United States, President (1853-1857 : Pierce)

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Accommodation of the Courts of the United States for the District of Maryland. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of conditional contracts made for the purchase of lots, and plans and estimates, for the erection of buildings for the accommodation of the United States courts for the District of Maryland, in the city of Baltimore. April 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Additional estimates for pay of Indian agents. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting additional estimates for pay of Indian agents. March 3, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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American leaf tobacco. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a letter from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House respecting duties imposed upon American leaf tobacco by the Commercial Union of the German States. June 11, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Appropriations made by the 31st, 32d, and 33d Congresses, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting statements of appropriations made by the 31st, 32d, and 33d Congresses, &c. August 16, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Area of each state and territory, and extent of public domain remaining in each, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a statement exhibiting the area of each state and territory, &c. March 21, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Austria -- correspondence. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between the State Department and the American charge at Austria with respect to persons claiming the protection of this government. February 3, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Balance from sale of Choctaw orphan reservations. Message from the President of the United States, communicating papers respecting a balance remaining from sales of Choctaw orphan reservations. June 24, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Balances -- Army appropriation. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War in relation to balances remaining of appropriation for the support of the Army. August 21, 1856. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Barque "Georgiana" and Brig "Susan Loud" -- indemnification by the Spanish government. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in regard to the adjustment of claims of American citizens against Spain. May 2, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Boundary between Texas and the territories. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copy of an act of the Legislature of the State of Texas providing for running the boundary line between that state and the territories. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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California Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information relative to the removal of the California Indians. February 7, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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California Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimates for the expenses of the Indian Department, &c. February 8, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Capitol and Post Office extension. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report in regard to the construction of the Capitol and Post Office extension. August 7, 1856. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Expenditures Connected with the Public Buildings., (electronic resource)

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Capitol and Post Office extensions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Capitol and Post Office extensions. August 11, 1856. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Expenditures Connected with the Public Buildings., (electronic resource)

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Capitol extension. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from Captain Meigs, stating that the sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars will be necessary for the prosecution of the Capitol extension. August 15, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means., (electronic resource)

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Case of the Black Warrior, and other violations of the rights of American citizens by Spanish authorities. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in regard to Spanish violations of the rights of American citizens, &c. April 6, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs., (electronic resource)

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Central America. Message from the President of the United States, communicating reports in relation to the condition of affairs in Central America. May 15, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Cessation of intercourse with the British Minister. Message from the President of the United States, communicating cessation of intercourse with the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain. May 22, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Cherokee Indians -- payment of interest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking an appropriation for interest due the Cherokee Indians. January 25, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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China -- consular judicial powers. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Commissioner of the United States in China, and a copy of the decree and regulations for consular judicial jurisdiction in China, &c. December 16, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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China -- regulations for the consular courts. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Acting Commissioner of the United States, in reference to the consular courts of the United States in China. February 26, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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China. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between the State Department and the late commissioner to China. July 19, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Clayton and Bulwer Convention. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in reference to the correspondence between this government and that of Great Britain, touching the Clayton and Bulwer Convention. April 9, 1856. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Commercial intercourse with foreign nations -- privileges and restrictions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, on the subject of the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign nations, &c. February 6, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means., (electronic resource)

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Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897. Published by authority of Congress by James D. Richardson, a representative from the State of Tennessee. Volume V., (electronic resource)

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Constantinople -- correspondence of the American minister, etc. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence transmitted by the American minister at Constantinople to the Department of State. June 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Consular courts of the United States in China. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of certain regulations, orders, and decrees issued by the Commissioner of the United States at China. July 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Consular returns on shipping, ship building, &c., in foreign countries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the consular returns on shipping, ship building, &c., in foreign countries. February 9, 1857. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Contracts -- harbors and rivers on Lake Michigan. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts, &c., for the improvement of harbors and rivers on Lake Michigan. March 3, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce., (electronic resource)

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Correspondence -- United States minister and Spanish government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for correspondence between the minister of the United States at Madrid and the Spanish government. February 10, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Correspondence -- case of Captain Walter M. Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence in the case of Captain Walter M. Gibson. December 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Correspondence and other papers relating to the proposed interoceanic ship canal, being a reprint of an executive document of the special session of March 4, 1857, and of document No. 194 of the Forty-seventh Congress, first session. February 8, 1900. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Correspondence in the case of Rev. James Cook Richmond, and the United States consul for Trieste. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence in regard to Rev. James Cook Richmond, and the United States consul for Trieste. May 2, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs., (electronic resource)

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Correspondence, &c., in relation to the compensation of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence, &c., in relation to the compensation of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott. March 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Council with the Sioux Indians at Fort Pierre. Message from the President of the United States, communicating minutes of a council held at Fort Pierre with the Sioux Indians, by General Harney, &c. July 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs., (electronic resource)

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Creek and Seminole Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report as to the cause of the difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians. March 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, touching the remission of the imprisonment of Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres. August 16, 1856. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Different Indian tribes of Kansas -- to carry into effect treaties, &c. Message from the President of the United States, suggesting a modification of existing laws in reference to treaties with the Indian tribes of Kansas Territory, &c. January 30, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Error in the communication of Captain Meigs, in reference to the old plan of the Capitol extension. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in relation to an error in the communication of Captain Meigs as to the old plan of the Capitol extension. August 15, 1856. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Expenditures for the Capitol and Post Office Extensions., (electronic resource)

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Estimate -- culvert down South Capitol Street. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropriation for extending and improving the culvert running down South Capitol Street. February 24, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Estimates -- Indian service. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for the Indian service. May 16, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Estimates -- Wyandott Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for the execution of articles of agreement entered into with the Wyandott Indians. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Estimates -- colonizing Texas Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates, &c., for expenses to be incurred in colonizing Texas Indians. February 6, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Estimates for carrying out late Bounty Land Law. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates for carrying out the late Bounty Land Law. March 3, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Estimates for running the boundary line between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nation of Indians. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior for running the boundary line between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations of Indians. March 1, 1855. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means., (electronic resource)

