.....

Commercial statistics..... .261, 324, 325
Cooper, James, a Senator from Pennsylvania, inci-
dental remarks by..
.....279, 288
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States....
..220, 221, 233
Cox, Leander M., a Representative from Ken-
tucky-

remarks concerning the policy of the Adminis-
tration, Know-Nothingism, and slavery..70
Creditors of Texas-see Texas Debt Bill.
Cuba, remarks in the House of Representatives
in regard to the annexation of, by—

Mr. Boyce..

...............

....91
....192

Mr. Chastain . . . . . . . .. .
Cutting, Francis B., a Representative from New
York-

remarks in regard to the Collins steamers...191

D.
Davis, Jefferson, Secretary of War, annual report
of
.......13
Davis, John G., a Representative from Indiana-
remarks on the bill to organize an institution for
the insane of the Army and Navy and of the
District of Columbia....
..202
Dawson, William C., a Senator from Georgia,
incidental remarks by.......
302
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States..
..224, 225, 228, 231, 246
Disney, David T., a Representative from Onio-
remarks on the French spoliation bill......122
Diplomatic and consular systems of the United

States, 1emarks in the House of Represent-
atives on the bill to remodel the, by-
Mr. Chandler....

..162

Mr. Perkins, of Louisiana.......356, 362
statistics of the operations of the.....361, 362
Dobbin, James C., Secretary of the Navy, annual
..19
report of.
Douglas, Stephen A., a Senator from Illinois-
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States.
....214,

215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 238, 239, 330
remarks on the bill making appropriation for
the ocean mail service..
297, 302
Duties on railroad iron, remarks in the Senate on
Bt. the bill granting to railroad companies three
years in which to pay the.
......195
Duties in Cuba, statistics of.....
.194

Fenton, Reuben E., a Representative from New
York-

remarks on the bill to extend the invalid pen-
sion system.

....

Fessenden, William Pitt, a Senator from Maine-
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal ||
officers in executing the laws of the United
States......
..216, 217, 218, 246
Finances, report of the Secretary of the Treasury
on the state of the..
.6
Florence, Thomas B., a Representative from
Pennsylvania, incidental remarks by....315,
321, 350

Geyer, Henry S., a Senator from Missouri-

steamers........

...

............

......

remarks on the bill for the construction of a
railroad from the valley of the Mississippi to
the Pacific ocean.............
..198
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States.....
..227
remarks on propositions to amend the Post Office
appropriation bill...
...277
remarks on the appropriation to the Collins
.....286, 312
Giddings, Joshua R., a Representative from Ohio,
incidental remarks by.....
....83
remarks in review of the policy of the Admin-
istration of President Pierce...... ......31
remarks touching the Federal power over the
slavery institution............318, 319, 320
Gillette, Francis, a Senator from Connecticut-
remarks on the bill to give protection to the
Federal officers in executing the laws of the
United States.....
.227, 228, 233
Goode, William O., a Representative from Vir-
ginia, incidental remarks by.......186, 316
Goodrich, John Z., a Representative from Mas-
sachusetts, incidental remarks by.......316
remarks in regard to the tariff and the revenue,
133
Goodwin, Henry C., a Representative from New
York-

remarks in regard to the territorial policy of the
Government... . . . .. • • · .......313, 317, 318
Guthrie, James, Secretary of the Treasury, annual
report of..
.......6
Gwin, William M., a Senator from California-
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
.......278
Office appropriation bill......

.....

bama, incidental remarks by.............202
Hughes, Charles, a Representative from New
... Yark-

remarks in regard to action on the Kansas and
Nebraska bill..

incidental remarks...

......315
......318

Hunter, Robert M. T., a Senator from Virginia,
incidental remarks by......
....196
remarks in regard to the charges in the Jeffer-
son papers against the late James A. Bayard,
of Delaware...
..140
remarks on amendments to the Post Office appro-
priation bill..........271, 272, 273, 277, 278
remarks on the bill providing for the ocean mail
..285,

steamers..

French spoliation bill-see Spoliations, French.
Fugitive slave law, bill to protect the officers of
the United States in executing the-see, Laws ||
of the United States.
debate on the.....

G.

