1899. OONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. zens of Bridgman, Mich., in favor of the passage of a pure-food Printing Office; which, with the accompanying papers, was re­ bill-ro the Committee on Ways and Means. ferred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and By Mr. HENRY of Connecticut: Petition of railway postal ordered to be printed. clerks asking for the reclassification of the Railway Mail Service­ REPORT OF PUBLIC PRINTER. to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a commu­ By Mr. .McCLEARY: Paper relating to a constitutional amend­ nication from the Public Printer, transmitting the annual report ment prohibiting polygamy-to the Committee on the Judiciary. of the operations of the Government Printing Office for the fiscal By Mr. MOON: Papers to accompany Rouse bill for the relief year .ended June 30, 1899; which, with the accompanying report, of r.l.'homas Hardin-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. was referred to the Committee on Printing, and ordered to be Also, papers to accompany House bill to muster and muster out printed. home guards-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, papers to accompany Rouse bill for the relief of Jacob REPORT OF THE LIBRA.RIAN OF CO.:.'GRESS. Cross-to the Committee on Military Affairs. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the annual By Mr. RIXEY: Papers to accompany Honse bill relating to the report of the Librarian of Congress for the fiscal year ended June claim of Stonewall Cockrill-to the Committee on Claims. 30, 1899; which was referred to the Committee on the Library, By Mr. SHERMAN: Papers to accompany Honse bill for the and ordered to be printed. relief of Cynthia Davis-to the Committee on Military Affairs. THE CO~GRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING. Also, petition of Mrs. H.B. Case and 25 others, of Rome, N. Y., The PRESIDENT pro t.empore laid before the Senate the annual relating to the sale and importation of cigarettes-to the Com­ report of the superintendent of the Library building and grounds mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899; which was referred to the Also, petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Utica., N. Y., Committee on the Library, and ordered to be printed. with reference to the tariff between the United States and the Dominion of Canada-to the Committee on Ways and Means. REPORTS OF SECRETARY OF SENATE, By Mr. SHOWALTER: Paper relating to a constitutional The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the an­ amendment prohibiting polygamy-to the Committee on the nual report of the Secretary of the Senate, transmitting a full and Judiciary. complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Senate By Mr. SLAYDEN: Paper to accompany House bill for the and the exact condition of all public moneys received, paid out, relief of A. T. Hensley-to the Committee on War Claims. and remaining in his possession from July1, 1898, to June30, 1899; By Mr. STEELE: Petition of the Society of Christian Endeavor which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. of Grant County, Ind., in favor of international arbitration-to He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Secre­ . ne Committee on Foreign Affairs. tary of the Senate, transmitting a full and complete account of Also, petition of Holiday & Richards, in behalf of the Scripps- all the property, including stationery, belonging to the United 1\IcRae Press Association, for representation on the floor of the States in his possession on the 4th day of December, 1899; which, House and Senate for news-gathering purposes-to the Committee with the accompanying papers, was ordered to lie on the table and on Rules. be printed. By Mr. STEVENS of Minnesota: Petition of citizens of St. REPORTS OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. Croix Valley, Minn., praying for an· appropriation of $35,000 for The PRESIDENT pro t.empore laid before the Senate a commu­ the imorovement of the St. Croix River-to the Committee on nication from the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, giving a full Rivers and Harbors. and complete account of all property belonging to the United Also, resolution of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, in re­ States in his possession December 4, 1899; which, with the accom­ gard to freedom of private property on the sea from capture in panying papers, was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. time of wru:-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Ser­ merce. geant-at-Arms of the Senate, transmitting a statement of all re­ ceipts from sale of condemned property in his possession; which, with the accompanying papers, was ordered to lie on the table SENATE. and be printed. WEDNESDAY, Decembe·r 6, 1899. EXPENDITURES AT SPRINGFIELD ARMORY. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a. com­ Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. munication from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of · The Journal of yester'!a.y's proceedings was read and approved. the expenditures at the Springfield Armory, Springfield, Mass., for REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREA..SURY. the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899; which, with the accompanying The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the an­ papers, was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and nual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the ordered to be printed. finances for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899; which was re­ REPORT OF COMMISSIO~ER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. ferred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. The PRESIDENTprotemporelaid before the Senate the annual REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries for the fiscal The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the an­ year ended June 30, 1899; which was referred to the Committee nual report of the Attorney-General for the fiscal year ended June on Fisheries, and ordered to be printed. 30, 1899; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, ARMOR FOR NAVAL VESSELS. and ordered to be printed. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com­ REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, munication from the Secretary of the Navy relative to the pro­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the an­ curement of armor for naval vessels, inclosing certain data and nual report of the Comptroller of the Currency for the fiscal year information collated and arranged by the Chief of the Bureau of ended June 30, 1899; which was referred to the Committee on Ordnance; which, on motion of Mr. HALE, was referred to the Finance, and ordered to be printed. Committee on Naval Affairs, and, with the accompanying papers, orderecf to be printed. JUDGMENTS BY COURT OF CLADIS, SENATOR FROM WEST VIBGINIA, The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com­ munication from the chief clerk of the Court of Claims, trans­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore presented the depositions of mitting a statement of all judgments rendered by that court for R. W. Morrow and sundry other citizens of West Virginia, wit­ the year ended November 29, 1899; which, with the accompany­ nesses on behalf of John T. McGraw, against the title of Hon. ing paper, was referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered NATHAN B. SCOTT to a seat in the United States Senate; which to be printed. were referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore presented a petition of the leg­ munication from the Acting Attorney-General, trnnsmitting, pur­ islative assembly of the Territory of Arizona, praying that that suant to the provision of section 8 of the act of March 3 1891, a Territory be admitted into the Union as a Stat.e; which was l'e­ list of judgments rendered in favor of claimants and against the ferred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed United States and defendant Indian tribes not heretofore appro­ in the RECORD, a.s follows: . priated for; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to TERRITORY OF ARrzONA, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. the Committee on Indian Depredations, and ordered to be printed. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., TerritonJ of Arizona, ss: THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. I, Charles H. Akers, secretary of the Territory of Arizona., do hereby certify The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate ~ com­ that the annex ed is a true and complete transcript of the house memorial No. 2 of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona, praying for munication from the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, statehood, which was filed in this office the llth day of March, A. D. 1899, at transmitting a report on the new building for the Government 4: o'clock p. m.,--as provided by law. 1 80 CONGRESSION·AL RECORD-SENATE. DECEMBER 6, In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official school of mines, in connection with any and all appropriations made for siini• seal Done at the city of Phrenix, the capital, this llth day of March, A. D. lar purposes, to said school of mines, by the Territory of New·Mexico. 1899. SEC. 2. That the secretary of the Territory of New Mexico is here by di­ (SEAL.) CHARLES H. AKERS, rected to transmit authenticated copies of this memorial to the Secretary SeC1·etary of the Territory of .Arizona.