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and from thence to the place of burial; and the guests of the President in the State of South Carolina, transmitted by the Senate will retire in the reverse order of their entrance. Secretary of State; which was laid on the table. The casket was borne from the Chamber, attended by the com mittee of arrangements, the family of the deceased Senator, the ADDITIONAL QUARANTINE POWERS. clergymen, and the committee of the Legislature of West Vir The SPEAKER also laid before the House a bill (S. 2707) ginia. granting additional quarantine -powers and imposing additional The invited guests having retired from the Chamber, duties upon the Secretary of the Treasury and the Marine Hos Mr. ALLISON. I move that the Senate do now adjourn. pital Service, and for other purposes. Tlie motion·was agreed to; and (at 1 o'clock and 48 minutes p. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Maryland [Mr. RAY m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Friday, January 13, NER], who is unable to be present to-day, requests that this bill 1893, at 12 o'clock m. be laid temporarily_ upon the Speaker's table, and if there be no objection it will be so ordered. There was no objection, and it was so ordered. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. YUMA PUMPING IRRIGATION COMPANY. The SPEAKER also laid before the House a bill (S. 3195) THURSDAY, January 12, 1893. granting to the YumaPumping Irrigation Companythe right of The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. way for two ditches across that part of the Yuma Indian Reser WILLIAM H. MILBURN, D. D. vation lying in Arizona. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap Mr. PEEL. Mr. Speaker, a bill identical with that has been proved. reported· from the House Committee on Indian Affairs, and I SITE FOR APPRAISER'S WAREHOUSE, NEW YORK. ask unanimous consent for the present consideration of the Sen ate bill. The matter is a very simple one. The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication from The SPEAKER. The b:Il will be read, after which the Chair the Secretary of the Treasury relating to the site for the ap will ask if there be objection. praiser's warehouse in the city and State of New York; which The bill was read, as follows: was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. Be it enacted, e;c., That there is h~eby granted unto the Yuma Pumping Irrigation Company, incorporated undel' the laws of Arizona, it~ successors ADDITIONAL LABORERS, INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE. and assigns, a right or way 100 feet wide, the center line of which right of way shall commence on the bank of the Colorado River, 300 feet west of the The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the east line of the Yuma Indian ReservatiOn, in Arizona (formerly the Fort Secretary of"the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appro Yuma mUitary reservation) ; thence running westerly along said bank to the center of the angle or the flume or said comnany: thence following the priation submitted by the Secretary of War for two laborers in center of the ditch of said company to the boundary line of the said reserva the office of the Inspector-General for the current fiscal year; tion. Also, there is hereby granted unto said corporation, its successors which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and and assigns, a right of way 200 feet wide across said reservation in Arizona, the center line of which shall commence at low water of the Colorado River, ordered to be printed. 150 feet westerly of the east line or the said reservation; thence running in ?!-1AIL MESSENGER, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. a southerly direction to and crossing the west line of said reservation 150 feet, more or less, north of the southwest corner of said reservation: Pro The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the vided, Tha.t for the distance of 2.50 feet from the point of beginning on said Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting for favorable action a river said right of way shall be 300 feet in width. The plats of the ditches of said company through said reservation shall be subject to the approval of request from the chief of the division of mail and files request the Secretary of the Interior, and such ditches shall not be so located or the ing that the falary of the mail messenger be increased; which rights of way herein granted so used as to in any manner interfere with any I • was r aferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered permanent building upon said reservation, except wlth the express assent of said Secretary of the Interior. to be printed. . SEc. 2. That the rights herein granted are upon the express condition OFFICE ASSISTANT TREASURER, ST. LOIDS. that the grantee or grantees thereof sha.ll, at all times during the continu ance thereof, furnish the Indian occupants of the lands situated south of and The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the under either of said ditches, and wlthin said reservation as now bounded. Secreta~· y of the Treasury, transmitting for favor~ble considera water sumcient for all domestic and agricultural purposes. and purposes of irrigation, on such terms and under such rules and regulations as shall be t,ion a communication from the assistant treasurer of the prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. United States at St. Louis, submitting certain increases in the SEc. 3. That this act shall take etrect and be in force from and after its force and compensation of the employes in his office; which was passage, but the right to amend or reveal it at any time is hereby reserved referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be to Congress. printed. · The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen ' OFFICE ASSISTANT TREASURER, NEW ORLEANS. tleman from Arkansas that this Sanat3 bill be now considered? The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Mr. TAYLORofillinois. Mr. Speaker, is this agrantofaright Seoretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from of way through an Indian r eservation? the assistant treasurer of the United States at New Orleans, sub Mr. PEEL. I will state to the gentleman that this irrigating mitting certain increases in the force and compensation of em company established ditc~s through this reservation under the ployes in his office; which was referred to the Committee on Ap- impression that it was a military reservation which had been propriations, and ordered to be printed. · . abandoned and which they had a right to pass through under the act of Congress; but upon examination of the matter and LIFE-SAVING STATION, LONG BRANCH. reference to the Attorney-General it was found that inasmuch The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the as by an Executive order this land had been added to the Yuma Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communica· Reservation, it did not come under the act of Congress author tion from the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service, izing irrigating companies to cross Government reservations, so stating the necessity for an additional appropriation for the pur that this legislation is necessary. I have examined the matter chase of a site for the Long Branch life-saving station; which very thoroughly; there are only a few acre'3 involved, and the was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered bill ought to pass. to be printed. Mr. TAYLOR of Illinois. The only question about it in my JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES IN CIRCIDT AND mind is this: If this is an Indian reservation the bill does not DISTRICT COURTS. provide fm: obtaining the consent of the Indians. The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the At Mr. PEEL. The Indians do not occupy this land, but the bill torney-General, transmitting areportof the judgments rendered provides that the company shall furnish the Indians all the in the circuit and district courts of the United States received water they need, and the plan of the irrigating ditches can not since July 12, 1892; which was referred to the Committee on be carried out tmtil it is first approved by the Secretary of the Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. Interior. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the re ::J_ueat of the gen- FINDINGS OF COURT OF CLAIMS. tleman from Arkamas? ' The SPEAKER also laid before the House copies of the find There was no objection. ings of the Court of Claims in the following-n·amed cases; which The bill wa
CHARLES M. KENNERLY. further considering the bill (H. R. 7318) to promote the efficiency Mr. ENLOE. I ask unanimous consent for the present con of the militia. sideration of the bill which I !end to the desk. The motion was agreed to. The bill (H. R.1218) for the relief of Charles M. Kennerly was The-House accordingly resolved itself into Committee of the read. Whole (Mr. DOCKERY in the chair), and resumed the consider Mr. TAYLOR of illinois. If there is a report I ask that it be ation of the bill (H. R. 7318) to promote the efficiency of the read. militia. The SPEAKER. The report will be read, the right of objec- The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is advised that the)'e is pend tion being reserved. ing an amendment to the fourth section, offered by the gentle The report was read. man from Illinois. That amendment will be read. Mr. ENLOE. I wish to make a statement-- The Clerk read as follows: Amend section 4 by striking out all Ftft ~ r the word " mal{e " in line 4, and Mr. BURROWS. Before consent is given for the considera in lieu thereof inserting the following: tion of this bill, I wish to know whether the matter has been re "Return of the militia of the State with their arms, accouterments, and ferred to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue-- ammunition, agreeably to the provisions of law, to the President of the United States annually, on or before the fust Monday in January; and it Mr. ENLOE. Yes, sir. shall be the duty of the Secretary of War from time to time to give such Mr. BURROWS. And whether there is a letter from him in directions to the adjutant-generals of the militia as may in his opinion be reply? necessary to produce uniformity in such returns." Mr. ENLOE. I have here the letter of the Commissionerofln Mr. LANE. I ask unanimous consent that my colleague on ternal Revenue, which I will ask to have read. It shows that the the committee, the gentleman from California [Mr. CUTTING], amount which went into the Treasury was $339, and I propose to be allowed ten minutes to explain the provisions of this bill. have the bill amended so as to cover that amount. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to allowing the gentle The Clerk read as follows: man from California t en minutes for debate? The Chair hears Hon. B. A. ENLOE.,~. M. C., none. House of .