Page images
PDF
EPUB
[blocks in formation]

Cartridges, waterproof, report on, 102.

See also Ammunition and Shotgun shells.
Cary, William J., election contest, 351
Cascade Mountain Range, petitions, 420
Casein, tariff on, petitions, 335
Casey, John J., election contest, 400
Castle Island, petitions, 323

Castor beans, taxation of, petitions, 216
Castor oil, taxation of, petitions, 216
Catchings, Thomas C., election contests, 256,
286, 294

Cate, W. H., election contest, 256
Catlett, Charles J., claim of, 97

Catlin, Theron E., election contest, 338
Cattle

Branding of, petitions, 245

Diseased and diseases of, 148, 219

Petitions, 214, 245, 252

Furnishing of to the United States

Bids for, 198

Various, petitions, 131
Tick-infested, 351
Various other, 224

Petitions, 401

See also Domestic animals.
Caverly, Z. B., claim of, 155

Celebration of Washington's Birthday, Select

Committee, petitions, 160

Celebrations, petitions, 252

Cement, petitions, 132, 253
Cemeteries, 191

Petitions, 259, 392

Censorship

News, petitions, 360, 376

Testimony on establishment of certain, 156

[blocks in formation]

Census Committee--Continued

Petitions referred to, 231, 240, 262, 269,

292, 309, 315, 323, 333, 340, 366, 419
Records of, 214, 222, 229, 237, 251, 259,
267, 289, 300, 306, 312, 318, 329, 390,
405, 417, 423

Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Select
Committee on

Petitions referred to, 208
Records of, 200

Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pa., to

refund money collected for, petitions, 229
Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne,
Australia, 249

Report on, 257

[blocks in formation]

Petitions, 45, 110, 111, 120, 124, 131, 139
145, 159, 165, 291, 325, 349

Chapman, Bird B., election contests, 136, 142
Charges Against J. M. Ashley, Select Committee
to Investigate, 157

Charges Against the Commissioner of Patents,
Select Committee to Investigate, 164

Charges Against Joshua Giddings, Select
Committee to Investigate, 119

Charges Against R. E. Harner, Select
Committee to Investigate, 119

Charges Against 0. B. Matteson, Select
Committee on, 144

Charges Against a Member of the Committee
on Accounts, Select Committee on, 144

Charges Made by George Lilley, Select
Committee to Investigate, 318

Charges Preferred Against T. H. Bayly, Select
Committee on, 129

Charitable institutions, aid, 241, 274
Charities, aid for, petitions, 252
Charleston, S. C.

Marine hospital at, 66

Navy yard at, petitions, 88
Charlotte, N. C., branch mint at
Expenditures, 91

Rebuilding of, petitions, 106
Charters and incorporations

Alexandria, D. C., amendment of, petitions,
20

Bank

Repeal of certain, petitions, 89

State, petitions, 166

United States, petitions, 27, 74, 78, 79
District of Columbia, various corporations
in, 148

Laws, petitions, 40, 145

Young Men's Christian Association, Wash-
ington, D. C., petitions, 131

Various, petitions, 27, 124, 257
Charts, petitions, 173

Chase, Franklin (consul), salary increase
for, 155

Chatfield, B. P., election contest, 286
Chauffeurs, regulation of, petitions, 325
Chautauqua tickets, tax on, petitions, 388
Cheatham, Henry P., election contest, 279
Checks. See Bank checks.
Cheese

[blocks in formation]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 57
Petitions, 59, 64, 78, 105
Stock held in, 103

[blocks in formation]

Circulation, tax on bank, petitions, 231
Citizens

Admission of relatives, petitions, 387
Captive, enforced labor of, petitions, 354
Controversies between those of different

States, petitions, 22

Naturalized, rights of, petitions, 180
See also American citizens.

Citizens Military Training Camps, petitions,
388

Citrus canker, 351

Petitions, 353

Civil expenses, sundry, appropriations for.
See under Appropriations.

Civil freedom, petitions, 438

Civil judgments, petitions, 139

Civil Liberties Committee, appropriations
for, petitions, 419

Civil rights, 198, 212

Petitions, 173, 194, 201, 325, 437
See also Equal rights and Women.
Civil service

Appointments to, 180

Appropriations for. See Civil, consular,
and diplomatic services under Appro-
priations.

Employees, superannuated, report on, 322
Extension, petitions, 419

Laws, modification, petitions, 291
Reform, 193, 214, 222, 229

Petitions, 194, 217, 225, 304

See also Reform in the Civil Service,
Committee on.

Retirement, petitions, 360, 387, 419

Veterans, preference for, petitions, 291

Various, petitions, 438

Civil Service Commission

Annual report, 405

Appropriations for. See Civil, consular,

and diplomatic services under Appro-
priations.

Communications from, 385

Civil Service Committee (select and standing)
Papers accompanying bills and resolutions

referred to, 374, 379, 385, 394, 399,
405, 410, 416, 422, 427, 434

Petitions referred to, 195, 387, 413, 419,
425, 431, 437

Records of, 193, 375, 380, 385, 390, 395,
399, 405, 411, 417, 423, 428, 435

See also Reform in the Civil Service,

Committee on.

