John Hopkins Clarke

ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H. R. 333, ( 10 STAT. L. 226, MARCH 3, 1853), THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL, THE AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING $66,246.23 FOR PAYING THE OHIO SHAWNEES FOR THEIR LAND IN OHIO, AND THE PROVISION OF THEIR JOINT OCCUPANCY OF 1,600,000 ACRES OF LAND WITH THE SHAWNEES IN MISSOURI (OR THEIR CHOICE OF A SEPARATE TRACT OF 100,000 ACRES LAID OUT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ACREAGE, AND THE MONEY BESIDES), BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE FEELS THEY ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO 100,000 ACRES OF LAND ACCORDING TO THEIR TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES.

TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H. R. 76, MAKING A GRANT OF PUBLIC LANDS TO THE SEVERAL STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNION FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIGENT INSANE PERSONS. (P. 1091-2)

ON DECIDING THE POINT OF ORDER, RAISED IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WHETHER AN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 333 IS IN ORDER, WHICH AMENDMENT SEEKS TO APPROPRIATE FOR THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS OF CERTAIN CITIZENS OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA FOR DEPREDATIONS COMMITTED BY CREEK INDIANS, OBJECTED TO AS BEING A PRIVATE CLAIM AND BEING RULED BY THE CHAIR AS BEING IN ORDER. (P. 1083-3)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 342, BY APPROPRIATING $827,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STEAM PROPELLED FRIGATE, TWO STEAM PROPELLED SLOOPS AND THREE FIRST CLASS STEAM PROPELLED SLOOPS-OF-WAR. (P. 1065-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 342, BY ABOLISHING THE SPIRIT RATION IN THE NAVY AND ALLOWING INSTEAD, THE SUM OF SIX CENTS A DAY. (P. 1072-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 342, BY APPROPRIATING $125,000 FOR AN EXPEDITION INTO THE AFRICAN INTERIOR EAST OF LIBERIA, IN ORDER TO EXTEND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE REMOTE AND UNKNOWN PARTS OF THE WORLD. (P. 1064-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 342, BY INSERTING APPROPRIATION OF $150,000 FOR A BASIN AND RAILWAY FOR THE CALIFORNIA NAVAL DRY DOCK, IF IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY IT BE A NECESSARY AND USEFUL PUBLIC SERVICE. (P. 1063-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 342, THE AMENDMENT BEING TO MODIFY OUR NAVAL LAWS SO AS TO PERMIT THE INCORPORATION OF THE SURVIVING OFFICERS OF THE LATE TEXAS NAVY, WHO WERE DULY COMMISSIONED AND IN SERVICE OF THE SAID REPUBLIC AT THE TIME OF ITS ANNEXATION TO THE UNITED STATES; AND THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS TO BE INCORPORATED SHALL NOT EXCEED EIGHT. (P. 1066-1)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 333, THE AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THE STANLEY GALLERY OF INDIAN PORTRAITS AND HISTORICAL SCENES IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE AT $150 EACH A TOTAL OF $19,200. (P. 1084-1)

TO TAKE UP FOR CONSIDERATION THE BILL H. R. 353, ORGANIZING THE TERRITORY OF NEBRASKA. (P. 1020-2,3)

TO ADJOURN, WHILE DEBATING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H. R. 342. (P. 1031-2,3 1032-3)

TO ADJOURN, IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON THE BILL H. R. 342. (P. 1033-1)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 350 (STAT. L. 225, MARCH 3, 1853), APPROPRIATING FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1854, BY PROVIDING FOR THE AUTHORIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TELEGRAPH LINE FROM ANY POINT IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, TO ANY POINT ON THE PACIFIC OCEAN, WITH BRANCHES TO TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, UTAH AND OREGON; AND UPON COMPLETION THEREOF THE U. S. IS TO OBTAIN FREE USE THEREOF AND THE BUILDER OR THE HEIRS OR ASSIGNEES ARE TO OBTAIN LAND WARRENTS FOR 15,000 ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS WHICH THEY MAY SELECT ALONG OR NEAR SAID TELEGRAPH LINE.

