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113,568 recorded House and Senate votes since 1789, newest first (page 401 of 455)

To table H.R. 541. (p. 392)Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend the bill H.R. 541, to make appropriations for improvements of certain rivers and harbors, the amendment…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To pass, over veto, the bill S. 66 (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. L. 795), relating to revenue cutters and steamers together…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend H.R. 501 to eliminate an appropriation for an armory at fort massac. (p. 391)Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend H.R. 501 to grant appropriations for the improvement of the ohio river above the falls at louisville, plus an…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend the amendment to H.R. 501, to appropriate $225,000 for the continuation of the cumberland road in the states…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend the bill H.R. 501 (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. 745), making appropriations for the support of the army for fiscal…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend the bill H.R. 502 (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. 790), making appropriations for the naval service for fiscal 1846…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To move to print 5,000 extra copies of the report from the committee on the judiciary concerning the investigation…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To table the motion to print 5000 extra copies of the report of the committee on the judiciary concerning the…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To adopt the resolution directing payment out of the contingent fund of the usual extra allowances to the clerks and…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend the bill H.R. 491, (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. 766), the indian appropriation bill to outline the conditions and…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To amend the amendment to the bill H.R. 491, (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. 766), which is the indian appropriation bill for…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To postpone previous orders and take up for consideration, the bill, H.R. 439, organizing a territorial government in…Senate · Mar 3, 1845
To pass H.R. 497. (p. 383)Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To amend the bill H.R. 497, (app. 3/3/1845, c 76-5 stat. 789 c 48-5 stat. 742) admitting iowa and florida into the…Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of h.j.r.71. (p. 377)Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To table h.j.r.71. (p. 377)Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To table the resolution h.j.r.71, (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. L. 801) to direct the secretary of the treasury to retain…Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To reconsider the vote concurring in the two amendments to S.46 for the purpose of having the Senate vote again on…Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To agree to the amendment to S.46, as modified, to permit the franking privilege, in receiving as well as sending…Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To concur in amendments of the house to S. 46 which confirms the rate of 5 cents postage for distances within 300…Senate · Mar 1, 1845
To concur, upon reconsideration, in the amendment approved in the committee of the whole, to the bill H.R. 498, (app…Senate · Feb 28, 1845
To concur in the amendment to the bill H.R. 498 (app. 3/3/1845), making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic…Senate · Feb 28, 1845
To postpone the order of the day, made during debate on the bill H.R. 497, (app. 3/3/1845, c-76-5 stat. 789) (c-48-5…Senate · Feb 28, 1845
To pass the bill S. 84, for the relief of the state of michigan and certain railroad companies, extending the time…Senate · Feb 28, 1845
To pass the bill S. 87, enabling the chickasaw nation of indians to try the validity of their claims in the courts of…Senate · Feb 28, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of h.j.r.46. (p. 362)Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend h.j.r. 46, by authorizing the President to negotiate with mexico and texas for adjusting boundaries and to…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend h.j.r.46 in the form of a substitute, which requests the President to negotiate with texas for transfer to…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend the amendment to h.j.r.46 to stipulate that a certain area of the territory of texas shall or shall not have…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend h.j.r.46 to prevent the public debt of texas from becoming charged upon the United States government, also