824 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· SENATE. JANUARY 20, late of Baldwin County, Georgia, praying that her war claim be re­ SENATE. · ferred to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. · By Mr. BRADY: Petition of General Daniel Ruggles, of Fredericks­ THURSDAY, January 20, 1887. burg, Va. ; asking for an appropriation of $100,000 to develop his sys­ Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. tem of producing rainfall and resisting cyclones and tornadoes-to The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. CLEMENTS: Petition and papers relating to the claim of WILLIAM DICKENS-VETO MESSAGE. James P. Johnston, of Cbattooga County, Georgia-to the Committee The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following on War Claims. message from the President of the United States; which was read, or­ By Mr. CONGER: Petition of the Consolidated Cattle-Growers' As­ dered to be printed, and, with the accompanying paper, referred to the sociation of the Unilied States, praying for the early passage of the bill Committee on Pensions: for the extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia-to the Committee on Agri­ culture. To the Senate: I return without approval Senate bill2269, entitled "An a()t granting a pen- By Mr. DUNN: Petition of citizens of Greene County, Arkansas, in sion t{) William Dickens." • favor of the Hatch bill-to the same committee. The beneficiary named in this bill filed his application for pension in the Pen­ Also, petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Helena, Ark., for an sion Bureau in 1880, and in December, 1886, the same was granted, taking effect from the 15th day of October,l864. . amendment of the oleomargarine law-to the same committee. If the bill herewith returned should become a law, it would permit the pay­ By Mr. GROUT: Petition ofM. C. Newton and 66 others, citizens ment of a. pension only from the date of its approval. Thus if it did not result of Lunenburg, Vt., praying for repeal of the act limiting arrears of in loss to the claimant by superseding the action of the Pension Bureau, it is plain that it would be a useless enactment. pensions-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. GROVER CLEVELAND. By Mr. HARttf.ER: Petition of Bullock & Crenshaw, of Philadel­ EXECUTIVE 1>IANS10Y, Janua!'11 19,1887. phia, Pa., in favor of a. reduction of internal taxes-to the Committee EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION. on Ways and Means. By Mr. D. B. HENDERSON: Telegram from the Jobbers and Manu­ The PRESIDENT pto tempore laid before the Senate a communica­ facturers' Union of Dubuque, Iowa, in favor of the interstate-commerce tion from the Secretary of State relative to an application for the relief bill-to the Committee on Commerce. of the widow of Moses A. Hopkins, late United States minister to Li­ By Mr. LOVERING: Resolution of the Boston Merchants' Associa­ beria; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and or­ tion, favoring the passage of the bill known as the Hewitt administra­ dered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: tive bill-to the Committee on Ways and Means. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, January 19, 1887. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that the Department has been credibly By Mr. LYMAN:· Resolution of the Consolidated Cattle-Growers' advised of the reduced financial condition of Mrs. Hopkins, widow of Moses A. Association of the United States, urging the passage of the pleuro-pneu­ Hopkins, lately minister resident and consul-general of the United States to Li­ monia hill-to the Committee on Agriculture. beria, and asked to take such action as may be consistent with former prece­ By .Mr. McCREARY: Papers relating to the case of W. H. Gill, of dents in such cases to relieve Mrs. Hopkins. There is no provision of law which enables thi.~ Department to relieve Mrs. Garrard County, Kentucky-to the Committee on War Claims. Hopkins in any amount except by the payment of that which she may legally By Mr. MARKHAM: Petition of citizens of Los Angeles, Cal., ask­ claim on account of salary due at the date of her husband's death upon filing ing that a pension be granted to Mrs. Elenor C. Ransom-to the Com­ the necessary papers of administration and her " widow's allowance " to ena­ ble her to return to her home. But, in view of the past action of Congres>~ in mittee on Invalid Pensions. giving the widows of diplomatic officers who die abroad in the service of the By :Ur. PERKINS: Affidavits and evidence in support of the claim Government, either a part or the whole of a year's salary, and, in consideration of wh.5 and 1856-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. report of the Civil Service Commission, made in reply to a resolutionof By l\1r. WHEELER: Petition of Lucy M. Hightower and James L. July 22, 1886, in regard to the civil service rules and regulations and Hightower, of Limestone County, and of Joseph B. Johnson, of New action thereunder. The communication, witb.tbeaccompanying report, Market, Madison County, Alabama, requesting that their claims be will be referred to the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment. reff>rred to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. The question of printing the document will be referred to the Commilr­ By Mr. WORTHINGTON: Petitionofmerchantsandmannfacturers tee on Printing, as it is very long. .of Peoria, ill., for reduction of internal-revenue tax-to the Commit­ tee on Ways and Means. PETITIONS .A.ND MEMORIALS. The PRESIDENT pro tempore presented a memorial of the Legisla­ The following petitions, praying for the enactment of a bill provid­ tive Assembly of Idaho Territory, remonstrating against adding any ing temporary aid for common schools, to be disbursed on the basis of portion of that Territory to a State or another Territory ; which was illiteracy, were severally referred to the Committee on Education: referred to the Committee on Territories. By Mr. DAVENPORT: Of 274 citizens of the twenty-ninth district . He also presented a petition of the Ohio State Grange, praying for of NewYork. the passage of the agricultural experiment-station bill, and also the By Mr. ELDREDGE: Of 281 citizens of the second district of 1\Iich­ interstate-commerce bill; which was ordered to lie on the table. igan. M:r. PLUMB. I have in my hand cert.ain petitions adopted by Grand By Mr. T. J. HENDERSON: Of 169 citizens of the seventh district Army posts in the State of Kansas, praying for the passage of what is of Illinois. known as the Edmunds-Tucker bill on the .Mormon question, whatever By Mr. HOPKINS: Of 39 citizens of the fifth district of illinois. that bill may be. By Mr. LORE: Of 240 citizens of Newcastle County, Delaware. :Ur. EDMUNDS. It is the polgyamy bill, which has passed the Sen­ By Mr. VOORHEES: Of the Women's Christian Temperance Union ate, has been amended by the other House, and is now in conference. of Washington Territory. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The petitions will lie on the table. By Mr. WORTHINGTON: Of 465 citizens of the tenth district of Mr. COCKRELL. I present a very numerously signed petition from Illinois. merchants and manufacturers of Saint Louis, Mo., praying for the re- 1887. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 825

peal .of the internal-revenue taxes. I move the reference of the peti­ for extending certain patent9, direct me to report the same back un­ tion to the Committee on Finance. favorably, with the recommendation that the bill be indefinitely post­ The motion was agreed to. poned. I have been requested by some Senators to allow the.bill to go _ Mr. SAULSBURY presented the petition of Frank Moore, of New upon the Calendar, and I ask that it may be placed upon the Calendar. York city, praying for suitable legislation to prevent the granting of The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be placed upon the any copyright for any historical or scientific publication that does not Calendar, with the ad verse report of the committee. contain a complete analytical index of the contents thereof; which was Mr. SPOONER, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, referred to the Committee on the Library. to whom was referred the bill (S. 2993) to quiet title to certain land Mr. GIBSON. !'present a petition praying for the repeal of the in­ in the city of Washington, D. C., reported it without amendment. ternal-revenue taxes, signed by su~ar-planters, merchants, manufact­ Mr. VEST, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were re­ urers, and mechanic laborers of Louisiana, who respectfully represent- ferred the following bills, reported them severally without amendment: L That internal taxation was resorted to by the General Government a.s a war A bill (S. 2856) to amend the statutes in relatiGn to immediate measure, and should not be maintained during times of peace. A number of transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes; internal taxes which were impediments to commerce or were petty exactions which annqyed and cost the people more than they benefited the revenue were A bill (H. R. 7860) to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the wisely repealed in 1883. - statutes in relation to the immediate transportation of dutiable goods, 2. Others produce an enormous and unnecessary revenue, creating a. surlpus and for other purposes,'' approved J nne 10, 1880; and which Elndangers the economical administration of the Government. 