Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 4235 Mail pay. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to Senate Resolution No. 152, transmitting information relative to mail pay provided for by Bill S. 1348, to promote commerce, and the Bill S. 727, Fifty-sixth Congress. March 13, 1902. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Daniel Heflebower, executor. Findings of fact by the Court of Claims in the case of Daniel Heflebower, executor of Daniel Heflebower, deceased, against the United States. March 10, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Oleomargarine. March 24, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Brig Happy Return. Findings filed by the Court of Claims in the French spoliation claims relating to the vessel, Brig Happy Return, Ezekiel Durfey, master. March 1, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Charles C. Burke, administrator. Findings filed by the Court of Claims in the case of Charles C. Burke, administrator of Elizabeth Burke, deceased, against the United States. March 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Petition from the Alaska Chamber of Commerce. Petition from the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, Juneau, Alaska, approved by the Valdez Chamber of Commerce, Valdez, Alaska, praying for representation in Congress; for the retention of all license taxes collected within their limits; for a change in location of the district capital; for surveys, so that Homestead Laws may become more effective; for lighthouses and aids to navigation. March 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a statement showing the receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the month of January, 1902. March 5, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Industrial Exposition and ordered to be printed.
Apportionment of appointments in the departments at Washington. Letter from the president of the Civil Service Commission, transmitting additional information relative to the apportionment of appointments in the departments at Washington under the Civil-Service Act. March 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
Hall of Records, Washington, D.C. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, urging the necessity for the construction of a Hall of Records in the City of Washington, D.C. March 5, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Public lands withdrawn from settlement, etc. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, in response to Senate resolution of January 23, 1902, transmitting a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office inclosing a list of lands withdrawn, stating the cause for which such withdrawals were made. March 4, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Salary of Director of United States Naval Observatory. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimate of appropriation for salary of a Director of the United States Naval Observatory. March 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Wagon road and railroad grants in the State of Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in response to Senate resolution dated February 28, 1902...relative to the conflicting limits of the forfeited portion of the grant to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and the grant made to aid in the construction of the Dalles Military Road. March 10, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands...
John Glass. Veto message from the President of the United States, returning to the Senate, with his objections, the Bill (S. 1258) to remove the charge of desertion from the naval record of John Glass. March 11, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of certain Indians. Mr. Penrose submitted the following memorial of certain Indians representing the Cherokee and Creek Nations and the Delaware and Santee Sioux tribes, praying for the passage of Senate Bill 600, entitled "A Bill for the Relief of the Various Tribes of Indians and Individual Indians in the United States, and for Other Purposes." March 11, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Panama Canal route. March 11, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Interoceanic Canals and ordered to be printed.
Restoration of forfeited annuities to Santee Sioux Indians. March 11, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Construction of railroads in Cuba. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to Senate Resolution dated February 13, 1902, transmitting a copy of a letter from the military governor of Cuba, together with report of the minister of public works, relative to the construction of railroads in Cuba. March 12, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Relations with Cuba and ordered to be printed.
Frank B. Toms and Sallie T. Elliott. Findings of fact by the Court of Claims in the case of Frank B. Toms and Sallie T. Elliott, Sole Heirs, against the United States. March 12, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Gertrude A. Leftwich. Findings of fact by the Court of Claims in the case of Gertrude A. Leftwich, widow of John Leftwich, against the United States. March 12, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Delaware Indians. Memorial of the Delaware Indians relative to the difference in coin value of payments made to them during the years 1862-1878 (to accompany amendment to H.R. 11353). March 12, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Heirs of John Clemson and John C. Cookson. Findings of fact by the Court of Claims in the case of the heirs of John Clemson and John C. Cookson against the United States. March 12, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
J.G. Cooper, administrator. Findings of fact by the Court of Claims in the case of J.G. Cooper, administrator of estate of Eliza Lawrence versus the United States. March 12, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Railroad merger case. Mr. Nelson submitted the following paper, entitled "Amendments To the Judiciary Act, Asked by the Legislature and Attorney-General of Minnesota in the Railroad Merger Case." March 15, 1902. -- Considered, agreed to, and ordered to be printed.
James W. Howell. Message from the President of the United States, returning, with his objections, the Bill (S. 24) entitled "An Act for the Relief of James W. Howell." March 18, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Charles H. Hawley. Message from the President of the United States, returning with his objections the Bill (S. 336) entitled "An Act To Grant an Honorable Discharge from the Military Service to Charles H. Hawley." March 18, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Political affairs in the Philippine Islands. Mr. Rawlins presented the following papers relative to political affairs in the Philippine Islands. March 18, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Taking of testimony abroad. Letters from the President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission relating to the taking of testimony abroad. March 20, 1902. -- Submitted, considered, agreed to, and ordered to be printed.
Gertrude Nolasco. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting to the Senate findings of fact in the case of Gertrude Nolasco against the United States. March 20, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
W.T. Ratliff, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting to the Senate findings of fact in the case of W.T. Ratliff, administrator of S.N. Clark, deceased, against the United States. March 20, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Citizens of New Hampshire in the classified service. Letter from the Civil Service Commission, transmitting to the Senate a list of persons in the classified service charged to the State of New Hampshire, with legal residence, time appointed, etc. March 20, 1902. -- Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed.