to…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To concur in the amendment to h.j.r.46, as in the committee of the whole, amendment proposing that the President may…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend an amendment to h.j.r.46 to eliminate the house granting the authority to the President to direct the two…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend in the committee of the whole, h.j.r.46, amendment being that if the President of the U.S., shall deem it…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To amend h.j.r.46, by eliminating the resolution which requested the President to order negotiations to be entered…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To consider the second division of the amendment to h.j.r.46 to provide against the public debt of texas becoming a…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To consider the first division of the amendment of h.j.r. 46 to admit the state of texas and any other territory…Senate · Feb 27, 1845
To adjourn because of the lateness of the hour, during debate on the resolution h.j.r. 46. (p. 352)Senate · Feb 26, 1845
To adjourn, during debate on the resolution h.j.r. 46. (p. 352)Senate · Feb 26, 1845
To proceed to consideration of h.j.r. 46. (p. 334)Senate · Feb 24, 1845
To pass the bill H.R. 493 (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. L. 742), to make appropriations for the support of the military…Senate · Feb 24, 1845
To adjourn, in order to terminate for the time being, the debate on the resolution H.J. RES. 46, (app. 3/1/1845, c8-5…Senate · Feb 24, 1845
To adopt a resolution that the special order of the day be hereafter called by the chair at twelve o'clock. (p. 315)Senate · Feb 20, 1845
To reconsider the resolution fixing the hour of meeting of the Senate at 10 o'clock. (p. 314)Senate · Feb 20, 1845
To adopt the resolution as amended, fixing the hour for the meeting of the Senate at ten o'clock instead of eleven…Senate · Feb 19, 1845
To amend the resolution which fixed the hour for the meeting of the Senate at eleven o'clock, the amendment to change…Senate · Feb 19, 1845
To postpone until wednesday next the consideration of the resolution providing that the daily hour of the meeting of…Senate · Feb 15, 1845
To refer to the committee on judiciary the bill H.R. 497, (app. 3/3/1845, 76 stat. L. 789) and (48-5 stat. L. 742) to…Senate · Feb 14, 1845
To pass S. 119 as amended, a bill providing for the purchase of United States surpreme court decisions for…Senate · Feb 13, 1845
To postpone indefinitely, further consideration of the bill S. 63, confirming title to a tract of land in the…Senate · Feb 11, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 77, authorizing the appointment of assistant surgeons and…Senate · Feb 11, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 119, to provide for the purchase and distribution of the reports…Senate · Feb 11, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill H.R. 440, (app. 2/20/1845, 5 stat. L. 722), for the purchase of…Senate · Feb 11, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 75, providing for a free bridge across the eastern branch of the…Senate · Feb 10, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill (S. 47, to provide for ascertaining of claims of american citizens…Senate · Feb 10, 1845
To pass S. 46 with the amendment providing for the elimination of the 16th section and extending the franking…Senate · Feb 8, 1845
To amend S. 46 by inserting the clause, "that the rate of postage on letters conveyed by mail any distance not…Senate · Feb 7, 1845
To amend S. 46, by providing that when the compensation of the deputy postmasters falls short of that which they…Senate · Feb 7, 1845
To adopt the amendment to S. 46 to allow members of Congress to mail their own letters free during the whole year.Senate · Feb 7, 1845
To reconsider the vote by which an amendment to S. 46, to limit the rates allowed to railroads transporting mail, was…Senate · Feb 6, 1845
To amend S. 46 to establish a uniform rate of 5 cents postage for all distances. (p. 253)Senate · Feb 6, 1845
To concur in the amendment to S. 46 to give the postmaster general authority only over publications sent through the…Senate · Feb 6, 1845
To concur in the amendment to S. 46, said amendment to strike out section 9 of the bill. Section 9 provides for the…Senate · Feb 6, 1845
To amend S. 46 to permit the members of Congress the privilege of franking their written letters not exceeding two…Senate · Feb 6, 1845
To amend the amendment to S. 46 to deny members of Congress the privilege of franking personal letters. (p. 252)Senate · Feb 6, 1845
To refer to the committee on foreign relations, the bill S. 118, to provide for the annexation of texas to the United…Senate · Feb 5, 1845
To amend S. 46 to allow publishers of newspapers and periodicals the right of transmitting them to their subscribers…Senate · Feb 3, 1845
To amend S. 46 to eliminate the franking privilege extended to delegates of Congress, clerks of the house and…Senate · Feb 3, 1845
To amend S. 46 to provide exemption for members of Congress, delegates from territories, the presiding officers of the…Senate · Feb 3, 1845
To amend S. 46 to provide each member of Congress and the delegates from the territories with five free covers each…Senate · Jan 30, 1845
To amend S. 46 to eliminate the first section of the bill and to provide that 1) postage rates are determined…Senate · Jan 29, 1845
To amend S. 46, to increase from 100 to 250 miles the distance to which the five cent postage extends.Senate · Jan 29, 1845
To amend the amendment to the bill S. 46, (app. 3/3/1845, 5 stat. L. 748), reducing the rates of postage, limiting the…Senate · Jan 29, 1845
To pass the bill S. 52, authorizing the secretary of the treasury to make just compensation to joshua shaw not to…Senate · Jan 22, 1845
To recommit to the committee on military affairs, the bill S. 52, directing the secretary of war to investigate the…Senate · Jan 22, 1845
To pass the bill S. 29, refunding an ascertained balance due the state of massachusetts. (p. 172)Senate · Jan 22, 1845
To pass the bill S. 2, making appropriations for the cumberland road in the states of ohio, indiana and illinois. (p…Senate · Jan 22, 1845
To order engrossment and 3rd reading of S. 29, a bill to refund an ascertained balance due the state of massachusetts…Senate · Jan 20, 1845
To consent to the nomination of alexander g. Abell, as United States consul, for the island of hawaii, one of the…Senate · Jan 16, 1845
To reconsider the Senate resolution of jan. 15, 1845, rejecting the nomination of alexander g. Abell, as United States…Senate · Jan 16, 1845
To adopt the resolution, two-thirds thereof concurring, that the Senate consent to the ratification of the treaty…Senate · Jan 16, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 37, to settle a claim against the government by asa andrews…Senate · Jan 15, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 21 n.p which increases the pay of certain officers of revenue…Senate · Jan 15, 1845
To table the nomination of virgil d. Parris, as United States marshall for the district of maine.Senate · Jan 15, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of the amended bill, S. 40, (app. 3/1/1845, 5 stat. L. 731), renewing certain…Senate · Jan 14, 1845
To amend the bill S. 27, concerning the settlement of the account of miles king, formerly navy agent at norfolk. Said…Senate · Jan 13, 1845
To adopt the preamble and resolution that, whereas, the time limited by the sixth article of the convention for mutual…Senate · Jan 13, 1845
To table the nomination of alfred i. Stone as collector of customs for the district and inspector of revenue for the…Senate · Jan 7, 1845
To pass the bill S. 3, (app. 3/1/1845, 5 stat. L. 731), granting lands to the state of indiana to complete the wabash…Senate · Jan 2, 1845
To refer to the committee on foreign relations, the bill S. 45, organizing the government of oregon. (p. 49)Senate · Dec 19, 1844
To refer to the committee on territories, the bill S. 45, organizing the government of oregon. (p. 48)Senate · Dec 19, 1844
To pass the bill S. 6, to pay the claim of their heirs of robert fulton.Senate · Dec 18, 1844
To adopt the resolution requesting the President to lay before the Senate, a copy of any instructions given the…Senate · Dec 4, 1844
To pass the bill H.R. 75, (app. 6/17/1844, 6 stat. L. 931) providing for the relief of major thomas harrison. The…Senate · Jun 17, 1844
To consent to the nomination of caleb cushing to be secretary of the treasury.Senate · Jun 17, 1844
To table the bill H.R. 252, to supplement an act laying off the towns of fort madison and burlington in the county of…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of jeremiah towle, to be naval officer for the district of new york, n.y.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To table the resolution that in the judgement of Senate, it is its constitutional right, acting in its executive…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To postpone consideration of the nomination of caleb cushing to be secretary of the treasury, to 10 p.m. This day.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To table the commercial convention between the United States and prussia and the other states of the germanic…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To adopt the resolution that the Senate consent to ratification of an additional article to the convention for the…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To amend, again, due to reconsideration of previous vote on same, the article relating to the convention for the…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
