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Union, relative to the disturbed condition of-Continued.
Petition of citizens of Pennsylvania....

Petition of citizens of Brooklyn, New York.
Petition of citizens of Milwaukie.

Petition of citizens of Wisconsin.....

Page.

257

257

275

275

Proceedings of a meeting of citizens of Bradford
county, Pennsylvania....

276

Resolutions passed at the annual town meeting
at Stockholm, New York.....

282

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Memorial of Emma Willard, in the name and by

the authority of American women...

346

Petition of citizens of Natick, Massachusetts..

346

Petition of inhabitants of Little Falls, New York
Petition of citizens of Massachusetts....

346

377

United States, citizens of, petitions-

Disturbed state of the country..

324

Establishment of a tribunal for the examination

of imported liquors....

For the enforcement of the laws, &c..

Improvement of the water channel between the

head of Lake Michigan and the Mississippi river.
Against any compromise..

Upper Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, citizens of, petition in
favor of the Crittenden compromise..............

Utah Territory--

Governor and legislature of, memorial, establish-

ment of mail routes....

Resolution (by Mr. Rice) proposing to include
Utah in the State of Kansas.

346

356

356

357

125

172, 172

103

Citizens of western, petition, establishment of

mail routes......

153

Citizens of, organization of the Territory of Ne-
vada....

213

Bill to refund to, the expenses incurred in sup-
pressing Indian hostilities in 1853. (See bill
H. R. 435.)

Report of Captain Simpson's explorations across
the great basin of, resolution by Mr. Latham
Report of the Secretary of War...

165

197

Report in favor of printing...

357

V.

Page

Van Buskirk, Peter, papers of, to be referred to the Commis-

sioner of Pensions...

Vanderbilt, Cornelius. (See George Briggs.)
Van Pelt, James. (See bill H. R. 596.)

Venango county, Pennsylvania, proceeding of a Union mass
meeting of citizens of, in favor of the Critten-
den compromise...........

Vermont, manufacturers of cutlery, &c., in, petition against

increase of duties on steel.....

Referred

Vesey, W. H. (See bill S. 463.)

Vice President. (See President and Vice President; also,

President of the Senate.)

Vigil, Ignacia, heirs of. (See Ceran St. Vrain.)

Villarubia, José. (See bill S. 39.)

Vincennes, relief of the register of the land office at, and for
other purposes. (See bill H. R. 929.)

Virginia, mediation of, message of the President...

Motion to print extra copies......

152

212

135
140

149

..150, 166,

172, 174, 184, 190, 195, 196, 214, 231, 260, 279, 281
Resolution by Mr. Mason for information relative
to the reinforcement of forts in, &c....

Volunteers, bill to authorize the employment of, to aid in
enforcing the laws and protecting the public
property. (See bill S. 550.)

Vondersmith, Daniel B., creditors of. (See bill H. R. 356.)

Adverse report (No. 275.)...

Von Phul and others. (See bill H. R. 428.)

Voorhees, Captain Philip F., memorial...

Report adversely and committee discharged.

Vote, objection made to the recording of a....

W.

Wade, Hon. Benjamin F., attended...

Wagon route from Camp Floyd to Genoa in Carson Valley,
report of Captain Simpson's explorations for,
resolutions by Mr. Latham.....

Report of the Secretary of War....
Report in favor of printing....

Wagon road, F. W. Lander's reports relative to Fort Kear-

ny South Pass, and Honey Lake wagon road.
Committee discharge from motion to print...

Walbach, Mary, widow of Brevet Brigadier General John De
B. Walbach. (See bill S. 345.)

Waldoboro', Maine, citizene of, petition in favor of the Crit-
tenden compromise.....

72, 94

165

152

198

108

4, 401

165

197

357

216

348

206

Waldegg, Mary Heisinger de. (See bill S. 516.)
Walker, Barbara, heirs of. (See bill H. R. 828.)

Walla-Walla, military road from Fort Benton to. (See bill
S. 93.)

Wallingford, Connecticut, citizens of, memorial in favor of
the proposition of the Representatives of the
border States....

Walmaling, Julia, report of the Court of Claims....
Walton, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Walton. (See bill H.

R. 688.)

Wanbaugh, Minnesota, citizens of, memorial against the ex-
tension of slavery......

War Department—

Page..

334

190

346

Copies of the President's message and documents
for the...........

45

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Resolution by Mr. Green to print copies of the

319

report of Lieutenant Michler.......

