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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the present CONSUL. consideration of the bill? · Frank Dyer Chester, of MaSilachusetts, to be consul of the United Mr. PLATT. It hardly seems to me that we ought to pass a States at Budapest, Hungary. bill appropriating for a claim of $81,000 which has been once ob jected to and has gone over into the Calendar of objected cases. PROMOTION IN THE NAVY. 1\fr. STEWART. I will not press the bill now, but I will say Capt. William T. Sampson, United States Navy', to be Chief of that the claim is a meritorious one. I have examined it with the Bureau of Ordnance, in the Department of the Navy. great care. The Senator from Indiana [Mr. VooRHEEs] asked me the other day to call the attention of the Senate to the bill, PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY. and I told him I would do so if there was an opportunity. I do Infantry arm. not wish in a thin Senate to have the bill passed upon, but I give Second Lieut. Samuel Burkhardt, jr., Twenty-fifth Infantry to notice that if an opportunity shall present I shall call it up when be first lieutenant. ' there is a larger attendance. Second Lieut. JamesEdwardNormoyle, Twenty-third Infantry, MARITIME CANAL COMPANY OF NICARAGUA. to be first lieutenant. · Mr. CULLOM. I desire to move that the Senate adjourn, but Second Lieut. Robert Alexander, Seventh Infantry, to be first will withhold the motion until the unfinished business can be laid lieutenant. 'before the Senate, so that it will not lose its place. REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE. 1\Ir. COCKRELL. Let the unfinished business be laid before Patrick W. O'Sullivan, of Prescott, Ariz., to be register of the the Senate. land office at Prescott, Ariz. _ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Sen POSTMASTERS. ate the unfinished business, being the bill (S. 3247) to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company of Charles C. Collier, to be postmaster at Blocton, in the county of Nicaragua," approved February 20, 1889. Bibb and State of Alabama. Mr. CULLOM. Now I move that the Senate adjourn. Virginia A. Williams, to be postmaster at Independence, in the The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock and 15 minutes county Qf Polk and State of Oregon. p.m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Friday, January 29, Peter A. Peterson, to be postmaster at Cannon Falls, in the 1897, at 12 o'cl'ock meridian. county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota. Miss Sebelle Knox, to be postmaster at Clinton, in the parish of East Feliciana and State of Louisiana,, NOMINATIONS. Mrs. Jennie Curtis, to be postmaster at Thibodeaux, in the par.. ish of Lafourche and State of Louisiana. Executive nominations received by the Senate January 28, 1897. George W. Clancy, to be postmaster at Darby, in the county of PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY. Delawa1·e and State of Pennsylvania. Adjutant-Gene1·al's Department. Francis M. Mumford, to be postmaster at St. Francisville, in the parish of West Feliciana and State of Louisiana. Lieut. Col. Michael Vincent Sheridan, assistant adjutant-gen John Schmelz, to be postma.ster at Springfield, in the cotinty of eral, to be assistant adjutant-general with the rank of colonel, Brown and State of Minnesota. January 25, 1897, vice Greene, retired from active service. Henry L. Waite, to be postmaster at Omro, in the county of Maj. John Breckinridge Babcock, assistant adjutant-general, to Winnebago and State of Wisconsin. be assistant adjutant-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, Isaac G. Pfautz, to be postmaster at Lititz, in the county of January 25, 1897, vice Sheridan, promoted. Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania. Medical Depm·tment. Milton F. Moyer, to be postm~er at Lykens, in the county of Capt. John Monro Banister, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania. with the rank of major, January 26, 1897, vice Ewen, retired from Charles H. Riley, to be postma.ster at Dedham, in the county of active service. Norfolk and State' of Massachusetts. COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE. Allen T. Hill, to be postmaster at Lyons, in the county of Burt and State of Nebraska. Wayman Crow McCreery, of Missouri, to be collector of inter John A. Isaacson, to be postmaster at South Superior, in the nal reyenue for the First district of Missouri, in place of Charles ~ounty of Douglas and State of Wisconsin. Speck, deceased. Mr. McCreery is now serving under a tempo rary commission issued during the recess of the Senate. This nomination is made to correct error in name of Mr. McCreery, - who was nominated as William Crow McG"Teery. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. POSTMASTERS. THURSDAY, January 28, 1897. D~ in H. Lafferty, jr., to be postmaster at Sanger, the county of The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Fresno and State of California, in the place of Lee McLaughlin, HENRY N. COUDEN. whose commission expired AprilS, 1896. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap Charles A. Huck, to be postmaster at North Bend, in the county of Dodge and State of Nebraska, in the place of Albert L. Nonis, proved. whose commission expired December 14, 1896. WEAR _eRA WFORD. T. W. Leeper, to be postmaster at Oakland, in the county of The SPEAKER laid before the House the Senate amendments Burt and State of Nebraska, in the place of William W. Hopkins, to the bill (H. R. 514) to remove the charge of desertion from t.he whose commission expired January 17, 1897. - military record of Wear Crawford. John M. Smith, to be postmaster at Cozad, in the 'county of . The amendments were read at length. Dawson and State of Neb:r:aska, in the place of Samuel Atkinson, The SPEAKER. The question is on concurring in the Senate whose commission expired December 14, 1896. amendments just read by the Clerk. John Alfred Potter, to be postmaster at Cran'ford, in the county Mr. STEELE. Is that motion privileged now?j of Union and State of New Jersey,in the place of John L. Derby, The SPEAKER. It is a House bill with Senate amendments, whose commission expired January 25, 1897. and is laid before the House under the rule. William E. Mills, to be ;postmaster at Rose Hill, in the county. Mr. STEELE. I move its reference to the Committee on Mill.. of Onondaga and State of New York, in the place of William E. tary Affairs. Mills, whose commission expired December 14; 1896. The motion was agreed to. William S. Harriss, to be postmaster at Wilson, in the county Subsequently, of Wilson and State of North Carolina, in the place of Edwin Mr. STEELE said: .Mr. Speaker, the bill which I asked to hav~ l3arnes, deceased. referred to the Committee on Military Affairs a little while ago is the bill of my colleague fMr. JOHNSON], and he is ill. Therefore I should like to have the 'bill remain on the Speaker's table until CONFffiMATIONS. he arrives, and to have my former motion reconsidered. The SPEAKER. That can only be done by unanimous consent. Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate January 28, 1897. Mr. STEELE. I ask unanimous consent. . COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. STEELEl William St. John Forman, of Dlinois, to be Commissioner of asks unanimous consent that the action of the House on the bill Internal Revenue. H. R. 514 be vacated, and that the bill return to the 8peaker's table until his colleague returns. JUDGE OF THE COURT OF OLADIS. Mr. McMILLIN. Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inquiry. What Charles B. Howry, of Mississippi, to be judge, Court of Claims. was the action that is sought to be set aside? -

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The SPEAKER. The action was reference to a committee. If BRIDGE ACROSS SULPHUR RIVER, ARKANSAS. there be no objection, the request will be granted. The SPEAKER also laid before the House the bill (S. 1722) tQ There was no objection. approve and ratify the construction of a bridge across the Sulphur HOMER C. M'CUSKEY. River in the State of Arkansas by the Texarkana and Fort Smith, Railway Company, with an amendment of the House thereto, to The SPEAKER also laid before the House the amendments of which the Senate disagreed and asked a conference with the House the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4872) to correct the military record on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. of Homer C. McCuskey. Mr. McRAE. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House insist upon. The Senate amendments were read at length. · its amendments and agree to the conference requested by the Mr. HAGER. :Mr. Speaker, I move that the House concur in Senate. the amendments of the Senate. The motion was agreed to; and the Speaker appointed as con.. The motion was agreed to. ferees on the part of the House Mr. HEPBURN, Mr. BARTLETT of PETER YOUNG. New York, and Mr. PRICE. ' The SPEAKER also laid before the House the amendments of ANNIE E. NOLAN. the Senate to the bill (H. R. 6143) for the relief of Peter Young. The amendments were read at length. The SPEAKER also laid before the House the bill (S. 2129) Mr. CROWTHER. I move that the House-concur in the Sen· granting an increase of pension to Annie E. Nolan, with a Hous~ amendment thereto, to which the Senate disagreed and asked~ ate amendments. conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two The motion was agreed to. Houses thereon. JENNIE E. MOORE. The amendment was read. The SPEAKER. What action does the House propose? The SPEAKER also laid before the House the amendments of Mr. McMILLIN. I suppose, if there is no motion to the con"'l the Senate to the bill (H. R. 6247) granting a pension to Mrs. tra,ry, that the bill will go to the commit~e for their recommen• Jennie E. Moore. dation. · The Senate amendments were read, and concurred in. The SPEAKER. The gentleman moves that the bill be referred JOSEPH J. HUDSO~. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions for their action. The SPEAKER also laid before the House the amendment of The motion was agreed to. the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4363) to increase the pension of MARION M'KIBBEN. Joseph J. Hudson. The SPEAKER also laid before the House the bill (S. 684) The Senate amendment was read at length. granting an increase of pension to Marion McKibben, with House Mr. BURRELL. I move to concur in the Senate amendment. amendment, on which the Senate insisted on its disagreement td Mr. BAILEY. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. Is it in order the House amendment and asked for a conferenc-e. to make tHat motion? This is a proposition that would seem to Mr. STEELE. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House insist on require its consideration in the Committee of the Whole. its disagreement to the Senate amendment and agree to the con-' The SPEAKER. It has been already considered in Committee ference requested. . of the Whole. The motion was agreed to. Mr. BAILEY. My understanding is that any Senate amend The SPEAKER. The Cha.ir will appoint as conferees on the ment to a bill which would require consideration in Committee part of the House the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. THOMAS, of the Whole House on the state of the Union is subject to the the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. CROWTHER, and the gentleman . point of order. from Ohio, Mr. LAYTON. The SPEAKER. But the rule of the House is where the Senate has presented an amendm6nt which requires consideration in Com CHANGE OF REFERENCE. mittee of the Whole; but this is merely a differ_en9e_in amotmt on By unanimous consent, the bill (S. 2237) to provide for thQ a question that has already been considered in Committee of the appointment of guardians for pensioners in certain cases in the Whole. It is not a new proposition, and that has been held not to District of Columbia, which had been referred to the Committee send it to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the on Pensions, was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Union. By unanimous consent, the bill (S. 2713) granting a pension to Mr. BAILEY. Whether the amount has been increased or re Miss Mary Hayne, which had been referred to the Committee on duced could make no difference. Suppose the Senat-e amendment Pensions, was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. bad greatly increased the amount; it seems to me that the bill THEODORE JONES. ought to be considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WATSON of Ohio. :Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con· The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks that that would not affect sent for the present consideration of the bill (H. R. 8461) grant~ it. SuC'h has been the ruling ever since the twenty-first rule was ing a pension to Theodore Jones, late brigadier-general of volun• .adopted. The question is on concurring in the amendment of the teers . ~nate. The bill was read. The Senate amendment was concurred in. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration of the bill? JOHN D~CAN. Mr. ERDMAN. Has this bill been considered at a Friday night The SPEAKER laid before the House the bill (H. R. 4853) for session, and is it on the Calendar now? It is apparently not ori the relief of John Duncan, with a Senate amendment thereto. the Calendar. The Senate amendment was read, and concurred in. The SPEAKER. The C~air understands that it has not been considered. MARY W. KEEFFE. Mr. ERDMAN. I object. The SPEAKER laid before the House the bill (S. 905) granting The SPEAKER. Objection is made. a pension to Mary W. Keeffe, with an amendment of the House ELNORA SIIU¥AN. thereto, to which the Senate disagreed and asked a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent for the Mr. CROWTHER. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House insist present consideration of the bill (H. R. 10085) for the relief of on its amendmep.ts and agree to the conference asked by the Elnora Shuman, widow of John Shuman, deceased, and foster Senate. mother of W. E. Shuman and James F. Shuman, both deceased. The motion was agreed to; and the Speaker appointed as con The bill was read, as follows: ferees on the part of the Houae-Mr. THOMAS, Mr. CROWTHER, and Be i t enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior beband he is hereby, Mr. LAYTON. authorized and directed to place on t he pension roll, su ject to the provi· sions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Elnora Shuman, widow ADELAIDE MORRIS. of John Shuman, deceased, and fost er mother of W. E. Shuman, late of Com.· pany K, One hundred and seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry Volun· The SPEAKER also laid before the House the bill (S. 757) teers, and James F. Shuman, late of Coml>any D, Elevepth Regiment Penn· granting an increase of pension to Adelaide Morris, with House sylvlillia Cavalry Volunteers, b oth killed m service durmg the late war, and amendments thereto, to which the Senate disagreed and asked a pay her a pension of $12 per month. conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Mr. MAHON. I ask for the reading of the report. Houses thereon. The SPEAKER. The report will be read. Mr. CROWTHER. I move that the House insist on its amend Mr. JOHNSON of California. Reserving the right to object, ments and agree to the conference asked by the Senate. I would like to inquire about this bill. · The motion was agreed to; and the Speaker appointed as con Mr. MAHON. If the gentleman will listen to the report, I do\. ferees Mr. THOMAS, Mr. CROWTHER, and Mr. LAYTON. not think he will object. - .

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The report (by :Mr. PooLE) was read, as follow& MRS. MARY A. VIEL. 'f·he Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred t.he bill (H. R. M1·. McCREARY of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous ,.0085} for the ~·Qlief of Elnora Shuman, widow of .John Shuman, deceased, and foster mother of W. E. Shuman and James F . .Shuman., bQth deceased, consent for the present consideration of the bill (H. R. 6902) gxant 'submit the following report: ing a pension to Mrs. Mary A. Viel. The claimant asks to be pla.cad on the pension roll at $12 per month. Her The bill was read. as follows: .case i.s a sad one and he1· cause Illi!ritorious, the history of wh.ieh shall be 'briefly recited. Be it enacted.. etc., That the Sec1~etary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, John Shuman was father of James F. Shuman, of Company D, Eleventh a.uthIllinois Volunteers, and pay her a pensiou at the rate of~ per month. · teers, both of whom served in the Army during the war of the rebellion.. 1W. E. Shuman died from the effect of wounds received in the battle of Get The SPEAKER. Is th-ere objection tothepresentconsideration tysburg, Pa., and James F. Shuman was .killed at Gettzs Station, Va., April of the bill? 25,1864. Mr. TALBERT. I would just like to ask if that bill has been John Sbuman was dependent on said sons a.t time of t>heir enlistment and considered at the regular Friday night sessions? death and drew a father's ~ension (certificate 2B0091). He died June 22,1 95, and left surviving him a Widow (Elnora Shuman), who married him March 2, Mr. McCRE __ RY of Kentucky. It has, and reported unani 1848. She is stepmother of James F. Shuman, and was to all intents and pur mously. poses a mother to him from the time he wa..'! 12 years old up to the time he was .M:r. HITT. It has been reported unanimously. killed. She was also stepmother toW. E. Shumau, another-son of John Shu ~an, from the time he was 8 years old until he died from the wound received Ml'. TALBERT. Has it been considered at a Friday night ses- . at Gettysbru·g, Juiy 2, 1863. She was in all respects (excepting birth) a sion? Reserving the right.to object, I ask that the r-eport bet·ead. 'mother of these two boys killed. Mr. McCREARY of Kentucky. Let the report be read. John Shuman and Elnora Shumau, father and stepmother, were dependent on these boys uutil they were killed, and after their death they lived on pen The SPEAKER. The Chair is informed th.a.t it has not been con :siou granted John Shuman. Mrs. Shuman is now without any property sidered in Committee of the Whole. whatever. · Mr. TALBERT. Then !would lik-e to have the report read. I 'l'he proof shows that Elnora Shuman had a paralytic stroke, which has rendered her helpless; that she needs constant care of an a.ttendaut.; that I do not wish to object if it is a meritorious case. She is now 74 yeat·s of age. The report (by lt!r. WooD) was read, as follows: The bill will continue to her the same pension g1•auted her huslmnd. Your The Committee on Invalid Pensions. to whom was r eferred the bill (H. R. · committee believe that t'his is a pro'Per case iu wlJ!ch to grant a pension, ~nd 6902) grauting a pension to Mary A. Viel, submit the following report: report back the bill recoillllli!ndiug 1ts passa.,ooe Wlth an amendment strikin.g The claimant, 1\Iary A. Vi.el, was married to Maj. W. D. Sanger August 27, out the clause, in lines lOand 11, "both killed in service during the late war;" 1862, while he was in the service. They lived together as husband and wife also a.meudiug :title so as to read: "A bill for the relief of Elnora Shumau." until November, 1872, when Major Sanger died. Claimant iu 1875 remarried. He1· second husband, Paul Vie}, died September 23,1883. Claimant had no .. ... The SPEAKER. Is there objection? children by either marriage. She is uow63 years of age. She is living in des J\fr. JOHNSON of California. As I said, reserving the right to titution at Galveston, Tex._. without home or means of support, aud entirely object, I would like to inquire why this lady would not get a pen dependent ou her own labor. as a servant, doing kitchen and household work. W. D. Sanger was major of the Fifty-fifth lllinois Volunteers, and served sion in the regular way? with his regiment from its organization until 1\iarch, 1862, when he was The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration deta.il~d as a mmnber of the staff of Gen. W. T. Sherman. He was in the of the bill? (After a pause.] The Chair hear-s none. battles of Shiloh, Russell's House., Chickasaw Bayou, and Arkansas P ost. In the latter part of 1862 he was mustered out of the service &y order, for The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. "physical disability." This order seems to have been made on a mistake of The bill as amended wa-s OTdered to be eD.oorossed for a third the adjutant of the Fifty-fifth Regimeut, who had reported him absent on :reading; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third ~~~~l S~e;l}!~~f,caJ d1sabilit¥" instead of u absent. detached on staff of time, and passed. On r equest of Col. David Stuart, commandiug the regiment, Governor The amendment to the.title was agreed to. Yates-eommiasioned him as lieutenant-colonel of the Fifty-fifth Regiment. This commission Major Sanger, on Flebruary 9, 186..'1 {not having then been JOHN N. QUACKENBUSH. relieved from .duty}. declined on the very honorable g1•ound that his own record had been made wh11e serving on General Sherman's staff; that Gen Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the eral Shermau had recommended him for promotion to the ra,nk of lieut enant .present consideration of the bill (H.it. 9483) for the relief of John colonel on his staff; that the officers of the regimeut ill liue of promotion .had reudered meritorious service, aud that his promotion would be a g1·ea.t eN. Quacken bush. injustice to them. The bill was read. 'The order muste-ring him out was revoked, but for the reason alone set The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration forth he was.n.ot .commissimied as an officer of the regiment, and for some up.e.xplainedreason he was not appointed on 9-en.era.l Sherman•s recommen:ia· of the bill? tlon. and thus he was for ced out of the sel'Vlce. Mr. LOUD. object, Mr. Speaker. A large number of the survivors of his regiment have petitioned Congress The SPEAKER. Objection is made. to grant claimant a _pensiou. They strongly urge that the wife of so honor able a soldier should not be compelled, in her old age, to go into service as a 'RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH THE Ol1AHA AND WINNEBAGO INDIAN .cook or bend over the washtub to obtain a support. RESERVATIONS. The pensiou asked for i.s a modest one, $25 per month, and the committee .r-ecommend the passage of the bill Mr. MEIKLEJOHN. Mr. Speak-er, I ask unanimous eonsent for the present considemtion of the bill {S. 355.5) to amend an act The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration 'entitled ''An act granting to the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf Rail of the bill? (After a pause.] The Chajr hears none. way Company right of way through the Omaha and Winnebago The- bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading; and Indian reservations, in the State of Nebraska," by extending the being engrossed, it was according1y read the third time, and passed. time for the constJ.·uction of said railway. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. The bill was read, as follows: A message from the President, by Mr. PRUDEN, one of his sec Be it enacted. etc., That the time prescribed by an act of Congress approved retaries, announced that the President had approved and signed the 27th day of June, 1894, entitled "An act granting to the Eastern Nebraska bills and joint resolutions of the following titles: and Gulf Railway Company r~ght of way through the Omaha and Wiuneba.go On January 18, 1897: Indiaureservatious, iu the State of Nebraska," for the construction of suCh railway, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of foury-earsfrom An act {H. R. 7945) to provide for the entry of lands in Greer the 27th day of June, 1897~ County, Okla., to give preference rights to settlers, and for other SEc. 2. That all other provisions of said act are hereby continued in full purposes; force and effect. An act (H. R. 2259) for the relief of William B. Ellis; and The SPEAKER. Is there~bjection tothepresentconsideration An act (H. R. 2328) for the relief of Patrick Rainey. of the bill? rAfte1• a pause.] The Chair hears none. On January 20, 1897: Mr. MEIKLEJOHN. Mr. Speaker, I ask that·•: four years"be An act (H. R. 381)0) granting a pension to George William stricken out and ''three years" inserted. Hodgdon; The SPEAKER. The gentleman moves to amend by striking , An act (H. R. 3398) for the relief of Augusta Tuller; out the word "four" and inserting the word "three." An ad (H. R. 5782) granting an increase of pension to Mrs. The amendment was agreed to. Anna Wedel; The bill as amended was ordered to a third reading; and it An act (H. R. 7500) to grant a pension to :Mrs. Keturah Wilson, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. -widow of James Wilson, deceased; and On motion of Mr. MEIKLEJOHN, a motion to reconsider the An act (H. R. 3877) granting a pension to Henderson Marple. vote by which the bill was passed was laid on the table. On January 26, 1897: An act (H. R. 9733) to authorize the Union Railroad Company NAV .AL RESERVE BATTALION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. to construct andmaintain a bridge across the Monongahela River; Mr. HILBORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the An act (H. R. 8676) to enable the town of Flagstaff, in the Ter• ·Pt:esent consideration of the_ bill_ (H. R.1.006?) to provide f?r organ ritory of Arizona, to issue bonds to construct a water system; izing a naval reserve battalion m the District .of Columbia. An act (H. R. 596) for the relief of Ellis H. Roberts; The bill was read. An act (H. R. 6883) to incorporate the Convention of American The SPEAKER, Is there objection to the present.con.siderati.on Instructors of the Deaf; of the bill? · An act (H. R. 8726) to provideforthepaymentof certain claims Mr. BAILEY. I ob-ject. against the District of Columbia by drawback certificates; and The SPEAKER. Objection is made. An act (H. R. 4199) to c.orrectthe military record of Edward H. 1897. 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•Munson, late a private in Company H, Thirty-second New York special disbursing agent. I have done this upon a letter received 'Regiment Infantry. from the Dawes Commission, signed by Senator Dawes himself, On January 27, 1897: · in which he states that this officer was detailed from the Geolog An act (H. R. 4538) for the relief of John Keefe. ical Survey to act with the Commission; that he has so acted sinca The following bills were presented to the President on the 8th the 30th of August last; that while an employee of the Geological instant, and not having been returned by him to the House of Survey his expenses were paid, but that when he came to the Com Congress in which they miginated within the time prescribed by mission they had no provision for the payment of his expenses, the Constitution of the United States, have become laws without and therefore they ask that this allowance of $2 per diem from his approval: August 31 be allowed to meet that charge. Otherwise the amend An act (H. R. 4281) granting an increase of pension to George ment is precisely as it was when I showed it to the gentleman a ' Johnson, of Lenox, Iowa; while ago. An act (H. R. 1511) for the relief of Lydia Boynton Ferris; The amendment was agreed to. · An act (H. R. 7127) granting a pension to Samuel D. Gilman; The Clerk read as follows: An act (H. R. 5710) granting a pension to Eleanor L. Curtiss; For operating two portable steam sawmills on the N ez Perce Indian Res and ervation, Idaho, and for necessary repairs to the same, $3,000. An act (H. R. 158) granting a pension to Mary Collins. Mr. STEWART of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman. I offer the The following bill was presented to the President on the 12th amendment which I send to the desk; · instant, and not having been returned by him to the House of The amendment was read, as follows: Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Amend the p1·inted bill as follows: At the foot of page 51, after line 24, add Co"!lstitution of the United States, has become a law without h:i,s the following words: "For the purchase of an electric dynamo and placing approval: t.he same in position for electric lightffig of the public buildings at the Oneida An act (H. R. 7777) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to Industrial School, in Wisconsin, $1,000." furnish condemned cannon to Fort Thomas, Ky. - Mr. SHERMAN. 1 think that amendment, if it is to come in The following bills were presented to the President on the 13th at all, ought not to come in at thjs point. It properly belongs instant, and not having been returned by him to the House of in the paragraph providing for schools.· However, I will not Congress in which they originated within the time prescribed by make the point of order against it. the Constitution of the United States, have become laws without The amendment was agreed to. his approval: Mr. GAMBLE. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer the amendment An act (H. R. 6608) to remove the charge of desertion from the which I send to the desk. military record of George W . Taylor; The amendment was read, as follows: An act (H. R. 3113) granting a pension to Margaret A. Kidwell; Insert after the word "dollars," in line 24, page 51, the following: and · "For the survey of lands in the Indian reservations in South Dakota, the An act (H. R.1261) for the relief of John Kehl and to restore sum of $30,000, to be immediately a-vailable; and the Commissioner of the him to his former rating. · .. General Land Office is hereby directed to survey the lands embraced in said reservations." ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I will reserve the point of itself into Committee of the Whole.on the state of the Union for order against that amendment until I hear an explanation of it. the consideration of the bill (H. R. 10002) making appropriations Mr. GAMBLE. Mr. Chairman, in reference to the amendment for the Indian Department. just proposed by me, I will say that it embodies the same pro Mr. GROUT. Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman to withhold vision that was contained in the bill of last year. There are a that motion for a moment that I may make a report. large number of reservations in the State. The allotments have Mr. SHERMAN. Very well. not been fully made. There is great necessity for the adoption of this amendment, so that the ~llotments may be made to the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL. Indians and carried out as originally intended. The amendment Mr. GROUT, from the Committee .Oil: Appropriations, reported is identical in ita terms with a provision embodied in the bill of the bill (H. R. 10167) making appropriations for the District of last year, except that in this amendment I have dropped the names Columbia; which was ordered to be printed, and referred to the of the reservations-the Cheyenne River and Rosebud Indian res Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. ervations-named in the bill of last year, and I make the amend· Mr. JOHNSON of California. Mr. Speaker, is this the proper ment apply generally to all the reservations in the State. time to reserve points of order on that bill? Mr. SHERMAN. What is the amount of appropriation pTo· The SPEAKER. This is the time. posed? Mr. JOHNSON of California. Then I reserve all points of order. Mr. GAMBLE. Thirtythousanddollars. Theprovisionoftha The SPEAKER. All points of order are reserved. last appropriation bill will be found at tha foot of page 24 of the INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. act as passed last year. I have conferred with the Indian Office Mr. SHERMAN. Now, Mr. Speaker, I move that the House on this subject, and I learned there that all of the appropriation resolve itself into Committee of the Whole for the consideration made last year has been exhausted and that this appropriation is of the Indian appropriation bill. greatly needed to carry out the work in hand. The motion was agreed to. Mr. lricMILLIN. This does not pertain to Indians in the The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee of the Indian Territory, as I understand? Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. HOPKINS in the chair. Mr. GAMBLE. It applies simply to South Dakota. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the motion of the gentle Mr. McMILLIN. To the South Dakota reservations. man from illinois. Mr. GAMBLE. I had prepared my amendment before tha . Mr. DOCKERY. At what point in the bill? amendment of the gentleman from Wisconsin was offered, and Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, when the committee rose, we possibly the references in my amendment to the numbering of the were at the foot of page 50, considering the first paragraph under lines ought to be somewhat changed. the head of" Miscellaneous," and the gentleman from illinois [Mr. Mr. SHERMAN. Whydoesnottheprovisionembracedinlines CANNON] had made a point of order against one or two provisions 3 to 13, on page 52, cover the matter? in the paragraph. Since that time I have drawn an amendment Mr. GAMBLE. Simply because it is inadequate. to meet the gentleman's objections, which I have submitted to him, Mr. SHERMAN. Then why not change the amount and leave and which I now offer, understanding that it meets his approval. the other language of the text as it is?· · - The amendment was read, as follows: Mr. GAMBLE. Because in the State of South Dakota there are St rike out lines 22, 23, 24, and 25 on page 50, and all of page 51 down to line a number of these reservations; and I have followed the language 17, and insert in lieu thereof the following: "For salaries of the commission of the law of last year, so as to make the provision specially appli.. ers appointed under the acts of Congress a;pproved March 3, 1893, and March cable to that State, the object being that the money should not be 2 1895, to negotiate with the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, $25,000; for expenses of commissioners and necessary expenses of employees, diverted to other localities. $10,000: Provided, That $2 p er diem for expenses of special disbursing agent Mr. FOOTE. Was. this amount appropriated last year for this from date of original detail by Interior Department, while on duty with the purpose? · commission, shall be paid therefrom; for clerical help, including the secre tary of the commission, $5,600; for contingent expenses of the commission, Mr. GAMBLE. Yes, sir. $1,400; in all, 843,000: Provided, That out of the appropriations for salaries Mr. FOOTE. And it is proposed that we appropriate again this and exJ.>enses of said commissioners for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1800', year $30,000? . · and prt~r _years, there sh~ll be paid for services heretoforeperformed, to Mr. GAMBLE. Yes, sir. F. E. Willie, $27; A. W. Dwkey, $39; W. H. McClendon, $33; Henry Stroup, $500; N. L. Steele, $100: And pmvided further, The disbursing agent of satd Mr. Ii"OOTE. How long at this rate will it take to complete · ~:ro~~~_mdH'v~e~b:e~~:~~elf out of satd fund $50, heretofore paid by this survey? Mr. GAMBLE. Well, as I have said, there are a number o:( Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, let me say to the gentleman these reservations, some of them of large area, and the object of from illinois that since submitting the amendment to him I have this appropriation is to carry out the provisions of law and treaty ,added a clause providing that a -per diem shaJI be paid to the stipulations in regard to the allotment of lands to the Indians, sQ 1256 CONGRESSIONAL- RECORD-HOUSE. J .ANUARY 28,~

that they can be separated from their tribal relations and move 52 for the a~ount of S20,000 for the general surveys of allo~ ahead in the bettering of their condition in all respects. ments-- Mr. FOOTE. It seems to me the House should know some Mr. SHERMAN. The gentleman is correct; $20,000. I said thing more about this matter. I am free to confess my own igno thirty, but twenty is the correct amount. rance in respect to it. Mr. GAMBLE. And I clearly understood the gentleman from Mr. SHERMAN. I desire to ask the gentleman from South New York that I bad the right to offer the amendment,. as I sug· Dakota [Mr. GAMBLE] whether this provision meets with the gested it to him. It was embodied in the law of last year; and, approval of the Indian Office? upon the further fact that I have the assurance of the Indian Mr. GAMBLE. Yes, sir. I called yesterday at that office and Bureau, and my own knowledge of the conditions prevailing, conferred with Mr. Slayton, to whom I submitted this matter. that this is necessary. I hope, therefore, that the amendment Mr. SHERMAN. Has the gentleman any report from the office will be adopted. on this subject? Mr. CANNON. I would like to ask the gentleman a question Mr. GAMBLE. No, sir. But when I was in the Indian Office in order to determine my vote on the amendment. yesterday I was informed that all of the appropriation of $30,000 On page 52, line 13, about the middle of the page, I see that made last year had been exhausted and that this appropriation $30,000 is appropriated for surveys of allotments, and at the bot. will be necessary to caiTY on the work for the coming year. I tom of the page I see a sum of $20,000 is provided for the same supposed then the bill wou~d come up for consideration yesterday, purpose. It seems to me to be two substantially similar items, and I did not have time to secure a formal report in writing from making a total of $50,000. Do I understand the gentleman from the Indian Office. Had I understood it would have gone over until New York-that this was not estimated for? to-day, I would have asked fora report in line with the suggestions Mr. SHERMAN. Of course the items in the bill were estimated Ibavemade. for. The amendment proposed by the gentleman from S<1uth Mr. FOOTE. Has the gentleman any report as to how much Dakota was not estimated for. work has been accomplished by the expenditure of the $30,000 ap Mr. CANNON. It is clearly outside of the estimate? propriated last year, how much is yet to be done, and how many Mr. SHERMAN. Yes, sir. years it will probably take to complete the work? - Mr. GAMBLE. I would say, in reply to the suggestion of the Mr. GAMBLE. I do not know that I can intelligently answer gentleman from illinois, that when the estimates wer~ made up in t.hat question. September last the amount provided by the bill last year had not Mr. FOOTE. It seeLls tome that the House should be informed been exhausted and very little had been paid out at that time; but on that point. since then it has been entirely exhaust€d. - Mr. GAMBLE. There is a large area of land in these various Mr. CANNON. Is there any communication, transmitted in reservations, of which there are a number in the State. It will the regular way, from the- Interior Department regarding this take some time to carry out all the allotments under the treaty. appropriation? Mr. SHERMAN. Why does not the provision in the bill, so far Mr. GAMBLE. No, sir; as I have already stated, there is no as it goes, reach South Dakota as well as any other State? such communication. That is to say, there is no formal commu. M1·. GAMBLE. Because, as-I have already stated, the amount nic'ation, only to me, personally, when I called yesterday at the provided in the bill is entiTely ina.dequate for the State of South Indian Office upon this subject. Dakota alone. Mr. CANNON. Do I understand the gentleman from New Mr. SHERMAN. Well, Mr. Chairman, while, in view of the York to antagonize the provision? -· gentleman's statement, a point of order would not probably be Mr. SHERMAN. I do, sir. sustained on this amendme_nt, I really think the amendment'ought The CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the amend· not to be adopted. I regret very much to oppo~e any proposition ment submitted by the gentleman from South Dakota. offered by the gentleman from South Dakota, but I can not allow The question was taken, and the amendment was rejected. such an amendment as this to pass without opposing it. I think The Clerk read as follows: this amendment ought not to be adopted. Mr. GAMBLE. In reply to the gentleman from New York For pay of physician, New York Agency, $600. [Mr. SHERMAN], I will fiay-not that I would accuse him of bad Mr. CANNON. I wish to reserve the right to submit a point faith or anything of that kind, because I believe he has the good of order on that provision long enough to ask a question; of the service entirely at heart-that I suggested this matter to him Mr. SHERMAN. I will say to the gentleman from Illinois that yesterday, and I understood I had his permission to bring up the the same provision was in the last appropriation bill, identical in amendment, he belieying, as I thought, that it was necessary that language and amount. this work be carried out. If these Indians are to be advanced in Mr. CANNON. It is marked "new" here. civilization, if th€y are to be put on their allotments and separated Mr.-SHERMAN. That is an error. It is precisely the same from their tribal relations in conformity to the proyision of the provision. _ treaties with the different tribes, this appropriation ought to be Mr. CANNON. Has the gentleman got the last year's bill made in conformity with treaty stipulations as well as the law by before him? which they were ratified. I insist that the amount is not too Mr. SHERMAN. I will say to the gentleman that he falls into large. In fact, it is really insufficient to do the necessa,rywork in an error because this item appears in another part of last year's hand. But although I think a larger amount ought to be pro bill. It was transposed here to make the bill more homogeneous. vided than this amendment proposes, I am willing to modify the Mr. CANNON. Is it in pursuance of a treaty? amendment and reduce the amount of the proposed appropriation. Mr. SHERMAN. . Only in a way, I suppose; in fact, it is a Mr. FOOTE. I should like to know whether attention is called gratuity. · to this matter in the report of the Indian Commissioner. Has the By our treaty with the New York Indians it was provided that gentleman any report in favor of the proposition? we should furnish medicines, calicoes,- and so on, and we have Mr. GAMBLE. No, sir; I can not refer to any such report. I fnrni::;hed a physician for many years; but up to last year he had can only answer the gentleman generally that these reservations been paid out of some general fund, what it is I can not say; but are very large; all the allotments have not been made; it is abso last year for the first time it was put in as a specific item in the lutely necessary in carrying out the provisions of the treaties that appropriation bill in this form. In fact, this physician attends to the allotments should be made so that in addition to the school, some 2,500 Indians. He spends one day each week on the reserva industrial, and other facilities the Indians may have the advan tion·, and goes there at any other time that his services may be tages -of the influences of civilization to the fullest extent. required. Mr. FOOTE.- I did not wish to appear as opposing the amend Mr. CANNON. This, I believe, is a wealthy class of Indians ment of the gentleman, but ~:mly wanted to obtain some informa up in New York. tion before voting upon the expenditure of so large a sum. Mr. SHERMAN. No; I do not think so. They have lands, but Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I very much regret that there as a tribe there is but little wealth amongst them. The land on seems to be a misunderstanding between the gentleman and which the Indians live, I will say, is the land the title t-,o wh~ch myself. I certainly did not mean to be understood as assenting was claimed by the Ogden Land Company. They have·a right of to the amendment. I know, of com·se, that the gentleman must tenure forever, and there is some question about the ownership of have supposed I assented to it, or that he would not have so stated. the land, some claim that affects the title. · But it was a mistake. I had no such thing in my mind during Mr. CANNON. It is allotted. They are living there on their the conferences we bad on the subject. · allotll}ents, are they not? I do not think, I repeat, that the amendment ought to be adopted. Mr. SHERMAN. It is not allotted. They are living there in We have provided 830,000 in the next item in the general 'fund for tribal relations. There. has been no allotment whatever. the purpose for which the gentleman now asks the same sum to Mr. CANNON. If it is a treaty obligation, I am willing to pay. · be used in South Dakota alone; and I think the amendment ought If it is not-- not to be adopted. Mr. SHE-RMAN. It is not in terms a treaty stipulation, and Mr. GAMBLE. I think the gentleman from New York is in yet it takes the place of a treaty provision that we shall furnish erl'or, Mr. Chairman. There is a provision at the bottom of page them so much medicine, and all that sort of thing. We fmnish j • -.

