the name of John I. Patman as a private, and recognize his service in said organization from the 10th day of June, 1836, when mustered into service, to the - day of August, 1836, when mustered out and honorably discharged.
    The amendment recommended by the committee was read, as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
    That said Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll the name of John J. Patman, late a private in Capt. William U. Anderson's company, Maj. James Wood's Battalion Georgia Volunteers, in the Indian war of 1836, and allow him a pension rated at $8 per month.
    Mr. STALLINGS.  Do I understand the gentleman to say that this bill has been considered by the Committee of the Whole at a Friday night session?
    Mr. CABANISS.  Yes, sir, and reported favorably.
    Mr. KILGORE.  My understanding is that this is a case in which the applicant named in the bill does not appear on any muster roll.
    Mr. CABANISS.  That is the fact, as I understand.
    Mr. KILGORE.  The gentleman says that this bill was reported favorably by the House in Committee of the Whole.  Was there any proof that this man had really served in the company?
    Mr. CABANISS.  There was the testimony of some of his comrades and also of his captain.
    Mr. KILGORE.  But the muster roll shows nothing.
    Mr. CABANISS.  No.  The original roll, I understand, was lost.
    Mr. KILGORE.  And the theory is that in making the duplicate he was left out.
    Mr. CABANISS.  Yes, sir.
    Mr. DINGLEY.  And it is proposed to amend that bill by a bill granting a pension?
    Mr. CABANISS.  The bill was referred to the Committee on Pensions and they reported this substitute.
    Mr. DINGLEY.  That is, as a substitute for a bill to correct the military record of this man they reported a bill granting a pension.  That seems to be rather an unusual course, and is hardly parliamentary.  I make no objection to the bill itself.  I simply call attention to the irregularity.
    The amendment was agreed to.
    The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
    On motion of Mr. CABANISS, a motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed was laid on the table.

    Mr. LACEY.  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the present consideration of the bill (H. R. 6442) to protect the birds and animals in Yellowstone National Park and to punish crimes in said park, and for other purposes.
    The Clerk proceeded to read the bill.
    Mr. LACEY.  Mr. Speaker, this bill was read at length, together with the report, on last Friday, and I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the bill now be dispensed with.  The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. STORER], who had objected, withdraws his objection.
    The SPEAKER.  The Clerk will report the amendments recommended by the committee.
    The amendments were read as follows:
    Section 6, line 6, page 3, strike out "State," and insert "district."
    Line 6, page 4, strike out "State" and insert "district."
    The amendments were agreed to.
    Mr. COFFEEN.  Mr. Speaker, I desire to offer the amendment which I send to the desk.  It has been agreed to by the committee.
    The amendment was read, as follows:
    Amend by adding at the end of section 5, page 3: "The said United States district court shall appoint a commissioner to enforce the provisions of this act, and the said United States district court shall hold one session of said court annually at the town of Sheridan, in the State of Wyoming, at such date as the said court may order.
    The amendment was agreed to.
    The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
    Mr. LACEY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.
    The latter motion was agreed to.

    A message from the Senate, by Mr. PLATT, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed the following resolution; in which the concurrence of the House was requested:
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there be printed 5,000 additional copies of the fourth edition of the document entitled "Coinage Laws of the United States, 1792 to 1894," prepared under the direction of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, with the appendix and an index to the same; of which number 2,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate and 4,000 copies for the use of the House of Representatives.

    Mr. DOCKERY.  I ask unanimous consent for the consideration of a bill which has been reported favorably by the Committee of the While at a Friday night session.
    The bill (H. R. 3309) to pension Ambrose Giseburt was read, as follows:
    Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the limitations and provisions of the pension laws, the name of Ambrose Giseburt, of Company K, Thirty-third Regiment of enrolled Missouri Militia.
    The amendment reported by the committee was read, as follows:
    Add to the bill the following:
    "At a rate proportionate to the degree of disability from injury to right hip and right shoulder: Provided, Said injury be shown to the satisfaction of the Pension Bureau to have been incurred in an engagement with armed enemies of the United States."
    There being no objection, the House proceeded to the consideration of the bill.
    The amendment was agreed to.
    The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading reading; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
    On motion of Mr. DOCKERY, a motion to reconsider the last vote was laid on the table.
 

    Mr. FLYNN. I ask unanimous consent for the present consideration of the bill (H. R. 2710) for the relief of Jesse S. Morrison.  When an effort was made heretofore to have this bill considered, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. HOLMAN] called for the regular order, not understanding that this is a bill which has been favorably reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs, of which he is a member.
    The bill was read, as follows:
    Be it enacted, etc., That a patent in fee simple be issued to Jesse S. Morrison, his heirs and assigns, for the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and lot 7, section 8, township 12 north, range 7 west, Indian meridian: the south half of the southeast quarter, section 29, township 13 north, range 7 west, Indian meridian; the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter and lot 8, section 8, township 12 north, range 7 west, Indian meridian; and the north half of the southeast quarter, section 29, township 13 north, range 7 west, Indian meridian, Oklahoma Territory, said patent being in lieu of patents issued on March 6, 1892, to "Ben-nank" (or Edward Morrison, and to "Wo-ca-sa-now-ka" (or Nellie Morrison), now deceased, the children of said Jesse S. Morrison and allottees under section 13 of the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1802, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1891.
    The amendment reported by the committee was read, as follows:
    In lines 3 and 4 strike out the words "Jesse S. Morrison, his heirs and assigns," and insert "the heirs of Edward Morrison and Nellie Morrison, late of Oklahoma Territory, now deceased."
    Mr. SAYERS.  On account of the noise I could not catch the purport of the bill as read.  I will ask the gentleman from Oklahoma whether the bill is designed merely to perfect the title to a piece of land?
    Mr. FLYNN.  That is all.  The bill has been favorably reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
    There being no objection, the House proceeded to the consideration of the bill.
    The amendment reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs was agreed to.
    The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.
    The amendment of the Committee on Public Lands to the title, making it read, "A bill for the relief of the heirs of Edward Morrison and Nellie Morrison, now deceased," was agreed to.
    Mr. STEPHENSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.
    The latter motion was agreed to.

    Mr. SMITH of Arizona.  I ask unanimous consent for the present consideration of the bill (H. R. 4605) granting the chief justice of the United States courts in Territories power to appoint commissioners to take proof in land cases, etc. Go to the next page