List of clerks and other civil officers employed in,
War steamers, construction of seven. (See bill S. 554.)
amendment proposed to bill H. R. 914, yeas and

nays.....

War, acting Secretary of, relative to the appointment of Mr.
Holt, the present, resolution by Mr. Slidell...
Yeas and nays.....

Message of the President......

357

215, 218

77,87

87

.101, 126, 135

Resolution by Mr. Slidell declaring the reasons

assigned for the appointment unsatisfactory, 126, 135

War, Secretary of, reports-

Commuicating copies of the Army Register.......
Statement of appropriations applicable to the ser-
vice of that Department.......

103

112.

Expenses of the national armories, &c.......

112.

Plans and estimates for completing the public
buildings at Fort Abercrombie...

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Returns of the militia of the United States...................
Captain Simpson's report of explorations for a

182

wagon route from Camp Floyd to Genoa in
Carson Valley.....

Report in favor of printing..

197

357

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Resolution to print extra copies.....

319

Captain Humphreys's report of the survey of the
delta of the Mississippi.........

275

Letter of Captain Humphreys relative to print-
ing his report....................

277

Department......

Ordered to be printed.

Committee discharged from motion to print.....
Statement of the contingent expenses of the War

List of clerks, &c., in War Department...

Reports of Major Steen and Lieutenant Mullan
relative to the movement of troops overland
to the Pacific....

Ordered to be printed..............

Ward, R. R., and others, assignees of Jacob Barker. Report

of the Court of Claims .....

416

419

46

Warehousing system. Petition of citizens of New York...... 191, 199

Memorial of importers and manufacturers of cigars

in Baltimore.....

Memorial of importing merchants of Philadelphia.

Warrington, Lewis, petition

Washington Territory-

192

230

248

415

281

288

357

(See bill S. 565.)

Copies of the acts of the legislature of........

47

Joint resolution in relation to mail service in.
(See joint resolution H. R. 48.)

Adverse report (No. 297) ....

189

Resolution by Mr. Bright relative to the salary
of the surveyor general of.........

143

Bill to provide for a superintendent of Indial af-
fairs for, and additional Indian agents. (See
bill H. R. 181.)

Payment of the expenses incurred by the people of
Oregon and Washington for the suppression
of Indian hostilities in 1855 and 1856. (See
bill S. 11.)

Appropriation to supply a deficiency in the appro-
priation for the completion of the geological
surveys of Oregon and Washington Territo-
ries. (See bill S. 149.)

Page.

Washington Territory-Continued.

Enlargement of the jurisdiction of Oregon to in-
clude Washington Territory, resolution by
Mr. Rice.......

Washington county, Maryland, citizens of, memorial in favor
of the Crittenden compromise..

Washington city-

Mayor of, allowed the privilege of the floor of the
Senate on certain occasions, resolution by Mr.
Brown,.....

Resolutions adopted at a meeting of the represen-

tatives of the four great east and west rail-
road lines, held at, in favor of the Crittenden
compromise.

Reception objected to

Referred....

104

113

55

148

148, 154, 205

205

Convention held at, February 4. (See Conven-

tion.)

Citizens of Fifth ward of, petition, lighting of New

Jersey avenue

186

Report of the district attorney for the district of
Columbia relative to the value of certain real
estate in.......................

Certain accompanying documents ordered to be
printed........

Citizens of, petitions in favor of the police bill....
Bill granting additional powers to the corporation
of, in relation to the distribution of Potomac
water. (See bill S. 571.)

Washington city, concentration of troops in-

Resolution by Mr. Wigfall...

Resolution by Mr. Mason...

Washington aqueduct, resolution by Mr. Wilson relative to

231

277

312

186

419

the expenditure of the appropriation for...... 93, 104

Washington and Georgetown, railroad in-

Memorial of Joseph Bryan and others.....

(See bill S. 538.)

Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, bill
to authorize the extension of, to and across
the Potomac river. (See bill S. 377.)

Waterford, New York, electors of, petition in favor of the

93

Crittenden compromise.

228

Waterville, Minnesota, citizens of, memorial against the ex-

sion of slavery....

346

Watkins, Greenbury M. (See bill H. R. 997.)
Wayne county, Pennsylvania, citizens of, petition in favor of
the Crittenden compromise.......

142

Weeks, Nancy, leave granted to withdraw papers..

390

Welch, Charles W., petition....

Committee discharged, and petition referred to
the Court of Claims....

140

318.

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