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Executive documents, printed by order of the Senate of the United States, third session, Thirty-fourth Congress, 1856-'57. [Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 2, 1856 -- Read. December 11, 1856. -- Ordered, that the message and accompanying documents be printed, and that 15,000 additional copies thereof be printed for the use of the Senate.]., (electronic resource)

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Expenditures, etc., in Kansas Territory. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports in regard to expenditures and liabilities of persons called into the service of the United States in the Territory of Kansas. January 13, 1857. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, made under direction of the Navy Department, by Wm. Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon, Lieutenants United States Navy. Part II. By Lt. Lardner Gibbon., (electronic resource)

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Expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence on the subject of the expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt. December 15, 1854. -- Referred to the Commmittee [sic] on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Extracts from Congressional debates on the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 with Canada, together with message of the President transmitting the treaty to Congress. Presented by Mr. Gaines. February 2, 1911. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Federal and Cherokee courts. Message from the President of the United States, communicating papers relative to a conflict of jurisdiction between the federal and Cherokee courts. June 24, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Fisheries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of letters and orders in reference to the fisheries. January 12, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Francis Dainese. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of papers relating to the claim of F. Dainese. February 26, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs., (electronic resource)

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Government architect. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House asking by what authority a government architect is employed, &c. January 22, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds., (electronic resource)

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Guano trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report respecting restrictions upon the exportation of guano. March 3, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Hamet Caramally [i.e., Caramalli]. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, relative to Hamet Caramally [i.e., Caramalli] since his connexion with the government. December 11, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Health of immigrants from foreign countries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting two communications from her Britannic Majesty's minister, relative to the health on ship-board of immigrants from foreign countries to the United States. June 29, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Hermitage. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Executive of Tennessee, tendering a portion of the "Hermitage" to the general government, on certain terms and conditions. January 20, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Immigrants to the United States by sea -- health of, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copy of correspondence on the subject of the health and comfort of immigrants by sea to the United States. April 28, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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In the Senate of the United States. (To accompany Bill S. 348.) Message of the President of the United States, communicating the conditional contracts made under the act of February 17, 1855, relative to the accommodation of the courts of the United States for the district of Maryland, and the post office at Baltimore. April 11, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Finance. June 23, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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In the Senate of the United States. February 18, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wade made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 606.) The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the memorial of Alfred G. Benson..., (electronic resource)

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In the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between the Government of the United States and Great Britain relative to the Sandwich Islands. February 9, 1893. -- The injunction of secrecy removed and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indian affairs on the Pacific. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report in regard to Indian affairs on the Pacific. February 16, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indian disturbances in Oregon and Washington. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to Indian disturbances in the Territories of Oregon and Washington. March 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington Territories. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence on the subject of Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington Territories. July 8, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information relative to Indian hostilities in the territories of Oregon and Washington. April 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs., (electronic resource)

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Indian hostilities. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War on the subject of Indian hostilities. January 18, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indian tribes west of Missouri and Iowa. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in regard to the extinguishment of the Indian title to lands west of Missouri and Iowa, &c. March 28, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indians -- Creek and Seminole. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in regard to difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians. December 18, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Indians on the Upper Missouri. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in regard to the expedition among the Indians on the Upper Missouri. March 24, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Interest on stocks held on Indian account. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the subject of interest on stocks, &c., held on Indian account, which was on deposite with Selden, Withers & Co. February 20, 1855. -- Read and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means., (electronic resource)

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Judicial system. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a plan for the modification and enlargement of the judicial system. March 3, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary., (electronic resource)

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Kansas -- money paid and liabilities incurred for the support of persons called into the service of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of the expenditures in Kansas, &c. January 22, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Kansas Territory. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting an extract from a letter of Governor Geary, together with a copy of the executive minutes of Kansas Territory. December 16, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Kansas. Message of the President of the United States, relative to affairs in the Territory of Kansas. January 24, 1856. -- Received, read and laid on the table. February 14, 1856. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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London exhibition. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting works illustrative of the London exhibition. January 24, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Lot and building for United States courts at Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting articles of agreement for the purchase of a lot and building for the accommodation of the United States courts at Philadelphia, and recommending an appropriation to complete the purchase. April 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. July 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means., (electronic resource)

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Mail transportation between our Atlantic and Pacific possessions. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence relative to a reduced rate of mail compensation across the Isthmus of Panama, &c. May 2, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Martin Koszta -- correspondence, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence, &c., growing out of the seizure and rescue of Martin Koszta. April 14, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Memphis Navy yard. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in reference to the Navy yard at Memphis, Tennessee. January 4, 1855. -- Referred to a select committee, and ordered to be printed., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a letter from H.S. Sanford, late charge d'affaires at Paris, on the different systems of penal codes in Europe. Also, a report on the administrative changes in France since the revolution of 1848. May 29, 1854. -- Read and ordered to be printed - motion to print 1,000 additional copies referred to the Committee on Printing. May 31, 1854. -- Reported adversely and agreed to., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 31, 1855. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed; and that 15,000 copies of the message and accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate by the printer of the Senate for the last Congress, at rates not exceeding those established by existing laws. Part I., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. February 14, 1856. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. February 18, 1856. -- Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of the House of Representatives twenty thousand copies of the President's message and accompanying documents. Part I., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed for the use of the Senate. Part III., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Part IV. Maps and other illustrations belonging to reports accompanying the message., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and, together with the accompanying documents, ordered to be printed; and that 20,000 extra copies, with the accompanying documents, be printed. Part I., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed for the use of the Senate., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1854. -- Read, and ordered to be printed with the accompanying documents, and that 10,000 extra copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Part II., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1854. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and that 20,000 extra copies, with the accompanying documents, be printed., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1858. -- Read and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of Senate., (electronic resource)