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them a physician who does all this instead. I think it is entirely The Clerk read as follows: proper. · For survey and subdivision of Indian reservations and of lands to oo The Clerk (proceeding with. the reading of the bill) read as fol allotted to Indians, and to make allotments in severalty, to be expended by the Commissioner of Indian .A1fairs, under the direction of the Secretary of lows: tbe Interior, $20,000. For irrigation, Southern Ute allotments," including labor and ~aterial, to Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, I offer the amendment which be immediately available, $25,000. I send to the Clerk's desk. Mr. CANNON. I make the point of order on lines 18, 19, and The Clerk read as follows: 20, that that is an appropriation not authorized by existing law. Strike out, in line 25, page 52, the word "twenty" and insert in lieu there.of Mr. SHERMAN. Does the gentleman make the point, or simply the word "forty." reserve it? Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, I should like to ask the chair Mr. CANNON. Well, I will reserve it if the gentleman desires man of the committee [Mr. SHERMAN] a question. I understand to say something. this is the amount estimated for by the Commissioner of India.n Mr. SHERMAN. I ask the Clerk to read what is said on this Affairs. I should like to ask if the Commissioner of Indian Affairs subject in the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. It considered this amount sufficient for the survey and allotment of is found on pages 94 and 95 of his report. I am not contending lands? that the gentleman's point of order iB not correct, but I ask him Mr. SHERMAN. Well, it is what he has asked for, and I as to hear these facts before he insists upon his point. sume that he considered that sufficient. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, this question has already been raised by the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. GAMBLE], who SOUTHERN UTES IN COLORADO. wished an appropriation of $30,000for his State alone, for surveys It was stated in my last annual report that the commission which was and allotments. The bill carries appropriations of only$2.0.000 for appointed under the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 20, 1895 (28 Stat. L .• 677), was enga~ed in allotting lands in severalty to such the surveys and allotments in all portions of the Union. Last year members of the Southern Ute tribe as had elected to take them. November the appropriation, I believe,. was about this amount, and I am of 00, 1895, the commission transmitted schedules showing allotments to 3J2 In the opinion that this was not enough. dians. the quantity of lanu alloted being 65,450.33. While these schedules were before the Department for approval, Agent There are a number of reservations in the country where sur Day, of.. the Southern Ute Agency, who was also a member of the commis veys and allotments are needed, and I have specially in mind a sion, reported that the few Indians who had wanted their improvements ap large reservation in my State where about two-thirds of the Indians praised and sold with the intention of removing to the diminished reserve to live in common with those members of the tribe who had decided not to take have received their lands in severalty. The allotting agent has allotments had reconsidered their determination and wanted allotted to them been unable to carry on allotments this entire winter for the the land upon which their improvements were located. Agent Day, in his reason that the appropriation for further surveys was exh~usted; capacity as commissioner, was accordingly directed March 27, 1896, to pre pare a supplemental schedule showing the additional allotments. and I fear, with an appropriation of only $20,000 for the entire April 14 he transmitted a s_upplemental schedu~e .showing 39 allotments country for this very important branch of the work of the Depart aggregating 7,360.81 acres, which, added to the or1gmal schedule, makes a ment, that the same condition of affairs will exist in the coming total of an allotments, covering 72,811.15 acres. June 12 the Department ap proved the two schedules of allotments and directed the Commissioners of year that has existed the past year. I believe that the Shoshone the General Land Office to issue the patents therefor. . . . , and Arapahoe Reservation alone in the State of Wyoming requires The surplus or unallotted lands of that portion of the reservatiOn lymg east an appropriation of $8,000 or $9,000 to complete the surveys so of range 14 have not y~t been opened to settlement, and they probably will that allotments can be made to all the Indians of that reservation not be until the east boundary line shall have been properly located. It is said now tooe located about5 miles too far west. in severalty. It is certainly highly important that these allot A matter of much importance to the allottees on the Southern Ute Reser ments should be made. The Department has already started in vation is that of irrigation. Agent Day has had surveys and the necessary on this work of giving to every Indian his land in severalty, and filings made for five ditches, and he was directed September l to submit esti mates of cost of putting in the head gate for each of the ditches and for doing the lack of sufficient funds for the survey operates against this a. limited amount of additional work on two of them, the idea being to prose very laudable work. It is highly important for the good of tha ClLte the work with ''clue diligence," a..q required by the laws of Colorado. Indians that the land shall be surveyed immediately in order that The office is delayed in the proper prosecution of this work by lack of funds. For the completion of the ditches a special appropriation will have to be the allotments can be made at the earliest possible moment. asked, the regular appropriation of S"dO,OOO for Irrigation generally on Indian Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chah·man, while I do not wish to setup .reservations being entirely too small to provide for payment of the total cost my opinion against the knowledge of the gentleman so far as his . ofirrig11,tion for the Southern Utes. It is proposed, however, to use about $5,000 thereof in making the start, and to depend upon Congress for the re own locality is concerned, I do think it is fair to assume that the maining funds necessary to complete the work. Secretary has asked us for all that he deems sufficient for this year; and in the absence of any subsequent report or more aefi Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, these Indians are the Indians nite report from him, I do think we should grant only such amollllt who have been moved, or whom we have attempted to move, from as the Secretary has asked for in the Book of Estimates; and there Colorado over into Utah, and, as the portion of the report which fore I trust that the amendment will.not prevail. the Clerk has read shows, some 70,000 acres of land have been Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, the appropriation made last allotted to some 370 Indians. As the report further shows, these year was much short of the amount needed, and it is barely possi- • lands, as they are now conditioned~ without water, are practically ble that the Commis&ioner of Indian Affairs did ask for a larger valueless, and before these Indians can p"ossibly maintain their approp1iation for this purpose than the Secretary of the Interior existence there it is necessary to irrigate these lands. That work, finally submitted, and no doubt the Commissioner endeavored to as the report shows, is under way, and it will require, as is keep estimates as low as possible. believed by the Commissioner, $25,000 more to finish it. I hope The question was t:a.ken on the adoption of the amendment, and the gentleman will not insist on his point of order against the the amendment was rejected. amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. CANNON. How many of these Indians are there? For completion of the survey of the lands in the Indian Territory, $100,000, Mr. SHERMAN. I will have to refer to my . frien~ from Colo- or so much thereof as may be necessary to be immediately available: Pro vided, That the surveys herein authorized, or anyfart of them in the Indian rado [Mr. BELL]. I can not recall how many there are, all told. Territory, shall be made under the supervision o the Director of the Geo Mr. BELL-of Colorado. About a thousand. logical Survey by such persons as may be employed by or under him for tha._ Mr. CANNON. About a thouqand, my friend says. purpose; and such surveya shall be executed under instructions to be issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and subdivisional surveys Rhall be executed Mr. SHERMAN. That is correct. under the rectangular system, as now provided by law: Provided fu1"ther, Mr. CANNON. I find, on page 34, that the approp1iation for That when any surveys shall have been so made and plats and field notes substantial assistance to these Indians aggregates $83,740 for 1,000 thereof prepared, they shall be approved and certified by the Director of the Geological Survey, and two copies thereof shall be returned, one for filing in Indians. the Indian Office and one in the General Land Office; and such surveys, field Mr. SHERMAN. Yes; that is right. notes, and plats shall have the same le~l force and effect as heretofore given Mr. CANNON. Then they are beneficiaries under the general to the acts of surveyors-general: P1·omded furthe1", That alllaws inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby declared to be inoperative as respects appropriation, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, such surveys. for the consti:uction of schools for education? Mr. SHERMAN. ·That is right. Mr. KIEFER. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer an amendment. Mr. CANNON. And so on. Then, in addition to that, my rec The Clerk read as follows: On page 53 insert, after line 20, the words: ollection is that these Indians are very well off. And still, in addi "To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the scouts and soldiers tion to that, I find under the treaty of 1874 they are entitled to and their descendants of the Sisseton, Wahpeton, Medawaukanton. and receive in perpetuity $25,000 a year, to be expended for their benefit Wapkoota bands of Sioux Indians residing off of the Sisseton Reservation within the discretiop. of the Secretary of the Interior. and not parties to the agreement, who were duly enrolled and received their proportion of the annuities on the pay roll of said scouts and soldiers for the The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman insist on his point of years 1893 and 1894, and whose names were omitted from the pay roll of the order? year 1895, $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary." Mr. CANNON. Yes, I do insist on the point of order. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the point of order The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will sustain the point of order, against the amendment until I have heard further in reference and the Clerk will read. to it. 1258 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 28,

Mr. KIEFER. Mr. Chairman, I desire now that the Clerk may tation of these Indians for overcharges for the sale of their lands tead the statement of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs touch- in 1857 and 1858 shall be examined and reported to Congress." ing this matter. · Mr. CANNON. What was the date of that? The Clerk read as follows: _ Mr. SHERMAN. That was in 1867. It will be found on page WASHINGTON, Ja,nuar?J 19, 1897. 515 of 15 Statutes at Large. That examination took place and, SIR: I am in i'ooeipt of your letter dated the 15th instant, indosing copy of as long ago as 1877, a bill was favorably reported in the Senate ~n amendment which rour colleague, Mr. KIEFER, proposes to introduce to the Indian appropriatiOn bill when it is considered. You ask to be advised covering not only the amount included in this amendment, but whether or not the amendment should be incorporated in the bill. also interest on various items, making a total of twenty-five thou In reply, I return the amendm~nt with advice that the same should be in sand -and some odd hundred dollars. That was in 1877, twenty corporated in the bill. The amount named, $10,000, will pay twenty-five scouts years ago. and soldiers omitted from the pay roll of 1895, if that number were omitted. Very respectfUlly, Mr. CANNON. That is, it was reported in the Senate as a D. M. BROWNING, Commissioner. claim for consideration? . lion. J. S. SltERMAN, Mr. SHERMAN. It was reported favorably as a separate bill. House of Representatives. Mr. CANNON. Let me ask the gentleman, is this an appro· The CBAIRMAN. Does the gentleman desire to say anything priation for the service of the Indian Office for the coming fiscal on the point of order made by the gentleman from New York? year? Mr. SHERMAN. I will not insist on the point of order, in view Mr. SliERMAN. It is not. of the statement made by the Commissioner. Mr. CANNON. But it is in satisfaction of a claim that dates :M:r. CANNON. I will reserve it. away back in the fifties? Mr . .KIEFER. May I be heard? . Mr. SHERMAN. That is correct. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will hear the gentleman from Mr. CANNON. Then I must insist on tha point of order. ~Iinnesota on the point of order, if he desires to be heard. MI·. SHERMAN. Notwithstanding the absolute virtue of the Mr. KIEFER. Yes, sir. The amendment, in the first place, asks claim as demonstrated by the gentleman from New York? for$10,000, or so much thereof as maybe necessar-y, to pay anum [Laughter.] ber of soldiers and scouts of the Sioux, as they are named in the Mr. CANNON. It has no place in this bill. It is a mere claim. amendment. They were left off the pay roll by an oversight for Mr. SHERMAN. I assume, M1•. Chaitman, that the gentleman's the year 1895. They were paid for 1893 and 1894. They are entitled point of order is good if it is insisted upon. .. to that pay. Now, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs acquiesces Mr. CANNON. I insist upon it. . in the request that they should be so paid. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair sustains the point of order. Mr. CANNON. Let me read: Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. Then, Mr. Chairman, I will offer my In reply I return the amendment with the advice that the same be incor amendment, to come in befoTe li:ne 9 on page 54. porated in the bilL . The amount named $10,000, will pay twenty-fi.\'e scouts The amendment was read, as follows: and soldiers omitted from the pay roll ot 1895, if that number were omitted. Very respectfully, Before line 9 on page 51 insert: D. M. BROWNING, Oommissioner. "That the Secretary of the Interior be, a.nd is hereby; directed to pay to G. H. Kitson, or his legal representatives, the sum of $1,000 due said Kitson Mr. :KIEFER. That is the number that he refers to. Not for money advanced to the :Menominee tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, out of knowing exactly how many there were omitted, he qualified it by any money due sa.id tribe from the United States not otherwise appropriated." stating if that number had been omitted; being the number ·of Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the point of order twenty-five, that would be the amount. upon that amendment, but will hear an explanation. Mr. CANNON. Is that a tl"eaty obligation? Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, this carries no appro· Mr. KIEFER. I so understand it. priation at all. These Indians are very wealthy. They have no :1\Ir. CANNON. What treaty? annuities, but they have a large amount of money to their credit Mr. KIEFER. I can not state. The gentleman must under in the Treasury, the interest of which is paid to them every year stand that these scouts and soldiers were scouts and soldiers dur without appropriation. They have also a large income from the ing the Sioux outbreak of 1862, and payment authorized by act sale of lumber. A few years ago a member of the tribe loaned approved .March 2, 1895. them $1,000 in COJlllection with a mission to Washington. He is a Mr. CANNON. Then this runs back to 1862? one-armed Indian. He mortgaged his farm to obtain the money, Mr. KIEFER. This is a' claim by soldiers and scouts who served and they gave him a note for it. I have a. letter here, written by as such during the Sioux war for 1862, as I understand, and their the agent in 1892, in which he makes the request that $600 of this names were left off the pay roll for the year 1895. amount should be paid, and this amendment provides for the pay Mr. CANNON. · The:q. I insist on the point of order. ment of the note without interest. There is no reason why it Mr. SHERMAN. I hope you-will. If that is so, that is a claim. should not be paid. It takes nothing from the Treasury. This The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will sustain the point of otder. Indian has lost his farm. The tribe is perfectly able to pay the The Clerk read as follows: · money they owe this man, and the only way he can be paid is for To enable the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the confederated Kas- • Jtaskia, Peoria, Piankeshaw and Wea tribes of Indians the amount due them us to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay him. under the treaty of May 30, iSM, 812\123.93, to be immediately available, and to Mr. SHERMAN. I withdraw the point of order, Mr. Chairman. be in full for all money claimed by said Indians, both principal and interest, un Mr. CANNON. I renew it. der and by virtue of said treaty; said sum to be paid per capita to said Indians The CHAIRMAN. The Ohair sustains the point of order. by the Secretarr of the Interior or expended for their benefit in such manner and for such obJects and purposes as he may see fit, and when so paid or ex The Clerk read as follows: 'pended to be in full payment of all claim and demand against the Govern For the erection of a brid~e, under the direction of the Secretary of the ment of the United States under said treaty. Interior, across Big Wind R1ver, on the Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, at or near the Kinnear crossing of that river, Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer an $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. amendment to that paragraph. MI·. CANNON. Before the amendment is offered, I desire to · Mr. CAN.NON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the point of order on make the point of order upon the paragraph, beginning at line 21, this paragraph until I hear an explanation of it. page 53, and extending down to line 8, page -54. Mr. SHERMAN. I yield to the gentleman from Wyoming ['M:r. Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, I desire to amend by MONDELL]. adding after the word "treaty," on page 54-- Mr. :M:ONDELL. Mr. Chairman, the Shoshone Reservation in Mr. CANNON. Mr. Chairman, I will ask to have the point of Wyoming is about 75 miles square. The Big Wind River runs order disposed of first. east and west through that reservation, nearly through the center Mr. SHERMAN. Let it be reserved. of it. The Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians-about 1,900 of them :Mr. CANNON. What is the use of amending the paragraph if have their allotments south of the Big Wind River, and they use lt is subject to the point of order? the northern half of the reservation, on the north side of the Big Mr. SHERMAN. Then, Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman from Wind River, as grazing grounds. From the Owl Creek Mountains, ,ransas (Mr. CURTIS] will withhold his amendment for a moment in the northern part of the reservation, they obtain timber, logs, and the gentleman from illinois [Mr. CANNON] will reserve his poles, fenceposts,etc. The BigWindRiveris not fordable during point of order, I will make a brief explanation of this paragraph. the months of April, May, and June, and generally not until the Back in the fifties certain treaties were made with these tribes of middle of July. Therefore during that part of the year it is im· lndians relating to the sale of their lands, and they thereafter possible for the Indians to cross back and forth between their claimed that the United States had erroneously charged against grazing and timber grounds and their farms. iheir fund certain items of overpayments to allotting agents, pay Further, this reservation lies between two well-settled portions ments to certain counsel that were employed in the business, and of the State of Wyoming-the Lander Valley and the Big Horn other matters of that kind which the Indians claimed should not Basin country. All the travel from the Union Pacific Railroad to nnder the treaty have been charged against them. In 1867 Con the southern portion of the last-named country is obliged to cross gress passed an act which provided that "an examination shall this re:.ervation; there is no other way in which that 1·egion can be made of the books of the Indian Office and an account current be reached from the south. Settlers traveling in that country prepared stating the condition of their funds, and the represen- are compelled to cross the Big Wind River, and under existing .-

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conditions it is impossible for them to do so until after midsum the moneys received from the sale for the purpose of clearing up mer. Further, t his reservation is southeast of the. National Park the balance of the property. Large portions of their lands are and the Jacksons Hole country, and Fort Washakie, on this res covered v.ery heavily with timber, and will require an expenditure ervation, is the only place where there are any troops adjacent to of $100 or $125 and in some cases even as mt:.ch as two or even these regions. During the early part of the year it would be im three hundred dollars an acre to clear them up. Once cleared, possible, ~thout the construction of.this bridgp, to transfer th.ese however, it is the most productive land in the United States. It troops, if 1t should be necessary, Without great delay. I thmk is so fertile that a farm of 8 or 10 acres is sufficient to produce this bridge is needed by the Indians, by the settlers, and by the everything required for the consumption and to supply the wants IDJ.1itary. of a family of six or eight persons. We have gotten these Indians Mr. CANNON. Is this appropriation estimated for? in such a condition-they are so well educated-that they are Mr. MONDELL. It is not. perfectly competent to manage their own business affairs and do Mr. CANNON. Is there anything to prevent the State of Wy not longer need this commission.

oming from etecting a bridge within her borders? We wanted, therefoTe1 the supervision of these commissioners 1\Ir . .MONDELL. In reply to the gentleman's question, I will to come to an end, for they added no value whatever to the prop- say that if the State of Wyoming or its dtizens were-in possession erty rights of my constituents. _

of the Shoshone and Arapahoe Reservation, one of the fairest por~ I am asking only that which is fair and just and proper1 and it tions of our State, we should be only too happy to bridge the Big seems to me that there ought to be no objection, in common fair· Wind River. But unfortunately f01~ us that great reservation ness on the part of any Representative on this floor, to this propo lying in the center of the State belongs to the Government and -sition. the lndians. It is sun-ounded east and west by mountain ranges. 1\ir. BRODERICK. I would like to ask the gentleman a ques There is a vast tract in the northern part of my State, as large as tion.. Do I understand that this commission went on· and sold the State of Massachusetts, which it is impossible to reach from lands after allotments had been made to the individual Indians? the south without crossing this reservation. If the reservation Mr. DOOLITTLE. Yes, sir. were tm·ued over to the State of Wyoming, we should be very :Mr. BRODERICK. Sold the allotted lands? happy to make appropriations for bridging the river; but so long .Mr. DOOLITTLE. Yes, sir; which,-in my judgment, was a as the reservation remains in the hands of the Indians and the bad policy always. The Indians ought not to have been com National Governm~nt our State has no authority _to go upon the pelled to bear the burden of this commission. It is aU wrong. reservation for the purpose of building bridges. We therefore And another thing: If an investigation were had, it would be ask that this b-ridge be provided for by an appropriation through shown conclusively to any unprejudiced mind that the lands were the only channel in which an app-ropriation can be made for its sold to no better advantage than if they had been sold directly by erection. the Indian allottees themselves. And in 9 cases out of 10 the sale Mr. CANNON. in the absence of anyBStimate and<>f any offi was made by an arrangement with the individual allottee, and was cial information from the Executive Department in Teference to simply confirmed by this commission. this matter, I am compelled to insist on my point of order. I have no complaint or criticism to make so far as the commis· The CHAIRMAN. The Chair sustains the point of order. sion itself is concm:ned, but their effort has come to an end, as The Clerk rean as follows: Congress wisely determined, on the 1st of December last. ... That all restrictions existing against the leasing, sale, or conveyance of Mr. BRODERICK. The commissioners, as I understand it, the allotted lands of the Puyallup Indians, situate in Pierce County, Sme of had supervision over the l.ands in the matter of leasing, and some Washington, in so far as the Government of the United States is concerned, times collected the money under ·the leases, but I have never ·are hereby removed. known that they had any right, or that they ever undertook to J\fr. McCALL of Massachusetts. I reserve a point <>f order interfere with the title of the Indi-ans. . against the paragraph just read. - Was that provided for by the act appointing the commission; Mr. SHERMAN. I ask the gentleman from Washington [Mr. that these commissioners should sell the lands of the individual DooLITTLE] to explain this provision, as it has been insert-ea in allottees? _ the bill upon his suggestion. Mr. DOOLITTLE. Assuredly. Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Chairman, this matter has been up Mr. BRODERICK. I did not so understand. during every session of Congress during the last four years. Mr. DOOLITTLE (continuing). And they went and sold all There are only something like five or six hundred of these Puyal the lands they could sell under the consent of the Indians. lup Indians. These lands, lands which have been allotted to them A good many of the Indians possess the pride to manage their for a long period of time, are a much larger body of land than own affairs, and naturally would not consent to the sale of their they will reqnire1 or even be able to clear, for purposes of culti lands under the supervision of any commission. yation. The allotted lands abut against the city limits of the city Mr. BRODERICK. To whom did the commission report? of Tacoma, in the State of Washington, a place of fifty-two or Mr. DOOLITTLE. To the Secretary of the Interior. And the fifty-three thousand. inhabitants. Some time since a treaty was arrangement was furthBr made that the moneys proceeding from - made with these Puyallup Indians, and afterwards the lands the sale should be turned over to the Indians directly without were al1otted to them, with the exception of a.bout 600 acres, being covered into the Treasury. This is a further fact that t,he which were retained for school, church, and cemetery purposes. intelligence of these Indians is recognized in -every possible way. Some time sincE;! a commission was appointed to superintend the Now, an e.ffort is claimed to have been made all the time to edu ~ale of these allotted lands and the reservation lands proper. The cate Indians to be competent to manage their own affairs. Here provision of law under which this commission was appointed pro are five or six: hundred people who have acquired sufficient intel vided for the payment of the salaries and expenses of the commis ligence and business capacity to do that very thing. Sioners out of the proceeds of the sale of these allotted lands. The Mr. BRODERICK. What became of the moneys received that · 'commissioners went on and sold certain of the"lands-a much were turned over from the lands sold? - smaller quantity, as we believe, than should have been sold in J\fr. DOOLITTLE. Why, they took the money and improved view of the expense incurred. About $90,000 was expended in the balance of the lands, so that they are now living as white peo the sale of a portion of these lands. ple, educating their children, and voting the Populist ticket in a On the 1st day of December, 1896, this commissio:r.?-.1 under an good many cases, I am sorry to say. act of the last Congress, came to an end. I had a talK with the Mr. BRODERICK. I mean with reference to the lands sold by Secretary of the Interior,

Mr. HAINER of Nebraska. No, ~ot exactly. That only re ment property and Government improvements, we shall be meet ferred to homesteads, and this refers to the ceded lands on the In ing the situation fairly well. I know that it is ungracious to mak~ dian reservations with the condition annexed. It is substantially the point of order, but I do.notverywell see how I can avoid it in the same. 0 It is to carry out the same purpose. this case. Mr. SHERMAN. I make no point of order. The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from illinois hold that The CHAIRMAN. Unless objection be made, the amendment it is necessary to have estimates submitted and recommendationtt will be considered as adopted. [After a pause.] The Chair hears ma-de before it will be in order to put in the bill an appropriation no objection. of the kind contemplated in this amendment? Mr. MONDELL. I wish to offer an amendment. Mr. CANNON. I think that an expenditure made under law The Clerk read as follows: for a public work would be competent without an estimate, but I After line 18, page 54, insert the following: do not think this is such a public work in progress as is contem "For repair of present bridge across Big Wind River, on the Shoshone plated by the rule. Reservation, in the State of Wyoming, the sum of $3,0000" The CHAIRMAN. Even if the construction of the bridge was Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, the provision for the con authorized by law? struction of a new bridge across the Big Wind River has been Mr. CANNON. What information has the Chair upon that stricken out on a point of order. point? Mr. CANNON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the point of order on The CHAIRMAN. Only the statements of the gentleman from this amendment until I hear the gentleman's statement. Wyoming. . . • Mr. MONDELL. The provision for the new bridge having Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, if I had the time to look the been stricken out, I now offer this amendment. I have already matter up I could cite the gentleman to the appropriation as made. explained to the House the necessity for some such provision in I do not know just when it was made, but we all know that the view of the geography of this reservation. Quite a number of bridge was built at Government expense. . years ago the Government erected a bridge across the Big Wind Mr. SHERMAN. In justice to the chairman of the Committee River. Last year one end of the bridge was washed out. I thad been of the Whole,· I ask unanimous consent that this item be passed in use for many years, and it is the only means of conlmunication over, so that information may be furnished to him on which he across that stream for at least half the summer. Unless a new can rule intelligently. bridge shall be erected, or the old one repaired, neither the Indians, There was no objection, and it was SQ ordered. the military, nor the settlers can cross the river for a number of Mr. FLYNN. I offer the amendment which I send to the desk. months during the year. The reason for asking for a new bridge The Clerk read as follows: was that the old one was too high up the river for general con After the last amendment insert: venience; but as the paragraph providin~ for the new bridge has "That any sums of money hereafter to be _paid per capita to individual Indian!'! including those belonging to the Five Civilized Tribes sh~ll be paid gone out on the point of order, I am anxious that at least the old to said fudians by an officer of the Government designated by \:.he Secretary one shall be repaired, so as to accommodate the travel. of the Interior; and any provisions of law contrary hereto are hereby re The bridge is a piece of Government property, and it ought to pealed." be put in good order. I would say in connection with this matter Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. I reserve a point of order against this that when the bill was under consideration in the committee amendment. . I went to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asked him if Mr. FLYNN. Mr. Chairman, I do not believe the amendment the Indian agent on the Shoshone and Arapahoe Reservation had · is subject to a point of order. The last Indian appropriation bill communicated with him in regard to this bridge, and he said the contained the following clause: agent bad called his attention to the fact that a portion of the That any sums of money hereafter to be paid per capita to individual In bridge had been washed out, but had made no further suggestion. dians shall be paid to such Indians by an officer of the Government desig I then requested the Commissioner to telegraph to Captain Wilson, nated by the Secretary of the Interior. asking that he give his opinion as to whether there should be a new In the Indian Committee it was well known that that amend bridge erected or whether the old one should be repaired. This morn ment was offered by me at the last session in order to protect the ing I stopped in the Commissioner's office and saw a letter from Cap individual Indians, especially in the Five Civilized Tribes. There tain Wilson stating that in his opinion it would be better to repair has never been a payment made, to my knowledge, of any public the old bridge, and that it could be repaired for the sum of $3,000. funds to the treasurers of those Five Tribes in connection with We can get a recommendation from the Commissioner, if neces which there has not been more or less scandal. sary, for an appropriation for that purpose to that amount. I The difference between the present amendment and the provision ti·ust, therefore, that the House will see fit to give us this small adopted last year ic; just this: The amendment was put upon the appropriation for the purpose of bridging that river, so as to J?ro last bill with the understanding that it included the Five Civilized v~de tne Indians on the reservation, as well as the settlers m a Tribes. Later the Indian Office found that it did not. I brought large portion of my State, the means of intercommunication and this matter up in the Committee on Indian Affairs in the presence travel across the reservation. of the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. CuRTIS] and other members. Mr. CANNON. I will ask the gentleman if there is anything They sanctioned the proposition, and I was instructed to confer in the estimates covering this item? . with the chief of the finance division in the Indian Officeand have Mr. MONDELL. I will say, Mr. Chairman, that there is noth him draft an amendment which would coverthecase. The amend ing in the estimates covering the item; but the Commissioner of ment which has just been read was drafted by that gentleman in

Indian Affairs favors this appropriation and the Indian agent has the Indian Office. . 0 L'ecommended it. As to the merits of this amendment, all I have to say is this: If :Mr. CANNON. Has the statute been in ariy sense complied you want the Indians to obtain the money you appropriate for with which requires estimates to be sent from the Secretary of them, the~ you should see to it that the moneyis paid by ari officer the Treasury to the Speaker of the House? Is there anything in of the Umted States. writing in the shape of an estimate for this eXJ?enditure? Mr. DOCKERY. In what other way has this money been paid Mr. MONDELL. I do not know that there IS. heretofore? · · Mr. CANNON. I will ask my friend further if it is not a fact :rrll'. FLYNN. It has been sent to the treasurers of the various that these Indians have a trust fund which the Secretary of the tribes. If any individual Indian •'coughed up" enough to the Interior administers, and out of which he can repair this bridge, officers of the tribe, probably he would get all that was coming to if it is necessary? him, or probably he would not. Mr. MONDELL. I understand that there is no trust fund that This amendment is offered solely in the interest of the individual can be so drawn upon. Indian. I am fTank to acknowledge that it is against the monopoly Mr. CANNON. Well, I am very sorry, but I shall have to now existing. As I stated when the amendment was offered and insist upon the point of order. adopted last year, the governor of the Seminole tribe is named Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, I hold that the point of order Brown, and the treasurer is his brother. They run the only stores is not well taken. This is an appropriation simply for the repair in the Seminole Nation. When the money is paid from the Treas of a piece of Government property that has been in use for a num ury of the United States to the treasurer of the Seminole Nation, ber of years past. the individual Indian never gets a single dollar, but is given a due Mr. OANNON. Who built that bridge? bill, upon which he can obtain goods to a particular amount at Mr. MONDELL. The Government of the United States. Brown's store. Mr. CANNON. Cari the gentleman show me any law under Mr. DOCKERY. I am not sure that I am correct; but I ht,1ve which it was built? the impression that there may be some provision of law requirmg Mr. MONDELL. There was an appropriation for its construo moneys of this character to be paid to the treasurer of the par tion and it was erected at the expense of the Government, and ticular tribe. this amendment simply proposes an appropriation to repair it. Mr. FLYNN. There is no such provision. There has simply Mr. CANNON. Well, Mr. Chairman, it seemstomethat if we been a custom of that kind. As I have said, I do not believe the appropriate for our great territory and our extended service in amendment is subject to a point of order, because a similar pro.: pursuance of estimates, and with official knowledge of Govern- vision will be found in the last .Indian appropriation bill; and 1262 OONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 28,

