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Serial set 2854	Treasury Department. Report on the internal commerce of the United States for the year 1890. Part II of commerce and navigation: The commercial, industrial, transportation, and other interests of Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. By S.G. Brock, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.	1
Serial set 2855	Colorado River, Arizona. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the Colorado River, Arizona. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Blue Hill harbor, Maine. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the harbor of Blue Hill, Maine. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Pensauken Creek, New Jersey. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Pensauken Creek, New Jersey. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Puyallup River, Washington. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Puyallup River, Washington. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Deficiency, public printing. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of the deficiency for public printing and binding for the first half of the current fiscal year, and also of the deficiency required to pay additional compensation to the night force at the Government Printing Office for the first session of the Fifty-first Congress. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. American channel, Detroit River. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the American channel, Detroit River. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Alviso Harbor and Creek, California. Letter from the assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Alviso Harbor and Creek, California. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Little Egg Harbor Bay and Inlet, New Jersey. Letter from the assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Little Egg Harbor Bay and Inlet, New Jersey. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Deep, Skamokawa, and Crooked Rivers, Washington. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the Deep, Skamokawa, and Crooked Rivers, Washington. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Buttermilk and Gowanus Bay Channels, New York Harbor. Letter from the assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Buttermilk and Gowanus Bay channels New York Harbor. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. D'Wamish and Black Rivers, Washington. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the D'Wamish and Black Rivers, Washington. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. North River, Salem, Massachusetts. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of North River, Salem, Massachusetts. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Russell's Fork, Big Sandy River, Kentucky. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Russell's Fork, Big Sandy River, Kentucky. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Boquet River, New York. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Boquet River from the mouth of Lake Champlain to Willsborough, New York. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Additional provisions for Sioux Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting communications from the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking that an appropriation be made to purchase additional provisions for the Sioux Indians. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Sioux Indian Appropriation. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, inclosing communications from the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs asking that appropriations be made to fulfill the assurances made to the Sioux Indians by the late Sioux Commission, together with a draft of the items of appropriations required. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Nooksack, Skagit and Snohomish Rivers, Washington. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the Nooksack, Skagit and Snohomish River, Washington. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Cape May City Breakwater. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Cape May City, N.J. for breakwater. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Allouez Bay and Nemadji River, Wisconsin. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Allouez Bay and the Nemadji River. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Appropriation for Apache Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate, submitted by the Secretary of the Interior, of the appropriations for the Apache Indians at Mount Vernon, Ala., and Fort Union, N. Mex., for the fiscal year 1892. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Sound between Barnegat and Great Egg Harbor Bays, New Jersey. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the sound between Barnegat and Great Egg Harbor Bays, New Jersey. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Refunds of customs duties. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the refunds of customs duties, etc., for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. December 4, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. An account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. Payments to informers and seizing officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of payments made to informers and seizing officers under the customs-revenue laws for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. Wagon road, Fort Canby to Ilwaco. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Quartermaster General, and recommending the early consideration of the bill ...to provide for the construction of a wagon road through the military reservation of Fort Canby, Washington. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Accounts of disbursing officers, War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of money accounts of disbursing officers of the War Department for the year ending September 30, 1890. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. Big Barren River, Kentucky. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Big Barren River, Kentucky, above Bowling Green. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Santa Cruz, California -- Harbor of Refuge. Letter from the assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination for a harbor of refuge at Santa Cruz, California. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Contingent expenses, War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the receipts and expenditures on account of the appropriations for contingent expenses, War Department, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of all appropriations in the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. -- December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture. Tabular statements of disbursements made from the appropriations for the Indian Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, and of the salaries and incidental expenses paid at each agency in the Indian service during said period, showing the appropriations from which paid and the number of Indians at each agency. Returns of the Eleventh Census. Communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of the report of the Superintendent of the Census, giving complete returns of the population of each state and territory on the 1st day of June, 1890. December 1, 1890. -- Referred to the Select Committee on the Eleventh Census and ordered to be printed. Lighted gas buoys. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, asking that an appropriation of $30,000 be made for the importation and purchase of lighted gas buoys, recommended by the Lighthouse Board. December 1, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Contingent expenses, Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the contingent expenses of the Treasury Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. December 1, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed. Potomac Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Potomac Creek, Virginia. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Shoals, North River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the shoals at the mouth of North River, Massachusetts. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Inner Bay, near mouth of Saranac River, New York. Letter from the assistant Secretary of War transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Inner Bay, near mouth of Saranac River, at Plattsburgh, New York. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Shark River, New Jersey. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Shark River, New Jersey. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Statistical abstract of the United States, 1890. Thirteenth number. Finance, coinage, commerce, immigration, shipping, the postal service, population, railroads, agriculture, etc. Prepared by the Bureau of Statistics under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.	39
Serial set 2856	Special consular reports. Canals and irrigation in foreign countries. Reports from the consuls of the United States in answer to circulars from the Department of State.	1
Serial set 2857	Special consular reports. Port regulations in foreign countries. Reports from the consuls of the United States, in compliance with a department circular, on pilotage, light dues, quarantine regulations, etc., in their several districts. Issued from the Bureau of Statistics, Department of State. All requests for these reports should be addressed to the Secretary of State.	1
Serial set 2858	New Naval Observatory. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy with estimates of additional appropriations for the new Naval Observatory for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Wabash River, Indiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Wabash River, Indiana. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Support of Sioux of different tribes, subsistence and civilization. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of the appropriation to meet a deficiency in the appropriation for the support of Sioux Indians of different tribes, subsistence and civilization for the fiscal year 1891. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, Cal. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of an appropriation of $11,000 for the Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, Cal. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Port Orford Harbor, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a report in relation to Port Orford Harbor, Oregon. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. San Simeon Bay, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of San Simeon Bay, California. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission, and a copy of an act of the legislature of Georgia, submitting a provision for insertion in the sundry civil appropriation bill for the year ending June 30, 1892, in reference to the limits of the park. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Increase of force, Assistant Treasurers' offices. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting certain communications relating to and recommending favorable action upon increasing the force in the United States Assistant Treasurer's offices. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. White Oak River, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of White Oak River, North Carolina. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Expenditures of the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting the annual report of transactions of business for the Post Office Department for the year ended June 30, 1890. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in Post Office Department. Buildings for the Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting an estimate of $24,700 for the construction of agency buildings at the new site selected on the Missouri River for the Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Removal of Lower Brule agency and erection of new buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting an estimate of $54,900 for the construction of agency and school buildings at a point on the Missouri River near the Crow Creek agency for Lower Brule Indians. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Elk River, West Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Elk River, West Virginia. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Letter from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State, in relation to a report upon the subject of cholera. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Machine guns of small arms caliber. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate for an appropriation of $25,000 for the purchase of machine guns of small arms caliber for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. December 22, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Princess Bay, Staten Island, New York. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Princess Bay, Staten Island, New York. December 23, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bayou Terre Bonne, Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Bayou Terre Bonne, Louisiana. December 23, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Shoals on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the shoals on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. December 23, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Revenue steamer Thomas Ewing. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $80,000 to rebuild the revenue steamer Thomas Ewing with an iron hull. December 23, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Bayou Black, Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Bayou Black, Louisiana. December 23, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bayou Cocodrie, Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reporting the examination and survey of the Bayou Cocodrie, Louisiana. December 23, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Sucarnoochee River, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination of the Sucarnoochee River, Alabama. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Double Bayou, Chambers County, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Double Bayou, Chambers County, Texas. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Tongue River, Montana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination of Tongue River, Montana. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bayou Des Glaises, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report upon the examination of Bayou Des Glaises, Louisiana. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Rouge River, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Rouge River, Michigan. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. War Department contracts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of the contracts entered into by the War Department and its bureaus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. National Armory, Springfield, Mass. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting a statement of the expenditures at the National Armory, Springfield, Mass., for the year ended June 30, 1890. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. Harbor of Smithland, Kentucky. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the harbor of Smithland, Kentucky. December 19, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Employes in the Navy Department below a fair standard of efficiency. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy of the employes of that department who are considered below a fair standard of efficiency. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Collecting revenue from customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending that the permanent annual appropriation for expenses of collecting the revenue from customs be increased to $7,500,000, and the receipts from customs, fines, penalties, and forfeitures, etc., be covered into the Treasury. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Sullivan Falls, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers report, of the examination of Sullivan Falls, Maine. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Alsea Bay and River, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination of Alsea Bay and River, Oregon. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Connecticut River, from Long Island Sound to Hartford, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Connecticut River, from Long Island Sound to Hartford, Connecticut, etc. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Nottoway River, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Nottoway River, Virginia. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Barnegat and Absecon, New Jersey, and Assateague, Virginia, light stations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending additional accommodations for the keepers of the Barnegat and Absecon (New Jersey) and Assateague (Virginia) light stations. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. San Rafael River, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the San Rafael River, California. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. United States building, Augusta, Ga. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $2,000 for the United States courthouse, post office, etc., building at Augusta, Ga. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Salaries of the employes of the Interior Department. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of the Interior and reports of the heads of bureaus of that department, showing the number and salaries of employes who are considered below a fair standard of efficiency, as required by section two of the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation act approved July 11, 1890. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mississippi River at Warsaw, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Mississippi River at Warsaw, Illinois. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Extension United States Post Office Building, San Francisco. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, asking that an appropriation of $15,000 be made for a one-story extension to the United States Post Office Building at San Francisco, Cal. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Boarding-school building at the Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate for an appropriation of $25,000 for a boarding-school building at the Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Appropriation for ordnance stores. Letter from the Secretary of War, calling attention to the omission from the Army appropriation Bill, H.R. 12573, Fifty-first Congress, second session, of an item of $43,030.47 for ordnance and ordnance stores for the District of Columbia. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Stony Creek River, Connecticut. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination and survey of Stony Creek River, Connecticut. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bayou Black, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Bayou Black, Louisiana. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Additional farm land for the Government Hospital for the Insane. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate for an appropriation of $10,000 for the purchase of additional farm land for the Government Hospital for the Insane. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Burial of indigent soldiers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate for an appropriation of $1,500 for the burial of indigent soldiers. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Public documents, Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report regarding the receipt, distribution, and sale of public documents on behalf of the government by the Department of the Interior, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. Expenses of offices of United States shipping commissioners. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, calling attention to the fact of there being no appropriation for the expenses of the offices of United States shipping commissioners, together with a letter from the United States Shipping Commissioner at New York relating to the subject. December 10, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Slough at Hamilton, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the slough at Hamilton, Illinois. December 10, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Shaw's Cove, New London Harbor, Connecticut. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Shaw's Cove, New London Harbor, Connecticut. December 10, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Willamette River, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Willamette River, Oregon. December 10, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. John W. Wallace, Commissioner, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, forwarded by the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the salary due John W. Wallace, Commissioner, etc. December 10, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Additional associate justice of New Mexico. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the provision for the salary of the additional associate justice of New Mexico provided by act of Congress July 10, 1890. December 10, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Marine board for the advancement of the interests of the merchant Marine. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to a joint resolution of Congress approved by the House of Representatives September 29, 1890, submitting a bill to establish a marine board for the advancement of the interests of the merchant marine. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Lynn Haven Bay water way, Virginia. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a report of the preliminary examination for a water way to connect Lynn Haven Bay with the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River, Virginia. December 5, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Piscataway Creek, Maryland. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Piscataway Creek, Maryland. December 5, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Cape May thoroughfare, New Jersey. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination for a thoroughfare from Cape May to the Great Bay north of Atlantic City, New Jersey. December 5, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Purchases by the Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports of the Quartermaster-General, showing the purchases made by his department of supplies for the Army for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1890. December 5, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. The Barrundia case. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, a report of the Secretary of State and accompanying correspondence in relation to the killing of General J. Martin Barrundia. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Ship channel between Port Townsend Bay, Puget Sound, and Oak Bay, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the ship channel between Port Townsend Bay, Puget Sound, and Oak Bay, Washington. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Redwood Creek, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Redwood Creek, California. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Deficiency for payment Army and Navy pensions. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of the amount necessary to supply the deficiency for the payment of Army and Navy pensions for the current fiscal year of $34,500,000. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Piscataway Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Piscataway Creek, Virginia. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Lower Columbia River, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Lower Columbia River, Oregon. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Pepperell Cove, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Pepperell Cove, Maine. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Upper Machodoc Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Upper Machodoc Creek, Virginia. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Champlin's Creek, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Champlin's Creek, New York. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Young's Bay Channel, Columbia River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Young's Bay Channel, Columbia River. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Disbursing clerk for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of letters from the Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and from the disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, relating to the appointment of a disbursing clerk for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Commerce passing St. Mary's Falls Canal, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of a report in reference to the commerce passing St. Mary's Falls Canal during the season of 1890, just closed. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Duties upon imported articles used in the establishment of lighthouses. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $25,000 to enable the Lighthouse Board to pay the duties upon imported articles used in the establishment of lighthouses which accrue under the new tariff law. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, calling attention to the distressed and suffering condition of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians, and the necessity for the passage of S. 3216. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs Banks in which the public money is deposited. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives, dated December 15, 1890, a list of the banks in which the public money is deposited, the purposes for which it is deposited, etc. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Patapsco River, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination of the Patapsco River, Maryland, from the Craighill channel to the sugar refinery wharves, Curtis Bay. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Western Branch of Elizabeth River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination and survey of the Western Branch of Elizabeth River, Virginia. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. St. Leonard's Creek, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination of St. Leonard's Creek, Maryland. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.	78
Serial set 2859	Commercial relations of the United States with foreign countries during the years 1888 and 1889. Annual reports of the consuls of the United States on the commerce, manufactures, industries, etc., of their several districts for the above years.	1
Serial set 2860	Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey showing the progress of the work during the fiscal year ending with June, 1890.	1
Serial set 2861	Accounts of the First Comptroller. Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of accounts rendered to and settled with the First Comptroller for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1890. December 3, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department.	1
Serial set 2862	Report of all contracts for carrying the mail made within the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890.	1
Serial set 2863	Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of the examination and survey of the Mississippi River at and above Clinton, Iowa. January 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Expenditure of contingent fund, Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting annual report of expenditures of the contingent appropriation for the Interior Department. January 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department. Supplemental estimates for the Indian service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting amended and supplemental estimates for the Indian service for the ensuing fiscal year. January 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mokelumne River, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report upon the examination and survey of Mokelumne River, California. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Tangier Harbor, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of Tangier Harbor, Virginia. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Narragansett Bay Channel, Rhode Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of Narragansett Bay Channel, Rhode Island. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Watch Hill Cove, Rhode Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of Watch Hill Cove, Rhode Island. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Report of the World's Columbian Commission. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of the World's Columbian Commission, with accompanying papers. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Quadro-Centennial of the Discovery of America. Estimates of appropriations for the World's Columbian Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed estimate of appropriations submitted by the president of the World's Columbian Exposition for expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Government's exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that the sum of three hundred thousand dollars be appropriated for the government's exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Saugatuck River, Connecticut. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report upon the examination of Saugatuck River, Connecticut. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bayou Castor, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Bayou Castor, Louisiana. January 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Abstract of suspended entries. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an abstract of suspended entries of public lands adjudicated and confirmed during the year ended June 30, 1890. January 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Bayous Tigre and Chevreuil, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of Bayous Tigre and Chevreuil, Louisiana. January 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Capt. Henry Johnson, medical storekeeper. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a petition from Capt. Henry Johnson, medical storekeeper, U.S. Army, asking to be placed on the retired list. January 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Owensboro' Harbor, Kentucky. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the harbor of Owensboro', Kentucky. January 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Reports relating to silk. Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a statement of all purchases of cocoons and all sales of silk and silk waste during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. Also the reports of the Ladies' Silk Culture Society of California, and the Women's Silk Culture Association of the United States. January 24, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Laboratory and Bacteriologist for the Marine Hospital Bureau. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation to enable the Marine Hospital Bureau to rent an additional building for a laboratory, etc., and also that an additional passed assistant surgeon be detailed to the Bureau as a permanent bacteriologist. January 24, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Boat or Number Four Channel, Florida. Letter form the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination [i.e., examination] of Boat or Number Four Channel, Cedar Keys Harbor, Florida. January 24, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Transportation of witnesses in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney-General in relation to providing means for the transportation of witnesses and for the arrest of murderers in certain parts of Alaska. January 22, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Ohio River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination and survey of Ohio River between the mouth of Green River, Kentucky, and the City of Evansville, Indiana. January 22, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Tionesta Creek, Pennsylvania. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination of Tionesta Creek, Pennsylvania. January 22, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Employes of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the employes of the War Department, from December 1, 1889, to November 30, 1890, and the sums paid to each employe. Also a copy of a letter from the Secretary of War to the Secretary of the Treasury on the efficiency of the employes of the War Department. January 23, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. January 23, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Clerks and messengers for the Inspector General's office. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Inspector General of the Army in reference to the employment of additional clerks and messengers. January 23, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Harbor lines at Portage Lake, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a report upon the establishment of harbor lines at Portage Lake, Michigan. January 23, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. United States Penitentiary in Utah. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Attorney-General in relation to an appropriation of $2,500 for the erection of shops at the United States Penitentiary in Utah. January 23, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Efficiency of the War Department employes. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War relating to the standard of efficiency of the employes of the War Department. January 23, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Office of the Assistant Treasurer at New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York, in relation to the imperative need of an increase of force for his office to be immediately available. January 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Pay of naval officers. Petition of naval officers, forwarded by the Secretary of the Navy, in regard to equal pay of officers of the Navy for equal rank. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. New Naval Observatory. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, submitting estimates of appropriations in connection with abandoning the old and equipping the new Naval Observatory, amounting to $294,487.20. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. West branch of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Mail service in rural districts. Letter from the Postmaster General, replying to House resolution dated the 13th ultimo, in reference to alleged irregular and inefficient mail service in rural districts. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Current River, Missouri. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Current River, Missouri, from Van Buren to its mouth. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Lubec Channel, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report on the examination of Lubec Channel, Maine. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Little Pigeon River, Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of Little Pigeon River, Tennessee. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Water-way from Pungo River to Sladesville, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the water-way from Pungo River to Sladesville, North Carolina. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Linchester River, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report upon the examination of Linchester River, Maryland. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Waterway between Pamlico and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report on the examination of the waterway between Pamlico and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Nanticoke River, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report upon the examination of the Nanticoke River, Maryland. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Drum Inlet, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Drum Inlet, North Carolina. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Electric lights in public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, for the "introduction of electric lights in certain United States public buildings" may be made immediately available. January 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Indian River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the preliminary examination of Indian River, Florida. January 12, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Newport Creek, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Newport Creek, Maryland. January 12, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Amendments to existing statutes relating to the tax on tobacco. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue recommending certain amendments of existing statutes relating to the tax on tobacco, etc., with a draft of the proposed amendments. January 12, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. United States building at Leavenworth, Kans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $8,000 for the United States courthouse, post office, etc., building at Leavenworth, Kans. January 20, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Archives of the consulate-general at London. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of State, requesting an appropriation of $1,723 for the rent and storage of the archives of the consulate-general at London. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Colorado River, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Colorado River, Texas. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Additional subsistence for Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior in reference to an appropriation of $150,000 for the purchase of additional subsistence, seeds, etc., for such Indians as may require it. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Alabama River, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the Alabama River, Alabama. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Judgments against the United States. Letter from the Attorney-General, submitting a report of the judgments rendered against the United States. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Additional force for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy requesting an additional clerical force for his department. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Civilian engineers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers and a statement in regard to the civilian engineers employed from July 1, 1889, to June 30, 1890, in the work of improving the rivers and harbors. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Seal fisheries of the Behring Sea. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State submitting the official correspondence between the Government of the United States and the Government of Great Britain touching the seal fisheries of the Behring Sea since the 19th of July last. January 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Ellis Island. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $100,000 to complete the projected buildings on Ellis Island, and to provide means of transportation to and from New York City. January 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Contingent expenses military establishment. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the appropriations for the contingent expenses of the military establishment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. January 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. Locks and canals, Fox River, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers submitting a draft of rules and regulations for the navigation and use of the locks and canals of Fox River, Wisconsin. January 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Contingent expenses for the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a detailed statement of the expenditures of the contingent appropriations of the Navy Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. December 30, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department. Clerk for headquarters recruiting service. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Adjutant-General of the Army, recommending an additional clerk at the headquarters of the recruiting service at New York City. January 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Devil's Island light station, Wisconsin. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $22,000 for completing the establishment of a light at Devil's Island, Apostle Group, Lake Superior, Wisconsin. January 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Northwest Seal Rock Light Station, California. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the United States Engineer of the Twelfth Lighthouse District, and requesting that the Lighthouse Board be authorized expend $5,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from money already appropriated, in purchasing a fog signal for the Northwest Seal Rock Light Station, California. January 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Two Harbors light and fog-signal station, Minnesota. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $8,000 for completing the light and fog signal station at Two Harbors, Lake Superior, Minnesota. January 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Sebewaing River, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Sebewaing River, Michigan. January 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Town River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination and survey of Town River, Massachusetts. January 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Expenses Magazine-Gun Board. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate for an appropriation of $3,500, submitted by the Secretary of War, for a clerk, draughtsman, and incidental expenses of the Magazine-Gun Board now in session, the same to be immediately available. January 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Chattahoochee River, Georgia and Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Chattahoochee River, Georgia and Alabama. January 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Appropriation relating to the bounty on sugar. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting estimates of appropriations required to carry into effect the provisions of the tariff act relating to the bounty on sugar. January 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. John Monks & Son. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, requesting an appropriation of $80.84 to pay the claim of John Monks & Son, for damage caused by the United States tug, "Nina" of the Navy yard, New York. January 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mineral Resources of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting an estimate for an appropriation, in the sum of $50,000, for the preparation of the report of the mineral resources of the United States. January 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Claims of certain merchants of Austria-Hungary. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Secretary of State requesting an appropriation to pay the claims of certain merchants of Austria-Hungary for goods sent to the New Orleans Exposition. January 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Timber dry dock at Port Royal, S.C. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate for an additional appropriation of $300,000 for the construction of a timber dry dock at Port Royal, S.C. January 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Port Angeles town-site reservation, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for the Port Angeles town-site reservation, Washington, together with a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Interior recommending the same. January 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Brevet rank of officers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Major-General commanding the Army, recommending a change in the law, authorizing the President to confer brevet rank on officers of the U.S. Army for gallant services in Indian campaigns. January 24, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Ship-channel between the Great lakes. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination for a ship-channel between the Great Lakes. January 24, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Gun factories and steel forgings for high-power guns. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War and accompanying report of the Board of Gun Factories and Steel Forgings for High-Power Guns. January 27, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Gunter's Creek, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of the mouth of Gunter's Creek, Alabama. January 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Claims allowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of claims allowed by the several accounting officers of the Treasury Department under appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund. January 13, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations Cane River, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report upon the examination of Cane River, Louisiana. January 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors	79
Serial set 2864	Report of the tests of metals and other materials for industrial purposes made with the United States testing machine at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890.	1
SERIAL SET 2865	United States congressional serial set [vol.1-2999]	1
