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Serial set 3418 Statistical Abstract of the United States. 1895. Eighteenth number. Finance, mining, commerce, immigration, tonnage, the postal service, public lands, population, education, railroads, agriculture, and manufacture. Prepared by the Bureau of Statistics under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1
Serial set 3419 Consular reports. January, 1896. Commerce, manufactures, etc. 1
Serial set 3420 Clerical assistance for United States Treasurer's Office. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, inclosing a copy of a communication from the Treasurer of the United States, recommending additional clerical assistance for his office. January 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Parting and refining bullion. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Director of the Mint relative to the amendment of the act of June 19, 1878, providing for the expenses of parting and refining bullion. February 8, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mary E. Layton, administratrix. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings of fact filed in the case of Mary E. Layton, administratrix, against the United States. January 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Repairs to War Department branch of Government Printing Office. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs to the War Department branch of the Government Printing Office. January 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Animal Industry. Tenth and eleventh annual reports of the Bureau of Animal Industry for the years 1893 and 1894.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company and Capital Traction Company. January 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for expenses of the Board of Visitors of the Naval Academy. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, submitting an estimate of a deficiency in the appropriation for expenses of the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy, fiscal year 1895. January 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Armament of fortifications, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for armament of fortifications, rapid-fire guns, etc. January 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Pay of regular assistant attorneys. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Attorney-General submitting an estimate of deficiency for the pay of regular assistant attorneys for the current fiscal year. January 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company. Annual report of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company. January 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Extending the time for Public Land Suits. Message from the President of the United States, inviting attention to the necessity for prompt legislation in order to remove the limitation of the time within which suits may be brought by the government to annual unlawful or unauthorized grants of public lands. January 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Judgments against the United States. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting a list of judgments rendered against the government by the circuit and district courts of the United States in which the records have been received since February 27, 1895. January 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Thomas F. Bayard. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, and accompanying papers, relating to certain speeches made by Thomas F. Bayard, Ambassador of the United States to Great Britain. January 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company. Report of the operations of the Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company for the year ending December 31, 1895. January 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Additional clerical force in office of Assistant Treasurer at New York. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Assistant Treasurer at New York, setting forth the need of increased clerical force in his office. January 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Maria J. Fowler, executrix, and others. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cases of Maria J. Fowler, executrix, Turner Patterson, James W. Myers, and William P. Hackney, against the United States. January 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Repairs to Aqueduct Bridge. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting estimate of appropriation for repairs to Aqueduct Bridge, District of Columbia. January 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Government wharf at Sitka, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting an appropriation for the repair of a government wharf at Sitka, Alaska, and making certain recommendations with regard to said wharf. January 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Rev. E. Ashley. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting a request for authority to use unexpended balance of an appropriation to reimburse Rev. E. Ashley for services. January 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Polly Blackwell and others. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed in the cases of Polly Blackwell. Thomas. J. West, administrator, and James C. Hodges, against the United States. January 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Amendment to summary court act, etc. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a draft of a bill amending the Act of Congress establishing a summary court, and for other purposes, together with a communication from the Judge-Advocate-General of the Army in relation thereto. January 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey for bridge across Anacostia River (eastern branch of the Potomac River), District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, together with a copy of a report of a survey for a bridge across the eastern branch of the Potomac River, District of Columbia. January 22, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Henry Crosby. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of all correspondence of record in the Department of State in relation to the schooner Henry Crosby, fired upon while at Azua, Santo Domingo, December 10, 1893. January 22, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Increase of water supply of Washington, D.C. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of an officer of engineers, with a report of an expert commission, on certain matters relating to the Washington Aqueduct and the water supply of the City of Washington. January 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Expense and emolument accounts rendered by United States court officials. Letter from the Attorney-General of the United States, responding to the House resolution of December 12, 1895, relative to expense and emolument accounts rendered by United States court officials. January 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Merrimac River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Merrimac River, Massachusetts. January 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Failure of the scheme for the colonization of Negroes in Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, relating to the failure of the scheme for the colonization of Negroes in Mexico and the necessity of returning them to their homes in Alabama. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Henry L. Mitchell. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Henry L. Mitchell against the United States. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Summary court act. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Judge-Advocate General of the Army, including an amendment to a draft of a bill to amend the summary court act. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
William P. Shelton. 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 P. Shelton against the United States. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Natalie Eppstein, 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 Natalie Eppstein, administrator, against the United States. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Mrs. Hattie E. Ladd. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Mrs. Hattie E. Ladd against the United States. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Amended estimate for salary in the office of the Auditor for the State and Other Departments. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Auditor for the State and Other Departments amending his estimates submitted of salaries. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Rock Creek Railway Company. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Report of the receipts and expenditures of the Rock Creek Railway Company, from January 1, 1895, to September 21, 1895.
Survey of Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for horses for cavalry and artillery. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for horses for cavalry and artillery. January 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
James McPeters, 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 James McPeters, administrator, against the United States. January 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
George H. Johnson, 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 George H. Johnson, administrator, against the United States. January 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the Attorney General in support of a claim of R.D. Benedict, for professional services. January 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mr. A. Watt and Mr. E.A. Mitchell. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of State relating to an appropriation to reimburse Messrs. A. Watt and E.A. Mitchell, of Newcastle, New South Wales. January 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Georgetown Dock, Barge, Elevator, and Railway Company. Annual report of the Georgetown Dock, Barge, Elevator and Railway Company. January 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Composite sailing vessels for the United States Naval Academy. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of an appropriation for two composite sailing vessels for the United States Naval Academy. January 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Preliminary examination of Clarion River, Pennsylvania. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of preliminary examination of Clarion River, Pennsylvania. January 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Morocco D. Smith. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Morocco D. Smith against the United States. January 31, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
John A. Raine. 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 A. Raine against the United States. January 31, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Officers delinquent in their accounts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, relating to the report of officers delinquent, as shown by the accounts of the Auditor for the Post-Office Department. February 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Uncompahgre Indian Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting certain information as to the proceedings of his department in carrying out the provisions of sections 20, 21, and 22 of an act making appropriations for expenses of the Indian Department, approved August 15, 1894; and also relating to certain lands in the Uncompahgre Indian Reservation in Utah. February 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Kalamazoo River, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Kalamazoo River, Michigan, from Lake Michigan to Saugatusk. February 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Fort Ethan Allen Military Reservation. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an additional estimate of appropriation for lands, Fort Ethan Allen Military Reservation. February 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Construction and repair of naval vessels. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of an additional appropriation for construction and repair of naval vessels. February 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Killing of certain Italian laborers in Colorado. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State, with correspondence, in relation to the lawless killing of certain Italian laborers in the State of Colorado. February 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Life-Saving Service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service relating to officers of the Revenue-Cutter Service on detached duty during 1896 with the Life-Saving Service. January 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for clerical force, Bureau of Statistics. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for the clerical force in the Bureau of Statistics for the remainder of the current fiscal year and for the fiscal year 1897. January 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Removal of certain furniture, etc., from custom-house, Chicago, Ill. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimate of appropriation for removal of certain furniture and records from the custom-house building in Chicago, etc. January 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
"Contingent, Navy" appropriation. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy relating to a deficit in the "Contingent, Navy" appropriation. January 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Militia force of the United States. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting an abstract of the militia force of the United States. February 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Militia and ordered to be printed.
Lease of Alaska Seal Islands, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, replying to the House Resolution of the 7th ultimo in regard to the lease of the Seal Islands and the policing of Bering Sea. February 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Public building at San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, replying to the House resolution of the 21st instant, relative to the erection of a public building at San Francisco, Cal. February 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Mobile Harbor, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers report of survey of Mobile Harbor, Alabama. February 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Wareham Harbor, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Wareham Harbor, Massachusetts. February 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Surveys for location of dams nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5, Ohio River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of surveys for location of Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Ohio River series. February 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Map of the United States. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for engraving on copper a map of the United States. February 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
James P. Layne, 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 James P. Layne, administrator, against the United States. January 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in Department of Labor. Letter from the Commissioner of Labor, replying to the House resolution of the 4th instant, relating to the efficiency of employees in certain Executive Departments. February 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, replying to the House resolution of the 4th instant relating to the efficiency of employees in certain executive departments. February 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Letter from the Acting Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, replying to the House Resolution of February 4, instant, relating to the efficiency of employees. February 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of land adjacent to military reservation of Key West Barracks, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting certain recommendations and communications relating to the purchase of certain land adjacent to the military reservation of Key West Barracks, Fla. February 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Safety of the public in ocean travel. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the Supervising Inspector-General and Board of Supervising Inspectors on resolution of House of Representatives, of January 21, 1896, relative to the safety of the public in ocean travel. February 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Oconto Harbor, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Oconto Harbor, Wisconsin. February 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Warden United States Jail, District of Columbia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Attorney-General with accompanying papers, recommending an increase of the salary of the warden of the United States Jail, District of Columbia. February 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Capt. John L. Bullis. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney-General relating to the reimbursement of Capt. John L. Bullis, Twenty-fourth Infantry, United States Army. February 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
C.R. Evans. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter of the Attorney-General submitting for an appropriation the account of C.R. Evans for legal services. February 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of reindeer for Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for the purchase of reindeer for Alaska. February 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the Department of Justice. Letter from the Attorney-General, replying to the House resolution of February 4, in relation to the efficiency of employees. February 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Mrs. H.H. Stevens, executrix. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Mrs. H.H. Stevens, executrix, against the United States. February 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Additional employees in office of Assistant Treasurer at Boston, Mass. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the United States Assistant Treasurer at Boston asking for additional employees in his office. February 8, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Post office building at Wilmington, Del. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, replying to the House resolution of February 4, 1896, in regard to the new post office building at Wilmington, Del. February 8, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Jonathan Buzzard. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Jonathan Buzzard against the United States. February 8, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Preliminary examination of Wolf River, Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of preliminary examination of Wolf River, Tennessee. February 8, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Trade returns of the United States from 1790 to 1895. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, of that department, suggesting the printing of a compilation of the trade returns of the United States from 1790 to 1895. January 22, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Mint building at Philadelphia, Pa. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a reply to the resolution of the House asking for information as to the progress made in erecting a mint building at Philadelphia. January 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		81
Serial set 3421 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to the House resolution of the 22d instant, a copy of the report of Henry W. Elliott on the condition of the fur-seal fisheries of Alaska, together with all maps and illustrations accompanying said report. January 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 3422 Commercial relations of the United States with foreign countries during the years 1894 and 1895. In two volumes. Volume I. 1
Serial set 3423 Commercial relations of the United States with foreign countries during the years 1894 and 1895. In two volumes. Volume II. 1
Serial set 3424 Astronomical magnetic and meteorological observations made during the year 1890 at the United States Naval Observatory. Capt. Frederick V. McNair, U.S.N., Superintendent. 1
Serial set 3425 Protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the draft of a bill for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, with recommendations relating thereto. February 19, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.
Fourth of July claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with the papers in the cases, a list of claims arising under the Act of July 4, 1864, allowed, etc., by the proper accounting officers since January 23, 1895, etc. March 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Washington City post-office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, relating to additional appropriation for the completion of the Washington City post-office. February 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for conducting negotiations with certain Indians. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting an estimate of appropriation for the purpose of conducting negotiations with certain Indians. February 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Northern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the use of certain unexpended balances of appropriations for Northern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians. February 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
William T. Fauber and S.M. Weaver. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cases of William T. Fauber and S.M. Weaver, administrator, against the United States. February 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Metropolitan Railroad Company. Letter from the President of the Metropolitan Railroad Company, transmitting a statement of the receipts and disbursements for the year ending June 30, 1895. February 19, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Samuel B. Herston, 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 B. Herston, administrator, against the United States. February 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Additional clerical force for Auditor for the Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the Auditor for the Interior Department asking for an appropriation for increase of clerical force in his office. February 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of an appropriation for continuing the work of gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States by the Geological Survey. February 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Sale of certain Indian lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relating to the removal of certain restrictions upon the sale of the allotted lands of the Puyallup Indians, in the State of Washington. February 24, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Black Warrior River, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Black Warrior River, Alabama. February 24, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Willamette River, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Willamette River, Oregon, from Portland to Eugene. February 26, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Winslow Warren. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, inviting the favorable attention of Congress to an estimate of appropriation transmitted to Congress December 15, 1894, relating to compensation due Winslow Warren, of Boston. March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Target range at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of land for target range for troops at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Report of Excise Board, District of Columbia. Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, transmitting the report of the Excise Board of the district for the year ending March 2, 1896. March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
National Park at Gettysburg, Pa. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Gettysburg National Park Commission, together with a copy of a proposed amendment of section 4 of an act entitled "An Act to Establish a National Park at Gettysburg, Pa." March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Affairs in Cuba. Message from the President of the United States, relating to affairs in Cuba since February, 1895, in response to House resolution of December 28, 1895. February 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Papers in the case of John L. Waller. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 28, 1895, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies of correspondence and other papers in regard to the case of John L. Waller, a citizen of the United States, at present in the custody of the French government. February 11, 1896. ...
Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, Part 2. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Public Printer submitting an estimate for printing Part 2 of the report of the Secretary of Agriculture. February 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Coaling shed at Key West, Fla. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of appropriation for the completion of the coaling shed at the naval station, Key West, Fla. February 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations for defraying the expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. February 14, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees of United States Civil Service Commission. Letter from the Civil Service Commissioners, replying to the House resolution of February 4 in relation to the efficiency of employees. February 14, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Director of the Bureau of American Republics for the year 1895.
Testing methods of throwing high explosives from guns on board ship. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation under ordnance and ordnance stores. February 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Chippewa River, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Chippewa River, Wisconsin. February 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Director in chief of scientific bureaus and investigations. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture relating to an appropriation for a director of chief of scientific bureaus and investigations. February 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Surveying lands in Indian Territory. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate for surveying lands in Indian Territory. February 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of a bill to be entitled "An Act To Amend the Ninth Section of the Act Making Appropriations for the Current and Contingent Expenses of the Indian Department, and for Fulfilling Treaty Stipulations, etc., Approved March 3, 1885." March 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
The Bancroft Company, of San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Attorney-General, submitting for an appropriation the account of The Bancroft Company, of San Francisco. March 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for Utah Territory. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of deficiencies in appropriations on account of the Territory of Utah. March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Calumet Harbor, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report relative to survey of Calumet Harbor, Illinois. March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Survey of the Miami and Erie Canal, the Ohio Canal, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of the Miami and Erie Canal, the Ohio Canal, etc. March 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Washington and Marlboro Electric Railway Company. A Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, transmitting the report of the Washington and Marlboro Electric Railway Company. February 12, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses, 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, 1895. February 12, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of certain national parks. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting estimates of appropriations for improvement of certain national parks. February 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Survey of the outlets of Lake Erie, St. Clair, and Huron. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a reply to the House resolution of February 11, 1896, relating to the cost of making a survey of the outlet of Lake Erie and other lakes and rivers. February 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Rock Island Bridge. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Ordnance relating to the reconstruction of Rock Island Bridge, Rock Island, Ill. February 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Samuel L. Black, 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 L. Black, administrator, against the United States. February 28, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Henry Sharp. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Henry Sharp against the United States. February 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, replying to the House Resolution of February 4, relating to the efficiency of employees in the Executive Departments. March 2, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, replying to the House Resolution of February 4, relating to the efficiency of employees in the Executive Departments. March 2, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Alfred Duplantier. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Alfred Duplantier against the United States. February 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
American life insurance companies in Germany. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives, a report from the Secretary of State, with correspondence relating to American life insurance companies in Germany. February 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a reply to the House resolution of February 4, 1896, relating to efficiency of employees. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, replying to the House resolution of February 4, 1896, in regard to the efficiency of employees. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Efficiency of employees in the Government Printing Office. Letter from the Public Printer, replying to the House resolution of February 4, 1896, in relation to the efficiency of employees. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Enforcement of laws against trusts, combinations, etc. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting a reply to the House resolution of January 7, 1896, in regard to the enforcement of the laws against trusts, combinations, etc. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War submitting estimate of appropriation for the Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Improvements at Columbia Arsenal, Columbia, Tenn. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of improvements at Columbia Arsenal, Columbia, Tenn. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Elizabeth McIntyre. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Elizabeth McIntyre, administratrix, against the United States. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Survey of Elizabethtown Harbor, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Elizabethtown Harbor, Illinois. February 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Law clerk for Department of State. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State submitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for clerical force. February 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriation and ordered to be printed. 		53
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Serial set 3427 Thirteenth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-'92 by J.W. Powell, director. 1
Serial set 3428 Expenses of the Eleventh Census. Letter from the acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an additional estimate of appropriation for the expenses of the Eleventh Census. April 2, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for rent of the Miner School building. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for rent of the Miner School building for the current fiscal year. April 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mrs. Pamelia H. Chamberlain. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Mrs. Pamelia H. Chamberlain, administratrix of Jacob Crizer, deceased, against the United States. June 4, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Additional appropriations for War Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting additional estimates of appropriations for the use of the War Department for the ensuing fiscal year. March 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Thomas L. Shamblin. 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 L. Shamblin against the United States. April 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Jonathan Scott. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill 4526, entitled "An Act Granting a Pension to Jonathan Scott." June 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
San Carlos Reservation Indians. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an agreement with the San Carlos Reservation Indians ceding certain lands to the United States, together with reports from the Commissioners of Indian Affairs and of the General Land Office, and the draft of a bill ratifying and confirming the agreement. March 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Lucius Hough. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Lucius Hough against the United States. May 14, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Laws relating to street-railway franchises in the District of Columbia. (Including street-railway laws enacted during the first session of the Fifty-Fourth Congress.) Compiled in the office of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and printed under authority of the resolution of Congress passed March 12, 1896.