Civil Service Court of Appeals, petitions,

413

Civil Service Retirement Act, amendment,

petitions, 387

Civil War

Army and Navy records of, publication,
petitions, 252

Nurses, compensation, petitions, 230
Paymasters, compensation, petitions, 230
Prisoners. See Prisoners of War.
Semi-centennial and encampment, petitions,
347

[blocks in formation]

Indian. See under Indians.
Individual relief, petitions, 437
Land. See Land claims.
Liability, 338

Mexican indemnity, petitions, 124
Military, 48, 52, 66, 71, 76, 81, 86, 91,
97, 108, 113, 118, 123, 128, 137, 142,
150, 211. See Accompanying papers for
later records.

Petitions, 36, 40, 45, 49, 53, 68, 73,

78, 83, 88, 93, 99, 105, 110, 115,
120, 125, 139, 145, 149, 152, 159,
165, 177, 198, 224. See Accompany-
ing papers for later petitions.

[ocr errors]

Claims--Continued

Military--Continued

See also Claims Committee,

Military
Affairs Committee, Military Pensions
Committee, Militia Committee,
Pensions and Revolutionary Claims
Committee, Pensions Committee, Revo-
lutionary Claims Committee, Revo-
lutionary Pensions Committee and
War Claims Committee.

Mining, assessment work as, petitions, 276
Naval, 43, 48, 62, 67, 72, 77, 81, 86, 91,

97, 113, 118, 123, 128, 137, 143, 150.
(Later naval claims papers are not
grouped separately but are included
in the accompanying papers file.)
Petitions, 40, 45, 49, 53, 59, 63, 68,

73, 78, 83, 88, 94, 99, 105, 110,
115, 120, 139, 145, 152, 159, 165
See also Naval Affairs Committee,

Pensions and Revolutionary Claims
Committee, Pensions Committee,
Revolutionary Claims Committee,
and Revolutionary Pensions Com-
mittee.

Patent. See Patents and patent rights
and Patents Committee.

Payment of certain, investigation, 119
Pensions. See Pensions.

Petition concerning indexes to, 108, 174,
187, 209, 254

Postal

Acted on, lists of, 358, 381

Various, 48, 62, 67, 72, 77, 81, 87,
92, 97, 109, 114, 118, 123, 129,
137, 143, 150, 332

Petitions, 49, 53, 73, 78, 88, 94,
99, 105, 110, 115, 120, 139,
146, 152, 165

See also Post Offices and Post Roads
Committee.

Private

Board to settle, 86

Indexes to, 108, 127, 11, 174, 254
List of, 232

Referred to the Court of Claims, 135, 243,

254, 270

Rejected, reports on, 192, 213, 221
Reported unfavorably, list of certain, 98
Revolutionary, memorial from Virginia

concerning, 74. See also Revolution-
ary Claims Committee and Pensions and
Revolutionary Claims Committee.
Tax refunds on, petitions, 22
Transit, petitions, 372
Venezuelan, 211

Various, 61, 66, 72, 76, 77, 81, 86, 91,

97, 108, 113, 118, 127, 128, 136,
137, 142, 148, 149, 176, 192, 198,
221, 226, 228, 236, 257, 258, 338,
344, 351, 357

Petitions, 33, 49, 53, 59, 63, 64, 68,

69, 73, 78, 81, 83, 88, 93, 99,
100, 104, 110, 115, 120, 131, 140,
145, 151, 152, 153, 158, 160, 165,
166, 174, 193, 194, 215

Claims-Continued

See also Claims Committee and War Claims
Committee.

Claims Committee

Papers to accompany bills and resolutions
referred to. See Accompanying papers
under all Congresses beginning with
the 58th.

Petitions referred to. See Petitions and
memorials under all Congresses from
the 4th through the 40th except the
5th; and under the 42d, 45th, 46th,
48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 54th, 59th,
60th, and 61st Congresses.
Records of. See Committee reports and

papers under all Congresses from the
1st through the 36th except the 2d
and 8th, and Committee papers under
all Congresses from the 37th through
the 79th except the 76th.

Reports of

Indexes to. See Private relief under
Indexes.

Transcribed, record of, 11, 14, 16, 21,
30, 46, 60, 64, 70, 75, 79, 84, 90,
95, 100, 112, 135

See also Claims with cross references

thereunder.

Clairvoyants, advertising, petitions, 335
Clamorgan, James, land grants to, petitions,
316

Clapperton, Alexander, investigation of

charges against, 206

Claret wine, forfeiture, 16

Clark, Don H., election contest, 375, 380
Clark, E. O., election contest, 428
Clark, Edward, charges against, 213
Clark, R. L. B., election contest, 136
Clark, W. H., election contest, 386
Clark, W. T., election contest, 190
Clarke, Richard H., election contest, 256
Clayton, H. D., election contests, 286, 306
Clearwater, Mary, claim of heirs of, 157
Clerk of the House

Accounts of, 28, 50, 54, 55, 60, 64, 70, 75
79, 81, 84, 85, 90, 92, 100, 106, 126,
135, 140, 144, 147, 157, 161, 167,
174, 181, 188, 195, 202, 209, 312, 318
Administrative authorizations for, com-
pilation of, 117

Appropriations.

See Appropriations under
House of Representatives.

Canceled checks, stubs and vouchers, 96,
101, 182, 195, 202, 209

Conduct of certain, 144

Contingent accounts. See Accounts, above.
Correspondence of

Incoming, 70, 75, 80, 96, 101, 107, 117
Outgoing, 85, 90, 96, 101, 112, 135

Employment of persons by, laws authorizing,
121

Financial matters, 129

Notes from Speaker to, 361

Office, destruction of, 32

Petitions delivered by, record of certain,
100

« PreviousContinue »