to colleges and universities for educational purposes (33A-G20.3); land grants in aid of the North American Railroad (33A-G20.4); land grants to soldiers of the War of 1812 and their heirs (33A-G20.5), arranged by States; land grants to the several States in aid of canal construction (33A-G20.6); land grants to the several States in aid of railroad construction (33A-G20.7); increased compensation for registers and receivers of the U. S. district land offices (33A-G20.8); land grants besought on account of service in Indian wars, the Mexican War, and other operations later than the War of 1812 (33A-G20.9); land grants and settlement of conflicting claims, besought on various grounds (33A-G20.10); land grants, general (33A-G20.11); and various subjects (33A-G20.12). Committee on Revolutionary Claims: various subjects (33A-G21.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner.

Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: various subjects (33A-G22.1). Committee on Roads and Canals: various subjects (33A-G23.1). Committee on the Territories: exclusion of slavery and the slave trade from the Territories and from the District of Columbia (33A-G24.1); opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska bill (33A-G24.2); advocacy of the Kansas-Nebraska bill (33A-G24.3); opposition to repeal of the Missouri Compromise (33A-G24.4); advocacy of repeal of the Missouri Compromise (33A-G24.5); and various subjects (33A-G24.6).

Committee on Ways and Means: imposition of a specific duty of 40 cents per pound on the importation of cigars (33A-G25.1); increased salaries for various Government employees (33A-G25.2); payment by the United States of the debts and liabilities contracted by the Republic of Texas before annexation (33A-G25.3); reduction or abolition of duties on various imports (33A-G25.4); duties on metals (33A-G25.5 and 33A-G25.6); opposition to removal of the U. S. Mint from Philadelphia (33A-G25.7); remuneration for services rendered and for property lost or converted to public use (33A-G25.8); repeal of duties on salt, sugar, and molasses (33A-G25.9 and 33A-G25.10); repeal of the duty on the importation of coal (33A-G25.11); and various subjects (33A-G25.12). Committee of the Whole House: exclusion of slavery and the slave trade from the Territories and from the District of Columbia (33A-G26.1); opposition to passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill (33A-G26.2); indemnification for French spoliations prior to 1800 (33A-G26.3); advocacy of repeal of the fugitive slave law (33A-G26.4); opposition to repeal of the Missouri Compromise (33A-G26.5); and suspension of duties on railroad iron (33A-G26.6). Select committees: the guano trade (33A-G27.1); recommendations of the citizenry of Philadelphia for the purchase of certain lots as the site of a building for the accommodation of the courts and post office in their city (33A-G27.2); opposition of the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia to a change in the management of the Smithsonian (33AG27.3); advocacy of Federal aid in leveeing the east bank of the Mississippi from Hickman, Ky., to the mouth of the Obion River, Tenn. (33A-G27.4); opposition to employment of Army officers to superintend the national armories and other civil works (33A-G27.5); and completion of the Washington National Monument (33A-G27.6).

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE TABLED. 2 ft.

408

Grouped by subject as follows: expedition to the polar seas for the rescue of Dr. E. K. Kane and associates (33A-H1.1); land grants for educational purposes (33A-H1.2); exclusion of slavery from the Territories and from the District of Columbia (33A-H1.3); extension of patents to various inventors (33A-H1.4); extension of the Bounty Land Act of Sept. 28, 1850 (33A-H1.5); extension of a patent of Apr. 29, 1829, to Uri Emmons for a cylindrical wood-planing machine (33A-H1.6); land grants and pensions to soldiers of the War of 1812 and their heirs (33A-H1.7); land grants to the States in aid of railroad construction (33A-H1.8); relief of Martha Gray, widow of the discoverer of the Columbia River (33A-H1.9); modification of an act of 1793, as amended, in respect to the clearance of vessels engaged in the coastwise trade (33A-H1.10); opposition to the passage of the KansasNebraska bill (33A-H1.11); payment by the United States of debts and liabilities contracted by the Republic of Texas before its annexation (33AH1.12); payment of certain claims for services rendered and property lost or converted to public use (33A-H1.13); grants of bounty land for military services (33A-H1.14); payment of pension arrears (33A-H1.15); protection of free colored citizens within the jurisdiction of the several slave States (33A-H1.16); remission of duties and fines (33A-H1.17); repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (33A-H1.18); opposition to repeal of the Missouri Compromise (33A-H1.19); the seating of Mike Walsh as one of the Representatives from New York (33A-H1.20); submission of international disputes to arbitration (33A-H1.21); and various subjects (33A-H1.22). Arranged chronologically within each group.