Meaning of the word "conspiracy," etc. The President pro tempore presented the following paper relative to amendments to the bill to limit the meaning of the word "conspiracy" and the use of "restraining orders and injunctions" in certain cases. March 21, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of the post exchange. Mr. Hansbrough presented the following letters, press extracts, resolutions, etc., concerning the improvement of the post exchange in the military establishment. March 24, 1902. -- Submitted, considered and agreed to, and ordered to be printed.
Interest on certain money borrowed by California, etc. Mr. Perkins presented the following affidavit of the State Treasurer of the State of California relating to certain interest paid on money borrowed by said state for the relief of the enlisted men of the California volunteers in the service of the United States. March 1, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
American Flag. Hearing before the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate, on the bills (S. 226, S. 229, S. 596, S. 1220, and S. 2504) to prevent the desecration of the American flag. March 1, 1902. -- Presented by Mr. Burrows and ordered to be printed.
Ages, etc., employees in Post Office Department in District of Columbia, etc. Letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting... a statement giving the age, salary, and length of service of employees in their respective departments in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including rural free-delivery employees at Washington. March 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Hearings on House Bill 9206 relating to oleomargarine and other imitation dairy products. March 1, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed as a document.
Daniel E. Kimball and John Alphin. Findings filed by the Court of Claims in the case of Daniel E. Kimball and John Alphin against the United States. March 1, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
The Senators from South Carolina. March 1, 1902. -- Ordered that the report of the Committee on Privileges and Elections (No. 574), presented in the Senate on Friday, February 28, 1902, including the views of the minority of the Committee and of certain other members, and all proceedings in the Senate had thereon, be printed as a Senate document.
Vaults of subtreasury, San Francisco, Cal. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a letter from the Treasurer of the United States relative to the crowded condition of the vaults of the subtreasury in San Francisco, Cal. March 15, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State showing a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission for the month of February, 1902. March 20, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Select Committee on Industrial Expositions and ordered to be printed.
Claims against the government of Colombia. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State... in regard to the claims... against the Government of Colombia. March 20, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. March 25, 1902. -- Ordered that the papers accompanying message of the President transmitting correspondence, etc., in regard to the claim of Isaacs and Asch against the Government of Colombia be printed as a document.
Leasing and selling of certain Indian lands. Mr. Cockrell presented the following letter from the Secretary of the Interior relating to the leasing and selling of lands by members of the Creek nation in the Indian Territory. March 1, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed as a document.
The Nautical Almanac. Letter from the Superintendent of Documents relative to the distribution of the Nautical Almanac. March 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Employment of Chinese on vessels flying the American flag, etc. Mr. Patterson submitted the following memorandum apropos of the proposal of the International Seamen's Union of America, the American Federation of Labor, and the Chinese Exclusion Commission of California... March 15, 1902. -- Submitted, considered, and agreed to, and ordered to be printed 		44
Serial set 4236 Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. Volume VIII. Sixth memoir. [An Experimental Inquiry Regarding the Nutritive Value of Alcohol, by W.O. Atwater and F.G. Benedict.] 1
Serial set 4237 Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. Volume VIII. Seventh Memoir. [West Indian Madreporarian Polyps, by J.E. Duerden.] 1
Serial set 4238 Hearings before the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals on H.R. 3110, first session Fifty-seventh Congress, in three parts. March 14, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 4239 Regulations relating to Chinese exclusion, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting to the Senate the departmental regulations relating to Chinese exclusion and the date and authority by which such regulations were adopted. April 11, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed
List of claims before the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Letter from the Acting Attorney General, transmitting a list of claims now being defended before the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, and other information. April 10, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Cession of Danish Islands in the West Indies. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a treaty between the United States and Denmark providing for the cession to the United States of certain islands in the West Indies. January 27, 1902. -- Read; treaty read the first time and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations...February 17, 1902. -- Ratified and made public.
Increase in the Pay Corps. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, relating to the draft of a bill submitted by the Paymaster-General of the Navy to provide for an increase in the Pay Corps. April 1, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting letter from the Surgeon-General of the Marine-Hospital Service presenting a report relating to the origin and prevalence of leprosy in the United States. March 24, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine and ordered to be printed.
Diplomatic and consular representatives in Cuba. Message from the President of the United States, commending timely consideration of measures for maintaining diplomatic and consular representatives in Cuba and for carrying out the provisions of the act making appropriation for the support of the Army.... March 27, 1902. -- Read; referred to...Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Traffic relations with certain railroads. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to Senate resolution calling for a statement of the traffic relations between the railroads that connect with the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the government of the United States. March 31, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Railroads and ordered to be printed.
Title to lots 3, 4, and 5, square 979, in the City of Washington, D.C. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting communication relating to S. 4496. March 31, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Protest against the Henry Oleomargarine Bill. April 1, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Anti-injunction bill. The President pro tempore presented the following letters from various labor organizations relating to the substitution of Senate Bill No. 4553 for the Hoar anti-injunction bill, S. 1118. April 1, 1902. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed.
"Will the Philippines pay?" -- and "The real feelings of the Filipinos." Mr. Money submitted the following: copies of articles published in the Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia, entitled "Will the Philippines Pay?" and "The Real Feelings of the Filipinos," by Augustus O. Bacon, United States Senator from Georgia...March 31, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Creek annuities. March 31, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Persons in the classified service charged to the State of South Carolina. Letter from the Civil Service Commission transmitting a list of persons now holding places in the classified service charged to the State of South Carolina. April 1, 1902. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Employment of Chinese on vessels flying the American flag, etc. Mr. Turner presented the following papers relating to the employment of Chinese on vessels flying the American flag. April 3, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Pneumatic-tube service. Letter from the Second Assistant Postmaster-General relating to proposed amendment to H.R. 11354, providing a test of pneumatic-tube service. April 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Post-Office and Post-Roads and ordered to be printed.
