(28A-G24.3); duty on railroad iron (28A-C24.4); duty on salt (28AG24.5); improvement of the Hudson River to aid navigation (28A-G24.6); rebuilding the branch mint at Charlotte, N. C. (28A-C24.7); Tariff of 1842 (28A-G24.8); and various subjects (28A-G24.9).

Committee of the Whole House: abolition of the Fort Wayne, Ind., Land District (26A-G25.1); amendment of the naturalization laws (28A-G25.2); annexation of Canada to the United States (28A-G25.3); completion of the Cumberland Road (28A-C25.4); completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal (28A-G25.5); construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at Wheeling (28A-G25.6); establishment of postal routes (28A-G25.7); improvement of Buffalo Creek, Buffalo, N. Y. (28A-G25.8); improvement of inland waters (28A-G25.9); occupation of the Territory of Oregon (28A-G25.10); reduction of postage rates (28A-G25.11); refund of the fine imposed on Gen. Andrew Jackson by Judge D. A. Hall (28A-G25.12); Tariff of 1842 (28AG25.13); and various subjects (28A-G25.14).

Select committees: various subjects (28A-C26.1).

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE TABLED OR "NOT PRESENTED." 1 ft.

341

Grouped by subject as follows: abolition of slavery (28A-H1.1); amendment of the Constitution to acknowledge God as the source of civil government (28A-H1.2); amendment of the Constitution to discard slaves from the ratio of representation (28A-H1.3); duty on salt (28A-H1.4); election of presidential electors on the same day throughout the Union (28A-H1.5); opposition to the annexation of Texas to the Union (22A-H1.6); promotion of peace by the arbitration of international disputes (28A-H1.7); reduction of postal rates (28A-H1.8); repeal of the act of Feb. 12, 1793, relating to fugitive slaves (28A-H1.9); repeal of the 21st rule of the House (28AH1.10); Tariff of 1842 (28A-H1.11); various subjects (28A-H1.12); and petitions "not presented" (28A-H1.13). Arranged chronologically within each group.

ELECTION RECORDS.

8 in.

342

Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (28A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory.

OTHER RECORDS. 6 in.

343

Two volumes of roll calls (28A-K1) and various other papers (28A-K2). Arranged chronologically within each group.

Records of the Office of the Clerk

RECORD BOOKS.

11 vols. 1 ft.

344

Bill books of House and Senate bills and resolutions (28C-Al); rough petition book (28C-A2); record of orders of the day (28C-A3); register of committee reports (28C-A4); register of reports and communications from executive departments (28C-A5); record of reports, by origin, made to the House (28C-A6); and contingent accounts of the Clerk's Office (28C-A7). For membership of House committees and for record of "petitions and other papers delivered from the Office of the Clerk," see entry 330.

RECORDS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS. 4 vols. 1 ft.

345

Transcribed and printed reports of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, 28th Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 1st session (28CBl); the Committee on Public Lands, 28th Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 1st session (28C-B2); the Committee on Roads and Canals, 28th Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 1st session (28C-B3); and the Select Committee on Retrenchment (28C-B4). Arranged chronologically within each group. For reports of the Committee on the Territories, see entry 217; the Committee on Elections, entry 247; the Committee on Naval Affairs, entry 274; the Committee on Military Affairs and the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, entry 288; the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Ways and Means, entry 302; the Committee on Invalid Pensions, the Committee on Private Land Claims, the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, entry 317; and the Committee on Claims, entry 331.

OTHER RECORDS. 6 in.

346

Letters addressed to the Clerk (28C-C1), arranged chronologically; and record of items withdrawn (28C-C2), arranged alphabetically by subject. For letter book of Clerk's outgoing correspondence, see entry 289.

INDEX. 1 vol. 1 in.

347

Index to documents ordered printed by the House, 28th Congress, 1st session, to 29th Congress, 1st session (28C-D1).

TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1845-47

First Session, December 1, 1845-August 10, 1846
Second Session, December 7, 1846-March 3, 1847

Records of Legislative Proceedings

MINUTE BOOK AND JOURNALS. 5 vols. 1 ft.

348

Minute book, 1st and 2d sessions (29A-Al); and legislative journal, 1st session (29A-A2) and 2d session (29A-A3).

