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64 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. MARon 19~ Also, a bill (H. R. 1034) granting a pension to William H. Also, petition of lithographers, for protection against foreign Byrum-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. competition-to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. WADSWORTH: A bill (H. R. 1035) for the relief of By Mr. SPALDING: Papers to correct the war record of George Mary McCarthy, mother of John E. McCarthy, Sixth Company, McBride-to the Committee on Military Affairs. First Battalion New York Sharpshooters-to the Committee on By Mr. WARNER: Petition of John T. Taylor and others, pray Invalid Pensions. ing for an appropriation to pay judgments rendered by the United Also, a bill (H. R. 1036) for the relief of George J. Campbell- States Court of Claims in favor of mail carriers for wages-to the to the Committee on War Claims. · Committee on Appropriations. Also, a bill (H. R. 1037) to remove the charge of desertion standing against the name of Patrick Dougherty, Com~any A, • Thirteenth New York Volunteer Infantry-to the Comnnttee on SENATE. Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 1038) for the relief of Hannah Howard, step FRIDAY, March 19, 1897. mother of Francis W. HowardJ late of Company D, Sixty-fourth Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. NewYorkVolunteer Infantry-to the Committee on Invalid Pen The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. sions. By Mr. WARNER: A bill (H. R. 1039) to grant a pension to SURVEYS IN INDIAN TERRITORY. Samuel L. Busick-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica Also, a bill (H. R. 1040) granting a pension to Mrs. Mae Pear tion from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a letter from roan-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. the Director of the Geological Survey, relative to appropriations By Mr. WEYMOUTH: A bill (H. R .. 1041) for tJ;te reli~f of for surveys of the Indian Territory, and recommending early leg Susan Elizabeth Laughren-to the Committee on Invalid PenSions. islative action thereon; which, with the accompanying papers, Also, a bill (H. R. 1042) to r~move the charge of d.esertion n?~ was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to standing against Charles G. Bngha.m-to the Comnnttee on Mili be pt·inted. tary Affairs. PETITIONS .AND MEMORIALS. Also, a bill (H. R. 1043) to pension Nancy E. Hardy-to the The VICE-PRESIDENT presented a petition of the National Committee on Invalid Pensions. Arbitration Committee and a petition of the Annual Conference Also, a bill (H. R.10i4) authorizing the Secretary of the Treas of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Philadelphia, Pa., praying ury to issue a duplicate bond to Benjamin March, guardian of for the ratification of the proposed arbitration treaty with Great Ruth March-to the Committee on Ways and Means. Britain; which were ordered to lie on the table. Also, a bill (H. R. 1045) granting a pension to Mary A. Caul- Mr. FRYE presented the petition of F .• A. Wilson and sundry field-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. "" other citizens of Bangor, :Me., praying for the enactment of legis By Mr. WHEELER of Alabama: A bill (H. R. 1046) to. correct lation providing irrigation for the nonarable lands of the Indians, the military record of James P. McGee-to the Committee on for the passage of an antiliquor law, and also for the appointment Military Affairs. of a nonpartisan continuous commission on Indian affairs; which By Mr. WRIGHT: A bill (H. R. 1047) restoring Julia L. Rob was referred to the Committee on Indian ~JU!airs. erts, late Julia L.'Doty, to the pension roll-to the Committee on He also presented memorials of W. H. Feague and sundry other Pensions. citizens of Lewiston; of Thomas Stone and sundry other citizens Also, a bill (H. R. 1048) to increase the pension of Carlos Bom of Biddeford and Saco, and of Local Union, No. 40, Cigar Makers' bard late of CompanyF, Fifth Regiment Vermont Volunteers International Union of America, of Biddeford, all in the State of to th~ Committee on Invalid Pensions. Maine, remonstrating against the proposed increase of the duty on Also a bill (H. R. 1049) for the relief of the estates of John Habana filler·tobacco; which were referred to the Committee on Flowe; and Thomas B. Flower, etc.-to the Committee on War Finance. Claims. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition of the legislature of Wis Also, a bill (H. R. 1050) for the relief of Bridget Duffy-to the consin, praying for the passage of the Torrey bankruptcy bill; Committee on Invalid Pensions. which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, a bill (H. R. 1051) to amend the military record of Edwin Mr. SHOUP presented a petition of the legislature of Idaho, F. Vinton-to the Committee on Military Affairs. praying for the election of United States Senato~s by a direct vot.e Also, a bill (H. R.1052) granting a pension to Susan A. Wood of the people; which was referred to the Committee on the Judi to the Committee on Pensions. ciary, and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: Also, a bill (H. R. 1053) for the relief of Helen M. Evans-to the EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, 8ee1·etary's Office, State of Idaho. Committee on Invalid Pensions. I, George J. Lewis, secretary of the State of Idaho, do hereby certify that Also, a bill (H. R.1054) to amend the military record of George the annexed is a full, true, and complete transcript of house joint memorial W. Allen-to the Committee on Military Affairs. No.5, which was filed in this office the 27th day of February, A. D. 1897, and admitted to record. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great PETITIONS, ETC. seal of the State. Done at Boise City, the capital of Idaho, this 13th day of March, A. D.1897. Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and papers [SEAL.] GEO. J. LEWI8, Secreta111 of State. were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: By Mr. CONNELL: ~eti.tion of citizens of Scrantot;t, Pa., rec House joint memorial No.5. Election of United States Senators. emmending an appropriation for the payment of all Judgments To the honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: of the Court of Claims in favor of letter carriers-to the Commit We, your memorialists, the legislature of the State of Idaho, respectfully ... represent that the sentiment of the State of Idaho is strongly in favor of the tee on Appropriations. election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, and we pefi ·Also, resolution from Cigar Makers' Union, No. 295, of Scranton, tion your honorable body to submit to the States an amendment to the Con Pa., protesting against a high tariff on leaf tobacco-to the Com stitution of the United States which will require the election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people. mittee on Ways and Means. Passed the house of representatives January 27,1897. By Mr. CRUMPACKER: Resolution of Cigar Makers' Union, A. H. ALFORD, No. 134:, of Laporte, Ind., against increase of tariff on tobacco Speake1· of the House. Passed the senate February 10,1897. to the Committee on Ways and Means. GEO. F. MOORE, By Mr. GROW: Paper relating to increase of pension toHaniet P?·esident of tlte Senate. Bache-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Approved February 26,1897. By Mr. LENTZ: Petition of Charles G. Smith and 6 othe_!S, of FRANK STEUNENBERG, Columbus, Ohio, asking for enactment into law of the McMillan Governor. Linton bills (S. 3589 and H. R. 10108) regulating fraternal and Filed in the office of the secretary of state February 27, 1897. beneficiary societies, orders, and associations-to the Committee Mr. SHOUP presented a petition of the legislature of Idaho, on the District of Columbia. praying for the enactment of legislation granting relief and pay By Mr. McCALL: Petition of John L. Whiting & Son Com ment of claims now pending against the United States for Indian pany of Boston, Mass., for passage of a law granting a rebate of depredations by the citizens of Idaho and other Pacific States; the t~x upon alcohol used in the arts and in medicinal and other which was referred to the Committee on Indian Depredations, and compounds-to the Committee on Ways and Means. ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: By Mr. PITNEY: Petition of Robert J. Price and 5 othe~s, of ExEcUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Secretm·y's Office. State of Idaho. Morristown, N.J., asking for the passage of.an urgent defi.CieD?Y I, George J. Lewis, secretary of the State of Idaho, do hereby certify that the annexed is a f~J true, and complete transcript of bouse joint memorial bill providing for the payment of letter earners-to the Comnnt No. 10, which was rued in this office the 9th day of March, A. D. 1897, and tee on Appropriations. admitted to record. 1 By Mr. ROBINSON of Indiana: Papers relating to the removal In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the State. of the charge of desertion against Charles Sweet-to the Com Done at Boise City, the capital of Idaho, this 13th day of March, A. D. 1897. ~ttee on Military Affairs. [SEAL.] GEO.