3374 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12,

By Mr. J. A. ANDERSON: ProtestofLocalAssemblyNo. 3678, of Victor H. Newcomer, of Jacob Reichard, of Elias Smith, of Harry Hey­ Wainego, and of Local .Assembly No. 780, of Weir, Kans.• against the ser (executor), of Hezekiah Myers, ofThoiiUlS H. Crampton, of David free-ship bill-to the Select Committee on American Ship-building and M. Mullendore, of G. Findley Smith, of W. E. Boheler (executor), of Ship-owning InterestB. James Resley, of Jacob Friend (executor), ofWilliam Shifter, of Chris­ By Mr. BARKSDALE: Papers in the claim of James F. Wooley, of tian Easterday, of David and Moses Po:ffinberger, of W a.shington County; Lincoln County, Mississippi-to the Committee on War Claims. of EugeneL. Dorr, of John H. Lighter(administrator), ofThomasJohn­ By Mr. BARRY: Petition of Local Assembly No. 4334, Knights of son, of J. E. Harley, of David Best, and of James W. Pearre (trustee), Labor, of Water Valley, Miss., against the free-ship bill-to the Select of Frederick County; of Elbert Perry and of Rachel Ann Offselt, of Committee on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. Montgomery County, asking that their war claims be referred to the By 1\lr. BOYLE: Petition of Brownsville Assembly, Latrobe Local Court of Claims-to the same committee. Assembly, Carpenter Progressive Assembly, Buena Vista Industrial As­ Also, petition of Samuel Nigh, ofT. H. Edwards (executoror'John sembly, Webster Triumph Star Assembly, and Scottdale Local Assem­ Heger), of George Hoking, and of Rachael Ann Offsett, for payment of bly, of the wage-workers of the United States, in favor of the passage war claims-to the same committee. of laws for the unlimited coinage of silver-to the Committee on Coin­ Also, petition of R. H. Gordon, iu relation to silver coinage--to the age, Weights, and Measures. Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. By Mr. BRADY: Papers in the claim of Alex. Downan, administra­ By Mr. MORRISON: Mep1.0rial of wage-workers of different States, tor of Thomas Farrell, of Prince George County, Virginia-to the Com­ for unlimited coinage of silver-to the same committee. mittee on War Claims. By Mr. O'NEILL: Petition of Mrs. Sarah A. Clements, widow of By Mr. BURROWS: Remonstrance ngainst the passage of the free­ Robert Clements, formerly of the One hundred and tenth Regiment ship bill~ f~om the Knights of Labor of Kalamazoo, Mich.-to theSe­ Pennsylvania Volunteers, asking for a pension-to the Committee on lect Committee on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. Invalid Pen~ns. • By Mr. CARLETON: Petition and papers relating to the pension . By :Mr. PRICE: Memorial of Knights of Labor ofthe States of .Ala­ claim of Edwin A. Scutt-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. bama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District By Mr. CRAIN: Memorial of KnightB of Labor of Galveston, Tex., of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho Territory, Indiana, illinois, Kansas, favoring the establishment of a harbor of Tefuge at Sandy Bay, Rock­ Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, J'lfaryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, port, "M:ass.-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Montana Territory, New Jersey, New By Mr. DAVENPORT: Petition of citizens of Hammondsport, N. Hampshire, Nevada, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico, Y., relative to free coinage of silver-to the Committee on Coinage, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah Territory, Virginia, West Weights, and Measures. Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Territory, Washington Territory em-· By Mr. DA W~ON: Petition of John A. Randall, for invalid pen­ bracing 480 assemblies, on the coinage and currency laws-to the Com­ sion-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. mittee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Also, petition of John M. Dale, forremovalofcharge of desertion-to By Mr. ROMEIS: Petition of 40 Knights of Labor from Waterville, the Committee on Military Affairs. Ohio, against the passage ofthefree-ship bill-to the Select Committee Also, petition of W. W. Green, praying that his war -claim be re­ on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. ferred to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. ROWELL: Petition for the re1iefof Nicholas Lochboklec­ By Mr. DINGLEY: Petition of Knights of Labor, Local Assembly to the Committee on War Claims. 4727, of Bath, Me., for appropriation for a harbor of refuge at Rock­ By Mr. SAYERS: Petition of the.clerks in the several departments port, Mass.-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. of the Army ~ouinst the reduction of :salaries-to the Committee on By Mr. EVERHART: Petition of citizens of Chester County, Penn­ Military .Affairs. sylvania, asking for constitutional amendment against the sale, manu­ By Mr: STA.HLNEQKER: Petition of H. C. Allen and of John C. facture, and importation of alcoholic be:verages-to the Select Commit­ Purdy, in favor of Hoose bill 3973-to the Committee on Ways and tee on the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. Means. By Mr. FREDERICK: Petition from citizens of forty-twoSta.tes and Also, petition of Mrs. William W. Deen, president of the Woman's Territories for the unlimited coinage of silver-to the Committee on Christian Temperance Union, of Sing Sing, N. Y., in fiivor of the edu­ Coinage, Weights, and "Measures. cational bill-to the Committee on Education. Also, resolutions of Knights of Labor, asking that a commission be ap­ By Mr. SWINBURNE: Petition of manufacturers of Albany County, pointed to investigate and report evils existing on the Gould Southern New York, in favor of the ratification of the proposed treaty between railway system-to the Committee on Railways and Canals. the United States and Mexico-to the Committee on Ways and Means. By 1\ir. GILFILLAN: Petition of citizens ofMinneapolis, Minn., in By Mr. VIELE: Papers relating to the claim of Samuel Schiffer, of favor of woman suffrage-to the Committee on the Judiciary. New York-to the Committee on W a.r Claims. By 1\Ir. GOFF: Petition of Daniel A. Riblet, for increase of pension­ By Mr. WHEELER: Petition of Nn.rcissa V. Hewlett, and of Au­ to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. gustine M. Hewlett, asking that their war claim be referred to the By Ur. GROSVENOR: Petition of Zenas Osborne and 29 others, of Court of Claims-to the same committee. Meigs County, Ohio, fur free silver-to the Committee on Coinage, The following petitions praying Congress for the enactment of a law Weights, and Measures. requiring scientific temperance instruction in the public schools of the Also, memorial of Grand Army of the Republic Veteran Rights Union District of Columbia, in the Territories, and in the Military and Naval of Ohio, favoring employment of veterans-to the Select Committee on Academies, the Indian and colored schools supported wholly or in part Reform in the Civil Service. by money from the national Treasury, were presented and severally Also, :pap~rs in the claim of Fernando Connor-to the Committee on referred to the Committee on Education: War Claims. By. J'l!r. J. A. ANDERSON: Of citizens of Cloud and Washington Also, memorial of the secretary of the Ohio State University, ofOhio, Counties, Kansas. · urging that the experiment station of that institution be given the By Mr. BAYNE: Of citizens of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. money for experiments in agriculture-to the Committee on Agri- By Mr. OUTHWAITE: Memorial of the faculty of Otterbein Uni- culture. . versity, and many other.-citizens of Westerville, Ohio. • Also, petition. of Local .Assembly N o.1516, Knights of Labor, of Ohio, By Mr. PAYSON; Of citizens of Kankakee County, illinois. against the free-ship bill-to the Select Committee on American Ship­ By Mr. RIGGS: Of citizens of Pike County, lllinois. building and Ship-owning Inter"8Sts. By Mr. ROWELL: Of citizens of De Witt, Marion, and McLean Br .Mr. HERMAN: Petition of ex-Union soldiers in Oregon, for the Counties, illinois. 4 passage of the Weaver bill-to the Committee on Territories. "By Mr. 0. B. THOMAS: Of citizens of Vernon and La Crosse Coun­ Also, petition from citizens of Roseburg and from Southern Oregon, ties, Wisconsin. for extension of. time for the completion of the Oregon and California Railroad-to the Committee on Ra.i.lways and Canals. Also, petition from citizens of Southern Oregon, for the investigation SENATE. of the wagon-road grants to said State-to the Committee on thePub­ licLands. MONDAY, April 12, 188G. By Mr. J. T. JONES: .Appeal from the wage-workers of the United States, for unlimited coinage of silver-to the Committee on Coinage, Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BuTLER, D. D. Weights, and Measures. · · The Journal of the proceedings of Saturday was read and approved. By Mr. LYMAN: Petition of 650 local assemblies of the Knights of .PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Labor of the various States of the Union, asking legislation on the silver The PRESIDENT pro tem.pore presented a memorial of Knights of question-to the same committee. Labor of Lucas County, Ohio, and a memorial of Knights of Labor of Also, affidavit in support of House bill 7242, for the relief of Ran­ .Ashtabula, Ohio, remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship som L. Harris-to the Committee on War Claims. bill; which were referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. McCOMAS: Petition ofSamuel Shilling, of Susan Hoffman, He also presented the petition of H. D. W estly and other colored of John Ashe, of H. B. Rohrback, ofLoui.sa.Koontz, ofJohnMurdock, people of Texas, praying for protection and redress of grievances; which of .Abram D. Given, of J. M. and Josiah E. Davis (administrators), of was referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3375

Mr. CULLOM presented memorials ofKrughts of Labor of Urbana, ternal improvement, and especially for the construction ofthe Henne­ Streator, and Pekin, in the State of illinois, remonstrating against the pin Canal; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. passage of the free-ship bill; which were referred to the Committee on Mr. Me PHERSON presented a petition of theNew .Jersey State board Commerce. of agriculture, praying for an investigation of the reasons fo.r the restric­ Mr. STANFORD presented the petition of Col. .J. D. Stevenson, of tions placed by European countries on the importation of American California, praying to be compensated for· certain services rendered the pork; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Government during the Mexican war; which was referred to the Com­ He also presented a petition of the New .Jers.ey State board of agri­ mittee on Claims. culture, praying for such legislation as will prevent the transmission Mr. PALMER presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Kala­ andspreadofpleuro-pneumonia and other cattle diseases; which was re­ mazoo, Mich., remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; ferred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. which was referred to the Committtee on Commerce. He also presented a petition of the NeW' .J e:rsey State board of agri­ Mr. CAMERON presented the petition of .John Wightman, pra.ying culture, praying that the position of Commissioner of Agriculture be for compensation for mail service from Erie to Pittsburgh, Pa., from .made a Cabinet office; which was referred to the Committee on Agri­ July 1, 1859, to July 1, 1860, less the amount allowed; which was re­ culture and Forestry. ferred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. MAHONE presented three petitions of Knights of Labor of Rich­ He also presented a memorial of the Berks County (Pennsylvania) mond, and one petition of Knights of Labor of Ettrick, in the State of Agricultural and Horticultural Society, remonstrating against the pro­ Virginia, praying for the construction by the Government of the Hen­ posed increase of postage on fourth-class mail matter; which was re­ nepin Canal; which were referred to the Committee on Commerce. ferred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. He also presented two memorials of Knights of Labor of Berkeley, He also presented a petition of 28 citizens of Ercildoun, Pa., pray­ and memorials of Knights of Labor or Richmond and Ettrick, in the ing for the adoption of a constitutional amendment prohibiting the State of Virginia, remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors throughout the United States; which were referred to the Committee on Commerce. which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. Healso presentedresolutionsadopted by the Board of Trade and Ex­ He also presented a petition of 28 citizens of Ercildoun, Pa., pray­ change of Portsmouth, Va., favoring the establishment of ali iron-ship ing for the appointment of a eommissi{)n of inquiry concerning the al· ·yard at Gosport, Va.; which were referred to the.Committee on Naval coholic liquor traffic; which was ordered to lie on the table. Affairs. He also presented a petition of 28 citizens of Ercildonn, Pa., pray­ Mr. COCKRELL. I present resolutions adopted by the board of di­ ing for the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic bever­ rectors and transportation committee of the Merchants' Exchange of ages in the District of Columbia; which was referred to the Committee Saint Louis, Mo., in the interest of trade between the Mi~issippi ValJey on the District of Columbia. and the Central and South American states, recommending that direct He also presented petitions of Knights of Labor of Garland and Coal mail communication be encouraged between the United States and Valley, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying 1or the construction by those countries through the port of New -Orleans. I move that the res­ the Government of the Hennepin Canal; which were referred to the olntions be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Committee on Commerce. The motion was agreed to. He also presented memorials of Knights of Labor of Chester and 1\Ir. COCKRELL. Touching Senate bill1670, granting a pension to Scranton, in the State of Pennsylvania, remonstrating against the pas­ John Hicks, I present additional evidence consisting of two affidavits sage of the free-ship bill; which were referred to tbe Committee on and a petition. I move that they be referred to the Committee on Pen-· Commerce. sions. Mr. BLAIR presented resolutions adopted by Knights of Labor of The motion was agreed to. Manchester (N. H.) Local Assembly No. 4095, 400 members being 1\Ir. LOG AN presented a memorial of Knights of Labor o~ Elgin, ill., present, and resolutions adopted by Knights of Labor of .l'!Ianchester remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; which was re­ (N. H.) Local .A.ssemby No. 3611, 700 members being present, remon­ ferred to the Committee on Commerce. strating against the passage of the free-ship bill; which were referred He also presented a -petition of ex-prisoners of war; praying for the to the Committee on Commerce. passage of the bill (S. 779) pensioning Union soldiers who were confinetl Healsopresentedapetition of Knights of Labor of :Manchester, N.H., in confederate military.prisons dming the late civil war; which was re­ praying for the passage of what is known as the arbitration bi:l; which ferred to t.he Committee on Pensions. was ordered to lie on the table. He also presented the petition of l\Iiss Sarah M. Carroll, of New York He also presented a petition of Knights of Labor of Manchester, r. H., city,· praying to be granted a pension on account of her past services as a praying for the passage of the labor arbitration bHl; which was Qrdered hospital nurse; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. to lie on the table. Mr. CO~GER presented a resolution adopted byKnigbtsofLaborof Mr. SPOONER pre ·ented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Ue­ Cold water, Mich., 167 members being present, remonstrati~against the nasha., Wis., remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; passage of the free-ship bill; which was referred to the Committee on which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Commerce. Mr. ALLISON presented a concurrent resolution of the General As· Mr. PLUMD presented a memorial of civil employes of the supply sembly'of the State of Iowa; which was referred to the Committee on dep~rtment of the .A.rmy located at Saint Louis, Mo., remonstrating Pen.....i_ons, and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: agarnst c~rtain provisions of the Army appropriation bill reducing their Concurrent resolntion in behalf of 1\frs. Sarah Young. pay; wb1ch was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. He also presentecl a. petition of the Merchants' Exchange of Saint B e it resolt:ed bv the senate of the Btate of Iowa (th8 house of ,·epresentati~s eon­ eurri'hg), That our Senators and Bept·esenta.tives in Congress be, and they are Louis, Mo., praying that liberal appropriations be made to subsidize a hereby, requested to use all honorable means to secure tne allowance by Con­ steamship line between New Orleans and the Central and South Ameri­ gress of a suitable annual pension to Mrs. Sarah Young, of the city of Des can States; which was referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Moines, in this State, for meritorious and valuable services rendered during t.he civil war as an army nurse. Post-Roads. . Buolved, That the secretary of state is hereby instructed to transmit to each He also ~resent~d n memorial of Knights of Labor 'Of Hope, Kans., of our Senators and Representatives in Congress 3o certified copy of these reso­ remonstratmg agamst the passage of the free-ship bill; which was re­ lutions. I hereby certify ths.t the foregoing is a true and correct eopy of tbe original ferred to the Committee on Commerce. eoncurrentresolutionas adopted by the Twenty-fu-st General Assembly Qf Iowa, Mr. HARRIS presented memorials of KnighJs of Labor of Knoxville as the so.me appears on file in my office. Nashville, Jellico, and Rockwood, in the State of Tennessee, In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand ana cause to be affixed the great rem.on~ seal of the State. Done a.t Des Moines, the capital, this 7th day of April, A. D. stra.ting against the passage of the free-ship bill; which were referred ~sf!t!h:f i~~fili~r~:tie~h~he United States the one hundred and tenih, of to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. VANCE presented a memorial of citizens of Washington, D. C. (SEAL.] FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State. residing on C street, between Second and Sixth streets, northwest re~ monstrating against the passage of the bill (S. 1617) to incorporate' the Mr. RIDDLEBERGER presented · resolutions adopted by the Mer­ Union Passenger Railway Company of Washington, in the District of chants and Manufacturers' .Exeh:wgeof Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Colnmbia;. which was referred to the Committee on the District of Co­ favoringthe establishment at Norfolk of an iron-ship yard for the con­ lumbia. structionofGovernment vessels; which was referred to the Committee Mr. 1\ULLER presented a petition of citizens ofLakeGeorge, N.Y., on Naval Affail's. praying for the passage of a. bill authorizing the Postmaster-General to Mr. TELLER presented a memorial ·of .J obn H. Bromley and other give certain relief to postmasters of the third and fourth claSses; which citizens of Colorado, remonstrating against the removal of the Southern waB referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Ute Indians from their present location in that State; which was re­ Mr. WILSON, oflowa, pr-esented a memorial of Knights of Labor of ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Flagler, Iowa, remonstmting against the passage of the free-ship bill· . Mr. MANDERSON presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Red which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. ' Cloud, Nebr., remonstrating 3-oo-ainst the passage of the free-ship bill; Mr. HOAR presented a petition of Knights of Labor ofBeverly, Mass., which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. praying t~at an appropriation be made for the construction of a harbor He also presented n. petition of Knights of Labor of Gmnd Island, of refuge at Sandy Bay, Roc1.'}lort, Mass.; which was referred to the Nebr., praying that libera-l JJ.ppropriations be made for works of in- Committee on Commerce. 3376 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12,

He also presented a petition of the Centro! La.bor Union of Boston, the Oregonian Railway Bridge Company of Oregon the right to con­ :Ma...n Commerce, to serve in the place of Mr. CHAilLll:S ,V. Jo~'ES during his present temporary absence from the Senate. and the country how complete~y some of the most commanding features involved in the subject are overlooked entirely by the committee in the Ur. BECK. If there is no objection I ask for the present considera­ report. tion of the resolution. The PRESIDENT p1·o tempore. The bill will be placed on the Cal­ By unanimous consent the Senate proceeded to consider the resolu­ endar with the adverse report of the committee. tion. - Mr. PLATT, from the Committee on Patents, to whom was referred 'l'he PRESIDENT pro te1nporc. The que tion is on agreeing to the the bill (S. 1122~ for the reliefof the heirs of Rudolph Leschot, deceased, resolution. moved its indefinite postponement, which was agreed to; and he sub­ The resolution was agreed to. mitted a .report, accompanied by a bill {S. 2101) for the relief of Ed ward G. Thompson, administrator tie bonis non of the estate of Rudolph Lc- PROl'ERTY RE:llOVED TO INDIAN TERRITORY. schot, deceased; which was read twice by its title. · Mr. MAXEY. I see by th·e RECORD of February 17last that I offered Mr. MORRILL, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred some resolutions for reference to the Committee on the Judiciary, to in­ the bill (S. 2071) for the relief of the legal representatives of Lieut. quire int-o the propriety of such legislation as might procure jurisdic­ Francis Ware,· deceased, ofthe Revolutionary war, asked to be discharged tion to the Federal courts in a-djacent States as to matters within the from its further consideration, and that it be referred to the Committee limits of the Indian Territory. The resolutions were printed in the on Revolutionary Claims; which was agreed to. RECORD, but they were not, I suppose by my fault, printed separately He 3lso. from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, sub­ as a document. I ask that they be so printed. mitted a report to accompany the bill (S. 1868) providing for an exten­ The PRESIDENT pro te-mpore. The Senator from Texas moves to sion of the Executive :aiansion, heretofore reported by him. print the resolution mentioned by him. Mr. MAHONE, from the Committee on Education and Labor, to The motion was agreed to. whom was referred the bill (S. 1884) providing for the a-djustment of 'l'he PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will lay before the Senate accounts of labor~rs, workmen, and mechanics, arising unde the eight­ the resolution submitted by the Senator from Texas [Mr. l'IIAXEY] on hour law, reported it without amendment, and submitted a report the 16th of Febrna1·y. thereon. The resolution was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to, BILLS INTRODUCED. as follows: Resolv4!d, That the Committee on the .Judiciary be, and is hereby, instructed . Mr. LOGAN introduced a bill (S. 2102) granting a pension to Amos to inquire into what legislation may be necessary in order to subject property Baccus; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Commit­ removed from any State or Territory into the Indian Territory, that is to say, into t-be country occupied by the five civilized tribes, to forced sale, levy and tee on Pensions.~ execution, upon a writ of execution or other proper writ issued upon a JUdg·1 Mr. MANDERSON introduced a bill (S. 2103) to remove the charge mentor decree rendered by a. court of competent jurisdiction to hear and deter· of desertion against John G. Hopkins, late private Company C, Thirty­ mine between the parties to the suit. fifth Missouri Volunteer Infantry; which was read twice by its title, 2. What legislation may be ne~ssary to subject property removed as afore­ said into the Indian Territo1-y aforesaid to writ of attachment or other auxiliary and, with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Mili­ writ duly issued by such court as aforesaid at t-he commencement of suit or tary Afiairs. pending the litigation. Mr. ALDRICH introduced a bill (S. 2104) to establish alight-ship on And said committee is directed to report by bill or otherwise. .•. the south end of Ram Island Reef, Fisher's Island Sound, Long Island; Mr. MAXEY. I ask that the resolution be printed. which was read twice by its title, and referred to the CoiiJ.IIlittee on Com­ The PRESIDENT pro ~emp01·e. That order has already been made. merce. Healsointrodnced the following bills; which wereseverally read twice NIC.AB.AGUAN CLAIMS CONVENTION. by their titles, and referred to the Committee on Pensions: Mr. MORGAN. On Saturday I offered a concurrent resolution in A bill~S. 2105) granting a ·pension to Henry B. Very; regard to the Nicaraguan claims convention. I merely wish to have A bill S. 2106) granting a pension to Elisha J. Whitford; · it referred to the Committee on Nicaraguan Claims. A bill S. 2107) granting a pension to Elisha De Wolf Adams; and The PRESIDENT pro te-mpore. The Chair will lay the resolution A bill S. 2108) granting a. pension to George W. Weeden. before the Senate. _ Mr. COCKRE.LL introduced a bill (S. 2109) granting a pension to The resolution was considered, and referred to the Select COmmittee .Tames Tagg~ which was read twice by its title, and referred to the to Inquire into Claims of Citizens of the United States against the Gov­ Committee on Pensions. - ernment of Nicaragua, as follows: He also introduced a bill (S. 2110) to provide for the preparation of Whereas the following resolution was passed in the Senate on March 10, 1S82, a Federal code of procedure; which was read twice by its title, andre­ and in the House of Representatives on the 16th March, 1882: "Resolved by the &nate (the Home of &presentatives concurring), That the Presi­ ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. dent be requested to bring to the attention of the Government of Nicaragua. the , Mr. SHERMAN introduced a bill (S. 2111) granting a pension to necessity of arranging by a convention for final settlement of all unadjusted claims existing between the Government of the United States a.nd the Govern­ Jacob Smith; which was read twice by its title, and, with the accom­ ment of Nicaragua. and claims of citizens of the United States against the Gov­ panying papers, referred to the Committee on Pensions. ernment of Nicamgua.;" and 1 Mr. RIDDLEBERGER introduced a bill (S. 2112) to regulate settle­ Whereas no information has been given to Congress of any practical progress ments of claims against the District of Columbia; which was read twice that has been made in the adjustment of the claims of thecitizensofthe United States against the :Republic of Nicaragua: .by its title, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Resolved by th~ Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Presi­ \ Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, introduced a bill (S. 2113) granting a pension dent of the United States be requested to bring this subject to the att.ention of to Sarah the Government of Nicaragua., with a view to securing the prompt and full sat­ Mrs. Young; which was read twice by its title, and, with the isfaction of the just cla.ims of the citizens of the United States against the Gov­ accompanying paper, referred to the Committee on Pensions. ernment of Nicaragua. 1 1\fr. HOAR introduced a bill (S. 2114) for the relief of certain sur­ 'Viving widows of soldiers who served in the last war with Great-Brit­ SCHUYLKILL RIVER EA.ST SIDE RAILROAD. ain in 1812-'15;· which was read twice by its title, and referred to the . Mr. CAMERON. If the routine morning business is closed I desire l (;ommittee on Pensions. to call up a bill. Mr. !IIITCHELL, of Oregon: introduced a bill (S. 2115) granting to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there are no further "concurrent 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3:J77

or other resolutions" that order of business is closed,_and the Calendar quire or desire to sell the grounds. I call the attention of the Senator is in order. The Senator from Pennsylvania. from Pennsylvanin. to that point. Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Before the Calendar was called I addressed Mr. CAMERON. I will state to the Senator from Michigan that if the Chair. . the line is located immediately on the river fr0nt where the land is low The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Virginia wish and to-day worthless, it will be filled up and made valuable by the to present a "concurrent or other" resolution? railroad company. At the same time they agree to put bulkh~ :ft>lr. RIDDLEBERGER. · No, sir;· but b~fore the Calendar was called along the water front, so that if at any time the United States sho\lld I tried to get the ear of the Chair. want to use the river front the Government can have it in a better con­ Mr. CAMERON. Will the Senator give way to me for a moment? dition than it is tQ-day. Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Not to take up the Calendar. Mr. CONGER. How long is this stretch of arsenal and asyl.,llll Mr. CAMERON. No; but to take up a bill which will not occupy groULds? three minutes. Mr. CAMERON. About 350 feet. Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Yes, sir; I yiel~. Mr. CONGER. If this stretch of grounds along the Schuylkill can Ur.· CAMERON. I ask unanimous consent to take up the bill (S. not be used for G-overnment purposes now, and the groupds were aban· 880) granting the right of way to the Schuylkill River East ~ide Railroad doned for naval purposes or 1or arsenal or asylum purposes, and they Company through the arsenal and naval asylum grounds at Philadel­ should be sold,.it would not be well that the whole river front, which phia, Pa. would be the most valuable part of it, should be in the hands of a rail· Mr. DAWES. I inquire of the Senator if he anticipates that the bill road company by a simple grant considered to be perpetual. will lead to debate? Mr. CAMERON. The location of this line is sn~ject to the control 1t1r. CAMERON. None at all. of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy; and before the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair hears no objection, and company locate the line either on the river front or back from it, it i:he bill is before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole. must be first approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of The bill was reported from the Committee on Military Affairs with the Navy. I think every provision necessary has been made in the bill amendments. except the one which was suggested by the Senator fro111 Vermont [M:r. The first amendment was, in line 15, after the word I I Navy," to strike EDMUNDS], which_has been agreed to.· · out the following words: "' Mr. CONGER. Every provision suggested by the Departments has "\Vhich board, in assessing said damages, shall take into consideration the ben­ been complied with? efits, if any, to the remaining property of the United States from the construc­ Mr. CAMERON. All of them. tion and use of said road through the grounds aforesaid, and also from the con­ struction of the bulkhead hereinafter mentioned, in the extinguishment of said Mr. CONGER. But the point I make is this: If this should be re­ damages. linquished, here remain..c; the river front in possession of the railroad The amendment was agreed to. company without any power whatever in the Government to sell it or The next amendment was to add to the bill the following additional control it. • pro-vision: .Mr. CAMERON. I will say in reply that that would he a question And p1·ovidedjurther, That no tra£ns of said company shall be allowed to stop of damages which would have to be considered by those officers before or stand on said naval asylum grounds, except under such regulations as may they give the right of way. If they are going to take' that so as to be prescribed by·the Secretary of the Navy; and that no bells or whistles shall render it valueless to the Government, of course they will have to pay be sounded upon any train or engine of said company while on said grounds; for it. and tqp.t the tracks of such railroad on Sa.id naval asylum gr~mnds shall be so arranged and paved as to permit the easy passage of vehicles across the same; The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill is still before the Senate and that such watchman or watchmen shall be kept by said railroad company as in Committee of tbe Whole and open to amendment. on said grounds. at its expense, as the Secretary of the Navy shall deem neces· ' sary for the protection of persons and property on or in the neighborhood of Mr. EDMUNDS. When the bill is reported to the Senate I shall said railroad on said grounds: .And provided further also, That the said company move to amend the last amendment of the committee. I can not do shall construct a proper switch and siding upon said arsenal grounds, and suit­ it in order now. · able means for crossmg to the wharf on the said arsenal grounds, for the pur- pose of receiving and s!llpping freight by water. · The bill was reported to the Senate as amended. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The last a~endment will b ;neserved The amendment was agreed to. for a separate vote. The question is on concurring in the other amend­ Mr. CONGER. The last amendment refers only to the asylum ments made as in Committee Qf the Whole. grounds. In the report which I have before me the committee sug­ · The amendments were concurred in. . . gest that the same rule shall apply to both the arsenal grounds and Mr. EDMUNDS. I move to amend the last committee amendment the asylum·grounds. by inserting, after the word 11 trains,'' in line 28, the words '' or cars or M:r. CAMERON: I think the Senator is mistaken about that. The locomotives." naval asylum grounds are where it is desired that the trains shall not Mr. CAMERON. I have no objection to that amendment. stop or stand. The amendment to the amendment was agreed t.o. Mr. EDMUNDS. On page 2, has the amendment of the committee 1t1r. EDMUNDS. I wish to call attention to lines 29, 30, and 31, striking out the payment by the company of the value of the land been where it is said that no trains or cars or locomotives of the company adopted? shall be alllowed to stop or stand on, these grounds, 11 except under such The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It has been. regulations aB may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.'' That Mr. CAMERON. The Senator is mistaken. It does not strike out gives the Secretary of the Navy authority to make a regulation which the payment; it strikes out the clause in regard to considering the ad­ shallallowthis strip of land, which theysaytheyneedforpassage, to'be -vantages to be gained to the United States by_the buil~ing of the road. occupied as a station, as a train-yard, as a place to take and receive freight That was in the original bill, and it was stricken out by the committee. from the water side, and all that, if they can persuade some Secretary Mr. EDMUNDS. The provision still exists then? of the Navy to make a regulation of that kind. If I correctly under­ Mr. CAMERON. The provision exists that the company shall pay stand it, all that they can with any propriety ask of the United States damages to be assessed by a board of two Army officers and one officer about this is a 1p.ere right to cross and not to take this little strip of land . of the Navy. along the Schuylkill there, and right in front of the asylum grounds, as Mr. EDMUNDS. But suppose the company does not pay the dam­ a place for doing business. . Therefore, I want to take the judgment of ages? the Senate on striking out this exception, so that they shall on)y have Mr. CAMERON. Then they do not get the title to the ground; the the right of passage. I accordingly move to amend the amendment of road will not go through. It has all to be approved by the Secretary the committee by striking out, in lines 29, 30 and 31, the words: of War and the Secretary ofthe Navy before they get the title. If the Except under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Senator can improve the bill in any way, of course I shall be glad to Navy. have him do so. So that it will read: Mr. EDMUNDS. I want to make that a little secure. In line 15, That no trains or cars or locomotives of said company shall be allowed to stop after the word "Navy," I move to insert: or stand on- And the payment of said damages so fixed shall be a condition precedent to This little strip where they go through these grou'nds. the exercise of the rights by this act grant-ed. Mr. CAMERON. That language was put in there for the benefit of Mr. CAMERON. Thatisright. Thereisnoobjectiontothatamend­ the Government, not for the benefit of the railroad company. It is ment. presumable at least that the Governm..ent will want to use that line of The amendment was agreed to. railroad and will want a siding there, and therefore the cars must stop Mr. CONGER. I cail the attention of the Senator to the fact that so that it may handle its own freights. It would be an advantage to the bill makes a grant of the whole river front along these grounds. the Government to do that. If the trains are simply allowed to pass If they were not used by the Government for such purposes there to and fro, it will be no advantage whatever to the Government except would· remain a continuous grant of river front without any consider­ the advantage it may gain from the sale of the property. That lan· ation, which could not be disposed of while the law remains as it is guage was put in tor a purpose, and I think a very good one. now proposed to enact it. I think the1·e should be a provision that it Mr. EDMUNDS. We can fix that, if that is the object. should be subject to further legislation if the Government should re- - Mr. CAMERON. That is the object. XVll-212 . 3378 CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-SEN.ATE. APRIL 12,

Mr. EDMUNDS. We can fix it by striking outthis clause and add­ .A bill (H. R. 5.169) to increase the pension ofThomas J. Slayton; ing to the description of trains, cars, and locomotives the simple words A bill~H. R. 5406) granting a pension to P. E. Raiger; "other than those in use from time to time for the United States." A bill H. R. 5434) granting a pension to Amos C. Wertz; Mr. CAMERON. Very well; that will do. · A bill H. R. 5937) granting a pension to Sarah Gregg; Mr. EDMUNDS. You can fixit all in that way, ifthatis what you A bill (H. R. 5961) granting an increase of pension to Cyrus Vigus; mean. A bill (H. R. 6136) granting an increase of pension to John W. Farris; Ur. GORMAN. I wish to say to the Senator from Vermont that A bill (H. R. 6147) granting a pension to Frederick Marion; there is no earthly objection to such an amendment. The only reason A bill (H. R. 6176) granting a pension to Margaret Mayham; fQI the provision was that in one case, the arsenal grounds, the Secre­ A bill (H. R. 6193) granting a pension to Charles Foreman; tary of War thought it was in the interest of the Government to require A bill (H. R. 6266) granting a pension to Philip Arner; a switch to be placed there for the use of the Government, for its own A bill(H. R. 6331) granting a pension to George Anna Liype; parposes, through the arsena.l grounds, the strip being only 200 feet in A bill (H. R. 6429) granting a pension to Eunice E. Clark; length and 60 feet in width, and possibly the Navy Department would A bill~H. R. 6489) granting a pension to Mrs. Barbara Fuchs; require a train to stop· on the asylum grounds for their own purposes A bill H. R. 6812) granting a pension to Margaret Lucas; · and for no other purpose. It could not be used in any other way or for A bill H. R. 6897) granting a pension to Hemy Hipple, jr.; general traffic. A bill H. R. 7108) granting a pension to Andrew J. Wilson; Mr. EDMUNDS. If the Senate will agree to the amendment I have A bill!H. R. 7109) granting a pension to Joseph Tuttle; proposed I will move to amend by adding after the description ofthese A bill H. R. 7118) for the relief of Bailey Hascall; and trains, cars, and locomotives by an exclusion of ''other than those doing A bill H. R. 7167) for the relief of Mrs. Maria Hunter. business for the United States." The foregoing thirty-five pension bills were severally read twice by 1\Ir. GORMAN. There is no objection to that. their titles, and referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. CAMERON. That is all right. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Secretary will read the amend- ORDER OF BUSINESS. ment. . Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. !lfr. President- The CHIEF CLERK. In line 29, after the word "grounds," it is pro­ Mr. JONES, of Arkansas. Will the Senator from Virginia yield to posed to strike out the words ''except nhder such regulations as may me a moment to allow me to call up Order of Business 339? be prescribed by the Secretary ofthe Navy;" and in line 28, after the Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. If it is not to prejudice the motion I wish word ''locomotives,'' to insert the words ''other than those doing busi­ to make. ness for the United States;" so as to read: Mr. JONES, of Arkansas. I think it will take no time. Mr. DAWES. I ask to be allowed to make a motion that the Sen­ That no trains or cars or locomotives, other than those doing business for the ate proceed to the consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. United States, of said company shall be allowed to stop or stand on said naval asylum grounds, and that no bells or whistles, &c. Mr. JONES, of Arkansas. This bill will take but little time. The PRESIDENT pro kmpore. Does the Senator from Virginia yield The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. to the request of the Senator from Arkansas? Mr. EDMUNDS. In line 34, after the word "paved," where it Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Yes, sir, if it is not to the p~judice of the says very properly that these grounds shall be so arranged and paved motion I make during the morning hour. I know I can not make it as to make a suitable crossing, I move to add, "and kept always in ruter 2 o'clock. good order;" so as to read: The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There are but :five minutes.af the So arranged and paved and kept always in good order as to permit the easy morning hour left. pussage of vehicles IWross the same. · Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. I move then-and possibly I can yield to the I do that to make it continuous. Senator from Arkansas better afterward or with less prejudice-to take Mr. CAMERON. There is no o"Qjection to that. The amendment up the resolution of the Senator from Illinois [Mr. LOGAN] providing would improve the clause very much. for the consideration of executive nominations in open session. J'l1r. GORMAN. There is no objection to that amendment. Mr. DAWES. I appeal to the Senator from Virginia to let me get 'I'he amendment to the amendment was agreed to. up the Indian appropriation bill, 1\1r. EDMUNDS. At the end of the amendment, after the period Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. At 2 o'clock that can come up. in line 44, I move to insert: J'l!r. DAWES. · I submit to the Senator whether the public service would not be promoted more by proceeding to the consideration of the Any violation of any of the provisions of this act by said company, or its suc- cessors or assigns, shall work a forfeiture of all rights granted by this act. Indian appropriation bill now. , Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. If on the motion to take up I were to un­ So as to keep a squeeze on them all the time. dertake to answer the Senator from Massachusetts it would consume The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. the whole of the time, but I would say I think not. I have tried here The amendment as amended was concurred in. for four or :five weeks to get this matter before the Senate in some form The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and read without myself propounding a resolution. The Senator from Connect­ the third time. icut [Mr. PLAT!'] o"Qiected in a way to my calling up his resolution. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is, ''Shall the bill H~ gave notice that he would call it np on W ed.D.esday of last week, pass?" and he gave notice that he would call it up on Thursday-- ?t1r. SAULSBURY. I should like to ask the Senator from Vermont The PRESIDENT.pro tempore. The Chair must remind the Senator whether there is any reservation of the right to modify or _repeal this that the motion is not debatable. act of Congress hereafter. Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. The Chair will permit me to ru:~k what rule Mr. EDM:UNDS. There is not. I thought of that, but it seemed there is which makes this motion non-debatable. I was just looking at t.o me as it was a grant of a small right ofway, ifwegotthe forfeiture the rules. I will not debate it if the Chair thinks it is in violatiol\ of in case they did not do exactly what we authorized them to do, it would the rules to do so. be enough; but that is a thing worth considering perhaps. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will have the rule read The bill was passed. in a moment. HOUSE PENSION BILLS. Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Very well. A motion to lay on the table A message from the House or Representatives, by 1'l1r. CLARK, its is not debatable, I k.now. Clerk, announced that the House had passed the following bills; in The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion to proceed to the con­ which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: . sideration of any business at this hour is not debatable. Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Then it was not proper for these Senat.ors A bill ~H. R. 607) granting a pension to J annet E. B. Smith; A bill H. R. 715) granting a pension to Tunis J. Roosa; to have asked me to yield. That was debate. A bill H. R. 1252) granting a pension to Eugenia A. Smalley; The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The rule referred to will be read. A bill H. R. 1278) granting a pension to Ann Bird; The Chief Clerk read as follows: A bill~H. R. 1945) granting a pension to Jeremiah M. Fitger; All motions made before 2 o'clock to proceed t~ the consideration of any mat­ A bill H. R. 2043) to place Mary Karstetter on the pension-roll; ter shall be determined without debate. A bill H. R. 2963) granting a pension to Louis Whorley; The PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is the rule under which debate A bill (H. R. 2971) granting a pension to Francis Deming; is denied. The Senator from Virginia, moves that the Senate proceed A bill {H. R. 3144) granting a pension to Isaiah H. Mitchell; to the consideration of the resolution named by him. A.bill (H. R. 3287) for the relief off;ilas Corzatt; . Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. Before the Senate shall act, if the Chair A bill {H. R. 3906) for the relief of Catharine Johnson; pleases, I desire to draw the distinction (if I must do it by an appeal A bill (H. R. 4077) granting a pension to Frederick Korth; from the decision of the Chair) between that rule and the rule which A bill (H. R. 4124) granting a pension to Charles F. Hildreth; covers the matter now under consideration. A bill (H. R. 4226) for the relief of Samuel Kitzmiller; The PRESIDENT pro tempO"re. The Senator from Virginia takes an A bill (H. R. 4462) granting a pension to Martha Downs; appeal from the decision of the Chair. Upon that question the Sena­ A bill (H. R. 4999) to place the name of James B. Wilde on the pen­ tor has a right to be heard. sion-roll; M:r. RIDDLEBERGER. On page 150 of the Manual there is apr<> 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3379

vision in the rules that a motion to lay on the table is not debatable; Mr. HARRIS. I inquire whether there is an appropriation bill ask­ but there is no provision in the rules anywhere which says that a mo­ ing consideration this morning. tion to take up business from the table is not debatable. I have not The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate has alrea!.y been advised offered a proposition that any Senator could have objected to and car­ of that. . . ried over until to-morrow. I have made a motion to take from the Mr. HARRIS. My attention was diverted and I did not know what table a reaolution that has been slumbering there; and I say there is no measures were proposed in antagonism. rule that forbids debate on such a motion. Now, if phe Chair can show Mr. LOGAN. I do not desire to debate, but I desire to ask per~is­ me a rnle that does forbid it, I will yield with all deference. I con­ sion ro appeal tothe Senator from Virginia to let this go over. I assure ~de that there are motions which are not debatable. They are named him that I will call it up. I desire to make some remarks on it. in the rules, which then proceed: Mr. HOAR. Will the Senator allow me to make one suggestion? Which several motions shall have precedence as they stand arranged; and the Upon the ruling of the Chair mad~ the other day, that resolution as it motions relating to adjournment, to take a recess, to proceed to the considera­ now stands is clearly out of order. It is an amendment to the rules, tion of executive business, to lay on the table, shall be decided without debate. and the Senator from Illinois I think will modify it and give ~he one There are no other motions than those four which .are non-debatable day's notice before he calls it up. That would probably determine the under the rules, unless there be some rule that is not in this Manual Senate, and probably the Senator from Virginia. It would necessarily of 1886 which is before me. go over. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will call the attention of Mr. LOGAN. I understand that, and I intended to make the mod­ the Senator to the last clause of Rule VIII, if he has. it before him. The ification. Chair will again have it read. The Senator from Virginia moves that Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. I intended toronsult the Senator from illi­ the Senate proceed to the consideration of a matter pending before the nois before I called it up. Senate. The rule provides that- Mr. HOAR. I make the point that it is out of order. AD motions made before 2 o'clock to proceed to the consideration of any matter The PRESIDENT pto tempore. The resolution is not before the Sen­ sball be determined without debate. ate ht the present moment. The Senate has already decided to take This clause is in addition U> the rule ro which the Senator has re­ the vote by yeas and nays on the question of taking it up. When it is ferred, and has been adopted within the last year or two. taken up, the Chair will decide any question that arises upon it: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate? Mr. HOAR. Perhaps the Senator will withdraw the call foTthe yeas Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. That this motion is not debatable? I with­ and nays on that suggestion. · draw the appeal, and ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to take Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. I would rather have the call of the yeas up the resolution. and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The 1qipeal being withdrawn, the The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. question recurs on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the reso­ Mr. SPOONER (when his namewas called). I am paired generally lution referred to, which will be read for infgrmation. with the Senator from Maryland [Mr. WILsoN]. I do not know how Mr. LOGAN. Mr. President-- he would vote on this question, aud I withhold my vote. The PRESIDENT pt·o tempore. The motion is not debatable. The roll-call was concluded.

