INDEX TO THE DEBATES IN THE SENATE.

Day of Humiliation, a resolution to appoint a joint com- Houston Samuel, a message from the House of Represen
mittee to wait on the President, and request him
to appoint a day to be observed as a day of gene-
ral humiliation and prayer to God, that He may,
in his mercy, avert from our country the Asiatic
plague, 1128; agreed to, 1130.

Department of State, (See State Department.)
Discriminating duties with Spain, a message from the

President, communicated a report from the Se-
cretary of State, on the subject of the abolition

tatives, requesting that leave be given to four
of the members of the Senate, to attend the
House, for the purpose of giving evidence on
the trial of Houston; leave given, 802.
Humiliation and prayer, (See day of.)
Hunt, Jonathan, a member of the House of Representa-
tives from Vermont, his death announced, and
orders entered into for his funeral, 931.

of the discriminating duties now existing on Indians,
Spanish vessels. Referred to the Committee on
Finance, 1124.

Dividends, the amount of unclaimed, of the funded debt,
the Secretary of the Treasury called upon to
communicate, 224; taken up, after some discus-
sion laid on the table, 639.

Durbin, Rev. Mr. of Kentucky, elected Chaplain on the
part of the Senate, 9.

Duty on Tea, a report of a committee on memorials of
merchants, pray for a further reduction of, 6;
report considered and debated, 12; laid on the
table, 19.

Indian blankets, a bill to reduce it, referred to the
Committee on Manufactures, 49.
Refunding of, a bill to exempt, in certain cases,
from the operation of the tariff act of 1828,
taken up, considered, and ordered to lie on the
table, 590; taken up, amended, and ordered to
be engrossed, 647, and passed.

remission of, a bill for the relief of B. J. Flaget,
(intended to remit the duties on certain paint-
ings, &c., presented to the Catholic Church, by
two foreign potentates;) ordered to a third read-
ing, 592, and passed.

Election of officers of the Senate, 6.
Executive powers, resolutions submitted on the subject of
the President's removal of public officers, 181.
proceedings, 1310.

Extension of Patents, (See Patents.)

Flaget, Bishop Benedict, a bill for the relief of, introduc-

ed and ordered to a third reading, 592.

Foreign Intercourse, (See appropriation bill.)

Mr. Frelinghuysen submitted two resolutions in
reference to treaties entered into with the Che-
rokees, 223.

vaccination of, (See Vaccination.)

the bill making appropriations for the Indian De
partment for the year 1832, considered, and
ordered to be engrossed, 978; passed.

a bill to appoint a Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
988; ordered to be read a third time.

a bill to reappropriate the unexpended balances of
former appropriations, taken up, discussed, and
ordered to be read a third time, 991.
Insolvent Debtors, a bill in addition to an act for the relief
of insolvent debtors of the United States, 1089.
Improvements, a bill for the improvement of the
Wabash river, &c.; referred to the Committee
on Roads and Canals, 592.

Internal

bill from the House of Representatives, making
appropriations for certain internal improvements,
read a second time, and referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, 938; discussed, 1120; passed,

1156.

a bill granting to the State of Missouri 500,000
acres of land for the purpose of internal im
provement, was twice read, 592.

a resolution was offered to allow 500,000 acres of
land to the State of Louisiana, to aid in keeping
open their water courses, &c.; and another,
granting a like quantity to Mississippi, for pur-
poses of internal improvement.

a bill granting certain public lands to the States of
Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana, taken up,
discussed, and ordered to be engrossed, 1091;
again taken up and discussed, and laid on the
table, 1092.

Fortifications, a bill for the armament of, introduced, 26; Interest on protested drafts, a resolution to authorize the

discussed and indefinitely postponed, 31.

France, outfit to, (See appropriation bill.)
French Spoliations, motion made to take up the bill pro-Iron for
viding satisfaction for claims due to American
citizens for spoliations, negatived, 1080; taken Judges,
up, discussed, and laid on the table, 1081; sub-
ject resumed, the bill discussed and amended;
the bill again taken up and ordered to be en-
grossed, 1201; passed.

Free bridge over the Potomac, a bill for constructing a
new free bridge over the Potomac, at Washing-
ton, discussed and passed, 1296.

Frontier, a bill introduced authorizing the President to

raise five companies of rangers for the protec-
tion of the Northwestern Frontier, read twice,
and referred to the Committee on Military affairs,
1068; a message from the House of Representa-
tives, proposed certain amendments to the bill,
which were discussed, 1075, and laid on the table.

Guatemala, appropriation for a mission to, (See appropria-
tion bill)

Gwin, Samuel, his nomination as register of a land office,
rejected, 1417; nominated as register at a differ-
ent office; laid on the table, 1418

Harbor bill, (See Internal Improvements.)

Secretary of the Navy to allow interest in certain
cases; laid on the table, 954.
rail roads, (See Rail-roads.)

a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee
to inquire into the expediency of providing a
more permanent tenure of office, or for a differ
ent mode of appointing them; agreed to, 462.
Judiciary, the general appropriation bill under considers-
tion; the increased expenses of courts discussed,
679.

the proposed increased appropriation negatived,

795.

a motion carried, to reconsider the above vote,
796.
resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire if any further measures be necessary to
enforce the judgment or decrees of the Supreme
Court; agreed to, 964.

Johnston, honorable Charles C. one of the members of
the House of Representatives, from Virginia, his
death announced; measures taken for his fune
ral, 1093.

Land Patents, the Vice President laid before the Senate,
a report from the Commissioner of the General

Land Office, stating that there are 10,590 patents
waiting for the signature of the President, 1119.
Land, Public, a bill from the Committee on Public Lands,
for reducing the price of lands, was taken up
and considered; seventy-five cents, as the price
per acre, was stricken out, and fifty cents insert-
ed; the bill was ordered to a third reading.
resolution proposing to instruct the Committee on
Manufactures to inquire into the expediency of
distributing the lands, or the proceeds thereof,
among the several States; laid on the table, 638.
the amendments of the House to the bill supple-
mentary to the several laws to dispose of public
lands were considered, one of them agreed to,
and the other laid on the table, 647; it was again
considered, and agreed to, 684.

Patents, land, (See Land.)
Patent Office, resolution for recording patents for useful
inventions, was taken up, and passed, 487.
Pensions, (See Revolutionary Pensions.)

Mr. Clay's bill for appropriating, for a limited
time, the proceeds of the sale of public lands Peters,
amongst the several States; read the first time,

785.
a motion made to take up Mr. Clay's bill for the
purpose of referring it to the Committee on
Public Lands; the motion to take up the bill was
carried, and the motion to refer it as proposed,
was laid on the table, 870; resumed 903, and
motion carried; report of the Land Committee,
931; bill taken up and discussed, 1096, 1129,
and passed, 1132.

Richard, (Reporter,) offered a proposition for
publishing an edition of the laws, treaties, &c.
of the United States, which was referred to the
Library Committee, 412.

Pleasanton, Stephen, a bill for his relief, (Fifth Auditor
making him an allowance for extra services, in
acting as Solicitor of the Treasury;) was read a
third time and passed, 900.

Portuguese vessels, a bill to exempt Portuguese vessels
from the payment of duties on tonnage; ordered
to be engrossed, 796; passed, 822.

the bill to provide for the appointment of a Re- Post
corder of the General Land Office, was consi-
dered, and laid on the table, 902; bill called up,
amended, and laid on the table, 1059; ordered
to be engrossed for a third reading; the question
on engrossment was reconsidered, and the bill
was recommitted to the Land Committee, 1126;|
the bill was again considered, amended, and
ordered to be engrossed, 1128, and passed.
Laurens, Colonel John, a bill for the relief of his per-
sonal representatives, 110; laid on the table,
113; taken up, discussed, and ordered to a third
reading, 939.