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE.

7 ft.

349

Original House bills and bills upon which further action was taken (29ABl); original House joint resolutions and joint resolutions upon which further action was taken (29A-B2); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (29A-B3); and 2 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (29A-B4). Arranged numerically within each group, except 29A-B3, which is arranged chronologically.

3 in. 350

BILIS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. Senate bills, 1st and 2d sessions (29A-C1). Arranged by session, thereunder numerically.

COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS. 9 ft.

351

Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified:

Committee on Accounts: For minutes, see entry 323.

Committee on Claims: claims (29A-D2.1), arranged alphabetically; and a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State concerning "making out and authenticating copies of records" (29A-D2.2). There are also a volume of minutes, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 33d Congress, 2d session (29A-D2.3), and an index to petitions referred to the committee (29A-D2.4). For letter book, see entry 293; and index to letter book, entry 279.

Committee on Commerce:

claims (29A-D3.1); joining Albemarle Sound and the Atlantic Ocean (29A-D3.2); lighthouses and other aids to navigation (29A-D3.3); and various subjects (29A-D3.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29A-D3.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume covering part of the 1st session (29AD3.5). For another docket, see entry 337. Committee on the District of Columbia: Alexandria, retrocession to Virginia and other subjects (29A-D4.1); claims (29A-D4.2); and various subjects (29A-D4.3). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29A-D4.2, which is arranged alphabetically. For minutes, see entry 323.

Committee on Elections: contested election cases of W. H. Brockenbrough v. Edward C. Cabell, Florida (29A-D5.1), and Isaac G. Farlee v. John Runk, New Jersey (29A-D5.2); and a report on the rights of E. D. Baker of Illinois and Archibald Yell of Arkansas to their seats in the House (29A-D5.3). Arranged by subject. There is also a volume of minutes, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 31st Congress, 1st session (29A-D5.4). Committee on Expenditures on the Public Buildings: various subjects (29AD6.1), arranged chronologically.

Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (29A-D7.1); Great Britain (29A-D7.2); Mexico (29A-D7.3); Portugal (29A-D7.4); Spain (29A-D7.5); and various subjects (29A-D7.6). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29A-D7.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume covering part of the 2d session (29A-D7.7). For another docket, and minutes, see entry 337.

Committee on Indian Affairs: claims (29A-D8.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (29A-D8.2), arranged by subject. For docket, see entry 337.

Committee on Invalid Pensions: claims (29A-D9.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (29A-D9.2), arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (29A-D9.3).

Committee on the Judiciary: claims (29A-D10.1); lottery tickets in the District of Columbia (29A-D10.2); creation of the office of Assistant Secretary of State (29A-D10.3); and various subjects (29A-D10.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29A-D10.1, which is arranged alphabetically, and 29A-D10.4, which is arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume for the 2d session (29A-D10.5). For docket of the 1st session, see entry 337. Committee on Military Affairs: claims (29A-D11.1), arranged alphabetically; fortifications (29A-D11.2), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (29A-D11.3), arranged by subject. For docket, see entry 337.

Committee on the Militia: various subjects (29A-D12.1), arranged by subject.

Committee on Naval Affairs: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (29A-D13.1); claims (29A-D13.2); marine inventions and improvements (29A-D13.3); spirit rations in the Navy (29A-D13.4); "war steamers" (29A-D13.5); and various subjects (29A-D13.6). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29A-D13.2, which is arranged alphabetically and 29A-D13.6, which is arranged by subject.

Committee on Patents: claims (29A-D14.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (29A-D14.2), arranged by subject. For docket, see entry 337.

Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (29A-D15.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (29A-D15.2), arranged by subject. Committee on Private Land Claims: various subjects (29A-D16.1), arranged alphabetically.

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (29A-D17.1), arranged chronologically. For docket, see entries 307 and 337. Committee on Public Lands: claims (29A-D18.1); land grants for river and harbor improvements (29A-D18.2); sale of mineral lands of the United States (29A-D18.3); and various subjects (29A-D18.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29A-D18.1, which is arranged alphabetically, and 29A-D18.4, which is arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume (29A-D18.5). Committee on Revolutionary Claims:

claims (29A-D19.1), arranged alphabetically; Virginia military bounty land warrants (29A-D19.2), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (29A-D19.3), arranged by subject. Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: claims (29A-D20.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume for the 1st session (29A-D20.2). Committee on Roads and Canals: various subjects (29A-D21.1), arranged by subject.

