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188 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. DECEMBER-13, By Mr. ERDMAN: A bill (H. R. 4672) for the relief of John SENATE. A. Haas-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 4673J for the relief of the Berks County Agri WEDNESDAY_, December 13, 1893. cultural Society, of Berks County, Pa.-to the Committee on Claims. Prayer by the Chaplam, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. By Mr. HOLMAN: A bill (H. R. 4674) to increase the pension M. C. BuTLER, a Senator from the State of South Carolma, of David T. Stonebraker-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. appeared in his seat to-day. Also, a bill (H. R. 4675) to increasa the pension of Wells John The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. son-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. By Mr. HOUK of Tennessee: A bill (H. R. 4676) for the re- lief of T. J. Wear-to the Committee on War Claims. Mr. SHERMAN presented petitions of soldiers of the Jate war, Also, a bill (H. R. 4677) for the relief of Alexander L. Taylor citizens of Mount Victory, South Ridgeville, Edinburg. Ross to the Committee on Military Affairs. Co ll nty, Othwa County, and of J. C. Irwin Post, Grand 'Armv Also,_a bill (H. R. 4678) granting a pension to Thomas P. A. of the Republic, all in the State of Ohio, praving for an investi Leonard, of Sweetwater, Tenn.-to the Committee on Invalid gation of the Pension Bure:1u; which were referred to the Com Pensions. mittee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 4679) for the relief of Mrs. Sarah E. Cox-to Mr. CAMERON presented a petition or citizens of Pennsylva the Committee on War Claims. nia, praying for the enactment of such legislation as wilt secure Also, a bill (H. R. 4680) for 'the relief of James Currier-to the the enforcement of laws passed to carry into effect Articles XIV Committee on Military Affairs. and XV of the Constitution of the United States; which was re Also, a bill {H. R. 4681) for the relief or Joseph Lowe-to the ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. COCKRELL. I present the affidavit of Dr. H. W. La By Mr. POST: A bill (H. R. 4682) for the relief of Nancy E. tham, of Latham, Mo., in support of Senate bill No. 255, grant Day, administratrix of the estate of James L. Day, deceased-to ing a pension to John G. Hanna, private Company A, Forty-third the Committee on Claims. · Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia. I move that the affidavit By Mr. RANDALL: A bill (H. R. 4683) for the relief of Com be referred to the Committee on Pensions, to accompany that modore Oscar C. Badger, United States Navy-to the Commit bill . tee on Naval Affairs. The motion was agreed to. By Mr. ROBBINS: A bill (H. R. 4684) for ·the relief of Flora REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. A. Darling-to the Committee on·-vrar Claims. By Mr. SMITH of Illinois (by request): A bill (H. R. 4685) for Mr. PEFFER, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was the relief of 'rhomas J. Spencer, late a captain Tenth United referred the bill (S. 901) for the relief of the owners of the States Cavalry-to the Committee on Military Affairs. schooner Henry R. rilton and of personal effects thereon, re By Mr. STRONG: A bill (H.4686J to correct the military rec ported it without amendment, and submitted a report thereon. ord of Alexander P. Magaan, of Battery H, Fourth United States Mr. STEWART, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was Artillery-to the Committee on Military Affairs. referred the bill IS. 223) for the relief of Isham T. Owen, of Mis By Mr. STORER: A bill (H. R. 4687)' granting a pension to souri reported it without amendment, and submitted a report Mrs. Catherine Elliott-to the Committee on Pensions. thereon. Also, a bill (H. R. 4688) authorizing the removal of the charge Mr. COCKRELL, from the Joint Commission of Congress to of desertion from the record of Hugh F. Elliott-to the Commit Inquire into the Status of Laws Organizing the Executive De tee on Military Affairs. pac> tments, to whom the subject was referred, submitted a report By Mr. WELLS: A bill (H. R. 4690) for the relief of Maurice thereon, accompanied by a bill (S.1260) to improve the methods Moriarty and grant him a pension-to the Committee on Invalid of accounting in the Post-Office Department, -and for other pur Pensions. poses; which was read twice by its title. By. Mr. DOCKERY: A bill (H. R. 4691) granting a pension to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be