COMMENCEMENT OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTIETH CONGRESS.

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WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

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President's message..
Mr. Adams to Mr. | Nov. 29 American citizens imprisoned in Great Brit-
Seward.

ain and Ireland for alleged complicity in
Fenian movements. Cases of Warren,

Nagle, and Doyle.
.do..... Dec. 4 Parliamentary document concerning Ameri-

can and British claims.
do...... Dec. 6 Interview with Lord Stanley concerning the

naturalization question. Suspension of

the babeas corpus in Ireland.
......do...... Dec. 7 Arrest of Ricord O. S. Burke in London,

charged with complicity in the Fenian

conspiracy:
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dec. 9 Cases of the Manchester prisoners...

Adams.
Mr. Adams to Mr. Dec. 11 Historicus on the naturalization question,
Seward.

and the London Times on the law of ex

patriation. .do..

Dec. 14 Case of William J. Nagle. Attempt to blow

up the Clerkenwell prison for the purpose
of liberatiug prisoners charged with Fe-

nianism.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dec. 14 Rights of American citizens in Great Brit-
Adams.

tain and Ireland. Cases of Nagle, War

ren, and Costello.
Mr. Adams to Mr. Dec. 21 Tenders bis resignation as minister to Eng.
Seward.

land.
..do....

Dec. 21 Trial of John Warren for treason-felony..
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dec. 23 Rights of American citizens in Great Brit-
Adams.

ain and Ireland.
.do...

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Counsel to be employed for Burke..
Mr. Adams to Mr. Dec. 24 Cases of the Manchester prisoners.
Seward.
.do.... Dec. 24 Claims growing out of the late civil war in

the United States.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dec. 25 Arrest in London of Ricord 0. S. Burke,
Adams.

charged with complicity in the Fenian

conspiracy
Mr. Adams to Mr. Dec. 26 Same subject....

Seward.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dec. 27 | In view of the unsatisfactory condition of
Adams.

the claims controversy and the treatment
of naturalized American citizens by Great
Brituin, the United States are not in a po-

sitiou to change their naturalization laws.

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Do...... Jan. 6 Resignation of Mr. Adams as minister to

England.

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Mr. Adams to Mr. Jan. 8 Fenian projects in England and Ireland ...
Seward.
.do....

Jan. 8 London Times on the law of allegiance
Jan. u Case of Ricord 0. S. Burke, arrested in

London on the charge of complicity with

the Fenian conspiracy.
do.... Jan. 31 Historicus on the law of allegiance.....
Mr. Seward to Mr. Jan. 13 Alabama claims, San Juan boundary, natu-
Adams.

ralization, fishery, and extradition ques-
tions, all sources of controversy between

the two countries.
do.... Jan. 13 Strong feeling in the United States against

Great Britain, growing out of the treat-
ment of naturalized American citizens in

the latter country.
Mr. Adams to Mr. Jan. 15 Naturalization question. Trial of Ricord
Seward.

O. S. Burke.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Jan. 20 The question between Nicaragua and Great
Adams.

Britain concerning the Mosquito territory.
Mr. Adams to Mr. Jan. 21 Arrest of George Francis Train at Queens-
Seward.

town for alleged complicity in the Fenian

conspiracy.
do.... Jan. 25 | Action of the British government in rela-

tion to the Fenian conspiracy.
do...
Feb. 5 The question between Nicaragua and Great

Britain concerning the Mosquito territory.
do.... Feb. 5 Arrest and discharge of Michael McKeen,

at Queenstown, charged with complicity

in the Fenian conspiracy.
.do....... Feb. 11 Cases of Burke and Nagle, charged with

complicity in the Fenian conspiracy.
..do....... Feb. 14 Ministerial crisis in Great Britain...
Mr. Seward to Mr. Feb. 14 Inclosing correspondence with Mr. Ban-
Adams.

croft concerning the negotiation of a
naturalization treaty between Prussia and

the United States.
do...... Feb. 17 Employment of counsel for Nagle.....
Mr. Adams to Mr. Feb. 18 Same subject....

Seward.
Mr. Seward to Mr. | Feb. 18 Same subject......

Adams.
Mr. Adams to Mr. Feb. 18 Questions of controversy between Great
Seward. ·

Britain and the United States.
.do...

Feb. 19 Employment of counsel for Nagle..

Feb. 26 Ministerial changes in Great Britain... .do..

Mar, 3 Trial of William J. Nagle and others in Ire

land.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Mar. 6 Case of Michael McKeen, arrested at
Adams.

Queenstown. Executive order concern

ing passports.
do.... Mar. 7 | Naturalization question. Clemency re-

quested in behalf of Lynch, McMahon,
Warren, and Nagle. Alabama and other
questions to be reserved until a conclu-
sion is come to in regard to the naturali-

zation questiou.
Mr. Adams to Mr. Mar. 7 Debate in the House of Commons on the
Seward.

Alabama question.
...do..

Mar. 11 Debate in the House of Commons upon the

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