339, a bill the consideration of which I do not think will require but there is a provision to supply three hundred and fifty boys and three a moment. I should like to have it considered at this time. hundred and fifty girls with a pair of woolen hose for each. This is for Mr. DAw:.E!;. That reqnues unanimous consent, and I will take the the Croft..s np in the northern country. In the interest of economy I sense of the Senate. If every other Senator but myself shall consent I want to inquire whether there could not be some arrangement by which shall not object. one pair of hose should go around a. family of three or four children. The PRESIDENT pro ternpm:e. The Senator from Arkansas asks It is a country where there is a good deal of snow. Would it not be unanimous consent of the Senate that, waiving informally the pend­ economy to keep one pair of hose, say, for five or six of the boys and ing bill, the Senu.te proceed to the consideration of the bill (S. 1805) for girls, and let only those who bad these articles go out into the snow? the relief of Miss Rosa, Wallace. Mr. DAWES. I regret exceedingly that the Senator from Michigan Mr. BLAIR. I object. I object to any yielding the floor to inter­ had not lieen one of the party who made this treaty wherein we agreed fere with the motion I desire to make for consideringpension business. to give them so many hose for .the girls and so many ho e for the boys. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the Then the suggestion be now makes would have been provided for. This bill (H. R. 5543) making appropriations for the current and contingent is in exact fulfillment of the treaty. The committee felt, when this bill expenses of the Inrlian Department, and for folfilling treaty stipula­ was finished, if they had provided. for the exact fulfillment of all the tions with various Indian tribes, for the year ending J nne 30, 1887, and treaties in it they would have accomplished considerable. for other purposes. ::h{r. CONGER. ·I inquire whether the Senator was a member of the Mr. DAWES. I ask unanimous consent that the formal reading of commission that made the tre..1.ty. the bill be dispensed with, and thatitnow be read for amendment, the M.r. DAWES. N 0. If I had been a member of it I certainly should amendments of the Committee on Appropriations being considered first. have taken the same view the Senator from Michigan has if I bad had The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there be no objection, that order the same information he has; but not having been a member of it, and will be taken. The amendments of the Committee on Appropriations finding that we had a treaty that required just this much to be done, will be acted upon as they are reached in order in the reading of the both branches have walked up to the fulfillment of the treaty, and they bill. have not gone beyond that in this par3r:,crraph. ·· In other paragraphs the The first amendment of the Committee on Appropriations was, in Senator will discover that we have tried to go in some instances beyond section 1, in the appropriations for pay of Indian agents, line 80, before the treaties, but this is under the head of "fulfillment of treaty stipu- "Winnebago," to strike out "Omaha and;" and in line 81, before the lations.'' ' word" hundred,'' to strike out "six" and insert "two;" so as to make Mr. CONGER. On the question of hose, then, the committee felfl the clause read: bonnd-- .At the Winnebago agency, at Sl,200. .Mr. DAWES. Wo provide for subsistence and for care of these The amendment was agreed to. Crows in addition to the treaty; but under this head, which is for the The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment was, in fulfillment of treaty stipulation, we follow the treaty stipulation, which section 1, line 114, after the word "all," to decrease the total appro­ rends just as this p~ragraph does. . priation for pay of Indian agents from $89,300 to $88,900. :M:r. CONGER. Perhaps that statement relieves the committee from The {1-mendment w~ agreed to. the charge of extrav~aance in furnishing so many hose to the young The next amendment was, in section 1, after the words " Indian af­ people of that Crow Nation. fairs,'! at the end of.line 140, to insert" and of such person .as may be . Mr. DAWES. The committee felt that they were entitled to just detailed to accompany him;" after the word'' employed," at the end the judgment the Senator has rendered. of line 143, to insert ''on duty in the field; '' and in line 146, after the Mr. CONGER. There could be, I suppose, an expenditure made out word "employes," to insert "not otherwise provided for;" so as to of the general fund for some such purpose, though the treaty did not make the clause read: require it out of the moneys belonging to the Indians. I thought it waa a good subject to call the. attention of the Senate to the manner in For contingencies of the Indian service, including traveling and incidental ex­ penses of Indian agents, and of their offices, and of the Commissioner of Indian which we treat a great Indian nation. Having called attention to the Affairs, and of such person as may be detailed t-o accompany him, also traveling simple provision we make for these young children that we propose to and incid~ntal expenses of five special agents, at $3 per day when actually em­ civilize and dress in American fashion,.and heard an explanation of the ployed on duty in the field, exclusive of transportation and sleeping-car fare, in lieu of all other expenses now authorized by law; for pay of employes not other­ Senator, I know how anxious he will be to have another pair of hose dis­ wise provided for, and for pay of five special agents, at $2,000 per annum each, tributed around. ~0,000. • Mr. DAW.ES. Tbe Senator will observe that this is the t::eventeenth The amendment was agreed to. time we have done this in the same way in fulfillment of this obliga­ The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty tion, and I hope we shall continue to the end of the treaty. stipulations _with the Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanehes, in section 1, Mr. CONGER. This is the seventeenth time the Senator has had line 165, after the word "physician," to strike out "$1,200;" and in charge of the bill without discovering that a little more was necessary. line 166, after the word '' teachers,'' to strike on t '' one thousand three '' The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the andim;ert "two thousand five;" so as to make the clause read: Committee on Appropriations was, in the appropriatioll.S" for fulfilling For pay of physician and two teachers, ~.500; in u.ll, $-19,000. treaty stipulations with the C1·ows, in section 1, line 327, before the 'l'he amendment was agreed to. word "thousand," to strike out "seventy" and insert "sixty;" and The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty in line 328, before the word "thousand," to strike out ''twenty-two" stipuJations with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, in sectign 1, line 17.5, and insert "twelve;" so as to make the clause read: after the word "physician," to strike out "$1,200;" in line 176, after For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necess:ny to furnish such o.r­ ticles of food as from time to time the condition and necessities of the Indians the word "teacher," to strike out "$800;-" and in line 177, after the may require, $i0,000; in all, 8112,500. word "treaty," to insert "$2,000;" so as to make the clause read: The amendment was agreed to. For pay of physician and teacher, as per thirteenth article of same treaty, The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty f,?,OOO. stipulations with the Kickapoos, in sectiqn 1, to strike out lines 350 The amendment was agreed to. n.nd 351, as follows: The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty For support and civilization of Kickapoo Indians in the Indian Territory, stipulations with the Chippewas of the Mississippi, in section 1, line $5,000. 193, after "1867," to strike out "four thousand" and insert "three The.amendment was agreed to. thousand five hundred;" and, in line 194, after the word "all," to The next amendment was, in line 364, before the word "Kickn.poos," strike out "five thousand" and insert "four thousand five hundred;" to insert ''five;" and in line 367, before t.he word "thousand," tQ strike so as to make the clause read: out "eleven" and insert "six," so as to make the clause read: · For the support of a school or schools upon said reservation, during the pleasure of the President, in accordance with third article of treaty of March 19, This amount, to enable the President of the United States to Cllorry out the pro­ 1867, $3,500; in all, $4,500. 1 visions of the third article of the treaty made with the Kickapoo Indians, dated · June 28,1862, to be paid as provided in said treaty, and under such rules as the The amendment was agreed to. Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, to five Kickapoo Indians who have be­ The next amendment was, to strike out the following clause from come citizens of the United States, such sum as may be their proportion of the $100,000 provided for said·tribe for education and other beneficial purposes, per lines 210 to 217 of section 1: treaty of May 18,1854, not excePding 1,689.20; and the Secretary of the Interior To enable the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the several tribes and is directed to pay also to the said five Kiokapoos their proportion of the tribal bands of Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota for such modification of funds held in trust by the United States and on deposit in the United'"£tates existing treaties with said Indians as may be deemed desirable by said Indians Treasury; in all $6,097.98. and the Secretary of the Interior, $10,000, or so much thereof a.~ may be neces­ sary, to be immediately available; buli any agreement made shall not take effect The amendment was agreed to. . until ratified by Congress. The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty The amendment was agreed to. stipulations with the Nez Perces, in section 1, line 411, after tho word The reading ofthe bill was resumed, and continued to line 303. "teachers,~' to strike out "$2,000;" in line 412, after the word "mill­ Mr. CONGER. I see in the item just read, and also on page 13, line ers," to strike out "$3, 000 ; " and in line 414, after " 1863," to strike 30 l, there is a provision for supplying to each female, seven hundred out "in all, five thousand" _and insert" three thousand five hundred," in number, over twelve years of age, among other things, with a pair so as to make the clause read: of woolen :tose e..'tch, and in the paragraph commencing_ in line 309, For salaries of two matrons, to take charge of the boarding-schools, and two 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3381 assistant teachers, one farmer, one carpenter, and two millers, per fifth article of Railroad Company to construct a bridge across the Saint Croix River treaty of June 9, ]J363, 13,500. (or lake) at any accessible point between Prescott, Wi~, and Still water, The amendment was ~ced to. Minn.; . The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty A bill (H. R. 3037) relating to the licensing of vessels P.ngaged in stipulations with the Poncas, in section 1, line 484, before the word towing to carry persons in addition to their crews; "thousand," to strike out "eighteen" and insert "fifteen;" and in A bill (H. R. 3369) authorizing the construction of a bridge across the same line, after the word "all," to strike out "thirty-one" and the Missouri River at or near the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and for insert "twenty-eight;" so as to make the clause read: other purposes; For this amount, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the A bill (H. R. 3370) authorizing the construction of a bridge across Interior, for subsistence of the Poncas, $15,000; in all, $28.000; Prov-ided, That the foregoing sum shall be divided pro rata amon~ all the members of said the Mississippi River at or near Keithsburg, in the State of Illinois, and tribe in the Indian Territory and in Dakota Territory. for other purposes; The amendment was agreed to. A. bill (H. R. 3371) authorizing the construction of bridges r..cross the Illinois River, in the State of lllinois, and the Des Moines Rivt~r, in the MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. State of Iowa, and for other purposes; A. message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. CLARK, its A bill (H. R. 3519) autboriziugtheinterstate Rapid Transit Hailway Clerk, announced that the House had passed the following bills; in Company to build a bridge across the Kansas River; which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: A. bill (H. R. 3581) making an appropriation for the establishment of A. bill (H. .R.. 4115) for the relief of John Taggart; a light-house near Croaton, N. C.; A. bill (H. R. 5539) for the relief of James G. Martin; and A. bill (H. R. 3664) to establish a light-ship on Hog Island Shoal, A. bill (H. R. 6692) for the relief of Ferdinand Plocher. Narra~ansett Bay, Rhode..Islaod; · The message also announced that the House had passed the follow- A bill (H. R. ;{853) to authorize the Talladega and Coosa V a11 ey Rail­ ing bills: · road Company of Alabama to erect a bridge across the Coosa River; A. bill (S. 60) authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Mis­ A bill (H. R. 4569) to authorize the construction of a bridge across the sissippi River at or near Alton, Ill., and for other purposes; Missouri River at a point to be selected either in the counties of Clay and A. bill (S. 1476) to amend an act of Congress approved June 12, 1884, Jackson, in the State of Missonri, or in the county of Clay or Platte, in entitled "An act to authorize the construction of bridges across the said State, and the county of V'vya.ndotte, in the State of Kansas, and 'to Wisconsin, Chippewa, and Saint Croix Rivers, in the· State of Wis- make the same a post-route; consin·" · A bill (H. R. 4670) granting to the county of Clatsop, in the State of A. bill (S. 761) granting a pension to William Webster; and Oregon, the right to construct a bridge across Young's Bay, a navigable A. bill (S. 1125) granting a pen~ion to Noah Nelson. stream in said county and State; · CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATIONS IN OPEN SESSION. A bill (H. R. 4765) 'to authorize the 'Red River Brid~e Company of Mr. PLATT. I desire to ask the unanimous consent of the Senate Texas to maintain a bridge across the Red River; that, at the conclusion of the morning business to-morrow, I may call A bill (H. R. 5673) to authorize the construction of a railroad and up the resolution which I introduced relating to the executive sessions, wagon bridge across the Mississippi River, from Winona, Minn., to the for the purpose of submitting some remarks upan it. I suppose this opposite shore in Wisconsin; is a courtesy which is usually extended to a Senator who has charge of A bill (H. R. 5677) to authorize the constructionofapileandponton a measure. rail way and wagon bridge across the Mississippi River from the city of Mr. DAWES. I hope the Senator will subordinat-e that to the In­ Red Win~. Minn., to the opposite shore, in the ~tate of Wisconsin; dian appropriation bill, though I presume the bill will be ot;tt of the A bill (H. R. 5684) to authorize the construction of a bridge over the way. · · Missouri River at the most accessible point between the mouth of the ThePRESIDINGOFFICER (Mr. HARRIS inthechair). TheChair Femme Osage Creek and a point 2 miles above the city of Saint Charles, tmdersta.nds the notice which the Senator from Connecticut gives is in the county of Saint Charles, in the State of Missouri; that to-morrow morning, after the conclusion of the morning business, A bill (H. R. 5685) to authorize the construction of a bridge over the he will theu ask the Senate to take up the re!:)olution. Missouri River at the most accessible point in Saline City, or within 5 Mr. PLATT. No; I ask that I may haveunanimousconsentnowto miles above or 5 miles below the same, in the county of Saline, in the submit some remarks on that resolution at tho conclusion of the morn­ State of Missouri; ing business to-morrow morning. A bill (H. R. 5786) granting to the Gainesville and Chickasaw Bridge The PRESIDING OFFICEH. The Senator from Connecticut asks Company the consent of the United States to construct and maintain a the unanimous consent of the Senate at this time th'at he may be per­ bridge over Red River at or near Brown's Ferry, in Cook County, mitted to call up to-morrow morning, after the conclusion of the morn­ Texas; ing business, the resolution referred to by him, in order that he may A bill (H. R. 5862) providing for the establishment of a light-house submit some remarks. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and and fog-signal aJ; San Louis Obispo, California; it is so ordered. A bill (H. R. 5R63) providing for the establishment of a light-house EXECUTIVE SESSIO~. and fog-signal station at Point Sur, California; Several me..•;;sages of an executive char-a.cter were received from the A bill (H. R. 5..,H5) for the establishment of a light-house on Castle President of the United States, by Mr. 0. L. PRUDEN, one of his secre­ HilJ, entrance to Newport Harbor, H.hode Island; taries. . A. bill (H. R. 6013) to authorize the construction of a bridge a-cross Mr. HOAR. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the Missouri River at some a-ccessible point within 2 miles north and 2 executive business. ·The Senate will be detained but about five min­ miles south of the city of Atchison, in the county of Atchison, in the utes. Sta.te of Kansas; The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts A bill (H. R. 6358) to authorize the construction of a bridge across moves. that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive busi­ the Yellowstone River, in Montana; ness. A bill (H. R. 6662) to establish a light at Whitehall Narrows, New The motion was agreed to; and the· Senate proceeded to the consid­ York· eration of executive business. After fifty-seven minutes spent in ex­ A bill (H. R. 6975) to establish additional life-saving stations; ecutive session the doors were reopened. A bill (H. R. 6979) authorizing the construction of additional light­ house districts; BRIDGE AND LIGHT SERVICE BILLS. A bill (H. R. 7205) for the establishment of a light at New Bodford, A. message froJ)l the House of Representatives, by Mr. CLARK, its Mass.; . Clerk, announced that the· House had passed the following bills; in A bill (H. R. 7471) to provide for the establishment of :n:lditional which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: aids to navigation to guide vessels through the channels leading to Pen­ A bill (H. R. 41) to authorize the construction of a bridge across the sacola, Fla. ; Missouri River at or near the city of Saint Joseph, in theState of Mis­ A bill (H. R. 7472) for the establishmenh of a light-house and fog­ souri, and to establish it as a post-road; signal on oue of the Gulf Rocks, Newport Harbor, Hhode Island; .A, bill (H. R. 1205) to provide for the construction of a bridge across A bill (H. R. 76'26) to grant to the Gulf and Chicago Air Line Rail­ the west channel of the Detroit River to connect Belle Isle Park with way Company the right to construct bridges overnavigable watercourses; the mainland; A bill (H. R. 76~7) providing for tpe construction of a light-house A bill (H. R. 1336) to authorize the construction of a bridge over supply steamer for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts; Bayou Barnard, in the State of Mississippi; A bill {H. R. 7628) for the establishment of a light-house on Crnb­ A bill ( H R. 1360) to authorize the construction of a bridge across tree's Ledge, in Frenchman's Bay, Maine; the Missouri River at some accessible point within 10 miles below and A bill (H. R. 7629) authorizing the establishment of a light:.house 5 miles above the city of Kansas City, l\1o.; ann fog-signal at Deer Island, Boston Harbor, Mas:~~chusetts; A. bill (H. R. 2309) to give the assent of Congress to the construction A bill (H. R. 7630) for 'the erection of a light-house at Lubec Nar­ of a bridge by the Nashville, Jackson and Memphis Railroad Company rows, Maine; D>er the Tennessee Ri>er; A bill (H. R. 7631) authorizing the construction of a steam light­ A bill(H. R. 2993)to authorizetheChicago, Freeportand SaintPaul house tender for use in the fourth light-house district; 3382 ·coNGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12,

A bill (H. R. 7G32) to establish a light-ship off the entrance to Ches- in the morning hour, and that when an order is considered in the morn· ~~eB~; . ing hour and is not completed its consideration as a matter of right falls, A bill (H. R. 7633) establishing additional aids to navigation at the and it cannot be taken up again in the morning hour unless by unani-- . mouth of the lllississippi River; . mous consent of the Senate or by a vote of the Senate. But, however .A bill (H. R. 7646) to authorize the construetion and mnintenance that may be, that is not the question which arises now nnderthe ruling of a bridge by the Dakota Central Railway Company across the Missouri of the Chair. T;he morning hour has elapsed and the hour of 2 o'clock River at Pierie, Dak. ; has arrived. There was no unfinished business, and on opening the .A bill (H. R. 7647) to establish a light-house at Seul Choix Point, doors of the executive session at about a quarter to 3 o'clock, there be­ Michigan; and ing no unfinished business, I made the motion thai; the pension bill be .A bill (H. R. 7G51) to authorize the Chicago, !.Iilwaukee and Saint taken up by the Senate, whereupon the Chair ruled and insisted upon Paul Railway'Company to construct, operate, and maintain a railway placing the special order before the Senate and in the position necessarily bridge across the Missouri River near or in the vicinity of Chamber- of unfinished business. lain,-in the Territory of Dakota. · I do not know but that it is right, but I am conscious that upon va­ The above forty-four bilL'! from the' House of Representatives were rious previous occasions during the present session our presiding offi­ severally read twice by their titles, and referred to the 'Committee on cers have, as I understand, ruled to the contrary. I only wish to ask Commerce. · the attention of the Chair to the point, and I will submit to whatever HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. opinion he may express on the subject. The bill (H. R. 4115) for the relief of John Taggart was read twice The PRESIDING OFFICER. In answer to the parli.1.mentary in­ by its title, and referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post- quiry of the Senator from New Hampshire the Chair directs the Chief Roads. · Clerk to read part of Rule X of the Senate. · The bill (H. R. 5539) for the relief of James G. Martin was read twice The Chief Clerk read as follows: by its title, and referred to the Committee on Military .A.fl'airs. RULE X. The bill (H. R. 6692) for the relief of Ferdinand Plocher was read SPECIAL ORDERS. twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Finance. 1. Any subject may, by a vote of two-thirds"of the Senators present, be made a special order; and when the time so fixed for its consideration arrives, the FISIIING RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES. presiding officer shall lay it before the Senate unless there be u.nfin:iBhed busi­ ness of the preceding day; n.nd if it is not fiu:~olly disposed of on that day, it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hourof2 o'clock having arriverl shall take its place on the Calendar of Special Orders, in the order of time at while the Senate was in executive session, the Chair deems it his duty which it was made special, unless it shall become by adjournment the un.fin­ now to lay before the Senate the unfinished_business, or rather the first Uilied business. special order, which is-- Mr. . BLAIR. That has not become by adjournment the unfinished Mr. BLAIR. There is no nhfinished business on the Calendar. business. There is nothing that indicates that it stands in any such The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair is informed by the Secre­ relation as that rule contemplates. tary that it is a special order, and not unfinished business. The first The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair would state to the Sena.­ special order on iihe Calendar is-- tor from ·New Hampshire that it is the :first special order on the Calen­ 1\Ir. BLAIR. The end of the morning business having been reached, dar. The Chair holds that it was the duty of the Chair to lay it before I move to proceed to the consideration of Order of Business 347, Senate the Senate at 2 o'clock, it being the special order for the time, not as bill1886, to grant pensions to honorably discharged soldiers after six unfinished business, but as the first special order on the Calendar. months' se1·vice, &c. · Mr. EDMUNDS. It not having been displaced by any vote of the 'The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair deems it his duty to lay Senate hitherto. before the Senate the first special order on the Calendar, and the Chair The PRESIDING OFFICER.· It not having been displaced by any orders the Chief Clerk to report it. vote of the Senate. The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived while the The CHIEF CLEBK. The resolution reported by :Mr. FRYE, from the Senate was in executive session, the Chair held that it was the duty of Committee on Foreign Relations, relative to the appointment of a com­ the Chair to by it before the Senate the first moment after the Senate mission charged with the consideration and settlement of the fishing proceeded to the consideration of legislative business. rights of the United States and Great Britain. Mr. BLAIR. Th~n I understand it has been displaced by the bill in Mr. DAWES. I ask that that may be laid aside and the Indian ap­ charge of the Senator from Massachusetts, the Indian appropriation propriation bill be proceeded with. bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator f1um Massachusetts asks The PRESIDING OFFICER. Unquestionably, by the unanimous that the special order be informally laid aside and the Indian appropri­ consent of the Senate. ation bill proceeded with. Is there objection? The Chair hears none. lli. BLAIR. Then I move to proceed to take up the pension bill. The reading oi the bill will be continued. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent of the Senate Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. I ask the consent of the Senator from Mas­ the Senate has agreed to proceed with the consideration of the Indian sachU.setts that I may offer a four-line resolution for immediate consid­ appropriation bill, informally laying aside the special order, which now eration. I suppose, however, it will be objected to. If nobody else is the unfinished business. shall object to it, I will myself, because it would not be in good faith Mr. BLAIR. Then 1 unde1·stand the Chair to hold that the appro­ to the Senator from Massachusetts to consume time now; but I want priation bill is the business before the Senate? to get it in a situation where I may call it _up in the morning hour to­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the bill now before the Sen­ morrow. ate.· The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to receiving the Mr. BLAIR. I do not care to antagonize that. r·esolution of the Senator from Virginia at this time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reading of the bill will be pro­ Mr. EDMUNDS. Let us hear it read for information. ceeded-with .. l\1r. BLAIR. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. VETERANS' PROCESSION. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chief Clerk will report the reso­ Mr. CONGER. The vetemns of the last war have a large procession lution, and the Chair will then recognize the Senator from New Hamp­ to-day, which is passing around the Capitol, and has now reached the shire. front of the Capitol building and are abo cit passing by the Senate. The OPEN E;ESSIOXS. newspapers announced that they would be reviewed by the Senate and The Chief Clerk read the 1·esolution of Mr. RIDDLEBERGER, as fol­ House of Representa.tives before they go to be reviewed by the Presi­ lows: dent. That the members of the Senate may go out upon the steps and Resolved, That ail matters other than those relating to treaties shall be con- see the procession and do honor fu the Teterrul.S, I move that a recess be sidered and acted upon by the Senate in open session. taken for twenty minutes. · The motion was agreed to; and the Senate took a recess for twenty 1\Ir. DAwES. I object to the consideration of the resolution. minutes. At the expiration of the recess the Senate reassembled. 1\Ir. BLAIR. Mr. President, this resolution-- Mr. RIDDLEBERGER. The resolution is objected to. INDIAN .APPROPRIATION BILL. ·The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution, beingobjected to, goes The PRESIDING OFFICER. The twenty minutes' recess hamg over. expired, the Senate resumes tbe consideration of the Indian appropri- ORDER OF DUSINESS. ation bill. . Mr. BLAIR. I wish to make an inquiry in reference to the special The Senate, as in Committee oftbe Whole, resumed the consideration order which by direction of the Chair has been placed in the position of of the bill (H. R. 5543) making appropriations for t'he current and con­ unfinished business of the Senate. There is no unfinished business of tingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty the Senate, on the Calendar at least. Among the special orders the first stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June 30, one is the resolution relative to the appointment of a commission charged 1887, and for other purposes. with the consideration and settlement ofthe:fishing rights of the United The reading of the bill was resumed. Statesand Great Britain, madeaspecialorder afterthemorningbusiness The next amendment of the Committee on Appropriations was, in the April 9, 1886. appropriations for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the Sioux of dif­ Now I have always understood that there was no unfinished business ferent tribes, including Santee Sioux of Nebraska, in section 1, line 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3383

691, before the word "thousand," to strike out "thirty" and insert The next amendment was, in section 1, line 902, before the word "twenty;" so as to read: "thousand," to strike out" twelve" and insert "eight;" so as to make For seventeenth of thirty installments, to purchase clothing for males over the clause read: fourteen years of age, for flannel, hose, and calico and domestics required for For support and cirilization of Shoshone Indians in Nevada, including pay females over twelve years of age, and for such :flannel and cott.on goods as may of employes, $8,000. be n eeded to make snits for boys and girls, per tenth article of treaty of April 29, 1868, $120,000. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, in section 1, line 905, before the word The next amendment was, in section 1, line 699, after the word "thousand," to strike out "eight" and insert "five;" so as to make " teachers," to strike out "S2, 500; " and in line 701, after the word the clause read: "blacksmith," to strikeout "$7,900;" so as to make the clause read: For support and civilization of Sioux of Lake Traverse, including pay of em­ For pay of five teachers, one physician, one carpenter, one miller, one engi­ ployes, $.5,000. neer, two farmers, and one blacksmith, per thirteenth article of same treaty, Mr. CONGER. I ask the Senator having charge of the bill whether H0,400. the Indians called the Sioux of Lake Traverse include the Sisseton The amendment was agreed to. Indians at the Sisseton agency? The next amendment was, in section 1, line 712, before the word Mr. DAWES. Yes, they are a portion of those Indians at the Sisse­ "thousand," to strike out "and fifty ; " so as to read: ton agency? For subsisten~ of the Sioux, and for purposes of their civilization, as per agree­ Mr. CONGER. Does it include all who are upon the Sisseton reser­ ment ratified by act of Congress approved February 28, 1m, $1,200,000: Provided, That this sum shall include transportation of supplies from the termination of vation? railroad or steamboat transportation; and in this service Indians shall be em­ Mr. DAWES. No, only one of the several branches. ployed whenever practicable. Mr. CONGER. I did not see any reference to the Sisseton agency The amendment was agreed to. here or to the tribe. The next amendment was, in section 1, at the beginning of line 721, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the to strike out" That there is hereby appropriated for "and insert" For;" amendment of the Committee on Appropriations.· and in line 731, before the word "thousand," to strike out "seventy­ The amendment was agreed to. eight" and insert "eighteen;" so as to make the clause read: The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the For the support of the full-blooded Indians in 1\linnesota. belonging to the Committee on Appropriations was, in section 1, line 907, after the word 1\Iedwakanton band of Sioux Indians, to be expended by the Secretary of the Interior in the purchase of such agricultural implements, cattle, lands, and in ''including,'' to illsert ''pay of; '' and in the same line, before the making impmvements thereon as in his judgment may seem best for said In­ word ''thousand,'' to strike out '' eight '' and insert ''five; '' so as to dians, $10,000; and of this amount, if the Secretary shall deem it to be for the make the clause read: best interests of said Indians, $720 may be expended to pay a practical farmer all, $1,518,900. For support and civilization of Sioux of De,·il's Lake, incl uding pay of em­ for instructing said Indians in agriculture; in ployes, $5,000. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, in the appropriations for fulfilling treaty The next amendment was, in the appropriations for "general inci­ stipulations with the Sioux, Yankton tribe, in section 1, line 734, before dental expenses of the Indian service," in section 1, line 942, before the word ''eighth,'' to strike out ''The '' and insert '' Fo:r; '' so as to the word "thousand," to strike out "eight" and insert "five;" so as read: to make the clause read: For eighth of ten installments, third series, to be paid to them or expended for their benefit, per fourth article of treat.y of Aprill9,1858, 525,000. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Dakota: For general incidental ex­ penses of the Indian service, including tnn•eling e.xpenses of agents at teen The amendment was agreed to. agencies for the Sioux, $5,000. The next amendment was, under the head of "Miscellaneous Sup­ The amendment was agreed to. ports,'' in section 1, line 864, before the word '' thousand,'' to strike out "eighteen" and insert "seventeen;" so as to make the clause The next amendment was, in section 1, line 948, before the word read: "thousand," to strike out "five" and insert "four;" so as to make the For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones and Bannocks, and clause read: other Indians of the Fort Hall reservation, in Idaho Territory, including pay of Incidental expenses of Indian service in 1\Iontana.: For general incidental ex­ employes, $17,000. penses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, ~ , 000. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, in section 1, line 868, after the word "em­ The next amendment was, under the head of ''Miscellaneous,'' in ployes,'' to strike out ''sixteen thousand eight hundred'' and insert section 1, line 989, hefore the word "thousand," to strikeout "thirty­ ''fifteen thousand;" so as to make the clause read: five" and insert "fifty;" so as to make the clause read: For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones, Bannocks, and To enable the Secretaryofthe Int~rior to employ practical farmers, in addition Sheepeaters, and other Indians of the Lemhi agency, in Idaho Territory, includ­ to the agency farmers now employed, at wages not exceeding $75 each per ipg pay of employes, $15,000. month, to superintend and direct farming among such Indians as are making · The amendment was agreed to. effort for self-support, $50,000. The next amendment was, in section 1, line 875, before the word ''as­ The amendment was agreed to. sistance," to strike out "agriculture" and insert "agricultural;" so The next amendment was in. section 1, line 998, before the word as to make the clause read: "thousand," to strike out" ninety" and insert "eighty-five;" so as to For support and civilization of the Kansas Indians, including agricultural as- make the clause read: sistance and pay of employes, $'2,500. · Pay of Indian police: For the service of not exceeding seven hundred privates, The· amendment was agreed to. at $8 per month each, and not exceeding seventy officers, at~toper'month each oflndian police, to be employed in maintaining order and prohibiting illegai The next amendment was, in section 1, after line 876, to in.Sert: traffic in liquor on the several Indian reservations, and fort be purchase of equip­ For support and civilization of the Kickapoo Indians in the Indian Territory, menta and rations for policemen of non-ration agencies, $85,000. $5,000. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, in section 1, line 884, before the word The next amendment was, in section 1, after line 998, to insert: "thousand'" to strike out "five" and insert "three·" so as to make To enable the Secretary of the Interior to prevent the illegal tre.ffic in intox:i- - the claru:e ;ead: ' eating liquors upon or near Indian reservations, $2,000. Forsupport and civilization of tbe 1\Iodoc Indians now residing within the The amendment was agreed to. Indian 'l.'erritory, $3,000. The next amendment was, in section 1, after line 1019, to strike out: · The amendment was agreed to. Fora survey of the exterior bOtmdariesoflndian reservations and allotments in severalty, where no other provision is made by law for the expenses. thereof, The next amendment was, in section 1, line 887, before the word to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affail."S, '' thou&"Lnd, '' to strike out ''twenty '' and insert ''ten; '' so as to $25,000. • read: · · And to insert: For support and civilization of theNavajo Indians, including pay of employes, For survey and subdivision of Indian reservations and of lands to be alloted to 810,000, to be taken from the funds now in the Trea-sury belonging to said Indi­ Indians, to be expended by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, under the di­ ans. rection of the Secretary of the Interio!:, ~25,000. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, in section 1, line 897, after the word ''in­ Mr. DAWES. I move to amend the amendment by inserting, after cluding," to strike out "play " and insert "pay; " so as make the the word ''Indians,'' in line 1026, the words ''and to make allotments clause read: · in severalty;" so as to read: For survey and subdivision of Indian reservations and of lands to be allotted For support and civilization of the Qui-nai-elts andQuil-leh-utes, including to Indians, and to make allotments in severalty, to be expended, &c. pay of employes, $4,000. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment to the amendment was a~eed to. The next amendment was, in section 1, line 900, before the word The amendment as amended was agreed to. "thousand," to strike out "nineteen" and insert "twelve;" so as to The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the make the clause read: Committee on Appropriations was, in section 1, after line 1029, to strike For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians. in Wyoming, $12,000. out: Removal and settlement of the Upper and Middle bands of the Spokane In- The amendment was ~reed to. dians on the Colville reservation, Washington Territory,56,000. _ 3384 CONGRESSIONAL REOOR.D-SEN.ATE. APRIL 12,

