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1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. • 7299 By Ur. MITCHELL: Petition of Robert McDermott and 76 others, Lincoln A. Little and 250 citizens of the seventh Congressional district of John J. Coyle and 27 others, of J. L. Conklin and 184 others, and of lllihois, praying for the passage of certain bills in relation to the of G. Hayes and 24 others, citizens of the second Congressional district public lands, Presidential and Cong£essional elections, and the disburse of Connecticut. ment of a part of the Treasury surplus; which were referred to the Com By Mr. PIDCOCK: Petition of George W. Bennett and 90 others, of mittee on Finance. Charles Bogert and 24 others, of John L. Harris and 57 others, and of He also presented several papers on the subject of the Haskell multi Julius Krebs and 62 others, citizens of the sixth Congressional district charge gun, and moved · their reference to the Committee on Printing; of New Jersey. which was agreed to. By 1\fr. TIANDALL: Petition of Edwin France and 30 others, of REPORTS OF CO)li\ITITEES. George C. Jayner and 42 others, of W. E. Elliott aud 386 others, and of G. RackJer and 42 others, citizens of the third Congressional district Mr. CAMERON,· from the Committee on OoL:lmerce, to whom was of Pennsy1 mnia. referred ·the bill (S. 2791) to provide for an American register f~r the By Mr. STORM: Petition of R. Daly and 44 others, and of R F. steamer Nuevo Montezuma, of Philadelphia, Pa., reported it without Duke and 100 others, citizens of the eleventh Congressional district of amendment. Pennsylvania. Mr. SAWYER, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom were re By Mr. STRUBLE: Petition of L. Countryman Emd 154others,dti ferred the following bills, reported them severally without amendment, zens of the eleventh Congressional district of Iowa. and submitted reports thereon. By Mr. WORTHINGTON: Petition of W. H. Buck and 21 others A bill ~H. R. 7234) granting a pension to Susan Hawes; and of H. R. Guder and 52 others, citizens of the tenth Congressional A bill H. R. 7244) granting a pension to Robert B. Kir1.-patrick; district of Illinois. A bill H. R. 8481) granting a pension to Thomas Walsh; A bill H. R. 8556) granting a. pension to Abraham Points; and A bill (H. R. 9052) granting an increase of pension to Capt. John F. Morris. SENATE. Mr. SAWYER, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was re ferred the bill (S. 2774) to provide a. pension for Mrs. Anna Etheridge THURSDAY, July 22, 188(). Hooks, reported it with an amendment, n.nli. submitted a report thereon. The Senate met at 11 o'clock a. m. He also, from the same committee, to whom were referred the fol Prayer by tlie Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. lowing bills, submitted adverse reports thereon; which were agreed to, The Journal ofyesterday's proceedings was read and approved. and the bills were postponed indefinitely: A bill (S. 1553) granting a pension to Mrs. E. G. C. Abbott; and PETITIONS ll'"D 1\IEMORIALS. A bill (H. R. 4460) to pension John W. Delph. 1t!r. CALL. I present a petition of the Board of Trade of Jackson Mr. ALDRICH, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was re ville, Fla., n spectfully urging that provision be made by the present ferred the bill (H. R. 7721) granting a pension to Ellen J. WelchJ re Congress for the protection and prosecu.tion of the important public ported it without amendment, and submitted a report thereon. works which have been undertaken by the Government for the im 3\fr. MILLER, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was re provement of rivers and harbors. The board is impressed with the ferred the bill (S. 1189) for the relief of Bessie S. Gilmore, reported it fact that the enti.J:e country will suffer if there be a failure to make without amendment, and submitted a report thereon. suitable appropriation for the more important of these works. BILLS INTRODUC:ED. The petition also calls attention to the fact that if these appropria tions are permitted to lapse it will involve great damage to worksnow Mr. EVARTS introduced a bill (S. 2871) for the relief of Semon, in course of construction; that as to the jetties at the mouth of the Bache & Co.; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Saint John's River there is every reason to believe the work vigorously Committee OJ;l Claims. prosecuted will prove au early and complete success, while an inter Al\IEl-t'"D:uENTS TO BILLS. ruption for another year will prove most disastrous and destructive to Mr. GIBSON submitted two amendments intencled to be proposed by these works. him to