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/1 158 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. DECEMBER 6, SENATE. He also presented the petition of M. W. French, of Harrisburg, Hart man. ~rothers, of Middletown, and other citizens of Pennsylvania, SATURDAY, December 6; 1890. praymg for the enactment of a bill providing for a rebate of certain duties or taxes upon tobacco; which was referred to the Committee on Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Finance. The Journal of yesterday's.proceedings was read and approved. .M~. SPOONER presented a petition of citizens of_Milwaukee, Wis., PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. praymg for the passage of a rebate amendment to the tariff act relative Mr. SAWYER presented a memorial of-citizens of Manitowoc County, to tobacco; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Wisconsin, remoi;i.strating ago.inst the passage of any bankruptcy law; Mr. HALE presented the petition of Lieut. Nathaniel Johnson Cof which was ordered to lie on the table. fi?, o~ ~allo_well, l\1e., l?mying that an investigation may be made of Mr. .PAD DOCK. I present a telegraphic petition, officially signed, his military record; which was referred to the Committee on Military from the National Colored Farmers' Alliance, now in session at Ocala, Affairs. Fla. As the telegram is short, and as it comes from a large and in He also presented the petition of Vannah, Chute & Co. and other flnential association of farmers in session at the present time to consider citizens of the State of Maine, praying for the passacre of a rebate amend policies &nd measures for the betterment of the great interest they ment to the tariff and tax act relating to the ta°x upon tobacco and - represent, I will ask to be indulged by the Senate in reading it in full: enu:ff; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.- OCALA, FLA., Deoember 5, 1890. Mr. INGALLS presented the petition of A. Girouard and other citi Hon. A. S. PADDOCK. zens of the District of Columbia, praying for the pa-ving of Tenth street Chairman Senate Committee on .Agriculture, Washington, D. C.: between East Capitol and C streets, northeast, Washington City; which The National Colored Farmers' Alliance, representing twelve States and two million of colored farmers, in s11preme council assembled at Ocala., Fla., enter was referred to-the Committee on Appropriations. their protest against the passage of what is commonly known o.s the Conger lard bill, which proposes to tax compound lard and depres.<J the price of cotton seed REPORTS OF COjil\fITTEES. and cotton-seed oil. No legislation ever introduced into Congress, with the ex- · ception of raws fastening slavery upon us, has been so injurious to the colored Mr. D.A WES, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was race as the so-called Conger bill. " referred the bill (S. 4053) to grant to the Tacomaand Seattle Air-Line At the beginning of the regular session of the Fifty-first Congress, one year ago, cotton seed, the colored man's crop, sold at from twelve to fourteen dollars Railway Company a right of way through the Puyallup Indian reser per ton: now it brings only six to nine dollars per ton, the decrease in price vation in the State of ·washington, and for other purposes, reported it commencing with the introduction of the Conger bill. Please state for us and with an amendment. in our behalf to your committee that, with the new tariff law raisin~ the price on our blankets, clothes, boots, shoes, bats, farming ut4insils, and all other nec Mr. HIGGINS, from the Committee on the District of Columbia to essary articles used by the colored people and with the Conger bill depressing whom was referred the bill (S. 2101) to incorporate the Columbia Central the price of the only articles they have to sell, their condition is not far re.. Railway Company, reported adversely thereon; and the-bill was post- moved from actual abject slavery. Our people believe, however, that when the situn ti on is properly understood their appeal to the party of Garrison, Phillips, poned indefinitely. · Lincoln, a.nu Grant will not be in vain. BILLS INTRODUCED. " J, S. JACKSON, President Colored Farmers' .National Alliance and Co-operative Union. · Mr. SHERMAN introduced a bill (S. 4540) to amend paragraph 8 I move that the petition be referred to the Committee on Agricul of chapter 327 of the Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the United ture and Forestry. States, relating to the re:fihing and parting of bullion; which was read The motion was agreed to. twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. McMILLAN presented n. petition of Flushing Grange, No. 387 He also introduced a bill (S. 