INDEX

SENATE.

. 162

. 375
. 375

. 32:

5:22

- 415

A.
Abolition of slavery, petitions for, 160, 161, 187, 188, 189, 190
191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 201, 207, 212, 220, 226, 274

278, 291, 298, 421, 514
Remarks by Mr. Brown

189, 189
Mr. Buchanan

188, 189
Mr. Calhoun

187, 188, 191
Mr. Clay or Ky

187, 191
Mr. Hubbard

193
Mr. Preston

161
Mr. Smith or Connecuicut

190
Mr. Tallmadge

187, 188, 189, 192, 193
Nr. Tappan

160
Mr. Webster

189
Mr. Wright

192, 193
Adjournmeat of Congress, resolutions relative to, 229, 230, 250

274, 275, 296, 444, 496, 499
Remarks by Mr. Allen

250, 251, 297
Mr. Benion

250, 297
Mr. Buchanan

296 496
Dir. Clay of Alabama

250, 251, 274
Mr. Clay of Kentucky

250
Mr. Grundy

230. 274, 496
Mr. Jubbard

250, 274, 496
Mr. King

251
Mr. Linn

297
Mr. Lumpkin · 229, 230, 250, 274, 275, 296, 297, 496
Mr. Mouton

296
Mr. Norvell

274, 275, 297, 496
Mr. Sevier.

250, 274
Mr. Smith of Indiana

274
Mr. Tallmadge

297
Mr. Wall

274
Mr. Welser

229, 274
Mr. Willians

274
Agriculural school, or college

187
Agriculture, the Committee on

54
Alabama, bil to relinquish to the State of, the 2 per cent.

fund, reserved by the act for her admission into the
nion, to be applied to making roads in, 12. 79, 92, 230

255
bill to establish an additional land distriet in, 12, 79, 255
for the relief of Capt. Snodgrass's company of
volunteers

12
10 relinquish the reversionary interest of the

United States to a certain reservation of land in
the State of

12, 86, 98, 299, 302, 533
to confirm the title to a certain tract of land in
county of Mobile, in

66,81, 92, 143
for the relief of the corporate authorities of the
city or Mobile, in

1:3
to perfect litles south of the Alabama river, &c.

. 184
au horising the settlement and payment of certain

claims of
Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company, bill for
the relies of the

12 86, 514
Alexandria, (see District of Columbia.)
Allen, William, of Ohio, 1, 32, 34, 50, 78. 96. 92, 93, 105, 107

110, 120, 122, 124, 126, 127, 123, 172, 178, 181, 199, 27
209, 219, 225, 226, 229, 233, 262, 274, 297, 294, 301, 310
318, 319, 325, 335, 363, 377, 387, 393, 402, 403, 421, 433
439, 444, 415, 446, 463, 465, 467, 469, 470, 473, 476, 494
493, 503, 506, 507, 511, 516, 518, 519 522, 525, 530, 534

535, 539 542, 543
bis remarks on printing message of President of

United States
his remarks on bill to cede the public lands to the
States in which they lie

98
his remarks on boundary line of Iowa and Missouri 111
his remarks on Maine boundary line 126, 127,323, 503
his remarks on adjournment of Congress 250, 251, 297
his remarks on bill to extend charters of the several

hanks in the District of Columbia 278, 463, 465,503
his remarks on bill for the benefit of the Howard In

stitution of Washington, District of Columbia 421
his remarks on general bankrupt law

445, 446
his remarks on bill to incorporate the Bank of the

District of Colunbia 468, 506, 507, 539, 542, 543
his remarks on report of National Intelligencer in re.

lation to remarks of Mr. Clay of Alabama
his remarks on printing the report from Secretary of

the Treasury relative to custom house officers, ton.

nage, &c.
his remarks on bill to continue and alter the charter

of Washington, District of Columbia
Anderson, Alexander, of Tennessee, 224, 262, 294, 299, 318, 321

327, 339, 349, 455, 473, 485, 490, 527
his remarks on announcing death of Hon. Hugh
L. White

339
duties, drawbacks, &c.

313
general bankrupt-law

485

A propriations, bill making, for the completion of cer-
lain roads in Michigan.

17,72, 39), 392
for relief of sundry persons who lost improve
ments by treaty with Choctaw Indians, 17, 82, 104, 329,

331
for payment to certain Missouri volunteers, foreer.
vices in 1829 and 1830

30, 63, 62, 132, 476
for removal of Red river raft,

82, 86, 105 107
for improvement of narigation of Des Moines river, 92
partial, for the year 1840

- 103
for losses by lodian depredations

104, 278, 329
for the armed occupation and settlement of tha:

part of Florida now overrun and infested by
marauding bands of hostile indians, 20. 105, 101, 109,

113, 117, 126. 130
for completion of certain roads in Arkansas. 17. 52, 203

395, 453, 457
for relief of individuals who sustained damages by
Indian wars since 1830,

86, 263, 277, 278, 279
for continuation of Cumberland road, 117, 153, 1:6

277, 291, 292, 294, 297, 298, 299, 302
for defence of Western borders of Louisiana, Mis.
souri, and Arkansas

120
for erection of a hospital in Washington, D.C.
for payment of Revolutionary pensioners

. 212
for erection of light houses, lightboate, &c. 341, 471
general

375, 376
Remarks by Mr. Benton,

. 376
Mr. Davis

• 375
Mr. Hubbard

. 375
Mr. Lumpkin
Mr. Norvell
Mc. Wright

373
for continuation of operations for deepening the chan-
nel at the mouth of Mississippi river

. 393
for the Patent Office

407,409, 412
for the navy

514, 515, 521, 543
Remarks by Mr. Benton

Mr. Buchanan
Mr. Calhoun

121, 522
Mr. Clay of Alabama

• 521
Mr. Clay of Kentucky

. 521
Mr. Cuihbert

621,522
Mr. Grundy

. 321
Mr. Henderson

62), 522
Mr. Merrick

521
Mr. Smith of Indiana

521. 522
Mr. Tapian

. 521
Mr. Walker

. 521
Mr. Williams

· 621
Mr. Wright

. 321
for improvement of harbor of Mobile.

