Subject.

Transmitting correspondence relative to the obstructions at the mouth of
Bayou La Fourche, in Louisiana...
Transmitting a copy of the report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham, respect-

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ing the improvement of the navigation of the flats of St. Clair river.. 13
Transmitting copies of survey of Lieutenant Colonel Graham, of harbors,
&c., in Wisconsin and Michigan....

Transmitting a report of Captain Wright relative to the removal of the
rocks in Hell Gate. East river, New York, and other aids to the
navigation through that passage.

Transmitting a copy of the correspondence respecting the massacre of Lieu-
tenant Grattan and his command by the Indians

Relative to the instructions sent to military officers in Kansas
Respecting the occupation of certain rooms in the north wing of the Capitol
extension

Respecting the improvement of the roads connected with West Point..
Communicating a report of Lieutenant Warren's exploration of the country

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between the Missouri and Platte rivers and the Rocky mountains... 13 76
Communicating a report, with a general map of Florida illustrative of the
recent surveys for a canal in that State....

Communicating a statistical re ort on the sickness and mortality of the
army of the United States.....

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Report from the Secretary of the Navy, viz:

Showing the operations of the navy and Navy Department during the year
1855...

Reports and papers accompanying the same.

A.-List of deaths, resignations, and dismissions in the navy, since
the last report....
B.-Organization of, instructions to, correspondence with, and report
of board convened under act of February 28, 1855, “to pro-
mote the efficiency of the navy".

C.-Instructions to, and report of, Lieutenant H. J. Hartstene, in
command of expedition to rctic seas in search of Dr. E. K.
Kane, United States navy, and his companions......

D. Report of Dr. E. K. Kane, in relation to results of second expe-
dition in search of Sir John Franklin.....

.....

E. Report of annual board of examiners, in relation to organization
and condition of Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md...
F.-Report of commandant o' midshipmen, in relation to the late

cruise of the practice ship..

G.-Report of superintendent of Nautical Almanac, in relation to
its progress, &c....

No. 1. Detailed estimates of the office of the Secretary of the Navy,
including those of the superintendent of the Nautical
Almanac.

No. 2. Report of detailed estimates of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks.

No. 3. Report and detailed estimates of the Bureau of Ordnance
and Hydrography, including those of Naval Observatory
and Hydrographical Office and Naval Academy......
Report and detailed estimates of Bureau of Construction,
Equipment, and Repair.....

No. 6. Report and detailed estimates of Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery...

No. 5. Report and detailed estimates of Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing..

No. 7. Report of the commandant of the marine corps, and detailed
estimates from the paymaster and quartermaster of the

corps

No. 8. General estimate of the office of the Secretary of the Navy
and the several bureaus of the department...

No. 9. General estimate of the southwest executive building..

Report from Secretary of Navy-papers accompanying-Continued.
No. 10. Summary statement of the estimates for the navy, the ma-
rine corps, and special objects.....

No. 11. General estimate for the support of the navy..
No. 12. General estimate for the support of the marine corps.

No. 13. General estimate for special objects under the Navy Depart-

No. 14.

ment...

Statement of the appropriations for the Navy Department,
viz: balances of appropriations on the 1st of July, 1854;
appropriations for the fiscal year 1854-'55; repayments
and transfers in the same time; the amounts applicable
to the service of the year 1854-'55; the amounts drawn
by requisition from the treasury in the same period; and
the balances on the 30th of June, 1855, with such sums
specially designated as have been carried to the surplus
fund..

No. 15. Abstract of expenditures under the head of contingent ex-
penses, as settled and allowed at the office of the Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury, from July 1, 1854, to June 30,
1855, inclusive...

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Communicating an "abstract of offers" and list of contracts for furnishing
articles under cognizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, for the
year ending June 30, 1856, and a list of contracts for the year ending
June 30, 1855..
Communicating the report of the board of naval officers appointed under
the act of February 28, 1855.....
Communicating correspondence with Captain Boarman relative to the in-
spection of the United Sta es steamer San Jacinto.....
Communicating a statement of the number and compensation of the mes-
sengers and employés, other than clerks, in the Navy Department... 10 43
Communicating copies of the charges, &c., preferred against Commander
G J. Pendergrast and certain other naval officers, and the pro-
ceedings had thereupon.....

In relation to the proceedings of the self-styled Vigilance Committee of
California, with dispatches received from Captain Farragut and
Commander Boutwe 1, and their correspondence, and the instruc-
tions sent by the Navy Department to Commodore Mervine, or the
senior naval officer on duty at San Francisco, in said State...

Reports from the Postmaster General, viz:

In relation to the memorial of citizens of New Orleans complaining of the
irregularity of the mail service between Washington city and that
place.....
Communicating information relative to the mail communication between
New Orleans and Cairo......

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Communicating information relative to the frequent failures of the northern
mail.....

Relative to the postal arrangements between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. 12
Relative to a building for the accommodation of the post office in the city
of Philadelphia ....
Showing the operations of the Post Office Department during the year 1855.
Papers accompanying the above.

62

A.-Amount of postages, inland, sea, and foreign, on letters and
other mailable matter received and sent by the United States
steamship lines..

B. United States mail service abroad, as in operation on the 1st
Octo er, 1855
C.-Statement of the sums paid for the year ending June 30, 1855,
on the New York and Liverpool, New York and Chagres, and
the Astoria and Panama mail lines.....

