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Serial set 4983	Report of the tests of metals and other materials for industrial purposes made with the United States testing machine at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905.	1
Serial set 4984	Inventory of books, etc., in the folding room. Letter from the Doorkeeper of the House transmitting an inventory of books, maps, and pamphlets in his department November 1, 1905. December 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Cornelius Virts. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Cornelius Virts against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Repairs to certain vessels, Revenue-Cutter Service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Chief of Division of the Revenue-Cutter Service submitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs and improvements of certain vessels. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. J.W. Mitchell, 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. Mitchell, administrator of Thomas J. Mitchell, deceased, against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Estimates for foreign intercourse for year ending June 30, 1907. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting explanations in connection with his estimates for foreign intercourse. December 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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, 1905. December 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts 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 all judgments rendered for the year ended December 2, 1905. December 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Property in charge of Sergeant-at-Arms. Letter from the Sergeant-at-Arms transmitting a list of the property in his charge on December 4, 1905. December 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Financial report of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Letter from the Sergeant-at-Arms transmitting a statement of the sums of money drawn and disbursed by him. December 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriation for defraying the expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs for the year ending June 30, 1907. December 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Official emoluments of Customs officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of the official emoluments of officers of the Customs Service. December 4, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Essex River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Essex River, Massachusetts. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Kent Island Narrows, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Kent Island Narrows, Maryland. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Everett Harbor, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Everett Harbor, Washington. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Clayton Harbor, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Clayton Harbor, New York. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Efficiency of the Ordnance Department of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill for increasing the efficiency of the Ordnance Department of the Army. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Medical Department of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draft of a bill to increase the efficiency of the Medical Department of the Army. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill for final disposition of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Survey of public lands within land grants. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office relating to survey of public lands within land grants. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Wharf, etc., at the United States quarantine station, Honolulu, Hawaii. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Supervising Architect of the Treasury submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction of a wharf, runway, etc., at the quarantine station at Honolulu, Hawaii. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Public building, Kansas City, Mo. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for the post office and courthouse at Kansas City, Mo. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerks and expenses in office of the Surveyor General of Nevada. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for clerks and expenses in the office of the Surveyor General for Nevada. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Examinations of mints, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Director of the Mint submitting an estimate of appropriation for examination of mints, etc. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Report to the President of the Commission on Naturalization appointed by executive order March 1, 1905. Commissioners: Milton D. Purdy... Department of Justice, Gaillard Hunt, Department of State, Richard K. Campbell... Commerce and Labor. December 7, 1905. -- Message and accompanying papers ordered printed and referred to Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, submitted November 8, 1905. Power house for heating, etc., certain public buildings. Letter from the Superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds resubmitting a report as to plans, etc., for a power house for heating, etc., of public buildings in the vicinity of the Mall and White House. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Vaults, safes, etc., for public buildings. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommending a deficiency appropriation for vaults, safes, locks, etc., for public buildings. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Freight on bullion and coin, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Director of the Mint submitting an estimate of appropriation for freight on bullion and coin. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Steam machinery, Bureau of Steam Engineering. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for steam machinery. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Changes in estimates of appropriation, Post Office Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting changes in estimates of appropriation. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Effect of wave action at certain harbors on Lake Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of effect of wave action as affecting harbors at Ludington, Mich., and Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Racine, Kenosha, and Sheboygan, Wis. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Wappinger Creek, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Wappinger Creek, New York. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Ocmulgee River, Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Ocmulgee River, Georgia. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Indiana State Board of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the findings as to the claim of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture. December 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Naphtha launch for the Customs district of Norfolk, Va. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with the draft of a proposed bill, a recommendation for the construction of a Naphtha launch for use in the Customs district of Norfolk, Va. December 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Report of 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, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce 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, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed. Judgments in Indian depredation cases. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting a list of judgments in Indian department claims. December 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Development of the American merchant marine and American commerce. Letter of the Merchant Marine Commission transmitting its supplementary report. December 6, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed. Expenditures of the Smithsonian Institution. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, transmitting a statement of expenditures for international exchanges, etc., for the year ended June 30, 1905. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Addie L. Bailey. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Addie L. Bailey, sole heir of William G. Webber, deceased, against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Henry O'Bannon and William A. O'Bannon. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Henry O' Bannon and William A. O' Bannon, sole heirs of Alfred O' Bannon, deceased, against the United States. December 5, 1905. - Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Heirs of Thomas Hord. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Sarah Bibb, Ada B. Ewing, Alice G. Warner, Benjamin M. Hord, Mildred Washington, and Thomas E. Hord, sole heirs of Thomas Hord, deceased, against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Executors of William H. Cherry. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Edgar Cherry and James W. Head, executors of William H. Cherry, deceased, against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. J. Harrison Planck and P.S. Dudley. 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. Harrison Planck and P.S. Dudley, trustees of the Baptist Church of Flemingsburg, Ky., against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Zachariah D. Ridout, 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 Zachariah D. Ridout, executor of Hester Ann Ridout, against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Emergency appropriation for Isthmian Canal Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a letter from the Acting Secretary of War, an estimate of emergency appropriation for the Isthmian Canal Commission. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses, Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the contingent expenses of the Department for the year ended June 30, 1905. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of his Department for contingent expenses for the year ending June 30, 1905. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department and ordered to be printed. Agreement between the states of New Jersey and Delaware. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a certified copy of an act to ratify and confirm a certain compact or agreement between the states of New Jersey and Delaware. December 5, 1905. -- Read; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Relief of certain entrymen and settlers. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting draft of a bill for the relief of certain entrymen and settlers within the limits of the Northern Pacific Railway land grant. December 5, 1905. -- Read; referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Morristown Harbor, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Morristown Harbor, New York. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. San Rafael Creek, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of San Rafael Creek, California. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Cost of manufacture of guns, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the cost of all type and experimental manufacture of guns and other articles manufactured by the War Department during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed. Third report of the United States Board on Geographic Names, 1890-1906. Emeline S. Gosline. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting papers in the pension claim of Emeline S. Gosline, now Hayner, with a recommendation for legislation. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed. Eliza Chambers, 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 Eliza Chambers, administratrix of estate of Royall Chambers, deceased, against the United States. December 5, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed	57
Serial set 4985	Andrew G. Gorrell. Letter from the Assistant Cerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Andrew G. Gorrell against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Blackwater Creek, or River, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Blackwater Creek, or River, Virginia. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. John H. Black. 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 H. Black against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Schooner Thetis. 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 Thetis, Russell Kilbourn, master. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Jacob Samuel Weaver. 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 Samuel Weaver against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. W.A. Montgomery, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of W.A. Montgomery, administrator of John Read, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Public buildings at Los Angeles, Cal., etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copies of communications from the Supervising Architect of the Treasury submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for public buildings at Los Angeles, Cal., Nashville, Tenn., and Rome, Ga. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mary Abel and others. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of persons who sustained damage by reason of accident at Rock Island Arsenal. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, Rhode Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, Rhode Island. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Valentine S. Brewer. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Valentine S. Brewer against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Andrew J. Guilford. 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 J. Guilford against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. August Schlapp. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of August Schlapp against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Louis Nelson, 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 Louis Nelson, administrator of Samuel B. Nelson, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Robert Waters. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of findings filed by the court in the case of Robert Waters against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Julia Gailey. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Julia Gailey, sole heir of Hiram Gailey, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for support of military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. National trophy and prizes for Army and militia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for national trophy and prizes for Army and militia. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fuel, lights, etc., State, War, and Navy Department Building. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Superintendent of the State, War, and Navy Building submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for fuel, lights, etc. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Exposition at Milan, Italy. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for participation in an exposition at Milan, Italy. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mouth of Black River and Dexter harbor, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of mouth of Black River and Dexter harbor, New York. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Vicinity of Keweenaw Point, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of south shore of Lake Superior in vicinity of Keweenaw Point. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Conecuh River, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Conecuh River, Alabama. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Harbor at Anacortes, Wash. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of harbor at Anacortes, Wash. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Oconto harbor, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Oconto harbor, Wisconsin. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Rogers City, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of the vicinity of Rogers City, Mich. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. St. Francis River, Arkansas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of St. Francis River, Arkansas. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Ipswich River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Ipswich River, Massachusetts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Brier Creek, Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Brier Creek, Georgia. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Winthrop Head, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Winthrop Head, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Mystic River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Mystic River, Massachusetts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Shallotte River, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Shallotte River, North Carolina. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Tallahatchie River, Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Tallahatchie River, Mississippi. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Harbor at St. Petersburg, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of harbor at St. Petersburg, Fla. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Warwick Creek, or River, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Warwick Creek, or River, Virginia. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Upper White River, Arkansas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of upper White River, Arkansas. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Lloyds Harbor, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Lloyds Harbor, New York. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Welles Harbor, Midway Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Welles Harbor, Midway Island. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Big Sandy River, Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Big Sandy River, Tennessee. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Matagorda Bay, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Matagorda Bay, Texas. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Cedar Keys harbor, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Cedar Keys harbor, Fla. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Lake Harbor, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Lake Harbor, Michigan. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Allowances made by accounting officers of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting reports of allowances made by the accounting officers of the Treasury in favor of the States of New York and Pennsylvania for advances made in the War of 1812-1815. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiency appropriation for the military service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for the military service. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvement of public building, Chicago, Ill. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Supervising Architect of the Treasury submitting an estimate of appropriation for the post office and courthouse building at Chicago. December 13, 1905. -- 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 detailed report of expenditures from the fund for contingent expenses. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Amending law regarding expenditures in the Department of Justice. Letter from the Attorney General, recommending legislation in reference to the requirement that a statement of expenditures be included in his annual report. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice and ordered to be printed. Schooner Lovely Lass. 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 Lovely Lass, William Moore, master. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Heirs of Josiah Anthony. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Susan E. Joyner, Mary E. Roberson, Martha F. Luster, and Jane F. Crump, sole heirs of Josiah Anthony, deceased, against the United States. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Hans Peter Guttormsen. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Hans Peter Guttormsen against the United States. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Jackson County, Mo. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Jackson County, Missouri, against the United States. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Kingston harbor, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Kingston harbor, Massachusetts. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Mermentau River, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Mermentau River, Louisiana. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Bennetts River, or Creek, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Bennetts River, or Creek, North Carolina. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Caloosahatchee River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Caloosahatchie River, Florida. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Savannah Harbor, Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Savannah Harbor, Georgia. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Reports of the Auditor for Porto Rico. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting reports of the Auditor of Porto Rico of receipts and expenditures from November, 1904, to October, 1905. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Receipts and disbursements of the Treasurer of Porto Rico. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of receipts and expenditures, by the Treasurer of Porto Rico, from November, 1904, to October, 1905. December 13, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Annual report of the Commissioner of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company to the first session of the Fifty-ninth Congress for the year ended December 1, 1905. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed. Encampment and maneuvers of organized militia, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate... for encampment of militia, construction of cable ship, and wharf at Fort Revere, Mass. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Assistant custodian and janitor service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an additional estimate for the maintenance of the assistant custodianship and janitor service during the present fiscal year. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Transportation of the Army, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for transportation of the Army and its supplies. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Western branch of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for the western branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Occoquan Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Occoquan Creek, Virginia. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Cape Porpoise harbor, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of entrance to Cape Porpoise harbor, Maine. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with map. Harbor at Caseville, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of harbor at Caseville, Mich. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Deckers Creek, West Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of mouth of Deckers Creek, West Virginia. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Anacostia River flats. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Anacostia River flats, with report of the Attorney General regarding title to the lands embraced within said flats. December 14, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with maps. Fees of clerks, United States courts. Letter from the Attorney General, submitting recommendations for legislation respecting the fees of clerks of United States courts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Fees of United States commissioners. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting a recommendation for legislation relating to fees of United States commissioners. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Transfer of appropriation for printing for the Library. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Librarian of Congress submitting an estimate of transfer of appropriation for printing for the Library. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sureties of Frank A. Webb. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for the carrying out of the provisions of an act of Congress for the relief of the sureties of Frank A. Webb. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Repairs of vessels of Coast and Geodetic Survey. Letter from the Acting 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 the vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Rent of offices in Santa Fe, N. Mex. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Governor of the Territory of New Mexico submitting an estimate of appropriation for rental of offices at Santa Fe. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Kate W. Milward. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Kate W. Milward, widow of Hubbard K. Milward, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Robert C. Cozine. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Robert C. Cozine, son of John S. Cozine, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Elizabeth Magruder. 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 Magruder, niece and heir of Alexander Magruder, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Sarah Ann Dobbs. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of findings filed by the court in the case of Sarah Ann Dobbs, widow of Nathaniel B. Dobbs, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Ellen R. Smith. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Ellen R. Smith, widow of James K. [i.e., R.] Smith, deceased, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Thomas P. Coldwell. 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. Coldwell against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Robert W. Pemberton. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Robert W. Pemberton against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Frank E. Foster. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Frank E. Foster against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Ion B. Nall. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Ion B. Nall against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses of the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of receipts and expenditures on account of appropriations for contingent expenses of the War Department. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and ordered to be printed. Allerton Point, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Allerton Point, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. St. Jones and Little Rivers, Delaware. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of St. Jones and Little Rivers, Delaware. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Report of expenditures from the contingent fund, etc. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of expenditures from the contingent fund, amount of balances due, accrued postage, etc. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department and ordered to be printed. Allowances to postmasters for reimbursement. Letter from the Acting Postmaster General, submitting a statement of allowances to postmasters for reimbursement. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department and ordered to be printed. Public property in Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of the public property in the Post Office Department. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department and ordered to be printed. Expenditures and appropriations, War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with approval, a letter from the Assistant Secretary of War recommending legislation affecting the expenditures and appropriations of the War Department. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Purchase of supplies in War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation relating to purchase of supplies in the War Department. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Expenses of trials of Indians. Letter from the Attorney General, recommending a repel of the law allowing expenses of the trials of Indians who have committed offenses within jurisdiction of territories or states. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Compensation of deputy marshals and bailiffs. Letter from the Attorney General, submitting a recommendation for legislation relating to the compensation of deputy marshals and bailiffs in United States courts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Adjusting salaries of certain United States attorneys. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, the draft of a bill for adjusting the salaries of certain attorneys of the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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, abstracts of proposals for materials and labor in connection with works under his Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Fifteenth report of the Board of Ordinance and Fortification. July 1, 1904, to June 30, 1905. December 7, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Claim of Mrs. Anne H. Wagner. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with the draft of a bill, a recommendation for an appropriation to satisfy the claim of Mrs. Anne H. Wagner, widow of Col. Arthur L. Wagner. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Schooner Farmer. 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 Farmer, Nathan S. Thompson, master. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Ship Chace. 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 Chace, Thomas Johnston, master. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Clatskanie River, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Clatskanie River, Oregon. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Ohio River at and near Metropolis, Ill. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Ohio River at and near Metropolis, Ill. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Upper Machodoc Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Upper Machodoc Creek, Virginia. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Meherrin River, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Meherrin River, North Carolina. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Quantico Creek, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Quantico Creek, Virginia. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Saugus River, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Saugus River, Massachusetts. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Mary A. Mathews. 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 A. Mathews, widow of Fenelon B. Mathews, against the United States. December 11, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.	106
Serial set 4986	Repairs, etc., public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting changes of estimates for appropriations for repairs, etc., on public buildings. January 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerical force, Office of Treasurer of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Treasurer of the United States submitting an estimate of appropriation for clerical force in his Office. January 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimate for rent of quarters for shipping commissioner at San Francisco. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for rent of quarters for shipping commissioner at San Francisco. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation, Bureau of Animal Industry. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with the estimate of appropriation for the Bureau of Animal Industry. January 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railway Company. Letter from the President of the Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railway Company submitting a statement as to the receipts and expenditures and the distribution of the stock. January 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Civilian engineers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report as to employment of civilian engineers in river and harbor work. January 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Legation grounds, Peking, China. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for improvement of the legation grounds at Peking, China. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Penalty for perjury in execution of public land laws. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the draft of a bill to amend the law relating to perjury. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. International Seismological Association. 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 International Seismological Association. January 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. John T. Sifford, 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 John T. Sifford, executor of William T. Stone, deceased, against the United States. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Relief of persons executing certain conveyances. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill for the relief of persons who have executed conveyances of lands to the United States. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Stenographers for judges, 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 stenographers for judges in the District of Columbia. January 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Order of Legion of Honor. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a request that Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, Capt. John M. Hawley, Commander Reginald F. Nicholson, Commander Alexander Sharp, and Lieut. Commander Harry George be permitted to accept the decoration of the Order of Legion of Honor. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Credit of certain moneys to Geological Survey. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, submitting, with a copy of a communication from the Director of the Geological Survey, a recommendation for legislation affecting certain credits to the appropriation for engraving and printing. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimate of deficiency appropriation for the Department of Justice. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for the Department of Justice. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Penalty for fraudulent attempts to obtain title to public lands, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill to punish persons who obtain or attempt to obtain fraudulently the title to public lands. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. To repeal Section 2306 of the Revised Statutes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill to repeal the soldiers' additional homestead law. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Officers, etc., of United States to administer oaths. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the draft of a bill to empower certain officers, clerks, etc., to administer oaths. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Punishment of special agents for embezzlement. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill to provide for punishment of special agents for embezzlement. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Punishment of special agents for extortion. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill to provide for the punishment of special agents for extortion. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Receivers of public money for land districts. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, draft of a bill to abolish the office of receivers of public money for land districts. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. New roadway to the Chalmette, La., National Cemetery. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation to acquire a new roadway to the Chalmette National Cemetery, Louisiana. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Increasing the efficiency of the Medical Corps of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the draft of a bill for increasing the efficiently of the Medical Corps of the Army. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Expenditures, etc., at Springfield Armory, Mass., and Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. Letter from the Secretary of the War, transmitting statements of the expenditures and of arms, etc., fabricated and repaired at the Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal during the year ended June 30, 1905. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Arrears of pay to certain officers and men, war with Spain. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Auditor of the War Department submitting a recommendation for reappropriation for payments... of officers and men in the war with Spain. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimates of deficiencies in appropriations for Navy and Marine Corps. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of deficiencies in appropriations for the Navy and Marine Corps. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Attendance of witnesses before registers and receivers of the Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting... a draft of a bill to amend the law relating to compulsory attendance of witnesses before registers and receivers of the Land Office. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. H.L. Briscoe, heir of Maria Shirley. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of H.L. Briscoe, heir of Maria Shirley, deceased, against the United States. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Maj. Cassius E. Gillette. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation to enable Maj. Cassius E. Gillette to enter the service of the City of Philadelphia. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Frutos Tomas Plaza. Letter from the Secretary of War, inclosing a translation of a communication from the President of the Republic of Ecuador thanking Congress for admitting Frutos Tomas Plaza to the Military Academy as a cadet. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Demonstration farms. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for establishment of demonstration farms in connection with the various reclamation projects. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed. Medals for officers and men of the Navy, etc., war with Spain. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for medals for officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps, war with Spain. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Humboldt Bay, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Humboldt Bay, California. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Northeast River, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Northeast River, North Carolina. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pa. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Delaware River opposite of Greenwich Point Coal Fires, at Philadelphia, Pa. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Military prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for support of military prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Furniture, etc., for public buildings. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting estimates of appropriation for furniture for public buildings. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Resolution relating to the canteen. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting resolutions of the Association of Military Surgeons relating to the canteen. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Amendment of law as to contracts for medical and hospital supplies. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a communication from the Surgeon General of the Army relating to amendment of the law as to contracts for medical and hospital supplies. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Capt. William N. Hughes, U.S. Army, retired. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers, including a draft of a bill relating to the relief of Capt. William N. Hughes, U.S. Army, retired. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Center harbor, Brooklin, Me. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of center harbor, Brooklin, Me. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Open market purchases by the Indian department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs showing open market purchases in the Indian department because of exigencies. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department and ordered to be printed. Accountability of disbursement of public moneys. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting draft of a bill relating to accountability of disbursement of public moneys and public stores by officers of the Army. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Disposal of useless papers. Letter from the Postmaster General, submitting a draft of proposed legislation relating to the disposal of useless papers in the Post Office Department. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Col. T.W. Symons, U.S. Army. Letter from the Secretary of State, asking permission for Col. T.W. Symons, U.S. Army, to accept the decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon from the Chinese government. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Lieut. Gen. A.R. Chaffee, U.S. Army. Letter from the Secretary of State, asking permission for Lieut. Gen. A.R. Chaffee, U.S. Army, to accept the commission and insignia of the office of grand commander of the Legion of Honor. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Commander William G. Cutler, U.S. Navy. Letter from the Secretary of State, asking for permission for Commander William G. Cutler, U.S. Navy, to accept the insignia of the Legion of Honor. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Lieut. Col. William M. Black and Lieut. Mark Brooke, U.S. Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of claims of Lieut. Col. William M. Black and Lieut. Mark Brooke, U.S. Army. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. John and David West. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of the claim of John and David West, of Cathlamet, Wash. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. L.K. Scott. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of L.K. Scott. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Damages sustained at Rock Island Arsenal. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of persons who sustained damage by fire at Rock Island Arsenal. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Janitors of public schools. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for salaries in the public schools. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiency appropriation, Bureau of Animal Industry. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for the Bureau of Animal Industry. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation, Indian depredation claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for defense in Indian depredation claims for the year ending June 30, 1906. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for certain United States penitentiaries. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for United States penitentiaries at McNeil Island, Washington, and Atlanta, Ga. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Schooner Whim. 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 Whim, John Boyd, master. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Annis Lawrence. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Annis Lawrence against the United States. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Andrew A. Colter. 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 A. Colter against the United States. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Government Hospital for the Insane. 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 Government Hospital for the Insane. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Lease of building for Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill to permit a lease of a building for his Department. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Electrical burglar alarm devices in public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reference to appropriations for electric burglar alarm devices in public buildings. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Isthmian Canal Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Isthmian Canal Commission. January 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Receivers of public moneys acting as special disbursing agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill for the relief of certain receivers of public moneys. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Army general hospital, Washington, D.C. 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 construction of an Army general hospital at Washington, D.C. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Southern branch 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 deficiency appropriation for support of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, southern branch. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Vault in the post office building at New York City, N.Y. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending a deficiency appropriation for construction of a vault in the courthouse and post office building, New York City. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Awards made by the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of awards made by the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriations for postal service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting a revised estimate of appropriation for the postal service. January 10, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Legislative Assembly of Hawaii. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of communication from the Governor of Hawaii submitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for expenses of the Legislative Assembly of the territory. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Black sands of the United States. 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 investigation of the values of black sands in the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sale of certain timber on Menominee Indian Reservation, Wis. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a draft of a bill to authorize the sale of certain timber on the Menominee Indian Reservation, Wis. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed, with alterations. Coan River, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of upper portion of Coan River, Virginia. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Rouge River, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination, with plan and estimate of cost of improvement, of Rouge River, Michigan. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Contingent expenses, Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting a statement of expenditures for contingent expenses for the period from July 1, 1904, to November 30, 1905. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor and ordered to be printed. Claims for injuries by explosion at Frankford Arsenal. 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 persons injured by explosion at Frankford Arsenal. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Sugar industry in the Philippine Islands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the acting Governor General relating to the condition of the sugar industry in the Philippine Islands. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. "The Cuartel," Monterey, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending a release of its title to the property known as "The Cuartel" to the City of Monterey, Cal. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Pay of Army officers stationed at Nagasaki, Japan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a communication from the Quartermaster General of the Army, a recommendation relating to the pay of Army officers stationed at Nagasaki, Japan. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Mileage for retired officers of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation for allowance of mileage to retired officers of the Army when assigned to active duty. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Acceptance of foreign decorations. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting copies of communications from the Secretary of War and recommending that Brig. Gen. William Crozier and Capt. Daniel T. Moore be permitted to accept decorations from the Legion of Honor. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Petitions from Philippine Islands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting three petitions of residents of the Philippine Islands. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committees on Ways and Means and Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed. Return of findings in case of William W. Myers, executor. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting request for a return of a copy of the findings filed by the court on January 13, 1896, in the case of William W. Myers, executor of James W. Myers, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Joseph Ewing. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Joseph Ewing against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. William Stone, heir of Mark Stone, deceased. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William Stone, heir of Mark Stone, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Heir of Thomas P. Butt. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Mitchell H. Butt, heir of Thomas P. Butt, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Jesse W. Coleman. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Jesse W. Coleman against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. J.D. Robinson, 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.D. Robinson, administrator of Melchisedec Robinson, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. William W. Myers, 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 William W. Myers, executor of James W. Myers, deceased, against the United States. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Expenditures, Bureau of Fisheries. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting a statement of the expenditures for the Bureau of Fisheries during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor 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 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fort Sill Military Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for enlargement of Fort Sill Military Reservation. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. New building, 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 continuing the construction of the new building for the Department of Agriculture. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Post cemetery, old Camp Floyd, Utah. 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 post cemetery at old Camp Floyd, Utah. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Delinquent officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting reports from the accounting officers of the Department as to delinquencies in rendering accounts. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed. Brig. Gen. J.F. Bell and Capt. Grote Hutcheson. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that Brig. Gen. J.F. Bell and Capt. Grote Hutcheson be permitted to accept decorations conferred by the French government. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, U.S. Army, and others. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, Col. John Van R. Hoff, Lieut. Col. Walter S. Schuyler, Maj. Montgomery M. Macomb, and Capt. Carl Reichmann and Capt. Sydney Cloman be permitted to accept decorations conferred by the Emperor of Russia. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Capt. T. Bentley Mott, U.S. Army. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that Capt. T. Bentley Mott, U.S. Army, be permitted to accept the decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Bellevue Range, Delaware, 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 establishing the Bellevue Range, Delaware, light station. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Ilwaco harbor, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Ilwaco harbor, Washington. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Felipe Zamora. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of the claim of Felipe Zamora, of Manila, P.I. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. James M. Campbell. 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 M. Campbell against the United States. January 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Maria N. Swain. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Maria N. Swain, widow of Elisha R. Swain, deceased, against the United States. January 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. John Barrett and J.A. Ockerson. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that Mr. John Barrett and Col. J.A. Ockerson have leave to accept the Order of the Double Dragon of China. January 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Mora B. Fariss, 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 Mora B. Fariss, administratrix of James P. Moore, deceased, against the United States. January 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Susan R. Jones, 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 Susan R. Jones, administratrix of William Freeman, deceased, against the United States. January 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. J.J. Cole and Frank W. Swanton. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of appropriations for the relief of J.J. Cole and Frank W. Swanton. January 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Oscar Fulgham. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for satisfaction of the claim of Oscar Fulgham, of Alabama. January 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Electrical department, 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 the electrical department. January 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Lighting Ambrose Channel, New York 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 lighting Ambrose Channel, in New York Bay. January 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Target range at Boston, Mass. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of a target range at Boston, Mass. January 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. William B. Rutherford. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William B. Rutherford against the United States. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. The Union Trust Company, 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 the Union Trust Company, administrator of Mary Lefevre, deceased, against the United States. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Sam Edmondson, 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 Sam Edmondson, administrator of Isaac T. Eppler, deceased, against the United States. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. John B. Luttrell. 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 B. Luttrell against the United States. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Manurvia J. Spake, formerly Manurvia J. Ross. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Manurvia J. Spake, formerly Manurvia J. Ross, against the United States. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Letter from the President of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company submitting the report of the company for the year 1905. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Obstruction of range lights. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill to prevent the anchoring of vessels so as to obscure range lights. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Capt. D.E. Nolan, U.S. Army. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that Capt. D.E. Nolan be authorized to accept a decoration from the French government. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Changes in estimates for salaries, etc., Post Office Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General, submitting reasons for certain changes in estimates as to salaries, etc. January 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Agreement with Colville Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indians Affairs, a draft of a bill to ratify an agreement with the Indians of the Colville Reservation, in Washington. January 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. W.R. Henson, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of W.R. Henson, administrator of John Henson, deceased, against the United States. January 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Employees in certain departments who are 70 years of age or more. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information as to the number of clerks and other civil employees in the classified service in each of the executive departments of the government... who have reached the age of 70 years or more. January 8, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Addition to Eastern Market House. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for addition to Eastern Market House. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sale of down timber and hay. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting a draft of a legislative provision relating to the sale of down timber and hay in the former Chippewa of the Mississippi Indian Reservation, in Minnesota. December 19, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma boundary lines. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the report of the astronomical investigation of the Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma boundary lines. December 19, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed with illustrations. Seacoast batteries at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for batteries at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. December 19, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations 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 a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. December 19, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Feather Rivers, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of the Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Feather Rivers, California, and their tributaries. December 19, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Post office building, Atlantic City, N.J. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation in excess of the limit of cost for the post office building at Atlantic City, N.J. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Relief and protection of American seamen, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for protection of American seamen and for consul at Lisbon, Portugal. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Abandoned naval reservations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill for the disposal of abandoned naval reservations. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Trustees appointed under town-site laws to administer oaths, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill to authorize trustees appointed under town-site laws to administer oaths. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Contracts relet by the government. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill relating to fulfillment of contracts relet by the government. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Disposition of unearned fees and unofficial moneys, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill to authorize receivers of public moneys for land districts to deposit certain moneys with the Treasurer of the United States. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Lightship for Nantucket Shoals. 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 replace Nantucket Shoal lightship. December 21, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Exposition at Milan, Italy. Letter from the Secretary of State, submitting a request relative to an appropriation for the exposition at Milan, Italy. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Additional messenger, Office 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 an additional messenger. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Paper for checks and drafts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Chief of Division of Printing and Stationary submitting a change of estimate for paper for checks and drafts. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Purchase of land at Cushings Island, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of land at Cushings Island, Maine. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fortifications in insular possessions. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for fortifications in the insular possessions. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Allowance of interest on proceeds of sale on Indian lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a draft of a bill for allowance of interest on proceeds of sale of Indian lands so far as they are the portions of minors. January 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Appointments, etc., in the Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a statement of appointments, promotions, or changes in salaries paid from lump sums. January 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture and ordered to be printed. Claims allowed by accounting officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a schedule of claims allowed by the several accounting officers of the Treasury Department under appropriations of which the balances have been exhausted. January 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiency appropriation, Post Office Department. Letter from the 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 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Temporary barracks, Bureau of Navigation. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for temporary barracks. January 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for contingent expenses, consular service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the State submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for certain contingent expenses of the consular service. January 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Target range at Madison Barracks, 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 target range at Madison Barracks, N.Y. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Photographs presented to certain officers of the Navy and Marine Corps. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that certain officers of the Navy and Marine Corps be permitted to accept certain photographs from the Mexican government. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Assignment of pay by employees in Alaskan school service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Education, a recommendation for legislation relating to the schools of Alaska. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed. Sale of certain public property. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Governor of Hawaii, a draft of a bill relating to the sale of certain public property. January 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed. Deficiency appropriation for Court of Claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims submitting an estimate of appropriation for contingent expenses of the court. January 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for telephone service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending appropriation for an improved government telephone service. January 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Norfolk Harbor, Virginia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of the three branches of Elizabeth River at Norfolk Harbor, Virginia. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Repairs to Reform School, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs to Reform School, District of Columbia. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Toilet paper at Army posts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, submitting recommendations as to an appropriation for toilet paper at Army posts. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Documents received and distributed by the Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting a statement of the documents received and distributed by the Department during the year 1905. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Green River, Kentucky. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Green River, Kentucky. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Alabama River, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of the Alabama River, Alabama. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors 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 in and of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts. December 15, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed. Lighthouse off Greenville, N.J. 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 lighthouse off Greenville, N.J. January 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. John W. Bean. 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. Bean against the United States. January 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Refund to receivers of public moneys. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with the copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill directing, in certain contingencies, a refund to receivers of public moneys. December 20, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Cable connecting Forts Dade and De Soto, Fla. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for a cable connecting Forts Date and De Soto, Fla. December 18, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed Buffalo breakwater, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Buffalo breakwater, New York. December 16, 1905. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration	164