~Cepresentatives: Mr. CUTTING. Mr. Chairman, there appears to be a grave SIR: In response to your request of the 7th instant!or a report in the mat misunderstanding on the part of some of the members of this ter of the bill (H. R.l218} for the relief of Charles M. Kennerly, I have the honor to state that the records and files of this otll.ce show the following: House as to the objects of this bill. · March 12, 1874, two mules, a wagon and harness, and three packages of to That it tends to nationalize the militia forces of the several' bacco, property of Mr. Kennerly, were seized for forfeiture in the third col States I deny, and challenge any member to point out a single lection district of Mississippi The mules, wagon and harness were libeled, and :.;:~leased on bond. section in the bill pointing in that direction beyond that pro December 14, 1874, cause called and judgment of condemnation by default vided for in existing law. What it does accomplish is this: It against tbe mules, wagon and harness, valued at !325, and that the United codifies the militia law, repeals or amends all provisions of the States recover of the stipulators the said sum of 1325 and interest and costs. Same day, forfeiture against the three boxes of tobacco. law of 1792 that have become impracticable and obsolete, and December 19, 1874, motion filed to set aside the above-described judgment. substitutes therefor provisions in harmony with the existing Motion apparently not granted, since in June following the judgment was conditions of the militia laws of the respective States and Ter paid and the amount covered into the Treasury. The three condemned packages of tobacco were also sold, the gross pro ritories as they stand to-day. ceeds being $75.44, and net proceeds ~14.12, which sum of $14.12 has also been Some objections have been made to calling the active militia covered into the Treasury. the National Guard. To this I will say, the framer of the bill No report was ever ful'nished this otll.ce that Mr. Kennerly had been in dicted, or of any criminal proceedings against him whatever. selected this name because there are thirtY:·three States and In view of the fact that Mr. Kennerlymusthave had a hearing in court no Territories that through their Legislatures adopted that name his petition to set aside its judgment, and that the court insisted upon its for their State troops. Among them can be found the States of execution, while all the facts were then fresh and ascertainable, I do not 11onsider that the petitioner is entitled to the relief now sought. Tennessee, Mississippi, Maryland, Missouri, Kansa-s, West Vir I return the paper received from you. ginia, and nearly every Northern State. At the proper time, Respectfully yours, however, for the purpose of satisfying those members who object JOHN MASON, Commissione1•. to the name National Guard, I am willing to substitute therefor The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present considera the name Stat-e Guard. )i.on of this bill? Three points regarding the bill under consideration seem to Mr. BURROWS. The latter part of that letter discloses the me to commend this measure not only to the careful but favora fact that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue thought this ble consideration of ·the members of this House: First, it is ab claim ought not to be allowed. Inasmuch as this is a private solutely nonpartisan in its character; second, H is nonsectional bill and we are so near private bill day, I think the bill had bet fu its operation; and, third, when so amended (as I shall move ter go over until we can have time to look into the matter. to amend when it is considered by sections), it will not call for Mr. LANE. I demand the regular order. the appropriation of one dollar additional to that now required ORDER OF BUSINESS. under existing law. The SPEAKER. The regular order is the call of the com It is sufficient to state that t,he object of the bill is to improve and perfect the general militia law of the country as it stands to mittees for reports of a public nature. day,and to make it uniform in its application in every Common COURT OF APPEALS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. wealth of the country. The necessity of something of the kind Mr. CULBERSON, from the Committee on the Judiciary, re is evident to everyone who has ever given con:;ideration to the ported back, with an amendment in the form of a substitute, the law as it exists. I presume that a plain statement of that law bill (S. 1185) to establish a court of appeals for the District of would be listened to with surprise by those who have not made Columbia, and for other purposes; which was referred to the it a subject of study. I simply state a fact of record when 1 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and, declare to you that it has been one hundred years the 8th of with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed. May last since any legislation has been had on the subject-mat BRIDGE ACROSS THE OHIO AT CINCINNATI. ter of the militia forces of the United States. Surely in this in telligent body, when the mind looks back over the past and sees Mr. STORER, from the Committee on Interstate andForeign the mighty changes that have occurred in the world during that Commerce, reported back with amendment the bill (H. R.10007} .·- . I to provide for lowering the height of a bridge proposed to be century of time, everyone will appreciate that there has of ne cessity been ample reason for the lawmaking power of the Gov - I I constructed across the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, ernment enacting changes in this direction. and Covington, Ky., by the Cincinnati and Covington Rapid The inventive genius of man applied to development of me Transit Bridge Company; which was referred to the House chanics of every phase; the vast improvements in the applian Calendar, and, with the accompanying report, ordered to be ces of warfare; the advancement of contention between nations printed. from a mere matter of superior brute force to the exhibition and BUSINESS OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE. application of some of the highest phases of science, have revo Mr. CUMMINGS, from the Committee on the Library, re lutionized warfare and its modes and methods as almost every - ported the following resolution; which was referred to the Com thing else ha-s been revolutionized with the advance of time and mittee on Rules: the progress of mankind during that century. R esolved, That Wednesday, February 8, 1893, immediately after the morn It is hard to restrain a smile when one turns over the pages ing hour, be set apart for the consideration of bllls reported from the Com- mittee on the Library. · and reads the cold requirements of the law as it stands to-day THE MILITIA. and as it has stood for a hundred years. Listen a moment to these requirements: The SPEAKER. The morning hour begins at 12 o'clock and SEC. 1625. Every able-bodied male citizen of the respective States, resident 25 minutes p. m. The call rests with the Committee on the therein, who is of the age of 18 years, and under the age of 45 years, shall be Militia. enrolled in the militia.. SEc. 1626. It shall be the duty of every captain or commanding otll.cer of a Mr. LANE. I move that the House resolve itself into Com company to enroll every such citi.zen residing within the bounds of his com mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union for the purpose of pany,and all those who may,from time to time, arrive at the age of 18 years,
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or who, being of the age ot 18 years and under the age o! 45 years, come to reside within hiS bounds. be remedied; yet no change has been made during all these years. SEa. 1627. Each captain or commanding officer shall, without delay, notify Our people are a law-abiding people. More of them violate the every such citizen of his enrollment by a proper noncommissioned officer of law through ignorance than through design. In no respect are his company, who may prove the notice. And any notice or warning to a citizen enrolled to attend a company, battalion, or regimental muster, which the la~s of the United States more generally disregarded by the 1s according to the laws of the State in which it is given for that purpose, enforcmg power than those bearing upon the militia. It is en shall be deemed a legal notice of his enrollment. tirely within bounds to state that ninety-nine out of every one SEC. 1628. Every citizen shall, after notice of his enrollment, be constantly provided with a good musket or firelock, of a bore sufiicient for balls of the hundred o! the male population of the United States between the ·. eighteenth part of a pound, a sufiicient bayonet and belt, two spare flints and ages of 18 and 45 are never called upon to sustain the provisions a knapsack, a pouch with a box therein to contain not less than twenty-tour of the existing law. cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to con tain a proper quantity of powder and ball; or with a good rifle, knapsack, . In 1808 a law was enacted providiing for an annual appropria,. or shot-pouch, and powderhorn, twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, twn of $200,000 for the maintenance of the milltia. That continued and a quarter of a pound of powder, and shall appear so armed, accoutered, until 18~7,. when the law was amended increasing the annual and provided when called out to exercise or into service, except that when called out on company days to exercise only he may appear without knap appropriatiOn to $400,000. The sum thus fixed in the act of 1887 sack, and all arms, ammunition, and a ccouterments so provided and required has remained the standard annual appropriation to this date. It shall be held exempted from all suits, distresses, executions, or sales for debt was my intention at first to ask this Housetovote an increase of or for the payment of taxes. Each commissioned officer shall be armed with a sword or hanger and spontoon. $200,000, which would have made an annual appropriation of $600,900; and the bill, as it stands before you at present, does so It is within the memory of every member of this honorable provide. · body that one of the most distinguished citizens this country I am frank to say that, in my opinion, the importance of this ever produced, oneof the most distinguished men the world ever su~ject, considering the immensity not only in area but in popu saw, uttered the historic truth that the quickest way to secure la~u~n, wealth, and all other respects of this Republic, that a the repeal or improvement of an unjust and ludicrous enactment million dollars a year would be a sum not at all in excess of the of law was to cause its strict enforcement. No man within the needs and requirements of the measure under discussion. But sound of my voice to-d~y will doubt for' one moment but had I realize that the spirit of the hour is against increased appro there been an hon~ st effort to strictly enforce the g1'otesque pro priatj.ons, and I have reluctantly submitted to that sentiment, visions of thi3law they would have long since have been stricken and have agreed to consent, when we reach the appropriating from the statute books of the nation. section, to provide simply for a continuance of an annual appro It is with considerable diffidence that I approach the consid priation of $400,000. eration of this matter and bring the necessities of the case to It is a popular delusion among many who have but a superficial your attention; but it certainly is work that someone should un knowl.edge of this matter that the money which is annually ap dertake. A reform is needed and it is necessary for someone to pr.op~la~ed .by the Unite~ ~?tes for arming and equipping the point out the way. I claim certainly no superior ability, but t:C.e ~tia IS ~Iven to the militia. The la~ s.tates that this money lines of my life for many years have brought me in a-ctive coop IS appropriated for the purpose of prov1dmg arms, etc.; that is eration and earnest sympathy with that portion of our citizen to say, the United States appropriates this money, and with it ship which is willing to give its time and its efforts during peace buys or manufactures war material; which war material, instead to the end that the citizenship of the country at large may know of being placed in storehouses, is turned over to the National and feel that if sudden calamity or a whirlwind of passions in Guard of the States and Territories; and while some of it is of the minds of men should ever make an armed force in:}.mediately course worn out in the drilling and disciplining of this reserve of necessary to preserve the majesty of the law a.nd render safe the volunteers, all of it that is serviceable, to quote the languacre of the common citizenship of all the land, that there are organized law, "shall remain the property of the United States,'? and, in forces able and willing to stand by and uphold the executive the event of need, can be and will be utilized by the United States power of either the State or nation and preserve order andre in arming and equipping its troops. The money thus appropri spect for law at any cost. ated should therefore be looked upon not only as money expended The services heretofore rendered by the National Guard to for the benefit of the militia, but as funds provided for the very the States and nation is of incalculable value, as will be seen in necessary purpose of preparing a reserve stock of war material an appendix to my printed remarks which I submit, being a por fo!' use by the General Government in emergencies. tion of my report from the Committee on the Militia to the pres- In asking for a favorable consideration of this bill, it is also ent Congress. . proper that I should call your attention to the fact that section These men, in whatever State in the Union they may organ 17 of the militia bill provides that any State or Territorv may ize, have a right to expect from the people and the lawmaking purchase