Part 261

BETTON, SILAS, Representative from New Hampshire, 50, 285, 377, 493.

BIBB, WILLIAM W., Representative from Georgia, 503, 613, on home manufactures, 709.

BIDWELL, BARNABAS, Representative from Massachusetts, 377, 493; offers a resolution to present a sword to Gen. Eaton, 380, 381; on the presentation of a sword to Gen. Eaton, 382; on discharging committee from consideration of invasion of neutral rights, 394; on a plurality of offices in the same person, 471; on the importation of slaves, 494, 495, 497; on the suspension of the Habeas Corpus, 510; on securing the privilege of the Habeas Corpus, 525, 535.

Bills, in Senate, to authorize President to take possession of territory ceded by France, 6; second reading of do., 7; ordered to third reading, 8; passed, 8.

Bills, Money.--See Index, vol. 1.

BISHOP, PHANUEL, Representative from Massachusetts, 50, 287, 377, 497. See Index, vol. 2.

BLACKLEDGE, WILLIAM, Representative from North Carolina, 50, 285, 613.

BLAKE, JOHN, jr., Representative from New York, 377, 493, 612.

BLOUNT, THOMAS, Representative from North Carolina, 378, 613; on post roads, 542; reports relative to the attack on the Chesapeake, 616; further report relative to British aggressions, 621; on building gunboats, 626, 628. See Index, vols. 1 and 2.

BONAPARTE’s proclamation to the inhabitants of St. Domingo, 362.

BONDE, THOMAS, Representative from Pennsylvania. See Index, vol. 2.

Boston, Mass., memorial of inhabitants relative to aggressions on commerce, 399.

BOYD, ADAM, Representative from New Jersey, 50, 285, 676; on the retrocession of the District of Columbia, 308; on the Georgia claims, 324.

BOYD, JAMES P., his testimony for the defence on the trial of Judge Chase, 228.

BOYLE, JOHN, Representative from Kentucky, 50, 285, 380, 493; on the resolution relative to public roads, 84; on the government of Louisiana, 148; reports relative to canal at the Rapids of the Ohio, 465.

BRADLEY, STEPHEN E., Senator from Vermont, 3, 163, 345, 485, 547; offers amendments to the resolution relative to amendments of the constitution, 7; moves to strike out part of the proposed amendment to the constitution, 23; further remarks, 24. See Index, vols. 1 and 2.

Breach of Privilege.--See Index, vol. 2.

BRECKENRIDGE, JOHN, Senator from Kentucky, 3, 165; gives notice for leave to bring in a bill to authorize President to take possession of territories ceded by France, 6; asks leave, 6; reports on amendments of the House to Senate’s bill authorizing the President to take possession of Louisiana, 8; on the merits of the Louisiana treaty, 16. See Index, vol. 2.

Bribery.--See Index, vol. 1.

BRICE, NICHOLAS, his testimony for the defence on the trial of Judge Chase, 228.

Bridge over the Potomac, bill postponed, 374. See Potomac Bridge.

British Aggressions on our Commerce, message from the President relative to, in Senate, 353; report of the committee on the message considered, 355; first resolution passed, 355.

Second resolution relative to a demand for the restoration of property, &c., and to make arrangements relative to the impressment of seamen considered, 355; impropriety of agreeing to the resolution arising from all the circumstances of the case, 356; this resolution predicated on the principle of the first, which passed unanimously, 356; language of the resolution not too strong, 356; the principle of the resolution considered, 357; the resolution shelters the Executive from the responsibility which ought to attach to its measures, 357; it demonstrates the union of the different branches of the Government on the subject, 357; the resolution will bear the character of advice to the President, 357; we should reflect upon this step, 357; object of the resolution, 358; motion to recommit to a special committee, 358; objections to the resolution in its present shape, 358; motion to recommit lost, 358; it becomes the Senate to take stronger ground and adopt vigorous measures before requesting the President to negotiate, 359; negotiation not exhausted, 359; two objections made to the resolution, a censure upon the President, and a sacrifice of the honor and interests of the United States, 359; these considered, 359; resolution carried, 359.

Third resolution considered, 369; the first resolution is a declaration of our neutral rights, the second requests the President to send a special Minister to England, &c., the third proposes to prohibit the importation of certain British goods, unless redress is obtained, 369; it is designed to aid negotiation, 369; Great Britain prohibits the importation of our goods, and how can she regard this as a war measure? 369. In the House.--Resolution to call on the President for a copy of his Proclamation interdicting our ports and harbors to British armed vessels, 617; no necessity for the measure, 617; it has been published in all the newspapers, 617; the former practice, 617; this opposition to the motion unaccountable, 618; not contained in the report of the committee because it was believed to be sufficiently official in the newspapers, 618; resolution adopted, 619; copy of Proclamation, 619; report of committee on the report, 621.

British Treaty, deficiency in the appropriation to carry out the seventh article, 287. See Index, vol. 1.

BROOM, JAMES M., Representative from Delaware, 383, 493; on laying a tax on imported slaves, 390; on securing the privilege of the Habeas Corpus, 520, 526.

BROWN, JOHN, Senator from Kentucky, 3, 165; elected President pro tem. of Senate, 3; on rules of the Senate relative to separate readings of resolutions, 7; submits to Senate a question of order, 21; elected President pro tem. of Senate, 41. See Index, vols. 1 and 2.

BROWN, OBADIAH B., elected chaplain of the House, 614.