Benjamin F. Owen. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the Court in the case of Benjamin F. Owen against the United States. March 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Deepening channel of the harbor of Southwest Baltimore. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter of the Chief of Engineers with an accompanying report, replying to the House Resolution of March 2, 1896, relating to an estimate of the cost of deepening the channel of the harbor of southwest Baltimore (Spring Garden) to the depth of 27 feet. March 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Claim of Bernard Campbell. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, with a letter from the Secretary of State, copy of correspondence relating to the claim of Bernard Campbell against the Government of Haiti. March 16, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Rational forest policy for the forested lands of the United States. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to an appropriation to meet the expenses of an investigation and report by the National Academy of Sciences on the inauguration of a rational forest policy for the forested lands of the United States. March 17, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Changes in the clerical force, Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a reply to the House resolution of January 7, in relation to the changes in the clerical force and clerks employed in lieu of canceling machines. March 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
W.S. and J.N. Chaney and others. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cases of W.S. and J.N. Chaney, executors; estate of William Edmiston, and Nelson Mullins, against the United States. March 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Payment by the Cherokee Nation to certain persons. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, showing payments by Cherokee Indians to certain intruders. April 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
John T. Ezzell, administrator. April 3, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
List of judgments, Court of Claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a supplemental list of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims, amounting to $143, 647, 58. April 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
R.M. Ridgely, postmaster at Springfield, Ill. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting the claim of R.M. Ridgely, postmaster at Springfield, Ill., together with accompanying documents. April 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Hannah S. Crane and others. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cases of Hannah S. Crane, Mary Ives Crocker, Kate Mary Dillon, and James S. Boyd against the United States. April 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee of War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting a list of all judgments rendered by the Court of Claims in favor of claimants in Indian depredation cases since the date of Senate Doc. No. 50, first session Fifty-fourth Congress. April 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered against the United States. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting a list of judgments rendered against the Government of the United States by circuit and district courts in which records have been received since January 16, 1896. April 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for contingencies, Indian Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for contingencies, Indian Department, for the current fiscal year. April 8, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
J.L. Trimble. 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.L. Trimble against the United States. April 9, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
W. Hallett Phillips. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Attorney-General requesting an appropriation to pay W. Hallett Phillips for legal services. April 14, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Extra work on post-office, etc., Denver, Colo. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation to recompense John Moore & Co. for extra work on the post-office, Custom-house, etc., at Denver, Colo. April 15, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Index Catalogue of Library, Surgeon-General's Office. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a letter of the Surgeon-General of the Army respecting an increase in the number of copies in the edition of the Index Catalogue of the Library of his bureau. March 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for Eleventh Census. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for printing and binding of the Eleventh Census reports. March 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
G.S. Curtin, 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 G.S. Curtin, administrator, against the United States. March 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Examination of Steamboat Slough, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Steamboat Slough, and from junction thereof with Sacramento River to mouth of said river. March 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Rent of room for agent of Post Office Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, for the consideration of Congress, estimates of appropriations for the rental of the office now occupied by the agent of the Post Office Department to supervise the distribution of stamps. March 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of a piece of ground adjoining Puget Sound Naval Station. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of a appropriation for the purchase of a piece of ground adjoining the Puget Sound Naval Station, Washington, for water-supply purposes. March 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Legislation in behalf of certain Chippewa Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, proposing certain legislation in behalf of certain Chippewa Indians. March 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Watchman to care for the monument now being erected at Wakefield, Va. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State asking an appropriation for the employment of a watchman to care for the monument now being erected at the birthplace of Washington. March 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Customhouse and post office building at Newark, N.J. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending additional appropriation for acquiring land and making improvements in the United States customhouse and post office building at Newark, N.J. March 19, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