And to insert: March 3, 1885 (Stat. 23, p. 376), an additional appropriation will be required to me"t the necessary expenses connected therewith. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the several tribes and ·with this end in view, I inclose herewith a proposed amendment to the Indian bands of Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota for such modification of appropriation bill for the next fiscal year, now before the Senate for considers,. existing treaties with said Indians and such change of their reservations as may tioo, making an avpropriation of $20,000, or so much thereof as may be neces­ be deemed de.'lirable b;v said Indians and the Secretary of the Interior, and as to sary, for said purposet with the recommendation that it receive your approval what sum shall be a JUSt and equitable liquidation of all claims which any of and be forwarded to t.ne Senate through the proper channel. ' said tribes now have upon the Government; and also to enable said Secretary The present appropriation for the object specified will be exhausted by .June to negotiate with the various bands or tribes of Indians in Northern Montana ron~~ . and at. Fort Berthold, in Dakota, for a reduction of t.heirrespect.ive reservations, Very respectfully, or for removal therefrom to ot.her reservations; and also to enable said Secre­ J. D. 0. ATKINS, tary to negotiate with the Upper and Middle bands of Spokane Indians and Commission.eJ·. Pend d'Oreilles Indians. in \Vashington Territory, for their removal to the Col­ The SECRETARY OF THE lNTI.l:RIOR. ville or C<:eur d'Alene reservations, with the com;ent of the Indians on said res­ ervations, $10,000, or 80 much thereof as may he necessary, to be immediat~ly available; but. no agreement. made shall take effect until ratified by Congress. Proposed amendm~nt to the biU maJ.:ing appropriationsjo1· the I ndian service for the ji.soa1. year ending June 30,1887. M:r. DAWES. I move to amend the amendment, in line 1047, by This amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to enable the Secretary inserting, after "Washington," the words "and Idaho," and striking ofthelnterior to continue the investigation of certain Indian depredations claims, out "Territory" and inserting :'Territories;" in line H)48, after the iu the manner prescribed, and in a ·cordance with the provision of law found in . the act entitled "An act rnakinjt appropriations for the current and contingent word "Colville," to insert '' Jocko;" in line 1049, after the word expenses of the Indian Department. and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with. "reservations," to insert: variou!' Indian tribes, for the fiscal year ending .June 30, 188o, and for other pur- And also t-o enable said Secretary to negotiate with said Indians for the cession poses, approved March 3, 1885," $20,000. ~ of their lands to the United States; and also to enable said Secretary to negoti­ at~ with the Creur d'Alene Indians for the accession of their lan.aty, $14,720; said sum to be ex­ to pended for t.he benefit of said Delaware Indians in such manner and for such .\nd for purcha.<;e of horses, cattle, and sheep, goats, and swine for schools, purposes as the Secretary of the Interior may deem to be for the best interests ~.000; in all, $740,000. • of said tribe. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. '£be next amendment was, in section 1, line 1090, after the word ''In­ The next amendment was, in section 1, after line 1062, to insert: dian," to strike out "school" and insert "schools;" so as to read: - Indian-deJ?redation claims: For continuing the investigation and examina­ A nd p1·ovided further, That the school year of the Indian schools herein appro­ tion of certam Indian-depredation claims originally authorized, and in the man­ priated for shall be held to include all usual and necessary vacatiollS. ner therein provided for, by the Indian appropriation act approved March 3, 1885,$10,000; and the examination and report shall include claims, if any, bal'red The amendment was agreed to. by statute, such fact to be stated in the report; and all claims whose examinn.­ The next amendment wa..<~, in section 1, line 1096, before the word tion shall be completed by .January 1,1~1 shall then be reported to Congress, "year," to insert "fiscal;" so as to read: with the opinions and conclusions of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior upon all material facts, and all the evidence and AndprO'IJidedfurlher, That the Secretary of the Interior shall report annually, papers pert.aining thereto. on or be ore t.he first Monday of December of each year, in wh::.~.t manner and fm· what purposes the general education fund for t.he preceding fiscal year bas Mr. COCKRELL. I move to amend the amendment by striking out heen expended; and said report shall embrace the number and kind of school­ ''ten'' and inserting ''twenty,'' so a-s to make the appropriation $20,000. houses erected, and their cost, as well a.'l cost of repairs, names of every teacher employed. aud compensation allowed, the location of each school, and the aver­ This letter of the Secretary of the Interior was not before the com­ age attendance at ea<:h school. mittee when the bill was reported. The amendment was agreed to. Letter from the acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting- a letter from The next amendment was, in section line 1101, after the word the acting Secretary of the Interior, with estima tes of appropriations for investi­ 1, gating Indian depredations. "school," to strike out the following clan~e: In this it is estimated that $20,000 is necessary. Twenty-two thousand five hundreddollarsofwhich shall be· expended for the support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupil" at t.he Saint Jgna­ Mr. DAWES. Let that be inserted in the RECORD. t ius indus trial boarding-school, on the Jacko reservation, in Montana '.rerritory, :M:r. COCKRELL. I ask that thew hole letter be inserted in the REc~ at $150 each per year. . ORD. The amendment was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The letter will be so inserted if there :Mr. DAWES. In line,1111 there is a typographical error. The word is no objection. "tribunal" should be "tribal;" so as to read: · The letter is as follows : Standing in that relation to them by their t.riballaws 1·espectively. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ..d.pl'il8,1886. SIR: I have the honor t-o transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, The PRESIDING OFFICER. That change will be made unless copy of letter of the Secretary of the Interior, of the 6th instant, submitting an there be objection. · · · estimate of appropriation in the sum of$20.000, to complete the investigation of The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the Indian depredation claims as required by the n:JL of March 3, 1885 (23 Statutes, 376). Committee on Appropriations was, in section 1, line 1113, after the word Respectfully, yours, "each," to insert "$30,625;" in line 1117, after ".Arkansas City," to C. S. FAIRClliLD, Acting SccreW.ry. insert " $2,000; " and in line 1118, after the word " school," to insert Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, • President p1·o tempm·e United States Senate. " $1,500; in all;" so as to make the clause read: For support of pupils, at $171) per annum each, S30,625; purchase of material erection of shops and necessary outbuildings, and for repairing of same, at Chi­ DJ:PART~T OF THE .INTERIOR, locco industrial school, Chilocco, Indian Territory (formerly Ark1msa.s City), Washington , April. 6, 1886. $2,UOO; and for pa.y of superintendent of said school, $1,500; in all, $34,1.2S. SIR: In accordance with the provisions of sect.ion 2 of the act. of July 7, 1884 The amendment was agreed to. (23 Statutes, ~4 ) , I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of o.letterof2d iu­ _stant from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, inclosing an itc::n of appropria­ The reading of the bill was resumed, and the Chief Clerk read the tion intended as an amendment to the Indian appropriation b ill now before the clau e beginnin~ in Hne 1121, a-s follows: Senate for consideration, in the sum of -- ~, 000 , required to enable the Depart­ ment to complete theinvestigation'of Indian d epreda tion claims, as required by For support and education of Indian vupils of both se:xes at industrial schools . the act of March 3, 1885 (23 Statutes, 376). in Alnska, $15,000. The 1natter h as the approval of this Depm·tment. I have the honor to be, very r esp ectfully, Mr. CO~GEU. Tile appropriation last year for that purpose was . II. L. MULDROW, Acting Secretary. $25,000. The SECRETARY OF THE TIIEASUllY. 1\lr. DAWE.'!. Twenty thousand dollars. 1\Ir. CONGER. I thought it was $25,000. There is a. neces ity for DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIO&, OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIBS, Washington, .A.pl'il 2, 1886. a larger appropriation even than during the la-st year for this present Sm: I have to advise you that in orller to enable t1tis Department to complete year and perhaps for some little time t-o come. Until there is some or­ the investigation of Indian depredation claims, as·required by the actapp1·oved ganized government arrangement in regard to schools there, I thjnk we 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· SENATE. 3385 should give at least the amount appropriated during the last year. I cause if$15,000 can be used I have no doubt $20,000 can be; but my move to strike out "fifteen" and insert "twenty," in line 1122; so as idea is that the $15,000, like the money of last year, will accomplish ro read: ' very little good among the Indians until the time shall come when a For support and education of Indian pupils of both sexes atindustrial schools system and a method altogether different from that we have pursued in Alaska, $20,000. within those borders can be matured and adopted. 1\-Ir. DA. WES. The amount appropriated last year was $20,000; the The Senator in speaking as he does about the needsofthewhite peo­ Department has estimated $15,000 for the coming year; and the House ple and the Indians there forget.<:! that the Senate has. done its whole gave $15,000, and we thought, undet the peculiar circumstances of the duty in that respect in passing au education bill which provides for ed­ condition of things in Alaska at this moment we could hardly be called ucation in Alaska as in other places where it is needed, and the Senate upon to increase that sum. Everybody knows that there is an unfor­ has great encouragement to believe that will soon become a law; and tunate condition of affairs in respect to schools in Alaska, and that was whatever is needed beyond that small sum, which I admit is a small the consideration whicbtlcd the committee on the part of the Senate sum, in this bill will be supplemented and enlarged with great bene­ to leave this item as the irlterior Department proposed it. It is impos­ ficial effects by the bill which the Senate has passed and relieved itself sible until there be a reorganization of schools in Alaska ro accomplish of responsibility for. very much there. The present order of things is such that this sum of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the amendment money is as good as $50,000, in my opinion, in Alaska. I wish it were proposed by the Senator from Michigan [Mr. Co~GER]. . otherwise, and I should heartily" join with the Senator from. Michigan Mr. DOLPH. I should like to ask the Senator from Massachusetts in making it $50,000 if the Department were able at this moment to on what authority he states that the money that was appropriated last expend this sum of money judiciously and effectively; but-there are year for industrial education in Alaska was not well applied or did not circumstances there, which I suppose the Senator is not ignorant of, produce good results in Alaska. which were laid before the Senate in a report not long since, that ren­ Mr. DAWES. I did not mean to say it was misapplied, only that as ders it wise not to push the matter further thati is sugges~d here far as it went it did not produce good results; it failed to accomplish all until there be some further examination and some plan. matured by that was hoped for. I get this information from the Department as the which schools in Alaska can be rendred serviceable. This is more to reason furnished to the committee why the appropriation asked for this keep Alaska in mind and to keep that people aware of the fact than for year by the Department itself is $5,000 less than the sum appropriated, anything else. I think it is better to let it be as it is. last year. · Mr. CONGER. Whatever the unfortunate condition may have been Mr. DOLPH. I have not read the communieation of the Secretary in Alaska heretofore, and perhaps to some extent continued up to the of the Interior. I was in Alaska last July, and I heard something about present time, this is an appropriation for next yea.r, and by that time the unfortunate difference between the superintendent of industrial I think we have reason to expect, or have a right to hope at all events schools in Alaska.-! do not know just what his title is-the agent of and I think reason to expect, that the appointments in Alaska and the the Secretary of the Interior, a'od the local authorities at Sitka. I un­ management of the educational interests there, as well as some other derstand that that grew out of an attempt of the superintendent to lo· very important interests, will be so changed and modified that we may cate a mission of 640 acres at the industrial school at ~itka and to locate expect great benefit from this appropriation. It is true that heretofore it in such a manner that it embraced improvemen~ made by citizens the appropriation was partially expended in one of three places where and part of tl;le cemetery' there. That, however, was a mere controversy it was intended to be expended, and, in consequence of some inability between a single man, an agent of the Interior Department, and the of the officials to fill other places, they were left almost entirely desti­ local authorities. I do not profess to know what the merits of the con­ tute, and their schools, which were doing great service and were valua­ troversy were. It is a matter very easily remedied. ble to the people of that Territory, have lil!gered along until perhaps If Rev. Sheldon Jackson is not a fit man to ha>e charge of these this spring they are required again to sue for an appropriation. schools, the Secretary of the Interior had it in his power to remove him This appropriation is a mere pittance to these only means of educa­ at any time and appoint another agent to expend the money. If it is tion in all that Territory. There is no power by which any taxes can objected that the money was expended through the school established be laid, and there are no public means to support the schools, the only by the Presbyterian Board of Missions and supported by private dona­ educational facilities in that whole Territory being those, which are tions, the precedent for that is not wanting, as we have in this very bill carried on by denominations of religious people or by charity. There on the next page an appropriation of some $22,500 for the support of is nothing else to educate either the Indian or the children of white one hundred and fifty Indian pupils at Saint· Ignatius mission school citizens, who are increasing in that Territory more than heretofore. on the Jocko reservation in Montana Territory. I had hoped that for the next year an appropriation somewhat com­ I discussed this question of education in Alaska to some extent dur· mensurate with the vital importance of educating and civilizing the In­ ingthediscnssionoftheeducational bill, and I attempted tosbowthe:a dians in that Territory would be made with better officers to administer th~ necessity for the expenditure of money for industrial education in government there-I do not know that it needs any better officers to Alaska through these established schools; but there is an independent administer this fund; I believe not from what I have beard about it, school at Fort Wrangel, under the charge of Mrs. Young, the wife of though there is a difference of opinion in that respect-I do very much Rev. S. Hall Young, where this entire appropriation might be applied desire that the appropriation shall at least be as great as it was last economically and with good result"! if there is any objection to expend­ year, for that was a mere pittance to each of these schools. ing it at the Sitka school. But I do not believe that the money which The Government of the United States does not want to throw the was expended under the contract with that Sitka school was m.sappro­ work of education in that ~tant Territory entirely upon missionaries priated or failed of good results: I have visited some one or two In­ and upon charitable contributions of the people of the United States, dian industrial schools in my time; I have visited several times the and that is what it is doing now. Indian industrial school formerly located at Forest Grove and locatecl I shall not detain the Senate now to read communications which I now near Salem in Oregon; I have read something of the operations of have received upon this subject, and which the Senator has received to other schools; and I say I visited Sitka and visited this industrial school some extent perhaps, but he knows and I know and every man who at Sitka, and I venture to assert that there was not las~ year any ruoney · cares for the present and the future of education and civilization in expended in any State or Territory of this Union that produced btJtter Alaska knows how valuable it is at the very commencement of settle­ reslP.ts than that very money expended under the direction of the Sec­ ments there to bring into the schools not only the Indian children but retary of the Interior at the Sitka school. I was surprised at what I the childrenofthe minerswho are flocking to that conntryand settling saw. there with their families to a great extent in several places and give As I _now recollect, there was $13,000 appropriated last year for day them some educational advantages. schools in Alaska and $20,000 for industrial education. In Southern The difference of $5,000 to give tone and character to the people of a Alaska there are about seven thousand natives ~md about from two new far-off Territory is a mere pittance. ~{ouey is thrown away in thousand to two thousand five hundred Indian children from four years this bill by thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars upon wild, to twenty years of age. The appropriations made last year, together wandering Indians, to whom it may or may not do good. These are a with the donations which are made by private parties for the support settled people. The whites who have gone to Ala8ka are settled at a of schools in Alaska, furnished school facilities for five hundred out of few points, and the description of the necessity for instruction and ed­ the two thousand native children of school age in Southern Alaska. ucation among those new settlers there appeals to the sympathy and to Now it is proposed by this bill to cut down the appropriation of last the conscience of every legislator to afford some means for carrying on year with this large population accessible to the schools and whom we­ the common ordinary school education which other parts of the country propose to educate. Upon what ground we propose to cut down the ·enjoy. appropriation I can not see the reason for. If Mr. Ja~kson is not the Mr. .DAWES. The force .of the Senator's remarks no one can doubt, right mr.n there, the remedy is in the hands of the Se~tary of the In· and no one will yield ro them quicker than myself so far as they apply; terior.' He can very easily substitute anoth~r man in his place. · But but schools are already in Alaska for those who go there. This has while Ur. Jackson may have made a mistake in regard to the location nothing to do with them; and no matter how many white people go be attempted to make of the lands which were granted to the mission there, that has no reference to the question of Indian education. The under the act creating a district government for the Territory, I am question is whether we have any means by which we can make $20,- satisfied that he is doing good work so far as the educational interests 000 efficient among the Indians there. If I thought we had, I would of the Territory are concerned. . · not say a word, and I am not going to say a-word against it now, be- I am in favor of the amendment and hope it will be adopted; but be- 3386 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-,SENATE. A'PRIL 12, fore I take my seat I should like to inquire whether the cha.irman of Mr. DOLPH. No, sir; it came from the special RJ~propriation ma.de the Committee on Indian Affairs can inform me whether at the last for education in Alaska. session provb-ion for day schools was made in thiB bill or not? 1\Ir. DAWES. There was no such appropriation last year. J.\.!r. DAWES. If I remember aright, it was made in the bill th..'\t Mr. DOLPH. It may have been the appropri~tion of $25,000 madf5 extended a government over Alaska. in the act organizing a government for the Territory; but it was a l\Ir. DOLPH. That was passed two years ago. special appropriation nevertheless. If this general appropriation covers l'tfr. DAWES. The 20,000 was all that was appropriated in the In­ i11, very well dian appropriation bill last year. I suggest to the Senator from Uich­ 1\Ir. DAWES. This committee are not contending with the 'enator igan that his amendment will be in order after we get through the from Oregon to keep the money from being expended. in Alaska. This amendments of the committ-ee, as the committee's amendments are to committee are as desirous as the Senator perhaps is-he will excuse me be first considered. · for saying so-to have every dollar that can be expended at any point, 1\fr. CONGER. This is the only amendment! propose to offer, and whether it be Alaska or whether it be Florida, ~ere it can be expenued I think there will be no objection to it here. wisely, for the committee believe that a. dbnar spent in this way is 1\fr. DAWES. I shall make no objection on the ground of order. worth more than $10 expended in the support and subsistence of In­ 1\fr. DOLPH. I would like to inquire if it is proposed to make any dians. provision for day schools in Alaska. The machinery is all there, the Mr. DOLPH. I did not me:1n to intimate that there was any dis­ teachers are on the ground, and the schools have been established. position to crowd Alaska out. I think it would be a. public calamity, Mr. DAWES. The last Inuian appropriation bill only appropriated I think it would be a great mistake, asJ.ong as the Government has es­ the $20,000 about which we have been talking. The other $15,000 tablished these schools and provided teachers and has now a system must have been appropriated the :year before in the bill which extended of day schools there, if such an appropriation was either intentionally a government over Alaska. omitted or overlooked. As I said before, these schools h..-we been sup­ .Mr. DOLPH. Is this not the proper bill on which to make provision port-ed by a special appropriation, and there has been nodivision of any for the day schools that have been established? general appropriation heretofore made for the Territory; but if tho Mr. DAWES. The bill organizing a government over Alaska had Senator is satisfied that a portion of this money appropriated in a lump $25,000 in it for school purposes; then the Indian 'appropriation bill s1.1m for day schools may be applied to Al:lska, I ha>e no disposition to added $15,000; then last year the Indian appropriation bill had $20,000, urge anything else. and this year it is recommended that it be $15,000. All this comes from Mr. DAWES. I have no"doubt about that. what I have stated...... ,... the lack in the Department of a confidence in the 1\Ir. CONGER. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. mode of expenditure. 1\Ir. DAWES. I think we can get along without tho yeas and nays. 1\fr. DOLPH. But the Senator has not answered my question. I 1\Ir. CO~GER. Very well. suppose the Committ-ee on Indian Affairs has this matterofthe educa­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The call for tho yeas and nnys is cation of Indian children in Alaska in charge. Last year there was an withdrawn. appropriation for industrial education, and I think there was an addi­ Mr. PLUMB. I have before me the report of the superintendent of tional appropriat-ion made last year for the support of day schools in schools in Alaska; and be makes no complaint whatever, in fact says Alaska. Teachers have been sent there from the East, and the schools nothing at all about the need of an appropriation. The schools in have been established and are now being conducted and carried on. Alaska, for some reason or other, seem to have declined in o.tten<.lnnco The question is whether or not the Committee on Indian Affairs pro­ last year one hundred and thirty-seven scholars. pose to make any provision for these day schools, or are thoy to be sus­ Mr. CONGER. .A..t what point? pended? ~1r. PLUMB. At two points. Mr. DAWES. No other appropriation has come under the cognizance 1\fr. CONGER. The gentleman is mistaken about that. of the Indian Committee or of the Committee on Appropriations Tor 1\Ir. PLUMB. All the authority I have is the report; of 1\fr. Jackson. three years except such as I have stated; the first of the three years 1\Ir. CO ... ~GER. I think there must be a mistake about the figures. $15,000, the next $20,000, and the last $15,000. Beyond that in an­ _1\Ir. PLUUB. There is no recommendation for any increased ap­ other bill coming from the Committee on Territories was an appmpria­ propriation, and no suggestion that anything is lacking. The year the tion at one time of $25, 000. So far as my memory se:r:ves, that is the bill was passed for the organization of Alaska, in that bill there was entire appropriation for educational purposes in Alaska. an appropriation of $25,000 for school purposes. The Sehate subse­ Mr. DOLPH. Is it proposed now by the Committee on Indian Af­ quently put on $25,000 in the Indian appropriation bill, but it was cut fairs that the day schools which' have been established by the Govern- down in conference $10,000, leaving the whole amount for that year, Jt).ent shall be discontinued? . two years ago, $40,000. Last year the Department recommended that 1\Ir. DAWES. The Committee on Indian Affairs have not been $20,000 be appropriated for Alaska, and that was given. There was charged with the consideration of that subject. The Committee on In­ no suggestion then that the amount was scant, and, as I said, the re­ dian A:ffuirs are not charged with the affair of Indian schools. It is the port does not indicate it, neither the report of the person on the ground, Committee on Appropriations which has reported this bill, and tl1e nor of the superintendent of Indian schools, nor of the Commissioner Committee on Appropriations are now considering that subject. of Indian Affairs. · Mr. DOLPH. I understand that the chairman of the Committee on The Department this year recommend $15,000. That is given. On Indian Affairs is a member of the Committee on Appropriations, and I consulting with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and with the gen­ understand fru·ther that the reason he i5 there is because he is chair­ tleman who has the supervision of these schools under this administra­ man of the Committee on Indian Affairs and appropriations have to be tion, it was found that they were very eager on this subject of educa­ made for the support of Indian schools. I see on page 45 of this bill tion and had recommended, as they stated, all that they thought could appropriations for the support of Indian day and industrial schools. be·usefully spent, and so we have given to them, as the House has It seems to me that unless it is proposed to discontinue the day schools done, all that they have asked to be appropriated in every quarter for ·in Alaska, there ought to be some provision made in this bill for them. this purpose. Mr. DAWES. There is a lump sum appropriated for the support of While I do not think myself that it is wise to appropriate money Iildian day schools, which sum is distributed among existing schools which the officials say they can not usefully spend, at the same time I and new schools, as the Interior Department, under the charge of the have no objection to adding $5,000 to this item if that will do any superintendent of schools, shall divide it and expend it. Neither the good; but there is one thing I think we ought to bear in mind, that Committee on Indian Affairs nor the Committee on Appropriations as­ lavish appropriations do not generally bring good results. The exec­ sume to say BO much money shall be expenqed at this day school and uti,·e officer charged with the expenditure of this money must neces­ so much at that day school; but upon all the knowledge they can ob­ sarily have some system in regard to his expenditure, and if we thrust tain, added to the estimates from the Department, they recommend an upon him money which he has no system for spending it is very likely appropriation of as large a sum as they can get any assurance from those to get out of the Treasury in the way of the employment of persons who expend it will be profitably and wisely expended. The only lim­ who perhaps may not be of great advantage to the service; and it is a imtion upon either of these committees in the Senate so far as I know­ very idle and at all evenwan inconsiderate way of acting. Therefore we the only disposition to stop is at a point where every dollar shall be thought by agreeing upon the main proposition to give everything wisely, economically, and effectively expended. that would be as far as we knew properly expended for this pul'pose, . Mr. DOLPH. Dol understand theSenatorthatthe gross approp.ria­ it was unwise to heap on the Depa.rtment additional appropriations. ation of $675,000 for schools may be- applied to the support of day But so far as I am concerned, I have no purpose of oppo~ingthe amend­ schools in Alaska? ment. I' do not care for the difference between $15,000 and $20,000. Mr. DAWES. I do not know why any portion of it that the admin­ I have not been converted on the main·qu!'!stion, but at the same time istrators of this law shall deem wise may not be there expended. · \Vhr..t it is fair to try the experiment, if it is to be tried, in the most thorough is"there in the text of the bill that would prevent it? way. If the $20,000 will do any more good than the $15,000, I am Mr. DOLPH. I do not kuow, except that these Indians b.Jlve not willing to agree to it. been provided for in previous Indian appropriation bills. Mr. CONGER. For some years the different denominations of re­ 1\Ir. DAWES. If there were {4-y schools there last year, the Senator ligious people have in the Indian country, at their own expense and by will solve the problem if he will tell where the money came from. It the contributions of the people at home, established and .kept up came from this appropriation last year. schools. In Alaska theJ!C are seven schools, five of which I think-! - 1886. OONGRESSIONAL REOORD-SENATE. 3387 am not certain as to the number-have been established for some years. 1186, after the word "for;" to strike out "the" and insert "their;" I have in my possession photographs of the building and of the pupils so as to make the clause read: a.nd of the teachers, illustrating the character of the buildings for For collecting and transportation of pupils to and from Indian !tChools, and school houses and the appearance of the pupils, the age and size of the also for the transportation of Indian pupils from all the Indian schools, and placing of them, with the consent of their parents, under the care and control ~dian children there. of such suitable white families as may in all respects be qualified to give such Now, sir, I venture to say that in the whole bounds of the world pupils moral, industrial, and educational training, under arrangements in which there has not been a more faithful and devoted class tlf missionaries their proper care, support, and education shall be in exchange for their labor, engaged in the civilization of Indians and forming schools than there $28,000. has been in Alaska; and this Government giving millions of dollars for The amendment was agreed to. .. one purpose and another refuses a little paltry ~nee to the Pres­ Mr. DAWES. At the end of line 1187, I move to add the following byterian missionary board or t.o the Catholic schools there or to the proviso: Methodist schools, and cuts down from last year the meager appropria­ PrfYOided, 'That $735 of said sum shall be paid to the Good Shepherd industrial school of Denver, Colo., as a reimbursement for expenses heretofore incurred tion of$20,000 to these sevenscl:iools, cuts it downthisyearto$15,000. by it in transporting twenty-five Indian girls from Turtle Mountain, Dakota, to I am not going into the question ofthe contest with some represent­ said school, there to be educated, under a contract with the Commissioner of In­ atives ofthis Government there who have imprisoned teachers and who dian Affairs. have imprisoned the agents of the Government in drunken debauches; The amendment was agreed to. men who under the influence of liquor have made their complaints and The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the bound over good Christian men and attacked ·christian women in the Committee on Appropriations was, in section 3, line 10, after the word discharge of their duty. I thank God they have-been removed from the "dollars," to insert: positions which they had disgraced too long, and I hope better men are This provision .shall not apply, however, to appropriations herein or hereto­ there and will be there to assist good, men and_good women in preserv­ fore made for construction of ditches or other works for irrigating purposes. ing whatever there may be of educational advantages to the Indian So as to make the section read: children and to the other children of Alaska. SEC. 3. That no purchase of supplies for which n,ppropriations are herein Sir, if I had the time to spend about three hours in reading the state­ m ade, exceeding in the aggregate S500 in value at any one time, shall be made without first giyjng at least th ree weeks' public not ice by advertisement, ex­ ments and accounts of the different people who have beenengaged there cept in cases of exigency, when, in the discretion of the Secretary of the In­ in educating these Indian children; if I had an opportunity to present terior, who shall make official record of the facts constituting the exigency and here the prophetic letters of Mrs. McFarland, awomanwhosenamewill shall report the same to Congress at its next session, he may direct that pur­ chases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding $3,000. This pro­ be honored wherever it is known in her efforts to keep up one ofthese vision shall not apply, however, to appropriations herein or heretofore m ade industrial schools, I think there would be no question but what this ap­ for construction of ditches or other w9rks for irrigating purposes. propriation would be increased to $20,000, ay to $50,000, and the people of the United States would dell).and it, sanction it, approve it. But I The amendment wa~ agreed to. shall not detain the Senate now. · There will come a time when some The Secretary resumed and concluded the reading of the bill. pro tempore. is questions ~ be discussed in regard to that Territory will be before the The PRESIDENT The bill still open .to amendment Senate, when I shall take the opportunity of presenting in a more di­ as in Committee of the Whole. rect and logical form some of the things to which I allude now. Mr. CALL. I offer an amendment to come in afier line 917. Our appropriation is wholly under the control of the Secretary of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment will be stated. Interior. I have no doubt he will see to it that all the means and all The CHIEF CLERK. After line 917 insert: For the support, education, and civilization of the Seminole and Creek Indians the agencies of this Government for properly administering this fund remaining in Florida, $6,000. for the beneficent object forwhich it is granted, will be carried out. I have that faith in this administration; I have that faith in the Secre­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The .question is on agreeing to the tary of the Interior; I have that faith in any officer who shall be con­ amendment of the Senator froni Florida. firmed by the Senate to manage the affairs of Alaska, that all these in­ Mr. EDMUNDS. Let it be read again. . :fluences shall be on the ~?ide of morality, of civilization, of education, The Chief Clerk again read the amendment. that we may be preparing that far-off Territory to become an honored Mr. CALL. I will state to the Senator from Vermont that ther~ is part of the United States. no objection on the part of the members of the committee to the amend­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the ment. amendment proposed by the Senator from Michigan [Mr. COXGER]. Mr. EDUUNDS. I merelywished toge.t the information; I did not The amendment was agreed to. . hear it read before. - The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the Mr. CALL. I will state that under the treaties made by the United CommitteeonAppropriationswas, in sectionl, aftertheword "funds," States with those Indians they were allowed at various times $20,000, at the end of line 1132, to insert: an annuity of $5,000 a year, but those were abrogated by the treaty For annual allowance to Capt. R. IT. Pratt, in charge of said Indian industrial with the Indians that they should go West; and they have not been re­ school, $1,000. ceiving the at?-Duity sinee. Those Indians who remained in Florida The amendment was agreed to. have never received it, and they are now in a condition where the ap­ The next amendment was, in section 1, line 1136, to increase the total propriation will be eminently useful to them. Six thousand dollars amount of the appropriation '' for support of Indian industrial school were appropriated at a former Congress, and that sum has been ex­ at Carlisle, Pa.,_and for transportation of Indian pupils to and from hausted. said school" from $80,000 to $81,000. Ur. DAWES. In ·the Indian appropriation act of 1884 we made an The amendment was agreed to. appropriation of $6,000 to enable the Seminole Indians in Florida to The next amendment was, in section 1, line 1143, after the word '' all,'' "obtain homesteads upon the public lands, and establish them thereon. to strike out "forty thousand " and insert "forty-one tb ousand five Under that provision a specialagent "wasassigned thedutyofvisiting hundred;" so as to make the clause read: these Indiansfor the purposeofinducingthem totakeadvantageofthe For support of Indian industrial school ~t Salem, Oreg.: Two hundred Indian above provision. After much difficulty he succeeded in finding a num­ pupils, at $175 per annum each, $35,000; pay of superintendent, $1,500; comple­ berof Indians who were willing to take homesteads, many ofthem having tion of school building and necessary outbuildings, and repairs and fencing, small patches of cultivated land, which they have occupied for years, ~.ooo; in aU, $4.1,500. and to which they desire to obtain title. Upon investigation at the The amendment was agreed to. land office, however, it was found that all this land is owned by the Mr. MANDERSON. !wish toproposetheintroductionof an amend­ State of Florida, or by improvement companies, to whom it has been ment at the end of the paragraph beginning at line 1145. transferred by the State. No public lands could be found upon which Mr. •DAWES. I ask the Senator to wait until we.get through with to locate these Indians. Further action under the act was therefore the committee amendments. suspended. Correspondence has been had, however, with the governor ll1r. MANDERSON. Yes; I suppose the amendments of the com­ of Florida, who suggests that the officers oithe State, as trustees of the mittee are to be first acted on. improvement fund, might dispose of certain lands to the United States The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment of the for the purpose of locating these Indians, as contemplated by Congress. Committee on Appropriations was, in section 1, aft.er line 1159, to in­ Special report will be made upon this subject." sert: This I read from t.he report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. For the completion of buildings and the purchase of additional grounds for The committee communicated with the Department while they were the use of the Indian school at Lawrence, Kans., $58,000. . considering this matter, and received a letter which I shall send to the The amendment was agreed to. desk to have read. The next amendment was, in section 1, after line 1167, to insert: The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The letter will be read. For support of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils at the Saint Ignatius mis­ The Chief Qlerk read as follows: sion school, on the Jocko reservation, in Montana Territory, at.$150 per annum DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 0I<'FICE OF INDIAN AFFA..IRS, each, 522,500. ' Washington, April5, 1.8&5. The amendment was agreed to. Sm: In reply to your telegram of the 3d instant, asking what has been done under the provision in the Indian appropriation act of July 4,1884 (23 Statutes, 95), The next amendment was, in section 1, line 1179, before the word "to enable the Seminole Indians in Florida to obtain homesteads upon the pub­ "transportation," to insert the words "collecting and; " and in line lic lands, and to establish themselves thereon,'' and appropriating 86,000 there- 3388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12,.

for, J have to state that late Special Agent Beede spent several months of the The PRESIDENT.JJro tempore. The point of order being made-­ winter of 1881-'85 among the Indians for the purpose of carrying out the pro­ visions of said act. Mr. EDMUNDS. I ask unanimous consent before I renew the point He finally succeeded in inducing some of the Indians to consent to take of order to s~y a single word. ·r homesteads, but was unable to find any vacant available lands upon which t-o If the Committee on Indian A.fla.irs, that we all know has the bes~ locate them. In view of this result, nothing further was done in the mat!.er until quite re­ possible disposition toward the Indians, has not thought fit to go into cently, exrept that some correspondence was had with Governor Perry, of this enterprise 9f appropriating money for Florida Indians, I do not Florida, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the State or public improve­ think it would be right for the Senate to do so, even on the very pe-r­ ment companies, owning the lands by virtue of grants to the State, would sur­ render the same.so that the Indians might acquire title therelo. suasive suggestions of my friend from Florida. I must therefore insist Very respectfully, . on the pomt of order. · J.D. 0. ATKINS, Commissioner. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The point of order is well taken. THOMAS P. CLEAVES, Esq., Clerk Senate Commi ttee on App1·opdations• . Mr. CHACE. In line 152, before the word "thousand," I move to strike ont "three" and insert "five;". so as to make the clause I pro­ Mr. DA. WES. Under these circumstances, as negotiations were going pose to amend read: on with the governor of Florida to obtain title to the little patches of For the expenses of the commission of citizens, serving without compensl\­ land where the Indians reside, they not being willing to go off into the tion, appointed by the President under the provisions of the fourth section of the act of Apl'illO, 1869, $5,000. ever~lades and be located there where the Government owns the land, we thought.it was best to let them go on with these negotiations and Mr. ALLISON. I think :lt point of order lies against that amend- this $6,000, none of which has been expended, and that it was not ment. worth while to make a new appropriation until that was done. Mr. CHACE. Does ihe Senator from Iowa make the point of order? Mr. EDMUNDS. I make the point of order that the. amendment is llfr. EDMUNDS. It increases the appropriation. not within the rules of the Senate. Mr. CHACE. I am aware it does; but I was in hopes that the amend­ Mr. CALL. I hope the Senator from Vermont will not make that ment would be allowed to go through. point of order without knowing something about the amendment. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The point of o:sder is well taken. Mr. EDMUNDS. I do know something about it. Mr. CHACE. I am aware that my amendment is subject to the point The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Vermont makes of order; but I hope the Senator will withhold it. . a point of order. The Senator will state his point of order. Mr. EDMUNDS. We must stick to points of order on an appropria- Mr. EDMUNDS. My point of order is that this is an amendment tion bill. · increasing the appropriation, which has not been reported from a com­ Mr. MANDERSON. At the end of line 1148 I move to add: -mittee. For reparation of· present building and constru:::tion of new buildings nt The PRESIDENT p1·o tempm·e. The point of order is well taken. G enoa, Nebr., $10,000. Mr. CALL. Of course the point of order will exclude the amend­ Mr. EDMUNDS. Is not that subject to a point of order, Ur. Presi­ ment, and that without a knowledge of the theta. dent? Mr. EDMUNDS. I do not make it for the purpose of taking my Mr. MANDERSON. I hope the Senator from Vermont will not friend off his feet. I will n~~erve it until he is through with his ob­ make the point of order, because, while this does not come formally servation. from the Committee on Indian Affairs, it meets with its approval, a.s I Mr. CALL. I say that the point of order is made without a knowl­ think the chairman will vouch. edge of the facts of the case, and it does great injustice. The committee lllr. EDMUNDS. What does tho Senator from Massachusetts say? have no information on the subject. The Interior Department has neg­ Mr. DAWES. I think the item ought to go in the bill, but it is lected these Indians entirely. The committee every year enacts a false­ subject to a point of order. · . hood in vlain and unmistakable terms, alleging that these Indians have Mr. EDMUNDS. Do you say that it meet the approval of the Com- gone West when they have not gone West. The annuity, which was mittee on Indian Affairs? . appropriated and stipulated, of $12,000 a year to be paid to them is paid Mr. DAWES. It meets the approval of tho Committee on Appro­ to the Seminoles in the West under a false allegation that these Indians priations. have gone West. The provision ofthe treaty is that when the Indians Mr. EDMUNDS. I shall not make the point of order, then, as the in Florida have gone West that annuity shall be paid. The remaining Senator in charge of the bill says that it meets the approval of the Indiaus have never gone West. Year after year this falsehood is re­ Committee on Appropriations, and that amounts to its being reported enacted; year after year I expose it. The Indians are known to be in from them, though in an informal way. Florida. · · Ur. DA. WES. It meets the approval of the committee in this way: Here is treaty after treaty which I have before me stipulating to pay Their attention has been called to it to-day for the first time, but the $20,000 a year. That was abrogated in the treaty for their removal to papers show that it would have been made a part of the estimates but the West; yet there are three hundred of the Indians in Florida and an for the fact that certain papers had been mislaid and were not sent up. a bundance of land to place them upon. The statement of the agent that Mr. COCKRELL. I should like to see some estimate from. the De­ there is no land there for them is ridiculously absurd. The records of partment in regard to it. the Land Office here show the fact to be as I state it. I have investi­ 1\Ir. MANDERSON. I think I can perfectly satisfy the Senator as gated the records, and I have had a map made. to the necessity for this expenditure. These Indians are there with those treaty stipulations in their fa'\'"or. 1tlr. DAWES. The Senator from NebrllSkahas the papers which were The United States has not been able to get theiJ: consent to go West. mislaid. When they are there peaceable, well disposed, capable of being civil­ M:r. MA...'iDERSON. The building which is being used for the pur­ ized, what reason can be given, when you e~pend millions upon mill-. pose of an lndi..'\n school at Genoa was what is known as the council­ ions of dollars for the support, education, and civilization of Indians house for the Pawnee Nation, and was situate upon the Pawnee reserve. in the 'Vest, why these Indians should not have some consideration? It was a brick building of large dimensions; but after the Pawnees left They have extinguished their title to the whole of that soil. The title their reservation and went to the Indian Territory, it stood for many to 37,000,000 acres of land has been given up by them. They have years without an occupant. Of course the natural result was that the - not a foot of land; they have had no care or protection or assistance building was very greatly abused. Some repairs were made to the from the Government, and now when the railroads are th.ere· and the building when it was turned into an Indian school, but not sufficient whole country is being occupied, is it the part of wisdom, is it not ab­ repairs, however, to make the building either comfortable or healthful surd, that these Indians should be left to extremity, that they should for the inmates. There is no system of sewerag~, there are no bath­ be forced into hostility to the white people, destroying tb.eir cattle and rooms, and the laundry and conveniences of tha.t character are a part committing outrages here and there when they are disposed to be civil­ of the building. ized, and quiet, and peaceable? The letters 1rom the superintendent in charge urge a much greater Why should they not h~ve schools? Why shoultl. they not ha'\'"e appropriation than what I propose for the difterent purposes of the some farmer to instruct them? No man can give a sensible reason for school, but after looking the matter entirely over, for the purpose of it. It is inhuman; it is wr~:mg; it is in violation of your treaty stip­ building the necessary outside laundry and bath-rooms and repairing ulations. This little $6,000 that I . propose to give, as was given two the old building and giving it a sewerage system, this amount will I years ago, will be expend~d at once in putting them tipon the soil, the think be ample, notwithstanding the estimates are much greater. homesteads, the land of the Government which may be given to them. ~. COCKRELL. I should like to see something from the Depart­ There are over 500,000 acres of public land suitable for settlement by . ment in regard to it. Has the matter ever been submitted to the De­ these Indians, and why should they not receive the sameconsideration partment? that they do elsewhere? I have only asked for $6,000 for its continu­ 1tfr. MANDERSON. I have letters from the superintendent of the ance. '!'his is not to be bestowed upon them in charity. It is to be school. given to them as they locate and improve their little homes, and in Mr. COCKRELL. Why did he not make his rep:>rt to the Secretary order to enable them to be withdrawn from fishing and hunting and of the Interior.? . devote themselves to agriculture. Mr. MANDERSON. He made his report to the Interior Depart­ No one can give a sensible reason why this appropriation should not ment, and one of my colleagues in another place visited the Commis­ be made. The committee can not do so. They have not bestowed any sioner bf Indian Afta.i.rs, but, as suggested by tne Senator from Massa­ care or attention upon the matter. · chusetts, the chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, the report 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. . 3389

brought to me by that colleague is that the papers and estimates could son City, Nev.; vice Samuel C. Wright, whose commission expires April not be found, or they would have been sent to the Indian .A.ffairs Com­ 11, 1886. mittee. Samuel J. Lorah, of Colorado, to be receiver of public moneys at Mr. COCKRELL. They certainly could have telegraphed, as has Central City, Colo., vice ;Edward W. Henderson, term expired. been done in other cases, to the committee. We should find out some­ REGISTEBS OF LAND OFFICES. thing about it. William T. Barney, of Oregon, to be regis~r of the land office at Mr. MANDERSON. Probably that would ll!.lVP heen done, but the Oregon City, Oreg., vice Louis T. Barin, term expired. faet did not appear to me until to-day when the bill was under con­ Charles W. Johnston, of Oregon, to be register of the land office at ' sideration. I thought the matter was here in p .. vpc:r 1orm. Roseburg, Oreg., vice William F. Benjamin, term expired. . Mr. DAWES. I suggest to the Senator from Missouri that if the amendment should be adopted, when the bill goes into the confererrce, Cyrus P. Shepard, of Minnesota, to be register of the land office at unless the Department desire to have this item remain, it can be stricken Worthington, Minn., vice Mons Grinager, resigned. out. The subcommittee was satisfied of the fact that the mislaying of INDIAN AGENTS. the papers was the reason why an estimate for this purpose had not been James I. David, of Michigan, to be agent for the Indians of the made: It will be brought to the attention of the Department, and if Osage agency in the Indian Territory, vice Frederick Hoover, resigned. we are mistaken about what we -state to the Senate, it will go out in the Cha.rles R. Sausser, of Ohio, tO be agent for the Indians of the Ya­ committee of conference I have no doubt. kima agency in Washington Territory, vice Robert H. Milroy, who was Mr. MANDERSON. I will say to the Senator from Missouri that if' suspended during the recess of the Senate. The nomination of Tim­ the Commissioner of Indian Affairs does not hea;:rtily approve of the othy A. Byrnes for said office; sent to the Senate December 15, 1885, is amendment I shall not urge it on the conference committee. this day withdrawn. · The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the COLLECTOR OF CUSTOliS. amendment of the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. MANDERSON]. Obadiah .W. Cutier, of New York, to be collector of customs for the­ The amendment was agreed to. district of Niagara, N. Y., t·ice Benjamin Flagler, term expired~ The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amend­ menta were concurred in. SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS. The amendments were ordered to ·be engrossed and the bill to be Edwin 'Varfield, of Maryland, to be surveyor of customs for the port read a third time. of Baltimore, Md., vice Henry Clay Naill, term expired. The bill was read the third time, .and passed. UNITED STATES ATIORNEYS. AMENDMENTS TO BILLS. John D. Burnett, of Alabama, to be attorneyofthe ~nited Statesfor .· Mr. FRYE. The Post-Office appropriation is under consideration in the southern district of Alaba~a, vice George M. Duskin, commission · committee. It is important-to get an amendment in to-night. I ask expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. leave to present a proposed amendment to the Post-Office appropriation . John E. Carland, of Dakota, to be attorney of the United States tor bill providing for carrying the foreign mails in American steamships. the Territory of Dakota, vice Hugh J. Campbell, commission expired, Mr. PLUMB. Let the amendment be read. · in lien of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. The Chief Clerk read th.e proposed amendment, as follows: George E. Bird, of Maine, to be attorney of the United Statesforthe Said act is hereby amended by striking out lines 80, 81, and 82 and Inserting district of Maine, vice Wilbur F. Lnnt, commission expired, in lieu of instead thereof the following: , "Office of Superintendent of Foreign Mails: For transportation of foreign previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. · Fabius H. Busbee, of North Carolina, to be attorney of the United mails, including railway transit across the Isthmus of Panama., Sl1000,000; _and the Postmaster-General is hereby direct~d...to . entcr into contmctw1th Amencan States for the eastern district of North Carolina, vice W. S. 0. B. Rob­ built and registered steamships, whenever possible, for the transportation of inson, commission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of any part of said foreign mails, after legal advertise~ent, ~ith the lo'!est respon­ sible bidder ata rat~ not to exceed 50 cents a nautiCal mlleonthetr1pea.ch way the snsp'ended officer. · - actually tra~eled between the terminal points: Pl"cn;ided, That the aggregat~ Ernest Pillow, of Tennessee, to be attorney of the United States for of such contnwts shall not exceed 8600,000 of the sum hereby apropriated." the middle district of Tennessee, vice Andrew McClain, commission ex­ The amendment was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, pired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. and ordered to be printed. Henry C. Allen, of Virginia, to be attorney of the United States for Mr. SHERMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed the western district of Virginia, '!:ice D. S. Lewis, commission expired, by him to the bill (H. R. 7479) to provide a meth?d for settlin-~ C?n­ in I ieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. . troversies and differences between railroad corporatiOns engaged m m­ COLLECTORS . OF CUSToMS. terstate and Territorial transportation of property or passengers and their employes; which wa.s ordered to lie on the table and be printed. John E. Grady, of Florida, to be collector of customs for the district of Apalachicola, in the State of Florida, vice Seth M. Sawyer, commis­ FISHING RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES. sion expired, in lie~ of previous nomination in place of the suspended Mr. EDMUNDS. I move that the Senate do now adjourn. officer. The P.RESIDENT pro tempore. Before submitting that motion the Anthony F. Seeberger, of illinois, to be collector of customs for the Chair lays before the Senate the unfinished business. district_of Chicago, in the State of illinois, vice Jesse Spalding, commis­ The CHIEF CLERK. " Resolution reported by Mr. FRYE from the sion expired, in lieu of pmvions nomination in place of the suspended Committee on Foreign Relations relative to the appointment of a com­ officer. mission charged with the consideration and settlemcmt of the fishing William T. Carrington, of Louisiana, to be collector of customs for rip;hts of the United States and Great Britain." the district of Teche, in the State of Louisiana, vice James R. Jolley, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The .question is on agreeing to the commission expired, in lien of previous nomination in place of the sus­ motion of the Senator from Vermont that the Senate adjourn. pended officer. The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock p. m.) the Senate ad- John J. Higgins, of Mississippi, to be collector of customs for the journed. · district of' Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, vice Anselnm Neuber­ ger, commission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the NOMINATIONS. suspended officer. - · Isaac B. Poucher, of New York, to be collector of customs for the .Executit:e nmninaUon.s 1·eceived by the Senate this 12tlt day of .Apr-il, 1886. district of Oswego, in the State of New York, vice John J. Lamoree, UNITED STATES MARSHAL. commission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place ofthe sus- George H. Cairnes, of Maryland to be marshal of the United States pended officer. . for the district of Maryland, vice John M. McClintock, term expired. Charles H. Robinson, of North Carolina, to be collector of customs UNITED STATES ATIORNEY. for the district of Wilmington, in the $tate of North Carolin::t, vice Enos Thomas G. Hayes, of Maryland, to be attorney of the United States J. Pennypacker, commis.crion expired, in lieu of previous nomination for t.be district of Maryland, vice Archibald Sterling, jr., term expired. in place of the suspended officer. B. Huger Ward; of South Carolina, to be collector of customs for the MEMBER OF BOARD OF ELECTION IN UTAH. district of Georgetown, in the State of South Carolina, vice Henry F. John A. McClernand, of illinois, to be a member of the board of Heriot, commission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of registration and election in the Territory of Utah, provided by section the suspended officer. 9 of the act of Congress approved March 22, 1882, to amend the law re­ Theodore D. J ervey, of South Carolina, to be collector of customs for lating to bigamy, vice Alexander Ramsey, resigned. the district of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, vice Thomas PENSION AGENT. B. Johnston, commission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. C. S. Lake, of Iowa, to be pension agent at Des Moines,· Iowa, to take Otto L. Threlkeld, of Texas, to be collector of customs for the dis­ effect May 1, 1886, vice Jacob Rich, resigned. trict of Saluria, in the State of Texas, vice Francis A. Vaughan, com­ RECEIVERS OF PUBLIC MONEYS. mission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the sus­ Edmund James, of Nevada, to be receiver of public moneys at Car- pended officer. 3390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SEN ATE. APRIL. 12,

UNITED STATES MARSHALS. shiek and State of Iowa, vice A. K. Bailey, commission expired, in lieu John Carroll, of Arkansas, to be marshal of the United States forthe of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. western district of Arkansas, tice· Thomas Boles, commission e,xpired, Robert R. McBride, to be postmaster at Thibodeaux, in the county in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. of La Fourche and State of Louisiana, vice G. Baudreaux, commis­ James M. Liddell, of Mississippi, to be marshal of the United States sion expired, in lieu ofprevious nomination in place of the suspended for the northern district of Mississippi, vice Joseph L. Morphis, commis­ officer. sion expired, _in lieu of pre-vious nomination in plaee of the suspended John Flynn, to be postmaster at Duluth, in the county of Saint officer. Louis and State ofMinnesota, ·vice J. E. KnowI ton, commission expired, RomuloMartinez, of New Mexico, to be marshal of the UnitedStates in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. for the Territory of New Mexico, vice A. L. Morrison, commission ex­ William J. Whipple, to be postmaster at Winona, in the county o pired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. Winona and State of Minnesota, vice Daniel Sinclair, commission ex­ William L. Cabell, of Texas, to be marshal of the United States for pired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. the northern district of Texas, 'llice James A. McKee, deceased, in lieu J. J. Shannon, to be po&tmaster at Meridian, in the county of Lau­ of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. derdale and State of Mississippi, vice William M. Hancock, commission Samuel·L. Graham, ofVirginia, to be marshal of the United States expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended ~f­ for the western district of Virginia, Vice John G. Watts, commission ficer .. expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the supended officer. C. W. Howe, to be postmaster at Rochester, in the county of Strat­ ford and State of N~w Hampshire, vice 0. B. Warren, ·commission ex­ INDIAN INSPECTOR. pired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer.

