
Indemnification of the States, bill (H. R. No. 69) to provide for the, for expenses incurred by them in defense of the United States......225, 268, 273|| Industry of all nations, joint resolution (No. 9) relative to the exhibition of the, to be held in London, in the year 1862...........251, 273 Interior Department, calls for information upon .131, 385, 430 communications from the.......... 449 Intoxicating drinks, bill (No. 61) to amend an act to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors and, in the District of Columbia. ........348, 351, 382, 385, 412, 428, 456 Invalid and other Pensions, the Committee on, 22 instructions to......... ..367 Investigating committees, bill (No. 99) making appropriations to pay the expenses of the, of the House of Representatives and Senate, appointed the first session of the Thirty- Seventh Congress, and of the commission authorized to examine and report as to the compensation of all officers of the Govern- ment.......... .............383, 428, 433, 444, 456
to facilitate the removal of criminal proceed- ings in State courts in certain cases, into the courts of the United States................118 Judiciary, the Committee on the............. instructions to........
Jackson, James S., a Representative from Ken- tucky..... ...............75 James's projectiles for rifled cannon, joint reso- lution (S. No. 16) authorizing an examina- tion of.. ......447, 456 || Johnson, Philip, a Representative from Pennsyl- vania.... ........9, 12, 56, 61, 71, 128, 170, 195, 205, 214, 224, 229, 279, 368, 455, 457 resolutions by... 12, 224, 458|| remarks on the employment of volunteers, 100 Judicial district, bill to establish an additional, in
the State of New York, and in relation to courts of the United States in said State...23 Judicial districts, bill to divide the State of Penn- sylvania into three, and to establish a dis- trict court to be held in the city of Erie....23 bill to repeal parts of the act to divide the State of Missouri into...... ....211
remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army....
remarks on the additional revenue bill.......273 Kellogg, Francis W., a Representative from Michigan....... ..23, 304, 253, 368 remarks on the tariff bill..... ..177 remarks on the charges against Mr. May..198 Kellogg, William, a Representative from Illi- nois.... ....12, 23, 56, 62, 72, 92, 93, 209, 211, 228, 274, 408, 444, 446, 447, 449, 459 resolutions by.... .....211, 446 remarks on the Nebraska election... 14, 15, 279 remarks on the inquiry into Government con- tracts........ ...........168, 169, 170 remarks on the charges against Mr. May..132 remarks on the additional revenue bill......249, 307, 326 remarks on the confiscation bill....................... 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415 Killinger, John W., a Representative from Penn- sylvania..... .....12
Lansing, William E., a Representative from New York. ....133 resolutions by..... ..........133 Law, John, a Representative from Indiana......2 remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A. Doug- las......... .38 Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government, bill (H. R. No. 25) making additional appropriations for the, for the year ending June 30, 1862, and appropriations of arrearages for the year ending June 30, 1861, 72, 93, 221, 222, 225, 252, 268, 281 Lehman, William E., a Representative from Pennsylvania......... ........4 remarks on the Pennsylvania contested elec- tion.......... .4, 7, 89 remarks on the Army appropriation bill.....76 Letters, bill to provide for forwarding, free of postage, to officers and soldiers engaged in the service of the United States....... ...61, 195, 221, 228, 272 Levant, bill (S. No. 21) for the relief of the wid- ows and orphans of the officers, seamen, and marines of the United States sloop-of-war, 210, 224, 281 bill (No. 33) fixing the date of the loss of the sloop-of-war.... ............................................116, 133, 147 Library, the Committee on the........... instructions to....
