acts as to Florida,
24
,
25
;
acts of 1811 as to Florida,
30
;
limitation as to slavery,
50
;
abolition of slave trade,
51
;
division of Louisiana territory,
55
,
56
;
power over Territories,
63
;
power to erect Commonwealths,
64
;
attitude to slavery,
65
;
debate on powers of Congress,
67
et seq.;
annals of,
74
;
powers discussed by Taylor,
79
,
80
, and by Holmes,
80
,
81
, and by McLane,
81
,
82
;
Pinckney's argument on powers of,
84-87
;
conference committee on Missouri,
88
,
89
;
interpretation of Act of Congress,
89
;
significance of the Compromise,
90-95
;
powers considered by Lowndes,
96
;
Sergeant on power of creating Commonwealths,
96
,
97
;
course of Congress considered,
97
,
98
;
oath of members,
98
;
second conference committee on Missouri,
101-103
;
significance of the compromise,
104
;
doctrine of its control of commerce,
110
;
conference committee on tariff,
114
,
115
;
early practice as to internal improvements,
116
,
117
;
vote on internal improvements bill of 1822,
118
;
Monroe on the powers of,
120
,
121
;
power over expenditures,
121
;
act of April 30, 1824,
122
;
inaction upon "Monroe Doctrine,"
128
;
Calhoun a member of,
133
;
joint session for count of electoral votes,
141
,
142
;
as to power over roads,
155
;
Act of April 30, 1824,
155
,
156
;
memorials to,
158
;
attitude of South Carolina to,
159
et seq.;
passes Maysville Road bill,
167
;
appropriations for internal improvements,
169
;
as to powers of,
170
;
attitude to tariff,
178
;
Calhoun's attitude to,
179
;
control of courts by,
180
;
President's message before,
184
;
conference committee on tariff,
188
;
attitude to the planters,
189
;
decision on Bank Act of,
195
;
relation to President as to legislation,
206
,
207
;
as a nominating body,
208
;
failure to override Jackson's veto,
209
;
inaction as to Indian problem,
215
;
Jackson's message to,
216
;
ten years' struggle of South in,
221
;
its acts nullified,
222
;
Jackson's messages on South Carolina,
231
,
232
;
abolition petitions to,
251
,
252
;
abolition petitions before,
253
;
recommendations of Jackson,
272
,
273
;
argument as to power over mails,
273
et seq.;
conflict with President over Bank,
279
et seq.;
passage of Independent Treasury bill,
285
,
286
;
erection of new Commonwealths,
290
;
President's message on Texas,
298
;
action of Congress,
298-300
;
effect of its action,
300
;
address of certain Whig members,
303
;
message of Tyler to,
305
;
affairs of Texas,
306
et seq.;
Tyler's message of December, 1844,
320
,
321
;
competency as to matters of treaty,
322
;
Polk's message on Oregon,
324
;
action as to Oregon,
325
,
326
;
power over Texan boundary,
328
;
Act as to Corpus Christi,
329-331
;
Polk's message on Mexican War,
330
;
action on war,
331
;
Polk's message to, August 8, 1846,
334
;
consent to acquisition of California and New Mexico,
337
;
Polk's message on Trist,
338
;
as to attitude to Missouri Compromise,
341
;
special message on Oregon,
344
;
discussion of powers of,
344
;
Cass on policy of,
345
;
special message of July 6, 1848, to,
345
,
346
;
as to power in Territories,
347
;
attitude to slavery,
348
;
Taylor's message of December 4, 1849,
353
,
354
;
action on new Territories,
353
et seq.;
Fillmore's message of August 6, 1850,
362
;
completion of compromise measure,
363
,
364
;
Fillmore's message of December, 1850,
368
;
petitions on fugitive slave law,
369
;
Fillmore's message of December 2, 1851,
374
;
Fillmore's message of December 6, 1852,
380
;
action on organization of Kansas and Nebraska,
381
et seq.;
Kansas election for delegate to,
416
,
417
;
Whitfield in,
418
;
as to powers in Kansas,
422
;
memorial from Kansas,
426
;
Kansas question before,
432
;
slavery question before,
433
;