' . while the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. CURTIS] has reserved such Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer the amendment I send a point, I fail to see how he, having been present when I was in to the desk. structed by the committee to have the Indian Office draft the The Clerk read as follows: amendment, can now raise the point. After line 13, page 55, insert: Mr. DOCKERY. Has this proposition been submitted to the "To reimburse John T. Oglesby, special United Sta..tes Indian agent, for traveling expenses incurred by him and ~er diem suspension made by the lndjan Office and been approved? Trea.f!ury Department in his accounts while engaged in accompanying the Mr. FLYNN. It was drawn in the Indian Office. rema.ms of Paul F Faison., late United States Indian inspeetor, from Shaw 1\lr. DOCKERY. With the knowledge of the Commissioner of nee, Okla., to Ralefgh, N. 0.: Provided~ however, That the total amount paid under this authority shall not exceed tne sum of $106. Indian Affairs? "To reimburse the estate of Paul F. Faison, late United States Indian Mr. FLYNN. !presume so; for, as I have stated, it was drawn inspector, for the amount paid on account of board, etc., of said Faison dur by the chief of the finance division upon a request of the Indian ing his illness at Shawnee, Okla., and for transportation of his remains from Committee, whlch I was instructed to submit. that point to Raleigh, N. 0.: Provided, howewr, That the total amount to be Mr. DOCKERY. I had the impression that possibly the Com paid under this authority shall not exceed the sum of $75." missioner was opposed to the proposition. Mr. CANNON. Mr. Chairman, although the amount involved Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. :Mr. Chairman, I regret very much to here is quite smallt for the present I will reserve the point of be compelled to insist on a point of order against the proposition order with a view to asking my friend about the precedents for of my friend from Oklahoma [Mr. FLYNN]; but in view of the such legislation. fact that we are now negotiating with these Five Tribes, I believe Mr. SHERMAN. The facts are that this Indian agent while in it would be unwise to make any change at the present time in the the service was.t~en sic~ in Oklahoma Territory and there died,· manner of making the payments to them. I know nothing as to and the CommisSioner directed these gentlemen to proceed with the manner in which these payments are made, as related by the his remains to his home in North Carolina. We have the report gentleman from Oklahoma; but I do want to say, in justice to of the Secretary of the Interior in reference to the matter. The the committee, that when the gentleman was authorized to confer services were performed as directed; but the allowance passed by with the Indian Office, it was expected that he would come before the Indian Office for the expense incurred in the performance of the committee with the amendment suggested by the Indian thls duty was disallowed by the accounting officer of the Treas Office. But no such amendment was submitted to the committee. ury, and therefore thls provision is necessary to secure the pay Had the gentleman presented an amendment with a letter from ment of that sum to the parties who paid the money. the Indian Office_recommending it, I should have raised no objec As the gentleman from Illinois says, it is not a large sum, and tion. it seems to be an entirely just one. I have the letter of the Secre Now, sir, thls proposed amendment must change existing law; tary if the gentleman cares to see it. otherwise the provision contained in the Indian appropriation of Mr. OANNON. I do not care about that. The only thing last year would be sufficient to authorize the Indian Office to pay involved is the question of principle that it establishes. It is not out the money in the manner the gentleman desires. But the Sec the amount involved. I am speaking to my friend now about the retary of the Interior has held that the provision is not sufficient. matter of policy. It is some 3,000 miles across the continent, and I have his letter in my hand. The truth is that the law provides I do not know how many, probably 300,000, United States officials as follows-I read from page 448 of the eighteenth volume of the are employed all through the country. Undet· the circumstances Statutes at Large: we ought to hesitate very long, it seems to me, before we enter That th.e United States assistant treasurer at St. Louis, Mo., be, and h.e upon a class of expenditures like this, that would involve unknown hereby is, authorized to open and keep accounts with the duly constituted amounts. We have not been accustomed to paying the burial treasurers of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw nations of Indians expenses, and all that, of the various officials of the Government the same as with the Government against the disbursing officer. who have died in its service heretofore, and this seems to be a This amendment changes that law. new departure. Then, in reference to the Seminole tribe, I find the following pro Mr. SI;lERMAN. Thisisasumof money that was paid out, un vision for making payments under the treaty of 1856 (see 11 Stat fortunately for him, not by the dead man, bnt by one of his friends utes at Large, page 702): who conveyed his remains to North Carolina, under the orders of That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the sanction of the Secre the Department; and naturally it was supposed they would be tary of the Interior and the President, sh&ll. have authority to- refunded by the Government, when acting under such orders. May- Mr. OANNON. Suppose these gentlemen had not been in the expend the same for such objects as will best promote the comfort, civili Government service; would you have paid them for their services? zation, and improvement of the Seminole Indians; or, in his discretion, with Mr. SHERMAN. The Secretary, I assume, would not have at the sanction of the Secretary and the President aforesaid, shall be authorized if to pay such annuities, or any part thereof, into the treasur;r of the Seminole teml,)ted to regulate the matter it was somebody outside of the nation, to be used as tne council of the same shall provide, mstead of paying semce of the Interior Department. the same per capita according to the terms of said treaty. Mr. CANNON. But there is no more reason for entering "upon (See 18 Statutes, page 29.) this class of expenditure for an official of the Indian service than The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Kansas for any other of the two hundred or three hundred thousand em has expired. · ployees of the Government. :Mr. FLYNN. Mr. Chairman, I think the gentleman from Kan Mr. SHERMAN. But this gentleman acted under an order of sas forgets what occurred in the committ~e room. I was in the Department. structed, if he will remember, to draft the amendment to cover Mr. CANNON. I want to say to the gentleman that I care the point suggested in the amendment, and to offer it as I now nothing except as to the fact of establishing a precedent. If offer it. there was some way to do it-to pay out this $200, or any other The CHAIRMAN. The Chair would like to ask the gentleman like sum-without establishing such a precedent, there would be if this is new legislation? little objection to adopting the course the gentleman suggests. I Mr. FLYNN. Well, I think the whole hillis new legislation, would say, let it go. as a matter of fact. Mr. SHERMAN. If the gentleman has been as watchful in The CHAIRMAN. · The Chair would like to know whether the past years as he has during the past two days, he certainly ought amendment in its present form changes existing law? to know whether there is a precedent or not. I admit that I do Mr. FLYNN. This provision was in the last Indian appropri not know whether there is a precedent or not. ation bill: Mr. CANNON. Well, I think it is my duty- And any sums of money to be paid per capita. to the indivjdual Indians Mr. SHERMAN. I am not criticising the gentleman. I do shall be paid to sueh Indians by an officer of the Government designated by not want him to so understand. the Secretary of the Interior. Mr. DOCKERY. Will the gentleman allow me to suggest the The CHAffiM.AN. The Chair thlnks this is obnoxious to the question whether under this precedent the Government would be rule, and will sustain the point of order. liable for similar expenses of the 302 inspectors from the Pension The Clerk read as follows: Office now in the field? There are also more than 100 post-office inspectors. Every Department, so far as I know, has inspectors. That the clause in section 8 of the act approved February 28, 1891 (United States Statutes at Large, volume 26J page 795), which provides as follows! I think my memory is good on thls point, and my recollection is "That where lands are occupied by mdians who have bought and paid for that there is not a single precedent upon which to hang thes~ the same, and which lands are not needed for farming or agricultural pur claims. I should prefer to pass around the hat and take up a pri.,. poses, and are not desired for individual allotments, the same may be leased by the authority of the council speaking for such Indians, for a period not to vate collection rather than to establish this precedent and subject exceed fi. ve years for grazing or ten _years for mining p-q.rposes, m such quan the Government to this expenditure. tities and upon such terms and conditions as the agent hi charge of such res Mr. SHERl\1AN. Shall we suspend operations until the gentle ervation may recommend, subject to ·the approval of the Secretary of the Interior," be, and the same is hereby, extended, so far as the same relates to man does that? fLaughter.] leasing for mining purposes, to the lands embraced in that part of the Col Mr. DOCKER . Well, I will contribute, if the gentleman will yilJe Indian Reservation, in the State of Washington, not ;restored to the pass the hat around, rather than involve the Government in thiS public domain by the act of June 20,1892 (United Slates Statutes at Large, 'Volume ZT, page 62), and still reserved by the GovernJRent for the use and expenditure. Oecu.pancy of the Indians thereon, to take effect immediately. . Mr. MEREDITH. How much is the amount involved? '

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Mr. DOCKERY. Oh, something over $100. statement as to these various items. Amongst other things, this Mr. MEREDITH. Oh, I thought it was a. hundred millions, or item of the digest was discussed, and the CommissiOller stated that I would have paid it myself. [Laughter.] he would undertake to do the thing, if possible. for $3,.000. He M.r. CANNON. I think it is a most dangerous precedent toes has found it impossible to complete theworkforthat amount, and tablish, and I must insist. now recommends an additional appropriation of $3-,000 to complete The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is inclined to sustain the point that work. of order, unless the gentleman from New York [Mr. SHERMAN] Mr. CANNON. Is there anything in the estimates? has something to say. Mr. SHERMAN. Not in the Book of Estimates; no. Mr. SHERMAN. I have nothing further to say than I have Mr. CANNON. This is a mere communication from the Indian said. Office, from the head of the .8ureau. The CHAIRMAN. The point of order is- sustained. Mr. SHERMAN. It is a communication from the Secretary of Mr. SHERMAN. I offer the following amendment. the Interior, in the usual form. The Commissioner of Indian The Clerk read as follows: Affairs writes the first letter, and it is submitted to us through After line 13, page 55, insert: the Secretary of the Interior. "Tlui.t the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay the Mr. CANNON. Well, the usual form would be through the -· · claims of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company f01· tranBportation of Secretary of the Treasury, and then it woulcl come through the Indian pupils in September and October, 1889, to and from Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, amounting to $990.60, out of the unexpended bal Speaker t.o the appropriate committee and the appropriate bill. I ance of appropriations for the support of Indian day and industrial schools do not think it has any place in the bill; but I will say to my friend for the fi.scaJ. year ending June :Jq, 1895." that, as he has looked into this matter and we have entered upon Mr. SHERMA.i.'f. I ask the Clerk to read the following state the work, I will not insist upon the point of order. ment-- Mr. SHERMAN. I have looked into the work; I believe it is .Mr. CANNON. I suggest that that is not an appropriation for a valuable work, and I think that $2,000 is none too much to the coming fiscal year. complete it. Mr. SHERMAN. Will the gentleman reserve his point of order? The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman withdraw the point of Mr. DOCKERY. Let that item go into the deficiency bill. order? l\Ir. CANNON. It seems to me that its proper place, under the Mr. SHERMAN. He does. rules, if it goes at all, is on the deficiency bill. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the amend_., Mr. SHERMAN. I am inclined to agree with the gentleman, ment>. but if he does not object to having the statement read, I should be The question was taken; and the amendment was agreed to. glad to have it read. Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. I offer the following amendment. The Clerk read as follows: The Clerk read as follows: DEP.A.RTMENT OF THE lmrERIOR, On page 55, after line 13 insert: OFFICE OF !NDI.AN AFFAIRS, "Any person who shall aestroy or injure or carry a way without an thority Washington, January 19, 1897. from the Secretary of the Interior any aboriginal antiquity on the publio SIR: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, under orders from this lands of the United States shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and by office, transported Indian pupils in 1889 to and from ~ton N onna.l and npon conviction shall be punished a fine not exceeding 100, or by im· Agricultural Institute, the claims for which amount to 60. prisonment of not more than ninety days." 'fhe claims were allowed by this office and forwarde to the Treasury for Mr. SHERMAN. I will reserve the point of order until I hear settlement; but owing to the fact that the balance of appropriation out of which the claims were payable had been covered into the Treasury under some statement from the gentleman in reference to the matter. the surplus-fund act, the same were disallowed by the accounting officers of Mr. :MURPHY of Arizona. I wish to say that this amendment the Treasury. is offered because of a letter from the Bureau of Ethnology, claim As there lS an unexpt-nded balance-$60,

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he is subject to conviction, I should like to talk to him, but if he on any Indian reservation in the State of Minnesota, whether the same haft been allotted in severalty or is still una.llotted, to fell, cut, remove, sell, oi" is not, I would not wish to consume the time of the committee. otherwise dispose of the dead timber\ standing or fallen, on such reserva.. Mr. DOCKERY. This is a departure from the policy of the tion, or any part thereof, for the sole oeneftt of such Indians; and he may Government which has obtained for more than sixty years. For also in like manner authorize the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota who have the first forty years in the history of the Government it was a pay ~Y interest or right in the proceeds derived from the sales of ceded India!l lands, or the timber growing thereon, whereof the fee is still in the United ment made in a lump appropriation. Since that time the policy States, to fell, cut, remove, sell, or otherwise dispose of the deM. timber, has grown from year to year to segregate the appropriations and standing or fa.lle!l, on such ceded land. But whenever there is reason to make them specific. • I would like to accommodate the gentleman, believe that such dead timber, in either case, has been killed, burnt, girdled, or otherwise injured for the purpose of securing its sale under this act, then but must insist upon the point of order. in that case such authority shall not be granted. . Mr. SHERMAN. I will notwastemyweakeloqnenceuponthe gentleman. Mr. SHERMAN. I will reserve the ;point of order for a moment The CHAIRMAN. The point of order is sustained. till I ask the gentleman whether this Is the proposition that wa~ The Clerk read as follows: submitted by my colleague and his, the gentleman from Minneso~ [Mr. ToWNE], to the Secretary of the Interior and received his That hereafter not more than $10,000 shall be paid in any one year for sal aries' or compensation of employees regularly employed. at any one agency, approval. · for its conduct and management, and tbe number and kind of employees at Mr. HARTMAN. It is. I have here the letter of the Secretary each agency shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and none of the Interior and the Commissioner of the General Land Office other sha.ll be employed: Provided, '!'hat where two or more Indian agendas have been or may hereafter be consolidated, the expenditure of such con approving it. solidated a.g~ncies for regular employees shall not exceed $15,000: Provided Mr. SHERMAN. Then I will n~t make the point of order turthe1·, That salaries or compensation of agents, Indians-l school employees against it. of every description, and v.ersons temporarily employea, in case of emer gency, to prevent loss of life and property, in the erection of buildings, the Mr. DOCKERY. I ~rely wish to suggest, Mr. Chairman, that work of irrigation, and malrin~: other :permanent improvements, sha.ll not be this provision in the bill will very largely promote the growth of construed as coming within the limitations fixed by the foregoing paragraphs. dead timber. [Laughter.] Mr. BRODERICK. I desire to offer the following amendment. The amendment was adopted. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer an After line 16, on page 57: amendment at this point. "Every Indian agent shall render to the Secretary of the Interior semi The amendment was read, as follows: annually a detail'!d statement under c.ath of all moneys received by him from all sources for the use of the tribe or for individual members of the tribe, On page 57, after line 16, add: and he shall place on file at the agency a true <.lOP¥ of such statement, which "That all children born of a. marria~e between a white man and an India.~ copy shall be open to the inspection of all persons mterested: Provided, '!'hat woman shall have the same rights and privileges to the property of the trib~ all moneys received by the agent and belonging to ~he tribe shall be remit to which the mother belongs, either by blood or descent, as any other mem• ted by hun to the Secretary of the Interior as reqmred by the rules of the ber of the tribe, and no prior act of Congress sha.ll be so construed as to De,Rartment, and all moneys received for individual Indianssha.ll be promptly debar such chil

1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. '1265 cost of supplies varies. I suppose that this year they can probably in this bill for a number of years; but I think that has been done be boughtfor$100,000 or $200,000 less than they couldtwoor . thr~ merely from force of habit, and not because of any public neces years ago. Now, I will ask the gentleman whether, under thiS sity. This provision was doubtless inserted originally when ther~ provision, whatever amount may be saved in the pm·chase of those were employees in that Bureau paid out of a "lump sum." As I .supplies can be applied toward the purchase of stock cattle, etc. understand it,'there are now no such employees in that office. Am Mr. SHERMAN. I presume it could. I correct in that? · Mr. CANNON. Well, then, I must insist on thepoint of order Mr. SHERMAN. That! as the gentleman from Missouri knows, because our treaties with the Sioux especially are very liberal-i does not come under the provisions of this bill. That would be might say extravagant;· and when we supply them with subsist in the legislative bill. ence, I think we ought not to go beyond that. Mr. DOCKERY. I know; and that brings me to this point: It Mr. SHERMAN. Allow me to suggest to the gentleman that was found in examining the working of the Departments a few the language here used would not apply to funds appropriated years since that an old statute existed which requrred each head of under treaty stipulations. I think I am safe in saying that a pro a Department to report to Congress every year the names of the vision of this kind was in last year's bill, although I have not been employees and the compensation paid to them. That statute was able to find it. - enacted doubtless at a time early in the history of the Govern Mr. CANNON. This language is pretty broad: ment, when it was the policy of Congress to appropriate for the May use any sums a,ppropriated in this act for subsistence a,nd not abso clerical force in '' bulk." But that policy having been abandoned, lutely necessary for that purpose for the purchase of stock cattle, etc. and specific appropriations being now made and the clerks pro Mr. SHERMAN~ But the gentleman will find in lines 18 and vided for by classes, of course that requirement, as provided in 19, on page 58, this proviso: the latter requirement of section 8 of this bill, only involves the That funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations shall not be used. Government in an unnecessary expense. It is a useless expendi That prqviso, it seems to me, would meet the gentleman's point. ture, in my judgment. · Mr. CANNON. No. I think the language here is broader Mr. SHERMAN. I doubt not that the gentleman is entirely than the gentleman realizes. This section provides in the begin- correct in that. ning- . Mr. SAYERS. Allow me to ask the gentleman from Missouri if That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, he is quite sure that there are no employees in that Bureau ex may use any surplus that mar remain in any of the said appropriations cept such as are specifically named? herein made for the purchase o subsistence for the several Indian tribee, to Mr. DOCKERY. My impression, Mr. Chairman, I will say in an amount not exceeding $25,000 in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence response to the gentleman from Texas, is that there are none in deficiency that may occur. the Indian Bureau who are paid out of a lump sum. That covers one thing. Then we have the proviso: Mr. SHERMAN:. I have no doubt of that fact; but, as the gen Provided, That funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations shall not be tleman is aware, it is regulated by the legislative appropriation used. . t bill, and not in this bill. Mr. SHERMAN. If we transfer ·that proviso to the end of the Mr. DOCKERY. I know; and therefore it seems to me soma paragraph, will not that meet the gentleman's objection? what unnecessary to require a report of the number of employees Mr. CANNON. It seems to me not. and the compensation paid them in the Indian Bureau, when the Mr. SHERMAN. If that language be transfen·ed in the man same information is found in the legislative bill, and is open to the ner I suggested it would certainly prevent any money appropri examination of all. ated for the fulfillment of treaty obligations from being used for Mr. SHERMAN. I think the gentleman is right. J~,ny other purpose. I am perfectly willing that the proviso be Mr. DOCKERY. We repealed in the Fifty-third Congress the transferred to the end of the section, which, it seems to me, would general provision requiring the heads of each Department to report surely cover the point which the gentleman desh·es to cover. the number of employees and the compensation paid them, and I Mr. CANNON. If the gentleman will transfer the proviso in suggest that unless there are employees in the Indian Bureau paid the manner he suggests, I think that will be satisfactory. from a "lump sum," the concluding part of this paragraph, after Mr. SHERMAN. Very well; I ask unanimous consen'tthatthe the word "paid," in line 14, down to and including the word bill be amended so as to strike out, in lines 18 and 19~ the words "employed,'' in line 18, be stricken out, for it is an unnecessary. "Provided, That funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations expense to prepare and report this information to Congress. shall not be used" and insert the same words after line 7 on page 59. Mr. SHERMAN. The g~ntleman is undoubtedly correct. Will The CHAIRMAN. In the absence of objection, the transpo the gentleman place his suggestion in the form of an amendment? sition asked by the gentleman from New York [Mr. SHERMAN] Mr. DOCKERY. I merely suggest the matter to the gentle will be made. The Chair hears no objection, and it is so ordered. man, as to whether it would not be p1·oper to amend the bill in The Clerk (resuming the reading of the bill) read as follows: that way, and would be glad to have him offer the amendment SEC. 8. That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall report annually to himself. Congress specifically showing the number of employees at each agency, J.ndustriil, and boardin~ school, which are t!Upported in whole or in part out Mr. SHERl\IAN. If the gentleman offers the amendment, I of the appropriations m this act, giving name, when emJ;>loyed, m what shall not antagonize it. capacity employed, male or female, whether white or Indian, amount of Mr. DOCKERY. Then I offer the amendment, after the word compensation paid, and out of what appropriation paid; also the number of employees in the Indian Bureau in Washington, when employed, in what "paid," in line 14, on page 61, to strike out the remainder of the capacity employed, male or female, full name, amount of compensation paid paragraph down to and including the word'' employed," in line 18. and out of what fund paid, and under what law employed. The CHAIRMAN. . Unless objection be made, the amendment Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. I offer the amendment which will be regarded as adopted. I send to the desk. There was no objection. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. I now ask, Mr. Chairman, On page 61, after line 18, add "and whether, in the opinion of such Commis that my amendment be put to the committee, and that it be so sioner, any of such employees are unnecessary." changed as to follow the word ''paid" in line 14. Mr. SHERMAN. I reserve a point of order on that amendment. Mr. SHERMAN. I reserve the point of order, Mr. Chairman, Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. I submit that we should have the until I can hear the amendment again reported. opinion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs periodically stated The CHAffiMAN. The amendment will be again read. to this House as to whether the services of any of these numerous The Clerk read as follows: . employees are necessary or not, that being a fact peculiarly within On page 61, in line 14, after the word "paid,'' add: his knowledge. I think the amendment ought to go through, and "And whether in the opinion of such Commissioner any of such employees the gentleman from New York should not reserve a point of order are unnecessary.'' upon it. Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. It is simply to get the opinion Mr. SHERMAN. I will ask that the Clerk report the amend of the Commissioner. ment again. Mr. SHERMAN. I withdraw the point of order. Mr. DOCKERY. Before that is done, I wi5h to offer an amend The question being taken, the amendment was agreed to. ment to the text of the section as it stands; and I will ask my The Clerk read as follows: friend from New Jersey [Mr. STEWART] to withhold his amend ment for a moment. SEc. 9. That the office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the office of" The CHAIRMAN. If there be no objection, the amendment of Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs are hereby abolished. the gentleman from New Jersey will be withheld for the .Present. Mr. DOCKERY. Mr. Chairman, I raise the question of order Mr. DOCKERY. I desire to inquire of the chairman of the on the paragraph just read, and in order to save time it is my pur- ' committee whether there is any necessity for requiring the Com pose, I will state to the gentleman from New York, to raise the missioner of Indian Affairs to report "the number of employees same point of order on the remainder of this section, including in the Indian Bureau in Washington, when employed, in what the last paragraph, beginning with line 7 and ending with line capacity employed, male or female, full name, amount of com 11 on page 62, and I suggest, in order to expedite matters, that the pensation paid and out of what fund paid, and under what law point of order be considered as applicable to the entire section, ~mployed." I know that a provision of this kind has been carried and that the section be considered as having been read. · •

1266 CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 28, ~------,------The remainder of the section is as follows: not be gotten rid of on points of order. Of course, if no point of That the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, order was made, why, it would be in order to put the Bible or a shall appoint from ciVIl life two Indian commissioners, who shall hold their whole library on this bil1 or any other bill. office for the period of four years, unless sooner removed for cause,. and shall be from different political parties. He shall also detail an officer of the Army The CHAIRMAN. The opinion of the present occupant of the for service in the Indian Bureau, and who, with the two commissioners ay chair is that these sections are not germane to this appropriation pointed as above provided, shall be and constitute a board of Indian coilliillS bill, and so the Chair will Sustain the-point of order. sioners. They shall have and exercise such rights and powera.sarenowexer cised by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs under the P.rovisions of law. Mr. CANNON. That applies, as I understand it, to the bal That each of the commissioners appointed from civil lite, as above provided, ance of the bill. shall receive an annual compensation of $5,000, and the officer detailed, as pro .Mlr. SHERMAN. Yes; that covers the balance of the bill. vided herein, shall receive the pay of his rank with commutation of quarters. Mr. JOHNSON of Nortb Dakota. No; not the balance of the Mr. SHERMAN. Of course I can not maintain that the point bill. That goes only up to section 12, as I understand. of order is not well taken, Mr. Chairman; but I believe it to be Mr. SHERMAN. No; it covers both agreements. Th€y are good legislation and in the interest of good government for the identical. If one goes out on a point of ordert' the other does. If management of Indian affairs. I can not maintain, however, one remains, the other must, I assume, and I understand that that the point of order is not applicable, and therefore, if the the ruling covers the two agreements. gentleman insists on making the point of order, I shall not con The CHAIRMAN. That is the present opinion of the Chair. sume the time of the committee in discussing it. The Chair will say that if there are any rulings that conflict with :Mr. DOCKERY. I must insist upon the point of order. the present opinion of the Chair, he would be very glad to have The CHAIRMAN. The Chair sustains the point of order. any gentleman call his attention to them. · The Clerk (resuming the reading of the bill) read as follows: Mr. JOHNSON of North Dakota.. I would ask permission to SEC. L That the following agreement with the Shoshone .e.nd Arapahoe offer an amendment. I had a.sort of understanding, Mr. Chair tribes of Indians in the State of Wyoming is hereby accepted, ratified, and man, with the chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs that Confirmed. viz: when we reached section 12 there would be an opportunity to offer an amendment. I am willing to have section 12 stricken out. I Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, that" section 1" on page 66 1 line 17, should be "section 11.'t It is a misprint. . .am opposed to the ratification of that treaty with the Turtle The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the correction will be Mountain Indians. made. 1\Ir. SHERMAN. Then offer your amendment on page G6, after There was no obj€ction. line 16. J\.fr. CANNON. Mr. Chairman, I wish to reserve a. point of Mr. JOHNSON of North Dakota. I will therefore send up an .order against the whole of section 11, and also pages 67, 68, 69, 70, amendment, to insert the followin·g, on page 66, after line 16 . 71, and 72. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. SHERMAN. If the point of Oi'der is good at all, it is good Insert on page 66 after line 16, the followi:ilg: · "For support and maintenance of the Turtle Mountain Indians there is against all the rest of the bill, and so, perhaps, it would be well , hereby appropriated and placed to their credit $10,000, and, in the discretion to dispose of the point of order before going any further. of the Secretary of the Interim•, such parts thereof as he may deem j:!l,st shan Mr. CANNON. There are two agreement-s. be used to pay expenses incurred by them and their delegation to Washin~ ton in attendmg to the prosecution of their claim for unceded lands, and sa1d Mr. SHERMAN. There are two agreements. My idea is that Sl.O,OOO shall be deducted fi'om any sum hereafter agreed upon or found to be the point of Ol'der is not good against the agreements, because due them for said lands." they are both of them agreements made in pursuance of prior acts of Congress. They are simply the completion of a chain which Mr. SHERMAN. I reserve the point of order against the was begun by the act of a former Congress. I can not, at this amendment. minute, refer t-o the pru;ticular act. but the gentleman will not Mr. JOHNSON of North Dakota. I will mak~ . a sport ~~Ja:qa question that statement, I think.· These are agreements made in tion of the amendment. The bill before us proposes to ratify a the ordinary way that Indian agreements are made, pursuant to treaty with the Tnrtle Mountain Indians and pay them a million a statutory regulation tbat they be submitted to Congress for its dollars for their unceded lands, and the committee a-ppropriates approval or disapproval. Last year's Indian bill ratified certain in this bill 50,000 as the first installment. We have stl'icken out agreements, and, if my recollection serves me aright, certain on a point of order the part p1·oposing a ratification of the tl·eaty, agreements were also ratified in the appropriation bill passed in to which I have no objection. The bill carries $50,000 for this the Fifty-third Congress. . year's payment. That also goes out on the point of order. But Mr. CANNON. WellJ I want to say in reply to the gentleman I hope that the House will grant at least 10,000, which is $40',000 that this legislation on its face is new legislation. It reads as fol l€ss than proposed in the bill, to pay certain expenses that are lows: , necessarily involved in the prosecution of this claim, and for sub sistence. These Indians are very poor. They have a. valid claim. That the folloWing agreement with the Shoshone and Arapahoe. tribes of Our Commission that ma

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Mr. CANNON. I will reserve the point of order and hea~ the cause last year at these agencies, seven ip. number (at which amendment. agencies the affairs of over a hundred thousand Indians are The Clerk read as follows: attended toL ninety-seven thousand dollars and some odd hun That all restrictions existing against the leasing, sale, or conveyance of dreds was expended; and, in view of the ruling of the auditing the allotted lands of the Puyallup Indians, situate in Pierce County, State officert~, it is absolutely essential that this amount, which has been of Washington, in so far as the Government of the United States is con cerned, be, and are hereby, so modified that such leasing, sale, or conveyance heretofore $20,000, shall be increased. may be made, subject in each case, to the approval of the Secretary of the Mr. CANNON. Will the gentleman allow me a suggestion? Interior. Would it not be well to pay these employees from the proceeds of The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered the trust fund? It seems to me it can be done. by the gentleman fl·om New York. Mr. SHERMAN. It can not be done, Mr. Chairman, for the Mr. CANNON. If it is satisfactory to the gentleman from reason that under the treaty a certain proportion of the trust fund Massachusetts and the gentleman from New York, I will not must be used for specific purposes. For instance, one-half of the press the point of order. · trust fund must be expended for educational purposes. I bad the Mr. JOHNSON of North Dakota. Then, Mr. Chairman, I re- treaty here a while ago, containing tbat provision. new the point of order. · • Mr. GAMBLE. 1 have the treaty here, and with the gentle Mr. SHERMAN. I understand that the gentleman from North man's permission, I will read the language: Dakota is not strenuous in his oppo11ition to this particular amend One-half of such interest shall be so expended for the promotion of indus ment, but does believe it is not fair to allow this amendment to trial and other suitable education among said Indians, and the other half thereof in such J?-&DDer. and f?r such purpos~, including a reasonable cash prevail and not his. payment per capita. as, m the JUdgment of said Secretary, shall from time Ml·. JOHNSON of North Dakota. That is it. to time most contribute to the advancement of said Indians in civilization Mr. SHERMAN. In view of that, !will withdraw my point of and self-support. order against the amendment offered by the gentleman from Mr. CANNON. Now, is it not entirely competent to adopt an North Dakota. - amendment making this expenditure payable from that "other 1\Ir. BAILEY. I renew the point of order. half" of the trust fund? The CHAIRMAN. The Chair has ah·eady sustained the point. • Mr. SHERMAN. I think not, Mr. Chairman, because the terms The gentleman from North Dakota [Mr. JOHNSON] raises the of the treaty of 1867 have been confirmed by tbe act of 1889. I point of order. The Chair will sustain the point of order upon have said" treaty," but agreement would be a better word, for the original text and the amendment. • · literally, of course there can be no treaty except with an inde 1\Ir. DOOLITTLE. Is that upon the amendment offered by the pendent nation, and we do not recognize these people as such. gentleman from New York [Mr. SHERMAN]? These provisions of the agreement were confirmed by Congress as The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Massachusetts raised late as 1889 by the act to divide a portion of the reservation of the point of order against the text, and that point is sustained by the Sioux nations in Dakota, and by the act of March 2, 1889, the Chair. Now an amendment is offered by the gentleman from which obligates the United States to carry out the specific provi.. New York, and the point of order has been raised against that by sions of that treaty. I think this provision is absolutely essential the gentleman from North Dakota. in the bill. Mr. DOOLITTLE. The point of order was withdrawn. Mr. CANNON. What are these employees for? Mr. SAYERS. Mr. Chairman, I understood my colleague [Mr. Mr. SHERMAN. I can give the gentleman a detailed statement, BAILEY] to renew the point of order. if he desires it. .- Mr. DOOLITTLE. Does the gentleman from Texas [Mr. B.A.I Mr. CANNON. No; a general statement will do. What are . LEY] renew the point of order upon the matter on page 54, from they? line 14 to line 18, inclusive, as amended by the gentleman from Mr. SHERMAN. They are physicians, clerks, farmers, butch Massachusetts? ·. ers, laborers, stable men-all sorts of employees. :Mr. BAILEY. I renewed the point of order against the amend Mr. CANNON. Would not they come under the head of this ment of tbe gentleman from North Dakota which the chairman language in the treaty:" For the promotion of industrial and other of the Committee on Indian Affairs had made and had withdrawn. suitable education among the said Indians?" The CHAiRMAN. The Chair will state that that point of Mr. SHERMAN. Possibly a few of them might, but the mar order has been sustained, and the question now is upon the amend jority probably would not. ment agreed upon by the gentleman from Massachusetts and the Mr. CANNON. Well, I hope that when the gentleman comes gentleman from Washington and offere

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which had accumulated and which remained unused, we reduced Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Chairman, I have already addressed the the appropriation last year from $75,000, which it had been the committee on this question, and I do not wish now to detain the year before, to $25,000, in consequence of which the Indian Office House any longer. Gentlemen understand this matter. It is has not had sufficient money with which to run the schools dur simply an appropriation to repair the Government bridge so that ing the last year. it can be used. It is absolutely of no avail at the present time, There is a treaty obligation to educate these Indian children.' and hence the appropriation is necessary. There are upon the Sioux reservations some 8 day schools and The question being taken on the amendment of Mr. MONDELL, 5 boarding schools, at which there were educated last year 750 it was agreed to. pupils at the boarding schools and 2,080 at the day schools. In Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, that completes the reading of addition to those schools, there have been erected during the last the bill. year at the Pine Ridge Agency and at the Rosebud Agency large Mr. T~.t\.LBERT. Mr. Chairman, I would like to call the atten schools to accommodate over 400 pupils. If we take the number tion of the gentleman from New York in· charge of this bill to of pupils educated last year at the boarding schools, and assume the phraseology of a part of a subdivision of one of the sections, the expense to be what we have been paying at all our boarding on page 66, which may possibly be misleading. schools, $167 per pupil, the aggregate needed for this purpose, It provides, beginning with line 5 on that page- supposing the number of pupils should not increase, will be some That the Secretary of the Interi.~.>r be, and h e is herebf, authorized to pay thing over $125,000. over to the said Chippewa. and Mlffisee or Christian Indians, per capita, the Now, suppose we figure the cost of educating the day-school remainder of sa.id funds- pupils at $50 apiece, which is but $10 more than we pay the dis And so on; and then in line 9 it provides. that- trict schools in the States where we educate Indian children. In point of fact, it costs the Government more to educate Indian he may, in his discretion, pay to said Indians, per capita, the sum of $42,560.36. child!·en at its own day schools, because it gives a better educa I will ask if the words "per capita" may not be misleading in tion and because it gives other things than education-it furnishes that connection? It may be construed to mean that that sum shall a lunch, a midday meal for the children. Therefore, adopting be paid to each one of these Indians. $50 per pupil as a basis, which is not too much, the education of Mr. SHERMAN. That is what it is intended to mean, that the the day-school children would amount to $104,000-assuming the money is to be divided among them per capita. number of such pupils would be no greater during the coming Mr. TA:[.JBERT. I know; but it may be misunderstood. I year than during the past. So that the actual cost would be in would ask if the gentleman had not better change the phraseolosry, excess of the amount of the appropriation here proposed. so that it will not be misleading? - But attention has been called very coiTectly to the fact that Mr. SHERMAN. We might put in different words to express one-half of the interest on treaty funds may be used for educa the same meaning. tional purposes. This would amount to $75,000. It would require Mr. TALBERT. I only ask the attention of the gentleman to it. more than this amount to educate even the same number of pupils Mr. SHERMAN. The gentleman's suggestion is, as I under that we have been educating in the boarding schools. So that, stand it, to 13trike out the words "per capita" in line 10? counting the $225,000 which this bill proposes to appropriate, Mr. TALBERT. Yes, sir; that will make it more specific and together with the $75,000 which will be derived from the trust definite. It might be construed, as it now stands, to mean that he funds for the purpose of education, the aggregate, $300,000, is is to pay $42,000 and upward to,each one of these Indians. none too much for the purpose contemplated. In fact it is, in my Mr. SHERMAN. I move to strike out the words "per capita" judgment, too small to educate these three or four thousand chil in line 10, page 66. dren of the Sioux Nation which we are under treaty to educate. The amendment was agreed to. That is all I have to say on this subject. Mr. TALBERT. The same amendment should also be made in .Mr. CANNON. It seems to me the gentleman from New York line 7. has covered the ground, but I do not want his statement to go upon Mr. SHERMAN. I will make the same motion in reference to record without a further statement. The great bulk of these chil that line. Strike out the words "per capita" in line 7. dren, as I understand him, are instructed at the day schools. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. SHERMAN. Two-thirds of them. Mr. SHERMAN. I move that the committee now rise a.nd re Mr. CANNON. Now, the tuition in those schools amounts to port the bill as amended to the House with favorable recom $50 a year for each child? mendation. :Mr. SHERMAN. I have figured it at that. The motion was agreed to. . Mr. CANNON. That the gentleman estimates as the cost to the The committee accordingly rose; and the Speaker having re Government for the education of each child? sumed the chair, Mr. HOPKINS reported that the Committee of the Mr. SHERMAN. Yes, sir. Whole House on the state of the Union, having had under consider Mr. CANNON. Now, it seems to me that if the cost of pro ation the Indian appropriation bill, had directed him to report the viding instruction in these day schools be $50 for each child, it is same to the House with amendments, and with the recommenda rather expensive, especially when it is considered that this expense tion that as so ame!lded it do pass. does not include clothing and subsistence. The children are sub The SPEAKER. If there be no demand for a separate vote, the sisted and clothed at home. question will be taken on the amendments all together. Mr. SHERMAN. With the money of the United States. The amendments were agreed to. Mr. CANNON. With the money of the United States. But The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a under this bill they get, it seems to me, more food and clothing third time; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. than they can eat or wear; and in my judgment $50 per pupil for On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, a motion to reconsider the last bare tuition is too much. vote was laid on the table.