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Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 18, 1856. Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of this House, eighteen thousand six hundred copies of the annual message of the President, together with the accompanying documents, and that two hundred additional copies of the said message and documents be printed and furnished to each of the Secretaries of the State, War, Navy, Treasury and Interior Departments, the Attorney General and Postmaster General., (electronic resource)

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Accommodation of the Courts of the United States for the District of Maryland. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of conditional contracts made for the purchase of lots, and plans and estimates, for the erection of buildings for the accommodation of the United States courts for the District of Maryland, in the city of Baltimore. April 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Additional estimates for pay of Indian agents. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting additional estimates for pay of Indian agents. March 3, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
American leaf tobacco. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a letter from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House respecting duties imposed upon American leaf tobacco by the Commercial Union of the German States. June 11, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations made by the 31st, 32d, and 33d Congresses, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting statements of appropriations made by the 31st, 32d, and 33d Congresses, &c. August 16, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Area of each state and territory, and extent of public domain remaining in each, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a statement exhibiting the area of each state and territory, &c. March 21, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Austria -- correspondence. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between the State Department and the American charge at Austria with respect to persons claiming the protection of this government. February 3, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Balance from sale of Choctaw orphan reservations. Message from the President of the United States, communicating papers respecting a balance remaining from sales of Choctaw orphan reservations. June 24, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Balances -- Army appropriation. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War in relation to balances remaining of appropriation for the support of the Army. August 21, 1856. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Barque "Georgiana" and Brig "Susan Loud" -- indemnification by the Spanish government. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in regard to the adjustment of claims of American citizens against Spain. May 2, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Boundary between Texas and the territories. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copy of an act of the Legislature of the State of Texas providing for running the boundary line between that state and the territories. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
California Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information relative to the removal of the California Indians. February 7, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
California Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimates for the expenses of the Indian Department, &c. February 8, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Capitol and Post Office extension. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report in regard to the construction of the Capitol and Post Office extension. August 7, 1856. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Expenditures Connected with the Public Buildings.
Capitol and Post Office extensions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Capitol and Post Office extensions. August 11, 1856. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Expenditures Connected with the Public Buildings.
Capitol extension. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from Captain Meigs, stating that the sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars will be necessary for the prosecution of the Capitol extension. August 15, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Case of the Black Warrior, and other violations of the rights of American citizens by Spanish authorities. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in regard to Spanish violations of the rights of American citizens, &c. April 6, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Central America. Message from the President of the United States, communicating reports in relation to the condition of affairs in Central America. May 15, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Cessation of intercourse with the British Minister. Message from the President of the United States, communicating cessation of intercourse with the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain. May 22, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Cherokee Indians -- payment of interest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking an appropriation for interest due the Cherokee Indians. January 25, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
China -- consular judicial powers. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Commissioner of the United States in China, and a copy of the decree and regulations for consular judicial jurisdiction in China, &c. December 16, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
China -- regulations for the consular courts. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Acting Commissioner of the United States, in reference to the consular courts of the United States in China. February 26, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
China. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between the State Department and the late commissioner to China. July 19, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Clayton and Bulwer Convention. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in reference to the correspondence between this government and that of Great Britain, touching the Clayton and Bulwer Convention. April 9, 1856. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Commercial intercourse with foreign nations -- privileges and restrictions. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, on the subject of the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign nations, &c. February 6, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897. Published by authority of Congress by James D. Richardson, a representative from the State of Tennessee. Volume V.
Constantinople -- correspondence of the American minister, etc. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence transmitted by the American minister at Constantinople to the Department of State. June 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Consular courts of the United States in China. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of certain regulations, orders, and decrees issued by the Commissioner of the United States at China. July 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Consular returns on shipping, ship building, &c., in foreign countries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the consular returns on shipping, ship building, &c., in foreign countries. February 9, 1857. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Contracts -- harbors and rivers on Lake Michigan. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of contracts, &c., for the improvement of harbors and rivers on Lake Michigan. March 3, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Correspondence -- United States minister and Spanish government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for correspondence between the minister of the United States at Madrid and the Spanish government. February 10, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Correspondence -- case of Captain Walter M. Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence in the case of Captain Walter M. Gibson. December 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Correspondence and other papers relating to the proposed interoceanic ship canal, being a reprint of an executive document of the special session of March 4, 1857, and of document No. 194 of the Forty-seventh Congress, first session. February 8, 1900. -- Ordered to be printed.
Correspondence in the case of Rev. James Cook Richmond, and the United States consul for Trieste. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence in regard to Rev. James Cook Richmond, and the United States consul for Trieste. May 2, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Correspondence, &c., in relation to the compensation of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence, &c., in relation to the compensation of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott. March 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Council with the Sioux Indians at Fort Pierre. Message from the President of the United States, communicating minutes of a council held at Fort Pierre with the Sioux Indians, by General Harney, &c. July 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Creek and Seminole Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report as to the cause of the difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians. March 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, touching the remission of the imprisonment of Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres. August 16, 1856. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Different Indian tribes of Kansas -- to carry into effect treaties, &c. Message from the President of the United States, suggesting a modification of existing laws in reference to treaties with the Indian tribes of Kansas Territory, &c. January 30, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Error in the communication of Captain Meigs, in reference to the old plan of the Capitol extension. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in relation to an error in the communication of Captain Meigs as to the old plan of the Capitol extension. August 15, 1856. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Expenditures for the Capitol and Post Office Extensions.