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 342, (10 STAT. L. 220, MAR. 3, 1853) THE NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL, BY APPROPRIATING $120,000 FOR THE CONTINUANCE, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE NAVY YARD DRY DOCK IN CALIFORNIA, AND FOR A BASIN AND RAILWAY CONNECTED THEREWITH. (P. 1025 1027-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), THE AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSAY OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY, OF WHICH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SHALL BE TREASURER, ITS GENERAL DIRECTION TO BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MINT, THE SALARY OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO BE $6,000 PER ANNUM. (P. 944-2,3)

TO ADJOURN, MADE DURING CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 337. (P. 961-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 337, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, AT ANY TIME AFTER MAY 1, 1853, TO ISSUE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS SUCH PORTIONS OF STOCK MENTIONED IN THE ACT ESTABLISHING BOUNDARIES AND CLAIMS UPON THE UNITED STATES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPROVED SEPT. 9, 1850, AS SHALL BE EQUIVALENT IN AMOUNT TO CLAIMS FILED WITH THE TREASURY, AND FROM MONTH TO MONTH AS RELEASES ARE FILED. (JP. 262)

TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 337, BY ELIMINATING ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE CLAIMS OF CREDITORS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS ON A PRO RATE BASIS. (P. 974-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO PURCHASE FIVE HUNDRED COPIES OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IN SIX VOLUMES OF PETER'S CONDENSED REPORTS, AND SIXTEEN SUBSEQUENT VOLUMES, AT NOT MORE THAN SIXTY- TWO DOLLARS PER COPY, AND FIVE HUNDRED COPIES OF THE HUNDRED SUCCEEDING VOLUMES OF DICISIONS OF SAID COURT AT NO MORE THAN $282, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. (P. 950-2,3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY PROVIDING THAT THE UNITED STATES SHALL PAY THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS THE DEBT IN STOCK TO EACH CLASS OF CREDITORS ON A PRO RATA BASIS, WHERE THE PAYMENT OF THE INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL OF WHICH THE DUTIES AND IMPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS WERE GENERALLY, OR SPECIFICALLY PLEDGED; THE SAID AMOUNT OF STOCK WAS NOT TO EXCEED $8,333,000 AND WAS NOT TO BE MADE UNTIL THE ASSENT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS WAS GIVEN, ANDBBY ELIMINATING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AFTER MAY 1, 1853, TO ISSUE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS SUCH PORTIONS OF STOCK MENTIONED AS OF ACT 1850, AS SHALL BE EQUIVALENT IN AMOUNT TO THE RELEASE OF THE CLAIMS OF THE CREDITORS OF SAID STATE, AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, WHICH SHALL BE FILED AT THE TREASURY, AS PROVIDED IN SAID ARTICLE, AND IN LIKE MANNER FROM MONTH TO 7ONTH, TO ISSUE SAID STOCK EQUAL TO SUCH RELEASE AS MAY BE HEREAFTER FILED, UNTIL THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF $5,000,000 RESERVED BY SAID ARTICLE IS EXHAUSTED. (P. 960-3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), THE AMENDMENT DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO SELECT THREE PERSONS TO APPRAISE THE BUILDING AT F AND 17TH STREETS NOW OCCUPIED AS A PUBLIC OFFICE AND TO PURCHASE IT, PROVIDED IT COSTS NO MORE THAN THE $200,000, WHICH IS APPROPRIATED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (P. 947-3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY APPROPRIATING $30,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A STATUE OF AMERICA AND OTHER WORKS OF ART BY HIRAM POWERS. (P. 946-3)

TO ADJOURN, IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON (H R 337).

