1897. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE. 571 Also, a bill (H. R. 2656) removing the charge of desertion stand­ 212, providing for the relief of Joseph S. Hurst from the charge of in~ against Almon Springsteen, late Company F, One hundred. and desertion-to the Committee on Military Affairs. thirty-seventh Regiment New York Volunteers-to the Conumttee By Mr. McLAURIN: Resolutions of the Sea Island Agricul­ on Military Affairs. • tural Society, of James Island, S.C., relative to duty on cotton­ Also a bill (H. R. 2657) granting a pension to Lavina M. Howe, to the Committee on Ways and Means. widow' of George Howe, alias Thorpe, late Company F, Twentr­ By Mr. McCLEARY: Petition of Dana M. Baer and other citi­ second Connecticut Volunteers-to the Comnnttee on Invalid zens of Luverne, Minn., relative to use of printed wrappers by Pensions. publishers on newspapers-to the Committee on the Post-Office Also, a bill (H. R. 2658) granting a pension to <;Jelia E. pans, and Post-Roads. )Vidow of Wimam E. Dans, late of Company D, SIXth Regiment Also, letter from A. M. Becker, of Adrian, Minn., protesting New York Heavy Artillery-to the Committee on Invalid Pen­ against free distribution of seeds by the Government-to the Com­ sions. mittee on Agriculture. Also, a bill (H. R. 2659) granting a pension to Jerry Drisco~l, By Mr. OVERSTREET: Paper to accompany H. R. 289 a bill late United States Railway Construction Corps-to the Commit­ for the relief of E. G. Fulgate-to the Committee on Invalid Pen­ tee on Invalid Pensions. sions. Also, a bill (H. R. 2660) for the relief of William F. Alger-to By Mr. SNOVER: Petition of Albert Wheeler and 133 other the Committee on Military Affairs. citizens of Michigan, praying for protection against Canadian Also a bill (H. R. 26(>1) for the relief of Marvin Coman, late cattle-to the Committee on Ways .and 1\Ieans. Comp~ny C, One hundred and seventy-eighth New York-to the By :Mr. SETTLE: Petition of W. T. Morris, representing 1,000 Committee on Military Affairs. citizens of Lexington, Ky., favoring the passage of the proposed Also, a bill (H. R. 2662) granting a pension to Rem·y S. Mur­ antiprize fight bill-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign ray, late private Eight h New York Independent Battery-to the Commerce. Committee on Invalid Pensions. By 1\fr. SPALDING: Papers to accompany a bill for the relief Also, a bill (H. R. 2663) increasing the pension of William A. of Ella R. Stafford, of Ann Arbor, Mich.-to the Committee on Peck, private Company H, Third New York Volunteer Infantry­ Invalid Pensions. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, papers to accompany bill for the relief of Peter Fisher; Also, a bill (H. R. 2664) granting a pension to Charles H. Wick­ also papers from Peter Fisher, relative to his war record-to the ham, late second lieutenant Twenty-ninth United States Colored Committee on War Claims. Troops-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. ZENOR: Papers to accompany House bill No. 2464, to By Mr. SHAFROTH: A bill (H. R. 266.5) for the relief of A. G. correct the militaryTecord and grant an honorable discharge to Boone-to the Committee on Claims. James Colvin-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. SPALDING: A bill (H. R. 2666) for the relief of Peter Also, papers and additional evidence to accompany House bill Fisher-to the Committee on War Claims. No. 2470, to grant a p ension to Thomas Bradley-to the Commit­ Also, a bill (H. R. 2667) granting pension to Ella R. Stafford­ tee on Invalid Pensions. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. STARK: A bill (H. R. 2668) for the relief of William Henry Johnson-to the Committee on Military Affairs. SENATE. By Mr. VINCENT: A bill (H. R. 2669) granting a pension to :MoNDAY, Aprt'l 5, 1897. Henry H. Tucker-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 2670) gt·anting an honorable discharge to The Senate met at 12 o'clock m. G . D. Hooker-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. Also, a bill (R. R. 2671) for the relief of George W. Warren­ The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of the proceedings to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. of Thursday last, when, on motion of Mr. LINDSAY, and by unani­ Also, a bill (H. R. 2672) removing the charge of desertion from mous consent, the further reading was dispensed with. the military record of Francis A. Goodeno, deceased-to the Com­ FOREST RESERVATIONS. mittee on Military Affairs. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication Also, a bill (H. R. 2673) granting an increase of pension to Mrs. from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to a Diana Clark-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. resolution of the Senate of the 29th ultimo, copies of the orders By Mr. WHEELER of Alabama: A bill (H. R. 2674) for the of the President of the ·united States of February 22, 1897, estab­ relief of Elizabeth Forney, the widow of "\V1lliam H. Forney-to lishing the boundary of certain forest reservations, and also copies the Committee on Pensions. of all papers on file in relation to these reservations, and the rea­ Also, a bill (H. R. 2675) for the relief of the heirs of Dr. Nathan sons for creating the same; which, with the accompanying papers, Fletcher-to the Committee on War Claims. was, on motion of Mr. PETTIGREW, ordered to lie on the table Also. a bill (H. R. 2676) for the I'€lief of John James-to the and to be printed. · Committee on :Military Affairs. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. Also, a bill (H. R. 2677) to correct an error made by the regis­ A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. C. R . Mc­ ter and receiver of the land office at Huntsville, Ala.-to the Com­ KEl\'1\EY, one of its clerks, announced that the House had passed mittee on the Public Lands. the following joint resolutions: Also, a bill (H. R. 2678) for the relief of Thomas M. Hobbs and A joint resolution (S. R . 20) making the appropriation for the brother, of Limestone County, Ala.-to the Committee on War renewal of the patrol system of the District of Columbia immedi­ Olaims. ately available; and Also, a bill (H. R. 2679) for the relief of Bessie McAlester A joint resolution (S. R. 24) authorizing the Sacretary of the McGnirk-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Navy to transport contributions for the relief of the suffering poor Also (by request), a bill (H. R. 2680) for the relief of Mary in India. Webster, widow of the late John Webster, of Washington, D. C.­ PETITIONS AND l'rfEMORULS. to the Committee on Claims. The VICE-PRESIDENT presented a petition of the Fairfax Quarterly Meeting of Friends, of Waterford, Va., praying for the PETITIONS, ETU. ratification of the pending arbitration treaty with Great Britain; Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, thefollowingpetitions and papers which was ordered to lie on the table. were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: Mr. GEAR presented a petition of the executive committee of By Mr. ARNGLD: Petition of E. S. Hartman and 32 other citi­ the National L.ive Stock Exchange, praying that import duties of zens of Belsena Mills, Pa., opposing alien ownership of land in 1 cent per pound on tallow, lt cents per pound on hides~ a scale this country, etc.-to the Committee on the Judiciary. of duty on wool equal to that in fol'Ce prior to the enactment of By Mr. CAMPBELL: Petition of citizens of :McLeansboro and the so-called Wilson tariff bill, and 1 cent per pound on sheep­ l!amilton County, lil., favoring the passage of House bill No. skins after the wool has been removed, whether dried m· pickled, ~0090, Fifty-fourth Congress, relative to ticket brokerage or scalp­ be embodied in the pending tariff bill; which was referred to the ing-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Committee on Finance. By Mr. DANFORD: Paper to accompany bill to pension Hugh He also presented a petition of the executive committee of the Thompson-to the Committee on lnYalid Pensions. National Live Stock Exchange, praying that all duties le_vied on Bv Mr. EDDY: Remonstrance of A. 1\I. Cameron and 85 other imports of live stock be ad valorem, provided reciprocal duties are piti.Zens of the Seventh Congressional district of Minnesota, oppos­ levied on our exports of live stock and meat food products by such ~g ihe proposed increase of duty on filler and wrapper tobacco­ countries as do not admit the same free; which was referred to the to the Committee on Ways and Means. Committee on Finance. By Mr. GROUT: Resolutions adopted by thePaintand Oil Club He also presented a petition of the :Monthly Meeting of Friends, of New England, favoring a department of trade and commerce­ of Pleasant Plain, Iowa, praying fol' the enactment of legislation to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. proh1biting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Co­ By Mr. IDTT: Petition of William Rippin and 21 other ex­ lumbia and the Territories; which was referred to the Committee soldiers of Galen.a, Ill., praying for the passage of House bill No. on the District of Columbia. 572 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE.