Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 4821 Monthly summary of commerce and finance of the United States for the fiscal year 1905. [Series 1904-1905, Parts 4, 5 and 6.] 1
Serial set 4822 Monthly summary of commerce and finance of the United States for the fiscal year 1905. [Series 1904-1905, Parts 7, 8 and 9.] 1
Serial set 4823 Monthly summary of commerce and finance of the United States for the fiscal year 1905. [Series 1904-1905, Parts 10, 11 and 12.] 1
Serial set 4824 Thirty-sixth annual list of merchant vessels of the United States with official numbers and signal letters and lists of vessels belonging to the United States government with distinguishing signals for the year ended June 30, 1904. 1
Serial set 4825 Department of Commerce and Labor. Report of the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey showing the progress of the work from July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904. 1
Serial set 4826 Report of the Librarian of Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. 1
Serial set 4827 Report of the Director of the Mint upon the production of the precious metals in the United States during the calendar year 1903. 1
Serial set 4828 Mineral Resources of the United States, calendar year 1903, [by] David T. Day, chief of Division of Mining and Mineral Resources. 1
Serial set 4829 Additional appropriation, Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for the diplomatic and consular service. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for public schools, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for the public schools. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fuel, lights, etc., State, War, and Navy Departments. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Superintendent of the State, War, and Navy Departments Building, submitting an estimate of appropriation for fuel, lights, etc. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
William Jones. 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 Jones against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a statement of judgments rendered for the year ending December 3, 1904. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimate of appropriation for the Indian service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior submitting supplemental estimates of appropriation for the Indian service. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Hig Melton, 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 Hig Melton, administrator of William B. Nokes, deceased, against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Daniel Hammon. 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 Hammon against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Trustees of Lutheran Church, Sharpsburg, 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 trustees of the Lutheran Church of Sharpsburg, Md., against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Heirs of J.H. McVeigh, 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 heirs of J.H. M'Veigh, deceased, against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
A.L. Millican, 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 A.L. Millican, administrator of Andrew Millican, deceased, against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Della Sinnott and Adine Price. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Della Sinnott and Adine Price against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
E.B. Shaver, 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 E.B. Shaver, administrator of Elizabeth Hann, deceased, against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Elizabeth J. Taylor, 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 Elizabeth J. Taylor, administratrix of Josiah M. Stephenson, deceased, against the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the contingent expenses of his Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
Examination of lands in the Yosemite National Park. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting a report of an examination of the United States Yosemite Park. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Quarters for Bureau of Plant Industry. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture submitting an estimate of appropriation for quarters for offices of the Bureau of Plant Industry. December 7, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimate of appropriation for certain salaries, Office of Attorney General. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for certain salaries. December 7, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional clerks, office of Auditor for State and Other Departments. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Auditor for the State and Other Departments submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for certain clerks. December 7, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Increase of rooms allowed Army officers at certain posts, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a copy of a letter from the Chief of Staff, the draft of a proposed law increasing the number of rooms allowed by law to officers of the Army at certain posts and stations. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. December 8, 1904. -- Ordered reprinted with correction.
Annual report of the Commissioner of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company to the third session of the Fifty-eighth Congress for the year ended December 1, 1904. December 8, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
Livestock trespassing on Indian reservations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a proposition for legislation in reference to seizure of livestock trespassing on Indian reservations. December 8, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of select committees, House of Representatives. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, submitting an estimate of appropriation for deficiency in expenses of select committees. December 8, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
The St. Louis Hay and Grain Company. 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 St. Louis Hay and Grain Company against the United States. December 8, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
John W. Spratley. 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 W. Spratley against the United States. December 8, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Inventory of books, etc., in Folding Room. Letter from the Doorkeeper of the House transmitting an inventory of books, maps, and pamphlets in his department November 1, 1904. December 9, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Explanation of appropriation for foreign intercourse. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an explanation of estimates of appropriation for foreign intercourse. December 9, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Repairs to Washington Monument. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs to Washington Monument. December 9, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Resignation of George W. Steele. A letter from the President of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers transmitting the resignation of Col. George W. Steele as a member of the Board. December 9, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for Chicago post office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for appliances for the post office at Chicago. December 9, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional clerks in Office of Assistant Treasurer at Baltimore. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for additional clerks in the Office of the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Baltimore. December 9, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional clerk, Department of Justice. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General, submitting an estimate of appropriation for an additional clerk in the Department of Justice. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
The boll weevil. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture submitting an estimate of emergency appropriation for combating the boll weevil. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Assignment to duty of paymasters' clerks. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a recommendation for legislation as to the assignment to duty of paymasters' clerks. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Tests of coal and liquids. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriat on [i.e., appropriation] for tests of coal and liquids. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Furniture and repairs of same for public buildings. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for furniture and repairs of same for public buildings. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Exposition at Liege, Belgium. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of additional appropriation for the exposition at Liege, Belgium. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for Post Office Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Post Office Department and postal service. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Flushing Bay, New York. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Flushing Bay, New York. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed with map.