3. The tax on tobacco is an exceptional burden upon agriculture. A bill (H. R. 9653) to amend section 3058 of the Revised Statutes. 4. The tax on spirits requires an army of detect ives and another army of sol­ 1\fr. GORMAN, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was diers to prevent illicit distillation, and keeps portions of the country in a dis­ referred the bill (S. 3116) for the relief of night inspectors of the ports turbed condition. As spirits are largely used in the arts and in medicines, the tax on them is a real burden upon the people who use them for these purposes, of New York and Baltimore, reported it without amendment. or who consume the articles produced from them. Repeal of this tax would Mr. MORRILL, from the Committee on Public Buildings and tend to do away with the inj..u-ious adulterations now extensively practiced. Grounds, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3121) for the erection of 6. The collection of internal taxes involves a supe.rvision by the Government, which employs seyeral thousand agents at a cost of millions of dollars annually. a public building at Hanover, -N.H., reported it without amendment. For these reasons they pray that the internal taxes may be reduced MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. as rapidly as the condition of the Treasury will allow. A me..qgage from the House of Representatives, by Mr. CLARK., its This petition is signed by R. Milliken, Samuel Delgrado, J. G. Mory, Clerk, announced that the House had passed the bill (S. 574) for the Emile Rost, and many other gentlemen of high standing in the State relief of' Robert Strachan, with amendments; in which it requested the ofLouiRiana. I move the reference of the petition to the Committee concurrence of the Senate. on Finance. The message also announced that the House had passed the bill (S. The motion was agreed to. ~ 2589) authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi Mr. SABIN presented resolutions adopted by the Saint Paul (Minne­ River at Saint Louis, Mo. sota) Chamber of Commerce, favoring legislation for the suppression of cattle diseases; which were referred to the Committee on Agriculture BILLS INTRODUCED. and Forestry. Mr. MITCHELL, of Oregon, introduced a bill (S. 3179) to pay the Mr. FRYE. ! -present a memorial or resolution from the John A. Oregon Indian war claims audited by Philo Callender, war commis­ Hodge Post, Grand Army of the Republic, located at Canton, Me., sioner; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee warmly indorsing the bill that is known as the Edmonds-Tucker bill on Mill tary Affairs. for the suppression of the practice of p<;~lygamy. As that bill has been He also introduced a bill (S. 3180) for the relief of Hiram Smith, of reported, I move that the memorial lie on the table. Oregon; which was read twice byits title, and referred to the Commit­ The motion was agreed to. tee on Indian Affairs. Mr. HOAR presented the petition of H. C. Bradford and 40 other He also introduced a bill (S. 3181) granting a pension to William citizens of Boston, and the petition of W. Gray and a large number of Weist; which was read twice by its title, and, with the accompanying other citizens of Boston, praying for a reduction of the special taxes on paper, referred to the Committee on Pensions. oleomargarine, so as to correspond with the annual license taxes on Mr. MAHONE introduced a.bill (S. 3182} for the completion of the dealers in whisky, beer, and tobacco; which were referred to the Com­ monument to Mary, the mother of Washington, at Fredericksburg, mittee on Finance. Va.; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee Mr. VEST presented a petition of citizens of Saint Louis, Mo., pray­ on the Library. ing for a reduction of internal-revenue taxes; which was referred to the Mr. ..McPHERSON introduced a bill (S. 3183) to amend an act enti­ Committee on Finance. tled "An act to authorize the construction of a bridge a.cross the Staten REPORTS OF CmlliiTTEES. Island Sound, known as Arthur Kill, and to establish the same as a post-road," approved June 16, 1886; which was read twice by its title. ~. HAMPTON, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom M:r. McPHERSON. I ask unanimo-qs consent that I may make a was referred the bill (S. 97) for the relief of Basil Moreland, reported single statement touching the bill, because it may seem rather an unu­ it without amendment, and submitted a report thereon. sual affair to offer in the Senate a bill to amend an act passed last year He aho, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was re­ for the construction of a bridge across Staten Island Kill. I only wish ferred the amendment proposed by Mr. MITCHELL, of Oregon, to the to make this statement in order that I may impress upon the Commit­ sundry civil appropriation bill providing for an appropriation of $5,000 tee on Commerce, to whom I ask to have the bill referred, an immediate for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of War to repair the Signal consideration of the bill in order that some plan better than the one Service cable at the mouth of the Columbia River, in Oregon and Wash­ now devised may be made for the construction of the bridge. . ingto:a Territory, reported it with the recommendation that the amend­ The Secretary of War, under the power and responsibility imposed ment be adopted, and moved-its reference to the Committee on Appro­ upon him by the act passed last winter, proceeded to call to his aid a priations; which was agreed to. board consisting of five engineer officers of the Army. They hav-e re­ Mr. WHITTHORNE, from the Committee on Pensions. to whom ported adversely to the proposed bridge as embodied in the a-ct of last were referred the following bills, submitted adverse reports thereon, and session. The bill that I offer proposes a modification of the existing moved that they be indefinitely postponed; which was agreed to: law so as to conform to the report and the opinion of the engineers ap­ A bill (S. 1542) granting a pension to James McLaughlin; and pointed by tbe Secretary of War. A bill (S. 1563) granting a pension to James McLaughlin. There is no disposit-ion certainly upon my part, nor upon the part of :Mr. WHITTHORNE, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was anybody so far as I know, to interfere with the construction of the referred the petition of Sarah E. Thompson, widow of William M. bridge. All we desire is that the bridge shall be built in a manner Thompson, late private in Company H, Eightieth Regiment Indiana that will not seriously interfere with navigation. · Volunteers, praying to be allowed a pension, submitted an adverse re- A single sentence from the report of the board of engineers to my port thereon; which was agreed to, and the committee were discharged mind is sufficient to justify me in saying that this modification is needed from the further consideration of the petition. and should be made. I read what they say on page 3 of the report: hlr. JONES, of Arkansas, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to It is thus seen that so far as tonnage is concerned this is one of the great whom were referred the following bills, reported each with an amend­ water-ways of this country, and indeed of the world. ment: * * * • • "' * A bill (S. 3041) granting the Spokane and Palouse Railway Company The water-way i'l at present a most important one, and will be of still greater importance in the future. The removal of a natural obstruction so serious a.s a the right of way through the Coour d'Alene Indian reservation; and pier in the middle of the stream would be urgently and rightly demanded even A bill (S. 3026) granting the Washington and Idaho Railroad Com­ at great cost. The obstruction is not there now, and it should not be placed pany the right of way through the Comr d'Alene Indian reservation. there to the injury of navigation, in order to save a few thousand dollars to Mr. MANDERSON, from the Committee on Military Affairs, re­ the railroad company. ported an amendment intended to be proposed to the sundry civil ap­ I move that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce, and propriation bill; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to I respectfully ask that committee to take immediate action upon it, the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. in order that we may arrive at some decision in the matter before the Mr. PLATT. The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the close of the present Congress. bill (H. R. 4594) for the relief of John R. Harrington, which provides The motion was agreed to. 826 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. JANUARY 20,

