New York, members from, appear, to wit: Oliver C. Com-
stock, Daniel Cruger, John P. Cushman,
John R. Drake, Benjamin Ellicott, Josias
Hasbrouck, John Herkimer, Thomas H. Hub-
bard, William Irving, Dorrance Kirtland, Ths.
Lawyer, John Palmer, James Porter, John Sav-
age, Philip J. Schuyler, Tredwell Scudder,
John C. Spencer, Henry R. Storrs, James Tall-
madge, jr. John W. Taylor, Caleb Tompkins,
George Townsend, Peter H. Wendover,
Rensselaer Westerlo, James W. Wilkin, Isaac
Williams,

David A. Ogden

Page

4

121

75, 302

159, 450

enquiry into the application of the moneys de-
posited in district courts of New York
enquiry into the fees of the district attorney, and
other officers in the southern district of
enquiry into the propriety of increasing the com-
pensation of the marshal of the northern dis-
trict of
provision respecting the district courts within
(see bills, No. 117)
alteration of the time of holding the circuit
court, in southern district of

(see bills, No. 119)

New Jersey, members from, appear, to wit: Benjamin Ben-
nett, Joseph Bloomfield, Charles Kinsey,
John Linn, Henry Southard

Ephraim Bateman

Newport, relief granted to the Merchants Bank of

(see bills from the Senate, No. 53)

New Madrid, limitation to the claims to lands granted to

the inhabitants of

(see bills from the Senate, No. 61)

New Orleans, sale of certain public lots in

(see bills from the Senate, No. 69)
North Carolina, members from, appear, to wit: Weldon N.
Edwards, Daniel M. Forney, Thomas H.
Hall, George Mumford, James Owen,
Lemuel Sawyer, Thomas Settle, Jesse
Slocumb, James S. Smith, Felix Walker,
Louis Williams

74, 99

302

307

4

8

397

409

439

Joseph H. Bryan

James Stewart

assent of Congress to an act for the relief of
seamen, passed by the state of

(see bills from the Senate, No. 55)

Newspapers for members, the Clerk-directed to procure

6

55

178

397

8

Page.

Niagara frontier, report of the claims of the sufferers on the 288,

bill for the relief of the sufferers on the

Noah, M. M. late consul at Tunis, his accounts called for

furnished

Notary publics, in the district of Columbia, their fees regu-

lated

580
390

(see bills, No. 162)

(see bills from the Senate, No. 45)

Officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, (see revolution-
ary officers and soldiers)

Officers in the late war, motion to grant land to the

of the army, a report to be made of the names and
grades of

Offices since 4th March last, a report required of the names of
the members of this House

who have held

33

496

37, 45, 86

57, 99

for the safe keeping of the records of courts, enquiry

concerning the erection of

in Washington, (see executive offices)

Ohio, members from, appear, to wit: Levi Barber, Philemon
Beecher, John W. Campbell, Wm. H. Harrison,
Samuel Herrick

Peter Hitchcock

Orders of the day, motion to print the docket of the

Page

6

26

181

277

Order, question of, decided

Orrell, Thomas

Officers, Pennsylvania line, revolutionary army
Officers and volunteer cavalry, Virginia militia

Officers revolutionary army

55, 59
71

72, 268

(rejected)

80

Do.

do.

do.

84

Ogden, Andrew, and Thomas C. Butler

90

Osborn, William

165, 395

(leave to withdraw.)

Owings, Thomas

163, 200

O'Conner, John

173

Olney, Stephen

242, 415

(leave to withdraw)

Ohio, members of the legislature of

246

Officers of revolutionary army, committee of

272

Officers late war, (see Robert Bay)

Orr, James

297, 405

(bill)

307

P.

Painting presented to the Pennsylvania hospital, the duties on

Passengers, in ships and vessels, enquiry into the expediency

jurisdiction of courts extended to causes arising

(see bills from the Senate, No. 23, 2d)

Patriots, South American, (see South America)

Paulding, John, deceased, motion to extend his pension to his

332

minor children

310

Paymaster's department, report of balances due from persons

acting in the

221, 257, 288, 325
Pazos, Vincente, agent for sundry South American republics,
his memorial upon the subject of Amelia

Island

320, 32S, 11

Pennsylvania, members from, appear, to wit: William An-
derson, Andrew Boden, Isaac Darlington,
Joseph Heister, Joseph Hopkinson, Samuel
D. Ingham, William P. M-Clay, David
Marchand, Robert Moore, John Murray,
Thomas Patterson, Levi Pawling, Adam
Seybert, Jacob Spangler, Christian Tarr,
James M. Wallace, John Whiteside, Wil-
liam Wilson

John Sergeant

5

17

(see bills from the Senate, No. 9)

certificate of the election of M. Hosteller in

the place of Mr. Spangler, from

Pearl river, motion to improve the navigation of
Pensions and revolutionary claims, committee on, appointed,

(see committee)

to widows and orphans, report, &c. of the amount of

report of the names, &c. of persons added since 28th

May, 1813, to the list of

413

333

57,

58, 102

61, 102, 103

to officers of the army, wounded in the late war,
motion to grant

enquiry into the propriety of requiring annually,
evidence of a continuation of disability to enti-
tle to

(see bills, No. 129)
for revolutionary services, and for services in the
late war, further provision respecting

(see bills, No. 37)

revolutionary officers and soldiers, the Secretary of
War directed to grant.

137

269

(see bills, No. 102*)

for wounds received in the revolution, report of
applicants for

325

The purport of the 1st section of this bill, was incorporated into the bill
concerning invakti pensioners. No. 172.

Pensions, granted under the late act to revolutionary officers
and soldiers, report to be made of such persons as
have obtained

to widows and orphans of persons slain in the naval
service, bill upon the subiect of

(see bills from the Senate, No. 14, 2d.)
Perry, capt. proceedings of the court martial for the trial of

Page.

496

216

169,

196, 278, 406, 427

Petit, Peter, (see Cavallier Anthony)
Petitions of right and information of intrusions, provision res-
pecting the prosecution
of

Pitkin's Commercial Statistics, to be subscribed for

391, 487

468

(see bills from the Senate, No. 75)
Plate, proposition to provide for sending a minister to the pro-

vinces of the river

Post roads, bill to alter and establish

(see bills, No. 179)

office, report on the propriety of establishing in the wes-
tern states a branch of the general

-masters, bill to increase the compensation of certain

deputy

Master General, communicates:

451

459

(see bills, No. 191)

A list of contracts made by him in 1817, on behalf of

Preble, commodore, bill granting prize money to his heirs

289

(not acted on)

President of the United States, communicates:

Information of the state of the nation generally, at the
commencement of the session

Information relative to the independence and political
condition of South America

Information as to the proceedings of the persons who
took possession of Amelia Island and Galvezton

Information as to the strength, &c. of the army
The names of such members of the House as have held

offices since 4th March, 1817 .

Information of the taking possession of Amelia Island
Documents in relation to the claims of the heirs of the

late Caron de Beaumarchais
Information of roads constructed by the United States
Information in relation to the case of R. W. Meade
A list of states which have ratified the 13th article of the
amendments to the constitution

25, 385

29, 51

74

86

137

152

174

196

221, 292