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Senate Joint Resolutions, 41st Congress

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Amendment Introduced by Mr. Welker. Add to first section as follows: Amendment Proposed by Mr. Hawley Add to first section as follows (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Ambler. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Fitch. (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Asper. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Conger. Amendment Proposed Mr. Lawrence (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Crebs. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Clarke, of Kansas. (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Davis: (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Ingersoll. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Arnell. (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. McNeely. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Sargent. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Maynard. (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Randall. After the words ''Secretary of the Interior,'' in line 10, insert the following: (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Williams. Add to the first section the following: Amendment Proposed by Mr. Loughridge. Add to the first section the following: (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by Mr. Winans. Strike out the proviso at the end of the first section, in these words: Amendment Proposed by Mr. Finkelnburg. (S.R. 121)

Amendment Proposed by. Mr. Joseph S. Smith: Amendments Proposed by Mr. Coburn. (S.R. 121)

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas. And Whereas the whole number of States is ... (S.R. 136)

Mr Scott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting condemned gunds to the Franklin County Monumental Association, at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. (S.R. 240)

Mr Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Sumner, with an amendment, viz: Insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution For the temporary relief of the poor of the ... (S.R. 149)

Mr Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To pass to the credit of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, the funds belonging to it for the relief of sick and wounded soldiers. (S.R. 117)

Mr. Abbott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to taking the ninth census. (S.R. 38)

Mr. Abbott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of William Donnelly and Patrick Egan. (S.R. 180)

Mr. Abbott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Concerning the pay of customs officers in North Carolina. (S.R. 133)

Mr. Abbott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to certain brevet appointments. (S.R. 53)

Mr. Abbott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to government buildings at Fort Totten, Dakota Territory (S.R. 33)

Mr. Abbott, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 342,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of Samuel Houston. (S.R. 309)

Mr. Ames asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Exempting from the operation of the act of March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, the vacancy in the grade of captain existing in ... (S.R. 298)

Mr. Anthony asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Printing. Reported by Mr. Anthony without amendment. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of broken sets of Congressional documents, and certain other ... (S.R. 216)

Mr. Anthony asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To regulate the effect of a vote of the thanks of Congress upon promotion in the navy. (S.R. 134)

Mr. Anthony asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Printing, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the printing, for the use of the Department of State of additional copies of documents emanating from that department. (S.R. 75)

Mr. Anthony asked, andy by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Anthony, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. Joint Resolution To regulate the ... (S.R. 134)

Mr. Bayard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay certain cotton claims, the proceeds of which are at present covered into the Treasury, ... (S.R. 223)

Mr. Bayard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the restoration of George Plunkett to his original rank as paymaster of the United States Navy. (S.R. 317)

Mr. Boreman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To amend a ''Joint resolution relating to steamboats and other vessels owned in the loyal States,'' approved December twenty-three, eighteen ... (S.R. 292)

Mr. Boreman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Transferring condemned ordnance to the governor of West Virginia to be placed in the National Soldiers' cemetery at Grafton, in that ... (S.R. 241)

Mr. Buckingham asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To determine the construction of and act to provide internal revenue to support the government, and for other purposes, approved June ... (S.R. 205)

Mr. Buckingham asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to appoint a commission to determine the claims for damages committed upon our commerce by British ... (S.R. 278)

Mr. Cameron asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For accepting the proposal of the International Steamship Company for constructing and placing iron steamship in transatlantic service. ... (S.R. 244)

Mr. Cameron asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of First Lieutenant John F. Trout, United States Army. (S.R. 206)

Mr. Cameron asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To furnish medals to certain Pennsylvania and Massachusetts soldiers. (S.R. 188)

Mr. Carpenter asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indians Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Helen Lincoln and Heloise Lincoln, and for the withholding of money from tribes of Indians holding American ... (S.R. 25)

Mr. Carpenter asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indians Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Corbett with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in italics. Joint Resolution For the ... (S.R. 25)

Mr. Carpenter asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Giving construction to the acts of Congress granting lands to the State of Wisconsin to aid in building railroads. (S.R. 219)

Mr. Carpenter asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of William B. Whiting, a captain, formerly a commander, in the navy of the United States, on the reserved list. (S.R. 18)

Mr. Carpenter asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Giving construction to the acts of Congress granting lands to the State of Wisconsin to aid in building railroads. (S.R. 15)

Mr. Carpenter asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to collect wrecked and abandoned property, derelict claims, and dues belonging to the United ... (S.R. 164)

Mr. Casserly asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Appropriating money for the removal of a rock from the harbor of San Francisco. (S.R. 220)

Mr. Casserly asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was red twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the seizure of certain distilled spirits in California. (S.R. 111)

Mr. Cattell asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund penalty, interest, and costs illegally assessed and collected under direct tax laws. ... (S.R. 52)

Mr. Chandler asked and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Howard with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution To extend the time for the completion of the ... (S.R. 174)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time for the completion of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal. (S.R. 61)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To prevent obstruction to navigation of the Ohio River. (S.R. 290)

Mr. Chandler asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To extend the time for the completion of the military road from Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County, in the State of ... (S.R. 174)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Relative to a harbor of refuge and breakwater at the entrance of the Cape Cod ship canal. Whereas the legislature of Massachusetts has by law incorporated the Cape Cod Ship Canal Company, for the ... (S.R. 221)

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To admit, free of duty, certain printed chromos. (S.R. 119)

Mr. Cole asked and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Appropriations, and ordered to be printed Committee discharged and referred to the Committee on Finance. Reported by Mr. Warner, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and ... (S.R. 94)

Mr. Cole asked and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of J.R. Clark. (S.R. 94)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Defining the rights of persons settling upon the public lands. (S.R. 254)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to gold notes and United States notes. (S.R. 255)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the seizure of distilled spirits in California. Whereas in August last a large quantity of distilled spirits, in all about for thousand barrels, shipped from the port of ... (S.R. 82)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Declaratory of the meaning of the word ''saltpeter,'' as used in section seven, of act of March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. (S.R. 156)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of the assistant marshals employed in taking the census of eighteen hundred and seventy. (S.R. 281)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the claim of Pablo De La Toba. Whereas by joint resolution approved June twenty-three, eighteen hundred and seventy, Congress ... (S.R. 289)

Mr. Cole asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To fix the compensation of the surveyor of customs at the port of Vallejo, California. (S.R. 273)

Mr. Conkling asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the claims of Ward B. Burnett. (S.R. 192)

Mr. Conkling asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Postmaster General to continue to use in the postal service a certain invention and device for the post-marking of mail ... (S.R. 207)

Mr. Conkling asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize William H. Hanford ??? Claims. (S.R. 324)

Mr. Conkling asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to goods purchased for importation prior to January o e eighteen hundred and seventy-one. (S.R. 279)

Mr. Conkling asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Declaring Mississippi entitled to representation in Congress. (S.R. 113)

Mr. Corbett asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Concerning the compensation of the collector of customs for the district of Willamette, in the State of Oregon. (S.R. 268)

Mr. Corbett asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To set apart certain lands in Oregon, in order to select and locate a reservation thereon. (S.R. 312)

Mr. Corbett asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to withdraw his acceptance of the resignation of R. H. Lamson, late lieutenant United States Navy. (S.R. 196)

Mr. Corbett, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Instructing the President to negotiate with the Indians upon the Umatilla reservation, in Oregon. (S.R. 116)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Lieutenant Commander John N. Quackenbush. (S.R. 238)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to enlistments into the Marine Corps, and for other purposes. (S.R. 237)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriation. Reported by Mr. Morrill, of Maine, with amendments, viz: Strike out the part in [brackets] and insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of ... (S.R. 112)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Major George P. Folsom. (S.R. 102)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the nomination and appointment of Commandant George A. Stevens, now on the retired list, as a lieutenant commander on the ... (S.R. 299)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the nomination and appointment, to the retired list of the Navy, of certain volunteer officers on the active list of the ... (S.R. 313)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Lyman G. Spaulding a master in ... (S.R. 209)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the provisions of the act of July sixteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, granting ten years' additional service on the active ... (S.R. 311)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain officers of the navy. (S.R. 163)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Commodore S.B. Bissell. (S.R. 107)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Cragin, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution Authorizing ... (S.R. 209)

Mr. Cragin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Reported by Mr. Stearns without amendment. Accompanied by report No. 356. Joint Resolution For the relief of Carlton A. Uber. (S.R. 280)

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of Lorenzo Thomas, junior, and Henry C. Thomas (S.R. 122)

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 203,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution In relation to the claim of A. I. Campbell. (S.R. 211)

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 99.) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution In relation to the sale of the lands of the Black Bob Indians in Kansas. (S.R. 173)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Concerning telegraph companies. (S.R. 224)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to the Committee Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Brigadier General Gabriel R. Paul of the United States Army. (S.R. 158)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In Relation to the officers of certain Missouri troops. (S.R. 60)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. Whereas Congress by an act passed on the ... (S.R. 47)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. Whereas Congress, by an act passed on ... (S.R. 92)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Mrs. E. Grace Stevens. (S.R. 137)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Drake with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets,] and insert the part printed in italics. Accompanied by report No. 163. ... (S.R. 92)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Drake with amendments; considered as Committee of the Whole; reported amendments agreed to; and further consideration of the joint ... (S.R. 92)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing and amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (S.R. 176)

Mr. Drake asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time for the completion of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad. (S.R. 76)

Mr. Drake, from the Committee on Education and Labor, submitted a report, (No. 121,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the benefit of Wilberforce University. (S.R. 181)

Mr. Drake, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 220,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of Sarah A. Ward. (S.R. 225)

Mr. Edmunds asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Joint Select Committee on Retrenchment, and ordered to be printed. A Joint Resolution Against leasing certain public lands in the city of San Francisco, California. (S.R. 70)

Mr. Fenton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Ceding to the State of New York Oyster Island, in the harbor of New York. (S.R. 235)

Mr. Fenton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Postmaster General to continue in use in the postal service of the United States an instrument or device for post-marking, and for the more effectual cancellation of ... (S.R. 257)

Mr. Fenton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To admit round logs and dressed ship-timber free of duty. Whereas it is desirable that every encouragement should be given to all branches of ... (S.R. 193)

Mr. Fenton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For a survey for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Whereas the commerce of the world, and more especially that of the ... (S.R. 161)

Mr. Fenton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of John Graham. (S.R. 132)

Mr. Ferry asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the removal of political disabilities. (S.R. 1)

Mr. Ferry asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Amendatory of a joint resolution respecting the provincial government of Virginia and Texas passed at the third session of the Fortieth ... (S.R. 14)

Mr. Flanagan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Making an appropriation to indemnify the citizens of Brenham, Washington County, Texas, for loss of private property by fire and pillage, at the ... (S.R. 283)

Mr. Hamilton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to the establishment of a light station on the Choptank River, in Maryland. (S.R. 78)

Mr. Hamlin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an American register to the ship John L. Dimmock. (S.R. 318)

Mr. Hamlin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain officers of volunteers. (S.R. 90)

Mr. Hamlin asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson, with amendments, viz: Strike out the part in [brackets] and insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution For the relief ... (S.R. 90)

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Relative to certain turnpike roads in the District of Columbia. (S.R. 231)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Hiram W. Love, of the State of Iowa. (S.R. 282)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of John E. Reeside. (S.R. 2)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to rights of actual settlers upon certain lands. (S.R. 295)

Mr. Harlan asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Williams with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in italics. Joint Resolution Relating to ... (S.R. 295)

Mr. Harris asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Venon Shell Road Company of Georgia to import free of duty an English traction engine. (S.R. 228)

Mr. Harris, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution In relation to the purchase of sets of the Congressional Globe and Appendix. (S.R. 249)

Mr. Hill asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Wyley Woodbridge. (S.R. 323)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times. Joint Resolution Relative to applications for alteration of railroad charter. (S.R. 222)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to furnishing safes to collectors of internal revenue. (S.R. 83)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Kansas Pacific Railway Company to construct a branch of its road to the Arkansas River. (S.R. 307)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting the right of way for the construction of a railroad from a point at or near Portland, Oregon, to some point west of the ... (S.R. 44)

Mr. Howard asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Howard with an amendment, viz: Insert the words printed in Italics, Joint Resolution Granting the right of way for the construction ... (S.R. 44)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee of Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time to construct a railroad from the Saint Croix River or Lake to the west end of Lake Superior and to Bayfield. (S.R. 187)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time to construct a railroad from the Saint Croix river or lake to the west end of Lake Superior and to Bayfield. (S.R. 11)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Pomeroy with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert the words printed in Italics. Joint Resolution Extending the time ... (S.R. 11)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Spencer, with amendments, viz: Insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution Extending the time to constrnct a railroad from the ... (S.R. 187)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To amend an act entitled ''An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirty, ... (S.R. 287)

Mr. Howe asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Library, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange, sell, or dispose of broken sets of congressional documents and certain other ... (S.R. 275)

Mr. Howe asked, and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Construing and giving effect to the joint resolution entitled ''A resolution for the relief of the State of Wisconsin,'' ... (S.R. 170)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the disposal of the public lands in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida. (S.R. 24)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the disposal of the public lands in the State of Louisiana. (S.R. 67)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to claims of certain northern creditors. Whereas the Congress of the Confederate States ordered the sequestration and confiscation of ... (S.R. 208)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Pratt with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in italics. Accompanied by report No. 364. Joint ... (S.R. 208)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To amend an act entitled ''An act to limit the liability of shipowners, and for other purposes,'' approved March three, eighteen hundred and ... (S.R. 263)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To extend the port of entry of the collection district of New Orleans. (S.R. 74)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To provide for survey and estimates of cost of removing obstructions from the Bayou Teche in the State of Louisiana. (S.R. 141)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To restore to the city of New Orleans the property heretofore occupied by the United States as a branch mint. (S.R. 162)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Buckingham with amendments, viz: Strike out the part in [brackets,] and insert that printed in italics. Joint Resolution To restore to the ... (S.R. 162)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Kellogg with amendments, viz: Strike out the part in [brackets], and insert the parts printed in italics. Joint Resolution To extend the port ... (S.R. 74)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Kellogg with an amendment, viz: Insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution To provide for survey and estimates of cost of removing ... (S.R. 141)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting a right of way to the New Orleans and Ship Island Canal Company. (S.R. 56)