TO AMEND (H R 337),WHICH EMPOWERS THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. TO AUTHORIZE BY PROCLAMATION THE VESSELS OF THE BRITISH PROVINCES, WITH THEIR CREWS, TO FISH IN WATERS AND ON LAND, AND TO CATCH AND CURE FISH ON THE WATERS AND LAND OF THE STATES OF THE UNION; THAT NOTHING IN THE FOREGOING SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE, OR ALLOW ANY FOREIGN VESSEL WHATEVER, OR ANY SUBJECT OR CITIZEN OF ANY FOREIGN POWER, TO FISH WITHIN THE WATERS APPURTENANT TO AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE, CONTRARY TO THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, OR TO AUTHORIZE OR ALLOW THE BRINGING INTO OR THE INTRODUCTION WITHIN SUCH WATERS AND JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, COMPOSING THE COMPANY AND CREW OF SUCH VESSELS, OR OTHERS, CONTRARY TO THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE. (P. 957-3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY REPEALING ALL EXISTING DUTIES ON IRON IMPORTED FOR RAILS. (P. 906-1)

TO ADJOURN, IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON THE BILL (H R 337). (P. 964-2)

ON AGREEING, TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H R 337), FIXING THE SALARIES OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE, TREASURY, WAR, NAVY AND INTERIOR AND THE POSTMASTER AND ATTORNEY GENERALS AT $8,000 PER ANNUM. (P. 903-2,3)

TO ADJOURN, MADE DURING DEBATE ON THE BILL, (H R 337, 10 STAT. L. 189 MARCH 3, 1853), IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT WNICH WOULD PERMIT FREE ENTRY OF RAILROAD IRON FOR TWO YEARS FROM DATE BY REQUIRING THE IMPORTER TO POST A SURETY BOND TO PAY FOR ANY PENALTY IMPOSED ON HIM FOR FAILURE TO USE IRON SOLELY FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES, THEREBY REDUCING THE REVENUE BY $3,000,000 PER ANNUM. (P. 906-1)

ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H R 337), SAID AMENDMENT GIVING THE PRESIDENT POWER TO EXPEND $150,000 TO BRING WATER TO THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, PROVIDING THAT CONSENT OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE BE OBTAINED IF WATER IS TAKEN FROM WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THAT STATE. (P. 899-2 902-1,2)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY PROVIDING THAT IF THE PLAN ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR EXPENDING $150,000 UNDER HIS DIRECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING WATER INTO THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, UPON PLANS AND FROM PLANS HE APPROVES, SHALL REQUIRE WATER TO BE DRAWN FROM ANY SOURCE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MARYLAND, THE CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THAT STATE SHALL FIRST BE OBTAINED. (P. 902-1)

TO AMEND (H R 337), BY ELIMINATING APPROPRIATION OF $240,000 TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND AND ERECTION OF SUITABLE RESIDENCES FOR THE VICE-PRESIDENT, AND THE SECRETARIES OF STATE, TREASURY, WAR, NAVY AND INTERIOR AND THE POSTMASTER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND PROVIDING IN LIEU THEREOF, THAT HEREAFTER THE COMPENSATION OF EACH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SHALL BE $8,000 PER ANNUM, THUS INCREASING THEIR SALARIES RATHER THAN BUILDING THEM HOUSES. (P. 903-2)

TO ADJOURN, DUE TO THE LATE HOUR, MADE DURING DEBATE ON THE BILL (H R 337. (P. 911-2)

TO AMEND H. R. 337 ( 10 STAT. 189, MARCH 3, 1853), A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL 1854, BY STRIKING OUT THE FOLLOWING; NEITHER THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, NOR ANY BUREAU THEREOF OTHER THAN THE PATENT OFFICE, SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE PATENT OFFICE BUILDING UNTIL DIRECTED BY LAW.

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO PLACE A CIVILIAN IN CHARGE OF THE ARMORIES WITH POWER TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION OF CIVILIANS AND MILITARY MEN, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO ASCERTAIN WHICH SYSTEM IS MORE ECONOMICAL, EFFICIENT AND SAFE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ARMORIES, NOW UNDER OFFICERS OF THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, AND REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THIER FINDINGS AT THE NEXT SESSION. (P. 867-2,3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY PREVENTING THE BLUE LICK SPRINGS FROM BEING PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER SITE FOR THE WESTERN MILITARY ASYLUM. (P. 872-3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY ADDING A SECTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONTRACT FOR THE DEFENSE AND PROTECTION OF THE EMIGRANT ROUTES AND IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE ROADS THROUGH THE TERRITORIES FROM THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE STATES IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE EASTERN BOUNDRY OF CALIFORNIA, AND TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, IN THE TERRITORY OF OREGON, ON CERTAIN SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. (P. 845-1,2)

ON CONCURRING IN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H R 336), WHICH AMENDMENT, MADE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, ESTABLISHES MILITARY POSTS IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FOR THE PROTECTION OF EMIGRANT ROUTES. (P. 849-3 845-2)

TO TABLE THE BILL (H R 193), PROVIDING FOR THE RELIEF OF MOORE AND HASCALL BY EXTENDING THEIR PATENT ON A HARVESTING MACHINE, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SENATE WILL PROCEED WITH THIS BILL OR WITH THE BILL (H R 336). (P. 835-2)

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT MADE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO THE BILL (H R 336), WHICH AMENDMENT ELIMINATED THE PROVISION IN THE FIRST SECTION RELATING TO THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF THE NATIONAL ARMORIES. (P. 850-3)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY ELIMINATING THE CLAUSE REPEALING THE EXISTING LAW IN REFERENCE TO THE SUPERINTENDENCY OF THE NATIONAL ARMORIES. (P. 849-2)

ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO (H.R. 336), WHICH PROVIDES AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 TO BE PAID TO THE DISCOVERER OF THE PRESENT ANAESTHESIA, BUT, BECAUSE THERE IS A DISPUTE AS TO THE IDENTITY OF THE DISCOVERER, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IS DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE A BILL OF INTERPLEADER IN THE CIRCUT COURT OF THAT DISTRICT, NAMING AS DEFENDANTS THE CLAIMANTS WILLIAM T. S. MORTON, CHARLES T. JACKSON AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF HORACE WELK, DECEASED; AND THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY IS DIRECTED TO PAY SAID APPROPRIATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINAL ORDER IN THAT PROCEEDING UPON RECEIVING AN AFFADAVIT THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO COLLUSION BETWEEN THE CLAIMANTS. (P. 841-2 844-2)

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF BLUE LICK SPRINGS BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MILITARY ASYLUM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE APPROPRIATION BILL OF AUG. 1, 1852, AND APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $10,000 IN ADDITION TO THE SUM ALREADY HELD BY THE COMMISSIONERS OUT OF THE MONEY IN THE TREASURY. (P. 846-1)

TO AMEND (H R 336), BY ADDING THREE SECTIONS AUTHORIZING EXPLORATION AND SURVEYS FOR A RAILROAD ROUTE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, REPORTS OF SURVEYS TO BE MADE BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF FEBRUARY, 1854, AND AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO ACCEPT PROPOSALS FROM PRIVATE CONCERNS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILROAD. (P. 841-1)

ON DECIDING THE POINT OF ORDER, MADE DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H R 336), ON WHICH POINT OF ORDER THE CHAIR DECIDED THAT AN AMENDMENT TO AN AMENDMENT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION WITHOUT THE DIRECTION OF A STANDING COMMITTEE IS IN VIOLATION OF RULE 30. (P. 819-3)

TO AMEND H.R. 336 (10-STAT. L. 214, MAR. 3, 1853), THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL, BY APPROPRIATING FOR FORTS IN FLORIDA, $100,000; GEORGIA, $20,000; MARYLAND, $50,000; SOUTH CAROLINA, $100,000; DELAWARE, $150,000; MASSACHUSETTS, $45,000; MAINE, $55,000; SAN FRANCISCO, $500,000. (P. 797-1)

TO TABLE, THE BILL (S 396), PROVIDING A MAIL AND TELEGRAPHIC ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER. (P. 766-2)

TO AMEND S.J. RES. 79 (10-STAT. L. 262, MAR. 3, 1853), RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF INSPECTORS OF STEAMERS, APPROVED JANUARY 7, 1853, THE AMENDMENT EXTENDING FROM JUNE1 TO OCT. 1, THE TIME TO WHICH INSPECTORS MAY ALLOW NAVIGATION OF STEAMBOATS HAVE NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH THE STEAMBOAT LAW OF AUG. 30, 1852. (P. 761-2)