Mr. HOAR introduced a joint resolution (S. R. 96) for procuring a row, in order that I may have my amendment brought to the attention descriptive catalogue of certain documents in Europe, relating to of the committee. · America; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to the present on the Library. consideration of the bill? Mr. EVARTS introduced a joint resolution (S. R. 97) providing for Mr. HOAR. I must object, under the circumstances. the printing of 4,500 copies of Finley's Storm-track Charts of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection being made to ita present North Atlantic Ocean; which was read twice by its title, and, with the consideration, the bill will be placed on the Calendar. accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. CONGER. I desire to say now, so that Senators may know it, that there are only two points in which the law is amended by this AMENDMENT TO A BILL. bill. The recital which bas been read is of the present law, with the Mr. SHERMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed addition of one point as to passengers' baggage, and another point as to to the bill (S. 3114) to reimburse the depositors of the Freedman's Sav­ the size of the package where it can not be put into the prescribed safes. ings and Trust Company for losses incurred by the failure of said com­ Those are the only amendments of the present law. The recital is a pany; which was referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered reprint of the section with these additions, so tlmt Senators on looking to be printed. at it will understand that all the provisions of the bill except these two ORDER OF BUSThTESS. are in the law now, and are merely recited again in the bill. The PRESIDENT pro temp01·e. The introduction of concurrent or I will say, if the Chair will allow me a moment further, that there other resolutions is now in order. is great anxiety to have this bill acted upon early, and I desire to have Mr. :MITCHELL, of Pennsylvania. I gave notice yesterday that I the action of the Senate upon it. If the matter is to go over I shall should this morning after the conclusion of the morning business ask call it up as soon as I look at the amendment of the Senator from Mas­ the Senate to consider the bill (H. R. 10457) for the relief of dependent sachusetts, and with the assent of the committee, if it is a proper one, parents and honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who are now dis­ recommended .by the Department, I shall report in favor of the pas­ abled and dependent upon their own labor for support, which was sage of the bill with the amendment. passed by the House of Representatives on Monday last. If there is The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be placed on the Cal­ nothing further in the way of routine morning business, I desire to endar. make that motion at this time. Mr. MANDERSON. Before the matter passes from the considera­ ¥-f. HOAR. I call up the report of the conference committee on the tion of the Senate I ask consent only to make a suggestion to the Sen­ bill (S. 9) to fix the day for the meeting of the electors of President ator from Massachusetts with reference to the bill. and Vice-President, and to provide for and regulate the counting of The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is no question before the Sen­ the votes for President and Vice-President, and the decision of ques­ ate. tions arising thereon. Mr. MANDERSON. I simply ask consent to make a suggestion in .Mr. CONGER. Does that take the place of morning business? reference to the bill reported by the Senator from Michigan . The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It does not. Morning business is The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nebraska asks entitled to precedence. the unanimous consent of the Senate to make a sta.teme.l,lt to the Sen­ Mr. CONGER. Has the order of "reports of committees" been ate. The Chair bears no objection, and the Senator from Nebraska will passed? proceed. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. All the orders of morning business Mr. MANDERSON. The suggestion is simply that there are many have been called, but the Chair will receive any such business now, if ports of delivery mentioned in section 7 of the act which is proposed there be no objection. ' to be amended, declared to be dutiable ports, but which by the order of the Treasury Department have been excluded from those privileges.• IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION OF DUTIABLE GOODS. I think they are eight or ten in number. What I desire to suggest to Mr. CONGER. I am instructed by the Committee on Commerce, to the Senator from Michigan is that this bill should be so amended that whom was referred the bill (H. R. 3289) to amend section 5 of the act those ports shall have the benefit of the immediate transportation entitled "An act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate trans­ clause of the section. I hope that may be done. · portation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," approved June Mr. CONGER. That can be done if they are authorized by Congress 10, 1880, to report the bill and recommend its passage without amend­ to be immediate ports of entry; but a port of delivery can not be so ment. I ask to have an immediate consideration of the bill. There except by the special authority of Congress, specifying it. in section 7 will be no OQjection to it. as a port to which the immediate transportation law applies. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. ·The bill will be placed on the Cal­ Mr. MAND~ON. It has been done by the Department. endar. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. CONGER. I ask for the present consideration of the bill. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Michigan asks the .Mr CALL and Mr. HoAR addressed the Chair. . unanimous consent of the Senate to proceed t-o the consideration of the The PRESIDENT pro tentlJore. Is there further morning business? bill now. Is there objection? Mr. CALL. I desire-- :Mr. MANDERSON. I ask to have the bill read for information. The PRE'3IDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Florida addressed The PR.ESIDENT p1·o tempore. The bill will be r~ for informa- the Chair. The Chair does not know for what purpose. tion. · .Mr. CALL. I desire to call up the resolutions which I was discuss­ The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the bill, but before concluding ing yesterday when I was prevented from concluding my remarks by was interrupted by the desire of the Senate to proceed to the consideration of executive :Mr. HOAR. Mr. President, before the reading of the bill proceeds business. I am entirely willing to give way for any matter which does further I should like the attention of the Senator from Michigan one not require any debate, but I presume I have a right to the floor. moment. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has not yet a right to I presented an amendment to the bill, which was called to my at­ the floor, for morning business is still in order. tention by an eminent business man of Boston. It was referred to the Mr. HOAR. I rise to a privileged question. Committee on Commerce. I called upon the chairman of the Com­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Massachusetts mittee on Commerce last Saturday, and he informed me that my amend­ rises to a privileged question. ment had been referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Mr. HO.A.R-. I call up the conference report- the Secretary of the Treasury had expressed approbation of it, or had The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair decides that pending said that the Department saw no objection to it. morning business that is not a privileged question . .1\.fr. CONGER. What is the point covered by the amendment? Mr. HOAR. The morning business has been declared closed. 1t1r. HOAR. I can not state exactly from recollection. I would The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair-- have sent for it if I had known the bill was to be called up. Mr. HOAR. If the Chair will pardon me, it is certainly my priv· Mr. MORRILL. I suggest to the Senator-- ilege to state my point. The Chair declared the morning business Mr. HOA.R. I believe I have the floor, Mr. President, if my friend closed. I rose and called up a privileged report and yielded to another will permit me. Senator for a special purpose. I think, while I am perfectly willing to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The reading of the bill is the :first yield to morning business, I am not to be taken off my feet by the thing in order. Chair ruling that the morning business is in order as a matter of right. Mr. HOAR. I asked to have the reading suspended, that I might It was declared elosed by the Chair expressly, and so announced. make a statement. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair was about to declare the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. By unanimous consent the Senator morning business closed when morning business interposed. The Sen­ may proceed. ator from Michigan [Mr. CoNGER] rose to morning business, and the Mr. HOAR. The chairman of the committee informed me that the Chair, in accordance with the universal usage of the Senate, received matter would be laid before the committee on Thursday morning-this the morning business. The very moment the morning business is morning; and be now informs me, that it escaped his recollection and over, the privilege of the report referred to by the Senator from Massa­ was not brought to the attention of the committee. Under these cir­ chusetts attaches. cumstances I ask my friend to allow this bill to lie over until to-mor- Mr. HOAR. I ask the Chair if, under the rule, a conference report 1887. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--SENATE. 