Estimate -- culvert down South Capitol Street. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropriation for extending and improving the culvert running down South Capitol Street. February 24, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- Indian service. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for the Indian service. May 16, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- Wyandott Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for the execution of articles of agreement entered into with the Wyandott Indians. March 3, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Estimates -- colonizing Texas Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates, &c., for expenses to be incurred in colonizing Texas Indians. February 6, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates for carrying out late Bounty Land Law. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates for carrying out the late Bounty Land Law. March 3, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Estimates for running the boundary line between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nation of Indians. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior for running the boundary line between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations of Indians. March 1, 1855. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Executive documents, printed by order of the Senate of the United States, third session, Thirty-fourth Congress, 1856-'57. [Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 2, 1856 -- Read. December 11, 1856. -- Ordered, that the message and accompanying documents be printed, and that 15,000 additional copies thereof be printed for the use of the Senate.].
Expenditures, etc., in Kansas Territory. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports in regard to expenditures and liabilities of persons called into the service of the United States in the Territory of Kansas. January 13, 1857. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, made under direction of the Navy Department, by Wm. Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon, Lieutenants United States Navy. Part II. By Lt. Lardner Gibbon.
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, made under direction of the Navy Department, by Wm. Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon, Lieutenants United States Navy. Part II. By Lt. Lardner Gibbon.
Expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence on the subject of the expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt. December 15, 1854. -- Referred to the Commmittee [sic] on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Extracts from Congressional debates on the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 with Canada, together with message of the President transmitting the treaty to Congress. Presented by Mr. Gaines. February 2, 1911. -- Ordered to be printed.
Federal and Cherokee courts. Message from the President of the United States, communicating papers relative to a conflict of jurisdiction between the federal and Cherokee courts. June 24, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Fisheries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of letters and orders in reference to the fisheries. January 12, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Francis Dainese. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of papers relating to the claim of F. Dainese. February 26, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Government architect. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House asking by what authority a government architect is employed, &c. January 22, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Guano trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report respecting restrictions upon the exportation of guano. March 3, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Hamet Caramally [i.e., Caramalli]. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, relative to Hamet Caramally [i.e., Caramalli] since his connexion with the government. December 11, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Health of immigrants from foreign countries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting two communications from her Britannic Majesty's minister, relative to the health on ship-board of immigrants from foreign countries to the United States. June 29, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Hermitage. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Executive of Tennessee, tendering a portion of the "Hermitage" to the general government, on certain terms and conditions. January 20, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Immigrants to the United States by sea -- health of, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copy of correspondence on the subject of the health and comfort of immigrants by sea to the United States. April 28, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. (To accompany Bill S. 348.) Message of the President of the United States, communicating the conditional contracts made under the act of February 17, 1855, relative to the accommodation of the courts of the United States for the district of Maryland, and the post office at Baltimore. April 11, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Finance. June 23, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. February 18, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wade made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 606.) The Committee of Claims, to whom were referred the memorial of Alfred G. Benson...
In the Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between the Government of the United States and Great Britain relative to the Sandwich Islands. February 9, 1893. -- The injunction of secrecy removed and ordered to be printed.
Indian affairs on the Pacific. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report in regard to Indian affairs on the Pacific. February 16, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed.
Indian disturbances in Oregon and Washington. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to Indian disturbances in the Territories of Oregon and Washington. March 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington Territories. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence on the subject of Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington Territories. July 8, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information relative to Indian hostilities in the territories of Oregon and Washington. April 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Indian hostilities. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War on the subject of Indian hostilities. January 18, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Indian tribes west of Missouri and Iowa. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in regard to the extinguishment of the Indian title to lands west of Missouri and Iowa, &c. March 28, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Indians -- Creek and Seminole. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in regard to difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians. December 18, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Indians on the Upper Missouri. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in regard to the expedition among the Indians on the Upper Missouri. March 24, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Interest on stocks held on Indian account. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the subject of interest on stocks, &c., held on Indian account, which was on deposite with Selden, Withers & Co. February 20, 1855. -- Read and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Judicial system. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a plan for the modification and enlargement of the judicial system. March 3, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Kansas -- money paid and liabilities incurred for the support of persons called into the service of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of the expenditures in Kansas, &c. January 22, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed.
Kansas Territory. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting an extract from a letter of Governor Geary, together with a copy of the executive minutes of Kansas Territory. December 16, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed.
Kansas. Message of the President of the United States, relative to affairs in the Territory of Kansas. January 24, 1856. -- Received, read and laid on the table. February 14, 1856. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
London exhibition. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting works illustrative of the London exhibition. January 24, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Lot and building for United States courts at Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting articles of agreement for the purchase of a lot and building for the accommodation of the United States courts at Philadelphia, and recommending an appropriation to complete the purchase. April 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Lot and building for a post office in the City of Philadelphia. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to a lot, and building thereon, for a post office in Philadelphia. July 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mail transportation between our Atlantic and Pacific possessions. Message from the President of the United States, communicating copies of correspondence relative to a reduced rate of mail compensation across the Isthmus of Panama, &c. May 2, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Martin Koszta -- correspondence, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence, &c., growing out of the seizure and rescue of Martin Koszta. April 14, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Memphis Navy yard. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in reference to the Navy yard at Memphis, Tennessee. January 4, 1855. -- Referred to a select committee, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a letter from H.S. Sanford, late charge d'affaires at Paris, on the different systems of penal codes in Europe. Also, a report on the administrative changes in France since the revolution of 1848. May 29, 1854. -- Read and ordered to be printed - motion to print 1,000 additional copies referred to the Committee on Printing. May 31, 1854. -- Reported adversely and agreed to.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 31, 1855. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed; and that 15,000 copies of the message and accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate by the printer of the Senate for the last Congress, at rates not exceeding those established by existing laws. Part I.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 31, 1855. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed; and that 15,000 copies of the message and accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate by the printer of the Senate for the last Congress, at rates not exceeding those established by existing laws. Resolved, that two hundred additional copies of the President's message...
