in the strongest colors, 585; the small States ask the large to divest themselves of this enormous power by adopting a system of single districts for the choice of Electors, 585; what is the power of the small States on an Election of President by the House, 535; the small States in the House can choose a President against the voice of the large, 586; of what advantage is this power to the small States, which has been exercised but once since the establishment of our government, and was then considered a great calamity, 536; there is a power vested in the small States beyond their numerical strength upon which their existence depends, 536; the district system has a tendency to deprive all the States of a portion of their power, 587; a nomination by a Congressional caucus is a clear violation of the spirit of the constitution, 537; the meeting of some members of the Virginia Legislature, 537; further debate, 588, 539; subject postponed, 540.

In the House.-Resolved to appoint a select committee to inquire into expediency of amending relative to election of President, &c., 594; report of committee, 600. Road and Canal making power within a State.In the Senate, resolution relative to, 490; importance of the question, 490; is the power to make roads and canals within the States now vested in the Federal Government, 490; little reason to hope that without some constitutional provision the question will ever be settled, 490; other reasons for the amendment, 491. See Index, vols. 1, 2, 3, 5.

ANDERSON, JOHN, case of. See Index, vol. 6, Bribery. ANDERSON, RICHARD C. JUN., Representative from Kentucky, 3.

On the amendment of the Journal relative to Missouri, 62. See Index, vol. 6.

Appointments, Executive. See Index, vol. 5. Appropriations.-Stoppage of Pay to Debtors of the Gov

vernment.-In the Senate, an amendment proposed to the Appropriation bill, 195; inexpedient, 196; a declaration that there was no honesty among public officers, 196; officers at a distance might find it difficult to settle their accounts, 196; any man indebted to the people ought to discharge that debt before he receives any more of the people, 196; establish an odious discrimination among public debtors, 196; in this attempt to do right they would fall into the error of doing wrong, 196; object is to compel those who owe the government to pay their debts, 197; further debate, 197; amendment lost, 197; farther amendments offered and agreed to, 198. Cumberland Road, Repair of-A motion to insert $9000 for repairs of the Cumberland Road, 198; impolitic to insert this provision in the bill which could not be expected to succeed, 198; appropriation agreed to, 198; enormous amounts already expended on the road, 824; the people of the West have been heavily taxed to build fortifications on the seaboard, 324; how can the repair of this road come within the constitutional provision for the support of the government 824; manner in which the provision has been introduced into the bill, 324; the same reasons that induced the government to build the road should lead them to take care of it, 824; is it an object of sufficient consideration to authorize this appropriation, 325; every Congress for the last ten or twelve years has appropriated money for this object, 325; it is a national road built for a national purpose, 825; motion to strike out carried, 326; question on concurring with the committee to strike out, 328; the question is, by whom the road shall be repaired, 328; whether by the United States, or by the people who use it, 828; it is said, because you have made the road you should be at the expense of repairing it, 329; comparisons have been instituted between the amount of pub

lic money expended for the benefit of the people in the East and in the West, 329; how can it be said justly that the money expended in a navy has been for the benefit of the East, 329; what has Pennsylvania done? 329; it is expected this road will support itself, 329; all agree that the road shall not be suffered to go to ruin, 330; has Congress the power to legislate on the subject of internal improvements within the States, 331; further remarks, 881; motion agreed to, 831.

Veto Message of President Monroe, 343; the bill, 844; rejection of, 345.

In the House.-The appropriation bill considered, 442; motion to appropriate $50,000 to repair the Cumberland road, 442; origin of the fund pledged to refund the money which the road cost, 442; road should be kept in repair by tolls for that purpose, 442; objections to this course, 443; if the road were accepted by the States is there any danger it would go to destruction, 443; roads in Vermont, 448; is it not just that this road should maintain itself? 443; Congress keeps in repair ships and fortifications built at the public expense, and why not this road built in the same manner? 444; it is asked what benefit is this road to Maine and Georgia, 444; uncertain whether the States will take it if ceded, 444.

Minister to Lisbon, amount to defray the expense of, considered, 822; boundary line between the United States and Mexico, amount to cover the expense of running considered, 323.

Question on striking out the appropriation for the erection of Fort Calhoun, 335.

Appropriation for Mobile Point considered, 885; facts in the case, 335; incorrect policy to make specific appropriations to fortifications by name, 336; reasons why the United States are absolved from the contract, 336; further debate, 386.

