6226 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-sENATE. JULY ,131 question is on the motion of the gen t1leman from Indiana [M.x:. MATSON], Byl\Ir. MATSON: PetitionofHiram furphyand87others, ex-Union that the ·House do now adjourn. soldiers of Owen County, Iowa, for the passage of the bill giving arrears The motion was agreed to; and the House accordingly (at ~0 o'clock of pensions---to the Committee. on Invalid Pensions. and 12 minutes p. m.) adjourned. By 1\Ir. OUTHWAITE: Petition of Hugh Ewing, for increase of pen­ sion-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PRIV.ATE BILLS INTRODUCED .A.l\"1> REFERRED. By 1\fr. REED: Petition of Jesse Gould! and others, of Biddeford, Me., in fa\or of a pension for 1\Irs. Hattie H. Edgerly-to the Com­ Under the rule private bills of the following titles were introduced mittee on Invalid Pensions. and referred as indicated below: By J\.Ir. ROWLAND (by request}: Petition of Archibald S. MeNeil, By Mr. !cCULLOGH: A bill (II. R. 10311) granting a pension to of Richmond County, North Carolina, for reference of his claim to the Elizabeth Candy-to the Committee on IJrValid J:>ensions. Court of Claims.-to the- Committee on War Claims. Also, a bill (H. R. 10812) gl'anting a pension to Susan Barr-to the By Mr. TRACE.Y:- Petition of citizens of Albany County, New York, Committee on Invalid Pensions. in regard to reduction· of postage on merchandise-to the Committee Also, a bill (H. U.10813) gran:tin·g a pension to Jesse B. llamsey-to on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By :Mr. WHEELER: Petition of Moses B. Keel, of Jackson County, By Mr. HUNTER: A bill (H. R. 10814) granting a pension to Mary Alabama, for reference of his claim to the Court of Ciaim..s-to the Smith-to the Committee on Invalid Pension . Committee on War Claims. By 1\Ir. FORD: A bill {H. R. 10 15) for the relief oi A..ndYcw :K. By lUr. J. R. 'VlHTING: Petition of Duncan Buchan:m and 107 Miller-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. others, of Huron County, and of H. H. Spencer and 70 others, ofl\facomb By Mr. OUTHW.AITE: A hilt (H. R. 10816) granting a pension to County; 1\lichjga.n, for amendments to the interstate-commerce law­ Hugh Ewing-to the Committee on Invalid Pen ions. to the Committee on Com.meree. By 1\Ir. WILBER: A bill (H. R. 10817) granting increase ofpen ion Also, petition of J oi:m Donahne, fox :relief-to tli.e Committee en to Alexander Van Loan-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Private Land Claims. By Mr. G. A~ ANDERSON~ A bill (H. R. 10 18) granting a pension By 1\Ir. WILKl..L'{S: Petition of G. K. Arthnr and 200 others, citi­ to 1\Irs Adelaide H. Woodall-to the Committee on Invalid :Pensions. zens of Tuscamwas Conn ty, and of C. F Sangsten and 3D others, citi­ zens of C@shoeton County, Ohio., in relation to the duty on wool-to PETITIONS. ETC. the Committee on W~s: and 1\IeanQ. By Mr. \VISE. Petition 01 citizens of Riehmond, Va.,. :relative to a The following petitions and papers were Iaid on the Clerkrs desk, national! bureau of hru!hors and wate-r# ways-tl> th Committee on Ex­ under the rule, and referred as follows: penditures in the War Department. By Mr. ABBOTT: Petition of Edmond Raphailp and 40 othe:rs, of Ellis County, Texas, for amendments to the int~rsta.te-commerce l'.aw­ The following petitions, praying for the enactment of" a law provid­ to the Committee on Commerce. ing temporary aid for common schools, to be disbursed on the basis of By Mr. A. R. ANDERSON: Petition ofW. H. Abbott and 18 others, illiteracy, were severally referred to the Committee on Education~ citizens of MillE~ County, Iowa} for amendments to the interstate-com­ By Mr. DU~N: Ofl91 citizensofl\li i:ssippi County, Arka..nsas, merce law-to the Committee on Commerce. By l\Ir. LODGE: Of president and faculty otl he Boston nive:rsity, By 1\Ir. BREWER: Remonstrance of James A. Button ancl200 others, tho- U:niver&1,"lisb Minis1!ers1 Chili, and the supe.rvisoxs and commission- 'I citizens of Genesee County; of 750 farmers and wool-growers of Shi­ ers of BostO>.n schcols. awassee County; of C. 1\I. Wond and 200 others, farmers o{ LivinO'­ stone County; of T. S. Bausher and 155 others, citizens of Oakland County, and of L. G. Burch anclllO others) citize-ns of Clinton: County, SENA:rB :Michigan, against putting wool on the free-list-to the Committee on Ways and Means. FRIDAY, July 13~ 1888. By 1\Ir. CANDLER; Petition of Eli Lovinggood, administrator of Prayer by Rev. C. HERBERT RICIYARD OY, D. D.t oF Washington Samuel Lovinggood, of Cherokee County, Georgia, for reference of his City, D. C. claim to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. The Journal of yesterday's proceedings w. read and app.roverl. By 1\Ir. CARUTH: Petition of J. A. 1\-Iiller, of Louisville; Ky,.