Mr. SHERMAN. We are under an agreement, I will say to the ATLA.J.~TIC AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, gentleman, to educate all of these children. Mr. CANNON. Then the fault is in the administration. For Mr. POWERS. Mr. Speaker, I desire to submit a conference instance, take the schools generally throughout the country report on the bill (S. 1832) to define the rights of purchasers under w ell, let the gentleman make his own calculation about the average mortgages authorized by an act of Congress approved April20. expense. · 1871, concerning the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, and Mr. SHERMAN. Where there is not a very large number of to have it printed in the RECORD; and I give notice that I will call children, as in many of these schools, as my friend knows, they it up to-morrow immediately after the reading of the Journal. can not be educated at a less price than that. There is hardly any The SPEAKER. The gentleman presents a. conference report, school in the land, unless illinois is an exception, and I think it is which the Clerk will read. not, where it can be done at a less price . .I think the sum is none The Clerk began the readjng of the conference report. too large for the service of the Government for the coming year. :Mr. POWERS. Mr. Speaker, I simply desire the report printed The CHAIRMAN. If there be no amendment, the paragraph in the RECORD. will be considered as adopted. The SPEAKER. The gentleman desires the report printed in the Mr. SHERMAN. That ends, I believe, the provisions of the RECORD, and gives notice that he will call it up to-morrow morning. bill which were passed over. Mr. McRAE. Mr. Speaker, I desire to have the request of the The CHAIRMAN. All except the amendment of the gentle gentleman from Vermont so modified as to have the report printed man from Wyoming [Mr. MoNDELL]. in document form, rather than in the RECORD. It is more con The Chair will overrule the objection to the amendment, and venient for the members. The RECORD type is very small, and if allow the gentleman to take the sense of tlie committee as to the we are to get any benefit from this print, so as to see what the propriety of its adoption. amendments are, we should have the report in bill form. The Clerk will report the amendment. Mr. POWERS. If we can have it printed by to-morrow morn The Clerk read as follows: ing, I have no objection. Mr. McRAE. Oh, that can be done. / In line 18, -page 5-1, insert: "For repair of the present bridge across Big Wind River, in the Shoshone The SPEAKER. The gentleman modifies his request, and asks Reservation, in the State of Wyoming, the sum of $3,000." that the report be printed in bill form. /

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Mr. POWERS. The report and the statement. • domain of that magnificent State where appeals were made to the Mr. TERRY. In the same form in which we had the immigra conscience and judgment, decency and patriotism, and law-abiding tion bill the other day. sentiment in the State of Ohio where the least difficulty was · The SPEAKER. Without objection, the request will be ac experienced in creating great interest by giving assurance of the ceded to. defeat, then hoped for, of Altgeld. The most popular speeches There was no objection. were always decorated with the awful example of the then gov.. CONTESTED-ELECTION CASE-CORNETT VS. SWANSON, FIFTH DIS ernor of the State of lllinois. . . TRICT, VIRGINIA. I was present at more than one vast assemblage of the people of Illinois during the campaign, and when all else failed to arouse Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I desire to give notice that on an outburst of tremendous enthUBiasm it always followed the Wednesday next I shall call up fo1· consideration the contested declaration that one of the things that we were aiming at was to election case of Cornett vs. Swanson, from the Fifth Congressional purge the fair record of Illinois of the name in office of Altgeld. district of Virginia. · He it was who in the Chicago convention demanded, as we all MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. understood-as was published and declared everywher€-the in A message from the Senate, by Mr. PLATT, one of its clerks, troduction of those planks of the platform that arrayed hundreds announced that the Senate had pa.ssed the bill (S. 3523) to provide of thousands of Democrats, independent of the question of the for further proving the genuineness of handwriting by compari tariff and of the currency, ag-ainst the Democratic party. Why, son; in which. the concurrence of the House was requested. it is not very strange, Mr. Chairman, that that gentleman should SENATE BILL REFERRED. feel some degree of responsibility for the results and some degree of soreness as he looks back over the miserable record in politics Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, the following Senate bill was taken which he himself has-made. from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: The people of the State of Ohio are thus arraigned, and my A bill (S. 3523) to provide for further proving the genuineness speech shall be directed to a vindication of the people of Ohio, of handwriting by comparison...:..to the Committee on the Judiciary. without regard to party. There has been no dishonest election in AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL. the State of Ohio for a .great many years. The condition of the Mr. WADSWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House law of that State and its administration, and the absolute immu resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the nity of the people there from a.foul ballot box, are due to the joint Union for the consideration of the Agricultural appropriation bill; efforts of the leading men of both political parties. The last and, pending that, I move that general debate be limited to one trouble that we had was that which related to certain poll-book hour, if that is satisfactory. difficulties in the city of Columbus and in the city of Cincinnati. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York [Mr. WADS- No party justified the wrongs that took place there. They were WORTH] moves that the House resolve itself into the _Committee simply vulgar, contemptible, penitentiary offenses that were com of the Whole on the state of the Union for the consideration of the mitted, and the prosecuting officers, without regard to party, Agriculturalappropriation bill,and,pendingthatmotion,hemoves pursued every man implicated. Some of them were arrested and that ~eneral debate be limited to one hour. tried, others fled from the State, others removed out of the State, The latter motion was agreed to. and there is nothing left of those old, ancient, disreputable mat- And then, on motion of ·Mr. W ADSWORTH, .the House resolved ters, long since gone by, except a treasury of recollections, in itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the which all the facts and incidents are treasured up ready for use Union for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 9961) making ap- if the men who perpetrated these crimes shall ever again dare to propriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year become prominent in the politics of the State of Ohio. They are ending June 30, 1898, with Mr. PAYNE in the chair. well known and thoroughly marked, distinctly condemned by the Mr. WADSWORTH. I ask to dispense with the first reading men of all parties, justified by nobody, and the wrongs were of the bill. righted and no harm was done. There was no objection. · Shortly after that a new election law was passed in the State of Mr. WADS WORTH. I now yield thirty minutes to the gen- Ohio. It was passed by the joint cooperation of Democrats andRe- tleman from Ohio rMr. GROSVENOR]. publicans. The ballot is the Australian ballot. The system is the M.r. GROSVENOR.- ·Mr. Chairman, under ordinary circum-· best developed, probably, of the study of pure elections that we have stances I should not occupy the time of the Housetomakereplyto had in any of the States, and at least as good as that of any State in a.n attack aimed against the loyalty, honor, and integrity of the the Union. There was some objection to the Australian ballot be State of Ohio; but the circumstances surrounding the matter to cause of certain unnecessary complications in regard to it. They which I shall directly refer seem to me to jUBtify a deviation from were thoroughly and promptly rectified by the cooperation of men my ordinary course and a reference to a matter of some public of all parties. The ballot is a blanket ballot, as it is called, upon concern, not alone to the people of the State of Ohio, without re- which the ticket of each party is printed. We have progressed gard to party, but to the people of the entire country. beyond any other State in the Union in the direction of suppressing On last Sunday morning there appeared what purported to be a frauds in the nomination of candidates by putting a provision into speech delivered by the ex-governor of the State of Illinois. The our statute, the first of any State in the Union, now being rapidlv speech was deliveredatadinneror celebration of the distinguished followed by the State of Indiana and- possibly other States, fOI: services of that gentleman, and in responding to the· sentiment in bidding the putting of the name of any one man upon any two his honor, he proceeded to make sundry and divers rel!larks re- ballots contained in the blanket ballot. This has 0perated in the viewing the recent election campaign in the United States, to all greatest degree in the purification of the matter of nominations of which I answer by silence, excepting as to a single paragraph of and in getting rid of the trading incident to that sort of business. that speech. The paragraph is as follows: Now, let me give to gentlemen who have done me the honor to For example, in Ohio there were nearly 200,000 more votes counted in 1896 listen a simple outline of our system. In the first place, we have than there were in 1892, which would indicate an increase of population in at the capital the secretary of state, who is chief of the board of that State during four years of very nearly 1,000,000 of people, whereas in elections The la d · t h · t · t f · · reality there has not been an increase of a third of a million in that time. In · W Irec s nn 0 appom our men In every other words, it is clear that in Ohio over 94,000 fraudulent votes were counted, ~ounty of the State, two of the men to belong to one of the lead and, as the returns show that Mr. McKinley had only a majority of 49,000 in ing two parties and two to another. So that the practical opera that State, it is certain tnat Mr. Bryan carried Ohio by over 40,000. tion of it in Ohio is to give two Republicans and two Democrats. The matter of inducement surrounding this special utterance What may happen next year I do not know. The complication was a broad and sweeping declaration that Bryan had been elected that may possibly grow out of the divided Democratic pa.rty will President and had been wrongfully defrauded of his office. De- probably be solved by the adoption of the decision that the party tails are given in which other States are assailed, notably his own polling the greatest number of votes will be entitled to have the State, and with some little knowledge of the figures of-the Illinois election board. Now, these four election officers, two Democrats elections for 1the past three or four years, I do not wonder that a and two Republicans, are appointed upon the recommendation of gentleman who led a victorious majority in the city of Chicago the committees of the two parties. That is to say, the county very recently, and then was absolutely overwhelmed in almost committee of the Republican party names two men, the county all the counties and voting precincts of Illinois, should select his committee of the Democratic party names two men, and they are own State as an illustration of the quality of unfairness which had appointed, unless there is some objection made as to their fitness been the measure and index of this election. or integrity, or something of that character. . Ex-Governor Altgeld is the last person, in my judgment, who Now, you will see the propriety of this feature of our statute. ought to drag from under the rapidly closing waves of oblivion The Democratic committee knows who the Republican committee the history and detail of the recent election in the United States has recommended, and vice versa; and if there is a dishonest man of America. Whatever happened in the State of Ohio was due to recommended they have their right of protest. Then it is made a large number of factors, no one of which was more powerful the duty of the secretary of state as the head of this board to and potential in gi~ngvictory to the Republican party in that . appoint these four men. Now th~se four men elect a clerk; ~nd State than wastheex1ste~c~-asaleader?f the Dem?Cratic party of thatclerkisusuallyelectedfromoutsideoftheboard. Buttherecal\ Governor Altgeld, of lllm01s. There lB no pla~e mall the broad not be a very bad man elected clerk, because he has to have eithel'- -1270 OONGRESSIONAL· REOORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 28,

two Republican votes and one Democratic vote or else he must have were 1,641 Democratic votes; in 1896 there were 3,256; an increase one Republican vote and two Democratic votes. Now, this board, of 1,615 over the Democratic vote of 1895. That was the gain in thus constituted, appoints in every voting place in the county four the county in which I live; and Iet me say now for the county of judges, two to be Democrats· and two to be Republicans; and, in , Auglaize,. where my Democratic friend, Mr. L4,YTON, lives, an·d that same connection, each one of these judges must have at least for the county where I live, that I do not believe there was one one vote of the opposite paTty from which he belongs. Then there fraudulent vote cast, in the mdinaxy acceptation of that term. It is one Democratic clerk and one Republican clerk; and that board, may be that somebody voted who was not, under a strict con thus constituted, under a law that limits the voters of a precinct struction of the law, entitled to vote. That happens in all voting to a small number, carries on the election. places throughout the country. But that there was systematic- There are six members of that board. They know everybody in . ally or deliberately a vote cast that was not an honest vote, I deny tlie district. We have a registration law which· applies to the absolutely. cities, and theretheregistration boards-that is, the boards of elec- What has been the matter, therefore, in Ohio? Well, I can tell tion-are created in the same manner as are the county boards- of you what has been the matter with the vote, so far as the Demo election, and there also the machinery of registration is absolutely cratic party has been concerned. The same incidents, the same in the hands of both parties equallybalanced, so that there can be facts, the same elements that have driven the masses of the voters no election of even a minor officer and no action by any board of the Democratic party away from the present Administration that is not consented to by at least one of the minority party. have had their effect in the State of Ohio; and inasmuch as t.he That is our system in the State of Ohio. It has worked well. State was hopelessly RepubUcan, thousands of Democrats have There are divers restrictions in regard to the distance from the stayed at home. They would not go to the election and vote the polls that everybody-is compelled to keep, and then, under the Republican ticket, and they cared nothing about the success of Australian ballot law, step by step various amendments and the Democratic ticket. So one year ago, when Governor Bushnell improvements have come in, until. I say here, in the presence of wa,s a candidate for governor, and one of the most popular Demo distinguished Democrats of my own State, that the law ha-s crat~dn the State-a gentleman named in connection with the reached substantially perfection in administration. Presidential nomination; I refer-to Governor Campbell-was Iris Now, we find an ex-governor of a great State, in a public opponent; the latter was able to rally only 334,519.. voters, while speech, apparently without any knowledge of this entire system this year the Democratic candidate for President, as he was ac or· of any prominent part of it to which I have referred, making cepted in Ohio, was able to rally 473,462 voters. Why? Because a wholesale charge of contrptiofl and dishonesty and dishonor the Democrats waked up. It wasinmyjudgmentan unfortunate against the State, and in doing that he involves necessarily an awakening. rLaughter.] That is to say the sound of the truro equal number of Democrats with an equal number-of Republic- pet that called them from the tomb which thev had occupied for ans ~ foY there can be no dishonesty either in the registration, in j so long a time was music that I certainly would not have believed the voting, in the machinery of the election, or in the certifica- they would have responded to. But they did respond; they re tion of the returns, tha-t is not participated in by men of beth par=- sponded with wonderfuT alacrity. And the fraud that appears to ties. Now, what has this l~eady malignerof other people to go the benighted observati-on of'the gentleman who has thus assailed upon when he makes this false charge that has been heralded all the State of Ohio has come, in a large part at least, from them over t.he United States, and is being constantly repeated in the creased vote of the Democratic party itself. press when somebody liappens to want to vilify a great State? Mr. JOHNSON of Indiana. Did any leading Democrats or What fias he to go upon? A largely increased vote in the State' leading Democratic papers of the State of Ohio complain that of OlriO'. . . there had been fraud or illegality in the last election? Well, Mr. Chairman, there was at the last election an enor- Mr. GROSVENOR. l was coming to that. I want now to mously large increase of the vote in the United States of America. state that the population of Ohio has very largely increased;. and I have not the precise figures, but I think my recollection is not inasmuch as I have pointed out the county of Auglaize, where my wrong when I say that the total fnerease in the vote was neady two friend and colleague on this floor [Mr. LA. YTON] lives, I want to millions above any vote ever before cast for a President of the say that not only his county, but in all the counties of his Con United States. I hold in my hand and will incorporate in my gressional district, where the great percentage of this increase remarksastatementofthevoteof0hiofrom1803, when she became took place, there has been an incre~se of population growing out a State, down to 18!:)6, when she voted to put at end, for the time of the development of the oil and natural-gas region in that sec being at least, to the domination in politics of the party of the tion of Ohio. gentleman who was recently governor of Illinois. Among other 1 1\>Ir. LACEY. How much of this Democratic increase came things shown by that table is the fact that the vote of Ohio has from the Populist vote by reason of the fusion? :fluctuated greatly. In the first place, going back only to 1888,. Mx. GROSVENOR. I will come to that. I hold in my hand a the Republican vote was 416,054 and the Democratic vote was statement from the Chicago Tribune, which is quite as misleading, 896,455. The.Democratic vote fell off in the next year to 379,423, although not malicious, as is the statement of Governor Altgeld. and in the next year to 352,579-. The next year it rallied to 365,228, Referring to what Altgeld has said, this paper :proceeds to say and in 1892 it was 404,115. Then it fell off to 352,347 in the elec- that ''the Republicans of Ohio made a very bad and unsuccessful _ tion of 1893, and in the election of 1894 the Democratic vote of campaign this year, ina-smuch as we had 137,000 votes. on one oc Ohio was 276,902. In 1895 it was 334,519, and in 1896 it ran up to casion, and 92,000 on another occasion, and this year fell away 473,462; an increase over the vote of 1894 of 196,560. That increase, down to 52 000." This is one of the misleading statements that remember, is in the Democratic vote alone. have tei).ded in part to palliate the statement made by Altgeld. The Republican vote of Ohio has also fluctuated very much along · Now~ the' fact about it is that in 1895, when Governor Bushnell the same lines. Wewerebeatenin 1889. Wehad but363,548votes carried the State, as we call it, by 92,622 plurality, he carried the in 1890 against 352,579 for the Democrats. We had but 386,739 in State by only 16',816 majority. Fifty-two thousand six hundred 1891 against 365,228 for the Democrats, and in 1892, in the Presi- and seventy-five votes were polled for one Coxey. Mr. Chairman, dential election of that year, the Republican vote was 405,187 and I regret. to have to make that acknowledgment. [Laughter.] the Democratic vote 404,115. We elected 22' electors and lost 1, But in a voting population of a million that is not so very bad. the 22 being elected by only1,072 plurality. In 1893 we rallied to And I am proud to say that in the year 1896, to the best of my 433,.342. In 1894 we fell off to 413,988. In 1895, in the great im- · kn-owledge and belief, not five· of those voters voted for anybody petus of that election, the Republican vote was 427,141, and las·t but William J. Bryan. There was an absolute fusion of those year it was 525,000, an increase over the vote of 1892 of 119,813, . elements. while the Democratic vote of that year showed an increase over Nowt again,, there were 21,264 Prohibitionists. This year they the Democratic vote in !894 of 196,560. :rherefore. Mr. Chairman, mustered 5,469; nearly all of the balance of them voted for Bryan. it will be seen that whatever in the Ohio election is startling, :Mr. FITZGERALD. I should like to ask the gentleman a whatever there is that needs explanation, whatever there is that question. . the comprehension of a public and professional slandere11 can not The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman :&rom Ohio [Mr. unaerstand, is to be found ratlier in the extraordinary increase. of GROSVENOR} has expired. the Democratic vote in the State of Ohio than in the increase of Mr. GROSVENOR.. I should like to occupyfiveminntesmore. '• the Republican vote. Mr. WADSWORTH. The gentleman is aware that general I hold in my hand a statement of the vote of 1896 in the State debate is limited t() one hour, but I yield him five minutes more. of Ohio by couflties, and there is not a county in the State which Mr. GROSVENOR. Now, if my friend from Massachusetts has increased it.s vote at such a 1:ate as the county which is the [Mr. FI'li'ZGERALD] wishes t()propound any question-- home of my distinguished friend, Mr. LAYTON. Bis county gave. Mr. FITZGERALD. Will the gentleman state the vote per 4,899 votes last year for the Democratic ticket, while in 1895 it capita in: 1892 and 1896 out in Ohio? gave but 3,800 'Votes. In that little population the:re was an in- Mr. GROSVENOR. Will the gentleman tell me what the per crease in the vo~.e of over 28 per cent. In the county in which I capita in Ohio is? . live-and I thinh I may say, withoutarrogatingverymuchto my-~ Mr. FITZGERALD. I do not know. self, that there ~uld not get into the ballot boxes of my county a Mr. GROSVENOR~ Neither do I. [Laughter.] We have not · very large influx of fraudulent votes-in my county in 1895 there bad a census. since 1890. . ,

1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1271 , .. Mr. FITZGERALD. Will the gentleman answer upon the wisdom, the integrity, and the shrewdness of the Democratic census of 1890? party in my State. Mr. GROSVENOR. We have passed seven years away from Mr. NOE,THWA Y. I hope my colleague will not forget to 1890; we have been growing with great rapidity. state that that charge is not seconded by any reputable paper in Mr. FITZGERALD. Had not Ohio a census in 1895? Ohio. Mr. GROSVENOR. No; unfortunately not. We guess, though, Mr. GROSVENOR. I thank my colleague for reminding me. fearfully. fLaughter.] I had temporarily forgotten it. It is only necessary to state, Mr. So, Mr. Chairman, instead of the Republican party having Chairman, that up to this time no r eput able Democrat, nor has made a bad campaign, as alleged, we have lifted the majority of any Democratic newspaper in Ohio, so far as I have ever seen, 16,816 up to 51,538 by a superior organization a:nd an absolutely repeated the language that Altgeld has repeated. No n.ewspaper perfect fusion in the State. That was all I desired to say. of any party has given the slightest countenance to the vicious I might go a little further and refer to som.e of the personal falsehood. characteristics of the gentleman to whom I have alluded, but I So, Mr. Chairman, I am r eplying to nothing that comes from have nothing to do with that. My purpose was simply to vindi men who have knowledge of the facts, but only to that which ca.te the great State in whic.!J. I live, and in which I have such pro comes from a man who hu.rls a slander upon the people of a great found pride, and to vindicate at the same time the honor, the State without kn.owledge of what he is talking about. [Applause.]

Total vote cast for Presiden t, governor, and secreta1·y of state at the Presidential and State elections from 1803 to 1895, inclusive.

Year. Office. Names of candida'tes. Politics. ~~:~!c~ Total vote . received. cast.

1803------·· ------Governor---~------Edward Tiffin .... ------Republican______4,564 4,565 1803 * ---·-- --··------Secretary of state·------···------·-· Wm. Creighton, jr ------..... dO------______18a! t ------··------President.------· ___ : ____ Thomas Jefferson . ... ------· __ ... do. __ ·------~------2,59.3 ~~:tt::m~ ~~~~~~~===~~~~=====~=~== -~~~=~~~~~~=::::::::::::::: ~ 1-----1 3,213 1805 ______------· Governor------··------····------Edward Tiffin ______------···· Republican. .... ------____ 4. 788 r-----r 4,788 1807 ______------..... do ____ ------~~\~~~i~~~j~=~=~~~=~====~~::::::: ~:~~\~n_~~~==~=--==~-.::::: ~:~~ 10,307 1PQS.. ___ ·----· ------President_-----_--·-·------...... ------James Madison .. -·--.----- ____ ------____ .do. __ ... ------______... . Charles C. Pinckney ...... • ------Fede.ralist ...• -~---·------______·---· - George Clinton .•.. ------· ...... ------Republican ______------··- 180&---·-- ---··------Governor--·------·-~------·-·-··-·-·· Samuel Huntin~ton do 7,293 5,601 3,397 ~~::! ~k~~~~~~~=~======~~~ ~=~=~a~:::::-:======~======_16,291 1_808 ______--···· _ ----- Secretary of state ______---·-· Jeremiah McLene. ------·· --·· .... --···· ______--···· ------·-· ------______9,924 1810 .••• ------Governor ...... ------·-·--···· ~=:s ~~;ttfziJton~:::: :::: :::=~~:::: -~~~g~~~~~:::::::::::::::: 7, 731 17,655 1812---··· --····.------]?resident------·------·--·----·- James Madison .... ------...... do __ ..•.. ------·-.... 7,420 De Witt Clinton ..•. ---···------Federalist.______8,301 1-----1 10,721 1812 ____ ------Governor~---· •.• ------·--·------¥b.~-:~s ~c~t~~:_j_~::::::::::::: ==~= :::: -Rep~blican: :::::::::::~:::: ~; ~~ . ------19,763 1814 ______--····· ------_____ 15,879 ·. do------~------6~~~:r lo~k:~~-~~~~~::::::::: :::::::::: -Fed.~~aliSt:=~~~==: :::::::::: 6, 171 22,0Ci0 1816 ______•••: •• ------President.-····------.3,326 ~~:.~U:-~:~::::::::::::::::: :~:: :::: J:N:~~~~::::::::::::::::: 593 ----- 3,919 ' 1816 ______-····· --·----· Gov-ernor--····-·····----······-·------Thomas Worthington.------____ Republican.------.... 22,931 ~~:~ f'Wr~~!L:::::::::::::::::::::::: ·Feci~~alist~=~=:::::::::::::: ~:~ 00,833 1818 ______.____ ----.do-----···------·-·------j~e~ ·n\illiai>~=:=~==:::::::::::::: =~=~== -~~~l~1~~-~~ ~==~ ~::::~~~ ==== sg: lJg 88,269 1820t --··------··- President------·------James Monroe.----..... --·---··-·------Democrat.------7,164 John Q. Adams·------Opposition------···----- 2,215 9,3'1'9 1820 ....•••••• ---··----- Governor·-·-··----~·------Ethan A. Brown. ____ .... ____ .... ____ ---- Democrat. ------____ r-:---84-,-83-6-r Jeremiah Morrow...... •.. ------_____ do------9,426 William H. Harrison ______------..... dO------4,348 Scattering.------·-·· ... ----- ______.... ____ .... ____ ------250 48,860 1822------·------Governor---···--·-·····------····---- Jeremiah Morrow ______----·------Democrat-----···------.... l ---26-,059-~-l Allen Trimble .. ------Federalist______22,889 William W. Irvin------····------Democrat------···-·----· 11,060 60,008 182! __ -- •••••• -····· ---- President-·····----··-····------Andrew Jackson------______...... ____ .do. __ .... ------______18,489

:e;::b~;~~~:=====~==~~=:======-~;~~~~:~=====~======~==~ ··--·--~:=- 50,024 1824---······------Governor--·----····- _____ ; ------Jeremiah Morrow_ •.... ------____ ..... do.------_ ..... ______39,526 Allen Trimble·------·-····-- National Republican-····· 37,108 1 76,63! 1826------··· ------.do.••.••• -····------.-----·-···--·--- _____ do------·------··· __ : ... ____ .do.------______r---71-,-47_5_ ~~:!~~:~~~E:~~~===~~:::::::::::::: -~~~~~~~~~::::::::::::: :::: !; r~ Sc~ttering ...... ------.------···- ---- ______------...... ·------____ 187 ---- 84,733 l82!L______President-·····------····------·-···-· Andrew Jackson------Democrat ------______------67,597 John Q. Adams. ·------National Republica:u ------63,396 1 100,993 1828------·····--·------Governor ______: •••_ ••.••• ----·····----·- Allen Trimble------·------..... do ______·-···------'---53-,-971- John W. Campbell----·--·------·--- Democrat------·-- 51,951 Scattering ..... ----.... ---- ____ ···-_--·-· ______... ____ ···- ______. --·-· 112 106,034 *From 1803 to 1850 the secretary of state was elected by the general assembly. · ., tThe Democratic party of to·day claims lineal descent from the first Republican party... with President Jefferson as its founder. Authorities differ as to tne da~ ~hen th~ party dr<_>pped the name Re~ublican and as~umed that;. of Democrat, it oeing ascribed to various dates between 1805 and 1820 . . :!: Political pa;rti.es were disorg;a~zed a~ the t~e. of th~elect10n of John Q. Adams. He claimed to be a Republican as Je:trerson, but his doctrines were decidedly Federalistic. The oppos1t10n to his Administration took the name ot Democrat and elected Jackson President in 1828.

'. 1272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-~HOUSE. JANUARY 28,

Total vote cast for President, governor, and secretary of state at the Presidential and State elections from 1803 to 1895, inclusive-Continued.

Year. Office. Names of candidates. Politics.

1830 •••••••••••••.•••... Governor---·-···--·······----··------Duncan McArthur------National Republican ______49,668 Robert Lucas .•.•.• ------·------Democrat ------49,188 Sc-attering.-----·------· •••.•. ______-----· •••..• ______226 00,080 1831. ----· ••••••••.• --·· Secretary of state ....••••••••••• -·----·· Moses H. Kirby_···-·--·------·------______------______1832 .••••••• ------____ President ..•••• : ... ------•••• :...... Andrew Jackson ------Democrat ____ . ____ ----- ____ 81,.2!6 W&li~Wu:i~:~:~=~~=====~~~~=::::::::~~ ~:~~M:~~~:~~~~~~~~-====~~ 76·~ John Floyd--·------.----·------Nullifier ______------______·---- ______158,294. 1832 .••••••••• ------Governor------·------·-·-·------Robert Lucas ______------Democrat ------71,25l 63,185 ~g:l~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -~~------:·=~====~===== 33 134,4:69 1834 •••.•••••.•• ---··--- ...•. do-· -···-·-· •••••••••••••••••• ----···· Robert Lucas ••...• ------·-·---- Democrat_------______70,738 67,414 ~~~d~~~:.::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -~:_-_-_::·:::::::::::::::::: 38 138,190 1835 .••••• ···--·----____ Secretary of state ••••••• ----·-...... B. Hinkson.--.----_ ••••• _••••.• ------·- ____ -----· ------______

1836...... •••••••••••••• President----~---···-··-·---·------Martin Van Buren • ------•... ------Democrat •••• ______------96, 2l38 :.~-- ~hlft~~~~~~-==~~~=:==~~=::::: ======-~:------~====~=====~~= ------~~: :~. Daniel Webster • ------______------____ ------______W. P. Mangum----·- •••••• ------.... ______------___ _ ------201,196 92,20! 1836 •••••••••••• ------Governor ·----· ------·-·· ------·· ---- ~Yf'ifa~~~:::::::::: ==~= :::::::::::::: ~~crat·:::::::::::::::::: 88,158 Scattering_-----· ______---· ______----- ______: ______200 178,662 1836.-----•••••• ------Secretary of state.---·------··------Carter B. Harlan .••. ------______------______------1838------Governor----•••..••••••• ··--·------·---- Wilson Shannon.------Democrat---- ____ ----·----- 107,884 102, 146 ~~f!~~n-~~: ·:::::::::::~::::::::::::::: -~:_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-:::::::::::::: 7 1-----1 210,031 1840 •....••••••• ---· ---- President ••..•• ·------·--·------Wm. H. Harrison.------.----- Whig------__ -----_----· ___ _ 148,157 Martin Van Buren ______---- ____ ------Democrat ____ ------124,782 James G. Birney------·------Liberty ------___ _ 003 1-----1 273,8!S 1840 •••.•• ··------Governor------··----·---·············--- Thomas Corwin _____ : ______---- Whig------_-----_------___ _ 145,442 Wilson Shannon ______------Democrat------. ____ _ Scattering ....• ------.---- ____ .... ______. ______-__ ------. ____ _ 129,~ 274-,762 1840 •••••• ·----· ------Secretary of state.-----·------William Trevitt ____ ------Democrat------____ -----·· ______1841 .•.••• ·----- ______.....do._------·_·----·------John Sloane .. -----·_------·-----·---- ____ ----·------______------_-- --- 1842 •••••••••••••••• ---- Governor·----·------·------·------William Shannon ------_------Democrat ____ ------119, 774: Thomas Corwin _------Whi.A.oo·li~t-.- -ms-.--t--_-_·-_-_-_-__-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_ ·_ 117,902 Leicester King------10 6,134: S~ttering ____ .. ---- ___ ---- _____ ----- ______4:0 1-----1 242,850 184:4 ...••••••• ------President...... James K. Polk ______------.------Democrat ------______: __ 149,061 Renry ClaY------·------Whig------155,113 James G. Birney------.----·------Liberty_----- __ ----.------__ 8, 050 1-----1 812,~ 1844---·--··--···------Governor----·· •••••• ------···· ••••.• ---- Mordecai Bartley------Whig ____ ------·------14:6,333 David Todd.------Democrat------145,062 Leicester King----.------Abolitionist---- ____ ------8, 898 Scattering ____ ---- _____ ------.------______----- ____ .. ______11 800,304. 184:4---·········------· Secretary of_state ______-- ~ ·-··-··---- Samuel Galloway------______------______1846 il8,869 ____ ········-- ______Governor------~------·- ~~lSr.r~~~~-~==:~~==: ~==: :::::::: ::::~: ~~c~at :::::::: :::::~:::= 116,484: Samuel Lewis------Abolitionist------____ ------10,797 Scattering_------_--·-- ______. ______4:6 218,196 1848---······------PI·esident ------····· -·-···------Zachary Taylor.------··------Whig ______. --·-- 138,3.')9 Lewis Cass ..... ------Democrat------15-!, 773 Martin Van Buren------·------Free Soil ______35,347 328,4:79 1848 •••••••••••••• ·----- Governor------·--·-··---···---··----- Seabury Ford.------~------Whig ... ______----.--- ...... 148,756 John B. Weller ______Democrat ______148,44,5 Scattering. ______.. ------______742 297,943 1850 ..•••••• ···--··----- .•... do------·········--··-····-·-···---- Reuben Wood .. ------·------Democrat ______..... --- -- 133 093 William Johnston ______Whig------·------121:105 Edward Slnith------· Abolitionist------13,747 287,9!5 1851 ..•••••••••••• ··---- __ __ .do.---·····------·----- Reuben Wood.------·-- Democrat ------145, 65-! 119,548 ~::~:i Le~~~-~======: .:::::::::::: !~fitioiiist ::::::::: ==~ ~=== 16,918 Scattering_.--·-·------·------______...... ______62 1-----1 282,182 1851 •••••••••••• ------Secretary of state ··----•••••• ··--·- ____ Wm. Trevitt.------Democrat------·-- ... --- 145, 6!36 Earl Bill.·------Whig------·------120, 2-'i6 Henry W. King •..... ------Free Soil ______------15,703 281,660 1852...... President __ ------•••.•• ···--··-----·----- Franklin Pierce.------··----·------Democrat ------_----- 168,933 Winfield Scott ______------____ Whig_------·------___ _ 152,523 John P . Hal~------Free Soil_·------· 31,732 353,188 1853 •••••• ······---- ____ Governor-----·------·----· •••.•• ····---- William Madill.-----_------Democrat_-----.------..... 147,683 85,857 ~:~~~~1£~~~::::::: ::::::::::::::::::: :r:~fttiolli;£::::·:::: ~=:::::: 60,346 283,866 1853 •••••••••••• ------Secretary of state •••••• --·--· •••••• ____ William Trevitt ._------.. ------Democrat------ 151,818 Nelson Van Vorhes ------Whig.------ 97,500 William Graham.-----.------Free Soil . ------33, 518 Scattering.-----· __ ------••.... ______40\J 14.6,770 131,019 2!,276 302,065 1897 . . OONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1273

Total vote cast for President, go-vemor, and see1·etary of state at the Presidential and State elections from 1803 to 1896, inclusive-Continued.