Serial set 4987	Certain reports of immigrant inspector Marcus Braun. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting in response to the inquiry of the House, certain reports made by immigrant inspector Marcus Braun. January 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization and ordered to be printed Protection of coast defenses. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting recommendations for legislation relative to regulation for the protection of coast defenses. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Asylum for insane Indians, Canton, S.Dak. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for asylum for insane Indians at Canton, S.Dak. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Legation building, Japan. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of a building on the legation grounds at Tokyo, Japan. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway Company. Letter from the Assistant Treasurer of the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway Company, transmitting a statement for the year ended December 31, 1905. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Pay, etc., of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for pay of the Army. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Board on Geographic Names. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for defraying the expenses of the United States Board on Geographic Names. February 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Susannah Schwartz, executrix, etc. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Susannah Schwartz, executrix of Christian Schwartz (deceased), of the firm of Christian Schwartz and Leopold Bickart, against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Relief of Kaibab Indians in Utah. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a recommendation that an appropriation be made for the relief of the Kaibab Indians in Utah. February 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Disbursing agents for public buildings in course of construction. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation relative to disbursing agents for public buildings in course of construction. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds 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 ended June 30, 1905. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. District Attorney, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Attorney General submitting an amended estimate of appropriation for fees of District Attorney for the District of Columbia. February 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fisheries in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill regulating the salmon fisheries of Alaska. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories 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, New Jersey. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Rear Admiral C.H. Davis, U.S. Navy. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that Rear Admiral C.H. Davis be empowered to accept certain gifts from the British and Russian ambassadors. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Annie Mahar. 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 Mahar, remarried widow of Theodore L. Loveland, deceased, against the United States. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Wilford Cubbage. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Wilford Cubbage against the United States. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. John E. Butler. 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 E. Butler against the United States. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Bennett Depenbrock. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Bennett Depenbrock against the United States. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Barton A. Holland. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Barton A. Holland against the United States. January 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Additional clerical force in Office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for additional clerical force in the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. January 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Chief Clerk, Office of Indian Affairs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior recommending the creation of the Office of Chief Clerk of Indian Affairs. January 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Gifts and decorations from foreign governments. Letter from the Secretary of State, requesting that certain gentlemen be authorized to accept orders from foreign governments. January 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Limit of cost of barracks, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Surgeon General, a recommendation for legislation raising the general limit of cost for barracks and other permanent structures. January 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Estimate of appropriation for mail bags, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General increasing the estimate of appropriation for mail bags, etc. January 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Operations of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the operations of the Bureau of Animal Industry for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. January 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed. St. George Sound, Florida, including Apalachicola and Carrabelle Harbors. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of St. George Sound, Florida, including Apalachicola and Carrabelle Harbors. January 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Town sites of Heyburn, Rupert, and Scherrer, Idaho. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill relating to sale of town sites of Heyburn, Rupert, and Scherrer, Idaho. January 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Funds transferred from staff department of Army to Insular Department, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation as to funds transferred by the several staff departments of Army to the Insular Department of the Philippines. January 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Assembly hall for Government Hospital for the Insane. 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 construction of an assembly hall for the Government Hospital for the Insane. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Fort Wright Military Reservation, Wash. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for enlarging Fort Wright Military Reservation, near Spokane, Wash. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Postage for 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 the militia. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimate of appropriation for Marine Corps. 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 Marine Corps. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Expenses of delegate to the Universal Postal Congress. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General withdrawing an estimate of appropriation for expenses of delegate to the Universal Postal Congress. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Rainy River, Minnesota. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Rainy River, Minnesota. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Civilian passengers on transports. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a communication relating to civilian passengers on transports. January 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Relief of certain members of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill for the relief of certain members of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Blanks, etc., for Money Order division. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of appropriation for blanks, printing, etc., for the Money Order division. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Estimate of cotton unginned January 16, 1906. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting a report of the Director of the Census as to the cotton unginned on January 16, 1906. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Census and ordered to be printed. Building on and near public reservations. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with favorable recommendation, drafts of bills relating to buildings on and near public reservations and to the sale of certain property in Washington. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Power of Hawaii to dispose of certain public property. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, relative to the power of the Territory of Hawaii to dispose of certain public property. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed. Brunswick Bar light vessel, Georgia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of increase of limit of cost and increased appropriation for the Brunswick (Ga.) light vessel. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committees on Appropriations and Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Leases granted by the Secretary of War. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting a list of leases granted by the Secretary of War during the calendar year 1905. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Care of insane persons in Indian Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, an estimate of appropriation for care and support of insane persons in Indian Territory. February 3, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Payment for advertising the restoration of certain lands to the public domain. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation and various inclosures, a draft of a bill providing a fund for payment of advertising the restoration of lands in forest reserves to the public domain. February 3, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Expenditures Coast and Geodetic Survey. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting a statement of the expenditures in the Coast and Geodetic Survey for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. February 3, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor and ordered to be printed. Prof. Simon Newcomb, U.S. Navy, retired. Letter from the Secretary of State, recommending that permission be granted to Prof. Simon Newcomb, U.S. Navy, retired, to accept a decoration conferred by the German Emperor. February 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Alleged combination between certain railroads. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting all facts within the knowledge of the Interstate Commerce Commission as to a combination or arrangement between certain railroads. February 5, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Clearwater River, Idaho. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Clearwater River, Idaho. February 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Condition of women wage-earners. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of increase of appropriation for an investigation of the condition of women wage-earners in the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Public schools, 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 the public schools of the District. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. East Washington Heights Traction Railroad Company. Letter from the President of the East Washington Heights Traction Railroad Company, transmitting the report for the last four months of 1905. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. R.C.M. Cunnyngham and W.H. Cunnyngham, executors. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of R.C.M. and W.H. Cunnyngham, executors of the estate of Elvina Cunnyngham, deceased, against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Brig Jane. 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 Jane, Robert Knox, master. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Leopold Bickart. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Leopold Bickart against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. 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 transportation of pupils at Indian School at Carlisle, Pa. February 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Labor Day as a holiday for per diem employees, War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation to enable the per diem employees of the War Department to have Labor Day as a holiday. February 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Schooner Active. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of law and fact in the French spoliation cases relating to the vessel schooner Active, Patrick Drummond, master. February 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Additional copies of reports, etc., Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill providing for printing additional copies of reports issued by the Department. January 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Norfolk Harbor, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Norfolk Harbor, Virginia, from deep water in Hampton Roads to the Navy yard. January 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Post schools for children of enlisted men of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation for post schools for children of enlisted men of the Army. January 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. The American National Red Cross. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of the proceedings of the American National Red Cross. January 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Discipline for general hospital at Fort Bayard, N.Mex. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation to establish a system of discipline for the general hospital at Fort Bayard, N.Mex. January 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Petaluma Creek, California. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Petaluma Creek, California. January 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Fernandina harbor, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Fernandina harbor, Florida. January 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed with illustration. Extending time for completion of highway bridge across Potomac River, District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a joint resolution extending the time for the completion of the highway bridge across the Potomac River. January 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Purchase of manuscript of "A Chronological History of the Department of State," etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of manuscript of "A Chronological History of the Department of State," etc. January 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvements at the Central High School. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, submitting an estimate of appropriation for improvements of Central High School. January 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Olympia harbor, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers reports of examination and survey of Olympia harbor, Washington. January 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Report on trade conditions in Canada, by Charles M. Pepper, special agent of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Transmitted to Congress in compliance with the act of February 3, 1905, authorizing investigations of trade conditions abroad. January 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Claims of certain Danish subjects. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the State showing the obligations to pay claims of certain Danish subjects. January 23, 1906. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Master of the sword, Military Academy. 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 pay of Military Academy. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mountain branch, 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 mountain branch of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Heating plant, etc., for new customhouse building at San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Supervising Architect submitting an estimate of appropriation for a heating, power, and light plant for the new customhouse building at San Francisco. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Army building, New York City. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for enlarging the Army building, New York City. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Revenue steamer for Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for completion of revenue steamer for Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Post exchange, etc., Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for post exchange and amusement hall, general hospital, Presidio, San Francisco. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Red River of the North, Minnesota and North Dakota. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Red River of the North from Fargo to the international boundary line. January 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. William Radcliffe. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report by the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, concerning the claim of the British subject, William Radcliffe, for compensation for destruction of his fish hatchery, etc., in Delta, Colo., in 1901. January 29, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Claim of Jose Ramos. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers relating to the claim of Jose Ramos, of Balayan, Batangas, P.I. January 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Hugo and Filomena De Ocampo. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of the claim of Hugo and Filomena De Ocampo, of the Philippine Islands. January 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Disposal of isolated tracts of public lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of a bill to repeal the act of February 26, 1895, and to provide for the disposal of isolated tracts of public lands. January 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Portland Harbor, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of examination of Portland Harbor, Maine. January 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Furniture for officers' quarters in the Philippines. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation to provide heavy furniture for officers' quarters in the Philippines. January 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Southern branch, 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 additional estimate of appropriation for southern branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. January 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Furniture, etc., for public building, Seattle, Wash. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for equipment of the new public building at Seattle, Wash. January 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Custody, etc., of certain buildings at Perry and Kingfisher, Okla. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill relating to the custody and control of certain buildings at Perry and Kingfisher, Okla. January 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Third secretary of embassy to Japan. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for third secretary of embassy to Japan. January 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Retired noncommissioned officers with the state militia. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation permitting service of noncommissioned officers with the state militia. January 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Errors in entries of public lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the draft of a bill relating to mistakes in entries of land. January 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Residue lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a memorial of the Chickasaw Nation relative to the disposal of residue lands of the Chickasaws and Choctaws. January 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Alienation of certain lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting a memorial of the Chickasaw Legislature relating to alienation of certain lands. January 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Capital Traction Company. Letter from the President of the Capital Traction Company transmitting the report of that company for the year ending December 31, 1905. January 31, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Report of the commissioners to the Liege Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a report of the commissioners to the Liege Exposition. January 31, 1906. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions and ordered to be printed. Enrollment of children of Chickasaw and Choctaw parents. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a memorial of the Chickasaw Legislature relative to the enrollment of children of Chickasaw and Choctaw parents; also papers relating to new-born children of citizens of the Five Civilized Tribes. January 31, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Typewriting machines for the postal service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of appropriation for typewriting machines for the postal service. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Prizes for graduates from Army school for bakers and cooks. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending the establishment of prizes for enlisted men of the Army who graduate from the Army school for bakers and cooks. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Expenditures of Revenue-Cutter Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a detailed statement of expenditures of the Revenue-Cutter Service. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed. John C. Lutholtz. 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 C. Lutholtz, sole heir of Mary Lutholtz, deceased, against the United States. January 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company. Letter from the Vice President of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company, transmitting the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1905. February 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Report of Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company. Letter from the Vice President of the Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company, transmitting the report of that company for the year ending December 31, 1905. February 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Report of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. Letter from the Vice President of the Washington Railway and Electric Company, transmitting the report of that company for the year ending December 31, 1905. February 1, 1906. -- 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 that company for the year ending December 31, 1905. February 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Report of City and Suburban Railway. Letter from the Vice President of the City and Suburban Railway Company, transmitting the report of that company for the year ending December 31, 1905. February 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Willapa River, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Willapa River, Washington. February 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. J.G. Mason, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of J.G. Mason, administrator of estates of Glorvinia Mason and John O. Mason, deceased, against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. G.W. Aycock, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of G.W. Aycock, administrator of Reddick Aycock, deceased, against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. John A. Herrod. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of John A. Herrod against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. U.S. Denny. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of U.S. Denny, heir of estate of Thomas D. Denny, deceased, against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. J.M. Derreberry, administrator of Samuel B. Derreberry. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of J.M. Derreberry, administrator of Samuel B. Derreberry, deceased, against the United States. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Expenditures on the vessels Connecticut and Louisiana, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting detailed statement of the expenditures on the Connecticut and Louisiana and other vessels. February 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for alterations in room of Court of Claims. Letter the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Court of Claims submitting an estimate of appropriation for certain alterations and furnishings in the rooms of the court. February 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Marcus Braun. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report by the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, regarding the case of Special Immigrant Inspector Marcus Braun. February 8, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Brig Ruby. 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 Ruby, Luke Keefe, master. February 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Fort Crockett Military Reservation, at Galveston, Tex. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for Fort Crockett Military Reservation at Galveston, Tex. February 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Brunswick Harbor, George. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Brunswick Harbor, Georgia. January 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustrations	116
Serial set 4988	Conditions in the Congo State. Letter from the Secretary of State concerning conditions in the Congo. February 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed Staten Island lighthouse depot. 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 Staten Island lighthouse depot, New York City. February 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. North Haven harbor, Maine. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of examination of North Haven harbor, Maine. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Repairs to patrol and harbor boat Vigilant. 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 repair of patrol and harbor boat. March 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Prosecution of certain individuals or corporations. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting a reply to the inquiry of the House as to prosecutions of individuals or corporations for entering into combinations in restraint of interstate commerce. March 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Duwamish River, Washington. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Duwamish River, Washington. March 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Industrial Home School. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for the Industrial Home School. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Public printing and binding, Department of the Interior. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for public printing and binding. March 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Official Gazette 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 appropriation for the Official Gazette of the Patent Office. February 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clerks, Office of Solicitor of the Treasury. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting a modification of estimate of appropriation for clerks in the Office of Solicitor of the Treasury. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. John J. Vincent. 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 J. Vincent against the United States. February 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Brig Pamela. 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 Pamela, Samuel Colby, master. February 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Ships Connecticut and Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting in response to the inquiry of the House as to delay of materials for the ships Connecticut and Louisiana. February 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Manistee Harbor, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Manistee Harbor, Michigan. February 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Pay for regular assistant attorneys. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for pay of regular assistant attorneys, United States courts. March 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Grays Harbor (inner portion) and Chehalis River, Washington. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Grays Harbor (inner portion) and Chehalis River, Washington. February 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. Exchange of fish eggs with foreign governments. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation to enable the Bureau of Fisheries to continue an exchange of fish eggs with foreign governments. February 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed. Bayou Teche, Louisiana. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of survey of Bayou Teche, Louisiana. February 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Schooner Huldah. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting the conclusions of fact and law in the French spoliation case of schooner Huldah, John H. Riggs or Robert Strong, master. February 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Amendments to Customs Administrative Act. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting recommendations of certain amendments to the Customs Administrative Act. March 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Mississippi River at Hamburg Bay, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of the Mississippi River at Hamburg Bay, Illinois. March 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Estimate of appropriation for playgrounds, etc., 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 streets and playgrounds. March 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Third report of the Commissioner of Labor on Hawaii, 1905. March 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Labor and ordered to be printed. Defense of 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 defense of Midway Islands. March 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Enrollment and license of vessels of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting draft of a bill to simplify the issue of enrollments and licenses of vessels of the United States with an explanation thereof. March 5, 1906. -- Ordered printed as an Executive Document. Report of Excise Board of the District of Columbia. Letter from the Chairman of the Excise Board of the District of Columbia, transmitting a report of the operations of the Board for the license year ending October 31, 1905. March 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Ordinances of Executive Council, Porto Rico. Letter from the Acting Secretary of State, transmitting two ordinances enacted by the Executive Council of Porto Rico. March 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed. Coal famine at Nome, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation to enable the War Department to sell coal to avert a coal famine at Nome, Alaska. March 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Light and fog-signal station on Otter Island, Maine. 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 light and fog-signal station on Otter Island, Maine. March 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Clerks in Office of Solicitor of the Treasury. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting a modification of estimate of appropriation for clerks in the Office of Solicitor of the Treasury. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Care and custody of insane, District of Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for care and custody of insane, District of Alaska. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sale of customhouse property in New York City. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a statement as to sale of the customhouse property in New York City. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Military hospital, San Juan, P.R. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting a modification of estimate of appropriation for a military hospital on the Moro Military Reservation, San Juan, P.R. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Lighthouse tender for Sixth Lighthouse District. Letter from the Acting 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 Sixth Lighthouse District. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Useless papers in the War Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, submitting as to the destruction of certain useless papers in the War Department, and also making a recommendation for legislation as to a change of the method of disposal of such papers. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposal of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments and ordered to be printed. Anchorage and movement of vessels in Hampton Roads, etc. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill relating to the anchorage and movements of vessels in Hampton Roads and the Harbors of Norfolk and Newport News, Va. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed. Cheboygan Harbor, Michigan. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination, with plan and estimate of cost of improvement, of Cheboygan Harbor, Michigan. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee of Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Inland waterway between Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, and Delaware Bay, Delaware. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting... report of examination... for construction of bridges across the inland waterway between Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, and Delaware Bay, Delaware. February 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustrations. Clerk hire, etc., at Goldfield and Tonopah, Nev. Letter from the Acting Postmaster General, transmitting a recommendation relating to clerk hire for the post offices at Goldfield and Tonopah, Nev. February 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Superintendent of National Cemetery at Arlington, Va. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, submitting a recommendation as to the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va. February 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Salaries for collectors of internal revenue, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue submitting an estimate of appropriation for allowances for salaries and expenses. February 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Letter from the Vice President of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company submitting a report of the operations of the company during the year 1905. February 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Channel of Mill Creek, Round Valley Indian Reservation, Cal. 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 improvement of channel of Mill Creek in the Round Valley Indian Reservation, Cal. February 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Bridge over Manati River, Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting an ordinance of the Executive Council of Porto Rico granting right to construct a bridge over the Manati River. February 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed. Compensation of clerks, etc., War Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for clerks in the War Department. February 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Electrical department, 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 the electrical department of the District. February 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Purchase of cattle for the Northern Cheyenne 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 purchase of certain stock cattle for the Northern Cheyenne Indians at the Tongue River Agency, Montana. February 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Permanent specific and indefinite appropriations. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, statements as to appropriations for permanent specific and indefinite objects. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Albert R. Heilig. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of a bill for the relief of Albert R. Heilig. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Relief of officers and crew of light vessel No. 58. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of officers and crew of relief light vessel No. 58. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Deportation of nonresident insane persons, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for deportation of nonresident insane persons and transportation of paupers. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. U.S.S. Connecticut and Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a statement as to alterations in the plans and specification of the U.S.S. Connecticut and Louisiana. February 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. International Waterways Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for continuing the work of investigation and report by the International Waterways Commission. February 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Danville branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Danville branch. February 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Administrative expenses, Board of Children's Guardians. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for administrative expenses of the Board of Children's Guardians. February 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Monterey Harbor, California. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of Monterey Harbor, California. February 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of examination of Cape Fear River at and below Wilmington, N.C. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Sale of customhouse, New York City. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a correction to his response to the inquiry of the House as to the sale of the customhouse in New York City to the National City Bank. February 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Management of Freedmen's Hospital. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill relating to the management of Freedmen's Hospital. February 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Contingent expenses, Navy Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, submitting a statement of expenditures of the Navy Department for contingent expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. February 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department and ordered to be printed. Coal and transportation, Bureau of Equipment, 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 appropriation for coal and transportation, Bureau of Equipment. March 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Conduct of land office at Kingfisher, Okla. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office as to the conduct of the land office at Kingfisher, Okla. March 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Development of the American merchant marine and American commerce. (Memoranda of the Merchant Marine Commission.) Presented by Mr. Grosvenor. Admission of certain insane persons to Government Hospital for the Insane. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation for admission of the insane of civilian employees in the Medical Department of the Army to the Government Hospital for the Insane. February 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. George W. Evans. 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 relief of George W. Evans. February 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Arthur Kill and Piles Creek, New York and New Jersey. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Arthur Kill and Piles Creek, New York and New Jersey. March 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Additional copyist in Bureau of Immigration. 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 an additional copyist in the Bureau of Immigration. February 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.	67
