57TH CONGRESS, t HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DOCUMENT 1st Session. .1 No. 680. THIS is the final Calendar of the House for the first of the 57th Congress, and contains the status (in the index) of every bill or resolution reported to the first session of the Congress. Names of intro- ducer of every House bill, reported, but not passed, appears. Indices of the Omnibus Claims, Public Build- ings and Grounds, and River and Harbor bills are in the index. Comparative statements of work on final pages. CLERK OF HOUSE. CALENDARS OF THE HODS 1-i 1 4 RHPRESHNTATIVES FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1902, AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1902. (First session began Monday, December 2, 1901; ended July 1, 1902.) CALL OF COMMITTEES. (UNDER RULE 24. ) Call rests with the Committee on the Judiciary. (Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce being passed without prejudice.) 3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 1902. No. II. R. 9059 A. bill to amend an act entitled "An act relating to the navigation of vessels, bills of lading, Apr. 22. and to certain obligations, duties, and rights in connection with the carriage of property (Unfinished business under the call of committees, pending in the House April 22, 1902.) 4 PRIVILEGED REPORTS. 1902'. H. R 9324 Mr. Sulloway, A bill construing the provisions of an act approved Mar. Apr. 10. Invalid Pensions. 3, 1879, exempting from the limitations named therein Report No. 1525. the claims to pension by and in behalf of children under 16 years of age. • (By Mr. Sulloway.) 5 1. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION. 1902. No. H. R. 7645 Mr. Hill, A bill to maintain the legal-tender silver dollar at parity S Jan. 13. Coinage, Weights, and Measures. with gold and increase the subsidiary silver coinage. Report No. 32. (By Mr. Hill.) H. R. 119 Mr. Davey, A bill for the construction of a steam revenue cutter for 11 Jan. 18. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. service in the Gulf of Mexico. (By Mr. Meyer. ) Report N9. 67. H. R. 8206 Mr. Wanger, A bill to provide for the construction of a revenue cutter 14 Jan. 21. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. for use at Philadelphia, Pa. (By Mr. Bingham. ) Report No. 103. H. J. R. 96 Mr. Kehoe, A joint resolution in relat;on to the claim of the State of 17 Jan. 21. War Claims. Kentucky against the Government of the United States. Report No. 131. (By Mr. Smith, of Kentucky. ) H. J. R. 21 Mr. Kyle, A joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treas- 18 Dec. 17. War Claims. ury to adjust or refer to the Court of Claims certain Report No. 11. claims of the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. (By Mr. Tayler, of Ohio. ) H. R. 6252 Mr. Caldwell, A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury 19 Jan. 22. War Claims. to adjust and pay certain claims of the State of Illinois Report No. 146. (By Mr. Caldwell.) H.R. 6648 Mr. Mahon, A bill to authorize the readjustment of the accounts of 21 Jan. 29. War Claims. army officers in certain cases, and for other purposes. Report No. 188. (By Mr. Boreing.) H. R. 3042 Mr. Adamson, A bill to establish a light at ()ape Romano, Florida. (By 23 Jan. 29. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Mr. Sparkman.) Report No. 252. H. R. 7184 Mr. Adamson, A bill to provide for the construction of a revenue cutter 24 Jan. 29. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. of the first class for service in the waters of Key West, Report No. 253. Fla. (By Mr. Sparkman.) H. R. 3050 Mr. Southard, A bill relating to Hawaiian silver coinage and silver cer- 28 Jan. 29. Coinage, Weights, and Measures. tificates. (By Mr. Hill.) Report No. 260. H. R. 72 Mr. Coombs, A bill to establish dwelling for keeper of the fog signal at 34 Feb. 5. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Robinson Point, State of Washington. (By Mr. Cush- Report No. 416. man.) H. R. 73 Mr. Coombs, A bill to establish a fog signal at Battery Point, State of 35 Feb. 5. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Washington. (By Mr. Cushman. ) Report No. 417. H. R. 74 Mr. Coombs, A bill to increase limit of cost of light-house and fog 36 Feb. 5. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. signal at Browns Point, State of Washington. (By Mr. Report No. 418. Cushman.) H. R. 75 Mr. Coombs, A bill to establish a light-house and fog signal at Burrows 37 Feb. 5. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Island, Rosario Strait, State of Washington. (By Mr. Report No. 419. Cushman.) 