827 has not the privilege over morning business. I do not desire to press on a subsequent day must be treated like any ot.her motion to proceed the right, but I so understand the rule. to the consideration of a bill upon the Calendar, which can be made The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair is of opinion that untill only by unanimous consent until a.fter the morning business is closed; o'clock morning business has privilege. after which the motion takes precedence of any other motion. .Mr. HOAR. - I beg leave respectfully to enter an appeal from that Mr. HOAR. This report was presented the other day, and it being decision, and I desire to call the attention of the Chair to the fact that desirable to proceed to something else it was withheld. the privilege of conference reports which takes a member who is speak­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It is journalized as having been ing off his feet, and which is absolutely necessary to the finishing up of made and as pending. the business of the session in its closing days, always has been held to Mr. HOAR. I should like to have the Journal read on that sub­ take precedence of _morning business. Does the Chair claim that on ject. I am sure it does not speak of laying the report before the Sen­ the last day of a session the thirteen appropriation bills would have to. ate for action. wait untill o'clock before the conference reports upon them could be The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will send and get a taken up? That would be a novelty in the history of the Senate. printed copy of the Journal. The PRESIDENT prlf tempore. The Chair will read the rule and Mr. MANDERSON. Pending the settlement of this question can submit the appeal to the Senate. we go on with morning business? 1\fr. CALL. 1\Ir. President--- The PRESIDENT p1·o tempore. Pending the question the Senator The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The rule is very plain. from Nebraska asks the unanimous consent of the Senate t.o proceed .Mr. CALL. Mr. President--- with morning business. Is there objection? The Chair hears none• The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Until this matter is disposed of, noth­ ing is in order. There is an appeal pending. WHARTON'S DIGEST OF INTERYATIONAL LAW. 1\lr. CALL. I was going to raise a question of order. Mr. 1\fA.NDERSON. I present a concurrent resolution at the re­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. A question of order is pending, and quest of the Secretary of State, and ask that it be referred to the Com­ until that is disposed of the Senator is not in order. mittee on Printing. :Mr. CALL. Is it not proper to suggest anQther question of order The concurrent resolution was read, and referred to the Committee on which may displace the one pending at this time? Printing, as follows: The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair thinks not, pending a Resol·vedby the Senate (the House of Rep1·esentatives concu1Ting), That 1,000 addi­ question of order. The Chair will read the rule under which morning tional copies of Wharton's Digest of International Law be printed and bound for the use of the Department of State, the binding to be under the direction of the business is conducted: Department of State. (RULE Vll.) ORDER OF BUSINESS. • • • * 2. Until the morning business shall have been concluded, and so announced Mr. CALL. I do not desire to object to routine morning business, but from the Chair, or until the hour of 1 o'clock has arrived, no motion to proceed I wish to understand what my position before the Senate is. I was to the con icleration of any bill, resolution, report of a committee, or other sub­ addressing the Senate yesterday on a resolution which I understood to ject upon the Calendar shall be entertained by the Presiding Officer, unless by unanimous consent. be morning business. Pending my speech the Senator· from Vermont [Mr. EDMUNDS] moved to go into executive session, and I yielded for Mr. HOAR. This is not a motion. Now, will the Chair read the that purpose. I desire to know whether the resolution does not prop­ rule as to conference reports? erly come up in the order of resolutions in the morning hour to-day, so The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will read again from the that my remarks may proceed. I do not desire to interfere with any seventh rule: Senators who have business to present that will not take up time in No motion to proceed to the consideration of any bill, resolution, report of a discussion. I ask the Chair whether I am not entitled to the :floor, not committee- desiring to stand in the way of further routine morning business. Mr. HOAR. This is not a motion to proceed to the consideration of The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Florida has un­ the report of a committee. doubtedly the right, by the established courtesy of the Senate, after The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair thinks it is. It is the re­ the morning business, to call for a vote upon his resolution or to dis· port of a committee of conference. cuss it, subject however to the right of a committee of conference to Mr. HOAR. If the Chair will look at the rule with reference to re­ make its report. ports of conference committees, he will see that it does not depend upon Mr. EDMUNDS. That is when we reach the order of resolutions. a motion. The report of a conference committee, which is absolutely Whatever may be the rule, certainly, from the kindness of the Senator necessary to the completion of the business of a Congress at the time of from Florida, yesterday, I should do .all that I could to give him the its adjournment, is always in order. It is in order even when a mem­ opportunity to go on when he thought it necessary to do so; but I wish ber is addressing the Senate to take him off his feet at any moment. to appeal to him again, in advance of the time I shall make the mo­ That has been the uniform usage. When a member calls up a confer­ tion, that after we have gone through with the pension bills, that we ence report it is in the power of the Senate to raise the question of con­ all wish to consider and deal justly about, he withhold concluding his sideration, and to postpone it or to refuse to consider it; but the calling speech for another day, until we can finish the subjects which we had it up, submitting the question whether it shall be considered or not, is under discussion yesterday. always in order, under an express and separate rule, which overrides :Mr. HOAR. I understand the portion of the Journal which deter­ altogether the rule which the Chair has read. That rule is that no mo­ mines the exact status of the conference report is at the Printing Office, tion shall be in order except of a certain kind untill o'clock; but the and cau not be had at the present moment. Therefore, I will with­ rule to which I refer is that the submitting of a conference report shall draw the appeal which I made. be always in order. If, however, we stood on the matter of morning I desire, however, to give notice that if the question should arise business, a conference committee is as much a committee as any other; again I.shall submit the appeal to the Senate. I am informed by the and I might make my report under the call of reports of committees, Senator from Tennessee [Mr. HARRIS] that the present occupant of if that were what we are proceeding on. the chair ruled the other day precisely in accordance with the claim I beg to state to the Chair that I have no sort of desire to have this which I now make, as he so understood it. matter come up at this time to the exclusion of morning business. I Mr. EDMUNDS. I do not think he did pending morning busi­ make the appeal from the decision of the Chair merely that a prece­ ness. dent may not be hastily established which would work infinite mis­ The PRESIDENT pro tempm·e. The appeal is withdrawn, and there chief in the business of the Senate if it were established. is no question before the Senate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will submit the appeal to the Senate.' · WOMAN SUFFRAGE. 1tfr. FRYE. The rule to which the Senator from Massachusetts re­ Mr. BLAIR. I ask the attention of the Senate for a moment to give fers is Rule XXVII; which reads that- notice that next Tuesday morning at the close of the business of the morning hour I will move to take up the joint resolution (S. R. 5) pro­ The presentation of reports of committees of conference shall always be in order, except when the Journal is being read or e. question of order or a motion posing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extend­ to adjourn is pending, or while the Senat~ is dividing; and when received, the ing the right of suffrage to women, for the purpose of proceeding with question of proceeding to the consideration of the report, if raised, shall be im­ the same until it is disposed of. It will be remembered that at the mediately put, and shall be determined without debate. opening of the session, on the 8th day of December~ this measure was be­ If the conferees, in the morning hour even, presented a conference re­ fore the Senate for final disposition! but the Senator from Georgia [Mr. port, it would, in my judgment, be in order; but this report was pre­ BROWN] being absent, he being a member of the committee and having sented several days ago and was received and is on the table. It can made known his desire to be heard, it was decided to postpone the reso­ not be taken from the table without a motion; and, in my judgment, lution with the privileges of unfinished business. That arrangement that motion is not in order before 1 o'clock. was made and assented to, and the measure wa~ thus disposed of. The The PRESIDENT pro tempore. TheChairso understands thernles. Senator from Georgia has returned, and I have conferred with him, and The Chair does not desire anything except to get the fair construction I understand him to say that he probably will be able to go on with the of the rules. Construing the rules together, the Chair is clearly of the resolution by next Monday. I have fixed Tuesday, so that there may opinion that while the presentation of a report of a committee of con­ be no mistake. I will read-for it is but a few words-the understand­ ference has precedence, a motion to take up the report for consideration ing at the time the matter was postponed. 828 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. JANUARY 20,