Lintz, J. J., bill for the relief of... Logan, John A., a Representative from Illinois, 25, 32, 92, 102, 116, 131, 390, 428 resolutions by....... ...102 remarks on the confiscation bill.........414, 415 Loan, bill to authorize a national.......................... ..31, 56, 145, 147, 168, 197 bill (S. No. 41) supplemental to an act to au- thorize a national.. ....227, 244, 267, 332, 351, 383, 389, 428, 456 Loomis, Dwight, a Representative from Connec- ticut..... .23, 31, 444 ..23, 31, 444 remarks on the tariff bill................ ..202 Lovejoy, Owen, a Representative from Illinois..6, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 92, 97, 116, 130, 131, 224, 228, 231, 273, 274, 352, 366, 385, 427, 430, 432, 433, 445, 448, 449, 450 resolutions by........ ..24, 32, 351, 366 remarks on the Army appropriation bill......72, 73, 74, 75, 76 remarks on the additional revenue bill......248, 252, 269, 281, 283, 303, 304, 323, 325, 328 remarks on the confiscation bill.........411, 413
Loyal citizens of the States, bill (S. No. 38) making an appropriation to pay the expenses of transporting and delivering arms and mu- nitions of war to the, the inhabitants of which now are, or hereafter may be, in rebellion against the Government of the United States, and to provide for the expense of organizing them into companies, battalions, regiments, or otherwise, for their own protection against domestic violence, insurrection, invasion, or rebellion...........243, 269, 288, 298, 308, 382 Loyalty of Government employés, resolution of Mr. Potter, for a committee of inquiry in regard to the.......... ...........26, 148, 357 resolution of Mr. Julian relative to the...357, 366
Mallory, Robert, a Representative from Ken- tucky... .....10, 31, 32, 56, 72, 77, 130, 210, 225, 349, 416, 449 remarks on the bill to remit the duties on .....54 remarks on the bill relating to the courts in Kentucky....... ..228
remarks on the additional revenue bill, 300, 301 remarks on the confiscation bill.........414, 431 Manufactures, the Committee on............... .22 reports from..... ..265 Marine Corps, bill (H. R. No. 53) relative to the, to fix the compensation of officers thereof, 209, 210, 230, 268 Marine signals, bill to provide for the general in- troduction of an international code of......23, 31, 225 Marshals, bill (S. No. 16) concerning the Attor- ney General and the attorneys and, of the several districts...............222, 365, 385, 444 bill (S. No. 67) explanatory of an act concern- ing the Attorney General and the attorneys and, of the several districts......444, 446, 456 May, Henry, a Representative from Maryland, 246, 288, 367, 445, 449 resolutions by............ .367, 445 remarks personal and explanatory. .196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 458 remarks on the confiscation bill... ..411, 431 charges against.............. .131, 196, 197 remarks on the, by-
McClernand, John A., a Representative from Illinois-Continued.
remarks on the suppression of the rebellion,
remarks on the charges against Mr. May...132 remarks on the additional revenue bill......248,
250, 252, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 remarks on the confiscation bill.........411, 413 McConnell, John C., bill for the relief of......209, 230, 298, 384, 385, 409 McKean, James B., a Representative from New York...... ......213, 229, 349 McKnight, Robert a Representative from Penn- sylvania...... .10, 22, 61, 71, 77, 92, 93, 202, 288, 298, 352, 446, 447 resolutions by........ ..10, 22 remarks on the death of Hon. George W. Scranton........... ...20 remarks on the employment of volunteers...94, 99, 100
remarks on the additional revenue bill.......287 remarks on the confiscation bill........... .431 McLean, Nathaniel, and others, bill for the relief .of........ ...133 McPherson, Edward, a Representative from Penn- sylvania.... .72, 148, 205, 209, 324, 385, 431, 432, 458, remarks on the death of Hon. George W. Scranton...... .20 Medical corps of the Navy, bill (S. No. 31) to increase the...... 227, 230, 243, 252, 268, 332, 349, 367, 382 Members of the House of Representatives, bill fixing the number of, after the 3d of March, 1861...... .447
Mileage, the Committee on.......... instructions to
Military Academy, bill to increase the number of cadets at the West Point ..... ........23, 147, 152, 332, 347, 348 bill for reconstruction of the, at West Point, 116 bill prescribing the condition upon which resig- nations of cadets of the, may be accepted, 366 Military Affairs, the Committee on..... .22 instructions to ....23, 61, 92, 224, 365, 367, 433 bills reported from ..72, 116, 128, 147, 205, 229, 287, 298, 332, 347, 366, 416, 427, 446 resolutions reported from...........427, 429, 447 Military establishment of the United States, bill (S. No. 2) to increase the present.........145, 205, 228, 248, 273, 298, 305 bill (No. 58) supplementary to the act to in- crease the present............382, 385, 428, 456|| bill (S. No. 3) providing for the better organi- zation of the..... .128, 209, 211, 222, 229, 268, 298, 304, 332, 368, 388, 389, 415, 444 .131, 197|| Moorhead, James K.,a Representative from Penn- sylvania .........24, 61, 95, 194, 195, 209, 268, 368, 430, 456 resolutions by... .........61, 195 remarks on the death of Hon. George W. Scran-
.131, 132, 198, 199 .132 Mr. Colfax..............................................................197, 198, 199 Mr. Covode....... .197 .131 132
Mr. Dawes..... Mr. Diven....... Mr. Ely........ Mr. Fouke.... Mr. Hickman... Mr. Holman..