placed on the Thomas J. Reid-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. ' Calendar. Mr. COCKRELL. It is the same as House bill4610, reported in the other House. • - PETITIONS, ETC. Mr. PALMER, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S.1051) for the relief ·of Jean Louis Legare, of Under clause 1 of Rule XXIT, the following petitions and pa the Dominion of C mada, asked to be discharged from its further pers were laid on the Clerk's desk, and referred as follows: comideration and th:1t it be referred to the Committee on Claims; By .Mr. BRECKINRIDGE of Arkansas: Memorial of William which was agreed to. H. Cayce, asking for thA passage of a bill relieving him from un Mr. PROCTOR, from the Committee on the District of Co lawful treatment of the St. Louis, Iron Mount':l,in and Southern lumbia, to whom was referred the bill (S. 444) making the sur Railway Company-to the Committee on Private Land Claims. veyor of the District of Qolumbia a salaried officer, and to pro By .Mr. BLACK of Georgia (by request): Petition, p:1pers and vide for more efficient service in the surveyor's office, reported summary report in the claim of John M. Boone, of Wilkinson it with amendments, and submitted a report thereon. County, Ga., against the United States-to the Committee on Mr. PASCO, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was re· War Claims. ferred the bill (S.326) for the relief of C. B. Bryan & Co., re By Mr. DALZELL: P etition of plate-glass worker.:; of Charle ported it without amendment. and submitted a report thereon. roi, P a., against change of duties on plate gla~s-to the Commit He also, feom the same committee, to whom was refe rred the t9e on Ways and Me:1ns. bill {S. 58) for the relief -of William Clift, reported it without Also, resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburg, amendment, and submitted a report thereon. Pa., relative to creation of artificial-freshet navigation in the upper Ohio River-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. GROSVENOR: Memorhl of the session of the Pres Mr. STOCKBRIDGE introduced a bill (S.l261)for the erection byterian Church of Arnesville, Ohio. favoring the repe:tl of the of a public building at Menominee, Mich.; which was re:1d twice Geary law; second to p .1ss the Sabb9.th-rest bill; third, to pass by its title. and referred to the Committee on Public Building3 a law respecting religion in the public schools; fourth, against an:l Grounds. the admission of Utah as a State; fifth to pass a law creating a Mr. POWER introduced a bill (S. 1262) for the relief of, Paul commission to investigate the liquor traffic: sixth. to pass a more McCormick: which was read twice by its title, and referred to stringent law prohibiting pauper and criminal immigration-to the Committee on Claims. the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. VILAS introduced a bill (S.1263) to provide for the further By Mr. HARMER: Memorial of workingmen and other citi distribution of reports of the Supreme Court; which was read zens of Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa., protesting against the t wice by its title, and referred to the Comruittee on the Judi passage of the Wilson tariff bill-to the Committee on Ways ciwy. and Means. , He also introduced a bill (8.1264) to provide for the distribu· By Mr. RANDALL (by request): Proposal and plan of John tion of reports of the United States courts of appeals; which was C. McGowan for relieving the sewers 1md for disposing of the read twice by its-title, and referred to the Committee on the Ju- sewage of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, D. C. diciary. _ to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mr. CAMERON introduced a bill (S.1265) for the rel~ef of J ohn By Mr. W iSE: Certified copy of findings of fact and conclu Millen; which was read twice by its title, anc'l with the accompa· sions of law, Court of Claims, No. 15,607, William B. Isaacs et nying paper, referred to the Committea on Military Affairs. al against the United States-to the Committee on the Judici Mr. JONES of Arkansas introduced a bill (S.1266) to extend -ary. and amend an act entitled "An ac~ to authorize the Kansas and 1893 . CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 189 Arkansas Valley Railway to construct and operate additional A bill (H. R. 213) to pay for alley condemned in square num- lines of railway throug-h the Indian Territory, and for other bered 493, in the city of Washington, D. C.; · purposes," approved l!,ebruary 24, A. D. 1891; which was re:td A bill (H.