Military. In the Senate, to purchase a farm at West Point, moved to strike out the appropriation for, 513; no use to purchase this farm with the public house on it, as another can be erected close at hand, 513; liquor obtained at this house and introduced in violation of the rules of the Academy, 513; public houses scattered all over the country, and the expense would be immense if Government should purchase all to prevent their injuri ous effects on youth, 513; if the purchase is made it must be by cession of the jurisdiction from the State, 518; the object is much greater than the price to be paid, 514; this appropriation would introduce a new principle, that we should purchase out every nuisance that exists in the neighborhood of our public seminaries, 514; bill passed to a third reading, 515.

Diplomatic Corps, reduction of-Too many ministers now, 679; none needed to Spain and Portugal, 679; moved to strike out Lima, as unnecessary, 680; a Charge appointed last year, 680; a large commercial intercourse between us and Peru, 680; further debate, 684.

North Portico of President's House, question on granting the appropriation, 682; this is a part of the original plan of the building, 682; good time now to build it, 652; reasons for doing it, 682; no difficulty to find a tenant without more repairs, 683; no valuable end to be answered by it, 683; appropriation lost, 684.

Pay for Jobs to salaried Officers, question on striking out the clause prohibiting, 706; compensation received by Governors of Territories for extra services, 706; state of the law in relation to these Governors, 706; the laws relative to Governors of Territories and Indian agents, 709. See Index, vols. 1, 2, 3, 5. ARCHER, STEVENSON, Representative from Maryland, 8; on the vote of Missouri for President, 116. ARCHER, WILLIAM S., Representative from Virginia, 3, 216, 877, 592; on the Missouri Constitution, 83; offers a

resolution relative to the position of Missouri, 57, 59;
on the amendment of the Journal, 65; on the vote of
Missouri for President, 118; on the death of William
Lowndes, 419; on the suppression of piracy, 288; on
the suppression of public documents, 433. See Index,
vol. 6.

Arkansas Territory.-See Index, vol. 6, Territories.
Arkansas, western boundary, report on, 589.

Army. In the House, the bill making appropriations for
the pay and subsistence of, considered, 258; moved to
fill the blank with a certain amount, 253; desirable to
see first a statement of the revenue of the country, 258;
we are now two months in the new year, and there is
nothing to pay the demands on this department, 253;
the army and the Revolutionary pensioners suffering
for their pay, 253; the first inquiry is, whether we have
the money, 254; the bill was reported yesterday, and is
not yet dry, 254; unsafe to adjust the appropriations on
any calculation of average, 254; further debate on the
amount of the appropriation, 255, 256; motion to report
the bill to the House, agreed to, 256; report and esti-
mates of the Secretary of War, 271; what has been done |
for the officers and soldiers of the army, 882; it is said,
that to preserve peace, a nation must be prepared for
war, 333; at what time will there be war, or what is the
adequate measure of preparation? 333; note, 333; no
probability the United States will soon be at war with
any of the nations of Europe, 333; the dangers of an
European invasion are past, 833; the militia are the
strong bulwark and impregnable defence of the nation,
834.

Army, Reduction of the, bill for, 72.

B

BAGLY, THOMAS, Representative from Maryland, 5, 222.
BAILEY, JOHN, Representative from Massachusetts, 592; on
the case of Bailey, 684.

BAKER, CALEB, Representative from New York, 3. See In-
dex, vol. 6.

BALDWIN, HENRY, Representative from Pennsylvania, 3,
216; on bank notes in payment of duties, 58; on the
amendment of the Journal, 62; on the appropriation
relative to Missouri, 93; on the South American Prov-
inces, 97; relative to the affairs in Florida, 222; on ex-
penditure of the Indian department, 228; on military
appropriations, 253, 254; on the proposed adjournment
268; on the appropriation bill, 323, 325. See Index, vol. 6.
BALL, WILLIAM LEE, Representative from Virginia, 4, 216,
882, 592; decease of, 514. See Index, vol. 6.
Bank Notes in Payment of Duties.-In the House, a
resolution to inquire into the expediency of refusing
the notes of every bank in payment of duties which
issues bills smaller than five dollars, 51; viciousness of
the currency where such small notes are issued, 51;
efforts making in some of the States to banish them
from circulation, 51; the effect which the adoption of
such a measure would have in giving preference to the
notes of the United States Bank, 51; the committee
should inquire whether the Government should not
lend its aid to bring about uniformity by excluding
small notes, 52: the Secretary of the Treasury has the
power to prohibit the reception of these notes, 52; bad
policy ever to have permitted the banks to issue notes
of less denomination than five dollars, 52; the particu-
lar object of this motion is not to benefit the bank, 52;
the bank has not fulfilled the duties it was intended to
perform, 52; was the circulating medium of the country
intended only for men who deal in tens and hundreds?
52; the people expected the Government to do what