..21 remarks on the tariff bill...... .204 Morrill, Anson P., a Representative from Maine, 2 Morrill, Justin S., a Representative from Ver- ...........5, 16, 23,' 25, 71, 77, 145, 205, 268, 430, 448, 449, 456 remarks on the Army appropriation bill....76, 77, 132, 133 remarks on the tariff bill ...........174, 175 remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army......... ..212, 214 remarks on the additional revenue bill......252, 269, 270, 271, 299, 306, 323, 329, 330 198, 199, 200, 201|| Morris, James R., a Representative from Ohio,
..198 131 Mr. May.......196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201 ..132 .131, 132 132 .197
Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois......
Mr. Kellogg, of Michigan.....
McClernand, John A., a Representative from Illinois.... ............. 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 61, 71, 117, 118, 225, 231, 274, 279, 280, 352, 365, 366, 367, 386, 429, 430, 444, 445, 456, 458 remarks on the Oregon contested election......3, 9, 10, 352, 353, 356, 357 resolutions by..................131, 280, 386, 458 remarks on the Nebraska election...14, 15, 267 remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas......... ..33 remarks on the Army appropriation bill...73, 74, 75, 77 remarks on the employment of volunteers...94, 95, 96, 97, 100
Naval peace establishment, bill (No. 78) to amend an act supplementary to the act providing for a naval peace establishment...... ..279, 382, 383, 389 Naval service, bill (H. R. No. 19) making addi- tional appropriations for the, for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862, and appropri ations of arrearages for the year ending the 30th of June, 1861........ ...54,
77, 195, 202, 204, 210 bill (No.96) making further appropriations for the support of the, for the year ending June 30, 1862......366, 368, 386, 428, 444, 446, 456 Navy, bill (No. 13) to provide for the appoint- ment of assistant paymasters in the......115, 116, 133, 147, 171, 209 bill (S. No. 31) to increase the medical corps of the..... ...227, 230, 243, 252, 268, 332, 349, 367, 382 bill (No. 20) authorizing the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of the, fixing the sal- ary of the same... .....209, 230, 243, 252, 268, 332, 350, 367, 382 bill (No. 87) authorizing additional enlistments in the..... ....365, 383, 447, 456 bill to authorize the Secretary of the, to employ temporary clerks................... .... 133, 147 bill for the temporary increase of the.........147, 171, 202, 205, 209, 224, 281 Navy Department, calls for information upon the, 61, 147 communications from the....128, 227, 279, 386 Navy ration, bill (No. 9) to alter and regulate the...................115, 116, 133, 147, 171, 176 Negroes in the service of the United States, reso- lution of inquiry relating to the employment of............ ...227, 231
Nebraska contested election..3, 13, 26, 92, 265, 279 remarks on the, by-
Mr. Vallandigham Mr. Washburn........... yeas and nays on the.......... Night signals, bill authorizing the purchase of Coston's, for the use of the Navy...368, 386 Nixon, John T., a Representative from New Jersey.............. resolutions by............ Noble, Warren P., a Representative from Ohio, 267, 274 resolutions by.................................... .222 remarks on the employment of volunteers, 96, 100, 101, 102 remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army........ ....213
Noell, John W., a Representative from Mis- souri ..........116 Norton, Elijah H., a Representative from Mis- souri ...2 remarks on the bill relating to the courts in Ken- tucky and Missouri..... .229
0. Oath of allegiance, bill requiring an, and to sup- port the Constitution of the United States, to be administered to certain persons in the civil service of the United States..........348, 368, 448, 456 Olin, Abraham B., a Representative from New York......... ........24, 26, 92, 117, 129, 130, 148, 215, 332, 365, 449 resolutions by......... .92, 129, 130 remarks on the additional revenue bill......287, 302, 303 remarks on increasing the number of cadets, 347, 348, 349 remarks on the bill for the construction of float- ing batteries.... .384, 385 remarks personal and explanatory............388 remarks on the bill for the better organization of the Army..........
.....389 remarks on the bill to promote the efficiency of the volunteer forces ........427, 428, 429 Ordnance and ordnance stores, bill to provide for the purchase of.........348, 368, 383, 409, 444
remarks on the, by-
Mr. Burnett....