Relating to the clause "the crimes of robbery and burglary" from the article relating to the convention for the…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To amend the article relating to the convention for the surrender of criminals between the United States and his…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To eliminate the clause "the crimes of robbery and burglary" from the article relating to the convention for the…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To table the nomination of edward king as associate of the supreme court of the United States.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To table the nomination of reuben h. Walworth, as associate justice of the supreme court of the United States.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To sustain the ruling of the chair, appealed from by william haywood, miss., made during consideration of nomination…Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of abraham k. Mead to be appraiser of customs for the port of new york, n.y.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of jonathan kearsley, as receiver of public money at detroit, michigan from feb. 10, 1844.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of john robb to be a chaplain in the navy from oct. 7, 1843.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of john b. Christian, as judge for the eastern district of virginia.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of john b. Christian, as judge for the eastern district of virginia.Senate · Jun 15, 1844
To postpone indefinitely consideration of S. 88.Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To postpone consideration of S. 88 until the first monday in dec., in order to prevent further action during the…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To table S. 88.Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To reconsider the vote which refused to order engrossment and third reading of S. 88.Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To reconsider motion to reconsider vote on engrossment of to bill S. 88, for remission of duties on railroad iron…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To pass the bill H.R. 396, (app. 6/15/1844), making appropriations for certain objects of expenditures therein named…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To amend the bill H.R. 396, (app. 6/15/1844), making appropriations for certain objects of expenditure therein named…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To amend the bill H.R. 62, (app. 6/17/1844, 5 stat. L. 699) making appropriations for the support of the naval service…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To amend the bill H.R. 62, (app. 6/17/1844, 5 stat. L. 699) making appropriations for the support of the naval service…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To table the bill H.R. 80, proposing to fix the same day or days for the choice of presidential electors throughout…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To postpone previous orders to report the bill H.R. 80, proposing to fix the same day or days for the choice of…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To table the resolutions that the President be requested to inform the Senate whether the parliament of great britain…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of charles a. Ferris, as collector of customs for the district of new york, n.y.Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of robert wickliffe,JR. As charge'd'affairs to sardinia.Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of henry shepherd to be deputy postmaster at northampton, mass. (vice thomas shepherd…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of daniel t. Pike to be deputy postmaster at augusta, me. (vice daniel c. Weston…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of david hayden to be collector of customs for the district of mississippi, (louisiana)…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of henry comajer to be collector of customs for the district of maumee and inspector of…Senate · Jun 14, 1844
To agree to amendment to H.R. 32, authorizing the treasurer to pay thomas allen for printing the compendium of the…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To agree to the amendment to amendment to H.R. 32, providing for payment to MSSRS. Blair and rives for their part in…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To reconsider the vote made during debate on H.R. 32, in order to consider further the amendment to amendment which…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To amend the amendment to H.R. 32, by authorizing the U.S. Treasurer to pay MSSRS. Blair and rives for their part in…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To amend H.R. 32, by appropriating $4,000 to defray the expenses incurred by the national institute in taking care of…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To adopt the amendment to H.R. 32, to authorize the payment of $48,297 for printing the 4th and 5th volumes of…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To amend H.R. 32 by dispensing with appropriations for maintaining a charges des affairs in sardinia. (p. 674)Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To agree to an amendment to the bill H.R. 32, (app. 6/17/1844, 5 stat. L. 681), making appropriations for the civil…Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To table the bill S. 191, regarding the annexation of texas. (p. 673)Senate · Jun 13, 1844
