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- African slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, together with the correspondence of George W. Slacum, relative to the African slave trade. December 22, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
- American citizens imprisoned in Ireland. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, and accompanying papers, in relation to the imprisonment of American citizens in Ireland. December 28, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Approval of the Oregon Bill. Message from the President of the United States, notifying the House of Representatives of his approval of the Bill "To Establish the Territorial Government of Oregon." December 6, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Buenos Ayres correspondence. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence between G.J. Pendergrast and others and the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th of May last. June 17, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Cherokee Indians. Message of the President of the United States transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War, and a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in relation to the Cherokee Indians. May 20, 1848. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
- Cherokee disturbances. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the Cherokee difficulties. April 13, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Chickasaw Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War relative to the claims of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th of December last. April 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Chickasaw Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the claims of certain Chickasaw Indians, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 19th of December last. May 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- China. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a statement of the expenditures under the act of 3d March, 1843, providing the means of future intercourse between the United States and China. December 29, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Choctaw Treaty. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War relative to the claims arising under the Choctaw treaty, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st of December last. April 27, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Claims for return of duties. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the claims for the return of duties between the government of the United States and that of Great Britain. May 29, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
- Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike road. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the governor of the State of Ohio relative to the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike road. April 13, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Compensation to Generals Cass and Taylor. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th July, 1848, reports from the Secretaries of the Treasury and War, relative to the regular and extra compensation paid Generals Cass and Taylor. August 14, 1848. Ordered to be printed.
- Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897. Published by authority of Congress by James D. Richardson, a representative from the State of Tennessee. Volume IV.
- Constitution of Wisconsin. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the constitution adopted by the delegates of the people of the Territory of Wisconsin. January 21, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Constitution of Wisconsin. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the constitution of state government formed by a convention of the people of the Territory of Wisconsin, in pursuance of the act of Congress of August 6th, 1846, together with sundry documents relating thereto. March 16, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Territories.
- Consuls, vice consuls, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House of the 20th of February, 1849, a list of consuls, vice consuls, &c. March 2, 1849. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Correspondence between the Secretary of War and General Scott. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence between the Secretary of War and Major General Scott, with the accompanying documents, in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 17th instant. April 26, 1848. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Correspondence between the Secretary of War and Generals Scott and Taylor, and between General Scott and Mr. Trist. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of State and Secretary of War, with the accompanying documents, in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 7th February, 1848. March 20, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Correspondence between the consuls of the United States at Rio De Janeiro, &c., with the Secretary of State, on the subject of the African slave trade. Message of the President of the United States transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House, of 23d of December, 1848, the correspondence between G.W. Gordon and Gorham Parks with the Department of State, on the subject of the African slave trade. March 2, 1849. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Correspondence with General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War and accompanying documents, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 1st of February, 1847, being in addition to his report made on the 27th of the same month. January 4, 1848. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Correspondence with General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence with General Taylor since the commencement of hostilities with Mexico, not already published. March 1, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Customs Tariff of 1846, with Senate debates thereon, accompanied by messages of the President, Treasury reports, and bills.
- Despatches from General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting despatches from General Taylor relative to Colonel Cross and missing lieutenants -- General Taylor ordered by the Mexican general to leave his position on the Rio Grande -- blockade, &c. May 12, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Excess of duties--refunding of, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication between the Secretary of State of the United States and Mr. Pakenham, relative to the refunding of excess duties, &c. March 23, 1846. Read and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
- Fire-proof building for the War and Navy Departments. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the erection of a fire-proof building for the War and Navy Departments. April 15, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings.
- Floating dry docks. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the construction of floating dry docks at Pensacola, Philadelphia, and Kittery. December 22, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
- Hostilities by Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, relative to an invasion and commencement of hostilities by Mexico. May 11, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
- In Senate of the United States. August 8, 1846. Resolved, that 2,000 copies of the journal, correspondence, and documents, connected with the Oregon Treaty, be printed for the use of the Senate.
