steamers".

remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States.....
..214, 218, 226, 229
remarks on the bill providing for the ocean mail
286, 289, 290, 291
Bailey, David J., a Representative from Georgia,
incidental remarks by.......
.323
remarks in reply to Mr. Campbell, of Ohio,
touching the powers of the Federal Govern-
ment over the Territories and the slave ques-
tion.....
...327

Banks, Nathaniel P., jr., a Representative from
Massachusetts-

remarks on American politics, Know-Noth-
ingism and Catholicity..
.48
Barry, William S., a Representative from Mis-

sissippi, incidental remarks by..49, 50, 96, 190
remarks in regard to civil and reli.ious tolera-

tion and Know-Nothingism... ... ... . . . . .53
Bayard, James A., a Senator from Delaware-
remarks on the bill to modify and amend the
judicial system.....
....85
remarks in regard to the aspersions upon the
character of the late James A. Bayard, of Del-
aware, contained in the " Anas" of Thomas
Jefferson, as published under the authority of
Congress....
......135
remarks on the bill to give protection to Federal
officers in executing the laws of the United
States.....
.218, 221, 226, 243
remarks on the bill providing for ocean mail
..286,
288, 289, 290, 295, 296, 297, 301, 304

steamers..

.........

character of, by-

Mr. Bayard.

...

Mr. Cass......

Mr. Hunter

Mr. Mason.. . . . . . . . . . . ...
Mr. Pearce..

.140

......

.140
Bayly, Thomas H., & Representative from Vir-
ginia, incidental remarks by.............33
Bell, John, a Senator from Tennessee, incidental
remarks by...
....159, 309
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
..275, 276
Office appropriation bill....
Benjamin, Judah P., a Senator from Louisiana
remarks on the bill to protect Federal officers in
executing the laws of the United States..212,
219, 223, 239, 244
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
Office appropriation bill............273, 274
Benton, Thomas H., a Representative from Mis-
Bouri-

remarks on the Pacific railroad bill.........73
remarks on the French spoliation bill......118
remarks on the proposition to raise four new
regiments for the regular Army of the Uni-
ted States
......334
Boyce, William W., a Representative from South
Carolina-

remarks on the subject of the annexation of
Cuba........
.......91
Breckinridge, John C., a Representative from
Kentucky-
remarks on the Texas debt bill... . . ..155
remarks on the bill making appropriations for
the Collins line....
..188
Bright, Jesse D, a Senator from Indiana, inci-
dental remarks by..
..2.6

Brodhead, Richard, a Senator from Pennsylvania,
incidental remarks by......

..302

...

remarks in regard to Kansas and Nebraska,
Georgia and Ohio, and free labor and slave
labor....
......39

remarks in reply to Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
on free labor vs. slave labor....
....321
Carpenter, Davis, a Representative from New

York-

.66
Mr. Smith, of Alabama.......
......94
Chamberlain, Ebenezer M., a Representative from
Indiana-
remarks in regard to a proposed mediation on
the part of the United States to settle the dif-
ficulties in the East.....
.......109
Chandler, Joseph R., a Representative from Penn-
sylvania, incidental remarks by.........98,
191, 192, 202
remarks in regard to the temporal power of the
Pope and to true Catholic doctrine......111
remarks on the bill to remodel the diplomatic
and consular systems of the United States, 162
Chase, Salmon P., a Senator from Ohio-
remarks on the bill to protect Federal officers in
executing the laws of the United States..211,
212, 213, 217, 234
remarks on the bill making appropriation for the
ocean mail service..
.302, 303, 304

gia-

remarks on propositions to amend the Post
Office appropriation bill.......273, 274, 275
Butler, Andrew P., a Senator from South Caro-

lina-

remarks on the bill to give protection to the
Federal officers in executing the laws of the
United States....224, 226, 227, 228, 244, 246
remarks on the bill making appropriation for the
ocean mail steamers... ...291, 292, 302

C.
Campbell, James, Postmaster General, report
from..
.25
Campbell, Lewis D., a Representative from Ohio,
incidental remarks by.....103, 106, 107, 328

156

remarks on the subject of the acquisition of
Cuba.
.....192
Clingman, Thomas L., a Representative from
North Carolina, incidental remarks by..110,
remarks on the joint resolution proposing a
peace mediation by the United States to the
Powers engaged in the Eastern war......GO
Clay, Clement C., jr., a Senator from Alabam
incidental remarks by........ ....197
Clayton, John M., a Senator from Delaware, ini-
dental remarks by.......
.296
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
Office appropriation bill...
.278
remarks on the biil making appropriation for
the ocean mail service...... .310, 311, 312
Colleges and schools, statistics of certain......42
Collins steamers-see Mail Steamer Service.
Colt's patent for improvement in fire arms, re-
marks in the Senate on the bill to extend, by
Mr. James.
....366

.......

........

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
..224, 225, 228, 231, 246
Disney, David T., a Representative from Ohio-
remarks on the French spoliation bill......122
Diplomatic and consular systems of the United
States, remarks in the House of Represent-
atives on the bill to remodel the, by-
Mr. Chandler....

States

....162

.19

Mr. Perkins, of Louisiana.......356, 362
statistics of the operations of the.....361, 362
Dobbin, James C., Secretary of the Navy, annual
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
the bill granting to railroad companies three
years in which to pay the..... ..195
Duties in Cuba, statistics of..

E.

.......194

Federal officers, bill to protect the, in enforcing the
laws of the United States-see Laws of the
United States.

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

remarks on the bill to extend the invalid pen-
sion system....
.....164
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

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......
......211-246

Geyer, Henry S., a Senator from Missouri-
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

steamers.

.....

..83

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....
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
.6
report of.
Gwin, William M., a Senator from California-
remarks on propositions to amend the Post
....278
Office appropriation bill.....

H.

.........

318

Hamilton, William T., a Representative from
Maryland, incidental remarks by..149, 150,
remarks in regard to a Pacific railroad.....128
Harbor and river improvements, remarks in the
House of Representatives on the President's
veto of the bill providing for, by Mr. Car-
penter......
.....259
Haven, Solomon G., a Representative from New
York, incidental remarks by............188
Henn, Bernhart, a Representative from lowa, inci-
dental remarks by...
....314
Houston, George S., a Representative from Ala-
bama, incidental remarks by............202
Hughes, Charles, a Representative from New
York-

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

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

...315
..318

...196

Hunter, Robert M. T., a Senator from Virginia,
incidental remarks by......
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,
286, 292, 296, 300, 301, 302, 304
1.

steamers... • • • ·

Ingersoll, Colin M., a Representative from Con-
necticut, incidental remarks by...........34
Imports and exports, statistics of.... ..134,
194, 261, 282
Insane asylum for the Army, Navy, and Dis-
trict of Columbia, remarks in the House of
Representatives on the bill to organize an
institution for the, by Mr. Davis, of In-
diana.....
....202

Institutions of Massachusetts, remarks in the
House of Representatives in regard to the,
&c., by Mr. Upham...
....255
Interior Department, annual report from the Sec-
retary of the.....
.....10
Invalid pensions, remarks in the House of Rep-
resentatives on the bill to extend the law
granting, by Mr. Fenton..... ......164

J.

.366

fore granted to Samuel Colt for improvement
in fire-arms...
Jefferson's opinions....
.....130
action in regard to the ordinance of 1787...316

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.)