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table, I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, in the place of John executive business. W. Stone, removed. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the William Y. C. Hannum, to be postmaster at Maryville, in the consideration of executive business. After fifteen minutes spent county of Blount and State of Tennessee, in the place of James in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at 5 o'clock P. Edmondson, removed. ~d 25 minutes p.m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Wilson G. Harrison, to be postmaster at Milan, in the county Wednesday, September 20, 1893, at 12 o'clock m. of Gibson and State of Tennessee, in the place of Robert F. Hann, removed. Isaac H. Dungan, to be postmaster at Humboldt, in the county NOMINATIONS. of Gibson and State of Tennes£ee, in the place of John B. Cullen, E~recutire nominations received by the Senate Septernbe1· 19,1893. removed. Joel J. Jones, to be postmaster at Fayett-eville, in the county ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT. of Lincoln and State of Tennessee, in the place of Hugh M. William B. Hornblower, of New York, to be associate justice Eakin. removed. of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Samuel Blatch­ William H. McLemore, to be postmaster at Tullahoma, in the· ford, deceased. county of Coffee and State of Tennessee, in the place of John B. Strong, removed. AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY. Fletcher W. Thomas, to be postmaster at Dyersburg, in the James J. Van Alen, of Rhode Island, to be ambassador extra­ county of Dyer and State of Tennessee, in the place of Peter M. ordinary and plenipotentiary to Italy. Burbank, removed. NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR. CONFIRMATIONS. Assistant Naval Constructor William J. Baxter to be a na>al constructor in the Navy, from August 10, 1893. Executh;e nominations confirmed by the Senate Septernbet 15, 189S. REGISTER OF LAND OFFICE. MINISTER RESIDENT AND CONSUL-GE..l'lffiRAL. Abt·am Frakes, of Dighton, Kans., to be register of the land Henry M. Smythe, of Graham, Va., to be ~inister resident office at \Va Keeney, Kans., vice Lee Monroe, to be removed. and consul-general of the United States t<> Ha1ti. RECEIVER OJ? PUBLIC MONEYS. RECEIVER OF PUBLIC MONEYS. Allen B. Briscoe, of Hutchinson, Kans., to be recei>er of pub­ William H. Co grove, of Roswell, N. Mex., to be receiver of lic moneys at Wa Keeney, Kans., vice Hill P. Wilson, to be re­ public moneys at Roswell, N. Mex. moved. POST~IASTERS. POSTMASTERS. :Michael T. Brady, to be postmaster at Winnebago City, in the James M. Davis, to be postmaster at Cordele, in the county of county of Faribault and State of Minnesota. Dooley and State of , in the place of Mitchell G. H all, Robert W. Harris, to be postmaster at Union, in the county of removed. Union and State of South Carolina. Henry C. Feltman, to be postmaster at Salem, in the county of Josiah Doar, to be postmaster at Georgetown, in the county of Marion and State of Illinois, in the place of John Cunningham, Georgetown and State of South Carolina. removed. Thomas B. Crews, to be postmaster at Laurens, in the county Willis L. Grimes, to be postmaster at Batavia, in the county of Laurens and State of South Carolina. of K ane and State of Illinois, in the place of James T. McMaster, John Montgomery, to be postmaster at Lake City, in the deceased. county of Wabasha and State of Minnesota. William Hunt, to be postmaster at Oakland, in the county of Henry M. Hunting, to be postmaster at Ada, in the county of Coles and State of Illinois, in the place of Loronzo D. Carter, Norman and State of Minnesota. resigned. Arnolphus R. Gordon, to be postmaster at Warren, in the Alvin Scott, jr., to be postmaster at Naperville, in the county county of Marshall and State of Minnesota. of Dupage and State of Illinois, in the place of Sylvester A. Executive nomination con,ji:nned by the Senate September 19, 1893. Ballou, whose commission expired April I, 1893. T. Kennedy Barnett, to be postmaster at Shelby, in the county POSTMASTER. of Cleveland and State of North Carolina, in the place of Julius John T. Kingston, jr., to be postmast-er at Ashland, in the B. Fortune, resigned. county of Ashland and State of Wisconsin. · John W. Bryan, to be postmaster at Goldsboro, in the county of Wayne and State of North Carolina, in the place of John R. Smith, resigned. Bennett Bunn, to be postmaster at Rocky Mount, in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. county of Edgecombe and State of North Carolina, in the place of W. Lee Person, removed. TUESDAY, BfJ_ptmnber 19, 1893. Lewis C. Hanes, to be postmaster at Lexington, in the county of Davidson and State of North Carolina, in the place of Theo­ The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, dore E. McCrary, removed. Rev._8AMUEL W. HADDAWAY. P. Hunt, to be postmaster at Bismarck, in the county The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday waa read and ap­ of Burleigh and State of North Dakota, in the place of Horace proved. P. Bogue, resigned. The Speaker laid before the House the following Senate reso­ Patrick W. McGillic, to be postmaster at Mandan, in the lutions: county of Morton and State of North Dakota, in the place of IN THE SE1'!.A.TE OF THE UZ..~ED ST.A.TES, September 16, 1893. Resolved, That the Senate lias heard with profound sorrow of the death of Andrew E. Thor berg, resigned. Leland Stanford, late a Senator from the State of California. Josiah J. Long, to be ·postmaster at Minot, in the county of Resolved, That as a. mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Ward and State of North Dakota, in the place of William E. business of the Senate be now suspended, that his associates may be enabled to pay proper tribute to his high character and distinguished public services. Mansfield, removed. . Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions George C. Casler, to be postmaster of Hill City, in the county to the House of Representatives. of Pennington and State of South Dakota, in the place of Joseph Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the Senattl do now adjourn. Hare, removed. The SPEAKER. These resolutions will lie upon the table William A. Dawley, to be postmaster at Sturgis, in the county until some gentleman calls them up. of Meade and State of South Dakota, in the place of WilliamS. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Chase, removed. Henry C. Hamilton, t<> be postmaster at Britton, in the county By unanimous consent ieave of absence was granted as follows: of Marshall and State of South Dakota, in the place of John W. To Mr. JoY, for five da-ys on account of important business. Banbury, whose commission expired March 23,1893. To Mr. BARTLETT, for two weeks on account of sickness. Mrs. Bertha Wood, to be postmaster at Custer, in the county WITHDRAWAL OF PAPERS. of Custer and State of South Dakota, in the place of Cyrus W. Mr. COBB of Missouri, by unanimous consent, obtained leave Hitchcock, removed. to withdraw from the files of the House, without leaving copies, Oscar M~ Quigley, to be postmaster at Parker, in the county the petition of sundry cities and towns by the boss painters and of Turner and State of South Dakot3., in the place of John J. Cut­ journeymen favoring the passage of the bill (H. R. gD76) of the ter, whose commission expired March 19, 1893. Fifty-second, Congress regulating the sale of paints, white lead, Thomas J. Dement, to be postmaster at Chattanooga, in the colors, and linseed oil. '