Mr. CocKRELL, the chairman of the committee said: Mr. EDMUNDS. I understand from the ruling of the Chair that As the Senator says, others mny wish to speak, and when we ascertain that, doing this 9.S a privileged matt~r would not displace the resolution of we can arrange when the vote sha11 be taken. In the mean time we can leave the Senator from Florida [Mr. CALL], so that this being disposed of the joint resolution on the Calendar, so as to be called up at any t,ime. It may be left; as unfinished business, perhaps. the Senator from Florida will be entitled to go on. I think it is fair Mr. BLAIR. I should like that very much indeed, with the understanding that to him that that should be understood. a. vote be not pressed until a proper opportunity comes, after what has been :Mr. CALL. That is my understanding, Mr. President. said. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. SEWELL in the chair). If there be no objection, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Florida undoubt­ that order will be made, and the joint resolution will be laid aside, retaining its edly will have the right to the floor i.n the next morning hour, or at present position on the Calendar. any time before 2 o'clock. It was postponed with that understanding, and, as I have said, next :Mr. CALL. 1\Iy purpose was to yield to the Senator from Massachu­ Tuesday morning at the close of the morning business I will move to sstts on the condition which he agreed to, that his report should be taken take up the resolution. up subject to objection if there was discussion; that he would not in­ EXECUTIVE CO:MllUNIC.A.TION. sist upon it if it led to discussion. That was the understanding. The PRESIDENT pro tempm·e. Is there further morning business? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the motion to ,Mr. HOAR. I desire to inquire of the Chair whether a letter of the proceed to the consideration of the conference report. Secretary of State, with certain papers accompanying the same in re­ The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to consider the gard to foreign archives, has been presented the Senate this morning. report of the committee of conference on the bill (S. 9) to fix the day to for the meeting of the electors of President and Vice-President, and to The PRESIDENT pro tempm·e. There was a letter from the Secre­ provide for and regulate the counting of the votes for President and tary of State presented. Mr. HOAR. I desire that the letter and the accompanying papers Vice-President, and the decision of questions arising thereon. be printed, both the letter and the documents accompanying it. The The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The report_will be read. accompanying papers are letters from Mr. Parkman and other gentle­ Mr. EDMUNDS. I understand that this conference report was read men high in authority as historians. when it was presented, and therefore the simple question is on agree­ The PRESIDENT pro tempo're. The order to print will be made if ing to it. I wish to say that as ~ooreed upon by the conferees of the two Houses, as I understand it and as I believe they understand it, it there be no objection. is in substance and, except in two or three lines, in the very form that FLORIDA ~D FORFEITURE. the Senate have passed it over and o"'er again; and so I suggest that it Mr. CALL. Mr. President, before proceeding with the remarks which is not necessary to read the report again, but :we ought to act upon it I was submitting to the Senate yesterday-- at once. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will lay before the Sen­ The PRESIDENT pro tempot·e. If the reading is not called for, it ate the resolutions submitted by the Senator from Florida [.Mr. CALL] having been previously read at length, the Chair will put the question on the 7th instant. on agreeing to the report of the conference committee. The CHIEF CLERK. Resolutions of M:r. CALL to provide for the Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. Mr. President, I do not intend to engage forfeiture of certain lands granted to the State of Florida to aid in the in any extended discussion of this report, but I merely wish to state, in construction of a line of railroad from Fernandina to Tampa Bay, the briefest manner possible, that I can not vote for concurrence, for the Florida. reason that I can not agree to the doctrine upon which this report is Mr. CALL. M:r. President, before proceeding I ask to amend the based. resolution by makin~ it a joint resolution, and in the second paragraph, , As I understand it, it assumes to the two Houses of Congress acting after the word "against," hy striking out "all corporations " and in­ concurrently the jurisdiction to determine and induce the circumstances serting "Florida Navigation and Railway Company;" so as to read: out of which would spring the right of the House of Representatives 2. Resolved, That the Attorney-General of the United States be instructed to to elect a President of the United States and of the Senate to elect a. bring suit through the district attorneys of the United States for an injunction Vice-President. I do not believe that the Constitution contemplated against the Florida Navigation and Railway Company, or their agents, &c. a jurisdiction of that character in the two House of Congress; and in­ Then I propose to strike out the words "States or railroad com­ asmuch as I believe this bill proposes to assume a jurisdiction which, panies," and insert the words "State of ,Florida." in my judgment, is prohibited by the Constitution, I shall content my­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will send forward his self with voting against the bill, having expressed myself more at amendments to the desk. length when the Senate bill was before the body during the last session Mr. HOAR. I should like to inquire of the Senator from Florida of Congress. if he desires to proceed with his remarks before we take up the con­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the ference report. report of the committee of conference. Mr. CALL. I will yield to the Senator from Massachusetts, if he The report was concurred in. desires it, provided there is to be no discussion of the subject. Mr. HOAR. I presume there will be none. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. Mr. CALL. With that understanding, I am willing to yield. A message from the House of Representatives, by :Mr. CLARK, ita The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Florida yield Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the House had signed the follow­ at this stage? ing enrolled bills; and they were thereupon signed by the President Mr. CALL. I will, after submitting the amendments. AB I propose pt·o tempore: · to amena, the resolution will read: A bill (H. R. 356) granting a pension to Lucinda Barrett; A joint resolution (S. R. 98) relative to the forfeiture of certain lands granted to A bill (H. R. 429} granting a pension to Harry McElhinny; the State of Florida to aid in the construction of a line of road from Fernan- dina to Tampa Bay, Florida: • A bill (H. R. 927) granting a pension to Cudbert Stone; Be it resolved, &c., That the grant approved 1\Ia.y 17, 1856, granting lands to the A bill (H. R. 929) granting a pension to G. W. Fraley; State of Florida for the construction of a line of railroad from Fernandina, Fla., A bill (H. R. 1860) granting a pension to Frederick Robertson; to Tampa, Fla.,and from the Saint John's River, Florida, to Pensacola, Fla., A bill (H. R. 4103) granting a pension to M:. S. Clay; should be forfeited as to all lands not earned before the time fixed in the act for the expiration of the grant, namely, ten years from the date of t.he approval of A bill (H. R. 4265) granting a pension to Josiah :Mahoney; the act in' May ,1856; and that the said lands so forfeited shall revert to the A bill (H. R. 5599) granting a pension to Joshua L. Morris; United States and be subject to homestead settlement, reserving to all actual A bill (H. R. 5894) for the relief of Elon A. Marsh and Minard La. settlers the right to 160 acres of land. and the right to enter. at the price of $1.25 per acre, 80 acres of land where they have purchased the same or the improve­ fever; ments on it; and that the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to report a A bill (H. R. 6132) granting a. pension to William Lynch; bill to the Senate to this effect. A bill (H. R. 6314) to increase the pension of James Carlin; Resolved further, That the Attorney-General of the United States be i.nstructed to bring suit, through the district attorneys of the United States, for an injunc­ A bill (H. R. 6443) granting a pension to Alexander Falconer; tion against the Florida Navigation and Railway Corporation or their agents at­ A bill (H. R. 6817) granting a pension to Thomas Brown; tempting to sell, or selling, or advertising for sale the lands of the UnitedHtates A bill (H. R. 6819) granting a pension to William Conner; embraced in the grant made to the State of Florida under the act entitled "An act granting public lands in alternate sections to the States of Florida and Ala­ A bill (H. R. 6825) granting a pension to James R. Baylor; bama to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said