Year. Office. Names of candidates. Politics. ~g:~~~ Total vote received. cast.

1855------Secretary of state .••.•••••••.••••.••.... James H. Baker ------~------Republican and American. 168,724 William Trevitt. ____ --·--·------Democrat ______------1~.00 802,365 1856 •••••• -----·------President ______·--··---·-··------·· James Buchanan ____ ------_____ do. ___ _.__ •••..• ------170,874 John C. Fremont ______------·-·- Republican.------••.•.•••.. 187,491 Millard Fillmore--··------American ------ 28,126 ~-----1 886,491 1857 ------···· --·--- ____ Governor------·--·------·------Salmon P . Chase ______---·------Republican.-----·------160,568 J· ~a~\\~p======:::::::::::::::: =~f~~ 1~8:~ :::::::::::::::::: 1-----1 329,905 1857 .••••••••••••••••••• Secretary of state.---·---·------Addison P. RusselL ______Republican______161,837 Jacob Reinhard----·------· ____ Democrat------159,421 C. C. Allen ______------American ____ ------____ 10,381 Scattering _____ ------______------· ____ 278 1-----1 831,911 1859 .••••••••••••••••••• Governor---········---····------Wil.liam Dennison ______------DReepmublriacant------~------_--_-_-_- __·_- 184,557 Rufus P. Ranney---·------00 _ 171,226 1-----1 855,783 1859 •••••••••••• ------Secretary of state.------.. ·-····------· Addison P. RusselL _____ ------··--···- Republican .....••...• ------184,839 Jacob Reinhard __ ----- ....•. ______Democrat ______...... ____ · 170,400 855,239 1860 •••••• ····------President------.------·-· Abraham Lincoln. ------InRepeupeblin.cadenn_t_D--e--m--o·cr--a·t--_-_-_·_ 221,809 Stephen A. Douglas______dt 187,421 John BelL ______Constitutional Union .•...• 12,193 J ohn 0. Breckenridge_------______Democrat.---··---· ....••.• 11,300 Gerritt Smith ______------Abolitionist. .•..•. ------••.. 136 ~.862 1861 .••• ------Governor ••...• ____ ••..•• ------...... David Tod. ----- ___ .__ ------..... ----- Republican.------...... 206, 99'7 HughJ. Jewett ______Democrat------151,774: Scattering _____ ------.---··------.... ______------··-- 109 1-----1 858,880 1861 .•...•••••••.....••. Secretary of state.-·······-·········---- !~~;in~~~~~B_i_~~~~~~==~~~~==:~~~~~~= -~;;~~~~=~~~:==~:===:~~== m:m 859,«5 1862 .••••••••••••••••.•. _____ do ______...... --·-·······------William W. Armstrong_------____ ------Democrat ...... •....••.... 184,315 WilsonS. Kennon ______Republican .••...•••..•.•... 178,755 ------863,070 288,826 1863 ____ ------Governor------~~~~~~aiiiia:ill: ::::::::::::::::::::: · ne~gc~it::::::::::: .:::::::: 187,728 476,554. 1864 .••••••••• ____ •••••. President------•...•••....•••.•....•• ____ Abraham Lincoln_---- ____ ------·--·· Republican_...... 265,664: George B. McClellan------Democrat------: ..... 205,599 1-----1 471,258 1864------·-···· Secretary of state .. ·------··--··-···-- William Henry Smith.------Republican.------238,145 William W. Armstrong ______Democrat······---········- 183,842 1-----1 421,987 lB65 •••.•••••••••••••.. _ Governor ...• ----.••••••••.••••..•• ------~~[lf~~~~~~~~~~======~=~:=~===== -~;~~~~-~-=-~~=-=_=_=.===== -=~== ftJ: m 1-----1 417,799 1866------·-··------Secretary of state ...•...••..••••...•.... :eif!}::~tZ:~~:!t_~:~::::~::::::~~===~ ~:~0~~~::::::::::::~~~=·= ~:~ 469,908 1867 -----·····-······--- Governor.------~------____ R. B. Hayes.--- ______------Republican ------___ _ 24:3,605 A. G. Thurman ______------Democrat .... ·---·····----- 24.0, 622 ----- 1868 ...••••• ---·------President .... ------•...•.••..•• ------·-- U. S. Grant ______.. ------______Republican. -----· ••..•. ___ _ 280,167 Horatio Seymour---.-_------.... ___ _ Democrat------·----- ~.621 1-----1 518,788 1868...... Secretary of state .••...• ·------Isaac R. Sherwood ______------____ Republican______267,066 Thos. Hubbard------··------Democrat------·-··------249,682 1-----1 516,743 1869 .••••••••••••••••• __ Governor------~: i .~:~~ eton~:~:::: ~:::::~:~=~~=====~ ~:~~~~:~:::::~==~~~==~==~ ~; ~~ Samuel Scott ______------Prohibition --·------679 1------465,~7 1870 .••••••••••• ···----- Secretary of state ..•..•••••••••...•• ____ Isaac R. Sherwood ____ ·------Republican .•...• _____ ------221,708 :ra~~~::-~~1~~=~ ==~======~;~~f~~~-======~:~ 1-----1 .W,559 18ll...... Governor------···· ••...• ____ Edward F. Noyes_----.------._____ Republican -----· .•.... •... 238,273 George W. McCook------·------Democrat...... 218,105 Gideon T. Stewart. ______Prohibition---·-·------4:,068 ------460,«6 1B72...... •••••• •••• •••• President ______..•••••• ____ ••••...• ___ _ u: S. Grant ______------· Republican ------____ ------281,8.52 244:,321 jlao~~~B~~~~:~:_::::::::::~~~====~~==~=== ¥::~~~:~~~-~-i~~:~~=~::: 2,100 Charles O'Conor ·------·------Democrat------·------Scattering ______------______------·------1,f~ 1-----1 529,598 1872...... Secretary of state _____ ...... •....••••.• Allen T. Wikoff------Republican------265,925 Aquila Wiley------Democrat------· ___ _ 251,778 F. Schumacher ______Prohibition------2,035 519,738 1873 .•.••••••• ---·····-- Governor .••.• ----· •..... _...•• ____ ------Edward F. Noyes .. _____ ------Republican -----· ·------21.3,837 William Allen ______·------·------Democrat ----·--·------21.4,6M Gideon T. Stewart_ .. ______.... ______Prohibition ____ •...•...... 10,278 Isaac C. Collins ______------·------10,109 4.4.8,878 187! •••••••••••••••••••. Secretary of state ...... •.. : ..•....•.... Allen T. Wikoff ______Republican ______221,204 238,406 ======7,815 :ro~~1f. ~~b.~L====~== ~:~~~m~~-======467,425 1875 •••••••••••••••• ____ Governor------· ____ .------R. B. Haye.S------.------RDeepmuocblir.caatn_=_·_-_-_-·_·_=--·_-__·_·_-_-_-·_ 297,817 William Allen______292,273 Jay Odell ... ------··------Prohibition------·········· 2,5m Scattering ______. _____ . ______...• _... ______------______17 592,700 330,698 1876.______President •••••••••••••••••••••• ------:~!u!rJe~ild.eii:::: :=::::::=: :::::::::: ~:~~lf.a.~::::::::: :::::::: 323,182 G. Clay Smith------·------Prohibition------1,636 3,057 ~:!lfe~~/.~::::. : · :::::::::::~:::::::::::: -~:~~~~~------==· ==== 1,198 "05!), 771 1274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- HOUSE. JANUARY 28,

Total vote cast for President, governor, and ser:;retary of state at the Presidential and State elections /1·om 1803 to 1895, inclmive--Oontinued.

Office. Names of candidates. Politics. ~~:~!!o~ Total vote Year. received. cast. iS76...... •••••• .••••••• Secretary of state.--·-····--••.••• -~---- Milton Barnes ______------Republican.-·-~----·----· . 317,856 3 :.1~.i~a::ih~~======~==~=== ~:~~~m.~n-:::::: :::::::::: !f; ~ :::::::::::: 630,939 1877 ----·· •••••••••• ---- Governor------····-···------·------William H. West ••.-: .. ------·------Republican.------______l---2!-9,_1_05_, Richard M. Bishop------Democrat ------271,625 Lewis H. Bond·------12,489 Stephen Johnson ...... ------______------...... ____ 16,912 Henry A. Thompson------·------P1·ohibition ------·- 4, 836 554,967 1878...... •••••••••• •••• Secretary of state .••..••••.••••••• ------Milton Barnes...... ------Republican. ______------274,120 ~~VId~~wR.RPrg_aig_e__ -_::.·::·__ --_-_:_·_·:::·_-_-_::::::: Democrat., .• ------270,966 - Greenback -----...... ----- 38,332 J eremiah . Robinson •..•.•.• ------Prohibition •... ----...... 5,682 589,100 1879 .•••••••• , ••• , ••• ~- Governor...... Charles Foster ... ------·-·----- Republican .•.•..••.•••••... 336,261 Thomas Ewing------Democrat ------...... 319,132 Gideon T. Stewart ____ ·__ ------Prohibition ------4,145 1 9,072 t~:ni:d~~~~:: ::::::::::: :::::::::::: -~ ~~~~~~-=:::::::::::::::: 547 669,157 1880...... •... President •••••••••••• ····----······------James A. Garfield.------Republican. ------'---37-5-,-048-l Winfield S. Hancock.. ------Democrat------~------340,821 f~~r:;;=~~;;::~::::::::::::::::::::: -~~~~~~--=_:_:_:_:_::_=_~=-=_=_:_:_:_: ~:~ 724,967 1880 •••.•••••••••••••• '" Secretary of state...... Ch~les Townsend------Republican ...... l---362-,-02-1-l

~l~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~~==~ -~~~~-=~~~~-=~~-=~~~-=-=~ 1~m 716,186 1881...... •••••••••••••• Governor ...... ···-·- Charles Foster.------...... --·--- Republican...... 312,735 John W. Bookwalter...... Democrat----·--·······---- 288,4-26 Abrah~ R. Ludlow ...... Prohibition------·····--- 16.597 ~~~!~::=~~~===:~~::::===~==== -~~~~~~~~------:.-.-.-_:·_-.-_:-.-.-_-_- 6, ======m 624,226 1882...... Secretary of state·---····-··-····-····· Charles Townsend------·--·---- R-epublican ...... ____ ·~--·· 297,759 ~~~~:~~~~~~~=~~~~~~~~~~~= J~;~~t.n:_~:~~~~;~~~~~:~~ . 1:§ 635,095 1883----·········~·----- Governor •••••••••••••••••• '":••••••••... Joseph B. Foraker--~-·------Republican...... 347,164 ~N~i1~::: ~=:: :; ;~~ ~=~ :;;; ~;:; ~=:~ _~~~~~~; :~~~~ ~ ~~~~~; ~~~~ "!: m 721,310 1884~-·-·• ...... President •••••••••••• .-...... James G. Blaine.----··------··------Republican . ----- ...... •.. 400,082 Grover Cleveland _____ ...... --·-·------Democrat------868,280

~tWli~~~~~~:::::~::::::.=.====~=====: -~~;b~~~~~~===:::::=.:::: 1-----1lu~ 787,169 1884:...... •••••• •••••••• Secretary of state••••••••••••••••••••••• James S. Robinson------·.... Republican...... ------__ __ 891,597 James W. Newman. ~ ----- ••.... ··-·---- Democrat------380,355 3,475 8,007 ~;~~Scattering- r·~:r~~~=::::===~~===~--======------...... ___ --·····------·-----~hfb~r~~=====:======___ ... ______-----·. ____ _ 1,657 '185,691 1885 •••••••••••••••••••• Governor ••••••••• ~...... Joseph B. Foraker...... --·- Republican ...... ----...... 859,281 ~~gB.ItO:O~!r

Total vote cast for President; governor, and secretary of state at the Preside11,.tiaZ and Btate elections f1·om, 18lJS to 1895, incZusive--Oontinued,

Year. Office. Names of candidates. Politics.

189L...... •••••• •••••• Governor ....•..•.•..•••.•••..••••••• ---- fa~~.~=ee11::.::::::: ::::.:::::::: }5:~~~~~~:::::::::::::::~: 386,739 365.~ John J. Ashenhrrrst..••••....•.•.••••... Prohibition------20,190 28,47:3 ·~tt~~~= ::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:::: ::: -:.~~=~~·~-= :::::::::: =:::::::: 2 ---- 795,631 1892.... •••• •••••• •••••• President...... Benjamin Harrison-----•••.••••...• ---- Republican.------____ ------405,187 Grover Clevel!tnd ...... •...••••••...... Democrat------·-- 404,115 ~~~:~~

Following is the vote by counties in Ohio from 1884 to 1895, Abstmct of votes cast for secretary of state, etc., October 14, 188.4-Dontinued. inclusive: County. James S. Jakes W. Peter M. Evan J. Scat- Abstract of votes cast fo1· secretm11 of state at the election held October 11., 1881., Robinson. Newman. Harold. Morris. tering, in the Btate of Ohio. ------~------~------.-----~------~----- Morrow------.•.. 2,584 2,176 21 198 County. James S. I James W. Peter M. Evan ;J. Scat 5,874 5,867 86 Robinson. I Newman. Harold. Morris. tering. ~~~~-::::::::::::::: 2,462 2,148 28 ------l------I :------1 Ottawa---······------1,484 2,957 3 ~ (::::: 11 ------Adams •••••• ------...••.•••. 2,858 2,935 ------22- 40 2,138 2,202 1 ------iif ------2 Allen_ ...•. ---- ____ .----- ____ 3265 4,518 38 3, 204, 8,~ 265 Ashland ....•...•..•...•. ____ 2:588 3,348 ------i95" 90 2,880 3,935 25 Ashtabula ------.----- 6,959 2,6{5 299 ~;"i~~~~~~~:::~~~~:::~: 1, 759 2,338 9 10 ------i Athens .....•....•.....•..... 3, 776 2,411 153 133 3,843 3,279 58 199 · Auglaize ....•... ____ ------1,938 3,950 6 ~~~t:~-~::::::::~::::::::: 3,151 2,867 185 Putnam .....••....•...... 2,195 4,016 8 17 Belmont-·------6,196 6 954: 39 81 Richland ____ ---- •....•.•.... Brown------·------3,159 4;272 3 5 3968 5,288 1 118 Butler ....•••••.•...... 3,981 6,887 ------:i26- 37 Ross ...... ••..••••....•••.... 4:716 4,868 1 36 CarrolL ...... •...... _.. ___ 2,285 1,691 55 8,1.23 3,790 20 58 ------i Champaign------4,122 3,103 5 78 ~~0~~:.::::::::::::::::::: 4,019 8,297 25 3 1:::::::: ----~ Clarke ---- ...... ----·------7,282 5,319 31 337 ------i Seneca .....• ..•... ____ ~849 5,004 47 110 Clermont------4,263 63 33 ,331 3,557 24 1 Clinton-----·-··------~:~ 2,298 174 ~:;~~: =::::::::: ~:::::::::: 8, (J74 8,296 218 219 Columbiana ------______6, 772 4,599 ------4i9" 96 2 Summit .•...• -----~------6,565 4,976 151 245 Coshocton ...... ------____ 2,793 3, 411'7 3 24 TrumbulL ____ ------____ 6,285 8,140 76 278 Crawford------•...... 2, 7(Y{ 4,920 10 79 Tuscarawas-·-----·------4,267 5,292 37 73 ~,839 20,780 6 398 2 Union ...... • ______------3,506 2,322 9 127 g~~:~~!:~: :::::::::::: =: =::: 4,3!2 5,564 20 64- Van Wert---·------·--·--·- 3,048 3,011 1 9 Defiance .....•...... ------2,182 3,326 3 11 Vinton ...... •••...••.. 1, 750 1,938 4 Delaware------·------3,492 3,1n 4 309 WalTen .....•....••••..• ____ 4,281 2,541 58 Erie _....••..•...••••. ______3,359 4,262 32 56 Washington ..•...•..•.•.... 4,800 4, 714 ----·-·ar 57 Fairfield-----·------3,1-!9 5, 024: 63 4,546 4,921 21 110 Fayette .••••.•.....• ------3,129 2,206 ------4- W7 ;nli!~== :::: :::::::::::=== 2,885 2,981 77 53 Franklin ••.••. ------...... 10,783 12,057 84 201 ------i Wood---·----···------4,517 3,883 69 150 Fulton------2,793 1,957 18 220 Wyandot ------2,344 3,096 13 42 Gallia ------···- 3,655 2,360 1 43 ------Geauga ------2, 746 867 19 175 TotaL ..· ..... --·--· .•.. 391,597 380,355 8,499 8, fffl 13 Greene .....• ____ ------4, 79! 2,648 1 224 ------i Gue1'1l.Sey ------3,441 2,674 65 146 Hamilton··------81,230 84,722 188 146 Abstract of vote.s castfor govet-nor at the election held October 13, 1885. Hancock------·------3,269 3,645 26 48 Har

Abstract of votes cast for governor, etc., October 13, 1885-Continued. Abstract of votes cast for secretary of state, etc., November 2, 1886-Continued

Pluralities. County. B.Fora-Joseph I G eorr,e IAdn a B · IJohn North- w.l1---.....,----- Pluralities. James ker. RoadY· Leonard. rop. Foraker. Hoadly. County. s. Rob- John Me- HenryR. Charles inson. Bride. Smith.. Bonsall. Robin- Mc son. Bride. Erie ______{ a, oro 8,609 165 83 ------540 Jl'airfield. ______------3,038 4,570 239 Franklin______10,154 11,986 544 28 1,833 2,950 1 955 297 ______:_ --···-995" ----~~~ Fulton.-----·-···---- 2, 629 1, 797 850 3 ------832- ' ~~~~~-======10,665 n:200 582 65 ------535 Gallia ______------3,107 1, 781 95 1,326 2,«5 1,581 F~lton. ------1 385 111 864 Gallia •..... ------___ _ 3,368 2,0!2 84 •••••• ---- 1,326 ------g~~~::======::~~~ 2 , ~ ~ 6 1,6272 Geauga. ___ ------___ _ 2,5!>5 752 291 6 1,843 ------Guernsey------· 2.974 2,354 642 2 '~ Greene------ 4,683 2,298 458 1 2,385 ------Hamilton.------32,803 28,657 712 ---·--. ___ 4,146 Guernsey-----·---·- 3,098 2,375 587 ------723 ------Hancock______2,918 3,537 415 20 ------619 Hamilton---- ____ ·-·- 34,050 34,696 1,ru 1 -----·---- 646 Hardin------·-- 3,354 3,101 WI 253 Hancock ----..•• ---- 2,800 3,283 24 ---·------483 Harrison--·-·------2,293 1,707 405 ------4- 586 -- · ------3,408 3,341 401 ·Hardin--··"'··------Harrison ______67 ------Henry------·---- 1,545 2,814 137 ------7"----~~~~ 2,510 1,914 335 596 ------8 1 4 5 Henry ------···-·· 1,460 2, 762 212 Highland ...... •..... 8,007 3,345 267 ------8------262- ____ :·.~ ~!~~~=-=·=·=·=-======~:m 1:.9~ ; 16 ______572 2 653 lnM ------1,669 Hocking.----·--·-·· 1, 746 2,289 88 f!T ------· 543 Huron.------·-·---- 3, 715 2,874 488 2! 841 ------__ _ Holmes---·------ 1,237 3,041 148 ------988- ____ :~~ Jackson------2,831 2,123 380 20 708 ------Huron .. ------ 4,032 3,0!4 458 ---- ·--a:r Jefferson ____ ------4, 097 2, 64.0 432 1 1, 457 ------Jackson------3,226 2,336 159 12 890 ------Knox------3,294 3,367 276 20 ------__ __ 78 J efferson ...••.•. ___ _ 4,421 2,657 353 3 1, 764 ------Lake______2,038 664 193 73 1,374 ------Knox ____ ------3,300 8,448 316 7 ---- ·----- 148 Lawrence------3,864 2,481 121 ------1,383 ------Lake.----··------___ _ 2,502 971 195 61 1,531 ------Licking______4,088 5,312 250 52 ------1,224: Lawrence-····----- 4,281 2,852 87 ------69" 1,429 ------Logan------3,663 2,281 281 8 1,382 Licking .... ------4,330 5,527 260 1,197 Lorain______4,391 2,420 696 8 1, f> 71 ------·- 3,676 2,392 31)3 7 1,284 Lucas------7,942 7,574 299 308 ------··· 4,812 2653 686 8 2,159 ------Madison______2,40! 2,099 310 2 805 ------· 7,080 6:894 428 14 186 ------Madisont~~======:===== ______2,633 2227 25!> 2 406 ------~~~~~-==:~======~ ~:~~ ~:~~ ~ 1sr 381 ------586 Mahoning ------ 4, 752 4:002 518 153 750 ------Medina------3,00> 2,041) 326 998 ------Marion------ 2,182 2935 265 ------753 Meigs______3,686 2,220 200 ------1,466 ------;Medina------8,191 2:132 230 1, 059 ------Meigs .. ------______8,752 2,316 175 ------1,436 ------~~r_:::::======l:W ~:m ~ J ------9o7· ----~~~~ 1,476 3,301 60 3 ------1,825 Monroe______1,502 3,697 77 2,195 ~e~~Y. ::::::::= ==::: 4,763 3,891 475 9 872 ------Montgomery------10,55tl 11,187 464 ------i7- ======~=: 631 Monroe ...... ------1;375 33 ------1,872 Morgan______2,376 1, 791 187 585 ______Montgomery------10,722 J·~ 362 Morrow------2,300 1,926 877 60 374: ------·· Morgan. _____ ------2,415 1:885 188 i ------500------~~~ Muskingum. ------5,412 5,206 331 37 206 ------··· Morrow------ 2,329 2, 00'9 844 as8!) 250408 ------______Noble______2,285 1,955 122 23 830 ------Muskingum. _------ 5,634 5,226 273 Ottawa______1,379 2,6U 24: ----·------·----- 1,24-5 Noble.------ 2,335 2,053 123 81 282 ----·---- Paulding-----·------2,201 2,273 159 ------___ __ 72 Ottawa------ 1 257 2,416 56 ------1,159 P erry______2,530 3,338 183 23 ---=--==== 808 Paulding-----·------2:028 2,007 140 1 ------9 Pickaway ------2,628 3,360 234 ------'132 Perry.-----. ______3,026 3,198 106 28 ------172 Pike------1,617 1,879 100 13 ------262 ·Piekaway ------2, 813 8,577 165 ------·------764 Pike------1, 714 2,033 84 13 ------319 ~~~{;t~~-======~:= ~:~ ~ ------~- ~ ======Portage------ 8,599 3,179 387 83 420 ------Putnam------1,549 3,074 160 8 ------1,525 Preble. _-----_----- __ 2,917 2,684 827 ------233 ------Richland------3,576 4,608 293 ------____ ------1,032 Putnam------ 1,776 3,518 243 1 ------1, 742 Ross------4,534 4,121 243 418 ------Richland------ 8,824 5,000 341 Ros::~ ------~ 4,688 4,357 180 ------T------ill-----~~~~~ ~~I;~~==:::::=:=:= ~:~~ ~:~ ~~ ~ ---- ~-829------~~ Sandusky------ 2,976 3,382 171 11 ------406 Seneca______8,154 4,074 238 100 ------920 Scioto------3, 765 2, 787 120 81 978 ------1 Seneca.------8,601 4,444 253 89 ------843 ~::~~======~:f~ ~J~ ~TJ --·---i98" ======·~ 2,149 3,197 136 Summit------·-·- 5,855 4,673 558 67 1,182 ------· ~~;~: -======~======7,376 7,674 616 ----··m- :::::===== 1,~ Trumbull------4,672 2,214 681 ~ 2,458 ------Summit------ 5,869 4,361 638 - 87 .. 1,508 ------•ruscarawas...... 3,418 4,259 270 8 ------841 Trumbull·------5,789 2,790 608 Union------3,128 2,036 2!5 1,092 ------·Tuscarawas_------ 8,905 4,618 256 ro ----~~~ - ----··na Van Wert-----·----- 2,810 2,846 33a ------34 8,336 2,230 VanUnion------Wert ______263 4. 1,106 ------Vinton------1,667 1,880 38 ·------213 3,021 2,954 139 67 ------Warren ------·--- 8,822 2,383 21!& 1,439 ------·vinton------1,700 1, 717 38 ------14 Washington______4,470 4,38\) 256 26 9! ·------Warren------ 8,807 2,363 251 :wa hington .... : •... 4,465 4,145 216 ------35- 1,~ ======;rru~~s-::=::::=:::: ~:ttl ~:~gg m ~ ------83------~ 3,866 4,449 632 9 583 Wood______4,104 3.685 285 42 419 ------;~~-======2, 710 2,874 178 61 ------164 Wyandot______1,847 2,568 842 4 721 Wood ..... ------ 4,176 3,517 376 37 659 ------1----1-----1---- ·wyandot ...... • ~---· 2,136 2,886 246 10 ---·------750 Total...... 3ll,095 329,314. 28,982 2,010 49,263 37,473 Net plurality_------· ---- 11,781 Total ______359,281 341,830 28,081 2,001 53, 056 35, 005 Netplurality __ ------17,451 ------S~ttering v:ote; Cuyahojla County,_ 8; Gree~e, 1; Hamilton, 10; Knox, 1; Medina, 1; Meigs, 1, Portage, 4; Sumnut, 1; Umon, 1. Total, 28. Scattering vote: Cuyahoga County, 6; Geauga, 1; Preble, 9; Summit, 1. Abstl·act of votes cast for secretary of state at the election held November 2, 1886. .Abstract of votes cast for governm· at the election held Noventber8,1887.

Pluralities. Pluralities. James 1 Joseph B. Thomas John Morris !------,--- County. S. Rob- JoBhnr.dMe_c-HSenun~yhR.. Char es County. Foraker. E. Powell. 13eitz. inson. 1 tl Bonsall. Robin- Me- Sharp._ Foraker. PowelL son. Bride. ------1----1-----1----1·------. Adams ----·· ------2,807 2,900 -·--ro6- 152 123 Adams ------.----- 2,599 2,427 215 ------·--- 172 ------8,256 4,242 206 986 Allen------ 2,392 3,617 169 67 ------1,225 fsl:li-riii::= ===: =::::: 2,328 3,044 14 260 ------71B Ashland.------2,177 2, 725 236 ------· 548 Ashtabula .....• ----· 5,984 2,008 24 808 8, 946 ------Ashtabula ... ______5,527 1,887 610 23 3,640 ------· Athens------· 3,775 2,012 210 367 AuglaizeAthens-- -______------_ 3,738 2,().!() 872 20 1,698 ------Anglaize ------ 1,900 8,318 41 110 ----~·-~~- ----i;il8 1,691 3,078 58 ------1,387 Belmont.------ 5,991 5,507 15 441 484: ------Belmont.------5, 751 5,424 M5 1 327 ------Brown ------· 2,610 3,712 4 286 1,1~ Brown _____ ----_----- 2,740 3, 799 255 ------1,059 CarrollButler------______3,566 5,764 490 331 2,198 But.lerCarroll ----. ______------_ 3,427 6,265 276 2,255 1,615 61 180 640 1,978 1,511 200 ------00- ----~ ~467" ----~~~ Champaign ______3,669 2, 747 15 500 922 Champaign ____ ------3,471 2,530 346 941 ------Clarke ______------6 369 4,068 1,244 006 2,001 Clarke ______------___ _ 6,461 5,536 877 ------925 ------Clermont •..... ------4:060 8,943 68 276 ·117 Clermont.------3,692 3,980 294 9 ------288 Clinton.----- ____.... 3,527 1,995 845 1,532 Clinton ___ ..• ______Columbiana----- ___ _ ----342- 3,444 2,011 357 ------856- 1,433 --·------6, ffi'u 4,151 537 1,919 Columbiana.------ 5,390 3,813 497 1,577 ------Coshocton.------ 2,622 8,406 294 ---·-·-rs. Coshocton .------.... 2,463 3,105 234 4 642 Crawford------ 2,295 4,258 810 227 ------1, 963 Crawford ------2,0'24 3,694 263 59 ------1,670 Cuyahoga------· 18,467 15,386 2,830 736 8, OH1 ------18,474 17,412 1,016 14, 1,062 ------Darke---- - ·----~--- ( ,030 4,808 41 466 778 - ~~k~~~~-=~::::::::: 3,466 4,344 353 17 878 Defiance._----_----- 1,872 2,865 200 204 ------993 Defiance.------ 1,874 2,088 255 25 ------,- 1,214: Delaware ..•• ------ 3,159 3.048 59 500 ill - ..... ------Delaware.------3,090 2, 775 565 48 315 ------Erie------3,165 3650 41 147 4815 Erie .... _----·------8,367 3,686 105 17 819 Fairfield _____ ------2,864 4:417 6 279 ------1, 553 Fairfield .... ------2,575 4,053 333 Fayette. __ .----•••••• 2,999 2,026 3 Fayette ______--·------1,478 285 -- 973 --··--OCA 2,817 1,892 200 l ii2G ------Franklin ------11,150 12,053 658 526 1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1277

Abstract of votes cast for governor November 8, 1887-Continued. Abstract of votes cast for President November 6, 1888-Continued.

