Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 2634 Report of the Secretary of the Navy; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. 1
Serial set 2635 Report of the Postmaster-General of the United States; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. 1
Serial set 2636 Report of the Secretary of the Interior; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. In six volumes. Volume I. 1
Serial set 2637 Report of the Secretary of the Interior; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the fiftieth Congress. 1
Serial set 2638 Report of the Secretary of the Interior; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. In six volumes. Volume III 1
Serial set 2639 Report of the Secretary of the Interior; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. In six volumes. Volume IV. 1
Serial set 2640 Report of the Secretary of the Interior; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. In six volumes. Volume V. 1
Serial set 2641 Report of the Secretary of the Interior; being part of the message and documents communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. In six volumes. Volume VI. 1
Serial set 2642 Annual report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the year ended June 30, 1888. 1
Serial set 2643 Annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1888. 1
Serial set 2644 Annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency to the second session of the Fiftieth Congress of the United States. December 1, 1888. In two volumes. Volume I. 1
Serial set 2645 Contingent fund Post-Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting reports relative to disbursements of the contingent fund, compensation to employes, the time employed, the finances of the department, contracts other than for carrying the mails, and to postal business in foreign countries. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads and ordered to be printed.
Refunds of customs. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statement of refunds of Customs duties for the fiscal year 1888. December 4, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
Postage-stamps for National Museum. Letter from the secretary of the Treasury, transmitting supplemental estimate of an appropriation for postage stamps and foreign postal cards for the use of the National Museum, fiscal year 1890. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Furniture for public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the chief clerk of that department of appropriation to supply new public buildings with furniture. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Electors of President and Vice-President. Letters from the Secretary of State of the United States, transmitting certified copies of the final ascertainments of the electors for President and Vice-President appointed in the following-named states, at the election held in said states, respectively, on the 6th of November, 1888, viz: December 11, 1888. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of contingent expenses of that department for the fiscal year 1888. December 4, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
Military and naval museum. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the House calling for information relative to the proposed national military and naval museum. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Military and Naval Museum. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in response to a resolution of the House calling for information relative to the proposed establishment of a military and naval museum in the City of Washington. December 7, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Payment of costs of United States marshal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Attorney-General of an appropriation to any costs adjudged against A.A. Wilson, United States marshal, District of Columbia. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Overpayments of interest on Indian trust bonds. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the First Comptroller relative to the adjustment of the accounts of the State of Louisiana with the United States in respect to overpayments of interest on state bonds held as Indian trust funds. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency estimates for printing. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Public Printer of an immediate appropriation for the service for the current fiscal year. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Diplomatic correspondence during the Revolution. Letter from the Secretary of State, submitting an estimate of an appropriation to enable Francis Wharton to make searches for diplomatic correspondence of the United States during the American Revolution. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Account of W.L. Pinney. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Attorney-General of appropriation to pay W.L. Pinney for services as stenographer in the trial of certain Apache Indians in Arizona. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Revenue-Cutter Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of expenditures for the Revenue-Cutter Service, fiscal year 1888. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Electric light at the United States Marine Hospital, New Orleans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of an appropriation for the establishment of an electric-light plant at the United States Marine Hospital at New Orleans, La. December 13, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Historical Register of the Diplomatic and Consular Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of State of appropriation for the purchase of the Historical Register of the Diplomatic and Consular Service prepared by George Bartle. December 13, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Library of Congress. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Librarian of Congress of appropriation for the service of the Library for the fiscal year 1890. December 13, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Survey of historic grounds. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers of the results of an examination of historic grounds, locations, and military works in the Maumee Valley, with an estimate of the probable cost of their purchase by the United States. December 13, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to a resolution of the House, a letter from the Chief of Engineers, with accompanying papers, respecting the proposed bridge over the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and Jeffersonville, Ind. December 13, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the mouth of Cumberland River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a report from the Chief of Engineers, a report of a Board of Engineers relative to a plan for improving the mouth of the Cumberland River. December 14, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888.
Annual report of the Attorney General of the United States for the year 1888.
Tabular statements of disbursements made from the appropriations for the Indian Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, and of the salaries and incidental expenses paid at each agency in the Indian service during said period, showing the appropriations from which paid and the number of Indians at each agency.