General Armstrong, remarks in the Senate on the
bill for the relief of the claimants of the pri
vate-armed brig, by-

Mr. Bayard.....

Mr. Pearce...

...158

...158

J.

remarks in favor of the appropriation to the
Collins line of steamers..
...185
Know-Nothingism discussed in the House of Rep-
resentatives, by—

Laws of the United States passed at second ses-
sion Thirty-Third Congress,.......375-424
Index to see page vi.

bill to protect the officers and other persons act-
ing under the authority of the United States
in executing the, remarks by-

Mr. Badger...
Mr. Bavard

....

.214, 218, 226, 229
.218, 221, 226, 243
Mr. Benjamin.....212, 219, 223, 239, 244
Mr. Butler....224, 226, 227, 228, 244, 246
Mr. Chase.
.211, 212, 213, 217, 234
..1220, 221, 233

Mr. Cooper.

Mr. Dawson......224, 225, 228, 231. 246
Mr. Douglas.....
..214, 215, 216,
217, 224, 226, 227, 238, 239, 330
..216, 217, 218, 246
.227

Mr. Fessenden.

Mr. Geyer..........
Mr. Gillette....

....

.227, 228, 233

.228,

232, 233, 234

..228, 240

.220, 223, 233, 234

.240

.220, 221

.226, 234, 244, 246

..211,

212, 213, 220, 225, 226, 227
.213, 215,
216, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227
Mr. Weller...
.217, 239, 240
Mr. Wilson.......... .216, 234. 237, 239, 240
Letcher, John, a Representative from Virginia,
incidental remarks by...
...186
remarks in regard to the territorial policy of the
United States....
.317

.....164

I

.366
...130

M.
Mail line to California, remarks in the House of
Representatives on the bill providing a steam,
from San Francisco, by the way of the Sand-
wich Islands and Japan, to Shanghai, in
China, by Mr. McDougall,
.200
(See San Francisco.)

James, Charles T., a Senator from Rhode Island-
remarks on the bill to extend the patent hereto-
fore granted to Samuel Colt for improvement
in fire-arms...

Jefferson's opinions.....

action in regard to the ordinance of 1787...316

.286, 289, 290, 291
..286,
288, 269, 290, 295, 296, 297, 301, 304
291, 292, 302
.302, 303, 304

Mr. Butler..

.310, 311, 312

Mr. Chase.

.297, 302
..286, 312
..285,
301, 332, 304
.286, 288,

Mr. Jones, of l'ennessee..

289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 295, 296, 309

Mr. Mallory

...

Mr. Pearce.

.309, 310, 313
.309, 310
Mr. Rusk....291, 292, 295, 300, 303, 304
Mr. Seward.
.300

steamers......

Morton, Jackson, a Senator from Florida-
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
Office appropriation bili.... ...271, 276
remarks on the bill to promote the efficiency of
the Navy....
.332

N.

Naturalization laws, discussion in the House of
Representatives in regard to the, by-
Mr. Rogers....

Mr. Smith, of Alabama.

..166

.94
.151

Mr. Smith, of Tennessee.
(See Know-Nothingism; Catholicity.)
Navy, remarks in the Senate on the bill to pro-
mote the efficiency of the, by Mr. Morton, 332
Navy Department, annual report of the Secretary
of the..........

Nebraska question-see Kansas.

..19

Olds, Edson B., a Representative from Ohio,
incidental remarks by....186, 190, 191, 192
remarks in favor of the appropriation for the
...178
Collins steamers ......
Orr, James L., a Representative from South Car-
..128
olina, incidental remarks by..
remarks on the French spoliation bill......141
P.

353 Peace mediation, remarks in the House of Repre-
sentatives on the joint resolution requesting
the President to tender the mediation of the
United States to the Powers engaged in the
Eastern war, by-
Mr. Chamberlain...
Mr. Clingman.
Mr. Upham.