was in its power to restore a sound currency to the
country, 52; this measure would tend to prevent the
exportation of specie, 53; the sooner these small notes
are stopped the better it would be for the country, 58;
the Bank of the United States has nothing to do with
this question, 58; this is the beginning of a system of
legislation which looks towards an interference with
the State Banks, 53; one bank in a country as objec
tionable as one head in a monarchy, 53; if Congress has
the power to interfere with one dollar notes of the
State Banks, it has the power to interfere with all
the notes, 58; improper to attempt indirectly a meas
ure we cannot approach directly, 53; resolution passed,
54.
Bank of the United States.-In the Senate, a bill to amend
the charter of the United States Bank by appointing
officers to sign the bills considered, 178; motion to post-
pone lost, 178; motion to strike out the first section
carried, 173. See Index, vols. 1, 8, 4, 5, 6.
Banks of Deposit.-Report of the Secretary of the Treasury
relative to, 249.

Bankrupt Act.-In the House, a resolution calling for
information relative to the operation of the Bankrupt
Law of 1800 considered, 228; information wanted as a
guide, 223; extent of the call limited, 223; the propo-
sition is one of a novel character, 224: the information
should be obtained through the medium of a committee,
224; further debate-resolution carried, 224.

Bill considered, 233; the whole civilized world, so
far as it was commercial, had adopted a bankrupt law,
233; two principal points regarded, security to the
creditor and relief to the debtor, 233: differences in the
administration of those laws, 233; the Government of
our own nation, 234; the operation of the certificate of
discharge, 285; the unpopularity of the former law
should be attributed to circumstances not really affect
ing the merits of the system, 235; the principles and
leading provisions of the bill, 236; the English system
except in some details, 236; how has the system opera-
ted in England, 236; this system has totally failed after
a full and fair trial, 287; motion to strike out the first
section of the bill, 289; effects of this bill upon the
people, 239; who may become a bankrupt, 239; it con-
tains no provision for corporations, 239; the principle
of the bill an invasion of the rights of man, 299; it is
urged that the law provides relief for the unfortunate
debtor, 240; there is no constitutional power to dis
charge a man from his debts, 241; the insolvent laws
of the States are preferable to a general system, 241;
the constitution provides that the judicial power shall
be vested in the Supreme Court, &c., 241; it proposes
to incorporate the mercantile community with a system
of laws peculiar to themselves, 242. The provision to
compel the debtor to surrender his property for the
pretended benefit of the creditor, and exonerate the
debtor from his obligations, objectionable, 245; this
system would change the relations of debtor and credi-
tor, 246; the laws of other nations on this subject, 245;
experience of other nations would often prove a fatal
guide, 246.

We are now to determine whether a bankrupt law
shall embrace every citizen of the nation, and spread its
demoralizing influence over the whole surface of so-
ciety, 280; it has been said by its friends that this bill
should be confined to the mercantile classes, 250; will
you pass a bankrupt law for the former? 230; a ques-
tion of constitutional power has now arisen on the
amendment to extend the operation of the bill, 281;
consider the meaning of the term bankrupt, 291; extent
of the meaning, 281; the general spirit of the federal
institutions, 281; contrary to the nature and spirit of

our Government to extend it to all classes of people,
281; who may be declared bankrupts against their
will, 282; in what manner is a person to be declared a
bankrupt by this bill? 282; what then is the situation
this bill places every man within its adverse provisions?
282; details of the bill, 283; what will be the moral and
practical effects of this bill with the amendment? 288;
what would be the necessary operation of such a law?
283; controversies that would arise, 284; the manifest
tendency of the bill to increase the perpetuation of
fraud, 284: further details discussed, 285; question on
the third reading of the bill lost, 286. See Index, vols. 2, 8.
BARBER, LEVI, Representative from Ohio, 216, 377. See In-
dex, vol. 6.

BARBER, NOYES, Representative from Connecticut, 215, 877,

592.

BARBOUR, JAMES, Senator from Virginia, 187, 848, 465; on

appropriation to the Cumberland Road, 198; on the
suppression of piracy, 855; on the British Colonial
trade, 360; on the case of Henderson, 484; on additional
sloops of war, 504; on amendment to the constitution,
529, 538. See Index, vols. 5, 6.

