Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-03

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SATURDAY, February s, 1866.
A communication was received from the Sscre-
tary Of the Interior furnishing some information In
reply TO resolution Of the House of the Esd ult.
Mr.. FAULKNER offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the War Department for any
information 1t might possess, in regard to report
ed recent hostile encounter between some United
States troops and the Sioux Indians.
The following private bills were then taken up
and passed
The bill Of the Senate for the relief Of Don b.
Juan Domercq Spanish subject.
A bill for the relief of Henry IL. Marsh.
The bill ofthe Senate for the relief E. j. Nc
Lane.
A joint resolution for the relief of John Dugan.
A bill for the relief of the legal Representatives
Of William A. Christian
A bill for the relief of Joseph Ridgway
A bill to refund TO the officers Of the customs
and Others, OF the district of Passamaquoddy, GER
tain moneys
bill for the relief Of Sarah Morris, only heir of
Robert Mitchell, deceased
A bill for the relief of William Brown
A bill for the relief of James McIntire.
A bill for the relief of Solomon La Follett.
A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Foreman
A bill fer the relief of Thomas c. Ramsey, An.
nanias 0. Richardson, and james Mclaughlin, of
Virginia
A bill to repeal an act entitled " An act for the
ana" approved August 8, 1854.
A bill for the further relief of Isaac Allen, of
Turner, in the State of Maine.
A bill for the relief Of Wyatt Griffith, of Wash
ington county, in the State Of Tennessee.
A joint resolution for the relief Of George w.
McCerren.
bill for the relief of Medford Caffey, of the
State of Tennessee.
A bill for the relief of Paul s. Ridgway
A q uaso 10 Mo(y cL
A joint resolution for the relief of James Hughes.
A bill for the relief Of Frederick Grifing
A bill of the Senate for the relief Of the heirs
at-law Of William Van Wart, deceased
A bill for the benefit of the heirs Of Philip R.
Rice, deceased
A bill of the Senate for the relief of Catharine
b. Arnold.
A bill for the relief Of the widow Of w. Irving,
deceased.
A bill for the relief Of the children and grand
children of Thomas Morris deceased.
A bill for the relief Of VIM. Haggerty.
A bill for the relief of Rebecca Winn, widow
and executrix Of the last viii and testament of Tim
othy Winn, deceased late purser in the navy of
the United States.
A bill for the relief of Thomas s. j. johnson.
A bill increasing the pension Of Anthony W.
Bayard, Of Beefont, in the State Of Pennsylvania.
The bill ofthe Senate to increase the pension Of
Patrick G. Miles.
A bill for the relief of William G.. Preston, late
. captain in the war Of the United States with
Mexico.
A bill for the relief of George Bush, of Thurston
county, Washington Territory.
A bill for the relief of James p. Roam.
bill confirming land claim to Elijah White,
of the Territory of Washington.
A bill for the relief of John r. Bowes, agent in
charge of the property Of the United States at
Michigan city, in the State Of Indiana and Isaac A.
Smith, of Buffalo.
The House was still engaged in the considera-
tion Of private bills when we closed our report