bill introduced by-

No. 309-authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to refund certain moneys to
James O. P. Burnside......
incidental remarks by.........

..........

.308
.215,
610, 627, 672, 736, 749
remarks on the bill to repeal the duty on
salt.......
..........31
on the bill to provide for a reissue of
national bank notes.
186
on the order of business..
....408
on the bill for the protection of life and
property in the South...441, (see Appen-

dix,) 512, (see Appendix,) 795, 801
on the deficiency appropriation bill...597,

616, 617, 622, 637, 638, 642, 681, 723
on the resolution for printing the report
of the Commissioner of Education...669
Burchfield, Robert L. D., bill (H. R. No. 207)
for the relief of―[By Mr. Cobb.]
referred, 176.

Burdett, Samuel S., a Représentative from
Missouri.......

petitions presented by...........
bills introduced by-

.........5

.78, 84

No. 107-to regulate labor contracts made
with immigrants to the United States, 78
No. 108-to authorize the construction
of a bridge across the Missouri river at
Boonville, Missouri, and declare the
same a post route.....
..78
No. 252-making an appropriation for a
Government building at Jefferson City,
Missouri..........
....177

No. 362-granting a pension to Mary C.
Jackson......
.....559
No. 363-for the establishment of a public
park at the city of Washington, and for
the sale of reservations, the property
of the United States, not needed for
public uses.
559
No. 364-granting lands to the Kan-
sas City and Memphis Railroad Com-
......560

pany

...

No. 421-to incorporate the Homestead
Fund Association...

resolution submitted by-

.734

referring the credentials of John Edwards
and Thomas Boles, claiming a seat from
Arkansas, to the Committee of Elec-
tions [March 7, 1871]......
16
incidental remarks by.....16, 78, 84, 229, 808
remarks on the bill to repeal the duty on
salt
.59

............

......

on deficiency appropriation bill...684, 685
on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad bill,
744, 745
on the bill to confirm the title to the
Rancho del Rio Grande.......... 745, 746
on the bill for the protection of life and
..808
property in the South..
Burleigh, W. A.-see Election, Contested.
Burnside, James O. P., bill (H. R. No. 309)
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to refund certain moneys to-[By Mr.
Burchard.]
referred, 308.

Butler, Benjamin, F., a Representative from
Massachusetts....

petitions presented by.

bills introduced by-

.................

5

.32, 80

No. 28-to make the volume of the cur-
rency self-adjusting according to the
wants of the people.........

75

No. 189-to protect loyal and peaceable
citizens in the South in the full enjoy.
ment of their rights, persons, liberty,
and property.....

resolutions submitted by-

.173

in regard to the printing of speeches in
the Congressional Globe-[April 14,
1871]....
...672

in reference to indemnity to Fenian pris
oners-[April 17, 1871].
733
incidental remarks by....19, 32, 61, 75, 114,
115, 117, 148, 149, 175, 176, 177, 178,
179, 182, 187, 672, 783, 734, 735, 737

Massachusetts-Continued.

remarks on the resolution for the appoint-
ment of the committees............ 18, 19
on the bill to repeal the duty on salt...29,
30, 60, 61, 81
on the order of business... .......61,
108, 115, 116, 123, 146, 147, 149, 150,
179, 229, 230, 361, 737, 750, 802, 803
on the disability bill............64, 102, 105
on final adjournment, 81, 117, 188, 229, 242
on the resolution for a committee on out-
rages in the South.......... 116, 117,
123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,
129, 130, 131, 180, 181, 182
on the bill for printing specifications, &c.,
of the Patent Office........
.....183
on the bill to provide for a reissue of
national bank notes...............
.185, 186
on the message in regard to the condition
of the South........................
.245, 247
on the bill for the protection of life and
property in the South............318, 441,
489, 490, 491, 492, 513, 514, 515, 519,
521, 791, 792, 793, 798, 800, 806, 807
on the deficiency appropriation bill...614,
615, 619, 623, 625, 633,
634, 637, 638, 717, 723, 797
personal and explanatory....... .835,
836, 837, 839, 840, 841
Butler, Roderick R., a Representative from
Tennessee
sworn in........
leave of absence granted to..................215
bills introduced by-

Caldwell, Robert P., a Representative from
Tennessee....
sworn in.......
California, Lower, resolution in regard to the
acquisition of [By Mr. Wood, March 15,
1871.]
agreed to, 113.

Campbell, Lewis D., a Representative from
Ohio.......
........5

leave of absence granted to..................643
(See Election, Contested.)
incidental remarks by......117, 180, 243, 750
remarks on the order of business.........228
on the bill for the protection of life and
property in the South................ .801
resolution extending time for taking testi-
mony in the Ohio contested-election
case of Schenck vs.—[By Mr. McCrary,
April 13, 1871.]

