INDEX

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THE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE

THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

Title.

A.

Abbott, Nathan B., letter from Secretary of War relating to bill
of the House No. 3041, for the relief of..
Agriculture, Department of, letter from the Commissioner of
Agriculture transmitting list of articles purchased and dis-
posed of by his Department since last inventory...
Annapolis, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury trans-
mitting a bill for the relief of the collector of customs for the
district of...
Appraisement of squares in Washington, letter from the Sec-
retary of the Interior relative to payment of persons assisting
in making

Appropriation bill, letter from the Secretary of the Interior
transmitting draught of an amendment to section 5 of the
legislative
Appropriations, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury trans-
mitting estimates of..

index of the above..

letter from the Secretary of the Treasury trans-

mitting statement of unexpended balances of.
Architect of the Capitol Extension, annual report of the..
Army, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting state-
ment of expenditures for Army contingencies for year
1872

clothing, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting
estimate to carry out plans for the preservation of...
property, letter from the Secretary of War relative to
the repeal of section 5 act of May 8, 1872, relating to
moneys or proceeds of

retired list, letter from the Secretary of War relative to

the

Artesian well, letter from the Secretary of War relative to an,
on the Fort D. A. Russell military reservation..

Assistant treasurer, New York City, letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury transmitting draught of

a bill for relief of the...

San Francisco, letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury relative to the payment
of forged checks by the..

Attorney-General, communicates relative to swamp-lands on

the Potomac River..

transmits list of clerks appointed in his De-
partment during year 1872.

Title.

Attorney-General's Department, letter from the Attorney-General transmitting list of clerks appointed in his Department during the year 1872...

Autobees, Charles, letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative to the claim of...

B.

Baca, José A., and Romaldo, letter from the Secretary of the
Interior relative to the claim of.....

Bank, letter from the Comptroller of the Currency transmitting
copies of all papers relating to the failure of the Merchants'
National, of the District of Columbia ...
Banking facilities, letter from the Secretary of State transmit-
ting communication from the consul at Hong-Kong, China,
and a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation
to, between the United States and the East..
Bark Jewess, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative
to Senate bill 1144, granting an American register to the....
Bernstein, Bernhard, message from the President of the United
States transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State rela-
tive to the claim of...

Board of Public Works, report of the, of the District of Co-
lumbia ...

Bounty, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting petition of honorably discharged soldiers of the Regular Army relative to....

Bridge, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report
locating a, across the Mississippi River at La Crosse,
Wisconsin....

letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting a
petition of a citizen of the Chickasaw country pray-
ing for a charter for a toll, across Red River

C.

California, letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative to the status of military reservation No. 7, opposite Mare Island.....

letter from the Secretary of War relative to the

military reservation No. 7, near Mare Island...... Canal, letter from the Secretary of War relative to the construction of a, around the falls of the Saint Mary's River, Michigan

Capitol extension, annual report of the architect of the.. Cavalry, letter from the Secretary of War relative to a bill for the relief of Company H, Second..

Census, letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative to
maps to illustrate volumes of the Ninth

Centennial Commission, report of the president of the, of the
United States....

Census, letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative to an
appropriation for expense of maps to illustrate the volumes
of the Ninth

Cheyenne River agency, letter from the Secretary of the
Interior relative to an appropriation for removal of the......
Chickasaw Nation, letter from the Secretary of the Interior
transmitting an act of the legislature of the, to adopt the
negroes of the...

China, letter from the Secretary of State transmitting com-
munications from the consul at Hong-Kong, China, and
the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to banking facilities
between the United States and the East
Chippewa lands, Wisconsin, letter from the Secretary of
the Interior transmitting an estimate of appropriation to
defray the expenses of appraisal and sale of the.....

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Titles.

Vol. Part. No. Page.

Civil employés, Navy Department, letter from the Secretary
of the Navy transmitting list of
Civil service, letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative
to questions propounded by the examiners to
candidates for appointment in his Department..
letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting
questions propounded by the examiners to
candidates for appointment in his Depart-

ment

letter from the Secretary of War relative to
questions in use in his Department..

letter from the Postmaster-General relative to
the questions in use in his Department....
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative
to questions in use in his Department

Cladeck, John J., letter from the Secretary of War relative to bill of the House for the relief of...

Clerical force, letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior
relative to an increase of, in Interior Department
Clerks, letter from the Secretary of State relative to appoint-
ment of, in his Department during year 1872..
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting
list of, in his Department appointed during the
year 1872

letter from the Attorney-General transmitting list of,
appointed in his Department during year 1872..

Clerks and other employés, letter from the Secretary of War,

transmitting list of, in his De-
partment for 1872 .

Clerks and employés, letter from the Postmaster-General trans-
mitting list of, in his Department for
year 1872

letter from the Secretary of the Navy

relative to, appointed in his Department
during the year 1872.

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letter from the Secretary of the Interior
relative to, appointed during year 1872
in his Department...

