Petitions of a private and local nature, motion to prohibit President of the United States, the presentation of 88. written messages from the 11 to 14, 43, 98, 101. Public debt, bill concerning the 78. I.ands, Committee on the, appointed, 17. 164, 189, of order decided by the house on appeals, 45, 153 155, 156, 189. taken by yeas and nays and decided by the Quorum of the two houses formed, not present, 121. 6.8. Recruiting service, bill to suspend the Page. 97 (see bills from the Senate) Representative chamber, for the purpose of celebrating the mit the citizens of the district of Resolutions instructing the Committee of Commerce and report, 171. 27. 27. (see bills) of suspending the act interdicting commer- 29. 147. of removing the offices of certain collectors, 121. report, (see bills) inquire into the propriety of appointing an report, 30. 49. 30. 65. (see bills) instructing the Committee for the District of Columbia- to inquire what amendments are necessary to ments to inquire into the expediency of selling such directing the Secretary of the Navy- to lay before the house a statement in relation Page. Resolutions directing the Secretary of the Treasury— 60, 92. to give information in person, touching the (rejected) to give information touching the powers and report, directing the Post-master General- to report a system to comprize into one the joint- for an adjournment of congress, 128. 134. 168. 192. 110. proceedings, 111, 160, 161, 192. to disband the additional army, and to arm 20. 35. proceedings, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 171. Revisal and unfinished business, committee of, appointed, 17. 28, 53 Rhode Island, members from, appear and qualify, Rockhall, (see Annapolis) Rules and orders established, Seamen of the United States, provision for the benefit of 50 Senate, messages from the 62, 87. 8, 14, 20, 44, 53, 74, 110 Mr. Gregg, chosen president pro-tempore of the 175. (see bills from the Senate) 148. Sergeant at arms, Thomas Dunn, appointed, Shot manufacturers, petition of Page. 9. 66. 168. Sinking fund, touching the powers and duties of the com- 133, 173. Slaves, petitions for relief against importations of Standing committees, motion respecting the appointment Speaker, Mr. Varnum elected, of Sugar refiners, petitions from appointed, 70. (see bills) 6. 15, 16. 36, 51, 57, 70. 26. (see bills) Sweden, bill relating to commercial intercourse with T. Tennessee, members from appear and qualify, Thread makers, petition from resolutions requesting the (sce resolutions) Turner Charles, junior, contests the election of William Varun. J. B. elected Speaker, Ways and Means, Committee of, appointed Page. 17. (see committee) West-Point, bill authorizing the Secretary of War to ascer (see bills) Wilkinson Joseph junior, bill to discharge from imprison- ment, Wilmer, Mr. chosen a chaplain to congress Page 57. After the second line from the head of the page, "The said petition was read, and referred to the |