Canal-Continued.

ship, resolution in regard to a, from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Gulf of Mexico-[By
Mr. Sypher, March 14, 1871.]
agreed to, 100.

bill (H. R. No. 812) granting lands to the
State of Wisconsin to aid in the con-
struction of a breakwater, harbor,
and, at the head of Sturgeon bay, in
said State, to connect the waters of
Green bay with Lake Michigan, in
said State-[By Mr. Sawyer.]
referred, 308.

Canal Company, Colorado, bill (H. R. No.
152) granting the right of way and lands
to the, of Colorado-[By Mr. Chaffee.]
referred, 80.

Lake Washington, bill (H. R. No. 272) to
incorporate the-[By Mr. Garfielde, of
Washington.]

referred, 178.

Pecos and Placer, bill (H. R. No. 372)
granting the right of way and lands to
the, of New Mexico-[By Mr. Here-
ford.]

referred, 560.

Cannon-see Guns; Ordnance.

bill (S. No. 244) relating to condemned, for
a cemetery at San Francisco.
received from Senate, 130; passed, 146;
enrolled, 182.

bill (S. No. 295) authorizing the Secretary
of War to place at the disposal of the
Lyon Monument Association of Mis-
souri certain condemned.

received from Senate, 228; passed, 582;
enrolled, 598.

bill (H. R. No. 386) authorizing the Sec-
retary of War to place certain con-
demned, at the disposal of the Penn-
sylvania Military Legion, of Philadel
phia-[By Mr. L. Myers.]

passed, 671; passed Senate, 736; enrolled,
748; approved, 838.

In Senate: received from House, 709;
read, 709; passed, 730; enrolled, 679.
bill (H. R. No. 397) to appropriate old and
condemned bronze, for soldiers' monu-
ments and cemeteries-[By Mr. Mer-
cur.]

referred, 731.

Capitol buildings, bill (H. R. No. 144) to
set aside certain proceeds from internal
revenue for the erection of, in Arizona,
Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and
Washington-[By Mr. Garfielde, of Wash-
ington.]

Carroll, John M., a Representative from New
referred, 79.

York......

petition presented by......
bill introduced by-

............5
........ 189

No. 289-to amend an act granting pen-
sions to the surviving soldiers of the war
of 1812 who served sixty days, and to
their widows, approved February 14,
1871.....
....307
Causes, bill (H. R. No. 46) to provide for the
removal of civil and criminal, from State
courts to the Federal courts, and the com-
mencement of such, therein, in the States
therein named, and for the removal of
legal and political disabilities from all
persons [By Mr. Porter.]
referred, 76.

bill (H. R. No. 406) for removal of civil and
criminal, from the State courts to the
Federal courts, and for the removal of
legal and political disabilities from all
persons, and to enforce the provisions
of the fourteenth amendment-[By Mr.
Porter.]

referred, 732.

Cemeteries, bill (H. R. No. 105) to amend
section five of the general incorporation
law of the District of Columbia in relation
to-[By Mr. Cook.]

referred, 78.

Cemetery grounds, bill (H. R. No. 119) to
authorize the Secretary of War to survey,
plat, and sell the present, upon the Fort
Gratiot military reservation, in Michi- ||
gan-[By Mr. Conger.]

referred. 78.

Census, bill (H. R. No. 8) for the appor-
tionment of Representatives to Congress
among the several States according to the
ninth-[By Mr. Mercur.]
referred, 32.

Senate concurrent resolution for printing
additional copies of the preliminary

report of, for 1870-[March 14, 1871.]
received from Senate, 130; referred, 179;
substitute reported, 597; agreed to, 598;
concurred in, 630.

Senate concurrent resolution for printing two
volumes (upon industry and mortality)
of the ninth.

received from Senate, 173; referred, 748.
bill (H. R. No. 243) for the apportionment
of Representatives to Congress among
the several States according to the
ninth-[By Mr. Cook.]
referred, 177.

bill (H. R. No. 328) for the apportionment
of Representatives to Congress among
the several States according to the
ninth-[By Mr. Mercur.]
referred, 492.

Center, John, bill (H. R. No. 369) for relief of

Benjamin S. Brooks, Egbert Judson, and,
in relation to island of Yerba Buena, in bay
of San Francisco-[By Mr. Eldridge.]
referred, 560.

Central, bill (H. R. No. 49) for the relief of
the inhabitants of the cities of Blackhawk,
Georgetown, and, in Colorado-[By Mr.
Chaffee.]