Mr. Kellogg asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Joint Select Committee on Retrenchment, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To distribute the number and rank of government employees among the several district and Territories. (S.R. 54)

Mr. Kellogg, from Committee on Claims, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Referring the claim of Isaac W. Ingersoll and Joseph Granger, for damages under a contract for building a marine hospital at Detroit, Michigan, to the Court of Claims. (S.R. 202)

Mr. Lewis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to Lieutenant A. H. M. Taylor. (S.R. 310)

Mr. Lewis asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Making revolutionary land scrip receivable in payment for lands. (S.R. 325)

Mr. Lewis asked, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Fixing the terminus of the Shenandoah Valley railroad. (S.R. 250)

Mr. McCreery asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Excluding from the operation of the joint resolution of March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, claims for land scrip ... (S.R. 151)

Mr. McDonald asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the First National Bank of Forth Smith, Arkansas, to change its location and name. (S.R. 218)

Mr. McDonald asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To extend to certain States the provisions of an act approved July four, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled ''An act to limit the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims.'' (S.R. 297)

Mr. McDonald asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing water-gauges to be established and observations to be made upon the Mississippi River and its principal tributaries, with a view ... (S.R. 179)

Mr. McDonald asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the boundary line between the State of Arkansas and the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. (S.R. 3)

Mr. McDonald asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish tents for a masonic encampment at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (S.R. 203)

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution In relation to a site for a building for the State Department. (S.R. 62)

Mr. Morrill, of Maine, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of State to adjust certain claims, and directing the payment thereof. (S.R. 154)

Mr. Morrill, of Maine, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times. Joint Resolution To pay expenses of delegations of Indians visiting the City of Washington. (S.R. 217)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Declaring the State of Virginia restored to her normal relations to the Union and government of the United States, and entitled to representation in Congress. Whereas the legislature ... (S.R. 68)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Requiring parties desiring to be relieved from political disabilities to make application to Congress, in writing over their own signatures, setting forth the grounds upon which ... (S.R. 4)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the appointment of commissioners in relation to the Republic of Dominica. (S.R. 262)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To prohibit sales of gold belonging to the treasury of the United States. (S.R. 13)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Giving officers of the army detailed at literary institutions the same pay and allowances as though on active duty. (S.R. 146)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In aid of certain colleges and universities. (S.R. 261)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To place the name of Charles H. Pendleton on the Navy Register as lieutenant commander, active list. (S.R. 96)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting the right of way to the Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railroad Company from El Paso to the Pacific ocean. (S.R. 9)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Williams with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in Italics. Joint Resolution Granting the ... (S.R. 9)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Declaring that no State has power to enforce any tax or duty upon any passenger travelling into, through or from, to any other State, ... (S.R. 93)

Mr. Morton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Prescribing the manner of proceeding by State legislatures, upon amendments to the Constitution proposed to them for ratification. (S.R. 32)

Mr. Nye asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To close the accounts of R. E. DeRussy, late colonel Corps of Engineers. (S.R. 286)

Mr. Nye asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Captain John Faunce, and others, officers of the revenue cutter Harriet Lane. (S.R. 200)

Mr. Nye asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Placing the name of Commander James H. Ward, United States navy, as captain on the active list, June twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and ... (S.R. 185)

Mr. Nye asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to permit William L. Hanscom, late a naval constructor of the navy of the United States, to withdraw his ... (S.R. 108)

Mr. Nye asked, and by unanimous consent, obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To correctly enroll section ten of an act entitled ''An act granting lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the construction of a ... (S.R. 129)

Mr. Nye, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. (S.R. 320)

Mr. Osborn asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an American register to the schooner Miami. (S.R. 106)

Mr. Osborn asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Chief Engineer James W. King, United States Navy. (S.R. 265)

Mr. Osborn asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting the right of way to the Pensacola and Barrancas Railroad Company through the naval and military reservation near Pensacola, ... (S.R. 245)

Mr. Osborn asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to offer and pay rewards for the detection of any person charged with murdering or ... (S.R. 79)

Mr. Osborn, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 262,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of George R. Wilson. (S.R. 251)

Mr. Osborne asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the disposal of the public lands in the States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. (S.R. 73)

Mr. Patterson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Millitary Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the claim of the American Board of Foreign Missions. (S.R. 303)

