Index. 623 Property, Private, seized by Govern- ment authorities (Continued): Claims for — Recommendations regarding payment of, 546. In Petersburg and Lynchburg referred to, 304. Payment of assessments of damages by officers without intervention of courts-martial or boards of survey referred to, 390. Referred to, 247, 262, 301, 308, 310, Taxes due on, referred to, 153. Temptation to hoard supplies checked by impressment, 374. Property, Sequestered. (See Proper- ty, Private.) Provisional Army. (See Army, Con- federate States.) Provisional Congress. (See Congress, Confederate States.) Provisional Constitution. (See Con- stitution, Confederate States.) Provisions, restrictions on transporta- tion of, referred to, 401, 517. Provost Marshals, appointment and pay of, referred to, 242. Public Building, appropriation for construction of, in Richmond, Va., recommended, 318. Public Credit discussed, 192, 293. Public Debt discussed, 192, 293, 363, 4S8. Public Defense: Act — Amending act to impose restric- tions on foreign commerce to provide for, vetoed, 466. Increasing strength and efficien- cy of heavy artillery for sea- coast defense vetoed, 320. Preparation for, discussed and re- ferred to, 189, 201, 204, 208. Provision for, recommended, 34,63, 128, 196, 203, 544. Referred to, 250. Submarine defenses discussed, 204. Public Expenditures discussed, 192, 488. Appropriation for, recommended, IQ 9, 3 J 3. 3*7, 3 8 7» 4° 2 > 4°4, 45 1 . 454. 455. Si7. 539- Public Officers, compensation of, re- ferred to, 490. Public Offices, vacancies in, recom- mendations regarding, 260. Public Printing referred to, 192. Public Printing, Superintendent of, ap- propriation requested by, 146. Public Revenue: Collection of, on frontier referred to, 77. Discussed. (See Finances.) Pumpkin Vine Creek, Ga., Battle of. (See New Hope Church.) Q Quartermaster General referred to, 384. Quartermasters: Act abolishing office of certain, etc., vetoed, 559. List of, transmitted, 530. Number of, on duty in Richmond, Va., referred to, 305. Quartermaster's Department: Men liable to conscription removed from, referred to, 391. Officers of, failing to render ac- counts referred to, 407. Railroad Facilities : Constitutional questions arising out of construction of railroads dis- cussed, 140, 152. Discussed, and recommendations regarding, Si, 139, 151, 236, 249, -95. 492, 533, 53 6 - Railroad Presidents, Convention of: Referred to, Si. Resolutions adopted at, requesting aid from Government for con- struction of lines transmitted, 152.