at cost for the use of its National Guard stores and and power of the Government such appreciatiQn of their spirit of supplies from any department of the Army in addition to those self-sacrifice and their efforts for the general good as will cause issued under the provisions of this act. And, furthermor·e, I de their endeavors to be most effective and to be of credit to the sire to emphasize the fact that thera is nothing whatever in this whole country. measure which, in the slightest degree, interferes with the au-· Our people are a people of peace. · The advantages of our lo tonomy of the States or which tends to place the State forces cation and the fact that domination of our continent is easily under the control of the General Government, except wherein sustained, inculcates in our people a desire for peace and a nat such control is specifically and pronouncedly provided for in ex ural distaste for needless war. And yet the generation living isting- law. can witness the fact that when our people, North and South, be It is an old axiom, and as true as it is old, that in contention lieve that duty calls upon them to assume the character of sol a blow quickly dealt is of double force. History shows that in diers no hardships are too onerous to be borne and no amount of the past one hundred and ninety-two years, from 1700 to date, bloodshedding can be in excess of what they are willing to en inclusive, less than ten instances have occurred in which decla dure. We admire the valor exhibited in the past; we deprecate rations of war have preceded hostilities. On the other hand, one and mourn the great number of useful lives lost in both sections hundred and seven cases are recorded in which hostilities have of our country, and we thank God from the depths of our hearts been commenced by the various powers of Europe or by the that we stand once again in a united citizeru;hip with a loyalty to United States of America without previous declarations of war, a common flag. as shown in my report from the Committee on the Militia to this We look ahead, and while it is not given to mortal mind to Congress during the first session, as follows: pierce the veil of the future, we are strcmg in our confidence HISTORrCAL EXTRACTS SHOWING WHERE HOSTILITIES BEGAN WITHOUT that never again shall the crash of internecine warfare sound DECLARATIONS OF WAR. within the borders of the Republic; but if the time should ever The year 1700 opened with profound peace, yet on March 12, without public come when our sons shall go to battle, it will be when the boys declaration of war, 40,000 Saxons under Gen. Fleming swept down before Riga, then belonging to Sweden. North and South are touching elbows, standing in one common In the month of December, 1700, French troops arrived by nlght and took line in joint defense of the majesty of the R.epublic. possession of the strongest places 1n Spanish Flanders. It is most plainly our duty to so legislate that citizens who On July 28, 1701, Marshal Catinat with a French corps d'arm6e took posses· sion of the Alpine passes and descended into Lombardy. have an aptitude for the ways of military life, and who have the During the early part of the winter of 1701 Prince Eugene seized, without disposition to take such advantage of military culture in times declaration of war, Canneto and other pla(: es in the territories of GuastaJla, of v.eace as will make them most effective material in time of Parma, and Modena. Throughout 1701 a naval war was carried on by England and Holland strife, shall have their arms upheld and shall be so equipped as against France, but a rormal declaration or war was not declared for several to make them of the most speedy availability and of the utmost months after hostilities had been carried on. efficiency in action. In 1708 the Pope of Rome attacked by surprise a body of German imperial troops and ordered them cut to pieces with great barbarity; also, Lest it should be thought that I am too emphatic in my state In 1708, the English fleet suddenly appeared at Civita. Vecchia. and by sur· ments for the necessity•of the change in the law, letmestate,with prise dictated terms to the Pupe. out"going in to detail, that every President from George Washing In 1714 the Turks by sudden mvasion seized from Venice the Morea with out declaration of war. ton to the present occupant of the Executive chair has, either per In 1715 England in peace seized Swedish provinces. sonally or through his Secretary of War, urged that its defects In August, 1717, during peace, a fleet of war vessels carrying 9,000 men lett 1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. . Barcelona secretly for Sardinia. Oa.glia.ri, the capital, was surrendered to fieet and converted reprisals into war. And the King of Holland pr~ed the Spaniards. his troops into Belgium and in nine days crushed the Belgian forces. In 1719, Spain secretly prepared an expedition and sei.zed Messina and the On February 22, 1832, France sent a squadron with troops and captured greater part of Sicily. Ancona by sudden surprise 'during absolute peace between France and The first case in the eighteenth century when declaration preceded war Rome. -. was in 1719, when France and England joined in war against Spain. In 1834 the Spa.nish army, without notice, crossed the Portuguese frontier In 17'26, without declaration of war, a British squadron under Admiral and, by a forced march, surprised and defeated the force under Don Carlos. Hosin was sent to the West Indies and blockaded Porto Bello. In 1835 the inhabitants of Texas raised the standard of revolt against the In 17?:7, Spain, at peace with England, laid siege to Gibraltar from Febru Mexican Government and declared themselves independent. ary 11 to November 23. During theyear1838 aninvasionof Canada tookplaceundercircumstances In 1733, Russia invaded Poland Without a. declaration of war. desdtlbed in the Unit-ed States Congress as st:ch "that the people were at In 1739, reprisals preceded war between Spain and England. War was de- war while theh· Governments were at peace." clared by England October, 1739. On the 17th of April, 1840, the British ships of war in the vicinity of Naples 1740, the first Silesian war. • commenced hostilities and captured a number of Neapolitan vessels, and -an 1741, naval fights between France and England without declaration of war. embargo was laid on all ports of Malta that bore the Sicilian flag. 1742, without declaration of war, Naples, by action of an English admiral, In 1844 hostilities by France against Morocco commenced by Prince de forced to become neutral. Joinville on not receiving a satisfactory answer to an ultimatum. On June ?:7, 1743, the battle of Dettingen was fought, at which time no On May 13, 1846, the Congress of the United States passed a resolution that, declaration of war had been made, nor was it made until March 20, 1744, by virtue of the constitutional authority vested in them, declared that a state when France declared war against England. of war existed between the Republic of Mexico and the United States. The On August 9, 1744, Saxony and Bohemia were invaded by Frederick With President in his message recited many and various acts of hostility prior to out declaration of war. any declaration of war. In 1747, sudden invasion of Holland by the French, in which the French In 1847 a revolutionary junta had been established in Portugal and was secured all the advantages of sudden attack. carrying on a war against the Queen. The war having dl·agged on for some In 1754, France and England put forth hostile claims in America. without time, England, France, :md Spain agreed to interfere, but no declaration of declaration of war or notice. Fighting commenced between English and war was made. Virginia troops on the one hand and French on the other. In 1848 the Italian insurrectionary war broke out; the King of Piedmont On May 17,1756, England declared war on France. at once joined his armies to those of the Italians, and the war from its na In August, 1756, Frederick the Great suddenly invaded Saxony with 75,000 ture, was carried on without any formal notice. -- men. He did not publish a declaration until after crossing the frontier. On A.pril 25, 1849, the French General Oudinot entered citadel Civita Vec In 1759 the Dutch commenced hostilities in India against ~e English with chia. The Roman Assembly protested in the name of God and the people out proclamation of war. against this unexpected invasion. A short time aft-er there followed the In June, 1770, 1,700 Spanish soldiers and mariners with five frigates and a seige and capture of Rome. . train of artillery and ordnance stores arrived n.t Port Egmont, when only In Hr<>O and 1851 the United States waged the "unofficial" war-against two sloops-of-war and a miserable blockhouse with four guns constituted all Cuba. the means of defense. Articles of capitulation were immediately concluded. In 1853 and 1854 the Crimean war was waged. Hostilities preceded war as In 1777, Austrian troops:num bering many thousand entered Lower Bavaria follows: The Russian Government seized the Danubian Principalities. and seized every important place, no declaration of war having been pre _ On May 31 the order for the passage of the Pruth was passed. viously issued. On June 2, before it was known in London, orders were sent to English and On February 6, 17'i8, France signed secretly a treaty >vith Franklin, engag French admirals to move up the Besike Bay. ing to give assistance to the American Colonies. France did not then de On October 22 the English and French fieet, under orders from London clare war upon England. and Paris, entered the Dardanelles in express breach of treaty of 1841. In 1779 Spain joined France in a war against England. On October 23 Turkey declared war upon Russia and crossed t-he Danube On April 21, 1784, Austria sent a detachment of troops into Dutch territo to expel tbe Russians. ries and took possession of Fort Lillo. In 1859, France and Italy against Austria. The Austrian Governmental On December 20, 1787, before the declaration of war was issued, Austria leged that the actual commencement of this war was on both sides (as be sent six regiments into Turkey for the purpose of surp1·ising the 'l'urkish tween France and Austria) declared to be due to prior hostile acta, not fortress Belgrade. Declaration of war was not made until July 10, 1788. words. ·- In July, 1789, a Spanish frigate of twenty-six guns captured two English On May 5, 1860, Gara.baldi sailed from Genoa with 2,000 troops to wrest Sic vessels and seized a settlement. ily from the King of Naples. On April20, 1792, France declared war against the Empire of Germany. In 1863 war between Austria and Prussia on one side and Denmark on the On September 28, 1792, the French Republic surprised Nice, Mon~lbon, and other virtually commenced by the occupation of Holstein and Lauenburg by Ville Franche, in the Kingdom of Sardinia, during peace. the troops of the two great powers. In the same year, without declaration of war, the French Republic ordered In 1870, in the war between France and Germany, the declaration clearly invasion of neutral Switzerland. preceded the war. On July 1, 1793, France declared war upon England, Spain, and the Neth erlands. This statement shows how all-important the element of time In 1795 England seized Dutch colonies, capturing the Island of Ceylon is in this matter. I quote from a lecture delivered by Capt. D . without fighting, no declaration of war having previously been made. M. Taylor, of the Ordnance Department of the United States In 1796 the French republican army, Without decbration of wa.r, seized forts and territories of the States of the Church, Naples, Tuscany, Parma, Army, at San Francisco, in 1885: Modena, etc. With the introduction of steam. electricity, and arms of precision, the On January 28,1798, France suddenly invaded Switzerland. Naples moved "pomp and circumstance of glorious war" wen tout, and with them departed against France, and France took possession of Navarra, Suza, and Coni. No the dignified slowness which characterized military operations of the period declaration of war was made in any instance. when combatants took their time about wars, and their duration was from On September 5, 1800, Russia seized two British ships in Russian ports and seven to thirty years. Modern wars are short and sharp. In this connec sent their crews prisoners into the interior Without declaration of war. tion the following dates are instructive: On July 14, 1801, reprisals were ordered by the English cabinet. All Swed ish, Denmark, and Russian vessels in English ports were seized, and a large English fieet under Sir Hyde Parker was dispatched to the Baltic, although Year. War. Declared. Decisive battle. Days. the1·e was no declaration of war. On March 20 the Swedish inland steamer Bartholomew, wholly unprepared for any defense, surrendered at the first summons to a force of three regi 1S.'i9 .. France and Austria ______May 3 Solferino, June 24______52 ments of foot and a detachment of artillery under Lieut. Gen. Trigge and a 1864 .. Dano-German ------Jan. 16 Fall of Duppel, Apr. 18____ 93 squadron under Rear-Admiral Duckworth. 