Mr. Patterson, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 240,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Relative to the steamship Meteor. (S.R. 242)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the sale of a portion of the Fort Leavenworth military reservation to the Kansas Agricultural and Mechanical Association of ... (S.R. 12)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the conduct of the Spanish government in its treatment of captured Cuban insurgents. (S.R. 152)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the Burlington and Missouri River railroad branch of the Union Pacific railroad. (S.R. 29)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Amendatory of the twelfth section of an act entitled ''An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the ... (S.R. 264)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Ottawa Indians to bring suits in the courts of Kansas upon any matters growing out of their late treaties. (S.R. 314)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the Absentee Shawnee lands in Kansas. Whereas a joint resolution was passed by Congress, approved April seven, eighteen ... (S.R. 296)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize payment for the loss and use of horses furnished by the men of the first, second, and third Indian regiments in the late ... (S.R. 91)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Enabling actual settlers to purchase certain lands o the Great and Little Osage Indians. (S.R. 19)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of settlers on the public lands. (S.R. 277)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company. (S.R. 300)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To confirm sales of Shawnee Indian land in Kansas, made under the direction and with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (S.R. 291)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To enable actual settlers on certain lands within the State of Kansas, known as the ''Cherokee Strip,'' to purchase said lands. Whereas a ... (S.R. 6)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Pomeroy with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in Italics. Joint Resolution To enable ... (S.R. 6)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (S.R. 103)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time in which certain parties may select and pay for lands of the Sac and Fox Indian reservation, in Kansas. Whereas by ... (S.R. 171)

Mr. Pomeroy asked, and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ross, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution Extending the ... (S.R. 171)

Mr. Pomeroy, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S.R. 207) authorizing the Postmaster General to continue to use in the postal service a certain invention and device for the post-marking of mail packages and for the more permanent cancellation of postage stamps, and to make a just and ... (S.R. 207)

Mr. Pratt asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the Interior Department. (S.R. 26)

Mr. Pratt asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain Indians residing in Michigan and Indiana. (S.R. 276)

Mr. Pratt asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting the Chicago and Illinois Southern Railroad Company the right to build a bridge across the Big Wabash River, and ... (S.R. 288)

Mr. Pratt asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ramsey with amendments, namely: Insert the parts printed in italics. Joint Resolution Granting the Chicago and Illinois ... (S.R. 288)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Conferring upon the Court of Claims jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim of William B. Campbell. (S.R. 157)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No 313,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Conferring upon the Court of Claims power to hear and determine the claim of J. W. Parish and Company for damages for the alleged violation of their contract with the ... (S.R. 294)

Mr. Pratt, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 365,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of those suffering from the destruction of the salt works near Manchester, Kentucky, pursuant to the orders of Major General Carols Buell. Whereas, on ... (S.R. 321)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For setting apart a portion of the Fort Snelling military reservation for a permanent military post and the settlement of all claims in ... (S.R. 23)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Wilson with an amendment, viz; Insert the words printed in Italics. Joint Resolution For setting apart a portion of the Fort Snelling ... (S.R. 23)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the further relief of the officers of the Fourth and Fifth Indian Regiments. Whereas by joint resolution number fifty-four, ... (S.R. 214)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing a change of location of a certain railroad in the State of Minnesota. Whereas, by an act of the legislature of the State of ... (S.R. 213)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Referring the claim of Joseph R. Brown to the Court of Claims. (S.R. 210)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Edward P. Johnson. (S.R. 204)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of William M. Kimball. (S.R. 142)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Declaratory and amendatory of the act entitled ''An act to provide for an American line of mail and emigrant passenger ... (S.R. 81)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For ocean steamship service from Steilacoom City to the Sandwich Islands. (S.R. 274)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ramsey with amendments, viz: Insert the parts printed in italics. Joint Resolution Declaratory and amendatory of the act ... (S.R. 81)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Amendatory of the acts of March three, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of March twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, granting ... (S.R. 37)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to issue its bonds for the construction of its road, and to secure the same by ... (S.R. 121)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Recommitted to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. Reported by Mr. Howard with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert ... (S.R. 121)

Mr. Ramsey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Howard with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution ... (S.R. 121)

Mr. Ramsey asked, by unanimous consent obtained, to leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Recommitted to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. Reported by Mr Howard, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert ... (S.R. 121)

Mr. Ramsey, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to settlers on the late Sioux Indian reservation in the State of Minnesota. (S.R. 109)

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported a further amendment to the joint resolution (S.R. 207) authorizing the Postmaster General to continue to use in the postal service a certain invention and device for the post-marking of mail packages and for the more permanent cancellation of postage stamps, and to make a just ... (S.R. 207)

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of C.E. Rogers. (S.R. 123)