1592 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEMBER 19,

VIOLENCE IN THE STRIP. adoption of this motion. [The question was put.] The noes Mr. FLYNN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the seem to have it. present consideration of the resolution which I send to the desk. Mr. FITCH. I ask for the yeas and nays on this motion. The SPEAKER. The resolution will be read, after which the The yeas and nays were ordered. Chair will ask if there be objection. The question was takenj and there were-yeas 0, nays 172, The resolution was re::td, as follows: not voting 181; as follows: Whereas the Associated and Metropolitan Press, tor the past tew days, YEAS-0. has contained news of the burning off ot all vegetation and the killing ot va­ NAYS-172. rious homesteaders by the United :::ltates troops in the Cherokee Strip: There­ Abbott, Cooper, Fla. Hutcheson, Pence, tore, Alderson, Cooper, Tex. Ik:irt, Pendleton, Tex. Be it resolved, That the Secretary of War is hereby requested to furnish to Alexander, Cornish, Johnson, Ohio Pendleton, w. Va the House of Representatives any information he may possess touching said Allen, Covert, K em, Pi_gott, acts, and that he be further requested to inform this body by what author­ Arnold,· Cox, Kilgore, Price, ity the said United States troops were acting. Bailey, Crain, Kribbs, Rayner, The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present considera­ Barnes, Crawford, Kyle, Reilly, Barwig, Cummings, Lane, Richards, Ohio. tion of this resolution? Bell, Colo. Daniels, Latimer, Richardson, Tenn. Mr. TUCKER. I object. Bell, Tex. Davey, Lawson, Ritchie, Mr. OATES. I hope my friend will withdraw his objection Beltzhoover, Davis. Lester, Robbins, Berry, De Armond, Livingston, Robertson, La. so as to give the gentleman offering the resolution an opportu­ Black,Ga. DeForest, Maddox, Rusk, nity to make an explanation. Black, Ill. Denson, Mallory, Ryan, Mr. FLYNN. Mr. Speaker, if I can be permitted to read one or Boatner, Dinsmore, Marsh. Sayers, Boen, Dockery, Martin, Ind. Sibley, two qf these press dispatches, I am satisfied there is not a man Bower, N.C. Donovan, McAleer, Sickles, upon this floor who will not vote to pass the resolution. Branch, Dunphy, McCulloch, Snodgrass, The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen­ Brattan, Dm·borow, McDannold, Somers, Brawley, English., McDearmon, Stallings, tleman from Oklahoma? Breckinridge, Ark. Enloe, McEttrick, Stevens, Mr. TUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I am willing that the gentleman Brecl!inridge, Ky. Epes, McGann, Stockdale, · shall make his explanation. Bretz, Erdman, McKaig, Stone, Ky. Brickner, Everett, McLaurin, •.ralbert, S. 0. Mr. FLYNN. Mr. Speaker, the best explanation I can make Brookshire, Fdlows, McMillin, Talbott, Md. is to read some of these dispatches. Here is one dated Arkansas Bunn, Fielder, McNagny, Tarsney, City, Kans., September 16, 1893: Burrows, Fitch, McRae, Tate, Bynum, Fithian, Meredith, 'l'aylor,Ind. It the nation has ever been disgraced it bas been on this border, at this Cabaniss, Geary, Meyer, Tracey, time, by those who are the national police. They have been arbitrary to the Cadmus, Geissenhainer, Money, Tucker, last degree, and their overbearing :manners culminated to-day when an in­ Caminetti, Goldzier, Montgomery, Turner, offensive oldman, James B. Hill, ot New Jersey, was deliberately shot dead Campbell, Gorman, Morgan, Turpin, by a soldier because he could not control his unruly horse. Cannon, Cal. Grady, Moses, Tyler, And here is a portion of a dispatch the New York World of Capehart, Gresham, Mutchler, Warner, to Caruth. · Haines, Neill, Washington, this morning: Catchings, Hammond, Oates, Weadock, At a mass meetmg here to-night, resolutions were adopted demanding the Clark, Mo. Beard, ')'Neil, Mass. Wheeler, Ala.. surrender to the civil authorities of the soldier who killed J. R . .am at the Clarke. Ala.. Henderson, N. C. Outhwaite, Williams, ill. line of the Chilocco Reservation Saturday afternoon. The offtcers ot the Cobb,Ala.. Holman, Page, Williams. Miss. Third Cavalry persistently decline to give the name of the soldier, claiming Cockrell, Hooker, Miss. Paschal, Wilson, W.Va. that in killing Hill he was simply obeying orders. The body o! the dead man Coffeen, Houk, Ohio Patterson, Wise, was this afternoon shipped to his former home in New Jersey. Compton, Hudson, Paynter, Wolverton, In conclusion, I desire to say that the rules and regulations Conn, Hunter, Pearson, Wood::trd. made by this Administration for the opening of that vast body of NOT VOTING-181, Adams, Edmunds, Jones, Robinson, Pa.. land to homestead settlement have been a disgrace to the civil­ Aitken, Ellis, Ky. Joy, Russell, Conn. ization of the nineteenth century, and the capstone of it all is, Aldrich, Ellis, Oregon Kiefer, Rus·ell, Ga. that after the settlers have stood therefor days waiting, without Apsley, Fletcher, La.cey, Schermerhorn, Avery, Forman, Lapham, Scranton, disorder of any kind, the strong arm of the military is called in, Babcock, Funk, Layton, Settle, and soldiers ar.e allowed to shoot down inoffensive men simply Baker, Kans. Funston, Lefever, Shaw, because they are desirous of holding their places for the purpose Baker, N. H. Fyan, Lilly Shell, Baldwin, Gardner, Linton, Sherman, of securing homes for themselves and families. It is because I Bankhead, Gear, Lisle, Simpson, desire to have these facts fully understood by the country that I Bartholdt, Gillet, N. Y. Lockwood, Sipe, have introduced this resolution, and I now ask unanimous con­ Bartlett, Gillett, Mass. Loud, Smith, Belden, Goodnight, Loudenslager, Sperry, sent that it be p:1ssed by the House. Bingham, Graham, Lucas, Springer, The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen- Blair, Grosvenor, Lynch, Stephenson, tleman from Oklahoma? Blanchard, Grout, Magner, Stone, C. W. Bland, Hager, Maguire, Stone, W. A. Mr. OATES. I object. Boutelle, Hainer, Mahon, Storer, Mr. TATE. I object. Bowers. Cal. Hall, Minn. Marshall, Strait, Mr. FLYNN. Then, Mr. Spaaker, I ask that the resolution Broderick, Hall, Mo. Marvin, N. Y. Strong, Brosius, Hare, McCall, Swanson, be referred. Brown, Harmer, McCleary, Minn. Sweet, The resolution was referred to the Committee on Military Bryan, Harris, McCrear y, Ky. Tawney, Affairs. Burnes, Harter, McDowell, Taylor, •renn. Caldwell, Hartman, McKei~han, Terry, WITHDRAWAL OF PAPERS. Cannon, ill. Batch, MeikleJohn, Thomas, On motion of Mr. POWERS, by unanimous consent, the fol­ Causey, Haugen, Mer cer, Updegraff, Chickering, Hayes. Milliken, Van Voorhis, N.Y. lowing orders were made: Childs, Heiner, Moon, Van Voorhis,Oh.io Ordered, That the papers in the case of Sarah Elizabeth Holroyd, widow of Clancy, Henderson, ill. Morse, Wadsworth. John Holroyd, be withdrawn from the files of the House, and referred to the Cobb, Mo. Henderson, Iowa.. Murray, Walker, Committee on Claims. Cockran, Hendrix:, Newlands, Wanger, Ordtred , That the papers in the case of Anthony Joseph and Pedro J. Jara­ Cogswell, Hepburn, Northway, Waugh, millo be withdrawn from the tiles of the House, and referred to the Commit­ Coombs, Hermann, O'FerraU. Wells, tee on Claims. Cooper, Ind. Hicks, O'Neill, Pa. Wever, Order ed. That the papers in the case of Frank Della Torre and Susan F. Cooper, Wis. Hilborn, Payne, Wheeler, Ill. Della Torre, heirs of P eter Della Torre, be withdrawn from the files of the Cousins, Hines, PerkinS, White, House, and referred to the Committee on Claims. Culberson, Hitt, Phillips, Whitin~ , Ordered, '!'hat the papers in the case of Maj. William M. Maynadier be Curtis, Kans. Hooker, N.Y. Pickler, Wilf:' on, Ohio withdrawn from the files ot the House, and referred to the Committee on Curtis, N. Y. Hopkins, ill. Post, Wilson, W ash. Claims. Dalzell, Hopkins, Pa. Powers, Woomer, Ordered, That the papers in the case of William T. Poitevent he withdrawn Dingley, Houk, Tenn. Randall, Wright, Mass. from the files ot the Bouse, and referred to the Committee on War Claims. Dolliver, Hulick, Ray, Wright, Pa. Doolittle, Hull, Reed, ORDER OF BUSINESS. Draper, Johnson, Ind. Reyburn, The SPEAKER. The Clerk will call thestanding committees Dunn, Johnson, N. Dak, Richardson, Mich. for reports. The SPEAKER (when the roll call was concluded). The Clerk Mr. BURROWS. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with will announce the pairs. the call of committees for reports, with the understanding that Mr. BRYAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded if I committees having reports ma.y file them, except in cases of bills have that right·. I will state the facts. Having been engaged modifying or repelling the Federal election laws. in the room of the Committee on Ways and Means, which is now Mr. FITCH and Mr. OATES objected. having hearings, I came to the Hall to vote and heard my name Mr. Mc~HLLIN. We do not want to make any exception. called just as I was outside of th~ bar, but when I came in my Mr. BURROWS. Then I move to dispense with the call of name had been passed. I went back. to the committee room to committees for !6ports. wait for the second call; but when I came back the second time The SPEAKER. A two-thirds vote will be required for the my name had been again passed. Am I entitled to vote? 1893. OONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1593

The SPEAKER. Under the circumstances stated, the Chair Branch, Denson, Lester, Rayner, Brattan, Dinsmore, Livingston, Reilly, can not entertain the gentleman's request. Brawley, Dockery, Lynch, Richards, Ohio Mr. BRYAN. Then I would like to say that if permitted to Brecklnridge, Ark. Donovan, Maddox, Richardson, Mich. vote I should vote "no." _ Brecklnridge, Ky. Dunphy, Mallory, Richardson, Tenn. Bretz, Durborow, Marsh, Ritchie, Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, when I came into the Hall the Clerk Brickner, English, Martin, Ind. Robbins, was engaged in calling the roll the second time-~ Brookshire, Enloe, McAleer, Robertson, La. The SPEAKER. The gentleman's name was recorded on the Bunn, Epes, McCreary, Ky·. Rusk, Burnes, Erdman, McCUlloch, Ryan, second call. Bynum, Everett, McDannold, Sayers, Mr. WISE. But inadvertently I answ~red twice; and I Cabaniss, Fellows, McDearmon, Sibley, W~Jlted to explain. I answered to the name of '' WHITE" as well Cadmus, Fielder, McEttrick, Sickles, Caminetti, Fitch, McGann, Sipe, as my ~wn iiiii:ne. Campbell, Fithian, McKaig, Snodgrass, The SPEAKER. The error will be corrected. Cannon, Cal. Geary, McLaurin, Somers, Mr. BURROWS. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. Capehart, Geissenhainer, McMillin, Stallings, Caruth, Goldzier, McXagny, Stockdale, The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. Catchings, Gorman, McRae, Stone, Ky. Mr. BURROWS. Is there any rule by which a member not Clark, Mo. Grady, Meredith, Talbert, S.C. having been present on either roll call when his name was Clarke, Ala.. Gresham, Meyer, Talbott, Md. Cobb, Ala. Haines, Montgomery, Tarsney, called can send his name to the desk and have it recorded? Cobb, Mo. Hammond, Morgan, Tate, The SPEAKER. The Chair is not acquainted with any such Cockrell, Heard, Moses, Taylor, Ind. rule. The Clerk will announce the pairs. Coffeen, Henderson, N. C. Mutchler, Tracey, Compton, Holman, Neill, Tucker, The following pairs were announced: Conn, Hooker, Miss. Oates, Turner, Until further notice: Cooper, Fla.. Houk, Ohio O'Neil, Mass. Turpin, Mr. MAGNER with Mr. CHICKERING. Cooper, Tex. Hudson, Outhwaite, Tyler, Cornish, Hunter, Page, Warner, Mr. JONES with Mr. RAY. Covert, Hutcheson, Paschal, Washington, Mr. DUNN with Mr. O'NEILL of Pennsylvania. Cox, Ik:irt, Patterson, Weadock, Mr. CULBERSON with Mr. HENDERSON of Iowa. Crain, Johnson, Ohio Paynter, Wells, Cra,vford, Kilgore, Pearson, Wheeler, Ala. Mr. TERRY with Mr. POST. Cummings, Kribbs, Pence, Williams, ill. Mr. GOODNIGHT with Mr. TAYLOR of Tennessee. Davey, Kyle, Pendlet-on, Tex. Williams, Miss. 'Mr. HOOKER of Mississippi with Mr. HOOKER of New York. Da. vis, Lane, Pendleton, W. Va. Wise, De Armond, Latimer, Pigott, Wolverton, Mr. SHELL with Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. De Forest, Lawson, Price, Woodard. Mr. ELLIS of Kentucky with Mr. WALKER. Mr. SIPE with Mr. WiLLIAM A. STONE. NAYS-0. Mr. FORMAN. with Mr. BARTHOLDT. NOT VOTING-181. Mr. HALL of Missouri with Mr. JOY. Adams, Dunn, Johnson, N.Dak. Robinson, Pa. Mr. EARWIG with Mr. STEPHENSON. Aitken, Edmunds, Jones, Russell, Conn. Mr. MCDANNOLD with Mr. ELLIS of Oregon. Aldrich, Ellis, Ky. Joy, Russell, Ga. Allen, Ellis, Oregon Kem, Schermerhorn, Mr. ENLOE with Mr. BOUTELLE. Apsley, Fletcher, Kiefer, Scranton, Mr. GRAHAM with Mr. LINTON. Avery, Forman, Lacey, Settle, Mr. HARE with Mr. MORSE. Babcock, Funk, Lapham Shaw, Baker, Kans. Funston, Layton, Shell, Mr. COCKRAN with Mr. SHERMAN. Baker, N.H. Fyan, Lefever, Sherman, Mr. LoCKWOOD with Mr. VAN VOORHIS of New York. Baldwin, Gardner, Lilly, Simpson, Mr. CAMPBELL with Mr. BELDEN. Bankhead, Gear, Linton, Smith, Bartholdt, Gillet, N.Y. Lisle, Sperry, Mr. BLANCHARD with Mr. HENDERSON of illinois. Bartlett, Gillett, Mass. Lockwood, Springer, Mr. O'FERRALL with Mr. SCRANTON. Belden, Goodnight, Loud, Stephenson, Mr. HATCH with Mr. HARMER. Bingham, Graham, Loudenslager, Stevens, Blair, Grosvenor, Lucas, Stone, C. W. Mr. LISLE with Mr. REYBURN. Blanchard, Grout, Magner, Stone, W. A. Mr. BANKHEAD with Mr. WEVER. Bland, .Ha~er, Maguire, Storer, Mr. WHITING with Mr. BURROWS. Boutelle, Hamer, Mahon, Strait, Bowers, Cal. Hall, Minn. Marshall, Stl'ong, Mr. LAYTON with Mr. AVERY. Broderick, Hall, Mo. Marvin, N. Y. Swanson, Mr. MAGUIRE with Mr. AITKEN. Brosius, Hare, McCall, Sweet, Mr. BLAND with Mr. DINGLEY. Brown, Harmer, McCleary, Minn. Tawney. Bryan, Harris, McDowell, Taylor, Tenn. Mr. LAPHAM with Mr. DRAPER, for ten days. Burrows, Harter, McKeighan, Terry, Mr. EDMUNDS with Mr. WRIGHT of Pennsylvania, for this Caldwell, Hartman, Meiklejohn, Thomas, day. Cannon, ill. Hatch, Mercer, Updegraff, Mr. ENLOE . . Mr. Speaker, I desire to know if a quorum has Causey, Haugen, Milliken, VanVoorhis,N. Y. Chickering, Hayes, Money, Van Voorhis, Ohio ~ voted? Childs, Heiner, Moon, Wadsworth, The SPEAKER. A quorum has not voted. Clancy, Henderson, ill. Morse, '\Valker, Cockran, Henderson, Iowa Murray, Wanger, Mr. ENLOE. I am paired with the gentleman from Maine Cogswell, Hendrix, New lands, Waugh, fMr. BOUTELLE], but reserve the right to vote to make a quo­ Coombs, Hepburn, Northway, Wever, rum. Cooper, Ind. Hermann, O'Ferrall, Wheeler, lll. Cooper, Wis. Hicks, O'Neill, Pa. White, Mr. McCREARY of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I am present Cousins, Hilborn, Payne, Whiting. and would like to have my name recorded. Culberson, Hines, Perkins, Wilson, Ohio The SPEAKER. The Chair can not entertain the request Curtis, Kans. Hitt, Phillips, Wilson, Wash. Curtis, N. Y. Hooker, N. Y. Pickler, Wilson, W. Va. unless the gentleman brings himself within the rule, that he was Dalzell, Hopkins, lll. Post, '\'Voomer, present and failed to hear his name called. Daniels, Hopkins, Pa. Powers, Wright, Mass. Mr. McCREARY of Kentucky. I have just come in. Dingley, Houk. Tenn. Randall, Wright, Pa. '.rhe SPEAKER. The Chair can not entertain the gentle- Dolliver, Hulick, Ray, Doolittle, Hull, Reed, man's request under the rule. Draper, Johnson, Ind. Reyburn, The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. Mr. FITCH. Mr. Speaker, I move a call of the House. So a call of the House was ordered. The question was taken, and on a division (demanded by Mr. The Clerk proceeded to call the roll. On the first call the fol­ BURROWS) there were-ayes 134, noes 50. lowing members failed to answer to their names: Mr. BURROWS. I demand tellers. Adams, Culberson, Hicks, Mm-ray, Tellers were ordered. Aitken, Dingley, Hines, Newlands, Apsley, Dunn, Hitt, O'Ferrall, Mr. BURROWS and Mr. FITCH were appointed tellers. Avery, Ellis, Ky. Hooker, N. Y. O'Neill, Pa. The House proceeded to divide. After the affirmative vote- Babcock, Ellis, Oregon Hopkins, ill. Post, 127-had been counted, Bankhead, Forman, Hopkins, Pa. Randall, Mr. FITCH (one of the tellers). Mr. Speaker, I ask for the Bartlett, Fyan, Johnson, Ind. Ray, Belden. -Gardner, Jones, Reyburn, yeas and nays. Bingham, Goodnight, Joy, Robinson, Pa. The yeas and nays were ordered. Blanchard, Graham, Lapham, Russell, Ga. Bland, Grosvenor, Layton, · Schermerhorn, The question was taken; and there were-yeas 172, nays 0, not Boutelle, Grout, Lilly, Scranton, voting 181; as follows: · Brown, Hall, Mo. Lisle, Shell, YEAS-172. Causey, Hare, Lockwood, Sherman, Clancy, Harmer, Magner, Sipe, Abbott, Bailey, Bell, Tex. Black, Ill. Cockran, _Harris, Maguire, Springer, 4lderson, Barnes, Beltzhoover, Boatner, Coombs, Harter, Marshall, Stephenson, Alexander, Barwtg, Berry, Boen, Cooper, Ind. Henderson, Iowa McKeighan, Strait, Arntlld, Bell, Colo. Black, Ga. Bower,N. c. Cooper, Wis. Hendrix, Morse, Swanson, 1594 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEMBER 19,

Tawney, VanVoorhis,N. Y. Wever, WrJght,Pa. Storer, Thomas, Waugh, Wilson, Ohio Taylor, Tenn. Yan Voorhis, Ohio White, Strait, Updegrail, Wells, Wilson, Wash. Terry, Wadsworth, Whiting, Strong, Van Voorhis, N . Y.Wever, Woomer, Thomas, Walker, Wilson, Ohio Swanson, Van Voorhis, Ohio Wheeler, IlL Wright, Mass. Tn.wney, Wadsworth, 'Vhite, Wright, Penn. The -sPEAKER. The Clerk will now call the roll of those Taylor, Tenn. Walker, Whiting, gentlemen who did not respond on the first call. On this call 'l'erry, Wanger, Wlliiam3, TIL excuses for absent members are in order. So the motion to dispense with all fm•ther pl·oceedings under Mr. FITCH. I move to dispense with further proceedings the call was agreed to. under the call. The Clerk announced the following additional pair: The question was taken; and on a division, demanded by Mr. Mr. MARSHALL with Mr. STORER. BURROWS, there were-ayes 120, noes 54. The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. Mr. BURROWS. I demand tellers. Mr. BURROWS. 1r.Speaker,I move to reconsider the vote T ellers were ordered." b y which the House agreed t o dispense with all further pro­ Mr. BURROWS and Mr. FITCH were appointed tellers. ceedings under the call. The House again divided; ·and the tellers reported-ayes 136, Mr. TUCKER. I move to lay that motion on the table. noes 19. The question being taken, the Speaker p1·o tempore [Mr. DocK­ 1\fr. BURROWS. I demand the yeas and nays. ERY] announced that the "ayes" seemed to have it. The yeas and nays were ordered. On a division (demanded by Mr. BURROWS), there were-aye.::~ The question was taken; and there were-ayes 166, nays 1, not 123, noes 47. voting 186; as follows: Mr. BURROWS. We had better have tellers. YEA.S-166. Mr. FITCH. I call for the yeas and nays. Abbott, Conn, Hutcheson, Reilly, Alderson, Cooper, Fla. Ikirt, Richards, Ohio. The question being taken on ordering the yeas and nays, Alexander, Cooper, Tex. Johnson, Ohio Richardson, Mich. The SPEAKER p1·o tempo1·e announced that a sufficient num­ Allen, Cornish, Kilgore, Richardson, Tenn. ber had arisen, and that the yeas and nays were ordered. Arnold, Covert, Kribb Ritchie, Bailey, Cox, Kyle, Robbins,' Mr. BURROWS. The other side. Baker, Kans. Crain, Lane, Robertson, La. The House again divided, and on the demand for the yeas and Barnes, Cummings, Latimer . Rusk, nays there were-ayes nays Barwi.g, Davis, Lester, Ryan, 107, 56. . Bell, Colo. De Armond, Lynch, Sayers, Mr. BURROWS. I think wehad better have tellers on th1s. Bell, Tex. De Forest, Maddox, Sibley, Telle rs were ordered, and the Speaker pro ternpnre appointed Beltzhoover, Denson, Mallory, Sickles, Mr. BURROWS and Mr. FITCH. Berry, Dinsmore, Martin, Ind. Smith, Black, Ga. Dockery, M..cAleer, Snodgrass, The House again divided; and the tellers reported-ayes 110, Black, ill. Donovan, McCreary, Ky. Somers, n ays 1. Boatner, Dunphy, McCulloch, Sperry, So