Committee on Ways and Means: claims (29A-D22.1); foreign money (29A-D22.2); Attorney General's Office (29A-D22.3); House of Representatives (29AD22.4); the Senate (29A-D22.5); papers from or about the Navy Department (29A-D22.6), the Post Office (29A-D22.7), the State Department (29AD22.8), the Treasury Department (29A-D22.9), and the War Department (29AD22.10); tariff and tariff policy (29A-D22.11); and various subjects (29A-D22.12). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 29AD22.1, which is arranged alphabetically, and 29A-D22.12, which is arranged by subject.

Committee of the Whole House: various subjects (29A-D23.1), arranged by subject. There is also a volume of minutes, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 2d session (29A-D23.2). For other minutes of the 1st session, see entry 307.

Select committees: various subjects (29A-D24.1), arranged by subject.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGES. 11 vols. 3 ft.

352

Annual messages, with pertinent documents, 1845 and 1846; messages suggesting legislation or submitting specific information or documents; and messages transmitting reports and communications from executive departments (29A-El). Arranged chronologically.

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE. 33 vols.
33 vols. 10 ft.
Reports and communications from the Secretary of State (29A-F1), the
Secretary of the Treasury (29A-F2), the Treasurer of the United States

353

(29A-F3), the Secretary of War (29A-F4), the Secretary of the Navy (29AF5), the Postmaster General (29A-F6), and others (29A-F7). Arranged chronologically within each group.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.

18 ft.

354

Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group, unless otherwise indicated. Committee on Claims: claims (29A-G1.1), arranged alphabetically by peti

tioner.

Committee on Commerce: beacons, bells, and buoys (29A-G2.1); claims (29AG2.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; collection districts and ports of entry (29A-G2.3); lighthouses, piers, and wharves (29A-G2.4); marine hospitals (29A-G2.5); rivers, creeks, harbors, and inlets (29AG2.6); and various subjects (29A-G2.7).

Committee on the District of Columbia: retrocession of Alexandria to the State of Virginia (29A-G3.1); schools and educational system of the District (29A-G3.2); slavery and slave trade in the District (29A-G3.3); and various subjects (29A-G3.4).

Committee on Elections: various subjects (29A-G4.1).

Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (29A-G5.1), arranged aabetically by petitioner; congress of nations for the settlement of international disputes (29A-G5.2); Mexican War (29A-G5.3); and various subjects (29AG5.4).

Committee on Indian Affairs: claims (29A-G6.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (29A-G6.2).

Committee on Invalid Pensions: various subjects (29A-G7.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner.

Committee on the Judiciary: capital punishment (29A-G8.1); chaplains in Congress and in the armed services (29A-G8.2); circuit and district courts (29A-G8.3); claims (29A-G8.4), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; court sessions (29A-G8.5); judicial districts (29A-G8.6); naturalization laws (29A-G8.7); reception of Senators and Representatives from Texas (29A-G8.8); slavery and the slave trade (29A-G8.9); and various subjects (29A-G8.10).

Committee on Manufactures: various subjects (29A-G9.1).
Committee on Military Affairs:

armories and foundries (29A-G10.1); claims (29A-G10.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; forts, fortifications, and military posts (29A-G10.3); Mexican War (29A-G10.4); military roads (29A-G10.5); ordnance inventions and improvements (29A-G10.6); schools and churches on military posts (29A-G10.7); and various subjects (29A-G10.8).

Committee on the Militia: various subjects (29A-G11.1).

Committee on Naval Affairs: claims (29A-G12.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; construction of drydocks (29A-G12.2); naval depots (29AG12.3); transportation of food for Irish relief by vessels of the United States (29A-G12.4); Navy officers "holding commissions under the Government which are disconnected and irrevelant to the nature of the Commission held by them" (29A-G12.5); and various subjects (29A-G12.6).