Lewis, John, Jr., a bill for his relief, to refund the amount
of certain duties; considered and laid on the
table, 902.

List of the Senators, 2.

Office and Post Roads, a bill from the House of Re-
presentatives, to establish certain post roads,
and establish others; the bill taken up, 761;
subject again resumed; an amendment proposed
and debated, to abolish newspaper postage,
875; negatived, 919; bill ordered to be engross-
ed, 919; passed, 930.

a bill introduced to repeal the postage on newspa-
pers, 930; twice read and referred to the Post
Office Committee; the committee report against
it, and recommend its indefinite postponement,
933; agreed to.

President's fac simile, (See Lands.)
Privilege of the Senate's officers, a resolution permitting
the assistant doorkeeper of the Senate to attend
as a witness before a committee of the House of
Representatives, 1127; laid on the table, 1128.
Public Documents, (See Congressional Documents.)
Public Expenditures, (See Barracks.)

Lowrie's, Mr. (Clerk of the Senate,) refutation of a cer- Protection of the frontier, (See Frontier.)
tain charge reported against him, 8.

Militia, resolution instructing the Committee on, to inquire
into the expediency of a new organization of, 6.
Mint, the annual report of the directors, 108.
Mitchell, honorable G. E., from Maryland, the annuncia-
tion of his death; orders for his funeral, &c.,

1155.
Navy, a bill providing for the compensation of the Pur-
sers, taken up, discussed, and laid on the table,
45, 56.
Commissioners of, a bill to provide for the distribu-
tion of their duties; read a second time, 49; again
taken up, discussed, and postponed, 56.
Agents, a bill for the compensation of; ordered to a
third reading, 55.

Northeastern boundary, resolution calling on the Presi-
dent to know whether further negotiation is pro-
posed in regard to this subject, 5; the resolution
called up, and transferred to the Executive
Journal, 6.

resolutions calling on the President for the ar-
rangement made with Great Britain on this sub-
ject, 108.

Rail-road, a bill authorizing a subscription on the part of

the United States, to the stock of the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail-road Company introduced, 951;
refused to consider the bill, 954, 988.
Randolph, Martha, a bill concerning, introduced and re-
ferred to a select committee, 20; motion to take
Revolutionary pensions, a bill supplementary to the act
up the bill negatived, 1128.
for the relief of the surviving officers and sol-
diers of the revolutionary army; taken up, again
considered and discussed, 706; bill taken up,
and after some discussion, laid on the table, 737;
again taken up, 761, and again, 919; motion to
recommit the bill negatived, 930; ordered to be
engrossed, 933; passed.

a joint resolution to transfer to the Secretary of
War, the duties imposed by the pension bill on
the Secretary of the Treasury, was taken up,
and agreed to, 1072.

the subject again taken up, and the resolution
committed to the Committee on Pensions, 1080;
the resolution was again taken up, and carried,
1120.

Richmond petition, praying for an appropriation for the Tea, (Sec duty on.)
removal of obstructions in James river; referred
to the Committee on Commerce.

Rules of the Senate, a proposition submitted for amending
the ninth rule, 155; taken up, and ordered to be
printed, 175.

a proposition to amend the twelfth rule was agreed
to, 1123.

Tonnage, &c. The Secretary of the Treasury made a
report of exports, imports, tonnage, &c., in con
formity to a call heretofore made upon him,

$75.

Topographical Engineers, a bill to organize the Corps of
Topographical Engineers, taken up, 994; bill
laid on the table, 995.

Treasury, resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee
to inquire into the expediency of abolishing cer-
tain treasury officers, 221; agreed to, 222.
resolution requesting the President to cause to be
prepared, and laid before the Senate, at the
commencement of the next session, a plan for
reorganizing the Treasury Department, agreed
to, 901.