6 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION. 1902. No. S. 660 Mr. Cousins, An act to provide for the ref undment of certain moneys 3S Feb. 5. Foreign Affairs. to the Republic of Mexico. Report No. 420. H. R. 10068 Mr. Jenkins, A bill for the creation of a national bureau of criminal I 39 Feb. 7. Judiciary. identification. ( By Mr. Jenkins. ) Report No. 429. H. R. 68 Mr. Southard, A bill to establish a mint of the United States at Tacoma, I 41 Feb. 11. Coinage, Weights, and Measures. in the State of Washington. ( By Mr. Cushman.) Report No. 482. H. R. 9865 Mr. Cushman, A bill providing for the election of a Delegate from the 44 Feb. 8. Territories. Territory of Alaska to the House of Representatives of Report No. 434. the United States, defining citizenship, and the quali- fications of electors in said Territory. (By Mr. Cushman. ) H. R. 10999 -Mr. Haugen, A bill to provide rules and regulations governing the im- 50 Feb. 17. Agriculture. portation of trees, plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, cuttings, Report No. 557. and buds, commonly known as nursery stock, and fruits into the United States, and rules and regulations for the inspection of trees, plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, cuttings, and buds, commonly known as nursery stock, grown within the United States, which become subjects of interstate commerce or exportation. (By Mr. Haugen. ) H. R. 6553 Mr. Littlefield, A bill to change the boundaries between the southern 59 Feb. 24. Judiciary. and central judicial districts of the Indian Territory, Report No. 583. and to establish a United States court at Durant, Ind. T. (By Mr. Moon. ) H. R. 10161 Mr. Tate, A bill providing for the distribution of Government pub- 61 Feb. 25. Printing. lications tO colleges. (By Mr. Tate.) Report No. 591. H. R. 4549 Mr. Jones, of Washington, A bill authorizing the issuance of a patent to the county 62 Feb. 25. Public Lands. of Callam, State of Washington. (By Mr. Cushman. ) Report No. 593. H. R. 8735 Mr. Scott, A bill to apply a portion of the proceeds of the sale of 66 Feb. 26. Mines and Mining. public lands to the endowment of schools of department Report No. 604. of mines and mining in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, entitled "An act donat- ing public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agricul- ture and mechanic arts," and for similar purposes, being a further supplement to said act. (By Mr. Grosvenor. ) S. 2445 Mr. Coombs, An act to provide for the establishment of a light and fog- • 69 Mar. 3. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. signal station on one of the Mile Rocks, San Francisco Report No. 734. Bay, California. S. 2449 Mr. Coombs, An act to establish a fog signal at Fort Winfield Scott, 70 Mar. 3. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Fort Point, California. Report No. 735. H. R. 9673 Mr. Tompkins, of Ohio, A bill for the establishment of a light-house and fog-signal 71 Mar. 3. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. station on State Ledge, Boston Harbor. (By 'Mr. Report No. 738. Conry. ) 7 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION. 1902. S. 2447 Mr. Coombs, An act to provide for the construction of a light-ship for Mar. 4. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Blunts Reef, Pacific Ocean, off Cape Mendocino, Cali- Report No. 744. fornia. S. 2446 Mr. Coombs, An act to establish a light and fog signal at a point on 73 Mar. 4. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Karquines Strait, California, opposite that now occu- Report No. 745. pied by the Selby Smelting Works. S. 2450 Mr. Coombs, An act to establish a fog bell and lens-lantern light on the 74 Mar. 4. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. southeastern end of Southampton Shoal, San Francisco Report No. 746. Bay, California. S. 1452 Mr. Hay, An act to establish the Fredericksburg and Adjacent 75 Mar. 6. Military Affairs. National Battlefields Park, in the State of Virginia. Report No. 771. H. R. 11538 Mr. Needham, A bill providing the means for acquiring title to two groves 79 Mar. 6. Public Lands. of Sequoia gigantea, in the State of California, with a Report No. 777. view to making a national park thereof. (By Mr. Woods.) H. R. 12098 Mr. Lacey, A bill to amend section 1 of the act of Congress, approved SO Mar. 6. Public Lands. May 14, 1898, entitled "An act extending the home- Report No. 778. stead laws and providing for a right of way for railroads in the district of Alaska." (By Mr. Lacey. ) H. R. 4573 Mr. Davie, A bill for the construction of a steam revenue cutter S 1 Mar. 7. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. adapted to service in the waters of Albemarle and Pam- Report No.