The hot springs of Arkansas. Report of an analysis of the waters of the hot springs on the Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark...by J.K. Haywood... and Geological Sketch of Hot Springs, Arkansas, by Walter Harvey Weed, Geologist, United States Geological Survey...1902. April 4, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Railroads in the Philippine Islands. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Senate a statement of the legal and traffic relations between the railroads in the Philippine Islands as to the charters and ownership. April 4, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Philippines and ordered to be printed.
George A.K. Morris. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report by the Secretary of State called for by a resolution (S.R. 175, March 26, 1902) relative to the claim of George A.K. Morris against the Government of Nicaragua. April 5, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Free transportation in government transports. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Senate information relating to the free transportation of goods for private firms to and from the Philippine Islands in government transports. April 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Massacre of foreign residents of Manila. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Senate information concerning alleged order for the massacre of the foreign residents of Manila on February 15, 1899. April 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Homestead rights of veteran soldiers and marines. Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office relating to homestead rights of veteran soldiers and marines. April 5, 1902. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed.
Examinations by Civil Service Commission, etc. Letter from the Civil Service Commission transmitting a statement showing number of persons examined during each fiscal year from 1884 to 1901, inclusive, and other information. April 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment and ordered to be printed.
William P. Randall. Petition of William P. Randall, praying to be placed on the retired list of the Navy with the rank of commander. (To accompany Bill S. 4996.) April 7, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
compilation of the laws, treaty, and regulations and rulings of the Treasury Department relating to the exclusion of Chinese. April 8, 1902. -- Submitted by Mr. Foraker and ordered to be printed.
Exclusion of Japanese and Chinese from American territory. Mr. Patterson presented the following petition from 319 citizens of Honolulu, H.I., praying for the complete exclusion of both Japanese and Chinese, or their descendants, from American territory. April 8, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico and ordered to be printed.
Allowing certain corporations to be accepted as surety, etc. Mr. Hale presented the following memorandum relative to allowing certain corporations to be accepted as surety on bonds for the performance of contracts for works of river and harbor improvement. (To accompany amendment to H.R. 12346.) April 8, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Delaware Indians. Mr. McCumber presented the following memorial of Richard C. Adams, representing the Delaware Indians, praying for the issue of land-bounty warrants for services rendered to the government in times of war. (To accompany bill S. 5091.) April 9, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
John F. Bryan, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting certified copy of the findings filed by the court relating to the claim of John F. Bryan, administrator of Josiah J. Bryan, deceased, against the United States. April 9, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
O.H.P. Wayne. Letter from the Assistant Clerk Court of Claims, transmitting a certified copy of the findings filed by the court relating to the claim of O.H.P. Wayne against the United States. April 9, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Medical inspection of District of Columbia schools. Mr. Gallinger presented the following letter of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia relative to medical inspection of the schools of the district. April 9, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Gen. Alfred Sully's company of Yankton Sioux Indian scouts. Mr. Gamble presented the following memorandum in behalf of a Bill (S. 5151) to extend the benefits of the act of June 27, 1890, to the members of the company of Yankton Sioux Indian scouts under command of Gen. Alfred Sully in his campaign in Dakota Territory in 1864-65, by Robert F. M'Dowell... April 10, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pensions and ordered to be printed.
Letters and papers relating to the construction of an Isthmian Canal. April 12, 1902. -- Presented by Mr. Morgan, referred to the Committee on Interoceanic Canals, and ordered to be printed.
Indemnity to owners of steamship Nicaragua. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report from the Secretary of State relating to an appeal for indemnity by the owners of the Norwegian steamship Nicaragua. April 11, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Improvement of inland navigation between Charleston, S.C., and opposite McClellanville. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter and report relative to the improvement of inland navigation between Charleston, S.C., and opposite M'Clellanville. April 12, 1902. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed. 		34
Serial set 4240 Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America, with maps, charts, and illustrations. Also the law of civil government in the Philippine Islands passed by Congress and approved by the President July 1, 1902, with a complete index. Prepared in the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department. 1902. (September 30, 1902.) 1
Serial set 4241 Longevity pay for officers of the Revenue-Cutter Service. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the chief of the division of Revenue-Cutter Service submitting additional estimate of appropriation to meet requirement in matter of longevity pay for officers of said Service. April 29, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Central Arizona Railway Company. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval Senate Bill No. 4363 entitled "An Act Granting the Central Arizona Railway Company a Right of Way for Railroad Purposes Through the San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve." April 23, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Exclusion of Chinese laborers. Mr. Penrose presented the following memorandum indicating some of the objectionable features of certain amendments proposed in the matter of Senate Bill 2960, the Pacific Coast bill for exclusion of Chinese laborers. April 14, 1902. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed.
Proposed repeal of "new District divorce law." Mr. Wellington presented the following paper relating to proposed repeal of "new District divorce law." April 15, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Statue or memorial of General Grant. April 16, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Petition of H.L. Wheatley. Mr. Lodge presented the following petition of Mr. H.L. Wheatley, representing certain business interests of Chicago and New York, praying that Senate Bill 2295 be changed so as to allow corporations to own and control 20,000 instead of 5,000 acres of land in the Philippine Islands. April 15, 1902. -- Submitted and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, March, 1902. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State...showing the receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the month of March, 1902. April 17, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Industrial Expositions and ordered to be printed.
