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1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 115 By Mr. WILSO~ of New York: A bill (H._ R. 1825) to i:~1erease PETITIONS, ETC. the pension of DaVId Parker-to the Com1mttee on Invahd Pen Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and papers sions. were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: By l\fr. ALLEN: A bill (H. R. 1826) for the relief of M. G. By Mr. ADAMS: Petition of citizens of Philadelphia, in favor of Cumby-to the Committee on War Claims. Senate bill No. 3589 and House bill No. 10108, Fifty-fourth Con · Also, a bill (H. R. 1827) for ~he relief of Matild~ H. Reed, of gress, regulating frate~nal beneficia~y s_ociet ies, order:s, and asso Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.-to the Committee on War ciations-to the Committee on the D1stnct of Columbia. Claims. By Mr. CORLISS: Memorial of William A. McGregor and 271 Also, a bill (H. R. 1828) for relief of Andrew Br-own, heir of other citizens of DetroH, Mich., asking for the discontinuance of David Brown, deceased, late of Tishomingo County, Miss.-to the the appropriation for the free distribution of seeds-to the Com Committee on War Claims. mittee on Agriculture. Also, a bill (H. R. 1829) for relief of John W. Willia~s, heir By Mr. DE VRIES: Petition of George Dougers and 52 other H. G. Williams, deceased, late of Tishomingo County, M1ss.-to farmers of California, praying that a duty of 1t cents per pound the Committee on War Claims. be placed on raw chicory-to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, a bill (H. R. 1830) for relief ~f Ge~rge Kimberley~ heir By Mr. ELLIOTT: Petition of B. S. Mathews and other letter of M.P. Kimberley, deceased, late of Tishommgo County, Miss. carriers of Charleston, S. C., p!'aying for an appropriation to pay to the Committee on War Claims. judgments of the Court of Claims in their favor-to the Commit Also, a bill (H ~R. 1831) for the relief of Mrs. E. A. Hubl?ard, of tee on Appropi·iations. Tishomingo County, Miss.-to the Committee on War Clarms. By Mr. HEPBURN: Petition from the Epworth League of Bal Also, a bill (H. R. 1832) for the relief of the trustees of the timore Conference, representing 15,000 members, asking for the Baptist Church, of Corinth, Miss.-to the Committee on War passage of a bill to prohibit the transmission by mail or interstate Claims. commerce of pictures and descriptions of prize fights-to the Com Also, a bill (H. R. 1833) for the r:elief of Is~bella. Rowsey, of mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Alcorn County, Miss:-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. HOWE: Resolutions of the Kings County. (N.Y.) Re Also, a bill (H. R. ·1834) for relief of eatate of Francis Whit publican committee, favoring thegrantingof belligerentrights to field-to the Committee on War Claims. Cuba-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 1835) for the relief of the trustees of Cum By Mr. McRAE: Resolution of the Western Waterways Con berland Presbyterian Church, of Corinth, Miss.-to the Committee vention, asking for the permanent improvement of the Ouachita on War Claims. · River in Arkansas and Louisiana; also memorial from the Cam Alsa, a bill ·(H. R. 1836) for the relief of the:Christian Church, den Commercial League, making the same request; also resolu of Corinth, Alcorn County, Miss.-to the Committee on War tion of the Arkansas Commercial Convention, bearing on the same Claims. subject-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Also, a bill (H. R. 1837) for the relief of David Ingram, of By Mr. ROBINSON of Indiana: Papers to accompany bill t.o Itawamba Connty, Miss.-to the Committee on War Claims. remove charge of desertion against George Alcott-to the Com Also, a bill (H. R. 1838) for the relief of Dr. 0. R. Early, of mittee on Military Affairs. Lowndes County, Miss.-to the Committee on War Claims. · By Mr. RUSSELL: Resolutions of Williams Post, No. 55, Grand Also, a bill (H. R. 1839) for the relief of the estate of Richard Army of the Republic, of Mystic, Conn., in favor of service-pen D. Fielder, of Tishomingo County, Miss.