Mr. Dawes ..........279, 352, 353, 356, 357 ...10 Mr. Hutchins .10 .354, 355 ..3, 356 .333, 354, 355
Oregon contested election, between George K. Pike, Frederick A., a Representative from Maine, 147, 251 Sheil, contestant, and A. J. Thayer, the sit- ting member ..3, 9, 92, 279, 352 || Piracy, bill (H. R. No. 55) supplementary to an act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the crime of............195, 226, 429, 431, 447 Police, bill to organize a metropolitan, for the ...129 city of Washington........ bill (H. R. No. 35) to amend an act to estab- lish an auxiliary guard or watch for the pro- tection of public property in the city of Washington..... .........118, 133 bill (No. 76) to provide for the payment of the, organized by the United States for the city of Baltimore ..........244, 265, 268, 273 bill (No. 37) regulating the, force of the city of Washington..... ..221, 224, 231 bill to create a metropolitan, district of the District of Columbia, and to establish a po- lice therefor........ .323, 357, 449 Poole, James, bill for the relief of.. ..279 Porter, Albert G., a Representative from Indi- .225, 228, 431, 447, 448 .225
Mr. McClernand, 3, 9, 10, 352,353,356,357 Mr. Richardson....
Mr. Thomas, of Massachusetts.........356
Pacific railroad bill, select committee on the...91 bill to secure contracts, and make provision for the full, certain and more speedy transpor- tation by railroad of the mails, troops, muni- tions of war, and military and naval stores, between the Atlantic and Pacific States....23 bill granting public lands and a loan of the credit of the Government to the People's Railroad Company to aid in the construction of a rail- road from the Mississippi river to the Pacific .224
Paddock, Frederick W., bill for the relief of, 116 Passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole
or in part by steam, bill to provide for the better security of the lives of..........205, 366 Pay-see Compensation.
bill to increase the, of the soldiers in the service of the United States....... ..............23 bill concerning the, of officers of the revenue cutter service of the United States.........61, 148, 171, 253, 268 bill defining the duties and fixing the, of the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Postmaster, Door- keeper, and Librarian, and settling the num- ber and, of the other employés of the House of Representatives........ ..........148, 231 bill (H. R. No. 103) authorizing the Secretary of War to pay the volunteers who, under the command of Charles W. White, and by order of Brigadier General T. A. Morris, enlisted to protect the railroad bridge and other property in the vicinity of Oakland, Allegany county, Maryland.... ..446, 458|| bill (S. No. 69) to increase the, of the non-com- missioned officers, musicians, and privates of the regular Army, volunteers, marines, and seamen in the service of the United States, 23, 448, 456 bill fixing the, of the officers of the marine corps.......... ............................................209, 210, 230 bill (No. 72) to increase the pay of the privates in the regular Army, and of the volunteers in the service of the United States, 456, 457, 458 Paymasters in the Navy, bill to provide for the appointment of assistant... ..115,
116, 133, 147, 171, 209 Payment, bill (H. R. No. 105) to provide for the, to Arnold Willett, for bread, &c., and Henry Worth, for wood, provided for the United States volunteers for Maryland, 446, 449, 458 bill (No. 76) to provide for the, of the police
organized by the United States for the city
of Baltimore......244, 265, 268, 273 bill (H. R. No. 15) to provide for the, of the militia and volunteers called into the service of the United States by proclamation of the President, dated April, 1861, from the time they were called into service until the 30th of June, 1861..... .71,
91, 115, 171, 194, 204, 205, 222, 268 bill to provide for the monthly, of troops....366 Penalties, bill (H. R. No. 17) authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to remit fines and, incurred in certain cases, 31, 195, 221, 228, 272 Pendleton, George H., a Representative from Ohio......56, 195, 365, 366, 367, 383, 450 resolutions by...... .........365, 366 remarks on the employment of volunteers...95 remarks on the tariff bill............176, 202, 203 remarks on the bill for the relief of the Ohio volunteers........ ........195, 196 remarks on the confiscation bill...410, 412, 413 Perry, Nehemiah, a Representative from New Jersey....... .........16 Phelps, John S., a Representative from Mis- souri.... ....447
bill (H. R. No. 54) to provide increased, from imports.... 152, 171,
176, 202, 204, 354, 365, 415, 428, 431, 447 bill to protect our coast from privateers, and to ........367 prevent frauds on the......... bill (No. 71) to provide additional, for defray- ing the expenses of the Government and maintaining the public credit, by the as- sessment and collection of a direct tax and internal duties....... .229, 244, 246, 248, 251, 252, 268, 269, 272, 274, 280, 281, 299, 305, 323, 326
remarks on the, by- Mr. Arnold.............. Mr. Ashley.. Mr. Bingham.....
resolutions by........... remarks on the bill relating to the courts in Kentucky... ..228, 229 Ports of entry, bill to repeal all laws creating, in rebellious States..... .....16, 23 Post Office and Post Roads, the Committee on, 22 bills reported from.........