George R. Pearsons, ofFort Dodge, Iowa, to be an Indian inspector, vice James D. Corcoran1 to be postmaster at Rome, in the county of George B. Anderson, deceased, in lieu of previous nomination in place Oneicla and State of New York, vice G. M. Palmer, commission ex­ of the suspended officer. pired, in lieu of previous·nomination in place of suspended officer. APPRAL'3ER OF MERCHANDISE. Richard Mooney, to be postmaster at Rondout, in the county'of Ul­ Lawrence Harrigan, of Missouri, to be appraiser of merchandise for ster and State of New York, vice A. N. Barnes, commission expired, in the port of Saint. Louis, in the State of Missouri, in place of Lyne lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. Shackelford Metealfe, to be removed. · H. G. Ashmead, to be postmaster at Chester, in the county of Dela­ ware and State of Pennsylvania, vice John A. Wallace, commission ex­ SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS. pired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. John T. Gathright, of Kentucky, to be surveyor of customs for the J. K. Bogert to be postmaster at Wilkes Barre, in the county of Lu­ port of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, vice John K. Faulkner, zerne and State of Pennsylvania, vice Albert S. Orr, commission ex­ commisSion expired, in lieu of previous .nomination in place of the sus­ pired, in lieu of-previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. pended officer. G. A. Clark to be postmaster at Bloomsburgh, in the county of Co­ SURVEYOR-GENERAL. umbia and State of Pennsylvania, in the place of D. A. Beckley, com­ RichmondS. Dement, ofLexington, Ill., to be surveyor-general ofthe mission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of suspended Territory of Utah, vice Frederick Salomon, commission expired, in lieu officer. ' of pre dous nomination in place of the suspended officer. Frank Harvey! to be postmaster at RenovQ, in the county of Clinton and State of Pennsylvania, vice Newton Wells, commission expired, in RECEIVERs OF PUBLIC MONEYS. . lieu of previous nomina.tion in place of the suspended officer. William H. Bickford, of Shasta. County, California, to be receiver of . George W. Martin, to be postmaster at Chattanooga, in the county public moneys at Shasta, Cal., vice Adolph Dobrowsky, commission ex­ of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, vice H. F. Griscom, commission pired, in ;lieu of previous nomination 'in place of the suspended officer. expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer­ Colin F. MacDonald, of Saint Clo-o.d, Minn., to be receiver ofpublic L. W. Redington, to be postmaster at Rutland, Rutland County, • moneys at Saint Cloud, Minn., vice William B. 1\Iitchell, commission Vermont, vice Albert H. TuttJe, commission expired, in lieu of previous expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended offi- nomination in place of the suspended officer. 001'. L. W. Caldwell, to be postmaster at Warrenton, in the county of John T. Outhouse, of La Grange, Oreg., to be receiver of public Fauquier and State of Virginia, viceW. A. Pattie, commission expired, moneys at La Grange, Oreg., vice George B. Curry, commission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. in lien of pre>ious nomination in place of the suspended officer. George R. Head, to be postmaster at Leesburg, in the county of Lou­ PENSION AGENTS. doun and State of Virginia, vice Owen T. Holmes, commission expired, Truman H. Allen, of Oakland, Cal., to be pension agent at San Fran­ in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. cisco, Cal., vice Henry Cox, commission expired, in lieu of previous Drummond G. Craig, to be postmaster at Fort Atkinson, in the nomination in place of the suspended .officer. county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, vice ~f. H. Ganong; com­ Robert McKinstry, of Jackson, Mich., to be pension agent at Detroit, mission expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the sus­ Mich., vice Samuel Post, commission expired, in lieu of previous nom­ pended officer. ination in place of the suspended officer. Charles U. Hilliker, to be postmaster at Durango, in the county of La Plata and State of Colorado, in place of William M. Keightley, POSTMASTERS. ' whose commission expires Aprilll, 1886. George Roe, to be postmaster at Vallejo, in the county of Soiano and Robert Y. Watson, to be postmaster at :Milford, in the county of Kent State of California., vice F. A. Leach, commission expired, in lieu of and State of Delaware, in place of Reuben A. Stewart, whose removal previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. for cause is hereby proposed. T. J'. Carroll, to be postmaster at Bunker Hill, in the county of Ua­ James C. Allen, to be postrn.aster at Olney, in the county of Rich· coupin and State of Illinois, vice F. Y . .Hedley, commission expired, in land and State of Illinois, in the plaee of Eli Bowyer, deceased. • lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. John A. Booe, to be postmaster at Crawfordsville, in the county of C. T. Marsh, to be postmaster at Oregon, in the comity of Ogle"and 1\Iontgome·ry and State of Indiana, in place of Samuel J\1. Robinson, State of Illinois, vice B. F. Sheets, commission expired, in lieu of pre­ whose removal for cause is hereby proposed. vious nomin:.ttion in place of the suspended officer. Thomas M. Ludlam, to be postmaster at Millville, in the county of M. Boland, to be postmaster at Auburn, in the county of De Kalb Cumberland and State ofNew Jersey, in the place of John W. Newlin, and State of Indiana, vice George W. Gordon, commission expired, in whose commission expires April 21, 1886. · lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. Nathaniel Y. Elliott, to be postmaster at Mayville, in the county of 0. S. Dale, to be postmaster at Monticello, in the county of White Chautauqua. and State of New York, in the place of W. S. Gleason, and State of Indiana, V"ice William J. Huff, commission expired, in whose commission expired Jannary 30, 1886. lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. Andrew Flanagan, to be postmaster at Astoria, in the county of H. J. Feltus, to be postmaster at Bloomington, in the county of Queens and State of New York, in the place of Henry C. Johnson, J\fonroeandStateoflndiana, vice Joseph G. McPheeters,jr., commission whose commission expires April28, 1886. expired, in lieu of previous nomination in plaee of the suspended offi­ William K. Thompson, to be postmaster at Portsmouth, in the county cer. of Scioto and State of Ohio, in the place of L . C. Damarin, whose com- James ·E. Kackley, to be postmaster at Vincennes, in the county of mission expired March 15, 1886. · Knox and State of Indiana., vice William D. Lewis, commission ex­ John C. Anderson, to be postmaster at Spartanburg Court House, pired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. in the county of Spartanburg and State of South Carolina, in place of Patrick Cain, to be postmaster at Fort Dodge, in the county of Web­ Samuel T. Poinier, whose removal is hereby proposed. ster and State of Iowa, vice N. M. Page, commission expired, in lieu CIRCUIT J UDGE. of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. E. B. Crawford to be postmaster at Sioux City, in the county of Howell E. Jackson, of Tennessee, to be circuit judge of the United Woodbury and State oflowa, viceEdwinR. Kirk, commission_expired, States for the sixth judicial circuit, 'l.'ice John Baxter, dece~ed. in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. . UNITED STATES ATTORNEY. John Finn, to be postmaster at Decorah, in the county of Winne- Mark D. Wilbur, of New York, to be attorney of the Up.ited States 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3391

for the eastern district of New York, t'ice Asa W. Tenney, commL~ion Mr. MORRISON. Let this protest, like others, come in as other pe­ expired, in lieu of previous nomination in place of the suspended officer. titions and protests do-through the petition-box. That is the rule ap­ UNITED STATES MARSHAL. plicable to all. The minority of the committee has made a protest in J the minority report just presented. Frank H. Dyer, of Utah Territory, to be marshal of the United States Mr. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, just at this moment for the Territory of Utah, vice E. A. Ireland, wl}ose term expirea April of time, the majority and minority reports upon the tl\.fifffrom the Com­ 12, 1886. mitteeqn Ways and Means having been presented, I desire to have unan­ SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS. imous consent to present in open House, instead of through the petition­ Robert C. Jordan, of Nebraska, to be surveyor of customs for the box as required by the rules, the protest of leading manufacturers from port of Omaha, in the State of Nebraslm, vice John Campbell, whose thirty-six States and Territories against any reduction of duties. The term of office has expired by limitation. signers of this protest employ in their establishments over forty-seven COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS. thousand persons. It is the fourth bound volume of protests which has been presented, and the aggregate of all the employes whose em­ Serson P. Coffin, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs for the ployers make the px:otests is over one hundred and seventy-five thou­ district of Edgartown, in the State of Massachusetts, vice Cornelius B. sand. Marchant, whose term of office has expired by limitation. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois objects: Philander Cobb, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs for the l\Ir. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. Then let it go into.the petition­ district of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, vice Samuel H. box. Doten, whose term of office will expire by limitation May 1, 1886. Mr. DUNHAM. Would it be in order to move that the report of the ASSISTANT COLLECTOR OF CUs.TOliS. Committee on Ways and Means be put into the petition-box along with George D. Borton, of New .Jersey, to be assistant collector of customs this protest? fo:r the port of Camden, in the district of Philadelphia, in the State of The SPEAKER. Of course it would not. Pennsylva.ni.'l, vice David T. High, whose term of office has expired by RECESS. limitation. :Mr. TOWNSHEND. I rise to ma.ke a privileged motion. I move that the .House take a recess to-day from half past 2 o'clock until half WITHDRAWAL. past 3, to review the parade of the veterans of 1861. Nomination witlulrawn .Aprill2, 1886. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from illinois [Mr. ToWNSHEND] asks unanimous consent that the House take a recess to-day from halt' Orlando W. Powers, of Michigan, to be associate justice of the su­ past 2 until half past 3 o'clock. prellle court of the Territory of Utah. Mr. :BEACH. I shall object. CONFIRMATIONS. Mr. TOWNSHEND. Is not my motion in order? The SPEAKER. It will be in order when thehourproposedforthe . Execulit•e nominations confirmed by tlw Senate .April12, 1886. recess shall arrive. CIRCUIT JUDGE. Mr. TOWNSHEND. Then I give notice that at half past 2 I shall Howell E. Jackson, of Tennessee, to be circuit judge of the United make this mption. States for the .sixth judicial circuit. OLEOMARGARINE. PENSION AGENT. Mr. :MILLARD. I ask unanimous consent to present a memorial C. S. Lake, of Marengo County, Iowa, to be pension agent at Des signed by seven thousand dairymen and business men of the State of ])Ioines, Iowa. New York, protesting against the manufacture and sale of oleomarga­ rine; and I ask that the memorial, without the names, be printed in the RECORD. Mr. MORRISON. Let these petitions take the usual course under HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. the rules. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. MORRISON] ob­ MONDAY, April ~' 1886. jects. The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. INVESTIGATION OF LABOR TROt:BLES. MILBURN, D. D. l\Ir. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Labor, to which was The Journal of the proceedings of Saturday last was read and ap­ referred a resolution offered by myself proposing an investigation into proved. the unfortunate lab9r t.roul:>les now existing in various States, has made ORDER OF BU~SS ~ a report on that subject. I submit that, in view of the magnitude and Mr. TKROCKMORTO~, by unanimous consent, obtained leave of ab­ urgency of these troubles, the House ought to consider the subject im­ sence for twenty days, beginning to-morrow, on account of indisposi­ mediately. I therefore ask that the report of the Committe~ on Labor tion. be now taken up for consideration. • TARIFF REDUCTION. The SPEAKER. What is the proposition? . Mr. MORRISON. I desire to make a privileged report. The Com­ Mr. LAWLER. It is a resolution offered by myself proposing au in­ mittee on Ways and Means, to which was referred so much of the Pres­ vestigation into the causes of the existing difficulties between employ­ ident;'s message as relates to revenue and the collection thereof.· and ers and employes of railway companies. also sundry bills on the same subject, has directed me to report the The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. LA'ItT:-ER] asks bill which I send to the desk, together with a report thereon in writing, unanimous consent that the House take up for present constderation a and also some explanatory tables. I ask that the bill, with the accom­ resolution reported from the Committee on Labor proposing, as the panying report with tables of estimates, be refem~d to the Committee Chair remembers, to appoint a committee-- of the Whole Honse on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. LAWLER. There was one resolution introduced by myself and The bill (H. R. 7652) to reduce tariff taxes anq to modify the laws in another by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. CURTIN]. relation to the collection of the revenue was read a first and second The SPEAKER. Only one question can be considered at a time. time, referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Illinois? Union, and, with the accompanying report, including the tables of es­ Mr. REAGAN. Let the resolution be read, so that we may know timat~, ordered to be printed. what it is. 1\Ir. McKINLEY. I heg leave to present at this time the views of a The resolution, as introduced by Mr. LAWLER and referred to the minority of the Committee on Ways and Means upon the bill just re­ Committee on Labor, was read, as follows: 'Vhereas the recent correspondence between Mr. T.V.-Powderly, grand mas­ ported. ter of the Knights of Labor, composed of mechanics,at·tisa.ns,nnd farmers of The SPEAKER. If there be no objection, the leave requested by the United StatesJ and l\1r. Jay Gould, president of the Missouri Pacific Railway the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. McKINLEY] will be granted, and the Company, raises ISSues of vital moment to the tranquillity of the country and views of the minority of the committee will be printed with thereport the general welfare of the people thereof: Therefore, Be it t·esolved, That the Committee on Labor be, and is hereby, directed to in­ of the majority. . vestigate into the underlying causes of the differences existing between em­ There being no objection, it was so ordered. ployers and employes of railway companies and other common carriers, and to Mr. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania. Just at this moment I ask unani­ that end may send for persons and papers, administer oaths, and compel the attendance of witnesses, and may employ a stenographer, who shall be paid mous consent to present a protest of leading manufacturers in all the such reasonable compensation as said committee may direct; and the said com­ States of this Union, who employ something like forty-seven thousand mittee may sit durin-g tbe sessions of the House, and report what legislation in workingmen, against any reduction of existing tariff duties. I do not their opinion is necessary to bring these troubles and differences to satisfactory conclusion. And the sum of $5,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is ask that anything more than the heading be printed in the RECORD. hereby authorized to be expended from the contingent fund of the House for The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. O'NEILL] the purposes of this investigation, the accounts thereof to be approved by the . asks unanimous consent to present a protest against the passage of any chairman of the said committe-e. • bill reducing tariff duties, and asks that the heading of the paper be 1\Ir. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, I sharefullythe anxietyofthegen- ' printed in the RECORD. tleman from Illinois [.Mr. LAWLER] with reference to this investigation, 3:392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

but I beg to suggest to him that the Committee on Rules is now ready to In case said committee shall visit or send n. subcommittee to any of the States aforesaid, the Clerk of the House is hereby authorized to advance to the chair­ report on this subject; and if there be no objection, that report will now man such sum as may be necessary to defray the expenses of such visit, not t-o be submitted. exceed 81,000 at any one time, and not to exceed in the aggregate the said SllDl Mr. LAWLER. I would ask the Clerk to read the substitute recom­ of$3,000. mended by the Committee on Labor for this resolution. Mr. MORRISON. I move the previous question on the adoption of The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. RAN­ the resolution reported: D.ALL] object? Mr. REAGAN. I ask for a second if it is proposed to pass this under Mr. RANDALL. I do not object to anything, bntlwanted to make a suspension of the rules. a suggestion-- The SPEAKER. It is not proposed to suspend the rules, and this Yr. REAGAN. Let us bear the resolution of the Committee on motion does not require a second. It is a report from the Committee Roles; a~d then, having heard both resolutions, we can act more in­ on Rnles, a privileged report, and the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. telligently. MORRISON] demands the previous question. The SPEAKER. The Committee on Rules, as the Chair understands, Mr. REAGAN. I trust the gentleman trom Dlinois will not demand is ready to report. · the previous question, at least for a few moments. This is too grave a Mr. LAWLER. I merely asked that the substitute of the Commit­ question tO be passed without some consideration and debate. tee on Labor be first read, and then the report of the Committee on Mr. MORRI~ON. I am directed bythe CommitteeonRulesto move Rules. the previous question. I will suggest to the gentleman from Texas that The SPEAKER. Is there objection to reading the report, as re­ there will be thirty minutes for debate afterward, and of this thirty min­ quested by the gentleman from Illinois? utes he will have control of fifteen. Mr. REAGAN. I wish to know whether the report of the Commit­ Mr. REAGAN. Very well. tee on Rules can now be read, subject to objection? Mr. MORRISON. I trust this will be satisfactory. Mr. MORRISON. The report is privileged. · Mr. LAWLER. I wish to say that I am in accord with that report. Mr. REAGAN. The report ofthe Committee on Rules, I take it, is Mr. REAGAN. I hope the Honse will vote down the demand for a. priviley;ed report. the previous question. The SPEAKER. It is. The previous question was ordered. Mr. REAGAN. If, therefore, the resolution to which the gentleman The SPEAKER. Under the rules thirty minutes are allowed for de­ from Illinois refers is to be read, I sb:ill reserve the right of objecting bate, fifteen in support of and fifteen in opposition to the report. until I hear it. Mr. REAGAN. I suppose the gentleman from illinois desires to Mr. MORRISON. The resolution to which my colleague [Mr. LAW­ open the discussio~. LER] refers, I am permitted to say, was under consideration by the Mr. MORRISON. The gentleman from Texas may proceed; he cal). Committee on Rules, as well as the resolution proposed by the gentle­ occupy his filleen minutes now. If in what he may say he makes it man from Pennsylvania [Mr. Co&TINl, and the committee 1·ecommend necess!try for a reply from the members of the committee it will be the adoption of a substitute for both of these resolutions, and to take made. the place of both. These resolutions have been considered together; Mr. REAGAN. Mr. Speaker it would be fair for the supporters of · and the Committee on Rnles has directed me to report the following, this resolution to present the reasons for its passage. It is. ~ther an which I send to the desk to be read by the Clerk. unusual procedure for those who have the negative of a. proposition to Mr. LAWLER. I have no objection to hearing the Teport of the be required to make the openingand be answered bythose holding the Committee on Rules read. · affirmative. Such a thing is unknown to .parliamentaiy usage or to Mr. MORRISON. It is a privileged report and not subject to ob- lebral proceedings. jection. Mr. MORR.D:;ON. Mr. Speaker, it was not my purpose to discuss Mr. LAWLER. And I withdrnw my request. or debate the resolution reported. I believed, and it was the opinion .Mr. ANDERSON, of Kansas. Iris~ to a question of order. of the Committee on Rules, that the resolution and report, plain and The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. intelligible, would speak_for themselves. The gentleman from Texas Mr. ANDERSON, of Kansas. · The resolution to which the gentle­ certainly is not and can not be ignorant of the causes which bring this man from Illinois refers is a privileged resolution, under the order made resolution here or which moved the committee to bring it here. He by unanimous consent to allow the Committee on ;Labor to report such does not forget that within the last few days a bill was passed by this legislation as it saw fit in relation to arbitration. • HoUEe which was intended to secure arbitration and amicable adjust­ The SPEAKER. But that was only in relation to arbitration. ment of the grievous ills growing out of the misunderstandings and Mr. ANDERSON, of Kansas. So is this. _ disputes between railroad workingmen and railroad owners or operators. The SPEAKER. This is a resolution proposing the appointment of ·When that bill was under discussion it was conceded by all that the a select committee by the Speaker of the Honse; and, moreover, the bill was probably inadequate and might fall short of accomplishing resolution referred to by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. LAWLER], all that was greatly needed. It was claimed and insisted on in the andlreported by the Committee on Labor, was reported during the hour debate that we were in danger of doing harm to those we most desired for the call of committees. and under the rule it has gone on the Cal- to benefit-that if the proposed law had any effect at all it might be -· endar, losing its plaee as a privileged report. used to further oppress the weak, or that it was a precedent for, or the Mr. LAWLER. I withdraw my request. . beginning of, legislation which would or might add to and help along Mr. RANDALL. The report of the committee is a modification in the very grievances of which laboTing men complain, yet nobody bad some degree oftheresolutionofthe gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. any proposition or amendment to offer which seemed better suited to CURTIN]. the ·purpose, at least none which the Honse considered better. Mr. ANDERSON, of Kansas. The request of the gentleman from Several propositions were presented and considered by the Commit­ • lllinoic; [Mr. LAWLER] is withdrawn, I understand. t€e on Rules. That committee has reported this resolution with a Mr. MORRISON. It was not necessary, as the Committee on Rnles view to ascertaining the facts out of which these much-to-be-deplored presents a privileged report, which I now ask shall be read. troubles have come to affiict not only those immediately connected The SPEAKER. The report of the Committee on Rules will be read. with them. but the whole people. The object and purpose of what is The Clerk read as follows: here submitted is to get at the facts, to ascertain the truth for our own The Committee on Rules, to which was referred a. House resolution proposing future guidance and that it may be known by all. That is the whole to create a select committee of five members to investigate the disturbed condi­ purpose of this resolution or report which I have submitted. tion of the relations now existing between the railroad companies engaged in carrying on interstate commerce and their employ~, has had the same under When we know the truth and are in possession of the facts we may consideration, and reports herewith a substitute for the said resolution: do something towa.rd perfecting the legislation which we have at­ Resot'IJed, That a select committee, to consist of seven members, be appointed tempted and which to us is new. It can not do harm and may do by the Speaker, to investigate the cause a-nd extent of the disturbed condition now existing between the railway corporations engaged in carrying on inter­ great good to turn on the lights. The mere knowledge of the truth state commerce and their employ~ in the States of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, cures more ills than all the laws of Congress, and we must first know Arkansas, and Tt>xas. Said committee shall have power to send for persons the facts before we can know either our duty or our authority to legis­ and papers, examine witnesses under oath, sit during the sessions of the House, and may visit or send a subcommittee to such places in such States as may b~ late. necessary in order to facilitate such investigation. It shall report to the House Mr. REAGAN. I am aware, Mr. Speaker, that the circumstanCE'.,

but I did, and those who heard me will remember it, offer a better, a Mr. BURROWS. 1\Iy question is: If Congress has the constitutional truer, and a constitutional solution of this difficulty, not by Congress, power to regulate interstate commerce, has it not the constitUtional but by the authorities of the States, which under the Constitution have power to inquire into its partial or total interruption? the control of local matters. 1\Ir. REAGAN. 1\Ir. Speaker, it is no partial interruption of com· / It is assumed, I see, in the resolution, as is implied in the argument merce between the States and no total interruption of it that is the­ of the gentleman from Illinois, that because the railroads of the conn- question here. As I have already said, because one side or one party · try may carry interstate commerce, therefore the Congress of the United in this controversy is engaged in interstate commerce, that fact does States has power to regulate contracts for labor between the railroad not control the question ofjnrisdiction. Itmustbethesubject-matter companies and their employes. I endeavored to demonstrate on a for-, that gives jurisdiction to Congress. I see that the gentleman from mer occasion, when the bill referred to wa.s up, that Congress had no. Pennsylvania [Mr. CURTIN] is now present. I do not know whether more power to regulate the disposition of questions arising between he heard the report of the Committee on Rules which"limits the scope common carriers and their hired laborers than it has to prov_ide for the of the resolution int.roduced by him. His resolution would h:1ve been · litigation ·of controversies between those engaged in interstate com- subject to the same o~jection I am now making·to the report of the merce and those from whom they buy their groceries, their dry goods, committee, but it would have had the merit of embracing the action of their horses, their lands, or anything else. , · · those eleven men who met in New York city a short time since·::i.nd by- These are local matters, and the fact· that one of the p::trties to the an arbitrary order raised ·the price of coal 25 cents a ton, but did no~ controversy may be engaged in interstate commerce does n9t give j urisdic- raise the price oflabor one mill. tion over another party or over a subject-matter not coming within the Now, Mr. Speaker, I have saitl substantially all that I desire to say purview of the Constitution ofthe United States. It is for this reason on this subject. Is my time exhausted? and on this account that Congress has no jurisdiction over this subject, The SPEAKER. The gentleman ha.s five minutes left. growing out of the clause of the Constitution authorizing Congress to Mr. BURROWS. I did notquite understand the answer of the gen- regulate commerce amongthe States. I believe and aver that there is tleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] to my inquiry. My question was not ajndge. in the United States of respectability or a respectn,ble.law- this: It~ as the gentleman holds, Congress has constitutional power to yer in the United States that will assume that . because one of these regulate interstate ·commerce, why has it not power to inquire into the parties may be engaged in interstate commerce that gives Federal ju- partial or." total interruption of that commerce? : risdiction o-ver all of their transactions with everybody else. · Mr. REAGAN. Questions ariSe which are of a complicated cbamc- Why, sir, a large pa1·t of the business of these common carriers is the ter. While these railroads are partially engaged in the transportation • carrying of the commerce wholly within the States: · Part of it is in- o.f commerce·between the States, they. are a.Iso partially engaged in the terstatecommerce. ·ThisTesolution would embrace all carriers, whether transportation of commerce wholly within the States. But, I repeat, of State or interstate commerce. In addition to the fact that it can not beca.use one of the parties to the dispute is engaged in a business which be embraced within the clause of the Constitution relating to the reg- is within the jurisdiction of Congress, to wit, interstate commerce, it · nlation of commerce between States, I assume and aver that it is not does not follow at all th..'tt Congress has jurisdiction o-ver the matter at · embraced within the first section of the third article of the Constitution, issue here. That fact does not give COngress or the Federal Govern­ which describes the sort of courts and tribunals that can be created ment.jurisdiction oYer local contracts for the hire of labor any more under the Constitution. I affirm and .aver that it can not be embraced than it gives them j urisdiction·over controversies between common car­ under the second section of the third article of the Constitution, which riers and the mcrifrom whom they buy goods or groceries or lands. I llrescribes the various subject-mat~ers over which the Constitution gives yield two minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. MORGAN]. iurisdiction to ihe. Federal courts. · Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Spe..'lke1·, I desire to &'l.y a word on this subject. Mr. WEAVER, of Iowa. Will the gentleman yield to me for a ques- I believe the time has arrived when it iS' the duty of this House to speak tion? words of ,..,isdonrto the men who are now-out and who say that they ::M:r. REAGAN. My time is very limited. are suffering on account of this labor question. It is the duty of this Mr. WEAVER, of Iowa. I wish to call the attention of the gentle- Hou.<;e to dispel from the minds of the Knights of Labor the delusions man to this fact, that the condition of affairs-- that have seized upon them, the chief of those delusions being the idea Mr. REAGAN. Will the gentleman please ask his question? I that relief for them lies in Congress. Relief can not be found here, nor can not give w:.y for a speech. can it be had from anylegislativeenactment with regard to the wrongs Mr. WEAVER, of Iowa. That the conditi9n of affairs borders on they complain of~ and it is the duty of this House now to speak at once, revolution. The GQvernment would llave the right on proper applica- in order that they may p:mse and consider and see where their action tion-- , . . 4l ~ending .. How. do we stam1, sil'? 1\fr. Powderly stands at the head Mr. REAGAN. I see the gentleman's point and will answer it. If of a powerful organization and he has spoken and endeaYorcd to act disturbances arise too great to be controlled by the States they. can_call with wisdom; but be has shown his inability to control the organiza­ for the aid of the Federal Government. · It is assumed that this is a tion, because his Sllbordinates utterly refuse to obey his orders. condition of affairs bordering on revolution. The Constitution of the They say, ''We wish to arbitrate.'' Should not this House tell them United Statesand the Declarationofindependenceassumedthecapacity that there is nothing that can be brought forward, from their stand­ oftheAmericanpeopleforself-government. The Constitutionass:umed point, that admits"of legal arbitration? What is thereto be arbitrated? to distribute and partition the powers of the Government on the idea. They say to the railroad companies '' W c wish employment.'' The of the capacity of the people for self-government. · It delegated certain railroad companies reply, "We do not need your services. n Then the powers to the Federal Government. It reset-ved (}ther pQwers and all men say," We will arbitra~;" and the railroad compani~ say, "We the powers :relating to local legislation to th.e State governments. These have nothing to arbitrate; we rlo not need your services.'' That is - questionswh~ch reJate totheemployment oflaborers~nd local contra-cts the whole case. Then why not speak to these men now and tell them belong to the State authority; and when Congress passes this 1·esolu- ~ that this is Jike the case of every other contract knoWn to the laws of tion, us I suppose it will do, or anything else that violates the Consti- the land, that they are at liberty to say to the railroad companies, ''We tntion [laughter], it assumes the· incapacity of t}le people for self- will work for you," or "We will not work for you," and that the government; it assnmesthat thepeopleofthe.Statesofthiscountryare railroad companies arc at liberty to say to them, "We will employ no longer able to preserve order, although they have Legislatures and yon,'.' or "We will not employ you," and that is the end of the trans­ governors, judges and ministerial officers, and all the means of pre- action. Why shonld not the Representatives of the people here assem­ serving order, enforcing local and domestic rights, protecting life, per- bled tell these men; ''We have no power and can make no law that

son1 and property, and preserving the peace of society. It seems to me, will make contracts for yon against the will of the parties." Let that and I wish the members of this Honse could. realize it, that repeatedly be understood. Let these men understand it, and let them understand of late the House has taken such action as substantially violates all that they are at liberty either to work or to refuse to work, or to go· of the pr9visions of the Constitution of the United States except it may and take farms and be good citizens. We can give them homesteads be the preamble and the general-welfare clause. And it seems to me out of the public domain; this is all we can do. tl1at we are very impatient to get rid of the preamble and the general- Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Speaker, I shall not attempt to follow the . welfare clause. . [Laughter.] The simple question now. to be decided gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] in his line of constitutional ar- · by this House is whether it will deny . ~d repudiate the capa~ty of the ·gument. ' He is himself among those who have insisted and be still people of this country for sclf-govern,ment tmder the Constitution and insbts upon the constitutionality of Congressional control over the the laws-whether we are to assume that the States are no longer able question of interstate commerce. It bas been claimed by those whose to execute their functions, and that the power of Congress may be thus legal opinions are worth conside.ring, that the power t.o control or regu- invoked to execute the local laws in the various States. late interstate commerce included the right to regulate all the means Mr. .BURROWS. Will the gentleman yield for a question? of carrying on interstate commerce. Without committing myself to Mr. REAGAN. If it is but a question. that view, I may say that I do insist upon the power and rightful au- Mr. BURROWS. Just one question. I suppose the gentleman has tbority in Congress to inquire into the facts, so that we may ascertain no doubt ofthe power of Congress to regulate inter.state commerce? and know what legislative power or action maybe based on andjnsti- Mr. REAGA....~. Ihavealreadytreatedofthatqnestion, Mr. Speaker. fied by the facts. I do not do~bt that; but the regulation of local contracts for hire is not I I am quite as mindful as the gentleman from Te.x~, J~dge REA­ the regulatiOn of commerce between the States. · . GAN, can be of how we ha-ve grown upon the use of constitutional pow- XVII--213 3394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

A ers once deemed more sacred than now. The great Berrien of Geor­ Mr. HISCOCK. When the committee ma.kes ita report we will see gia, and maybe greater Marshall of Virginia, in their time never could what legislation can be had. have found constitutional authority for meddling with or taking hold The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. WARNE&] has the of our common schools; but we have now here estimable men and good floor. \ lawyers from those States who have no difficulty in finding this power M:r. WARNER, of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, three questions arise in con­ which wa.s entirely overlooked in the time 9f Berrien and Mru:shall. nection with this resolution: First, is the occasion one of sufficient im­ Houston, Rusk, and the men of their time, found constitutional power portance to war1-ant an investigation? Second, is there any other power to annex and tie on a great State; but they could hardly have been competent to make the investigation? Third, is it within the scope of aware of the constitutional power to annex or tie together distant seas the Constitution for Congress to enter upon it? by a railroad below the moon but not between it and our own country. . That the occasion is one of great gravity every one will admit. That We investigate to ascertain scientific facts, currents of the sea and the there is no other power .adequate to inquire into the existing disturb­ like, and we may certainly inquire into the causes of contention and ance or to provide a remedy will I think also be admitted. Commerce turmoil which threaten the well-being of a whole people. among the States is interrupted. The 1·esolution proposes to inquire I now yield two minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. into·the cause of that interruption, and possibly to suh\3est a remedy. . RANDALL]. It is, in my opiniGn, within the scope of the Constitution, under the Mr. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, I do not believe there is any member clause providing for the regulation of interstate commerce. Under that of this House more desirous of restricting legislation within constitu­ clause the Congress of the United States has power, and it alone has tional limits than I am. But in this case I find that we are called upon power, to legislate where more States than one are concerned. In this to deal in part with~ matter which concerns governmental roads; that case many States are involved, and the power does not lie with either is, railroads in aid of which Government has given land and money, of them to make an inquiry covering the whole field or to apply an ad­ and where the Government has an interest in seeing peace and order equate remedy, if a remedy is found to be necessary. I am therefore in prevail instead of discontent and di8order. Nay, more; the very lan­ favor of the proposed investigation. This is all I desiro to say. guage of this resolution shows that in addition the proposed inquiry is Mr. MORRISON. I yield two minutes to the gentleman from Penn­ to be instituted in regard to interstate commerce, which is interrupted. sylvania [Mr. CuRTIN]. There is no harm whatever in this House p~ing itself of full infor­ Mr. CURTIN. Mr. Speaker, long before our Constitution was adopted mation in relation to these matters. The Federal Executive may be there was a grand sentiment prevailing among all the people that every called upon to interpose by the governors of the States within whose man should be guaranteed the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of territory these distu.r}>ances exist, and when so called upon may trans­ happiness, for the right of protection in these respects is above the Con­ mit the request to Congress. Therefore I think we ought to know ex­ stitution. Under that sublime sentiment of _the fathers of our country, actly the causes of and the facta connected with these troubles, and for the apostles of liberty, our Constitution was formed. these reasons! have assented tothe propbsitionas submitted. We can My resolution, sir, only proposes to investigate the cause of the pres­ not refuse this investigation. A man might just as well stop when his ent unrest among the people of this country. If corporations have hoase is on fire to inquire whether he has legal authority to arrest the violated the right of property or liberty belonging to the humblest man incendiary instead of pouring on water to stop the conflagration. in this country he has a right to redress, which this august assembly Mr. ~!ORRISON. I yield two minutes to the gentleman from New should not deny. If the workingmen have been wronged, let us under­ York [Mr. HISCOCK], member of the Committee on Rules. stand it, and let us lay the strong hand of this great Government upon Mr. HISCOCK. Mr. Speaker, in that biieftime I can only say this: those who have wronged them; let us redress their wropgs, and insure. ' Seven hundred tho~d men haTe exercised their right to petition to them ':life, liberty, and the pursuit of happinEJSS. 17 this honorable body for this investigation, and, sir, I, for one, am anx­ I hold in my hand a letter from Mr. Powderly, which I will print ious to give it to them, and very curious to see how many gentlemen in my remarks by consent of the House. [Cries of "Read it!"] He on the othersideofthe House will invoke the Constitution by the same is a typical man. Starting life as a worker in the mines, he edu­ arguments employed by them and their predecessors twenty-five, thirty, cated himself. He conquered those twin tyran18 of ardent youth­ forty, or fifty years ago against the right of petition. Yes, I am cu­ low birth ~a iron fortune-and to-day there is not a man on this floor rious to see how many there are who will record tltemselves by their who can express sounder or more conservative sentiments or put votes against the demand of these seven hundred thousand men that them in purer English. He asks me to press this resolution so that have come with their wrongs and ask for sympathy, assistance, and the truth may be known; so that ifthe corporations are right they shall redress from the Congress of the United States-how many gentlemen have their remedy by law, and if they have oppressed their employes there are here who will say to these petitioners: "We turn you away; their honest labor shall be paid and the sacred principle maintained and your petition is denied." . that an honest day's labor shall receive a full day's wage. And if Mr. REAGAN. Upon what authority does the gentleman state that there is not power in this Congress under the Constitution to redress seven hundred thousand men have asked for this? such a wrong, God knows our Constitution is "a 'rope of sand " and is Mr. HISCOCK. If the gentleman will give me time I will make it of no avail for the protection of the people. · very p1Pin to him that that number, and more than that number, are Why, Mr. Speaker, many years since, ~me men among the mount­ demanding this action on the part of the House of Representatives. ains of Pennsylvania, priest or prophet, happened to pierce the ground, That fact has been fully recognized by the committee that have unani­ and beneficent nature caused the oil to flow from the earth to moot the mously reported this resolution to the House. necessities ofhumanity. Jl,fr. MORRISON. Mr. Speaker, !yield two minutes to another mem­ [Here the hammer fell.] ber of the committee, the gentleman from Maine [Mr. REED]. The Speaker strikes on me. · Mr. REED, ofMaine. This matter is a very simple one. The Con­ The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. ¥oRBISON] gress of the United States, like every legislative body, sits for the hear­ yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania additional time? His three ing and the redress of grievances. Even if it be true, as the gentleman minutes have expired. from Mississippi [Mr. MoRGAN] says, that we have nothing to say to Mr. MORRISON. How much time have I remaining? these menaftertbeinvestigation is over, we certainly are bound to give The SPEAKER. Two minutes. them the investigation. We are bound to hear what the facta are, and, Mr. MORRISON. I want but one, the gentleman from Pennsylvania if we can, to a-ct upon them. We must hear before we can give any­ may use the other. body even g<>od advice. If it turns out that the facta are such that Mr. CURTIN. The production of oil in a previously unproductive they can not be acted upon within the purview of the Constitution portion of my State invited there youth and energy and capital. The then there will be time for the gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] hills were made to blossom, towns were built, railroads were con­ · to repeat his constitutional discourse. But, for my part, I beg leave structed, and that portion of Pennsylvania became the most prosperous here and now-and there can be no better opportunity than in a time and wealthy of our Commonwealth, because there was room there for of trouble like this, when there seems to be great disturbances in the individual enterprise, because there were homes for the workingmen as land-to protest against this everlasting putting up of the Constitution well a.s those who employed them. But suddenly there came there a of the United States against every propesition which is presented in corporation-a mythical corporation, which is said to have ita head· this House. I say that the total effect of such a-ction will be 1p make quarters in Boston, and to have a capital of$100,000,000. It laid the a mockery of the Constitution and to give point to thatjestwhich was iron hand of despotism upon that region. It said to the citizens, "You ma-de here long years ago, that the Constitution of the United States, can produce oil provided you give it to us; if you attempt to refine oil in the mind of a strict constructionist, was in favor of every bill that yourselves we have money and corporate power, and we Will freeze he wanted and 3.oaainst every bill that he opposed. And the reason you out.'' And so they did. That corporation now owns that conn· why the gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] could not answer the try, controls railroads, and exercises despotic sway. Sir, I lived for gentleman from Michigan [Mr. BuRROWS] was because he was acting four years at the capital of a despotic government; but I never knew on the principle of the old jest without knowing it. Mr. Speaker, let in Russia such despotism as that, and if all that is alleged is true the WJ give the investigation that is demanded. people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania should be relieved by [Here the hammer fell.] the action ofthis central Government, ifit cannot be accomplished by Mr. MORRISON. I yield two minutes to Mr. WARNE&, of Ohio. - the State. Mr. WARNER, of Ohio, wa.s recognized. The SPEAKER. The time of the gentleman from Pennsylvania has Mr. REAGAN. What legislation can we enact upon this subject? expired. 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3395

Mr. CURTIN. I am very sorry for it. Allow me one word more. vice versa, in the other States, or that the Constitution gives the power I find that my resolution has been emasculated. In itspresentformit to us to regulate merely local matters, because some of the parties to extends only to certain localities. I proposed an examination of this them happen to be engaged in business coming under the power of the I whole question of labor and capital-the rights of corporations and the Constitution? rights of the people-so that the real truth might be exposed to the The SPEAKER. The time for debate has expired, and the question American people, and that we might legislate intelligently, and in de- now recurs on the substitute reported by the committee. . fenseofthelawsof the country. The time has come when the represent­ The substitute was agreed to; and the resolution as amended was atives of the people will be compelled to legislate wisely and independ­ then adopted. ently. Mr. MORRISON moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolu­ Tho SPEAKER. The gentleman's time has expired. tion was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be Mr. CURTIN. I will take the liberty of appending to my remarks laid on the table. Mr. Powderly's lettel': The latter motion was agreed to. ScRANToN, PA., Apr-a s, 1886. ORDER OF BUSINESS. DEAR Sm: Accept my sincere thanks for the kind sentiments expressed in your letter. I am very hopeful of good results from the appointment of the com­ The SPEAKER. This being Monday, the call of States and Terri­ mittee to investigate the Southwest trouble. Let its investigation be thorough, tories for the introduction of bills will now begin. careful, and impartial. If the workingmen are to blame in whole or par~ let it be made' known; if the company is the offender, let it be made known. .it is WILLIAM T. JUDKINS. my wish' that the committee go to the very bottom, search every nook and cranny where a wrong existed or was perpetrated. It will be for the best in­ Mr. HERBERT introduced a bill (H. R. 71>53) for the relief of the terests of the country at large that this mvest.iga.tion be proceeded with at once. estate of William T. Judkins; which was read a first and second time, The public has a right to know where the blame rest.s, for it is only by finding referred to the Committ-ee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. out w.here we are wrong that we can properly guard against wrong a. second time. LOUIS STALLINGS. I have been a. little under the weather, but I could not hold up any longer. I am at the desk again and will try to stay here. Mr. HERBERT also introduced a bill (H. R. 7654) for the relief of With kind wishes, I remain, sincerely and truly, yours, Louis Stallings; which was read a first and second time, referred to the T.V. POWDERLY. Bon. A_NDRXW G. CUR;m, Washington, D. C. Committee on War Claims, · ~nd ordered to.be printed. ESTATE OF JAMES H. JUDKINS. Mr. MORRISON. I yield one minute to my colleague (Ur. SPRINGER). Mr. HERBERT also introduced a bill (H. R. 7655) for the relief of Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, I regret that the gentleman from the estate of James H. Judkins; which wasreadafirstand second time, Texas [Mr. REAGAN] should have placed his opposition to this resolu­ referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. tion upon constitutional grounds. CONSOLIDATION OF NAVAL BUREAUS. · Mr. REAGA.N. I want to ask pardon of the House for having given MI. HERBERT also submitted the following resolution; which was offense to Democrats, including the gentleman from Illinois, as well as referred to the Committ.ee on NavaLA.ffairs, and ordered to he printed: to the gentleman from Maine LMr. REED], by referring to the Consti­ Raol1:ed, That w·ednesday, the 28th day of April, 1886, and from day to day tution. thereafter until disposed of, except Mondays and Friday!', not to interfere with the Mr. SPRINGER. I hope this. interruption will not be taken out of consideration of revenue bills, regular appropriation b1lls, nor with the morn­ ing- hour, nor with the hour for the roll of committees for the consideration of my time. The gentleman from Texas is the last man I would have bills, nor with prior orders, be set apart for the consideration of Hou51e biJ I No. expected to oppose any proposition which had in view the securing of 7635, entitled "A billtoconsolidatecert.e.in hureausoftheDepartment oflheNavy, valuable information for this House upon the subject of interstate com- and for other purposes," and if said bill shall not have been previously disposed of, that Wednesday, the 5th day of May, 1886, immediately after the reading of merce. the Journal, be set apart for the exclusive eonsid.ei-a.tion thereof in the House, Mr. REAGAN rose. as in Committee of the Whole, and that the previous question 011 said bill and Mr. SPRINGER. I ean not yield to the gentleman. all amendments which may be offered thereto be considered aa ordered o.t hal! \Ve ha>e as much right to get as much information about the diffi- past5 o'clock p.m. of said 5th day of.l\:Iay. culties in these States as we have the right to buy a book on these snb­ INCREASE OF NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT. j ects and put it into the Congressional Library. It is information which Mr. HERBERT also submitted the following resolution; which was I have no doubt will assist the gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] referred to the Committee on NavalAfthlrs, and ordered to be printed: to perfect his interstate-commerce bill when in that bill he proposes to Resoltled, That-Tuesday, the 20th day of April, 1886, and from day to day there­ regulate the rates for carrying these freights; for if that is one of the after until disposed of, except Mondays and Fridays, not to interfere with the con­ sideration of revenue bills, regular appropriation bills, nor with the morning subjects Congress may consider, we ought to know how much it costs to hour, nor with the hour for the call or the committ.ees for the consider~tion of carry freights and what these strikes have to do with interfering with bills, nor with prior orders, be set apart for the consideration of House bill 6664, that carriage. · entitled "A bill to increase the naval establishment," and if said bill shall not have beeniPreviou.sly disposed of, that Tuesday, the 27th day of April, 1886, U:n- I hope this resolution will pass unanimously, and we will not set a 1llediately after the reading of the Journal, be set apart for thee.xclosive consid­ precedent of quibbling about the Constitution every time the rights of eration thereof in the House as in Committee of the 'Vhole, and thatthe previ­ the laboring men are involved in this House. · [Applause.] ous question on said bill and all amendments which may be offered thereto be J\fr. RA.ND.ALL. Mr. Speaker, is there no time left? cons~dered as ordered at half past 5 o'clock p.m. of said 27th day of April. The SPEAKER. The time has expired. SIGNAL STATION, WEST INDIA ISLANDS. J\fr. REAGAN. I merely wish tosaythattheCommitteeon Rules­ Mr. WHEELER introduced a bill (H. R. 7656) to authorize and di~ The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] has rect the Secretary of War to establish signal stations on the West India one minute remaining. - Islands; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Q>m­ Mr. RA.NDALL. The Committee on Rules have not, as alleged by mittee on Military .Affairs, and ordered to be printed. the gentlemah from Pennsylvania [J\Ir. CURTIN], emasculated the reso­ G. E. BURBAlo.'X. lution. On the contrary, the committee have in their substitute given efficiency to the proposition, increasing the membership of the proposed Mr. WHEELER also introduced a bill (H. R. 7657) granting a pen­ committee and providing a plan for advancing money to execute the sion to G. E. Burbank; which wasreadafustand"secondtime, referred object in view. The only limitation suggested is to confine the in- to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. quiry to States wherein the disturbances exist-a field extended enough G. w. BUNKER. to require alit he time of the committee. Mr. DUNN (by request) introduced a bill (H. R. 7658) for the relief Mr. REAGA.N. I un~erstand I have one minute of my time remain- of G. W. Bunker; which was read a first and second time, referred to the ing. Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordere to be printed. The SPE~. The gentleman has one minute remaining. 1\IARIA L. PETTIT. Mr. REAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I havelQngbeenfamiliarwith the pas- sion which itexcites on theotherside of the House, and especially in the Mr. DUNN (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7659) for the person of the gentleman from Maine, tomentionin anywaythe Consti- relief of Maria L. Pettit; which was read a first and second time, re­ tution when it came in the way of exercising the despotic power by a ferred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. popular .majority. The mention of the Constitution seems to operate JA!IES STOBAUGH. upon the gentleman from Maine like the flaunting of a red rag before a Mr. BRECKINRIDGE, of Arkansas, introduced a bill (H. R. 7660) mad bull. But it is only lately, since tbevoteupon the educational bill grantingapensiontoJames Stobaugh; which wasreadafustand second which went through here, and since the passage of the labor bill a few . time referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be days ago, that I have come to fear he has sufficiently indoctrinated mem- printed. ' bers on this side of the House, and especially the gentleman from Illi- JO:NATH.AN n. STEVENSON. nois [Mr. SPRINGER], as to make it an offense to him to speak of the Con- M FELTON · t d d bill (H R 7661) l! th li f f J. th stitution. [Laughter.] r. - m ~o uc.e a . . . 10r ere e o ~na an Sir, the gentleman from Illinois talks about the regulation of inter- D. Stevenson, of Ca?forma; w~ch was read a .first and s~cond time, re­ state commerce. Is it possible he as.::;·umes because men hire a laborer ferred to the Committee on ClaiiDS, and ordered to be pnnted. in the State of illinois, or Missouri, or Kansas, the State of Kansas or IM!IfiGRATION LAws. Missouri are interested in the question of hiring a laborer in illinois, or, Mr. FELTON also introduced a bill (H. R. 7662) to amend the im- 3396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

migration laws of the United States; which was read a :first and second :MALINDA DENNIS. time~ referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. Mr. MATSON also introducecl a bill (H. R. 7676) granting a pension LIGHT-SHIP, RAM ISLAND REEF. to Malinda Dennis; which was read a first and second time, referred \ Mr. WAIT introduced a bill (H. R. 7G63) to establish a light-ship at to the Committe~ on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the south end of Ram Island Reef, Fisher's Island, Long Island Sound; JOIIN r.. TREADWAY. which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Committee on Mr. MATSON also introduced a bill (H. R. 7677) granting a pension , Commerce, and ordered to be printed. to John R. Tread way; which was read a first and second time, referred l\IRS. ELIZA.BETII .A. llARBOUR. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. SEYMOUR introduced a bill (H. R. 7664) to increase the pension WILLIAM BOCKOVER. of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Barbour; 'vhich was read a :first; and second time, Ur. OwEN introduced a bill (H. R. 7678) granting a pension to \Vill­ referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. iam Bocko_ver; which was read a first and second time, referred to the ANNUAL REPORTS, POSTMASTER-GENERAL. Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ill (H. R. 7667) authorizing the 1\IRS. BE~JAl\IIN F. MURR.A. Y. granting of pensions to parents of deceased soldiers upon proof that they Mr. CONGER also introduced a bill {H. R. 7682) granting a pension are without other present means of support than their own manual la­ to M.rs. Benjamin :Muuay; which was read a first and second time, re­ bor; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Cornnl'ittee ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. JACOB L. ~GLEBERT. · J.A::\U:S N. CALLAl\1. 1\Ir. CONGER also introduced a bill (H. R. 7683) to increase the pen­ Mr. LAWLER introduced a bill (H. R. 7668) granting an increase sion of Jacob L. Englebert; which was read a first and second time, of pension to James N. Callam; which was read a first and second referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be 1ime, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions,· and ordered to printed. be printed. · .ARTIFICIAL EYES. THO:ll.AS BREEN. :Mr. CONGER also introduced a bill .(H. R. 7684) making provision for artificial eyes for those who lost an eye in the service during the Mr. LAWLER also introduced a bill (H. R. 7669) granting a pension late war; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Com­ to Thomas Breen; which was read a :first and second•time, referred mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. to the Committee on Invalid, Pensions, and ordered to be print~d. JAY l\I.ARSHALL. ~RS. SARAH. YOUNG. Mr. LAWLER also introduced a bill (H. R. 7670) granting a pension Mr. CONGER also presented a concurrent resolution of the General to Jay Marshall; ·which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Assembly of the State of Ohio, asking that the name of Mra. Sarah Committee on Invnlid Pensions, apd ordered to be printed. Young, late army nurse, be placed on the pension-roll by special act of Congress; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. CORNELiuS WOOD. JERO:\!E B. JONES. Mr. PAYSON introduced a bill (H. R. 7671) for the relief of Corne­ lius \Vood; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Mr. WEAVER, of Iowa, introduced a bill (H. R .. 7685) granting a Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. pension to Jerome B. Jones, late a ship-carpenter in the Navy; which was read a :first and second tinle, referred to the Committee on Invalid HENRY H. WILLIAMS. Pensions, and ordered to be printed. · Mr. LANDES introduced a bill (H. R. 7672) for the relief of Henry CLAI.l\IS ALLOWED. n. Williams from the charge of desertion; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered Mr. HENDERSON, of Iowa, submitted a resolution requesting the to be printed. Secretary of the Treasury to transmit to the House aschedule of claims allowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury since the allowance WHEAT AND CORN IN THE UNITED STATES. .of those embraced in House Executive Document No.7; which was :Mr. DUNHAM submitted the following resolution; which was read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. nnd referred to the Committee on Agriculture: BRA.NCH SOLDIERS' HOME. Resolved, That the Commissioner of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, directed to report to this House, dthisearliestconvenience, theamountofwheatand corn Mr. HALL introduced a bill (H. R. 7686) locating a branch homo now on hand in this country, where they are located, with the probable home re­ for disabled soldiera and sailors at Burlington, Iowa; which was read quirementsofeachuntUSeptemberl,l886,ascomparedwit.htheamountsonhand a :first and second time, referred to the Committee on MQitary Affairs, nnddomest.icrequirementsatsimilarperiodsduringthepastfiveyears; the num­ ber of acres of winter and spring wheat, each respectively, now in the ground and ordered to be printed. to make the coming crop as compared with the past five years at the date of his MRS. SARAH YOUNG. report; the amount of wheat and corn, each respectively, likely to be required by each importing country, with the present surplus on hand in each exporting :Mr. FREDERICK presented a concurrent resolution of the senate 'country to supply such requirement-s until September 1, 1886; the amount of and house of representatives of the State of Iowa, asking the Senate wheat sown in all other countries for this year's crop, with their probable sur­ plus o1· shortage during the coming year; said report to be confined to the ques­ and House of Representatives of the United States to grant a pension tions asked in this resolution, and all of its statements of amounts given in to Mrs. Sarah Young, of the city of Des Moines, Iowa; which wa.s re- b11shels and acres, according to .American measurement. ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. · TR-m!AN CULVER. 1\IUSCATINE BANK, IOW.A.. l\Ir. HENDERSON, of Illinois, introduced a bill (H. R. 7673) for the Mr. MURPHY introduced a bill (H. R. 7687) to change the name of · relief of Truman Culver; which was read a first and second time, re­ ·the Muscatine Bank, in Iowa; which was read a first and second time, ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. referred to the Committee on Banking and Cuqency, and ordered to be THOMAS J. TAYLOR. printed. Mr. KLEINER introduced a bill (H. R. 7674) for the relief of Thomas WILHEL~ NOLTE. J. Taylor; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Mr. 1\IDRPHY also introduced a bill (H. R. 7688) granting a pension mitteeon War Claims, and ordered to be printed. to Wilhelm Nolte, late a private of Company A, Twenty-second Regi­ ment Indiana Volunteers; which was read a :first and second time, re­ STEPHEN A. KENYEDY. ferred totheCommitteeoninvalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Ur. MATSON introduced a bill (H. R. 7675) granting a pension to Stephen A. Kennedy; which was read a first and second time, referred CA.ROLD."TE C. 1\I1N Am. to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. 1\Ir. FULLER introduced a bill (II. R. 7689) granting a pension to 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3397