Lighting Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting an estimate from the Light-House Board of an additional appropriation for lighting the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. December 13, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		24
Serial set 2646 Deficiency appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations to supply deficiencies for the fiscal year 1889 and prior years. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. 		2
Serial set 2647 Treasury Department. Annual report and statements of the chief of the bureau of statistics on the foreign commerce and navigation, immigration, and tonnage of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. 1
Serial set 2648 Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey showing the progress of the work during the fiscal year ending with June, 1888. December 11, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 2649 Report of all contracts for carrying the mail made within the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888... 1
Serial set 2650 Report of fines and deductions during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. December 14, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 2651 Washington City post-office. Letter from the Postmaster General, in relation to the claim of the owners of the premises occupied by the Washington City post-office on account of occupancy by the government since July 1, 1888. January 30, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads and ordered to be printed.
St. Mary's Falls Canal, Michigan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report relative to the commerce of the St. Mary's Falls Canal, Michigan. January 3, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Light-house tender for the ninth and eleventh districts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for the construction of a light-house tender for the ninth and eleventh light-house districts. January 8, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Additional buildings at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of War for additional buildings at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Payment of United States marshals. Letter from the Attorney General, in response to a resolution of the House calling for information as to the effect of the provision of law limiting advances to United States marshals to $300,000. December 21, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Life-Saving Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with inclosures, in response to a resolution of the House calling for information relative to relief, by the Revenue-Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service, to American whaling and fishing vessels in Behring Sea or the Arctic Ocean. January 4, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Charting the sky. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Navy of an appropriation for the purchase of photographic telescope and pointers, and construction of buildings for same, for the proposed international project of charting the sky. January 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Ohio River between Wheeling and Pittsburgh. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a provision of the river and harbor act of August 11, 1888, the report of a Board of Engineers on the practicability of improving the Ohio River below Pittsburgh by means of movable dams. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Indian school, Lawrence, Kans. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Interior for the construction of a chapel and gymnasium at the Indian school at Lawrence, Kans. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Employes in War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of employes in that department, and stating that they have been usefully employed, and that their services cannot be dispensed with. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Indian school buildings at Albuquerque, N. Mex. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Interior of an appropriation to pay the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions for improvements on the Indian school buildings at Albuquerque, N. Mex. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Additional estimates of appropriations, War Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting additional estimates from the Secretary of War of appropriations for certain public works and objects under the War Department. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Technical education in Europe. Letter from the Secretary of State, submitting an estimate and recommending an appropriation for the publication of the report of Mr. J. Schoenhof, U.S. consul at Tunstall, England, upon technical education in Europe. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation for legal proceedings in behalf of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
National museum. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in further response to the House of Representatives, a supplemental report of articles suitable for the proposed national military and naval museum. December 18, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Statistical Abstract. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a draught and recommending the passage of a bill to authorize the printing of the Statistical Abstract. January 3, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Relief of Japanese subjects. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State recommending an appropriation for the relief of Japanese subjects. January 5, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Saint Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad vs. William H. Cayce. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to a resolution of the House, papers in the case of the Saint Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad vs. William H. Cayce. January 5, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an increased estimate from the Secretary of the Interior of an appropriation for the support of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. January 3, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
Irrigation survey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Interior of an appropriation, to be immediately available, for the survey of arid lands. January 5, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Expenditures Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1888. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of expenditures for the Coast and Geodetic Survey for the fiscal year 1888. January 3, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
Payment of United States marshals. Letter from the Attorney-General, inclosing letter from the United States marshal of South Carolina relative to the appropriation for fees and expenses of marshals fiscal year 1889. January 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Printing and binding for State Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting additional estimates from the Secretary of State of printing for that department for the current fiscal year. January 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Schooner E.C. Allen. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Navy of an appropriation to pay the owner of the schooner E.C. Allen for injuries sustained by collision with the United States ship Constellation. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
The Polvareda Grant. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a supplemental report of the surveyor-general for New Mexico on private land claim No. 131, the Polvareda Grant. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims and ordered to be printed.
Seed for Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Interior of an appropriation for the purchase of seed for the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians. January 9, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Stallions for Northern Cheyenne Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Interior of appropriation for the purchase of stallions for the Northern Cheyenne Indians, Tongue River Agency, Mont. January 9, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Support of Sioux Indians. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for the support of the Sioux Indians of Minnesota. January 8, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee of Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of deficiencies for United States courts. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of deficiency appropriations for expenses of United States courts for the fiscal year 1889, and prior years. January 8, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fog-signal upon Mount Desert Rock, Maine. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Light-House Board of an appropriation for establishing a fog-signal upon Mount Desert Rock, Maine. January 8, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mississippi River Commission. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a supplemental report of the Mississippi River Commission. January 9, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by accountimg [i.e., accounting] officers of the Treasury Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedules of claims allowed by accounting officers of the Treasury under appropriations balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund. January 8, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Light and fog-signal, Clark's Ledge, Maine. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the Light-House Board in reference to an estimate of appropriation for establishing a light and fog-signal at or near Clark's Ledge, entrance to St. Croix River, Maine. January 8, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
To pay Pierre Zeria. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Navy of an appropriation to pay Pierre Zeria for injuries received while employed on the United States steam-ship Quinnebaug. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Differential rates of tonnage dues. Message from the President of the United States, inclosing a report from the Secretary of State in reference to the international questions arising from the imposition of differential rates of tonnage dues. January 14, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed.