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 31, 1855. -- Read, and ordered that the usual number of the message and documents be printed; and that 15,000 copies of the message and accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate by the printer of the Senate for the last Congress, at rates not exceeding those established by existing laws. Revolved, that two hundred additional copies of the President's message...
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. February 14, 1856. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. February 18, 1856. -- Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of the House of Representatives twenty thousand copies of the President's message and accompanying documents. Part I.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. February 14, 1856. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. February 18, 1856. -- Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of the House of Representatives twenty thousand copies of the President's message and accompanying documents. Part II.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. February 14, 1856. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. February 18, 1856. -- Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of the House of Representatives twenty thousand copies of the President's message and accompanying documents. Part III.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed for the use of the Senate. Part III.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Part IV. Maps and other illustrations belonging to reports accompanying the message.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and, together with the accompanying documents, ordered to be printed; and that 20,000 extra copies, with the accompanying documents, be printed.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and, together with the accompanying documents, ordered to be printed; and that 20,000 extra copies, with the accompanying documents, be printed. Part I.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the thirty-third Congress. December 6, 1853. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1854. -- Read, and ordered to be printed with the accompanying documents, and that 10,000 extra copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1854. -- Read, and ordered to be printed with the accompanying documents, and that 10,000 extra copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Part II.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1854. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and that 20,000 extra copies, with the accompanying documents, be printed.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. December 4, 1858. -- Read and ordered to be printed; and that 10,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of Senate.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 18, 1856. Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of this House, eighteen thousand six hundred copies of the annual message of the President, together with the accompanying documents, and that two hundred additional copies of the said message and documents be printed and furnished to each of the Secretaries of the State, War, Navy, Treasury and Interior Departments, the Attorney General and Postmaster General.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 18, 1856. Resolved, that there be printed for the use of the members of this House, eighteen thousand six hundred copies of the annual message of the President, together with the accompanying documents, and that two hundred additional copies of the said message and documents be printed and furnished to each of the Secretaries of the State, War, Navy, Treasury and Interior Departments, the Attorney General and Postmaster General.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 2, 1856. -- Read. December 11, 1856. -- Ordered, that the message and accompanying documents be printed, and that 15,000 additional copies thereof be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating a copy of the correspondence in relation to the repair of the United States steam frigate Susquehanna at Rio de Janeiro. February 24, 1854. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating a copy of the correspondence with the government of the Papal States relative to the mission of Archbishop Gaetano Bedini to the United States. January 27, 1854. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Attorney General, suggesting modifications in the manner of conducting the legal business of the government. April 25, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropriation for the survey of lands acquired under a treaty with the Chippewa Indians. March 1, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking for certain appropriations on account of the Indians service. March 1, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, further correspondence growing out of the Treaty of Washington of July 4, 1850. January 3, 1854. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating in compliance with resolutions of the Senate, the correspondence relative to the claim on Portugal, in the case of the brig General Armstrong. December 20, 1853. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the annual report of the Board of Inspectors of the Penitentiary for the District of Columbia, for the year ending December 31, 1853. March 7, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the report of an investigate the charges of fraud and misconduct in office, alleged against Alexander Ramsey, superintendent of Indian affairs in Minnesota. January 10, 1854. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. July 28, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the report of the Secretary of the Navy respecting the national defences. March 3, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of August 4, 1856, reports of the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War, in relation to the navigation and surveys of the frontier lakes. February 17, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 4th of August last, and the 9th of January, inst., information respecting the Aves or Bird Islands, and the interference of the Venezuelan government with the rights of American citizens collecting guano therefrom. January 20, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of July 24, 1854, the fourth meteorological report of Prof. James P. Espy. February 28, 1857. -- Ordered, that 3,000 copies thereof be printed, in addition to the usual number, with seventy of the maps accompanying the same.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th instant, a copy of a letter addressed to the United States Attorney General by Judge Lecompte, of Kansas. February 24, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th ultimo, copies of the correspondence relating to the case of Edward F. Beale. March 3, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 30th ultimo, information respecting the proclamation of martial law in the Territory of Washington, &c. February 10, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a plan for the enlargement and modification of the judicial system of the United States. March 2, 1854. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of all communications from the American legation at Constantinople, respecting the seizure of Martin Koszta by the Austrian authorities at Smyrna. March 2, 1854. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the communications from Mr. Marsh, the American minister at Constantinople, relative to the case of the Reverend Mr. King. May 24, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the correspondence between Ferdinand Coxe, late charge d'affaires of the United States at Brazil, and the Brazilian Government, concerning the seizure of the cargo of the American barque "Griffin," and the imprisonment of George Marsden, a citizen of the United States. August 3, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the correspondence in relation to the arrest, at Bremen, of Conrad Schmidt, a naturalized citizen of the United States, and the arrest, at Heidelberg, of E.T. Dana and other citizens of the United States; also, copies of the correspondence with the King of Prussia on the subject of religious toleration. May 8, 1854. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, further correspondence between the Department of State and the American minister at Constantinople, relative to the Rev. Jonas King. December 19, 1854. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed in connexion with S. Ex. Doc. No. 67, of last session.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, further correspondence between the minister of the United States at Paris and the Department of State, concerning the revolution in France of December, 1851. March 22, 1853. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information in relation to the claims of citizens of the United States against Hayti, and the correspondence of the special agent to Hayti, in 1849. January 3, 1854. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information in relation to the transactions between Captain Hollins, of the United States ship Cyane, and the authorities at San Juan de Nicaragua. December 20, 1853. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information respecting the bombardment of San Juan de Nicaragua. July 31, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the correspondence between Mr. Schenck, United States minister to Brazil, and the Secretary of State, in relation to the African slave trade. March 13, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. March 14, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the correspondence between the United States consul at Smyrna and the American legation at Constantinople, and between said consul and this government, in relation to Martin Koszta. April 6, 1854 -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate of December 23 and 30, 1856, certain information respecting the pay and emoluments of Lieutenant General Scott. February 2, 1857. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. February 4, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of July 10, 1854, correspondence and documents respecting the claims of persons for services performed, and supplies and subsistence furnished to the Indians, in California, under contracts with Indian agents, in 1851. August 2, 1854. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 1st instant, information concerning our relations with the government of Spain. August 1, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in further compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 30th ultimo, information respecting the proclamation of martial law in the Territory of Washington, &c. February 13, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in obedience to law, the report of the Director of the Mint for the past year. February 5, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, recommending the repeal of the act for the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioleau, approved July 27, 1854, that claim having been settled under a previous act of Congress. December 13, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, relative to the expediency of further measures for the safety, health, and comfort of immigrants to the United States by sea. May 4, 1854. -- Referred to the select committee on the subject.
