Subject.

President of the United States, transmits, in response to a res-

Public buildings, report of the
ine into the security of the
Washington against fire..

olution of the House, a re-
port from the Secretary of
State in reference to the
seizure of the steamer Vir-
ginius...

transmits the documents and
proceedings of the Halifax
Commission, 1877 (Fishery
Commission), under the

treaty of Washington of May,
1871, in three volumes....
transmits, by message, a com-
munication from the Secre-
tary of State, in response to a
resolution of the House, in
relation to the convention
for establishing an interna-
tional bureau of weights and

measures..
transmits letter from the Attor-
ney-General, in reference to
the appointment of cadets
to the Naval and Military
Academies by
transmits letter from the Sec-
retary of State, transmitting
correspondence, &c., in con-
nection with the commission
appointed by the, to visit
Louisiana, in April, 1877.....
transmits report of the board
for testing iron, steel, and
other metals
commission appointed to exam-
public buildings in the city of

Q.

Quartermaster-General, report of (vol. 1)...

Quarters, commutation of, letter from the Secretary of War,
recommending an amendment of the statutes in relation to..

R.

Railroads, land-grant, letter from the Secretary of War, rela-
tive to a decision of the Supreme Court upon the
matter of payment to....

lands granted the State of Michigan for, letter from
the Secretary of Interior, transmitting informa-
tion concerning...

Union Pacific and its branches, message from the
President, in answer to a resolution of the House,
transmitting a report of the Attorney-General
upon the operation of......

location of Southern and Texas Pacific, letter from
the Secretary of War concerning the, through
Fort Yuma reservation and across the Colorado
River

Reappropriations for 1375 and prior years, letter from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of
Receipts, decrease of, from internal revenue, letter from Com-
missioner of Internal Revenue, showing...

Receipts and expenditures, an account of, for the year ending
June 30, 1873...

Subject.

Receipts and expenditures, an account of, for the year ending
June 30, 1874...

Repairs on the Speiden building, letter from the Secretary of
War, recommending an appropriation for..

Repavement of Pennsylvania avenue, report of the commis-
sioners upon the...

Reservoirs, to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River,
letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information
concerning the effect of

Revenue, prevention of frauds in customs, letter from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, transmitting draught of a
bill to prevent...

investigation of the customs service, letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting papers
relative to..

Roberts, Marshall O., report of the Quartermaster-General, rela-
tive to the names, ages, &c., of the steamships purchased of,
and owned in part or whole by...

S.

Saginaw River, proposed bridge over, letter from the Secre-
tary of War, transmitting report relative to....

Saint Croix River, letter from the Secretary of War, trans-
mitting report upon.

Sale of United States bonds for outstanding legal-tender notes,
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to reso-
lution of the House concerning

Seamen, certificates of citizenship to, during year ending De-
cember, 31, 1877, letter from the Secretary of State, trans-
mitting number of

Security of public buildings against fire in the city of Wash-
ington, report of commission

Signal Officer, annual report of Chief (vol. 4)

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Silver bill, veto of, message from the President, assigning rea
sons for withholding his signature to (H. R. 1093)
Sitting Bull, report of the commission appointed to visit
(vol. 1)..

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Soldiers' Home, report of the board of commissioners (vol. 1)..
South Pass of the Mississippi River, improvement of, report
of engineer (vol. 1)..

letter from the Secretary of War ou above..

Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, letter from the Secre-
tary of War on the improvement of..

Southern Pacific Railroad, location of, letter from the Secretary
of War...

Speiden building, repairs of..

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State, War, and Navy Department building, report of engineers
on (vol. 1) ...

State Department, expenditure of the, letter from the Secre-
tary, transmitting statement of...

State, Secretary of, transmits statement of expenditures in his
department

transmits abstract of returns made by the
collector of customs of the number of
sca en having received certificates of
citizenship during 1877

transmits letter from the Italian minister,
concerning marks of respect shown the
memory of Victor Emanuel I, late King
of Italy

transmits correspondence, &c., in connec-
tion with the commission appointed by
the President to visit Louisiana in April,
1877

Steam-boiler explosions, report of commission..

Subject.

Steamer Virginius, message from the President, transmitting a
report from the Secretary of State in reference to seizure of
the

Suits against the Kansas Pacific Railroad, letter from the Attor-
ney-General of the United States, in relation to..

Surgeon-General, annual report of the, for the year ending
June 30, 1877 (vol. 1)....

Surgeon at West Point, New York, letter from the Secretary
of War, transmitting report of.

Surveys, geological and geographical, letter from the Secre-
tary of the Interior, transmitting report of Professor Hayden
upon

Surveys of lake-beds in Indiana and Illinois, letter from the
Secretary of the Interior in reference to
Surveys by the War Department for the last ten years, letter
from the Secretary of War relating to.....

T.

Territories, preliminary report of the field-work of the United
States Geological and Geographical Survey of the (vol 1) ...
Texas, letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report
of Colonel Hatch on the subject of El Paso troubles
in
letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports
of the commission appointed to investigate the El
Paso troubles in...

Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad, letter from the
Secretary of War, concerning the location of, through Fort
Yuma reservation and across the Colorado River
Texas, site for a military post in, letter from the Secretary of
War, relative to the donation of lands for .
Thompson, Mrs. Elizabeth, letter from the President, in-
forming Congress that he had delivered a copy of a joint
resolution of Congress accepting a painting tendered by her

to...

Treasurer of the United States, annual report of, for year end-
ing June 30, 1877.....

Treasury, Secretary of, annual report of, on the state of the
finances..

Papers accompanying the above:

Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue..

Report of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Report of the Director of the Mint...

Report of the First Comptroller..

Report of the First Auditor..

Report of the Treasurer of the United States.

Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey

Report of the Commissioner of Customs ...

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs

Report of the Register of the Treasury...

Treasury, Secretary of, transmits estimates of apppropriations

for fiscal year ending June 30, 1879...
transmits a statement in reference to
the interest of the government in
the Dismal Swamp Canal..
transmits papers relative to the investi-
gation of the customs service
transmits report of the sums allowed as
compensation to officers of customs
and informers for fiscal year ending
June 30, 1877..

transmits estimates of appropriations
for payment of claims due prior to
July 1, 1875....

transmits list of claims allowed under
the act of July 4, 1864...

Subject.

Treasury, Secretary of, transmits answer to resolution of the
House, with statement of the sums
paid for interest, in coin and currency,
upon bonds held by national banks..
transmits an account of the receipts
and expenditures for the year ending
June 30, 1873

transmits a copy of a letter from the
Commissioner of Customs, relative to
the compensation of inspectors of
customs
transmits an account of the receipts
and expenditures for the year ending
June 30, 1874..

....

transmits estimates of deficiencies in
appropriations for the year 1878 and
prior years....

transmits estimates of amounts to be
reappropriated for the year 1875, and
for prior years

transmits a communication from the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
showing a decrease of receipts for
the current fiscal year..

transmits report of the Life-Saving
Service, relative to the loss of the
Steamer Metropolis.....

transmits answer to a resolution of
the House in reference to the sale of
United States bonds for outstanding
legal-tender notes..
transmits a statement of emoluments
and fees of customs officers ...
communicates, in response to the reso-
lution of the House relative to the
adoption of the metrical system, and
transmits certain reports in reference
thereto

communicates, in response to a resolu-
tion of the House, relative to duties
on foreign imports

transmits draught of a bill to prevent
frauds in customs revenues..
transmits annual report of the Chief of
Bureau of Statistics.

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Union Pacific Railroad, message from the President, transmit-

ting, in answer to a resolution of the
House, a report of the Attorney-Gen-
eral upon the operation of the......
report of the government directors of
the, for the year ending June 30,
1877, (vol. 1).......

United States troops, communication from the Secretary of
War, showing the distribution of

V.

Venezuelan Mixed Claims Commission, message from the Pres-
ident, in answer to a resolution of the House, transmitting
the recent correspondence between the Governments of Ven-
ezuela and the United States in relation to the...
Veto of the silver bill, message of the President, with his rea-
sons for withholding his approval of the silver bill (H. R.
1093)....

Subject.

Veto of the bill for special term of United States court in Mis-
sissippi. Message from the President, assigning his reasons
for withholding his approval of said bill (H. R. 3072)
Virginius, steamer, message from the President,t ransmitting,
in compliance with a resolution of the House, a report from
the Secretary of State in reference to the seizure of....

W.

War Department, surveys by the, letter from the Secretary of
War, in response to a resolution of the
House, relating to surveys conducted by,
for the last ten years

list of clerks in the, letter from the Secre-
tary of War, transmitting.

War Department building, report of the engineers in charge of.
War, Secretary of, annual report of (vol. 1)..
Papers accompanying the above:

Report of the General of the Army..

Report of the Judge-Advocate-General.

Report of the Quartermaster-General.

Report of the Commissary-General of Subsistence.
Report of the Surgeon-General....

Report of the Paymaster-General..

Report of the Board of Visitors to the United States Mili-
tary Academy.

Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Soldiers'

Home

Report on the State, War, and Navy Department buildings.
Reports upon the improvement of the South Pass of the
Mississippi River....

Report concerning Leavenworth military prison..
Report of the freedmen's branch of the Adjutant-General's
Office...

Report of the Chief of Engineers (volume 2, parts 1

and 2)..

Report of the Chief of Ordnance (volume 3).
Report of the Chief Signal Officer (volume 4).

War, Secretary of, transmits reports of chiefs of bureaus upon

the adoption of the metrical system, in re-
sponse to a resolution of the House.
transmits report of the Adjutant-General in
the case of George A. Armes.......
communicates relative to the donation of
land as a site for a military post in
Texas
communicates, recommending an appropri-
ation to repair the Speiden building.
transmits list of clerks in the War Depart-
ment
communicates, recommending an amend-
ment of the statutes in relation to commu-
tation of quarters, fuel, and forage..
transmits estimates of appropriations for
certain deficiencies in the appropriations
for the Army...

communicates relative to a decision of the
Supreme Court upon the matter of pay-
ments to land grant railroads....
communicates relative to certain military
roads in Arizona

transmits report of Chief of Engineers upon
the necessity for the improvement of
the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas
Rivers.....