Charles E. Scott. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 4887, with his objections thereto. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Michael Pigott. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 8469, with his objections thereto. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Employes in Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the names and salaries of employes in that Department, and stating that their services are indispensable. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department and ordered to be printed.
Eli J. Yamghein. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 2236, with his objections thereto. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
C.B. Wilson. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 5080, with his objections thereto. December 20, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a statement of expenditures for contingent expenses of the Navy Department for the fiscal year 1888. December 21, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department and ordered to be printed.
Forage and Wagon Master at Fort Leavenworth. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of an appropriation for one forage and wagon master at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mary Karstetter. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 7877, with his objections thereto. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Ship-channel, New York Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to a resolution of the House, papers and correspondence relating to the contract with the owners of the British vessel "State of Alabama" for removing material from the channel of New York Harbor. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Public building at Frankfort, Ky. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting a report of the Supervising Architect, showing names of claimants and amounts alleged to be due by T.J. Collins, contractor, for labor and material supplied for the construction of the courthouse and post office, etc., at Frankfort, Ky., as called for by the sundry civil act approved October 2, 1888. January 18, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Charles W. Geddes. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 9791, with his objections thereto. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
Connecting light stations by telegraph, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Light-House Board of an appropriation for telegraph between Tillamook Rock light station and Fort Stevens, Oregon. January 22, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed
Steamer for Light-House Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Light-House Board of appropriation for a side-wheel steamer for light-house service in the sounds of North Carolina and adjacent waters. January 22, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Lighting the Raritan River, New Jersey. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Light-House Board of appropriation for lighting the Raritan River, New Jersey. January 22, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Cape Canaveral, Florida, light station. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury , transmitting an estimate from the Light-House Board of appropriation for removing the Cape Canaveral, Florida, light station. January 22, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions to navigation in Columbia River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, the second preliminary report of a Board of Engineers upon obstructions to navigation in the Columbia River, and upon the feasibility of a boat railway at The Dalles and Celilo Falls. January 15, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Indian Industrial School at Genoa, Nebraska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an additional estimate from the Secretary of the Interior of an appropriation for the Indian Industrial School at Genoa, Nebr. January 9, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
West Point Military Academy. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of a board appointed to ascertain the value of a tract of land at West Point, proposed to be purchased for the use of the Military Academy. January 25, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Ship-channel, New York Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting... the correspondence in relation to the admission free of duty of a foreign vessel for dredging the main ship-channel, New York Harbor. January 25, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered to be printed.
Site for Fort Elliott, Tex. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of War of an appropriation for the purchase of a site for Fort Elliott, Tex. January 25, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Lighting the Capitol and grounds. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a deficiency estimate of appropriation for lighting the Capitol Building and grounds for the fiscal year, 1886. January 23, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Modification of Section 3709, Revised Statutes. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with accompanying correspondence, a letter from the Chief of Ordnance in regard to the proposed modification of Section 3709, in the case of purchases under $200. January 25, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Indian depredation claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, with the papers in each case, a schedule of Indian depredation claims, determined between January 5, 1888, and January 1, 1889. January 25, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Depredation Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Exhibits for national military and naval museum. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with accompanying communication, lists of exhibits for the national military and naval museum. January 23, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
District of Columbia deficiencies. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia of deficiencies in appropriations for the support of the government of the district for 1889 and prior years. January 29, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Printing and binding for the Navy Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, submitting an estimate of deficiency in appropriation for printing and binding for the Navy Department for the current fiscal year. January 29, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations to defray the expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. January 29, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Electors for President and Vice-President. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of State for printing the certified copies of the final ascertainment of the electors for President and Vice-President. January 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of Winyaw Bay, South Carolina. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with letters from the Chief of Engineers, a report of a Board of Engineers upon the proposed plan for the improvement of Winyaw Bay, South Carolina. January 31, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Samoa. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting additional information relating to affairs in Samoa. February 1, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Proposing amendment to oleomargarine act. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a letter from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a draught and recommending the passage of a bill amendatory of the oleomargarine act. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed.
