The question being taken on
agreeing to the resolutions submitted by Mr. TURNER of Georgia, they were
unanimously agreed to.
The SPEAKER announced the
appointment of the following named members as the committee provided for
by the resolutions: Mr. LIVINGSTON of Georgia, Mr. HOLMAN of Indiana, Mr.
BUNN of North Carolina, Mr. CABANISS of Georgia, Mr. MADDOX of Georgia,
Mr. McDANNOLD of Illinois, Mr. COGSWELL of Massachusetts, Mr. WILLIAM A.
STONE of Pennsylvania and Mr. POWERS of Vermont.
And then, in accordance with
the resolution just adopted, the House (at 1 o'clock p. m.) adjourned until
to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Under clause 3 of Rule XXII,
bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced, and severally
referred as follows:
By
Mr. MERCER (by request): A bill (H. R. 6438) to amend the national-bank
act--to the Committee on Banking and Currency.
By Mr. HALL of Minnesota:
A bill (H. R. 6441) to authorize the registration of trade-marks and labels
and to protect the same--to the Committee on Patents.
By
Mr. LACEY: A bill (H. R. 6442) to protect the birds and animals in Yellowstone
National Park and to punish crime in said park, and for other purposes--to
the Committee on the Public Lands.
By
Mr. LOCKWOOD: A joint resolution (H. Res. 150) providing for partial payments
for work, etc., for the Revenue-Marine Service--to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. OUTHWAITE: A resolution
for distribution of special memoirs and reports of Geological Survey as
now provided by law--to the Committee on Printing.
By Mr. CABANISS: A resolution
to pay the representative of A. W. Gibson, late an employé of the
House, six months' salary and funeral expenses--to the Committee on Accounts.
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PRIVATE BILLS, ETC.
Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,
private bills of the following titles were presented and referred as follows:
By Mr. ADAMS of Kentucky:
A bill (H.R. 6439) for the relief of Mrs. Martha Noe, nee Blanton--to
the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
By Mr. RICHARDSON of Michigan:
A bill (H. R. 6440) to correct the military record of Samuel E. Cooper--to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON: A bill
(H. R. 6443) for the relief of Stout, Hall & Banks--to the Committee
on Claims.
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PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,
the following petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred
as follows:
By Mr. AVERY: Petition of
Michigan Knights of the Grip, in favor of the passage of the Rayner bill,
removing all restriction on the issuing of 1,000-mile mileage books, good
over all railroads--to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
Also, petition of the Cigar
Makers' Union, of Detroit, Mich., in favor of Government ownership and
control of the telegraph and telephone lines--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post-Roads.
By Mr. BELL of Colorado: Resolution
of Denver Division, No. 44, Order of Railway Conductors, relative to sale
of transportation tickets to brokers, agents, or scalpers--to the Committee
on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. BERRY: Petition granting
a pension to Anna M. Wehe--to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
By Mr. BRODERICK: Petition
of Col. E. C. Townsend and others, of Forth Leavenworth, Kans., in favor
of the retirement of enlisted men of the United States Army and Marine
Corps--to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Also, petition of H. F. Mellenbruch
and others, of Carson, Kans., in favor of increase of salaries of country
postmasters--to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. BURROWS: Resolutions
of Operative Plasterers and Cigar Makers' Unions, for the establishment
of a governmental control of telegraph lines--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post-Roads.
By Mr. CARUTH: Letter of Dr.
W. Carroll Chapman, of Louisville, Ky., in behalf of the establishment
of a national board of health in the Treasury Department--to the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Also, petition of Plumbers,
Gas and Steam Fitters' Local Union, No. 107, of Louisville, Ky., in favor
of the establishment of telegraph lines under the control of the government--to
the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. COUSINS: Petition of
30 citizens of Walkins and 75 more of State Center, Iowa, favoring the
Manderson-Hainer bill--to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. DINSMORE: Petition
of Joseph Willett, for removal of disabilities and to place him on the
rolls of honorably discharged soldiers of the United States--to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
Also, petition of Green W.
Smith, for removal of charge of desertion--to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
By Mr. DOLLIVER: Petition
of citizens of Manning, in favor of the Manderson-Hainer bill--to the Committee
on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. ENLOE: Resolution of
Division 149, of the Order of Railway conductors, Jackson, Tenn., in favor
of the passage of the antiscalpers bill--to the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce.
Also, resolution of Subordinate
Lodge, No. 60, of the Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders
of America, in opposition to the free-ship bill--to the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries.
By Mr. FLETCHER: Petition
of certain citizens of Minneapolis, Minn., favoring the passage of the
Manderson-Hainer bill--to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. FLYNN: Resolutions
from citizens of Indian Territory, praying for ratification of Kiowa and
Comanche Indian treaties in Oklahoma Territory--to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. GEISSENHAINER: Petition
of citizens of Woodbridge, N. J., in favor of the passage of a bill prohibiting
lottery dealings in the United States--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post Roads.
By Mr. GROUT: Memorial adopted
by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of new York, against the passage
of the income tax--to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Also, petition of Rev. H.
W. Goddard, of South Royalton, Vt., and of E. W. Clark and others, of Norwich,
Vt., against the use of the United States mail for carrying lottery tickets--to
the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. HAYES: Petition of
citizens of Davenport, Iowa, in favor of Government ownership of telegraph
lines--to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. HULL: Petition of C.
H. Brann and 27 other citizens of Des Moines, Iowa, together with resolutions
of council No. 43, Northwestern Legion of Honor, of Des Moines, asking
the passage of the Manderson-Hainer bill--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post-Roads.
By Mr. KIEFER: Petition of
John W. Walsh, L. C. Schweiger, and other citizens of Stillwater, Minn.,
in the interest of fraternal society and other journals--to the Committee
on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. KRIBBS: Resolutions
of Victor Grange, No. 159, Patrons of Husbandry, of Center County, Pa.,
in favor of the passage of the antioption bill--to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON: Papers
to accompany House bill 6443--to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr. LYNCH: Protest of G.
B. Cole and 34 others, against all acts of Congress by which the banks
and privileged few shall be given more money and the people less--to the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
By Mr. MARVIN of New York:
Petition of David N. Christie and 33 other citizens of Nyack, N. Y., for
increased postal facilities, etc.--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post-Roads.
By Mr. MERCER: Petition in
favor of the Manderson-Hainer bill--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post-Roads.
Also, resolutions of Potter
Lodge, No. 173, Ancient Order of United Workmen, of Omaha, Nebr., in favor
of the passage of the Manderson-Hainer bill--to the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post-Roads.
By Mr. PENCE: Resolutions
of the Grand Division of the Order of Railway Conductors, against the sale
of transportation tickets by brokers or scalpers--to the Committee on the
Post-Office and Post-Roads.
Also, petition demanding an
inquiry into the acts of certain United States circuit judges--to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Also, petition of citizens
for the exclusion of lottery tickets from the United States mails--to the
Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
By Mr. PIGOTT: Petition of
Rev. W. J. Mutch and others, of New Haven, Conn., in favor of legislation
for the suppression of lotteries--to the Committee on the Post-Office and
Post-Roads.
By Mr. RAY: Resolutions of
Binghamton Labor and Trades Union and of Cigar Makers Union No. 16, of
Binghamton, N. Y., against increase of tax on cigars and for abolition
of duty on Sumatra tobacco--to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Also, petition of citizens
of Delaware and Kortright, N. Y., Go
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