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1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 685 ' an appropriation for a new post-office building-to the Committee belligerents of the Cuban patriots in their struggle for freedom; on Appropriations. which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. SPARKMAN: Memorial from the mayor and citizens He also presented a petition, signed by the mayor and sundry of West Tampa, Fla., asking for the recognition of the belligerent other citizens of Utica, N.Y., praying the Congress of the United . rights of the Cuban insurgents-to the Committee on Foreign States to .use its influence as may seem most wise and efficient Affairs. in speedily arresting the awful persecutions now in progress in By Mr. SORG: Petition of the Dayton Ministerial Association~ Turkey and Armenia; which was referred to the Committee on of Dayton, Ohio, asking (1) to raise the age of consent; (2) tore Foreign Relations. peal the ninety-day divorce law of Oklahoma; (3) to enact a Sab Mr. SQUIRE. I present a petition of the Tacoma Chamber of bath law for the capital equal to the best State law; ( 4) to enforce Commerce, calling attention to the fa.ct that for many years past compulsory education and suppress child labor in the capital; (5) the Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Tacoma have main· to pass a law for arbitration of railway strikes, and (6) to provide tained at their own expense a voluntary weather bureau, furnish· for a commission to investigate the labor problem-to the Com- in.g an office, rent free, for the use of the Signal Service observer. mittee on the Territories. · The Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma desire that a Weather By Mr. STAHLE: Papers to accompany House bill No. 3319, Bureau station be established at that city by the National Gov· granting a pension to Jacob Witiner-to the Committee on In ernment. This petition sets forth that the deep-sea craft stop at valid Pensions. this place constantly, going and coming, the arrivals amounting Also, papers to accompany House bill No. 1122, to correct the to over 400 annually, with an average tonnage inward amounting military record of _Edwin T. Lewis-to the Committee on Mili- to 600,00()-tons, and that the tonnage of the Sound craft at that tary Affairs. · port arriving and departing exceeds 1,000,000 tons annually. By Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE: Six petitions, severally, of citi The petitioners state that they have been informed by the Chief zens of Tarentum; . two of citizens of Cameron County; citizens of the Government Weather Bureau that no other State in the of Hazen, Jefferson County; citizens of Allegheny County, Pa., Union has so many Weather Bureau stations, or has received so and citizens of West Virginia, praying for the passage of the Stone large a share of the appropriation for the maintenance of the na· bill for the restriction of immigration-to the Committee on Im- tiona! meteorological service; but the Chamber of Commerce sug· migration and Naturalization. gest that no other State in the Union has such an extent of coast By Mr. WALKER of Virginia (by request): Petition of the line as the State of Washington, which must of necessity call for · heirs of Burrell Wall, deceased, late of Wythe County, V a., praying larger expenditure in this direction. Therefore the petitioners reference of his war claim to the Court of Claims-to the Commit seek to have a larger appropriation made, for the purpose of estab tee on War Claims. lishing a Weather Bureau station at the city of Tacoma. By Mr. WANGER: Two petitions of Frank K. Reeder and 54 The petitioners go on to speak of the constantly increasing traf· other citizens of Bucks County, together with Wilbert Merrick fie between Tacoma and Oriental ports, as well as the United and 26 other citizens of Bucks County, Pa., for the passage of the Kingdom, carried on by steamers and sailing vessels, requiring Stone bill for consular inspection of immigrants (H. R. 58)-to the shipping to be protected from danger and loss by such signals - the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. · and information as is given by the Government at other ports. They humbly pray that this rising seaport may be accorded the measure of justice in this respect to which it is fairly and justly entitled. SENATE. I move that the petition be referred to the Committee on Appro. priations. · WE:O,NESD.A.Y, January 15, 1896. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SEWELL. I present a memorial of the Daughters of the Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D." D. Revolution of the State of New Jersey, praying that Miss Eliza The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Sandford, daughter of William Sandford, orderly sergeant in the Revolutionary war, be granted a pension. I move that the memo· BRIGHTWOOD RAILWAY COMPANY. rial be referred to the Committee on Pensions, a bill granting a The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica pension to Miss Sandford having been introduced and being before · tion from the president of the Board of. Commissioners of the that committee. · District of Columbia, transmitting annual report of the Bright The motion was agreed to. wood Railway Company. of the District for the year ended Decem Mr. SEWELL presented resolutions adopted by the Lafayette. ber 31, 1895; which, with the accompanying report, was referred Reformed Church, of Jersey City, N.J., favoring protection for to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be the Armenian people and indorsing the resolution introduced by printed. the Senator from :Massachusetts [Mr. HOAR] in relation to the BELT RAILWAY COMPANY. troubles in Turkey; which were referred to the Committee on The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica Foreign Relations. tion from the President of the Belt Railway Company of the Dis He also presented the petition of L. T. Yeoman and 92 other cit trict of Columbia, transmitting a report of the names of stock izens of Essex County, N.J., and the petition of Joseph McComb holders and the number of shares held by each, together with a and 14 other citizens of Jersey City, N. J., praying for the passage statement of the receipts and disbursements for the year ended of the so-called Stone immigration bill; which were referred to the December 31, 1895; which, with the accompanying statement, was Committee on Immigration. Mr. LODGE presented a petition of the Massachusetts Whol~ referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered sale Lumber Association of Boston, Mass., praying for the pas· to be printed. sage of the Torrey bankruptcy bill; which was referred to the . ECKINGTON AND SOLDIERS' HOME RAll,WAY. Committee on the Judiciary. · The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica He also presented the petition of Hem·y W. Sears and 21 other tion from the president of theE ~kington and Soldiers' Home Rail citizens of Middleboro, Mass., praying for the passage of the s<r way Company of the District of Columbia, transmitting a report called Stone immigration bill; which was referred to the Com· of the names of stockholders and the number of shares held by mittee on Immigration. each, together with a statement of the receipts and disbursements Mr. GORMAN presented sundry petitions of citizens of Bakers· for the year ended December 31, 1895; which, with the accom ville, Mondel, Sharpsburg, Cumberland, Boyds, Damascus, Cedar panying statement, was referred to the Committee on the District Grove, Darnestown, Shepherdstown, Clarksburg, and Downs of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. ville, all in the State of Maryland, praying for the passage of the so-called Stone immigration bill; which were referred to the Com· , IMPROVEMENT OF CONNECTICUT A VENUE EXTENDED. mittee on Immigration. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica Mr. ELKINS presented the petition of L. E. Showalter and tion from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, trans-· 2,000 other citizens of the State of West Virginia, praying for the mitting, in compliance with a requirement in the deficiency passage of the bill to regulate immigration, known as the Stone appropriation act of March 2, 1895, a report relative to the reas bill; which was referred to the Committee on Immigration. sessment of the cost of improving Connecticut avenue extended, Mr. VEST presented a petition of sundry citizens of St. Louis, in the District of Columbia, together w.ith a draft of a bill pre Mo., and a petition of sundry citizens of Kansas City, Mo., pray. pared by the attorney of the District; which, with the accompany ing for the passage of the so-called Stone immigration bill; which ing papers, was referred to the Committee on the District of were referred to the Committee on Immigration. ·· · Columbia, and ordered to be printed. Mr. HOAR presented a petition of the Massachusetts Wholesale Lumber Association of Boston, Mass., praying that an appropriar PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. tion be made for the deepening and widening of the channels of The VICE-PRESIDENT presented a petition of the assembly Boston Harbor; which was referred to the Committee on Com· · of the State of New York, praying for the speedy recognition as merce. 686 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR-n-8-ENATK J .ANU.ARY 15, ; He also· presented a; petition or the Massachusetts: Wholesale Mr.. HANSBROUGH.presented a Lpetition irr the· form·.of reso~ Lumber AsBociation of Bostont Mass.t praying fur: the passage of Iutions adopted at a meeting of citizens of Tower City, N.Dak., tha Torr.ey bankruptcy bill; which.