Clothing, letter from the Secretary of War recommending the
passage of an act authorizing the issue of, to cer-
tain enlisted men of Battery F, First Artillery, and
Company B, First Infantry.

letter from the Secretary of War transmitting state-
ment of, necessary to be manufactured for issue to
troops during next fiscal year.

letter from the Secretary of War transmitting an es-
timate to carry out plans for the preservation of
Army....

Coast Survey, report of the Superintendent of the, for 1872..
Cole, H. G., letter from the Secretary of the Interior relative
to the claim of....

Collection district, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting draught of a bill to define the limits of the, of Puget Sound..

Collector of customs, Annapolis, letter from the Secretary of
the Treasury transmitting a bill for the relief of the..
Columbia Hospital for Women, letter from the Secretary of the
Interior relative to an appropriation for the completion of the.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, annual report
of the president of the..

Commerce and Navigation, report of the Secretary of the
Treasury on.

Title.

Vol. Part.

No. Page.

Commercial Relations, letter from the Secretary of State trans-
mitting a report of the, of the United States...
Commissioner of Agriculture transmits list of articles purchased
and disposed of by his Department since last inventory...
Commissioner of the General Land-Office, annual report of
the

(For accompanying papers, see Land-Office.)
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, annual report of the.
index of the above.

Commissioner of Patents, annual report of the..
Commissioner of Pensions, annual report of the.

appendix to the above..

Comptroller of the Currency, annual report of the...

index of the above..

transmits copies of all papers re-
lating to the failure of the
Merchants' National Bank, of
the District of Columbia....

Connecticut, letter from the Secretary of War relative to the
improvement of Saybrook Bar..
Consular agent, message from the President of the United
States transmitting report of, De B. Randolph Keim...
Consular agents, message from the President of the United
States relative to compensation to, for
extraordinary services..

message from the President of the United
States relative to....

Consular and diplomatic, message from the President of the
United States relative to the, systems of the United States..
Contingent expenses, Army, letter from the Secretary of War

transmitting statement of the, for 1872.
State Department, letter from the Sec-
retary of State transmitting statement
of the

Contingent fund, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting statement of the expenditures of the, of his De-
partment..

Contracts and purchases, letter from the Secretary of War
transmitting statement of, by the several bureaus of his
Department..

Cotton-tax, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative
to the propriety of refunding the..

Court of Claims, message from the President of the United
States returning bill of the House No. 630, in relation to
new trials in the, with his objections....
Currency, annual report of the Comptroller of the..

index of the above...

Customs, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to
a bill authorizing deputy collectors and other officers of, to
act as disbursing agents....

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Cutler, Cyrus M., letter from the Secretary of the Interior
relative to the claim of.....

D.

Deaf and Dumb, annual report of the president of the Colum-
bia Institution for the....

Debt, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to the
aggregate amount paid on the public, since the 4th day of
March, 1861

Deficiencies, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relative
to an estimate of an appropriation required to complete the
service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, and prior
years....

7

Delaware, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a re-
port of the examination of the Broadkiln River, State of...

7

Title.

Demarais, M., & Co., letter from the Secretary of the Interior
relative to the claim of......
Dempsey & O'Toole, letter from the Secretary of War relative
to the bill of the late firm of.....
Disbursing agents, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
relative to a bill authorizing deputy collectors and other
officers of customs to act as...

District of Columbia, report of the board of public works
of the.

letter from the Secretary of War relative
to the disbursement of the $12,000 ap-
propriated for the relief of aged desti-
tute persons of the

Drawback, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury trans-
mitting statement of the, or reduction allowed on damaged
goods, in answer to House resolution

E.

East Tennessee University, letter from the Secretary of War
relative to bill of the Senate No. 490, for the relief of the...
Education, report of the Commissioner of

Ely, J. B., letter from the Secretary of War relative to the
claims of the heirs of, for use of certain devices
Employés, State Department, letter from the Secretary of State
transmitting list of.

letter from the Secretary of War relative to the en-
listed men and civilians employed in the Quarter-
master's Department

Engraving and printing, letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury transmitting an estimate of the cost of a suitable
building for the use of the Bureau of

Estimates of appropriations, letter from the Secretary of the

Treasury transmitting list of.. index of the above

F.

Finances, annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the.

index of the above....

Fisheries, message from the President of the United States
calling attention of Congress to a former message relative to
the
Florida, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting extract
from the report of the Inspector-General of an in-
spection of the military-post of Key West....
militia, letter from the Secretary of War relative to a
detailed statement of the amount of money expended
in payment of the

Foreign affairs, papers transmitted with the annual message
of the President, in relation to...
index of the above

Fort Griffin, letter from the Secretary of War relative to an appropriation for rebuilding, in Texas......

Fort Houston, letter from the Secretary of War transmitting draught of a bill to confirm the purchase of a portion of the site of..

Fort Sanders military reservation, letter from the Secretary of
War relative to the reduction of..

Freedmen's Bureau, letter from the Secretary of War trans-
mitting a copy of the report of Assistant Adju-
tant-General Vincent, on the condition of affairs
of the
hospital, letter from the Secretary of War, relative
to the condition of the, in the District of Co-
lumbia

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