Willamette Falls, Willamette River, Oregon. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports relative to the acquisition, etc., by the United States of improvements at Willamette Falls, Willamette River, Oregon. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Relief of conditions in Midway Islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company in relation to the removal of certain hindrances to navigation around the Midway Islands. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Receivers of public moneys. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, the draft of a bill for the relief of certain receivers of public moneys. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
George Walker. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a recommendation as to the payment of the claim of George Walker, a Potawatomie Indian. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Losses in the burning of the steamer Wynoka. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the President of the Mississippi River Commission, a recommendation as to reimbursements for losses in the burning of the steamer Wynoka. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Naomi E. Daly. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting additional papers in the claim of Naomi E. Daly. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Property in charge of Sergeant-At-Arms. Letter from the Sergeant-At-Arms presenting a list of the property in his charge on December 5, 1904. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures of the Smithsonian Institution. Letter from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, submitting a detailed statement of expenditures under the appropriations for international exchanges, American ethnology, National Museum, Astrophysical Observatory, and National Zoological Park. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses, District of Columbia. Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia transmitting a statement of the expenditures from the appropriation for contingent expenses. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Theresa. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel schooner Theresa, William Williamson, master. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Financial report of the Sergeant-At-Arms. Letter from the Sergeant-At-Arms submitting a statement of the sums of money drawn and disbursed by him under the law. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Buildings for the Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture submitting an estimate of appropriation for erection of buildings for the Department of Agriculture. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Judgments in Indian depredation cases. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting a list of all final judgments rendered in favor of claimants and against the United States in Indian depredation cases. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of A. McDowell, Clerk of the House of Representatives, giving names of employees of the House and their respective compensations; the expenditures from the contingent fund; the amounts drawn from the Treasury; the stationery accounts, and unexpended balances for the year ending June 30, 1904. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Unpaid expenses of select committees. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the House transmitting a statement of accounts due and unpaid in the accounts of expenses of select committees. December 5, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures, etc., Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army, of expenditures and of arms fabricated, etc., at the armories at Springfield and Rock Island. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed.
Encouragement of rifle practice in the Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with the copy of a letter from the Chief of Staff, recommendations for the encouragement of rifle practice in the Army. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of the report of the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Interpreter to legation, etc., Bangkok, Siam. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for increase of salary of interpreter to legation and consulate-general to Bangkok, Siam. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
School taxation in Indian Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report on school taxation in Indian Territory. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
New building, Government Printing Office. Letter from the Chief of Engineers submitting a report of operations on the new building for the Government Printing Office for the year ending November 30, 1904. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Claims of settlers in Sherman County, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report on the claims of settlers in Sherman County, Oreg. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Salaries of certain Army officers while on inspection duty. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with certain statements, a draft of a bill to equalize the salaries of certain Army officers while on inspection duty. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Intersection of the one hundredth meridian with Red River. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill for fixing the point of intersection of the one hundredth meridian with Red River. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Property in charge of the Doorkeeper. Letter from the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, transmitting an inventory of property under his charge. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.
Detroit River, Michigan. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, final report on survey of Detroit River, Michigan. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Estimate of appropriation for foreign intercourse. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for foreign intercourse. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Copying of diplomatic, etc., correspondence. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for the copying of diplomatic, consular, and miscellaneous correspondence. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional estimates of appropriations, Civil Service Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Civil Service Commission submitting additional estimates of appropriation. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Horses for use of Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for the purchase of four horses. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Rent of building for use of Civil Service Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an additional estimate of appropriation for rent of buildings. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional clerk, Bureau of Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Service submitting an estimate of appropriation for an additional clerk. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for Geological Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Geological Survey. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenses in connection with the election of President and Vice-President. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriations for expenses in connection with the election of President and Vice-President of the United States. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Territory of Hawaii. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Governor of Hawaii, submitting an estimate of appropriation for service of the territory. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Sabine Bank light station, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for completing the Sabine Bank light station, Texas. December 7, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of the War Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the receipts and expenditures on the account of the appropriation for contingent expenses of the War Department. December 7, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of disbursements for contingent expenses of his Department. December 6, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department and ordered to be printed. 		77
