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1895. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 29. ' Also, a bill (H. R. 132) to reimbm·se the "city of Omaha, Nebr., sions of the United States Supreme Court the said deductions were for money expended in the construction of pavement ailjacent to unconstitutional and the manner of collection a ''forced loan"- Government property, and for other purposes-to the Committee to the Committee on War Claims. · on Claims. By Mr. POOLE (by request): Petition of citizens of Syracuse, Also, a bill (H. R. 133) granting a pension to Benjamin Cental, N. Y., asking for the recognition of belligerent rights to the poople of Blair, Nebr.-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. of Cuba-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R.134) for the relief of W. W. Lowe-to the By Mr. POWERS: Petition of C. E. Greene and others, praying Committee on Military Affairs. for the passage of a bill to reclassify and fix the salaries of railway Also, a. bill (H. R. 135) for the relief of Theodore L. Van Dorn postal clerks-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post to the Committee on Claims. Roads. Also, a bill (H. R. 136) for the relief of Wells C. McCool-to the Committee on War Claim~. Also, a bill (H. R.137) to remove the charge of desertion from the military record of Jeremiah F. Brown-to the Committee on SENATE. Military Affairs. WEDNESDAY, December 4, 1895. Al o, a bill (H. R. 138) granting an increase of pension to Mary E. Hazlip-to the Committee on Pensions. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. Also, a bill (H. R.139) for the relief of Thomas F. O'Reilly-to The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. the Cmmittre on Military Affairs. SEN.A. TOR FROM DELA.W A.RE. Also, a bill (H. R. 140) for the relief of John Little and Hobart Williams, of Omaha, Nebr.-to the Committee on Claims. Mr. MITCHELL of Oregon. Mr. President, I rise to a question · By Mr. POWERS (by request): A bill (H. R. 141) for the relief of privilege. I present the petition.of Mr. Henry A. DuPont, of of Thomas Fawcett-to the Committee on War Claims. Delaware, claiming a seat in the Senate for the full term commenc Also, a bill (H. R. 142) for the relief of the Grand Trunk Rail ing the 4th of March last, by virtue of his election by the legisla way Company of Canada-to the Committee on Claims. ture of the State of Delaware. I ask that the petition be read. Also (by request), a bill (H. R. 143) for the relief of Richard The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Secretary will read as requested. Berry-to the Committee on War Claims. · The Secretary read as follows: By Mr. PATTERSON: A bill (H. R.144) for the relief of C. B. To the Senate of the United States: The undersigned hereby claims the right to be admitted as a Senator from Bryan & Co.-to -the Committee on Claims. the State of Delaware under an election by the legislature of said State on . By Mr. POOLE: A bill (H. R.145) for the relief of J. J. Lints the 9th day of May, A. D. 1895, to fill the term of six years commencing on the to the Committee on Claims. ~ ~~h:i.f March, A. D.l895, and herewith presents evidence in support of Also, a bill (H. R.146) granting a pension to Elizabeth B. Rog ers-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. H. A. DU PONT. Also, a bill (H. R.147) granting a pension to George W. Case, Mr. MITCHELL of Oregon. I ask that the petition be printed late private Company B, Twenty-second New York Cavalry-to and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The VICE-PRESIDENT. It will be so ordered in the absence By Mr. QUIGG: A. bill (H. R.148) for therelief of Secor&Co., of objection. Perine Secor & Co., and the executors of Zeno Secor-to the Com Mr. MITCHELL of Oregon. In support of this claim I present mittee on War Claims. a certificate of the election of Mr. Du Pont, signed by the speaker Also, a bill (H. R. 149} for the relief of Samuel Davis, naval of the Delaware house of representatives, and attested by the apprentice-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. clerk of the house, which I also ask to have read, printed, and - Also, a bill (H. R. 150) for the relief of Charles V. Munier, late referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. of Company D, Fourth Excelsior Brigade, subsequently known as The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Secretarywill