To amend the bill S. 99, providing for the relief of mary reeside, executrix of the late james reeside, deceased, by…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To amend s.r. 24, (app. 6/15/1844, 5 stat. 719), relating to the relief of certain claimants under the cherokee treaty…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 169, supplementing an act authorizing the secretary of state to…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To adopt the resolution consenting to ratification of the postal convention between the U.S. And the republic of new…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To consent to the nomination of john robb to be a chaplain in the navy from oct. 7, 1843 (at which time he was…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To adopt the resolution consenting to ratification of the convention for the mutual abolition of the droit d'aubaine…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To adopt the resolution consenting to ratification of the convention for mutual abolition of the droit d'aubaine and…Senate · Jun 12, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 88, remitting duties on railroad iron imported prior to july 14…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To table the bill S. 88, providing for the remission of duties on railroad iron imported prior to july 14, 1842. (p…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To table the resolution s.r. 22, ratifying the compact of annexation between the United States and texas as the…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To amend the bill H.R. 31, (app. 6/17/1844, 5 stat. L. 696), making appropriations for the support of the army for…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To consent to the nomination of francis i. Grund to be consul at bremen, germany (in place of marcus derkheim…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To consent to the nomination of gregory dillon to be customs appraiser for the port of new york, n.y. (vice meigs d…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To consent to the nomination of john anderson to be the collector of customs for the district of portland and…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To consent to the nomination of george w. Mullet to be surveyor and inspector of revenue for the district of salem and…Senate · Jun 11, 1844
To adopt the resolution consenting to ratification of the annexation of texas, at washington, apr. 12, 1844…Senate · Jun 8, 1844
To receive the memorial of the society of friends, remonstrating against the annexation of texas and the extension of…Senate · Jun 6, 1844
To table the motion to receive the memorial from the society of friends resisting the annexation of texas because it…Senate · Jun 6, 1844
To pass S. 16, settling the title to pea patch island in the delaware river.Senate · Jun 5, 1844
To consent to the nomination of weston f. Birch as United States marshall, for the district of missouri in place of…Senate · Jun 5, 1844
To consent to the nomination of thomas brownell, now a master, to be a lieutenant in the navy from dec. 26, 1843 (to…Senate · Jun 5, 1844
To consent to the nomination of mordecai myers, to be collector of customs for the district of savannah, ga. (vice…Senate · Jun 5, 1844
To table motion to postpone previous business, thereby preventing consideration of the bill H.R. 241, for the…Senate · Jun 4, 1844
To table the report on printing of a memorial received from the society of friends, resisting the annexation of texas…Senate · Jun 3, 1844
To pass the bill H.R. 203, making appropriations for certain rivers and harbors, and commonly called the eastern or…Senate · Jun 1, 1844
To amend the bill H.R. 203, making appropriations for certain rivers and harbors and commonly called the eastern or…Senate · Jun 1, 1844
To pass the bill H.R. 126, (app. 6/11/1844, 5 stat. L. 661), making appropriations for certain rivers and harbors…Senate · Jun 1, 1844
To adopt the resolution that the presidential message (in answer to Senate resolution of may 22) together with…Senate · Jun 1, 1844
To amend the resolution providing that the message received this day from the President in answer to the Senate…Senate · Jun 1, 1844
To adopt the resolution that the bill reviving the act of mar. 2, 1833, usually called the compromise act, is a bill…Senate · May 31, 1844
To amend the resolution that the bill reviving the act of mar. 2, 1833, usually called the compromise act, is a bill…Senate · May 31, 1844