Chairs, resolution to furnish revolving, for the

House [By Mr. Niblack, April 17, 1871.]
referred, 736.
Checks, bill (S. No. 137) to authorize the pay-

ment of duplicate, of disbursing officers.
received from Senate, 115; passed, 744;
enrolled, 748; approved, 835.
Cherokee strip, bill (H. R. No. 139) to provide
for the sale of certain lands in Kansas,
known as the-[By Mr. Lowe.]
referred, 79.

Chester, bill (H. R. No. 169) to abolish the
office of surveyor at the port of, in Penn-
sylvania-[By Mr. Townsend, of Penn-
sylvania.]

referred. 80.

Chives & Osborn, bill (H. R. No. 198) for the
relief of [By Mr. Platt.]
referred, 175.

Church, Beulah Baptist, bill (H. R. No. 425)

to authorize the Secretary of War to give
Wisewell barracks to the-[By Mr.
Twichell.]

read and passed, 736; passed Senate, 795;
enrolled, 802; approved, 838.

In Senate: received from House, 753; read,
773; passed, 809; enrolled, 810.
Methodist Episcopal, bill (H. R. No. 314)
for the relief of the trustees of the, at
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia-[By
Mr. McGrew.]
referred, 308.

Citizens, bill (H. R. No. 189) to protect loyal

and peaceable, in the South in the full
enjoyment of their rights, persons, liberty,
and property-[By Mr. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts.]

read, 178; referred, 175.
bill (H. R. No. 224) to secure to all persons
within the jurisdiction of the United
States the equal protection of the laws
within the several States-[By Mr.
Shellabarger.]

referred, 176.

resolution in reference to American, con-

fined in Canadian prisons-[By Mr. W.
R. Roberts, April 17, 1871.]
agreed to, 736.

Claims, resolution referring all papers relat
ing to, growing out of the late war to a
committee on revolutionary and civil
war claims-[By Mr. Maynard, March 7,
1871.]

agreed to, 100.

bill (H. R. No. 271) authorizing the appoint-

ment of a commissioner and the settle-
ment of the, of certain citizens of Kansas
named therein-[By Mr. Lowe.]
referred, 178.

bill (H. R. No. 276) to authorize the Secre
tary of the Treasury to refund to the Ter-
ritory of Dakota the sum of $28,137 17,
for expenses incurred in protecting the
frontier settlements during the Indian
rebellion of 1862-[By Mr. Armstrong.]
referred, 178.

bill (H. R. No. 384) to provide for the
adjustment and satisfaction of, of Amer-
ican citizens for spoliations committed
by the French prior to the 31st day of
July, 1801-[By Mr. L. Myers.]
referred, 626.

bill (H. R. No. 410) to provide for the
settlement of the, of the officers and
soldiers of the revolutionary army, and
the widows and children of those who
died in the service-[By Mr. Arthur.]
referred, 732.

Claims-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 423) to provide for a com-
mission to determine all, for damages
committed upon Our commerce by
steamers Alabama, Shenandoah, Flor-
ida, Georgia, and other British steam-
ers-[By Mr. Starkweather.]
referred, 734.

bill (H. R. No. 438) in relation to the, of
certain persons in the late insurrection-
ary States-[By Mr. Niblack.]
referred, 835.

Clark, Maria, bill (H. R. No. 35) granting a
pension to-[By Mr. Rogers.]
referred, 75.

Clarke, Freeman, a Representative from New
York......

Cloak-rooms, resolution to pay the employés
in the, for March and April-[By Mr.
Holman, April 20, 1871.]

agreed to, 842.

Coal, joint resolution (H. R. No. 2) to repeal
the duty on-[By Mr. Hale.]
read, 23.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 27) to repeal
the duties on- [By Mr. Farnsworth.]
read, 81; passed, 82.

In Senate: received from the House, 86;
called up, 89; read, 112; referred,
832.

bill (H. R. No. 249) to reduce the duties on
imported wool, and to repeal all pro-
visions of law authorizing the collection
of duties upon imported, salt, and all
kinds of lumber-[By Mr. Hay.]
referred, 177.

Coash, Flavia, bill (H. R. No. 36) granting a
pension to-[By Mr. Rogers.]

referred, 75.

Cobb, Clinton L., a Representative from North
Carolina..

petition presented by....
bills introduced by-

No. 205-to establish a western judicial
district of North Carolina.......... .176
No. 206-for the relief of George C. Hay
nie.......
.176
No. 207-for the relief of Robert L. D.
Burchfield..........

..176
incidental remarks by............
.12, 188
remarks on the order of business......55, 228
on the bill for the protection of life and
property in the South.................
...436

Coburn, John, a Representative from Indi-

ana......

bills introduced by-

...........5

No. 80-giving additional representation
to certain States in the House of Rep-
resentatives..
.........77
No. 81-to encourage immigration to the
United States, and to regulate the car-
riage of European immigrant passen-
gers in steamships and other vessels
before, upon, and after arriving at the
ports of the United States...............77
No. 428-to establish certain post roads
in Indiana......
.748

joint resolution introduced by-

No. 26-proposing an amendment to the

Constitution of the United States in
relation to election and appointment of
officers.......
..80

concurrent resolution submitted by-

for printing report on immigration-
[March 14, 1871]..
...108
incidental remarks by.........12, 19, 564, 734
remarks on the resolution for a committee

on outrages in the South......... 130, 131
on the bill to provide for a reissue of
national bank notes........
..186, 187
on the order of business......
..407
on the bill for the protection of life and
property in the South...................456
on the deficiency appropriation bill...628,
639, 683, 684

on the resolution in regard to public
expenditures......738, 789, 740, 741,742
Coffee, bill (H. R. No. 174) to repeal the duties
on tea and-[By Mr. Randall.]
passed, 82.

In Senate: received from the House, 86;
referred, 89.

bill (H. R. No. 37) to provide for additional
mail service to Brazil out of increased
importations of, by mail steamers-[By
Mr. Cox.]
referred, 75.

Coinage, bill (H. R. No. 5) revising the laws

relative to the mints, assay offices, and,
of the United States-[By Mr. Kelley.]
referred, 23.

Collection district, bill (H. R. No. 217) to
establish the, of Biscayne, in Florida-[By
Mr. Buckley.]

referred, 176.

bill (H. R. No. 265) to establish the, of
Duluth, in Minnesota-[By Mr. Averill.]
referred, 178.

Collector of customs, bill (S. No. 116) con-

cerning the compensation of the, for the
district of Willamette, in Oregon.
received from Senate, 182; passed, 746;
enrolled, 752; approved, 835.
Collectors, resolution in regard to delin-
quent-[By Mr. Morgan, March 14, 1871.]
objected to, 100.

Colorado, the Territory of, bill (H. R. No.

148) to enable the people of, to form a
constitution and State government and
for the admission of said State into the
Union-[By Mr. Chaffee.]
referred, 79.

bill (H. R. No. 149) for relief of inhabitants
of the cities of Blackhawk, Central, and
Georgetown, in-[By Mr. Chaffee.]
referred, 79.

bill (H. R. No.151) granting the right of way
to certain railroads in-[By Mr. Chaffee.]
referred, 80.

bill (H. R. No. 152) granting the right of
way and lands to the Colorado Canal
Company of-[By Mr. Chaffee.]
referred, 80.

Comingo, Abram, a Representative from Mis-
souri
............5

.........

leave of absence granted to......... ...309
Commerce, the Committee on, discharged from
subjects......
..507

Commerce, bill (H. R. No. 3) to encourage
maritime, under the American flag-[By
Mr. Getz.]

referred, 12.

Commerce-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 69) to provide for the better
protection of the northern and north-
western frontier, and to facilitate, and
diminish the expenses of exchanges
between the States-[By Mr. Foster,
of Ohio.]

referred, 76.

bill (H. R. No. 388) to relieve the, of the
United States-[By Mr. Townsend, of
New York.]
referred, 725.

bill (H. R. No. 412) to promote, among
the States and to cheapen transporta-
tion of the mails and military and naval
stores-[By Mr. Marshall.]
referred, 732.

Commissary stores, bill (H. R. No. 404) to pay
for quartermaster and, when purchased and
accepted without requiring an oath of past
loyalty [By Mr. Harris, of Virginia.]
referred, 732.
Commission, bill (S. No. 220) for the appoint-
ment of a, to examine and report upon the
Sutro tunnel, in Nevada.

received from the Senate, 130; passed, 350;
enrolled, 364; approved, 560.
bill (H. R. No. 374) to provide for the
appointment of a, on the subject of the
wages and hours of labor, and the divis-
ion of profits between labor and capital
in the United States-[By Mr. Hoar.]
referred, 561.

bill (H. R. No. 423) to provide for a, to
determine all claims for damages com-
mitted upon our commerce by steamers
Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida, Geor-
gia, and other British steamers-[By
Mr. Starkweather.]

referred, 734.

concurrent resolution for a, to report on the
propriety of removing the Brooklyn
navy yard, &c.-[By Mr. Slocum, April
17, 1871.]

agreed to, 736.

In Senate: received from the House, 753;
laid over, 810.