Caroline C. McNair; which was read a. first and second time, referred time, referred to the Committee on the Public Lands, and ordered to to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. be printed. ESTATE OF FRANCIS M. MURRAY. RACHEL BARNES. Mr. HALSELL (by request) i~troduced a bill (H. R. 7705) for the I Mr. FULLER also introduced a bill (H. R. 7690) granting a pension relief of the estate of Francis M. Murray, deceased; which wa.s read a to Rachel Barnes; which was read a first and second time, referred to .first and second time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. to be printed. DO~ATIONS OF CONDEMNED CANON. . HEmS OF JEROME S. RIDLEY. Mr. LYMAN introduced a. bill (H. R. 7691) granting condemned Mr. HALSELL also submitted the following resolution; which was cannon to Robert Provard Post, No. 414, Grand Army of the Republic, referred to the Committee on Accounts: at Carson, Iowa, for monumental purposes; which wa.s read a first and .ResoltJ#.-d, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives be directed to pay second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered out of the con tin gent fund of the House to Jennie Caruthers and Henrietta Rid· be printed. ley, children and heirs of Jerome S. Ridley,late an employe of the House, a sum to equal to his salary for six months and also the necessary funeral expenses, not Mr. LYMAN also introduced a bill (H. R. 7692) granting condemned to exceed $250. cannon to William Layton Post, No. 358, Grand Army ofthe Republic, THOMAS HOSKINS. at Oakland, Iowa, for monumental purposes; which was read a first and Mr. TAULBEE introduced a. bill (H: R. 7706) granting o. pension to second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered Thomas Hoskins; which was read a first and second time, referred to to be printed. the Committee on Invalid PensionS, and ordered to be printed. Mr. LYMAN also introduced a bill (H. R. 7693) granting condemned cannon toW. W. Updegraff Post, No. 161, Grand Army of the Repub­ CRESSY ROBERTS. lic, at Macedonia, Iowa, for monumental pul'J?.OSes; which was read a Mr. TAULBEE also introduced a. bill (H. R. 7707) granting a pension first and second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, to Cressy Roberts; which was read a first and second time, referred to and ordered to be printed. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. MRS. SALLY YOUN'Q-. JAl'tiES HAMMONS. Mr. LYMAN also presented a concurrent resolution of the General Jtir. TAULBEE also introduced a resolution by the senate of Ken­ .Assembly of the State of Iowa, asking the passage of an act granting a tucky, asking for arrears of pension to James Hammons; which wa.s re­ pension to Sally Young, of Des Moines, Iowa, for service as a nurse ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, nnd ordered to be printed. during the late civil war; which was referred to the Committee on In­ WILLIAM P. THORNE. valid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. BRECKINRIDGE, of Kentucky, i.ritroduced a bill {H. R. 7708) c . .BARBER. for the relief of William P. Thorne; which was reay first and second Mr. HEPBURN introduced a bill (H. R. 7694) to increase the pen- time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. trlon of C. Barber; which was read a first and second time, referred to FRANK L. HALL. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. :Mr. LAFFOON introduced a bill (H. R. 7709) for the relief of Fran~ CAPT. JA:\IES M'LAUGHLIN. L. Hall; which wa.s read a first and second time, referred to the Com- Mr. FUN$TON introduced a bill (H. R. 7695) for the relief of Capt. mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be .Printed. James McLaughlin, Company E, Tenth Kan.sas Militia; which was GEORGE 1\I. PRIEST. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen- Mr. LAFFOON also introd need a bill (H. R. 7710) for the 1·elief of -. sions, and ordered to be printed. George M. Priest; which was read a first and second time, 1·eferred to GEORGE w. ROBAUGH. the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. Mr. FUNSTON also introduced a bill (H. R. 7696) for the relief of FRANCIS MILLET. George W. Robaugh, Company C, Twenty-third Regiment Kansas Mill- 1\Ir. LAFFOON also introduced a bill (H. R. 7711) for the relief of tia; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee Francis Millet; which was read a first and second time, referred to the on Invalid Pensions, nnd ordered to be printed. · Committee on War Claims, and mdered to be printed. WILLIAM CIIURCH. ALASKA RECONNAISSANCE. Mr. FUNSTON also introduced a bill (H. R. 7697) for-the relief of Mr. WADSWORTH submitted the following resolution; which was William Church, Company C, Second West Virginia Cavalry; which read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs: was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Resolved, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to transmit Pensions, and ordered to be p1i.nted. to thi"l House the official report by Lieut. H. T • .A.llen of his reconnaissance in ROBERT K. BENNETT. 1885 in Alaska. • VIRGINIA TAYLOR RANDALL. Mr. MORRILL introduced a bill (H. R. 7698) granting a pension to Robert K. Bennett; which was read a first and second time, referred to Mr. WILLLS introduced a bill (H. R. 7712) granting a pension to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and-ordered to be printed. Virginia Taylor Randall; 'Which was read a first and second time, re· ferred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. . E. A. M'FADDE~. . CITIZENS' BANK OF LOUISIANA. , Mr. PERKINS tntroduced a bill (H. R. 7699) granting a pension to E. A. McFadden; which was read a first and, second time, referred to the Mr. IRION introduced a bill (H. R. 7713) for the relief of the Citi­ Committe~ on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. zens' Bank of Louisiana; which wa.s read a first and second time, re­ ferred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. JOHN R. POE. Mr. RYAN introduced a bill(H. R. 7700) granting an increase of pen­ DEPOSITORS, .BANKS OF l.""EW ORLEANS. sion to John R. Poe; which was read a first and se&md time, referred Mr. IRION also introduced a bill {H. R. 7714) for the relief of cer­ to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. tain depositors in the banks of New Orleans whose deposits were re­ moved by Generals Butler and Banks; which wa.s read a first and sec­ FOURTEENTH KANSAS CAVALRY. ond time, 1·eferred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to MI. RYAN also introduced a bill (H. R. 7701) to define the status and be printed. · for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of certain recruits for . TREATY WITH POTTAWATOMIE INDIANS. theFourteenthKansa.sCavalryVolunteers whowerekilledatLawience, Mr. IRION (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7715) to ena­ Kans., August 21, 1863, by guerrillas; which was read a first and second ble the Secretary of the Interior to fulfill certain treaty stipulations time, referred to the Committee onWar Claims, and ordered to be printed. with the Pottawatomie Nntion or tribe of Indians; which was read a JOSEPH G. FARIS. first and second time, 1·eferred to the Committee on Indian Aff.'tirs, and Mr. RYAN also introduced a bill (H. R. 7702) for the relief of Jo­ ordered to be printed. seph G. Faris; which was read a first and second time, referred to the LIEUT. CHARLES H. NYE. Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. l\Ir. IRION- (by request) also submitted the following resolution; ANNA A. PROBERT. which was react, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs: Resol1:ed, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and be is hereby, requested to Mr. ANDERSON, of Kan.sas, introduced a bill (H. R. 7703) grant­ furnish this House with a copy of that part of the record of the retiring board, ing a pension to .Anna A. Probert; which was read a first and second assembled at Brooklyn barracks, Brooklyn navy-yard, in October, 1!!64, i'elat. time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to ing to the retiring of Lieut. Charles H. Nye, of the United States Marine Corps; be printed. · _ . also with a copy of the charges preferred by Lieut. Charles H. Nye, United States 1\Iarine Corps, a..,ooainst Colonel Delaney, of said corps, together with all the pa­ PUBLIC LAXDS. pers since filed looking to the 1·estoration of said Lieut. Charles H. Nye to the , Mr. ANDERSON, of Kansas, also introduce

Lizzie Brown; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the SIDNEY W. WHITELOCK. Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ?rdered to be printed. Ur. STRAIT also introduced a bill (H. R. 7733) for the relief of Sid­ SERVICE OF PROCESS IN POLICE COpRT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ney W. Whitelock, late private Company K, Eleventh Regin::tent Mis­ Mr. McCOl\f.AS introduced a bill (H. R. 7717) to regulate ili.e service souri State Militia Cavalry; which was read a first and second time, of process in the police court of the District of Columbia; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. read a :first and second time, referred to the Committee on the District JAMES F. WOOLEY. of Columbia, and or®red to be printed. Mr. BARKSDALE introduced a bill (H. R. 7734) for the relief of WILLIAM H. KOCH. James F. Wooley; which was read a first and second time, referred to M:r. McCOMAS also introduced a bill (H. R. 7718) granting an in­ the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. . crease of pension to William H. Koch; which was read a fust and sec­ PUBLIC BUILDING, IIANNIBAL, MO. ond time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered :rtir. HATCH introduced a bill (H. R. 7735) making an appropriation to be printed. to complete the public building at Hannibal, Mo., in accordance with DUPLICATE TAXES. the original plan of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, and to Mr. MILLIKEN introduced a bill (H. R. 7719) for the repayment of make the same fire-proof; which was read a first and second time, re­ dnplicate taxes; which was read a first and second time, referred to ferred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered the Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. to be printed. GEORGE P. HAVE....~. GEORGE W. PARKS. Mr. HATCH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7736) to increase the pen­ :Mr. 1tfiLLIKEN also introduced a bill (H. R. 7720) for the relief of sion of George w. Parks; which was read a first and seCond time, re- George P~ Haven; which was read a first and second time, referred to ferred to the Committee on Inv!}lid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. WILLIAM S. CAMPBELL. ELLEN J. WELCH. Mr. HATCH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7737) grouting a pension Mr. LOVERING introduced a bill (H. R. 7721) granting a pension to William S. Campbell; which was read a first and second time, re­ to Ellen J. Welch; which was read a :f4-st and second time, referred to ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, an4 ordered to be printed. LOUIS E. P .ARSONS. ACTION AGAINST RECEIVERS OF RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. Ur. WHITING introduced a bill (H. R. 7722) granting a pension to Mr. GLOVER introduced a bill (H. R. 7738) to provide for the prose­ Louis E. Parsons; which was read a first and second time, referred to cution in State conrts of certain actions against receivers of railrond the Committee on {fvalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. cori?orationsappointed byorderof.anycourtofthe UnitedS~tes; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the W .AR OF 1812. Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Mr. DAVIS introduced a bill (H. R. 7723) for the relief of certain FEDERAL CODE OJ<' PROCEDURE. surviving widows of soldiers who served in the last war with Great Britain in 1812-'15; which was read a first and second time, referred Mr. GLOVER also introduced a bill (H. R. 7739) to provide for the to the Committee on :Pensions, and ordered to be printed. preparation of a Federal code of procedure; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered SPRINGFIELD ARMORY. to be printed. Mr. ROCKWELL introduced a bill (H. R. 7724) for the erection of a FOUNDER OF THE RAILWAY POSTAL SEHVICE. milling shop at the national armory, Springfield, Mass. ; which was read Mr. BURNES introduce(J..a bill (H. R. 7740) requiring the Post­ a first and second time,·referred to the Committee on Public Buildings master-General to provide appropriate recognition of the founder of the and Grounds, and ordered to be printed. railway postal service; which was read a :first and second time, referred WILLIAM T. FLOWERS. to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, and ordered to be J,fr. BURROWS introduced a bill (H. R. 7725) for the relief of "Will­ printed. iam T. Flowers; which was read a first and second time, referred to the SOLOMON HOLT. Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. BURNES also introduced a bill (H. R. 7741) granting a pension WINDER'S "BUILDING. to. Solomon Holt;· which was read a first and second time, referred to M.r. CARLETON (by request) introduced a bill (H. R. 7726) tO ex­ the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. tend Winder's building for the COilStruction of a hall of records, and WILLIAl\1 G. HOBBS. for other purposes; which was read a first and second time, referred to Mr. DAWSON introduced a hill (H. R. 7742) for the relief of Will­ the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be iam G. Hobbs; which was read a first and second time, referred to the printed. Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. BETSEY WHITESIDE JOSEPH HAUPTMAN. Mr. FISHER introduced a bill (H. R. 7727) for the relief of Betsey Whiteside, widow of Capt. Richard Whiteside, Company A, One hun­ :Mr. DAWSON also introduced a bill (H. R. 7743) for the relief of dred and fifth Regiment New York Infantry Volunteers; which was Joseph Hauptman; which was read a first and second time, referred to. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen­ the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to bt printed. sions, and ordered to be printed. JOSHUA BELL. 1\fRS. ELIZABETH COLLINS. Ur. HEARD introduced a bill (H. R. 7744) granting a pension to Mr. WHITE, of Minnesota, introduced a bill (H. R. 7728) granting Joshua Bell; which was readafirstand second time, referred to the Com­ a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Collins; which was read a first and second mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be J.Al\fES D. CARD. printed. Mr. HEARD also introduced a bill (H. R. 7745) forthereliefofJames GIDEON C. LAKE. D. Card; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Mr. WHITE, of Minnesota, also introduced a bill (H. R. 7729) grant­ mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. ing a pension to Gideon C. Lake; which was read a first and second ALICE E. DE GROOT. time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be ~fr. HEARD (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7746) to refer printed. the claim of Alice E. De Groot, administratrix of William H. De Groot, THOMAS H. WEBB. deceased, to the United States Court of Claims; which was read a first "t,fr. WAKEFIELD introduced a bill (H. R. 7730) to increase the pen­ and se~ond time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to sion of Thomas H. Webb; which was read a first and second time, re­ be printed. fen·ed to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. WILLIAl\1 H. WHEELI!."R. RUFUS G. .AIDIONS. M:r. DOCKERY introduced a bill (H. R. 7747) granting a pension to William H. Wheeler; which was read a first arid second time, referred Mr. WAKEFIELD also introdnced a bill (H. R. 7731) for the relief to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered be printed. of Rufus G. Ammons; which was read a first and second time, referred to to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed.. JOHN H. STUCKER. FRANZ ROSSRUCKEll. Mr. DOCKERY also introduced a bill (H. R. 7748) granting a pen­ Mr. STRAIT introduced a bill (H. R. 7732) for the relief of Franz sion to John H. Stucker; which was read a first and second time, re­ Rossrucker, late private Company A, Fifth Wisconsin Volnnteers; which ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, audordcred to be printed. was read a first and second time, ref..i-red to the Committee on Invalid ARETUS N. BUTLER. Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. DOCKERY also introduced a bill (H. R. 7749) granting a pen- 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3399 sion to Aretus N. Butler; which was read a first and second time, re- Patrick Haney; which was read a first and second time, referred to the ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. JOHN W. P.A1.'"TON. _ THOMAS MANY. :Mr. WARNER, of Missouri (by 1\Ir. W .A.DE), introduced a bill (H. Mr. WEST introduced a bill (H. R. 7767) granting a pension to R. 7750) to place the name of John W. Payton on the pension-roll; Thomas Many; which was read a first and second time, referred t.o the which was 1·ead a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. BRIDGES OVER NAVIG.AB.LE WATERS. JANE JACKSON. Mr. BEACH introduced a bill (H. R. 7768) giving the Secretary of Mr. WADE introduced a bill (H. R. 7751) granting a pension to Jane War power to authorize the construction of bridges over the navi~ble Jackson; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ waters of the United States; which was read a first and second time, re­ mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. ferred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. JOHN GRl;FFITH. PETER. C. CHEEKS. Mr. STONE, of Missouri, introduced a bill (H. R. 7752) granting a Mr. BEACH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7769) to incre.c'\Se the pen- pension to John Griffith; which was read a first and second time, re- sion of Peter C. Cheeks; which was ·read a first and second time, re­ ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. - TARRELL W. YOUNG. MO:NIDIENT AT STONY POINT, N. Y. Mr. BLAND introduced a bill (H. R. 7753) for the relief of Tarrell Mr. BEACH also introduced a joint resolution (H. Res. 156) author­ W. Young; which wasreadafirst~d second time, referred to the Com­ izing the Secretary of War to erectat Stony Point, N.Y., a monument; mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Library, and ordered. to be printed. HENRIETTE BR'GNS: 1t1r. BEACH. I ask that the joint resolution be rrod for informa­ Mr. BLAND also introduced a bill (H. R. 7754) to pension Henriette tion. Bruns; which Waj read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ The Clerk read the joint resolution. mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to. be printed. PERRIN WATERMAN. - ALFRED BAR}.""ES. Mr. PINDAR (by request) introduced a bill (H. R. 7770) granting n. Mr. HUTTON introduced a bill (H. R. 7755) to increase the pension pension to Perrin Waterman; which was read a first and second time, of Alfred Barnes; which was read a first and second time, referred to referred to theCommitteeoninvalidPe~ions, ando_rdered to be printed. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. NIGHT INSPECTORS, NEW YORK .AND B..U.Tll\IORE. WILLI.Al\[ T. DODGE. Mr. PINDAR (by request) also introduced a bill (II. R. 7771) for the Mr. LAIRD introduced a bill (H. R. 7756) to increase the pension relief of night inspectors of the ports of New York and Baltimore; ofWilliam T. Dodge; which was read a first and second time, referred which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee ou to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be Prl?ted. Claims, an.d ordered to be printed. ISRAEL K. JOHNSON. AssESSMENT OF AD VALOREM DUTIES. Mr. LAIRD also introduced a bill (H. R. 7757) granting a pension Mr. HISCOCK introduced a bill (H. R. 7772)relativc to assessments to Israel K. Johnson; which was read a first and second time, referred of ad valorem duties on imports, and for other purposes; which was read to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, RUSSEL F. LOOMIS. and Ordered to be printed. Mr. . LAIRD also introduced a bill (H. R. 7758) for the relief of Rus- HOLLISTER E. GOODWIN. sel :f, Loomis, of Nebraska; which was read a first and second time, Mr. HISCOCK also introduced a bill (H. U. 7773) for the relief .9f referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, and ordered to be Capt. Hollister E. Goodwin and his sureties; which was read a first printed. and second time, referred to the Committee on W:uClaims, and ordered GEORGE P. WARD. to be printed. Mr. HAYNES introduced a bill (H. R. 7759) increasing the pension THO:llAS FA..IRHURST. of George P. Ward; which was read a first and second time, referred to Mr. BURLEIGH introduced a bill (H. R. 7774) granting a pension to the Committee on Invalid P~nsions, and ordered to be printed. Thomas Fairhurst; which was read a first and second time, referred to ABIGAIL RICHARDS. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, nnd ordered t.o be printed. M:r. HAYNES also introduced a bill (H. R. 7760)' granting a pension PUBLIC BUILDING AT TROY, N. Y. to Abigail Richards; which was read a first and second time, referred Mr. BURLEIGH. also introdueed a bill (H. R. 7775) to increase the to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. appropriation for the erection of a public building at Troy, N. Y.; . ROSINA GEIBEL. which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Mr. LEHLBACH introduced a bill (H. R. 7761) granting a pension Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed. to Rosina Geibel; which was read a first and second time, referred to SAMUEL GORMAN. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. 1\Ir. TIMOTHY J. CAMPBELL introduced a bill (H. R. 7776) for the· HEIRS OF JONATHAN SKINNER. relief of Samuel Gol'Il'lan; which was read a first and second time, re­ Mr. LEHLBACH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7762) for the relief of ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. the heirs of Jon a than Skinner, deceased, late of New Jersey; which was TAX ON OLEOMARGARINE. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, l\Ir. l\fiLLARD introduced a bill (H. R. 7777) to tax the manufact­ and ordered to be printed. ure and sale of oleomargarine; which was read a first and second time, HENRY BROCK. referrad to the Committee on Agriculture, and ordered to be printed. Mr. LEHLBACH also introduced a resolution directing the Commit­ ELECTA ..ANN M 1COLLY. tee on Accounts to ascertain the amount of money due Henry Brock Mr. PAYNE introduced a bill (H. R. 7778) gqmting a pension to for rent of house No. 200 New Jersey avenue, and repairs of the same; Electa Ann McColly; ·which was read a first and second time, referred which was referred to the Committee on Accounts. to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be printed. BELFORD E. D.A. VIS. WILLIAM PICKERT. Mr. HIRES introduced a bill (H. R. 7763) granting a pension to Bel­ Mr. PAYNE also introduced a bill (H. R. 7779) granting a pension ford E. Davis; which was read a first and second time, referred to the to William Pickert; which was read a first and second time, referred to Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. OFFICERS' QUARTERS AT NEW YORK ARSENAL. HULD.AH L. HOLDEN AND OTHERS. Mr. VIELE introduced a bill (H. R. 7764) for the erection of officers' Mr. PAYNE also introduced a bill (H. R. 7780) granting a pension quarters at New York arsenal; which was read a first and second time to Huldah L. Holden, Ida J. Smith, and Ezra D. Ellis; which was read referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds_,a.nd or~ a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invali<:l Pensions, dered to be printed. and ordered to be printed. FELIX l'liARCThJrOWSKI. MARINE SCHOOLS. Mr. VIELE introduced a bill (H. R. 7765) for the relief of Felix Mar­ cinkowski; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Mr. OUTHWAITE introduced a bill (H. R. 7781) to amend the act mittee on War Claims, and ordered to l?,e printed. entitled ".An act to encourage the establishment of public marine schools, approved June 20, 1874," so as to extend it to the port of P .A TRICK llANEY. Cleveland, Ohio; which was read a first and second time, referred to Mr. VIELE also introduced a bill {H. R. 7766) to grant a pension to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.

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JAMES .A. SAMS. ing a pension to James Long, of Company D, Ninety-third Ohio Vol­ Mr. JOHNSTON, of North Carolina, introduced a bill (H. R. 7782) unteer Infantry; which was read a first and second time, referred to for the relief of James A. Sams; which was read a first and second time, the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be Al\IOS SHELINE. printed. Mr. ANDERSON, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. 7797) for the . :N.A.KCY E. S.A.MS. relief of Amos Sheline, and to remove the charge of desertion against his Mr. JOHNSTON, of North Carolina, also introduced a bill (H. R. military record; which was read a first and second time, referred to the 7783) for the relief of Nancy E. Sams; w qj.ch was read a first and second Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. time, referred to the Committee on Inva!ld Pensions, and ordered to be 1\llCHAEL GILFOIL. printed. Mr. ANDERSON, of Ohio, also intro~uced a bill (H. R. 7798) grant· AD:UI:NISTRATIO:N OF L~TER:NAL-I!EVENUE LAWS. ing a pension to .Michael Gilfoil; which was read a first and second time, 1t!r. JOHNSTON, of North Carolina, also introduced a bill (H. R· relerred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered t<> be 7784) to remedy certain hardships arising under the execution of the printed. · internal-revenue laws and to give tp United States commissioners juris­ CLAIMS AGAINST NICARAGUA. diction of certain violations thereof; which was read a first and second Mr. HILL (by request) submitted a resolution concerning the settle­ time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be ment of claims against Nicaragua; which was referred to the Commit­ printed. tee on Foreign Affairs. RELIEF OF CERTAI:N INTERNAL-REVENUE E:1IPLOYEs. CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. HENDERSON, of North Carolina {by request), introduced a bill Mr. HILL {by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7799) to regulate (H. R. 7785) for the relief of certain gaugers and other internal-revenue the settlement of claims against the District of Columbia; which was employes who have been assigned to duty and have rendered services read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the District before the date of their qualification; which was read a first and sec­ of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. ond time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. FRANK HANLEIN. • A. 1\I. POWELL. Mr. HILL (byrequest)alsointroduceda bill (H. R. 7800)forthe relief :Mr. HENDERSON, of NQrth Carolina {by 1·equest), also introduced of Frank Hanlein; whjch was read a first and second time, referred to a bill (H. R. 7786) for the relief A. M. Powell; which was read a first the Committee on War Claims, and ordered t.o ~printed. and se~ond time, relerred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to SARAH M. MEREDITH. be printed. - l\Ir. GEDDES introduced a bill (H. R. 7801) granting a pension to CLERKSHIP OF C01\.D1ITTEE O:N PGBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. Sarah M. Meredith; which was read a first and second time, referred 1tlr. DIBBLE offered the following resolution; which was referred to to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the Committee on Accounts: · ROBERT A. M 1MURR.A. Y. Resolved, That the clerkship of the Committee on Public Buiklings and l\Ir. BROWN, of Pennsylvc.nia, introduced a bill (H. R. 7802) for the Grounds be an annual clerkship, with compensation at the rate of $2,000 per an­ num, and the provision for the payment of such clerk be made out. of the con­ relief of Robert A. McMu~y; which was read a first and second time, tingent fund of the House during-the presentsessioiiatthe said rate, and there­ referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. after be proyided for as other annual clerkships of committ-ees of this House. ESTATE OF JOHN WIGHTMAN. BATEL.LE & EVANS. Mr. BROWN, of Pennsylvania, also introduced a bill (H. R. 78.03) Mr. WARNER, of Ohio, introduced a bill (H. R. 7787) for the relief for the relief of the estate of John Wightman, deceased; which was of Battelle & Evans; which wasreadafirstand second time, referred to read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. ordered to be printed. ROBERT BURKE. JOSEPH LIGHTHISER. 1\lr. SENEY introduced a bill (H. R. 7788) granting a. pension to :Mr. ERM;ENTROUT introduced a bill (H. R. 7804) granting a pen­ Robert Burke; which was read a first and second time, referred to the sion to Joseph Lighthiser; which was read a first and second time, re­ Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed.

.A.LEXA..~DER B. ICENBARGER. . LUCIAN ROLAND • Mr. LITTLE introducedabill (H. R. 7789) for the relief of Alexander :Mr. ERMENTROUT also introduced a· bill (H. R. 7805) <.lirectiug B. Icenbarger; which was read a first and second time, referred to the the Secretary ofWarto amend therecordofLncianRoland; which was Committee on Military Ail:'airs, and ordered to be printed. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on lt:filitary Af­ fairs, and ordered to be printed. OWEN L. :M:'C.ARTY. SAMUEL CLARK, DECEASED. Mr: EZRA B. TAYLORintroduceda bill (H. R. 7790) granting a pen­ sion to Owen L. McCarty, of Niles, Turnbull County, Ohio; which was Mr. NEGLEY introduced a bill (H. R. 7806) for thereliefofthe legal read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen­ representatives of Samuel Clark, deceased; which was read a first and sions, and ordered to be printed. second time, referred to the Co111mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed . . JOHN GILLILAN. EDWARD G. PENDLETON. Mr. 'l'IIOMPSONintroducedabill(H.R. 7791)forthe relief of John Mr. ~INGHAM introduced a bill (H. R. 7807) to muster Edwru·d G. Gillilan; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Pendleton as captain of calvary into the service of the United States mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. and to pay him for his services from August, 1861, to July 10, 1864, ROBERT W. HUBBARD. inclusive; which was 1·ead a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Mr. THOMPSO~ also introduced a bill (H. R. 7792) granting a pen­ mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. siontoRobertW. Hubbard, lateof theFii'StOhio Heavy ArtilleryVol­ liA.NNAH DERITT. . unteers; which was read a first and ~ond time, referred to the Com­ Mr. BINGHAM also introduced a bill (H. R. 7808) granting a pen­ mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. sion to Hannah Deritt; which was read a first and second time, re­ JOHN ROBINSON. ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. THOMPSO~ (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7793) for MEDAL TO JAMES BROGAN. the relief of John Robinson, late of the Fifth West Virg:i$ Cavalry Mr. STORM introduced joint resolution (II. Res_ 157) directing the Volunteers; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Com­ Secretary of War to issue a medal of honor to James Brogan in lieu of mittee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. one lost; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ DANIEL H. :NYE. mittee on Military .A.ffaiTs, and ordered to be printed. M~. ROMEIS introduced a bill (H. R. 794) for the relief of Daniel EDWIN STEVENS. H. Nye, late lieutenant in the Fonrt:eenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Mr. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania, introduced a bill (H. R. 7809) for which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the relit{ of Edwin Stevens; which was read a first and second time, War Claims, and ordered to be printed. referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. TH03IAS WILGERS. RACHEL T. ABBOTT. Mr. ANDERSON, of Ohio, introduced a bill (H. R. 7795) granting a .Mr. OSBORNE introduced a bill (H. R. 7810) granting a pension to pension to Thomas Wilge1'S; which was readafirstand second time, re­ Rachel T. Abbott, mother ofEli Conner, late lieutenant-colonel Eighty­ ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; which was 1·ead a first and JA:UES LONG. second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and or­ ll!r. ANDERSON, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. 7796) grant- dered to be printed.

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JACOB DULL. D • .A.. HARVEY. Mr. CAMPBELL, of Pennsylvania, introduced a bill (H. R. 7811) Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7826) for the relief of D. A. granting a pension to Jacob Dull; which was read a first and second Harvey, of.Washington County, Tennes.c;ee; which was read a first and time, reJerred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to printed. be printed. P ARMENDS SMITH. JERRY SIMERLY. Mr. BUNNELL introduced a bill (H. R. 7812) granting a pension to ·Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7827) for the relief of Jerry Parmenus Smith, Company K, Seventy-first Regiment Pennsylvania Simerly; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com· Volunteers; which was read a first and second time, referred to the mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. · Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7828) for the relief of Jerry Simerly; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com· THOMAS M.A. Y. mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. Mr. BUNNELL also introduced a bill (H. R. 7813) to remove the PLESANT M. CHAPMAN. cllarge of desertion from the record of Thomas May, late private Com­ pany B, Twelfth Regiment Reserve Volunteer Corps, Pennsylvania; Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7829) for the relief of Pies· which was read a first and second time; referred to the Committee on ant M. Chapman; which was read a first and second time, referred to Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. l'd.RS. S. E. COX. LEMAN D. FORREST. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7830) for the relief of Mrs. Mr. :BUNNELL also jntroduced a bill (H. R. 7814) for the relief of S. E. Cox; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Leman D. Forrest, late first lieutenant Company F, Thirty-fifth Regi­ mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. ment Pennsylvania Volunteers; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. THOMAS S. BAKER. JOHN C. FREMONT. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7831) for the relief of Thomas S. Baker (colored), of Loudon County, Tennessee; which was Mr. SMALLS introduced a bill (H. R. 7815) for the relief of John read a first and second time., referred to the Committee on War Claims, C. Fr6mont; which was read a first and second time, referred to the and ordered to be printed. Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. J. H. FRYAR. WILLt.AM GARRE'IT. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7832) forthereliefofJ. H. Mr. CALDWELL introduced a bill (H. R. 7816) for the relief of Fryar, of Loudon County, Tennessee; which was read a first and sec­ William Garrett, of Naahville, Tenn.; which was read a first and sec- ond time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be ond time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. printed. . LUCETTA CORSE. HEIRS OF R. R. BLACK. Mr. GROUT introduced a bill (H. R. 7833) granting a pension to :Ur. ZACH. TAYLOR introduced a bill (H. R. 7817) for the relief of Lucetta Corse; which was read a first and second time, r6ferred to the the heirs of R. R. Black; which was read a first and second time, re- Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. ferred ~the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. WARREN F. WOOD. J. w. JEFFERSON. Mr. GROUT also introduced a bill (H. R. 7834) to increase the pen- Mr: ZACH. TAYLOR also introduced a bill {H. R. 7818) for there- sion of Warren F. Wood; which was read a first and second time, re­ lief of J. w. Jefferson; which was read a first and second time, referred ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. to the Committee on War Claims, ~d ordered to be printed. PUBLIC BUILDING, MARTINSVILLE, VA. MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY. 1t!r. CABELL introduced a bill (H. R. 7835) for the erection of a public Mr. ZACH. TAYLORaJsointroducedajointresolution(H. Res.158) building at Martinsville, Va., which was read a first and second time, to require public museums and institutes to be kept open on Sundays; referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on to be printed. · Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be printed. Il<.TJ>EBTEDNESS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. ORDER OF PROMOTION, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Mr. BRADY introduced-a bill (H.R. 7836) toaut:Qorizethe President Mr. ZACH. TAYLOR (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. .7819) of the United States to appoint a board of commissioners to investigate to establish the order of promotion of the Medical Depart1pent of the to what extent the United States may be legally or equitably liable for Army; which was read a :first and second time, referred to the Committee the debt due by the State of Virginia, the extent of the equitable lia­ on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. bility of the United States to the bondholders of other States and to for­ eign bondholders on account of the acts of the State government of Vir- ANN ATKINSO:N. ginia nnllifying the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, :Mr. ZACH. TAYLOR (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7820) and tor other purposes; which was read a first and second time, re­ granting an i.J;tcrease of pension to Ann Atkinson; which was read a ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. first and second time, referred to the Committee on Pensions, and or­ CHARLES T. LIVESAY. dered to be printed. Mr. BRADY also introduced a bill (H. R. 7837) for the relief of S. W. EDWARDS. ' Charles T. Livesay; which was read a first and second time, referred to Mr. JOHNM. TAYLOR introduced a bill(H. R. 7821) for the reliefof the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. · S. W. Edwaros, of Carroll County, Tennessee; which was read a first and !econd time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to CLARA C. LACKEY. ~~~ . 1t1r. BRADY also introduced a bill (H. R. 7838) granting an increase F. L. SIDEBOTTO!II, DECEASED. of pension to Clara C. J..~ackey; which was read a first and second time, Mr. JOHN :M. TAYLOR also introduced a bill(H.'R. 7822)forthere­ referr~ to the Committee on PeD:sions, and ordered to be printed. liefof the legal representatives ofF. L. Sidebottom, deceaaed; which was JOSEPH F. CO:NARD. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, :Mr. BARBOURintroduceda bill (H. R. 7839)forthereliefof Joseph and ordered to be printed. F. Conard; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ J. S. FLAKE. mittee on War ClaiJ:ns, an~ ordered to be printed. Mr. JOHN M:. TAYLOR also introduced a bill (H. R. 7823) for the benefit of' J. S. Flake, guardian of Samuel Howard; which was read a JOSEPH R. DAVIS. :first and second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims and Mr. LIBBEY introduced a bill (H. R. 7840) for the relief of Joseph ordered to be printed. ' R. Davis, late artificer of the Eleventh Massachusetts Battery; which PEREZ DICKIN'SON. was re.ad a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid }Ir. HOUK introduced a bill (H. R. 7824) for the relief of Perez Dick­ Pensions, and ordered to be printed. · inson, surviving partner of the late firm of Cowan & Dickinson, of Knox­ CORNELIUS KENDALL. ville, Tenn.; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ Mr. GOFF introduced a bill (H. R. 7841) granting a pension to Cor­ mittee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. nelius Kendall; which was read a first and second time, referred to the CH.ARJ.. OTTE MORROW. Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. HOUK also introduced a bill (H. R. 7825) for the relief of Char­ GEORGE ·W. TETER. lotte Morrow (colored), of Knoxvill~l Tenn.; which was read a first and Mr. GOFF also introduced a bill (H. R. 7842) granting a pension to second time, referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to George W. Teter; which was read a first and second time, referred to be printed. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. 3402 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

EDWIN R. PARKS. was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Claims, Mr. CASWELL introduced n. bill (H. R. 7843) granting a pension to and ordered to be printed. Edwin R. Parks; which was read a first and second time, referred to ORD3R OF BUSINESS. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. The SPEAKER. This completes the call of States and Territories. GALON L. LAMB. If lhere be no objection, the Chair will recognize the gentlemen who :Mr. THOMAS, of Wisconsin, introduced a bill (H. R. 7844) tocon- were not ill their ~eata when their Stat-es were called. firm the title to certain lands in Monroe County, Wisconsin, and to an- There was no objection. thorize a patent to issue therefor to Galon L. Lamb; which was rea{l TRANSPORTATIOY OF DUTIABLE GOODS. a first and second time, referred to the Committee Qn Private Land Mr. RANDALL introduced a bill (H. R. 7860) to amend an act en- Claims, and ordered to be printed. titied ''An act to amend the statutes in relation to the immediate trans- MARY JANE BLAIR. portation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," approved June 10, Jtlr. THOMAS, of Wisconsin, also introduced a bill (H. R. 7845) to 1880; which was :read a .first and second time, re1erred to the Commit­ grant a pension to Mary Jane Blair, widow of William H. Blair, de- tee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. ceased, late a private soldier of Company H, Forty-fourth Regiment of ROB~T s. M'hlJTT. Wisconsin Volunteers; which was :read !.1> :first and second time, referred Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, introduced a bill (H. R. 7861) granting to the Committee on Invalid Pensio;DS, and ordered to be printed. a pension to Robert S. McNutt; which was read a first and· second BARNEY DUFFY. time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be .Mr. V .AN SCHAICK (by Mr. LA FoLLETTE) introduced a bill (H. printed. R. 7846) fol' the relief of Barney Duffy; which was read a first and second WESLEY S. CRANE. time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, also introduced a bill (H. R. 7862) for· printed. the relief of Wesley S. Crane; which was read afust and second time, FRANK M. BUDD. referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. GIFFORD introduced a bill (H. R. 7847) granting a pension to FANNY GORDON. Frank M. Budd; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio (by request), also introduced a bill (H. R. 7863) for the relief of Fanny Gordon, nee Fanny Kelly; which was JONATHAN KIMBALL. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and Mr. GIFFORD also introduced a bill (H. R. 7848) for the relief of ordered to be printed. Jonathan Kimball, lieutenant-colonel Fifty-eighth Regiment illinois JASON BOOTH. Infantry; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Com­ 1\fr. HEND~RSON, of Illinois, introduced a bill (H. R. 7864) to in­ mittee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. crease the pension of Jason Booth; which was read a first and second . INDIAN DEPREDATIONS. time, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be Mr. HAILEY introduced a bill (H. R. 7849) to establish a board of printed. commissioners to examine, adjust, and report on all claims arising out ORDER OF DUSINESS. of Indian treaties and depredations committed by Indians, and for Mr. TOWNSHEND. 1\fr. Speaker, I move that the Honse take are­ other purposes; which was read afust and second time, referred to the cess for one hour, in order that members may view the procession of Committee on Indian .Affairs, and ordered to be printed. the veteranS" of 1861. FREDERICK H. BURR. . The question was taken; and the Spea.ker announced that the noes Mr. TOOLE introd~ced a bill (H. R. 7850) for the :relief of Freder­ seemed to have it. ick H. Burr; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Mr. TOWNSHEND. 1\fr. Speaker, I ask for a division. Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. The House divided; and there were-ayes 35, noes 55. Mr. TOWNSHEND. No quorum has voted. BRIDGE ACROSS MISSOURI RIVER. The SPEAKER. · The point being made that no quorum has voted, :Mr. TOOLE also introduced a bill (H. R. 7851) to authorize the con­ the Chair will appoint the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. TOWNSEND] struction of a bridge across the Missonri River in Montana; which was and the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. CRISP] to act as tellers. read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Commerce, The tellers reported-ayes 36, noes 76. and ordered to be printed. ·· Mr. TOWNSHEND. Mr. Speaker, I find that there is not a quorum PRUDENCIO LOPEZ. present, and I shall not insist upon my motion, but I presume that any gentleman who desires is a.t liberty to go out and view the procession. M.r. JOSEPH also introduced a bill {H. R. 7852) for the relief of The SPEAKER. Under the order of the House the Chair will rec­ Prndencio Lopez; which was read n. first and second time, referred to ognize for the introduction of bills gentlemen who were not present the CoiDmittee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. when their States were called. MANUEL SILV .A.. CONDEMNED CANNON. Mr. JOSEPH aJso introduced a bill (H. R. 7853) for the relief of Mr. PARKER introduced a bill (H. R. 7865) granting condemned Manuel Silva; which was read a first and second time, referred to the cannon to Joe Spratt Post, No. 323, Grand Army of the Republic, De­ Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. partment of New.York; which was l'ead a first and second time1 referred NAZARIO GONZALES. to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. JOSEPH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7854) for the relief of EMILY DAILEY. Nazario Gonzales; which was read a fust and second time, :referred to Mr. CANNON introduced a bill (H. R. 7866) for the relief of Emily the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Dailey, widow of James Dailey, late a private in Company H, Third JUAN LUCERO. Regiment Indiana. Volunteers in the Mexican war; which was read a first - :Mr. JOSEPH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7855) for the relief of and second time, referred to the Committee on Pensions, and ordered Juan Lucero; which was read a first aud second time, referred td the to be printed. Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. ELIZABETH li11KIMM. Mr. HITT introduced a bill {H. R. 7867) for the relief of Elizabeth JUAN MONTOYA. McKimm; which was read a :first and second time, referred to theCom- :Mr. JOSEPH also introduced a bill (H. R. 7856) for the relief of mitteeon Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. Juan Montoya; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. 1\:IRS. J A.NE SHEETZ. Mr. HITT also introduced a bill (H. R. 7868} for the relief of Mrs. V .A.LIDATION OF TERRITORIAL ACT. Jane Sheetz; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Mr. VOORHEES introduced a bill (H. R. 7857) to validate an act of Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the Legislative ~embly of Washington Territory; which was read a fust and second time, referred to the Committee on Territories, and or­ SOPHIA BEELER. dered to be printed. Mr. IDTT also introduced a bill (H. R. 7869) to increase the pen­ J .AMES CRUTCHETT. sion of Sophia Beeler; which was read a first and second time, referred Mr. VOORHEES (by request) also introduced a bill (H. R. 7858) for to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. the relief of James Crutchett; which was read a. fii'stand second time, JOHANN A ECK.H.A.BDT. referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed. Mr. HOLMAN (by Mr. MATSON) introduced a. bill (H. R. 7870) S. DINGEE & CO. granting a pension to Johanna Eckhardt; which was re.'td a :first and Mr. VOORHEES (by request) also introduced. a bill (H. R. 7859} for second time, referred to the Committee on Pensions, and orde1-ed to be the relief of S. Dingee & Co., their executors, heirs, or assigns; which printed. 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD~HOUSE. 3400

PATRICK CULHAN. Mr. TAULBEE. It is simply a -resolution-­ lli. MAYBURY introduced a bill (H. t!. 7871) to increase the pen­ The SPEAKER. Not for present consideration? sion of Patrick Cnlhan, late a pdvate in Company B, Twenty-second Mr. BARBOUR. I decline to waive the demand for the regular or- Indiana Volunteer Infantry; which was read a first and second time, der, 1tir. Speaker. referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be The SPEAKER The gentleman from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] de. printed. clines to yield. GEORGE S. LIVIKGSTON. UNIONTOWN-ANACOSTIA. Mr. GROUT introduced a bill (H. R. 7872) increasing the pension of 1\fr. BARBOUR. 1\Ir. Speaker, I call np from the House C~lendat GeorgeS. Livingston; which was read a first and second time, referred Senate bill 633, "An act to change the name of Uniontown to A.rur to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. _ costia.'' - The bill was reid, as follows: GEORGE B. COSBY. Be it. enacted, &:c., That that portion of the District of Columbia heretofore 1\Ir. HENLEY introduced a bill (H. R. 7873) for the relief of George knownand designated as Uniontown, from and after the approval of this act, be B. Cosby, late lieutenant United States Army; which was read a first known and designated as Anacostia. ' and second time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to Passed the Senate January s. 1886. be printed. - . . The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being DANIEL CONNOR. engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. . Mr. BARBOUR moved to reconsider the vore by which the bill was 1\Ir. HENLEY also introduced a bill (H. R. 7874) to grant a pension passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be hid o::: the to Daniel Connor; which was read a first and second time, referred to table. the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be printed. The latter motion was agreed to. POLICE REGULATIONS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. POTOMAC FLATS IMPROYE.l\IENT. Mr. HENLEY also introduced a bill (H. R, 7875} to amend police Mr. BARBOUR. I now call up Senate bill No. 335, "An act to pro. regulations of the District of Columbia; which was read a first and sec­ vide for protecting the interests of the United States in the Potomac ond time, referred to the Committee on the District of Colnmhia, and River :flats, in the District of Columbia." I ask that the bill and tho ordered to be printed. report be read for the inform...