Serial set 4830 A.W. Richards, 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 A.W. Richards, administrator of Kinchen Bell, deceased, against the United States. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Oil house at Piedras Blancas light station, California. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for brick oil house at the Piedras Blancas (California) light station. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimate of appropriations for defraying the expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs. December 16, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Brig Neptune. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel brig Neptune, Hezekiah Flint, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Ship Ceres. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ship Ceres, Roswell Roath, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Mary Parker. 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 Parker against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Heirs of Matthew J. Jones. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Annie E. Jones, Robert M'Elroy Jones, Alice J. Jones, Mattie E. Blanchard... and Robert M. Jones, administrator of Emma H. Wells, deceased, against the United States. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Lawrence H. Rousseau et al. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cases of Lawrence H. Rousseau, Carrie M. Boone, Oliver P. Anderson, Jacob Bedtelyou, William B. Britton, Alfred A. Garlock, Samuel E. Hill, Maria Kerby... against the United States. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
William P. Newman, 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 P. Newman, administrator of William Powers, deceased, against the United States. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Douglass Taylor, 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 Douglas Taylor, administrator of Senia McClelland and Hunter McClelland, deceased, against the United States. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Per diem employees and labor's holiday. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a petition of the United Brotherhood of Leather Workers on Horse Goods, a recommendation for an amendment regulating per diem pay as to the holiday known as Labor Day for employees in the Ordinance Department. December 14, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Sivewright, Bacon, & Co. Letter from the Acting Secretary of State, transmitting a copy of note from the British ambassador requesting the attention of Congress to the claim of Messrs. Sivewright, Bacon, & Co. for damages to the steamer Eastry. December 14, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Student interpreters in Japan and Korea. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for a corps of student interpreters in Japan and Korea. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
E.J. Marett, 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 E.J. Marett, administrator of William B. West, deceased, against the United States. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Victoria Wasson et al. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Victoria Wasson, Ella Wasson, and Frank Wasson, heirs of Richard F. Wasson, deceased, against the United States. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church of Brunswick, 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 trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church of Brunswick, Md., against the United States. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Thomas Adkins. 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 Thomas Adkins, administrator of David Adkins, deceased, against the United States. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Trustees of Baxter Institute, Buckhannon, W. Va. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of trustees of Baxter Institute, of Buckhannon, W. Va., against the United States. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Official emoluments of Customs officers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments of the officers of the Customs Service. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Sale of certain cemetery lots. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a draft of a bill to authorize the sale of certain lots in a cemetery controlled by the United American Mechanics and United Daughters of America Cemetery Association. December 15, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
James Kizer, 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 Kizer, administrator of R.M. Glover, deceased, against the United States. December 16, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Condition of work of construction of public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a statement of the condition of the work of construction of public buildings. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Steam lighthouse tender for Hawaiian waters. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for a steam lighthouse tender for Hawaiian waters. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Keeper's dwelling at Sunken Rock, St. Lawrence River, New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for a keeper's dwelling and boathouse at the light station at Sunken Rock, St. Lawrence River, New York. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Oil house at Point Reyes (California) light station. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction... at the Point Reyes (California) light station. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Ship Venus. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ship Venus, Henry Dashiell, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
General expenses, Bureau of Animal Industry. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Bureau of Animal Industry. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Lighthouse near Southwest Bar shoals, Chesapeake Bay. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for a lighthouse near Southwest Bar shoals, Chesapeake Bay. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Hezekiah T. Embrey, 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 Hezekiah T. Embrey, administrator of Robert Embrey, deceased, against the United States. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Octavia P. Brooks. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Octavia P. Brooks against the United States. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Joe M. Moon, 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 Joe M. Moon, administrator of Elijah Pinson, deceased, against the United States. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Thomas R. Hill. 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 R. Hill against the United States. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Daniel Mans. 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 Mans against the United States. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Leases granted by the Secretary of War. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of leases granted by him during the calendar year 1904. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Removal of quarantine station at San Diego, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting request as to the removal of the quarantine station at San Diego, Cal. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Use of waters of the lower Colorado River for irrigation. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a report of the Director of the Geological Survey on the questions involved in the use of the waters of the lower Colorado River for irrigation. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands and ordered to be printed.
Plans and estimates of cost of a central power station. Letter from the Superintendent of Library Building and Grounds, transmitting preliminary plans and estimates of cost of a central power station for existing and projected government buildings on the Mall and in the vicinity of the White House. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed, with cuts.
Immigration service at San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting a report of an investigation of the conditions of the immigrant service at San Francisco, Cal. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Immigration and naturalization and ordered to be printed.