BARBOUR, JOHN S., Representative from Virginia, 592.
BARBOUR, PHILIP P., Representative from Virginia, 4, 216,

592; on the Missouri Constitution, 26; on the amend-
ment of the Journal, 66, 67, 68; reports on a naval peace
establishment. 81, 92; relative to Missouri, 83; on the
increase of the navy, 180; chosen Speaker, 216; his ad-
dress, 216; on the report relative to land offices, 307;
address as Speaker on a vote of thanks, 464. See Index,
vols. 5, 6.

BARSTOW, GIDEON, Representative from Massachusetts,
215, 408.

BARTLETT, ICHABOD, Representative from New Hampshire,

599.

BARTLEY, MORDECAI, Representative from Ohio, 592.
BARTON, DAVID, Senator from Missouri, 187, 348, 465; rela-

tive to Louisiana land titles, 160; presents a memorial
of Cherokee Government, 588.

BASSETT, BURWELL, Representative from Virginia, 216, 877,

599; relative to public defaulters, 321; on the disburse-
ment of public money, 379, 390; on Canadian refugees,
411; on road from Memphis to Little Rock, 615. See
Index, vols. 3, 4, 5, 6.

BATEMAN, EPHRAIM, Representative from New Jersey, 8,
216, 377. See Index, vols. 5, 6.

BATES, JAMES WOODSON, Delegate from Arkansas, 8, 217,
877. See Index, vol. 6.

Batture at New Orleans.-See Index, vol. 4. Do. St. Louis,
See Index, vol. 6.

BAYLIES, FRANCIS, Representative from Massachusetts, 215,

877, 592; on the occupation of the Columbia river, 400;
on the duty on woollens, 676; on the duty on tallow, 695.
BARROWS, DANIEL, Representative from Connecticut, 215,
878; on the Indian department, 230.
BEAUMARCHAIS, claim of.--In the House, a message relative
to, 189, 317; letters of Baron Neville to the Secretary of
State, 317, 818; the subject referred to a committee who
did not report on it, motion to refer again, 378; ought
not to take the course of common claims, 378; referred
to a special committee, 878; report. 423. See Index,
vols. 8, 5, 6.

BEECHER, PHILEMON, Representative from Ohio, 3, 592. See
Index, vol. 6.

BELL, SAMUEL, Senator from New Hampshire, 465.
BENTON, THOMAS H., Senator from Missouri, 143, 353, 465;
offers a resolution relative to Louisiana land titles, 159;
160; offers a resolution for information relative to lands
donated for certain Christian Indians, 160; remarks, 161;
note, 164; on land titles in Missouri, 176; on the Indian
factory system, 180, 188; offers resolutions relative to

persons of Indian blood, 189; offers a resolution relative
to revenue from lead mines, 201; on the fur trade of the
west, 201; on the lead mine leases of the Upper Missis
sippi, 207; offers a resolution respecting officers of the
army, 211; reports a bill for the sale of the lead mines,
358; offers a resolution relative to the occupation of the
north-west coast, 363, 366; on the sale of the lead mines
and salt springs, 863; offers an amendment of the con-
stitution, submitting the election of President, &c., to a
derect vote of the people, 472; against the case of Hen-
derson, 483; reports on the amendments to the consti-
stution, 485, 496; reports on western boundary of Ar-
kansas, 540, 589, note, 540; offers a resolution on Lake Su-
perior copper mines, 540; on the Indian fur trade, 543,
552, 554; on selling refuse lands, 567; on the duty on
cotton, 581; relative to the use of American hemp, 586.
BIGELOW, LEWIS, Representative from Massachusetts, 215,
877.

Bills, Money.-See Index, vol. 1.

Bills, last day for sending from either House, 589, note, 589.
BLACKLEDGE, WILLIAM, Representative from North Caro-
lina, 217, 877.

BLAIR, JAMES, Representative from South Carolina, 216; on
a call for information relative to the former bankrupt
laws, 223.

BLAIR, JOHN, Representative from Tennessee, 592.
Blank Ballots, shall they be counted?—See Index, vol. 4.
BLOOMFIELD, JOSEPH, Representative from New Jersey, 3.
See Index, vol. 6.

Blue Lights, as signals to the enemy.-See Index, vol. 5.
BOARDMAN, ELIJAH, Senator from Connecticut, 187, 348;
decease of, 472.