Message from the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the bill entitled "An Act Making a Grant of Public Lands to the Several States for the Benefit of Indigent Insane Persons," with a statement of the objections which have required him to withhold from it his approval. May 3, 1854. --Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. May 4, 1854. -- Ordered that 10,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a set of works illustrative of the exhibition in London of 1851, presented by the British government to that of the United States. January 24, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library. February 23, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a copy of the correspondence in relation to the imprisonment of James H. West in the island of Cuba. March 13, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. March 14, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the United States in China, and other papers respecting the privileges to be exercised by the United States. July 17, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a copy of a letter of the 20th May last from the United States Commissioner in China, and of the decree and regulations which accompanied it. December 1, 61856 [i.e., December 16, 1856]. -- Read, ordered to lie on nhe [i.e., the] table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Postmaster General relative to a building for the accommodation of the post office in the City of Philadelphia. July 28, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of January 11, 1855, calling for the correspondence relative to the claim of Francis W. Rice. February 7, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior containing estimates of appropriations required in fulfillment of treaty stipulations with certain Indian tribes. May 16, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior, asking certain appropriations; also suggesting a modification of existing laws, so as the more effectually to enable him to carry into execution the treaties with the different Indian tribes in Kansas Territory. January 30, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation for the extension of a culvert running from the Capitol grounds. February 24, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the colonization of the California Indians. February 7, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Postmaster General relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific. May 2, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate calling for a statement of the names of the ministers, &c., appointed since March 4, 1849. January 16, 1855. -- Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 17th ultimo, calling for copies of certain correspondence and other papers relative to the Republics of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Indians, and the Convention between the United States and Great Britain of April 19, 1850. February 19, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of War of the subject of Indian hostilsties [i.e., hostilities]. January 18, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of War, and recommending a special appropriation of three millions of dollars for military purposes. February 26, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. February 27, 1856. -- Bill S. 124, and Ex. Doc. No. 34.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior and Postmaster General, respecting sites for court houses and post offices in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. January 25, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior asking an appropriation to supply a deficit in the amount held on Indian account, caused by the failure of Selden, Withers & Co., with whom it was deposited. February 20, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior asking for certain appropriations for the service of the Indian Department. January 19, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior relative to the Indian disturbances in the Territories of Washington and Oregon. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, and recommending certain appropriations for the service of the Indian Department. February 5, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking for certain appropriations under the treaty with the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. February 7, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the proceedings of a council held at Fort Pierre by General Harney with a delegation from nine tribes of the Sioux Indians, accompanied by other papers upon the same subject, with a recommendation for an appropriation to carry into effect the stipulations there agreed upon. July 28, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report relative to the regulations with China, in conformity with the sixth section of the act of August 11, 1848. February 26, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to the instructions sent to military officers in Kansas. August 5, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating an extract from a letter of the 22d ultimo, from the Governor of Kansas to the Secretary of State, with a copy of the executive minutes, to which it refers. December 16, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating copies of the correspondence with the British government, received since the message of the 27th of February last. May 21, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating copies of two communications from her Britannic Majesty's minister to the Secretary of State, relative to the health, on shipboard, of emigrants from foreign countries to the United States. June 30, 1854. -- Referred to the Select Committee Relative to Sickness on Board of Emigrant Ships, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating correspondence between the legation of the United States and the government of Chile, relative to the abduction of seamen from the American whale-ship Addison at Valparaiso, and the imprisonment of Wm. N. Stewart, an American citizen, by the authorities of Chile. May 8, 1854. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. February 21, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 26, calling for a copy of the report and maps of Captain Marcy of his explorations of the Big Witchita and head waters of the Brazos Rivers. March 25, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on printing. April 29, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating papers from the Secretary of the Interior relative to the removal of the California Indians. February 5, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating sundry documents in relation to the affairs with the government of Nicaragua, and information that the new minister from that government had been accredited by this government. May 15, 1856. -- Read and ordered that the message and documents be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating the act of the Legislature of Tennessee, respecting the purchase of the "Hermitage," for the purpose of tendering it to the government of the United States, to be used as a site for a branch of the Military Academy at West Point. January 20, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating to Congress information that he had ceased to hold intercourse with the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland near this government, with the considerations of public duty which have led to this measure, and the documents relating thereto. May 29, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. May 29, 1856. -- Ordered, that 10,000 additional copies of the message and documents be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 7th instant, a report of the steps taken relative to an armory in the District of Columbia. April 14, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the specifications relative to the construction of the building.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, copies of letters and vouchers in support of claims presented by and allowed to John C. Fremont. August 18, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 16th instant, a copy of the instructions sent to Mr. Buchanan relative to free ships making free goods, and Mr. Buchanan's letter to Lord Clarendon thereupon. June 24, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 1st ultimo, copies of the papers relating to the proclamation of martial law in Washington Territory. August 5, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 23d ultimo, information respecting the condition and prospects of a plan for connecting this continent with Europe by sub-marine wires. January 7, 1857. -- Read and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. January 13, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed. (To accompany Bill S. 493.).