Report of Superintendent of Library Building and Grounds. Letter from the Superintendent of Library Building and Grounds, transmitting the annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Report of Kaw Commission and estimate of appropriation for settlement of certain claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting with the report of a commission, an estimate of an appropriation for the settlement of claims of the Kansas or Kaw Indians. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church, Lamberts Point, Va. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church at Lamberts Point, Va., against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr. 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 P. Morgan, Jr., against the United States. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Distribution of medals for Army service. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with accompanying copies of documents, a draft of a joint resolution authorizing the distribution of medals for service in the Spanish-American War and other campaigns. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Disbursements for colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting a report of the disbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, to the several states for the colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Aids to navigation in waters about the Midway Islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for establishment of aids to navigation in the waters of the Midway Islands. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Water used by departments and offices of the United States government. Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia transmitting a report of an investigation as to the amount of water used by departments and offices of the United States government. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Samuel B. Patterson. 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. Patterson against the United States. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
A.L. Patton, 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 A.L. Patton, administrator of Henry Ruby, deceased, against the United States. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
James Garnett, trustee. 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 Garnett, trustee of the Baptist Church of Columbia, Ky., against the United States. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
William M. Noe. 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 M. Noe against the United States. December 12, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Julian Pedrera. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting additional papers in relation to the claim of Julian Pedrera. December 13, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Oil house at Point Arena (California) light station. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction of an oil house at the Point Arena (California) light station. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Lighthouse tender for Twelfth Lighthouse District. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction of a lighthouse tender for the Twelfth Lighthouse District. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Keeper's dwelling at Genesee (New York) light station. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction of a keeper's dwelling at the Genesee (New York) light station. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Keeper's dwelling at Black River (Ohio) light station. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for site and construction of a keeper's dwelling at Black River (Ohio) light station. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
United States penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for continuing the construction of the United States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Addition to Washington post office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for a site for an addition to the Washington post office. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Lighthouse tender Manzanita. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs to the lighthouse tender Manzanita. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Range lights in harbor at Toledo, Ohio. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs of range lights in the channel entering the harbor at Toledo, Ohio. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Range lights and fog-signal house at East Superior, Wis. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation to reconstruct the range lights and fog-signal house at East Superior, Wis. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Superstructure of lighthouse at Horseshoe Reef (New York) light station. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for rebuilding the superstructure of the lighthouse at Horseshoe Reef. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of special and select committees. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives submitting an estimate of appropriation for deficiencies in the account of expenses of special and select committees. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Tuberculosis in penal institutions, by Dr. J.B. Ransom, physician to Clinton Prison, Dannemora, N.Y. Report prepared for the eighth International Prison Congress, 1905. Samuel J. Barrows, Commissioner for the United States. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.
Reports of the Auditor of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the reports of the Auditor of Porto Rico of receipts and expenditures from November, 1903, to October, 1904. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of the Treasurer of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of the receipts and disbursements by the Treasurer of Porto Rico from November, 1903, to October, 1904. December 19, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Benjamin F. Lillard, 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 Benjamin F. Lillard, administrator of Benjamin Lillard, deceased, against the United States. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Noah Foltz. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Noah Foltz against the United States. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Elza W. Harper, 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 Elza W. Harper, administrator of Thomas J. Whitman, deceased, against the United States. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Sloop Two Friends. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel sloop Two Friends, Peter Pond, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Ship Sally Butler. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ship Sally Butler, Alexander Chisolm, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Lucy. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel schooner Lucy, Eliakim Benham, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Sloop Hawk. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel sloop Hawk, Joseph Hart, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Vessel ketch John. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ketch John, Henry Tibbetts, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Brigantine Eliza. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel brigantine Eliza, Thomas Woodbury, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Brig General Warren. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel brig General Warren, Issachar Stowell, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Ship Cincinnatus. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ship Cincinnatus, William Martin, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Brig Pilgrim. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel brig Pilgrim, Priam Pease, master. December 21, 1904. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Commissioner of Corporations, December, 1904. December 21, 1904. -- Message and accompanying papers ordered printed and referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Locks and dams in the Allegheny River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, estimate for completing locks and dams Nos. 2 and 3 in the Allegheny River. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
J.W. Cummings, 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. Cummings, administrator of Rebecca Cummings, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Levi S. North. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Levi S. North against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Joseph C. Black. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings by the court in the case of Joseph C. Black against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Edward H. Bergmann. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Edward H. Bergmann against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Jacob R. Adams. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Jacob R. Adams against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Eli Marshall, 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 Eli Marshall, executor of William Brown, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Trustees of the Free Church of Burlington, W. Va. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of trustees of the Free Church of Burlington, W. Va., against the United States. January 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Sloop Geneva. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel sloop Geneva, Giles Savage, master. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Ship Aurora. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ship Aurora, Stephen Butman, master. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Fulfilling treaties with the Kickapoo Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for fulfilling treaties with the Kickapoo Indians. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Transportation of exhibits from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution submitting an estimate of appropriation for transportation of exhibits from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriation and ordered to be printed.
Minister to Morocco. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for expenses of a minister to Morocco. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation to furnish legation buildings, Peking, China. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State, an estimate of appropriation to furnish the legation buildings at Peking, China. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Additional estimate of appropriation for the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an additional estimate of appropriation for the Navy. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Wagon road from Valdez to Fort Egbert, Alaska, and military trail between Yukon River and Coldfoot, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting... a preliminary report of survey and estimate for a wagon road from Valdez to Fort Egbert, in Alaska, and of a military trail between the Yukon River and Coldfoot, Alaska. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed with illustrations.