Serial set 2866	Black River, South Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination and survey of Black River, South Carolina. February 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Bethlehem Iron Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to House resolution dated September 16, 1890, relating to the use of ores, imported from the island of Cuba, or any foreign country, in carrying out their contracts with the United States. March 3, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Addition to the site of the building for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting a further appropriation for the addition to the site of the building for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. February 13, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. United States building at Atlanta, Ga. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $15,000 for the United States court-house and post-office building at Atlanta, Ga. January 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations Steamer for the prevention of smuggling, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate for a side-wheel steamer for service on the west coast of Florida to prevent smuggling and the importation of infectious deceases. February 4, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. S.H. Brooks, Assistant Treasurer of the United States at San Francisco. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that an appropriation be made to secure the Treasurer of the United States on account of the act of Congress relieving S.H. Brooks, Assistant Treasurer of the United States at San Francisco. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Harbor at Hudson, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the harbor at Hudson, Wisconsin. February 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. New building for the Mint at Philadelphia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, calling attention to the necessity for the passage of House Bill No. 9957, which provides for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building thereon for the Mint at Philadelphia. January 29, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Indian school land in Arizona. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and accompanying draft of a bill setting apart a certain tract of land in the Territory of Arizona for Indian school purposes. January 29, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Chickahominy River, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report on the preliminary examination of Chickahominy River, from Holly Landing to Long Bridge, Virginia. January 29, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Traveling expenses of Indian School Superintendent, 1890. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting estimate of a deficiency in the appropriation for the traveling expenses of Indian School Superintendent, 1890. January 30, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Indian school at Carlisle, Pa. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an additional estimate for appropriation for the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa. January 30, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Treaties with the Kickapoos. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the estimate for an appropriation for fulfilling treaties with the Kickapoos. January 30, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Indian schools. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting amended estimates of appropriations for certain Indian schools for the fiscal year 1892. January 30, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Useless files of public papers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Chief Clerk and Superintendent of that Department in relation to the disposition of the accumulation of useless papers in the files in the various public buildings throughout the United States. January 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. United States building at Buffalo, N.Y. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the necessity of further legislation in regard to the United States post office, etc., building at Buffalo, N.Y. January 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Military Academy. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Superintendent United States Military Academy at West Point, and recommending an additional appropriation of $5,000 for the repair of cadet sinks, etc. January 31, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Deficiencies in Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting estimates of deficiencies in the appropriation for the Quartermaster's Department of the Army for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1891. February 2, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Corsica Shoal, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of a report of the preliminary examination for the improvement of Corsica Shoal, Michigan. February 4, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Defending suits in claims against the United States. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of communications from the Attorney General submitting estimates of deficiencies in appropriations for defending suits in claims against the United States, etc. February 4, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Pacific railroad claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the amounts due for transportation service performed for the government over the various Pacific railroads. February 17, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Clerk-hire, pension agencies. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimates of deficiencies for clerk-hire, pension agencies, for the current fiscal year. February 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mining debris, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report upon the mining-debris question of California. February 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining. Territorial courts in Utah. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $20,000 for the expenses of the territorial courts of Utah for the remainder of the year. February 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Paper for internal-revenue stamps. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of paper for internal-revenue stamps. February 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Wateree River, South Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of the examination of Wateree River, South Carolina. February 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. United States building at Binghamton, N.Y. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $3,000 for the United States building at Binghamton, N.Y. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Bayou Vermillion, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Bayou Vermillion, Louisiana. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report setting forth reasons why the Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company should not be allowed to lay its tracks on the conduit road. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Lay Testimony in pension cases. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a communication for the Acting Commissioner of Pensions in replay to a resolution of the House of Representatives dated February 13. 1891, inquiring as to the weight given to lay testimony in pension cases, when such testimony is unsupported by medical or record testimony. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Trinity River, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Trinity River, Texas. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Indian depredation claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, a schedule of Indian depredation claims which have been investigated pursuant to the Indian appropriation bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Expenditures Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1890. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of expenditures on account of the Coast and Geodetic Survey for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. February 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. Smithsonian Institution. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in reply to the House resolution of the 14th instant relating to the regents of the Smithsonian Institution, etc, the report of the First Comptroller upon that subject and a communication from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. February 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. Bayou Teche, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination of Bayou Teche, Louisiana. February 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Letters rogatory in foreign countries. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report of the Secretary of State and accompanying documents in relation to the execution of letters rogatory in foreign countries. February 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. International storm signals. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, and a copy of a draft of a bill pertaining to international storm signals according to the recommendations of the International Marine Conference. February 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Red River of the North. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the Red River of the North. March 3, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Devil's Lake, North Dakota. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of certain bays in Devil's Lake, North Dakota. March 3, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Report of the Director of the Mint upon the production of the precious metals in the United States during the calendar year 1890. United States building at St. Joseph, Mo. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $600 for the United States post-office, etc., building at St. Joseph, Mo. February 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Sacramento and Feather Rivers, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report upon the future improvement of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers, California. February 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Expenses of collecting Customs revenue. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations for collecting the revenue from customs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. February 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Claims examined and allowed since January 15, 1890. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of claims arising under the Act of July 4, 1864, examined and allowed since January 15, 1890. February 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Claims allowed and paid from the indefinite appropriations of the act of April 4, 1890. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of claims against the United States allowed during the period from January 14, 1890, to June 30, 1890, and paid from the indefinite appropriations of the act of April 14, 1890. February 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Expenses of United States courts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of deficiencies in the appropriations for the expenses of the United States courts. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Subsistence of the Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting estimates of deficiencies in the appropriations for subsistence of the Army for the current year. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Public building at Juneau City, Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $7,000 for a government building at Juneau City, Alaska. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Immigrant fund. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information in reply to House resolution which passed the House January 27, 1891, relating to the immigrant fund. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments against the United States, rendered by the Court of Claims, and requesting an appropriation therefor. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Government building at Sitka, Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $5,000 for repairing the government building at Sitka, Alaska. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee of Appropriations. Removal and storage of certain material, government printing office. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Public Printer, submitting an estimate for an additional appropriation for the removal and storage of certain material, Government Printing Office. February 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Jail at Sitka, Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $6,000 for fixing up a building at Sitka, Alaska, for temporary jail purposes. February 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Fulfilling treaties with the Creeks. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of an appropriation for "fulfilling treaties with the Creeks." February 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Iron pier at Lewes, Del. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a letter from Maj. C.W. Raymond, Corps of Engineers, in relation to the occupancy of a portion of the iron pier at Lewes, Del., by the Treasury Department, for the Marine Hospital Service. February 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. St. John's River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the St John's River, Florida. February 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Pease River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the examination of Pease River, Florida. February 7, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Supplemental report of judgments rendered against the United States. Letter from the Attorney-General, submitting a supplemental report of judgments rendered against the United States. February 11, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Money-order Division of the Sixth Auditor's Office. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation for the Sixth Auditor's Office for the months of May and June, 1891, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. February 13, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Savannah River, Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a further report of the survey of the Savannah River, Georgia, in response to House resolution dated January 26, 1891. February 13, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Weymouth Back River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, copy of the report of the examination and survey of Weymouth Back River, Massachusetts. February 13, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Public schools in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District submitting estimates of deficiencies in the appropriation for the support of the public schools in the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Utah penitentiary. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation for furniture and electric lights for the Utah penitentiary. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. United States courts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a recommendation from the Attorney-General submitting additional estimate of deficiencies in appropriation for the expenses of the United States courts. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Board of commissioners of the sinking fund of the City of Louisville, Ky. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a report of the First Comptroller relating to the relief of the board of commissioners of the sinking fund of the City of Louisville, Ky. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Thomas G. Hayes. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Customs in relation to the account of Thomas G. Hayes, late United States District Attorney for the District of Maryland, and recommending an appropriation of $600 therefor. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $2,000 for the United States court-house, post-office, etc., building at Rochester, N.Y. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Expenses of the Office of the United States Shipping Commissioners. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for the pay of the expenses of the Office of the United States Shipping Commissioner, and transmitting a copy of a communication upon the subject from the United States Commissioner at New York. February 14, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariffs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of communications from the Secretary of State and the Belgian minister at this capital, in relation to the contribution of the United States to defray the expenses of the publication of customs tariffs. February 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Employes of the Navy Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report showing the names of the employes of the department, the time each was employed, and the sum paid to each. February 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department. Deficiency appropriation for the District of Columbia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District submitting additional estimates of deficiencies in appropriations for the support of the District of Columbia. February 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Retired officers in the civil service. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of the retired Army officers in the civil service in reply to House resolution dated February 11, 1891. February 27, 1891. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Reform in the Civil Service. Altamaha River, Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report upon the survey of the Altamaha River, Georgia. February 27, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Willow Slough, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report upon the advisability of reopening Willow Slough, or some other channel, from the Mississippi River to Quincy Bay. February 27, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Official emoluments of officers in the customs service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an abstract of the official emoluments of officers in the customs service received by them during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. February 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department. Washington Harbor, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of a report of the examination of the harbor of Washington, Pamlico River, North Carolina. February 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Nandua Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of Nandua Creek, Virginia. March 3, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. St. Augustine Harbor, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a copy of the report of the preliminary examination of the harbor of St. Augustine, Florida. March 3, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Sewell Coulson. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney-General, and its inclosures, in reference to an appropriation to pay Sewell Coulson for legal services in defending ex-officers and ex-soldiers. January 29, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Indian school at Phoenix, Ariz. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of an appropriation for an Indian school at or near Phoenix, Ariz., in lieu of a like estimate for a school at Fort Mc Dowell, Ariz. January 30, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Claims of the Umatilla Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of an appropriation of $5,000 to settle the claims of the Umatilla Commission. January 27, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. United States building at Auburn, N.Y. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation of $10,000 for the United States post office building, etc., at Auburn, N.Y. February 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Printing and distributing reports of the International American Conference. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State, requesting an appropriation of $15,000 for printing and distributing reports of the International American Conference. February 11, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Clallam County, Wash. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that the act donating to Clallam County, the State of Washington, for public buildings, the proceeds of the sale of certain lands, be amended in accordance with certain recommendations of the Light-House Board. 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Serial set 2868	Irrigation and water storage in the arid regions. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army in response to House resolution dated May 23, 1890, relating to irrigation and water storage in the arid regions. February 28, 1891. -- Referred to Select Committee on Irrigation of the Arid Lands in the United States.	1
Serial set 2869	Robert E. Tweedy vs. the United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings of fact filed by the court in the case of Robert E. Tweedy against the United States. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Henrietta G. Youngs and Fannie H. Youngs, executrices of Thomas F. Youngs, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the order dismissing the case of Henrietta G. Youngs and Fannie H. Youngs, executrices of Thomas F. Youngs, deceased. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Spanish land grant court. Letter from the Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico transmitting a copy of council memorial No. 1, of the Twenty-ninth Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, in relation to the Spanish land grant court, for the purpose of adjudicating titles in that Territory. January 26, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Special Messengers, House of Representatives. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts. December 20, 1890. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. Property in possession of the Clerk of the House. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to Committee on Accounts. The Western Miami Indians. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of The Western Miami Indians against the United States. January 10, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Asa B. Ayres. February 23, 1891. -- Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. Alphabetical list of members and delegates of the House of Representatives, and the standing and select committees of which they are members. Fifty-first Congress, second session. Commencing Monday, December 1, 1890. William B. South, executor of David South, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William B. South, executor of David South, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Brig Vulture. A communication from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting the conclusions of fact and of law filed by the court in the matter of certain spoliation claims, brig Vulture, master, John Berry. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Expenditures by the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. A Communication from the Fish Commissioner of the United States, transmitting a statement of the expenditures for the propagation of food fishes under certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. December 1, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Robert S. Flagg and Thomas G. Flagg, executors of Thomas G. Flagg, deceased, vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Robert S. Flagg and Thomas G. Flagg, executors of Thomas G. [i.e., John B.] Flagg, deceased, against the United States. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Dismissed case of Mary J. Fowler vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the opinion of the Court dismissing for want of jurisdiction the case of Mary J. Fowler against the United States. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Dismissed case, John Caruth vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the opinion of the court dismissing for want of jurisdiction the case of John Caruth against the United States. December 16, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Anderson A. Clem. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Anderson A. Clem against the United States. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Eckington and Soldiers' Home Railway Company. Letter from the President of the Eckington and Soldiers' Home Railway Company, transmitting the annual report of said company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1890. January 15, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company. Letter from the President of the Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company, transmitting a report of the names of the stockholders of, and the financial condition of, that company. January 15, 1891. -- Referred to Committee on the District of Columbia. Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railway Company. Letter from the President of the Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railway Company, transmitting a report of the names of the stockholders of, and the financial condition of, that company. January 15, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mathew Woodyard. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings of the court in the case of Mathew Woodyard against the United States. January 16, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Zoological Park Commission. Letter from the secretary of the commission for the establishment of a zoological park in the District of Columbia, transmitting the final report of said commission. January 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Henry L. Pope. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the opinion and findings filed by the court in the case of Henry L. Pope against the United States. January 22, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Martha Brashear, administratrix of Obadiah Brashear, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Martha Brashears, administratrix of Odadiah Brashear, deceased, against the United States. January 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Fort Brown Military Reservation. January 31, 1891. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Estate of Claiborne De Loach, deceased. February 3, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Aleck Boarman. February 19, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. John C. Bailey, administrator of Andrew Nichols, vs. the United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting the findings filed by the court in the case of John C. Bailey, administrator of Andrew Nichols, against the United States. February 20, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Henry C. Nichols vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings of the court in the case of Henry C. Nichols against the United States. February 21, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. John W. Alexander, administrator of James S. Williams, vs. the United States. February 25, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 26, 1891. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. The Christian Church of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. March 2, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad. Letter from the president of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad, submitting the annual report of the capital stock, receipts, and expenditures of said railroad for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1890. -- January 12, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Annual report of the Commissioner of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company to the second session of the Fifty-first Congress for the year ended November 30, 1890. Standing and Select Committees. House of Representatives, Fifty-first Congress, second session. Aaron Van Camp and Virginius P. Chapin. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Aaron Van Camp and Virginius P. Chapin against the United States. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims. Julia A. Nutt, executrix of Haller Nutt, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the Court in the case of Julia A. Nutt, executrix of Haller Nutt, deceased, against the United States. January 9, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Washington and Georgetown Railway Company. Letter from the President of the Washington and Georgetown Railway Company, transmitting the annual report of that company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1890. January 20, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Retired Army officers in the Civil Service. January 20, 1891. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Abel A. Thompson. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Abel A. Thompson against the United States. February 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. The Jews in Russia. February 5, 1891. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Protest of the Creek delegates against the passage of H.R. Bill. 12768. February 6, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Digest of contested election cases in the Fifty-first Congress. February 6, 1891. -- Ordered to be printed. Robert M. Ely and Samuel U. [i.e., F.] Engs. February 6, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Estate of August Heberlein. February 7, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Charles A. Pierson, Joseph Martin, and Jean Delille. February 11, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Thomas P. Young, James Murphy, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Mary C. Shields. February 11, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Meaher & Meaher, of Mobile, Ala. February 11, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Belate [i.e., Belote] A. Donato and others. February 13, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Cornelius Phetzing. February 16, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Clerks and employes of the House. Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, submitting a report of the clerks and other persons employed and of the payments and issues made in the Clerk's office from the 1st day of December, 1889, to the 30th day of June, 1890. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts. F.W. Brown, administrator of B.W. Herbert, deceased. A communication from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting the finding filed by said court in the case of F.W. Brown, administrator of the estate of B.W. Herbert, deceased, vs. The United States. December 8, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Lucile Tounoir, administratrix of Arnaud Decuir, deceased. Letter form the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Lucile Tounoir, administratrix of Arnaud Decuir, deceased, against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Ezra Daub. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Ezra Daub against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Daniel M. Mullendore. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Daniel M. Mullendore. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. R. Von Balsan, administrator of Henry Von Balsan, deceased, vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the finding of the court in the case of R. Von Balsan, administrator of Henry Von Balsan, against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. John D. Conard vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of John D. Conard. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Samuel E. Rogers. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Samuel E. Rogers against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. William T. Manson. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William T. Manson against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Reformed Church, Sharpsburgh, Washington County, Md. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of the Reformed Church, Sharpsburgh, Washington County, Md., against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Elijah Lilly. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Elijah Lilly against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Robert Quinn. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Robert Quinn against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Mathilde [i.e., Mathilda] M. Fairex, administratrix of Daniel Fairex, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Mathilde [i.e., Mathilda] M. Fairex, administratrix of Daniel Fairex, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Thomas S. Galloway, administrator of Sallie M. Parish, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Thomas S. Galloway, administrator of Sallie M. Parish, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Expenditures of the Smithsonian Institution. Letter from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, transmitting a statement of the expenditures for the fiscal year 1890, under the appropriations for "International Exchanges," "National Museum," "North American Ethnology," and "National Zoological Park." December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department. Dismissed cases by the Court of Claims. A communication from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a statement of the cases dismissed by the court on the ground of "Loyalty not found" in the claimants, together with the findings of the court in each case. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. William H. Chapman for heirs of John Schwartzenburg. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings field by the court in the case of William H. Chapman for the heirs of John Schwartzenburg against the United States. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Heirs of Edmund H. Martin, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of the heirs of Edmund H. Martin, deceased, against the United States. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Estate of Samuel Neidlinger. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of the estate of Samuel Neidlinger against the United States. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. John T. Crockett. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of John T. Crockett against the United States. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Property in charge of the doorkeeper. A communication from the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, transmitting a statement of the property in his charge belonging to the United States. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts. Sale of waste papers. Report of the doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, showing sales of waste paper in his department since the commencement of the first session of the Fifty-first Congress. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts. Expenditures in the Department of Labor. A communication from the Commissioner of Labor, transmitting a statement of all moneys expended under his direction for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890. December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Judgments of the Court of Claims. A communication from the Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a statement of the judgments rendered by said court for the fiscal year which ended November 30, 1890. -- December 2, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims. Ebenezer J. Conard et al. v. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the finding of the court dismissing the case in the cause of Ebenezer J. Conard et al. against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Philip Raiford, administrator of the estate of Mrs. Margaret B. Raiford, deceased, vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the finding of the court in the case of Philip Raiford, administrator of the estate of Mrs. Margaret B. Raiford, deceased, against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Parmenus [i.e., Parmenas] T. Turnley vs. the United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings of fact and opinion of the court in the case of Parmenus [i.e., Parmenas] T. Turnley against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mary O. Williams vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the petition and order dismissing the case for want of jurisdiction in the case of Mary O. Williams against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. C.M. Keedy, George W. Keedy, and Samuel J. Keedy, executors. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting the findings filed by the court in the case of C.M. Keedy, George W. Keedy, and Samuel J. Keedy, executors of John J. Keedy, deceased, against the United States. December 26, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. George L. Gray. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings field by the court in the case of George L. Gray against the United States. January 5, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Chief Sitting Bull. December 22, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. January 6, 1891. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Legal representatives of Lindsay Stout. February 10, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Isaac Fisher and others. February 10, 1891. -- Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Samuel B. Merrifield vs. the United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings of the court in the case of Samuel B. Merryfield against the United States. February 27, 1891. -- Referred to Committee on War Claims. James B. Russel vs. the United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings of the court in the case of James B. Russell, executor of Sampson Touchstone, against the United States. February 28, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. The removal of partition and galleries on the South side of the hall of the House of Representatives. February 28, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. List of members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and their places of residence, during the Fifty-first Congress. (Second session.) Commencing December 1, 1890. Building for Library of Congress. Communication from the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, transmitting a report on the construction of the building for the Library of Congress. December 1, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estate of Ewing M. Skaggs, assignee of Eli H. Skaggs, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of the estate of Ewing M. Skaggs, assignee of Eli H. Skaggs, deceased, against the United States. December 20, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Clement Calhoon vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings and opinion of the court dismissing the case in the case of Clement Calhoon against the United States. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Report of Second Comptroller in relation to certain claims included in House Ex. Doc. No. 314, Fifty-first Congress, first session. December 9, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Fish hatchery in northern New York. December 12, 1890. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Sarah E. Norton. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the order dismissing the case for want of jurisdiction in the case of Sarah E. Norton against the United States. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. William A. Elkins. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William A. Elkins against the United States. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. William B. Wheeler, executor of Henry Weast, deceased. From the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William B. Wheeler, executor of Henry Weast, deceased, against the United States. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Jeff. M. Stone. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Jeff. M. Stone against the United States. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Ezra Beachley and Jonas Beachley, executors of Daniel Beachley, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Ezra Beachley and Jonas Beachley, executors of Daniel Beachley, deceased, against the United States. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Grafton F. Smith, administrator of the estate of David Smith, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Grafton F. Smith, administrator of the estate of David Smith, deceased, against the United States. December 13, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Lewis Howery vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Lewis Howery against the United States. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. John Turner vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings field by the court in the case of John Turner against the United States. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Martha A. Peacock vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Martha A. Peacock against the United States. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. George Deck vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings by the court in the case of George Deck against the United States. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. W.M. Ponder, administrator of George Montgomery, deceased, vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of W.M. Ponder, administrator of George Montgomery, against the United States. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. J.M. Tally, administrator of B.F. Tally, deceased, vs. The United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of J.M. Tally, administrator of B.F. Tally, deceased, against the United States. December 15, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Isaac W. Canter, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Isaac W. Canter, administrator of Margaret McCauley, deceased, against the United States. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Ruth S. Gillilan, administratrix. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Ruth S. Gillilan, administratrix of Michael B. Gillilan, deceased, against the United States. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. W.J. Embry, executor. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of W.J. Embry, executor of John P. Brown, against the United States. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Samuel I. Clark, assignee in bankruptcy and administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Samuel I. Clark, assignee in bankruptcy and administrator of William S. Turner, deceased, against the United States. December 17, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Julia Barnett. January 19, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Capt. John T. Bruen. January 29, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. Capitol, North O Street, and South Washington Railway Company. Letter from the President of the Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway Company, transmitting the report of said company for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1890. January 24, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mary E. Saffold vs. the United States. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Mary E. Saffold, against the United States. January 31, 1891. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Levees of the Mississippi River. Testimony taken by the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, in connection with the bill to repair and build the levees of the Mississippi River, to improve its navigation, to afford ease and safety to its commerce, and to prevent destructive floods. March 2, 1891. -- Ordered to be printed. William Roulette. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William Roulette against the United States. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Charlotte A. Waddell, executrix of William C.H. Waddell. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Charlotte A. Waddell, executrix of William C.H. Waddell against the United States. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims. C.O. Spencer. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the order dismissing the case of C.O. Spencer against the United States. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Samuel Watson v. United States. A communication from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting the finding and opinion of the court in the case of Samuel Watson v. The United States. December 6, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Thomas Hightower. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Thomas Hightower against the United States. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. John Fisher, B.V. McGriffin, et al. February 11, 1891. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed. J.C. Barnett, administrator of William E. Barnett, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court, dismissing the case of J.C. Barnett, administrator of William E. Barnett, deceased, against the United States. December 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Barnett T. Swart. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting the findings filed by the court in the case of Barnett T. Swart against the United States. December 22, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims	120
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Serial set 2873	The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. [Main Western Theater: Dalton Demonstration/Operations in North Alabama/Operations about Dandridge, Tennessee/Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee and Kentucky/Meridian and Yazoo River Expeditions; January-April 1864; Series 1, Vol. 32, Chapter 44, Part 1]	1