the yeas and nays wero ordered. Boen, Durborow. McDannold, Stallings, Branch, English, McDearmon, Stevens, The question was taken; and there were-yeas 161, Rays 0, not Brattan, Enloe, McEttrick, Stocl{dale, voting 192; as follows: Brawley, Epes, McKaig, Stone, Ky. YEAS-1<31. Breclrtnrid.ge, Ark. Erdman, McLaurin, Sweet, Abbott, Coffeen, Ikirt, Pigott, Bretz, Everett, McMillin, Talbert, S. C. Alderson, Cooper, Fla. Johnson, Ohio Price, Brickner, .Fellows, McNagny, 'l'albott, :M.d. Alexander, Cooper, Tex. Kilgore, Reilly, Brookshire, Fielder, McRae, Tarsney, Allen, Cornish, Kribbs. Richards, Ohio Bunn, Fitch, Meredith, Tate, Arnold, Covert, . Kyle, Richardson, Mich. Burnes, Fithian, Money, Taylor, Ind. Bailey, Cox, Lane, Richardson, Tenn. Burrows, Geary, Montgomery, · Tracey, Baker, Kans. Cummings, Latimer, Ritchie, Bynum, Geissenhainer, Morgan, Tucker, Barnes, Davis,1 Lawson, Robbins, Cabaniss, Goldzier, Moses, Turner, Ba!'Wig De Armond, Lester, Robertson, La. Cadmus, Gorman, Mutchler, 'l'urpin, Bell, Colo. DeForest, Livingston, Rusk, Caminetti, Grady, Neill, Tyler, Bell, Tex. Denson, Maddox, Ryan, Cannon, Cal. Gresham , Oates, Warner, Beltzhoover, Dinsmore, Mallory, Sickles, Capehart, Haines, O'Neil, Mas . Washington, Berry, Dockery, McAleer, Snodgrass, Caruth, Hammond, Outhwaite, Weadock, Black. Ga. Donovan, McCreary, Ky. Somers, Catchings, Hartm:m, Page, Wheeler, Ala. Black, Ill. Dunphy, McCulloch, Stallings, Clark, Mo. Henderson, N. C. Patterson, Williams, Miss. Boatner, Durborow, McDannold, Stockdale, Clar.~re, Ala. Holman, Paynter, Wilson, W. Va. Boen, English, Cobb, Ala. Hooker, Miss. Pence, Wise, McDearmon, Stone, Ky. Pendleton, Tex. Wolverton, Branch, Enloe, McEttrick, Sweet, Cobb, Mo. Honk, Ohio Br~ttan, Epes, McGann, 'l'albert, S.C. Cockrell, Houk, Tenn. Pendleton, W.Va. Woodard. Brawley, Everett, McKaig, Talbott, Md. Coffeen, Hudson, Pigott, Breckinridge,Ark. Fellows, McLaurin, Tarsney, Compton, Hunter, Rayner, Bretz, Fielder, McMillin, Tate, NAYS-1. Brickner, Fitch, McNagny, Taylor, Ind. Brookshil·e, Fithian, McRae, Tracey, Bartholdt. Bryan, Geary, Meredith, Tucker, NOT VOTING-186. Bunn, Geissenhainer, Money, Tun1er, Burnes, Grady, Montgomery, Turpin, Adams, Dalzell, Hepburn, McKeighan, Bynum, Gresham, Morgan, Tyler, Aitken, Daniels, Hermann, MeikleJohn, Cabaniss, Haines, Moses, Warner, Aldrich, Davey, Hicks, Mercer, Cadmus, Hammond., !i.utch.ler, Washington, Apsley, Dingley, Hilborn, Meyet·, Caminetti, Hartman, Neill, Weauock, A>ery, Dolliver, Hines, Milliken, Campbell, Hatch, Oates, Whe ·ler, Ala. Baocock. Doolittle, Hitt, Moon, Cannon, Cal. Hayes, O'Neil, Mass. Will!,\ms, Ill N.H. D1·aper, Hooker, N. Y. Morse, 1 Baker, Capehart, Heard, Outhwaite, Willh ms. Mu;~. Baldwin, Dunn, Hopkins, Ill. Murray, Caruth, Render on, N. C. Page, Wilsnn, W. VL Bankhea-d, Edmunds, Hopkins, P a. Newlands, Catchings, Holman, Paschal, Wise, Bartlett, Ellis, Ky. Hulick, Northway, Clark, Mo. Hooker, Miss. PatteTson, Wolverton, Belden, Ellis, Oregon Hull, O'Ferrall, Clarke, Ala. Honk, Ohio Paynter, Woodard. Bingham, Fletcher, Johnson, Ind. O'Neill, Pa. Cobb, Ala. Hudson, Pearson, Blair, Forman, Johnson, N.Dak. Paschal, Cobb, Mo. Hunter, Pendleton, Tex. Blanchard, Funk, Jones, Payne, Cockrell, Hutcheson, Bland, Funston, Joy, Pearson, Pendleton,W.. Va. Boutelle, Fyan, Kern, Perkins, NAYS-{). Bower, N.C. Gardner, Kiefer, Phillips, Bowers, Cal. Gear, Lacey, Pickler, NOT VOTING-192. Br"6ekinridge, Ky Gillet, N. Y. Lapham, Post, Adams, Brown, Daniels, Gorman, Broderick, Gillett, Mass. Lawson, Powers, Aitken, Burrows, Davey, Graha.m, Brosius, Goodnight, Layton. Price, Aldrich, Caldwell. Dingley, Grosvenor, Bro·wn, Graham, Lefever, Randall, Apsley, Cannon, Ill. Dolli>er, • Grout, Bryan, Grosvenor, Lilly, Ray, Avery, Causey, Doolittle, Caldwell, Grout, Linton, Reed, Babcock. Chickering, Draper, ii~f~~i·. Campbell, Hager, Lisle, Reyburn, Baker, N.H. Childs, Dunn, Hall, Minn. Cannon, Ill. Hainer, Livingston, Robinson, Pa. Baldwin, Clancy, Edmunds, Hall, Mo. Causey, Hall, Minn. Lockwood, Russell, Conn. Bankhead., Cockran, Ellis, Ky. Hare, Chickering, Hall, Mo. Loud, Russell, Ga. Bartholdt, Cogswell, Ellis, Oregon Harmer, Childs, Hare, Loudenslager, Schermerhorn, Bartlett, Compton, Erdman, Harris, Clancy, Harmer, Lucas, Scranton, Belden, Conn, Fletcher, Harter, Cockran, Harris, Magner, Settle, Bingham, Coombs, Forman, Haugen, Cogswell, Harter, Maguire, Shaw, Blair, Cooper, Ind. Funk. Heiner, Coombs, Hatch, Mahon, Shell, Blanchard, Cooper, Wi. . Funston, Henderson, Ill. Cooper, Ind. Haugen, Marsh, Sherman, Bland, Cousins, Fyan, Henderson, 1:o wa Cooper, Wis. Hayes, Marshall. Simpson, Boutelle, Crain. Gardne1·, Hendrix, Cousins, Hea.rd, Marvin, N. Y. Sipe, Bower, N.C. Crawford, Gear, Hepburn, Crawford, Heiner, McCall, Springer, Bowers, Cal. Culberson, Gillet, N. Y. Hermann, Culberson, Henderson, Ill. McCleary, Minn. Stephenson, Breckinridge, Ky. Curtis, Kans. Gillett, Mass. Hicks. Curtis, Kans. Henderson, Iowa McDowell, Stone, C. W. Broderick, Curtis, N. Y. Goldzier, Hilborn. Curtis, N. Y. Hendrix, McGann, Stone,W.A. Brosius, Dalzell, Goodnight, Hines, 1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 1595

t Ma.,cruire, Post, Stone, W. A. producers of exhibits in the World's ColumbianExpositionlith­ • oker, N. Y. Mahon, Powers, Storer, ographic facsimiles of medals and diplomas, and providing for 1 opkins, lll. Marsh, Randall, Stra.it, opkins, Pa. Marshall, Ray, Strong, the expense thereof-to the Committee on Appropriations. 1, oUk, Tenn. Martin, Ind. Rayner, Swanson, By Mr. FLYNN: A resolution calling upon the Secretary of fiHulick, Marvin, N. Y. Reed, '.l'a.wney, Hull, McCall, Reyburn, '.l'aylor, Tenn. War for certain information concerning the action of troops in .,Johnson, Ind. McCleary, Minn. Robinson, P a. Terry, the Cherokee Strip-to the Committee on Military Affairs . Johnson, N.Dak. McDowell, Russell, Conn. Thomas, By Mr. BERRY: A resolution authorizing the appointment of Jones, McKeighan, Russell, Ga. Updegrart. Jpy, Meiklejohn, SayerR, Van Voorhis, N.Y. an assistant to the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms-to the Committee Kem, Me1·cer , Schermerhorn, VanVoorhis, Ohio on Accounts. Kiefer, Meyer, Scranton, Wadsworth, ]Jacey, Milliken, Settle, ·walker, Lapham, Moon, Shaw, Wanger, PRIVATE BILLS, ETC. Layton, Morse, Shell, Waugh, Lefever, Murray, Sherman , Wells, Underclauselof Rule XXII, private bills of the following titles Lilly, Newlands, Sibley, Wever, were presented and referred as indicated below: · Linton, Northway, Simpson, Wheeler, Ill. Lisle, O'Ferrall. Sipe, White, By Mr. BARWIG: A bill (H. R. 3208) to relieve John Dusell J.,.ockwood, O'Neill, P a. Smith, Whiting, from the charge of desertion-to the Committee on Military Af­ r..oud, Payne, S-perry, Wilson, Ohio fairs. Loudenslager, Pence, Springer, Wilson, Wash. :Lucas, Perkins, Stephenson, Woomer, By