J.R. Bondurant, administrator, and Margaret Ray. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cases of J.R. Bondurant, administrator of Elizabeth C. Bondurant, and Margaret Ray and Joanna Summers, against the United States. March 19, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
T.J. McClendon, 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 T.J. McClendon, administrator, against the United States. March 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Caving in of west bank of Mississippi River, Helena, Ark. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers of the Army, together with a report from the President of the Mississippi River Commission in regard to the caving in of the west bank of the Mississippi River in front of Helena, Ark. March 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Survey of waterways between Norfolk, Va., and the sounds of North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of the waterways between Norfolk, Va., and the sounds of North Carolina. March 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Protecting property in hands of receivers of United States courts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Attorney General of payments made from the appropriation for protecting property in the hands of receivers of United States courts. April 2, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation to pay certain United States deputy surveyors. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting estimate of appropriation to pay certain United States deputy surveyors. April 2, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Breakwater in Marquette Bay. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers of the Army giving information in relation to the breakwater in Marquette Bay. March 24, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Arrests of Indians upon Indian reservations. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of reasons for the enactment of a draft of a bill pending before the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted by the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the rights of a United States officer or agent to make arrests of Indian upon Indian reservations. March 24, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Repair of the United States marine hospital buildings, St. Louis, Mo. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill making appropriation for the immediate repair of the United States marine hospital buildings at St. Louis, Mo. May 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Amendment to act relating to collisions at sea. Letter from the acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting with a favorable recommendation, a draft of an act to make certain amendments in the act entitled "An Act to Adopt Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea." May 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed.
Amendment to act relating to collisions at sea. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting with a favorable recommendation, a draft of an act to make certain amendments in the act entitled "An Act to Adopt Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea." May 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed.
River and Harbor appropriation bill. Message from the President of the United States, returning without his approval, House Bill No. 7977, entitled "An Act Making Appropriations for the Construction, Repair, and Preservation of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors, and for Other Purposes." May 29, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
J.W. Fuson, 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 J.W. Fuson, administrator of Harvey Drennan, deceased, against the United States. May 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Fees of receivers and registers of public land offices. Message from the President of the United States, returning without his approval House Bill No. 4804, entitled "An Act To Amend Subdivision 10 of Section 2238 of the Revised Statutes of the United States." May 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Catherine B. Brown and others. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Catherine B. Brown, Samuel Schoppert, deceased, Mary E. Ward, executrix, H.M. Waugh, and John H. Woodford, against the United States. June 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
James H. Jenkins and others. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of James H. Jenkins, Mary H. Bush, Rebecca B. Williams, and John Morrison against the United States. June 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Fort Omaha Military Reservation. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill No. 225, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Lease of Fort Omaha Military Reservation to the State of Nebraska." June 11, 1896. -- Ordered to be printed.
Expenditures Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1895. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the expenditures in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895. June 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Revenue-Cutter Service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with favorable recommendations, a draft of a joint resolution to authorize the use of certain moneys for the expenses of the Revenue-Cutter Service, 1896. June 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Sales of waste paper. Letter from the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, transmitting a statement of sales of waste paper. June 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Property in charge of Doorkeeper. Letter from the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, transmitting an inventory of property under his charge June 7, 1896. June 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
William H. Mahony. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill 900, entitled "An Act To Provide for the Payment of the Claim of William H. Mahony." June 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Amanda Woodcock. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill No. 6037, entitled "An Act Granting a Pension to Mrs. Amanda Woodcock." June 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Pensions and ordered to be printed.