Mr. Stuart, 292, 293, 295, 296, 293, 300, 302
Mr. Toombs.. ...297, 298, 300, 310, 311
Mr. Toucey..
.296, 297
Mallory, Stephen R., a Senator from Florida, in-
cidental remarks by...............296, 308
remarks on the bill to give protection to Fed-
eral officers in executing the laws of the
United States.......
....228, 240
remarks on the appropriation for the Collins
....353
Manufactures, statistics of.
..324, 325
Maritime rights of the United States, remarks in
the House of Representatives, on the subject of
the, by Mr. Walbridge.....
.257
Mason, James M., a Senator from Virginia-
remarks in regard to the charges in the Jeffer-
son papers against the late James A. Bayard,
of Delaware...
......140
incidental remarks by.......226, 234, 297, 302
Maxwell, Augustus É., a Representative from
Florida-

remarks in regard to the Kansas-Nebraska bill,
315
Mayall, Samuel, a Representative from Maine-
remarks on the financial and territorial policy
of the Administration.....
...63
remarks on the French spoliation bill......116
remarks on the subject of the tariff........279
McClelland, Robert, Secretary of the Interior,
annual report of......
...10
McDougall, James A., a Representative from Cal-

ifornia, incidental remarks by......129, 130
remarks in favor of the Pacific railroad bill, 148
remarks on the bill providing for a steam_mail
from San Francisco, by way of the Sand-
wich Islands and Japan, to Shanghai, in
China....
...200
Meacham, James, a Representative from Ver-

mont-

remarks in regard to the administration of the
affairs of the Smithsonian Institution....341
Mediation-see Peace Mediation.
Message, annual, of the President of the United
States....
......1

veto, on the mail steamer bill-see Congressional
Globe.

veto, on the French spoliation bill-see Con-
gressional Globe.

Millson, John S., a Representative from Virginia-
remarks on the French spoliation bill......144
remarks in regard to the Know-Nothing organ-
ization......
.246

Missouri compromise, remarks in the House of
Representatives, in which the subject is dis-
cussed, by-

..109

..60

..253

Pearce, James A., a Senator from Maryland-
remarks in regard to certain charges in Jeffer-
son's papers against the late James A. Bay-
ard...
......140
remarks on the bill for the relief of the claim-
ants of the private-armed brig General Arm-
strong...
..158
remarks on the Post Office appropriation bill..272
remarks on the bill making appropriation for the
ocean mail service..... ..309, 310, 313
Peckham, Rufus W., a Representative from New
York, incidental remarks by............192
Pensions-See Invalid Pensions.
Perkins, John, a Representative from Louisiana-
remarks on the bill to remodel the diplomatic and

......

..345

consular systems of the United States.356, 362
remarks on the bill granting alternate sections
of land for the construction of the Vicksburg
and Shreveport railroad...
Pettit, John, a Senator from Indiana, incidental
remarks by...
....309
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States.....
...........220, 223, 233, 234
Phillips, Philip, a Representative from Alabama-
remarks on the French spoliation bill......126
Politics-See American Politics.
Population, statistics of certain..... ....51
Postal statistics........... .25, 26, 27, 28. 30, 31
oceanic....
.180, 181, 190

Post Office Department, annual report from the
Postmaster General....
.....25

remarks in regard to the naturalization laws

and policy of the Roman Catholic Church..94
Smith, William, a Representative from Virginia,
incidental remarks by..............186, 187
Smith, Samuel A., a Representative from Tennes-

see-

remarks in regard to the naturalization laws and
Know-Nothingism......
.........151
Smithsonian Institution, remarks in the House of
Representatives in regard to the management
of the, by-

Mr. English....

Mr. Meacham.

.232
.....341

Smyth, Geo. W., a Representative from Texas-
remarks on the bill for the settlement of the

.......159
Sollers, Augustus R., a Representative from

Texas debt......

Maryland-

reniarks concerning American politics, Know-
Nothingism, &c....
...82

Spoliations, French, prior to 1800, remarks in the
House of Representatives on the bill to indem-
nify American citizens for, by-

41, 48, 64, 105, 106, 107, 261, 326, 327, 347
diplomatic and consular systems,.....361, 362
postal....
.25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31

postal, oceanic.....

colleges and schools....

manufactures, &c.....

population, foreign.......

election.....

wool imported....

transportation of produce.

duties in Cuba... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... . .
immigration.....

T.

in regard to the, by

Mr. Goodrich..

Mr. Mayall......