Pluralities. Pluralities. Joseph B. Thomas John Morris Grover Clin- County. E. Powell. Seitz. Sharp. County. Benjamin AlsonJ. Foraker. Foraker. Powell. Harrison. Cleve- ton B. Streeter. Ha.rri- Cleve------land. Fiske. son. land. --- Fulton ..... -·v··---- 2,605 1,862 2 84c9 7(3 ------Gallia. --···--·------3,444 2,122 ------121 1,322 ---- ... -...... Greene------·····-·- ~.893 2,682 853 2 2,211 ------Geauga -·········---- 2,324: 700 15 299 1,624 ------GuernseyHamilton ______------.---- 8,560 2,520 450 14 1,040 -- ---··· Greene ------~.431 2,326 65 ~ 2,105 ------n,507 87,661 470 953 3,846 ------Guernsey------··-- 3,20! 2,456 77 615 748 ------Hancock .... -----..•. 4.,634 ~.539 351 33 95 ------Hamilton .•..•• ------30,040 23,348 11,121 525 6,692 ------Hardin~------Harrison ___ _. ______3,611 8,339 331 8 272 ·------Hancock. . --.•.• ----- 3,596 3, 716 130 323 --··--17i" 120 2,763 1,927 335 5 836 --"1;536 Hardl.n ------3,«5 3,274 16 332 ------HighlandHenry------______2,047 3,583 168 3 ------87' Harrison------2,438 1.835 5 «2 603 ----1;205 3,576 3,489 283 9 -----428 Henry-·---·------1, 714 2,919 35 171 2,113 2,541 153 54 ------...... Highland------•..... 3,511 3 357 27 287 ---·--154' 1,241 3,388 180 2,14:1 ------~i ~~?~~~=~::::::~=== ------46- --···-954' Hocking------··-- J, 798 2:202 117 259 ------Huron.------···---- ~.892 3,438 356 ------Holmes.------1,133 3,166 ----W,}' 258 ----i;ooa· 2,033 Jackson---···------3,570 2,628 249 205 942 ------Huron------3,9US 2,8).5 !03 ----- ...... J efferson .•..••...... li,106 3,293 3S5 7 1,813 ------Jackson------·------2,964, 1,971 602 310 993 ...... Knox-----·.----- ____ 3,588 3,528 248 7 60 ------Jefferson .••••• ------4,233 2, 701 42 487 1,532 ------Lake.-----·-·-·------2,987 1,157 184 41 1,830 ------Knox------8,298 3,2!l9 98 316 9 ------Lawrence------4,713 3,068 135 ------37' 1,6i5 Lake------2,532 81G 91 170 1, 716 ------Licking------· ~.867 6,199 204 --T33i Lawrence--··------~.188 2,855 ...... 238 1,q33 ------Logan------~-- ____ 4,115 2,533 283 4 ----i~58if ------~.418 5,605 125 282 1,187 Lorain ______~ -· 5,235 3,311 583 4 1,924 ------t~C:a~~==:::::::::::: 3, 709 2,292 37 320 ----i~ 4iif ------Lucas------··-··---- 9,«3 8,638 290 fl 805 ------Lorain ...••....••.••. 4,575 2, 722 34 786 1,853 ...... Madison ..... ---- ____ 2,708 2,376 255 1 332 ------Lucas ...... --·------7, 719 6, 753 331 180 96G ------Mahoning ------6,162 5,337 439 72 825 2,463 2,164 13 326 299 2,521 3,297 274 -----776 Madison----·---··------Marion------··------...... ---Ti52- Mahoning ----·------5,00! 4,396 142 535 608 ------897 Medina------·--- 3,333 2,181 224: 1 ------Marion-----·---·---- 2,276 3,173 ------307 ------96!' Meigs ...... ------____ 3,989 2,413 195 6 1,576 Medina------·--···- 3,061 2,097 ------358 ------Mercer------1,841 4,146 134 14 ---2;305 3,572 2,055 28 303 1,517 M1ami ------· ------5,312 4c,258 426 20 ----1;o5i· 1j ---T9i4 ---2;265 1,5:..'2 8,436 122 ----1;253· Monroe ...... ____ ---- 1,621 3806 74 ---- .. ·oo· ...... Srl:S~::::::::~::::: 4 624 3,371 291 597 Montgomery------12,491 13:142 431 651 Monroe .... ----...... 1:487 3,619 ------83 ------2;i32 Morgan ...... 2,531 1,974 183 2 ·····-557' ...... Montgomery·------11,030 11,304, 990 543 ------5i6' 274 Morrow------2,514 2,068 306 39 446 ------Morgan---·--··----- 2,375 1,859 2 2il ...... ----- Muskingum ..... ____ 6,23! 5,884 337 20 350 ...... ---- Morrow------·--- 2,307 2,067 75 379 300 Noble ...... ••.... 2,515 2,087 90 37 428 4,80 ·------29 ---i;aas Muskingum. --·-.... 5,551 5,577 50 --- -· ·soo· Ottawa------1, 730 3,065 43 4 ----·-i94' Noble ------·---- 2,433 2,133 53 124 Paulding------2,975 2,781 133 1 ------1,252 2,492 7 87 ...... ----c240 3,528 3,474 145 30 54 Ottawa------··-- Perry-----·------785 Paulding---·--·-··-- 2,509 2,607 ----155' 186 ------98 3,046 3,831 142 ...... ---- ...... ---- Perry ------··-·--·- 3,133 3,138 209 ------5 V&!~~~~:.:~::::::~~= ], 769 2,162 91 8 ------ii20' 393 Pickaway ----··----- 2,801 3, 715 5 226 ...... ---- 914 Portage------3,880 3,260 249 21 ...... Pike--·-----···-·---- 1, 728 2,043 28 128 ------589' 315 Preble_---·------3,157 2,96G 312 --·-·--i?i:J- 191 P ortage .. ------3,415 2, ii26 158 374 ...... Putnam--··------2,&'i5 4,261 169 ...... ------T906 Preble.----·····----- 2,946 2, 70'~ 7 439 244 Richl;:~.nd ______~--- ~.188 5,198 246 12 ------358- 1,010 2,050 3,678 17 193 ---T628 Ross ..... ·---· .... --~- 4,942 4,584 217 4 Putnam--··-··------"699 Richland ---··-·-·--- 3, 762 4, 763 73 252 ------2&3- 1,001 Sandusky------··- 3,218 8,911 112 50 ------995' Ross------····· ••.••. ~. 747 ~.464 5 274 ------68i Scioto------4,070 3,075 156 96 Sandusky·-····----- 2,803 3,484 153 174 ----- '958' Seneca...... ____ 4,165 5,Z32 213 58 ------...... ---i;oo7 Scioto------··-··· ... 8,389 2,431 573 192 Shelby···-·------2,447 3,597 119 5 ...... 1, Seneca.---..••••••••. 3,565 ~.534 266 276 ...... ------969 Stark .....• ------____ 8, 763 9,094 543 131 !:/. Shelby._--···------2,192 3,316 3 146 ------1,124 Summit-----·--····· 6,455 5,495 499 103 ----··ooo· ------Stark ____ .----·--·--- 7,595 7,962 «2 644 367 Trumbull 6,299 3,177 573 34 3,122 -----75i Summit------·-··· 5,625 4,122 736 563 ----i~5af ...... Tuscarawas~==~::::= l,130 5, 48,1, 228 15 Trumbull .....•..... 5,411 2,756 65 687 2,655 ------947 Union ------3,468 2,224: 219 14 ---·i:244' ---- ...... Tuscarawas.------4,012 4,959 165 330 Van Wert------3,411 8,398 269 1 13 ------33 Union------3,241 2,148 14: 250 ----fooa· Vinton 1,832 1,865 43 4 Van Wert .•.....•.•. 8,126 3,186 ------4- 333 ---~---00 Warren ~~~~:::::::::: 4,113 2,598 209 1 ----i.-575" ------1, 729 1, 796 58 67 Wwshington . ....•... ~.921 4,446 218 19 475 Vinton ..•.... ·-·------f~------127 Warren ....•.•..• ---- 3,813 2,34!) 274 ...... ---- Wayne~----·------4,161 4,888 448 10 ------94- Washington...•.••.. 4,607 4,313 ---··oo· 280 294 ------688 Williams------···· 3,071 2,971 172 48 ...... 3,920 ~.608 H 585 5,199 4,431 50 -- ...... ---- Wood.------·------380 768 -----725 ~fili~~llil:=~~ :::::::: 2,838 2,896 85 219 ------14,1' 58 Wyandot ----··--·-·- 2,256 2,981 177 4 ------Wood ...... • .•...• 4.,421 3,674 54: 882 ------769 Total ______Wyandot ----·· •••.•. 2,122 2,891 9 249 ---- ...... 416,054 396,455 2!,356 3,496 59,282 3~,683 ------Plurality---~ ...... ----- ...... ------19,599 ...... ---- TotaL ... ----- 356,534 333,205 24,711 29,700 58,454 35,125 Net plurality . . ------...... ------...... ---- 23,329 ------Abst1·act of votes cast for governor in 1889.

.Abstract of votes cast for President at the election held November 6, 1888. Pluralities. County. Joseph B. James E. John B. John H. Foraker. Campbell. Helwig. Rhodes. Foraker. Camp- Pluralities. bell. Grover Clin- 1- County. Benjamin Cleve- ton B. AlsonJ. Harrison. land. Fiske. Streeter. Harri- Cleve- Adams ...... •..... 2950 2,948 151 --·--··ai' 2 son. land. Allen------·---- 3:319 4, 788 327 ------i.-469 --- Ashland------2,302 3,118 215 ------816 Ashtabula .. ·----- .... 6,16! 2,160 710 6 ----4: o~H· Adams ------...... 2,870 3,022 123 152 Athens------··-- 4,095 2,648 431 4 1,447 3, 761 5,123 240 ·-·--- '34,' ...... ------...... - Allen ------•------1,362 Auglaize ------1,846 3,82-i 114 ...... ------'1;978 Ashland.------2,«5 3,152 180 5 ----(489' 707 Belmont------5,820 5,601 598 4 ------2i9' Ashtabula.------7,164 2,675 758 34 ------Brown.------2, 777 4., 132 183 ------·-- --T3.55 Athens------··-····· 4,570 1,612 339 ~7 2,958 Butler_ ....•... : ..... 4,0!4 7,619 239 10 -----·---· 3,575 Auglaize ······--·--- 2,212 3,928 82 1 ------837' --T7i6 Carroll------2,2ti1 1,658 115 11 ------593' Belmont.. .••..· ------6,615 5, 778 435 5 Champaign ...... 3,697 2,858 358 7 839 -·------4,231 169 --Ti82 -·------Brown .. ---·· •••• ---- 8,055 ------51' ...... ---- Clarke---·-·------6,193 5,251 964 ------if 942 Butler-·-·------···- 4, 143 7,454 262 ------659" 3,311 Clermont ...... -----. 3,899 4,420 181 -----52i Carroll ...... ••..•. 2,405 1, 746 130 28 ---i~ ------Clinton ______--·----- 3,607 2,270 353 - sar· ---- ...... Champaign ...••• ____ 3,933 3,049 351 8 884 ------Columbiana ...... 6,035 4,435 5().1 ------35- 1,600 7,128 5,860 761 13 1,268 -----808 Clark .. ------·------83 Coshocton------2,594 3,402 238 ------...... Clermont ...... •..... 4,097 4,1!l0 207 21 Crawford ...... 2,353 4. 767 222 11 2,414: Clinton------3,816 2,305 289 ------i63' ----i~5ii' ...... Cuyahoga------20,334 17, 78S 625 175 ----2.-546' Columbiana----·---- 7, 700 5,154 413 2,546 -----799 Darke-----·------3, 760 5,090 503 4 ...... ____ ---i;soo Coshocton ...... ----- 2, 768 3,567 223 1,974 3,120 ------'34' ------Defiance-----···----· 170 ------i5' ----- '3i8' 1,146 Crawford ...... •••••• 2,681 5,085 185 ----2;045· 2,404 Delaware ...... ------3,335 3,017 508 -----:MS Cuyahoga---··------25,994 23, 949 719 884 Erie .... ------. 3,576 3,921 124 4 ...... Darke ------4,267 5,495 424 13 ------· --T228 Fairfield ...... ____ 2,924 4,866 205 1,912 Defiance ...... • ------'2,245 3,567 176 42 1,322 ...... ------··892' Delaware ______------428- FranklinFayette .... ______--···----- 3,029 2,137 289 3,432 3, 004: 450 25 -----ooi 12,338 14,596 580 ------·2;2i8 .Erie------····----- 3, 721 4, 322 119 17 ...... Fulton. __ . ·------2, 427 1, 726 262 ------761" Fairfield ...... • ------3,058 4,846 220 1,788 ------2· ----1;124· GeaugaGallia ...... ______------3.3:19 2,234: 133 1,125 ...... Fayette ...•••.... ____ 3,316 2,192 164: -----673 2,236 647 201 a 1,589 ------Franklin------13,453 14 126 603 8!! ------oo4: Greene-----·------4,460 2,571 410 1,889 Fulton ...•.... -·----- 2,001 1:997 288 20 ...... Guernsey ------3,301 2,422 598 879 ------Gallia..... ---·---·--- 3,651 2,216 86 1,435 .... ------Hamilton .... :.:. •.... 33,550 40,803 892 ------i62' ---7;2ft Geauga ______------2, 712 843 216 -·····--6- 1,869 ...... ----- ...... Hancock ..•••••••••.. ~.468 4,542 427 4 ------...... 1 1278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. J .ANUARY 28,

.Abstract of votes cast for goveT11,~ in 1889-Contiuued. .Abstract of votes cast for secretary of state in 1890-1 253 ------21" :::::: ·--~ ------1;274 Mahoning ---·--~---- 5,345 4,906 321 ------43- 439 ------t~~:ii:::::::::::::: ~·.366085 1,951 296 279 ------1, 415 Marion------·---- 2,336 3,302 261 ------966 L 2,340 408 ------1,745 ------Medina...... 2,!172 2,007 230 935 ------ucas ------8,891 7,360 272 1 1,531 ------Meigs______3,644 2,219 229 ------1,420 --·----- Madison------2,395 2,163 240 232 ------· ~T~~~{.:::::::::::::: !;gM ~:~ JI M------583- ---~:~~ ~::i<;~-~======:=== g:~ ~·.~ ru ------27- ======1,313 ______Medina--~------3,369 2,239 100 ------·------771 Monroe _____ . ______1,412 3,656 70 ------2,244 M · ------1,130 ------~g~;!~~~~:::::::: 1~:m 1~:; m------~~------~- ===~:~ ------64- ======---2;238 ~rlS~======~:~ ~:m jl --~~~-818 16 Monroe------1;376 8;512 74 ·------· ------l1~~!~~======g·ru g·~ ~ ---·-·mr -----~:~ Montgomery------11.~ 12,608 643 ------63-- :_:_:_:_:_:_ ::::;~: -__--_i_,_ -i_oo_·_ Ottawa----·------1:315 2:713 76 ------.----- 1, 398 Morgan------2,291 1,863 214 1 ~ Morrow______2,295 2,064 303 18 -----· 231 ------~:~;~~-=::::::::::: ~:i~ ~:~~ }~ ------ii" :::::::::: Wr Muskingum ----·--- 5,542 5,590 334: 8 ______------48 Pickaway ------2,811 3,830 184 ------·- 1,019 ~oble ------2,359 1,983 148 ------376 ------Pike------1, 702 2,216 87 3 ------· 514: p t~~------1,329 2, 790 41 ------1,461 ~~~~;~_ ::::::::::::: ~:~~ ~:~ ~ 9 42J; :::::::: ~!rky --~:::::::::::: ~:~ ~:~ 1~ ::::::::: ::~::: ---··ar -----~~ Putnam _------2,181 3, 889 180 ------____ ------1, 708 ic away------2,4c91 3,513 153 ------1,022 ~~~1~~~-=::::::::::: ~:~ ~:~ gg~ ------~------279" ___ ::~~ Pike______1,548 2,093 100 ------545 Sandusky------· 2,831 3,592 127 4:8 ------761 ~~t;i~~::::::::::::: ~:~ ~:~ ~ ------121472 ------Scioto...... 3,670 2,981 199 ------689 ------Putnam______1,866 3,530 214: ------T ------··TorJ Seneca.------·----- 3, 858 4, 978 24:1 H. ------_·-- 1, too Richland______3,507 4, 726 aK> 5 :::::: ::::~::: 1;219 Ross------4.370 4,240 283 ------130 ------~~;~~======~:~ ~:m r-J ------25- ======l:~ Sandusky ••• ___- _____ 2, 778 3, 744 103 27 ------006 Summit------5,373 4,802 541 22 571 ------Scioto------3, 896 2, 443 145 --·------1, 453 ·--- ___ _ Trumbull______5,247 2,5...99 645 25 2,718 ------Seneca______4,112 5,001 240 119 ------919 Tuscarawas .• ______4,257 5,254: 344 3 ------997 ~~;~~:::::::::::::: ~:~ lg:&'ill ~~ 6 ------1,073 Union------3,,~ 2,145 271 ------1,095 ------Summit______5,422 4,603 427 ------58 Van Wert______3 ....rt: 3,526 253 1 ------272 8 819 Vinton------·---- 1,661 1,969 68 ------·------308 Trumbull______4,548 2 067 565 2 ------2 481 ------Warren------3, 790 2,667 202 ·-··----·- 1,123 ------Tuscarawas------4,ffi7 5:093 258 ------• ---i-036 Wa hington______4,553 4,471 217 7 82 ------Union ______._ 3,131 2,114 253 ------~- :_:_:_:_:_:_ -_-_i_~_o_i_7_-_____ ~ . • . Wayne ------·---- 3, 732 4,662 513 4: ------____ !130 VanWert______2,955 3,007 220 O'J: Williams------2,786 3,000 191 39 ·------· 217 Vinton------·-- 1, 673 1, 831 52 ----- _____ ----- ______515852 Wood______4,6-38 4,138 836 80 600 ·----·-- Warren______o,458 2,228 180 ------1,230 ------Wyandot...... 2,071 2,912 207 ------841 Washington------4,404 4,141 198 263 1----1----1------379,423 ;friii~:::::::::::: ~·.~ ~·.~ f>J ------2- ----6------839 Total------368,551 26,60! 1,048 43,009 54:,181 4 ------309 Plurality------10,872 10,872 Wood------4,666 4,120 355 37 ------546 ------Wyandot ------2,074: 2,881 171 6 ______------!l07 ------.Abstract of votes cast for secretary of state in 1890. TotaL______363,54:8 352,579 23,837 1,752 470 5!,480 43,511

Repub- Demo- Prohi- Union Pluralities. lican. cratic. bition. Labor. ~- --~- ~------Scat- County. Thad- M. C . tar- Abstmct of votes cast for governor in 1891. Daniel J. deus E. · Ezekiel ing. Ryan Crom Ryan. Orom- Lock- T .. . ley. ley. wood. Curtis. Repub- Demo- Prohi- Peo- Pluralities. lican. cratic. bition. pie's. Scat- Adams------· 2,848 3,232 212 884 Oourity. 1,429 William James John J. John ~er- McKin- Camp- Allen. ___ ------· 3,005 4,434: 318 -----154" :::::: :::::::: McKin- E. Oamp- Ashen- Seitz. mg. ley. bell. Ashland------····· 2,048 2,902 153 ------854: ley, jr. bell.. hurst. Ashtabula ·------·· 4,959 1,694: 562 9 2 3,265 ------1------1------1----1------Athens ______------3,267 1,770 366 8 1 1,497 ----·--- 1,546 3,«2 134: Adams .••.•• ------2,663 2,486 ------T :::::: ----527- ---~~~ Allen ______------___ _ 127 441 177 ------======5,897 5,370 568 3,620 4,632 262 551 ------1,012 t~~~:Brown------2,620 8,876 166 ------1,256 Ashland ------ 2,270 2,902 157 96 3,609 6,633 249 6,22-! ------632 Butler ------AthensAshtabula------·--· ______---- ___ _ 2,~ 541 234: ------3,802 ------Carroll ..•.••• ~.---- 2,295 1,608 104: ::::::::: :::::: ----68f ---~:~ 4,188 .2,416 278 232 ------1, 772 ------Champaign------ 3,674 2,636 303 8 ------1,038 ------Auglaize ____ ------2,100 3,589 96 443 ------1,489 Olark _. ------ 5,590 4,562 866 ------1,028 ------Belmont------6 29-! 5, 64.2 456 24 652 ------Clermont.------·-- 3.733 4,218 189 ------485 Brown·.----·------2:702 3,609 88 424 3,4().! ------907 Clinton------··--- 2,056 288 ------1,848 ------Butler _----- ____ ---- 4,235 7,501 174 132 ------3,200 Columbiana ------ 5,735 4,006 365 ------1,699 ------Carroll _-----.----- 2,292 "1,006 107 69 2,288 3,219 ------G26 ------Coshocton------·- 228 ------931 Champaign------ 3,724 2, 694: 232 98 ------1,030 ------Crawford_-----Cuyahoga ______••••• _ 1,905 4:,284 161 Clark------ 5, 789 4,725 609 ~7 ------1,004 ------22,731 20,670 627 ~ :::::: --2~oof ---~:~~~ Clermont_------· 3, 723 3,837 131 171 ------1U Da.rke. -----_------8,698 4,930 4:72 ------1,232 Ulinton ------ 3,469 2,153 185 128 ------1,316 ----·--- Defiance------ 2,028 8,487 183 Columbiana------7,113 5,112 464 325 ------2,001 ------Delaware----·------8,138 2, 741 461 ------7r :::::: ----897- ---~~~~ Coshocton ------ 2,637 3,360 173 56 Erie .• ----_ •••••• ___ _ 3,{86 3, 792 80 ------723 ------306 CuyahogaCrawford------·- ______2,846 4,400 122 428 ------2,054: Fairfield------ 2, 700 4:,461 224 ------1, 758 24,562 23,188 756 1, 745 Fa.yette ------2,811 1,881 ~7 Darke.------ 3,654 4,734 412 292 Franklin ...• ---- ___ _ 11,846 12,515 500 ------T ------~------669 Defiance------ 1,905 2,676 121 798 1,953 Fulton------·--·--· 2, 732 870 ------· --·--- 779 Delaware------8,149 2,625 852 367 ~===== ::~=~~~:524 ------T~ Gallia. ---··---·---·-- 2,824: 1, 710 98 ------ii" Erie.------3, 761 3, 760 69 245 1 ------G-eauga ---··------1,832 6.21 lB8 tMt Fairfield------ 2,875 4,373 191 137 Greene •••••••••••••• 8,911 2,80-i 862 ------1,498 ------1,067 Fayette------ 2,894 1,971 152 189 923 ------Guernsey----.------3,042 2,222 505 820 Franklin.... .••••••••. 13,257 14,273 429 330 llamilton ------ 38,091 29,662 341) ::::::::: --~r s, 529 Fulton----·------ 2,665 1,720 279 97 :::::: ----945- ---~:~:~ 5,000 4,674: 872 llancock ------18 ···--· 326 Gallia ------·-- 8,.298 1,968 00 239 ------1, 330 -----··· ~·-. 1897. OONGRESSIONAL. RECORD-HOUSE. 1279

Abstract of votes cast for governor in 1891-Contitro.ed. Abstract of votes cast for P;·esident in 1892-Continned. Pluralities. Repub- Demo- Prohi- Peo- Pluralities. lican. cratic. bition. ple's. --- Scat-1----:--- Ite~~~- ~~hl~ People'~. PW~~i- Repub- Demo- County. ter- County. lican. eratic. Willi~m James John J. John ing. McKin- Camp- McK~n- E. Camp· Ashen- Beitz. ley. bell. Benj. Grover ley, Jr. bell. hurst. [!!enjamin Grover James B. John Harrison. Cleve- Weaver. Bidwell. Har Cleve ------1·---'---l------land. rison. land. Geauga ------~----- 2,284 709 124 155 1,575 Greene. _.• _.•• __ •. __ 4,, 1~ 2,,.325, 297 165 1, 833 Fayette------·· 2,838 1,989 118 191 849 0 uernsey --···· ____ 3 359 2 37,., 399 79 ______985 F1·anklin ------·---- 14,341 15,495 360 639 1,1M Hamilton •••...... 87,487 31.,728 326 8,186 1 - 5,759 Fulton______2,808 1,919 82 265 889 Hancock------4, 715 4,4.96 331 201 219 Gallia______3,547 1,984 42 U9 1,663 Hardin...... 3,558 3,144 200 279 414 Geauga______2,267 158 91 179 1,509 Harrison...... 2,553 1,926 297 33 627 ------Greene------·-···- 4, 210 z ,, «~ 95 380 1,768 Henry----····------1,860 2,902 137 200 ------1,<»2 2 51 50 426 929 Highland------3,284: 3,142 225 339 142 ------~~:Ii~K=:::::::::=: J:~ 38,oo-z 1,101 584 Hocking------1,898 2,257 171 168 ------359 Hancock...... 4, 'Z80 4,931 1.55 4ZT ---~~~~------i5i Holmes------·--- 1,186 3,178 154 18 ------______1,992 Hardin ------~--- 3,515 3,483 125 244 32 ------Huron------4,138 3,124 229 226 1,014 Harrison...... 2,541 2,032 28 323 509 ------· Jackson.------·-- 3,276 2,538 211 199 738 Henry--·------1,981 3,312 108 182 Jefferson----·----·- 4,651 3,24.9 316 50 1,402 Highland______3,496 3,153 180 285 -----343- ---~~~~ Knox______3,250 3,218 '2H 382 32 Hocking. . _------2, 034 ~. 522 139 188 488 Lake------2,837 1,118 126 46 1, 719 Holmes______1,152 3,151 19 185 Lawrence...... 4,067 2,691 124 93 1,316 Huron.------4,257 3, 592 100 249 -----66~- ---~~~ Licking-·------4,412 5,200 176 281 ••... . . -----878 Jackson------3,323 2,622 240 285 701 ------Logan...... 3, 718 2,221 207 293 - ··1;497· Jefferson-----·--·--- 4, 793 3, 493 153 557 1,300 ------171 273 Lorain------4,981 3,099 423 69 ------1,882 ------Knox-----··------Lake ______.___ 2,8463,347 · 3,4891,158 ------142 1 1 78 137 1,688 ------i{'!~:on·::~::::~~::: ~:~ ~;t~ ffi ~ :::::: ·~ :::::::: Lawrence------4,193 2,988 35 161 1,205 ------:Mahoning______5,00! 5,177 241 269 4Z1 ------· Licking ______------4, 619 6, 038 155 193 1,419 Marion______2,395 3,219 163 104 ---·-· ------824 Logan------~------3, 796 2,332 1« 290 1,464 ------· Medina-----·------3,203 2,111 166 71 ------1,092 ------Lorain.______5,434 3,674 48 ill 1, 760 ------Meigs_------·-~--- 3,853 2,276 166 63 ------1,577 -----·-- Lucas .....• ------11,211 9, 860 199 282 1,351 ------Madison------2, 59{ 2, 292 32 175 302 ------~C::i~:::::~:::~:::: !:~ ~:Aro ~ ~ ------·ns· ---~~~ l\fahoning ------5,806 6,358 236 350 552 Monroe·--·------1,428 3,fl1 92 27 ------1,983 Marion------2,477 3,282 42 251 ------805 Montgomery------11,971 12,005 521 180 ______--·-;c;;; ___ . _334__ _ Medina...... 3,062 2,122 70 204 9W ------MO!"gan ------~- 2,386 1,966 182 41 ._v _ l\f~igs______3,959 2,415 82 212 1,544 ------Mercer------1,526 3,688 624 62 Morrow...... 2,211 1,953 240 184 258 -----··· Miami______5,110 4,271 Muskingum ------6,068 5,8ti2 301 70 • 206 ------197 391 -----839- ---~~~~ Noble--- ~ ------2,447 2,033 127 29 414 ------Monroe______1,630 3,838 :f/ 110 2,208 Ottawa--··------1,597 2,928 61 109 ------...• ...• ___ 1_,_33__ 1 Montgomery------13,197 14,067 290 598 ------870 Paulding .....• •-·--- 2,868 2, 756 106 61 112 _ 61 199 443 ------Perry------3,214 3,2MO 151 H7 ------71 ~~~~~~ =====:::::::: ~:~ l:~ 121 305 339 ------Pickaway...... 2,7ti7 3,571 1.50 34 ------804: Muskingum______6,123 6,230 101 360 ------107 Pike .. ____ ------..... 1,584 1, 765 64: 308 . ______181 Noble------2,307 2,026 34 184 281 ------Portage______3,298 2, 29 235 461 469 ------Ottawa.------·----- 1, 588 2, 943 40 49 1,~ Preble------·--- 2,930 2, 769 283 37 161 ------81 123 Putnam ... ~------2,114 3,525 195 001 ------______1,411 ~;~~~======~ ; ~ ~:~ 160 • 181 7l Richland~------3, 903 4, 765 2«1 135 ------862 21 152 806 Ross------4,536 4,328 228 55 208 ------.~~~~~=-======i:~ ~~~ 108 71 ------24,0 Sandusky______2,798 3,511 115 401 ------71.3 191 324 357 ------Scioto------3,937 2,936 119 76 ------1,001 ------~~~ti:~_::::::::::::: . ~g~~ ~:~ 43 288 258 ------Seneca------4,023 4,899 267 405 ------876 Putrunn. ------.----- 2,314 4,177 169 200 1,863 Shelby------2,0!4 3,016 100 284 ------W2 Richland______3,994 5,398 111 293 Stark------·--·- 9,~ 9,627 407 377 ------162 Ross.----·._------4., 632 4, 489 WI 259 """""ii3" ---~~~ Summit______5,·566 5,0!6 411 845 .••••• 520 ------Sandusky-----··---- 2,960 3,774 284 157 ------814 TrumbulL...... 5, 722 2,999 461 188 ------2, 723 ------· Scioto ------4,268 3,181 67 123 1,087 ------Tuscc1.ra.was ------4,5.1)7 5,099 195 334 •••••• ------542 Seneca______4,195 5,378 252 285 1,183 Union______2,WO 1,919 158 427 ------1,051 · ------132 ]24, 1,182 Van Wert...... 3,372 3,510 166 67 ______------l38 ~~;~~===:=~=~======~:~ 1g:~ 496 654 996 Vinton------1, 609 1,601 52 27 ------8 ------Summit------6,322 6,Ml9 343 «7 ------177 Warren...... 3,&t0 2,002 HO 79 ------1,248 ------Trumbull --·-··----- 5,819 3,217 170 582 2,602 Washington------4, 799 4,301 158 74 ------498 ------Tuscarawas------4, '746 5, 715 282 302 ------969 Wayne...... 3,935 4,593 391 42 1 ------658 Union______3,001 2,055 230 245 946 ------Williams______2, 720 2,542 150 521 178 -----·-- Van Wert------3,373 3,629 &7 191 256 Wood.------5,339 4,570 324 179 769 ------Vinton______1,710 1,743 33 63 ------33 Wyandot ------2,083 2,873 124 82 .••.•. ------790 Warren______3,807 2,400 ffl 179 1,407 -··------Washington______4,845 4,524 113 193 321 ---·---- TotaL ____ .... 386,739 365,228 20,190 23,472 2 54,600 33,092 38 547 ------950 Plurality...... 21,511 ------~--- --·------•••..• 21,511 ;~;;s·======~==== ~:+~ ~:l~ 314 228 162 ------· Wood------5,314 4, 748 248 512 566 ------· Wyandot ------2,057 2,857 55 H2 800 1------I------I------1------1------1------Abstmct of votes cast for President in 189~. Total...... • ~ ... 405,187 404,115 14,850 26,012 46,510 Net plurality__ 1,072 1,072 Pluralities. .A..bst1·act of votes cast for governor in 1893. Rll~~~- ~r~U~ People's. p~~~i- Repub- Demo- Pluralities. County. lican. cratic. RJI~~ ~~hl~ Prhl~bi- People's. Repub- Demo- Benjamin Grover James B. John Benj. Grover Harrison. Clalenvde.- Weaver. Bidwell. Har- Clave- lican. cratic. rison. land. County. William Lawrence Gideon William Law 1~dward Adams-·····------ 2,903 2,832 92 166 71 McKin- T. Neal. P. ¥ack·l<'· Brack- Mc.K,i.n- reTce Allen_---·----• ------3,579 4,9-!5 369 392 """1;366 ley. lin. en. ley. Ne8J.. Ashland------2,256 3,042 43 211 ------786 6, 419 2,769 239 671 3,650 ------. 1~~:~~~====:==:::: 4,458 2,599 192 348 1,859 ------Adams _..•.• ------3,096 2,959 123 38 187 ------Auglaize ------2,113 3,774 259 127 ------1,661 Allen------3,888 4,410 349 365 522 Belmont. ___ ••••. ___ _ 6, 329 6, 123 115 542 206 ------Ashland------··· 2,393 2,793 227 34 ------400 Brown .....• ·-·------2,865 3,975 126 151 1,110 Ashtabula .....•..... 6,787 1,938 413 199 4,849 ------Butler .•....•... ____ _ 4, G36 7,834 108 244 Athens------ 4,550 2,084 405 304 Oarroll. ---·------·- 2,261 1,677 104 H7 -----584- ---~~~~~ Auglaize ------_----- 2, 237 3,239 87 191 ---~~~- ---i;cm Ohampaign ---·----- 3, 708 2,791 77 295 917 ------Belmont ...... --···- 6628 5,267 509 69 1,361 Olark ...... ···•··---- 6,214 5,255 260 673 959 ------Brown. ______-·---- 2:849 3,679 150 69 830 Clermont -----· ..••. 3, 715 4,069 133 174 ------854 Butler------ 5,009 6,831 170 78 Clinton: ..... ------ 3,491 2, 076 97 265 1,415 ------Carroll------~---- 2,410 1,610 146 55 ---··soo· --~~:~ Columbiana.---- •••• 7,232 5,573 360 751 1,659 ------Champaign ...•••••.• 3,847 2,619 246 93 1, 228 -----·-- Ooshocton. _.•••. ___ _ 2,705 3,529 34 235 824 Clark------6,408 4,262 602 383 2,146 -----·-· Crawford . ---·-- ___ _ 2,479 4,858 183 166 ------2,379 Clermont .•..•• ----- 3,886 4,112 192 91 ------226 Ouyahoga .•••.•• ---- 26,657 29,543 1,017 2,886 3,693 1, 964: 224 74 1,ill Colnmbia.naClinton··-~------______1,729 ...... Darke .•....•••.. ---- 3, 737 4,916 210 1,179 7906 4460 670 336 3, 446 ~--~---- Defiance------ 2,062 3,311 349 154 -----5&'( ___ :·.~~ Coshocton ...•.•••••. 2:946 3:u1 203 40 495 Delaware .•••••••..•. 3,267 2,710 208 460 Crawford·------ 2,678 J 4.110 150 224 Erie . ----- ••••••• ___ _ 3,919 4195 125 117 21.6 Cuyahoga·----·--~--· 29,478 20;288 2,fl8 ---9~iiKf --~~:~ Fairfield.----·· .....• 3,004 4:650 75 2.12 1,64.6 Darke------3,868 4,281 ~I 210 413 1280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. J.A.NU.ARY 28,_

Abstract of votes cast for governor in 1893-Continued. Abstract of votes cast for 8ecretary of state ln 1894-Continued.