W.T. Ratcliffe, 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 W.T. Ratcliffe, administrator, against the United States. June 2, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
George H. Lott. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of the decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury and of the Auditor for the Post Office Department, as to the amount to be paid for the relief of George H. Lott. May 26, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Claims dismissed for want of jurisdiction by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a list of cases wherein the preliminary examination does not show that the claimants were loyal to the government of the United States throughout the war. May 26, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Relief of Benjamin F. Jones. Message from the President of the United States, returning without his approval House Bill No. 7161, entitled "An Act for Relief of Benjamin F. Jones". May 26, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Bonds and currency of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an acknowledgment of the receipt of the House resolution of February 17, 1896, and making reply to the inquiries contained therein in regard to the bonds and currency of the United States. June 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Way and Means and ordered to be printed.
Documents received and distributed by the Treasury Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in compliance with the provisions of the act of January 12, 1895, a statement of the documents received and distributed by the Department from January 1 to December 31, 1895. June 5, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Caroline D. Mowatt. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill No. 1139, entitled "An Act Granting a Pension to Caroline D. Mowatt." May 19, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
E.L. Tuggle. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of E.L. Tuggle against the United States. April 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
David N. Heath. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of David N. Heath against the United States. April 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Channel from Hampton Roads to Norfolk Navy-Yard. Letter from the Secretary of War, inclosing a letter from the Acting Chief of Engineers, United States Army, together with a report relative to the cost of broadening and depending a channel to a width of 150 yards and to a depth of 28 feet, from Hampton Roads to the United States Navy-Yard at Norfolk, Va., and also for improving the Western Branch of Elizabeth River. March 31, 1896. ...
Rent of building for assistant engineer. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from Col. John M. Wilson, of the Corps of Engineers, requesting authorization to pay the rent of a building occupied by his assistant in the construction of a new building at the Government Printing Office. March 31, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
International Exposition at Brussels in 1897. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State requesting an appropriation to enable the government to take part in the International Exposition at Brussels in 1897. April 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Repairs, etc., to public buildings, Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Attorney-General submitting an estimate of an appropriation for repairs and preservation of public buildings in the custody of the United States Marshal for the District of Alaska, and for building the necessary vaults therein. April 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Rent of warehouse at Rushville, Nebr. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for support of Sioux of different tribes, subsistence and civilization, 1893, and prior years, to pay for the rent of a warehouse at Rushville, Nebr. April 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of minor coinage blanks. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a reply to the House resolution of March 11, 1896, asking for information relating to the purchase of minor coinage blanks by the superintendent of the mint at Philadelphia, together with accompanying papers. April 23, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and ordered to be printed.
Sale of certain unused sites of public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, together with the draft of a bill, a recommendation relating to the sale of certain unused sites of public buildings. May 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Amadeus F. and Theophilus W. Potts and Harriet Y. Wakeley v. 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 cases of Amadeus F. and Theophilus W. Potts and Harriet Y. Wakeley, against the United States. May 7, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
J.L. Cochran, 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 J.L. Cochran, administrator of William Brooks, against the United States. April 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
W.P. Mason, 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 W.P. Mason, administrator of Henry Gorman, against the United States. April 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Imprisonment of Mrs. Florence E. Maybrick. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th ultimo, copies of the correspondence in regard to the imprisonment of Mrs. Florence E. Maybrick. May 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Statue of Pere Marquette. May 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Amendment to Chinese Exclusion Act. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with recommendations in regard thereto, the draft of an act to amend the act excluding Chinese from this country. May 1, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization and ordered to be printed.