States," approved A bill (H. R. 6832) granting a. pension to Mrs. Catharine Sattler; May 17, 1856, while bills for the forfeiture of the same shall be pending before A bill (H. R. 7540) to increase the pension of Franklin Sweet; Oongress which have been or shall be recommended by the committees of either House of Congress to be forfeited. A bill (H. R. 7696) for the relief of George W. Hobaugh; A bill (H. R. 7698) granting a pension to Robert K. Bennett; The joint resolution was read twic~ by its title. A bill tH. R. 7796) granting a pension to James Long; The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The resolution will be modified as A bill (H. R. 8150) granting a pension to Jesse Campbell; proposed, if there be no objection. A hill (H. R. 8180) to increase the pension of Charles Hahnema.n.i COUNTING OF ELECTORAL VOTES. A bill (H. R. 8280) granting a pension to,,John Patton; Mr. HOAR. I now move to take up the conference report on t,be bill A bill (H. R. 8310) granting a pension to Cyra L. Weston; (S. 9) fixing a. day for the meeting of the electors for President, &c. A bill (H. R. 8474) granting a pension to James McGlen; The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from 1\Iassachusetts A bill (H. R. 8623) granting a pension to Mary E. Hedrick; moves that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the conference A bill (H. R. 8827) granting a. pension to John Buchanan; report named by him. · A bill (H. R. 8830) granting a pension to Aaron Garis; 1887. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 829

A bill (H. R. 8834) granting a pension to Abraham P. Griggs; POSTMASTER. A bill !H. R. 8835) granting a pension to J:wob Case; Gideon W. Allen, to be postmaster at Sturgeon Bay, Door Collllty, A bill H. R. 8836) granting a pension to John :Miller; Wisconsin, in place of Gustav A. Dreutzer, resigned. A bill H. R. 9129) granting a. pension to Rebecca Wiswell; A bill (H. R. 9167) granting a pension to Joseph F. Kirkhart; NAVAL E~SIGN ON RETffiED-LIST. A bill (H. R. 1171) to amend an act entitied ''An act to provide for Albion S. Keith, a resident of Massachusetts, to be an ensign in the the muster and pay of certain officers and enlisted men of the volun­ Navy on the retired-list, in accordance with the act of Congress ap­ teer forces,'' approved J nne 3, 1884; and proved January 17, 1887. A bill (H. R. 7616) for the relief of W. D. Havely. APPOINTMENT IN THE ARMY. EXECUTIVE SESSION. William P. Chambliss, late major Fourth Regiment of Cava-lry, to Mr. CALL. Mr. President-- be major of cavalry, in accordance with an act of Congress approved :M:.r. EDMUNDS. Now I wish to appeal to my friend from Florida December 21, 1886. if he will yield to me to move an executive session. He wa.s so kind No:\IIN ATIONS WITHDRAWN. as to do it yesterday, and I only a.sk him in view of existing circum­ Nomination of William P. Chambliss, transmitted to the Senate stances whether he will not be willing to do so now. January 5, 1887, for his appointment as major of cavalry, to rank Mr. CALL. I can not hope that the relief which I desire to obtain from March 30, 1864, under the act of Congress approv~ December 21, for these poor people in Florida can be had without the consent of the 1886, for the purpose of correcting said nomination by omitting there· Senator from Vermont and other Senators. I think it important that from the statement of the date at which the appointment shall take we should decide upon the action which I ask at the earliest possible effect. day, ina~much as the lands of these people are now advertised to be Nomination of George W. Allen, to be postmaster at Sturgeon Bay, sold, I think on the 26th or 27th day of January. The passage of this Door County, in the State of Wisconsin. resolution by the Senate will, no donbt,. be a declaration to the parties concerned that such a sale will be entirely illegal and void, :md will CONFIRMATIONS. give confidence and satisf:wtion to the people who are so Reriously dis- E.-veettti'l:e nominations conjim1.ed by the Senate .Tanuat·y 13, 1887. .- turbed. · Now, if the Senator from Vermont thinks that the public interests TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR. will be better served by passing over thl& resolutioq at the present mo­ Preston H. Leslie, of Gla.sgow, Ky., to be governor of Montana Ter­ ment and going into executive session, leaving me the privilege of com­ ritory. mencing my address upon the termination of the executive session, I TERRITORIAL CHIEF-JlJSTICE. shall yield to him. I submit it to his decision. William L. 11Iaginnis, of Ohio, to be chief-justice of the supreme court Mr. EDMUNDS. I think it will be better, because it is so late now of the Territory of Wyoming. that whether this resolution passes before or after the 26th of January will make no difference to what these corporate parties are likely to do; ASSISTANT SOLICITOR OF TREASURY. - and therefore, sympathizing with the object my friend from Florida has Felix A. Reeve, of Tennessee, to be assistant solicitor of the Treasury. in view-because I have known something about it in respect to two or CHIEF EXAMINER, CIVIL SERVICE. three poor people down there-I think that the public interest will be best promoted by proceeding with our executive affairs at this moment. William H. Webster, of Connecticut, to be chief examiner of _the Therefore I make the motion that the Senate proceed to the considera­ Civil-Service Commission. tion of executive business. DEPUTY SECO~D AUDITOR. Mr. CALL. I yield, with the understanding that I am entitled to Jesse B. Caldwell, of Indiana1 to be Deputy Second Auditor of the the floor on the termination of the executive session. Treasury. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator fiom Vermont moYes 1}NITED STATES CONSUL. tbat the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. Edmund Johnson, of New Jersey, to be consul of the United States The motion wa.s agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the considera­ at Kehl. tion of executive business. After three hours and forty-five minutes spent in executive session, the doors were reopened. PRINCIPAL CLERK PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. Douglass Tyler, of Virginia, to be principal clerk on private land AMENDMENT TO A BILL. claims in the General Land Office. Mr. COCKRELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the sundry civil appropriation bill; which was referred to the "CNITED STATES MARSHALS. Committee on Appropriations, and order~ to be printed. Fred. A. Barker, of New Hampshire, to be marshal of the United States for the district of New Hampshire. PUBLIC BUILDING AT WILMINGTON, N. C. David R. Risley, ofCalifornia, to be marshal forthesoutherndistrict Mr. MAHONE submitted the following report: of California. The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on Lucius M. Lamar, of Georgia, to be marshal of the United States for the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 229) for the erection of a public the southern district of Georgia. building at Wilmington, N. C., having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: LIEUTENANT IN REVENUE-MARINE SERVICE. _ That the House recede from its amendment numbered 1. That the SenAte recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House Cyrus B. Fengar, of Connecticut, to be a third lieutenant in the re-v­ numbered 2, and agree to the same with an amendment striking out the words enue-marine service of tqe United States. "one hundred and fifty" and inserting the words" two hundred" in lieu thereof; and the House agree to the same. PRO:U:OTIO:NS IN THE NAVY. That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered3. · Passed Assistant Surgeon Henry P. Harvey, a resident of Mississippi, WM. MAHONE, to be a surgeon in the Navy, from the 18th December, 1886. G. G. VEST, M. W. RANSOM, Frederick Wilkinson Olcott, a resident of New Jersey, to be an as­ J.Ia •tagers on the part of the &aate. sistant surgeon in the Navy: SAMUEL DffiBLE, Assistant Engineer Edward R. Freeman, a resident of Mississippi, to THO. D. JOHNSTON, be a p~ed assistant engineer in the Navy from the 26th January, 1886. W. D. OWEN, Ma,lagers on the part of th~ House. UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS. The report wa.s concurred in. William B. Burnet, Of Ohio, to be attorney of the United States for AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT-STATIONS. the southern district of Ohio. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the Rhydon M. Call, of Florida, to be attorney of the United States for unfinished business, which is the bill (S. 372) to establish agricultural the northern district of Florida. experiment-stations in connection with the colleges established in the John T. Carey, of California, to be attorney of the United States for several States under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, ·and the northern district of California. of the acts supplementary thereto. COLLECTORS OF INTERN.AL REv-:ENUE. Mr. INGALLS. I move that the Senate adjourn. Joseph K. Roberts, of Mary land, to be collector of internal revenue The motion was agreed to; and (at4o'clock and 50 minutes p.m.) the for the district of Maryland. Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Friday, January 21, at 12 o'clock m. Joseph P. McGrorty, of New Mexico, to be collector of internal rev­ enue for the district of New Mexico. NOMINATIONS. DISTRICT JUDGES. Executit•enominations received by the Senate the 20th day of January,1887. Harry T. Toulmin, of Alabama, to be UnitedStatesdistrictjndgefor SURVEYOR-GENERAl, OF COLORADO. the southern district of Alabama. Oney Carstarphen, of Colorado, to be surveyor-general of Colorado, Erskine M. Ross, of California, to be United States district judge for -.;ice James A. Dawson, deceased. the southern district of California. 830 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. JANUARY 20,

Charles H. Simonton, of South Carolina, to be United States district REGISTERS OF LAND OFFICE. judge for the district of South Carolina. Samuel C. Tucker, of Gainesville, Fla., to be register of the land William T. Newman, ~ofGeorgia, to be United States district judge office at Gainesville, Fla. for the northern district of Georgia. Frank Coleman, of Huntsville, Ala., to be register of the. land office COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS. at Huntsville, Ala. George M. Sawyer, of Springfield, Mo., to be register of the land Joseph E. Moore, of Maine, to be collector of customs for the district office at Springfield, Mo. ofWaldoborough, in the State of Maine. . . John ·.Cousens, of Maine, to be collector of customs for the distnct COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS. of Kennebunk, in the State of Maine. Edward Hopkins, of Florida, to be collector of customs for the dis- Edward Cushing, of Maine, to be collector of customs for the district trict of Saint John's, in the State of Florida. . of Belfast, in the State of ?t~aine. . John F. Wheaton, of Georgia, to be collector of customs for the dlS­ Samuel D. Leavitt, of Marne, to be collector of customs for the dis­ trict of Savannah, in the State of Georgia. trict of Passamaquoddy, in the State of Maine. Southey F. Miles, of Maryland, to be collector of customs for the POSTM.A.STERS. eastern district of the State of Maryland. Cooley Mann, of Mississippi, to be collector of customs for the dis- Richard Welsh, to be postmaster at Annapolis, in the county of trict of Vicksburg, in the State of Mississippi. . .Anne Arundel and State of Maryland. Frank B. Genovar, of Florida, to be collector of customs for the di.S­ Edgar M. Young, to be postmaster at Silver City, in the county of trict of Saint Augustine, in the State of Florida. Grant and Territory of New Mexico. Milton Burch, to be postmaster at Georgetown, in the county of Scott COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE. and State ofKentncky. Simeon H. Calhoun, ofNebraska, to be collector of internal revenue John Poston, to be postmaster at New Kiowa, in the county of Bar­ for the district of Nebraska. ber and State of Kansas. Robertson I. Coons, to be postmaster at .Albany, in the county of JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. • Shackelford and State of Texas. Samuel C. Mills, of the District of Columbia, to be a justice of the G. Marion Moore, to be postmaster at Pleasonton, in the county of pea-ce in and for said District, to be located in the city of Washington. Linn and Sta.te of Kansas. UNITED STATES CONSULS. John S. Richardson, to be postmaster at Bel Air, in the county of Thomas F. Pettus, ofNewton, Miss., to be consul of the United States Harford and State of Maryland. atNingpo. Mary B. Johnson, to be postmaster at Clarksville, in the count.y of Charles R. McCall, of Alabama, to be consul of the United States at :Montgomery and State of Tennessee. Santos. · James P. Smith, to be postmaster at Elko, in the county of Elko William R. Greathouse, of New Orleans, La., to be consul of the and State of Nevada. United Stat-es at Tampico. George E. Blake, to be postmaster at Fayetteville, in the county of John T. Campbell, of California, to be consul of the United States Lincoln and State of Tennessee. at Auckland. Jacob J. French, to be postmaster at Sparta, in the county of ?t!onroe and State of Wisconsin. THffiD LIEUTENANT IN REVENUE MARINE. Patriek H . .Carney, to be postmaster at Waukesha, in the county of Jame..c:; H. Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be a tbird lieuten­ Waukesha and State of Wisconsin. ant in the Revenue Service of the United States. Carl Zillier, to be postmaster at Sheboygan, in the county of She­ boygan and State of Wisconsin. RECORDER OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE. .. EdwardS. Burns, to be postmaster at Hillsborough, in the county of Robert W. Ross, of Vandalia, Ill., to be recorderofthe General Land Montgomery and State of Illinois. . . Office. • Roderick McGregor, to be postmaster at R1ver Falls, m the county DISTRICT ATTORNEY. of Pierce and State of Wisconsin. Thomas P. Bashaw, to be United States district attorney for the east­ John Culbertson, to be postmaster at Delevan, in the county of Taze­ ern district of Missouri. well and State of Illinois. POSTMASTEBS. Edward Smith, to be postmaster at Carrollton, in the county of Tipton D. Jennings, to be postmaster at Lynchburg, in the county Greene and State of Illinois. of Campbell and State of Virginia. John M. Startzman, to be postm.aater at Savanna, in the county of George Booker, to be postmaster at Fortress Monroe, in the county of Carroll and State of Illinois. · Elizabeth City and State of Virginia. John W. Toler, to be postmaster at Carbondale, in the county of Elijah Ratnour, to be postmaster at Weeping Water, in the county Jackson and State of illinois. of Cass and State of Nebraska. SamuelS. Jack, to be postmaster at Decatur, in the county of Macon Ellis Briggs, to be postmaster at Roodhouse, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois. and State of Illinois. . Michael F. Cunningham, to be postmaster at Gibson City, in the William A. Miller, to be postmaster at Monticello, in the county of county of Ford and State of Illinois. . Piatt and State of Illinois. Michael Sullivan, to be postmaster at Marshall, m the county of William C. Rich, to be post;master at Anna, in the county of Union Lyon and State of Minnesota. and State of Illinois. Abraham H. Morgan, to be postmaster at Way Cross, in the county John G. Tyler, to be postmaster at Ogden City, in the county of of Ware and State of Georgia. Weber and Territory of Utah. James C. Hagerman, to be postmaster at Reno, in the county of Julian S. Palmer, to be postmaster at Duquoin, in the county of Washoe and State of Nevada. Perry and State of illinois. George C. Scrimgeon, to be postmaster at Belle Plaine, in the county Nicholas F. Carroll, to be postmaster at Salina, in the county of Sa­ Benton and State of Iowa. lina and State of Kansas. Albert L. Ward, to be postmaster at Fairmount, in the county of Haydon Dowdy, to be postmaster at Hollister, ~ the county of San Martin and State of Minnesota. · Benito and State of California. James W. Polleys, to be postmaster at Wells, in the county of Fari­ Dwight R. Phelps, to be postmaster at Sanborn, in the county of bault and State of Minnesota. O'Brien and State of Iowa. Frederic D. Jay, to be postmaster at Elmwood, in the county .of Peo­ Frederick A. Peck, to be postmaster at Humboldt, in the county of ria and State of Dlinois. Humboldt and State of Iowa. Charles B. Anderson, to be postmaster at Zumbrota, in the county William M. Adkins, to be postmaster at Rome, in the county of Floyd of Goodhue and State of Minnesota. . and State of Georgia. George H. Titcomb, to be postmaster at Waterville, in the county of Lowell H. Glover, to be postmaster at Cassopolis, in the county of Marshall and State of Kansas. .. Cass and State of Michigan. Lycurgus W. Lee, to be postmaster at Neodesha, in the county of Patrick H. Devine, to be postmaster at Ishpeming, in the county of Wilson and State of Kansas. Marquette and State of Michigan. William W. Dill, to be postmaster at Cimarron, in the county of George G. McNamara, to be postmaster at Port Townsend, in the Ford and State of Kansas. county of Jefferson and Territory of Washington. Daniel L. Cline, to be postmaster at Coldwat-er, in the county of Co­ John Shaw, to be postmaster at Van Wert, in the county of Van Wert manche and State of Kansas. and State of Ohio. Executive nominations confirmed by tlte Senate January 20, )887. John C. Riley, to be postmaster at Cincinnati, in the conn ty of Ham- ilton and State of Ohio. · SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF COLORADO. William H. Gillespie, to be postmaster at Dayton, in the county of Oney Carstarphen, to be surveyor-general of Colorado. Montgomery and State of Ohio. 1887. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 831 ·

