Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (30A-G17.1). Committee on Public Expenditures: various subjects (30A-G18.1). Committee on Public Lands: claims (30A-G19.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; free distribution of the public lands to nonlandholders (30A-G19.2); land grants for various purposes (30A-G19.3); reduction of the price of public lands (30A-G19.4); and various subjects (30A-G19.5). Committee on Revolutionary Claims: various subjects (30A-G20.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: alphabetically by petitioner. various subjects (30A-G21.1), arranged Committee on Roads and Canals: building a road from lower Sandusky to the Greenville treaty line (30A-G22.1); railroads (30A-G22.2); and various subjects (30A-G22.3). Committee on the Territories: slavery (30A-G23.1) and various subjects (30A-G23.2). Committee on Ways and Means: amendment of the revenue laws (30A-G24.1); claims (30A-G24.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (30A-G24.3). Select Committee on the Survey of Railroad Routes to the Pacific Ocean: various subjects (30A-G26.1). PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED 368 Grouped by subject as follows: Jethro Wood's patent for a cast iron plow (30A-H1.1); railroad to the Pacific Ocean (30A-H1.2); and various subjects (30A-H1.3). Arranged chronologically within each group. ELECTION RECORDS. 2 in. 369 Credentials of Representatives (30A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State. ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS. 3 vols. 1 ft. 370 Original miscellaneous documents, 1st session (30A-Kl) and 2d session (30A-K2). Arranged numerically within each group. OTHER RECORDS. 3 vols. 4 in. 371 Two volumes of roll calls (30A-L1) and a volume of related computations (30A-L2). Arranged chronologically within each group. Records of the Office of the Clerk For transcribed or printed reports of the Committee on the Territories, see entry 217; the Committee on Military Affairs and the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, entry 288; the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Ways and Means, entry 302; the Committee on Private Land Claims and the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, entry 317; the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, the Committee on Public Lands, and the Committee on Roads and Canals, entry 345; and the Committee on Claims, the Committee on Elections, and the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, entry 359. RECORD BOOKS. 9 vols. 10 in. 372 Bill book of House and Senate bills and resolutions (30C-Al); petition book (30C-A2); record of orders of the day (30C-A3); record of reports, by origin, made to the House (30C-A4); register of miscellaneous documents (30C-A5); register of printed documents (30C-A6); record of the distribution of printed laws (30C-A7); record of engrossment of House bills and resolutions (30C-A8); and newspaper book (30C-A9). For abstracts of appropriations and for membership of House committees, see entry 358. OTHER RECORDS. 8 in. 373 Letters to the Clerk, principally relating to the distribution of House documents and other publications (30C-B1), arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent; and memoranda relating to the withdrawal of records (30CB2), and bids and contracts for furnishing the House with stationery, wood, coal, and other items (30C-B3), arranged by subject. For letter book of outgoing correspondence, see entry 360. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, 1849-51 First Session, December 3, 1849-September 30, 1850 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOK AND JOURNALS. 7 vols. 2 ft. 374 Minute book, 1st and 2d sessions (31A-A1); legislative journal, 1st session (31A-A2) and 2d session (31A-A3); and a longhand index to the printed journal, 1st session (31A-A4). BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 1 ft. 375 Original House bills and bills upon which further action was taken (31AB1); original House joint resolutions and joint resolutions upon which further action was taken (31A-B2); and 2 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (31A-B3). Arranged numerically within each group. BILLS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. 2 in. 376 Senate bills (31A-C1), arranged numerically. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS. 7 ft. 377 Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified: Committee on Accounts: a volume of minutes, 31st Congress, 1st session, to 33d Congress, 1st session (31A-D1.1); and a volume containing a compilation of administrative authorizations for the Clerk's Office and other House officials, 1796-1841 (31A-D1.2). Committee on Agriculture: a report on the establishment of an Agricultural claims (31A-D3.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D3.2). For minutes, see entry 351; and letter book, entry 293. Committee on Commerce: beacons, lighthouses, and other aids to navigation (31A-D4.1); claims (31A-D4.2); and various subjects (31A-D4.3). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 31A-D4.2, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on the District of Columbia: various subjects (31A-D5.1), ar ranged chronologically. Committee on Elections: the election case of Almon W. Babbitt, claiming a seat as Delegate from the so-called State of Deseret (31A-D6.1); admission of either W. S. Messervy or Hugh N. Smith as Delegate from New Mexico Territory (31A-D6.2); and the contested election cases of John S. Littel v. John Robbins, Jr., Pennsylvania (31A-D6.3), Daniel F. Miller v. William Thompson, Iowa (31A-D6.4), and Jared Perkins v. George W. Morrison, New Hampshire (31A-D6.5). Arranged by subject. For minutes, see entry 351. Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (31A-D7.1); duties levied on wine imported from Portugal (31A-D7.2); navigation of the St. Lawrence River (31A-D7.3); and various subjects (31A-D7.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 31A-D7.1, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on Indian Affairs: claims (31A-D8.1); contract with H. M. Rice for removing Winnebago Indians to Minnesota (31A-D8.2); regulating intercourse with Indian tribes (31A-D8.3); and various subjects (31AD8.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 31A-D8.1, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on Invalid Pensions: claims (31A-D9.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D9.2). Committee on the Judiciary: various subjects (31A-D10.1), arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D10.2). Committee on Manufactures: a docket volume, 31st Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 1st session (31A-D11.1). Committee on Military Affairs: claims (31A-D12.1); connecting Fort Mifflin with the mainland by means of dykes (31A-D12.2); fortifications at Dauphin Island and New Bedford (31A-D12.3); proposed site for an ordnance depot in Oregon (31A-D12.4); and various subjects (31A-D12.5). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 31A-D12.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D12.6). Committee on Naval Affairs: claims (31A-D13.1); establishment of an American prime meridian (31A-D13.2); removal of the wreck of the frigate Missouri (31A-D13.3); surveys for railroad route from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Ocean (31A-D13.4); and various subjects (31AD13.5). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 31A-D13.1, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on Patents: extension and renewal of patents (31A-D14.1) and various subjects (31A-D14.2). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (31A-D15.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (31A-D15.2), arranged chronologically. There are also 2 docket volumes (31A-D15.3). Committee on Private Land Claims: various subjects (31A-D16.1), arranged alphabetically. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (31A-D17.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Public Lands: various subjects (31A-D18.1), arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D18.2). Committee on Revolutionary Claims: claims (31A-D19.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D19.2). Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: claims (31A-D20.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D20.2). Committee on Roads and Canals: various subjects (31A-D21.1), arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (31A-D21.2). Committee on Rules: a report on the rules of the House (31A-D22.1). creation of the office of Assistant Secretary of State (31A-D24.1); estimates from the Interior Department (31AD24.2), the Navy Department (31A-D24.3), the Post Office (31A-D24.4), the State Department (31A-D24.5), the Treasury Department (31A-D24.6), and the War Department (31A-D24.7); and various subjects (31A-D24.8). Arranged chronologically within each group. Select Committees: to Investigate the Charges Against the Hon. Joshua R. Giddings of Abstracting Papers From the Post Office (31A-D25.1); to Investigate the Charges Against R. E. Harner, Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives (31A-D25.2); to Investigate the Conduct of Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Interior, in Paying Certain Claims (31A-D25.3); to Investigate the Connection of the Hon. C. W. Crawford, Secretary of War, to the Galphin Claim (31A-D25.4); and various select committees (31AD25.5), which are arranged by committee. Committee of the Whole House: For minutes, see entry 351. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGES. 15 vols. 4 ft. 378 Annual messages, with pertinent documents, 1849 and 1850; messages suggesting legislation or submitting specific information or documents; and messages transmitting reports and communications from executive departments (31A-El). Arranged chronologically. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE. 28 vols. 6 ft. 379 Reports and communications from the Secretary of State (31A-Fl), the Secretary of the Treasury (31A-F2), the Treasurer of the United States (31A-F3), the Secretary of War (31A-F4), the Secretary of the Navy (31AF5), the Postmaster General (31A-F6), and the Secretary of the Interior (31A-F7). Arranged chronologically within each group. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES. 37 ft. 380 Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group, unless otherwise indicated. Committee on Agriculture: establishment of a Bureau of Agriculture (31AG1.1) and various subjects (31A-G1.2). Committee on Claims: various subjects (31A-G2.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Commerce: beacons, buoys, and other aids to navigation (31AG3.1); breakwaters, piers, and other harbor improvements (31A-G3.2); claims (31A-G3.3), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; customhouses (31A-G3.4); marine hospitals (31A-G3.5); ports of entry and collection districts (31A-G3.6); rivers and harbors (31A-G3.7); security of life on board steam vessels (31A-G3.8); and various subjects (31A-G3.9). Committee on the District of Columbia: slavery (31A-G4.1) and various subjects (31A-G4.2). Committee on Elections: various subjects (31A-G5.1). Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (31A-G6.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; peaceful settlement of international disputes (31A-G6.2); recognition of Liberia (31A-G6.3); and various subjects (31A-G6.4). Committee on Indian Affairs: claims (31A-G7.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (31A-G7.2). Committee on Invalid Pensions: various subjects (31A-G8.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on the Judiciary: additional compensation for the deputy and assistant marshals for taking the 7th Census (31A-G9.1); claims (31AG9.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; district courts and judicial districts (31A-G9.3); office of chaplains in Congress and the armed forces (31A-G9.4); slavery (31A-G9.5); and various subjects (31A-G9.6). Committee on Manufactures: amendment of the tariff laws (31A-G10.1) and duty on iron (31A-G10.2). Committee on Military Affairs: amendment of the bounty-land law (31A– Gl1.1); claims (31A-G11.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (31A-G11.3). Committee on Naval Affairs: changing the prime meridian (31A-G12.1); claims (31A-G12.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; flogging (31A-G12.3); inventions and experiments for the Navy (31A-G12.4); liquor ration (31A-G12.5); medical officers of the Navy (31A-G12.6); steamship lines (31A-G12.7); and various subjects (31A-G12.8). Committee on Patents: amendment of the patent laws (31A-G13.1); Blanchard's self-directing machine (31A-G13.2); Parker's water wheels (31A-G13.3); Woodworth's planing machine (31A-G13.4); and various subjects (31A-G13.5). Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (31A-G14.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; mail routes (31A-G14.2); postage and franking privileges (31A-G14.3); and various subjects (31A-G14.4). Committee on Printing: various subjects (31A-G15.1). Committee on Private Land Claims: cally by petitioner. claims (31A-G16.1), arranged alphabeti Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (31A-G17.1). Committee on Public Lands: bounty lands (31A-G18.1); claims (31A-G18.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; compensation of receivers and registers of land offices (31A-G18.3); grants of public lands to actual settlers (31A-G18.4); land offices (31A-G18.5); railroad lands (31AG18.6); school lands (31A-G18.7); and various subjects (31A-G18.8). Committee on Revolutionary Claims: various subjects (31A-G19.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: ranged alphabetically by petitioner. various subjects (31A-G20.1), ar Committee on Roads and Canals: railroads (31A-G21.1) and various subjects (31A-G21.2). Committee on Rules: various subjects (31A-G22.1). |