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of Lewis D. Smith. (S.R. 101)

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post Offices and Posts Roads, reported following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Recommitted to the Committee on Post Offices and Posts Roads. Reported by Mr. Ramsey with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets,] and insert the words printed in italics. Accompanied by ... (S.R. 123)

Mr. Rice asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Richard Field. (S.R. 201)

Mr. Rice asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time for the completion of the first section of twenty miles of the Cairo and Fulton railroad. (S.R. 165)

Mr. Robertson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing and amendment to the Constitution of the United States (S.R. 7)

Mr. Ross asked and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of settlers upon the absentee Shawnee lands in Kansas. Whereas a large tract of lands set apart by a treaty with the Shawnee ... (S.R. 8)

Mr. Ross asked and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Providing for the sale of certain lands in the State of Kansas ceded to the United States, in trust by the Cherrokee nation of Indians. ... (S.R. 89)

Mr. Ross asked and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Explanatory of the provisions of the fourth article of the treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, with the ... (S.R. 168)

Mr. Ross asked, [and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ross with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in Italics. Joint Resolution For the relief of ... (S.R. 8)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Amendatory of the twelfth section of an act entitled ''An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian ... (S.R. 266)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the sale of the Black Bob Indian lands in Kansas. Whereas a large tract of lands set apart, in a compact body to be held in common, by ... (S.R. 138)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the Absentee Shawnee lands, in Kansas. Whereas by a joint resolution approved April seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, ... (S.R. 272)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ross with amendments, viz: Strike out the part in [brackets] and insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution Amendatory of the ... (S.R. 266)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ross, with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in italics. Joint Resolution Providing for the ... (S.R. 89)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to the Miami Indian reservation in Kansas. (S.R. 259)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indians Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to appoint guardians or trustees for minor Indian children who may be entitled to pensions ... (S.R. 34)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Donating the military reservation of Fort Harker to the State of Kansas as an experimental school for the purpose of tree culture. (S.R. 319)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For relief of certain settlers on lands within railroad withdrawals. Whereas by the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, dated ... (S.R. 153)

Mr. Ross asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the extension of the Union Pacific railroad, southern branch, and for a grant of land to aid in the construction thereof. (S.R. 99)

Mr. Ross, from the Committee on Indian Affair, reported the following joint resolution; which was read once. Joint Resolution To provide for the removal of certain Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to the Cherokee lands west of the Mississippi River. Whereas the treaty concluded December twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, between the ... (S.R. 239)

Mr. Sawyer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To place the name of Benjamin S. Richards on the Navy Register. (S.R. 118)

Mr. Sawyer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Cragin with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. Joint Resolution [To place the name ... (S.R. 118)

Mr. Schruz asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Education, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Concerning colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Whereas by an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and ... (S.R. 125)

Mr. Schruz asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Education, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Drake with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution Concerning colleges ... (S.R. 125)

Mr. Schurz asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to the complains of Davis Hatch against the Dominican Republic. Whereas Davis Hatch, an American citizen was unjustly imprisoned by the government of ... (S.R. 232)

Mr. Scott asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To exempt from succession tax property in the city of Baltimore, intended to be conveyed by Mrs. Isabella Brown to the Presbyterian church in that city connected with the general ... (S.R. 155)

Mr. Scott, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 20,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To provide for the payment of the claim of Martha A. Estill, administratrix of the estate of James M. Estill, deceased, Redick McKee, and Pablo de la Toba. (S.R. 115)

Mr. Scott, from the Committee on Claims, submitted a report, (No. 276), accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Authorizing A. G. Lee and the legal representatives of B. P. Lee, deceased, to prosecute their claim against the United States in the Court of Claims. (S.R. 271)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Providing for the admission of photographs for exhibition free of duty. (S.R. 199)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Expressing the sympathy of the American people with the people of France. (S.R. 305)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Recognizing the present existence of a state of war between Spain and Cuba. Whereas the United States observe with deep interest the ... (S.R. 126)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to a voyage to the Arctic regions. Whereas Captain C.F. Hall is an enterprising and experienced explorer who has made two ... (S.R. 166)

Mr. Sherman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Sumner, with amendments, viz: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the part printed in italics. Joint Resolution Relative to ... (S.R. 166)

Mr. Sparague, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To compensate John L. Miles, late second lieutenant of the Second Indiana Battery, for one horse lost in the service. (S.R. 190)

Mr. Sparague, from the Committee on Claims, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To enable the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of J. George Harris, paymaster United States Navy. (S.R. 189)

Mr. Spencer and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Scott with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. Joint Resolution To [restore] authorize the ... (S.R. 97)

