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- New Orleans and Jackson Railroad. Memorial of the Legislature of Mississippi, asking a grant of land for the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad. March 15, 1852. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed
- Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, in favor of Whitney's plan for the construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. February 24, 1848. Read, and ordered to be printed
- Railroad to Oregon. March 3, 1845. Read, and laid upon the table
- Memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, for permission to extend a lateral branch of their road to some point within the District of Columbia. December 14, 1830. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. December 15, 1830. -- Ordered to be printed
- National railroad. Resolutions of the State of California, in relation to a national railroad from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River. September 16, 1850. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed
- Extending time for completion of the Alaska Anthracite Railroad Co. February 6, 1926. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
- In Senate of the United States. June 26, 1848. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Borland made the following report, (To accompany Joint Resolution S. No. 29.) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the memorial of Asa Whitney, relative to the construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean, respectfully report ..
- Railroad in District of Columbia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 939.) February 16, 1837
- Resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, in favor of provision being made for the construction of a railroad to the Pacific Ocean. May 15, 1856. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed
- Petition of the President and directors of the Selma and Tennessee Railroad Company, and others, citizens of Alabama, that said company be allowed to enter a tract of land, at the minimum price, to aid in the construction of said road. January 18, 1839. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
- Alaska Railroad. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Alaska Railroad from January 1 to December 31, 1923. December 16 (calendar day, December 18), 1924. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions. December 20, 1924. -- Ordered to be printed with the accompanying illustration
- In the Senate of the United States. February 4, 1863. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Rice, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. No. 495.) The Committee on Military Affairs have had under consideration the memorial and joint resolutions of the Corporation of the City of Washington relative to a railroad from the waters of the Chesapeake to Washington and thence, by the way of the Point of Rocks, to Hagerstown ; also a connecting link of road between Cumberland and Connellsville -- this latter forming with the first-named roads and the intermediate road a line which shortens the distance between the capital and Pittsburg, as well as to all points west, one hundred and ten miles, as shown by accompanying map ..
- In Senate of the United States, May 6, 1828. The following letters were laid on the table by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and ordered to be printed
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. January 14, 1833. Referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. February 5, 1833. Ordered to be printed
- Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 24, 1855, calling for a report of the survey in Florida, under the act of August 30, 1852, or so much as relates to a line between Cedar Key and Amelia Island. March 3, 1855. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed, together with maps, papers, &c
- Letter from the President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, with proceedings of a meeting of that company, to the Hon. E.F. Chambers, Chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia. May 24, 1830. Read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
- Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of surveys made in pursuance of Acts of Congress, of 30th April, 1824, and 2d March, 1829. December 16, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table
- Memorial of the President and directors of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, praying that the United States may be authorized to subscribe for two thousand five hundred shares of the capital stock of said company. Feb. 9, 1829. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. Feb. 19. -- Bill reported (No. 92,) and ordered that this memorial be printed
- Railroad to Oregon. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Alabama, approving of Mr. Whitney's plan of connecting Lake Michigan with the Pacific Ocean by railroad. January 31, 1848. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed
- Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a Senate resolution of March 26, 1872, information in relation to the lands in Louisiana granted to said state in aid of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad. April 4, 1872. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed
- Report from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and estimate in reference to the survey of the Eastern Shore Railroad, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 28th ultimo. March 3, 1837. Read, and ordered to be printed
- Petition of the Mississippi City Company, praying a grant of land to aid in the construction of a railroad. January 10, 1839. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed
- Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, praying the cession of certain public lands, to aid in the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. March 27, 1860. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed
- Special disbursing agents of the Alaskan Engineering Commission. February 28, 1927. -- Ordered to be printed
- Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. Resolutions of the Legislature of Mississippi, asking an appropriation of land to aid in the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. April 13, 1852. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed
- Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 14.) December 14, 1837. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives
- Missouri and Mississippi Railroad Company. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 408.) January 12, 1838
- Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, in favor of the construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific, on the plan proposed by Mr. Whitney. March 3, 1848. Ordered to be printed
- Railroad Company -- Alabama, Florida, & Georgia. Petition of the Alabama, Georgia, and Florida Railroad Company, asking a donation of the public lands, &c. February 2, 1835. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
- Memorial and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in favor of the grant of public lands to aid in the construction of certain railroads, so as to enable them to obtain greater mail facilities. February 18, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed
- Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th of February, 1867, correspondence on the subject of grants to American citizens for railroad and telegraph lines across the territory of the Republic of Mexico. February 13, 1867. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed
- Pacific Railroad. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, in relation to the Pacific Railroad. February 6, 1861. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed
- Resolutions of the Legislature of Iowa, in favor of a grant of land to aid in the construction of the Dubuque and Keokuk Railroad. January 15, 1849. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed
- Railroad from McGregor to Missouri River. Memorial of the Legislature of Iowa, asking that lands be granted to the State of Iowa to aid in the construction of a railroad from McGregor west to the Missouri River. March 14, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed
- Preamble and resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama, in favor of the remission or postponement of the duties on railroad iron. February 28, 1856. -- Read and ordered to be printed. Motion to refer to the Committee on Finance postponed to Thursday next
- In the Senate of the United States. February 2, 1858. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims. The Court of Claims submitted the following report ... Illinois Central Railroad Company vs. the United States ..
- Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin, praying a grant of land to aid in the construction of the Mineral Point and Portage City railroad. May 10, 1858. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed
- Memorial of Duff Green, President of the Sabine and Rio Grande Railroad Company, in the State of Texas, praying such enlargement of the powers and privileges of said company as will enable them to extend their road to the Pacific, at or near Mazatlan. April 4, 1860. -- Ordered to lie on the table. Motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. April 5, 1860. -- Report in favor of printing the usual number submitted, considered, and agreed to
- Communication from the Hon. James S. Green and Willard P. Hall, representatives in Congress from the State of Missouri, in relation to Bill S. 248, granting the right of way and land for the St. Joseph and Hannibal Railroad. June 19, 1848. Submitted, and ordered to be printed
- Railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. Memorial of Asa Whitney, of New York City, relative to the construction of a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. January 28, 1845. Read, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
- Citizens of Missouri asking land in aid of the construction of a railroad. May 14, 1858
- New Orleans and Jackson Railroad. Memorial of the Legislature of Mississippi, for a donation of public lands to the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad. April 13, 1852. Referred to the Committee of Public Lands, and ordered to be printed
- Amending section 1 of the act to authorize the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Co. to extend its present track connection with the United States Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. May 19 (legislative day, May 15), 1942. -- Ordered to be printed
- Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of donations of land for the Mount Carmel and Alton, Mount Carmel and New Albany Railroads, and for the Springfield and Alton branch of the Northern Cross Railroad. January 30, 1849. Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed
- Letter of the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, communicating the resolutions of the legislature of that state against the reduction or abrogation of the duties on railroad iron. February 20, 1857. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed
- Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of July 24, 1866, information touching the probable cost of constructing a railroad on the route mentioned in the charter of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. January 3, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. January 7, 1867. -- Ordered to be printed
- Underground railway in the City of New York. February 21, 1903. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
- Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. February 21, 1927. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed
- Right of way through government lands at Lock No. 2, etc. February 14, 1903. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
- Preamble and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in favor of a repeal on the duty of railroad iron. February 18, 1857. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed