Committee on Patents: claims (29A-G13.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; extension of Jethro Wood's patent for cast iron plow (29AG13.2); and various subjects (29A-G13.3). Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (29A-G14.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; post offices (29A-G14.2); post roads (29AG14.3); postal rates (29A-G14.4); and various subjects (29A-G14.5). Committee on Private Land Claims: claims (29A-G15.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (29A-G16.1). Committee on Public Lands: claims (29A-G17.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; free land to actual settlers (29A-G17.2); land grants for the construction and improvement of rivers, harbors, and canals (29AG17.3); land grants for the construction of roads and railroads (29AG17.4); land grants for schools and other institutions (29A-G17.5); land offices and land districts (29A-G17.6); and various subjects (29A-G17.7). Committee on Revolutionary Claims: various subjects (29A-G18.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: alphabetically by petitioner. various subjects (29A-G19.1), arranged Committee on Roads and Canals: bridges (29A-G20.1); canals (29 A‐G20.2); railroads (29A-G20.3); river and harbor surveys and improvements (29AG20.4); and roads (29A-G20.5). Committee on the Territories: admission of Texas into the Union (29A-G21.1); amendment of the Constitution to remove involuntary servitude (29A-G21.2); Oregon Territory (29A-G21.3); and various subjects (29A-G21.4). Committee on Ways and Means: claims (29A-G22.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; duties on various commodities (29A-G22.2), arranged alphabetically by commodity; Tariff Acts of 1842 and 1846 (29A-G22.3); and various subjects (29A-G22.4). Select committee: claim of Alvin C. Goell for improvement in a rocket machine (29A-G23.1). Committee of the Whole House: abolition of slavery (29A-G24.1); aids to navigation (29A-G24.2); Mexican War (29A-G24.3); Tariff Acts of 1842 and 1846 (29A-G24.4); and various subjects (29A-G24.5). 355 PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE TABLED OR "NOT PRESENTED." 4 ft. Grouped by subject as follows: admission of Texas into the Union (29AH1.1); chaplains in Congress (29A-H1.2); Mexican War (29A-H1.3); slavery (29A-H1.4); and various subjects (29A-H1.5). Arranged chronologically within each group. ELECTION RECORDS. 3 in. 356 Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (29A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory. OTHER RECORDS. 1 ft. 357 Two volumes of roll calls (29A-K1); a volume containing "statements and correction of votes taken in yeas and nays" (29A-K2); 2 volumes of miscellaneous papers (29A-K3); and other papers (29A-K4). Arranged chronologically within each group. Records of the Office of the Clerk For index to documents ordered printed by the House, see entry 347. RECORD BOOKS. 8 vols. 10 in. 358 Bill book of House and Senate bills and resolutions (29C-Al); petition book (29C-A2); record of orders of the day (29C-A3); register of committee reports (29C-A4); register of printed documents and reports (29C-A5); record of reports, by origin, made to the House (29C-A6); membership of House committees, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 31st Congress, 2d session (29CA7); and abstracts of appropriations, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 30th Congress, 2d session (29C-A8). For record of "petitions and other papers delivered from the Office of the Clerk," see entry 330: RECORDS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS. 3 vols. 9 in. 359 Transcribed reports of the Committee on Claims, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 33d Congress, 1st session (29C-B1); and printed reports of the Committee on Elections, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 1st session (29C-32), and the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 30th Congress, 2d session (29C-B3). Arranged chronologically within each group. For reports of the Committee on the Territories, see entry 217; the Committee on Naval Affairs, entry 274; the Committee on Military Affairs, 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 the Post Office and Post Roads, the Committee on Public Lands, and the Committee on Roads and Canals, entry 345. OTHER RECORDS. 6 in. 360 Letter book of the Clerk's outgoing correspondence, 29th Congress, 1st session, to 32d Congress, 2d session (29C-C1), arranged chronologically; and receipts for records withdrawn (29C-C2) and contracts and agreements for furnishing the House with coal, wood, envelopes, and other items (290C3), arranged by subject. THIRTIETH CONGRESS, 1847-49 First Session, December 6, 1847-August 14, 1848 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOK AND JOURNALS. 3 vols. 10 in. 361 Minute book, 1st and 2d sessions (30A-Al); and legislative journal, Ist session (30A-A2) and 2d session (30A-A3). 6 ft. 362 BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. further action was taken (30A-B2); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (30A-B3); and 2 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (30A-B4). Arranged numerically within each group, except 30A-B3, which is arranged chronologically. BILLS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. 2 in. 363 Senate bills (30A-C1), arranged numerically. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS. 9 ft. 364 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 Agriculture: various subjects (30A-D2.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Claims: claims (30A-D3.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (30A-D3.2). For minutes, see entry 351; and letter book, entry 293. Committee on Commerce: beacons, buoys, and other aids to navigation (30AD4.1); claims (30A-D4.2); and various subjects (30A-D4.3). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 30A-D4.2, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (30A-D4.4). Committee on the District of Columbia: various subjects (30A-D5.1), arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (30A-D5.2). Committee on Elections: contested election case of James Monroe v. David Jackson, New York (30A-D6.1) and the case of Henry H. Sibley claiming a seat as Delegate from Wisconsin Territory (30A-D6.2). Arranged by subject. For minutes, see entry 351. Committee on Engraving: a report on the lithographic maps accompanying the President's annual message of 1847 (30A-D7.1). Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (30A-DƐ.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (30A-D8.2), arranged chronologically. Committee on Indian Affairs: Cherokee Indians in North Carolina (30A-D9.1); claims (30A-D9.2); revoking the license of W. G. and G. W. Ewing, Indian traders (30A-D9.3); and various subjects (30A-D9.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 30A-D9.2, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on Invalid Pensions: claims (30A-D10.1), arranged alphabetically. Committee on Mileage: a report on the mileage of Members of Congress (30A- Committee on Military Affairs: claims (30A-D13.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (30A-D13.2), arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (30A-D13.3). Committee on Naval Affairs: astronomical observations relating to navigation (30A-D14.1); claims (30A-D14.2); railroad across the Isthmus of Panama (30A-D14.3); steamer communication with China and the Sandwich Islands (30A-D14.4); and various subjects (30A-D14.5). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 30A-D14.2, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on Patents: claims for compensation, extension, and renewals of patents (30A-D15.1); investigation of the Patent Office under the administration of Edmund Burke, Commissioner of Patents (30A-D15.2); and various subjects (30A-D15.3). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 30A-D15.1, which is arranged alphabetically. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (30A-D16.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (30A-D16.2), arranged chronologically. Committee on Private Land Claims: various subjects (30A-D17.1), arranged alphabetically. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (30A-D18.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Public Expenditures: various subjects (30A-D19.1), arranged chronologically. Committee on Public Lands: claims (30A-D20.1); reduction of the price of public land (30A-D20.2); Virginia military land warrants (30A-D20.3); and various subjects (30A-D20.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 30A-D20.1, which is arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (30A-D20.5). Committee on Revolutionary Claims: claims (30A-D21.1), arranged alphabetically. There is also a docket volume (30A-D21.2). Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: claims (30A-D22.1), arranged alphabetically; and various subjects (30A-D22.2), arranged chronologically. Committee on Roads and Canals: a report on the building of the Cumberland Road (30A-D23.1). Committee on the Territories: chronologically. various subjects (30A-D24.1), arranged Committee on Ways and Means: duties on imports (30A-D25.1); Indian appropriations (30A-D25.2); estimates from the Navy Department (30A-D25.3), the Post Office (30A-D25.4), the State Department (30A-D25.5), the Treasury Department (30A-D25.6), and the War Department (30A-D25.7); and various subjects (30A-D25.8). Arranged chronologically within each group. Select committees: construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean (30A-D26.1); families of deceased soldiers of the Mexican War (30A-D26.2); levying duties in the ports of Mexico during the war (30A-D26.3); patenting medicines (30A-D26.4); revising the penitentiary system of the District of Columbia (30A-D26.5); swamplands in Missouri and Arkansas (30A-D26.6); tobacco trade with Europe (30A-D26.7); rules and orders (30A-D26.8); pensions for widows and orphans of soldiers killed during the Mexican War (30A-D26.9). Arranged by subject. Committee of the Whole House: For minutes, see entry 351. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGES. 10 vols. 3 ft. 365 Annual messages, with pertinent documents, 1847 and 1848; messages suggesting legislation or submitting specific information or documents; and messages transmitting reports and communications from executive departments (30A-El). Arranged chronologically. 6 ft. 366 REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE. 30 vols. Secretary of the Treasury (30A-F2), the Treasurer of the United States (30A-F3), the Secretary of War (30A-F4), the Secretary of the Navy (30AF5), the Postmaster General (30A-F6), and others (30A-F7). Arranged chronologically within each group. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED 16 ft. 367 Committee on Accounts: various subjects (30A-G1.1). Committee on Claims: claims (30A-G3.1), arranged alphabetically by peti tioner. Committee on Commerce: beacons, lighthouses, and other aids to navigation (30A-G4.1); claims (30A-G4.2), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; customhouses (30A-G4.3); marine hospitals (30A-G4.4); ports of entry and collection districts (30A-G4.5); rivers and harbors (30A-G4.6); and various subjects (30A-G4.7). Committee on the District of Columbia: slavery (30A-G5.1) and various subjects (30A-G5.2). Committee on Foreign Affairs: claims (30A-G6.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; peace with Mexico (30A-G6.2); and various subjects (30AG6.3). Committee on Indian Affairs: claims (30A-G7.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; and various subjects (30A-G7.2). Committee on Invalid Pensions: various subjects (30A-G8.1), arranged Committee on the Judiciary: claims (30A-G9.1), arranged alphabetically Committee on Military Affairs: claims (30A-G12.1), arranged alphabetically Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: claims (30A-G15.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; mail routes (30A-G15.2); postage and franking privileges (30A-G15.3); and various subjects (30A-G15.4). Committee on Private Land Claims: claims (30A-G16.1), arranged alphabeti cally by petitioner. |