- In Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, communicating a despatch from the American minister at Paris, announcing the overthrow of the French monarchy, and the establishment of a provisional government based on republican principles. April 3, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
- In Senate of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a list of certain trea-treaties [i.e., treaties] of commerce and navigation between the United States and foreign nations. February 28, 1849. Ordered to be printed; and that 2,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate.
- In Senate of the United States. Message from the President, communicating the correspondence between the United States minister at London and authorities of the British government, in relation to a postal arrangement between the two countries. March 27, 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
- Increase of the Army of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the increase of the Army of the United States, and the appointment of a general officer to serve during the war. January 4, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
- Instructions to Messrs. Sevier and Clifford. Message of the President of the United States refusing on the ground of its "inconsistency with the public interests," to furnish the information called for by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th July, 1848. August 2, 1848. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
- Laws of the United States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication of the Attorney General relative to a contract with Messrs. Little & Brown for certain copies of the laws and treaties of the United States, in pursuance of a joint resolution of the House of Representatives of March 3, 1845. February 17, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
- Lieuts. J.S. Pender and G.E.B. Singletery. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, relative to the dismissal from the public service of J.S. Pender and G.E.B. Singletery, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th July, 1848. August 10, 1848. Laid upon the table.
- Members of Congress holding offices. Message from the President of the United States, relative to members of Congress appointed to office; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 29th of January last. February 1, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Elections.
- Message from the President of the United States in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the transmission of funds from the Atlantic states to New Orleans, or to disbursing officers of the Army in Mexico, since 1st September last. February 3, 1847. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 2, 1845 ... Resolved, That ... there be printed, for the use of the Senate, 25,000 copies of the message, together with so much of the accompanying documents as relates to the negotiations between the United States and Great Britain...
- Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 2, 1845. Read, and ordered that the usual number of copies of the message and documents be printed, and that 15,000 copies extra of the same be printed, and 20,000 copies without the documents be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirtieth Congress. December 5, 1848. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and 15,000 extra copies, with the accompanying documents, ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 8, 1846. Read, and ordered that 15,000 extra copies of the message and documents be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-ninth Congress. December 8, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed, with the accompanying documents; and that 3,500 additional copies of the message, and 1,500 additional copies of the message and documents, be furnished for the use of the Senate.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a copy of a convention for the settlement of the Oregon question, concluded the 15th of June, 1846, between the United States and Great Britain, and recommending to Congress the adoption of measures for facilitating the occupation and settlement of that territory. August 6, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a copy of the treaty with the Mexican Republic, of February 2, 1848, and of the correspondence in relation thereto, and recommending measures for carrying the same into effect. July 6, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate; and that so much of the message as appropriately belongs to the Committees on Foreign Relations, Finance, Military Affairs, Naval Affairs, Public Lands, Judiciary, and Territories, be referred thereto.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a petition of the Tonawanda band of Seneca Indians, praying that steps may be taken to abrogate the treaties of 1838 and 1842. April 2, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Postmaster General in relation to the transmission of letters and papers to the officers and soldiers of the Army in Mexico. January 4, 1847. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the negotiation between the American and Mexican commissioners, during the suspension of hostilities after the battles of Contreras and Churubusco. February 2, 1848. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence of Mr. Wise, late United States minister to Brazil, in relation to the slave trade. March 3, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of Senate calling for copies of the letters, reports, or other communications, referred to in General Taylor's letter, dated at New Orleans, July 20, 1845, as containing his views as to the line proper to be occupied at that time by the United States troops; and any similar communication from any officer of the Army on the subject. January 3, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of War, with information in relation to forced contributions in Mexico, called for by a resolution of the Senate. January 24, 1848. Read, and ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the construction of floating dry docks at Pensacola, Philadelphia, and Kittery. December 23, 1847. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. January 6, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed in connexion with all communications heretofore received from the Executive on the subject.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with a statement of the annual amount appropriated on account of the Coast Survey. December 27, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the number and cost of vessels, and number of persons employed in the survey of the coast of the United States, and the amount of money received from the sale of maps and charts. February 12, 1849. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report showing the operations of the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury since its organization. March 2, 1849. Ordered to be printed, and that 1,000 additional copies be printed for the Solicitor of the Treasury.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating a statement of the expenditures under the act of 3d March, 1843, providing the means of future intercourse between the United States and China. December 22, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating correspondence in relation to the imprisonment of William Henry Bush in the island of Cuba. February 23, 1849. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating further information relative to the calls made by General Gaines for volunteers for the service of the United States. June 11, 1846. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating information called for by the resolution of the Senate, of 30th May, 1848, in relation to the existing condition of Yucatan. May 31, 1848. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence (not heretofore communicated) of the United States minister at Paris, since the recent change in the government of France. June 12, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 5,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Brazilian charge d'affaires at Washington. April 10, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence of Mr. Wise, late minister to Brazil, in relation to the imprisonment of Lieutenant Davis, of the Navy, and three American seamen, by the police authority at Rio de Janiero. March 22, 1848. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating the information called for by a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the claim of the owners of the brig General Armstrong against the government of Portugal. December 16, 1845. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, (in compliance with resolutions of the Senate,) copies of the correspondence between the Government of the United States and that of Great Britain, on the subject of the right of search; with copies of the protest of the American minister at Paris against the Quintuple Treaty, and the correspondence relating thereto. June 6, 1846. -- Read, and ordered to be printed. June 11, 1846. -- Ordered, that 1,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to the claim of the owners of the ship Miles, of Warren, Rhode Island, against the government of Portugal. July 31, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information covering the promotion of cadets. February 16, 1848. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information in relation to the removal of the Chippewa Indians from the mineral lands of Lake Superior. June 24, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information on the subject of the treaties concluded between the late Republic of Texas and the governments of France and Great Britain. June 5, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, papers in relation to the seizure of the American ship Admittance. August 10, 1845. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the proceedings of the two courts of inquiry in the case of Major General Pillow. August 2, 1848. Ordered to be printed, and that 3,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the importation of foreign criminals and paupers. February 20, 1847. Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of February 25, 1845, in reference to the correspondence between the commander of the East India Squadron and foreign powers, &c. February 17, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 1,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of June 3, 1846, calling for information relative to the mode of raising funds for carrying on the war with Mexico. June 16, 1846. Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 29th January, relative to correspondence on the subject of Oregon. February 9, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate respecting duties laid on goods and merchandise exported by citizens of the United States to Mexico. February 11, 1848. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, calling for the proceedings of the court of inquiry convened at Saltillo, Mexico, January 12, 1848, for the purpose of obtaining full information relative to an alleged mutiny at Buena Vista, about the 15th August, 1847. July 12, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. April 20, 1846. Ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating the correspondence which took place between the government of Great Britain and that of the United States between the 20th of June, 1840, and the 4th of March, 1841, relative to the northeastern boundary. April 3, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, respecting a fort or forts on Ship Island, on the coast of Mississippi. December 10, 1845. Read, ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
- Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, communicating a report of an expedition led by Lieutenant Abert, on the upper Arkansas and through the country of the Camanche Indians, in the fall of the year 1845
- Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, communicating a report of an expedition led by Lieutenant Abert, on the upper Arkansas and through the country of the Camanche Indians, in the fall of the year 1845. June 16, 1846. -- Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. July 11, 1846. -- Ordered to be printed, with the maps and sketches of scenery; and that 2,000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed, 100 of which shall be for the use of the Topographical Bureau.
- Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, communicating information in relation to the 4th and 5th instalments of the Mexican indemnity. February 19, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, relative to the expediency of increasing the military and naval defences of the country. March 24, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, showing the progress made in the surveys of the mineral region of Lake Superior, and the probable time of their completion. July 9, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, relative to the claims of the Governments of the United States and Great Britain for a return of duties levied in violation of the commercial convention of 1815. May 28, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, to the Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the thirtieth Congress. January 8, 1848. -- Ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirtieth Congress. December 7, 1847. Read, and ordered that 25,000 copies of the message, and 2,000 copies of the message with the accompanying documents, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate.
- Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the constitution of the State of Texas. December 9, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Territories.
- Message from the President of the United States, with communications from the government of Yucatan, representing the state of suffering to which that country is reduced by an insurrection of the Indians, imploring the protection of the United States, and offering, in case it should be granted, to transfer the dominion and sovereignty of the peninsula to the United States. April 29, 1848. Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, with copies of orders given for the protection of the white population of Yucatan. May 15, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, with information in relation to Yucatan, called for by a resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant. May 9, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President of the United States, with the correspondence between the Secretary of State and Don Justo Sierra, the representative of Yucatan, called for by a resolution of the Senate. May 5, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President, communicating a report from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to General Orders No. 376, issued by General Scott. January 31, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message from the President, communicating the report of the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1847. January 31, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, communicating information of the existing relations between the United States and Mexico, and recommending the adoption of measures for repelling the invasion committed by the Mexican forces upon the territory of the United States. May 11, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed; and that 20,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed, together with so much of the President's annual message as relates to Mexican affairs, for the use of the Senate. Ordered, That so much of the message and documents as relates to the relations of the United States with Mexico be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; and that so much thereof as relates to repelling an invasion of the United States be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
- Message of the President of the United States, communicating the proceedings of the court martial in the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Fremont. April 7, 1848. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information respecting the practicability and utility of a fort or forts on Ship Island, on the Mississippi coast. May 20, 1846. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of April 11, 1846, calling for copies of correspondence relative to the Oregon territory. April 13, 1846. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, relative to the calling of volunteers or militia into the service of the United States, by an officer of the Army, without legal authority; to the measures adopted for the defence of the southern frontier, &c. June 8, 1846. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, in relation to the Indian difficulties in Oregon. March 29, 1848. Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, relating to affairs with the Republic of Mexico, August 4, 1846, and the proceedings of the Senate thereon in Executive session. February 2, 1847. Ordered to be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, relative to the internal feuds among the Cherokees. April 13, 1846. Read, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
- Message of the President of the United States, relative to the operations and recent engagements on the Mexican frontier. June 12, 1846. Read, and ordered to be printed.
- Messages of the President of the United States, with the correspondence, therewith communicated, between the Secretary of War and other officers of the government on the subject of the Mexican War.
- Mexican War. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the Mexican War, and measures for its vigorous prosecution. February 13, 1847. Read, and referred as follows, viz: So much as relates to an increase of military officers, to the Committee on Military Affairs; so much as relates to additional impost, to the Committee of Ways and Means; so much as relates to the war with Mexico, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and so much as relates to the public lands, to the Committee of Ways and Means.
- Mexican indemnity. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State relative to the Mexican indemnity, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th instant. February 19, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Military contributions in Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretaries of War and Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 20th December last, relative to the money and property received at the various Mexican ports during the late war, &c. January 31, 1849. Referred to the Select Committee on the subject of military contributions in Mexico, and ordered to be printed.
- Mint and its branches. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, and the branch Mints, for the year 1846. February 8, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Mint and its branches. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia. January 22, 1849. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Mint, and its branches. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, and the branch Mints, for the year 1845. February 10, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- National Assembly of France. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the decree of the National Assembly of France, in response to the resolution of Congress of the 13th of April, 1848. August 10, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- New Mexico and California. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to resolutions of the House of Representatives of July 10, 1848, reports from the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, and Navy. July 24, 1848. Ordered to be printed.
- Northeastern boundary. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence between this government and Great Britain, within the last two years, in relation to the "Washington Treaty," and to the free navigation of the River St. John, and to the disputed territory fund; in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of 19th December last. February 10, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Occupation of Mexican territory. Message from the President of the United States transmitting in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of December 15, 1846, reports from the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy relative to the occupation of Mexican territory.
- Occupation of Mexican territory. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th instant, relative to the occupation of the Mexican territory. December 22, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Official despatches from General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of all the official despatches received from General Taylor, commanding the Army of occupation on the Rio Grande, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th instant. May 27, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
- Oregon -- correspondence respecting arbitration. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to the resolution of the 3d instant, calling for any correspondence which has taken place relative to Oregon since his last annual message to Congress. February 7, 1846. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Payments on President's certificates. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the payments on President's certificates; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th instant. April 20, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Peace establishment -- number of Indians in Oregon, California, and New Mexico, &c. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th of July, 1848, a report in relation to the number of Indians in Oregon, California, and New Mexico; the number of military posts; the number of troops which will be required in each, and the whole military force which should constitute the peace establishment. August 2, 1848. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
- Penitentiary - District of Columbia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia for the year 1845. January 28, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Penitentiary -- District of Columbia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia, for the year 1847. January 26, 1848. Read, and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.
- Penitentiary -- District of Columbia. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting the annual report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary for the District of Columbia. January 16, 1849. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Penitentiary District of Columbia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary of the District of Columbia for the year 1846. January 16, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Postages of the Executive departments. Message from the President of the United States, relative to postages paid at the Treasury during the year ending 30th June, 1846; in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant. January 27, 1847. Read, and laid upon the table.
- President's message -- Lieut. Emory's reports, &c. March 15, 1848. Submitted, and ordered to be printed.
- Propositions for peace. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th February, 1848, in relation to propositions from the Mexican authorities for a treaty of peace. February 11, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Publication of the "Gaines Letter." Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of General Taylor's answer, to the letter dated January 27, 1848, addressed to him by the Secretary of War. February 4, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Reciprocity in trade and shipping. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State, with the accompanying documents, in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 8th March, 1848. March 24, 1848. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Refusal to furnish instructions to Mr. Slidell. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents in relation to the return of Santa Anna and Paredes to Mexico, and refusing to furnish the instructions given to Mr. Slidell, as requested by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th January, 1848. January 13, 1848. Read, and made the special order of the day for Tuesday next.
- Reports from General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting official reports from General Taylor. June 12, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Rough rice and paddy. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence not already published, relating to the final adjustment of the difficulties between the United States and Great Britain, concerning rough rice and paddy. February 8, 1848. Laid upon the table.
- Settlement and adjustment of the Oregon question. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the treaty entered into between the government of the United States and that of Great Britain, respecting the Oregon Territory. August 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Soldiers of the Army shot for desertion. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War, relative to the shooting of soldiers for desertion, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th instant. May 6, 1846. Read, and laid upon the table.
- Tariff of duties in the ports of Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 18, 1848, relative to the establishment of a tariff of duties in the ports of Mexico, and the appropriation of the same. January 3, 1849. Referred to a select committee, and ordered to be printed.
- Treaty between the United States and Mexico, the proceedings of the Senate thereon, and message of the President and documents communicated therewith; the messages, with correspondence between the Executive Department, General Scott and Mr. Trist, and other papers and proceedings of the Senate in relation thereto, from which the injunction of secresy has been removed.
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State, and accompany papers, in compliance with resolutions of the House of Representatives, of the 5th instant, relative to the treaty of peace concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo on the 2d February, 1848. February 8, 1849. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
- Treaty with Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement, between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, ratifications of which were exchanged at the City of Queretaro, in Mexico, on the 30th of May, 1848. July 22, 1848. Ordered to be printed.
- Veto of the river and harbor bill. Message from the President of the United States, returning the bill entitled "An Act To Provide for Continuing Certain Works in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for Other Purposes," and communicating therewith his objections to its becoming a law. March 13, 1848. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
- Volunteers -- terms of service, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Adjutant General of the Army relative to the volunteers, terms of service, &c., in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th instant. January 19, 1847. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
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