BODEN, ANDREW, Representative from Pennsylvania, 17.
See Index, vol. 6.

BORLAND, CHARLES, JR., Representative from New York,
216, 378.

Bounty to fishing vessels.—See Index, vol. 5, Duties, &c.
BEADLEY, WILLIAM C., Representative from Vermont, 592.
See Index, vol. 5.

BRANCH, JOHN, Senator from North Carolina, 466; on amend-
ments to the constitution, 538.
Breach of privilege.-See Index, vols. 2, 4.
BRECK, SAMUEL, Representative from Pennsylvania, 592.
BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES D., Representative from Kentucky,
283, 877; on the appropriation for the Cumberland road,
824; on a western armory, 426; on the suppression of
public documents, 441. See Index, vol. 5.
BRECKENRIDGE, Rev. Mr., chosen chaplain of the House, 379.
See Index, vol. 5,

BRENT, WILLIAM L., Representative from Louisiana, 592; on
Maison Rouge's claim, 616.

BREVARD, JOSEPH, Representative from South Carolina, 8.
See Index, vol. 6.

Bribery.-See Index, vols. 1, 6.

British Aggressions on our commerce.-See Index, vol. 8.
British Intrigues.-See Index, vol. 4.
British Minister, conduct of.--See Index, vol. 4.
British West India Trade. See Index, vol. 6.
BROWN, ETHAN ALLEN, Senator from Ohio, 154, 348, 466; re-

lative to propagating the gospel among the heathen, 164.
BROWN, JAMES, Senator from Louisiana, 187, 348, 465; on
the suppression of piracy, 855; on the roads in Florida,
509, 510. See Index, vols. 4, 5, 6.
BROWN, JOHN, Representative from Pennsylvania, 216, 377,
592.

BROWN, WILLIAM, Representative from Kentucky, 3; on

the amendment of the journal, 67; on the South Ameri-
can Provinces, 97; on the report of the Committee of
Thirteen, 101; on repealing the Missouri Compromise,
124. See Index, vol. 6.

BRUSH, HENRY, Representative from Ohio, 8; on the amend.

592; on the reorganization of the navy, 248; on transac-
tions in Florida, 258; on the appropriation bill, 323; on
military appropriations, 835; on hostile expeditions,
384; on charges against Judge Tait, 411; on the road
from Ohio to Michigan, 415; on the accounts of Tomp-
kins, 596; on roads in Florida, 611; on contingencies,
699; on paying salaried officers for job work, 706. See
Index, vol. 6.

Cocoa.-Duty abolished, 585.

Cod Fisheries.-See Index, vols. 1, 2, and Duties on Im-
ports, vol. 5.

ful than at present, and where they must eventually be
lost to these States, 404; the whole country east of the
Rocky Mountains is bound together by the strongest
and most indissoluble ties, 405; the whale fishery does
not require your protection or encouragement, 405;
resolution laid over, 406; motion to take up the bill lost,
421. See Northwest Coast.
COLUMBUS, portrait of, 481.

Commerce and Navigation.-Letter of Secretary of the
Treasury, 417.

Commerce of the United States.-See Index, vol. 1.

COLBURN, REUBEN, case of, 517.

COLDEN, CADWALLADER D., Representative from New York,
877; on expenditure of the Indian department, 229; on
transactions in Florida, 258, 259; on fugitive slaves, 296;
on hostile expeditions, 383; on the suppression of piracy,
888; on reward for capturing pirates, 389.
COLLINS, ELA, Representative from New York, 592.
Columbia River.-Resolution relative to the occupancy of,
50; report on the occupation of, 74.

In the House.-A bill to provide for the occupation of
the mouth of the Columbia River considered, 392; this
step will be on precisely the same principle which has
directed the progress of population from the first moment
the English landed in Virginia, 892; the settlement on the
Oregon connecting the trade of that river and coast with
the Missouri, is to open a mine of wealth to the shipping
interests, &c., 892; these rivers water a country where
the best furs in America are taken, 393; most of the
hunting ground on the Missouri has been for a long time
in possession of the British traders, 393; the value of
this trade in the hands of the English, when it has been
encouraged and attended to, 393; something to encour-
age us in contemplating this trade, but much to humble
our boasted spirit of enterprise, 393; were this trade
pursued in connection with our whale fisheries, we could
purchase the whole supplies of the United States in the
Canton market without a dollar taken out of the coun-
try, 894; the whale fishery, 394; its amount, 894; the
China market, 894; its trade, 895; it is said the Canton
trade is ruinous to us, as draining the country of its spe-
cie, 895; source of much of the profits of this trade, 396;
the route to the mouth of the Columbia is easy, safe, and
expeditious, 897; it is said the settlement in Oregon
may produce bad consequences to this country, 398; the
lands of Oregon are well adapted to the cultivation of
grains, 898; Prevost's report of his mission, 399.