Mr. Spencer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To restore William Pollard to this original rank in the engineer corps of the United States Navy. (S.R. 97)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of persons engaged in the late rebellion. (S.R. 66)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Postmaster General to prescribe an earlier time for the execution of contracts by accepted bidders, and ... (S.R. 159)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to freights on the Pacific Railroads. (S.R. 267)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to lands withdrawn for the benefit of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. (S.R. 71)

Mr. Stewart asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Howard with an amendment, viz: Insert the part printed in Italics. Joint Resolution In relation to lands withdrawn for the benefit ... (S.R. 71)

Mr. Stewart asked, and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Directing the survey of a route for a railroad on the west bank of the Potomac River, from a point opposite Georgetown, to Harper's ... (S.R. 172)

Mr. Stewart asked, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, Reported by Mr. Stewart, with amendments, viz: Strike out the part in [brackets,] and insert the part printed in italics. Accompanied by report No. 242. Joint Resolution For the ... (S.R. 226)

Mr. Stockton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Giving the consent of Congress to the reception of a certain bequest by the State of New Jersey under the will of the late Edwin A. ... (S.R. 197)

Mr. Stockton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted a report, (No. 248,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution For the relief of Margaret C. Bell, widow of the late Rear-Admiral H.H. Bell, deceased. (S.R. 245)

Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Postponing the election in Texas. Whereas the reports of the military commanders in the State of Texas, and other reliable information ... (S.R. 57)

Mr. Sumner the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Authorizing an exploration and survey of the routes at Tehuntepec and Nicaragua, for a ship-canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. (S.R. 236)

Mr. Sumner, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to bounties to colored soldiers and seamen. Whereas the accounting officers of the United States treasury have refused, ... (S.R. 110)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following joint resolution; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To enable the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of George F. Werborn, a subject of the King of Prussia. (S.R. 139)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following joint resolution; which was read, and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution To provide for the appointment of a solicitor of the Department of State, and for additional clerks in the department. (S.R. 120)

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report, (No. 230,) accompanied by the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Directing the return of certain moneys to the government of China. Whereas on the eight day of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, a convention was ... (S.R. 227)

Mr. Thayer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Union Pacific Railroad Company to issue bonds to complete their bridge across the Missouri River, at Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. (S.R. 304)

Mr. Thayer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting condemned cannon for the erection of a soldiers' monument at Omaha, Nebraska. (S.R. 248)

Mr. Thayer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relative to the suits of the United States against certain southern railroad corporations. Whereas certain suits are now pending in ... (S.R. 178)

Mr. Thayer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the pay of civil engineers in the Navy. (S.R. 316)

Mr. Thayer asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Edward B. Woodbury, Lucius K. Woodbury, and Sylvia M. McIntyre. (S.R. 183)

Mr. Thurman asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Mr. Trumbull without amendment. Joint Resolution Prescribing the oath to be taken by H. V. M. Miller, Senator elect from Georgia. (S.R. 306)

Mr. Tipton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Midland Pacific Railway Company to build a bridge at or near Nebraska City to connects its road with ... (S.R. 195)

Mr. Tipton asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ramsey, with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. Joint Resolution ... (S.R. 195)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting an American register to the British-built bark Busy. (S.R. 191)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of James C. Sloo. (S.R. 144)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Ramsey with amendments, viz: Strike out the words in [brackets] and insert those printed in italics. Accompanied by report ... (S.R. 144)

Mr. Trumbull asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In reference to life insurance companies. (S.R. 285)

Mr. Trumbull, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following joint resolution, which was read the first and second times. Joint Resolution Declaring Virginia entitled to presentation in the Congress of the United States. (S.R. 85)

Mr. Trumbull, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Respecting the manner of making appointments of office in the civil service. (S.R. 322)

Mr. Vickers asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Benjamin Cooley and James W. Boswell. Whereas the amount of mail matter carried over routes three thousand two hundred and ... (S.R. 16)

Mr. Warner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to donate certain buildings to the Saint Aloysius Relief Society, of Washington, District of ... (S.R. 233)

Mr. Warner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In aid of the manufacture of American cotton into yarn for export. (S.R. 186)

Mr. Warner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws of the United States, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to the oath to be taken by assistant marshals for taking the ninth census. (S.R. 175)

Mr. Willey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Providing for the repair of the inclosure of the cemetery at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, (S.R. 71)

Mr. Willey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Printing, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To furnish complete sets of the Congressional Globe and Appendix to senators, representatives, and delegates in Congress who have not received ... (S.R. 114)