1866 __ Austro·Prussian ______June 16 Sadowa, July3______17 In 1802 Napoleon sent a force of 20,000 men into friendly Switzerland and 1866 .. Austro-Italian ------June 20 Lissa, July20______30 seized by surprises Soleure, Zurich, and Berne. 1810 __ Franco-German ______July 15 Sedan, Sept. 2______49 On November23, 1806, the Russian army, during negotiation and after full concessions, suddenly invaded Moldavia and seized Chotsim, Bender, and Jassi. So in many instances we see that decisive battles have been In 1806 England sent an expedition against CuraQoa; her fieet suddenly entered the harbor, and Fort Amsterdam was assaulted and captured. fought in fewer days from the declaration of war than is needed On March 6, 1807, England sent an expedition, during negotiations, into in shipbuilding England to prepare the plans and let the bids Egypt-1 and on the 21st or March the governor of Alexandria accepted terms for one class of unarmored vessels. of capitulation. '. In 1807 the English man-of-war Leopard, 52 guns, demanded of the Chesa As a matter of economical administration of the funds of the peake, an American frigate cruising off Virginia, the requisition of some people this subject'demimds your favorable consideration. N oth EnglLc;h deserters on board the Chesapeake. The American captain denied ing ha-s developed since the beginning of time which is so utterly the right of search, whereupon the Leopard fired a broadside, killing and .... , wounding several Americans in time of peace. extravagant in expenditure as war. The history of the nations In 1812 Napoleon, by sudden attack on troops of Kowno, declared war with of the earth teaches us that the surest way for a nation to com Russia. mand pea.ce is to be able, in the shortest possible space of time, On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war against Great Britain. During the month of April previous, however, a general embargo was laid to wage successful battle. by Congress upon all vessels in the harbors of the United States for seventy To maintain to-day a regular force of a little less than 25,000 .. · days. men this Government expends about $25,000,000 per annum, In 1815 Murat, King of Naples, attacked Austria without notice. while a force of 150,000 volunteers could be maintained by the In 1816 Portugal invaded the Spanish possessions on the River Plate with I •. •- out explanation or previous declaration. General Government, with the aid now rendered by the States, In 1~18 the United States, dur'mg peace with Spain, seized Pensacola and for less than a million dollars. St. Marks. In 1821 the United States seized a French ship during time of peace. I invite your attention to the desirability of proceeding on the In 1826 the King of Spain carried on hostilities against Portugal with will lines laid down in the bill under consideration on a broader field ful falsehood, without declaring war, but professing friendship. than the one of mere desirable superiority in physical strife, and During the same year England, without declara.tion of war on Spain, dis patched troops to fight the ~paniards. on that line I positively assert, and point, irrespective of locality, In 18?:7 the Turkish fieE:t was destroyed by Russia, England, and France all over this land to the establish~d citizen soldiery of to-day as without warning of war. proof of my assertion that the diclpline of military life which deic~i:~i~~ ~~i~~Turkish war occurred. Ho3ti1Hies on both sides preceded they illustrate produces better citizens and men more forceful In the same year France sent an expedition against the Turks in Greece in all avenues of citizenship. It develops patriotism; it incul and captured five fortresses. cates love of home and country; it keeps the country's flag in In 1831. without declaration of war, Russia fired into, sank, and captured Greek_ ships_ and joined in a f?rmal a.tta:ck upon _Poros. the hearts of Americans. Durmg th1s same year a Flench adnural.carned ot'f the whole Portuguese Twotbmgsare thenaturalattr1butes of the true citizen sold1er. ..,
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First, he learns prompt obedience to all orders from superiors; power for purposes of public and private good, this power could second, every officer naturally exercises such gentlemanly con not easily be controlled. sideration for those who are under his command as is compatible I assert, without fear of successful contradiction, that the men with discipline. Some think that membership in the National who in the ranks of our citizen soldiery are alert to perceive and Guard, a prompt performance of the duties attending member quick to perform the duty assigned them, who, in other words, ship, and a strict observance of all rules of military etiquette, in are well disciplined, are more valuable men in all their relations volves a surrender of manhood to a greater or less extent. This of life by reason of that diecipline. Through this discipline is not true, and I claim thatthecitizensoldierstandsonahigher they come to consider and appreciate more than they otherwise plane than the m ere citizen, and on a still higher plane than would the force and value of delioorately ordered and promptly the famed knights of old, whose deeds have been the theme of in executed action. I assert that a military training to-day is a numerable song. The latter held themselves the special cham valuable adjunct to everyday life, and that every man who is a pions of fair damsels in distress, butthecitizen-soldierknightsof good soldier is, p erforce, a more valuable citizen. to-day, who compose the National Guard of our States, are pro J?rosperity makes us slow to see the necessity to prQtect the tectors of all that is dearest to us, and I do not doubt, should the gams we have made. Peace and plenty, as with the old Romans, opportunity offer, they would have both the disposition and the emasculate a soldiery at one time inured to hardship, but glut capacity to show that they could have met the knighta of old on ted by the luxury of conquest. It is when the home is invaded, their own field and vanquished them in deeds of valor and chiv rights-which are never too stable-are infringed, prosperity alry. endangered, religion, political rights, personal freedom, or the I consider that it is entirely unnecessary for me to argue that dignity of our land is in peril, that we need these men, who in discipline means approximate perfection; of that I am sure you peace are always willing to use the pen but never willing to are all convinced. A body of some hundreds of thousands of admit that it is not sometimes mightier than the sword. Our men well drilled, thoroughly disciplined, and acting as one, hold citizen soldiers ask no remuneration for their services, no reward ing themselves absolutely at the command of a responsible and for what to them is a simple patriotic duty. No one ever heard competent head, becomes of ten times the force and power it them ask anything of their·country I demand simple homely would exert if acting upon individual responsibility. It becomes justice, the passage of the bill which will provide for the-neces a thunderbolt, terrible in its power. Were it not for the intel sities and requirements of the National Guard of this United ligence, patriotism, and purity of motive which directs that States.
APPENDIX A.
Table showing the active service performed by the National Guard, as furnished by the adjutants-general oj the several States and Territories of the Union.
Times called out State. in past twenty Date. Cause. Number of troops. Duration. Remarks. five years.
Jan., 1883 To quell election riot ______---- 40 men------·----- 3 days __ ------Dec., 1883 To retake ja.ll from rioters and 300 men------· 5 days ______Weather cold and rainy, and prevent lynching troops without overcoats or blankets. June, 1887 To prevent a lynching-·-·------1 company ______1 day. ______Jan., 1888 ...... do··------35 men ______: ___ ...... do.-----·---- May, 1888 To assist sheritr in making ar- 3 companies_------2 days ...... rests. Aug., 1888 To repress a mob.·------26men ····------· 1 day. ______Many other cases have oc Alabama. .. --·----- Eight __ ------....do-·-_ ... ______do _. --·· ___ ------__ .. .. 1 company_------____ .... do .... ------curred within twenty-five Nov., 1888 ...... do ______.. --·· ______..... ----.do ... ------· ____ .... do---·-.. ---- years, but no official reports Dec., 1888 To protect jail and quell a riot. 8 companies infan- 5 days------~e or them are obtainable. try, 1 troop cav- alry, 2 batteries artillery. July, 1889 Topreventrescueofprisoner .. 35men ______lday ______Sept., 1889 To quell a riot.------.... 38 men-----··------· 2 days ______Dec., 1889 To protect ja.ll and prevent a 70 men ... ----·------.... do------ lynching. Arizona ...... ---- Can not be deft-l__ ------______------·-- -· ·------.. ____ ·------______. ______.. __ . ____ _ Records are incomplete. Adju nitely given. tant-general states that be tween 1875 and 1887 the Na,. tional Guard, in whole or in part, has been called into serv ice ne:~.rly every year on ac count of Indian outbreaks. Protection against hostile In Not stated ...... Not stated .... . dians. To guard prisoners during tire 1 brigade·------····· .... do ...... Six---··· ·-----ff in State prison. California------1FM~a.by~~d1118787787: To guard prisoners in transit .. 1 company--··------....do. ______July,' 1871 To preserve order------· Several companies ...... do ...... ---- Apr., 1882 To quell riot at Sacramento .... 4 companies----·-··- .... do······----- l July, 1884 To eject squatters .. ______2 companies ...... 2 weeks ...... Colorado .. ---- ___ _ Many times; ex- June, 1880 To suppress riots and for pro- 14 companies··-- .... As high as 10 actnumbernot tection against Indians. days. known. Apr., 1870 To enforce law ______5 companles ----····· 1 day .... ~ ------July, 1877 Topreventspreadoflaborriots. Notgiven ...... Notgiven. ____ _ Feb., 1889 To assist civil authorities in 5 companies·---· .... 2 days ______ConnMticut ------Four-----·-·--- preserving order at time of great accident. June, 1891 To prevent a riot·····------··-·- 2companies and sec- .... do····--··--· fl tion of artillery. Delaware------None . . _------.. ___ ...... ------· .. ---. ------.. ------·-- -··-··----·· ···--·-· ·· -- ·--··· · · · · ·------Georgia. ______... One ______Dec.25, '89 Toquellariot. ______2companies ...... 1daY-----······ July, 1877 Topreventriot ______2,000men ------4 days ...... ,Not including instances (of May, 188~ To p~otect mines and miners ... Not given ...... 5days -····----· which there were m any) in [ May, 188o To disperse a. mob.·------·--.·--- ...... do. ______13days ...,:··-·· which local companies were April, 1886 Toenforcelaw(railroadstril{e) ...... do ...... FrtoomM· a~i4il 9 called out, but onlyenumer- lllinois .• ___ .. ____ _ Seven ______ating cases in which a con- l No....-. 1886 To entorce· law (pa.ckmg-house. 2 regrments...... 13 days------"•· siderable body of the lUi- strike). . . nois National Guard was un- May, 1889 To enforce law (mmmg strike). Not stated ______Not stated..... der arms. June, 1889 ______do------·····------...... do. ______.... do ...... J 1876 To disperse mob of tramps----- 1 company ______....do . ------July, 1817 To quell railroad riots __ ------7 regiments ______.... 5 days .... ------Ti~~~s~i!~cft~:=~·~e , but were Aug., 1878 Todisperseriotingminersand !company...... Notstated..... / r guard jail. Iowa------Twenty ------·· j Sept., ~e ~~ ~!:ii~~;~~======gg ======gg ======Troopdereds out.held ready, but not or- 1879 To guard jail ______------____ ...... do_·--- ____ .. ___ .... do ...... ---- 1881 To arrest murderers ______Detachment, num- .... do., ...... - ~ ber not stated. • :.. '. ''1. 1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 513
Table 8howing the active 8er-vice performed by the National G-ua1·d, etc.-Continued.