TO ADJOURN IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON THE BILL (S 396), PROVIDING FOR A MAIL AND TELEGRAPHIC ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER. (P. 775-1)

TO AMEND S. 396, BY PROVIDING THAT THE $20,000,000 IN UNITED STATES BONDS MENTIONED THEREIN SHALL BE EXPENDED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ROUTE RUNNING WITHIN THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. (P. 755-3)

ON AGREEING TO AN AMENDMENT TO S. 396, WHICH AMENDMENT PROPOSES THAT NO PORTION OF THE $20,000,000 APPROPRIATED AND ADVANCED BY THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE EXPENDED IN, OR DEEMED TO APPLY TO, THE ROAD WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ANY STATE. (P. 747-2 714-3)

TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7, ENCOURAGING AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, MANUFACTURES, AND ALL OTHER BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY, BY GRANTING TO EVERY MAN WHO IS THE HEAD OF A FAMILY, AND A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, A HOMESTEAD OF 160 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, UPON CONDITION OF OCCUPANCY AND CULTIVATION OF THE SAME FOR THE PERIOD HEREIN SPECIFIED. (P. 747-2)

TO COMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON ROADS AND CANALS S. 396. (P. 679-3)

TO ADJOURN, DUE TO THE SICKNESS OF SENATOR TOUCEY, DURING DEBATE ON S. 396. (P. 681-3)

TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 396. (P. 681-3)

TO AMEND S. 396, PROVIDING A MAIL AND TELEGRAPHIC ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER, BY INCREASING FROM $100,000 TO $150,000 THE APPROPRIATION FOR EMPLOYING SUCH PORTION OF THE CORPS OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS AS THE SECRETARY OF WAR DEEMS NECESSARY TO MAKE A SURVEY AND EXPLORATION; ALSO TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID RAILROAD. (P. 675-3 676-1)

ON AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION THAT THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THERATIFICATION OF THE SUPPLIMENTARY CONVENTION RELATIVE TO COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN THE U. S. AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS, CONCLUDED AT WASHINGTON AUG.26,1852.

TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW H.R. 335.

TO AMEND H.R. 335, BY ELIMINATING AN APPROPRIATION OF $400,000 FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL. (P. 625-3)

TO AMEND H.R. 335 (10-STAT. L. 181, FEB. 3, 1853), THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1853, BY ADDING A PROPOSAL TO PAY $300,000 TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR ITS EXPENSES INCURRED PRIOR TO ADMISSION INTO THE UNION. (P. 620-2)

TO POSTPONE UNTIL MARCH 4 NEXT THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATION OF GEORGE E. BADGER TO THE POST OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES SURPREME COURT IN PLACE OF JOHN MCKINLEY, DECEASED. (P28)

ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. 51, GIVING FURTHER REMEDIES TO PATENTEES. (P. 528-3)

TO PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE BUSINESS. (P. 529-3)

TO AMEND S. 541, EXTENDING THE WAREHOUSING SYSTEM, BY EXCLUDING FROM BONDED WAREHOUSES, IRON IN BARS, BLOOMS, BOLTS, LOOPS, PIGS, RODS, SLABS, AND CASTINGS, IN ORDER TO DISCOURAGE IMPORTATION AND TO AID DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES OF IRON. (P. 501-1)

TO AMEND S. 541, EXTENDING THE WAREHOUSING SYSTEM BY MAKING SUCH FOREIGN PRODUCTS AS PORK, BEEF, CORN WHEAT AND BARLEY SUBJECT TO DUTY CHARGES, TO PREVENT COMPETITION WITH DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE. (P. 501-3)

TO TABLE A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF $150 TO A JAMES ROBERTSON BY THE SENATE OUT OF THE CONTINGENT FUND, THE ACCEPTANCE OF WHICH BY HIM IS TO BE IN FULL PAYMENT OF ALL DEMANDS WHICH HE MAY CONCEIVE HE HAS AGAINST THIS BODY AS THE OUTCOME OF WRONGFUL CUSTODY. (P. 481-3)