Fannie Solari. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Fannie Solari, heir of Emanuel M. Solari, deceased, against the United States. January 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for Geological Survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for service of the Geological Survey. January 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railway Company. Letter transmitting the annual report of the Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railway Company. January 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. 		98
Serial set 4831 Coosa and Alabama Rivers, Georgia and Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports on survey of Coosa and Alabama Rivers, Georgia and Alabama. January 12, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on River and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Application of appropriation for clerk hire at third-class post offices, etc. Letter from the Postmaster General transmitting a report as to the application of the appropriation for clerk hire at third-class offices; also as to the regulations governing the allotment of the appropriation for unusual business. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Promotion of trade interests. Message from the President of the United States transmitting letter of Acting Secretary of State Loomis with reports from diplomatic and consular officers. January 19, 1905. -- Message and accompanying papers ordered printed and referred to Committee on Foreign Affairs.
James C. Keller and others. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting, in the response to the inquiry of the House, a statement of facts relative to the dismissal of James C. Keller, Frank Cunningham, Warren Tumber, and H.W. Aldrich. January 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee of Reform in the Civil Service and ordered to be printed.
Operations of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the operations of the Bureau of Animal Industry for the year ended June 30, 1904. January 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed, with accompanying papers.
Expenditures of the Revenue-Cutter Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed statement of the expenditures of the Revenue-Cutter Service for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904. January 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
New legation building, Peking, China. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for completion of the new legation building at Peking, China. January 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation to furnish legation buildings, Peking, China. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of State, submitting an estimate of appropriation for furnishing the legation buildings at Peking, China. January 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Connecticut River between Hartford, Conn., and Holyoke, Mass. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of a survey of the Connecticut River between Hartford and Holyoke. January 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on River and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Estate or legal representatives of James W. Schaumburg. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication submitting recommendation as to the claim of James W. Schaumburg. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for the Post Office Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for the Post Office Department. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Matilda J. Smith. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Matilda J. Smith, widow of Melvin J. Smith, against the United States. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Warham Easley. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Warham Easley against the United States. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Eleanor McWilliams, administratrix. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Eleanor M'Williams, administratrix of estate of Henry M'Williams, against the United States. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Parting and refining of bullion. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Director of the Mint submitting a recommendation as to use of a portion of the appropriation for parting and refining bullion. January 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Cost of manufacture of guns, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Ordnance, a statement of the cost of guns and other articles manufactured by the government during the year ended June 30, 1904. January 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed.
Fees of District Attorney for the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for fees of District Attorney for the District of Columbia. January 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures on certain naval vessels. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, submitting a report as to expenditures on the vessels Connecticut, Louisiana, Tennessee, Washington, Dubuque, and Paducah. January 19, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
American National Red Cross. Letter from the Secretary of the American National Red Cross, transmitting the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 10, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Proposals for materials and labor in connection with work under Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of proposals received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, for materials and labor in connection with work under the Engineer Department. January 10, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Fannie Pemberton. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Fannie Pemberton against the United States. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Ship Jane. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel ship Jane, James Barron, master. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Horace P. Williams. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Horace P. Williams against the United States. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Amelia. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel schooner Amelia, Timothy Hall, master. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
International Prison Congress. Letter from the Acting Secretary of State transmitting a copy of a communication in relation to an invitation to the International Prison Congress to hold its eighth session in the United States. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Removal of the remains of Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting a plan for the removal of the remains of Pierre Charles L'Enfant. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Waters connecting Lakes Superior and Huron. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report on final survey of waters connecting Lakes Superior and Huron, including Hay Lake Channel. January 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and, with illustrations, ordered to be printed.
Improvement and care of public grounds in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for improvement and care of public grounds, District of Columbia. January 12, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fuel for schools of the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for fuel for the schools of the District of Columbia. January 12, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Cora Thomas. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the facts and circumstances attending the injury, by an elevator, of Miss Cora Thomas, a clerk in the Treasury Department, April 27, 1904. January 12, 1905. -- Ordered to be printed.
Supplemental appropriations, War Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for the service of the Department. January 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committees on Military Affairs and Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Letter from the President of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company transmitting the report for the year 1904. January 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Proving Ground, Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for Proving Ground at Sandy Hook. January 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Reduction of tariff on tobacco from the Philippine islands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting petitions from the Philippine islands for a reduction of the tobacco tariff. January 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Trustees of First Baptist Church, at Jefferson City, Tenn. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of trustees of the First Baptist Church, at Jefferson City, Tenn., against the United States. January 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. 		35
Serial set 4832 Elijah P. Myers. 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 P. Myers against the United States. January 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Additional land for drill ground, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for additional land for drill ground at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. February 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Refunds of Customs duties. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed statement of the refunds of Customs duties for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. January 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Exchange of site for public building at Nevada, Mo. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending legislation to permit an exchange of site for the public building at Nevada, Mo. February 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
New public building, Jacksonville, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of War [i.e., Treasury], recommending an appropriation for the new public building at Jacksonville, Fla. February 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans. February 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Philippine exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending an appropriation in aid of the Philippine exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. February 1, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Foster oil and gas lease on the Osage Reservation, Okla. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting... a copy of the lease between James Bigheart, Osage Chief, and Edwin B. Foster, March 16, 1896, together with a list of subleases, and documents and correspondence pertaining thereto. March 1, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses, Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of expenditures under the contingent appropriation of the Navy Department. February 10, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department and ordered to be printed.