Times called out State. in past twenty Date. Cause. Number of troops. Duration. Remarks. five years.
1883 To disperse mob ...... •••.••.. 1 company ....•...... Not stated ..... 1884 To arrest murderers ...•...... do. ____ .... ------.••. do. ____ ------1884 To quell a. riot.------·------·- ....do __ ------.•.. do.------Aug., 1884 To repress rioters (coal-miners) 2 companies.------.... do ...... •... Troops held ready, but not or dered out Jan., 1885 To disperse mob and arrest 3 companies------....do ...... •... ring-leaders. Mar., 1885 To guard jail------____ 2 companies------2 days ...... June, 1885 To preserve order------······ 1 company ______....do ...... •... Iowa-Continued. Twenty ••••••.• i 1885 To disperse mob ....•.• ____ .•...... do. ______...... ____ Not stated .... . June, 1886 __ ....do. _____ ... ____ •...... •.•.••..... do ...... ____ ...... do ...... Aug., 1887 To oust liquor-sellers------.... do. __ ------.... do.-----· ___ _ In several other instances not stated troops were or.dered to be put in readiness, but were I not called out. Dec., 1887 To protect jail and prisoners ...... do ...... •...... do.------May, 1891 To avert riot and protect prop- .... do ...... do ...... erty. Sept., 1868 Toa.ssistUnited States forces 5compan1es ...... • Notstated ..... 1 I against Indians. Nov., 1868 ....•.do ...... •..•..•.•....•..•.... ·1 regiment------•... Over a month .. June, 1869 .....•do ...... __ ------____ .•.. ____ 5 companies...... Not stated. ___ _ Apr., 1878 To suppress riot on Santa Fe Not stated ...... do .•...... R.R. · Many other cases in whieh Apr., 1886 To suppress riot on Missouri I regiment ____ ------2weeks -----·-- troops we1·e called out to sup Kansas ••••••..... Eighth ••••••.. Pacific R. R. press riots are not reported; July, 1888 Cause not stated ...... ____ .. ____ 1 regiment and sec- ....do. ____ .. ---- o!l.ly the most impqrta.nt tion of artillery. cases have been stated. July, 1889 To preserve order (county-seat 1 company ______Not stated-----~ trouble). Jan., 1892 To preserva order (Seward 2companies ...... 2weeks ...... County). These disturbances lasted a Aug., 1884 To recover court-house from an Between 200 and 300 A bout 2 weeks long time, and de~achments Two ______armed mob. men. · and companies relieYed each Louisiana.------! Oct., 1887 To repress riotous sugar la· About 300 men------About! month. { ~~~~rJ~~~i;~m:nl-o n~~~~ borers. can not be definitely stated. Maryland ..•••.... One ...... July, 1817 To preserve order (labor riots) __ 3 reg1mentsand bat 30days ...... Cost to State over !80,000. tery artillery. - Nov., 1872 To preserve order (Boston fire)_ Not stated------13 days.------.\ May, 1875 To preserve order (Springfield 2companies ...... Not stated .... . tire). Sept., 1875 To preserve order (labor 1iot) .. 4 companies ______3 days.. ______Massachusetts .... Six ...... Feb., 1887 Topreventriot...... 2companies ------1 day------Nov., 1889 To preserve order (Lynn tire) .. 4 companies. ______2 days .. ______July, 1890 To preserve order (Lawrence 2 companies ..... ____ Not stated ..... tire). July, 1877 To preserve order (railroad 1 regiment ...... do ...... }This statement does not men- strike). · Oct. 1881 To preserve order (labor 3 companies------.... do...... ~1 ~!~Jeornawilmthintohre rc!~lresoa.din Michigan ... ---... Three ----·----- troubles) 0 "" · · · · troubles of 18i7 in which the Not stated. To repress riots at Saginaw 8 compames ------.... ao...... Michigan troops took part. and Bay City. July, 1877 Toquel!railroadriots ...... Entire National 2weeks ...... } Guard. Troops in readiness and under Missouri...... Four------1883and1885 To preserve order durin~ Not stat-ed------.... Not stated.____ arms many times, but not { ~i~~a£.n Missouri Pacific called out. 1888 To quell coal-miners' riot...... 100 men------1 month ...... 1 Ne·w Hampshire.. None ...... •...... •...... ----...... ____ ...... •...... ----....•..•.•.••. July, 1870 TopreventriotinNewarkand 2,000men ...... lday ...... ~ I . Nov., 1870 Tg~;:fi g~l_~~~-~~~~- ~~~~~~:... 1 regiment ...... ____ .... do ..•.. ______·ve Jan., 1876 Topiotect property and quell ...... do ...... do ...... N ew J ersey...... Fl ------I expected railroad riot. . ,_ Oct., 1876 To prevent escape of criminals...... do------.... do ...... July, 1817 To protect property and pre- Entire National 1 week------t serve order (railroad riots). Guard. Oregon .....•...•....••...••..•.•.• ------...... •..... ------·-----.••. -·------.... ---- .... ------...... The militia records are very meager. The volunteer and militia forces were engaged in su ppressin~ Indian hostilities inEasternuregon in the years 1877 and 1878. Apr., 1871 To preserve order(mining trou 1,000 men------Apr. 7toMay24 Cost to State, ~38,000. bles). July, 1872 Topreserveorder(lumbertrou- 450 men------·--- July22 toAug.l Cost to State, $15,000. . bles). Mar., 1873 To preserve order (railroad 800 men------.. Mar. 27toApr. 2 Cost to State, $25,000. troubles). Penruylvania .... Six...... JAulpry.,, 1875 To preserve order (miningtrou- 1, 800 men .•.• ____ .... Apr. 4 to May Cost to State, $110,000. j bles). 18, andJune3 . to June 23. 1877 To preserve order (railroad 9,453men ·------·--- July19toNov.15 Cost to State, $710,000. riots and mining troubles). Apr., 1891 Topreserveorder(miningtrou- 900 men------·· Apr. 2toMay26 Cost to State, $35,030. t bles). Rhode Island ..... None .. __ ... __ ...... --- ...... ••...... ---- .. ---- .... ---- ...... ----·----- .. -----.----.. ---- Two companies volunteered as guards at large tire in Provi dence in 1877. South Carolina ... Several times; dates and du rations not stated. South Dakota .... One------1884 To prevent riot (county-seat Notstated ...... Notstated .... . disturbance). 18Pl Topreserveorder(miningtrou- Entire National ....do ...•.•..... Expense to State, $15,000. 'l'ennessee ...... Not stated, ex-J bles). • Guard. 1891 ...... do----·------·------125men ...... Stillinservice. Expense to State, $2,000 pu cept generally.! month. Jan., 1876 Service aga.in.sthostile Indians. Detachment ______Not stated----- Sept., 1817 Toquell a riot (election) ______50 men ...... ------1 day ...... June, 1881 To protect civil prisoners ... ____ Detachment ...... do ..... ______Texas ...... Twenty-nine ... Aug., 1881 To preserve order------1 company ...... •••. 8days ...... Jan., 1882 To suppress convict uprising.:. Detachment ...... 1 day------1882 To quell riot••.•••..••••.••..•.•. 1 company •.••••••.•••... do ...•.•_. •••• XXIV-33
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Table slwwing the acUve service perjoNMd bJJ the National Guard, etc.-Continued.
Times called out State. in past twenty Date. Cause. Number of troops. Duration. Remarks. five years.
