B3); and select committees, 14th Congress, 2d session, to 15th Congress, 2d session (14C-B4). Arranged chronologically within each group. For other reports of select committees, see entry 117. For reports of the Committee on Ways and Means, see entry 71; the Committee on. Public Lands, entry 82; the Committee on the District of Columbia, entry 94; the Committee on Claims, entry 117; and the Committee on Public Expenditures, the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, and the Committee on the Judiciary, entry 131. RECORDS OF REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. 3 vols. 7 in. 146 Transcribed reports and communications from the Secretary of State, 14th Congress, 2d session, to 16th Congress, 2d session (14C-C1); and the Secretary of the Treasury (14C-C2). Arranged chronologically within each group. For other reports from the Secretary of State, see entry 118; and for reports from the Secretary of War, see entry 132. OTHER RECORDS. 1 in. Receipts for records withdrawn (14C-D1), arranged alphabetically by subject; and proposals for furnishing stationery and printing for the House (14C-D2), arranged chronologically. FIFTEENTH CONGRESS, 1817-19 First Session, December 1, 1817-April 20, 1818 147 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOK AND JOURNALS. 3 vols. 7 in. 148 Minute book, 1st and 2d sessions (15A-Al); and legislative journal, 1st session (15A-A2) and 2d session (15A-A3). BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN, THE HOUSE. 2 ft. 149 Original House bills and House bills upon which further action was taken (15A-B1); original House joint resolutions (15A-B2); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (15A-B3); and a volume of engrossed House bills and resolutions (15A-B4). Arranged numerically within each group, except 15A-B2 and 15A-B3, which are arranged chronologically. BILLS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. Less than 1/4 in. Senate bills, 1st session (15A-Cl), arranged numerically. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS. 3 ft. 150 151 Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified: Committee on Claims: various subjects (15A-D1.1), arranged alphabeti cally. Committee on Commerce and Manufactures: ranged chronologically. various subjects (15A-D2.1), ar Committee on the District of Columbia: "papers relating to Bill supplemental to an Act to amend the charter of the City of Washington" (15A-D3.1). Committee on Elections: contested election cases of A. T. Mason v. C. F. Mercer, Virginia (15A-D4.1), and C. Hammon v. Samuel Herrick, Ohio (15A-D4.2); right of Elias Earle of South Carolina to a seat in the House (15A-D4.3); right of George Mumford of North Carolina to a seat in the House (15A-D4.4); and various subjects (15A-D4.5). Arranged by subject. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Select: various subjects (15A-D5.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Indian Affairs, Select: various subjects (15A-D6.1), ar ranged chronologically. Committee on the Judiciary: courts and judges (15A-D7.1); papers relating to the defalcation of Theron Rudd, Clerk of the Southern District Court of New York (15A-D7.2); and various subjects (15A-D7.3). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Military Affairs, Select: the Seminole War and the execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister (15A-D8.1) and various subjects (15A-D8.2). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Naval Affairs, Select: various subjects (15A-D9.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims: various subjects (15AD10.1), arranged alphabetically. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: various subjects (15A-D11.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Private Land Claims: chronologically. various subjects (15A-D12.1), arranged Committee on Expenditures on the Public Buildings: papers relating to public buildings with special emphasis on the President's House and the Capitol (15A-D13.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Public Lands: various subjects (15A-D14.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Ways and Means: papers relating to estimates and appropriations (15A-D15.1), arranged by subject; and various subjects (15AD15.2), arranged chronologically. Other select committees: business of the House of Representatives (15A-D16.1); the militia (15A-D16.2); a volume containing the report, with accompanying document, of the select committee appointed to inspect the books and examine into the proceedings of the Bank of the United States (15A-D16.3); and various subjects (15A-D16.4). Arranged chronologically within each group. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGES. 7 vols. 1 ft. 152 Annual messages, 1817 and 1813, with pertinent documents accompanying the 1818 message; messages suggesting legislation or submitting specific information or documents; and messages transmitting reports and communications from executive departments (15A-El). Arranged chronologically. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE. 8 vols. 2 ft. 153 Reports and communications from the Secretary of the Treasury (15A-FI); the Treasurer of the United States (15A-F2); the Secretary of War (15A-F3); and the Secretary of the Navy (15A-F4). Arranged chronologically within each group. For reports from the Secretary of State, see entry 49. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES. 9 ft. 154 Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group, unless otherwise indicated. Committee on Claims: various subjects (15A-G1.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Commerce and Manufactures: aids to navigation (15A-G2.1); claims (15A-G2.2); duties on auction sales of foreign merchandise (15A-G2.3); duties on various imports (15A-G2.4); ports of entry (15A-G2.5); protection and security of American manufactures (15A-G2.6); and various subjects (15A-G2.7). 