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THE

CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE,

CONTAINING

SKETCHES OF THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

BLAIR AND RIVES, EDITORS.

FIRST SESSION----VOLUME VIII.

CITY OF WASHINGTON:

PRINTED AT THE GLOBE OFFICE, FOR THE EDITORS.
1840,

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INDEX

TO THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOВЕ.

SENATE.

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Arkansas-

bill authorizing the inhabitants of fractional township
tensouth, of range one east, to enter one half sec-
tion of land for school purposes

503, 510

bill to revive the act entitled, An act to enable claim-
ants to land in Missouri and, to institute proceedings
to try validity of their claims, &c. 99, 104, 143, 212, 250
311, 319, 321, 325

Armstrong, armed brig General, bill making appropriation
to be distributed among the officers and crew of the
late

Army, bill to equalize the pay and allowances of the officers

250
of the line and staff of the
207, 212, 490
bill making appropriations for the, fer 1840. Sea
also Appropriations)
530, 535, 536, 542, 543
Arts, bill to regulate duties on the imported productions of
the fine
184, 363

B.

363
Bank, National
Bank notes in District of Columbia. (See District of Co-
lumbia.)
Bankruptcy, bill to establish a uniform system of, and peti-

tions, 184, 187, 193.201, 212, 218, 219, 226, 228, 229, 233
237, 238, 243, 250, 255, 259, 267, 274, 277, 278, 279, 281
2-9,291,292,294,296,196,301, 32, 306, 309, 310, 317
318, 320, 321, 335, 337, 311, 345, 351, 359, 363, 368, 375
378, 390, 392, 393, 398.401, 402, 403, 405, 407, 408, 414
419, 423, 426, 428, 430, 433, 441, 445. 446, 455, 457, 459

120

162

212

341, 471

375, 376

376

Mr. Norvell

274, 275, 297, 496

Mr. Davis

375

461, 473, 476, 477, 482, 464

Mr. Sevier.

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Remarks by Mr. Allen

445, 44

Mr. Smith of Indiana

485

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Mr. Anderson

Mr. Tallmadge

297

Mr. Norvell

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237

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445, 446

Mr. Wel ster

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345, 445

Mr. Williams

274

nel at the mouth of Mississippi river

393

Mr. Clayton

- 345

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for the Patent Office

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Agriculture, the Committee on

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Alabama, biil to relinquish to the State of, the 2 per cent.

Remarks by Mr. Benton

522

Mr. Henderson

4-6

fund, reserved by the act for her admission into the
Union, to be applied to making roads in, 12, 79, 92, 230

Mr. Buchanan

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445, 479, 482

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452

255

Mr. Clay of Alabama

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bill to establish an additional land district in, 12, 79, 255

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Mr. Lumpkin

for the relief of Capt. Snodgrass's company of

volunteers

to relinquish the reversionary interest of the
United States to a certain reservation of land in
the State of

to confirm the title to a certain tract of land in
county of Mobile, in

12

Mr. Cuthbert

Mr. Grundy

521,522

Mr. Nouvell

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Mr. Henderson

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415,484

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478
-479

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12, 86, 98, 299, 302, 533

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-481

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445, 473, 452

for the relief of the corporate authorities of the
city of Mobile, in

56,81, 92, 143
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Mr. Walker

521

Mr. Wall

345, 445, 478, 479, 42, 456

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444, 145, 478

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478

to perfect titles south of the Alabama river, &c. - 184
authorising the settlement and payment of certain
claims of

for improvement of harbor of Mobile

for the army,

523

Remarks by Mr. Buchanan

the relief of the

Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Railroad Company, bill for
Alexandria, (see District of Columbia.)

Mr. Davis

12 86, 514

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Allen, William, of Ohio, 1, 32, 34, 50, 78, 86, 92, 98, 105, 107

110, 120, 122, 124, 126, 127, 129, 172, 178, 184, 198, 2 7
209, 218, 225, 226, 228, 233, 262, 274, 297, 293, 301, 310
318, 319, 325, 338, 363, 377, 387, 393, 402, 405, 421, 433
439, 444, 445, 446, 463, 465, 467, 469, 470, 473, 476, 484
493, 503, 506, 507, 511, 516, 518, 519, 522, 525, 530, 534
535, 539 542, 543

his remarks on printing message of President of
United States

his remarks on bill to cede the public lands to the
States in which they lie

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Mr. Tallmadge

Mr. Walker

Mr. Wright

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444, 478,482

Banks, Deposite, joint resolution authorizing the Secretary

of the Treasury to extend further indulgence to the, 400

Beal. Robert, elected assistant doorkeeper
Benton, Thomas H. of Mise uri 1. 11. 17, 20, 33, 54, 56, 63, 76

72, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88 92 93, 96, 99, 103, 105, 108, 112
17, 120, 124, 127, 133, 149, 153, 155, 19 162, 164, 166
172, 176, 177, 183, 186, 195, 203, 229, 237, 204, 245, 250
255, 259, 270, 74, 279, 281, 281, 2012, 201, 295.302
306,307,310 311.3:8, 319 321, 3.7, 331, 352, 254, 363
370,376, 379,392, 355, 357, 38, 390, 43 419, 43. 161
464, 405, 46, 471, 487, 490 492 493, 426, 506, 507, 510
511,522, 530 535.5 6.509, 542

his remarks on bill to aut onze the purchase by the
Unired States, of the private stock of the Louisville
and Porrland canal

his remarks on resolutions in relation to foreign com-

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331

his remarks on printing the report from Secretary of
the Treasury relative to custom house officers, ton-
nage, &c.

- 530

Anderson, Alexander, of Tennessee, 224, 262, 294, 299, 318, 321

his remarks on bill to continue and alter the charter
of Washington, District of Columbia

534

his remarks on announcing death of Hon. Hugh

327, 339, 348, 455, 473, 485, 490, 527

his remarks on navy appropriation bill

464, 465, 506
522

L. White

339

Betts, Thaddeus, of Connecticut 1, 92, 116, 130, 133, 136, 201
212, 220, 226, 233, 245, 309

duties, drawbacks, &c.

343

general bankrupt-law

485

bill to quiet the titles of certain land claimants in Mis-
souri and

bill to authorize the State of to sell the lands hereto.
fore appropriated for the use of schools 120, 387, 390
bill for the protection of the emigrant and other In-
dians west of Missouri and

126.129, 130

bill to perfect titles to land south of river

162, 176,419,421
162.419, 421

bill in relation to donations of land to certain persons
in

262, 341

bill for the establishment of ports of entry in Missou-
ri and, &c.

402, 514

announcement of death of, by Mr. Smith of Con-
necticut
resolutions in relation to and funeral of

309

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309

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