TO AMEND S. 574, FOR REORGANIZING THE NAVY, INSERTING THE WORD "ACTIVE" BEFORE THE WORD "COMMISSIONED". (P. 486-2 483-1,3)

TO POSTPONE UNTIL MARCH 4, 1854, FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS REGARDING THE DECLARATION OF GREAT BRITAIN ANNEXED TO THE CLAYTON- BULWER TREATY. (P. 418-3)

TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS REGARDING THE DECLARATION BY GREAT BRITAIN ANNEXED TO THE CLAYTON- BULWER TREATY. (P. 391-1)

TO ADJOURN, DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINATION OF GEORGE E. BADGER TO THE POST OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES SURPREME COURT IN PLACE OF JOHN MCKINLEY, DECEASED. (P20)

TO AMEND THE BILL S. 547 (10-STAT. L. 768, MAR. 3, 1853), ADJUSTING AND PAYING THE CLAIMS OF WILLIAM HAZZARD WIGG, DECEASED, FOR LOSSES AMOUNTING TO $37,197, SUFFERED DURING THE REVOLUTION, BY PROVIDING THAT LEGAL INTEREST ON THE SUM OF $37,197 BEGIN ON MARCH 4, 1841, INSTEAD OF NOV. 14, 1782. (P. 367-2)

TO PASS (10-STAT. 745, JAN. 25, 1853), A BILL FOR THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS OF CHARLES S. MATTHEWS, CHARLES WOOD AND JAMES HALL FOR THE NON-FULFILLMENT OF A CONTRACT ON THE PART OF THE U. S. (P. 368-3)

TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE BUSINESS. (P. 372-1)

TO ADJOURN BECAUSE OF APPARENT LACK OF QUORUM, MADE DURING DEBATE ON QUESTION OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. (P. 357-1)

TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF S. 534, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH CLAIMS OF THE CREDITORS OF THE LATE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS AS ARE COMPREHENDED IN THE ACT OF SEPT. 9, 1850. (P. 351-3)

TO POSTPONE, UNTIL TOMORROW, CONSIDERATION OF S. 560, FOR CONSTRUCTING A RAILROAD AND BRANCHES FOR POSTAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS AND FOR THE PROTECTION AND FACILITIES OF TRAVEL AND COMMERCE AND FOR THE NECESSARY DEFENCES OF THE COUNTRY. (P. 353-3)

TO PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE BUSINESS. (P. 314-3)

ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. 536, PAYING MC KEAN BUCHANAN, A PURSER IN THE NAVY, $5,277.66 FOR LOSSES HE SUFFERED FROM 1839-41 BECAUSE OF AN ILLEGAL ORDER REDUCING THE EMOLUMENTS TO WHICH USAGE AND REGULATIONS ENTITLED HIM. (P. 313-3)

ON ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION REMOVING THE INJUNCTION OF SECRECY FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND OF APRIL19,1850, THE CORRESPONDENCE AND DEBATE. (P16)

ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. 489.

TO AMEND S. 489, BY ELIMINATING THE INTEREST ALLOWANCES. (P. 242-1,2)

TO AMEND S. 489, A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF THE WIDOW OF WILLIAM RILEY, LATE CAPTAIN IN THE 4TH MARYLAND REGIMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY, BY PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF $2,100 AND INTEREST FROM 1784 TO 1832 INSTEAD OF TO 1852. (P. 241-2 238-3)

TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. 565, A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF THE WORKING MEN ON THE ADDITION TO THE CAPITOL. (P. 228-2)

TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE TO PURCHASE 10,000 COPIES OF HICKEY'S EDITION OF THE CONSTITUTION FOR DISTRIBUTION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SENATE. (P. 226-3)

ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. 453, GRANTING A LIFE PENSION OF $140 A YEAR, COMMENCING MAR. 4, 1852, TO DR. AVERY DOWNER, ASSISTANT SURGEON, WHO WAS 90 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS BILL. (P. 158-159-2,3)

TO ADJOURN TILL THURSDAY. (P. 153-2)

TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 424, A BILL PROVIDING THAT $10 MAY BE DEDUCTED FROM THE SALARIES OF SENATORS FOR EACH DAY OF ABSENCE, UNLESS THE SENATOR IS ABSENT DUE TO HIS OWN ILLNESS OR THAT OF HIS WIFE OR CHILDREN. (P. 131-1)

TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR, THE RESOLUTION REFERRING THE CREDENTIALS OF ARCHIBALD DIXON TO COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY FOR CONSIDERATION AND REPORT, WHICH SUBSTITUTE DECLARES DIXON WAS ELECTED BY THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE TO FILL THE SENATE VACANCY CAUSED BY THE RESIGNATION OF HENRY CLAY AND THAT HE IS ENTITLED TO A SEAT. (P. 90-2)

TO ADJOURN UNTIL MONDAY.

TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES FOR ONE DAY. (P. 42-2)

ON ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO APPOINT A SELECT COMMITTEE OF FIVE MEMBERS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY DURING RECESS INTO IMPORTS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER AND WHAT FRAUDS WERE COMMITTED ON THE REVENUE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND REPORT AT THE NEXT SESSION. (P. 2487-2)

TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION COMPENSATING CLERKS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE CAPITOL. (P. 2470-3)

TO TABLE, IN ORDER TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 76.

ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 240 (H R 240, 10 STAT. L. 100 AUG. 31, 1852), MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1853, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION TO APPLY THE SAME SYSTEM OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY AS IS NEEDED FOR WEST POINT. (P. 2442-3 2443-1)

TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 240, WHICH AMENDMENT DIRECTS THE ACCOUNTING OFFICERS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO CREDIT TO NAVAL MEDICAL OFFICERS WHO SERVED WITH THE MARINES IN MEXICO THE SAME ALLOWANCES FOR RATIONS AND FORAGE GIVEN TO ARMY OFFICERS OF SIMILAR RANK, PROVIDED THAT NAVAL MEDICAL OFFICERS AND PURSERS OF LESS THAN 12 YEARS STANDING SHALL RANK WITH LIEUTENANTS AND THOSE OF MORE THAN 12 YEARS STANDING WITH COMMANDERS, BUT THEY SHALL NOT TAKE COMMAND OF NAVAL OFFICERS OF THE LINE OF THE NAVY. (P. 2453-1 2454-1)

TO AMEND H.R. 312 (10-STAT. L. 112, AUG. 31, 1852), MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIGHTHOUSES AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO APPOINT TWO OFFICERS OF THE NAVY, ONE OF THE ENGINEERS AND ONE OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS, AND TWO CIVILIANS OF SCIENTIFIC ATTAINMENT, TO CONSTITUTE THE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD. (P. 2458-3)

TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION RELATING TO COMPENSATING CLERKS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE CAPITOL, BY ADDING A PROVISION THAT $300 BE PAID TO EACH MEMBER OF THE RESPECTIVE CORPS OF REPORTERS TO THE SENATE.

TO AMEND H.R. 241 (10-STAT. L. 110, AUG. 30, 1852), MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1853, BY PROVIDING THAT THE BRIDGES ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING VA. AND AT BRIDGEPORT, OHIO ARE LAWFUL STRUCTURES AND ARE PART OF THE ESTABLISHED POST ROADS AND ALL VESSELS NAVIGATING THAT RIVER MUST REGULATE THEIR SMOKE STACKS. (P. 2439-1)

TO TABLE H. R. 76.

TO AMEND H.R. 240, BY ELIMINATING SECTION THREE WHICH AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO APPOINT NAVAL COMMANDERS, IN ADDITION TO CAPTAINS, TO BE CHIEFS OF BUREAUS OF NAVY YARDS AND DOCKS, OF ORDNANCE HYDROGRAPHY AND OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR, BECAUSE SUCH COMMANDERS WOULD THEN BE IN A POSITION TO GIVE ORDERS TO THEIR SUPERIOR OFFICERS, THE CAPTAIN IN CHARGE OF NAVY YARDS. (P. 2454-3)

TO TABLE (H R 76). (JP. 675)