Commissioner, joint resolution (S. R. No. 1)

authorizing the appointment of a, to an
international congress on penitentiary and
reformatory discipline.

received from the Senate, 19; passed, 19;
enrolled, 83.

bill (H. R. No. 271) authorizing the appoint-

ment of a, and the settlement of the
claims of certain citizens of Kansas
named therein-[By Mr. Lowe.]
referred, 178.
Commissioners, joint resolution (H. R. No. 29)
to authorize the, to revise the statutes to
print their reports-[By Mr. Poland. ]
passed, 101; passed Senate with amend-
ment, 115; agreed to, 182; changed to
an act (H. R. No. 285), 182; enrolled,
230; approved, 335.

In Senate: received from the House, 110;
passed, 112; reconsidered and passed with
title changed to that of a bill, 113; con-
curred in, 194; enrolled, 218.
bill (H. R. No. 285) to authorize the, to
revise the statutes to print their re-
ports-[By Mr. Poland.]

passed as joint resolution, (H. R. No. 29,)

101; passed Senate and changed to an
act, 115; agreed to, 182; enrolled, 230;
approved, 335.

resolution for printing report of, to San
Domingo-[By Mr. Kelley, April 13,
1871.]

referred, 643.

Committee, resolution for a select, of thirteen
to inquire into the condition of the late
insurrectionary States-[By Mr. Peters,
March 17, 1871.]

agreed to, 116.

resolution for the appointment of a special,
on Mississippi levees-[By Mr. Morey,
March 10, 1871.]
agreed to, 54.

....5

igan...
petition presented by. ........................... 322
bills introduced by-

No. 2-making an appropriation for a
building to be used for a custom house,
post office, and bonded warehouse at
Port Huron, in Michigan.................. 12
No. 118-to encourage the building of
ships for foreign trade.....................78
No. 119-to authorize the Secretary of
War to survey, plat, and sell the present
cemetery grounds upon the Fort Gratiot
military reservation, in the State of
Michigan......
.............78
No. 120-to authorize the appointment
of shipping commissioners by the judges
of the several circuit courts of the United
States to superintend the shipping and
discharge of seamen engaged in mer-
chant ships belonging to the United
States, and for the further protection
of seamen....................................
..78

Conger, Omar D., a Representative from Mich.
igan-Continued.

bills introdued by-

No. 171-to provide for the sale of part
of the light-house reservation at Fort
Gratiot, Port Huron, in the State of
Michigan.........
.......80
No. 255-confirming to the Port Huron
and Lake Michigan Railroad Company
the lands heretofore granted to the State
of Michigan to aid in the construction
of a railroad from Grand Haven to Flint
and thence to Port Huron, and provid
ing for the manner of issuing patents
therefor...........
.177
No. 256-to incorporate the Grand Tab-
ernacle of Galilean Fishermen of the
District of Columbia..................... 177
No. 329-relative to the entry and clear.
ance of ferry-boats and of bonded cars
from one State to another, through for-
eign contiguous territory.

joint resolution introduced by—

.492

176, 244, 341, 358, 562, 563,

582, 643, 674, 741, 802, 803
remarks on the bill to repeal the duty on
salt............

...............

31
on final adjournment...
.241, 242
on the bill relating to a bridge across the
Arkansas river......
.243, 244
on the order of business.............
..249, 376
on deficiency appropriation bill......... 488,
617, 636, 642, 643, 675,
676, 719, 720, 721, 722
on the bill to authorize a bridge across the
Missouri river......... ..........610, 627
on the bill relating to fees on ferry-
boats........
735
on the bill amending an act to reduce
internal taxes.......
......... 747, 748
on the resolution to swear in Mr. Foster,
of Michigan........
....833, 834
Congressional Globe, resolution instructing
the printer of the, not to insert the speech
of A. E. Garrett, a Representative from
Tennessee-[By Mr. Garfield, of Ohio,
April 14, 1871.]

read and discussed, 671; withdrawn, 672;
modified and agreed to, 674; motion to
reconsider, 674; reconsidered, modified,
and agreed to, 748.

resolution in regard to the printing of
speeches in the-[By Mr. Butler, of
Massachusetts, April 14, 1871.]

read, 672.

Conley, Mary, bill (H. R. No. 34) for the
relief of [By Mr. Rogers.]
referred, 75.

Connecticut, resolution that Messrs. Strong,

Starkweather, and Barnum, members-
elect from, be sworn in-[By Mr. Mc-
Crary, April 12, 1871.]
reported and agreed to, 611.
Constitution, joint resolution (H. R. No. 1)

proposing an amendment to the, of the
United States-[By Mr. Potter.]
referred, 12.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 26) proposing an
amendment to the, of the United States
in relation to election and appointment
of officers-[By Mr. Coburn.]
referred, 80.

resolution for printing the usual edition

of the, Manual, Rules, and Barclay's
Digest for the use of members-[By
Mr. Frye, March 17, 1871.]
agreed to, 117.