-to the Committee on sion law-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. War Claims. By Mr. SNOVER: Petition of Ed Heaton and 93 other citizens Also, a bill (H. R. 1840) for the relief of Mrs. Sarah M. Ozborn of Elkton, Mich.; also petition of R. Waggoner and 60 other citi to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. zens of Pinnebog, Mich.; also petition of A. L. Wright and 62 Also, a bill (H. R. 184:1) for the relief of Fletcher B. Neblett, other citizens of Badaxe, Mich., asking for an adequate tax on administrator of Richmond T. Rutledge, deceased-to the Com- Canadian cattle to protect the American cattle industry-to the mittee on War Claims. · Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BARNEY: A bill (H. R. 1842) for the relief of William By Mr. TODD: Memorial of the Cigar Makers' Union of Kala J. Norton-to the Committee on Military Affairs. mazoo, Mich., protesting against the proposed increase in the tariff By 1\fr. BELKNAP: A bill (H. R. 1843) to correct and amend bill of duties on such raw tobacco material as is not produced in the military record of Capt. Alexander McDonald, of Company I, this country, and in favor of an increase on manufactured cigars- Seventeenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infanti·y-to _the Committee on to the Committee on Ways and Means. · Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 1844) for the relief of W. P. Marshall-to the Committee on War Claims. SENATE. By Mr. BROWNLOW: A bill (H. R. 1845) to amen~ the record of Capt. Thomas H. Reeves, United States Army, retired-to the MoNDAY, March 22, 1897. Committee on Military Affairs. · P~ayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. · By l\fr. CASTLE: A bill (H. R. 1846) for the relief of Charles J iliES K. JoNEs, a Senator from the State of Arkansas, appeared A. Nazro-to the Committee on Pensions. in his seat to-day. By Mr. CURTIS of Iowa: A bill (H. R. 1847) granting a pen The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of the proceedings sion to George F. White-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. of Friday last; when, on motion of Mr. ALLEN, and by unanimous · By 1\fr. HOWE: A bill (H. R. 1848) granting a p_ension to Eliza consent, the further reading was dispensed with. J. Britton-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Journal stands approved. Also, a bill (H. R.1849) to remove the charge of desertion from MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. the naval record of William Kiernes-to the Committee on Mili A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. tary Affairs. BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed Also, a bill (H. R. 1850) removing the charge of desertion from the joint resolution (S. R. 7) regulating the distribution of public the military record of Charles Buchling-to the Committee on documents. Military Affairs. The message further announced that the House had passed the Also, a bill (H. R. 1851) granting an increase of pension to Maj. following bills and joint resolutions; in which it requested the Samuel P. Dill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. concurrence of the Senate: Also, a bill (H. R. 1852) removing the charge of desertion from A bill (H. R. 13) making appropriations to supply deficiencies the naval record of Patrick Naddy-to the Committee on Naval in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, and Affairs. for prior years, and for other purposes; Also, a bill (H. R.1853) removing the charge of desertion from A bill (H. R.l4) making appropriations for the Department of the military record of James Murphy-to _the Committee on Mili Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898; tary Affairs. A bill (H. R. 15) making appropriations for the current and Also, a bill (H. R. 1854) removing the charge of desertion from contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling the milita-ry record of Frederick Castine-to the Committee on treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year Military Affairs. ending June 30, 1898, and for other purposes; Also, a bill (H. R. 1855) granting an increase of pension to A bill (H. R. 16) making appropriations for sundry civil ex David C. Waring-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June ~0, 1898, Also, a bill (H. R. 1856) to remove the charge of desertion from and for other purposes; the military record of Jeremiah Cleary-to the Committee on Mil A joint resolution (H. Res. 25) amending a joint resolution con itary Affairs. tinuing in force section 2 of the act approved June 3, 1896, en By Mr. SNOVER: A bill (H. R. 1857) for the relief of Charles titled "An act to repeal section 61 of 'An act to reduce taxation, H. Lockwood-to the Committee on Military Affairs. to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,'" Also, a bill (H. R. 1858) for the relief of William Manley-to which became a law August 28, 1894; the Committee on Invalid Pensions. A joint resolution (H.