To adopt the resolution s.r. 14, concerning the copper rock of lake superior, proposing to give the United States…Senate · May 31, 1844
To consent to the nomination of arthur upshur of virginia, to be secretary of state (in place of daniel webster…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of joshua vansant, to be naval officer for the district of baltimore, MD., replacing…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of frances w. Brinley, to be collector of customs for the district and inspector of…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of jacob k. Mead, to be deputy postmaster at newark, n.j. (appointed during recess of the…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of edward palpay to be surveyor for the district of salem and beverly, and inspector of…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of joseph c. Burke, to be surveyor and inspector of revenue for the port of hartford…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of david white to be surveyor and inspector of revenue for the port of gloucester, mass…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of charles f. Lester to be collector of customs for the district of new london, conn…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of edwin wilbur, to be the collector of customs for the district of newport, r.i. (vice…Senate · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of rodney french, to be collector of customs for the district and inspector of revenue…Senate · May 30, 1844
To pass S. 103. (p. 630)Senate · May 29, 1844
To recommit with instructions S. 103 in order to consider limiting all contracts and expenditures to the sums…Senate · May 29, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 103, authorizing the opening of a canal around ST. Mary's falls…Senate · May 28, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 143, releiving the heirs of robert fulton by appropriating…Senate · May 28, 1844
To amend the bill S. 143, relieving the heirs of robert fulton and appropriating $76,300 as a balance due his…Senate · May 28, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 109, as amended, granting pensions to the widows of officers…Senate · May 28, 1844
To amend the bill S. 109, n.p. Granting pensions to widows and orphans of naval officers, seamen and marines, by a…Senate · May 28, 1844
To postpone further consideration of the resolution providing for the adjournment of Congress until friday next. (p…Senate · May 25, 1844
To request the house to return to the Senate for further consideration, the bill H.R. 256, regulating the pay of the…Senate · May 24, 1844
To adopt the resolution as amended, that 1,000 copies of the map of texas, lately sent by the executive, to the…Senate · May 24, 1844
To consent to the nomination of george c. Washington and john t. Mason to be cherokee commissioners replacing…Senate · May 23, 1844
To postpone indefinitely, consideration of the bill H.R. 256, to regulate the pay of the army. (p. 615)Senate · May 22, 1844
To amend resolution to texas treaty, by removing the injunction of secrecy on the texas treaty, and all other speeches…Senate · May 20, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 26, n.p. Which authorizes persons to whom reservations of land…Senate · May 18, 1844
To adjourn, mation made during consideration of a resolution providing that the injunction of secrecy be removed on…Senate · May 18, 1844
To table the resolution to adjourn Congress, sine die. (p. 607)Senate · May 17, 1844
To refer the report from the secretary of state, with sundry papers, in answer to resolution of the Senate of may 13…Senate · May 17, 1844
To agree to have printed in confidence President john tyler's message recommending immediate annexation of texas, with…Senate · May 17, 1844
To pass the bill S. 66, n.p. Relating to claim of henry gardner and others, directors of new england land company…Senate · May 16, 1844
To consider the resolution relating to annexation of texas, that further proceedings on the texas treaty be had with…Senate · May 16, 1844
To amend the resolution relative to texas treaty, by including in the printing of 20,000 copies of documents and…Senate · May 16, 1844
To amend the resolution to texas treaty, by including in the printing of 20,000 copies of documents and treaty, a…Senate · May 16, 1844
To reconsider the vote agreeing to resolution removing injunction of secrecy on all documents and messages for…Senate · May 16, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 66, relating to claim of henry gardner and others, directors of…Senate · May 15, 1844
To agree to the resolution as amended, removing the injunction of secrecy on all messages and documents for…Senate · May 15, 1844
To amend the resolution, by removing the injunction of secrecy on all messages and documents for publication relative…Senate · May 15, 1844