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 2d instant, copies of the correspondence between the governments of the United States and the Netherlands, relative to the refusal of that government to allow its diplomatic agents to testify in the criminal courts of the United States. January 7, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th ultimo, information relative to the appropriation in the civil and diplomatic bill of March 3, 1855, for Richard W. Thompson, on account of alleged services to the Menomonee Indians. April 11, 1856. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. May 19, 1856. -- Message and documents ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the instructions and correspondence between the government and Major General Wool, in regard to his operations on the coast of the Pacific. January 3, 1855. -- Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 11, 1854, asking for copies of correspondence relative to the late difficulties between the consul of the French government, at San Francisco, and the Federal authorities in the State of California. February 17, 1855. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mails and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. March 6, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 17, 1855, calling for a memorial of citizens of New Orleans complaining of the irregularity of the mails. January 3, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed, with the exception of the names not already printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 20, 1855, asking for copies of orders, correspondence, &c., relative to the sloop-of-war Albany. February 27, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 21, 1855, calling for a copy of a letter from the minister of Peru to the Secretary of State, of November 17, 1852, relative to the Lobos Islands. February 24, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 28, 1855, calling for a statement of the number of muskets, &c., delivered to state arsenals, number sold, &c. March 3, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of January 30, 1855, asking for information relative to the causes of the delays in 1853 and 1854 in furnishing funds to defray the expenses of the western judicial district of Arkansas. March 2, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of May 23, 1856, calling for information relative to the several amounts paid for printing or publishing to the different newspapers in the City of Washington, under executive orders, since March 4, 1853. July 15, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of May 6, calling for information relative to the mall in the City of Washington and the selection of a site for an armory thereon. July 8, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Motion to print the plats referred to the Committee on Printing.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, calling for information respecting the proceedings of the representatives of the European powers, at a congress held at Paris, relative to neutral rights. August 13, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed; and ordered that 5,000 additional copies be printed, 500 of which to be for the use of the State Department.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th ultimo, calling for information relating to the boundary line and the payment of the $3,000,000 under the Treaty with Mexico of June 30, 1853. April 15, 1856. -- Read, ordered to be laid on the table and printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, calling for copies of correspondence and other information relative to the transmission of the mail and munitions of war over the Illinois Central Railroad. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 22d of February, 1855, calling for a copy of a letter from Francis W. Rice, late United States consul at Acapulco, to the Secretary of State, since the 11th of January last. March 1, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 26th ultimo, calling for information relative to the site selected for the preservation of ordnance, arms, &c., in Washington. March 11, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th ultimo, calling for information respecting any correspondence or proceedings in relation to the self-styled Vigilance Committee in California. August 6, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, calling for copies of certain papers relating to the Territory of Kansas. February 18, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 7th instant, relating to the refusal of the government of Honduras to receive a commercial agent from this country. August 13, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 11th instant, calling for copies of correspondence relative to the Indian disturbances in California. February 21, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 27th ultimo, calling for further documents relating to the Territory of Kansas. April 9, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate of the 7th and 21st ultimo, calling for information relative to the construction of an armory in the District of Columbia. May 6, 1856. -- Read, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in further answer to the resolution of the 17th January last, communicating correspondence, not previously communicated to the Senate, touching the construction and purport of the convention with Great Britain, of the 19th of April, 1850, relative to Central America. June 2, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, in further compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 5, 1854, requesting copies of correspondence between Major General Wool and the different departments of the government. January 19, 1855. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, relative to disturbances in the Territory of Kansas. January 24, 1856. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, relative to the balances remaining in the Treasury from the last appropriation for the support of the Army. August 23, 1856. -- Read, ordered to be on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, relative to the demarkation of the Texas boundary line. March 3, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, respecting the restoration of the ship "Resolute" to the British government. January 20, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Motion to print 2,000 additional copies referred to the Committee on Printing. February 6, 1857. -- Report in favor of printing the additional copies, and report agreed to.
Message of the President of the United States, returning to the House of Representatives a bill entitled "An Act Making Appropriations for the Repair, Preservation, and Completion of Certain Public Works, heretofore Commenced Under Authority of Law," with his objections. January 3, 1855. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed; and that 20,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message of the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the Bill (S. 1) entitled "An Act Making an Appropriation for Deepening the Channel Over the St. Clair Flats, in the State of Michigan,["] with his objections thereto. 1856, May 19. -- Read, the further consideration thereof postponed to, and made the special order of the day for, Wednesday next at 1 o'clock, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the Bill (S. 14) entitled "An Act To Remove Obstructions to Navigation in the Mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a I'Outre," with his objections thereto. May 19, 1856. -- Read, the further consideration thereof postponed to, and made the special order of the day for, Wednesday next, at 1 o'clock, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, returning to the Senate the Bill (S. No. 2,) making appropriations for deepening the channel over the flats of the St. Mary's River, in the State of Michigan, with his objections thereto. May 23, 1856. -- Read, postponed to and made the special order for to-morrow, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the 2d session of the 34th Congress. August 21, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed, and that 10,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Interior, asking certain appropriation for the payment of the Cherokee Indians. January 25, 1855. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 6, 1854, calling for correspondence, &c., relative to the naval expedition to Japan. January 31, 1855. -- Read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. February 2, 1855. -- Ordered to be printed.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the operations of the Mint and its branches, including the Assay Office, for the year 1855. March 27, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed. Motion to print 1,000 additional copies, 500 of which to be for the use of the Director of the Mint; referred to the Committee on Printing. April 1, 1856. -- Report in favor of printing 1,000 additional copies, 500 of which for the use of the Mint.
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of January 10, 1856, a copy of a letter from Lord John Russell to Mr. Crampton, dated January 19, 1853. January 24, 1856. -- Ordered, that it be transferred from the Executive to the Legislative Journal. Ordered, that it be printed, and that 500 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
Message of the President of the United States. Communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking appropriations to fulfill certain treaty stipulations with the Wyandott Indians. March 3, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Message of the President. Message of the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 25th inst., calling for correspondence between the Governments of the United States and Great Britain, relative to the enlistment of soldiers by the agents of the latter government within the territory of the United States...
Military efficiency of the country. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War, asking an appropriation for increasing the military efficiency of the country. February 26, 1856. -- Received and read. February 27, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Military forces in Kansas. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in reference to the employment of government military forces in the Territory of Kansas. May 23, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Modifications in the manner of conducting the legal business of the government. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, a report of the Attorney General, suggesting modifications in the manner of conducting the legal business of the government. April 25, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Officers of the Neapolitan Navy -- American barque Parana. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the despatch of the United States minister resident at the Court of Naples, relative to the saving of the crew of the American barque Parana from shipwreck by the officers of the Neapolitan Navy and Marine. April 10, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Ostend Conference, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence touching matters disturbing the friendly relations between this government and the government of Spain; also, a report as to the objects of the meeting of the American ministers at Ostend. March 3, 1855. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Penitentiary for the District of Columbia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report for the District Penitentiary. March 3, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.