Columbia Arsenal. Letter from the Assistant Secretary of War, transmitting, with a communication from the Chief of Ordnance, documents relating to payment for work on Columbia Arsenal. April 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Inefficiency of employees in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, replying to the House Resolution of February 14, 1896, making inquiry as to the number of employees below a fair standard of efficiency. April 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Robert Moss. 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 Moss against the United States. April 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Henry H. Golight, 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 Henry H. Golight, administrator of Robert Rollins, against the United States. April 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Rachel Patton. Message from the President of the United States, returning without his approval House Bill 1185, entitled "An Act Granting a Pension to Rachel Patton." May 21, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Newtown Creek, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of cost of securing a channel in Newtown Creek, New York. March 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Conneaut Harbor, Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Acting Chief of Engineers, report of plan and estimate for the further improvement of Conneaut Harbor, in Ohio. March 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Cleveland Harbor, Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Acting Chief of Engineers, report in reply to Public Resolution No. 32, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session, directing the Secretary of War to submit estimates for necessary repairs at Cleveland Harbor. March 27, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Refund of Customs duties. Communication from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the refund of Customs duties for the year ending June 30, 1895, with an appendix thereto. March 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
United States post office and courthouse building at Kansas City, Mo. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury recommending an additional appropriation for the completion of the United States post office and courthouse building at Kansas City, Mo. March 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Public building at Omaha, Nebr. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an additional appropriation for the completion of the United States courthouse, custom house, and post office building at Omaha, Nebr. March 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Potomac River Flats. Letter from justices of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, with accompanying papers, and volumes, a report of the action taken by the court and the conclusions arrived at, under direction of the act of Congress of August 5, 1886, entitled "An Act To Provide for Protecting the Interests of the United States in the Potomac River Flats..." March 10, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.
William R. Hill, 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 William R. Hill, administrator, against the United States. March 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
James McPeters, 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 James McPeters, administrator, against the United States. March 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Pueblo, Colo., a port of delivery. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommending that Pueblo, Colo., be made a port of delivery, and transmitting a draft of a bill for that purpose. March 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Pay of the Navy, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimate of deficiencies for pay of the Navy and miscellaneous pay for the years 1894, 1895, and 1896. April 18, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bartley Harris. Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Bartley Harris against the United States. March 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by accounting officers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedule 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. March 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for rent of room for Geological Survey. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Geological Survey. March 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for horses for cavalry and artillery. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Quartermaster-General asking for an additional appropriation for horses for cavalry and artillery. March 11, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Meade Frierson, 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 Meade Frierson, administrator, against the United States. March 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Lake Superior and Mississippi Canal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of the location of a canal connecting Lake Superior and the Mississippi River. March 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Industrial Christian Home Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs of the Industrial Christian Home Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. March 30, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Counterfeiting. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending the passage of an inclosed amendment to section 5430 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to counterfeiting. March 30, 1893. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Lydia T. Taft. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill No. 577, entitled "An Act Granting a Pension to Lydia A. Taft." May 20, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Mileage allowances of the steamboat inspection service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting with certain recommendations, a draft of a bill revising the mileage allowances of the Steamboat Inspection Service. May 25, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed.
General deficiency appropriation bill. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill No. 8293, entitled "An Act Making Appropriations to Supply Deficiencies in the Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1896, and for Prior Years, and for Other Purposes." June 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a reply to the resolution of the Congress approved March 2, calling for certain information respecting the harbor of Manitowoc, Wis. March 13, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Resurvey of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, inclosing a reply to the public resolution approved March 24, 1896, relating to a resurvey of the part of Fairport, Ohio. April 6, 1896. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. 		109
Serial set 3429 Annual report of the American Historical Association for the year 1895 1
Serial set 3430 Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, Volume XXV. [The glacial Lake Agassiz, by Warren Upham] 1
Serial set 3431 Tenth annual report of the Commissioner of Labor. 1894. Strikes and lockouts. Volume I. Analysis of tables. General tables of strikes and lockouts. 1
Serial set 3432 Tenth annual report of the Commissioner of Labor. 1894. Strikes and lockouts. Volume II. Summaries of strikes and lockouts. 1
Serial set 3433 Constitution of the United States, Jefferson's Manual, the Rules of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress, and A Digest and Manual of the Rules and Practice of the House of Representatives of the United States. 1
Serial set 3434 U.S. Bureau of Education. Catalog of "A.L.A." Library 5000 volumes for a popular library selected by the American Library Association and shown at the World's Columbian Exposition. 1
Serial set 3435 U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Experiment Stations bulletin No. 15. Handbook of experiment station work. A popular digest of the publications of the agricultural experiment stations in the United States.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Division of Entomology. The honey bee: A manual of instruction in apiculture by Frank Benton, M.S. 		2
Serial set 3436 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. [Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories; January-June 1865; Series 1, Vol. 48, Chapter 60, Part 1] 1
Serial set 3437 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. [Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories; April-June 1865; Series 1, Vol. 48, Chapter 60, Part 2] 1