To amend an amendment by providing that a reasonable time should be given to hear from the people, after this…Senate · May 15, 1844
To amend amendment to resolution relating to the annexation of texas, by removing the injunction of secrecy except all…Senate · May 15, 1844
To adjourn, in order to prevent further action on the resolution relating to the annexation of texas.Senate · May 15, 1844
To amend amendment to resolution relating to the annexation of texas, by eliminating the words "that the will of the…Senate · May 15, 1844
To pass the bill S. 94 (app. 6/12/1844, 5 stat. L. 662), amending an act entitled, an act to reorganize the general…Senate · May 14, 1844
To amend the resolution making the treaty of annexation of texas the special order, in the executive session for…Senate · May 14, 1844
To amend the resolution postponing the consideration of the texas treaty to 1st day of june next.Senate · May 14, 1844
To postpone, for one week, consideration of the treaty of annexation of texas.Senate · May 14, 1844
To pass S. 86, (app. 6/17/1844, 5 stat. L. 677). (p. 593)Senate · May 13, 1844
To amend the bill H.R. 36, (app. 6/15/1844, 5 stat. L. 677) granting relief to the widows and orphans of officers…Senate · May 13, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of S. 86 (journal description) to concur in the amended amendment to S. 86…Senate · May 13, 1844
To amend the resolution to remove the injunction of secrecy from the treaty with texas and the messages and documents…Senate · May 13, 1844
To proceed with executive business. (p. 589)Senate · May 10, 1844
To pass the bill S. 73, n.p., for payment for services to the militia of vermont at the battle of plattsburg. (p. 589)Senate · May 10, 1844
To pass the resolution amending the rules so that any officer or member of the Senate convicted of disclosing for…Senate · May 10, 1844
To adopt the resolution that, in consideration of the acknowledgement and apology tendered by benjamin tappan for his…Senate · May 10, 1844
To pass the resolution as amended, reprimanding benjamin tappan for violating rule 36, furnishing for publication…Senate · May 10, 1844
To agree to the amended amendment, reprimanding benjamin tappan for violating Senate rule 36, for furnishing for…Senate · May 10, 1844
To amend the resolution reprimanding benjamin tappan for violating Senate rule 36, so as to also reprimand him for…Senate · May 10, 1844
To amend S. 86, by providing that in case of bank failure, the directors or the stockholders, copartnership or body…Senate · May 8, 1844
To amend amendment to the bill S. 86, (app. 6/17/1844, 5 stat. L. 677), extending the charters of the banks in the…Senate · May 8, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 90, granting a right of way through the state of illinois to the…Senate · May 7, 1844
To pass S. 101. (p. 580)Senate · May 7, 1844
To pass the bill S. 35, making appropriations for the continuation of the cumberland road through the states of ohio…Senate · May 7, 1844
To amend S. 101 by excluding from such proposed compensation, all cases in which a vessel is suffered by its crew to…Senate · May 6, 1844
To amend the bill S. 101, supplemental to the act to regulate the pay of the navy, by eliminating the 2nd section…Senate · May 6, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 35, making appropriations for the continuation of the cumberland…Senate · May 6, 1844
That when the Senate adjourns today, it will meet again on friday next.Senate · May 1, 1844
To pass S. 51. (p. 562)Senate · Apr 29, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of S. 51. (p. 556)Senate · Apr 24, 1844
To amend S. 51, by providing that all members of Congress be placed on an equal basis on the matter of free stamps, by…Senate · Apr 24, 1844
To amend S. 51, by seeking to give congressmen authority to frank and receive postage free letters in manuscript…Senate · Apr 24, 1844
To resume consideration of the resolutions in relation to the bill S. 19, to revive the act of mar. 2, 1833, usually…Senate · Apr 19, 1844
To consider S. 51.Senate · Apr 19, 1844
To amend S. 51, by making the five cent postage zone cover from 30 to 100 miles instead of 30 to 180 miles, and the…Senate · Apr 18, 1844
To amend S. 51, by seeking to establish rates based on distance transmitted, for mailing matter not exceeding one-half…Senate · Apr 18, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 84, to purchase certain copies of the history of oregon…Senate · Apr 18, 1844
To amend S. 51, by a proposal to make five cents the uniform rate for postage for all distances. (p. 526)Senate · Apr 17, 1844
To amend S. 51, by a provision that in lieu of present privilege to members of Congress to send communications through…Senate · Apr 17, 1844
To amend S. 51, by a proposal to take away the personal franking privilege of members of Congress. (p. 521)Senate · Apr 16, 1844
To pass the bill S. 18, (app. 6/15/1844, 5 stat. 665), to establish a navy yard and depot at or adjacent to memphis…Senate · Apr 12, 1844