Dec., 1883 To suppress a mob---·------Not stated------·---- 1 day ...... •.. May, 1885 To recapture _prisoners ------1 company.------.... Not stated ____ _ Sept., 1885 To protect a jail.------·------.... do .... ____ ------....do _____ ------Aug., 1885 To preserve order (strike) •.•••. 2 companies_ ..•. ____ ....do--·-·------Mar., 1886 ...... do ___ ...... ------'21n men ...... do ...... ----- IApr., 1886 To suppress riot·------·----- 70 men------.... do------Sept., 1887 To preserve order ..•...•...... 1 company ______....do ...... do ...... To repress race troubles ..•..... 50 men------1 day ______I Jan., 1888 To prevent a lynching...... 1 company.·-·---____ Not stated. ___ _ May, 1888 ...... do------····------.... do ...... do ...... June, 1889 To guard a. jail .....••••.....••...... do------....do------I ____ do ___ .... _____ .do ...... ____ .••• ------____ .... do .. _.. _.. ______.....do .•...... do __ ..... To preserve order ....•.• ____ ...... do __ ------.... do------Aug., 1889 __ ....do . ______.. ------·---.... 2 companies______3 days ...... Texas-Cont'd •.. Twenty·":"'e ... j Sept., 1889 To guard a jail------.... do------Not stated .... . Oct., 1889 To preserve order.....•••...... 15 men------.... do------One of the two companies called out in September, 1889, was of colored troops. ~~;, · ~~ ~~ p::~rtct~~~~~iities--tii- k~~~&~a::::::::::: ====~g======I making arrests. Dec., 1890 To repel Indian invasion ...•.... 1 company ...... do------This was a company of cavalrya, and scouted the edge of Texas county. Mar., 1891 To assist a.t an execution .••• ____ .... do ____ ---- ____ ----- 1 day------May, 1891 To disperse a mob.------.... do------__ ------____ do _____ ------Sept., 1891 To guard a jail------.... do ______Not stated ...... do------...... do .••. ______------____ do ______.... ------____ do ____ ------Virginia.------Thirty-three .••.• 1881 to 1891 To preserve order---··------·--·-----·--·-··------The number or men and length of service has varied in the difrerent cases. Details are not given in the report of the adjutant-general. Vermont ...•.••••• One...... July, 1883 To quell riot of miners .. ----.... 5 companies...... 1 day __ ------Ninety per cent of the number reported at only two hours' notice. r Also under arms APPENDIX B. mont Volunteer Infantry, which volunteered for three months under Presi aent Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops. The designated companies began at REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE ADJUTANTS-GENERAL, SHOWING THE NUM· once to enlist recruits and discharge such men as were unwilling or unable BEP. OF TROOPS FURNISHED THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BY THEm RE· to leave home, and in a few days they were each filled to the requisite num SPECTIVE STATES DURING THE W A.R OF THE REBELLION FROM THEIR OR· ber of 81 omcers and men. GANIZED MILITIA. on: the 27th of April, 1861, the adjutant-general of Vermont issued an order :MAINE. designating the ten companies above named as the First Regiment, with The First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Sixth Regiments of Infantry, :Maine instructions to hold themselves in readiness to march to the place of ren Volunteers, were recruited almost wholly from the State militia. dezvous on twenty-four hours' notice. This was soon followed by an order directing the companies to report at Rutland on the 2d of May following. NEW HAMPSHmE. The first man to otrer his servicea to the Government was the colonel of the The following-named militia companies were mustered into the United Fourth Regiment Vermont Militia, who afterwards became Bvt. Maj.-Gen. Stat~s service :for garrison duty at Portsmouth, N. H.: George Jernson Stannard, of St. Albans, Vt. He did this on the 15th o! Strafford Guards, Capt. I. B. Littlefield, were mustered in May 5, 1864, for April, 1861, immediately on hearing the report of the fall of Fort Sumter. sixty days, 83 men and officers. Many of the om.cers and men of the Vermont militia enlisted and served National Guards, Capt. J. 0. Chandler, were mustered in May 9, 1864, for throughout the war with credit to the country and themselves. If it had sixty days, 84 men and omcers. not been for this militia organization it would have been hard tor Vermont Lafayette Artillery, Capt. J. H. Tarbell, were mustered in August 1, 1864, to furnish the quotas called for as rapidly as she did. for ninety days, 84 men and omcers. A national guard of well-disciplined and organized men should be made Martin Guards, Capt. George E. Houghton, were must.eredin July 25, 1864, tained throughout all the States, and in which the Government should be for ninety days 83 men and omcers. The Martin Guards were discharged tho1·oughly interested. September 16, 1B64, and 54 of theomcersand men were immediately mustered MASSACHUSETTS. in again and with recruits formed Company K, First New Hampshire Heavy The following is the list of organized, uniformed, drilled, and equipped Artillery. militia of the Stat-e of Massachusetts that did not wait to be called, but were Many of the militia companies undoubtedly formed the nucleus of compa in readiness when the call came and responded at once by regiments. Many nies which were mustered into the United States service, but unfortunately of the companies composing that militia had been in the State service con the records were not well preserved. stantly since the close of the war of the Revolution, and some sttll remain in the State service, with an unbroken record of over a hundred years, ready VERMONT. now to respond to any call. The statement given does not even show the ·when the war of the rebellion broke out it foun1l the State of Vermont great service rendered by the State militia during the war of the rebellion. with a volunteer militia organization of four regiments (principally on pa Many of these organizations by regiments rendered two and three terms or per), ·with from fom· to eight companies in each battalion. serVlce, besides forming regiments for three years. Many of the oldest com '!'here was a meeting called of all the om.cers by the adjutant-general of panies entered at once for three years, and upon return from the service Ver~ont, who in conference wit~ the brigade commander, selec~d tencom after the war resumed their place in the militia of the State and now con· pamel! frl)m the above organizations to be known as the First Regiment Ver tinue to exist, more emcient than ever, and ready for duty. ' 1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 515 Organizations of the active militia prior to the breaking out of the rebell£on who companies accepted from the State militia, and was the first regiment, fully were mustered into the United States service during the war. armed and equipped, in uniform, to reach Washington from west of the Ale ghanies. - It is true that a large proportion, perhaps a majority, ot' the men of this ~ regiment, were recruits, but the fact remains that the several companies of Organization. Companies. Date. Term. R-emarks. this regiment ot'l'ered their services as organizations, and that they were §' armed, uniformed, and drilled. ~ It is found by the report of the adjutant-general of this State, dated De en cember 1, 1860, that there were twenty-eight companies of organized State troops armed with muskets, eight of these companies being a~o supplied Third Infantry ... ~<\.,B,G,H,K. 444 Apr. 16, 1861 3mos. Company A, 1792; with one piece of light artillery. It iB a matter of record that each of these B, 1818. organizations olrered their services, were accepted and mustered as rapidly Fourth Infantry __ A.B,C,D,E, 636 AJ?r. 17, 1861 ..do ... Company E, 1787; as possible, although in most companies but few ot' the actual active mem F,G,H. F, 1776. bers enlist-ed, the organizations being filled up with volunteers. Firth Infantry ___ _ A,B,C,D,E, 823 Apr. 19,1861 ..do ... F,G,H,I, INDIANA. K. In 1861 there was no law in this State providing for organization of a na Sixth Infantry __ _ A.B,C,D,E, 685 Apr. 16, 1861 .. do ... Responded at 12 tional ~a.rd, there being no statute except an obsolete law. '!'here existed G,H,I,K, hours' notice. in the :state in 1861 a number of uniformed companies, though without a.ny L. special State recognition; of these the following-named companies, almost Eighth Infantry __ A,B,C,D,E, 711 ....do .....•. ..do ... in a body, went into the service of the United States, to wit: F,G,H,I, Indianapolis City Grays, Company A, Eleventh Indiana, Capt. (afterwards K. Maj. Gen.) R. S. Foster. ..' Third Battalion A,B,C,D ... 322 Apr. 20,1861 .. do .. . Fahnestalk Zouaves, Indianapolis. Company B, Eleventh Indiana. Rifles. Fort Harrison Guaro.s, Company C, Eleventh Indiana, Terre Haute, Ind. Light Battery---- A ...... 115 ____ do ...... do .. . Vigo Guards, Terre Haute, Company D, Eleventh Indiana. First Infantry---- B, D, E, F, 6C.O May 25, 1861 3 yrs .. Companies dat Indianapolis Zouaves, Capt. De Witt C. Rugg and Lieut. Dan McAuley, G,H. ing from 1784 afterwards colonel Eleventh Indiana and brevet brigadier-general. down. Company H, Eleventh Indiana, Capt. Fred Knem.er, afterwards Gen. Fred Tenth Infantry ___ F,G,H ____ _ 303 July-, 1861 ..do __ _ Company F, Kneffier, was organized from men left out ot' the other Indianapolis compa prior service nies by reason of cutting down the strength of organizations after going into 3months. camp. Thirteenth In- A,B,C,D,H. 103 July 29,1861 .. do __ _ Montgomery Guards, Capt. Lew Wallace, aft-erwards Maj. Gen. Lew Wal fantry. lace, Company I, Eleventh Indiana. Fourth Battalion A, B, C, D •.. 424 May 25, 18tH Served in forts in Indianap.)lis National Guards. Capt. George F. McGinnis, afterwards Rifles. Boston and was Brig. Gen. McGinnis, Company K, Eleventh Indiana. the nucleus of Company G of the Eleventh was organized, I believe, from a small com Thirteenth pany at Ladoga and filled up by the overfiow from Capt. Lew Wallace's Regiment. company. Fifteenthlnfantry A, B, C .••••• 340 July 26, Hl61 3yrs .. Organized 1786, These companies went mto the service with their officers before the Presi 1816, 1853. dent's proclamation, and took with them the larger majority of their mem TotaL ______------5,566 bers, though of course all the companies received some recruits. The above-named companies, after the three months' service, furnished about 300 ofHcers for their Indiana regiments. NEW YORK. ILLINOIS. In 1861 there were ordered in the United States service, left the State, were mustered in, served three months, and were mustered out: On the evening of Aprll15, 1861, the following dispatch was received: Company A, First Cavalry; Company C, Third Cavalry; VariaJ?-'S W ASHINGTON1 Ap1'il15, 1861. Ba.ttery ot' Artillery; Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Thir- His Excellency RICHARD YATES: teenth, Twentieth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Call ma.de on you, by to-night's mail, for six regiments of militia, for im Seventy-first Regiments ol Infantry; total number of men...... 8, 534 m~diate service. In 1862 there were ordered in United Stat-es service and served three SIMON CaMERON, months the Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Nine Secretary of War. teenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-fifth, Thirty-seventh, Forty-sev enth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventy-first Regiments of Int'antry; total The great but humiliating event which immediately preceded this dispatch number of men ______------· _ ----.. ---- 8,588 was the fall of Sumter, at noon, on the 13th of that month, on which day, for In 1863 there were ordered in United Stat~s service and served thirty the first time since the organization of our Government, our national ensign days and more, the Fourth. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh. was struck by traitors. The event and dispatch found our Government un· Twelfth, Thirteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth. Twenty-first, Twen prepared for war. Although secession ordinances had before then been ty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh, Forty-sev passed by Southern States-although public property had been seized, in enth, Fifty-second, Fifty-fourth. Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, Sixty-fifth, violation of law, and strange colors displayed over our Southern forts-al Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seventy-first, and Sev though rood and reenforcements for a beleaguered garrison had been driven enty-fourth twice, and Eighty-fourth Regiments of Infantry; total back to sea, in January-yet our people could not easily realize that we number ofmen ______------.. ---- __ ------__ ------14,475 were indeed in a state of civil war. In 1864 there were ordered in United States service and served thirty On the same day, April15, 1861, a proclamation was issued by the governor days, the Fifteenth, Thirty-seventh, and Sixty-ninth; for one hun convening the Legislature on the 21ld, and the subjects named t'or its consid dred days, the Twenty-eighth, Fifty-fourth, Fifty-sixth, Fifty eration were, as follows: "The more perfect organization and equipment of eighth, Seventy-seventh, Eighty-fourth, Ninety-third, Ninety the militia of the State and placing the same upon a war footing, and to ren eighth, and One hundred and second Regiments of Infantry, Com derefficient assistance to the General Government in preserving the Union, panies A and B, Fiftieth Infantry, and First Battalion ot' Artillery; enforcing the laws, and protecting the property and rights of the people. total number ot' men------······-···-·--·· 6, 431 And also to raise such money or other means as may be required to carry out the t'oregoing .objects; and also to provide tor the expenses ot' such ses Grand totaL .. ------______------··------..•• ------38,028 sion." Orders were issued for the immediate organization of six regiments, Sixty-four regiments, one battalion, five companies. which were equipped and mustered into the United States service. The following equipped organizations were immediately mustered into the In 1861, volunteers for three-years service were mustered in and left the United States service: - State, the Second, Ninth, Fourteenth, Fifty-fifth, Seventy-ninth, and Twen Brig. Gen. Swift and staff __ ·-·- ______...... ---- ____ ------· 14 tieth Regiments of militia serving as the Eighty-second, Eighty-third, Eighty· Chicago Light Artillery, Capt Smith ______------···------·-···· 150 tourth, FHty-fifth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth New York Volunteers, re Ottawa Light Artillery, Cant. Houghtaling -- ---· ------______---- ____ 86 spectively, six regiments. Lockport Light Artillery, Capt. Rawley------···------52 NEW J'"ERSEY. Plainfield Light Artillery, Capt. McAllister------· 72 The greater part of the t'our regiments composing the three-months vol Company A, Chicago Zouaves, Capt. Hayden______89 unteer militia were either militia organizations or the nucleus thereot'. Very Company B, Ohicago Zouaves, Capt. Clyborne --····--·-··-····-----·--··-· 83 many of the companies that entere.d the three-years service in the early reg Capt. Harding's company------·----- .••• -·-· .••. ----·· ____ .••• --·· 80 iments were militia organiza.tions. Turner Union Cadets, Capt. Kowald ------···--····-··------79 Lincoln Rilles, Capt. Mihalotzy ____ ----··-····------____ ---···---· 66 PENNSYLVA..~. Sandwich Company, Capt. Carr-·------····--····----·····--·-··· 102 Under the forms adopted during the late rebellion, the organized militia Drum Corps. ______------______. ____ . _____ --·· 17 of this State went into the United States service as volunteers, and were numbered as volunteer regiments, and not as militia. The members of the Total ______------·- ______•. ______------______------908 militia companies and regiments in many cases volunteered in a body, so Capt. Campbell's Ottawa Independent Artillery, w1th about 20 men and much so that all the militia of the State practically ceased to exist, owing two 6-pounder cannon, joined the force about the 28th of April. to the members thereof being in the United States service. KENTUCKY. OHIO. In 1861 the National Guard of Ohio was not very efficient, but still they fur The "Kentucky S~ate troops proper" were never mustered into the serv nished some troops in t be first three-months call in April, 1861, in all ten or ice of the United States. They were, however, placed at the disposal ot' the twelve companies. They were among the first to otrer their services, and Federal commander of the United States force'! in Kentucky at that time, many of them took part in the campaign of 18tH, in Virginia, and partici and for their actual service under him were paid by the State, the latter be- pated in the first Bull Run fight. ing reimbursed by the United States. • There were also several two-gun batteries that went into the service and KANSAS. served in Virginia during the early part of the war; and one battery in par ticular was present and took part in the fight at Philippi, Va. Kansas not only furnished in volunteers for the United States Army dur In the year of 1863 the National Guard of Ohio was organized under a new ing the war almost double her quota of men. but maintained a large and law, and in the summer of 1864 forty-three regiments, from the One hundred efftcient militia, organized into companies and re~ents, and that in re and thirtieth to the One hundred a.nd seventy-third, inclusive, were mustered sponse to a call upon Governor Thomas Carney by Maj. Gen. Curtis of the into the United States service and served for one hundred days. United States Army, then commanding this department, twenty-four regi In addition to this, during the summer of 1863, the militia rendered efficient ments of Kansas State militia., numbering 13,000 men, were ordered into the service in what is lmown as the '·Morgan raid" through Ohio, as hundreds field, and, under command of Gen. Deitzler, aided in driving Gen. Price and of them were called into service at that dat,e, his army out of Missouri. This valuable service was recognized by the Gen eral Government and paid for out of the United States Treasury. MICHIGAN. Though the above-mentioned service was the most important rendered the It aJ?pears from the records and papers of the adjutant-general's omce that milita was several times called out to meet a foreign foe, as in the case of the First (three-months) Regiment Michigan Infantry was composed of Quantrill when he destroyed the city of Lawrence. ' . \ ·.. I ,• 516 CONGRESS! ON .AL RECORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 12, MISSOURL At 1 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m. the House returned to its There were practically no "militia" organizations in this State in 1861. Hall, and the Speaker r esumed the chair. What few there were were in St. Louis, and were captured and paroled by Gen. move Lyon, May 10, 1861. A number of these men went into the Union Army after Mr. HOLMAN. I that the House do now adjo:1rn. ward, and others went into the Confederate service. During the late flw:ry The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 50 with Chile every organization in this Sta.te tendered their services as organi minutes p. m) the House adjourned. zations, and could have gone to the front with full ranks within ten days. During the delivery of the foregoing remarks the time of Mr. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. CUTTING was extended on request of Mr. LANE. Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, I ask consent now that the gentle Under clause 2 of Rule XIII. Mr. BOATNER from the Com man from Georgia [Mr. WATSON] be allowed ten minutes to mittee on the Judiciary, reported the bill (S. 3537) for the relief reply. of M.P. Deady; which was delivered to the Clerk, ordered to There was no objection. be printed: and referred to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, if the view of the gentleman from California [Mr. CUTTING] we1·e correct, there could be no CHANGE OF REFERENCE. objection to the pa3sage of this bill. But I submit to the com mittee that the view he entertains is not correct; and I submit Under clause 2 of Rule XXII, the Committee on Claims was further that this bill reorganizes our militia simply on the discharged from the consideration of the bill (H. R. 9499) for the national plan. relief of John H. Larkin, and the same was referred to the Com Now, to show what has been done let us see what was intended mittee on Appropriations. to be done. The committee in its report-as gentlemen will as certain if they turn to Appendix L, on page 32 of the report-pub BILLS, MEMORIALS, AND RESOLUTIONS. lishes a communication from the Adjutant-General of the Army, Gen. Kelton, and that communication is made by the committee Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills and a resolution of the fol a part of its report and made an exhibit as to the purposes of the lowing titles were introduced, and severally referred as follows: bill. Let us see now what is disclosed in this communication as By Mr. HARVEY: A bill (H. R. 10155) supplemental to sec to the purpose aimed at. The Adjutant-General says this: tions 2387 and 2388 of the Revised Statutes of the United States To legalize the National Guard and bring it under the control of the Gen and to authorize the entry of town sites in certain cases, and for eral Government can be accomplished only by and through a mutual agree other purposes-to the Committee on the Public Lands. ment between the National Guard on the one hand and the General Govern By Mr. BOATNER: A bill (H. R.10162) to amend section 5171 ment on the other. '.rhis bill is the proposed mutual agreement. of the Revised Statutes 'of the United States, and to increase Now, if anything could be stronger than that language- national-bank circulation-to the Committee on Banking and Mr. CUTTING. That is simply the opinion of Gen. Kelton. Currency. Mr. WATSON. That is true; but he says this bill is for the By Mr. CUMMINGS: A resolution to set apart Wednesday, purpose of carrying out that idea, and l submit that it does carry February 8, for the consideration of bills reported from the Com it out fully. It was put in for the purpose of carrying out the mittee on the Library-to the Committee on Rules. idea; and the gentleman from California in framing the bill bas done precisely what he was expected to do, or otherwise he would not have the support of those gentlemen who are frankly PRIVATE BILLS, ETC. disclosing their purposes through the medium of this communi Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills of the following cation of the Adjutant-General. titles were presented and referred as indicated below: .Mr. CUT.TING. \Vill the gentlemen allow me a moment? By Mr. FITCH: A bill (H.R.l0156) for the relief of GarretP. . Mr. WATSON. Certainly, if it does not come out of my time. De Hart-to the Committee on Claims. Mr. CUTTING. The report of Adjutant-General Kelton is a By Mr. HARTER: A bill (H. R. 10157) granting an increase report that was made to the Fifty-first Congress-- of pension to Andrew B. Keith-to the Committee on Military The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from Georgia yield? Affairs. Mr. WATSON. I can not yield t:> the gentleman for an ar Also, a bill (H. R. 10158) for the relief of James Winbigler gument. I am perfectly willing to yield for a question, as a to the Committee on Military Affairs. matter of course. But his rej_Jly is in the nature of an argument, Also, a bill (H. R. 10159) to establish the rank of Arza B. Gil and the gentleman will surely have an opportunity in his own son, of Havana, Ohio, as major of the One hundred and sixty time. · sixth Ohio Volunteers-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. CUTTING. Very well; I have said about all I deaire to Also, a bill (H. R. 10160) for the relief of Edmon Kiser-to tha Committee on Military Affairs. sati:r. WATSON. That, Mr. Chairman, is the first point. Now By Mr. OUTHWAITE: A bill (H. R. 10161) granting a pen let us examine this communication of the Adj\1-tant-General a sion to Alice K. Potter, widow of Gen. Joseph H. Potter, de· little further. He says: ceased-to the Committee on invalid Pensions. Our 100,000 patriotic National Guard protectors are obliged to ask our citi zens and State Legislatures for ~2,000,000 each year to maintain them as military organizations. The $400,000 the General Government a:ppropriates PETITIONS, ETC. for their equipment. less than $4 for each man, not being suffic1ent to buy enough ammunition to make them good shots. Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and pa, Mr. LANE. Will the gentleman yield now for a motion that pers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: the committee rise? By Mr. BACON: Two petitions of citizens of New York, one Mr. WATSON. Certainly. of the United Presbyterian Church of Newburg, and the other Mr. LANE. I move that the committee rise. of Rev. Joseph Greenleaf and others, relative to the closing of The motion was agreed to. the World's Fair on Sunday-to the Select Committee on the The committee accordingly rose; and the Speaker having re Columbian Exposition. sumed the chair, Mr. DOCKERY reported that the Committ~ e By Mr. BELKNAP: Resolutions of the Ministers' Conference of the Whole House on the state of the Unionhaving had under of Grand Rapids, Mich., against the repeal of the Sunday-closing consideration the bili H. R. 7318 had come to no resolution act relative to the World's Fair-to the Select Committee on the thereon. Columbian Exposition. Also, petition of the Fifth Ref01·med Church of Grand Rapids, FUNERAL OF SENATOR KENNA. Mich., asking Congress to abide by the action of last year and The SPEAKER. The Chair is informed that it is the desire have the gates closed on Sunday-to the Select Committee on of those in charge of the funeral of the late Senator Kenna that the Columbian Exposition. the services shall begin in the Senate Chamber promptly at 1 Also, two petitions of citizens of Florida, one of A. Von Balson o'clock. The order adopted by the House provides that this for the estate of Henry Von Balson, late of Duval County, and body shall leave its Chamber at five minutes before that time, the other of H. J. Baker, for the estate of Cleophas H. Huot, of but if there is no objection that order will be ~so modified as that Nassau County, both praying that his war claim be referred to we now proceed to the Senate Chamber to attend the funeral, the Court of Claims under the provisions of the Bowman act the Chair being informed that the Senate is ready to receive us. to the Committee on War Claims. Without objection, the House will at once proceed to the Sen By Mr. BRECKINRIDGE of Arkansas: Petition of 24 citizens ate Chamber. of Fort Smith, Ark., in favor of a constitutional am.endment for There being no objection, the Hous3 (at 12 o'clock and 45 min bidding any State from passing a law respecting an establishment utes p.m.), preceded by its Speaker, Sergeant-at-Arms, and other of religion, etc.-to the Committee on the JudiCiary. officers, left its Hall and proceeded in a body to the Senate By Mr. BULLOCK: Resolutions of the Board of Trade of Chamber. Jacksonville, Fla., protesting against indiscdminate immigra. -·- 1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 517 tion-to the Select Committee on Immigration and Naturaliza ing law for the Columbian Exposition-to the Select Committee tion. on the Columbian Exposition. By Mr. CASTLE: Petition of the physicians of Stillwater, By Mr. PATTISON of Ohio: Five petitions of citizens of Ohio Minn., in favor of an appropriation for the Pan-American Medi as follows: The petition oi A. F. Leggett, of Decatur; of Irwin cal Congress-to the Committee on Appropriations. Snook, jr., and others, of South Labanon; of McCampbell and Also, petition of citizens of Minnesota. against Government fur others, of Troy; of Elize Pedrozet and othera, of Mount Carmel; nishing free envelopes-to the Committee on the Post-Office and and of Rev. J.P. Shultz and others of Batavia; all against the Post-Roads. repeal of the law closing the World's Fair on Sunday-to the Also, petition of the Presbyterian Synod of Minnesota, against Select Committee on the Columbian Exposition. opening the Columbian Exposition on Sunday-to the Select Also, petition of R.ev. S. D. Crothers and 75 others, of Ohio, Committee on the Columbian Exposition. againt the repeal of the law closing the World Fair on Sunuay Bv Mr. DOLLIVER: Petition of Rev. William A. Gibbens and to the Select Committee on the Columbian Exposition. others, against opening the World's Fair on Sunday-to theSe By Mr. PEAR$0N: Petition of M. E. Stonbraker and 60 lect Committee on the Columbian E xposition. others, of Bethel, Belmont County, Ohio, against the repeal of By Mr. EDMUNDS: Resolutions of citizens and ministers of the law closing the World's Columbian Exposition on Sunday- Lynchburg, Va., against the repeal of the law of Congress clos to the Select Committee on the Columbian Exposition. ing the World's Fair on Sunday-to the Select Committee on By Mr. PERKINS: Petition of the Clearing House Association the Columbian Exposition. of business men of Sioux City, Iowa, for the immediate repeal of By Mr. ENOCHS: Resolutions of the New York NationalEx the Sherman silver-purchase act-to the Committee on Banking change, asking for the repeal of the law authorizing the pur and Currency. chase. of silver by the Government-to the Corr..mittee on Coin By Mr. STAHLNECKER: Protest of the New York Metal age. Weights, and Measures. Exchange, against the present silver laws, and demand of there · By Mr. FITCH: Petition of Christina Flocken, asking for the peal of the same-to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and passa;ge of a pension in her behalf-to the Committee on Invalid Measures. PensiOns. . By Mr. STUMP: Petition of the Slate Ridge Presbyterian Also, petition of Garrett P. De Hart, to accompany House Church of Delta, Pa., protesting against the opening of the bill-to the Committee on Claims. World's Fair on Sunday-to the Select Committee on the Co By Mr. FITIDAN: Two petitions of citizens of Illinois, one lumbian Exposition. of Jasper County and the other of Cumberland County, both rela By Mr. TOWNSEND: Preamble and resolutions of the Trades tive to a combination between millers·, railroads, and elevators League of Philadelphia and indoraed by the Denver Chamber for the purpose of depressing the price of wheat, and praying for of Commerce, in favor of a bill by Congress empowerinl! the State a Congressional investigation-to the Committee on Agricul Department to forward, free of charge to the sender, plates, ture. books, etc.-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Also, petition of the pastors and members of the various Prot Also, petition of Richard R. Smith, relative to duties being e ta,nt churches of Olny, Ill., against the repeal of the law by collected on machinery for the manufacturing of sugar-to the Congress closing the World's Fair on Sunday-to the Select Committee on Ways and Means. Committee on the Columbian Exposition. - By Mr. GREENLEAF: R~ solutions of the German-American citizens of Rochester, N.Y., against the prohibition of foreign immigration and in favor of a strictly enforced national quaran SENATE. tine against cholera-to the Select Committee on Immigrati.on FRIDAY, January 13, 1893. and Naturalization. By Mr. HARMER: Memorial of Rev. J. P. Duffy, of Phila Prayer by Rev. W. WALLACE ATTERBURY, D. D., of New delphia, and 330 of his congregation, protesting against the York City. opening of the Columbian Exposition on Sunday-to the Select The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Committee on the Columbian Exposition.. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. By Mr. HENDERSON of Iowa: Resolution adopted by the The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senata communica ministerB at Cascade, Iowa, in opposition to the opening of the tions from the Secretary of State, transmitting, in pursuance of World's Fair on Sunday-to the Select Committee on the Co the provisions of the act of Congress approved Februarv 3. 1887, lumbian Exposition. certified copies of the final ascertainment of the electors·for Pres Also, three papers of citizens of Iowa; one of S. H. Taft, of ident and Vice-President appointed in the States of New York Humboldt; of Alfred S. Badger, of Hampton, and of George Ear and South Carolina, at the elections held therein on the 8th of hardt, of Ackley; all against opening the World's Fair on Sun November, 1892, as certified to him by the governors of those day-to the Select Committee on the Columbian Exposition. States; which were ordered to lie on the table. Also, memorial of the citizens of Elgin, Ill., in opposition to opening the World's Fair on Sunday-to the Select Committee EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION. on the Columbian Exposition. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communi By Mr. HOOKER of New York: Petition of the New York cation from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to the pur Metal Exchange, demanding the repeal of the laws under which chase of a site for an appraiser's warehouse and custom-house in ·. authority is givenfor thepurchrse of silver by the United States the city 9f New York, under the act of September 14, 188S, and Government-to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Meas acts amendatory thereof; which was referred to the Committee ures. on Public Buildings and GroLmds, and ordered to be printed. By Mr. KRIBBS: Four resolutions of citizens of Pennsylvania, CREDENTIALS. as follow;:; : Resolutionsof the UnitedBrethrenChurchof Christ, of the Presbytertan Congregation of Corsica; of the Woman's Mr. WHITE presented the credentials of Donelson Caffery, Christian Temperance Union, of Center County, and of the appointed by the governor of th3 State of Louisiana a Senator Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Bellefonte, all against from that State to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of repealing the law closing the World's Fair on Sunday-to the Hon. Randall L. Gibson; which were read, and ordered t-o be Select Committee on the Columbian Exposition. filed. Also, petition oi the Christian Endeavor Society of Bellefonte, PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Pa.,against repealing the act closing the World's Fair on Sun The VICE-PRESIDENT presented a petition of the Board of day-to the Select Committee on the Columbian Exposition. Trade of Minneapolis, Minn., praying that the continued pur By Mr. LODGE: Resolutions of the executive committee of chase of silver under the act of 1890 be repealed, since it "is a. the Drysalters Club of New England, favoring the repeal of the serious source of disturbance to our industdal interests and a. purchasing clause of the silver law-to the Committee on Coin menace to our sound financial standing; " which was referred to age, Weights, and Measures. the Committee on Finance. By Mr. LOUD: P etition of the fruit-growers of California, in He also presented a petition of the Federation of Labor of convention assembled, favoring the early completion of the Nic Washington, D. C., praying for the passage of legislation pro aragua Canal, to be controlled by the United States-to the Com hibiting foreign immigration for the next five years; which was mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. referred to the Committee on Immigration. Alw, petition of horticulturists of California, in favor of the He also presented a petition of the Georgia State Sunday establjshment of a division of roads in the Department of Agri Schoo.l As~ c ciatior:, ?f. Ra~annah, ~a., praying for the passage cu.lture-to the Committee on Agriculture. of leg1slatwn proh1b1tmg the openmg of the World's Columbian By Mr. OHLIGER: Protest of Hoperwill Presbyterian Church Exposition on Sunday; which was referred to the Committee on of Holmes County, Ohio, against the repeal of the Sunday clos- the Quadro-Centennial (Select).