This territory has been fairly purchased from Franco
by the United States, and its limits recently and dis-
tinctly marked by our late treaty with Spain, 399; every
Territory is entitled to and has been protected by a Ter-
ritorial Government progressing with its population,
399; the expense of the Territorial Governinents con-
templated by this bill, 400; the extent of the whale
fishery, 400; letter of Mr. Hawes, 401; statements of
others, 401; it is said that by the adoption of this meas-
ure the limits of our empire would be extended too far,
401; it is said the chances of war might be increased,
402; we have the ability to protect our trade on that
ocean, 402; importance of the Northwest Trade, 402;
magnificent prospects open upon our view in relation to
commerce on the Pacific Ocean, 402; it has been said
that this is a colonizing plan, 403; the colonizing States
of ancient times have been the most powerful, 403;
Spain, Portugal, France, England, 403; was Great Britain
more powerful, wealthy, and happy before she began to
colonize, than now? 404; future prospects, 404.

This is calculated to draw off our capital and popula-
tion to a point where they will be less efficient and use-
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128; of thirteen, appointed, 92; report of, 94.
Compensation of Members.—See Index, vol. 5, Pay of Mem-
bers.

Compensation of President and Vice-President.-See In-
dex, vols. 1, 2.

CONDICT, LEWIS, Representative from New Jersey, 216, 877,
592; relative to public defaulters, 821; on the appropri-
ation for the Cumberland road, 324; on the suppression
of piracy, 381. See Index, vols. 4, 5.
Congress. First session of 17th convenes, 137; 1st session of
17th adjourns, 346; 2d session of 17th convenes, 348;
adjourns at close of 2d session of 17th Congress, 464; 1st
session of 18th convenes, 465.

CONKLING, ALFRED, Representative from New York, 216,
877.

CONNER, Henry, Representative from North Carolina, 216,
877, 592.

Contested Election of seat of delegate from Michigan, 595;
report on, 629; note, 629.

Contested Election.-In the House-Shall a printed ballot,
having the stroke of a pen drawn through it, be ad-
mitted as a valid vote? 618; blank votes do not furnish
a case in point, 618. See Index, vols. 1, 8, 5.
Contingent Expenses.-See Index, vols. 2, 3.
Contingencies.-Debate on the appropriation for, 699, 700.
Contracts, Government.-See Index, vol. 8.
Controversies between States.-See Index, vol. 5.
CONWAY, HENRY W. delegate from Arkansas, 592; on road
from Memphis to Little Rock, 615.
Convoy System.-See Index, vol. 4.
Cook, DANIEL P., Representative from Illinois, 3, 216, 877,
592; on the Missouri Constitution, 49; on the amend-
ment of the Journal, 62, 64, 68; on the South American
Provinces, 98; on the report relative to Land Offices, 307;
on the suppression of public documents, 438; on the ap-
propriation bill, 707. See Index, vol. 6.
Cordage, Drawback on.-In the Senate, a bill to allow a

drawback on cordage manufactured from foreign hemp,
190; policy of the measure as regards home grown
hemp questionable, 190; it will encourage the exporta-
tion as well as importation, 190; example of other coun-
tries, 190; bill postponed, 191; rejected, 192.
Costs in Suits by Patentees.-In the House, a bill concern-
ing, considered, 606; the general law forbids the recov-
ery of costs in the Federal Courts when the amount of
judgment is less than five hundred dollars, 606; in pa-
tent cases, strong reasons why it should be reduced, 606;
these cases come exclusively under the jurisdiction of
the Federal Courts, 607; moved to reduce the minimum
to thirty dollars, 607: one hundred made the minimum,
613.

What is the law in the case of Patentees as it now
stands? 618; this bill proposes to superadd costs to the
treble verdict, 613; why should not suitors under the
patent law be placed on the same footing as others in
regard to the verdict? 618; it is to encourage inven-
tions that our patent laws are designed, 614; pretenders
to every thing, 614; in restricting the recovery of the
patentee justice would not be done him, 614; a wise