4541) to amend an act authorizing the Patrons of Husbandry, State of :Michigan, praying for the passage of receipt of gold coin in exchange for gold bars, approved May 26 1882· the Conger pure-lard bill; which was referred to the Committee on which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee o~ Agricultnre and Forestry. Finance. He also presented a pet~tion of Association No. 1573, Patrons of In Ile also introduced a bill (S. 4542) authorizing the recoinage of the dnstry, of Hart .Centre, Mich., praying for the enactment oflegislation subsidiary coins of the United States; which was read twice by its title giviug the States control of the sale of oleomargarine, dressed beef, and referred to the Committee on Finance. · ' and adulterated food in original packages; which was referred to the Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, introducedn. bill (S. 4543)todefinethejuris Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. diction ofthe police court of the District ofCOlumbia; which wasread He also presented the petition of Peter Henkel and 14 other mer twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. chants of Detroit, Mich., praying forarebateonstockB oftobaccoheld 1'11r. CULLOl\f introdnced a bill (S. 4544) to provide and equip a on January 1, 1890; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. steam-vessel for boarding purposes at Chicago, Ill.; which was reacl Mr. CARLISLE presented a petition of sundry citizens of Louis twice by its title, and, with the accompanying papers, referred to the ville, Ky., praying for the passage of a law allowing a rebate on un Committee on Commerce. - broken packages of tobacco and snuff; which was referred to the Com Mr. !!ANDERSON introduced a bill (S. 4545) to remove the charge mittee on Finance. of deser~ion fr~m t~e military ~ecord of Jeremiah L. Daly; which was Mr. FAULKNER presented two petitions signed by Thomas Reed read twice by its title, and, with the accompanyin(l'0 papers1 referred and 28 other citizens of Fairmount, W. Va., praying for the adoption to the Committee on ltfilitary Affairs. of a rebate amendment to the tobacco schedule of the tariff act of 1890· Ile also (by request) introduced a bill (S. 454G) to define citizenship which were referred to the Committee on Finance. ' and prescribing the qualification of voters in Alaska; which was read Mr. SHERMAN presented a petition of 66 bnsiness firms of Cincin· twice by its title, and referred to the Committee ori Territories. nati, Ohio; a petition of 11 business firms of Defiance, Ohio; a petition - Mr. TELLER introduced a bill (S. 4547) for the relief of the inhab· of 14 bnsiness firms of Sandusky, Ohio, and a petition of 14 business itants of the town of Gallup, Bernalillo County, Territory orNew :firms of the State of Ohio, praying for the enactment into law of the Mexico; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Commit tobacco-rebate clause of the tariff act alleged to have been omitted in tee on Public Lands. enrollment; which were referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. SAWYER introduced a bill (S. 4548) 'to amend an act entitled Mr. CULLOM presented a petition of citizens of Quincy, Ill., pray "An act to regulate commerce," approved February 4, 1887; which ing for the passage of a rebate amendment to the tobacco schedule of was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Interstate the tariff act ; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Commerce. Ile also presented the petition of Stephen Williams, of Olga, Ill., . Mr. HIGG!NS intro~uced a bill (S. 4549) to amend an act to pro praying that the charge of desertion be removed from his military rec vide for the mcorporat10n of trust, loan, mortgage, and certain other ord ; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. corporations within the District of Columbia, approved October 1, 1890; Mr. CULLO:U. I have been handeda paperwhichI think, perhaps which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on the ought to be presented to the Senate, in relation to the passage ofa bili District of Columbia. which has heretofore been passed by both the House of Representatives l\Ir. INGALLS introduced a bill (S. 4550) to create a third division . and the Senate. It is a resolution passed by the city council of Chi of the district of Kansas for judicial purpos.es and t~ fix: the time and cago, lli., in relation to a bill which was passed by Congress author place for holding Federal courts therein; which was read twice by its izing the Secretary of War to lease under certain i·egulations the south title, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · pier. I move -the reference of the paper to the Committee on Com Ur.