Mr. BARBOUR. The amendment reported by the committee was Hence it is, I think, Mr. Speaker. we had better not adopt this amend.. BUbmitted by the engineer in charge of the improvement of the Poto­ ment. Let the work propo~ upon those flats stop and cease until the mae flats. Government has secured a title beyond all question. Common prudence Mr. WILLIS. I desire to ofter an amendment to section 4. would suggest no further expenditure of public money should be made Mr~ BARBOUR. I presume the amendment reported by the com­ to carry out the scheme which has been adopted, whether it is good or mitree takes prece4ence. bad, until the Government knows it will possess an undisputed title to The SPEAKER. That will first be voted upon. that property. The amendment reported by the Committee on the District of Co­ Mr. BA.RBOUR. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to know that, in addi­ lumbia was adopted. tion to the other accomplishments of my honorable friend from Texas, Mr. BA~BOUR. I have a.nother amendment com,ing from the same he possesses those of a hydraulic and civil engineer. But the gentle­ source. It is not reported by the committee, but I have been requested man has evidently spoken to a different proposition from that now be­ to present it. It is, to insert after the word" river," at the end of line fore this .House. There is no proposition here now to make appropria­ 8, section 6, the words" or upon the portions of the fiats where in the tion of money for the improvement of these Kid well flats. . It is, on the opinion of the Attorney-General the title is vested in the United States." contrary, a proposition which, in view of the complications about the Mr. REAGAN. Mr. Speaker, the amendment just read allowing title of the Government to this improvement of the river along ~he city money to be expended on such portions of the flats as the Att.orney­ front, passed at the last Congress-I say it is a proposition; instead of General may say belong to the United States should not, in my judg­ requiring the expenditure of the money which the gentleman seems to ment, be adopted. The Honse should understand that large appropria­ think it actually requires, that there shall be a suspension of all pay­ tions have been made for the improvement of the flats along the Poto­ ment of money upon that portion involved in dispute until the question mac. Four years ago, against the struggle.of the Honse, the Senate has been wholly and complet,ely disposed of. inserted in the River and Harbor bill an item of $400,000 for the im­ Mr. REAGAN. I should be glad to have the amendment read to see provement of these flats. This was dop.e in the face of the fact that a whether I am mistaken or not about it. large part of the flats was in litigation and alleged to be private prop­ 1t1r. BARBOUR. That is the general object of the bill. erty. We tried here to defeat that proposition, but were unable to do Mr. REAGAN. I am talking about the amendment, not the bill. so without giving up the whole bill. Mr. BARBOUR. The object of the bill is to stop the application of Under the appropriations heretofore made-I do not know how much money upon any ground where the title is in dispute. But in view of has been appropriated since the appropriation of $400,000-the work the existing contracts, which the engineer in charge thinks of impor­ upon the improvement of these flats has been going on. While I am tance-in view of those existing contracts, it is thought best they should not an engineer, my impression is that, if we may trust to the laws of not be interfered with or rescinded, but that the contractors should nature, when this work has once been aceomplished according to the work upon other points where there is no dispute as to the title to the plan which contemplates the expenditure of several million dollars, it land. will then cost the Government, if this city is to be saved, nearly as Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. Will the gentleman from Virginia permit much money to remove that work as it will have cost to put it down. me to ask him a question for information? - According to the old chart there was a channel that came out toward Mr. BARBOUR. Yes, sir. the east bank near Easby's Point and ran down the Washington front; Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. The bill restricts the expenditure to the but when the bridge was built, or at some other time, the old east chan­ channel of the stream and for the purpose of navigation. The amend­ nel of the Potomac from the bridge upward was closed, and thus the ment, I understand, permits expenditure also on such portion of the water was confined to the channel near the Virginia shore. Now, the river front as theGovernment possesses undisputed title to. - Now, the water from the hill country above comes very rapidly down to where it question I wish to ask the gentleman from Virginia is tbis: What pro­ strikes tide water at Georgetown; and in case of great freshets the tend­ portion of the river front would be included in that amendment? ency is to bank up the water so as to overflow the lower part of the Mr. BARBOUR. I have a map here.which will answer that ques­ city, which bas sometimes occurred. . tion. The title to a large portion of it, as I understand, is in ques­ In order to avoid the injury resulting from this banking up of the tion. The dispute about title arises as to the Kidwell bottoms. water when the floods pour down fro in the mountains to _tide water, the 1t1r. WARNER, of Ohio. · The question in my mind is whether any water should have sufficient means of passing off; and one of these expenditure could be economically or properly made on parts of the means was the old east channel along the Washington shore, which has river front without extending over the whole of it? now been obstructed. The object of the work now going on is to take Mr. BARBOUR. If this map be correct, judging from information up all the flats on the east side ofthe river, forming the wide basin at I have received, it looks as though it would not be. the head of tide water-to improve those flats, making a great orna­ Mr. REAGAN. I ask for the reading of the amendment again, in mented park of them. In doing this the channel of the river is neces­ order that we may see whether I was mistaken about it or not: sarily contmcted, so that when the work is completed the channel will, The amendment was again read. in my judgment, be too small to allow the passing off of the flood tides Mr. REAGAN. I see that I was not mistaken. I approve of the from the mountains; and the embanking of the water will cause it to object of the bill, but not of the object of the proviso. The bill itself overflow not only the park which it is proposed to make, but the lower as read is in my judgment all right, and it ought to be adopted; but parts of the city._ This, I think, will betheinevitableeffect; but as it the proviso and the amendment in my judgment are all wrong, and is proposed to spend several millions of dollars in Washington city, I ought not to be adopted, and for this reason: Here we are going to ex­ presume that is a sufficient answer to all I can say. pend money on property which does not belong to the United States, I know engineers tell us that the present plan is all right; that they or at least property which other people claim. It seems to me we ought are going to deepen the channel;· but this work makes a narrow chan­ to, if necessary, arrest tha~ work, and not allow money to be spent nel in tide water, so that the water as it pours from the mountains can upon it. Then the amendment comes in, and it is just what I under­ not flow off rapidly enough to avoid the embanking of the water and stood it to be. It makes provision we may go on expending money on the consequent overflow. Unless engineers can do better work than that portion of the flats to which the Attorney-General may believe the the Almighty did when be created the river and its shores, the effect I title is in the United States. Myobjectionistothewhole of it. We do have described must result. not want to go on expending money on these flats, to carry out a scheme Now, I suppose an ·effort will be made when this bill goes to the Sen­ which involves th.e necessity of the ownership of the whole flats, untlil ate-it has never been posSible to get the Committee on Commerce or the the title of the Government is clear. · I think we will make a mistake Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House to appropriate these if we go on spending money on this property, making it more and more large sums for the improvement of private property-but when the bill valuable, the result of which will be. it will cost the Government, if goes to the Senate another amendment will probably be put on provid­ finally adjudicated in favor of private parties, the increased value by ing for expending hundreds of thousands of dollars in the improvement· all the improvements which have been made upon it. Remember we of private property, or property at leash to which the Government has have already spent some$800,000or$900,000 on this improvement, and not an undisputed title, property that is claimed by other people. A that we will havetopaytheprivateowners, iftbetitleshall be declared small part of that property, it is now claimed. belongs, in the opinion to be in their hands, before the Government can get that property. of the public officers, to the United States. But at the time the orig­ Mr. BARBOUR. The answer to what the gentleman has said is ob­ inal appropriation of $400,000 was made and this work inaugurated it vious. There is only trouble about a small part of these reclaimed flats. was claimed that the whole belonged to the United States. I think we Here upon the map the whole survey has been laid down. The red shall be prndentif we refuse to authorize any further expenditure on lines indicate where there is difficulty about the title. There are large these fiats, and limit our appropriations to improving the navigation of pending contrad:s for improving those grounds. Those contracts have the river, to which, of cour.se, I have no objection; for I think the chan­ been made on fair and reasonable terms, and the engineer in charg e nel ought to be deepened up to Georgetown. But we should not adopt thinks they could not be duplicated again in the United States. any proposition· that would authorize the expenditure of money on a This amendment is a simple proposition that he shall go on with this .small part of these fiats, unless we can control the whole of them. I work, but that it shall be suspended on all grounds where there is a think the whole scheme is wrong. If we attempt to improve a small• dispute as to the title, with a view that the contracts may be continued part of this property we may give value to private property connected upon other grounds where there is no defect or dispute as to the title • .with it, bnt there will be no a.ssUrance that that property will ulti- I do not think, Mr. Speaker, it is more than a simple proposition, which ~ mately belong to th~ Government. · can scarcely be objected to. . If the title, in the opinion of the Att.or· 1886. - CONGRESSIO·N AL RECORD-HOUSE. 3405 ney-General, the law officer of the Government, is ciear, it does seem Before Congress is called to appropriate it ought to know to the ex· to me that some consideration should be given to that opinion; and I tent of every dollar what is claimed for these 47{ acres. And my ob­ do not suppose in the exercise of a wise discretion the Attorney-Gen­ jection to that part of the bill is that instead of allowing Congress to eral is going to permit the Government of the United States, under the know the facts and then act, it proposes at one and the same time that the operation of this provision of the law, to improve other people's prop­ condemnation. shall be made and the money, even if it be $2,000,000- erty. !"think the gentleman from Texas, therefore, is too particular, there is no limit-shall be immediately appropriated out of the Treas­ and that his objection is not in the interest of the Government. The ury to make that payment. whole object of the bill and the amendment is to prevent the improper .I submit to the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. l?ARBOUR] that this application of the money provided. is not prudent legislation. I submit to him that, in view of the char­ Mr. REAGAN. Allow me to say to the gentleman from Virginia acter of this claim and the v-ery remarkable failure, to put it in the that my argument was not intended to express a doubt as to the proper mildest terms, of the Attorney-General to institute this suit, which he action of the Attorney-General. I was discussing the question upon was directed to do some five or six years ago-in view of the fact that an entirely different ground. every dollar you· expend there is adding to the value day by day of Mr. WILLIS. MT. Speaker, there are one or two clauses in this bill this claim, Congress ought t.q be first placed in possession of the facts to which I think the attention of this House ought to be called. Be­ before it is asked to give a blind appropriation of any amount for the fore doing so, howev-er, I desire briefly to state the facts out of which purpose. · this proposed legislation grows. The only otQ.er portion of the bill to which I ball attention, and which In the river and harbor act of 1882 the first provision for this Poto­ I submit is in a dangerous direction, is the amendment which bas been mac River improvement was made. My recollection is that that clause offered by my friend from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR], in which he pro­ was inserted by the Senate, aud the amount appropriated, if I am not poses .that any appropriation made by Congress shall be authorized to mistaken, was $400,000. At that time there was a question a.'S to the be expended upon other par~ of these fiats. Now we know that every title to these flats, and as a p!lrt of the appropriating clause this pro­ dollar that we expend only makes it more difficult to efl:"'ect a settle­ vision waa inserted in the river and harbor bill of 1882: ment of this claim ; and I submit it to him whether it would not be It is hereby made the duty of the Attorney-General to examine all claims of more prudent to let this bill pass without that amendment, and with the title to the premises to be improved under this appropriation, and see that the a clause in it instructing the Secretary of War to report back to this rights of the Government, in all respects, are secured and protected. Ifhe deems House the amount claimed by these parties, if it can be settled by vol­ it necessary he is authorized to cause a suit or suits in law or in equity to be in­ stituted in the name of the United States in the supreme court of the- District of untary ,Purchase; or the amount assessed by the court if it be con-· Columbia. against any and n.ll claims of title under any patent which, in his demned by judic,ial proceedings, and then let us see how much we opinion, was by mistake or was improperly or illegally issued for any part of will pay, and not go in the -dark and put our band in the Treasury the marshes or tlats within the limits of the proposed improvement. without knowing bow much shall come forth to pay for this claim"of It will be observed, Mr. Speaker, that there was at the very initia- 47! acres. · tion of this work of improvement, at the time of the first appropriation, :Mr. HENDERSON, of illinois. Will the gentleman yield to me for a doubt in the mind of Congress as to whether it was public or private a question? property, and the Attorney-General, therefore, was authorized and in- Mr. WILLIS. Yes, sir. structed to institute a suit or suits for the purpose of determining that ?til'. HENDERSON, of Illinois. Do I understand this bill admits question. ·. . the title to be in the Kid well heirs? That, for some reason unknown to me, and I ventureto say unknown Mr. BARBOUR. Not at-all. to any one else in this House, has never been done, and this supple- Mr. WILLIS. Not at all. But it authorizes th~ Attorney-General mentary legislation is intended to secure now what ought to have been to institute suit, if be thinks it necessary; and if the title is f9und to be ~ obtained when the first appropriation of $400,000 waa made. in the Kidwell heirs, then the bill goes further, and authorizes the con- The claim in this case to title in this property originates from the demnation of the property; and it goes further than that-and it is the heirs of one John L. Kidwell. I have just received from the War De- last step I am criticising-it authorizes the payment of the amount partment this morning, not with reference to this particular bill, be- without the intervention of Congress. cause I did not know that it was coming up to-day, but in connection Mr. REED, of Maine. HaYe we gone so far that we must do that? with a matteT that was pending before the Committee on Rivers and Mr. WILLIS. No, sir. I am contending against that. Harbors, a copy of the patent to John L. Kidwell, giving the bounda- 1\Ir. REED, of Maine. Have the improvements reached that stage ries of this disputed territory. It will be seen by an examination of that we must have that property? . the accompanying chart which I hold in my hand what the extent of Mr. WILLIS. That is a question which I presume the engineer the claim is; and it also appears that the whole sum, if I read it aright, would answer affirmatively. paid by John L. Kidwell for these 47iacres was $23, and that was as Mr. REED, of Maine. Then have we gone blindly so fa1· that we late as 1869. In ·other words, no longer than fourteen or fifteen years have got to go further? ago some one understood that this Congress in its wisdom would im- 1\fr. WILLIS. That is what I have been saying this proposition prove thesefl.ats-anditrequirednoprophetic power to anticipat~any- amoun_ts to. We have been doing wrong, and it is proposed we shall thing that this Congress would do-senta surveyer down among these continue to do wrong. Congress in 1882-when the first appropriation marshes, or flats under wa,ter, procured a survey, and made an entry of was made, directed the Attorney-General to inv-estigate this title and these 47t acres. From that time until now there bas been no legal de- report. If be had discharged his duty then this claim would either cision as to the validity of this patent; but in the mean time Congress have been·settled or it could haYe been purchased at some small reason­ has gone forward and expended the sum of $900,000, lacking $55,000, able price, if anything was due for it. But by failure of the Depart­ in this improvement. ment to institute that suit we are now confronted with a demand for What has been the effect of this expenditure? I need not state to land which bas been reclaimed under appropriations by Congress, and this House that it has largely enhanced the value of this claim, and the amount, if it be found a valid claim, would now be much greater that which could have been bought, if it has a real existence, at a very than it would hav-e been four or five or six years ago. And if we go trifling sum in 1882 bas become enhanced in value, and these claimants on and pass this bill and allow the clarue which the gentleman from may now come forward with a demand for thousands"or hundreds of Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] offers as an amendment, we are rendering it thousands of dollars from the Congress of the United States. still more difficulttoeffectanamicablesettlementofthis claim. That Mr. BLOUNT. Will the gentleman from Kentuckyindulge me for is the extent to which I criticise this measure. I am not an enemy of a question? this appropriation. I am not prepared to say it ought not to be made; Mr. WILLIS. Certainly. but I stood in the committee in the last Congress and I stand here to- Jitfr. BLOUNT. I have understood that a large part of the improve- day asking protection against these attempts to appropriate money men ts made heretofore have been made on this land about which there without knowing whether this is on private or on public land. To that is dispute in reference to the title. I wish to know if that is correct, extent my opposition goes, and no further. or if the gentleman bas information so that he can state whether it is MESSAGE FROl\I THE SENATE. truJr~\~~~GAN. I will answer the gentleman from Georgia that the A message from the Senate, by :Mr. SYl\IrSON, ~me of its clerks, .in- tat m tis t e formed the House that the Senate had passed bills of the followmg 8 ' e en ru · . . h I titles; in which the concurrence of the House was requested: 1\Ir. W:ILLI:S. That IS my tmdersta.ndrng. I have ere, however, a A bill (S. 67) to provide for tbe·formation and admission into the ~ap. wh1ch Will ~how the gentleman the exact character and extent of Union of the State of Washington, and for other purposes; and ~~:,r;;r~S;~ker,itisproposedin this bill todowhat? Inthefourth A bi~l (S. ~0) granting a right of way to the Schuylkill River and section of the bill it is proposed to give authority to the District courts ~~t Slde ~~~d ~mpany through the arsenal and naval asylum to condemn this 47{ acres, and an amount of money sufficient to pay g.ounds at a e1 P Ia, Pa. the value thereof is appropriated out of the Federal Treasury. That niPROVEUE~T OF POTO::UAC Fj~ATS. part of the bill, not as its enemy but as its friend, I call attention to Ir. HENDERSON, of ill.inois. I am strongly under the belief that and criticise. l'tlyexpei'ience upon one of the committees of this House this attempted entry of this land is a fraud or an attempt at fraud upon convinces me that Congress ought never to bind Hselfinadvancetopay the Government, and I am for one unwilling to vote for any bill which for any property to be condemned by any court. would in any manner recognize or give any valiclity to that fraud: So , 3406 CONGRESSIONAL : RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

far as this bill is concerned, if it does not recognize this as a valid Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. The object is to limit the expenditure to claim I have no particular objection to it. At the same time I wish that portion of the riverfront to which the Government has a t1tle which to say I concur heartily in what the gentleman from Kentucky· [Mr.. is undisputed, not merely the part to which somebody thinks the Gov· WILLIS] has said, that this Congress ought not to commit itself to any ernment has a good title. sum of money that may be fixed by any condemnation proceedings Mr. REAGAN. That is a proposition to go on making improvements until we know what that amount of money is. .. which will increase the value of the portion claimed by other parties. Mr. BARBOUR. It seems to me, ::.rr. Speaker, that this whole mat­ Mr. BARBOUR. .Mr. Speaker, I have no objection to the amend· ter has been very much exaggerated by gentlemen around me. As I ment. undeTStand it, the claim. of title thatissetupagainst the United States is 1\'Ir. COMPTON. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully call the attention of to some of these swamp lands that have been under water all the time, the House to ~he last section of this bill, which is in these words: or have just a small surface exposed at low tide. It appears that there That until the final decision of the matter hereinbefore in this act mentioned are adverse daims to those lan.ds or a portion of them, and the question shall ~ve been had, no moneys appropriated for the improvement of the Poto­ mac Rn·er, the establishment of harbor lines in the District of Columbia and is shall those adverse rights be adjudicated and put out of the way. · ~he raising of the flats therein shall be expended otherwise than upon property That is the whole question. There is no great amount of money in· m respect ofwhich t-here is no claim adverse to the title of the United States or volved. All the objections that have been made have been to the bill for the improvement ofnavigation in the said river: 1T011ided, That nothing c~n­ tained in this act shall be construed so as to affeot existing lawful contracts for as it came from the Senate. The committee of which I am the organ work on said flats.. , here has reported back that bill with these amendments, and if you are going on with this work, if the work is of the importance it is sup- The SPEAKER. It is that part of the bill to which the gentleman posed to be, if it is to be so valuable· to the city by removing the rna. from Virginia moves the amendment. lations emanations that cornu up from those depressed lands, it seems Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, there are some facts connected with this to me that this question should be set at rest without delay. What riYer improvement which it seems to me ought to arrest the attention would be the use of going into the courts to litigate this question? If of Congress. Recurring to what my friend from Kentu{:ky [Mr. WILLIS] it should appear that there are any rights here of private parties, let h~ said as to ~he passage in the form of a Senate amendment of the pro­ those rights be determined and let this great public improvement go VlSlOU for the 1mprovement of these flats, I have to say that, notwith· on. If those rights are adjudicated, and if a condemnation is made, a standing the question was constantly agitated and brought to the attea­ certain amount ofmoney will be required to meet the report of the tri- tion of the two Houses, I do not think there has ever been an occasion bunal that makes the condemnation, but that it would amount to a:J;ly when, as an independent measure, the House of Representatives would large sum I have no sort of expectation. The pro~rty about' which have beerr willing to ~nt to the improvement; and the chief objection there is ·contention is the Kidwell flats, ~hich are only a portion of has always been that the Government had not acleartitle to the prop· the ground now under improvement. , erty. Difficulties in reg:ml to the Kidwell claim and other claims have Mr. WILLIS. Have you the remotest idea at this time of what the constantly been suggested; but finally the proposition, along with one amount would be? or two other propositions which had been rejected in this House, got Mr. BARBOUR. I have an idea that it would not exceed $5,000 or upon t~e river and harbor _bill as amendm_ents of the Senate, being $10,000. finally mgrafted upon the bill under the stress of the argument that-if Mr. SOWDEN. Then let us fix that limit. the House did not assent the bill might faiL M:r. WILLIS. Suppose it should be $3,000,o0o? My friend"from Kentucky [Mr. WILLIS] haa called attention to a Mr. BARBOUR. Well, fix a limit beyond which it shall not go. provision in that bill requiring .the Attorney-General to examine into :Mr. REAGAN. : Mr. Speaker, I see no reason why we should not the title before any mon~y should be expended linder that appropria· authorize an adjudicatioB. of the title, and afterward let Congress de- tion. Yet the House is now confronted with the faet that the Depart. cide about buying the property if it is found to belong to the other ment of Justice never went into that examination of title. The 1·ights claimants. of the Government which that provision of the bill sought to secure Mr. BARBOUR. That course would delay the work very much. were utterly disregarded. M:r. WILLIS. If I understand the situation, the Kidwell flats, the We are also in the presence of another fact-that the very portion of only part of the river front there that is in dispute, are the part that the flats which hru~ been in dispute, the Kidwell claim, is among the has been already reclaimed._. first to receive attention; and the entire claim of 47~ a~res hal been ~fr. BARBOUR. They have been only partially reclaimed. The · impro~ed, although there has been no examination of title. The first work there has been stopped. ' money expended is deYoted to the improvement ofthis very property in ~ir. WILLIS. My understanding is that that portion is entirely rega.rd to which there is litigation.. reclaimed, and that it is not proposed to work on those flats any more. Circumstances like these must suggest to us that behind all this there Mr. BARBOUR. If the gentleman will look at the amendment .he has be~n a moving power misleading Congre...~ and bringing u.s into this will see it is proposed that the value of the land shall be ascertained humiliating position, that we have been spending public money in the exclusive of any improvements made by the Government of the United interest of private individuals and in utter disregard of the rights of States. Now, with such a provision, how is any large appropriation the Government of the United States. · going to be required? • . · A part of this bill provides for a continuation of this work. My dis- Mr. WILLIS. I intended to offer an amendment, but I am perfectly tinguished and much-respected friend from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] willing to accept the suggestion of the gentleman from Virginia, and speaks of the importanca of this work being continued. For one I am insert a :proviso that the amount shall not exceed $10,000. As to his not willing to vote for the expenditure ~f another dollar for this work other pomt, however, I have no idea that the work' would be delayed in the presence of these circumstances, indicating that up t.o this. hour an hour by the course suggested by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. the Government has been a prey to certain private interests. REAGAN], because it is not proposed, as I understand, togo on with that I have no objection to such portions of the bill as provide for the ex· part of the work at present, but the intention is to work upon thatpor· tinguishment of the title where there is a. claim. But I am not sure tion of the flats the title of which is not in dispute. Therefore, if you that othercl~imsmaynotturn up; and I am not,. and have never been, have an adjudication of this claim and you report to this Congress or disposed to be pressed forward regardless of questions of this kind by even to the next Congress, the amount that is aseertained, and leave it the suggestion of the importance of the work. · to Congress to .make an appropriation, it really will not de1ay the work My friend from Kentucky [Mr. WILLIS] hands me at this moment at all. a statement from the Attorney-General, in which he- says: MI. BARBOUR. Mr. Speaker, I will add just one remark in reply It seems from a letter addressed to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee to what has fallen from the gentlemen around me. Anybody who of the Senate by the attorney of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company that knows anything about the work of reclaiming lands along navigable that company claims riparian rights along the river shore between Easby's Point and Seventeenth street; a-nd I am informed that the owners of certain streams, particularly upon a great stream like the Potomac, knows that lots called water-lots, which are located between the same points, also claim it is very important to carry on the work continuously and complete it riparian rights; but none of the claimants of such rights have submitted to this as quickly as possible in view of the freshets that are common in such Department any statement of their claims. streams, and that are liable at any time before the completion of the Have we not notice that other claimantS than the Kidwell claimants work to undo a great part of it. For this reason alone it seems to rile will appear as soon as we make further appropriations for this work? highly desirablethat weshouldavoid all dilatory measures or proceed- W~t guarantee have we tha.t the first work will not be in the interest ings in this business. Therefore I sp.y let this title be ascertained and of these claimants, just as the money already expended has been largely settled, and let this great work go on. devoted to the improvement of the Kidwell claims? Mr. WARNER, of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I desire to offer an amend· Sir, we have been sufficiently JDlSled about Washington matters. We ment to the amendment. are constantly having foisted upon us misleading statements; and in M:r. HOLMAN. .Are there not two amendments pending? view of what has been done, in view of the fact that other claims not The SPEAKER. The amendment proposed by the Committee on yet presented to the Department of Justice are likely to be set up, the the District of Columbia. claimants awaiting perhaps the time when the improvement shall have The Clerk read the amendment offered by Mr. WARNER, of Ohio, as been made, I trust we shall, like true men, see to it that no additional follows: · . dollar is appropriated for this work until the rights of the Government After the word "flats" insel't the following: "To which the Government pos­ are asserted and protected.. I do trust that this bill will not pass if it sesses undisputed title." is to be accompanied with any implication on the part of Congress that 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3407.

to the person or corporation entitled thereto; whereupon all the right, title, and one dollar more is to be expended before these questions are settled. interest of such person or corporation shall vest in the United St.ates, and the I know how easy it is to plead urgency, the great value of the fiats, the sum so ascertained to be the value of such private right, title, or interest shall necessity of improving them witli a view to the health of the city, &c. be paid out of the Treasury. I expect this plea to be more and more strongly expressed as the num­ Instead of providing for the payment of the judgment by the court ber of claimNlts to this property multiply. my amendment provides only that the proceedings of the court shall 1t'Ir. COX. What amount has already been expended on this work? be reported to Congress. Mr. BLOUNT. I think about $900,000. If I am not correct some Then the amendment I propose to the fifth section provides in case gentleman will correct me; and a large part of this sum bas been ex­ of an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, and· the de­ pended upon the very 47! acres which we were notified in the very in­ cision of the court below be affirmed, that no payment shall be made cipiency of the debate on this improvement were in litigation. until the further action of Congress. The object is to provide no sum Mr. BARBOUR. That work is not finished at all. of money shall be paid fortheextinguishmentofclaims asserted to the Mr. BLOUNT. Thegentlemansays itisnotfinished. Ihaveamap ownership of this property except by action of Congress hereafter, and in my hand that iJ:ldicates otherwise. not upon a single judgment which may be pronounced. Mr. BARBOUR. I have that map here. The work is marked and It seems to me, 1\Ir. Speaker, from the nature of the transaction, from defined, but the map does not show that it is fini.shed. what has been already exposed, it would be the height of imprudence Mr. BLOUNT. But d.oes not my friend concede that a large part of to allow this matter to go beyond the control ~f Congress. If there is it has been completed? to be an extinguishment of these alleged titles to this property on the Mr. BARBOUR. No, sir. part of individuals it should be done in the future, when all the facts Mr. BLOUNT. Then the gentleman does not read the map as I do are known. I trust, therefore, there will be no objection to adopting and as the chairman of the committee having special charge of the i.m­ the amendment I have proposed, so that we may not act in the dark in provement of rivers and harbors [Mr. WILLIS] does. this business. Mr. BARBOUR. This map is furnished from the engineer's office by We have all witnessed, during the last four years, this extraordinary the engineer himself. pressure to make an appropriation of this money. An o.ppeal has been Mr. BLOUNT. I have no doubt of that; the only difficulty is, my made on behalf of. the absolute necessity to make the appropriation friend does not read the report as I ·do, an, · Hou-se of Rep1·esentatives. Chai1·man of C01mniltee on. Rive>·s and Harbors, House of Re-presenlatil!es. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4, 1886. DEPA.RT::.IENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, .Ap1·il 7, 1886. DEAr. S1R : I notice tlln.t the subject ofthe title to tho Potomac flats in front of the Sm: I had the honor to recei'"e your communication of the 12th ullimo in city of "\V ashington is yet a m.n l ter of solicitude to Congress, and especially to the whieh, by direction of the House Committee on Rivers and.Ha.rbors, you inqutre1 , House Committee on the District of Col urn bia. You will recall the fact. that, as at­ torneyforthepersonsclaimingunderthe Kidwell patent, I have repeatedly and what steps2 if any, have been taken in order to establish the title of the United States ll• tne Potomac flats in 'Vashington city; and whether or not, in my earnestly solicited that suit should be brought by the United States, under the opinion, it would be safe and prudentfor the committee to make any appropria­ act of Congress of August 2, 188'.! (22 Statutes at Large, page l!JS), to test tile va­ tion for the filling up of said flats at the present time. To these inquiries I now lidity of this p:ttent. Nothing whatever has been done in that direction.; and I submit the following in reply: _ a.m advised that the district attorney is waiting until legislation can be had to '.rhe act of August 2, 1881, chapter 3i5, by which an appropriation was made b:·ing in other possible claimants. I beg leave to suggest that I do not see the for "improving thePotomacRiver in the vicinity of Washington w.ithreference propriety ot' combining in one suit di.tfe1·ent claims that have no possible connec­ to the improvement of navigation, the establishment of harbor lines, and the tion with each other. But in order, if possible, to prevent any and all further raising oft he flats," de\·olved upon the Attorney-General the duty of examining difficulty in this matter, so fa.r as the patties entitled under. the Kidwell ~tent all claims of the title to the premises to be improved under that appropriation, are concerned, I hereby propose, as attorney for these parties, that they wtll con­ and provided that," if he deems it necessary, he is authorized to rouse a suit or vey to the United States, by a good and sufficient deed, all their right, title, in­ suits in law or in equity to be instituted in the· name of the United Swtes in the terest, and estate in the premises-whatever theyh:we, be it little or grellt-and supreme court of the District of Columbia against any and all claimants of title leave t{) the Court of Claims, upon a suit to be brought by themselves, the deter­ under any patent which, in his opinion, was by mistake or was improperly or mination of the n.moont of compensation, if any, to which t.hey may be entitled. illegally issued for any part of the marshes or flats within the limits oft he pro­ 1f their pa~nt is worthless or fraudulent, they will be entitled to no compensa­ posed improvement.'' tion_ If, on the contmTy, the patent is valid, the C{)urt of Claim.~ can readily de­ Attorney-General Brewster, having received from the Secretary of '\Var sun­ termine the amount of compensation that should be paid for the transfer of the dry papers by which it appeared tbat in the year 1869 a patent from the United title. The deed cau be executed at once and ~eposited with you-in escrow or States was issued to one .John L. Kidwell, granting a part of the marshes or flats otherwise, as may be deemed proper:-subject to ratification by Congress, which within tho limits of the aforesaid improvement, and being of opinion that such undoubtedly could be easily obtained. patent was by mistake and improperly and illegally issued, and also deeming it Is the1·e any possible objection to this plan? And docs it not remove all the necessa..ry for the protection of the rights of the United State!;! that a judicid •lifiiculty in this case? Of course it is subject to any modification that you may proceeding to annul the patentshouid be institut-ed, on the 28th of .January,l88-5, deem reasonable and proper in the interest of the United States. instructed the Unitea States attorney for the District of Columbia •· to bring a Very respectfully, suit in equity in the name of the United States in the supreme court of the Dis­ l\I. F. MORRIS. trict of Columbia against the said .John L. Kidwell, and any and all ot!;!er JlCl'­ lion. A. H. GARLAND, sons claiming title under the patent issued as above, to have the said patent set Atton ley-Gow·at. aside or annulled." Soon after these instructions were given the .Judiciary Committee of the Senate, at the last session of Congress (February 23,1885), reported and recom­ 'V ASHJ::\G'l'OS, D. C., .Ap1·U 10, 1585. mended the passage of a bill (S. 2655) making more ample and effective provis­ Sm : I l>eg to inform you that I am counsel for Messrs. Benson & McNee, of ion for protecting the interests of the United States in the premises than that San Francisco, Cal., and now engaged in \Vashington city, D. C. under a con­ contained in the act of August 2, 183"2. By this a.ct the Attorney-General is au­ tract with the United States, through the Chief of Engineers and the War De­ thorized to bring suit only in cases where the party claims title under a patent partment, in dredging the channel of the Potqma.c River in front of the city of for a.ny part of the marshes or fiats; and no power is given, should the claim of \Vashington, and by virtue of that relation I ask to be permitted to lay before title ultimately prevail, for ascertaining the value thereof or taking any other vou certain matters which tmly seem to como within the purview of your De­ steps with a view to its extinguishment. On the other hand, by the Senate bill partment to take due cognizance of. (should it become a law) the Attorney-General would be authorized to institute In the Book of Estimates submitted to Congress to continue the work of im­ a suit "a.gainst all persons or corporations who may have or pretend to have provement by the Government of various ri'"ers and harbors forth~ fiscal year any right, title, claim, or interest in any part of the land or wate.r in the District ending .June 30, 1887, the '\Var Department. upon the recommendation of the of Columbia within the limits of the city of Washington, or exterior to said Chief Engineer, includad an estimate of SSOO,OOO for improvement of the Poto­ limits and in front thereof toward the channel of the Potomac River, and com­ mac River in front of the city of Washington. posing any part of the land or water a1fec~ed by the improvements of the Po to­ But it would appear that the House commit-tee in Congress having charge of mao River or its fiats in charge of the Secretary of War, for the purpose of es­ the river and harbor appropriation bill, having t.he subject-matter un~er con­ tablishing and making clear the right ofthe United States thereto." This cov­ sideration, concluded to omit from said bill, to wit, H. R. 7480, when reporting ers not only claims ot' title to the soil within the limits of the improvement, same to the House, any appropriation therefor, and because of the reasons by however such claims may have originated, but claims of riparian rights within them assigned, the words as follows, to wit: "No appropriation has been made the same limits. The bill furthermore provides for ascertaining, in a summary for the improvement of the Potomac River and fiats for the reason that the title way the value of any right, title, or interest which the court, on final hearing, to the reclaimed land is in dispute. and until some satisfactory information on shali find to exist as against the United States; and it forever bars all persons that subject has been furnished it is not thought prudent to expend money in and corporations from setting up or maintaining any right, title,_ interest, or that direction." (See copy of House Report 1448 herewith.) The land, title to claim in the premises, who shall fail, after such public notice as is tnerein pro- which is alleged to be in dispute, is known as the "Kidwell Meadows," some­ vided to appear and litigate the same. . · times called the "Kidwell Flats" or "Kid well Bottoms." In ~iew of the pendency of this bill before Congress, with the prospect of its llutldesire to call youro.ttention totheexactlocus of said" Kidwell Meadows," early enactment into a law (it has already passed the Senate and is now in the as per patent thereof from the United States herewith, and marked Exhibit ~o. Honse) there seemed to be some propriety in deferring the commencement of 2, and also to the locus of the proposed improvement, as per War Dep!l.rtment a. suit ~nder the existing law (which is wanting in certain respects, as above map, Exhibit 3, and showing that the proposed impro'"eJ;Uentnowhere includes indicated) until Congress should have an opportunity to manifest its will touch­ or infringes upon said "Kidwell meadows." ing the proposed law-this appearing to be better adapted to effectuate the ends I assume that the information that will be satisfactory to the committees in sought. to be attained. Accordingly, the district attorney has not, as yet, actu­ Congress having charge of the subject-matter and of Congress itself would be ally instituted any suit in pursuance of the instructions hereinbefore men­ such information as herein contained, and that the same could be probably laid tioned· but he has, I am informed, done a considerable amount of work in the before said bodies by your Department·. Wherefore I now move you that you way of preparation. may be pleased to communicate these facts, and such other facts relatin~ to the The patent to Kidwen referred to above embraces an area of 47.71 acres. It subject-matter as will afford that" satisfactory information" which the Commit­ appears to be the only one which has been issued by the Land Department cov­ tee on Rivers and Harbors would seem to 'need, and without which it would ering any part'of the Potomac flats in front of Washington, and the claim based further seem no appropriation will be made for the fiscal year ending 30th .June, the1·eon presents· the o?lY .claim or. title to the flats. of which this Department 1887. Every well-informed person fully appreciates the necessity for the contin­ has received any defirute 1nformabon. However, 1t seems from a letter ad­ uing of this improvementt and the only obstacle in the way seems to be that dressed to the chairman of the .Judiciary Committee of the Senate by the attor­ hereinbefore contained ana set forlh. · ney of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company that that company claims Those that I represent, aside from sha1·ing the general interest of the public in riparian rights along the river shore between Easby's Point and Seventeenth these premises, have expended nearly $~ , 000 in a plant, supposing the United street and I am informed that the owners of certain lots called water-lots, which States would in good faith complete tbat which they had so well comme nced. are lo~ted between the same points, also claim "l'iparian rights; but none of the The urgency of this matter justifies, in my opinion, t hat this matter be laid claimants of such rights have submitted to this Department any statement of before you in every proper way, as t.he questions of title nod of the locus oftha their claims. As already intimated, the act of 1882 does not authorize the At­ disputed territory can be more properly passed upon by your :Qepartmcntthan torney-General to bring suit against these last-mentioned claimants. by any other. Wherefore I now respectfully ask: that this m atter may h ave I have in the foregoing, shown what steps ~ve thus far been taken in order your immediate consideration and early a ction. to establish the title of the United States to the Potomac flats a-s againstad'"erse Very respectfully, your obedient servant, claims thereto. Briefly stated, they embrace the examination and consideration .JOHN MULLAN, of the Kidwell claim (no other having been presented to the Attorney-General), Counsel f or B m son d: Mc Nee. the issue of instructions to bring suit to annul the patent on which that claim Hon. A. H. GARLAND, rests, and preliminary preparation for such suit. United States .AUon tey-Genaal, Washington, D. C. 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE.