Mr. Straub...

.133
..279
..207

remarks in the Senate on the proposition in the
civil and diplomatie bill to modify the, by
Mr. Wilson.
....371
Taylor, John J., a Representative from New
York, incidental remarks by........156, 157
Territorial policy of the Government discussed in
the House of Representatives, by-
Mr. Goodwin...
.313, 317, 318
.......317

Mr. Letcher....

Vicksburg and Shreveport railroad, remarks in the
House of Representatives on the bill granting
alternate sections of land to the, by Mr. Per-
kins, of Louisiana...
.....345

W.

Wade, Benjamin F., a Senator from Ohio-
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States.....
.......213,
215, 216, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227
Walbridge, Hiram, a Representative from New
York-

remarks on the maritime rights of the United
States....
.257
Walker, Isaac P., a Senator from Wisconsin, inci-
dental remarks by...
.213

Texas debt bill, remarks in the House of Repre- War Department, annual report of the Secretary
sentatives on the, by

...180, 181, 190
..42
..324, 325

Mr. Breckinridge.....

Mr. Jones, of Tennessee..

....

151

..282
.52
.347

.....194

.....95

imports and exports........134, 194, 261, 282

Steam mail service-see Mail Steamer Service.
Stephens, Alexander H., a Representative from
Georgia-

remarks in reply to the remarks of Mr. Mace,

of Indiana, in regard to the notice of his in-
tention to introduce a bill to restore the Mis-
souri compromise....
.....35
Leply to the remarks of Mr. Campbell, of Ohio,
in regard to the relative productive wealth of
Georgia and Ohio...
...103
incidental remarks by.......41, 42, 43, 44, 45
Straub, Christian M., a Representative from Penn-
sylvania-

remarks on the tariff question, &c.........207
Stuart, Charles E., a Senator from Michigan-
remarks on the bill to give protection to Fed-
eral officers in executing the laws of the
United States...
.220, 221
remarks on the bill making appropriation for
the ocean steam mail service.
...292,
293, 295, 296, 298, 300, 302
Sumner, Charles, a Senator from Massachusetts-
remarks on the bill to give protection to the
Federal officers in executing the laws of the
United States.
.226, 234, 244, 246

..155

.372

Mr. Smyth, of Texas...
Thompson, John B., a Senator from Kentucky,
incidental remarks by.....
...229
Toleration, civil and religious, discussed in the
House of Representatives, by-
Mr. Barry

.53

of the..

.13
Washburne, Ellihu B., a Representative from Illi-
nois, incidental remarks by
.159
.........36, 350
Washburn, Israel, a Representative from Maine-
remarks on the President's veto of the French
spoliation bill... ... ...
....262
Washington's announcement to the Army, in
1778, of the alliance with France........253
Weller, John B., a Senator from California, inci-
dental remarks by.......
......197
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States....
.....217, 239, 240
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
Office appropriation bill........271, 272, 278
Wilson, Henry, a Senator from Massachusetts-
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal

.111

Mr. Chandler.........
Toombs, Robert, a Senator from Georgia-
remarks on the bill making appropriation for
the ocean mail service, 297, 298, 300, 310, 311
Toucey, Isaac, a Senator from Connecticut-
remarks on the bill to protect Federal officers in
executing the laws of the United States..211,
212, 213, 220, 225, 226, 227
remarks on the bill making appropriation for the
ocean mail service....... .....296, 297
Transportation of produce, statistics of the...347
Treasury Department, annual report of the Sec-
retary of the...
6

officers in executing the laws of the United
States...... ......216, 234, 237, 239, 240
remarks on the proposition in the civil and di
plomatic bill to modify the tariff.........371
Witte, William H., a Representative from Penn-
sylvania, incidental remarks by.....314, 321
Wool importations, statistics of...... ..282
Y.
Yates, Richard, a Representative from Illinois-
remarks in favor of constructing a railroad to
the Pacific ocean.
....203
remarks on the state of parties, the condition of
the Union, and a public policy....... .248
Yeas and nays-

on the bill to protect Federal officers in enforc-
ing the Federal laws in the States......212,
213, 246
on the Collins steamer bill....
...296

301, 302, 309, 310, 313