Chapter L

LA FAYETTE, bill relative to the accounts of, 448;
son of, letter from, 740.

_Lands, Western_, disposal of, 99;
report of committee, 113;
plan of land office, 115.
_See Public Lands._

LANGDON, JOHN, Senator from New Hampshire, 9, 168, 251, 309, 380,
441, 520, 590;
elected President of Senate, 9;
on committee of arrangements for reception of President, 10;
address to Vice President on his taking the chair, 11;
administers the oath to the Vice President according to law, 15;
elected President of Senate _pro tem._, in the absence of Vice
President, and President _pro tem._, 380;
elected President _pro tem._ of Senate, 441.

LATIMER, HENRY, Representative from Delaware, 527.

LATIMER, HUGH, Senator from Maryland, 524, 591.

LAWRENCE, JOHN, Representative from New York, 22, 175, 255, 315,
388;
remarks on laying duties on imports as proposed, 24;
remarks on duty on distilled spirits, 38;
favors high duty on beer, 33;
do. duty on candles, 35;
advocates duty on salt, 39, 40;
on requiring oaths of State officers, 52;
favors permanent rate of tonnage duties, 55, 56;
on the object of duties, 65;
doubts the propriety of limiting the impost bill, 78;
on duties of Secretary of Treasury, 112;
on the compensation of the President, 116;
opposes furnishing houses, &c., 116;
on the form of amending the constitution, 135;
on the location of the seat of Government, 149;
on the manner of persuading members, 154;
on the constitutional requirements for a seat of Government, 160;
on the mode and reason for admitting foreigners to citizenship, 185;
further remarks, 187;
on the validity of the full amount of the debt, 195;
on effects of stopping importation of slaves, 202;
on Pennsylvania memorial, 209;
presents the address of Society of Friends in New York against the African
slave trade, 211;
on discrimination of public creditors, 213;
on a seat of Government, 244;
further remarks, 247;
moves to strike out "Potomac," and insert Baltimore, 249;
on price of public lands, 261;
further remarks, 262;
on excise bill, 264;
on vacancy in the Presidency, 268;
on officers, 271;
on the commitment of the bill for a bank of the United States, 273;
speech on the bank, 284;
on claim of John Torrey, 317;
on ratio of representation, 320;
further remarks, 322;
on the bill for the encouragement of the cod fishery, 361;
on attendance of Secretary of War, 391, 392;
on discharging committee on defeat of St. Clair, 394;
on official conduct of Secretary of Treasury, 426;
further remarks, 427.

LEARNED, AMASA, Representative from Connecticut, 315, 388, 455, 527.

LEE, RICHARD BLAND, Representative from Virginia, 21, 175, 235, 317,
465, 527;
on duty on steel, 35;
on duty on nails, &c., 38;
makes report of Committee on Messages between the two Houses, 45;
favors a limited time for the impost bill to be in force, 77;
on citizenship during absence, 97;
favors discrimination in the pay of members of the two Houses of Congress,
123;
offers a resolution on the principles which should control the choice of a
seat of Government, 146;
further remarks, 147;
vote, 147;
further remarks, 148;
do. on the Potomac, 153, 161;
in favor of New York for seat of Government, 163;
do. on amendments of the Senate to House bill on seat of Government, 165;
on a seat of Government, 243;
on official conduct of Secretary of Treasury, 429;
on harmony between the Eastern and Southern States, 560.

LEE, RICHARD HENRY, Senator from Virginia, 9, 254;
on committee on rules in cases of conference, 1st Congress, 10;
do. on manner of electing chaplains, 10;
do. on rules of business, 10;
appointed on Judiciary Committee, 1st Congress, 10;
on committee for conducting reception of President, 11;
on committee on titles of President and Vice President, 13.

LEONARD, GEORGE, Representative from Massachusetts, 21, 175, 250,
388, 604.

LEWIS, ----, counsel for petitioners relative to seat of Albert
Gallatin, 449;
speech of, 449, 452.

_Liberty street_, New York, name of, 563.

_Lighthouses, &c._, bill for the establishment of, passed, 129.

LINCOLN, BENJAMIN, votes for, as Vice President, 10.

LINN, WILLIAM, elected chaplain of the House, 46.

_List of Persons_ employed in Treasury Department reported to the House,
406;
do. employed in War Department, reported to the House, 406.

LIVERMORE, SAMUEL, Representative from New Hampshire, 46, 175, 255,
315, 388;
considers motion to lay duty on African slaves improper at that time, 74;
on the time of extending the impost bill, 77;
on the Executive Departments, 86;
on removals, 89;
on the power to remove officers, 107;
on the power of originating bills, 110;
on a salary for the President, 117;
on form of amending the constitution, 135;
motion relative to the amendment of the constitution touching freedom of
conscience, 138;
on the doctrine of instruction, 142;
further remarks, 143;
on funding the debts of the States 192;
do. on the reduction of the debt from its nominal value, 196;
on discrimination among the public creditors, 227;
on a seat of Government, 247;
on excise bill, 265;
on excise officers, 271;
on vacancy in the Presidency, 267, 268;
on the bill for the encouragement of the cod fisheries, 360;
on American coins, 371;
further remarks, 371;
against attendance of Secretary of War, 391;
on official conduct of Secretary of Treasury, 428;
Senator from New Hampshire, 441, 520, 590.

LIVINGSTON, EDWARD, Representative from New York, 604;
on salary for members of Congress, 636;
on the treaty with Great Britain, 640;
on the rights of the House relative to treaties, 675.

LOCKE, MATTHEW, Representative from North Carolina, 455, 527, 604.

LYMAN, SAMUEL, Representative from Massachusetts, 604;
on rights of the House relative to treaties, 658;
on the execution of the British treaty, 706.

LYMAN, WILLIAM, Representative from Massachusetts, 455, 527, 604;
on the flag of the Union, 461;
opposes the duties on manufactured tobacco and refined sugar, 507;
on the President's speech, 534;
on reference of letter of Secretary of War, 569;
on intruders on Indian lands, 587;
on the reports of the debates, 632;
on rights of the House relative to treaties, 670;
on the admission of Tennessee, 755.