Mounting and binding certain letters, State Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of State of an appropriation for mounting and binding certain manuscript letters and papers in the State Department. January 15, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Salaries of appraisers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with inclosures, recommending legislation relative to the terms of office and salaries of appraisers at the principal ports. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
Panama Canal. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State in relation to the possible disturbances on the Isthmus of Panama. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Thomas B. Walsh. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 7, with his objections thereto. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Schooner Amanda Tompkins. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of an appropriation to pay the owners of the schooner Amanda Tompkins for injuries sustained by collision with the U.S.S. Nina. January 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Houses for officers at the Naval Academy. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of appropriation for the construction of houses for officers at the Naval Academy. December 21, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mrs. Catherine Barberick. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 9252, with his objections thereto. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Eclipse of the sun. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Navy of an appropriation to pay the expenses of observing the total eclipse of the sun on December 21, 1889. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mary J. Drake. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 9173, with his objections thereto. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by accounting officers. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of claims allowed by accounting officers, with the papers in each case, since January 17, 1888, under act of July 4, 1864. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed.
George Wallen. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 9175, with his objections thereto. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Court-House and Post-Office building at Fort Smith, Ark. Letter from the acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Supervising Architect of an appropriation for an iron fence, elevator, etc., at the public building at Fort Smith, Ark. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bridget Carroll. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 9296, with his objections thereto. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Building for District of Columbia Militia. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of War of an appropriation for buildings for the militia of the District of Columbia. January 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
United States Fish Commission. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries of an appropriation for maintenance of vessels of the U.S. Fish Commission, fiscal year 1889. January 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Affairs at Samoa. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to affairs in the Samoan Islands. January 30, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Rock Island Arsenal. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with accompanying maps and papers, a letter form the Chief of Ordnance recommending an appropriation for the construction of a viaduct over railroad tracks at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. January 31, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Expenses of the Customs Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation in addition to the permanent appropriation for the expenses of the Customs Service for the fiscal year 1890. January 30, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Ship-channel between Jersey City and Ellis Island. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of survey for a ship-channel between Jersey City and Ellis Island, New York Harbor, and between deep water of the Hudson River and Ellis Island. January 25, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits in New York Harbor. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of War of an appropriation for the prevention of injurious deposits in the waters of New York Harbor. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		86
Serial set 2652 Affairs at Madagascar. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State in relation to affairs at Madagascar. March 1, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
Civilian engineers. Letter from the Secretary of War, statement of the names, residences, compensation, and places of employment of civilian engineers engaged in river and harbor work from July 1,1887, to June 30, 1888. February 19, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Salaries and expenses of Internal Revenue Agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue of a deficiency in the appropriation for salaries and expenses of agents and subordinate officers of the Internal-Revenue Service for the fiscal year 1889. February 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Affairs in Madagascar. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State touching affairs in Madagascar. March 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Adjudicated land entries. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a list of suspended land entries adjudicated by the Commissioner of the General Land Office and confirmed by the Board of Equitable Adjudication for the year ended June 30, 1888. February 20, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
International exposition at Barcelona. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State respecting the representation of the United States. March 1, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Squire Walter. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 10448, with his objections thereto. February 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. 1888. Eleventh number. Finance, coinage, commerce, immigration, shipping, the postal service, population, railroads, agriculture, etc. January 12, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing.
Preservation of public buildings. March 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of expenditures from appropriation for repairs and preservation of public buildings.