D.EPA.RTMEST OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND Oli'FICE, In testimony whereof, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of Washington, D. C., April 3, 1~. America, have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the Gen• I, William A. J. Sparks, Commissioner of the General Land Office, do hereby eral Land Office to be hereunto affixed. certify that the annexed copy of patent founded on special certificate No. 50 in Given under my hand at the city of Washington the 6th day of December A. favor of John L. Kidwell, and known as Kidwell's meadows, is a true and lit­ D. 1869, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-fomt)l. eral exemplification from the record in this office. By the President: (SEAL.) U.S. GRANT, In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the By I. N. BURRITT, Secretary. seal of this office to be affixed, at the city of Washington, on the day and ~ear above written. J. N. GRANGER, Recorder of the General Land Office. [SEAL.] WM. A. J. SPARKS, Commissioner of GeneraL Land Office. llecorded volume 4, pages 304, 305, 306, 307, and 303. Mr. BARBOUR. Mr. Speaker, I can not accept the amendment which EXHIBIT 2-(Mullan). bas been suggested by the gentleman, for the rea..'lon that I think the Washington County, District of Columbia. Special certificate No. 50. effect of that proposition would be to postpone and delay the construc­ TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, Septembe-r 3,1867. tion of what I regard as a most important improvement already in prog­ I certify that John L. Kidwell bas this day· deposited to the credit of the ress ou these fiats. United States $20 on account of vacant-land in the Potomac River above the Long Bddge, for which I have signed duplicate receipts. What is the proposition submitted by the committee? Why, it is a L. R. TUTTLE, very plain one. Here is a tribunal selected-selected by you on the Assistant Treasure-r United States. part of the United States-to test this whole question of title. You select a court tow bich you will go and litigate the rights of the United TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, December 3, 186(). States as against these private individuals. You have in addition to I certify that John L. Kidwell has this day deposited to the credit of the that tribunal, for your protection, an appeal to the Supreme Court of United States $3.86 on account of vacant lands in the Potomac River, above the the United States; and yet these gentlemen, these guardians of public Long Bridge, for which I have signed duplicate receipts. L. R. TUTTLE, interests from Georgia, Indiana, Texas, and Kentucky, they see great · Assistant Treasure1· United Stales. danger in such a proceeding. Why, sir, can you not trust your Govern­ ment to sustain a litigation with a private party? Are you so weak Po the Commissiet wide, extending from Now, when you talk of private interest, I want to sa.y that I have Twenty-first street west to Easby'a ship-yard, for John L. Kidwell. according to an order of tbe Commissioner of the General Land Office to me directed, not heard of any in OJll' committee. That commi~tee has not been ap­ dated June 26, A. D.1867. Said land I have called "Kidwell's Meadows," be­ proached by private parties. ginning at a cedar post firmly planted at low water, on which is inscribed the Mr. BLOUNT. Will you allow me a question just here? letters ·• J. L. K." at a point bearing north 84P west from the center of the Dome of the Capitol and south 4SO 30' west from the center of the dome of the Observ­ Mr. BARBOUR. No, sir; allow me to get through with my own Atory and distant about one-fourth of a. mile from thence by compass bearings­ statement. (!) N. 66°30' W.l> perches; (2) N. 32'l W.15 perches; (3) S. 81° E.10 perches; (4) One would infer from the remarks of the gentlemen, these special N. 4go 30' W. 20 perches; (5) N. 22° 45' W. 20 perches; (6) N. 13° 15' W. 15 perches; (7) N. 7go 30' E. 2.40 perches; (8) S. ZS0 45' E. 2 perches; (9) S. 5go E. 2 per<.Jhes; guardians of' ·the public interests, that this was a bill appropriating a (10~ S. 7go E. 8 perches; (11) S. 84° 451 E. 7.60 perches; (12) S. 56° 30' E. 18 perches; large amount of money ior the reclamation of the Potomac fiats; that (13 S. 000 451 E. 20 perches; (14) S. 4go E. 20 perches ; (1-5) S. 40° E. 10 perches ; it was the old original question that was" here for our consideration. (16 S.46°E. t2 perches; (17) S. 71° 30' E. 74 perches; (18) S. ZSO 30' E. M perches; (19 S. 24° 30' W. 18 perches; (20) N. 47° W. 24 perches; (21) N. 72'l W. 48 perches; The fact is the bill is reported in the interest of the Government. It is (22 N. 1)3030' W. 32 perches; 23) N. 60° W.14 perches. 'l'hence in u. straight line reported for its protection. Its very title indicates that, being- to the beginning, containing forty-seven acres and seventy-one hundredths of an To provide for and protect the interest of the United States in the Potomac acre of land, more or less, without improvements. Laid down by a scale of 80 points to the inch. Surveyed October 10 and 12, 1867. River fiats in the District of Columbia. B.D.CARPENTRR, The money has been already appropriated; the work has been going Surveyor of Washington Cownty, Di-st1·ict of Columbia. on, contracts have been made, and the whole thing is in a fair state of N. B.-The distances given are from actual measurement by walking around pr@gress. But even if any value is given to the property of private 0:::1. the lines. parties, or if private claims shall be enhanced before there is any com­ DEPARTMENT OF THE L'ITERIOR, QE:r."'ERAL LAND OFFICE, pletion of the work, you still protect in this bill the interests of the NO'IJCmber 10, 1869. United States, for you provide that this tribunal shall litigate these. The foregoing survey of "Kidwell's meadows," on re-examination of the rights. Now, upon. what terms do you litigate? Why you are to liti­ premises on the 17th and 24th October, 18691'\vere found to be above the tide at gate the value of this property as it was before any improvement was low as well as high tides, the said surveybemg of the land subject to the opera­ made by the United States Government at all. tion of the joint resolution of Congress of 16th February, 1839, volume 51 page 365. The same is hereby app1·oved. · Mr. REAGAN. Does the bill say that? STEPHEN J. DALLAS, Mr. BARBOUR. Itdoes. Gentlemenhavenotreadthisbill. They Private Clerk of Surveys and ex-officio .Examin6l·-G-enerat . have been discussing some other bill all thetime. Thisisasimple-bill to protect the interests of the United States,_not a proposition to take The United States of America, to all to whom these presents shall come, greet- money from the Treasury at nJ.l. And here is a tribunal which has • ing: been erected for the purpose of trying this thing, and making an award ' \Vbereas John L. Kidwell, of the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, hath deposit-ed in the General Land Office of the United States evi­ to settle with private parties if there shall be any just claim, while at dence bearing date the 3d September, 1867, and the 3d December, 1869, whereby the same time the work is permitted to go on. it appears that full payment has been made to the Treasurer of the United States Mr. WILLIS. Will the gentleman permit me to ask him a ques­ by the said John L. Kidwell for a tract of vacant land containing 47.71 rulres, called" Kidwell's Meadows," and lying in the Potomac River u.bove the Long tion? Bridge, according to the official certificate and plat of survey there6f, bearing Mr. BARBOUR. Yes, sir. date the lOth and 12th of October, 1867, made and returned by the survey of Mr. WILLIS. What public interest will be injured by the postpone­ Washington County, in the district aforesaid, pursuant to a. special warrant of survey unto the said surveyor directed on the 26th day of June, A. D.l867, by ment of the payment ofthis claim, if found to be ajust one, ior six or the Commissioner of the General Land Office aforesaid, in virtue of the authority eight months? of Congress, under a resolution" directing the manner in which certain laws of Mr. BARBOU~. We do not know what six or eight months might the District of Columbia. shall be executed," u.pproved on the 16th day of Feb­ ruary, 1839, and which tract of land is shown by the aforesaid certificate and .bring forth. There might come a freshet, au inundation, that w~mld plat of survey, to be bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a. wash the whole thing away. On the other hand, I do not think any­ cedar post firmly planted at low water, on which is inscribed the letters "J. L. thing is to be gained by delay. K.," at a point bearing north84°westfrom thecenteroftheDomeoftheCapitol nnd south 4go 30' west from the center of the dome of the Observatory, and dis­ Mr. REAGAN. My honorable friend from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] tant about one-fourth of a. mile from thence by compass bearings-north 66° tells us the object of this bill is to quiet the title involved to the Poto­ 30' west 5 perches; thence north 320 west 15 perches; thence south 81° east 10 mac fiats; to secure to the United States a title. So far as that goes we perches; thence north 49°30' west 20 perches; thence north 220 4.5' wes~20 perches; thence north 13°15' west 15 perches; thence uorth 7SO 30' east 2.4 perches; thence all agree with hi:rq.. But we tell him in view of the fact that Congress south 28° 45' east2 perches; thence south 59<' east 2 perches; thence south 73° east passed a. law at the time the :first appropriation of $400,000 was made 8 perches; thence south 84° 4.51 east 7.6 perches; thence south 56° 30' east, 18 requiring the Attorney-General, before the work went on, to investi­ perches; thence south 000 45' east !0 perches; thence south 4!)0 east 20 perches; thence south 4QO east 10 perches; thence south 46° east 12 perches; thence south gate the title, and in view of the fact that no such investigation has 71° 30' east 74 perches; thence south ZSO 30' east M perches; thence south 24° 30' been made-at least we have no information that such an investigation west 18 perches; thence north 47° west 24 perches; thence north 72'l west 48 · has been made-and in view of the fact that nearly $900,000 have been perches; thence north 1)30 30' west 32 perches; thence north 6()0 west 14 perches;. thence in a straight line to place of beginning, containing 47 acres and 71-100 ot expended with the full ~owledge that other claimants set up title to an acre of land, more or less, without improvements. this property-under these circumstances we ask the gentleman from Now, know re, that the United States of America, in consideration of the Virginia to accept our help in getting an investigation of this subject, premises, and ui conformity with the resolution of Congress aforesaid, and the laws in such cases made and provided, have given and granted, and by these and to accept our suggestion that we stop the expenditure of money presents do give and grant, unto the said John L. Kidwell, and to his heirs, the until a settlement of the question of title is obtained. That settlement said tract of land above described; to have and t"<> hold the same, together with ofthe question of title may be obtained withoutappropriating money, all the rightat immunities, privileges~,.and appurtenances of whjltsoever nature thereunto belOnging, unto the said .1ohn L. Kidwell, and to his heirs and as­ without continuing the existing improvements, without involving the signs forever. Government.in additional expenditure. While we make provisions for XVII- 214 3410 C.ONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

the ascertainment of title, we do ask ·that appropriations and expendi­ Mr. HOLMAN. As I underst:md the gentleman from Texas [Mr. tures of money on that land shall cease until the qu.estion of title is REAGAN], he proposes to strike out the whole of the sixth section. determined. Mr. REAGAN. Yes, sir. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment to Mr. HOLMAN. I think the gentleman will find that that will leave the fourth section proposed by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HoL­ the bill in a form which he does not intend, because that section con­ MAN]. tains an actual prohibition against th~ expenditure of any futher money The question being taken, there were-ayes 63, noes 17. on this improvement until the final adjustment of the title. Two So {further count not being called for) the amendment was agreed to. amendments that have already been made to this bill ought, I think, to The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the next amendment offered be reconsidered. One is the amendment of the gentleman from Ohio by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HOLMAN]. [Mr. WARNER], which proposes that the work shall continue upon that The Clerk read as follows: portion of the river front as to which there is no dispute about the title. , Add to the fifth section the following: I suggest to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] to move to re­ "Pro'Vided, That no payment under any such judgment shall be made unless consider ,the vote by which that amendment was adoptedt and then, hereafter authorized by Congress." if that is reconsidered, a motion will be in order to reconsider the pro­ . The amendment was agreed to. vision adopted on the report of the committee itself, provided that 1 The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] de­ ' nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to affect exist­ sired to make an amendment. ing lawful contracts for work on said flats.'' That means, of course, that Mr. REAGAN. I desire to strike out the portion of the sixth sec­ the work shall go on, and the reconsideration of the vote by which that tion which is in italics. was adopted as well as of the other amendment leaves the prohibition The SPEAKER. The part in italics is the amendment proposed by complete. the Committee on the District of Colu.mbia, which has just been ad(}pted Mr. BLOUNT. Has the gentleman from Texas [~Ir. REAGAN] any by a vote of the Honse. objection to modifYing his proposition? - Mr. REAGAN. This proviso if allowed to remain will be incon­ :Mr. REAGAN. I will moditY it by moving to strike out the sec­ gruous with the other amendmentB. tion and insert in lien thereof a provision that no money shall be ex­ .- 1\Ir. BARBOUR. Not at all. pended until the question of title has been determined. Mr. REAGAN. I shall move to reconsider the vote adopting that :Mr. HOL~IAN. I suggest to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. REA­ amendment., which I will read: GAN] that he nse the language which he will .find in the bill, "that Provided, That nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to affect until the final decision of the matter hereinbefore in this act mentioned existing lawful contracts for work on said flats. shall have been had no moneys appropriated for the Potomac River, the The SPEAKER. That has been adopted. establishment of harbor lines in the District of Columbia, and the rais­ 1\Ir. REAGAN. I move to reconsider the vote. ing of the flats therein, shall be expt!llded.'' . . 1\Ir. HOLMAN. .An amendment was offered to that proposition by Mr. REAGAN. I accept the suggestion, and will put it in form and the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR], and that was amended send it up to the desk. on the motion of the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. WARNER]. I sug­ Mr. BARBOUR. Mr. Speaker, do I understand that the amendment gest to the gentleman from Texas to examine the whole language as it applies to money already appropriated? now stands, because otherwise his amendments may go beyond the Mr. HOLMAN. That would be the effect. point he aims at. Let him call for the reading of the whole proposi­ Mr. BARBOUR. I hope it will not be the pleasure of tb~ House to tion as it now stands:- adopt the proposition suggested by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. MT. REAGAN. Let the sixth section as it now stands as amended REAGAN]. The effect· of it will be to stop this work, although the be read. money h~ been already appropriated and contracts have been made to The Clerk read as follows: a certain extent for the improvement of these fiats. There is no new SEc. 5. That until the final decision of the m.atter hereinbefore in this act men­ appropriation in this bilL The contractors are only going on with the tioned shall have been had, no moneys appropriated for the improvement of the Potomac River, the establishment of harbor lines in the District of Colum­ work which has been let to them in the regular way-I believe under bia, and tl1e raising of the flats therein shall be expended otherw~e than upon the authority of the Secretary of War. . property in respect of which there is no claim adverse to the title of the Uruted If this amendment be adopted its effect will be to arrest thelwork States, or for the improvement of navigation in the said river, or upon portions of the flats to which the Government possesses undisputed title : Provided, That now under contract, to disturb the rights and interests that have ac­ nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to affect existing lawful crued under those contracts, and to postpone the completion of a work contracts for work on said flats. which has been deemed of great importance to the city of Washington Mr. REAGAN; My motion is to strike out all after the word "ex­ and to the country at large. Where an appropriation has already been pended," in line 5. Or I will move to strike out the entire section. made, and where the work can go on upon portions of the riv.er front The object of my motion is to obviate the effect of the amendment of as to which there is no dispute about title, it strikes me, J.lrfr. Speaker, the gentleman from Ohio, which contemplates the continuance of im­ that to arrest the work under such circu.mstances would be very un­ provements on parts of the ground to which the Government has undis­ wise, and that the interposition of this Honse ought not to be invoked puted title. If that is done, we continue to improve the value of the to that end. property claimed by private parties and to increase the difficulty of the l'tir. BLOUNT. The gentleman from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] says Government obtaining title to it. That is the objection I have to that there is an appropriation already made, and that lhis provision will proposition. I also object to the proviso: stop the continuance of the work under the existing appropriation, and That nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to affect existing he does not think that oughtto be done. Sir, thatisjustexact.lywhat lawful contracts for work on said flats. it seems to me ought to be done. Within a few minutes the gentleman I do not know what amount of the money appropriated for this work from Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] has stated that the Committee on the remains unexpended on the flats. I do not know what other appropri­ District of Columbia were not informed of any other claimants than ations may be obtained for the purpose. But we ought certainly to the Kidwell claimants. suspend the expenditure of public money on property to which it does Mr. BARBOUR. I do not know that I said so. not appear that the Government has a just title. Mr. BLOUNT. The gentleman does not remember to have said that? It may be said we may be involved in some diffi.cn).ty about a con­ Mr. BARBOUR. I said that was the only one I knew anything about. tract. It is better to pay the damage that may result from revoking a Mr. BLOUNT. The gentleman said that was the only one he knew contract than to continue to expend money that is being expended as anything about, and he is the chairman of the Committee on the Dis­ this is in the face of a law which we are advised declares it should not trict of Colu.mbia, having better opportu.nities than other men of know­ be expended until the Attorney-General had examined the title. There ing a1~nt such matters; yet the Attorney-General of the United States is something about this that does not bear a good fa~e. We are going in a communication to this Honse notifies ns that there are other claim­ on expending money, and we are asked in this bill to continue the ex­ ants, numbers of them. In the face of such a declaration from the penditure of money on a part or parts of these flats 'when it was con­ Attorney-General shall we go on here and do what the gentleman from templated and provided by law in 1882, when the first $400,000 was Virginia [Mr. BARBOUR] wishes us to do, just because an appropria­ appropriated, that no portion of the money should be expended until tion has been made? Shall we let this work go on regardless of whether the Attorney-General had investigated the title. it is done on public property or on J>rivate property? Sir, when this Now, what I want is t-o strikeoutthesectio~ so as to avoid the effect scheme of impmving these flats was initiated no man gainsaid the pro­ of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. WARNER], priety in the presence of threatened litigation of a declaration in the which contemplates continuing the work, and to avoid the effect of statute that not a dollar should be expended until the title of the Gov­ this proviso, which takes away from the Government the power to ar­ ernment was settled beyond all question. Why is not that a correct rest an unlawful contract. I do not think, however, that in the face of proposition to-day? In the presence of this official notice ~om the the law these contractors could claim damagest for they m nst know that Department of Justice that there are numerous other claimants .to this their contracts are made in violation of the law when made without property, why should we not stand still· until it is determined how the examination by the Attorney-General, which the law requires. many there are, what their rights are, and what are the rights of the Therefore, if my suggestion upon the legal question is correct, I would Government? · say that the Government need have no fear of having to pay damages Why shall we recklessly go forward, blind to the interests of the Gov­ because of the revocation of contracts made in violation of law. ernment, and expend money as we have been doing for the benefit of 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3411' private persons? Gentlemen ask, would we stop the work? Why is I am not familiar with the legislation of 1881. The ,gentleman from there such a great passion in this House to go on with this work that we Texas tMr. REAGAN] can perhaps give us the information. can not take care of the interests of the Government, that we can not · Mr. REAGAN. I think the proviso the gentleman has just read is stop to inquire about matters of which the most dignified and authori- the one which I referred to as attached to the bill. tative notice comes from the Attorney-General? . Mr. BLANCHARD. The gentleman states that he thinks the pro­ Sir, I do trust that this House will not coBSent to the expenditure of viso he has referred to is the one I have read, and if it be the only one, another dollar until it shall be fully ascertained who are the claimants then I submit there was a positive direction to the Secretary of War and what are the rights of the Government. If we should, without to proceed with the expenditure of this money for the purpose named­ inquiry, go on with thiS' work and afterward when the public treasure the reclamation of the fiats; and at the same time there was a direc· has been expended it should turn out that there are not only Kidwell tion to the then Attorney-General to see that the rights of the Govern­ claims but canal claims and -various others, what can we do but hang ment were protected in respect to the title to_the flats; but it was not our heads in shame that we have deliberately gone forward and brought provided anywhere that the performance of the duty assigned to the this scandal upon the House and upon the Government? I trust that Secretary of War, or any part of it, should be postponed until the A-t­ this House, in the interest of its own integrity, will not incur the pos­ torney-General should have performed the duty imposed on him. The sibility of having -this scandal come upon it, even though it may be Secretary of War, under the direction made in that law, proceeded to suggested that by taking proper precautions we may necessitate the expend the $400,000 in the reclamation of the fiats. With any failure stoppage of the work. Is it possible that, with such a wrong threaten­ of duty on the part of the thenAttorney-General the Secretary of War ing us, we can not stay the contractors, can not take time to inquire had nothing to do. I repeat, the Secretary of War was not directed by into this matter? I trust not. the act to wait until the Attorney-General had examined and reported Mr. REAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I modify my amendment by inserting upon the title. after the word ''river" the words "within the District of Columbia." But I had not finished reading the proviso, and will continue: It is suggested that without these words the amendment might seem .And if he- to exclude the idea of improving any partofthe Potomac River. The That is, the Attorney-General- addition of these words will certainly do no harm. deems it hecessa.ry,heis authorized to cause a. suitor suits in law or in equity to Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. Speaker, I am in sympathy with the amend­ be instituted, in the name of the United States, in the supreme court of the Dis­ ments which have heretofore been suggested by the gentleman from trict of Columbia, against any and a.ll claimants of title under any patent which Texas [Mr. REAGAN] and the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HoLMAN] in his opinion was by mistake or was improperly or illegally issued for nny'part and generally with the remarks of the geptleman from Georgia [Mr. of the marshes or flats within the limits o! the proposed improvement. BLOUNT]. I do not think, however, that this last amendment proposed Now, it will be seen bY. the House that did nothing more than di­ by the gentleman from Texas should be adopted. I know something rect the Attorney-General to inquire into the title, and bring suits if of this matter by reason of three years' service on the committee having necessary. It appears he did not do this. The Secretary of War was charge of the river and harbor bill, in which the appropriations for the not to wait until he did it; on the contrary, he was to proeeed with the improvement "of these flats have always been made. The gentleman improvement, and he did it; and for so doing he is not fairly amenable from Texas and the gentleman from Georgia are in error as respects the to criticism by any gentleman on this floor. · history of this appropriation. Congress has never directed (and in this Mr. BLOUNT. I would like to ask the gentleman a question. Congress has been at fault) that no part of the money appropriated for Mr. BLANCHARD. Certainly. the fiats should be expended ru:rtil the title thereto should be settled. Mr. BLOUNT. The bill first went on to provide appropriation for I will give the history of this appropriation. It first appeared in the the work to be done under the direction of the Secretary of War, and river and harbor bill of 1882. At the first session of the Forty-seventh then at the same time the very same authority imposed upon the At. Congress the Committee on Commerce, then having jurisdiction of the torney-General the duty to inquire into the title of the Government. improvement of rivers and harbors, did not report in the river and har­ I ask if a fair construction would not be that the Attorney-General bor bill of that year an appropriation for the improvement or reclama­ shouldinquireas to the title of the Government before the money should tion of these flats; but when the bill came to be considered in the Sen­ be expended, or whether the gentleman would regard the Secretary of ate_Committee on Commerce, that committee atta{!hed to the bill an War was justified in going on to expend the money until the Attorney­ amendment appropriating $400,000 for this purpose. · General had reported as to the validity of the Government's title to There was annexed to that appropriation a clause in the nature of a the property ? · proviso, but it did not declare that no partofthe money should be ex­ Mr. BLANCHARD. There is a well-known "principle of the inter­ pended until-the question of title had been settled. On the contrary, pretation of laws which my friend from Georgia overlooked for a mo­ there was an outright appropriation of $400,000; and under the terms ment when he asked me that question, and that is that the plain letter of the appropriation the then Secretary of War had no discretion, but of a law is not to be evaded under pretense of prirsuing its spirit. It was obliged to proceed in the work of reclaiming the flats. To bear out was laid down in the law of 1882 as distinctly as any one could lay it this construction I will read from the law itself: down that the Secretary ofWarwasto proceed with this improvement Improving the Potomac River in the vicinity of Washington with reference of the fiats, and it was laid down as distinctly as could be that the to the improvement of navigation, the establishment of harbor lines, and the Attorney-General was to investigate this title. One official it seems raising of the flats, under the direction of the Secretary of War, and in accord­ performed his duty and the other did not. ance with the plan and report made in compliance with the river and harbor act approved March 3, 1881, and the reports of the board of engineers made in Now, Mr. Speaker, all this is but preliminary to the point I am going compliance with the resolution of the Senate of December 13, 1881, &100,000. to make in opposition to the last amendment offered by the gentleman That is a substitute proposition, making an outright appropriation of from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] . . Not only was $400,000 appropriated in $400,000, and directing the Secretary of War to expend the money in ac­ 1882, with the direction that it should be used in the reclamation of cordance with an existing plan. Then the act goes on to provide: the fiats, but in 1884 the Senate put on an amendment to the river and harbor bill of that year directing an appropriation of $500,000 to con­ .And it is hereby made the duty of the Attorney-General to examine all claims tinu.e the work. In the last appropriation there was no proviso at alL of the title to the premises to be improved under this appropriation, and see that the rights of the Government in all respects are secured an~ protected. It was simply·a direction for the continuance of the work, and appro­ priating half a million d9llars for that purpose. Under that direction This, it will be observed, is not a provision that none of the money of Congress the Secretary of War went forward with the improvement, shall be expended until this examination by the Attorney-General shall so that up to the present time in ~he neighborhood of $900,000 has been have been made. There was a direction to the Secretary of War to ex­ expended on this work. pend the money; and the same law contained adirection to the Attor­ My information is the improvement of the flats embraees about 700 ney-General-to do what? To proceed with the investigation of the acres. My further information is that the c~im of the Kidwell heirs title and to see that the rights of the Government were protected. But or the Kidwell assignees embraces but a small portion of these 700 the duties imposed upon the Attorney"'!General were one thing, and the acres-47 out of the 700. There is one other claim, I believe. duties imposed upon the Secretary of War were quite another. Mr. REAGAN. There are several claimants. I repeat, there was nothing in the river and harbor act of 1882 which Mr. BLANCHARD. There are one or two other claims; the Chesa­ provided that no part of the money appropriated should be expended peake Canal Company, or some such corporation, asserts a claim. Now, until the Attorney-General had made this investigation and ascertained Mr. Speaker, here are 700 acres which belong to the Government of that the title of the Government was good. , . the United States, except as parts of the property may be owned by Mr. BLAND. I notice that the appropriation was ma.de subject to the Kidwell heirs and other parties, whose rights it is proposed to buy the provisions of the act of 1881. Was there anything in that law of out. 1881 bearing upon this question? Under these two appropriations, aggregating $900,000, contracts have · Mr. BLANCHARD. I am not speaking of that; I am not familiar been made with individuals, and in pursuance of these contracts this with the phraseology of that particular measure; I am dealing with the work is being done. All of this $900,000 has not been expended, al· law of1882. though the greater part of it has been; all of it or nearly all of it, so Mr. BLAND. My point is this: That appropriation was made sub­ far as my information extends, is pledged und~r existing contracts. ject to the provisions of the law of 1881; and if that law contained any­ These contracts made on the part of the Government, by which indi­ thing restricting the expenditure of the money we ought to know it. viduals acquired vested rights, should not be interfered with by any · Air. BLANCHARD. Iwillnotassertanythingonthatpoint, because legislation of Congress. It would be a species of repudiation. It is- 3412 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

interfering with .vested rights, and I call that fact to the attention of Mr. BLOUNT. Well, I would rather withdraw the statement than this House. yield the time. . Surely out of the !700 acres of the flata which it is proposed to re­ The gentleman from Louisiana. insisted, ns I understood him, at all claim or improve there is enough about which there is and can be no events, that we ought not to interfere with the contracts already made dispute as to the title to justify this House in saying that these con­ for the prosecution of this work. We know-we are warned-that this tracts now in force shall ~e carried out. If it be necessary an amend­ title is defective in several respects and that this improvement is being ment might be inserted providing that no part of the money on hand made upon private property; for we have the Kidwell claim before us; shall be expended on any pat·t of the fiats over which adverse claims the Attorney-General invites our attention to two or three claimanta hang. · But do not stop the work; allow it to go on so far as the con­ who are named, and we are also informed that there are others. I ask tracts based upon past appropriations are concerned. the House therefore if it is not better that we should suspend the opera­ Mr. STORM. Will the gentleman allow me to ask him a question? tion of the contracta now in force and not expend the money in this Mr. BLANCHARD. Yes, sir. . way until this question of.title shall be settled? Then, if we have dam­ Mr. STORM. The gentleman is a member of the Committee on aged the contractors in any manner by the suspension of the work, we Rivers and Harbors- can compensate them and proceed in a more business-like and logical Mr. BLANCHARD. I am. method than by expending the money in the way proposed. Mr. STORM. And I am informed that that committee; having ex­ We can do justice in a shorter, a better, and a. higher way by sl:.opping amined the question of title, refused to make any appropriation in the this work. My friend from Kentucky [Mr. WILLIS] calls attention to present river and ha.rbor bilJ because of the unsatisfactory character of a. provision of the river and harbor bill of last Congress providing the the Government's title to this property. Is that correct? very thing my friend from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] is now wanting-that Mr. BLANCHAl~D. It is correct, !will state to the gentleman. !tis no part of the appropriation shall be expended until the litigation is not only correct, but I myself, as a member of that committee, concurred settled, until the rights of the Government are determined. There was heartily in that conclusion. I say that Congress ought not to make a a. struggle with the Senate, and we had to abandon so upright a pro­ further appropriation of a dollar for the reclamation of these flat.s until vision in order to prevent the river and harbor bill failing. And we this question of title shall have been definitely settled. But that is en­ have bad this struggle all the while against examination of the title be­ tirely a different proposition from the one I have been discussing. My fore an expenditure of money. It comes to-day not for the fiTst time. 1·emarks have referred to past appropriations containing no inhibition of It has come up in struggle after struggle between the two Houses. It the expenditure of the money un~il the question of title shall have been has come up in various debates, and up to this hour these claimants settled and upon which appropriations existing contracts are based. have whipped the Government, and the Government has been left to As I am reminded by the chairman of the .Committee on Rivers .and the mercy of an improper administration of public affairs. You find Harbors, and in order to show the House how that committee has always to-day the great bulk of the Kidwell bottoms improved while there has endeavored to guard the rights of the Government, I will read the pro­ been no examination of title. It is time we should rise to what is jus­ vision referring to the Kidwell fiats as incorporated in the river and har­ tic_e to the Government and see that wrong is not continued. I now, bor bill reported by the Committee on Rivera and Httrbors in the sec­ for the gentleman from Virginia, demand the previous question on tho ond session of the Forty-eighth Congress: amendment and on ordering the bill as amended to a third reading. Improvement of Pot-omac River and raising the fiats at \Vashington, D. C.: The previous question wa-s ordered. Continuing improvement, $150,000. The SPEAKER. The question is on the amendment of the gentle­ Provided, That before any part of this sum shall be expended on any p!l.rt of man from Texas [Mr. REAGAN] to strike out the sixth section and in­ said work a report shall be made by the Attorney-General of the United States to the Secretary of War upol) the validity of the tit.le of the United States to said sert w bat has been read. fiats in accordance with the provisions of the a.ct of Congress npproved August The Honse divided; and there were-ayes 57, noes 27. 2,1882: .And provided Jurthe1·, That the Secretary of War,afier receiving said Mr. BARBOUR. No quorum. report, shall be satisfied that said title is good. The SPEAKER. The Chair will order tellers, and appoints the That, too, was the committee's position in the first session of the gentleman from Texas [J.:Ir. REA.GAN] and the gentleman from Virginia. Forty-eighth Congress; and actingupon it the committee refused to in­ [Mr. BARBOUR]. clude in their bill of that session an appropTiation for these flats; but it Mr. BARBOUR. I withdraw the demand for tellers. · was put in in the Senate and insisted on ther~, and it went in the bill So (further count not being called for) the amendment was agreed to. finally as a Senate amendment. The bill, as amended, was ordered to a third reading; and it was ac- In the last session of the Forty-eighth Congress we were called upon cordingly read the third time, and passed. to make an appropriation for continuing the work, and did incorporate Mr. BARBOUR moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was such a provision, bnt coupled with it the proviso that the money should pa-ssed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be lai(l on the not be expended until the titles were found to be in the Government, table. or until the adverse titles should be acquired by the Government. · The latter motion was agreed to. The river and harbor bill of the last session of the Forty· eighth Con­ A.NATOMICAL SCIENCE. gress, as is wellh'"Down, did not become a law. · llr. BARBOUR. I now call up the bill (S. 34:9) for the promotion Now, what we said in the bill which failed is not what Congress said of anatomical science and to prevent the desecration of graves. in 1882, as I have pointed out. It was not what itsaidinl884either. The bill was read, as follows: - Eo that the Secretary of War found himself with two appropriations on Be it enacted, &e., That any public officer or officers, whether direct-ora, trustees, hand, made by Congress, and aggregating in all $900,000, to prosecute superintendents, wardens, keepers or managers, having lawful charge of or ~on­ the work, and nowhere in the laws making the appropriations was it trol over any hospital, prison, almshouse, jail, morgue, or asylum within the Dis­ trict of Columbia, may deliver to the duly authorized ngentofanymedical college anywhere said that the money should not be expended until the titles or colleges in the said District of Columbia the bodies of such deceased persons were found to be good. The Secretary of War then went on with the as are required to be buried at the public expense, said bodies to be distributed work, as was his duty, and made these·contracts with private individ­ among the several colleges equitably, the number assigned to each being pro­ portioned to that of its-students: Provided, however, That if the deceased person, uals, and in these contracts private rights are vested. The effect of-the during his last illness, of his own accord request to be buried; or if, within amendment of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. REAGAN]-a gentleman forty-eight hou~·s after his death, any person claiming t-o be, and satisfying tho for whose judgment I bave the highest respecir.-the effect of that amend­ authorities that he is, a relative py blood or marriage, or friend, of the deceased, asks to have the body buried, or if such d~ceased perl!on was a stranger or trav­ ment, if adopted, would be to cut short these contracta, to repudiate, eler who suddenly died, the body shall not be so delivered, but shall be buried. sotospeak, theobligationof theGovernmenttowardindividuals. That, SEo. 2. That every physician or surgeon, before receiving such dead body, I say, Congress ought not to attempt to do, and legally can not do. shall give to the officers surrendering the same to him a sufficient bond that each body shall be used only for the promotion of anatomical and surgical Let these contracts go on, and let us confine ourselves. to putting knowledge within the District of Columbia, and that after having been so used into this bill a proviso that-all the money remaining on hand shall be the remains thereof shall be decently buried; and whosoever shall use such expended on that portion of the flats only about which there is no dis- body or bodies for any purpose other than that aforesaid, or shall remove the pute as to the title. . same beyond the limits of the said District of Columbia, and whoever shall sell or buy such bo~y or bodies, or in any way traffic in the same, or who shall dis­ 1\Ir. BARBOUR. I presume, Mr. Speaker, that this discussion has turb or remove bodies from graves in _which they have been buried, shall :be proceeded far enough for the information of the House, and I therefore deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be imprisoned for a term not Jess than two nor more thau three years, at hard labor, in tho Dis- move the previous question upon the bill and amendments. trict (or city) jail. . Mr. BLOUNT. Will the gentleman from Virginia yield to me for two or three minutes? The SPEAKER. The question is on ordering the bill to be read a Mr. BARBOUR. I will yield to the gentleman from Georgia, pro· third time. vided he will renew the motion at the expiration of three minutes. The question being taken, there were-ayes 49, noes 13. . Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, my friend from Louisiana says that it So (further count not being called for) the bill was ordered to a third will interfere with certain contracts if we do not allow this money to be reading; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. expended, possibly upon private property-- Mr. BARBOUR moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was Mr. BLANCHARD. I hope the gentleman from Georgia. will not mis­ passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. quote me. I said nothing about expending it upon private p~operty. I said the work should go on under the contracts, but to limit the ex­ The latter motion was agreed to. . penditure to work upon such portions of the improvement as presented ORDER OF. DUSINESS. no question of title. :Mr. BARBOUR. .M:r. Speaker, would it be in order now to resign

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to th~ gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. WILSON] the residue of the Mr. WARNER, of Ohio: I ask the gentleman in charge of this bill time alloted to the Committee for the District? whether in the paragraphs just read providing for salaries there is any The SPEAKER. ThP- gentleman can not resign the time: but if the change in salaries, any decrease or any increase? committee does not call up further business it will be for the House to Mr. WILSON. No increase at all, Mr. Chairman. proceed to other business, as it may determine. . The Clerk read"as follows: Mr. WILSON. I move that the House resolve itself into Committee For repairs to concrete pavements, with the same or other not inferior mat,e· of the Whole House on the.state-of the Union for the consideration of rial, $.15,000; for materials for permit-work, $50,000; and hereafter the commis-­ sioners of the District are authorized to apply such material to, and pay from general appropriation bills. this appropriation, the cost of labor for the improvement and repair of alleys Mr. BAUBOUR. Before that is done my friend from Kentucky [Mr. and sidewalks when, in their opinion, such course is necessary for the public health, safety, or comfort: Provided, That the costs of labor shall he charged WILLIS] desires me to call up for present consideration the bill (H. R. a,.o-ainst and become a lien on the abutting property, and its collection shall be 3426), to incorporate the American College for the Blind. I desire to enforced in the same manner as the collection of general taxes; for contjnua­ state that there is an adverse report from the eommittee 'on that bill. tion of surveys of the Diskict of Columbia with reference to the extension of The gentleman from Kentucky desires to offer an amendment. Ifthere various a\"enues to the District line, $4,000; for sewers, $-15,000; for -vorkon sun­ dry avenues and streets, and replacement of pavements in localities named in is objection to the consideration of the bill, I will yield the right of way Appendix Ff annexed to the estimates of the commissiOi~ers of the District for to the gentleman from West Virginia. 1887, 5256,000; in all, $!10,000. ~1'. WILLIS. I withdraw my request to have that bill considered. Mr. WILSON. Ur. Chairman, by instruction of the committee, I ELECTION CONTEST-CiliPBELL VS. J. B. WEAVER. move to add a proviso at the end of line 154, as follows: Provided also, That no contract shall be made for making or repairing con• 1\Ir. TURNER. I submit, on behalf of my colleague [Mr. HALL], crete or asphalt pavement at a. higher price than $2 per square yard for a qual­ the report o( the Committee on Elections in the case· of Campbell vs. ity equal to the best heret<>fore laid in the District. Weaver, from the State of Iowa. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. PAYNE. I d.esire hereafter to file the views of the minority in The Clerk read as follows: this case. We have nut yet seen the report of the majority, and we Erection of brick stable, concreting the yard, paving cellar, setting stone steps nsk for a week to prepare our report. . at. sixth and seventh precinct station, and erection of stable at seventh precinct There was no objection, and the views of the minority were ordered station $5 000 • police signal and telephone system first precinct, including pa­ to be printed with the report of the majority. trol-wa'go;., $4,500; reconstructing cells in third precinct, $600; in all, $344,160. Mr. WI~ON. Mr. Chairman, I desire to make a verbal change in ANATOl\IICAL SCIENCE BILL. line 318 by adding after the word "sixth" the words "and seventh;" Mr. BENNETT. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. and changing the word ''station'' to ''stations.'' The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. The amendment was agreed to. · · Mr. BENNETT. Is there any way by whichamember on this floor The Clerk read as follows: can make his protest against the pas...'lage of the bill called up a while For one health officer, $3,000; six sanitary inspectors, at. S1,200 each; two food ago entitled "A bill for the promotion of anatomical science and to in!'pectors, at $1,200 each; one inspector of marine products, $1,200; for one prevent the desecration of graves?" It is a bill which gives our poor clerk, $1,800; one clerk, Sl,400; three clerks, at 81,200 each; one messenger, $540; one poundmaster, 81.200; laborers, at not exceeding $30 per month, 81,44.0; folks to be used for anatomical purposes. I want to go on the record and for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, fuel, rent, repairs to . against that. pound, and vehicles. forage, meat for dogs, horseshoeing, and other necessary The SPEAKER. The gentleman will be understood of course, from items, $2,5uO; removal of garbage and ashes, $20,000; purchase of one horse for what he has said, as being against the bill. pound service,~; in all, &46,4tl0. Mr. RANDALL. I want the same thing to be understood of myself. 1\lr. WILS,ON. I move to amend by inserting in line 452 the words Mr. WEAVER, of Iowa. And so do I. ''maintenance of ambulance service.'' The amendment was agreed to. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. WILSON. Under the imtruction of the committee, I propose Mr. WILSON. I move that the House resolve itself into the Com­ to add at the end of section 2 of the bill the provision which I send to mittee of the Whole Honse on the state of the Union for the purpose the desk. of qonsidering general appropriation bills. The Clerk read as follows: The motion was agreed to. At the end of section 2 insert: . The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole "And all the drawback certificates heretofore or hereafter received for·general taxes under the acts of June 27, 1879, and July 5, 1884, and paid or deposited in on the state of the Union, Mr. HAl\IMOXD in the chair. the Treasury, shalf be considered and treated as money in the settlement of ac­ The CHAIRM A.N. The House is in Committee of the Whole House counts IJetween t.he United States and the District of Columbia. under this or any on the state of the Uniofl for the purpose of considering general appro­ other act." · priation bills. The Clerk will report the first bill. The amendment was agreed to. The Clerk read as follows: 1\Ir. WILSON. Mr. Chairman, I move that the committee now rise A bill (H. R : 5886) making appropriations for the support of the Military Acad- and report this bill with the amendments to the House with the rec- emy for the fiscal year ending June 30,1887. . . _ ommendation that it pass. • Mr. WILSON. I ask unanimous consent to pass by that bill. The motion was agreed to. There was no objection. The committee a{!cordingly rose; and the Speaker having resumed the The Clerk read the title of the next general appropriation bill on the chair1 .Mr. HAM:!\!OYD reported that the Committee of the Whole House Calendar, as follows: had had under consideration the bill (H. R. 6397) making appropria­ A bill lii. R. 6392) making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular tions to provide tor the expenses of th~ government of the District of ser:vice of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30,1887, and for other Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887, aud Jbr other pur­ purposes. po. es, and had directed him to report the same hack with sundry amend­ Mr. WIL~ON. I make the same request as to that biJl. ments and with the recommendation that it do pass" There was no objection, and the consideration of the bill was pa-ssed Mr. WILSON. 1\b. Speaker, I now move the previous question on over tor the present. the adoption of the amendments and upon ordering the bill to be en­ The Clerk read the title of the next general appropriation bill, as fol­ grossed and read a third time. lows: The motion was agreed to. A hill (H. R. 6395) making appropriations for the supp-ort of the .Army for the The question was taken on the amendments made in Committee of fiscal year ending .June 30, 1887, and for other purposes. the Whole; and they were agreed to. Mr. WILSON. I make the sa.me request as to that bill. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a thii-d time; and There being no objection, the consideration of the bill was passed ove~ being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and pn.ssed. for the present. . Mr. WILSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL. passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. The CHAIRl\llN. The Clerk will report the next general appro- The latter motion was agreed to. priation bill. · · Mr. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, as no statement was made explanatory The Clerk read as follows: of the bill, I ask that the report be printed, with the bill, in the REc- A bill (ll. R. 639i) making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the ORD. . government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year endiqg Jw1e 30,1887, - The.re was no objection, and it was so ordered. aud for other purposes. The report (by Mr. WIILSoN) is as follows: Mr. WILSON. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with all general The Committee on Appropriations, in presenting the bill making appropria­ debate on this bill. · tions for the support of the government of the l)istri::t· of Columbia for the fiscal y ear ending June 30, 1887, submit the following in explanation thereof: There was no objection. The estimates upon which the bill is based will be f

The total amount recommended to be appropriated for the general expenses trict is $75,132, being $21,670 in excess of thE"> cunent appropriation and the esti­ cf the District of Columbia. for the fiscal year 1887 in the bill submitted herewith mate of the commissioners for the year 1887, and will result in the reduction, to is, exclusive of the water department, $3,432,874.97 of which sum the General that extent, of the sum to be given for 1887 in the sundry civil hill for the general GOvernment is required tQ pay $1,716,437.48, that bemgthe1 one-half of the whole support of the QQvernment Hospital for the Insane. Had this transfer not been sum. The whole amount recommended is 5193,5llless than the estimates. made, the bill as reported would have aggregated in all asum$22,081.96less than The amount appropriated for the general expenses of the District of QQlum.bia the current law. · for the current fiscal year is $3,433,286.93, being ${11.96 moretlian is recommended The action of th~ committee in increasing the sum for the support of the indi­ in the accompanying bill for 1887. . gent insane, as aforesaid, is based upon reasons set forth in a. letter from the The amount recommended for t-he water department and payable from the superintendent of the QQvernment Hospital for the Insane, which is made a water revenues, and which is not included in the sums above, is $178,788.02. The · part of this report. amount appropriated for the same purposes for the current fiscal year is $189,- Following is a table expll}ining in detail the bill as compared with the esti­ 396 27. mates for 1887 and appropriations for 1886, also a table exhibiting the estimated The amount recommended for the support of the indigent insane of the Dis- 1·eceipts of the District during the fiscal year 1887. Comparative statement showing the estimates for 1887, amounts recommended for 1887, appropriations for 1886, tiLe items increased over 1886, and · • tlw item~ decreased under 1886.