Russell T. Dobson, to be postmaster at Bowling Green, in the county PoRTLA.l\"D, 1\IE., December 21, 1886. I have read the affidavit of l'tir. Samuel D. Leavitt. The facts stated therein of Wood and State of Ohio. are in accord with the statement of the transaction made to me hy him at the George W. Carlton, to be postmaster at Deer Lodge City, in the county time of the suit against him. The settlement of the suit, as set fort-h by him, was of Deer Lodge and Territory of Montana. made by my advice as his counsel to avoid the expense o~:~~/~lfb<>BiJRY. Louis P. Zent, to be posj;master at Sturgis, in the county of S:lint Joseph and State of Michigan. Hananiah D. Pugh, to be postmaster at Lansing, in the county of [Confidential.] Ingham and State of Michlgan. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dei!ember 14, 1886. Daniel C. Johnson, to be postmaster at Ithaca, in the county of Gra­ DEAR SIR: The President has recently appointed Samuel D. Leavitt, of East­ port, to be collector of customs for the district of Passamaquoddy, in place of tiot and State of Michigan. N. D. Nutter or Nutt, who has been removed and whose term does not expire Frank F. Cole, to be postmaster at .Albion, in the county of Calhoun for more than a year. This Nutter is, I understand (though I am not sure and State of 1\fichlgan. about this), the editor of a Republican paper, and he was removed for that rea­ son alone. Ira B. Card, to be postmaster at Hillsdale, in the county of Hills- Some months ago I had an opportunity to examine the papers which had dale and State of 1\fichigan. • been tiled by the applicants for the office, and among them I found a certified 1\:l. J. Briggs, to be postmaster at Dodgeville, in the county of Iowa copy of the record of the United ~ta.tes district court at Portland, Me.,show­ ing that this same Samuel D. Lea. itt had been convicted, somewhere between and State of Wisconsin. the years 1860 and 1869, of the crime of smuggling, and bad been sentenced to Gideon W. Allen, to be postmaster at Sturgeon Bay, in the connty pay a fine therefor. of Door and State of Wisconsin. Whether the President's attention was called to the matter or not I do not know. I have an impression that the Jl&per was marked "Private and confi­ Herbert H. Follansbee, to be postmaster at Bristol, in the county of dential.'' But it seems impossible that he could have appointed a. convict smug· Grafton and State of New Hampshire. gler to collect the Government revenues at a place which affords so great facil­ Curtis E. Dalton, to be postmaster at Suncook, in the county of Mer­ ities for smuggling as Eastport does, and where it is of the greatest importance to have a collector who is free from aay suspicion of the crime which it is his rimac and State of New Hampshire. duty to prevent. Charles A. M:;orse, to be postmaster at New Market, in the county of It is possible that the paper was secretly abstracted from the tiles before the Rockingham and State of New Hampshire. other documents were taken tQ the President. At any rate it was there three months ago and it may be there yet. Charles E. Mcintire, to be postmaster at Lancaster, in the county of You can easily prove the truth of what I tell you by sending to the clerk of Coos and State of New Hampshir€1. the United States court at Portland for a certified copy of the record. William F. Harmon, to be postmaster at Great Falls, in the county If what I say is true it seems to be the duty of the committee to investigate the case fully before reporting it favorably. of Strafford and State of New Hampshire. I have thus far refrained from giving any of these facts to the newspapers, Warren S. Barrows, to be postmaster at Hinsdale, in the county of although two of the New York dailies have applied to me for them. I shall Cheshire and State of New Hampshire. wait for the action of the Senate before I make the facts public. • In case of the candidate's confirmation, I shall feel at liberty to make public Ormond E. Colony, to be postmaster at Keene, in the county of all the facts, together with a copy of this lette~; for I desire to know whether th Cheshire and State of New Hampshire. Senate does rea.lly scrutinize the President's appointments when they have a Matthew Hillsman, to be postmaster at Trenton, in the county of good reason therefor which is not founded upon partisan politics. ~ I am in tlle Government employ, you will see the necessity of my with- Gibson and State of Tennessee. holding my name for the present. · R. Brown Henderson, to be postmaster at Frederick, in the county Yours, truly, of Frederick and State of Maryland. ----, Chief of Divfaion. Samuel L. Harvey, to be postmaster at Centerville, in the county of Hon. S. J. R. 1\IcMILLAN. .Appanoose and State of Iowa. . The above confirmation was accompanied by the following report from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads; which was ordered by the Senate to be printed in the RECORD: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred the nomination of Samuel L. Harvey, to be postmaster at Centerville, Iowa, in place THURSDAY, Jamtary 20, 1887. of Eugene C. Hoynes, suspended, submits the following report: Eugene 0. Hoynes, the suspended officer, is a disabled soldier, having lost an The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. _ arm in the service of the country w~le a member of the Union Army during H. l\1ILBURN, D. D. the rebellion. He was an efficient postmaster, and as such gave great satisfac­ The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and approved. tion to the patrons of the office over which he presided. There are no charges appearing m the case in any degree affecting his integrity as a man or officer. DOCUMENTS "RELATING TO AMERICA. His suspension wa.s purely partisan, and in violation of the spirit of the law giving to disabled Union soldiers preference in appointments to civil offices. The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of But he has informed the committee that he has no desire to resist the confirma­ State, transmitting a memorial from historical societies and other cor­ tion of his successor, in view of the fact that his character as a man and his in­ respondence, and recommending provision be made for the preparation tegrity as an officer have not been assailed. The nominee seems tQ be a man of good character and qualified to discharge of a full and accurate digest and catalogue of documents and archives the duties of the office. The committee therefore recommend that the nomina­ of Europe relating to the early history of the United States; which tion of Samuel L. Harvey be confirmed. was referred to the Committee on the Library. Frank P. Motie, to be postmaster at Odebolt, in the county of Sac EXPENSE OF COLLECTING REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS. and State of Iowa. The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Secre­ The above confirmation was accompanied by the following report from tary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations for de­ the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads; which was ordered by fraying expense of collecting the revenue from cusJ.oms for the fiscal the Senate to be printed in the RECORD: year ending June 30, 1888; which was referred to the Committee on The Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads having considered the nomi­ nation of Frank P. Motie to be postmaster at Odebolt, Iowa, in place of F. R. Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. · Bennett, suspended, reports: STATISTICAL ABSTRACT. That there appears from the papers in the case nothing injuriously reflecting on the personal or official character or conduct of the suspended officer. His The SPEAKER also laid before the Honse a. letter from the Secre­ suspension undoubtedly was induced by political considerations. The nominee tary of the Treasury, transmitting the ninth number of Statistical Ab· appears to be competent to discharge the duties of the office, and the committee recommend that he be confirmed. stract prepared by the Bureau of Statistics; which was referred to the Committee on Printing. · SAMUEL D. LEAVITT. In connection with the confirmation of Samuel D. Leavitt as collec­ PRIVATE LAND CLAm OF GASPER ORTIZ. tor of customs for the district of Passamaquoddy in the State of Maine, The SPEAKER also laid before the House a communication from the the Senate ordered the publication in the RECORD of the following Secretary of the Interior, transmitting supplementary report of the - papers: Surveyor-General of New Mexico on private land claim, designated as I, Samuel D. Leavitt, of Eastport, county of Washington, State of Maine, on the land grant to Gasper Ortiz, No. 87; which was referred to the Com­ oath declare and say, that I was born in Eastport, A. D. 1838, commenced busi­ mittee on Private Land Claims. ness (law and insurance) 1864; have continued in same ever since; never was interested, directly or indirectly, in any merchandise imported into United MRS. HENRIETTA M. DRUM HUNT.

States, properly or otherwise. In about 1866 a Mr. Horton, then in business at 4 Campobello, New Brunswick, left in my office a package for a man (whose name The SPEAKER also laid before the Honse a bill (H. R. 8869) grnnt I do not remember) tQ call and examine, which he did. This package said to ing a pension to Mrs. Henrietta l\1. Drum Hunt, returned from the contain 1 pound of morphine. Said package was taken away by same Horton. Senate with amendment. I was in no way interested in it; in fact I bad no knowledge of the fact of con­ tents when it was left in my office. :Mr. SCOTT. Is it in order to move to non-concur in that, and ask This was the pretended basis of suit against me. which was entered neither for a committee of conference? party, upon my paying costs or marshal's fees, which I did under advice of Hon. Mr. HOLMAN. Report the amendment first. Bion Bradbury, who was my counsel, as this was cheaper than to defend. I never was even complained of for violation of any law. The Clerk read as follows: SAMUEL D. LEAVITT. I.N THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, Ja'lt'llaT'JI 19,1887. Resolved, That the bill of the House 8869 entitled "A bill granting a pension to STATE OF MAL-m, Oumberland, ss: Mrs. Henrietta.l\1. Drum Hunt," do pass with the following amendment: DECEMBER 20, A. D.1886. In line 6 strike out" twenty-five" and insert "forty." Then personally appeared Samuel D. Leavitt and made oath that the fore­ Resolved, That the Senate request a conference with the House of Representa­ J:Oing statement by him signed is true. tives on such bill and amendment. Before me, STEPHEN C. PERRY, Ordered, That Mr. MITcHELL of Pennsylvania., Mr. BLAIR, and :ll:t:r. WHIT­ Justice of the Peace. THORNE be conferees on the part of the Senate.