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1642 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY 11, Also, papers to accompany House bill No. 7383, granting a pen PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. sion to George C. Maxfield, of Fairmont, Nebr.-to the Commit tee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. HOAR presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League By Mr. STEWART of Wisconsin: Resolutions of the mayor and of Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to pro common council of the city of Oconto, Wis., relative to the tect State anti-cigarette laws by providing that cigarettes imported improvement of the harbor at Oconto, Wis.-to the Committee on in original packages on entering any State shall become subject Rivers and Harbors. to its laws; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate By Mr. WILLIA.M A. STONE: Petition of Glenshaw Council, Commerce. No. 376, of Glenshaw; also petition of John Callender and citi He also presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League of zens of Hites, Creighton, and Tarentum; also petition signed by Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to pro numerous citizens of Pittsburg, Allegheny, Sharpsburg, and Etna, hibit the interstate transmission of lottery messages and other all in Allegheny County, Pa., favoring the enactment of legislation gambling matter by telegraph; which was referred to the Com to more effectually restrict immigration and prevent the admis mittee on the Judiciary. sion of illiterate, pauper, and criminal classes to the United He also presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League of States-to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to pro By Mr. UPDEGRAFF: Petition of the officers and directors of hibit the transmission by mail or interstate commerce of newspa the First National Bank of Nora Springs, Iowa, protesting against per descriptions of prize fights; which was referred to the Com the passage of a general bankruptcy bill-to the Committee O!l the mittee on the Judiciary. Judiciary. He also presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League of By Mr. WADSWORTH: Petition of the Methodist Episcopal Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to substi Church of Nunda, N.Y., praying for the enactment of legisla tute voluntary arbitration for railway strikes; which was referred tion to protect State anti-cigarette laws by providing that ciga to the Committee on Education and Labor. t·ettes imported in original packages on entering any State shall He also presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League of become subject to its laws-to the Committee on Interstate and Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to pro Foreign Commerce. hibit kinetoscope reproductions of pugilistic encounters in the Also, petition of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Nunda, District of Columbia and the Territories and the interstate trans N.Y., in favor of legislation to prohibit kinetoscope reproduc mission of materials of the same; which was ordered to lie on the \ table. - tions of pugilistic encounters in the District of Columbia and the Territories, and the interstate transmission of materials for the He also presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League of same-~ the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to pro Also, petition of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Nunda, hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Capitol and all Gov N.Y., urging the passage of a bill to prohibit the transmission by ernment buildings; which was referred to the Committee on Pub· mail or interstate commerce of pictures and descriptions of prize lie Buildings and Grounds. fights-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. · He also presented a petition of the Woman's Suffrage League of Also, petitions of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Natick, Mass., praying for the enactment of legislation to raise Bergen,-N. Y.; and the Methodist Episcopal Church of Nunda, the age of protection for girls to 18 years in the District of Colum N. Y., urging the passage of a bill to prohibit the sale of liquors bia and the Territories; which was ordered to lie on the table. in Government buildings-to the Committee on Public Buildings Mr. PLATT of New York presented a petition of the congrega and Grounds. tion of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Nunda, N.Y., praying for the enactment of a Sunday-rest law for the District of Colum bia; which was referred to the Committee on the DiStrict of Columbia. SENATE. He also presented petitions of the congregation of the Metho FRIDAY, dist Episcopal Church of Nunda, of the Young People's. Society February 11, 1898. of Christian Endeavor of Norway, and of the Woman's Christian Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. Temperance Union of Mohawk, all in the State of New York, The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro praying for the enactment of legislation to protect State anti ceedings when, on motion of Mr. KYLE, and by unanimous con cigarette laws by providing that cigarettes imported in original sent,·the further reading was dispensed with. packages on entering any State shall become subject to its laws; which were referred to the Committee on Interstate Commerce. MILITIA. FORCE OF THE UNITED STATES. He also presented a petition of the congregation of the Metho The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica dist Episcopal Church of Nunda, N.Y., for the enactment of leg tion from the Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the islation to prohibit the transmission by mail or interstate com militia force of the UnitBd States, according to returns received merce of newspaper descriptions of prize fights; which was at the Office of the Adjutant-General, United States Army, for the referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. year 1897; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to He also presented a petition of the congregation of the Metho the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. dist Episcopal Church of Nunda, N.Y., praying for the enact J ment of legislation to prohibit kinetoscope reproductions of pugi JOINT TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT. listic encounters in the District of Columbia and the Territories The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica and the interstate transmission of materials for the same; which tion from the Interstate Commerce Commission, transmitting, in was ordered to lie on the table. response to a resolution of the 7th instant, certain testimony He also presented the petition of the Onondaga Valley Woman's taken by tl,le commission in the proceedings known as the New Christian Temperance Union, of Onondaga County, N.Y., praying York Produce Exchange case and the grain-investigation cases of for the enactment of legislation to prohibit the sale of intoxicating 1897 as relates to the Joint Traffic Association agreement, and the liquors in the Capitol and all Government buildings; which was action thereunder in the pooling of traffic or otherwise. referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Mr. CHANDLER. I move that the communication, with the Mr. SEWELL presented a petition of the congregation of the accompanying documents, be referred to the Committee on Inter Methodist Episcopal Church of Woodbury, N.J., and a petition state Commerce, and printed; and that 300 extra copies be printed of the congregation of the Central Baptist Church of Woodbury, for the use of the committee. N.J., praying for the enactment of legislation excluding illiterate The motion was agreed to. immigrants; which were ordered to lie on the table. He also presented petitions of the congregations of the Metho MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. dist Episcopal and First Baptist churches of Woodbury, N.J., A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. praying for the enactment of a Sunday-rest law for the District BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed of Columbia; which were referred to the Committee on the Dis the joint resolution (S. R. 53) authorizing the Secretary of the trict of Columbia. Treasury to deliver to the mayor of the city of Milwaukee, for use He also presented petitions of the congregations of the Central in ornamenting one of the parks of that city, the Parrott rifled Baptist, First Baptist, and Methodi~t Episcopal churches of Wood cannon and carriage recently used on the revenue cutter Andrew bury, N.J., praying for the enactment of legislation to raise the Johnson. age of protection for girls to 18 years in the District of Columbia ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. and the Territories; which were ordered to lie on the table. He also presented petitions of the congregations of the Metho The message also announced that the Speaker of the House had dist Episcopal and Central Baptist churches of Woodbury, N.J., signed the enrolled bill (H. R. 5982) to amend an act entitled praying for the enactment of legislation to prohibit kinetoscope "An act declaring a certain bridge across the Tallahatchie River reproductions of pugilistic encounters in the District of Columbia in Tallahatchie County, State of Mississippi, a lawful structure, and the Territories and the inte1·state transportation of materials and for other purposes," approved May 28, 1896. for the same; which were ordered to lie on the table. 1898. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 1643 He also presented petitions of the congregations of the Central the reproduction of prize fights by the kinetoscope or other kin Baptist and Methodist Episcopal churches of Woodbury, N.J., dred devices; which was ordered to lie on the table. praying for: the ~nactment of legislation to prohibit the ~ra?smis~ He also presented a petition of the Woman's Christian Temper sion by mail or mterstate commerce of newspaper descr1ptwns of ance Union of Francestown, N.H., praying for the enactment of prize fights; which were referred to the Committee on the Judi- a Sunday-rest law for the District of Columbia; which was re ciary.