Claim of S.H. Sentenne and Paul Boileau. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting correspondence relative to the claim of S.H. Sentenne and Paul Boileau, on account of extra work as engineer and fireman in the Department of Justice. February 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Mississippi River at Rock Island, Ill. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of an examination and survey of the channel of the Mississippi at Rock Island, Ill. February 5, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Aquilla Jones. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting papers in the claim of Aquilla Jones on account of the larceny of funds from the post office at Indianapolis, Ind., and recommending the passage of a bill authorizing the Postmaster General to credit the postmaster with the amount lost. February 2, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Fees of witnesses, etc. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting statement relative to deficiency estimates of appropriations for payment of fees of witnesses, jurors, and counsel. February 6, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
List of judgments of the Court of Claims. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a list of judgments of the Court of Claims for which appropriations are required. February 6, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Unavailable balances Treasury Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending a deficiency appropriation for the purpose of adjusting certain unavailable balances carried on the books of the assistant treasurer at New York. February 5, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Water supply at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyo. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of War of an appropriation for the completion of the water supply of Fort D.A. Russell, Wyo. February 5, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Deficiency estimates. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting supplementary estimates of appropriation for expenses of transferring the Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer Gedney from New York to San Francisco, and for repairs to steamer McArthur. February 7, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Printing and binding for Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Commissioner of Agriculture of a deficiency appropriation for printing and binding for the current fiscal year, 1889. February 7, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Electoral vote of Florida. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of State of an appropriation to pay expenses of special messenger sent to Florida for the electoral returns of that state. February 7, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Printing and binding for Navy Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Navy of a deficiency appropriation for printing and binding for the Navy Department for the fiscal year 1889. February 9, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Eli Garrett. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 9163, with his objections thereto. February 13, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Clara M. Owen. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 11052, with his objections thereto. February 13, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Julia Triggs. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 5752, with his objections thereto. February 13, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Harbor of Saint Augustine, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, a report of Board of Engineers upon the expediency of further improving the Harbor of Saint Augustine, Fla. February 15, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
Compensation for extra services. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with a letter from the Sixth Auditor, a petition of employes in his Bureau asking compensation for extra services from July 1, 1887, to September 30, 1888. February 14, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Employes in the Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a statement showing the names and compensation of employes in that Department, the time each has been employed, and that their services are indispensable. February 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department and ordered to be printed.
Bywater, Tanqueray & Co. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, with inclosures, a letter from the Secretary of State recommending an appropriation to re-imburse Messrs. Bywater, Tanqueray & co., of London, for losses sustained by the payment of certain drafts on the Secretary of State. February 18, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
John McGill, Jr., Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending an appropriation in the general deficiency appropriation bill to pay John McGill, Jr., of Benton County, Tenn., the amount heretofore appropriated for his benefit and paid to an attorney not entitled to receive the same. February 18, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Condition of Signal Corps. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the Chief Signal Officer setting forth the unsatisfactory condition of the Signal Corps. February 18, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Contingent expenses of foreign missions. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a letter from the Secretary of State relative to the appropriation for contingent expenses, foreign mission, for the fiscal year 1886. February 16, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Northwest passage, Key West Harbor, Florida. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a preliminary report of a Board of Engineers upon the further improvement of the entrance of Key West Harbor, Florida. February 20, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
District of Columbia deficiencies. February 20, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of deficiencies in appropriations for the service of the District of Columbia for the fiscal years 1888 and 1889.
Lord Sackville. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State in relation to the case of Lord Sackville. February 21, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Washington Monument. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of War of an appropriation for furnishing and maintaining a lodge at the Washington Monument. February 21, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Decoration of public buildings. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate of an appropriation for decoration of public buildings during the inauguration ceremonies. February 21, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Des Moines River lands. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 1368, with his objections thereto. February 22, 1889. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Henry V. Bass. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 11803, with his objections thereto. February 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Employes in the Department of Justice. February 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice and ordered to be printed. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting a list of the employes in the Department of Justice and the compensation of each, and stating that they have been usefully employed, and that their services are indispensable.
John J. Lockrey. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 220, with his objections thereto. February 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
John McCool. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 5807, with his objections thereto. February 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
William Barnes. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 11999, with his objections thereto. February 26, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Obstructions to Navigation and protection of public works. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, papers relating to the obstruction of navigation on the inland water route through North Landing River, Currituck Sound. February 27, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed.
International exposition at Brussels. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State concerning the expenses of the United States at the exposition at Brussels. March 1, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Customs service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of official emoluments received by Customs officers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888. February 27, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department and ordered to be printed.
Employes in the Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to a resolution of the House, a report from the Commissioner of Pensions, showing the special examiners originally appointed under act of March 3, 1884; also showing what changes have been made. March 1, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Mary A. Selbach. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 11466, with his objections thereto. March 2, 1889. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Marinda Wakefield Reed. Message from the President of the United States, returning House Bill No. 10791, with his objections thereto. March 2, 1889. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Report of the Director of the Mint upon production of the precious metals in the United States during the calendar year 1888.
Claims of Pacific railroads. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedules of claims certified by accounting officers to be due the several Pacific railroads for services to the government to December 31, 1888. February 1, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Pensions deficiencies. Letter from the acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate of deficiency in the appropriations for payment of pensions for the fiscal year 1889. February 6, 1889. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 		50
Serial set 2653 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, 1888. 1