the sundry civil appropriation bill; which were referred to the I move the reference of the petition to the Committee on Commeree. Committee on Appropriations, ~nd ordered to be printed. The motion was agreed to. CIVIL-SERVICE RULES. Mr. CALL. I also present a petition and resolution of the Board of Trade of Jacksonville, Fla., the preamble of the resal u tion reciting: Mr. EDl\.fUNDS submitted the following resolutions; which were considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Whereas as a great SCIU'city of small bills exists nt the present time, and those which are in circulation are so ragged, worn, and filthy that they are unfit for Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Civil Service be, and they hereby arc, use; and _ directed to send to the Senate, ns soon as maybe, a copy of the ci'l'il-~er'l'ieerules Whereas it apjlears from the report of the Treasurer of the United States for and regulations, both general and special, as they were in force on the 4th day 1885 that this is due to a practice adopted by the Treasury in May, 1885, in as of March, A. D. 1885; and also. copies of all changes and modifications thereof, sorting notes sent for tedemption, reissuing such as were fit for circulation, &c. both general and special, made since said date; and also copies of any and all special orders or general orders made by any authority in reference thereto, or They therekre pray that there may be a new issue of notes and small action thereunder, since said date. Resowed, further, That said commissioners send to the Senate o.ny and all in bills which arc generally preferred for circulation to a heavy and in formation in their possession touchlng any and all alleged or supposed viola- convenient metal currency. They further state that their resolution tions of any of said rules nnd regulations. · must not be construed as either advocating or opposing the cause of LEGISLATIVE, ETC., APPROPRIATION BILL. silver, greenbacks, or national bank-note currency, but is simply ex pressive ofthe public wish fora sufficientsupplyofclean, well secured M:r. ALLISON submitted the following report: paper currency of th~ denomination o(one and two dollars. The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on certain amendments of tho Senate to the bill (H. R. h"974) "making appropria I move the reference of the petition to th:e Committee on Finance. tions for the legislative, executive. and judicial expenses of the Government for The motion was agreed to. the fiscal yen.r ending June 30 1887, and for other purposes," having met, aflet· full and free conference h:we 1ocen unable to agree. Mr. CAMEHON presentedapetitionofWatsonBrothers Post, Grand W. B. ALLISO ... ·, Army of the Republic, of Portersville, Pa., and a petition of McPher H. L. DAWES, son Post, Grand Army ofthe Republic, of Pittsburgh, Pa., praying for F. l\f. COCKRELL, certain legisla1 ion favorable to ex-Union soldiers; which were referred Managers o11o thepa1·t o{the Senate. Wl\I. S. HOLl\IAN, to the Commit tee on Military Affairs. GEO. C. CABELL, He also presented a petition of citizens of Freeland, Pa., praying for J. G. CA1'1TNON, the passage of certain bills in relation to the public lands, Presidential .Manage~ ·s on the part of the House. and Congressional elections, and the disbursement of a part of the Ur. ALLISON. I will say in 1·espect to this report that the Senate Treasul'y surplus; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. and House conferees were unable to agree. The House still insists Mr. ALDRICH presented a memorial of256 citizensofRhodeisland, upon its disagreement to the Yotes on the three propositions before sub remonstrating against the -passage of the oleomargarine bill; which was mitted. ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MILLER. If the Senator will permit me I desire to ask him n. He also presented three petitions of citizens of Rhode Island, praying question in regard to the bill. This is the bill making appropriations for the passage of certain bills in relation to the public lands, Presi for the various Executive Departments of the Government, and I de dential and Congressional elections, and the disbursement of a part of sire to know if the sums appropriated in the bill will be sufficient to the Treasury surplus; which were refened to the Committee on Fi enable the Treasury Department through the Internal-Revenue Bureau nance. to carry into effect what is known as the oleomargarine law, if it shall Mr. COKE presented fiYe petitions of citizens of Texas, praying for finally become a law. the passage of cerl.:'tin bills in relation to the public lands, Presidential 1\Ir. ALLISON.