- 521
for the army,

530, 535, 536, 512, 543
Remarks by Mr. Buchauan

535, 536, 543
Mr. Davis

543
Mr. Hubbard

533, 513
Mr. Huntington

533
Mr. Lumpkin
Mr. Preston

.613
Mr. Smith of Indiana

543
Mr. Southard.

535, 136
Mr. Tallmadge

. 535
Mr. Walker

513
Mr. Wright

535, 536, 143
for certain fortifications
for West Point Academy

• 316
Arbuckle, Gen. Matthew, bill for the relief of

SC
Arkansas, (see Defences.)

bill for the relief of sundry perears of, who lost im.

provements in consequence of at:carv between ihe

United States and Chociaw Indians, 17, 82, 104 327, 331
bill making appropriations to compler certain minta
ry roads in

17, 82, 203, 353, 435 457
bill to settle the title to certain tracts of land in 17.55, 51,

82, 92, 104, 220, 223
bill to authorize the inhabitants of township eighi, in,

to enter a section of land in lieu of the 16th ser.
tion, on condition that the same be surrendered 'o
the United States for military purposes, 17, 82, 104, 330

331
bill to authorize the State of to sell the lands hereto.

fore appropriated for the use of schools 120, 357, 390
bill for the protection of the emigrant and other In-
dians west of Missouri and

1 26.129, 130
bill to quiet the titles of certain land claimants in Mi--
souri and

· 162, 176, 419, 421
bill to perfect titles to land south of river 162 419, 421
bill in relation to donations of land to certain persons
in

262, 341
bill
for the establishment of ports of entry in Misso11-
ri and, &c.

Arkansas-

bill authorizing the inhabitants of fractional township

ten south, of range one easi, to enter one half sec.
tion of land for school purposes

[03, 510
bill to revive the act entitled, An act to enable claim.

ants to lant in Missouri and, to institute proceedings
10 try validity of their claims, &c. 93, 104, 143, 212, 211

311,319, 321, 323
Armstrong, armed brig General, bill making appropriation

to be distributed among the officers and crew of the
late

210
Army, bill to cqnalize the pay and allowances of the oficers
of the line and stail of tho

207, 212, 490
bill making appropriations for the, for 1840. See
aleo Appropriations)

530, 535, 536, 542, 543
Arts, bill to regulate duties on the imported productions of
the fine

164, 303

B.
Bank, National

369
Bank notes in District of Columbia. (Sce District of Co.

lumbia)
Bankruptcy, bill to establish a uniform syetem of, ard peri-

tions. 151, 187, 195.211, 212, 215, 219, 226, 229, 229, 233
237,239, 213, 230, 235, 259, 267, 274, 277, 278, 279, 28!
2-9,291.92, 291, 296, 9, 11, 32, 306, 307, 310, 317
318, 3:6, 321, 333, 337, 3:1, 313, 351, 353, 363, 369, 375
378,391, 392, 393, 398.401.402, 4013 415, 407, 402, 414
419, 423, 120, 428, 430, 433, 441. 415. 445, 437, 457, 459

461, 473, 176, 477, 492, 464
Remarks by Mr. Allen

445, 51
Mr. Anderson

4R
Mr. Benton

. 237
Mr. Buchanan

415, 446
Mr. Clay of Kentucky

310, 445
Mr. Clavion.

345
Mr. Crittenden

479
Mr. Dixon

482
Milenilerson

4-6
Mr. Hubbard

445, 479, X
Mr. Kig

492
Mr. Linn
Mr. Lumpkin

45,9S+
Mr. Noy:
Mr. Pierce
Mr. Prenues.
Mr. Rungleg.

.473
Mr. Tiran

451
Mr. Walker

445. 478. 452
Mr. Wall

315, 145, 478, 179, 4-2, 956
Mr. Wester-

444, 145, 178
Mr Williams

178
Mr. Wright

414, 478, 4-2
Mr. Youns

4-6
Banks, Deposite, joint resolution authorizing the Secretary

of the Treasury to extend further indulgence to the, 490
Beal. Robert, elrcred asistant doorkeeper

32
Benton, Thoma Ilni Miss uri 1.11. 17,20,39.54. 56. 03. 76

7,62 $3S6, 87, 88 92 93 96 99. 103, 105, JM, 112
217, 120, 121, 127. 133, 119, 153, 155. 119 102, 161, 166
172, 176, 177, 13. 196199 203, 257,037.24. 245, 230
253, 239, 20, '71, 279, 251, 251,931, ... 2 h 295 3002
306, 307.312 311.39, 313 3:1, 37, 331, 3., 54, 363
370 371 379.292,355 357, 359 331, 43419, 49161
461, 167, 165, 171, 157, 191) 132.497, 13 5. 37, 310

511.522 330 :3336 59, 349
his remarka on bill to authorize the purchase bytie

L'ni'ri? Srates, ni thonT12ckoj the Louisville
and Portland canal

159
his remark on resolutions in relation to foreigo como
merce

1.6, 17
ha remarks on the er: pingen of woodhounds in
the Frida wir

.

• 523

.

78

.

. 470

. 530

• 534