~ for relief-to the Committee on Claims. PETITIONS Al\J) 1\.IEMORI.ALS. By Mr. ENLOE: Petition of R. A. Guthrie, of Perry County, Ten­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore:presenteda. petition of citizens of Phil­ nessee, for reference of his claim to the Court of Claims-to the Qom­ adelphia County, Pennsylvania pray~ for certain amendments of the mittee on Wa.r Claims. interstate-eommercQ law; which was referred to. the Committee- <n In­ By Mr. FORD: Petition for the relief of Andrew K. 1\Iiller-to the terstate Commerce. Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. FARWELL presented a memorial of wool manufacturers and By 1\Ir. GIFFORD: Memorial of D. P. Wilcox and 10 others (}f wool dealers of Louisville, Ky., and other p1ace~. remonstrating ag~inst Dakota, for certain amendments to the interstate-commerce law-to the the pa.c;;sage of the Mills tarifl' bill; hich was referred to the Commit­ Committee on Commerce. tee on Finance. By Mr. GROSVENOR; 1\Iemoria.I of E. P. Alderman and 27 others, 1\:Ir. TURPIE. I present the petition of William H. Seal and others, of Theodore F. Davis and 11 others, of the Farmer's Club, and ofH. residents of l\Iount Carmel, Ind., praying for the pas age of certain B. Loomis and 34 others, of Washington County, Qhio, for certai11 amendments of the interstate--commerce la.w. As a bill covering the amendments to the interstate-commerce act-to the Committee on Com- amendments here suggested has a.lraady passed the Senate, I move that merce. , the petition lie on the table. · By 1\Ir. D. B. HENDERSON: Petition of the Industrial Christian The motion was agreed to-. Home Association of Utah, asking for Government aid-to, the Com­ lli. PALl\olER presented the petition of John E. Hood and 15 other mittee on Appropriations. ex-Union soldiers andsailo~ residentsofPlymouth,Micb., p.myin.-. fo.r Also, petition of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the .Meth­ the passage of the per diem rnte<l service-pension bill; which as re­ odist Episcopal Church, favoring the appropria,tion of $75,000 for the ferred to the Committee on Pe-nsions. Industrial Home Association of Utah-to the Committee on Appropria­ 1\Ir. BUTLER. I present a preamble and resolutions adopted by U. tions. S. Grant Post, No. 327, Department of New York,. Grand Al·my o.ftbo Byl\Ir. JACKSON: Petition oftheJuniol' Order of United American Republic, favoring the passage of Senate bill No. 2797, to authorize-the Mechanics of Rochester, Pa., in favor of bill restricting im.m.igrn.tion­ President to ad'vance Chief Engineer George Wallace Melviller United to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. States Navy~ one grade, etc. I presume the bill was 1·eferred to- tho By Mr. JONES: Petition of John C. Smith, foT amendments to the Committee onNavalA.ffuira, and I move that the preamble and resolu­ interstate-commerce law-to the Committee> on Commerce. tions be referred to that committee. l3y .M:r. LEE (by request): Petition of John F. 1.Iortimer, for relief­ The motion was agreed to. to theJJommittee on War Claims. Mr. DAW"ES. I present a memorial of a large number of woolen Byl\fr. LODGE: Petition of John Johnston and '79 others-, of Wash­ manufacturers and wool deale:rs, citizens of Kentucky, remonsb:ating ington, Me. ; of George L. Chaffer and 3'Z others, of Sta.fforoville, Conn. ;­ against the proposed legislation in the Mills bill in reference to wool of E. J. Haskell and 27 otheTs of CaJ.a.is, 1\-Ie., and of Louis Helm and and woolens. I move that the memorial be referred to the Committe6 24 others, of Stafford Springs, Conn., for the bill repealing duties on on Finance. sugar and mol::tsses-to .the Committee on Ways and 1\-Iea.ns~ The motion was agreed to. By 1\Ir.l\icCLAl\I IY: Petition of J. H. Sampson and 121 others, for Mr. PASCO presented the petition of the State Agricultural College amendments to the interstate-comm-erce law-to the Committee on Com­ of Florida, with reference to the titles to lands in the Arredondo grant merce. of 20,000 acres in which it is interested, the college being located on a By Ur. McCREARY: Petitiou ofl\Iary Speaks, widow of Jesse, C. part thereof, an.d praying fo.r .tl:le passage of ~&nate bill239, in r~fer­ Speaks, seeond lieute.na.nt CoJlll)any, K, Seventh Regiment Kentucky ence thereto,.