Mr. BALDWIN: A bill (H. R. 3209) to authorize the Du­ Lynch, Phillips, Stevens, Wright, Mass. luth and Superior Bridge Company and its successors in interest Magner, Pickler, Stone, C. W. W1ight, Pa. to construct, operate, and maintain a bridge over the St. Louis So the motion of Mr. TUCKER, to lay on the table the m otion River betwee-n Connors Point, in the Sta.to of Wisconsin, and of Mr. BuRRows, was agreed to. Rices Point, in the State of Minnesot11-to the Committee on The Clerk announced the following additional pair: Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Until further notice; By Mr. BRANCH: A bill (H. R. 3210) for the relief of James Mr. SICKLES with Mr. WADSWORTH. L. Fowle, executor of Samuel R. Fowle, deceased-to the Com­ The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. mittee on War Claims. And then, on motion of Mr. FITCH (at 2 o'clock and 49 minutes By Mr. BRECKINPJ:DGE, of Kentucky: A bill (H. R. 3211) p.m.), the House adjourned until to-morrow, Wednesday, Sep­ for the relief of JohnP. Berry-to the Committee on War Claims. tember 20, at.12 o'clock noon. Also, a bill (H. R. 3212) for relief oi the legal representatives tives of HenryChilds-tothe Committee on War Claims. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Also, a bill (H. R. 3213) for the relief of the estate of Neil McCamp-to the Committee on War Claims. Under clause 2 of Rule XIII- Also, a bill (H. R. 3214) for the relief of Lenord Cassell, of Mr. BUNN, from the Committee on Claims, reported the bill the State of Kentucky-to the Committee on War Claims. (H. R. 3203) for the relief of Mrs. Victor Thunot (R-eport No. Also, a bill (H. R. 32151 for the relief of the estate of William 10), in lieu of the bill (H. R. 520) which was delivered to the Berry, of the State of Kentucky-to the Committee on War Clerk, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House. Claims. Also, a bill (H. R. 3216) for the relief of William Downing, of PUBLIC BILLS, MEMORIALS, AND RESOLUTIONS. the State of Kentucky-to the Committee on War C!aims. Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills and resolutions of the fol­ By Mr. BROOKSHIRE: A bill (H. R. 3217) for the relief oi lowing titles were introduced, and severally referred as follows: William H. Lankford-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. SAYERS: A bill (H. R. 3204) to repeal all laws pro­ By Mr. BLACK of Georgia : A bill (H. R. 3218) to increase the vjding for the creation or maintenance of the sinking fund-to pension of Jane Thompson, of Jefferson County,Ga.-totheCom- the Committee on Ways and Means. mittee on Pensions. . By Mr. LUCAS: A bill (H. R. 3205) providing for irrigation By M1·. CATCHINGS: A bill (H. R. 3219) granting increase and reclamation of arid lands, for the protection of forests, and of pension to Georgianna C. H all, wi

Also, a bill (H. R.3244) making an appropriation for a survey, in repelling a threatened invasion and raid by the Sioux in under the direction of the War Department, for a levee along 1890-'91-to the Committee on Claims. the west bank of the in Des Moines and Louisa Also, papers appertaining to a bill for the issue of ordnance Counties, in the Shte of Iowa-to the Committee on Rivers and stores and supplies to the Sbte of Nebraska to replace similar Harbors. stores destroyed by fire-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. O'NEIL of Massachusetts: A bill {H. R. 3245) for the Also, papers appertaining to a bill to authorize the President - relief of John M. Goodhue-to the Committee on Military Affairs. to issue a patent to the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions for certain lands of the Omaha Indian Reservation-to the Commit­ PETITIONS, ETC. tee on the Public Lands. By Mr. MEREDITH: Petition of John C. Davis, of Fairfax Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and pa­ County, Va., praying that his war claim be referred to the Court pers were laid on the Clerk's desk, and referred as follows: of Claims under the Bowman act-to the Committee on War By Mr. BELL of Colorado: Resolutions of Colorado Mining Claims. Stock Exchange, of Denver, Colo., relative to annual assessment Also, petition of John C. Davis, of Fairfax County, Va., pray­ work on mining claims-to the Committee on Mines and Mining. ihg that the war claim of Diana Davis, deceased, be referred to By Mr. BLANCHARD: Petition of Chamber of Commerce the Court of Claims under the Bowman act-to the Committee on and Industry of Louisiana, for repeal of the silver-purchase law War Claims. and repeal of the tax on State-bank circulation-to the Commit­ By Mr. POWERS: Papers o! _William M. Maynadier, W. T. tee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Poitevant, and Frank and Susan F. Della Torre-to the Com­ By Mr. BOUTELLE: Petition of Lewis Anderson and others, mittee on War Claims. manufacturers and emp1oyes of woolen mills at Skowhega.n; one By Mr. SPRINGER: Petition of Industrial Council of Kansas of A. F. Bradbury and others, manufacturers and operatives in cities, praying for a Government loan of money to the States­ the woolen mills at Dexter; one of S. 0. Brown and others, to the Committee on Banking and Currency. woolen manufacturers and operatives at Dover; one of Amos Also, petition from Messrs. Vickery & Rill, Augusta, Me., in Abbott, Job Abbott, George A. Abbott and others, woolen man­ favor of a fractional paper currency for use in the mails-to the ufacturers and employes of Dexter; one of Mays & Son and Committee on Banking and Currency. others, woolen manufacturers al'ld employes of Foxcroft; one of By Mr. WHEELER of Alabama: Petition of John A. Bates, for James Walker and others, manufacturers and operatives in relief-to the Committee on War Claims. woolen industry at Madison; one of Dennison Walkerandothers, Also, petition of Albert A. Baker, for relief-to the Commit­ manufacturers and operatives in the woolen industry at Pitts­ tee on War Claims. field; one of D. R. Cam:~ bell, August Campbell, and others, man­ Also, petition of James Clinton Baker, for reference to Court ufacturers and employes in the woolen mills at Sangerville; one of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. of the manufacturers and operatives of the Sangerville Woolen Also, petition of Mrs. Anna Bradford, for relief-to the Com­ Companv, at Sangerville; one of Moses Carr, N.J. Lamb, and mittee on War Claims. others, manufacturers and employes of the Carleton Woolen Also, claim of Martha Byrd, of Lawrence County, Ala.-to the Mills Company at Sangerville, and one of Ephraim Hodgdon Committee on War Claims. and others, manufacturers and employes of the Newickawanick Also, petition of William U. Callahan, for relief-to the Com­ Woolen Company at South Berwick, all of the State of Maine, mittee on War Claims. against change in or interference with existing tariff laws by Also, claim of Benjamin Carter, colored, of Madison County, the Fifty-third Congress-to the Committee on Ways and Means. Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. . Bv Mr. BOWERS of California: Petition of 274 citizens of Also, petition of GarretS. Chandler, of Lauderdale, Ala.-to Hanford, Kings County, Cal., for the free coinage of silver-to the Committee on War Claims. the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Also, petition of Ann -E. Copeland, of Etowah County, Ala.­ Also, joint resolution authorizing and directing the Attorney­ to the Committee on War Claims. General to appear for the settlers in the United Statee courts in Also, petition of William Cunningham, of Lawrence County, the cases of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company against cer­ Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. tain settlers on public lands in California-to the Committee on Also, petition of Richard Crompton, for relief-to the Commit­ the Judiciary. tee on War Claims. By Mr. BRANCH: Papers to accompany the bill for the relief Also, petition of Emily C. Dickson, for relief-to the Commit­ of James L. Fowle, executor of Samuel R. Fowle, deceased-to tee on War Claims. the Committee on War Claims. Also, petition of S. M. Garison, for reference to Court of By Mr. CARUTH: Petition of the brewers of Louisville,Ky., Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. favoring a reduction of the duty on hops-to the Committee on Also, petition of Silas M. Garrison, for relief-to the Commit­ Ways and Means. tee on War Claims. By Mr. COOPER of Texas: Petition of Hon. John H. Reagan Also, petition of Mrs. Bathsheba Gordon, for relief-to the and 44 others, citizens of Anderson County, and one of J. M. Committee on War Claims. Woodard and 60 more, citizens of Anderson County, Tex., pro­ Also, petition of Matthew N. Grimmet, of Madison County, testing against unconditiqnal repeal of the Sherman law-to the Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. Commitliee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Also, claim of Stephen Harris, colored, of Madison County, By Mr. GEAR: Papers relating to national cemetery at Keo­ Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. kuk, Iowa-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, claim of John Haynes, colored, of Madison County, Ala.­ Papers relating to the erection of post-office building at Fort to the Committee on War Claims. Madison, Iowa-to the Committee on Public Buildings and Also, petition of Alexander Hall, for reference to Court of Grounds. Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. ByMr.HENDERSONofiowa: Resolutions by the Tradesand Also, petition of William Hilliard, of Madison County, Ala.­ L3bor Congress of Dubuque, Iowa, favoring free coinage of sil­ to the Committee on War Claims. ver at a ratio of 16 to 1-to theCommitteeonCoinage, Weights, Also, petition of James Hilliard, of Madison County, Ala.-to and Measures. the Committee on War Claims. Also, resolutions adopted at a meeting at Hampton, Iowa, in Also, petition of George W. Howell, of Lauderdale County, relation to the money question-to the Committee on Coinage, Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. Weights, and Me ::~. su r es. Also, petition of George W. Houk, of Jackson County, Ala.-to By Mr. BILBORN: Resolutions adopted by the Grange of the Committee on War Claims. Tulare, Cal., favoring the retention of the tariff on wool-to the Also, petition of Andrew J. Inkle, for relief-to the Commit­ Committee on W ays and Means. tee on War Claims. By Mr. HOLMAN: Papers to accompany House bill2144, for Also, claim of Jesse Jefferson, colored, of Madison County, the relief of George F. B.oberts et al.-to the Committee on Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. Claims. Also, claim of William Jones, of Madison County, Ala.-to By Mr. KEM: Petition of 852citizens of Buffalo County, Nebr., the Committee on War Claims. asking for the free coinRge of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1-to the Also, claim of Cyrus Jones, of Madison County, Ala.-to the Committee on Coinage, Weights. and Measures. Committee on War Claims. By Mr. :McCREARY of Kentucky: Petition of the ministers Also, claim of William S. Kerr, of Madison County, Ala.-to of the Kentucky Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcop3.1 the Committee on War Claims. · Church, asking that t.he act of May 5, 1892, commonly called the Also, claim and petition of Rhoda Lawler, of Madison County, Geary law, ba repealed-to theCommittee on Foreign Affairs. Ala.-tothe Committee on War Claims. Bv Mr. MEIKLEJOHN: Papers apperhining to a bill tore­ Also, petition of Flora Ann Lucas, of Limestone County, Ala.­ imburse the State of Nebraska the expenses incurred by that State to the Committee on War Claims. 1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 1597

Also, petition of Mrs. Jane W. Lock, of Limestone County, Union of Grand Rapids, Mich., praying that public buildings Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. may be constructed by day labor under the supervision of the Also, petition of Julius B. Litten, of Lauderdale County, Ala.- Supervising Architect's office and not by contract; which was to the Committee on War Claims. referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, petition of Sebastian Leohr, of Franklin County; Ala.- Mr. FAULKNER presented a petition of the State Assembly, to the Committee on War Claims. Knights of Labor, of West Virginia, praying for the free and Also~ petition of Robert Vwderdale, of Madison County, Ala.- unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and remonstrat- to the Committee on War Claims. ing against the unconditional repeal of the silver-purchase Also, petition of S. Elizabeth Lauderdale for relief-to the clause of the so-called Sherman law; which was ordered to lie Committee on War Claims. · on the table. Also, petition of Jesse B. Morgan for relief-to the Committee Mr. CAMERON presented petitions of Waterford Grang-e, No. on War Claims. 423, Patrons of Husbandry, of Erie County; of Dicksonburg Also, claim of Corland M. Miller, of Madison County, Ala.- Grange, No. 556, Patrons of Husbandry, of Crawford County; of to the Committee on War Claims. the Turnpike Farmers' Alliance and Independent Union, No. 318, Also, claim of Ed ward Moore (colored), of Madison County, of Erie County; of Mill Village Grange, No. 131, Patrons of Hus- Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. bandry,of Erie County; ofcitizensofCrawfordCounty; of Green- Also, claim of Mrs. Bettie F. Perkins, of Madison Coanty, field Grange, No. 226, Patrons of Husbandry, of Erie County, and Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. of Phillipsville Grange, No. 147, Patrons of Husbandry, of Erie Also, petition of estate of Robert Phillips, of Lauderdale Coun- County, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the free coin- ty, Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. age of silver; which were ordered to lie on the hble. Also, petition of William N. Morris for relief-to the Commit- I He also presented m emorials of Local Assembly, No. 1608, tee on War Claims. · Knights of Labor, of Anita; of Equality Assembly, No. 1491, Also, petition of Evaline McDermott for relief-to the Com- Knights of Labor, of Osceola Mills; and of Local Assembly, No. mittee on War Claims. 