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1236 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. JANUARY 27, By 1\Ir. HEDGE: Memorial of the Upper Mississippi River Im tive to the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Chippewa Indian.s, of provement Association, relative to the improvement of the upper minnesota-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mississippi River-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. By Mr. WADE: Resolution of James Cross Post, No. 292, Grand By Mr. HEPBURN: Resolutions of Farragut Ransom Post, Army of the Republic, of Millersburg, Iowa, in favor of a service No. 379; Lenox Post, No. 316; Abe Flick Post, No. 437; John A. pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Adams Post, No. 195; Shively Post, No. 421; William Dafur Post, By Mr. WIL.LIAMS of Illinois: Resolutions of William Law· No. 297; Frank Nolan Post, No. 208; Rice Post, No. 283; Upton renee Post, No. 794, of New Burnside, ill., and James C. Lasater Post, No. 248; Van Wert Post, No. 205; SamuelSum.nerPost,No. Post, No. 570, of Millshoals, ill., Grand Army of the Republic, 398; Sedgwick Post, No.10; Henry Walton Post, No. 312; Wayne in favor of a service-pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid Post, No. 137; Weldon Post, No. 426; McKnight Post, No. 491; Pensions. Union Post, No. 441, and Osceola Post, No. 173! Grand Army of Also, petition of citizens of Golconda, Til., against parcels-post the Republic, Department of Iowa, in favor of a service-pension bill-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. HILDEBRANT: Resolution of Jonathan Casto Post, No. 342, Grand Army of the Republic, of Blanchester, Ohio, in SENATE. favor of a service-pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pen sions. WEDNESDAY, January 27, 190#-. Also papers to accompany bill for the relief of E. E. Wisby Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Enw.A.RD EVERETT HALE. to the Committee on War Claims. The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro By J'i.Ir. HOGG: Petition of Grand Junction Ministerial Asso ceedings, when, on request of Mr. BuRRows, and by unanimous ciation, of Colorado, favoring passage of the Hepburn-Dolliver consent, the further reading was dispensed with. bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Journal will stand ap Also, resolution of Salida (Colo.) Board of Trade, protesting proved. against changes in present land laws-to the Committee on the WALTER B. JORDAN. Public Lands. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a commu Also, resolutions of Grand Army of the Republic posts No. 63, nication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting certain Department of Colorado and Wyoming; No. 13, of Greeley, Colo.; information relative to a contract entered into with Walter B. No. 109, of Meeker, Colo.; No. 16, of Monte'Vista, Colo.; No. 31, Jordan, of Miles City, Mont., for the delivery at various posts of Colorado Springs, Colo.; No.100 and No. 54, of Telluride, Colo., during the fiscal year 1901 of large quantities of provisions for the in favor of a service-pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid Indian service, amounting to $1,289.51, and recommending that Pensions. he be reimbursed therefor; which, with the accompanying pa By Mr. HOWELL of New Jersey: Resolution of General Wil pers, was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and or liam S. Truer Post, No. 118, Grand Army of the Republic, De dered to be printed. partment of New Jersey;in favor of a service-pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PURCHASE OF INDIAN SUPPLIES. By Mr. HUGHES of New Jersey: Petition of the Reformed The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com Church of Paramus, of Ridgewood, N.J., against sale of liquor munication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a in Government buildings-to the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to pur Traffic. chases made in open market of Indian goods and supplies in excess Also, petition of the Reformed Church of Paramus, of Ridge of $500, and under exigencies authorized by the Secretary of the wood, N. J., for the passage of a bill to prevent nullification of Interior during the fiscal year, 1903, etc.; which, with the accom State liquor laws-to the Committee on the Judiciary. panying papers, was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, Also, resolution of George G. Meade Post, No.7, Grand Army and ordered to be printed. · of the Republic, Department of New Jersey, in favor of a service PINE RIDGE AGENcy, S, D.A..K. pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com By Mr. LACEY: Petition of citizens of Blakesburg, Iowa, in munication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting papers favor of the passage of bill H. R. 2895, for the relief of military from the files of the records of the Indian Department giving the telegraph operators-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. history of the recent encounter between certain Sioux Indians of By Mr. LAFEAN: Resolution of the West Pennsylvania Synod the Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak., and the sheriff's posse from of the Lutheran Church, in favor of the Hepburn bill (H. R. Wyoming, etc.; which, with the accompanying papers, was re 4072)-to the Committee on the Judiciary. ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be By Mr. MAHONEY: Petition of C. Zeglen, relative to bullet printed. proof cloth-to the Committee on Military Affairs. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. By Mr. MIERS of Indiana: Papers to accompany Honse bill to A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. increase pension of Joseph M. Baldwin-to the Committee on In BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the valid Pensions. Honse had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolu Also, papers to accompany House bill granting increase of pen tion; and they were thereupon signed by the President pro tem sion to Thomas Headdy-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. pore: Also, papers to accompany House bill to increase pension of A bill (S. 9) grantinganincrea.seofpensiontoDavidE. Burbank; J. E. Speake-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. A bill (8.12) grantinganincreaseofpension to Francis E. Chase; Also, papers to accompany Honse bill to increase pension of A bill (S.13) granting an increase of pension to William Clark; Sarah J. Paynter-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. A bill (S. 14) granting an increase of pension to Samuel M. By Mr. PALMER: Petitions of W. S. Morgan and 15 others Perry; and of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, of Derranceton, Pa., }... bill (S. 99) granting an increase of pension to Joel C. Shep- in favor of the Hepburn-Dolliver bill-to the Committee on the herd; Judiciary. A bill (S.182) granting an increase of pension to Charles F. Holt; By Mr. ROBINSON of Indiana: Petition of Simon J. McCann, A bill (S.190) granting an increase of pension to Charles H. Bell; of Fort Wayne, Ind., in favor of bill providing for the erection A bill (S. 451) granting an increase of pension to William T. of a monument to the memory of Commodore John Barry-to Conant; the Committee on the Library. A bill (S. 452) granting an increase of pension to Albert W. By Mr. SIMS: Resolution of the county court of Madison Bullock; County, Tenn., in favor of the Brownlow good-roads bill-to the A bill (S. 456) granting an increase of pension to Andrew J. Committee on Agriculture. Pierce; By Mr. SAMUEL W. SMITH: Resolutions of G. H. Ewing A bill (S. 458) granting an inerease of pension to Charles Post, No. 203; Steele Brothers Post, No. 441; Dick Richardson Beattie; · Post, No. 147; Uewey Post, No. 60; John and Alfred Ryder Post, A bill (S. 471) granting an inc1·ease of pension to Silas Meserve; No. 404; J. B. McPherson Post, No. 183; Henry H. Knapp Post, A bill (S. 473) granting an increase of pension to Byron D. Bab- No. 284; Fred Walker Post, No. 134; James Bradley Post, No. cock; 194; Governor Crapo Post, No. 145, and Phil. McKernan Post, A bill (S. 478) grantinganincreaseof pension to OliveJ. Bailey; No. 53, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Michigan, A bill (S. 484) granting a pension to Nancy S. Marsh; in favor of a service-pension bill-to the Committee on Invalid A bill (S. 547) granting an increase of pension to Irving W. Pensions. Coombs; Also, petition of C. P. Maxan, of Waterford, Mich., against A bill (S. 555) granting an increase of pension to Royal A. S. passage of parcels-post bill-to the Committee on the Post-Office Kingsley; · · and Post-Roads. A bill (S. 565) granting an increase of pension to James E. By Mr. STEENERSON: Paners to accompany Honse bill rela- Barnard; 1904. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 1237 A bill (S. 578) granting an increase of pension to John Bnlamore; Society, of St. Joseph, and of the Germania Lodge, No. 17, of St. A bill (S. 586) granting a pension to Annie H. Zall; Louis, all in the State of Missouri; of the Charles C. Engel Quar· A bill (S. 587) granting an increase of pension to Anson P. Wil tette Club, of Trenton; of the Orpheus Singing Society, of Newark; liamson; of the Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund, Branch No. 61, of A bill (S. 589) granting an increase of pension to George W.