Extract from the Rules and Orders of the House of Representatives, U. S. "It shall be the duty of the Clerk to make, and cause to be printed, and delivered to each member at the commencement of every session of Congress, a list of the reports which it is the duty of any officer or department of the government to make to Congress; referring to the act or resolution, and page of the volume of the Laws or Journal in which it may be contained, and placing under the name of each officer a list of reports required of him to be made, and the time when the report may be expected." LIST OF REPORTS To be made to Congress at the second session of the thirtieth Congress, by public officers; prepared in obedience to a standing rule of the House of Representatives. 1792, April 2 A statement of the amount, with a descrip'ion of the Laws U. S. vol. 2. coins struck at the mint during the year 1848. 263 In January. 1829, March 3 The affairs of the penitentiary in the Dist. of Columbia Laws U. S. vol. 8. 232 In January. 1838, July 7 On light houses Laws U. S. vol. 9. 882 During the sess. recess, the first week of the next 1846, Aug. 6 Transfers of appropriations for particular branch of na- Laws 29th Cong. 166 val service, to other branches of said service. 1st session. ferred during the session. 1842, Dec. 17 Special. On the affairs and management of the penitentiary of the House Journal. District of Columbia, showing its cost for five years, the number of prisoners, and how employed; with de tails of particulars. 1843, Feb. 25 Information in relation to the expenditures for support of Senate Journal, recaptured Africans. 1844, Jan. 30 Why act of June 26, 1834, creating land districts in Illinois, Missouri, &c., has not been carried into effect. Senate Journal. 94 No time specified. 1847, March 3 Full and accurate account of the expenditure of the $3,000,000, under the act of March 3d, 1847. Laws 29th Cong. 2d session. 95 As early as practi cable. Abstracts of the returns made by collectors of the regis- Laws U. S. vol. 3109 Early in January, tered seamen of the United States. 270 1819, March 2 A list of passengers arriving in the United States from foreign countries during the year 1848. Laws U. S. vol. 6 380 Early in Feb’y. 1842, Aug. 16 A compendium of all such changes and modifications in the commercial systems of other nations as shall have come to the knowledge of the department. 1842, Aug. 26 Laws 27th Cong. 134 A full and detailed statement of the expenditure of the Statements of all moneys expended by disbursing offi The names of the clerks and all other persons employed BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS. s; Commencement of the session. Commencement of the session. Annual. 1837, March 3 A list of all patents granted for the preceding year, for Laws U. S. vol. 9 667 inventions and improvements; also a list of patents which have expired during the same period. In January. Agricultural statistics, and expenditure of $1,000 for agricultural purposes. BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. By what authority. Page. When expected to be Laws U. S. vol. 9 1020 made. Date of the law or Annual, A report upon the state of the finances, embracing a An estimate of the appropriations necessary to be made 1791, Dec. 30 An account of the receipts and expenditures of the United House Journal. States for the year ending June 30, 1848. 68 Early in Dec, |