Mr. Willey asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Exempting all the counties of the State of West Virginia from the operation of the act of Congress entitled ''An act to declare the sense ... (S.R. 51)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read the first and second times. Joint Resolution In relation to the compensation of assistant marshals for taking the census of eighteen hundred and seventy. (S.R. 212)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution In relation to light-houses on the coast of Oregon. (S.R. 20)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To extend the port of entry of the collection district of Oregon. (S.R. 65)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported by. Mr. Williams, with amendments, namely: Strike out the parts in [brackets] and insert the parts printed in italics. Accompanied by report No. ... (S.R. 253)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution As to the redemption of United States notes. (S.R. 95)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To provide for the redemption of the legal-tender notes of the United States. (S.R. 147)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of Chauncey M. Lockwood. (S.R. 100)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Postmaster General to settle the accounts of W. V. Rinehart. (S.R. 301)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Private Land Claim, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To construe an act entitled ''An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to-confirm certain private land claims in the Territory of ... (S.R. 86)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Declaring the ratification of the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas the Congress of the United ... (S.R. 136)

Mr. Williams asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Relating to amendments of the Constitution. (S.R. 69)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For a survey for a ship railway or ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien. (S.R. 160)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To secure eligibility to American ships for foreign trade, and to encourage ship-building in the United States. Whereas it is manifestly to the disadvantage of the shipping interests ... (S.R. 258)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an American register to the bank Live Oake. (S.R. 98)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the issue of clothing to certain enlisted men of the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry. (S.R. 128)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the sale of the Chattanooga rolling-mill property at Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the Southwestern Iron Company. Whereas the ... (S.R. 17)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Donating condemned material to the Industrial Home School of the District of Columbia. (S.R. 55)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Donating the Lincoln Hospital to the Columbia Hospital for Women and Laying-in-Asylum. (S.R. 35)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the protection of soldiers and their heirs. (S.R. 46)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the protection of soldiers and their heirs. (S.R. 58)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of David T. Jackson. (S.R. 148)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of the First Battalion Heavy Artillery, of Massachusetts Volunteers. (S.R. 145)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting the use of the store-houses in Judiciary Square to the Women's Christian Association of Washington. (S.R. 87)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Providing for the better observance of Sunday in the Military and Naval Academies. (S.R. 143)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Respecting the retirement of Brevet Major General S.P. Heintzelman. (S.R. 36)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution To authorize the President of the United States to restore to the active list certain officers of the Medical Department. (S.R. 127)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Reported by Mr. Wilson without amendment. Joint Resolution Directing the Secretary of War to sell Bergen Heights Arsenal. (S.R. 10)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting a pension to Mrs. Mary Lincoln, widow of the Late President of the United States. (S.R. 104)

Mr. Wilson asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the temporary relief of the poor of the District of Columbia. (S.R. 149)

Mr. Wilson asked, andy by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referee to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Reported by Mr. Chandler with amendments, viz: Strike out the word in [brackets] and insert the words printed in italics. Joint Resolution To authorize the ... (S.R. 98)

Mr. Wilson asked, asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to appoint a commission to make a survey across the Isthmus of Darien for a ship railway or ship ... (S.R. 63)

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following join resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to take charge of the Gettysburg and Antietam national cemeteries. (S.R. 40)

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following joint resolution which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Relating to officers of the Soldiers' Home. (S.R. 167)

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to a second reading. Joint Resolution Appointing managers of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. (S.R. 140)

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following joint resolution; which was read and passed to second reading. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to strike from the rolls of the army the names of certain officers. (S.R. 84)

Mr. Windom asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Granting to Andrew Hanna the right to build a dam across the Blue Earth River, in Minnesota. (S.R. 269)

Mr. Yates asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution For the relief of James F. Joy. (S.R. 130)

Mr. Yates asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (S.R. 284)

Ordered to be printed Joint Resolution Authorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to issue its bonds for the construction of its road to secure the same by mortgage, and for other purposes. (S.R. 121)

Ordered to be printed. Amendment Proposed by Mr. Drake, to the joint resolution (S.R. 85) declaring Virginia entitled to representation in the Congress of the United States, viz: Insert at end of the resolution the following proviso: (S.R. 85)

Ordered to be printed. Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, and ordered to be printed with proposed amendments, with leave to report at any time. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to issue its bonds for the construction of its road and to secure the same by mortgage, and for other purposes. (S.R. 121)

Read twice; Mr. Julian moved to amend, referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Reported back with amendments, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on the Public Lands. Strike out the part within [brackets,] and insert the part in italics. Joint Resolution Extending the time to construct a railroad from the Saint Croix ... (S.R. 11)

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Amendments proposed by Mr. Fitch to S.R. 262: Amendments. (S.R. 262)

Secretary of the Interior therefore within three months after the ratification of said treaty: Therefore, (S.R. 171)

Southwestern Iron Company, and the said Southwestern Iron Company have requested the United States to convey the said mill, building, machinery, and so forth, to the said Southwestern Iron Company; therefore, (S.R. 17)