Van Buren, Mr., his nomination as Minister to England,
1309.
proceedings and debate thereon; nomination nega-
tived, 1310; debate on the question, 1310 to

1386.

memorial from the proprietors of the Kenhawa
Saline, in Virginia, remonstrating against repeal-Vaccination, a bill to extend the benefits of vaccination to
ing the duty on imported salt, was referred.

Spafford's patent, a bill for the relief of Horatio Gates
Spafford, was taken up and ordered for a third
reading.

Spain, discriminating duties with, (See Discriminating du-

ties.)

Spoliations, (See French Spoliations.)

the Indians, laid on the table, 791; consideration
resumed and the bill ordered to a third reading,
795.

a motion made and carried, to reconsider the vote
ordering the bill to a third reading; the bill was
then amended, and recommitted; bill reported
with an amendment and passed, 834.

State claims, a bill providing for the settlement of, for in- Veto of the President of the United States, on the bank

terest on advances to the United States, during
the last war, debated, and ordered to be en-
grossed, 49.

State Department, a resolution to authorize the Secretary
of State to apply the balance which may remain|
after the completion of the work on the Patent
Office, to the arrangement of the papers in the
State Department, laid on the table, 1123.

Tariff, resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to
inquire into the expediency of fixing a rate of
duties on, 19.

resolution for abolishing duties on such articles as
do not come in competition with similar articles
produced in the United States, 55; taken up
and discussed, 66; postponed, 77; subject re-
sumed, 77; again postponed, 107; resumed, 155.
report of the Committee on Manufactures, on se-
veral propositions referred to them, connected
with the tariff, 647.

a bill introduced by the Committee on Manufac-
tures, to regulate the duties on imports, read
the first time, 870; the bill taken up, and amend-
ments proposed, which were ordered to be
printed, 1072.

bill, (See Bank of the United States.)

Washington, George, arrangements for celebrating his
centennial birthday, 297.

report of the committee, 367; the joint resolutions
considered and adopted, 390; the letter of the
Speakers of the two Houses of Congress, to
John A. Washington, Esq. for the removal of
the remains of Washington, with his reply; also
the reply of G. W. P. Custis, 414.
Rembrandt Peale's painting of the portrait
Washington, a resolution instructing the Library
Committee to inquire into the expediency
purchasing it, agreed to, 867; the resolution to
purchase the portrait finally adopted, 1155.
resolution proposing to employ a suitable person
to execute a full length pedestrian statue of
General Washington, in marble; referred to the
Committee on the Library; taken up, and order-
ed to be engrossed for a third reading, 1127.
resolution proposing to erect an equestrian statue

of Washington, executed in bronze, in the
square East of the Capitol, agreed to, 951.
Washington Free Bridge, (See Free Bridge.)
West India Trade, resolutions calling on the Presidentfor
information respecting, 10; resolutions taken
up, and again laid on the table, 19; again taken
up and agreed to, 20.

memorial from citizens of South Carolina against
the protecting system, ordered to be printed,
174.
the bill from the House of Representatives, report-
ed by the Committee on Manufactures, with
amendments, 1161; the bill taken up, 1174;
passed 1219. A message from the House agrees Yeas
to part of the Senate's amendments, and disa-
grees to others, 1220; the Senate proposes a
conference, 1221; on a conference had, the
Committee on the part of the Senate recommend
that they recede from all the amendments disa-
greed to by the House, and adhere to the amend-
ments concurred in by the House, which recom-
mendation was agreed to, 1293; bill passed.
Tazewell, honorable Littleton, W., elected President pro
tem. of the Senate, 1205.

two resolutions on the subject, submitted by Mr.
Sprague, 328; withdrawn, 939.

and Nays, on the indefinite postponement of the bill
for the armament of fortifications, 31.
on the reference of the bill to abolish the duty on
alum salt, to the Committee on Finance, 41.
on the reference of the bill to reduce the duty on
Indian blankets, to the Committee on Indian
Affairs, 50.

on granting leave to introduce a resolution declara-
tory of the meaning of the charter of the Bank
of the United States, on the subject of paper
currency, 154.