18~9. CONGRESSIONAL · RECORD-HOUSE. 2241 the dnte of death of such pensioner may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be paid to the legal representatives of said pensioner." HOUSE OF REPRESENT.A.TlYES. And the Senate agree to the same. W. B. .ALLISON, SATURDAY, Feb'ruary 23, 1889. H . L. D.A WES, A. P. GORMAN, The House met at 10 o'clock a. m. P~yer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. Managet·s on the paTt of the Senate. M.A. FORAN, li MILBURN, D. D. EDWARD .J. G.AY, The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was.readand approved. .JOHN D. LONG, Managers on the part of the House. ORDER OF BUSINESS. The report was con~urred in. Mr. JOSEPH D. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con­ CARD INDEX RECORD OF VOLUNTEER REGIMENT. sent to make a statement. There was no objection. ·- Mr. COCKRELL. I ask for the adoption of an order. _I .will.explain Mr. JOSEPHD. TAYLOR. !!ir.Speaker,onthe12thdayof0ctober that this is a muster card index record of the One hundred and sixty­ last, on one of the Fridays when private business was being considered, I second New York Regiment, which has been submitted to the Senate was recognized under some arrangement under which bills were being in obedience to a resolution, and under the general order-to print there considered by unanimous consent, and I then called up a bill in which will be 1,500 copies printed. There is no necessity for printing 1,500 one of my constituents is deeply interested (H. R. 506). The bill and cop!es, and I simply ask a modification of the order so a8 to print 600 report were both read, but the consideration of the bill was then ob­ copies of it, and place them in charge of the Secretary of the Senate in jected to on account of the lateness of the hour, or on account of some order that Senators can see them and realize what. they are. I hope objection which did not relate to the merits of the bill, and an adjourn­ the order will be agreed to. which will save th~ printing of 900 useless ment was soon thereafter made. This is the only time that my name. documents. was ever reached under any arrangement on special bill day. I do not The order was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to, as refer, of course, to special pension nights. .As my name is toward the follows: end of the alphabetical list, it is seldom reached under any of these ar­ Cnl er<d, That the order heretofore made for printing the letter of tlie Secre­ rangements for the passage of special acts. The bill to which I reier, tary of W'ai·, dated February 15, 1889, transmitting ,the index of the One hun­ dred and six ty-second New York Volunteer Infantry, be rescinded, and in lieu which was partly considered, only seeks to refer a matter to the thereof that there be printed for the use of the Senate 600 copies of the same, to Court of Claims, to which there can be no possible objection, and as be delivered to the Secreta1·y of the Senate. my name will not likely be rea-ched under this call, and as I have not EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION. her-etofore availed myself of the passage of any bills by unanimous con­ sent, I ask unanimous consent to consider this bill at this time. The PRESIDENT pro tmnpore laid before the Senate a letter from The SPEAKER. The order made yesterday prohibits the Chair from the Attorney-General, transmitting the report required by the act of entertaining a request for unanimous consent except during the call of March 3, 1887, of judgments and decrees which have been rendered; the names in alphabetical order; but the Chair will suggest to the gen­ which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered tleman from Ohio that he will probably find no difficulty in getting to be printed. some other member whose name is higher on the list to call up the CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. matter. Mr. I;IA.RRIS. I suppose my motion now comes up. Mr. JOSEPH D. TAYLOR. Mynameisneartheend, and has never Mr. HOAR. I should like to inquire of the Senator from Virginia, yet been reached under any arrangement that has been made. who has occupied the floor for some four or five hours, whether the mo- The SPEAKER. The Chair has no doubt that the gentleman will tion to adjourn or go into executive session grows out of the fact that succeed in attaining his object by acting upon the suggestion