Searching for remains of Admiral John Paul Jones, etc. Message from the President of the United States, recommending an appropriation by Congress to be expended in searching for the remains of Admiral John Paul Jones in Paris, France, and transmitting the report of Ambassador Porter on the subject, and also urging that... February 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Report of City and Suburban Railway. Letter from the Receiver of the City and Suburban Railway of Washington, transmitting report for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Report of Brightwood Railway Company. Letter from the Vice-president of the Brightwood Railway Company, transmitting the report of the company for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. Letter of the Vice-president of the Washington Railway and Electric Company transmitting the report for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company. Letter from the Vice-president of the Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company, transmitting the report for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company. Letter from the Vice-president of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company, transmitting report for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Road into Mount Rainier National Park. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey and estimate of cost of road into Mount Rainier National Park. February 1, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Delivery of materials for construction of the U.S.S Connecticut. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House as to delay in delivery of materials for the construction of the U.S.S. Connecticut, reports of certain bureau officers of the Department covering said inquiries. February 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriations for guards in certain penitentiaries. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with copy of a communication from the Attorney General, amended estimates of appropriations for guards in certain penitentiaries. February 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Documents received and distributed by the Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting a detailed statement of the number of documents received and distributed by the Department in 1903 and 1904. February 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by accounting officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedules of audited claims. February 3, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Destruction of certain useless papers in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, calling attention to the necessity of action to permit the destruction of certain useless papers in his Department. February 3, 1905. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Papers and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for Indian service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Indian service. February 3, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriation and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for education in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for education in Alaska. February 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Thomas Morton. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for a payment to Thomas Morton. February 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Care and custody of the insane, District of Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for care and custody of insane in the District of Alaska. February 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Compensation of postmasters. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of deficiencies in the appropriation for compensation of postmasters. February 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Monuments or tablets in Cuba and China. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for monuments or tablets in Cuba and China. February 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill 3286, entitled "An Act Granting an Increase of Pension to Jacob F. French." February 8, 1905. -- Message ordered printed and, with accompanying bill, referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Miscellaneous expenses of United States courts in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriations for miscellaneous expenses of United States courts in Alaska. February 8, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriations for the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriations for the Navy. February 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
International Monetary Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, at the request of the Secretary of State, an estimate of appropriation for the International Monetary Commission. February 9, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
John W. McHarg. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting a recommendation for the relief of John W. M'Harg. February 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Modification of Philippine tariff rates. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a petition from tobacco operatives in Manila praying for a modification of tariff rates. February 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Customs office at Port Eads. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, calling attention to a recommendation for an appropriation to construct a Customs office at Port Eads. February 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Accommodations for Customs officials at San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for temporary accommodation of Customs officials at San Francisco. February 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Amending coinage laws. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending certain amendments to the law relating to coinage. February 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures and ordered to be printed.
Heirs of George McGhehey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for payment of the heirs of George McGhehey. February 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Encampment and maneuvers, 1905. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Quartermaster General of the Army, a detailed statement of expenditures on account of the joint maneuvers of 1905. February 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed.
Militia, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for militia, District of Columbia. February 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Miscellaneous deficiencies, Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture submitting an estimate of appropriation for miscellaneous deficiencies. February 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway. Letter from the Treasurer of the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway Company transmitting a report for the year ending December 31, 1904. February 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Zilpha. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel schooner Zilpha, Samuel Briard, master. February 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Documents received and distributed by Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the documents received and distributed by his Department during the year 1904. February 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Supplies, Quartermaster's Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for supplies in Quartermaster's Department. February 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Judgments against the United States by circuit and district courts. Letter from The Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments against the United States by circuit and district courts. February 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Lens and equipment of Diamond Shoal lighthouse. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting an estimate of appropriation for lens and equipment of Diamond Shoal lighthouse. February 27, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Care of public grounds, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting a deficiency estimate of appropriation for care of public grounds in the District of Columbia. February 27, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
John G. Stauffer & Son. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of John G. Stauffer & Son. February 27, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Shelter and protection of officers and enlisted men of the Army in the Philippine islands. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War relating to the proper shelter and protection of offices and enlisted men... lawfully on duty... February 27, 1905. -- Referred to Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed, with accompanying papers.