ELECTION RECORDS. 2 in.

409

Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (33A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory.

ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS. 4 vols. 10 in. 410 Original miscellaneous documents, 1st session (33A-K1) and 2d session (33A-K2). Arranged numerically within each group.

OTHER RECORDS. 2 vols. 4 in.

Roll calls (33A-L1), arranged chronologically.

Records of Impeachment Proceedings

IMPEACHMENT OF ROBERT C. GRIER. 3/4 in.

Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against Robert C. Grier, a Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court (333-A1).

Records of the Office of the Clerk

For index to private claims, see entry 400.

412

RECORD BOOKS. 11 vols. 1 ft.

413

Bill book of House and Sena te bills and resolutions (33C-A1); petition book (33C-A2); register of House and Senate printed documents, reports,

and bills (33C-A3); register of executive documents (330-A4); register of miscellaneous documents (33C-A5); register of committee reports (33C-A6); newspaper book (33C-A7); record of orders of the day (33C-A8); contingent accounts of the Clerk's Office, 33d Congress, 2d session, to 34th Congress, 1st session (33C-A9); and a record of referrals to and reports from the Court of Claims, 33d Congress, 2d session, to 35th Congress, 1st session (33C-A10). For membership of standing and select committees, for contingent accounts, 1st session, and for a register of resolutions, see entry 398.

RECORDS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS. 1 vol. 3 in.

414

Transcribed reports of the Committee on Claims, 33d Congress, 1st session, to 35th Congress, 1st session (33C-B1), arranged chronologically. For other reports of the Committee on Claims, see entry 359.

OTHER RECORDS. 6 in.

415

Letter book of the Clerk's outgoing correspondence, 33d Congress, 1st session, to 38th Congress, 1st session (33C-C1), arranged chronologically; memoranda relating to the distribution of publications (33C-C2), arranged alphabetically by recipient; memoranda relating to items withdrawn (33CC3), arranged by subject; and a roster of news reporters filed with the Clerk, 1855 (330-C4).

THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, 1855-57

First Session, December 3, 1855-August 18, 1856
Second Session, August 21-30, 1856

Third Session, December 1, 1856-March 3, 1857

Records of Legislative Proceedings

MINUTE BOOK AND JOURNALS. 4 vols. 1 ft.

416

Minute book, 1st, 2d, and 3d sessions (34A-Al); and legislative journal, 1st and 2d sessions (34A-A2) and 3d session (34A-A3).

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 7 ft.

417

Original House bills and bills upon which further action was taken (34AB1); original House joint resolutions and joint resolutions upon which further action was taken (34A-B2); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (34A-B3); 5 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (34AB4); and House bills based upon reports from the Court of Claims (34A-B5). Arranged numerically within each group, except 34A-B3, which is arranged chronologically.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE
HOUSE. 7 in.

418

Senate bills (34A-C1) and Senate joint resolutions (34A-C2). Arranged numerically within each group.

COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS. 18 ft.

419

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

Committee on Accounts: claim of John L. Wirt, wounded while on duty as a policeman at the Capitol (34A-D1.1).

Committee on Agriculture: a report on the establishment of a Department of Agriculture (34A-D2.1). For docket, see entry 390.

Committee on Claims: claims (34A-D3.1), arranged alphabetically. There are also a volume of minutes, 34th Congress, 1st session, to 39th Congress, 1st session (34A-D3.2); and a docket volume (34A-D3.3). For letter book, see entry 293. Committee on Commerce: claims (34A-D4.1); breakwaters (34A-D4.2); controversy over the printing of Department of State commercial relations information (34A-D4.3); customhouses and other public buildings (34A-D4.4); foreign regulation of commerce (34A-D4.5); improvement in the method of attaching ship propellers (34A-D4.6); marine hospitals (34A-D4.7); quarantine warehouses at Staten Island, N. Y. (34A-D4.8); river, harbor, and canal surveys and improvements (34A-D4.9); safety of passengers aboard steam vessels (34A-D4.10); and various subjects (34A-D4.11). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D4.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (34A-D4.12).

Committee on the District of Columbia: claims (34A-D5.1), arranged alphabetically; and judicial expenses of the District of Columbia (34A-D5.2); relocation of the Potomac bridge (34A-D5.3); and the Washington Aqueduct (34A-D5.4), arranged chronologically within each group.

