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

71

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.....

....54

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.........

..............349

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.......

..20

remarks on the qualification of certain mem-
bers..........

..93

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

resolution by.........

remarks on the Virginia contested election....6

resignation of.........

.128

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,

select-

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,

Compensation-see Pay.

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-

Mr. Bingham...

..231,
279, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 430, 431
Mr. Burnett.....

410, 411, 415, 431

......412

......412

.411, 415

..413, 414, 431

.415

.412

.431

Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois...

...409,

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

tee...

..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

sas.....

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

ana...............

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

tucky.

resolutions by.......

.209
..209, 222
remarks on the death of Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas................

......35

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...

tracts.......

instructions to.......

reports from......

.22

.92

..92, 265, 279

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

Committee on.................................
reports from

22

....430

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

ware.........

G.

....92

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,

367, 432

tinued.

enue...

96, 97

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

the.........

I.

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

J.

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

.22

.23.

L.

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....

99

..31
.23

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

resolutions by....

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

M.

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

arms...

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-

Mr. Aldrich........

.132

McClernand, John A., a Representative from
Illinois-Continued.

remarks on the suppression of the rebellion,

131

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

.......

22
.31

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-

.197

.131, 132, 198, 199
.132
Mr. Colfax..............................................................197, 198, 199
Mr. Covode.......
.197
.131
132

Mr. Cox........

Mr. Curtis......

Mr. Dawes.....
Mr. Diven.......
Mr. Ely........
Mr. Fouke....
Mr. Hickman...
Mr. Holman..

...199
.197

. 197

.131, 196

..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. Hutchins....

Mr. Johnson.....

Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois......

Mr. Kellogg, of Michigan.....

Mr. Lovejoy....

Mr. McClernand..

Mr. Richardson...

Mr. Riddle........

Mr. Stevens.....

132, 197

..197,

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