Use of Indian funds for support of sectarian schools. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a response to the inquiry of the House as to the use of Indian funds for the support of sectarian schools. February 28, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contagious diseases of animals. Message from the President of the United States, calling attention to the necessity of passing some legislation at this session which will supplement existing law intended to prevent the spread of contagious diseases of animals from one state to another or to foreign countries. March 1, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Surreptitious possession of certain large tracts of the public domain. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a response to the inquiry of the House as to charges that certain persons are obtaining possession surreptitiously of large tracts of the public domain. March 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands and ordered to be printed.
Right of women to vote for members of the House of Representatives. Hearing before the Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress of the House Representatives, December 15 and 16, 1904, on the Bill (H.R. 12042, by Mr. French) to protect the right of women citizens of the United States to register and vote for members... March 2, 1905. -- Ordered to be printed.
Ida J. Cole. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting the findings filed by the court in the case of Ida J. Cole, sole heir of Martha C. Cole, deceased, against the United States. March 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Operations of Excise Board of the District of Columbia, 1904. Letter from the Chairman of the Excise Board of the District of Columbia, transmitting a report of its operations for the license year ending October 31, 1904. March 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Hearings before the Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands of the House of Representatives relating to projects for the irrigation of arid lands under the National Irrigation Act and the work of the Division of Irrigation Investigations of the Agricultural Department in connection with irrigation of arid lands. March 2, 1905. -- Ordered to be printed.
Delivery of certain land patents to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with the copy of a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a recommendation as to the delivery of certain land patents to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. February 10, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Salaries of charges d'affairs ad interim. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for salaries of charges d'affairs ad interim. February 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of supplemental appropriations for the District of Columbia. February 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Collecting statistics. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for collecting statistics. February 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Refusal of certain officials in Indian Territory to take the required oath. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in response to the inquiry of the House in relation to the reported refusal of certain officials in Indian Territory to take the required oath. February 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Franchises granted by the Executive Council of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting with a letter from the Secretary of Porto Rico certified copies of franchises granted by the Executive Council of Porto Rico. February 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Account of George W. Evans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting recommendation in regard to the account of George W. Evans. February 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures Coast and Geodetic Survey. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the Coast and Geodetic Survey for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904. February 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Letter from the President of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company transmitting the report of the operations of the company for the year 1904. February 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for printing and binding, State Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Acting Secretary of State submitting an estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for printing and binding. February 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Campbell & Cameron Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation to pay a judgment in favor of the Campbell & Cameron Company. February 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency estimates for Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting deficiency estimates for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. February 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Adjustment of railroad land grants. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office relating to the adjustment of railroad land grants. February 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Salaries and expenses in Bureau of Corporations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of reappropriation for salaries and expenses in the Bureau of Corporations. February 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Andrew Crouch et al., administrators. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Andrew Crouch, Newton Crouch, and B.L. Butcher, executors of Jacob Crouch, deceased, against the United States. February 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Machinery for Denver Mint. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Director of the Mint submitting an estimate of appropriation for machinery at the Denver Mint. February 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for miscellaneous articles. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for miscellaneous articles. February 17, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
K. Odo and T. Murakami. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending legislation for the relief of K. Odo and T. Murakami, of Honolulu, Hawaii. February 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Building for Bureau of Standards. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for a building at the Bureau of Standards. February 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Militia encampment and maneuvers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for encampment and maneuvers of the organized militia. February 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Useless papers in Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting schedules of papers on the files of his Department not worthy of preservation. February 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Executive Papers and ordered to be printed.
Contracts for armor plate. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a letter from the Chief of Ordnance in relation to contracts for armor plate. February 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Uses of Gathmann shells. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in response to an inquiry of the House, information in relation to the uses of Gathmann shells. February 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the jail in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for the improvement of the jail in the District of Columbia. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Certain Navy yards and docks. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of appropriation for certain Navy yards and docks. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Promotion of Capt. Edward I. Grumley. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers relating to the promotion of Capt. Edward I. Grumley. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. January 31, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of International Prison Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of State submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for expenses of the International Prison Commission. January 24, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of laws relating to the Steamboat Inspection Service. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting proposed bills for the improvement of the laws relating to the Steamboat Inspection Service, and matters connected therewith. January 24, 1905. -- Ordered to be printed.
