University of Oklahoma College of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899 11-2-1899 55th Congress, 3d session December 5, 1898 March 4, 1899. Index to the subjects of the documents and reports and to the committees, senators, and representatives presenting them with tables of the same in numerical order. Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/indianserialset Part of the Indian and Aboriginal Law Commons Recommended Citation H.R. Doc. No. 318, 55th Cong., 3rd Sess. (1899) This House Document is brought to you for free and open access by University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899 by an authorized administrator of University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 55TH CONGRESS, 3D SESSION DECEMBER 5, 1898- MARCH 4, 1899 INDEX TO THE SUBJECTS OF THE DOCU~IENTS AND REPORTS AND 'l'O 'l'HE COMMITTEES, SENATORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES PRESENTING THEM WITH TABLES OF THE SAME IN NUMERICAL ORDER [Being the "consolidated index" provided for by the act of January 1:z, 1895] Compiled under the direction of the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON GOVERNMF,NT PRINTING OFFICE 1900 r CONTENTS Page Letter of transmittaL __________________________ . _ .. _________ . __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 Subjectindex ____ __ _________ _ ________ ---- - ------------ - --------- ____ 7-105 Numerical tables _ ___ ____ _____________ ·-·-------- ------ - ------ _ 107-132 Schedule of volumes_. ____ .. .. __ __ ________ _______ . ___ . __ -· _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 133-136 3 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, Union Building, Washington, D. 0., November 2, 1899. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith the" consolidated index of Congressional documents" for the third session of the Fifty-fifth Congress, prepared in this office in compliance with the requirements of section 62 of the printing law of January 12, 1895. The documents included in this index number 1,677, divided as fol­ lows: Senate documents, 174; Senate reports, 477; House documents, 318; House reports, 708. The Senate documents will be bound in 14 volumes, the Senate reports in 3, the House documents in 97, and the House reports in 2, making a total of 116 volumes for the session. Very respectfully, L. 0. FERRELL, Hon. F. W. PALMER, Superintendent. Public Printer. 5 SUBJECT INDEX To the Documents and Reports of the 55th Congress, 3d Session ABBREVIATIONS FOR BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS S.= Senate bill. S. R.= Senate resolution (simple). S. 0. R.= Senate concurrent resolution. S. J. R.=;= Senate joint resolution. H.=House bill. H. R.= House resolution ( simple). H. 0. R.= House concurrent resolution. H. J. R.=House joint resolution. ABANDONED- AGRICULTURE Abandoned, etc., proper i; y claims to Court of Claims. S. 5020_ S. rp. 1 1634 Abbott, W. K., claim dismissed as disloyaL .. __ _.. _. _____ .. __. H. doc. 44 86 Aberdeen, S. Dak., public building. S. 109 __ ______ __________ _ H.rp. 1 1990 Abilene, Tex., public building. 8. 927 ___ .. _. __ ___ _______ ___ H.rp. 1 1995 Academy of 8ciences, National, see National Acad. of Sciences. Accounts, officers delinquent in, 1898 _______ . ________ . ______ . _ H.doc. 65 130 Accounts and Disbursements Div., rp., in Dept. of Agric. rps_ H.doc. 26 6 Accounts Committee. Clerks of Members, to pay salary directly to. H. R. 394 __ _ H.rp. 2 2363 Congress, employees, to pay salaries Dec. 21. H. J. R. 311- H.rp. 1 1697 Hall, Joseph E , and others, to pay. H. R. 365 __ . ___ . ____ . H.rp. 2 2365 House folding room, additional folders, to employ. H. R. 343 _ H.rp. 1 1740 House post-office, to appoint messenger for, H. R. 390 ___ _ H.rp. 2 2367 Johnson, Joseph H., to pay. H. R. 353 __________ .. _______ _ H.rp. 2 2366 Keith. William, to pay. H. R. 367 __________________ ______ _ H.rp. 2 2334 Marks, Samuel, etc., to pay. H. R. 368,378,366,415 _____ _ H.rp. 2 2336 Rivers and Harbors Com., stenographer for. H. R. 360 __ _ H.rp. 1 1742 Stewart, John A., to pay funeral expenses, etc. H. R. 364. H.rp. 2 2335 Stratton, Asa G., to pay as private secretary. H . .R. 358 __ _ H.rp. 1 1741 Adams, Martha, to increase pension. H. 8406. ________ . _ ___ _ S.rp. 3 1835 same. H. 840G _____ __. ____ _. ___ _____ .. ____________ __ _. __ .. H.rp. i 2265 ADAMSON, WILLIAM C.' Representative from Georgia. Arkansas River, etc., rail way bridges. H. 11139 __________ _ H.rp. 1 1702 Barry, Michael F., life-saving medal for. H.J. R. 303. ____ _ H.rp. 1 1750 Flint River., Georgia Pine Ry. to bridge. H. 11867 ___ . ____ . H.rp. 2 2103 White River, St. Louis, Siloam & So. R.R. to bridge. S. 5126. H.rp. 2 2052 Adjutant-general, report to major-gen., in War Dept. reports_ H.doc. 3 2· report to Secretary of War, in War Dept. reports __ . ______ _ H.doc. 2 2 to give rank of major-general to. S. 4831 _____ . _____ __ . _. _. H.rp. 2 2145 Admiral, to revive grade of. H. J. R. 317 _ __ __ _ __ ____ .. _. __ _ H.rp. 1 169rJ same. S. 5352 _ . _. __ . _. ___ . ___ __ . ___. ___ . _ __ . __ ... __ .. ____ _ H.rp. 2 2308 Admir~lty proceedings, delivery bonds in advance of suit. H. 11178 _ . ____ ____ ___ ___ _. ________ .. _. _ . ____ . __________ _ H.rp. 1 1691 Adulterated food, etc., to forbid interstate traffic. S. 4144 ____ _ S. rp. 1 1488 same, memorial of A. J. Wedderburn .... __ _____ .. ____ _ . _. __ S. doc. 11 167 Advertising, war with Spain, unsettled accounts_ . ______ . ____ . H.doc. 70 222 Agnew, Ella Hayne, to pension. S. 4661- ______ _. ___ ____ . _____ _ H.rp. 1 1679 Agr!cultural experiment stations, work and expenditures, 1898_ H. doc. 26 121 Agricultural products~ bounty on export of, letter of Lubin __ _ S. doc. 11 131 same, memorial of Lu bin . ___ .. _. _____ _. ___ .. ___ ~ ______ .. .. _. S. doc. 7 69 same __ _ _ __ _ __ _____ __. _ . ___ . ______ . ______ .. _. ____ __ . ______ _ S . doc. 11 '1.12 Agriculture, Alaskan, 2d report ___ . _. _ _. _. ________________ _ H. doc. 26 169 1·eservom,, usefulness in irrigated regions, by El~ood Mead_ S. doc. 11 124 7 8 DOCUMENT INDEX A.GRJCJ. AND FORESTRY OOlU.-AlUER. EPHE1'1ERIS !~£~~~ Vol. No. Agriculture and Forestry Committee. Adulterated food, etc., to forbid interstate traffic. S. 4144 __ S.rp. 1 1488 Alcohol, physiological action, to investigate. H.11266 amdt_ S.rp. 1 1498 same. H. 12008 amd t_ •••• _ •••••••••• _______ - • __ " ______ _ S.rp. 3 1791 Agriculture Committee. Agriculture, Dept. of, appropriations for. H. 11266 __ . ... _. H.rp. 1 1695 Agriculture, Dept. of, appropriations for. H. 11266 ___ . _____ _ S.rp. 1 1604 same. H. 11266 _____________ . _. __ . _- ---- . _. .. _... __ _ _. _ . H.rp. 1 1695 e-xpenditures, 1898 ________ _. ___ . _. _____ . _ . __ .. _. __ __.. _. H.ctoc. 26 23 reports, 1898. ______ . _____ .. ___ . _. _. ___ ... _. _ . _. __ ... _.. _ . H.doc. 26 6 use of lands in Potomac Park, D. C. S. J. R. 188 . _. ___ . __ . S.rp. 1 1554 yearbook, 1898 ___ ... _. ______ . _____ . __ . __ . __ . _. __ _. _... _. _. H.doc. 82 293 Agrostology Di vision, report, in Dept. of Agric. reports ... _. _. H.doc. 26 6 Alabama, rivers in, Pensacola and Northwestern R. R. to bridge. H. 11736. __ _ _ _ . __ - _. __ . - . -. __ -- _. -- _. _. _. ___ _ H.rp. · 2 2051 Alabama River, Montgomery, Hayneville, etc., R.R. to bridge. H. 11250 .. ___ . ____ . __ - . - -.. ---- . --- --. ---- -- ----- --- -- -- H.rp. 2 2212 Pensacola and N. W. R. R. to bridge. H. 11736 ____ _ . _. __ _ H.rp. 2 2051 Alaska, agriculture in, 2d report.____ _- . ____ _. _ . _ . __ . ____ _ H.doc. 26 169 civil code and code of civil procedure for_. ____ . ___ . ___ __.... H.doc. 44 99 civil government for. S. 3729 ____ . _ .. _. ___ _____ __. ___ . ___ . H.rp. 1 1807 courts of U. :::i., deficiency estimate . ___ __ . __________ ... _. __ . S.doc. 11 136 criminal and penal code for, to establish. H. 8571 __ . ___ .. S.rp. 1 1651 same, conferences on H. 857L . .. ______ .. _____ • _. ____ . _ . _ S.doc. 11 122 education, report on, 1898, in Education Bureau report, v. 2_ H.doc. 25 5 education and reindeer, additional estimates . ___ __________ . H.doc. 70 216 governor's report, in Interior Dept. reports. ______ ____ __ . __ _ H.doc. 16 5 maps and descriptions of routes of exploration in 1898, etc __ S.doc. 13 172 reindeer, introduction of, 8th rp. of Sheldon Jackson, 1898 __ S. doc. 4 34 same, without appendix, inEducationBureaureport,v. 2_ H.doc. 25 5 relief of people in Yukon district __________ ·-------- -------· H.doc. 70 244 Albert, Norwegian steamer, to pay claim of captain of_ ______ _ S.doc. 1 25 Albuquerque, N. Mex., to authorize further bond issue. H . 8694 .