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company. Mr. Stewart presented the following copy of report No. 995, from the Committee on Claims, relative to claims of the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company. To accompany amendment to the general deficiency bill. April 18, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
London dock charges. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce on the Bill (S. 1792) to amend an act entitled "An Act Relating to Navigation of Vessels, Bills and Lading, and to Certain Obligations, Duties, and Rights in Connection with the Carriage of Property." April 18, 1902. -- Presented by Mr. Nelson, submitted, considered, and ordered to be printed.
Claims of Indians for compensation for lands in Oklahoma Territory. Mr. Turner presented the following memorial from Joseph's band of Nez Perce Indians, relating to claims for compensation for lands in the Indian (now Oklahoma) Territory, and to other claims. April 18, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Improvements at Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C. Mr. Stewart presented the following memorial from the board of visitors and the medical staff of Providence Hospital, requesting an appropriation of $100,000 for the reconstruction...(To accompany amendment to H.R. 13123.) April 17, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Payment of Choctaw warrants. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relating to the Bill (S. 3296) to pay certain Choctaw (Indian) warrants held by James Shackelford. (To accompany Bill S. 3296.) April 19, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Rights of Mississippi Choctaws in the Choctaw Nation. Memorial of the full-blood Mississippi Choctaws relative to their rights in the Choctaw Nation. April 24, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs (to accompany amendment to S. 4848) and ordered to be printed.
Seizure of certain vessels and occupation and use of wharves, etc., at Santiago de Cuba. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting to the Senate, in response to a resolution of the Senate of March 26, 1902, correspondence relating to the seizure of certain vessels and the occupation and use of wharves... April 24, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Suppression of certain municipalities in Porto Rico. April 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico and ordered to be printed.
G. Finley Smith, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a certified copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of G. Finley Smith, administrator of David Smith, deceased, against the United States, referred under the act of March 3, 1887. April 28, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Baltimore and Washington Transit Company of Maryland. Letter from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia transmitting reports for the years 1900 and 1901 of the Baltimore and Washington Transit Company of Maryland. April 28, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.
Rebellion war claims. Mr. Mitchell presented the following decisions of the Court of Claims and of the Treasury Department in the cases of the rebellion war claims of the loyal states arising under sundry acts and resolutions of Congress. April 26, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Claim of Delaware Indians. Mr. McCumber presented the following memorial of the Delaware Indians...in support of their claim on account of the payment to them from 1862 to 1878, inclusive, in depreciated currency, of funds due and payable by the treaties of May 30, 1860, and July 2, 1861, in "gold and silver coin." April 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Petitions of natives of the Philippine Islands. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting copies of petitions of natives of the Philippine Islands. April 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Petition and papers relative to certain Lower Brule Indians in South Dakota. Mr. Gamble presented the following petition, with accompanying papers, of certain Lower Brule Indians in South Dakota residing upon the Rosebud Reservation...asking for legislation to permit them to secure allotments upon said reservation. April 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the President of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb submitting estimate of appropriation. April 29, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
C.M. Broadway, administrator. Letter from John Randolph, Assistant Clerk Court of Claims, transmitting a certified copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of C.M. Broadway, administrator of Jordan Broadway, deceased. April 29, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Second International Conference of American States. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State, submitting the report, with accompanying papers, of the delegates of the United States to the second International Conference of American States,.... April 29, 1902. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Eastern Cherokees. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting certified copy of the findings filed by the court in the cause of the Eastern Cherokees against the United States referred to said court by resolution of the Senate under Act of March 3, 1883. May 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Robert C. Jameson, administrator. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a certified copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Robert C. Jameson, administrator of David Jameson, deceased, against the United States, under Act of March 3, 1887. May 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a letter from Hon. Thomas H. Carter, President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission, relating to the postponement of the exposition for one year. May 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Indian appropriation bill. May 1, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Support of certain destitute orphan children. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting letters from W.T. Whitaker and others recommending that the Indian appropriation bill now pending before Congress be amended so as to appropriate fifteen thousand dollars ... May 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Enlistment of dental surgeons in the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to resolution of the Senate dated the 14th day of April, 1902, transmitting information with regard to the enlistment of dental surgeons, other than the one for the Naval Academy, to render services to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy. May 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Treaties with certain Indian tribes in Oregon, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting report of treaties negotiated with tribes of Indians in the Territory of Oregon under act of June 5, 1850, and what treaties were ratified by the Senate, and also as to occupancy of the lands, and what sums of money were paid to said tribes, etc... May 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Report of W.A. Richards, Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office, respecting the opening of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache and Wichita Lands in Oklahoma. May 5, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Expenditures on account of the Philippine Commission, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting partial report of the amount of money paid by the United States on account of the Philippine Commission and on account of railway transportation of troops to and from the Philippines ... May 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
New hospital at Fort Riley, Kans. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimate by the Secretary of War of an appropriation for construction of a new hospital at Fort Riley, Kans. May 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Pan-American railway. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State relating to a resolution concerning a Pan-American railway, adopted at the Second International Conference of the American States; also recommending the appropriation of $20,000 to carry said resolution into effect. April 22, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Library of Congress. Division of Bibliography. List of references on reciprocity books, articles in periodicals, Congressional documents compiled under the direction of A.P.C. Griffin Chief of Division of Bibliography. April 24, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Progress of the beet-sugar industry in the United States in 1901.
Buffington-Crozier disappearing gun carriage. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the Senate, dated April 24, 1902, transmitting copies of official reports from artillery officers in regard to the Buffington-Crozier disappearing gun carriage. May 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed 		38
Serial set 4242 Affairs in the Philippine Islands. Hearings before the Committee on the Philippines of the United States Senate. April 10, 1902. -- Ordered printed as a document. 1
Serial set 4243 Affairs in the Philippine Islands. Hearings before the Committee on the Philippines of the United States Senate. April 10, 1902. -- Ordered printed as a document. 1
Serial set 4244 Affairs in the Philippine Islands. Hearings before the Committee on the Philippines of the United States Senate. April 10, 1902. -- Ordered printed as a document. 1
Serial set 4245 Quarters rented by Interstate Commerce Commission. Letter from the Interstate Commerce Commission transmitting to the Senate information concerning quarters rented by it, giving location, area of space occupied, and annual rental thereof. June 7, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Leasing of non mineral lands of Creek Indians. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, presented the following memorial of Thomas P. Smith, president Muskogee (Ind. T.) Chamber of Commerce, in re leasing of nonmineral lands of Creek Indians. May 31, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Extracts from "Five Years at Panama." June 9, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Commercial relations with Cuba, etc. Mr. Dietrich presented the following communication regarding our commercial relations with Cuba and the Philippine islands, to accompany S. 6052. June 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Relations with Cuba and ordered to be printed.
Transcript of the military record of Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke. Mr. Quay presented the following transcript of the military record of John R. Brooke, Major-General, United States Army. (To accompany S. 5968.) May 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by the Treasury Department. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury in answer to Senate Resolution in regard to quarters rented by the Treasury Department. May 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Charters, constitutions, and organic laws of the United States. Mr. Lodge presented the following petition praying for the publication of a new edition of the charters, constitutions, and organic laws of the United States, with letters accompanying. May 22, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by Department of Labor. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Commissioner of Labor in answer to a Senate resolution calling for information as to the quarters rented by the Department of Labor. May 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Government transports and the transport service. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Secretary of War in response to Senate Resolution of January 21, 1902, calling for certain information in regard to the government transports and the transport service. May 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Industrial Home School, District of Columbia. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a communication from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia regarding the Industrial Home School, District of Columbia. May 23, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Naval expenditures in the Philippines. Report from the Secretary of the Navy...and a statement of the amount for which the government is liable for equipment, transportation, supplies, and naval operations in the Philippine Islands each year from May 1, 1898, to the present time. May 27, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by the War Department. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Secretary of War in answer to Senate Resolution of May 22, directing him to transmit to the Senate information as to quarters rented. May 28, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented for Department of Justice. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Attorney General in response to Senate resolution of May 22, 1902, directing that he furnish information concerning quarters rented by the Department of Justice. May 28, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Public civil revenues and expenditures therefrom, Philippine Archipelago. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the public civil revenues and expenditures therefrom in the Philippine Archipelago, from date of American occupation, August 20, 1898, to June 30, 1901. May 31, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by the Navy Department. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Acting Secretary of the Navy in answer to Senate resolution of May 22 calling for information concerning the quarters rented by the department. June 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
An epitome of historical events and of official and other correspondence connected with the acquisition and other dealings of the United States with the Philippine Islands. Prepared by Erving Winslow, Secretary of the New England Anti-Imperialistic League. May 29, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed as a document.
Quarters rented by Civil Service Commission. The presiding officer presented the following report from the Civil Service Commission, in answer to Senate resolution of May 22, calling for information concerning the quarters rented by the Commission, giving the location, area of floor space occupied, and the annual rental. May 31, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Staff corps increase. Submarine boats. Hearings before the Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate. June 6, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Depth of water in the channel leading to Mare Island Navy-yard, etc. The President pro tempore presented the following report from the Secretary of the Navy answering Senate resolution of May 22, 1902, asking for information in regard to the depth of water in the channel leading to Mare Island Navy-yard, etc. June 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Destruction of fish in the shore waters of the United States, etc. Letter from the Acting Attorney-General transmitting report relating to the destruction of fish in the shore waters of the United States, near the province of New Brunswick, by dynamite and other explosive fishing. June 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Fisheries and ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by the Post-Office Department. Letter from the Postmaster-General, transmitting to the Senate information concerning quarters rented by the Post-Office Department, giving location, area of space occupied, and the annual rental thereof. June 7, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Election of United States Senators by the people. Mr. Gallinger presented the following list of principal speeches and reports made in Congress in recent years upon the proposed change. June 9, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Watershed of the Rainier Forest Reserve, Washington. Mr. Turner presented the following Senate papers relating to the watershed of the Rainier Forest Reserve, in the State of Washington, as affected by the grazing of sheep and other live stock on such reserve. June 10, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be printed.
Plea for the District of Columbia. Mr. Stewart presented the following plea for the District of Columbia, by a disfranchised taxpayer. June 10, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed as a document.
Debates in the federal convention of 1787, etc. Mr. Gallinger presented the following debates in the federal convention of 1787, held at Philadelphia, on the election of Senators, compiled by A.P.C. Griffin, chief bibliographer, Library of Congress. June 11, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections and ordered to be printed.
Claims arising from Indian depredations. Mr. Gamble presented the following memorandum relating the Senate Bill No. 3544, to amend an act entitled "An Act To Provide for the Adjudication and Payment of Claims Arising from Indian Depredations," approved March 3, 1891. May 5, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Depredations and ordered to be printed.
American Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mr. Penrose presented the following petition of the American Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company, of Philadelphia, Pa., praying the extension for ten years of letters patent No. 350,229, being the basic patent for the art of wireless telegraphy and telephony granted to Amos Emerson Dolbear in 1886. May 7, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be printed.
Protection of Sandy Hook Reservation. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a letter from the commanding officer at Sandy Hook Proving Grounds calling attention to the necessity for an appropriation for the protection of the lower end of the Sandy Hook Reservation from the sea. May 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Eastern Cherokee Indians. Mr. Gamble presented the following statement in relation to the award made the Eastern Cherokee Indians and findings of the Court of Claims, etc. May 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Issuance of certain military orders in the Philippines. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to Senate resolution of May 1, 1902, communicating certain information regarding the issuance of certain military orders by Brig. Gen. J.F. Bell and Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Smith in the Philippines. May 7, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Schedules of papers, etc., on file in Treasury Department, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedules of papers, etc., on the files of various offices of the department and in other buildings, not needed in the transaction of public business, and which have no permanent value or historical interest, and requesting immediate action. May 8, 1902. -- Referred to the Joint Committee on Destruction of Useless Papers and ordered to be printed.
Memorial of the Delaware Indians. Memorial of the Delaware tribe of Indians residing in the Cherokee Nation relative to their several claims against the United States, which they request be referred to the Court of Claims for adjudication. May 8, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Breakwater in Hilo Bay. Memorial of the citizens of Hilo, Hawaii, praying for the construction of a breakwater in Hilo Bay. May 8, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico and ordered to be printed.
Disappearing gun carriages. Synopsis of reports from artillery officers on subject of disappearing gun carriages printed in Senate Document No. 336, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session. May 13, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Number of disappearing gun carriages constructed, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting four tables, prepared by the Chief of Ordnance, embodying the information called for in Senate Resolution No. 206, dated April 26, 1902, showing number of disappearing gun carriages constructed, their cost, etc. May 13, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Documents relating to the Interoceanic Canal. May 15, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Franchises in Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting certified copies of five franchises which have been granted by the Executive Council of Porto Rico in conformity with section 32 of the Act approved April 12, 1900, entitled "An Act Temporarily to Provide Revenue and a Civil Government for Porto Rico, and for Other Purposes." May 16, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico and ordered to be printed.
National Conservatory of Music and Art. Argument in favor of a National Conservatory of Music and Art, by Henry I. Kowalsky, of San Francisco, Cal. (To accompany S. 5872.) May 16, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed.
Thomas E. Streeter. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting a certified copy of the findings filed by the court in the cause of Thomas E. Streeter versus the United States. May 19, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Selection of a site and erection of a statue of Marshal De Rochambeau. The President pro tempore presented the following letter, transmitting the report of the Committee to whom was committed, by the Act of Congress approved February 14, 1902, the selection of a site ... May 21, 1902. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Inauguration of the President of Cuba, etc. Mr. Fairbanks presented the following: The Republic of Cuba -- account of the inauguration of Estrada Palma as President of the Republic of Cuba, the departure of the American troops, the end of American rule, and the hoisting of the Cuban flag in the island, and also resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives in respect thereto. May 21, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Per diem service pensions. Hearing before the Committee on Pensions of the United States Senate on the Bill (S. 1890) granting per diem service pensions to honorably discharged officers and enlisted men of the Union Army in the Civil War. May 20, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Barbette carriages. Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to Senate resolution of May 10, 1902, in re barbette carriages. May 27, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Medals for officers and soldiers. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs of the Senate, to accompany Senate joint resolution No. 109, in re medals for officers and soldiers of the United States. June 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Appropriation for Garfield Hospital. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioners of the District in re an appropriation for equipping Garfield Hospital. June 2, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Uniform metal lock boxes. May 29, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Post-Office and Post-Roads and ordered to be printed.
The Cuban Republic. Letter from the Secretary of State, announcing the receipt of a resolution of the Senate of May 21, 1902, in re the Cuban Republic, and that he has forwarded an engrossed copy thereof to the minister of the United States at Habana for transmission to the President of the Cuban Republic. May 29, 1902. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Rented quarters occupied by the Department of Agriculture. Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a detailed statement showing location, annual rental, etc., of quarters occupied by the Department of Agriculture. May 29, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Hearing before the Committee on Immigration of the United States Senate on the Bill (S. 3968) to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors in immigrant stations and other public buildings. May 29, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by the Interior Department. The President Pro Tempore presented the following report from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to Senate Resolution of May 22 calling for information concerning quarters rented by the department, etc. June 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Selection of Captain Crozier for Chief of Ordnance. Mr. Cockrell presented the following report from the Secretary of War giving the reasons for the selection of Captain Crozier to be Chief of Ordnance. June 3, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed as a document.
Views on Philippines. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War dated May 29, 1902, in response to the resolution of the Senate of the 27th ultimo. June 4, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on the Philippines, and ordered to be printed.
Quarters rented by Department of State. Letter from the Secretary of State, in answer to Senate resolution of May 22 and giving information concerning quarters rented by the department. June 3, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Certain claims of British and German subjects. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report by the Secretary of State in regard to certain claims of British and German subjects growing out of the seizure of the British Schooners E.R. Nickerson and Wary during the late war with Spain, and recommending an appropriation be made by Congress to pay said claims. June 6, 1902. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Earthquake at Panama in 1882. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting copy of a dispatch from the former vice-consul of the United States at Panama containing data in regard to the earthquake there in 1882. June 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Interoceanic Canals and ordered to be printed.
Election of United States Senators by the people. Mr. Gallinger presented the following list of principal speeches and reports made in Congress in recent years upon the proposed change, corrected and extended to June 12, 1902. Also a reprint of the principal documents relating to the subject of the election of United States Senators ... June 13, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Reciprocity with Cuba. Message from the President of the United States, in reference to reciprocity with Cuba. June 13, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Relations with Cuba and ordered to be printed.
plan for the study of man, with reference to bills to establish a laboratory for the study of the criminal, pauper, and defective classes, with a bibliography of child study, by Arthur MacDonald,.... June 9, 1902. -- Presented by Mr. Clapp, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. June 16, 1902. -- Ordered to be reprinted with additional matter. June 28, 1902. -- Ordered to be reprinted.
Detailed force, Executive Office, during Spanish-American War. Letter from the Secretary of the President, giving number of hours' service rendered in excess of customary office hours by detailed force, Executive Office, during the Spanish-American War, and recommending compensation for said service. May 9, 1902. -- Ordered to lie on the table and be printed...
Capt. Charles Anderson. Mr. Bard presented the following papers relating to the application of Capt. Charles Anderson to be reimbursed for the loss of personal effects during the cyclone at Galveston, Tex., while in the military service of the United States. May 9, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims, to accompany Senate Bill 5716, and ordered to be printed.
Collection of taxes in the District of Columbia. Mr. Stewart presented the following letter from the Committee on Taxation to the officers and members of the Board of Trade of the District of Columbia. May 9, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Army transport Egbert. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a list of steamship lines and shipowners to whom information was furnished regarding the conditions of sale of the Army transport Egbert. June 6, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Memorial from the Cherokee Indians. Memorial from the Cherokee Nation of Indians in relation to the sale of the "Cherokee Outlet" lands, asking that an appropriation be made for the payment of the amount of each item of the claim and interest thereon in full, and that the treaties, statutes, etc., be complied with by the United States. May 21, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. 		63
Serial set 4246 Report of irrigation investigations in California under the direction of Elwood Mead, assisted by William E. Smythe, Marsden Manson, J.M. Wilson, Charles D. Marx, Frank Soull, C.E. Grunsky, Edward M. Boggs, James D. Schuyler. 1
Serial set 4247 Receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for December, 1901. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report from the Secretary of State covering a statement showing the receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the month of December, 1901, in accordance with the act approved March 3, 1901. June 19, 1902. -- Read and ordered to be printed.
Certain state claims against the United States. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
The ethics of the fight for Cuban reciprocity. Mr. Teller submitted the following letter from Truman G. Palmer to Hon. Henry M. Teller, member Senate Committee on Relations with Cuba. June 27, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for enforcement of Chinese-Exclusion Act. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for enforcement of the Chinese-Exclusion Act for the year 1902. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State covering a statement showing the receipts and disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the month of April, 1902...June 13, 1902. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Industrial Expositions and ordered to be printed.
Moriarty submarine boat. Hearings before the Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives. Statements of Clarence W. De Knight, counsel, and Thomas J. Moriarty, President of the Newport Manufacturing Company, and inventor. June 13, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Guy N. Stockslager. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, informing the Senate as to the employment of Guy N. Stockslager, by Lieut. D.H. Jarvis, of the Revenue-Cutter Service, at Nome, Alaska. June 14, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Shoddy vs. pure wool. Hearings before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session. June 19, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Expenditures in the Philippine Islands, etc. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of money paid out of Philippine treasury for and on account of the Philippine Commission; also of money paid by the United States for transportation of troops since the ratification of the peace treaty between the United States and Spain, and to what companies paid... June 20, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on the Philippines and ordered to be printed.
Claims certified by accounting officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting report of claims certified by the accounting officers of the Treasury for which no provision for payment has been made by Congress. June 19, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Laws of Porto Rico. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of the laws enacted at the last session of the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico, submitted through the Interior Department by the Secretary of the Territory of Porto Rico. June 20, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico and ordered to be printed.
Reappropriation of unexpended balances, Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing submitting a clause for inclusion in the general deficiency bill. June 20, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
The Philippine situation. Testimony and statements of witnesses, American and foreign, concerning 1st. Conduct of our Army. 2d. Reconcentration. 3d. Effect of our administration on the people. 4th. Filipino self-government and effect of American withdrawal. 5th. Foreign testimony of Filipino character and the situation. 6th. Summary. June 23, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Claims of the loyal Creeks. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, presented the following memorials of S.W. Peel and Isparhecher, ex-chief Muskogee (Creek) Nation, presenting the claims of the loyal Creeks. June 23, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Report prepared by Gen. George W. Davis on the general staff bill. Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Committee on Military Affairs transmitting a copy of a report prepared by Gen. George W. Davis on subjects covered by the bill now before said committee "to increase the efficiency of the Army" and frequently referred to as "the general staff bill." June 23, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Herman D. Crow. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Attorney-General submitting an item to be incorporated into the general deficiency bill. June 23, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered against the United States. Letter from the Acting Attorney-General, transmitting, in compliance with Senate Resolution No. 275, a list of judgments rendered against the government by the circuit and district courts of the United States, under act of March 3, 1887, for which an appropriation should be made. June 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Additional appropriation for collecting revenue from Customs. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, submitting an estimate in the sum of $150,000 additional appropriation for expenses of collecting the revenue from Customs for the current fiscal year. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Claim of the State of Vermont. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in compliance with section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884, the claim of the State of Vermont for expenses incurred in raising volunteers from 1861 to 1871, allowed by the Auditor for the War Department. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Fort Stevens-Lincoln National Military Park. June 26, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in response to Senate resolution No. 275, transmitting to the Senate a list of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims not heretofore reported to Congress. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by accounting officers. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting schedules of claims allowed by the several accounting officers of the Treasury Department under appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund in compliance with the act of July 7, 1884. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Indian depredation cases. Letter from the Attorney-General, transmitting list of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims in favor of claimants in Indian depredation cases not heretofore appropriated for. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Bowers hydraulic dredge patents. Hearing on application for extension. Committee on Patents, United States Senate. Statements of Clarence W. De Knight and Lysander Hill. June 26, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Cost of surveys and allotments of certain Indian lands. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior...submitting estimates of the cost of surveys and allotments of land on the Walker River, Uintah, and Spokane Indian Reservations. June 14, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations...and ordered to be printed.
Missouri troops in service during the Civil War. Letter from the Secretary of War...transmitting a paper...showing various classes of Missouri Volunteers...in service during the Civil War, and the laws...under which they were raised; also what classes of such are recognized...as being in the military service of the United States...June 18, 1902. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 		26
Serial set 4248 Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in response to the resolution of the Senate of March 2, 1901, a communication from the Secretary of State submitting reports from consular officers of the United States giving an account of each consulate and consular agency, showing its principal industries and exports, the surrounding climatic conditions, the general cost of living, and similar information. June 17, 1902. -- Read; ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 4249 Bills referred to the Committee on Pensions. June 30, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
The Steel Trust Both a Prince and a Pauper. Mr. Carmack presented the following: The Steel Trust Both a Prince and a Pauper, by Byron W. Holt. June 27, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Florida seeking light on the dispensary law. Mr. Tillman presented the following editorial clipping from the Press and Banner, Abbeville, S.C., of Wednesday, June 25, 1902, headed "Florida seeking light on the dispensary law," and describing the effect of the law in South Carolina. June 27, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
The "deadly parallel" on Cuban tariff reduction. Compiled by Truman G. Palmer. June 27, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
The wire-rope trust. Mr. Carmack submitted the following: The wire-rope trust paid Republicans $100,000 in 1896; made own tariff schedule in 1897, etc., by Byron W. Holt. June 27, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
The world's sugar problem. June 27, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
Statement of revenues and expenditures in Cuba as shown in auditor's statements of accounts current in May and June, 1900, and supplementary accounts from date of American occupation to June 30, 1900. June 25, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Relations with Cuba and ordered to be printed.
History of appropriations, etc. Chronological history of appropriation bills, first session of the Fifty-seventh Congress; estimates and appropriations for the fiscal year 1902-1903, and appropriations for the fiscal year 1901-1902. Comparison and appropriations, fiscal years 1903 and 1902. Comparison of appropriations for the fiscal years 1903, 1902, 1901, 1900, and 1899. July 1, 1902. -- Presented by Mr. Allison...
Civil government in the Philippine Islands. June 30, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
In the Senate of the United States. Milk in relation to public health. The necessity for the enactment of Senate bill entitled "A Bill To Regulate the Production and Sale of Milk and Cream In and For the District of Columbia." By George M. Kober, M.D., Chairman Committee on Public Health, Civic Center, and Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Medical Society of the District of Columbia. June 28, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
E.G. Rathbone. June 28, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Relations with Cuba and ordered to be printed.
Irrigation of arid lands. Mr. Stewart presented the following extracts on the subject of irrigation from the message of the president, speeches of members of Congress, documents, etc. -- broad national benefits -- irrigation of arid lands will help east and west alike -- no competition with eastern agriculture. July 1, 1902. -- Ordered to be printed.
The American bison in the United States and Canada. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting to the Senate facts in relation to the preservation of the American bison in the United States and Canada. July 1, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and ordered to be printed. 		13
Serial set 4250 Fourth report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. October 11, 1900-October 11, 1901. "Home and country." Approved by the National Board of Management, May 8, 1902. June 27, 1902. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 4251 Appropriations, new offices, etc. Statements showing I. -- Appropriations made during the first session of the Fifty-seventh Congress. II. -- New offices created and the salaries thereof. III. Offices the salaries of which have been omitted, with the amount of reduction . IV. -- Offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase... Fifty-seventh Congress, first session, December 2, 1901, to July 1, 1902. 1
Serial set 4252 Memorial addresses on the life and character of James H. Kyle (late a Senator from South Dakota), delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session. 1
Serial set 4253 Indian affairs. Laws and treaties. Vol. I. (Statutes, executive orders, proclamations, and statistics of tribes.) Compiled to December 1, 1902. 1
Serial set 4254 Indian affairs. Laws and treaties. Vol. II. (Treaties.) 1