President Monroe's instructions -- commissions to private armed vessels, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of papers and correspondence in reference to the instructions referred to by President Monroe on the subject of the issue of commissions to private armed vessels. June 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Privateering. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information on the question of privateering. June 11, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Report of decisions of the Commission of Claims under the convention of February 8, 1853, between the United States and Great Britain, transmitted to the Senate by the President of the United States, August 11, 1856.
Report of the Director of the Mint. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of the Director of the Mint. February 9, 1855. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Mint of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Mint of the United States. March 28, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Mint. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Director of the Mint. February 2, 1854. -- Ordered to be printed.
Report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of April 24, calling for information relative to the coolie trade. August 5, 1856. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by William H. Emory, Major First Cavalry and United States Commissioner, Volume I.
Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by William H. Emory. Major First Cavalry and United States Commissioner. Volume II.
Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey, made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by William H. Emory, Major First Cavalry and United States Commissioner.
Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey, made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by William H. Emory, Major First Cavalry and United States Commissioner. Volume II.
Report on the commercial relations of the United States with all foreign nations. Edmund Flagg, superintendent. Prepared and printed under the direction of the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolutions of the Hose of Representatives. Volume IV.
Report on the commercial relations of the United States with all foreign nations. Edmund Flagg, superintendent. Prepared and printed under the direction of the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolutions of the House of Representatives. Volume I.
Report on the commercial relations of the United States with all foreign nations. Edmund Flagg, superintendent. Prepared and printed under the direction of the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolutions of the House of Representatives. Volume I.
Report on the commercial relations of the United States with all foreign nations. Edmund Flagg, superintendent. Prepared and printed under the direction of the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolutions of the House of Representatives. Volume II.
Report on the commercial relations of the United States with all foreign nations. Edmund Flagg, superintendent. Prepared and printed under the direction of the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolutions of the House of Representatives. Volume III.
Rights accorded to neutrals and rights claimed by belligerents. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence relating to the rights accorded to neutrals and the rights claimed by belligerents in the war pending between certain European powers. May 18, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Rivers and harbors. Message from the President of the United States, communicating at length his reasons for returning to the House of Representatives the river and harbor bill of the last session of the present Congress. January 2, 1855. -- Read, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
Saltpetre -- military service. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry letters on the subject of furnishing saltpetre for the military service, &c., &c. February 14, 1857. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Samuel Prioleau -- legal representatives of. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents upon the claim of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioleau. December 13, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
San Juan De Nicaragua. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports in reference to the destruction of San Juan de Nicaragua. July 31, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Search for Sir John Franklin -- correspondence. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in reference to the American expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, &c. March 17, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Seizure of the Black Warrior. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report in reference to the seizure of the "Black Warrior." March 15, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Seizure of the captain and crew of the schooner "North Carolina." Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence in reference to the seizure and imprisonment of Captain Thaddeus Beecher, and crew, of the schooner "North Carolina." January 20, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Ship "Resolute." Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a correspondence growing out of the restoration of the ship "Resolute" to her Britannic Majesty's service. January 20, 1857. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Sites for court houses and post offices. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior and Postmaster General, respecting sites for court houses and post offices in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. January 25, 1855. -- Referred to a Select Committee, and ordered to be printed.
Sketch of the Public Surveys in Michigan.
Slave and coolie trade. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in regard to the slave and coolie trade. May 19, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Sloop of war "John Adams" at Fejee Islands. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the report of Captain Boutwell, relative to the operations of the sloop of war "John Adams" at the Fejee Islands. June 25, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
Sound dues upon American commerce to the Baltic. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to the imposition of "Sound dues" upon our commerce to the Baltic. June 13, 1854. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
Steamer "Crescent City." Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State in reference to the refusal to permit the landing of the mail and passengers of the steamer "Crescent City," &c., in Havana. April 11, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Suit against the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Company. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents communicating information in reference to a suit instituted against the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Company. January 16, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Support of the Army. Message from the President of the United States, Urging upon Congress the importance of making provision for the support of the Army. August 21, 1856. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Survey of lands northwest of Lake Superior. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior for the survey of the lands acquired of the Chippewa Indians northwest of Lake Superior, in the Territory of Minnesota. March 1, 1855. -- Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Territory of Kansas -- executive minutes. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the executive minutes of the Territory of Kansas. March 24, 1856. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere : during the years 1849-'50-'51-'52
Treaty -- United States and Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico. June 21, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Chippewa Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for carrying into effect the treaty with the Chippewa Indians, &c. February 8, 1855. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Treaty with Great Britain. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copy of a treaty between the United States and Great Britain. August 3, 1854. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, during the years 1849-'50-'51-'52.
United States Mint. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Director of the Mint. February 4, 1857. -- Ordered to be printed.
United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Report of William H. Emory, Major First Cavalry and U.S. Commissioner. Volume I.
United States and Mexican boundary survey, under the order of Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory, Major First Cavalry, and United States Commissioner. Mammals of the boundary, by Spencer F. Baird, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. With notes by the naturalists of the survey.
Veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning the bill of the House No. 392, making certain appropriations, &c. December 4, 1854. -- Read, and ordered to be printed; and further consideration postponed until Wednesday next.
Walter M. Gibson. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State in the case of Walter M. Gibson. January 20, 1855. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Works of art for the new Capitol. Message from the President of the United States, communicating correspondence relative to works of art for the new Capitol. July 7, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed.
[Maps accompanying the State of the Union message -- 34th Congress, first session].
[Maps to accompany the State of the Union message -- 34th Congress, third session].
[State of the Union message. Thirty-second Congress, second session. Part 3, consisting of 45 maps and plans.] Executive Documents U.S. Senate. Document 1, 1854.

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