250, 269, 270, 272, 273, 284, 285, 286, 300, 302, 303, 304, 324, 327, 328, 329 Mr. Blair, of Missouri.... Mr. Blake......... Mr. Burnett.........
Mr. Calvert........ Mr. Colfax.......
Post Office Department, calls for information upon the..........
communications from the........... Postmaster, election of..........
..12 Potter, John F., a Representative from Wiscon- sin........ ..........148, 331, 410 resolutions by........... .26, 131 remarks in relation to the retention of seces- sionists in office........... ..26, 148, 357 remarks on charges against Mr. May, 131, 132 President of the United States, calls for informa- tion upon the....... ..........31, 117, 129, 148, 215, 224, 244, 367 communications from the.... ...12, 77, 131, 146, 148, 197, 210, 211, 215, 272, 283, 298, 326, 347, 383, 389, 431, 456, 458 proclamation of the, summoning Congress in extraordinary session....... reference of the message of the........................................ Printing, the Committee on reports from..... ...31, 148, 416, 457 Printing extra numbers of messages, reports, and documents, bill (No. 62) relative to, 428 Privateers, bill to protect our coast from, and to prevent frauds on the revenue.. ...367 Private land claims in California, bill (S. No.60) relative to appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States in cases of ...448, 455, 458 Projectiles for rifled cannon, joint resolution au- thorizing an examination of James's, 447, 456 Public Expenditures, the Committee on....... .22 reports from..... ..385 Public Lands, the Committee on.............. instructions to....
248, 269, 270, 299, 330 ...272 .248, 249, 251, 252, 306, 307,308, 323, 324, 325, 328, 330 Mr. Conkling, Frederick A... ..287, 324, 325, 329 Mr. Conkling, Roscoe...247, 248, 249, 272, 283, 284, 285, 286, 300, 326, 327, 328, 329
.282, 283
.....250, 303, 306
..............281, 282, 299, 307
Mr. Eliot.............284, 285, 287, 300, 301 Mr. Harding. Mr. Harrison
Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois.......249, 307, 326 Mr. Kellogg, of Michigan...
252, 269, 281, 283, 303, 304, 323, 325, 328
Railroad-see Pacific railroad. Rebellion against and resistance to the laws of the United States: bill (No. 20) to provide for the suppression of, and to amend the act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, &c., passed February 28, 1795...............61, 102, 145, 287, 305, 326 resolution of the House pledging men and money for the suppression of the.........131 joint resolution (No. 10) declaratory of the de- termination of Congress to maintain the su- premacy of the Government and the integrity of the Union........ 285, 288
bill (H. R. No. 69) to indemnify the States for expenses incurred by them in defense of the United States......... .......225, 268, 273 Regimental and other bands, bill (No. 24) author- izing the Secretary of War to reimburse vol- unteers for expenses incurred in employing, 221, 269, 298, 352, 382
Mr. Riddle...........252, 274, 300, 308, 331 Mr. Sedgwick. .299, 300 Mr. Sheffield:..... ..246, 247, 270, 284 Mr. Shellabarger .........251, 271, 284, 299 Mr. Spaulding 273, 280, 281, 282, 283, 329 ..229, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 268, 269, 270, 280, 284, 285, 286, 299, 301, 306, 307, 324, 325, 331 Mr. Trowbridge..
..330 .252, 299, 300 ..252, 274, 307, 323, 324, 331 Mr. Washburn...... .246, 252, 330 Mr. White, of Indiana........303, 307, 324 Mr. Wickliffe.. .249, 270, 273,274,287, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 330 Mr. Wright.. ...251, 284 yeas and nays on the.......252, 308, 323, 331 Revenue cutters and steamers, bill (No. 100) to suspend in part the operations of an act re- lating to......... ........385, 410, 412 Revenue marine, bill (H. R. No. 53) relative to the, and fixing the compensation of the offi- cers thereof.............................61, 148, 171, 253, 268 bill relative to the..... .253 Revolutionary Claims, the Committee on.... 22 discharged from subjects Rice, Alexander H., a Representative from Mas- sachusetts............56, 77, 116, 268, 308, 350 remarks on the bill for the construction of war steamers.......................... .......350, 351.430
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