9228, Knights of Labor, of Throop, in the State of Pennsylvania, Also, petition of MalindaMcClendon. forreferencetotheCourt remonstrating against the unconditional repeal of the silver- of Cla.ims-to the Committee on War Claims. purchasing clause of the so-called Sherman law, and praying for Also, petition of WilliamS. Morgan, for reference to the Court the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1; of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. whi.ch were ordered to lie on the table. Also, petition of Mollie T. McClelland, for reference to the He also presented a petition of citizens of Anita, Pa., praying Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. for the free coinage of silver at a ratioof 16 to1 with gold; which Also, claim of Senia McLelland, of Madison County, Ala.-to was ordered to lie on the table. the Committee on War Claims. He also presented a petition of citizens of Johnstown, Pa., Also, petition of Uriah Peters, of Jackson County, Ala.-to praying for the repeal of the silver-purchasing clause of the so- the Committee on War Claims. called Sherman law; which was ordered to lie on the table. Also, petition of F. P. Price, of Jackson County, Ala.-to the He also presented a memorial of Farmers' Alliance, No. 437, Committee on War Claims. of New Hamburg, Pa., remonstrating against the unconditional Also, petition of Henry M. Ragsdale. for reference to the Court repeal of the silver-purchasing clause of the so called Sherman of Claim.:.-to the Committee on War Claims. law unless some provision is first made for the free coinage of Also, petition of Mahala dimmons, for reference to the Court silver; which was ordered to lie on the table. of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. He also presented a memorial of citizens, comprising there-pre- Also, petition of JohnS. Tate, of Lauderdale County, Ala.-to sentatives of various labor organizations, adopted at a meeting the Committee on War Claims. held at Pittsburg, Pa., remonstrating against the unconditional Also, claim of David Vincent (colored), of Madison County, repaal of the silver-purchasing clause of the so-called Sherman Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. law; which was ordered to lie on the table. Also, petition of Lucie A. Vaughan, for reference to the Court He also presented a petition of Pomona Grange, No.4, Patrons of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. I of H usbandry, of Erie County, P a.., praying for the enactment of Also, petition of Henry Webb, of Lauderdale County-to the such legislation as will increase the volume of money and restore Committee on War Claims. - silver to its former place as money equal with gold; which was Also, petition of E Lizabeth A. Newman, for reference to the ordered to lie on the t able. Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Clai:ms. Mr. CHANDLER presented the petition of William T. Cassand By Mr. WILSON of Washington: Three petitions of the citi- 30 other citizens and bmdnes3 men of Tilton, N.H., praying for zens of Spokane County, Wash., in opposition to the repeal of the r apealof the so-called Sherman silver law; which was ordered the Sherman act, unless said repeal shall provide for the con- to lie on the table. tinued use of silver on terms more favorable to silver-to the Mr. MORGAN. I present a petition of some 50 citi7. ens of Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measure~. Alab::tma, reciting their belief th ~t" r estoration of confidence is absolutely necessary to avert further disaster,·' etc., and recom­ mending that the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver act be unconditionally repealed. This is one of those petitions with SENATE. the following caption: WEDNESDAY_, September 20, 1893. Get signed and send to your Senator or Representative wlthout delay. At­ tach additional sheets as required. Prayer by the Chaplain, :Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. I · . The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. I regard that, Mr. President, as a mandate from some great 1 money center and not really from the people of the Sts.te of PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Alab:a.ma. Mr. TURPIE presented a memorial of Local Assembly, No. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The petition will lie on the table. 430, Knights of Labor, of Daviess County, Ind., remonstrating Mr. JONES of Arkansas presented the petition of Joseph Ault against ~he unconditional repeal of the so-called Sherman silver late of Comp~ny A, Eighth Regiment of illinois Infantry Vol~ law· whwh was ordered to he on the table. unteers, a citizen of Sharp County, Ark., praying for the en- irb.·. GALLINGER presented resolutions adopted at a mass- actment of special legislation for his relief; which was referred mooting of the citizens of Marlboro, N.H., favoring the enact- to the Committee on Pensions. men t of legislation to suppress the exportation of alcoholic liquors from this country to foreign lands except for legitimate use in BILLS INTRODUCED. the arts and industries of modern life; which were referred to the Mr. CAMERON introducea a bill (S. 952) for the relief of the Committee on Foreign Relations. heir or heirs of John Howard Payne; which was read twice by Mr. QUAY presented a petition of the Board of Trade of its title, and, with the accompanyino-paper referred to the Com- Greensburg, Pa., praying for the unconditional repeal of the . mittee on Claims. "' ' silv~r-purchasing clause of the Sherman law; which was ordered He also introduced a bill (S. 953) for the relief of Thomas B. to he on the table. R-eed; which was read twice by its title and referred to the Com- He also presented two memorials, of Knights of Labor Assem- mittee on Claims. ' bly, No. 1491, of Osceola _Mills, Pa., and of ~nights of Labor Mr. QUAY introduced a bill (S. 954) granting a pension to Assembly, No. 1608, of Aruta, ~a., remonstra:tmg against there- Cornelia De Peyster Black; which was read twice by its title, ~eal of the so-called Sherman silver law; which were ordered to and referred to the Committee on Pensions. lie on the table. He also introduced a bill (S. 955) granting a pension to Sister Mr. STOCKBRIDGEpresentedapetition of the C~ntral Labor Celestine, Mother Superior of St. Joseph's Convent, at Titus-