Committee on Elections: claim of C. J. Ingersoll of Pennsylvania in connection with contested election of the 26th Congress (34A-D6.1); and contested election cases of W. B. Archer v. James C. Allen, Illinois (34A-D6.2), Hiram P. Bennett v. Bird B. Chapman, Nevada Territory (34AD6.3), R. L. B. Clark v. Augustus Hall, Iowa (34A-D6.4), James A. Milliken v. T. J. D. Fuller, Maine (34A-D6.5), Miguel A. Otero v. Jose M. Gallegos, New Mexico Territory (34A-D6.6), Andrew H. Reeder v. John W. Whitefield, Kansas Territory (34A-D6.7), and L. J. S. Turney v. Samuel S. Marshall, Illinois (34A-D6.8). Arranged by subject. Arranged by subject. There is also a volume of minutes, 34th Congress, 1st session, to 39th Congress, 2d session (34A-D6.9). Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (34A-D7.1), arranged alphabetically;

and a printed copy of Regulations for the Consular Courts of the United States in China (34A-D7.2). There is also a docket volume, 34th Congress, 1st session, to 35th Congress, 2d session (34A-D7.3). Committee on Indian Affairs: claims (34A-D8.1); appropriation to fulfill stipulations of Sioux treaty negotiated by General Harney (34A-D8.2); Indian Agency of the Upper Missouri (34A-D8.3); pension laws for Cherokee Indians (344-D8.4); promotion of the civilization of the Indians (34A-D8.5); and tribal reservations (34A-D8.6). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D8.1, which is arranged alphabetically.

Committee on Invalid Pensions: claims (34A-D9.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (34A-D9.2).

Committee on the Judiciary: claims (34-D10.1); accounts between the United States and the State of Mississippi (34A-D10.2); court and post

office accommodations in Maryland (34A-D10.3); laws regulating the compensation of Members of Congress (34A-D10.4); and various subjects (34AD10.5). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D10.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (34AD10.6).

Committee on Mileage: various subjects (34A-D11.1), arranged chronologically.

Committee on Military Affairs: claims (34A-D12.1); expenditures for Indian wars in 1855 and 1856, in the Territories of Oregon and Washington (34AD12.2); military road and bridge construction (34A-D12.3); and various subjects (34A-D12.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D12.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There are also a volume of minutes, 34th Congress, 1st session, to 36th Congress, 2d session (34AD12.5); and a docket volume (34A-D12.6).

Committee on Naval Affairs: claims (34A-D13.1); stationing of an armed steamer on the northwest coast (34A-D13.2); report of naval officers on the merits of the electric arc light (34A-D13.3); and navy yards, depots, and drydocks (34A-D13.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D13.1, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on Patents: claim of Cyrus Buckland for improvement in the manufacture of firearms at Government armories (34A-D14.1); the Hayward patent for india rubber (34A-D14.2); the Emmons and Woodworth patents for wood-planing machines (34A-D14.3); the Adams patent for printing press improvements (34A-D14.4); and various subjects (34A-D14.5). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (34A-D15.1); atmospheric telegraph (34A-D15.2); mail steamers (34A-D15.3); mail routes (34A-D15.4); and various subjects (34A-D15.5). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D15.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (34A-D15.6).

Committee on Printing: various subjects (34A-D16.1), arranged chronologically.

Committee on Private Land Claims:

various subjects (34A-D17.1), arranged

alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (34A-D17.2). Committee on Public Lands: claims (34A-D18.1); railroads (34A-D18.2); schools and school lands (34A-D18.3); and various subjects (34A-D18.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 34A-D18.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There are also a volume of minutes, 34th Congress, 1st session, to 38th Congress, 2d session (34A-D18.5); and a docket volume (34A-D18.6).

Committee on Revolutionary Claims: claims (34A-D19.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (34A-D19.2).

Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: claims (34A-D20.1), arranged alphabetically; and a report on amendment of the pension laws (34A-D20.2). There is also a docket volume (34A-D20.3).

Committee on Roads and Canals: a docket volume for the 1st session (34AD21.1).

Committee on the Territories:

claims (34A-D22.1); organization of a Territory of Arizona (34A-D22.2); Kansas Territory (34A-D22.3); survey of the boundary between Texas and the Territory of New Mexico (34A-D22.4); and modification of the boundary between California and the Territory