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756 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. J.ANU.ARY 19, in the presence of its overwhelming importance party pride, prejudice, of War, transmitting a repoxt from the acting Chief of Engineers of a passion, and hate ought to disappear. It goes beyond territorial bound survey of Saco River, Maine; which was referred to the Committee on aries; it takes in the whole world and an peoples. Rivers and Harbors, and ordered to be printed. I do not, therefore, speak in the interest of any special class of labor exs or producers, but in the interest of all who toil, labor, and produce; LIGHT-HOUSE DEPOT, ETC. who create by their labor all the wealth of the world; the people who The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Secretary do not stand in high places, whose voices may not be heard in bankers' of the Treasury, transmitting a report from the Light-House Board ask conventions, but who are factors in all the great commercial and indus ing an appropriation of 5,000 for a depot for the fourteenth light trial pursuits of the world; who, with fertile brains, skillful hands, and house district, and an appropriation for the light-house tender Lilie; cunning fingers, fashion the many articles of necessity and luxury in which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to l!Q daily use; who rend from the relucta nt earth the hidden treasures printed. thereof and compel the unwilling fields to yield a bounteous harvest, 1\IISSOURI RIVER 001\IMISSION. or toil amid the clanging of machinery in mill and shop, and with The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Secretary patience, frugality, and courage combat and overcome adverse circum of War, transmitting a letter from the acting Chief of Engineers, with stances and fortunes; and while not possessing all the culture of the age, a report of the Missouri River Commission, recommending an imme exemplify the many sterling virtues of the race and do much toward diate appropriation; which was referred to the Committee on Rivers keeping alive sentiments of honesty, justice, and truth-as mighty in and Harbors, and ordered to be printed. numbers as modest in aspirations; not ignorant of their strength; con servative in their methods; loyal to order and good government; forbear UNSETTLED ACCOUNTS. ing and enduring, yet when aroused in defense of their rights of jus The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the First tice and truth, know how to coxppel respect for and obedience to their Comptroller of the Treamuy, transmitting a list of officers who have will. failed to maJre settlement of their accounts for the last fiscal year; Mr. ED~IUNDS and Mr. MORRILL addressed the Chair. which was referr"'d to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Mr. EDMUNDS. Understanding that our friends on the other side Department, and ordered to be printed. desire to adjourn at this time, I was about to move an adjournment, SURVEYS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. but I yield to my colleague, who wishes to give a notice. The SPEAKER also laid before the House a lett-er from the Secretary Mr. MORRILL. I merely desire to take the :floor to say that rather of War, transmitting a letter from the acting Chief of Engineers and reluctantly I shall feel it my duty to ask the attention of the Senate a supplementary report from the Mississippi River Commission recom to-morrow for an hour on this subject, which seems to attract such an mending an immediate appropriation of 50,000 for the general work enthusiastic crowd of Senators here-! mean the resolution of the Sena of surveys; which was referred to the Committee on Rivers and Har tor from Kentucky. bors, and ordered to be printed. Mr. EDMUNDS. I renew my motion that the Senate do now adjourn. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CuLLOM in the chair). Pending REFERENCE OF EXECUTIVE COIDIUNIC.ATIONS. the motion the Chair will lay before the Senate the unfinished busi The SPEAKER. There are on the table a number of executive com ness. munications, which were presented to the House before the committees The SECRETARY .. A bill (S. 9) to fix the day for the meeting of the were appointed or authorized to be appointed, and if there be no ob electors of President and Vice-President, and to provide for and regulate jection the Chair will at this time cause them to be properly referred. the counting of the votes for President and Vice-President and the de There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. cision of questions arising thereon. The communications were severally referred as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont moves that A communication from the clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting the Senate adjourn. statement of the judgments rendered during the year ended November The motion was agreed to; and (at 3 o'clock and 36 minates p. m.) 30, 1885-to the Committee on Appropriations. t.he Senat-e adjourned. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the dam age by storm t.o Governor's Island, New York Harbor, and asking an appropriation for continuing sea-wall around the island-to the Com mittee on Appropriations. HOUSE OF_REPRESENTATIVES. A letter from the chairman of the Joint Commission for the Comple T~SDAY, January 19, 188G. tion of the Washington Monument, transmitting his annual report-to the Committee on Appropriations. The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by Rev. S. K. Cox, of Wash A mes..«age from the President of the United Sta.tes, transmitting a ington, D. C. communication from the Secretary of the Interior relating to the trial The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's proceedings. and punishment of Indians committing certain specified crimes-to the 1\Ir. BEACH. Mr. Speaker, I ask by unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs. reading of so much of the Journal as relates to the introduction and A message from the President of the United States, transmitting are rc)fexence of bills and joint resolutions be dispensed with. port of the board of managers of the World's Industrial and Cotton Cen There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. tennial Exposition held at New Orleans from December 16, 1884, to May The Clerk then resumed and concluded the reading of the remainder 31. 1885-to the Committee on Commerce. of the Journal, which was approved. A message from the President of the United States, transmitting a ORDER OF BUSINESS. communication from the Secretary of the Interior upon the subject of a l\Ir. HIESTAND. Mr. Speaker, I ask by unanimous consent at this draught of a bill to amend section 5388 of the Revised Statutes relating time to have the reference of a bill changed. to timber depredations upon lands reserved or purchased for Indian, mili The SPEAKER. Under the rule the Chair must first lay before the tary, or other purposes-to the Committee on Public Lands. House executive communications upon the Speaker's table for refer- · A letter from the Secref:.:1.ry of War, transmitting a statement of ex ence. penditures at the Springfield armory for the fiscal year ended June 30, LIST OF CLAil\IS ALLOWED SINCE JANUARY 1 1885. 1885, and of arms manufuctured and repaired during t-hat fiscal year- 1 to the Committee on Appropriations. - The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of A message from the President of the United States, transmitting a the Treasury, transmitting a list of claims, with the papers in each communication from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the allowance, since January 1, 1885, arising under the act of July 4, 1865; draught of a bill for the relief of the ~fission Indians in California-to which was referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be the Committee on Indian Affairs. printed. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting detailed estimates UNITED STATES POST-OFFICE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. of the cost of protecting roads and public buildings at Fort Canby, The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Secretary Washington Territory, against the waters of Baker's Bay-to the Com~ of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Supervising Archi mittee on Military Affairs. tect of an appropriation of$10,000 for approaches to the United States A letter from the SeCI·etary of War, transmitting reports of inspection post-officeatPoughkeepsie, N.Y.; which wasreferred tothe Committee of money accounts of disbursing officers for the year ended June 30, on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed. 1885-to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. WATER SUPPLY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting letters of Joseph Ra,wicz, United States consul at Warsaw, and recommending the pas~ The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report from the Chiefof Engineers asking an ap sage of a bill granting him permission toacceptcertaindecorations con propriation for the work of increasing the water supply in Washington, ferred by the Russian Government-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. D. C.; which was referred to the Committee on the District of Colum A letter from the Secretary ofWar, transmitting petition of cadets of bia, and ordered to be printed. the United States Military Academy, praying for legislation that will IMPROVEMENT OF S.ACO RIVER, MAINE.