readasindicated. the Seventy-third Regiment New York Volunteers-to the Com The Secretary read as follows: mittee on Military Affairs. I, Henry H. McMullen, speaker of the house of representatives of the State . of De~ware, d<_> hereby certify that on Tuesday, the 15th day of January, A. By Mr. ROBINSON of Pennsylvania: A bill (H. R. 151) to D. 189a, that bemg the-second Tuesday after the meeting and organization of pay the heirs of the late John Roach, deceased, $48,858.03 for the general assembly. of· the State of Delaware, the senate and house of rep resentatives of the said State respectively J?roceeded to vote for a Senator m labor and material furnished for the gunboat Dolphin-to the Congress from said State for the term of SIX years beginning on the 4th day Committee on Naval Affairs. · of March. A. D.1895; that at 12 o'clock meridian of the day following the mem By Mr. RUSSELL of Connecticut: A bill (H.R.152) granting a bers of the said two houses duly convened in joint assembly, and the journal of each house having been then read, and it appearing therefrom that no per pension to Mary .Ann Tracy-to the Committee on Pensions. son had received a majority of the votes in each house for said office the said Also, a bill (H. R. 153) granting a pension to Clara V. Shaw-to joint assembly did then proceed to vote for a person for Senator and no per the Committee on Invalid Pensions. son ~3:ving received on ~d ~ai?t-mentioned d_ay a majority of all' the votes of _ the JOIDt assembly, the sa1d JOIDt assembly d1d meet at 12 o'clock meridian of By Mr. REYBURN: A bill (H. R. 154) for the relief of Olivia each succeeding day during the session and did take at least one vote with and Ida Walter,heirsandchildrenofThomas U. Walter,deceased out any person having received such maJority nntil the 9th day of May of · to the Committee on Claims. said year..._when Henry_ A. Du Po!J.t received 15 votes, Ed ward Ridgely received 10 votes, John E. Addicks received 4 votes, and Ebe W. Tunnell received 1 Also, a bill (H. R. 155) for the relief of the heirs of John J. vote; that the general assembly of the State of Delaware theretofore duly McElhone-to the Committee on Claims. elected duly organized on the first Tuesday of January, A. D. 1895; that the members of the house of representatives of the State of Delaware who were By Mr. W A.SHINGTON: A. bill (H. R. 156) for the relief of returned as duly elected thereto from the several counties in said State and Payne, James & Co.-to the Committee on War Claims. took their seats therein at the time of the organization thereof as aforesaid By Mr. WRlEHT: A bill (H. R.157) restoriiigJuliaL. Roberts were Henry H. McMullen, Frederick Pyle, William Wilson, Francis M. W!'tlker, George W. Reybold, WalterS. Money, and John W. Jolls, re:present late Julia L. Doty, to the pension roll-to the Committee on Pen~ atives from Newcastle County; Horace R. Mustard, William R. DaVIs Clar sions. ence D. Sypherd, Alexander M. Daly, Ellwood C. Killen, 'l'homas A. Watson, Also, a bill (H. R. 158) granting a pension to Mary Collins-to and Ezekiel Fleming, representatives from Kent County; and John M Rob bins, Newell Ball, Edward S. Burton, George H. Townsend, Charles L. Moore, the Committee on Pensions. Horace Brown, and Henry L. Morgan, representatives from Sussex County· By Mr. ATWOOD: A bill (H. R. 159) to increase the pension of that the members of the senate of the State of Delaware who were returned Francis F. Gockeritz-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. as duly elected thereto from the several counties in said State at the general election held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of No vember, A. D. 1894, or continued in the office of senator by virtue of their election to said office at the general election held on the Tuesdav next after PETITIONS, ETC. the first Monday in the month of November, A. D.l89'Z, and who took their seats in said senate at the time of the organization thereof on the first Tues Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, thefollowingpetitionsandpapers day of January, A. D. 1895, were Samuel Alrichs, Robert J. Hanby, and John were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: Pyle, senators from Newcastle County; John W. Fenimore, Hezekiah Har rington, and William T. Watson, senators from Kent County, and John M. C. By~· ALDRICH: R~solutio~ of citizens of South Chicago, Moore, George F. Pierce, and William T.