THE

REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES

OF

THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE

FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,

1855-'56.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

Volume 1 contains Nos. 1 to 197.
Volume 2 contains Nos. 198 to 290.

NO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES WERE MADE DURING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH
CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON:

A. 0. P. NICHOLSON, SENATE PRINTER.

1856.

African slave trade. Abrogation of eighth article of treaty of August, 1842, re-
quiring a certain naval force for the suppression of the

1 195

Alabama and Georgia. Depredations on property of citizens of those States
Allen, John......

Allen, William, grandson of Jonathan.
Amendments to the rules of the Senate.

2 244

1 74

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1 106

1 192

Anderson, Charles E....

Apalachicola, Florida. Mail facilities.

Arguello, Santiago E.....

Austill, Jeremiah and Thomas Rhodes..

Avenues and streets of Washington. Jurisdiction of the United States over the.... 1 136

2 290

Boundary line between British and American possessions of Washington Territory

Consular and diplomatic systems..

2

209

Continental Congress. Half pay under certain resolutions of.

7

Cook, Isaac, and Pelatiah Shepherd....

Cook, Nathan...

Crown, Thomas...

Creek Indian depredations on property of citizens of Georgia and Alabama..

Cunningham, Francis A

Cuyler, R. R., president of the Southwestern and Muscogee Railroad companies

D.

Danish Sound, or Belts. In relation to dues levied on commerce

Derrick, A. P....

Easton, Langdon C.......

E.

Election to the Presidency. Candidates eligible to........

Elliott, Jared L.....

Emmons, Uri .........

1 5

2 260

F.

Faribault, Jean Baptiste, and Pelagie Faribault, his wife.....

G.

Georgia and Alabama. Depredations of Creek Indians on property of citizens of

those States

Greensburg district, Louisiana. To fix graduation periods in..

Grover, Peter.....

Guest, Lieutenant John.....

Gunsally, Nancy M..

H.

Half pay under sundry resolutions of Continental Congress, deducting commutation
received.

Hodges & Lansdale. . . . . .. . . . . .........................

Horner, L. Jane, and children.....

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Hunt, James M., and John H. Scranton...............................................

Hunt, James M., and John H. Scranton...

Hunt, Ephraim

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I.

Illinois Central Railroad. Acknowledgment of its obligations to the United States.
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends.....

1 40

1 169

2 274

160

1 159