Constitution-Continued.

bill (H. R. No. 320) to enforce the provis
ions of the fourteenth amendment to
the, of the United States-[By Mr.
Shellabarger.]

reported, 317; discussed, 317, 829, 335,
351, 361, 364, 376, 393, 397, 408, 409,
421, 436, 441, 463, 475, 480, 490, 508;
passed, 522; explanations, 582; passed
the Senate with amendments, 716; dis-
cussed, 723; conference, 725, 784; con-
ference report, 749; discussed, 750, 787,||
798; report agreed to by Senate, 749;
rejected by House, 801; new confer
ence, 801, 802; conference report, 804;
discussed, 804; agreed to by House,
808; by the Senate, 804; enrolled, 833;
approved, 838.

In Senate: received from the House, 523;
referred, 523; reported, 538; discussed,
567, 599, 645, 653, 685, 686; passed with
amendments, 709; conference, 727,728;
conference report, 754; discussed, 754,
769, 773; concurred in by Senate, 779;
disagreed to by House, 810; new con-
ference, 810; conference report, 819;
discussed, 819; concurred in by Senate,
831; by House, 832; enrolled, 832.
bill (H. R. No. 406) for removal of civil and

criminal causes from the State courts
to the Federal courts, and for the re-
moval of legal and political disabilities
from all persons, and to enforce the
provisions of the fourteenth amend-
ment-[By Mr. Porter.]
referred, 732.

Contestants, resolution in regard to the ex-

penses of, in contested elections-[By Mr.
McCrary, March 9, 1871.]

referred, 32.

78
No. 106-for the relief of purchasers of
land sold for direct taxes in the insur-
rectionary States.......
.78

No. 243-for the apportionment of Rep-
resentatives to Congress among the
several States according to the ninth
census.
...... 177
No. 244-to amend an act for the creation
of corporations in the District of Colum-
bia by general law.......
.......177
incidental remarks by...........215, 736, 737
remarks on the bill for the protection of life

and property in the South............ 441,
(see Appendix,) 485, 486, 511
on deficiency appropriation bill...596, 617,
618, 619, 642, 677, 682, 683, 684, 685
Coolie trade, bill (H. R. No. 382) supple-
mentary to the acts to prohibit the [By
Mr. L. Myers.]

referred, 598; printed, 627.
Cordeiro, F. M., bill (H. R. No. 301) author-
izing the proper accounting officers of the
Treasury to settle with-[By Mr. Mon-
roe.]

referred, 307; printed, 732.
Corporations, resolution amending the rules
in regard to bills to create-[By Mr.
Potter, March 17, 1871.]

referred, 146.

No. 127-to amend an act to authorize
the construction of certain bridges and
to establish them as post roads, approved
79
July 25, 1866.....

No. 311-to amend an act to authorize the
construction of certain bridges and to
establish them as post roads, approved
July 25, 1866....
....308
Coupling for shafting, bill (H. R. No. 283) to
enable William Sellers and Coleman Sel-
lers to make application to the Commis-
sioner of Patents for an extension of
letters patent for an improvement in-[By
Mr. Kelley.]

referred, 214.

Court-house-see Building.

Court of Claims, bill (H. K. No. 153) to extend
the jurisdiction of the-[By Mr. Chaffee.]
referred, 80.

communication from the Chief Justice of the,
in regard to rooms....
.......838
Courts, bill (H. R. No. 14) for the better or-
ganization of the district, of the United
States, in Louisiana—[By Mr. Morey.]
referred, 54.

bill (H. R. No. 20) to provide stenographers
for the circuit, of the United States-[By
Mr. Frye.]
referred, 74.

bill (H. R. No. 25) to extend the provisions
of an act to provide further remedial jus-
tice in the, of the United States, approved
August 29, 1842-[By Mr. Poland.]
referred, 75.

bill (H. R. No. 158) to define the jurisdic-
tion of the district and supreme, of the
Territories of the United States-[By
Mr. Merritt.]

referred, 80.

bill (S. No. 74) relating to moneys paid into
the, of the United States.

received from Senate, 107; passed, 182;
enrolled, 214.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 37) relative to
the, post office, and revenue offices in
Atlanta, Georgia-[By Mr. Young.]
referred, 176.

bill (H. R. No. 307) directing all writs and
processes issued from United States, to
be in the name of "the people of the
United States," and the forms of writs
and pleadings, practice and procedure
in the several States to be adopted in
the courts of the United States held
within the said States, respectively-[By
Mr. Shanks.]

referred, 308.

bill (H. R. No. 3731) to authorize the print-
ing of the reports of the supreme, in
the Territories-[By Mr. McCormick,
of Arizona.]
referred, 560.