Objects. Estimates I Recom- I Appropria- Increase Decrease 1887. mended,1887. tions, 1886. over 1886. under 1~. ------·1------1------SALARIES .AND CONTINGENT. . Executive office...... $21, 844 00 $21, 244 00 821,244 00 Assessor's office...... 15,600 00 14,600 00 13,600 oo .... 'i;ooo·oo· :::::::::::::::::: QQllector's office...... 18, 500 00 18, 000 00 17,300 00 700 ()() ...... 16,500 00 ...... !~~~!~~~ffi~;;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::·:.::: : :·.::·.::::::·.::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::· 1g:ggg ~ 1::~ gg 8, 712 00...... $200 00 Sinking-fund office...... 3, 100 00 2, 900 00 2, 700 00 200 00 ...... Coroner's Qffice...... 2, 500 00 2, 300 00 2, 500 00 ...... 200 00 Engineer's office...... 68,740 00 65, 690 00 65,690 00 ...... Miscellaneous expenses, District offices ...... 5, 000 00 5, 000 00 Expenses of assessment of real property ...... 1g;:: gg :::::::::::::::::: .... J.i(ooo"oo Total salaries and contingent ...... -...... 160,784 00 I 154,746 00 168,24.6 00 1,900 00 15,400 00 ======f======:======l======!======IliiPROVElfENTS AND REPAIRS. Repairs to concrete pavements...... : ...... 75,000 ()() 55,000 ()() 50, 000 00 5, 000 00 ...... Materials for permit work ...... 60,000 00 50,000 00 Continuing surveys of the District ...... 5,000 00 4,000 00 For sewers ...... ~ ..... ; ...... :...... :.. . 75,000 00 45,000 00 ~:5 ~ :::~;~:~: ::::::~:~:~:~ 'Vork on streets and avenues ...... 256,057 00 256,000 00 265: ()()() 00 ...... 9, 000 00 ------I------1------I------I------Total improvements and repairs...... 46l,057 00 410,000 00 395,000 00 25,000 00 10,000 00 1======1,======1======1======1======Constructing, maintaining, and repairing bridges ...... ~...... 9,100 00 7,660 00 9, 380 00 ...... 1, 720 00 Washington aqueduct...... 20,000 .00 20,000 00 20,000 00 ...... Redemption of certificates ot indebtedness ...... ,:...... 396 96 ...... 366 96 l======i======i======F=====F======REFORliiATORIES .AND PRISONS. Washington Asylum ...... 56, 690 00 55 385 00 69, 680 ()() ...... 14, 295 00 Reform School...... 36, 676 00 36: 556 00 36, 616 00 ...... 60 00 Georgetown Almshouse ...... 1, 800 00 1, 800 00 1, 800 00 ...... Transportation of paupers ...... 4, 000 00 4, 000 00 4, 000 00 ,...... 2, 000 00 Industrial Home School...... , ... .. 12, ()()() 00 10, ()()() 00 12, 000 00 ...... Total reformatories and prisons...... 111,466 00 I 107,741 00 124,096 00 j...... 16,355 00 ====~===== : ======! Support of indigent insane...... 130, 725 00 I 75,132 00 53,462 00 I 21,670 00 ...... , l======:======r-======:======F======Relief of the poor .. : ...... : ...~~ .~.~.~~~·...... :...... 15,0()() 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 Columbia Hospital for Women...... 15,000 00 15, 000 00 15,229,00 Women's Christian A.ssociation...... 4,000 00 5,uw 00 :::::::::::::::::: ...... 1:ooo .. oo Association for Destitute Colored Women and Children ...... : ...... ,...... 6,500 00 6,500 00 Association for Destitute Colored w·omen and Children, building...... 2,000 00 18,000' 00 ··············...... ······ ··········16,000······ 00 Children's Hospital...... 5, 000 00 5,000 00 St.. Ann's Infant Asylum ...... M...... 7,000 00 5,000 00 .... 2:ooo·&>. :::::::::::::::::: Church Orphanage ...... ,...... 1, 500 00 1,500 00 Homeopathic hospital building ...... ~ ...... 15,000 ()() :::::::::::::::::: .... 15·;ooo.. oo Total for charities...... 86,000 00 2,000 00 32,000 00

FOR STREETS.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. For officers ...... 7, 250 00 ...... 300 00 For teachers ...... 390,000 00 25,400 00 ...... -For night schools ...... 2,000 00 ...... For janitors and care of buildings ...... 30, 680 00 620 00 ...... For rent of school buildings...... 7,000 00 ...... 1,000 00 For fuel...... 20,000 ()() ...... For repairs and improvements ...... 20,000 00 ...... For contingent expenses, furniture, &c ...... 20,000 00 For purchase of sites, new buildings, and furniture ...... :... : ...... 60,ooo oo :::::::::::::::::: .... 2o,'wi·oo ----·------1------Total public schools ...... : ...... :...... • 554,930 00 28,020 00 21,300,00 t======:======::== liiiSCELL.U."'EOUS EXPENSES.

Repairs and replacement of hay-scales ...... : 500 CO 500 00 500 00 ...... Rent of District offices...... 3, 600 oo 3, 600 oo :: ~ ~ :::::::::::::::::: ...... i:'ooo"oo ~~~~a~o~~~~t~~~f'~ifu;·p~~thig',''&~.:::::::."."."."::::::::::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::."."::::::::::::::::::::::: .. ::::::::::::::: ~ ~:~ ~ ~;~ gg 2,500 00 ...... 1 Total miscellaneous ...... __ 9, 600 00 ,---_:___-.600--oo- ll ---1-0-,600--oo- ll-.-.. -.. -.. -.. -.. -..- .. -.. -. --1-,-000--00- 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3415

Comparative statement slwwing the estimates for 1881, amount.s recommended for 1887, &:c.-Continued.

Herulli de..-ent...... _ ...... m-=:·1 . Interest and sinking fund ...... ~~j~•~·...... _ ...... _ 1,213,947&~~~~ 97 1,213,947 97 I,213,947~:~ 97 ...... J:~ ~ ~~~. - .. . g:~e:~:ci1~b~~I~r::..:~~.~~~~~~~~~.~::::::::::~::::::::::~:::::~:~~::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::: ~:~ ~ ...... ~:~.~ ...... ~:~.~. :::::::::::::::::: :::::.:::~::::::: 1------·1------1 Total for the District, exclusive of the water department...... _. 3, 656,385 97 3, 432,874 97 3, 433,286 93 99,230 00 I 99, 641 96 Amount payable from the Treasury of the United States ...... 1, 828,192 98 I, 716, 43i 48 1, 716,643 46 4.9, 615 00 49,820 98 l======J:======:======l======p======WATER DEPAR~. [Payabre from water. revenues.] For salaries and contingent expenses ...... -::: ...... 16,634 00 11,939 CO 11,739 00 200 00 ...... For engineers, firemen, &c., pipe distribution, repairs to any new mains, &c...... 65,000 00 65,000 00 78,000 00 ...... 13,000 00 Interest and sinking fund on water-stock bonds...... - ...... ~...... 44,610 00 44,610 00 44,610 00 ...... Interest and sinking fund on account of increased water supply...... 57,239 02 57, 239 02 55, 04.7 Tl 2,191 75 ...... 1------l------·1------·:---- Total water department...... 183, 483 02 1i8, 788 02 l89, 396 27 I 2, 391 75 13,060 ()()

Estimaled receipts of the District of Columbia for the fiscaZ year ending June 30,1887. Also in support of the claim that excessive number of the insane in the hos· Estimated assessed value of real estate, at $1.50 per $100 ...... $94,000,000 pi tal are classed as District indigent is the argument m·awn from the census of Estimated assessed value of real estate, at $1 per $100 (agricultural)... 3, 500,000 1880. This census, in which the number of insane in the United States was very Estimated assessed value of personal property, at SI.50...... 11,000,000 carefully t-aken, shows that the whole number of insane in a t-otal population of 50,155,783 was 91,997, or 1 in every 545 of the population. Of the two States Total assessment ...... _ ...... lOS, 500,000 adjoining the District of Columbia., Maryland shows a ratio of 1 to every 503, and Virginia 1 to every 627. Now, assuming that the bona fide population of Estimated receipts: the District is 200,000 at the present time, which may or may not be an ambitious Tax on real property ( 9-!,000,000), at $1.50 ...... $1,410,000 estim&te, the ratio of insane to population here in the District, taking only those Tax on real property ($3,500,000), at $1...... •. 35,000 borne on the hospital-rolls as belonging to the District, and making no account of the considerable number at large, is one to every 377, a state of things only Estimated collection,' 80 per eent. on...... 1,445, 000 1,156,000 equaled in Massachusetts, where, aceording to the census, I in every 347 is in­ Estimated collection, 90 per cent. on personal...... 165,000 148,500 sane. Estimated receipts from- From all the data that I can gather, I should say that the average of one in A-nears of general taxes prior to 1886 on $900,000, at 30 per cent .. . 270,000 every 545, which. is that of the whole United States, was a fair one for this Dis· Arrears of personal taxes on S10,000, at 80 per cent...... 8,000 trict, and that the insane that would properly be a charge to a population like Licenses ...... - ...... 140,000 this would not exceed 370, of which number not niore than three hundred would 1\larkets ...... - ...... "' ...... ~ ...... 9,000 be found at anytime under hospital care. . Fines, &c., pollee and United States courts ...... 35 000 I have thus given all the facts having a. bearing on the question, and at the Building permits ...... 6:000 risk of traveling outside of the record, I wish to say that what-interests me and Rent of wharves, hay-scales, &c...... " 3,000 the unfortunate insane far more than this District question, is the fact tha-t we Certificates of.arrear.s ...... ,...... 1,700 have between thirty and forty criminal insane, and no separate, distinct, secure Dogtax...... 10,000 building for their care. Three are sentenced for life, and I have notice of another Washington market-poor fund ...... ,...... 7,500 coming. Is it not a wrong done to the innocent? Is it not a menace to the Income of Reform and Industrial Home Schools, and miscellane- safety -of the community? Oan the United b'tates afford to do it? ous ...... 8,000 Respectfully submitted, In the Treasury to the credit of the District .June 30,1885, above a.ll W. W. GODDING, Superintendent. current liabilities (and after deducting $100,000 for installments on Ron. SAMUEL J. RANDALL, Chairman of Committee on Appropr-iations. the sewer debt for theyearsending.Jnne301 1886, and.June30,1887), about ...... 35,000 Exhibit A shows the whole amount that has been received from the District of Columbia for the support of the patients admitted to the Government Hos­ Total...... 1,837,000 pital for the Insane since the ·opening of that institution up to the close of the [Qoyernment Hospital for the Insane, W. W. Godding, M. D., superintendent.] last fiscal year. Prior to June 30, 1877, no payment was made for the class of resident indigent insane sent here under Revised Statutes, section 484.5. From . . W ASHINGTON D. C., Fehrual'y, 20, 1886. 1 June 30,1877, to .June80,1881, the payments were for the non-resident class and Sm: In a-ccordance with the verbal request of your committee, I have the for the resident indigent admitted subsequent to June 30, 1877, in accordance honor to submit a brief statement in regard to the estimate madeforthesupport with the act of that year. Since June 30,1882, the payment has been the amount of the insane in this hospital for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887. appropriated in the District bill, covering both the resident and non-resident In a. letter marked "Appendix: Gg '' (p. 295, Book of Estimates for 1886-' B'i) I class. have estimated that the average numberofinsa.nepersonsadmitted t9 this hos­ EXHIBIT A. pital in accordance with Revised Statutes, sections 4844. and 4.850, and under care during the year ending June 301 1887, will be 581. The annual cost of mainte­ A. mount ?"-eeei1:cdjro-m the District of OoZumbiQ. fol' tlul support of patients adm,llled. to nance, exclusive of repairs, is estimated at $225, which gives the total cost for 581 the Go-vernm,ent Hospital fo1· the Insane up to June 30, 1885. patients of $130,725. In the same letter I havestated$56,670 as the probable sum From opening of the hospital in 1855 to July,l877, there was received that will be appropriated by Congress in the District bi11. under section 4&'50 Revised Statutes, which provides for the pay- Not to make this statement too long, I inclose herewith tabular statements ment of non-resident insane, the sum of...... $27, 62D 63 marked A, B, sndC, respectively, containing statistics that have been the basis For fiscal year ending June 30- of this estimate. - 1878 ...... 8,011 90 Granting the correctness of the estimate, the only question would seem to be, 1879...... 16,169 16 why should the sum in the District bill be $56,670 instead of $130,725, the balance 1880 ...... 23,052 98 of the estimate of $280,000 for support remaining to be provided in the sundry 188L ...... 38,607 01 civil bill? 1.882 ...... 40,000 00 Reference to Table B will show that the amount decided on in th.e first District 1882 {deficiency) ...... 5,198 13 bill (that of 1881) was $37,000, and following a somewhat regular ratio of inct'Ctl.Se 1883...... -...... 43,20000 each successive year the appropriation has been $4.0,000, $43,200, $t6,700, $5{),436, 46,700 00 S'>3,4.62, and the same ratio for the -year now under consideration would give 1884 ...... oooooooooooo • "'-""""'"""""'-"' ' ooo " ' '"Moo• ooo ooo 50, 436 00 $56,670. If the $37,000 for the year 1881 was an equitable adjustment of the mat- · 1885.,,.,., .,,._,.,_.,,..,.,,..,,,., ter, the subsequent appropriations follow as a matter of course. I haTe no other reason to offer for the somewhat arbitrary figure of $56,670. Total ...... '...... 298,995 81 Reasons which occur to me as having some weight why the whole sum of Exhibit B shows the legislation in different years since 1877 in regard to the $130,725 should not be placed iu the District bill are as follows: proportion of the expense of the insane from the District of Columbia, in the Of the 536 hospital inmates from the District Januru·y I, 1886,* 49 wm·e non­ hospit-al, to be borne by the District. Prior to 1877 there is no legislation on the t·esident, admitted under Revised Statutes, section 4850. N•nv, there is no d-oubt subject except Revised Statutes, section 4.850, which provides for the admission but the factthat Washington is the seat of the General Government makes it an of non-resident insane and the payment of their board by the District author­ attraction for" cranks," and that these 49 non-residents1 which is a fair average ities. • number for the year, except on the ground of commonh.umanity, have no busi­ · ExiiiBIT B. nesshere. For the year ending June 30, 1877: Of the 536 in the hospital Jannary 1, 1886, tbe board of 2 of the non-resident and "One-half of the expense of the indigeut persons who may be hereafte-r ad­ 10 of the resident indigent was paid by friends, and the money has been de­ mitted from the District of Columbia shall be paid from the treasury of said Dis­ posited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the hospital. This is per­ trict, provided such indigent persons shall be admitted only upon order of the haps a fair average for the year. Obviously these should not be charged to the executive authority of said District." (Forty-fourth Congress, second 'session, District, n or have they been in the bills rendered by the hospital, though they chap. .l05, page 347.) necessarily appear in the statement of the whole number admitted from the Dis· For the year ending J nne 30, 1878 : trict. . " One-half of the expense of the indigent persons who 'lD.ay be hereafter ad­ Again, prior to July 1,1877, the resident indigent insane were commi.tted by mitted (to the Government Hospital for the Insane) from the District of Colum­ order of the Secretary of the Interior, the authorities of the District having no bia shall be paid from·the treasury of said District; Provided, That hereafter voice in the matter. Of I hose thus committed, 163 wel'e remaining January 1, such indigent persons shall be admitted only upon order of the executive au­ 1886. Some of these drifted here during the war, and the District Commission­ thority of said District." (Supplement to Revised Statutes, chapter 105, page ers have never allowed that they were a proper charge to the District. 289.) If all the claims are allowed and the deductions made, which would seem to For the year ending June 30, 1879-: be liberal enou:;h, then instead of 536 we should have 314 as the probable aver­ "Prcwided, That one-half of the expense of the indigent patients from the Dis­ age ohargea hl ,.. t.o the District for the present fiscal year and 333 for the year end- trict of Columbia. shall be reported to the Treasury Department and charged ing June 30, l /. · against the appropriations to be paid toward the expenses of the District by the General Government.'' Approved June 20,1878. *I have taken this date rather than the present because it is a fair average of For the year ending June 80,1880: the year. "Provided, That one-half of the expense of the indigent patients from the Dis- 3416 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 12,

trict of Columbia shall be reported to the Treasury Department, and charged By Mr. BURNES: Petition of J acoh Brenning~r, for invalid pension against the appropriations to be paid toward the expenses of the District by the General Govemment, without regard to the date of their admission." {Supple­ to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. · ment to Revised St~tutes, chapter 182, page 461.) By Mr. CABELL: Petition of the Board of Trade of Martinsville, For the year ending June 30,1881 (as provided in sections 4813 and · Va., praying for the erection of a public building in said town-to the 4844, Revised Statutes)...... $37,000 00 Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. For the year ending June 30,1882 (approved March 3, 1881}...... 40,000 00 One-fourth of a deficiency of...... : ...... 20,792 57 By Mr. T. J. CAMPBELL: Petition of real estate owners and citi­ zens of the District of.Colum bia, in behalf of the passage of House bill "Provided, That one-fourth of the amount herein appropriated shaH be paid from the revenues of said Dist1·ict." {Forty-seventh Congress, first session, chap­ 4649, incorporating the Washington Traction Railway-to the Commit­ ter 390, page 264.) tee on the District of Columbia. For the year ending June 30,1883 (as provided in sections 4844 and By Mr. CASWELL: Petition of citizens of Rock, Dane, and Racine 4850, Revis11d Statutes) ...· ...... $43,200 00 Counties, Wisconsin. For the year ending June 30,1884 (as provided in sections 4844 and · 4850, Revised Statutes) ...... -...... 46,700 00 By Mr. CONGER: Petition of citizens of Dexter, Dallas County, For the year ending June 30,1885 (as provided in sections 4844 and Iowa, praying for increase of pension of Thomas :r>. Kemp, late Com 4850, Revised Statutes)...... 50,436 00 pany D, Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry-to the Committee on Invalid Pen­ For t-he year ending J u,ne 30, 1886...... 53, 462 00 sions. Exhibit C is designed to show the p-roportion that the average number of in­ Also, petition of 213 citizens of Madison County, Iowa, praying for sane patients from the Dist-rict has borne to the average total number of inmates special act of Congress increasing the pension of Clark Boone, late Com­ under treatment during each year since the ~ppropriation of a specific sum for their support in the District biU. The first section shows the aYerage number pany H, Thirty-third Iowa Volunteers-to the same committee. during the year. The second section shows the total number of re~ident and By Mr. COX: Papers relating to the claim of Oscar E. Harris, of non-re ident insane remaining on the last day of each year, including the 1st of January of the present year. Also the total number of patients in the hospital. Chatham County, North Carolina-to the Committee on War Claims. By lflr. CRAIN: Memorial of citizens of Webb County, Texas, re­ EXHIBIT C. questing the passage of House bill No. 1513-to the Committee on Since the appropriations for the.District of Columbia. h.avebeen rnnde in a d·istinct bill, Wavs and Means. the amounts appropriated ill that biU for this purpose _have been as fo!lows: By Mr. DAVIS: Memorial on behalf of certain widows of soldiers who served in the war of 1812-' 14-to the Committee on Pensions. Average Total · By Mr. DINGLEY: Statement in the case of Lizzie Brown--to the For year ending June 30- Amount. inmatesfrom averagein District. hospital. Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, remonstrance of Local AssemblyNo. 4727, KnightsofLabor, of Bath, Me., against passage of the free-ship bill-to the Select Commif;­ 1881 ...... : ...... $37,000 384 896 tee on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. 1882 ...... 40,000 4.17 929 1883 ...... 43,200 446 965 Also, petition of Local Assembly 4595, KnightsofLabor, of Auburn, 1884 ...... ~ ...... 46,700 472 1,040 Me., asking for a Territorial form Of government for the Indian Terri­ 1R85 ...... 50,436 507 1,173 tory-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. . 1886 ...... 53,462 "530 Hy Mr. DORSEY: Petition of citizens of Dawson County, Nebraska, relative to pensions-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. *Estimated. By .Mr. EDEN: Petition of Local ASsembly No. 3486, Knights of La­ RE1t!AINING IN HOSPITAL. bor, of Litchfield, and of Local Assembly No. 4219, Knights of Labor, of Mount Olive, Ill., against the free-ship bill-to the Select Committee Total Total on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. Transient. Indigent. transientand number in indigent. By Mr. ERMENTROUT: An appeal from the wage-workers of the hospital. United States, asking the passage of a. law for the unlimited coinage of silver-to the Committee on Banking and Currency. June 30, 1881 ...... 21 379 400 925 Also, memorial of Chaplain F. G. W. Simpson, f.'tvoring the Logan June 30, 1882 ...... 24 408 432 942 bill increasing the pay of Army chaplains-to the Committee on Mili­ June 30, 18H3 ...... 31 420 45L 9<.)4 June 30, 188! ...... 36 450 486 1,146 tary Affairs. June 30, 1885 ...... 42 487 529 1,221 Also, memorial ofMcElroy & Co., ofPittsburgh. Pa., and others, against January 1, 1886...... 4.9 487 *536 the passage of the bankrupt law-to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, memorial of Berks County (Pennsylvania) Agricultural Society, *Two transient and 10 indigent paid for by friends: againstincreasingratesofpostage-totheCommittee on the Post-Office ORDER OF BUSINESS. and Post-Roads. Mr. HENDERSON, of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, i move that the House Also, arguments of the Traders and Travelers' Union, in support of adjourn. House bill No. 1661, authorizing commercia.! travelers to solicit orders .Mr. BENNETT. I ask the gentleman to yield to me for a moment. without payment of license fees-to the Committee on Commerce . Mr. HENDERSON, of Iowa. I yield to the gentleman. Also, memorial of American Agricultural Association, asking legisla­ Mr. BENNETT. . I move to ~econsider the vote by which the bill tion to prevent fraudulent sale of oleomargarine-to the Committee on was passed, the bill '' fo:xe, the promotion of anatomical science and to .Agriculture. prevent the desecration of graves" in the District of Columbia. Also, memorial of the National Butter and Egg .Association, against The SPEAKER. The motion to reconsider was made and laid on oleomargarine-to the same committee. the table after the passage of th~ bill. By Mr. EVERHART: Petition of merchants, &c., against a bankrupt Mr. BENNETT. Then I ask unanimous consent that the vote be Jaw-to the Committee on the Judiciary. reconsidered. Also, petition of citizellS of Chester County, Pennsylvania., asking for Mr. HEMPHILL. I shall have to object, Mr. $peaker. . a commission to inquire into the effects of alcoholic liquor traffic-to Mr. BE~NETT. Now, Mr. Speaker, I give notice here that such the Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. measures as this will not pass again in this House without a quorum. By Mr. FINDLAY: Petition of merchants, manufacturers, and bank­ Mr. WILSON. I move that the House do now adjourn. ers, against the passage of a bankrupt bill-to the Committee on the The motion was agreed to. Judiciary. The House accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 27 minutes p. m ) adjourned. By Mr. FUNSTON: Petition of JamesW. Rice. for pa.yment as post­ master according to act of Congress of March 3, 1883-to the Commit­ tee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. · PETITIONS, ETC. By Mr. GIFFORD: Petition of Mrs. W. B. Williams and other ladies The following petitions and papers were 1aid on the Clerk's'desk, of Pierre, Dak., for the passa.ge o( the Dawes bill for opening the great under the rnle. and referred as follows: Sioux reservation-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. BARBOUR: Petition of Joseph F. Conard, executor of Armis­ Also, petition of the fuculty and students of the agricultural college stead M. Miller, deceased, praying that his war claim be referred to the of Brookings, Dak., for the division of the Territory of Dakot-a, and Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. the admission of the southern portion as a State-to the Committee on By Mr. BLAND: Petition to accompany bill to pension Henrietta Territories. Burns, of Missouri-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, petition of D. H. Clark and others of Rapid City, Dak., pro­ By Mr. BRADY: Petition of Clara C. Lackey, widow of the late Chief t-esting against Senate bill 1715, to regulate the transportation of li \"e­ Engineer Oscar H. Lackey, United States Navy, praying for increase of stock-to the Committee on Commerce. pension-to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. GLASS: Memorial from wage-workers for the unlimited Also, petition of Charles P. Livesay, praying that his war claim· be coinage of silv'er-to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. referred to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. GOFF: Petition of Local Assembly No. 2323, Knights of By Mr. BUNNELL: Petition and evidence to file with House bill Labor, of Benwood; of Local Assembly No. 1768, ·of Wheeling; and of for the relief of Lieut. Leman D. Forrest, late of Company F, Thirty­ Local Assembly No. 1484, ofBrook,W.Va., against the free-ship bill­ fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (Rixth Pennsylvania Reserve to the Select Committee on American Ship-building and Shlp-owning Corps)-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Interests. 1886. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3417

By Mr. W. J. GREEN: Memorial of J. D. Williams, R. P. Buxton, By Mr. NEAL: Petition'ofcitizensofVanBuren County, Tennessee, George N. Rose, and 47 others, citizens of Fayetteville, N.C., constitut­ protesting against the passage of a bankrupt law-to the Committee ing acom,mittee to memorialize Congress for the establishment of a Fed­ on the Judiciary. eral court-house, and the erection of a public building in the said city By Mr. NEGLEY: Petition asking that the words ''giving the of Fayetteville-to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. title of the publication, or publications, and the number of copies in­ By Mr. HAILEY: Petition of Knights of Labor of Pocatello, Idaho, closed, and" may be added to section 231 of the postal laws of 1b'79- protesting against the passage of the free-ship bill-to the Select Com­ to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. mittee on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. By Mr. O'DONNELL: Protest of 167 Knights of Labor of Cold.. Also, memorial from citizens of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, water, Mich., against the passage of the free-ship bill-to the Select praying against the removal of the present duty on foreign flax-seed­ Committee on American Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. O'FERRALL: Petition of C. C. Smoot & Son and W. B. By Mr. HALE: Memorial of stock-shippers and other citizens of Car­ Smoot, in reference ·to the branding of cattle-to the Committee on roll County, Missouri, against Senate bill 1715-to the Committee on Agrigulture. ' Commerce. . Also, resolutions of the Norfolk and Portsmouth (Va.) Merchants' · By Mr. HAID:IOND: Papers in the claim of Ebenezer T. White, of and Manufacturers' Exchange in regard to the establi<~hment of an iron De Kalb County; of John J. Hart, of Clayton County, Georgia, and of ship-yard at Norfolk-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. George T. Reeves-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. CHARLES O'NEILL: A volume of petitions from manu­ By Mr. D. B. HENDERSON; Petition of Levi Mills and 35 others, facturers of the United States, against any reduction of the tariff-to citizens of Finchford, Iowa, asking for further allowances to third and the Committee on Ways and Means. fourth clacss postmasters-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post­ By Mr. OSBORNE: An appeal from the wage-workers· of the United Roads. States-to the Committee ou Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Also, papers from Rev. G. W. Simpson, chaplain United States Army, By Mr. PETERS: Petition of S. G. Shaffer and others, of Ness praying for increase of compensation to Army chaplains; paper from County, Kansas, favoring a division of Kansas into two United States Rev. S.M. Merritt, L. R. Blish, C. H. Smith, and John A. Wilcox, ask­ judicial districts-to the Committee on the Judiciary. ing for increase of pay to Army chaplains-to the Committee on Mili­ By Mr. PLUMB: Petition of N.C. Mcintyre, James W. Transean,. tary Affairs. R. S. Smalley, and 112 others, citizens of Allen Township, Illinois, for By Mr. T. J. HENDERSON: Resolutions of the Grand Army of the relief of postmasters of the third and fourth classes-to the Committee Republic of the State of illinois, at the twentieth annual encampment, on the Po<~t-Office and Post-Roads. held February 17, 1886, at Springfield, Til., favoring an appropriation By Mr. PRICE: Memorial of the town ofHudson, Saint Croix County, for head-stones for soldiers' graves-to the Committee on Appropria­ and of the board of supervisors of Kinnekinick, Saint Croix County, tions. Wisconsin, on the question of interstate commerce-to the Committee By Mr. HEPBURN: Petition of citizens of Taylor County, Iowa, on Commerce. praying that the Postmaster-General be authorized to pay rent, fuel, By Mr. RIGGS: Petition of ex-soldiers of Scott County, Illinois, pray­ &c., for post-offices of the third and fourth classes-to the Committee on ing that a pension be granted to Ed ward D. Northcut-to the Commit­ · the Post-Office and Post-Roads. tee on Invalid Pensions. Also, petition of certain citizens of Clark County, Iowa, praying that By Mr. ROCKWELL: Petition ofthe Woman's IndianAssociation, the pension of J. C. Barber be increased-to the Committee on In­ of Pittsfield, Mass., for tbe"immediate passage of Senate bill No. 52, valid Pensions. known as the Sioux bill-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. HOLMES: Concurrent resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, By Mr. RYAN: Petition of Local .Assembly No. 3248, Knights of asking for a pension to Mrs. Sarah Young-to the same committee. Labor, of Leon, Kans.; of Local Assembly 2574, of Emporia; and of By Mr. HOUK: Papers to accompany bill for increase of pension of Local Assembly No. 1457, of Peterton, Kans._, against the free-ship Miss Rebecca Miller-to the Committee on Pensions. bill-to the Select Committee on American Ship-building and Ship­ Also, petition of Knights of Labor, of Knoxville and of Jellico, owning Interests. Tenn., against the free-ship bill-to the Select Committee on American Also, petition of Ron. W. H. Slavens and others, of Yates Center, Ship· building and Ship-owning Interests. Kans., for the pas.."3ge of the temperance-education bill-to the Com- Also, petition of Knights of Labor, of Roane County, Tennessee, in mittee ou Education. . favor of the Hennepin Canal bill-to the Committee on Railways and By Mr. SCOT'P: Petition of C. W. Kendrick and othe1-s, in favor of Canals. . postal savings-banks-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post­ ·By 1tir. IRION: Memorial of Charles H. NyEl, of Ohio, praying for Roads. revocation of order of retirement, and for re..<:toration to rank in the Ma­ Also, petition of John Mays and. others, citizens of Pennsylvania, rine Corps-to the Committee on Naval .Affairs. against the manufacture, sale, and importation of distilled or fermented Also, petition for the relief ofJoshua F. Tonnen, of PointCoup~e Par­ liquors within the United States-to the Select Committee on the Al­ ish, Louisiana, asking that his war claim be referred to the Court of coholic Liquor Traffic. Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. SENEY: Petition of W. H. Aldrich and 48 others, citizens ByMr.JACKSON: PetitionofKnights of Labor of New Castle, Pa., of Wood County, Ohio, for the relief of third and fourth class post-:" in fa vox: of the Hennepin Canal, and similar public improvements-to masters-to the Committee on the Post-Otlice and Post-Roads. the Committee on Railways and Canals. By Mr. W. J. STONE, of Missouri: Petition of Knights of Labor of By Mr. KLEINER: Papers, &c., relating to the bill for the relief of Clinton, Mo., in favor of the construction of the Hennepin Canal-to the Thomas J. Taylor-to the Committee on War Claims. Committee on Railways and Canals. By .Mr. LAFFOON: PetitionofFrancisMi:llet, forrelief-tothesame Also, statement of Dr. Jackson T. Jolinson, to accompany bill for committee. · his relief introduced by Mr. STONE, of Missouri, on March 29, 1886- Also, petitionofOmar S. Brown, ofHopkinsville, Ky., to accompany to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. House bill 6032-to the same committee. Also, statement of Capt. Alfred Curtis, to accompany bill for his re­ By Mr. LEHLBACH: Memorial of Knights of Labor, No. 4459, of the lief introduced by Mr. STO~E, of Missouri, on March 17, 1883-to the town of Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, asking that the General Committee on Claims. Government should make liberal appropriations for internal improve­ By Mr. STRUBLE: Concurrent resolutions of the Legislatnre of ments, and indorsing the building of the Hennepin Canal-to the Com­ Iowa, requesting the Representatives aud Senators of that State to use mittee on Railways and Canals. all honorable p1eans to secure a suitable peusion to Mrs_ Sarah Young, By .Mr. LIBBEY: Papers in the claim of Michael Mayers, of Fort of Des Moines, Iowa, for valuable services rendered during the war as Smith, Ark.-to the Committee on War Claims. an army nurse-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. LYMAN: Petition of 38 citizens of Mills County, Iowa, in By Mr. TAULBEE: Petition of James Hammons, for relief-to the favar of the passage of an act authorizing the Government to payrent, Committee on Pensions. &c., for post-offices of the third and fourth classes-to the Committee By Mr. J. 1\:I. TAYLOR: Petition of Freeman H. Seely, for pension, on the Post-Offiee and Post-Roads. &c.-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. McCOMAS: Petitions of Lloyd A. Kessler, of Jacob Keller, Also, petition of F. L. Sidebottom, of Obion County, Tennessee, ask­ of John J. Henshaw, and of Henry Rouzer, of Frederick County; and ing for compensation for property appropria~d and used by United of Charles Ardinger, of Washington County, Maryland, for payment States troops-to the Committ-ee on War Claims. ofwar claims-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. TUCKER: Petition of Benton H. Goodloe, of Nelson County; By Mr. MARKHAM: Petition of citizens of San Diego, Cal., in refer­ of Samuel Glick, and of John R. Fauver, sole devisee of Richard An­ ence to the price of lands in the forfeited Texas Pa-cific Railroad grant­ derson, deceased~ of Augusta County, Virginia, asking that their war to the Committee on the Public Lands. claims be referred to the Court of Claims-to the same committee. By Mr. MILLARD: Petition of the dairymen of New York against By Mr.VAN SCHAICK: Memorial of citizens of BayView, Milwau­ the manufacture of oleomargarine and all imitations of dairy products­ kee County, Wisconsin, asking the repeal of existing treaties with to the Committee on .Agriculture. China which permit immigration to the United States or its Terri­ Also, petition of George W. Brooks and others, of New York, favor­ tories-to the Committee on Foreign .Affairs. ing Mr. MILLARD'S bill to tax the manufacture and sale of oleomar­ Also,. memorial of the Merchan~' Exchange of Saint Louis, asking garine-to the Committee on Ways and Means. for a direct mail communication between the United States and the 3418 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 13,

Central and South American states~to the Committee on the Post­ nal improvement, and especially for the construction by the Govern­ Office and Post-Roads. ment ofthe Hennepin Canal; which was referred t.o the Committee on Also, memorial of the National Butter, Cheese, and Egg Associatio~ Commerce. . praying fbr the regulation of the traffic in imitation dairy products­ He also presented a petition of Local Assembly 2495, Knights of La­ to the Committee on Ways and Means. bor, of Brockton, Mass., praying for the organization of a Territorial By .Mr. WAKEFIELD: Petition of60 citizensofSharon, Minn., for form of government over the Indian Territory, and that the Oklahoma relief to postmasters of the third and fourth classe.c:;-to the Committee lands in that Territorybeopened for settlement; which was referred to on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. the Committee on Indian Affairs. Also, petition of D. C. Evans and 60 others, citizens of second district Mr. HARRIS presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Tracy of Minne8ota, for regulation of the manufacture of immitation dairy City, Tenn., remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; products-to the Committee on Agriculture. which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. WADSWORTH: Petition of JohnMoran,·forincreaseofpen­ Mr. CULLOM presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Moline, sion-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. TIL, remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; which was By Mr. A. J. ,WARNER: Petition of citizens of Monroe County, referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ohio, relating to third and foudh class post-offices-to the Committee He also presented a petition of Knights of Labor of Moline, lll., on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. praying for the construction by the Government of the Hennepin Canal; By Mr. A. J. WEAVER: Petition of 170 citizens of Cortland, Nebr., which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. and of George C. Curry and 17 others, citizens of Huxley, Nebr., ask­ Mr. FRYE. I present a petition of Kennebec County Pomona ing for the passage of a law requiring the Government t.o pay for rent, Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, of Winthrop, Me., praying for the pas­ light, and fuel (or third and fourth class post-offices-to the same com- sage of the bill now pending known as the "Scott biB," imposing a mittee. · tax of 10 per cent. per pound upon all forms of artificial butter. I Also, remonstrance of local assembly Knights of Labor of Lincoln, move that the petition be referred to the Committee on .Agriculture Nebr., against the free-ship bill-to the Select Committee on American and Forestry. Ship-building and Ship-owning Interests. The motion was agreed to. By Mr. WEBER: Petition to grant reliefto postmastersof~he third 111r. FRYE presented a petition of William Paddack and other citi­ and fourth class offices-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post­ zens of North Fairfield, l\fe., praying for the passage of the bill (S. 355) Roads. to promote peace among nations, for the creation of a tribunal for in­ By ~1r. WEST: Memorial from the Knights of Labor of Gloversville, ternation::U arbitration, and for other purposes; which was referred to N.Y., for tb,e construction of the Hennepin Canal-to the Committee the Committee on Foreign Relations. on Railways and Canals. Mr. CONGER presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Kala­ Also, petition in favor of Thomas Many, for relief-to the Committ~e mazoo, Mich.,· remonstrating ~crainst the passage of the free-ship bill; on Invalid Pensions. ' which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. WHEELER: Petition of Margaret T. Webb, askingthather He also presented a petition of Knights of Labor of :Muskegon, Mich., war claim be referred to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War praying for the construction by the Government of the Hennepin Canal; Claims. which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By :Mr. WISE: Resolutions of Merchants and Manufacturers' Ex­ Mr. CALLpresented a petition of citizens of Hernando County, Flor­ change of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., relative to the Norfolk navy- ida, p~ing for the forfeiture of the land grant made to the Florida yard-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. . Railway and Navigation Company; which was referred to the Commit­ The following petitions, praying Congress for the enactment of a law tee on Public Lands. 1·equiring scientific temperance instruction in the public schools of the Mr. PLU.MB presented petitions of Knights of Labor of Ransomville District of Columbia, in the Territories, and in the Military and Naval and Rosedale, in the State of Kansas, and a petition of Knights of La­ Academies, the Indian and colored schools supported wholly or in part bor of Cherokee County, Kansas, praying that liberal appropriations be by money from the national Treasury, were presented and severally made for works of internal improvement, and especially for the con­ referred to the Committee on Education: struction of the Hennepin Canal; which were referred to the Commit­ By Mr. BUNNELL: Of citizens of Wayne and Bradford Counties, tee on Commerce. Pennsylvani!\. Mr. LOGAN presented a petition of employes of the Railway Mail By·Mr. GIFFORD: Of·citizens of Brul6 County, Dakota Territory. Service, praying to be allowed the maximum compensation of their re­ Also of Rev. 0. A. Harpet and others, citizens of Dakota. spective grades, &c.; which was refen·ed to the Committee on Appro­ By Mr. HOLMAN: Of Rev. E. S. Dolph and a large number of others, priations. citizens of Decatur County, Indiana. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE • By Mr. McCOMAS: Of Rev. J. Engle and others, citizens of Wash- ington, Garrett, and Alleghany Counties, Maryland. Mr. SAWYER, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom were re­ By Mr. PLUMB: Of citizens of Will County, Illinois. ferred the following hills, reported them se-ver.ally without amendment, Also, of citizens or' La Salle and Grundy Counties, Illinois. and submitt~d reports thereon: By Mr. RANDALL: Of citizens of Philadelphia, Pa. A bill (S. 1526) amending sections 4756 and 4757 of the Revised By Mr. RICHARDSON: OfcitizensofFranklinandCoffeeCounties, Statutes, relating to pensions to certain disabled persons who have Tennessee. served in the Navy or Marine Corps; Mr. J. W. STEWART: Of citizens of Chittenden County, Vermont. A bill (S. 786) granting a pension to James C. Ledbetter; A bill (S. 787) granting a pension to Reuben Farnum; A bill (S. 861) granting a pension to John B. Skaggs; A bill (S." 948) granting a pension to JosephS. Moody; SENA.~E. A bill (S. 1399) granting au increase of. pension to John Moore; TUESDAY, .Ap1·il 13, 1886. A bill (S. 1326) granting a pension to Caroline E. Pratt; A bill (S. 1398) granting a pension to Milton P. Shockley; Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. A bill (S. 1170) granting a pension to Nancy C. Smith; The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. A bill (S. 1098} granting-a pension to H. R. Duke; A bill (S. 1438) granting a pension to Isom Wilkerson; PETITIONS AND :JUJOIORIALS. A bill (H. R. 626) granting a pension to Minton Prall; · The PRESIDENT pro tempore presented a memoiiaJ of Knights of A bill (H. R. 805) to increase the pension of James A. Underwood; Labor of Bellaire, Ohio, remonstrating against the passage of the free­ A bill (H. R. 6339) for the relief of Harrison W. Moore; ship bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. A bill (H. R. 1836) granting a pension to George Slack; Mr. INGALLS presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of Hope, A bill (H. R. 5678) for the relief of Mrs. Martha A. :Marble; Kans., remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; which A bill (II. R. 3919) granting a pension to Bridget O'Brien; was 1·eferred to the Committee on Commerce. A bill (H. R. 3520) granting a pension to William II. Blake; He also presented a preamble and resolutions of Parson Brownlow A bill (H. R. 5193) granting a pension to Levi Koontz; Post, No. 359, Department of Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic, A bill (H. R. 3632) granting a pension to :Mrs. Ada 0. Krep-ps; remonstrating against the reinstatement of Fitz-John Porter to his A bill (H. R. 3309) to increase the pension of Thomas Ward; former rank in the Army; which was ordered to li~on the table. A bill (H. R. 4835) to place the name of John Pruitt on the pension-

Mr. COCKRELL presented a memorial of Knights of Labor of La­ l'oll·1 mar, Mo., remonstrating against the passage of the free-ship bill; which A bill (H. R. 5199) to increase the pension of Thomas G. Barton; was referred to the Committee on Commerce. A bill (H. R. 5191) 0 increase the pension of Patsey Jackson; Mr. HARRISON presented the petition of R. M. Miller and 42 other A bill (H. R. 3387) granting a pension to Sidney Sherwood; and -citizens of Franklin, Ind., praying for the -passage of the Mexican pen­ A bill (H. R. 3351) granting a pension to :Mn. Magdalena. Rehkopf. sion bill; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. SAWYER, from the Committee ou Pensions, to whom was m- Mr. DAWES presented a petition of Knights of Labor of Gloucester, ferred the bill (S. 959) for the relief of J obn Moore, reported adversely Mass., praying that lil>eral appropriations be made for works of inter- thereon; and the bill was postponed indefinitely.