Purchase of land adjoining Fort Wadsworth, N.Y. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for land adjoining Fort Wadsworth, N.Y. February 1, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for target ranges. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for target ranges. February 1, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Refund of duties on seed wheat. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending legislation to permit a refund of the duties on seed wheat. January 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency appropriation for the postal service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for the postal service. January 25, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Proposed invitation to the International Prison Congress. February 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for postal service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for postal service. February 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Sea wall at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for shore protection at Sandy Hook. February 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for service of the Patent Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for service of the Patent Office. February 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional employees in the Patent Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for additional employees in the Patent Office. February 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Capital Traction Company. Letter from the President of the Capital Traction Company, transmitting the report for the year ending December 31, 1904. January 30, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for the Reform School, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Reform School at Washington, D.C. January 30, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of hearings in land entries. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an enlargement of application of the appropriation for expenses of hearings in land entries. January 30, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Danger to travelers at certain stream crossings in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with reports, a recommendation in relation to existing danger to travelers at stream crossings along the military trail between Valdez and the Tanana District, Alaska. January 30, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Transfer of certain land to the City of Monterey, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Staff relating to the disposition of a tract of land near the Presidio of Monterey, Cal. January 30, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Brig Isabella and Ann. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and of fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel brig Isabella and Ann, William Duer, master. January 30, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Annual leave of absence to gaugers, storekeepers, and storekeeper-gaugers in the Internal Revenue Service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting certain papers relative to the granting of leave of absence to storekeepers and other employees in the Internal Revenue Service. January 20, 1905. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Increase in cost of proposed municipal building. Letter from the Municipal Building Commission of the District of Columbia, requesting an increase of the limit of cost of the proposed municipal building. January 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Expenditure of Indian trust funds. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to an inquiry of the House, a statement as to whether or not Indian trust funds have been expended for support of Indian contract schools. January 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Civilian engineers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a statement as to the employment of civilian engineers in the work of improving rivers and harbors. January 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Barracks and quarters for marines in the Midway Islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of appropriation for barracks and quarters for marines in the Midway Islands. January 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures to date on certain war vessels. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting an amended report of the expenditures to date on the vessels Tennessee, Washington, Dubuque, and Paducah. January 27, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Extension of federal building at Jacksonville, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for the construction of the federal building at Jacksonville, Fla. January 27, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses, Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Assistant Secretary Department of Commerce and Labor, submitting a statement of expenditures on account on contingent expenses in the Department from July 1, 1903, to December 31, 1904. January 27, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Cancellation of trust patent to James Wahkiacus. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, inclosing, with related papers, a draft of a bill to authorize cancellation of trust patent to James Wahkiacus. January 26, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Military hospital, San Juan, P.R. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction of a military hospital on the Moro Military Reservation at San Juan, P.R. January 23, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Report of the census of the Philippine islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for publication of report of the census of the Philippine islands. January 23, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Grant of certain property to Gloucester County, N.J. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers making recommendations as to the Bill S. 5763. January 23, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Useless papers in the General Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office calling attention to an accumulation of useless papers. January 23, 1905. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Executive Papers and ordered to be printed.
Compensation to certain officers and enlisted men for losses in the Galveston flood, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Chief of Staff in relation to compensation to certain officers and enlisted men for losses in the Galveston flood. February 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Collecting revenue from Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting recommendations in reference to appropriations to meet the expenses of collecting the revenue. February 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed 		115
Serial set 4833 Experiments in the culture of sugar cane and its manufacture into table sirup. A report on the investigations conducted at Waycross and Cairo, Ga., in 1903 and 1904. By H.W. Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, with the collaboration of G.L. Spencer, W.B. Roddenbery, G.R. Youmans, and Arthur Given, of the Bureau of Chemistry. [Bulletin No. 93.]
Eight hours for laborers on government work. Report by the Hon. Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary Department of Commerce and Labor, on H.R. 4064 (eight-hour bill), submitted by resolution by the Committee on Labor of the House of Representatives, April 13, 1904.
Mexican cotton boll weevil: A revision and amplification of Bulletin 45, to include the most important observations made in 1904. Prepared under the direction of the entomologist by W.D. Hunter and W.E. Hinds. [Bureau of Entomology -- Bulletin No. 51.]
Report of the Commissioner of Corporations on the beef industry, March 3, 1905. March 2, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Extension and completion of the Capitol Building. Report of the Joint Commission. March 3, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Annual report of the Commissioner General of Immigration to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904 		6
Serial set 4834 Third annual report of the Reclamation Service, 1903-4. (Second edition) F.H. Newell, chief engineer. 1
Serial set 4835 Report of an inspection of the several branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers made from July 13 to November 23, 1904, by Colonel S.C. Mills, Inspector General. January 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904. 		2
Serial set 4836 Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. Windmills in foreign countries. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXI.
Foreign markets for American fruits with statistics of the fruit trade of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and the Dominion of Canada. Special consular reports. Vol. XXXII.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. Industrial education and industrial conditions in Germany. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXIII. 		3
Serial set 4837 Marketing goods in foreign countries. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXIV.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. Warehouses in foreign countries for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXV.
Foreign markets for American cotton manufactures. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXVI. 		3
Serial set 4838 Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. No. 294. Monthly Consular Reports. March, 1905.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. No. 292. Monthly Consular Reports. January, 1905.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. No. 293. Monthly Consular Reports. February, 1905. 		3
Serial set 4839 Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. No. 295. Monthly Consular Reports. April, 1905.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. No. 296. Monthly Consular Reports. May, 1905.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics. No. 297. Monthly Consular Reports. June, 1905. 		3
Serial set 4840 Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. July, 1905. No. 298.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. August, 1905. No. 299.
Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. September, 1905. No. 300. 		3