Pluralities. Plunilities. Repub- Demo- Prohibi- Repub- lican. eratic. tion. People's. Repub- Demo- Prohibl- Demo- lican. cratio. tion. People's. Repub- Demo- lican. eratic. lican. County. Oonnty. eratic. Law- William Lawrence Gideon Edward William Samuel Milton Mark G. Charles Samuel Milton McKin- P.Mack- J.Brack- Mellin- renee MeCas- R.Mar- M.Tay- Tur- ley. T.Neal. T. M.Taylor. Turner. lin. en. ley. NeaL lin. tin. lor. ner. ------Coshocton------____ Defiance ______.• 3,028 2,938 H5 136 90 2,378 2,998 123 857 ~ 2, 455 -----872 a,490 2,526 833 183 -----004," Crawford ------a,327 219 883 Delaware ••.•••.•.••• ------Cuyahoga------80,868 18,297 1,212 4,533 12,571 4,529 a,613 107 94: 916 3,899 -----~ 8,123 4,414: 172 30 ---i;29i Darke------4,329 381 337 ...... '~t;fiei

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1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1281

.Abstract of votes cast for governor in 1895-Continued. · .Abstm.ct of votes cast (o1· secretar~J of state in 1896-Continued. Pluralities. Daniel Prohi- Social- Charles Chilton Samuel Wesley W.Wal- Repub- Demo- Peo- bi- ist La- .County. Kinney, A. White, Rockhill, C. Bates, lace, Total lican. cratic. pie's. tion. bor. Repub- Demo- Demo- Probibi- National voW. lican. cratic. \~ crat. tion. party. Socialist- County. ------Labor. AsaS. James JacobS. Seth William Bush- Camp- Bush- E. Camp- Co:xey. H. Wat- nell. bell. Carroll . -·------2,673 1,926 1fT 17 ------3- 4,696 nell. bell. Ellis. kins. Champaign.-•••••.• 4,312 8,374 55 42 7,859 ------1------ClermontClark------______7,672 6,297 73 115 9 13,849 4,275 4,64! 38 39 ----·----- 9,088 - Clark.------6,210 4,132 972 518 18 2,078 ...... ·--· Clinton·-·------·--· 4,146 2,621 55 40 6,916 Clermont------8,931 3,846 284; 170 2 85 ------Columbiana------9,472 6,512 252 40 -----·-2r 16,518 Clinton ...• ------· 3,690 1,867 202 251 6 1,823 ---- ...... Coshocton------3,342 • 3,949 47 22 7,410 ------2- ~ Columbiana.• ----·- 6,606 3,116 1,637 54:4 43 3,490 Crawford ______3,141 5,888 48 25 9,201 Coshocton ------8,026 3,157 289 252 1 ...... Cuyahoga ------43,014 37,136 364: 101 443 81,591 Crawford---·------2 557 4,395 535 154: 5 ---··m1, ··io~77s· Darke .•...•..... --·- 4,382 6,063 32 91 ------10,646 Cuyahoga .... ------28:869 18,091 2,817 774 635 -----4i5 Defiance------2,426 4,145 19 19 ------i- 6,754 Darke------· 4,380 856 851 8 ·------Delaware ...... -- 3,796 6,568 54: 7,581 Defiance -----·----- r·~ 2,520 1,~ 103 13 ----- 979" 595 Erie------6,459 4,585 Zi 8 56 10,343 . Delaware------3:405 2,426 423 3 ...... Fairfield .....• ------3,420 5,231 49 5 9,050 4,434: 3, 066 668 100 85 1,368 ------Erie------...... Faye~ ---· ---· ---- 3,363 2,708 :u 22 6,180 Fairfield.------3,210 4,486 234 194 4 --T276 ------is· Fayette ______. ______---i~i77" 1i'ranklin .. ·--. ----- 20,099 18,857 188 77 39,387 3,003 1,829 398 156 3 ---- "2il Fulton .... ----·----- 8,218 2,419 30 45 ...... ---· 5, 794: Franklin------16,808 17,049 89G 465 2l ---i;«<· Gallia ____ ------·· 4,244 2,3-!7 35 8 ------3- 6,'109 Fulton .----·------2, 719 1,279 527 247 6 ------·- Geauga ______2,807 1,238 33 10 4,139 Gallia ------3596 1,663 212 154 3 1,933 ------·- Greene------5,282 2,960 113 56 3 8,528 - .. Geauga. ------2:240 417 298 117 6 1,823 ------Guernsey ------4,328 3,198 I« 51 1 7,742 Greene.•....• ------2,181 425 343 8 2,318 ---- ...... Hamilton .•..• ------67,331 38,117 154 14: 188 97,5!5 2,073 228 44:$ 4 1,494 Guernsey------~·::: -·------Hancock.------5,575 5,516 45 3 11,320 ' Hamilton------45:670 84,003 1,256 285 219 11,~ ...... Hardin------·- 4,279 4,220 · ~ 77 8,679 Hancock.----·----- 4,413 3,608 986 457 15 ---·---- Harrison ------3,150 2,221 « 48 1 5,519 Hardin.------3,874 3,065 513 274 9 809 ------Henry------2,564: 4,293 15 14: 2 6,978 Harrison .. ------2,629 1, 54:4 298 ~ 3 1,085 -----659 Highland .....•..••• 4,092 3,891 105 1 8,222 Henry------·-· 2,208 2,867 653 101 2 -----873 2,729 3,155 14: ~ 6 5,984 Highland ------3,644 2,7'71 538 391 10 ------1,281 3,603 18 28 ...... 4,976 Hocking------2,490 2,806 534 95 17 184 ""T627 ~=~======Huron------5,013 4,126 54. 35 ------9,317 Holmes------1,10! 2,731 213 115 --T836- Jackson·------~.439 3,752 27 41 2 8,362 Huron------2,396 470 233 <*\a ------Jefferson------6,200 3,800 136 58 1 10,297 Jackson ...... ------~·~ 1,947 863 256 9 1,638 ------Knox------3, 773 4,015 30 40 2 7,925 - J efferson ------4:686 2,2"29 808 414 4 2,457 ------Lake ______.... 8,745 1,665 41 2 2 5,528 Knox.---~------· 3,566 3,117 442 255 2 449 ------Lawrence------6.403 3,022 21 45 2 8,557 Lake------2,900 695 136 92 7 2205 ------Licking.------5,579 6,569 74 8 12,381 Lawrence ______4,205 1,965 288 221 13 2:240 ------i------~7 Logan------4,709 3,070 38 7,990 Licking------5,090 5,557 508 164: 4 4,333 34 6 ---2~22r Lorain ...... ------7,781 1~ 12,452 3,967 1, 74Q 605 174 10 ------Lucas .... ------16,666 13,693 96 28 60 31,165 tgra~-======5,456 2,364 259 BOO 10 3,092 ------Madison------3,318 2,723 35 26 ------3- 6,153 Lucas·------· 11,00.1 7,002 1,107 249 129 4,902 ------Mahoning ------8,464 6,764: 101 25 15,575 MahoningMadison------______8,098 2,391 83 156 1 707 ------Marion------8,427 3,97& B2 68 -----·--i" 7,577 8,129 5,006 311 228 15 1,123 -----856 8,538 2,535 32 23 6,220 Marion ______----·- 3,313 209 262 1 Medina---·------8,3M ---i~{93" Meigs.------4.,696 2,4.04: 43 22 3 7,341 Medina------~. 1,«0 246 226 ------9" ------Mercer.------•----- 1,987 4,763 22 l4 ------2- 6,869 Meigs------4,131 1, 730 858 125 2,401 6,037 5,323 22 44: 1.1,627 Mercer------1,635 3,302 890 93 2 ---i;767 Miami------2,(XX) 4,155 25 16 1 6,282 8,513 1,219 277 8 ""Till- Monroe.------Miami ...... ------4, 954: --·i;733 MorganMontgomery.------______18,268 15,~ 118 « 70 3!,537 Monroe------1 559 8,292 H8 80 4: 2,626 2, 30 25 4,969 339 ---2~502------~ontgomery ----·- 13:873 11,371 2,m sg ------Morrow------2,513 2,~ 42 103 1 . 5,189 organ------2,387 1,333 H3 1,~ ·------Muskingum ------7,Z;n 6,835 131 58 2 14,633 Morrow------2,247 311 5 ------Noble.------2,560 2,300 33 22 ------4,934 Muskingum ------6,702 A·~ ~ 293 ------6- 939 ...... Ottawa.------·· 2,1&! 3,24,l 14 3 ------5,5H Noble .. ------2,467 1:910 149 557 -----794 Paulding ,------3,577 3,626 16 6 ------7,304 Ottawa------1,908 2,702 ~~ 27 6 -----800- Perry .... ------3,993 4,071 « 29 23 8,286 Paulding ------3,085 2,279 7~9 66 14 ---- ...... 3,376 4,150 56 24 2 7,649 173 67 653 Piclui.way ------Perry------3,633 2, 980 7~ -----784 Pike------~.235 2,121 12 l4 ...... 4,431 Pickaway -----· ---- 3,029 3,813 215 2 -----2i5· 4,062 3,936 53 25 3 8,209 Pike ... ------2,093 1,878 181 57 ...... ---- 3,299 8,202 40 79 3 6,623 3,311 1,846 757 264 ~-----if 1,465 ~~~r.:::::::::::: ~ortage ------Pu~am ------2,133 5,262 22 21 1 8,154 Putnamreble ---·------______8,008 ~.482 231 626 Ric and ...... 6,219 3i 50 11,501 2,374 3,001 721 flO62 -----927 5, ~ ------47" ------Ro~ ------·- 5,54: 4,~ ------10,705 Richland.------4,444 4,855 428 221 ~ ill San usky...... 3954 5, 54 11 9,101 4,153 :U9 215 4 -----!iii- Ross ... ------5,1~ ------59 Scioto------6:496 3,~ 42 n 3 9,296 Sandusky------8,272 3,331 12 4,996 6, 20 6 11,516 ---2~289" Seneca ...... ------gz Scioto .. ----·------· 4,661 2,372 m l~ & -----800 Shelby.------2,483 3,9'20 27 6,5fl . 4,652 229 6 ------"63" Seneca------4,292 ...... ---- Stark------·------12,0~ 11,243 155 37 23,782 Shelby------2,251 3,171 ~ 99 9 920 Summit ------8,565 7,935 46 30 16,674: Stark------· 9,599 1,498 524 1J8 ·--~~iof 3,750 74 9 11,962 Summit ______,540 ...... ------Trumbull ------~,848 _1~ TrumbulL ______6,315 775 ~·~ Tuscarawas------.236 6,849 28 21 13,289 6,129 ·2:311 '249 ~ Union.-·--··---- ____ 3,476 2,704: 19 59 6,315 5,118 4,471 1,447 a,~~ ------2- Tuscarawas----·------...... Va~ Wert...... 3,965 8,965 23 58 8,013 1,695 ...... Union .. ------~,105 SOl ~ 1,4~g ~in on------2,038 1,802 20 7 ------2- 3, 934: Van Wert------t.'§]-1 8,422 179 ~ ---- ...... arren ------t,871 2,740 31 31 7,277 Vinton.----~·-----~ a,u18 1,299 138 sa 719 ------;ashington______,937 5,122 56 20 1 11,317 J! arren __ _.. ____ ... 2,17i 169 4,366 5,541 11)6 10 10 .10,208 ------~ne ------washington------6'~ i,47 299 l~ l:= 8,194 8,502 26 22 ------2- 6,822 8:851 559 -----495 WWood a.ms ______------107 14,285 .3n J-----868- Wyandot______7,278 6,542 ;f£~8::::::::::: 2, 749 1,88 l,m ~ ------i3" ---· ---- 2,379 3,412 ~ 23 ----- ...... 5,913 Wood------6,370 8,81 520 1,556 -----388 ------2,137 2,525 414 187 2 ...... ----- Total ______5,469 3,382 1,234 1,020,107 Wyandot ------525,000 473,462 TotaL ...... 427,141 834:,519 52,675 21,264 1,867 114,594 21,972 92,622 ...... 92,622 Plurality.------... ------Mr. BROMWELL. Mr. Chairman, the distinguished mathe- ~ lllaticianfromOhio General GROSVENOR, has succeeded in'' stea.l- *Scattering, 1 vote. ing some of the th~nder" with which I expecte~ to make a reply .Abstract of votes cast for secretary of state in 1896. on this occasion to the slanders of Altgeld. I w1ll only take a few moments of the time of the House to supplement what he has so Daniel Charles Chilton Samuel Wesley well said. Kinney, A. White, Rockhill, 0. Bates, W.Wal- Total County. Repub- Demo- Probibi- National lace, vote. I also have prepared a table giving a list of electio::t;l returJ?-S fr?m Socialist- the State of Ohio since the Republican party put m nommation lican. crat. tion. party. Labor --- its first candidate for office, Salmon P. Chase, in 1855. In this table. --- I show the total votes cast at each election; the increase or decrease Adams ------·----. 3,339 3,240 85 89 2 6,684 yearbyyear

Commencing with the year 1885 and running down to the year I find that the vote of Colorado in 1892 was 93,842. In 1896 it 1892, there was no election, either for governor, secretary of state, was 189,687, an increase of 95,845, o.;r, on the face of the returns, an or President of the United States, in which the Republican party increase of over 102 per cent. I have made inquiries from one of in the State of Ohio was not in the minority. These minorities the Representatives of that State in this House as to what pro ran from 9,000, which was the minority which Harrison received portion of that increased vote was due to the female vote that in 18 8, up to 39,790, which was the amount of the majority of.the was cast in this last election and was not cast in 1892. He in opposition to the Republican candidate in 1892. I call attention formed me that about one-third of it was due to that cause. to that fact to show what has taken place in Ohio since 1892. Allowing that one-third of that vote was due to the female suffrage Commencing with the year 1893 William McKinley, as governor, of Colorado in 1896, it still leaves Colorado with an increase of had a plurality of 80,995 votes, and a clear majority of 31,0SO, as over 31 per cent. The second State in the list is Idaho, which in against 39,790 that the opposition exceeded the Republican majority 1892 cast 19,407 votes. In 1896 it cast 26,695 votes, an increase of in 1892. In 1894 the Republican majm~ty had increased to 48,857. 37.5 p er cent. Now, without going into the details of all these In 1895 Governor Bushnell received a plurality of 92,622 votes, and votes, I will read you a list of these nineteen States, with the per yet his majority was only 7,286. But in 1889, while Major Mc cent of increase of votes. Kinley had a plurality of only 47,497, yet he had a majority of Idaho, 37.5 per cent; Virginia, 35 per cent; Mississippi, 33.6 per 43,614. cent; North Dakota, 31.2 per cent; Florida, 31 per cent; Colorado, Mr. HULL. Will the gentleman yield to me for a moment? 31 per cent; Kentucky, 30.8 per cent; Texas, 28.9 per cent; Min Mr. BROMWELL. Certainly. nesota, 27.8 per cent; Wyoming, 24.9 per cent; Illinois, 24.9 per · :Mr. BULL. Was the difference between the plurality which cent; Missouri, 24.6 per cent; Oregon, 24 per cent; Wisconsin, the gentleman has named and the majority the extent of the 20.3 per cent; Tennessee, 19.6 per cent; Pennsylvania, 19.1 per gold Democratic vote in Ohio? cent; and, finally, Ohio, 18.7 per cent. Mr. BROMWELL. It was the Democratic vote and the coali Now, if the reasoning of Mr. Altgeld is to hold good that tion of all the elements with the gold Democratic party which because Ohio's increase was 18.7 per cent there were 100,000 fraud bad combined against the Republican ticket. ulent votes cast in the State of Ohio, what have you gentlemen Mr. HULL. But the gentleman does not catch my question. whose States were carried by Bryan to say about them, with Vir The plurality was some 47,000? ginia gaining 35 per cent, and Mississippi gaining 33.6 per cent, Mr. BROMWELL. Yes; 47,497. and Florida gaining 31 per cent, and so on down the line?. Mr. HULL. And the majority about 43,000? Now, in regard to the fluctuation in the vote of Ohio, we have Mr. BROMWELL. Yes; 43,614. our off years and we have our years when we turn out and vote. Mr. HULL. Now, what I wish to know is as to the difference Mr. WATSON of Ohio. Do you propose to hold the other side between the majority and plurality. Did that measure the gold of the House responsible for what Governor Altgeld said? Democratic votes for their candidateE:? Mr. BROMWELL. I do not; and I do not believe that one of Mr. BROMWELL. No; not entirely. There were others. them indorses what he has to say. · I call attention to these :figl,ll'es to show that Mr. McKinley, in To illustrate these extreme fluctuations in the Ohio vote, I wish the election in Ohio for President, has achieved as great a victory to call attention to the difference between the vote the year follow . as was ever a~hieved by any Republican candidate, arid the 137,- ing a Presidential election and the vote in the following Presiden 000 that was given Taylor for secretary of state does not repre tial election, commencing with 1857 and running down to the sent as much of a victory as the 43,000 majority given to Major present time. I shall not read "this in full, but ask to have it McKinley at the last election. Now, Altgeld claims that because printed in the RECORD. Between 1857 and 1860 there wa a differ Ohio had increased its vote to over a million there were neces ence of 103,000 votes. That was away back before the war, when sarily over 100,000 fraudulent votes cast. My colleague [Mr. the population of Ohio was not much more than half what it is GROSVENOR], in alluding to this, justly said the vot of the entire now. Between 1861 and 1864 there was a difference of 112,000 United States has increased. As a matter of fact, every State in votes; between 1865 and 1868, a difference of 101,000; between 1869 this country, with the exception of seven, did increase its vote, and 1872, a difference of 64,000; between 1873 and 1876, a difference and many of the States in far greater ratio than the vote of the of 211,000, and in following years differences of 170,000, 1613,000, State of Ohio was increased. and 173,000 are common variations in the vote of Ohio. I have a second table, showing the popular vote for President in These facts also go to show whether or not Major McKinley 1892, the vote in 1896, the increase or decrease in the vote of each carried the Republican vote of Ohio as it was expected he would State, and the per cent of increase or decrease. I shall not read do. Bryan's vote over Cleveland was only 74,432. Major Mc all of these, but from this list I have taken seventeen, so as to in Kinley's vote over Harrison was 122,758. clude Ohio, and I will read to you the percentage of increase in Mr. Chairman, I ask leave to print these tables in the RECORD the votes of these seventeen States, so that you may apply Mr. as part of myremar~s, only offering them ~s supplementary to the Altgeld's theory that because the vote of Ohio increased over remarks made by mycolleague,Mr. GROSVENOR. 100,000, necessarily there must have been fraud in the election. The SPEAKER pro t empore. The.gentleman asks unanimous Gentlemen of the States whose names I read can take it home to consent to print certain tables in the RECORD. Is there objection] themselves, ana see whether the increase in the votes of their There was no objection. States means, according to the same logic, a fraudulent vote. The tables ar~ as follows:

Election. Change in total vote. Pluralities. Majorities. Year. 1------I Totruvote l ------~------l------~,-----l------~------cast. Decrease. Repub- Demo- ~pub- Opposi- Highest candidate. Office. Increase. lican. cratic. lican. I tion.

1855 ______------____ ------S. P . Chase. ____ ----~- ____ Governor------_---- 302,063 19,820 ------15,751 ------8,525 1856------·---- J. C. Fremont ______President______386,497 8!,432 ------16,6ZJ ------11,503 1857------_____ . S. P. Chase ______·Governor------··------329,905 ____ ------56,592 1,503 ------8, 769 1858_ ----.- _----- ______No election ______--- ______----- ______. __ -- _--- . .. ------_----- ______------_--- _ l~t~~~~~===~==1862 ______:=~~~~==~=______W.~~i~~ W. Armstrong~:~~~=~~~=== ______l~~!!~~~Secretaryofstate______======:=====·=== m:=363,070 -----~:-~~4,190 ------= ====~;~= -~:=------======5,560==== ------~------: r~ ======5,560 1863 ______------______John Brough. ______Governor ______------476,554 113,484 ------101,098 ------101, 098 ------18&! . _____ ------______A. Lincoln ______-· ----·--- President------____ 471, 253 ______- 5,301 60,055 -- ·------60,055 ------1865 ______------____ ------J.D. Cox ______------Governor------417,799 ------____ 53, 454 29,845 ------29, 475 ------, 1866 ______W. H. Smith ------Secretary of state______469,908 52,109 ------42,696 ------42, 696 ------·- 1867 ____ ------R. B. Hayes ____ ------___ _ "Governor------484.,227 14,319 ------2, 983 ------2,983 ------1868 ______U.S. Gr ant------President______518, 788 1U, 561 ------41, 546 ------41,546 ------· 1869 ____ ------____ R. B. Hayes ______------Governor------465, 1X_!7 ------~,4ill 7, 506 ------6,827 ------· 1870 ______I. R . Sherwood ______Secr etary of state______421:1,5h9 ------35,778 16, 690 ,______13, 857 ------· 1 71______------______E. F. Noyes. ____ ------Governor ______-----·-- 460, 446 30,887 ------20,168 ------16,100 ------1872 ______U.S. Gr ant ______President______529, 598 69,152 ------37,531 ------· ---- 34,106 ------1873 ____ ------.: . • Wm. Allen ___ __------Governor------448, 878 ----- ·------80, 720 ------817 ------21,2().J, 1874 ______·------Wm. Bell . ------____ Secretary of state. ------467, 425 18, 547 ------17,202 ------25,017 liiiiiiii!i~iii~iii~iii -~~~:.:!!!~~;;:! ltll! i}l~*;ii~iili 11---:iii- iii;,~;~: :::::~!~; !!!!!~!~! :-;;:il~- :::::.~:~ 1685------·------J. B.Fora.ker ______Governor------··· 733,967 ------53,192 17,451 ------·-·---•·c- 15,405 1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1283 . Election. Change in total vote. Pluralities. . I Majorities. Total vote 1 -----,----- 1 ·--~-.------~----.,------Year. Highest candidate. Office. cast. Increase. Decrease. ~!~~ ~r~tl~ ~fla~~- 0t~~~i-

1886.------J. S. Robinson ______Secretary of state ______70!,233 ------29,734 11,781 22,043 1887------J. B. Foraker ...•••.•••... Governor------ 746,970 42,737 ------23,329 33,902 1888.------B. Harrison ______President------ 841,9!1 94,971 ------19,599 ------9,833 1889------. J. E. CampbelL •...•..... Governor------775,721 ------66,220 ------10,872 ------38,619 1890 ...• ------D. J. Ryan.------Secretary of state ______742,186 ------33,535 10,969 -15,090 1891.------Wm. McKinley-----· ___ _ Governor------ 795,631 53, 445 ------21,511 22,153 1892 .. ------B. Harrison .....• ~ ------ President------ 850,164 M,533 ------1, 072 39,790 1893.------·------Wm. McKinley------Governor------ 835,604 ------14,560 80,995 31,080 1894 ____ ------S.M. Taylor ______Secretary of state .••.... 779,119 ------56,485 137,086 48,857 1895.------.-- A. S. BushnelL ....•••.... Governor------ 846,996 67,877 ------92,622 7,286 1896 .... ------Wm. McKinley------President----.------1,009,225 162,229 ------47,491 43,614

Populat· vote for P1·esident. ley his majorities, might well have addressed himself to a criti cism of the inequality existing between the electoral votes of the Percent silver States andof thefour greatsound-moneyStates,NewYork, of in- 1896. 1892. Increase. Decrease. crease or Pennsylvania, illinois, and Ohio: decrease. FIGURES WORTH STUDY. The total poyular vote cast a.t the recent election was 13,818,365, or a. gain Alabama..••...• ------19!,572 234,741 40,169 17.1 of no less than ,708,355 over the 12,110,636 votes cast in 1892. Of this phenomenal and hitherto unparalleled number of electors, the four Arkansas------____ 149,347 147,829 -----i;5i8' ... ----- ...... 1.03 California... ------__ ---- 296,503 269,923 26,580 ------9.8 preeminently great States of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio Colorado .....•• ______189,687 93,842 95,845 ------*100.1 furnished the following: Connecticut------174,390 164,766 9,624 5.9 Delaware------31,460 37,2!2 -----5;782' 15.5 Vote. Electoral Florida ------•••. 46,461 35,461 ----TOO>- 31 vote. 163,061 223,9!6 ------·------60,'885" 27.2 26,695 19,407 7,288 ----- ...... 37.5 1, 090,869 873,646 217,223 ------24.9 New York ...... ------.------...... 1;358,485 36 ~!~~==:::=:::======Indiana .... _...... 1,193,508 32 637,135 554,013 83,122 ------·--- 15 1,088,631 24 Iowa------52l,M7 443,159 78 388 -...... 17.7 Ohio~~~1~~~~-=::::::: ______.... ::==~=====______------. ~===:==== ___ ....•..• ======____ =••==:== __ __ Kansas.------336,134 324,887 n;247 3.5 1,000,107 23 445,775 340,848 104,927 ------30.8 !~~~~~~=== =~~==~:==== 101, 046 114,485 """i3;439' 11.7 Total ...... ------.... ------__ __ 4,660, 731 115 Maine .... ------.... ---- 118,593 116,414 ----·2; i79' ------·- 1.9 Maryland ...... ------250,842 213,275 37,567 ...... 17.6 From this table it will be seen that these 4 States -alone cast consider Massachusetts ... ______401,568 391,028 lO,MO ...... 2.7 ably more than one-third of the total vote of the nation, and at that ratio Michigan .. __ .. _.. _____ M4,492 460,217 84,275 ------18.3 they are justly entitled to at least one-third of the total electoral vote of 447, Minnesota._------341,539 267,238 74,301 ------27.8 which would be 149. They have, however, only 115 votes in the electoral 70,545 52,809 17,736 ------...... 33.6 college, or 32 less than the number to which their proportion of the total ~~~~~~~=~~~======674,019 540,860 133,159 ----· ...... 24.6 vote shows them to be entitled. Ohio alone cast 7.4 per cent of the t-otal vote Montana.. ______. ______52, 279 # ,3l5 7,964 ------17.9 of the country, thus fairly entitling her to the same proportion of the elect Nebraska __ ·____ ------222,953 200,200 22,747 ------11.3 oral college, or 33 electoral votes. Yet she is only allowed 23, which is 10 Nevada------10,315 10,878 563 5.2 less than the number her voting strength shbuld give her. New Jersey------371,014 337,M7 ----33,-467' 9.9 The total vote cast for the Republican ticket was 7,078,461, and to this New Hampshire. ______83,670 89,328 ------·5;658· 6.3 aggregate the four States here named contributed as follows: New York_-----·- ______1,423,876 1,366,145 57,731 ------·· 4.2 North Carolina ...... 280,665 49,045 17.5 New York.------_------.... ------795,271 North Dakota ______~:~g 36,118 ll,261 ------...... 31.2 Ohio ------1,009,225 850,299 158,926 ------18.7 ==:======Oregon ------97,337 78,491 18,8!6 24 ~~~-~~~~~-==~====~Ohio_------.•.. ---- .....• ------.-----=~=~===~____ ::======~======~=====: ------.... ·------525,989~: ~ P ennsylvania ______1,194,355 1,003,010 191,345 ·-·------19.1 Rhode Island .... ------M,785 53,188 1,597 3 TotaL ...••••.•••. ------.----.---•..•.... ------.... ----.... __ ---- 2, 656,690 South Carolina ______-----i;537- 68, !.07 70,444 ----i2;3i6' 2.2 From these figures it is also seen that this quartet of leaders among the South Dakota ...... 82,918 70,618 ... ------17.4 'rennessee __ ...... _... 3...9(), 090 267,503 52,587 19.6 Commonwealths of the Union gave not only one-third of the total Repub Texas ______------.... M4,786 422,448 122,338 ------·-- 28.9 lican vote of the country, but 891,609 votes in excess of that proportion. Vermont . .... ______63,844 55,774 8,070 ------14.5 These are the only States which cast over 1,000,000 votes, and of the other Virginia ______..... : .. ------States the one which approached the nearest to that figure was Missouri, with 394,664 292,252 192,412 ------35 674.018hor 3!6,089 votes less than were given in Ohio. Nor did any other State . Washin~on ------93,096 87,969 5,127 ------5.1 than t ese four cast more than half a. million votes for the Republican ticket. W~st VJ!ginia ______199,221 171,071 28,150 ...... 16.4: 447,411 371,676 75,735 ...... 20.3 Next to Ohio in the list in that r espect comes Indiana, with323,7M Republican WyomingWISconsm ______------ba-llots, which is less by 202,235 than the 525,989 given by this State . 20,863 16, 706 4,157 ------24.9 Coming now to the consideration of some points of interest disclosed by an analysis of the free-silver Democratic vote, the following table, showing the United States.... 13,818,365 12,ll0,636 1, 707,729 ...... 14.1 total vote cast and the electoral college representation of these seventeen States carried by Bryan, will be of exceptional interest: *Or over 30 per cent. State. Total vote. El~~~~~al States arranged acc01·ding to pe1·centage ine1·ease of popttlar vote for President in 1896 ove1· vo~e of 189:2. Colorado .... ------..•..•..... 102.1 24.9 Nevada ..... -----._------.------.... ------10,285 3 24.9 Florida.------______------_----- ____ ·----- 46,620 4 24.6 29,697 a ~:~~~~=~~~~~~~::::::::::::::: 101,046 8 ~~s~~j-~=~~=7==~~=::=:~======~:: 24 • 9 North Dakota ------..... 31.2 20.3 !~~[:: ::: ::::; ~= =~~;~:: =~=~~ ~ ~ :~~~ ~ :~~ ::~ ::~:; ;;;~ 69,513 Florida ______.....•••..•..... ---- 31 w~~~~-=:==~======~======19.6 54,170 3 Tennessee ...... ------South Carolina .... ____ ------____ . _____ ------______68,938 9 Kentucky------______------30.8 Pennsylvania...... ~-- .... ------19.1 South Dakota...... ____ . _____ ------. ______.... Texas ...... ------••...• ------____ 28.9 18.7 82,369 4 Ohio------Utah. ___ . ______------____ .------__ __ 80,514 .· 3 Minn!(SOta. ------27.8 93,583 4 Compa1·ison of votes in Ohio for President, showing Republican gains. 21,086 3 1892-18!)6 ______------159,061 1.1872-1876 ...... ------130,173 === ==:: ::::::::::: == 194,574 11 Fi~~!!~~~~ ~=::: ~ ~ =~ ~: ~ ~: ::: ~ ~ ~ ::::: 149,347 8 157,230 13 1880-1884t==i======...... ------~===== 62,192J:~ 1860-1864i:ti~======~== .•.• ______------38,3911~:~ 29!,956 12 i:A~~~ :::;: ;;;~;~~~~;; ;::~:;::;;::;~:::~~::~:;:~ 3...~,710 11 1876-1880 .... ------65,196 185&-1860. ------46,365 Tennessee. ______...• ______..... ----- ______---- McKinley's vote over Harrison ______..... ------_------••.. ------____ 1..92, 758 321,998 12 Bryan's vote over Cleveland. _____ .... ------_ ..... ------.... ____ 74,432 McKinley's vote over Bushnell ...... ------______•..• ______100,80-i Total_------_----- ______------____ 2, 105,636 120 Bryan's vote over Campbell ______.... ______------144,029 Compa1'ison of votes for pe1·iods of four yea1·s. Here, then, we have 17 States which give Bryan 120 electoral votes on a 1893-1896 ______173,621 1 '873-1876 ______------__ :no,893 total vote of 2.105,636, though New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio, with their 4,660,731 ballots, have an electoral college strength of but 115votes. Placed in a table for better comparison, the situation is this:

!=UH :::::::::::::::::=~=·::: 1~:ai iii~=~===~====~===::::::~:: 1~:~~ Total vote. Electoral 1877-1880------170,000 1857-1860------100,957 vote. The following extract from an editorial in the Cincinnati Com mercial-Tribune is also submitted in this connection to show that 4 Republican States .... ------____ ------4, 660,731 115 Mr. Altgeld and others of his party, instead of criticising the 17 Democratic States------.. ·------2,105,636 liD legitimate increase in the vote of other States which gave McKin- 1284 CO}TGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 28, .

Obviously the States which are..,.given 120 electoral votes on a total vote of those who believe that it did voice it, voiced it thoroughly; and 2,105,636, while 4 other States can only cast 115 electoral votes on a popular vote of 4,660,731, have a relative strength in the electoral college out of all pro those who were not willing to be .bound by that voice, those who portion to that which they deserve. Ohio cast almost half as many votes as did not believe in the platform there uttered, we1·e left to take, as the 17 States above named, and with an electoral representation in propor some of them did take, their votes and their influence outside of tion she should have 57 or 58 votes in the electoral college, whereas she 1S g1 ven but23. that party. Similar comparisons could be ma9,873, yet they have 23 electoral votes, the identical number allotted to Ohio. The e 5 States have 1 electoral vote to everylO,OOO There is this thing about Governor Altgeld which friend and popular votes cast. At the same rate Ohio should have 102 electoral votes foe must admit and acknowledge-that he is open and bold, and m stead of 23. that he makes his charges where the1·e are people ready to meet It is inevitable that in the not dic:;tant future this entire matter of the rela tive strength of the States, both in Congress and in the electoral college, must them and to refute them, if they can; that he has at least the be taken up and readjusted upon fair and equitable lines. . courage of his convictions. And, although .overwhelmed with defeat as his party was in his State in the last election, he has 1\Ir. WADSWORTH. Ohio having been clearly vindicated, I behind him now in that State and in this nation, as the able and yield fifteen minutes to the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. fearless exponent of principles dear to the heartsof the. American DE ARMOND]. people, millions of men who believe that he is honest and right, Mr. DE ARMOND. I do not care to go into the question of the and who are grieved at his temporary political overthrow. Ohio election or the Ohio population. The discussion has taken I was about to direct mv attention to another matter. I make a wide range, which seems to make appropriate a little wider these remarks merely incidentally, as they are suggested by the range. Therefore I shall claim the indulgence of the House on remarks of the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. GROSVENOR] who first another branch. I might remark in passing that the gentleman addressed the committee. There was issued from the Depart from Ohio [Mr. BROMWELL] who last addressed the comnrittee ment of Agriculture recently one of those peculiar educational tried to devote himself to facts and figures as answer to some re treatises which have so frequently emanated from that Depart marks of Governor Altgeld. The gentleman from the same State ment under its present management. This is The Farmers' In who preceded him [Mr. GROSVENOR] seemed to conclude that, terest in Finance, a document bearing date of December 4, 1896, the governor being absent and having no opportunity to reply to and with which we are recently favored, through the franking him, general, wholesale declamation upon the subject would be privilege. It purports to show that the people who supported ample. As to the controversy between the late governor of the Mr. Bryan in the last contest were comparatively poor in this State of Illinois and the various distinguished Representatives of world's goods, and ignorant. The gentleman who for the time the State of Ohio, I have nothing to say. But I find in an editorial being presides over the Department of Agriculture gives to his of the Post of this city, of the 20th of last November, some inter subordinate this direction for the preparation of this document: esting remarks upon the election, a portion of which I will read: The total population of Ohio, as estimated last year by the secretary of In preparing this "useful information on subjects connected with agricul state. based upon the calculated increase over the census of 1890, is less than ture," carefully collate from the work of the last national census such facts 4,000,000-to be specific, 3,825,000. The generally accepted theory, verified by as may serve to bring out plainly the J?Opulation, the agricultural wealth, and statistics without number, is that the voters are to the population of any the intelligence, the manufacturing mterests, and the investments of each given State as 1 to 5. By that well-established rule the total vote of Ohio State which at the recent election aeclared for the free coinage of silver at should have been 765,000. Ohio is a great State, however, for in 1895 it devel 16 to 1 or for the present gold standard. o.'ped a total vote of 840,506-nearly 100,000 more than she was entitled to under In the pamphlet it is further stated: the one-fifth rule. The campaign was tremendously exciting. It brought out, as they said at the tim~ every voter in the State. Some skeptical per The comparison in 1·espect to i'lliteracy is confined to native whites, thus sons suggested, in fact, that h1 brought out a great many thousands of voters excluding the most illiterate classes of the population-the colored in the free from other States. But this year the wonder grows. This year Ohio, silver territory and the foreign born in the gold-standard territory. responding to the clarion call of necessity, produces 259,4.94 more voters than it produced in 1895, when it astonished the world by its achievements in the Further on the pamphleteer says: voting line. Where in the name of reason did these 259,494: extra voters come The gold-standard list includes one State-Kentucky-whose vote was so from? Did Ohio increase in population 1,000,000 within a year, or does Ohio nearly an even balance that its decided position in either rank will perhaps depart from the 1 to 5 rule, and show, instead of that, 1 to 3t as the propor be questioned. The inquiry may, therefore, arise, how the gold-standard tion of her voters t.o her population? average would be altered by omission of that State. . Now, it may possibly be said in extenuation of the offense of In this pamphlet of fifteen pages are some tables, designed to Governor Altgeld, if it be an offense, that he might have read some show, from the peculiar standpoint of the gentleman in charge of such things as this in the newspapers. It may be, too, that the the Department of Agriculture, thatilliteracyprevailed where the horrible example of Governor Altgeld, held up to scorn by the gen free-silver sentiment was largely in evidence, and that intelligence tleman from the Athens district of Ohio, may have been produc was the rule where the gold standard received the support of the tive, not only of the majority for Mr. McKinley, but also of the largest number of the voters; that the savings were comparatively tr_emendous outpouring of the masses of both parties who regis small where the free-silver sentiment was strong, and the people tered their judgment and their will upon the subjects at issue. I there comparatively poor, while in the regions where the gold know not how that is. standard was upheld by the votes of the people .the savings were The gentleman [l.Ir. GROSVENOR] seems to believe that Altgeld comparatively large and the people compamtively wealthy. made the platform adopted at Chicago last July. I have always I suppose-if not known to Secretary Morton, it is known to been of the opinion that the representatives of the great Demo everybody here-whatever else may be true about the late Presi~ cratic party of this country made that platform, and in it expressed dential contest, it is beyond question that a large majo1·ity of the their views and those of a mighty constituency. farmers of the United States, wisely or unwisely, rightfully or Mr. GROSVENOR. If the gentleman will permit, I did not say wrongfully, gave their suppol't to the free-silver candidate for that Governor Altgeld made the platform. I said he demanded President, William Jennings Bryan. I suppose it is a matter of the introduction of certain planks of the platform; and if that is general information outside of that Department that in this large not true, some of the newspapers of Chicago misrepresented him. majority of the agricultural portion of the people of the United l\Ir. DE ARMOND. The gentleman is probably just as far off States there certainly was to be found a fair representation, not to in his way of putting it now as he was before. The assemblage s::ty a marked predominance, of the intelligence of that great body gathered in Chicago upon that occasion was not one to approach of our useful citizens, the farming community. Poor many of with '' demands." The only demand with that body of represent them may be, but honest manhood is yet to be esteemed above atives was the demand, as they understood it, of their constit filthy lucre. · · uents. That was not a convention to be dominated by a single Now, Mr. Chairman, what provocation or what excuse can be man. It was not a convention of which any man having any found for this man, at the head of a Department of this Govern knowledge of it would feel that he could make a demand; it men t , supposed to be specially interested in the concerns of the was not a convention that would respect the demand of any par agriculturists, supposed to understand something about their in ticular man or set of men. It was a convention gathered there to terests and their condition, what provocation, what excuse can voice the dominent sentiment of a great party; and I am one of be found for this man to scatter abroad over the land, by an . -