State, bill (H. R. No. 46) to provide for the

removal of civil and criminal causes
from, to the Federal courts, and the
commencement of such causes therein,
in the States herein named, and for the
removal of legal and political disabil-
ities from all persons-[By Mr. Porter.]
referred, 76.

bill (H. R. No. 406) for removal of civil

and criminal causes from the, to the
Federal courts, and for the removal
of legal and political disabilities from
all persons, and to enforce the pro-
visions of the fourteenth amend-
ment-[By Mr. Porter.]
referred, 732.

Cox, Samuel S., a Representative from New
York.......
.............5
leave of absence granted to................. .64
petitions presented by.............75, 150, 322
bills introduced by-

No. 37-to provide for additional mail
service to Brazil out of increased import-
ations of coffee by mail steamers......75

Cox, Samuel S., a Representative from New
York-Continued.

bills introduced by-

ment......

No. 38-to change the name of the ship
Industry to William M. Tweed.........75
No. 165-to allow the withdrawal of cer-
tain evidence from the State Depart
......80
No. 166-to amend an act to authorize
protection to be given to citizens of the
United States discovering deposits of
guano, approved August 18, 1856.....80
No. 290-to repeal the tax on matches, 307
No. 422-to provide judicial proceedings
in all cases of assessment and collection
of Federal taxes.......
.734

resolutions submitted by-

in regard to revenue reform-[ March 14,
1871]....
.........102
calling for correspondence relating to the
release of the Fenian prisoners-[April
10, 1871].

incidental remarks by..

563
...11, 64,

83, 113, 114, 115, 116, 146, 175, 188,
213, 241, 244, 308, 309, 492, 561, 562,
563, 671, 672, 734, 802, 803, 835, 839
remarks on the credentials of the Represent-
atives from Mississippi............ 10
on the resolution for the appointment of
the committees.........
.17, 18, 19
on the bill to repeal the duty on salt...23,
24, 26. 28, 29, 30, 31, 57, 60
.23,

on the order of business....

80, 108, 116, 149, 214, 244,
249, 308, 309, 737,742, 803
on the deficiency appropriation bill...54,
55, 563, 585, 593, 630, 639,
641, 642, 677, 678 721, 722, 797
on the bill in relation to estimate of appro-
priations........
100
on the resolution for a committee on out-
..117,
rages in the South....

126, 127, 128, 130, 131
on the House joint resolution to amend
the naturalization law.................... 147
on the bill to provide for a reissue of
national bank notes... .184, 187, 243

on the message in regard to the condition
of the South.....
........245, 249

on the bill for the protection of life and
..451,
property in the South......

453, 454, 519, 520, 522, 723, 724, 804
on the resolution to exclude the speech of
Mr. Garrett..........671, 672, 674, 748
on the resolution in regard to public
expenditures.........
.732,
733, 737, 739, 740, 741, 742||
Crebs, John M., a Representative from Illi-
nois........
..........5
..643

leave of absence granted to.
bills introduced by-

No. 95-for the relief of Colonel James
S. Reardon.........
..............77

No. 96-for the protection of settlers on
the public and Indian lands of the
United States......
..77
No. 97-to repeal former laws in regard
to paying pensions and to provide for
their payment in future.................. 77
No. 98-amendatory of the homestead
laws, for the benefit of the soldiers of
the late war for the suppression of the
rebellion......
...........77

No. 250-to equalize bounties to soldiers
of the late war.......
..........177
No. 251-for the relief of William A.

Hughes, of Pulaski county, Illinois, 177
No. 360-amendatory of an act granting
pensions to the survivors of the war
of 1812 who served sixty days, and to
their widows, approved February 14,
1871
....559
No. 361-granting arrears of pension to
the minor heirs of Alexander Souther-
land, deceased............................ ........ 559

joint resolution introduced by-

No. 14-authorizing the building of a

railroad bridge over the Ohio river at
Metropolis City, Illinois.................. 77

No. 200-for the removal of the disabili
ties of certain citizens of Virginia, 175
joint resolution introduced by—
No. 36-to repeal an act approved March
2, 1867, prohibiting payment by any
officer of the Government to any per-
son not known to have been opposed to
the rebellion and in favor of its sup-
pression........

remarks on the bill for the protection of life
and property in the South, 724, 801, 808
(See Appendix.)