just made. he does not desire to proceed further to-night? If not, the Chair will endeavor to secure it for him in some way; but Mr. DANIEL. Mr. President, if it would be any accommodation to under the order made yesterday the Chairis.prohibited from entertain­ the Senate I could speak for an hour or so longer this evening, but I ing his request at this time. beg leave to inform my friend from Massachusetts that I expect tO make .ARIZON .A, WYO!'IING, .AND IDAHO. a very long and prosy speech. :Mr. HOAR. That is the only statement the Senator can make that M:r. STRUBLE. M:r. Speak~r, I desire to m~ke a request. I d!s- I should withhold my belief from. · covered yes~r~ay for the first t~me that the chaiiiD:an. of the Commi~- .Mr. VOORHEES. .Allow me to observe that the Senator from Vir- tee_ on Terr~tones has re:ported m favor of the admiSsion of the Tern­ ginia bas spoken four hours, almost the entire afternoon, and by the . tones ~f Anzona, Wyomil!g•. and Idaho, an~ has also made a separa~ rules of courtesy that obtain in the body we ought to adjourn on his rep?rt m favor of theadm1ss10n of New Menco. I was notawar~ until. account if on no other. It is now nearly 6 o'clock, and we ought toad; yesterday that the~e reports had been ~ade, and I now ask unammo~s jonrn for other reasons. c?nsent that th.e mmo~1ty of the committee may have leave to file their Mr. HOAR. Perhaps the Senator will allow me to get the answer views, to be prmted With t~ose re.por~. to my question. I desire to be informed whether the motion to ad- The SPE.A~_ER. There 1s nothmg m the order pro~biting the Chair journ or to go into executive session rests upon the ground that the from enter~m~g that request, ~nd. the gentleman will·have the leave_ Senator from Virginia desires it? that he desues 1ft~ere. be no O~Jectwn. Mr. HARRIS. The Senator from Virginia yielded to me. I asked There was no obJectwn, and It was so ordered. him to yield in order that I might move that the Senate proceed to the SEMINOLE LANDS, INDIAN TERRITORY. consideration of executive business, of which, as the Senator from The SPEAKER laid before t.he House the following message from the :Massachusetts knows as well as I know, there is a very large amount President: not yet considered or disposed of by the Senate. Mr. HOAR. Now, if I may be permitted a word, if the motion is To the Congress of the United States: I herewith submit for your consideration a communication from the Secretary put upon the ground that the Senator from Tennessee or any other of tJJ.e Interior, transmitting a proposition made on behalf of the Seminole Na-­ Senator thinks we ought to be spending the time of the Senate in ex­ tion of Indians for the relinquishment to the Government of the United States ecutive business instead of listening to the Senator from Virginia, I of their rights to certain lands in the Indian Territory. shall ·vote one way. If the motion is put upon the usual ground, to GROVER CLEVELAND. ExECUTIVE M~siON, February 21, 1889. which the Senator from Indiana has alluded, that the Senat<>r from Virginia has spoken so long that he feels fatigued and does not desire Mr. NELSON. Mr. Speaker, I aek unanimous consent .that that mes­ to go on further to-night, I shall vote another way. I should like to sage be retained on the Speaker's table until the chairman of the Com-. know which is the case. mittee on Indian .Affairs, the gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. PEEL]," Mr. HARRIS. The Senator will allow me. If a motion shall be arrives. made to adjourn upon the ground that the Senator from Virginia does The SPEAKER. In the absence of objection, that will be done. not care to proceed further this evening, then the Senator from Massa­ LEAVE TO PRINT. chusetts can take into consideration that question. Now, the question is, shall we proceed to the consideration of executive business? Mr. CUTCHEON, by unanimous consent, obtained leave to pdnt re­ 1\Ir. TELLER. That is not the question. marks in the RECORD on the bill to pension Mrs. Irene Rucker Sheri- daa . , Mr. HA~RIS. It will be as soon ~s I can make the motion, and I now make It. Mr. M:cCL.AMMY, by unanimous consent, obtained leave to print M:r. HOAR. Understanding from the Senator from Indiana [Mr. remarks in relation to the rei_)eal of the tax on unmanufactured to­ VoORHEES], who sits close to the Senator fromjVirginia, that he thinks bacco.