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abuse of the printing and frankingpri vilege, pamphlets which are a was a name~ too, attached to this particular functionary. [Laugh libel upon the population that ne is supposed peculiarly to serve? ter.} But he was not known as a cabinet minister. I do not That I can not imagine. As to which party was right or which expect you people to have him about the court in any capacity. party was wrong, that is a question for debate, and we fear. not But why do yon not find a place forhim in the National Museum the issue. But why such a pamphlet should be put out by this not, of course} to point out the various attractions, the several Department, a travesty upon facts which are well known to the curiosities. and oddities-but why not find a place for him upon people generally-why such a pamphlet should be issued, with the same shelf of the National Museum? apparent view of bringing ridicule upon communities a majo1·ity Mr. GROSVENOR. Will the gentleman yield to me onemo of whom voted for 1\Ir. Bryan and were defeated in the late elec ment? tion, why that should be done no one can imagine unless he can Mr. DE ARMOND. Certainly. fathom the remarkable mind of the gentleman who presides over Mr. GROSVENOR. I understood the gentleman to intimate the Department of Agriculture. that perhaps my speech was unfair, because Mr. Altgeld could not Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE. May I ask the gentleman a ques reply in this forum. What special opportunity does my colleague tion? propose the distinguished Secretary of Agriculture shall have to Mr. DE ARMOND. Oh, yes. reply to his speech? [Laughter.] Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE. The author of that pamphlet is Mr~ DE ARMOND. Mr. Chairman, Icannotimagineanything not a Republican. else than that, with his habit of speaking once every day (when M:r. DE ARMOND. No, sir. he is here) .. and an a great many days speaking many times., the :Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE. So that we are not responsible for gentleman from Ohio will reply for him. rLaughter.] him. Mr. Chairman, the suggestion that I made with regard· to pro Mr. DE ARMOND. You are not responsible for him, and I can viding for this man of the Agricultural Department after the 4th well understand that you are very much gratified that you are not of March next-after the chilly winds of l\1arch shall have blown re ponsible for him. [Laughter and applause.] him out-is, of course, entirely gratuitous. I submit it to my Re Again, Mr. Chairman, poor Kentucky has to be brought in here publican friends for what it is worth. I hopetheywil1 take it into for a special slap. ~·The gold standard list includes one State, prayerful consideration. Why not devote part of a shelf in the Kentucky, whose vote was so nearly an even balance that its posi National Museum to this curiosity of modern political life and tion in either rank will perhaps be questioned." Kentucky, Dem modern political administration of the affairs of the Agricultural ocratic for generationsr and finally brought into the other column Department? by a scratch-Kentucky is to be ridiculed by this man from out This man has the peculiarity of always tal.ki.Dg when he is n.o.t in Nebraska, whose State went against his side, because, he says, writing, and always writing when he is not talking, and always :illiteracy in Kentucky is considerable; his conclusion from his doing both when he is not thinking. rLaughter.] premises being, I suppose, that if illiteracy had prevailed there to But, Mr. Chairman, I must not unduly detain the committee, a lesser extent the gold standard would have prevailed to a larger and I probably can not close these desultory remarks any better extent. than by quoting from what I know is a favorite poem with all of Mr. CLARDY. If the gentleman will take out 60,000 ignorant you- negro vote;:; cast the:re,. Kentucky's vote will be all right. Full manv a whim of purest ray seTene Mr. DE ARMOND. Anotb.erremarkablething isthis, that this The dark, unfathomed screeds of Morflon bear; Full many a wheel is fol'med to whir unseen gentleman, confining his investigations and his comparisons to the And waste its fLeetness 'neath J. Sterling's hair, - white population, loses sight of a most important fact. I suppose he knew-it may be that he never knew it, for some men never [Loud laughter.l know facts that all other men do know [laughter] but he ought The CHAIRMAN. The time for general debate has expired. to know-that in States like Kentucky, aye, and in States like Mr. HULL. We have had so exhaustive an explanation of this Ohio, the majority in favor of the gold standard could well be bill in. the general debate, I suggest to the chairman of the com ascribed to the colored population, whose votes were cast for that mittee [Mr. WADSWORTH] that he now ask unanimous· consent ticket. This man, making his. comparisons within the ranks of the to report the b-ill back to the House with the recommendation Caucasians, loses sight entirely of the fact that if the suffrage that it pass. [Laughter.] had been confined to them, if only people of our own race and Several ME.MitERS. Oh, no. lineage had voted at the last election, the decision would have Mr. WADSWORTH. Mr. dhairman, if the Committee of the been the other way. Whole will bear with me, I will not detain it more than a few rHere the hammer fell] minutes. I wish to state a few of the leading provisions of this On motion of M1·. DOCKERY, by unanimous consent, the time bill. of Mr. DE ARMOND was extended ten minutes. The CHAIRMAN. The time for general debate is exhausted. Mr. DE ARMOND. But I presume we ought not to take this Mr. WADSWORTH. Then I a.sk unanimous consent. man seriously. [Laughter.] It would be wonderful that any The CHAffiMAN. The Committee of the Whole can not other man in theposition he occupies should, without cause, with change the order of the House. out provocation, without excu-se, endeavor to cast ridicule and Mr. WADSWORTH. Then I will make my remarks after the odium upon the very people fo1· whose special interests he is sup Clerk has read the first paragraph of the bill. posed to care; but it is not so remarkable in the present Secretary The Clerk (proceeding to read the bill by paragraphs for amend of Agriculture. We ought not to be surprised at many things ment under the five-minute rule) read the following; coming from there. • Perhaps this pamphlet should be included Be. it enacted, etc., That the following sums be, and they are- hereby,appro in the list of things that ought not to surprise us. and ought not priated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States no.t otherwise to challenge serious consideration. We might expect treatises of appropriated, in full compensation for the fiscal year- ending June 30< 18.98, the most remarkable character n·om that Department, while pre for the pul'poses and objects hel'einafter expresoed, namely. sided over by that peculiar gentleman. We might expect him to Mr. WADSWORTH. I move to amend by striking out the furnish learned treatises upon The Woodchuck and its A vailabil last word. ity for the Manufacture of Shingles; upon The Hedgehog and its Mr. Chairman, the amount appropriated for the Department of Use for Fencing Purposes; upon The Acute Obtuseness of the Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, was $3,255,- Triangularificationableness of the Angleworm! [Laughter.] We 532. The amount can·ied by the bill now under consideration is might expect him to dilate upon The Admil:able Capability of the 83,152,752-a net decrease of 102,780. The amount appropriated Eye of the Potato for Looking into the Financial Question. for salaries under this Department for the fiscal year ending J una [Laughter.] But when it comes to such things as this pamphlet, 30, 1897, was 8464,400. The amount provided by this bill fm: we are excusable for hardly expecting it. similar pm·poses for the fisc.al ending June 30, 1898, is $468,690. It was said a good many years ago of a certain man in promi The amount estimated for salaries for the Y.ear ending June 30', nent position, "The Secretary stood alone; modern degeneracy 1898, was 8494,350. It will thus be seen that the bill carries had not reached him." History repeats itself-with variations. 825,660 less than the amount of the estimate, while it is $J,290 We may say now, The Secretary stands alone; modern degeneracy above the appropriation for the current year. The actual in has not passed him. [Laughter.] crease, however, is only 81,300. The larger apparent increase has I do not know, but it seems to me, following the suggestion of been caused by transferring from lump-sum appropriations to my friend from Pennsylvania, that though the Republican party is specific appropriations (according to the statutory rule) about not responsible for this Secretary of Agriculture, it certainly does $3,500 or 83,7'00. owe him something. Though he may not have rendered you any The amount carried by this bill for miscellaneous purposes really valuable service, be has manifested the disposition to do so. (including the W eather Bureau) is $107,070 less than the corre If the will is to be taken for the deed, you owe him considerable. sponding appropriations for last year. Under this head the bill Now, why can not you provide a place for him? Of course you apparently carries $73,000 more than the estimates; but that is will not keep him in his present position. That would not be because the Agricultural Department made no estimate for seed&, thought of. Away back, a long time ago, it was the custom to so that practically the appropriations are, as I said a moment ago, ba.ve about the courts of kings a man s<1mething like him, There 5107,070 less than those of last year. The salaries in the Weather 1286- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 28,

Bureau are decreased about 330. · Otherwise the appropriations REPRINT OF A BILL. in this bill for that service are identical with those of last year. The appropriation for the Bureau of Animal Industry is $25,000, On motion of Mr. MEIKLEJOHN, a reprint was ordered of the which is an increase over last year, because of the growth of the bills: 502. work of that Bureau. It was rendered necessary by reason of And then, on motion of Mr. PAYNE (at 5 o'clock and 7 minutes the wonderful increase in the demand for inspection of meats p.m.), the House adjourned. . · going abroad, as well as meats intended for interstate commerce. The inspection on the starting of this Bureau, some three years EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS. ago, amounted to only 83,000 head, and has increased to the enormous figure of 23,000,000, including cattle, sheep, and hogs, in Under clause 2 of Ruh:i XXIV, the following executive com the last year. Otherwise the bill is practically the same as the munications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as bill of last year. There are other small changes, many of them follows: - of little material difference. A letter from the Secretary of War, transrpitting, With a letter With this brief explanation, Mr. Chairman, I will be glad, under from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of the five-minute rule, when we reach the bill by paragraphs, to Egyptian Levee, Mississippi River, in the c~mnty of Clark, State further, if necessary; answer any questions that may occur to any of Missouri-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, and ordered gentleman with reference to changes in the bill. · to be printed. I move that the committee now 1-ise and report progress to the A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmit House. · ting a copy of a communication from the Acti~g Attorney-General, The motion was agreed to. amending certajn estimates relating to the compensation of United The committee accordingly rose; and the Speaker having re States district attorneys-to the Committee on Appropriations, sumed-the chair, Mr. PAYNE reported that the Committee-of the and ordered to be printed. , Whole House on the state of the Union, having had under con A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an sideration the Agricultural appropriation bill, had come to no extra compensation for certain members of the commission de resolution thereon. · · - tailed to conduct an examjnation of the fur-seal rookeries-to the Committee on Appropriatio~s, and ordered to be printed. . PRODUCTION OF CASTOR BEANS. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter Mr. STEELE. Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask unanimous consent from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Crystal to offer a resolution of inquiry addressed to one of the Depart River, Florida-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, and ments. _ ordered to be printed. • A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter The SPEAKER. The resolution will be read. from the Chief of Engineers, report of exami~ation of Babylon The Clefk ·read as follows: Creek, New York-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, and Resolved, That the Secretary of Agriculture be, and is hereby, requested ordered to be printed. to inform the· Bouse how many bushels of castor beans have been produced in the United States each year sinee 1890, to 1896, inclusive; and how many bushels were exported each year within said period. _ REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND Mr. GROSVENOR. I would suggest to the gentleman from RESOLUTIONS. Indiana that the word ''request" ought to be stricken out and the Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, Mr. MARSH, from the Committee word '' directed" inserted. on the Militia, to which was referred House bills Nos. 876, 2294, Mr. STEELE. I would like to do it, but find that I can not, and 3361, reported in lieu thereof a bilJ (H. R. 10169) to prori10te within the ru1e. . - . the efficiency of the militia, accompanied by a report (No. 2667); The SPEA_KER. Is there objection to the present considera-· which said bill and report were referred to the .Committee of the tion of the resolution'? Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. BLUE. _Mr .. Speaker, permit me one moment. I would ask the gentleman if he would not include also an inquiry as to how many bushels have been impQrted in the same time? REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. STEELE. That is practically covered. Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, private bills and resolutions were Mr. PAYNE. The statistics already show that. severally reported from committees, delivered to the Clerk, and _The SPEAKE~ . . Is there objection to the present considera referred to the Committee of the Whole House, as follows: · tion of the resolution? By Mr. PICK:-LER, fi:om· the- Committee on Invalid Pensions: There being no objection, the resolution was considered and The bill (H. R. 10075) granting a pension to Martin G. Sands. agreed to. . (Report No. 266L) . '-,. WEAR CRAWFORD. The bill (S. 3141) entitled "An act granting a pension to Rachel Mr. JOHNSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I desire to move the Kern." (Report No. 2673.) · · concurrence of the House in a Senate amendment to the bill The bill (S. 877) entitled ''An act granting an increaBe of pen (H;· R. 514) to remove the charge of desertion from the military .sion to Oliver P. Silvey." (Report No. 2674.) rec_ord of Wear Crawford, which bill is now, I think, on the By Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on Invalid Pen.Rions: Speaker's table. - . The bill (H. R. 8185) granting a pension to Rowland C. Har- The amendment, I will say, is merely a formal one in phrase mon. (Report No. 2662.) •. ology, to correct some tautology in the bill as it passed the House. The bill (S. 3059) entitled "An act granting a pension to William The SPEAKER. The Chair will state that this bill was pre Soden." (Report No. 2687.) ' sented to the House this morning, and on motion of the gentleman The bill (S. 3445) entitled ~'An act to increase the pension of from Indiana [Mr. STEELE] was referred to· the Committee on Capt.• John H . Mullen." (Report No. 2688.) Military Affairs. The action of the House was afterwat·ds vacated, By Mr. WOOD, from the Committee on Invalid "Pensions: and the bill was left on the Speaker's table. · The bill (S. 2949) entitled "An act granting an increase of pen Mr. DOCKERY. What is the effect of the bill? sion to William H. H. Wright, of McPherson, Kans." (Report Mr. JOHNSON of Indiana. The bill simply corrects a military No. 2663.) · record. It is a bill which passed the House and the Senate in the The bill (S. 3472) entitled "An act granting a pension to Laura last term of Congress, but did not reach the President in time for Barnes." (Report No. 2690.) his action. • By Mr. BAKER of Kansas, from the Committee on Pensions: It is a bill to remove a disability from a soldier charged with The bill (H. R. 2963) to. increase the pension of George W. D. desertion. After the war was over, after all danger had passed, Wade. (Report No. 2664.) - he had an encounter with an officer of another regiment when on By Mr. STALLIL~GS, from the Committee on Pensions: The outpost duty, and absented himself for fear of. punishment. He bill (H. R. 7772) to inCI·ease the pension of Theodore N. Cobia. was therefore marked as a deserter. That is all there is of it. (Report No. 2665.) I hope there will be no objection to the adoption of the Senate By Mr. MEIKLEJOHN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs: amendment. · The bill (S. 915) entitled "An act for the relief of Samh R. Dres ser." (Report No. 2666.) There being no objection, the Senate amendment was consid By Mr. BRUMM, from the Committee on Claims: The bill (H. R. ered, and agreed to. 9985) for the relief of Oliver C. Bosbyshell, late superintendent LEAVE OF ABSENCE. United States mint at Philadeiphia, Pa. (Report No. 2668.) By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows: By Mr. MINOR of Wisconstn, from the Committee on Claims: To Mr. DE WITT, for one week, on account of important busi The bill (S. _1929) entitled "An act for the relief of William H. ness. Crook." (Report No. 2669.) To Mr. WANGER, for three days, on account of eickness. By :Mr. GIBSON, from ~he Committee on War Claims: The bill ,-

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(S. 19) entitled "An act for the relief of John L. Rhea, executor the military record of John Scanlan-to the Committee on Military of Samuel Rhea, deceased, and John Anderson, administrator of Affairs. Joseph R. Anderson, deceased." (Report No. 2670.) By Mr. HARDY: A bill (H. R. 10175) to pension Mrs. Martha By Mr. BUCK, from the Committee on War Claims: A resolu Frank-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. tion (No. 506) to refer the bill (H. R. 9307)'for the relief of the By Mr. QUIGG: A bill (H. R. 10176) for the relief of James heirs of Pierre Sauve, together with all the accompanying papers, Eagan, late of CompanyG, TenthNewYorkVolunteerlnfantry. to the Court of Claims. Reported in lieu of House bill No. 9307. to the Committee on Military Affairs. (Repbrt No. 2671.) . By Mr. WELLINGTON: A bill (H. R.10177) for the relief of By Mr. LAYTON, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: David C: Winebrener for seizure and impressment of teams and The bill (S. 2912) entitled "An act increasing the pension of Wil- loss of property by the military authorities of the United States- liam C. Forsythe." (Report No. 2672.) - · to the Committee on War Clajms, . By Mr. SULLOWAY,from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: Also, a bill (H. R.10178) for the relief of Francisco Perna-to The bill (S. 3361) entitled "An act granting a pension to Sarah the Committee on the District of Columbia. . R. Frary." (Report No. 2675.) By Mr~ PHILLIPS: A bill (H. R, 1018Q) _granting an increase The bill (S. 3370) entitled "An act granting a pension to Emily of pension to De Witt C. Ayres, late of Company I, One hundred E. Atherton." (Report No. 2676.) - and second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers-to the Committee The bill (H. R. 9521) granting an increase of pension to Edward on Invalid Pensions. Boyle. (Report No. 2689.) · Bv Mr. LOUDENSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions: PETITIONS, ETC. The bill (S. 2954) entitled "An act to increase the pension of Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and papers Margaret Custer Calhoun." (Report No. 2677.) : -- were laid on the Clerk's desk and refened as follows: The bill (S. 3252) entitled "An act to increase the pension of By Mr. ADAMS: Petition of Samuel G. Scott and others, of Esther Brown." (Report No. 2678.) . · Philadelphia, Pa.-, praying for the passage of House bill No. 4566, The bill (S. 2959) entitled "An act granting a pension to Mrs. and Senate bill No.1675, prohibiting the transportation of obscene Sarah Townsend.". (Report No. 2679.) matter by any agency-to the Committee on Interstate and For• The bill (S. 1551) entitled "An act granting a pension to Mrs. eign Commerce. Selena McKay, of Suwanee County, Fla." (Report No. 2680.) By Mr. BOUTELLE: Petition of Henry L. Mitchell, Princella. •• The bill-(S. 947) entitled "An act granting a pension to Marga A. Blake and 154 other citizens of Bangor, Me., in behalf of the ret Stone, widow of Benoni Stone, a soldier of Florida Seminole passage of House bill No. 7864, an act to -amend the immigration Indian war." (Report No. 2681.) laws of the United States-to the Committee on Immigration and The bill (S. 2177) ·entitled "An act granting an increase of pen- Naturalization. · · sion to Henry B. Conway." (Report No. 2682.) · · By Mr. COUSINS: Resolutions adopted by the Commercial Ex· By Mr: ANDREWS, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: change of Des Moines, Iowa, favoring a department of commerce The bill (H. R. 10040) granting an increase of pension to George and manufactures-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign / W. Ferree. (Report No. 2683.) Commerce. By Mr. BAKER of Kansas, from the Committee on Invalid Pen By.Mr. GIBSON: Papers relating to the claim of James P. sions: The bill (S. 3177) entitled "An act granting a pension to Strother, of Washington County, Va.-to the Committee on War Oscar A. Palmer." (Report No. 2684.) Claims. · · By Mr._CROWTHER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: By Mr. ·GRISWOLD: Petition of Arthur L. Bates and 42 other The bill (S. 1647) entitled "An act to increase the pension of citizens of Meadville, Pa., and vicinity, protesting against the Clark W. Harrington, late sergeant of Company I, Ninety-third passage ·of House bil No. 10090, abolishing ticket brokerage-to New York Infantry." (Report No. 2685.) the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. The bill (H.:R. 4852) granting a pension to Allen Place. (Re- By·Mr. -GROUT: Petition of the Woman's Christian Temper port No. 2686.) · ·· ance Union of Addison County, Vt., Mrs. L. D. Dyer, president, By Mr. BLACK, from the Committee on Pensions: The bill favoring the passage of House bill No.~ 3203 and Senate bill No. (H. R. 1933) granting a pension to Mrs. Catherine G. Lee. (Re- 1498; to raise the age. of protection for·girls to 18 years in the Dis port No. 2691.) . trict of Columbia and the Territories-to the Committee on the Judiciary. - · . _ - CHANGE OF REFERENCE. Also, petition of N. M. Scott, and 23 other citizens of Barton, Vt., protesting against the passage of the Sherman bill with re Under clause 2 of R'ule XXII, the Committee on Claims was dis spect to ticket brokers-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign charged from the consideration of th~ bill (H. R. 5622) conferring Commerce. ,., jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to rehear and render judgment Also, resolutions adopted by the Vermont Dairymen's Associa in the case of William Donnelly and Patrick Egan; and the same ·tion, in favor of the bill (H. R. 4349) to protect interstate and was referred to the Committee on War Claims. foreign commerce-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. HENDERSON: Petition of W. H. Torbert and 118 busi PUB;LIC BILLS, MEMORIALS, AND RESOLUTIO~S. - . . ness men, all citizens of Dubuque, Iowa, protesting against the Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills, resolutions, and memorials passage of the Sherman bill to abolish· ticket brokerage-to the of the following titles were introduced and severally referred as Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. follows: By Mr. KIEFER: Paper of Kuhles & Stock1 cigar manufac By Mr. MEREDITH: A bill (H. R. 10168) to reduce the interest turers, of St. Paul, Minn., asking a specific duty on cigar tobacco on arrearages of taxes due the District of Columbia prior to July leaf-to the Committee on Ways and Means. 1, 1895-to the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. LOUDENSLAGER: Petition of the Christian Citizen~ By Mr. GILLETT of Massachusetts (by request): A bill (H. R. ship Union, also petition of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, both 10170) to relieve oppressedmedical practitioners in the District of of Camden, N.J., urging the passage of House bill No. 7441 and Columbia-to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Senate bill No. 2846, for the prevention of gambling-to the Com By Mr. WATSON of Ohio: A bill (H. R. 10179) to establish a mittee on the Judiciary. department of labor-to the Committee on Labor. - Also, petition . of the Chrif?tian Citizenship Union of Camden, By Mr. SHERMAN: A resolution (House Res. No. 507) referring N. J., praying for the passage of the Phillips bill (H. R. 6119) to the Court of Claims House bill No. 6168, for the relief of the to the Committee on Labor. heirs of John Clemson and John C. Cookson, deceased-to the Also, petition of W. F. Rose, of Camden, N.J., for favorable Cmmittee on War Claims. a-ction on House bill No. 4566, to amend the postal laws-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. PRIVATE BILLS, ETO. Also, resolutions of Swedesboro Grange, No.5, Patrons of :S:us bandry, of Swedesboro, N.J., relative to Armenian outrages-to Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills of the following the Committee on Foreign Affairs. titles were present-ed and referred as follows: · By Mr. MADDOX: Memorial of the commissioners of the Oboe- By Mr. APSLEY: A bill (H. R. 10171) to remove the charge of taw Nation of Indians, as to the "leased district"-to the Com desertion now standing against Charles G. Brigham-to the Com- mittee on Indian Affairs. · mittee on Military Affairs. Bv 1\fr. McRAE: Resolution of the Fort Smith Commercial By Mr. BURRELL: A bill (H. R: 10172) for the relief of Jacob League, protesting against the recognition of the independence of T. Tolbert-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Cuba-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. FITZGERALD: A bill (H. R. 10173) to remove the Also, statement of Drs. J. H. Weaver, Josh Beasley, and A. L. charge of desertion from John Kelly, late an enlisted man in the· Clark, to accompany House bill No. 6105, for the relief of Daniel United States Navy-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. J. Smith, a scout of the Indian war of 1836 and 183·7-to the Com Also, a bill (H. R. 10174) to remove the charge of desertion from mittee on Pensions. 1288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE.

By Mr. PHILLIPS: Papers to. accompany House bill granting tion of mineral landB within tbe railroad land grants in that an increase of pension to De Witt C. Ayres, of Company I, One State; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and. hundred and second Pennsylvania Volunteers-to the Committee ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: on Invalid Pensions. STATE OF WYO:uiNG, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STA..TE. By Mr. QUIGG: Paper to accompany Honse bill for the relief UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., State of TVyoming, ss: ()f James Eagan, of Company G, Tenth New York Infantry Vol I, Charleer W. Burdick~ secretary of state of the State of Wyoming, do unteers-to the Committee on J.\.Iilitary Affairs. hereby certify that the annexed is a full, true, and correct copy of joint res By Mr. SKINNER: Petition of the heirs of Elizabeth Gatling, olution No.1, house of representatives, passed by the fourth legislature ot the State of Wyoming. deceased, late of Gates County, N.C., praying reference of her In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the grea.1; war claim to the Court of Claims under the Bowman Act-to the seal of th(:} State of W~oming. · Committee on War Claims. Done at Cheyenne, the capital, thls 25th day of Jannary,A. D . 1897. Also, petition of the heirs of Liddia Ha-slett, deceased, of Gates [SE.AL.] CHARLES W. BURDICK, Conn ty, N. C., praying that her war claim be referred to the Court Secretary of State. of Claims under the Bowman Act-to the Committee on War (Fourth legislature of the State of Wyoming.) Enrolled joint resolution Claims. No. 1, house of representatives, State of Wyommg. Be il resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the State of. Also, petition of the heirs of Thomas M. Wiggins, decea-sed, late Wyoming, That the Congress of the United States be memoriaJized as fol.. of Pitt County, N.C., praying reference of his war claim to tha lows~ Court of Claims under the Bowman Act-to the Committee on Whereas there is now pending before the Congress of the United States tf measure known as the " California mineral lands bill," which has for its War Claims. object the examination and classification of mineral lands within the rail. By 1\fr. SHUFORD: Petition of the heirs of Jacob Sheek, de road land grants in the State of California, and, as amended in the Senate, to ceased, late of Davie County, N.C., praying reference of his war include like lands in the State of Oregon;. and Whereas the. State. of Wyoming is situated under like circumstances, hav claim to the Court of Claims under the Bowman Act-to the Com ing IB.rge areas of-mountainous lands within the Union Pacific Railroad laud mittee on War Claims. grant known to be mineral in character, and is entitled to the same consid~ By Mr. WELLINGTON: Paper to accompany House bill for the eration: Be it therefore resolved, That we are desirous of securing legislation of lik& relief of David C. Winebrenm:-to the Committee on War Claims. character for the State of Wyoming, and we hereby instruct our Senators and request our Representative in Congress to use all honorable means to secure the passag_e of the California mineral lands bill so amended as to include the SENATE. State of Wyoming within its operation; and, •. Be it further resolved, That hls excellency the ~overnor of the State of Wyoming be, and he is-hereby, requested to transnnt to each of our Senators FRIDAY, January 29, 1897. and to our Representative in Congress, to the President of the United States,. and to the Senate and Honse of Representatives of the United States a copy Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. of these resolutions. The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yeBterday's pro GEORGE E. ABBOTT, ceedings, when, on motion of Mr. HoAR, and by unanimoUB con President of the Senate:. A. D. KELLEY, sent, the furthm: reading was dispeUBed with. Speaker of the House. CREDENTI.A.LS. Approved January 22, A. D. 1897. WILLIAM A. RICHARDS, The VICE-PRESIDENT presented the credentials of William E. Goven.,or. Mason, chosen by the legislature of illinois a Senator from that :M:r. HEWELL presented the petition of the president and pro· State for the term beginning March4, 1897; which were read, and fessors of Princeton University, New .Jersey, and of the professors ordered to be filed. of the Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, praying for 1\Ir. HAWLEY.presented the credentials of ORVILLE H. PLATT, the ratification of the pending arbitration treaty with Great chosen by the legislature of Connecticut a Senator from that Britain; which was refel'l'ed to the Committee on Foreign Rela State for the term beginning March4, 1897; which were read, and tions, and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, with the names, ordered to be filed. as follows: AJ.'ffiUA.L REPORT OF THE BE.LT RAILWAY COMPANY. To the Senate of the United States: The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the annual re The undersigned respectfully represent that they, in common with great· port of the Belt Railway Company of the District o:f Columbia; numbers of their fellow-citizens in all parts of our country, are extremely solicitous that the treaty of arbitr~ion between the United States and Great which was referred to the Committee. on the District of Colum Britain, which is now before the 'Senate, should be promptly ratified, and bia, and ordered to be printed. they earnestly request the honorable Senators from this State to do all in thmr power to bring about this result. Enlightened and Christian na.tions ADJOURNMENT TO MONDA. Y. surely can and should settle their disputes by an appeal to reason instead of Mr. HALE. I move that when the Senate adjourn to-day it b& force, by a ref.erence to duly authorized and properly constituted tribunals~ Particularly these two great nations, bound to~ether by such innumerable to meet on Monday next. - ties, should set the example to the world of proTiding for the peaceful a.djust· Mr. NELSON. On that I call for the yeas and nays. ment of every controversy, and making the horrible arbitrament of war for The yeas and nays were ordeTed; and the Secretary proceeded ever impossible between them. The provisions of the proposed treaty seem to us eminently judicious and wise; and we sincerely hope that no hesitation to call the roll. ' about minor ummportant details which may be modified hereafter, if ex· Mr. GE.A..R (when his name. was called). I am paired with the perience shah show it to be desirable, may unduly delay its ratification, and thus jeopard the establishment of the great principle involved. Senator from Georgia [Mr. GoRDONl. W. Henry Green Wm. M. Paxton, Benj. B. Warfield, George T. The roll call having been concluded, the result wa-s announced Purves, John De Witt; W. Bt·enton Greene, jr.• Geerhardas Vos, yeas 40, nays 12; as follows: Chalmers Martin. professors of Princeton Theological Semi nary; Francis J. Patten, president of Princeton University; YEAS-4.0. James 0. Murray, dean of Princeton University; John T. Duf Allen, Carter, Gray, Proctor, field, professor of mathematics; Charles W. Shields, professor Bacon, Chandler, Hale, Roach, of harmony of science and revealed religion; Henry Clay Cam Baker, Chilton, Jones, Ark. SeweU, eron, -professor of Greek (provided it is amended); Wm. A. Bate, Cockrell, Lindsay, Smith, Packard, professor of Latin; S. R. Winans, professor of Greek; Berry, Cullom, McMillan, Stewart, H. B. Cornwall, professor of chemistry· W. M. Daniels, professor Blackburn, Faulkner, Mills, Thurston, of political economy; John Grier Hibben, professor of logic; Mitchell. Wis. Turpie, Henry B. Fine, professor of mathematics; Woodrow Wilson Blanchard,_ Frye, professor of _jru·isprndence; Andrew F. West, professor ;;t Brown, Galli~er, Morrill, Vilas, Caffery, Gibson, Murphy, Wetmore, Latin; Jesse Benedict Carter, J . Mark Baldwin, William Lib Platt, Wilson. bey, John M. Brooks, Edmund T. Robbins, L. W.McCay, Her Call, ·Gorman, bert F. Sill, ffiric Dahlgren, George !fadorkie, S. Stanhope NAYs-12. Orris, J. S. Schanck., Geo. M. Priest, H. D. Thompson, C. F. W. McClure, Howara C. Warren, Alexander T. Ormond, J. Allison, Clark, Hoar, Peffer, Forsyth Crawford,. J. H. Westcott, Theo. W . Hnnt, W. F. Ca.Ineron, Davis, McBride, Pettigrew, Nelson, ShermruL :Magie, C. H. Hinton, W. B. Harris.J. Chas. McMillan, W. B. Cannon, Hawley, Scott~,...H. F. Coving-ton, C. A. Young, Taylor Reed, F. A.-Water· NOT VOTING----m. man, ~ · rederic C.-r:L'orrey, H. 0. 0. Huss, Walter M. Hankin, Edwin S. Lewis, Willlil.m K. Prentice, Willard Humphreys, Aldrich, Hansbrough, Morgan, Ti.l.lma.n, C. G. Rockwood, jr., Geo.M. Harper, H. S. S. Smith. Brice, Harris, Palmer, Vest, Burrows, Hill Pasco, Voorhees. Mr. CAl\IERON. I present a petition signed by a number of Butler, Irby, Perkins, Walthall, the most prominent citizenB of Philadelphia, praying for the Daniel, Jones, Nev. Pritchard, Warren, Dubois, Kyle, Pugh, White. prompt ratification of the pending arbitration treaty with Grea~ Elkins, Lodge, Quay, Wolcott. Britain. I ask unanimoUB conBent that the petition be printed in Gear, Mantle, Shoup, the RECORD. George, Martin, Squire, Gordon, Mitchell, Oreg. Teller, There being no objection, the petition was referred to the Com• So the motion was agreed to. mittee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed in tha RECORD, wit~ the names, as follows: PETITIO~-s AND MEMORIALS. To the honorable the Senate of the United States: The- VICE-PRESIDENT presented a joint resolution of the Je~ The undersigned citizens of Philadelphia desire respectfully to convey to islatnre of Wyoming, praying for the examination and classifica.- your honorable body the universal prayer of the community for th~ prompt