Crossland, Edward, a Representative from
....5
Kentucky......
Culver, Nathaniel C., bill (H. R. No. 33) for
the relief of [By Mr. Rogers.]
referred, 75.

Currency, bill (H. R. No. 28) to make the
volume of the, self adjusting according to
the wants of the people-[By Mr. Butler,
of Massachusetts.]
referred, 75.

bill (H. R. No. 71) to provide for the
retirement of mutilated national bank
notes-[By Mr. Garfield, of Ohio.]
referred, 77.

bill (S. No. 177) to provide for a reissue of
national bank notes.

received from Senate, 107; discussed, 183,
186, 242; tabled, 243.
Custom-house-see Building.

Customs, bill (H. R. No. 30) to amend exist-

ing laws relating to the compensation of
officers of the [By Mr. Hooper, of Mas-
sachusetts.]

referred, 75.

D.

Dakota, the Territory of, resolution extending
time for taking testimony in the, contested-
election case— -[By Mr. Poland, March 7,
1871.]
agreed to, 19.

bill (H. R. No. 128) making a grant of land
to aid in the construction of a railroad
in-[By Mr. Palmer.]

referred, 79.

bill (H. R. No. 144) to set aside certain
proceeds from internal revenue for the
erection of capitol buildings in Arizona,
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Wash-
ington-[By Mr. Garfielde, of Wash-
ington.]

referred, 79.

joint resolution (H. R. No. 25) authorizing

the construction of a main line of rail-
road through-[By Mr. Armstrong.]
referred, 80.

bill (H. R. No. 276) to authorize the Sec-

retary of the Treasury to refund to,
the sum of $28,137 17, for expenses
incurred in protecting the frontier set-
tlements during the Indian rebellion of
1862-[By Mr. Armstrong.]
referred, 178.
resolution extending time for taking testi-
mony in the contested-election case
from-[By Mr. Kerr, April 14, 1871.]
referred, 672.

Darrall, Charles B., a Representative from
Louisiana........
...........5

No. 19-making appropriations to supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the
service of the year ending June 30, 1871,
and for additional appropriations for
the service of the year ending June 30,
1872................
.............. 54
No. 178-in relation to estimates of appro-
priations and appropriation accounts, 98
joint resolution introduced by-

No. 30-to correct the enrollment of the
naval appropriation bill.............
114
concurrent resolutions submitted by-
for an adjournment final on the 8th of
March [March 4, 1871]...........
for a final adjournment on the 15th of
March [March 13, 1871].............. 81
resolutions submitted by-

.11

of notification to the Senate-[ March 4,
1871]..............

for the election of Clerk, Sergeant at.
Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster, and
Chaplain [March 4, 1871]..
.11
continuing the messenger of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations-[ March 9,
1871]....

32

enlarging the number and jurisdiction of
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds [March 10, 1871]............53
calling for information in reference to paper
used for national bank notes-[ March
31, 1871]........
......... 359

to pay F. E. Shober mileage for first ses-
sion of the Forty-First Congress-[April
19, 1871].

11. 32, 54. 107, 117, 146, 176, 179. 180,
228, 243, 360, 475, 522, 562, 563, 672,
716, 783, 737, 748, 749, 802. 836, 839
remarks on final adjournment, 11,81,242,834
on the resolution for the appointment of
the committees................
18
on the order of business. 23,61,80,108,114,
149,150,228,229,406,407.408,725,803
on the deficiency appropriation bill.....54,
55, 488, 563, 564, 582, 583, 584. 585,
586, 589, 593, 594, 595. 596, 597, 611,
612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619,
621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 632, 633,
634, 635, 636, 637, 639, 640, 642,
674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 681, 682,
683, 716, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722.
723, 749, 795, 796, 797, 801, 802
on the bill in relation to estimates of
appropriations...................
....98, 99, 100
on the resolution for a committee on out-
rages in the South.....
.... 123,

124, 127, 128, 131, 180, 181, 182
on the bill relating to specifications, &c.,
of the Patent Office................ 182, 183
on the House joint resolution in regard
to the Charlestown and Kittery navy-
yards............

on the message relative to the condition

of the South................. 245, 246, 248
on the bill for the protection of life and
property in the South....... ..318, 319,

353, 388, 412, 417, 475,
508, 520, 724, 801, 808
on the resolution for printing the report of
the Commissioner of Education,666,670
on the resolution to exclude the speech of
Mr. Garrett..........

.........672, 674

on the resolution to swear in Mr. Foster,
of Michigan........

..........833, 834
Dawson, John, bill (H. R. No. 209) for the
relief of [By Mr. Waddell.]
referred, 176.