15A-G2.2 and 15A-G2.4 are arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on the District of Columbia: acts of incorporation (15A-G3.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (15A-G3.2). various subjects (15A-G4.1). Committee on Elections: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Select: petition of inhabitants of Portland, Committee on the Judiciary: patents (15A-G7.1); relief from judgments Committee on Military Affairs, Select: claims (15A-G8.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (15A-G8.2). Committee on Naval Affairs, Select: claims (15A-G9.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims: various subjects (15A- Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (15A-G11.1), ar- Committee on Private Land Claims: alphabetically by petitioner. various subjects (15A-G12.1), arranged Committee on Expenditures on the Public Buildings: various subjects (15A-G13.1). Committee on Public Lands: claims (15A-G14.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; land offices (15A-G14.2); sale of land to certain emigrants (15A-G14.3); use of bank notes to pay for land purchases (15AG14.4); and various subjects (15A-G14.5). Committee on Roads and Canals, Select: inland navigation and canals (15AG15.1); roads and turnpikes (15A-G15.2); and various subjects (15A-G15.3). Committee on Ways and Means: claims (15A-G16.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; duties (15A-G16.2); and various subjects (15A-G16.3). Other select committees: protection and colonization of free people of color (15A-G17.1); surviving officers of the Revolutionary Army (15AG17.2); and various subjects (15A-G17.3). Committee of the Whole House: slave trade (15A-G18.1); uniform system of bankruptcy (15A-G18.2); and various subjects (15A-G18.3). PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE TABLED. 3 in. 155 Grouped by subject as follows: security and encouragement of the manufacturing interests of the United States (15A-H1.1) and various subjects (15A-H1.2). Arranged chronologically within each group. ELECTION RECORDS. 1 ft. 156 Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (15A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory. Records of Impeachment Proceedings IMPEACHMENT OF WILLIAM STEPHENS. 1/4 in. 157 Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against William Stephens, Judge of the U. S. District Court for the District of Georgia (15B-Al). IMPEACHMENT OF MATTHIAS B. TALLMADGE. Less than 1/4 in. 158 Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against Matthias B. Tallmadge, Judge of the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (15B-B1). For other papers relating to impeachment proceedings against Judge Tallmadge, see entry 143. IMPEACHMENT OF WILLIAM P. VAN NESS. 1 in. 159 Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against William P. Van Ness, Judge of the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (15B-C1). Records of the Office of the Clerk For transcribed reports of the Committee on Ways and Means, see entry 71; the Committee on Public Lands, entry 82; the Committee on the District of Columbia, entry 94; the Committee on Claims, entry 117; the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, and the Committee on Public Expenditures, entry 131; and the Committee on Military Affairs, the Committee on Private Land Claims, the Committee on Expenditures on the Public Buildings, and select committees, entry 145. For index to transcrised reports of the Committee on Claims, see entry 27. 160 RECORD BOOKS. 3 vols. 5 in. Bill book of House and Senate bills and resolutions (15C-A1); petition book, 15th Congress, 1st session, to 17th Congress, 1st session (15C-A2); and newspaper book (150-A3). RECORDS OF REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. 2 vols. 5 in. 161 Transcribed reports and communications from the Secretary of the Treasury (15C-B1) and the Secretary of War (15C-B2). Arranged chronologically within each group. For other reports from the Secretary of War, see entry 132; and for reports from the Secretary of State, see entry 146. OTHER RECORDS. 1/4 in. Receipts for records withdrawn (15C-Cl), arranged alphabetically by subject; and papers relating to printing and stationery for the House (15C-C2), arranged chronologically. SIXTEENTH CONGRESS, 1819-21 First Session, December 6, 1819-May 15, 1820 162 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOK AND JOURNALS. 3 vols. 6 in. 163 Minute book, 1st and 2d sessions (16A-A1); and legislative journal, Ist session (16A-A2) and 2d session (16A-A3). BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 3 ft. 164 Original House bills and House bills upon which further action was taken (16A-B1); original House joint resolutions (16A-B2); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (16A-B3); and a volume of engrossed House bills and resolutions (16A-B4). 16A-B1 and 16A-B4 are arranged numerically; the other two groups are arranged chronologically. BILLS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. 1/2 in. 165 Senate bills (16A-C1), arranged numerically by session. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS. 4 ft. 166 Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified: Committee on Accounts: a report on disbursement by the Speaker of the sums appropriated for furnishing the Hall of the House of Representatives (16A-D1.1) and various subjects (16A-D1.2). Arranged by subject. Committee on Agriculture: various subjects (16A-D2.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Claims: various subjects (16A-D3.1), arranged alphabetically. banks (16A-D5.1); courts and court employees (16A-D5.2); and various subjects (16A-D5.3). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Elections: contested election cases of James Guyon v. Ebenezer Sage, New York (16A-D6.1), and R. C. Mallary v. 0. C. Merrill, Vermont (16A-D6.2); and various subjects (16A-D6.3). Arranged by subject. |