D.-The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and other
European nations, in account with the United States for the
year ending June 30, 1855

Subject.

Reports from Postmaster General-papers accompanying-Continued.
E-Postal convention between the United States and Bremen.
F.-Postal convention between the United States and Prussia..
G.-Report of W. H. Dundas, Second Assistant Postmaster General.
H.-Report of the Auditor of the Post Office Department....

Reports from the Attorney General, viz:

Communicating information relative to the printing done under the direc-
tion of his bureau during the year 1855...

Respecting the right of the general government to interfere to prevent the
usurpation and alleged insurrection of the self-constituted Vigilance
Committee in California

SUBORDINATE DEPARTMENTS.

Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, viz:

Of the operations of the General Land Office curing the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1855...

Papers accompanying the above report:

A.-Statement of public lands sold at regular and graduated rates,
amounts received therefor, incidental expenses thereon, &c.,
in first half of fiscal year ending June 30, 1855.....
B. Similar statement for last half of fiscal year as above....
C.-Exhibit of public lands advertised in the year 1855, the quanti-

ties, the plats of survey of which have been returned to the
General Land Office, the quantities prepared for market not
yet advertised, and the probable quantities which will be pre-
pared in 1856....

D.-Synopsis of public lands advertised for sale since date of last
report, showing the quantity under proclamation, exclusive of
school lands

E.-Estimate of appropriations required for the General Land Office
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1857..

F.-Estimate of appropriations required for the offices of the several
surveyors general for the year ending as above...

181

G.-Estimate of appropriations required for surveying the public

lands in the several States and Territories.

183

H.-Reports of the surveyors general..

184

Lands, sales and other disposals of the public

142

Lands, under the several acts of 1847, 1850, 1852, a. d 1855, statement of

the condition of the bounty.

143

Lands selected under the acts of 1849 and 1850, statement of the quantity

of swamp.....

144

Lands sold for cash in the first half of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855,
statement of the.

166

Lands sold for cash in the second half of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1855, statement of the..

172

tions for the survey of the pu' lic......

Lands advertised for sale in the year 1855, and the probable quantities pre-
pared during the year 1856, statement of the public..
Lands advertised for sale since the last annual report of the Commissioner,
synopsis of the public.......

Lands during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1857, estimate of appropria-

Transmitting transcripts relating to the claims of John Rice Jones, late of
Illinois Territory.....

In relation to the amount of scrip issued in. satisfaction of Virginia land

warrants...

Report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, viz:

Showing the operations of the Indian department during the year 1855.....

Papers and documents accompanying the above.

No. 1. Report of Marcus H. Johnson, agent for Indians in New
York

No. 2. Report of Henry C. Gilbert, agent for Indians in Michigan. 1
No. 3. Mission report of Peter Dougherty

No. 4. Mission report of Right Reverend Frederic Baraga to Com-
missioner of Indian Affairs....

No. 5. Mission report of Right Reverend Frederic Baraga to Agent
H. C. Gilbert...

No. 6. Mission report of Rev. A. Bingham

No. 7. Mission report of Rev. George N. Smith

NORTHERN SUPERINTENDENCY.

No. 8. Report of Superintendent Francis Huebschmann

No. 9. Report of Benjamin Hunkins, agent for the Indians in the
vicinity of Green Bay .

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No. 10.

No. 11.

No. 12.

No. 13.

School report of John Wiley.
School report of Rosalie Dousman
School report of Jane Dousman...
Mission report of Rev. C. J. Lathrop..

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MINNESOTA SUPERINTENDENCY.

No. 14. Report of Governor Willis A. Gorman, superintendent ex
officio

No. 15. Report of David B. Herriman, agent for the Chippewas of
the Mississippi.

No. 16. Report of Jonathan E. Fletcher, agent for the Winnebagoes.
No. 17. Report of R. G. Murphy, agent for the Sioux in Minnesota.
No. 18. Mission report of Rev. S. R. Riggs....

No. 19. Mission report of Rev. Thomas S. Williamson

No. 20. Farm report of P. Prescott....

No. 21. Farm report of A. Robertson

No. 24. Report of Alfred J. Vaughan, agent for the Indians within
the Upper Missouri agency.

No. 23. Report of Superintendent Alfred Cumming, by his clerk,
John Haverty, esq..

Nos. 25, 26, 27, 28. Reports of Thomas S. Twiss, agent for the In-
dians of the Upper Platte...

No. 40. Report of Burton A. James, agent for the Sacs and Foxes of

the Mississippi...

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No. 43.

Report from Com'r Indian Affairs-papers and docs, accompanying-Cont'd.
No. 41. Memorial of Agent James to the legislature of Kansas Ter-
ritory.

No. 42. Report of Maxwell McCaslin, agent for the Weas and Pian-
keshaws, Kaskaskias and Peorias, and Miamies ....
School report of David Lykins

No 44.

Report of John Montgomery, agent for the Kaws, otherwise
called Kansas Indians

433

No. 87. Report of James W. Washburne, agent for the Seminoles..
No. 88. School report of John Lilley..

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493

No. 89. Report of Andrew J. Dorn, agent for the Osages, Senecas,

Quapaws, and Senecas and Shawnees

494

No. 90. School report of J. Schoenmakers

496