Serial set 4989	Second International Peace Conference. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for participation in Second International Peace Conference. March 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Grahams Island, North Dakota. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, submitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a draft of a bill for reservation of Grahams Island, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, for use of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas. March 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Destruction of useless papers in the Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting, with a copy of a communication from the auditor of the Department, a recommendation as to the destruction of certain papers. April 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments. Superior pierhead range lights, Wisconsin. 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 Superior pierhead range lights, Wisconsin. March 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Engagement at Mount Dajo. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting an account of the engagement on Mount Dajo between United States forces and a band of Moros. March 15, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Francis M. Brabham. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Francis M. Brabham against the United States. April 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Brazos River, Texas, from Old Washington to Waco. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Brazos River, Texas, from Old Washington to Waco. April 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustrations. Relief for San Francisco. Message from the President of the United States, submitting a letter of the Secretary of War, with accompanying documents, including a form of a resolution suggested for passage by the Congress. April 21, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Preliminary report of the Printing Investigation Commission. March 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Payment of certain funds in the Treasury to the Santee Sioux and Ponca Indians in Nebraska. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting... a favorable recommendation as to payment to the Santee Sioux and Ponca Indians in Nebraska of a share of a fund in the Treasury to the credit of the Sioux Indians. April 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Coal bunkers, Philadelphia Mint. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for coal bunkers at the Philadelphia Mint. March 31, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Pawtuxet Cove, or Harbor, Rhode Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Pawtuxet Cove, or Harbor, Rhode Island. March 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. To carry out objects of the Act To Regulate Commerce for the fiscal year 1906. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting from the Interstate Commerce Commission an estimate of appropriation for carrying out the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act for the fiscal year 1906. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Tyaskin Creek, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of Tyaskin Creek, Maryland. April 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed with accompanying illustration. Additional clerks, Office of the Paymaster General of the Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for clerks in the Office of the Paymaster General of the Army. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Submarine cable between Key West, Fla., Guantanamo, Cuba, and the Panama Canal Zone. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for a submarine cable... March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvement of Anacostia flats. Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia relating to the inquiry as to the improvement of Anacostia flats. March 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of the War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin. April 10, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Scales at ports of entry. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for scales at ports of entry. March 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Dwelling for keepers of Southwest Pass light. 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 erection of dwellings for the keepers of Southwest Pass light. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Road from the City of Leavenworth to Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for a road from the City of Leavenworth to Fort Leavenworth. April 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Leasing of certain lands for grazing purposes. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill to authorize the lease of certain lands and the covering of the proceeds into the reclamation fund. March 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Additional clerks, Office Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for additional clerks in the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. March 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Additional estimates for Coast and Geodetic Survey. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for Coast and Geodetic Survey. March 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Delegates to international exhibition at New Zealand. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for sending delegates to an international exhibition to be held at Christchurch, New Zealand. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Opening the Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyo. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a draft of proposed legislation relating to the opening of the Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyo. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Additional clerk in office of Auditor for Navy Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate for an additional clerk in the office of the Auditor for the Navy Department. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Skilled laborer in office of Surgeon General. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for a skilled laborer in the office of the Surgeon General. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Purchase of land at the Military Academy. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for the purchase of land at the Military Academy. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Powder depot, Dover, N.J. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for facilities for fire protection at the powder depot at Dover, N.J. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Purchase of certain land, Fort Egbert, Alaska, military reservation. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of lands at the military reservation at Fort Egbert, Alaska. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Useless papers in Department of Commerce and Labor. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting a list of useless papers in the files of his Department and suitable for destruction under the law. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposal of Useless Papers and ordered to be printed. Fort McHenry Channel range lights. 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 the Fort McHenry Channel range lights. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Payments to the Seminole Indians. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for fulfilling the treaty stipulations with the Seminole Indians. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Immigrant station on Angel Island. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for continuing construction of immigrant station on Angel Island, San Francisco, Cal. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Samoan claims. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report by the Secretary of State of this government's obligation to pay the government of France $3,391.13 in settlement of certain Samoan claims. March 12, 1906. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed. San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a statement of the facts and circumstances in connection with the formation and enlargement of the San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve. March 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed with illustrations. Guardhouse at naval station, Guantanamo, Cuba. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of appropriation for erection of guardhouse and dormitory for enlisted men at naval station, Guantanamo, Cuba. March 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. Rent of buildings at Borongan, Samar, P.I. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for rent of buildings occupied by troops at Borongan, Samar, P.I. March 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Payment for damages to private property by gun firing. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment for damages to private property by gun firing. March 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Amending collision laws. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, drafts of bills regulating the navigation of rafts in tow. March 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Compagnie Francaise des Cables Telegraphiques. Letter from the Secretary of State, recommending passage of a bill for the relief of the Compagnie Francaise des Cables Telegraphiques. March 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Cohansey River, New Jersey. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of Cohansey River, New Jersey. March 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustrations. Rent of quarters for government officers at Los Angeles, Cal. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for rent of quarters for government officers at Los Angeles, Cal. March 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mobile harbor, Alabama. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Mobile harbor, Alabama. March 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Ordinance of Executive Council of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a certified copy of an ordinance of the Executive Council of Porto Rico granting to Messrs. Eugui & Company the right to take water from the Gurabo River. March 31, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed. Deficiency appropriation, Post Office Department, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Postmaster General submitting an estimate of appropriation for service of the Post Office Department for 1906, and prior years. April 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Isaac Crow, assignee of Vincent Michele. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, papers relating to the private land claims of Isaac Crow, assignee of Vincent Michele. April 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed. Decorations from the Emperor of Japan for certain officers of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of State, submitting a request that certain officers of the Army be authorized to accept decorations from the Emperor of Japan. April 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Claim of Dr. S.I. Stone and Miss Lulu Burt. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Governor of Alaska, papers relating to the claim of Dr. S.I. Stone and Miss Lulu Burt. April 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Chaplain for Washington Barracks, D.C. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting, with a copy of a communication from the Bishop of Washington, a recommendation for authorization for a chaplain at Washington Barracks. April 10, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Fuels and structural materials. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting estimates of appropriation for investigation of fuel substances and structural materials, etc., in the United States. April 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Expenditures on account of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting a response to the inquiry of the House as to expenditures on account of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. April 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Relief of the Chesapeake Steamship Company. 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 the Chesapeake Steamship Company. April 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Remains of officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps who die abroad. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for bringing home bodies of officers and men... who die abroad. April 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mileage to officers and contract surgeons. 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 mileage to officers and contract surgeons. April 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Indiana Harbor, Indiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Indiana Harbor, Indiana. April 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Revised estimate of distinctive paper required for printing currency. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a revised estimate of distinctive paper required for printing currency. April 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Ocean-going tug for service on the Pacific coast. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for an ocean-going tug for saving of life and property on the Pacific coast. April 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Port Bolivar, Tex. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Port Bolivar, Tex. April 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. San Antonio Arsenal, San Antonio, Tex. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for San Antonio Arsenal, San Antonio, Tex. April 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. William A. Bethel, 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 A. Bethel, administrator of Martha Harrison, deceased, and Oliver P. Lister against the United States. April 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Lands of minor Indian allottees. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation relative to leasing lands of minor Indian allottees. March 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Useless papers, Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement as to useless papers encumbering his Department. March 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments and ordered to be printed. Relief light-vessel 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 a relief light-vessel for the exclusive use of the Twelfth Lighthouse District. March 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Building for the Geological Survey. Letter from the Director of the Geological Survey, submitting a report on the question of a building for the Survey. March 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution submitting an estimate of appropriation for work of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. March 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Judgments rendered against the United States. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments rendered against the United States by circuit and district courts. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. To carry out objects of the Act To Regulate Commerce for the fiscal year 1907. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting from the Interstate Commerce Commission an estimate of appropriation for carrying out the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act for the fiscal year 1907. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Arrears of pay, etc., of enlisted men. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Auditor of the War Department submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of certain arrears of pay and bounty of enlisted men and officers of the Army. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Payments to certain deputy surveyors for surveys of public lands. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for payments to certain deputy surveyors for surveys and resurveys of public lands. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Additional force in the Office of the Paymaster General. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for additional force in the Office of the Paymaster General. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Disposition of money belonging to inmates of the Government Hospital for the Insane. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of proposed legislation relative to the disposition of money belonging to inmates of the Government Hospital for the Insane. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Trustees of Washington College, Washington, Tenn. 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 Washington College, Tenn., against the United States. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Schooner Union. 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 Union, Micajah Lunt, master. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Ship Bristol. 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 Bristol, Edward Smith, master. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Sloop Abigail. 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 Abigail, Silas Jones, master. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Ship Liberty. 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 ship Liberty, William Caldwell, master. March 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Emma Jones and Leon Lewis, heirs of Emma S. Lewis. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Emma Jones and Leon Lewis, heirs of Emma S. Lewis, deceased, against the United States. March 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. People's United States Bank. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a statement as to the exclusion from the privileges of the mails of the People's United States Bank, at St. Louis. March 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. John M. Speed, heir of Warren F. Speed, 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 John M. Speed, heir of Warren F. Speed, deceased, against the United States. March 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims. Col. George S. Grimes, U.S. Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting a recommendation for the relief of Col. George S. Grimes, U.S. Army. March 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. St. Johns River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of St. Johns River, Florida. March 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. "The Union News," Thomaston, Ga. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting an answer to the inquiry of the House as to the status of "The Union News," of Thomaston, Ga., with reference to the use of the mails. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for surveying the public lands. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for surveying the public lands. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for salaries and expenses of Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission submitting an estimate of appropriation for salaries and expenses of the Commission. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. George Drake and Lillie Nelson. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of George Drake and Lillie Nelson. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Brig Eleanor, George Price, master. 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 Eleanor, George Price, master. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Schooner Brothers, James Vinson, master. 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 schooner Brothers, James Vinson, master. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Sloop Flora, Francis Bourn, master. 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 Flora, Francis Bourn, master. March 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Big Sunflower River, Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Big Sunflower River, Mississippi. March 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Opening certain Indian lands to settlement. Message from the President of the United States, returning, in compliance with resolution of the House of Representatives, H.R. 431. March 29, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Purchase of quarantine station at Portland, Me. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Surgeon General of Public Health and Marine Hospital Service submitting an estimate of appropriation for purchase of quarantine station at Portland, Me. March 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Placing woolen rags on the free list. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin relative to the advisability of placing woolen rags on the free list. March 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. St. Andrews Lodge, No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, of Cynthiana, Ky. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of St. Andrews Lodge, No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, of Cynthiana, Ky., against the United States. March 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Publication of the opinions of the Attorney General. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for publication of the opinions of the Attorney General. March 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Resolution of Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of Porto Rico transmitting a joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly, praying for protection to the coffee of Porto Rico. March 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Pay of special assistant attorneys, United States courts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for pay of special assistant attorneys, United States courts. April 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Telephone service in certain public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation for telephone service in certain public buildings. April 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Mission steamer Sentinel. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of damages to mission steamer Sentinel. April 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Cumberland River, Tennessee and Kentucky. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report on project for improvement of Cumberland River. April 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed West fork of south branch of Chicago River, Illinois. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River, Illinois. April 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. William H. Engles. 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 H. Engles against the United States. April 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Brig Neutrality. 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 case relating to the vessel brig Neutrality, William Clark, master. April 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Administering oaths under certain circumstances in the executive departments. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, submitting, with a favorable recommendation, a draft of a bill to authorize employees of executive departments to administer oaths under certain circumstances. April 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Postal accounts with Shanghai and Tientsin, China. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a response to the inquiry of the House as to the accounts of the postal agent at Shanghai and consul at Tientsin, China. April 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department and ordered to be printed. Proceedings against beef packers. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter of the Attorney General inclosing a statement of the proceeding by the United States against the individuals and corporations commonly known as the "beef packers," and commenting upon decision of District Judge Humphrey. April 18, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Light vessel off Orford Reef, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for a light vessel off Orford Reef, Oregon. April 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Equipment of new customhouse, New York City. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriations for furniture and repairs of public buildings. April 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Maurice River, New Jersey. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination, with plan and estimate of cost of improvement, of Maurice River, New Jersey. March 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Col. Luis Fontana y Esteve. 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 Col. Luis Fontana y Esteve, of Iligan, Mindanao, P.I. April 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Expenses of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a response to the inquiry of the House as to the expenses of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission and the amount of payments under awards. April 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed. Sea-wall at Fort Screven, Ga. 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 sea-wall at Fort Screven, Ga. April 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Coast and Geodetic Survey. 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 Coast and Geodetic Survey. April 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Distinctive paper required for currency. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of amount of distinctive paper required for currency. April 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiency appropriation for subsistence of the Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a copy of communication from the Secretary of War, a deficiency estimate of appropriation for subsistence of the Army. April 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905. Repairs of U.S.S. Bancroft for use as revenue cutter. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for repairs of the U.S.S. Bancroft for use as a revenue cutter. April 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. New building, 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 construction of a new building at the Reform School. April 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Amending law relating to certain lands in New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Governor of New Mexico, a copy of a proposition for amendment of the law relating to certain lands. April 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Second secretary of embassy, Brazil. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of State submitting an estimate of appropriation for second secretary of embassy to Brazil. March 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Thomas Hughes. 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 Thomas Hughes. April 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Ambrose Channel, New York Bay. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for lighting Ambrose Channel, New York Bay. March 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Collection and disposal of garbage, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting an estimate of appropriation for collection and disposal of garbage, ashes, etc. March 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvements at the Military Academy at West Point. Letter from the Secretary of War, recommending legislation for completing the necessary improvements at the Military Academy at West Point. March 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. The Indiahoma Union Signal. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting an answer to the inquiry of the House as to the status of the Indiahoma Union Signal relative to admission to the mails. March 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed. Claims for mineral patents in the District of Alaska. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, submitting a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office recommending legislation relating to claims for mineral patents in the District of Alaska. March 31, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed	127
Serial set 4990	Temporary offices for the General Land 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 rent of temporary offices for the General Land Office. May 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Robert A. Dickson. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Robert A. Dickson against the United States. May 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Property clerk, Commissioner of Fisheries. 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 property clerk in the office of Commissioner of Fisheries. June 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Reappropriation for salaries and expenses of special attorneys, examiners, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of reappropriation for salaries and expenses of special attorneys... May 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Brig Polly. 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 Polly, Joseph Clements, master. May 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Transfer of certain unexpended appropriations for fees of jurors. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting a request for authority to transfer certain unexpended appropriations for fees of jurors. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Philadelphia Supply Company. Letter from the Postmaster General, submitting a statement of fact relating to the payment of the claim of the Philadelphia Supply Company. June 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Capt. Frank D. Ely. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, recommending legislation for the relief of Capt. Frank D. Ely, on account of certain checks lost in transit. May 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Relief light vessel at Charlevoix, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, recommending legislation to permit the relief light vessel to be stationed at Charlevoix, Mich., to be equipped with other than steam power. June 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. W.C. Walsh Company. Letter from the Postmaster General, recommending legislation for the relief of the W.C. Walsh Company. June 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Government buildings damaged in San Francisco, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of the expenses of repairing government buildings injured by earthquake and fire in California... May 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committees on Appropriations, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and Coinage, Weights and Measures, and ordered to be printed with illustrations. Black Rock Harbor and channel, New York. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report as to distribution of expense of improvement of Black Rock Harbor and channel, New York. June 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. Sulpher River, Texas. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Sulphur River, Texas. June 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Judgments rendered against the United States by circuit and district courts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments rendered against the United States by circuit and district courts. May 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Pay of Philippine Scouts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, an estimate of deficiency appropriation for pay of Philippine Scouts. June 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Heirs of Jane E. Rodes. 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 B. Atchison and Clifton E. Atchison, heirs of Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Rodes, deceased, against the United States. June 13, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Cost of armor plate and armor plant. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a response to the request of the House for information as to the cost of armor plate and armor plant. June 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. Administration building, naval prison, Portsmouth, N.H. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of appropriation for completion of administration building at naval prison, Portsmouth Navy yard. June 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. S.W. Curriden, treasurer, Reform School, District of Columbia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for credit to... S.W. Curriden, treasurer of the Reform School of the District of Columbia. June 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sale of site of old appraisers stores, Providence, R.I. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommending the sale of the site of the old appraisers stores at Providence, R.I. June 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Bridge and viaduct between City of Rock Island and Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, an estimate of appropriation for reconstruction of bridge and viaduct between the City of Rock Island and Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. June 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Views of the minority of the Merchant Marine Commission in reply to the supplemental report filed in the House of Representatives June 6, 1906. June 16, 1906. -- Presented by Mr. Spight and ordered to be printed. Indexing the Statutes at Large, etc. Letters from the Attorney General and the Director of the Census Bureau on systematizing the indexing of the laws. June 16, 1906. -- Ordered to be printed. Certain awards of Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission submitting an estimate of appropriation for certain awards of the Commission. June 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Improvement of Anacostia flats. Letter from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, submitting a report on the improvement of the Anacostia flats. June 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed. Judgments rendered against the 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 payment of judgments against the District of Columbia. June 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Deficiency estimates for District of Columbia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia submitting supplemental estimates for certain judgments and for Garfield Hospital. June 6, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Discriminating tonnage taxes -- why this expedient cannot be relied on to build up the merchant marine. June 6, 1906. -- Presented by Mr. Grosvenor and ordered printed. Sallie B. Stamper. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Sallie B. Stamper against the United States. June 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for expenses of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. June 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Rent of old customhouse, New York City. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for rent of old customhouse, New York City. June 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Ordinances of Executive Council of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting copies of certain ordinances of the Executive Council of Porto Rico granting certain franchises. June 8, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed. Payment of damages to private property by gun firing. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of damages to private property by gun firing. June 12, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Wicomico River, Maryland. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Wicomico River, Maryland. June 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Fire Island inlet, New York. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of Fire Island inlet, New York. June 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. J.J. Cole and Frank W. Swanton. Letter from the Postmaster General, submitting the claims of J.J. Cole, acting postmaster, and Frank W. Swanton, postmaster, at Nome, Alaska. June 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. William B. Payne. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of William B. Payne against the United States. June 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Stone pier at Piermont, N.Y. Letter from the Secretary or War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of stone pier at Piermont, N.Y. June 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Beverly Harbor, Massachusetts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Beverly Harbor, Mass. June 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Mississippi. June 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Cypress Bayou, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of Cypress Bayou and channels connecting Shreveport, La., with Jefferson, Tex. May 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Immigrant station on Angel Island, California. Letter from the Acting 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 the immigrant station at Angel Island, San Francisco, Cal. May 11, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization and ordered to be printed. Judgments rendered by Court of Claims against United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting record of certain judgments rendered by the Court of Claims against the United States. May 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Land and building for subtreasury at San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for land and building for subtreasury at San Francisco. May 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. John N. Newkirk. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting papers in the claim of John N. Newkirk. May 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Law library, office of Judge Advocate, Department of California. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a... communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for replacement of law library in the office of the Judge Advocate, Department of California, destroyed by the earthquake. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Construction and repair of hospitals at San Francisco, Cal. 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 and repair of hospitals at San Francisco. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 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. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for work of the isthmian canal. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for work of the isthmian canal. May 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. File cases, etc., office of the Supreme Court 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... submitting an estimate of appropriation for file cases, etc., for the office of the Supreme Court of the District. May 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Proposed sale of certain United States property. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of properties belonging to the United States, with a recommendation as to their sale. May 21, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. T.B. Norman, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of T.B. Norman, administrator of William B. Irwin, deceased, against the United States. May 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Distribution of annuities of certain Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a protest of Sac and Fox Indians relating to readjustment of certain annuities. May 16, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. Calcasieu Lake and River, Louisiana. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination, with plan and estimate of cost of improvement, of Calcasieu Lake and River, Louisiana. April 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Ordinance of Executive Council of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a certified copy of an ordinance of the Executive Council of Porto Rico permitting extension of a railroad track into the City of Arecibo and the use of a portion of a certain highway. April 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed. Documents received and distributed by the Treasury Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the documents received and distributed by the Department during the calendar year 1906. April 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Useless papers in the Post Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a schedule of papers not needed in the transaction of public business. May 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Government Hospital for the Insane. 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 buildings at Government Hospital for the Insane. May 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Officers and crew of the lighthouse tender Manzanita. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of the officers and crew of the Manzanita, lighthouse tender. May 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Transportation of minor coins. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for transportation of minor coins. May 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Cornelio Alcantara. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of Cornelio Alcantara. May 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Reproducing official records of San Francisco Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for reproducing official records of the land office at San Francisco. May 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Boundary line between Idaho and Montana. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for survey of boundary line between Idaho and Montana. May 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Steel file boxes and cases for appointment division, 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 file boxes and cases for the appointment division. May 3, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Ponciano Tionson, executor. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of claim of Ponciano Tionson, executor of Justa Santiago. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Replacing military stores, etc., destroyed at San Francisco. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of deficiency appropriation for replacing military stores destroyed at San Francisco. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Leprosy hospital, Hawaii. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Surgeon General of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service submitting an estimate of reappropriation for leprosy hospital, Hawaii. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Jails in Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for jails in Alaska. May 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. State or territorial homes for disabled volunteer soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for state or territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors. May 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Clothing, arms, etc., of the Marine Corps destroyed at San Francisco. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Navy submitting an estimate of appropriation for arms, equipage, etc., of the Marine Corps, to replace similar articles destroyed at San Francisco. May 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Reproducing plats of surveys destroyed at San Francisco. 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 reproducing plats of surveys destroyed at San Francisco. May 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Richard D. Lamb, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Richard D. Lamb, for himself and as administrator of Ira M. Lamb, heirs of Ira M. Lamb and Caroline, his wife, against the United States. May 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. A.G. McDonald, 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.G. McDonald, administrator of Robert H. Green, deceased, against the United States. May 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Compilation from the records of the Bureau of Immigration of facts concerning the enforcement of the Chinese-exclusion laws. Letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting, in response to the inquiry of the House, a report as to the enforcement of the Chinese-exclusion laws. May 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. James M. Thomason. 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 M. Thomason against the United States. May 24, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Repair and preservation of fortifications in San Francisco harbor. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for repair and preservation of fortifications in San Francisco harbor. May 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. D.M. Carman. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of D.M. Carman, of Manila, P.I. May 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. David H. Hilderbrand [i.e., Hildebrand]. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of David H. Hilderbrand [i.e., Hildebrand] against the United States. May 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for expenses of Internal Revenue Service. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue submitting estimates of appropriations for the expenses of the Internal Revenue Service. June 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Rent of office accommodations for Reclamation service and Geological Survey. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for rent of offices for Reclamation service and Geological Survey. June 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Jose Menendez and Lucia Lacoste. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission submitting an estimate of appropriation for payments of awards in favor of Jose Menendez and Lucia Lacoste. June 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Brig William. 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 William, David Smith, master. June 1, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Claims allowed by accounting officers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedule of claims allowed by the several accounting officers of the Treasury Department under act of June 20, 1874. June 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. John W. 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 John W. Brooks, son of Isaac Brooks, deceased, against the United States. June 2, 1906. Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. William Raines. 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 Raines against the United States. June 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. E.M. Allison, 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.M. Allison, administrator of Francis Allison, deceased, against the United States. June 2, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Additional copies of certain land and pension decisions. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting a draft of a concurrent resolution providing for printing certain volumes of land and pension decisions of his Department. June 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Brig Jason. 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 Jason, Edward Smith, master. June 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Conditions in Chicago stock yards. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of Mr. James Bronson Reynolds and Commissioner Charles P. Neill, Special Committee Appointed To Investigate the Conditions in the Stock Yards of Chicago. June 4, 1906. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed. Mississippi River near Ashport, Tenn., etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Mississippi River between Ashport, Tenn., and Fort Pillow, and from Ashport east. April 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Transportation of bullion and coin. 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 transportation of bullion and coin. May 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Luisa de Castro and others. 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 Luisa de Castro, of Bulacan, P.I. May 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Pedro Evangelista and brothers. 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 Pedro Evangelista and brothers, of Pampanga, P.I. May 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Return of certain funds to citizens of Island of Cebu, 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 return of certain funds to citizens of the Island of Cebu, Philippine Islands. May 5, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Estimate of appropriation for two lighthouse tenders. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for two lighthouse tenders. May 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Sale of certain lands in New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a recommendation as to a sale of certain lands in New Mexico to Messrs. Bonham and Holt for themselves and associates. May 7, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Army supplies at San Francisco. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War in respect to the situation as to the Army supplies at San Francisco. May 8, 1906. --Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Oklawaha River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Oklawaha River, Florida. May 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Crisfield harbor, Maryland. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Crisfield harbor, Maryland. May 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Claims for rent of certain houses in the Philippines. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of certain claims for rent of houses in the Philippines. May 10, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Useless documents in Pension agency at Washington, D.C. etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with copies of letters from the Commissioner of Pensions... a statement as to an accumulation of useless documents. May 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Joint Select Committee on Disposal of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing submitting an estimate of appropriation for labor and expenses. April 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Rosalia de Torres de Larrieu, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of the claim of Rosalia de Torres de Larrieu. April 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Two Rivers harbor, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of survey of harbor at Two Rivers, Wis. April 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Appropriation, Bureau of Fisheries. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor submitting an estimate of appropriation for Bureau of Fisheries. April 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. George M. Esterly. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for relief of George M. Esterly, of Valdez, Alaska. April 27, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Increase of clerical force, Office of Treasurer United States. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Treasurer of the United States submitting an estimate of appropriation for increase of clerical force of his Office. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Power plant, Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for power plant at Rock Island Arsenal. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Elk River, Maryland. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Elk River, Maryland. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Penobscot River at Bangor, Me. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Penobscot River at Bangor, Me. April 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Replacement of signal stores destroyed at Seattle, Wash. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for replacement of signal stores of the Army destroyed at Seattle. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Maria Jose and others. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for certain claims for rent and damages in the Philippine Islands. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Warner Barnes & Co. (Limited), of Manila, P.I. 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 Warner Barnes & Co. (Limited), of Manila, P.I. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. New assay office at New York. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending the construction of a new assay office at New York. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. Repairs in Judiciary Park. 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 in Judiciary Park. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Revenue steamer for removal of derelicts. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for construction of a revenue steamer for the removal of derelicts. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. Submarine signals and buildings connected therewith. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor requesting that the words "including submarine fog-signals and buildings connected therewith" be inserted in sundry civil appropriation bill. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Disposition of useless papers. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting with a favorable recommendation a draft of a proposed law for the destruction of useless documents. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments and ordered to be printed. Sale of certain lands in New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with copies of communications from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, report as to contract for sale of certain lands in New Mexico between the officials of that territory and W.H. Andrews. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed. Sale of certain documents at the port of Georgetown, D.C. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a letter from the French ambassador making complaint as to the sale of certain documents at the port of Georgetown, D.C. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed. Wiley W. Tipton. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Wiley W. Tipton against the United States. May 14, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. J.R. Sowers, administrator. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission submitting an estimate of appropriation for payment of the award in favor of J.R. Sowers, administrator of John A. Sowers. May 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Richard T. Morsell. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Richard T. Morsell against the United States. May 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. H.N. Vaughn, 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 H.N. Vaughn, executor of Benjamin Kirk, deceased, against the United States. May 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Brig Fair Columbian. 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 Fair Columbian, Joseph Myrick, master. May 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Rents collected in Square No. 143, Washington, D.C. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a statement of rents collected from property in Square No. 143, in Washington, D.C. May 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Rents collected in Square No. 324, Washington, D.C. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a statement of rents received from property in Square No. 324, Washington, D.C. May 15, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. Brig 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 brig John, James Scott, master. May 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Ship Madison. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the conclusions of fact and law in the French spoliation cases relating to the ship Madison, Samuel Hancock, master. May 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Judgment against the 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 payment of a judgment against the District of Columbia. June 18, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Judgments in Indian depredation cases. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments in Indian depredation cases. June 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Harbor of refuge at Harbor Beach, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination with plan and estimate of cost of improvement of harbor of refuge at Harbor Beach, Mich. June 19, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustrations. Harriet L. Young, 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 Harriet L. Young, administratrix of Solomon Young, deceased, against the United States. June 20, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Brig Delaware. 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 brig Delaware, James Dunphy, master. June 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Schooner Nancy. 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 Nancy, James Stephenson, master. June 22, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Payment of judgments and writs of lunacy, 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 estimate of appropriation for payment of judgments and for writs of lunacy. June 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Changing the system of indexing the federal statutes. Letter from the Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department submitting a recommendation of a change in the system of indexing the federal statutes. June 9, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rules and ordered to be printed. Abram 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 Abram Jones against the United States. May 23, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Perriwig Bar in the Delaware River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Perriwig Bar in the Delaware River. May 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with accompanying illustration. Judgments rendered in Indian depredation cases. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of appropriation for judgments rendered in Indian depredation cases. May 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Replacement of property of the California Debris Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for replacement of property of the California Debris Commission. May 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Reduction in deficiency appropriation for subsistence of the Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Acting Secretary of War submitting an estimate of appropriation for subsistence of the Army. May 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Sebastian Inlet, Indian River, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of Sebastian Inlet, Indian River, Florida. May 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a lists of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. May 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Appropriation for printing the Official Gazette. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Secretary of the Interior submitting an estimate of appropriation for printing the Official Gazette. May 28, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Harbor of San Juan, P.R. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of the harbor of San Juan, P.R. June 29, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustration. Mildred Turley, 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 Mildred Turley, administratrix of John Turley, deceased, against the United States. June 30, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. Harbor and approaches to St. Louis, Mo. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination and survey of harbor and approaches to St. Louis, Mo. May 4, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. Courthouse, Fairbanks, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney General submitting an estimate of appropriation for erection of a courthouse at Fairbanks, Alaska. May 26, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Capt. George H. Cameron, U.S. Army. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, submitting a request for a credit in settlement of the accounts of Capt. George H. Cameron, U.S. Army, to reimburse him for payment made on a mistaken construction of the law. May 17, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. Claim of Ricardo de Ruiz. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting record of the award of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission in claim of Ricardo de Ruiz. May 25, 1906. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed	151
Serial set 4991	Twenty-second annual report of the United States Civil Service Commission for the year ended June 30, 1905.	1
Serial set 4992	Report of an inspection of the several branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers made July 14 to October 12, 1905, by Col. John L. Chamberlain, Inspector General. December 7, 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, 1905.	2
Serial set 4993	Fourth annual report of the Reclamation Service, 1904-5. F.H. Newell, chief engineer.	1
Serial set 4994	Constitution of the United States, Jefferson's Manual, the Rules of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-ninth Congress, and a Digest and Manual of the Rules and Practice of the House of Representatives of the United States, first session, Fifty-ninth Congress. Prepared by Asher C. Hinds, pursuant to a resolution of the House passed December 4, 1905	1
Serial set 4995	Machine-made lace industry in Europe: Calais, Plauen, St. Gall, Nottingham. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXVII. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Insurance in foreign countries. Special Consular Reports. Vol. XXXVIII.	2
Serial set 4996	Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. January, 1906. No. 304. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. February, 1906. No. 305. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. March, 1906. No. 306.	3
Serial set 4997	Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. April, 1906. No. 307. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. May, 1906. No. 308. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. June, 1906. No. 309.	3
Serial set 4998	Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. July, 1906. No. 310. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. August, 1906. No. 311. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. September, 1906. No. 312.	3
Serial set 4999	Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. October, 1906. No. 313. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. November, 1906. No. 314. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. December, 1906. No. 315.	3
Serial set 5000	Haida texts and myths: Skidegate dialect, recorded by John R. Swanton. [Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 29.] List of publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology, with index to authors and titles. [Bulletin 31.] Antiquities of the Jemez Plateau, New Mexico, by Edgar L. Hewett. [Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 32.]	3
SERIAL SET 5001	Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico /	1
Serial set 5001	Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. In two parts. Part 1. [Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 30.]	1

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