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Land office, bill to establish, read second time in the Senate, 405.

Lands, Western, see Index, vols. 1, 3, Public lands.

LANGDON, JOHN, number of votes for, as Vice President, 27.

LAW, LYMAN, Representative from Connecticut, 424, 577; in favor of a naval establishment, 492; on an additional military force, 627.

LEFEVRE, JOSEPH, Representative from Pennsylvania, 424.

LEIB, MICHAEL, Senator from Pennsylvania, 21, 26, 116, 166, 250, 400, 566; makes a report relative to foreign vessels, 122; offers resolutions relative to demands on Great Britain, 179. See Index, vols. 2, 3.

LEWIS, JOSEPH, jr., Representative from Virginia, 36, 125, 187, 314, 424, 577; presents the petition of the Directors of Washington Bridge Company, 74; presents a bill to establish a turnpike company in the District of Columbia, 84. See Index, vol. 3.

Library of Congress.--See Index, vol. 2.

Licenses, Foreign, bill relative to passed, 718.

Lighthouse Duties.--See Index, vol. 3.

Limitation, Statutes of, in the House, resolution requiring the Committee on Claims to inquire into the expediency of repealing or suspending the statutes of limitation, so far as they operate in bar of the payment of certain claims referred, 468; report of committee, 468; report considered, 475; all this class of claims, being liquidated claims, can be allowed, so the Treasury Department states, without danger of fraud or imposition, 475; the amount is $300,000, of which one-fifth may not be applied for, 475; what is the statute of limitations? 475; in such statutes there are always exceptions, 475; what would be the course of an individual? 475; report not to open the act disagreed to, 475; resolution recommending provision for their payment agreed to, 475 resolution from the committee considered and referred, 526. See Index, vol. 2.

LITTLE, PETER, Representative from Maryland, 424, 577; on pay of the army, 584; on privateer pensions, 704; on war taxes, 715.

LIVERMORE, EDWARD ST. LOE, Representative from Massachusetts, 36, 124, 191, 351; on non-intercourse with Great Britain and France, 127; opposes the postponement of the resolution relative to the apportionment of representation, 224. See Index, vol. 3.

LIVERPOOL, Lord, his despatch to Sir George Prevost, 515.

LIVINGSTON, EDWARD, memorial relative to the Batture at Orleans, 118. See Index, vols. 1, 2.

LIVINGSTON, ROBERT LE ROY, Representative from New York, 124, 187, 315, 424.

LLOYD JAMES, jr., Senator from Massachusetts, 3, 33, 117, 166, 252, 403; on the repeal of the embargo act, 8; on non-intercourse with Great Britain, 28; on the postponement of the bill for additional duties, 31; on incorporating a bank of the United States, 270; on an increase of the navy, 405.

Loan Bill.--In the House, the bill to authorize a loan not exceeding the principal of the public debt, considered, 227; no objection to the principle of the bill, 227; doubtful as to the amount required, 227; borrowing money, should not be called paying the public debt, 227; all authority to borrow money should be express and specific as to the sum, 227; money wanted to defray the debts heretofore contracted, 227; specific in fact, 227; amendments proposed, 227; bill ordered to be engrossed, 227; further debate, 229; bill passed, 229.

Louisiana Lead Company, bill to incorporate rejected, 530.

Louisiana Purchase.--See Index, vols. 2, 3.

Louisiana Territory, petition of inhabitants, 474. See Territories.

Louisiana, State of.--In the House, the bill for the admission of Louisiana, &c., considered in Committee, 523; amendment relative to the boundary offered, 523; better that this addition of territory should be the subject of a separate law, 523; there is no difficulty in either way, 523; the bill for admission should state the boundary, 523; motion passed, 523; question relative to the inhabitants of Florida Territory, attached to this bill, 523; passage of the bill for the admission of Louisiana, 526.

Louisiana, vote for President in 1812, 573, 711.

LOVE, JOHN, Representative from Virginia, 36, 125, 187, 316; makes a report on petition of citizens engaged in Miranda's expedition, 46; favors the resolution for immediate measures to liberate American prisoners in Carthagena, 95. See Index, vol. 3.

LOWNDES, WILLIAM, Representative from South Carolina, 425, 577; in favor of a naval establishment, 489. See Index, vols. 2, 3.

LYLE, AARON, Representative from Pennsylvania, 124, 187, 315, 424, 577.

LYON, MATTHEW, Representative from Kentucky, 48, 125, 212; supports the resolution for immediate measures to liberate American prisoners in Carthagena, 95; relative to prosecutions for libel, 134; charge in the indictment against him for libel, 135; facts in his case, 135; on the torpedo experiment, 219, 221.

Claim of.--In the House, a memorial of Matthew Lyon for refunding his fine, under the Sedition Act, 426; moved to refer to the Committee on Claims, 426; if the petitioner has any claim, it is because the law is unconstitutional, of which this committee are not the proper judge, 426; moved to refer to a select committee, 426; the whole subject of these prosecutions was referred to a committee at a former session, which had been prevented from acting; if there is justice in any of this class of claims, it should be known, 427; idle to attempt to do by statute, what the constitution has endeavored in vain to enforce, 427; amendment proposed to the reference, 427; proper measures had not been taken to prevent a recurrence of measures of this kind, 427; amendment carried, 427. See Index, vols. 2, 3.