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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 29 STAT. · March 3, 1897 · Chapter 429

Chapter 429. Granting a pension to Rachel Patton

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CHAP. 429.— An Act Granting a pension to Rachel Patton. March 3, 1897. *Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Rachel Patton.Pension. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, the name of Rachel Patton, of Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, formerly the widow of John H. Patton, late captain of Company C, Seventy-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers.
In the House of Representatives, *February 9, 1897.* The President of the United States having returned to the House of Representatives in which it originated the bill (H. R. 1185) “An Act granting a pension to Rachel Patton” with his objections thereto the House proceeded in pursuance of the Constitution to reconsider the same; and *Resolved, * That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: A McDowell *Clerk* In the Senate of the United States, *March 3, 1897.* The Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the bill entitled “An Act granting a pension to Rachel Patton,” returned to the House of Representatives by the President of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the House of Representatives to the Senate, with the message of the President returning the bill: *Resolved, * That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same.
Attest: Wm . R. Cox *Secretary.* RESOLUTIONS. No. 6: Authorizing Surgeon P. M. Rixey, of the Navy, to accept from the King of Spain the grand cross of naval merit with the white distinction mark, in recognition of services rendered to the officer and sailors of the Santa Maria who were injured by an explosion on that ship. Private Resolution 6 29 Stat. 837 1897-01-26 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-10-30 54 2 private [No. 6.] Joint Resolution Authorizing Surgeon P. M. Rixey, of the Navy, to accept from the King of Spain the grand cross of naval merit with the white distinction mark, in recognition of services rendered to the officer and sailors of the Santa Maria who were injured by an explosion on that ship. January 26, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Surgeon P.
M. Rixey, of theP- M. Rixey.May accept decoration from King of Spain. United States Navy, be, and is hereby, authorized to accept the grand cross of naval merit with the white distinction mark, conferred upon him by the King of Spain in recognition of the services rendered by that officer to an officer and sailors of the Santa Maria injured by an explosion on that ship in New York Harbor. Approved, January 26, 1897. No. 22: Granting a life-saving medal to Daniel E. Lynn, of Port Huron, Michigan.
Private Resolution 22 29 Stat. 837 1897-03-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-10-30 54 2 private [No. 22.] Joint Resolution Granting a life-saving medal to Daniel E. Lynn, of Port Huron, Michigan. March 2, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the Secretary of the TreasuryDaniel E.
Lynn.Granted gold life saving medal. be, and he is hereby, authorized to bestow upon Daniel E. Lynn, of the city of Port Huron, Michigan, a gold life-saving medal in recognition of his heroic services in the attempt to rescue the crew of the schooner William Shupe on the nineteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and ninety-four. Approved, March 2, 1897. No. 25: Authorizing Lieutenant William McCarty Little to accept a decoration from the King of Spain. Private Resolution 25 29 Stat. 837 1897-03-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-10-30 54 2 private [No. 25.] Joint Resolution Authorizing Lieutenant William McCarty Little to accept a decoration from the King of Spain. March 3, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Lieutenant William McCartyWilliam McCarty Little.May accept decoration from King of Spain. Little, of the United States Navy, be, and is hereby, authorized to accept from the King of Spain, through the Queen Regent, the decoration of the cross of ordinary commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in recognition of his services in Spain in connection with the Columbian Exposition.
Approved, March 3, 1897. No. 26: To authorize Professor Simon Newcomb, United States Navy, and Professor Asaph Hall, United States Navy, to accept decorations from the Government of the Republic of France. Private Resolution 26 29 Stat. 837 1897-03-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-10-30 54 2 private [No. 26.] Joint Resolution To authorize Professor Simon Newcomb, United States Navy, and Professor Asaph Hall, United States Navy, to accept decorations from the Government of the Republic of France.
March 3, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Professor Simon Newcomb,Simon Newcomb and Asaph Hall.May accept decorations from France. United States Navy, and Professor Asaph Hall, United States Navy, be, and they are hereby, authorized to accept from the Government of the Republic of France the decorations awarded to them, respectively, for their services to the French Academy of Sciences as corresponding members.
Approved, March 3, 1897. 837 TREATIES AND CONVENTIONSconcluded by theUNITED STATES OF AMERICAwithFOREIGN NATIONS. 839 TREATIES. October 1, 1895 Convention 29 Stat. 841 CONVENTION—MEXICO. October 1, 1895. *Convention between the United States of America and the United States*October 1, 1895. *of Mexico extending for one year from December 24, 1895, the duration of the convention of March 1, 1889. Signed at Washington October 1, 1895; ratification advised by the Senate December 17, 1895; ratified by the President December 20, 1895; ratified by the President of Mexico November 5, 1895; ratifications exchanged at Washington December 21, 1895; proclaimed December 21, 1895.* By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America andPreamble.Vol. 26, p. 1512.*Post*, p. 857. the United States of Mexico extending for a period of one year from December 24, 1895, the duration of the Convention between the two high Contracting Parties of March 1, 1889 concerning the water boundary between the two countries, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the city of Washington on the first day of October 1895, the original of which Convention, being in the English and Spanish languages is word for word as follows:
Whereas the United States of America and the United States of Mexico desire to comply fully with the provisions of the Convention concluded and signed at Washington, March 1, 1889, to facilitate the carrying out of the principles contained in the Convention of November 12, 1884, between the two High Contracting Parties, and to avoid the difficulties occasioned by reason of the changes which take place in the beds of the Rio Grande and Colorado River in that portion thereof where they serve as a boundary line between the two Republics;
And whereas the time fixed by Article IX of the Convention of March 1, 1889, will expire December 24, 1895; And whereas the two High Contracting Parties deem it expedient to agree upon an extension of the 841 842time stipulated in Article IX aforesaid, to the end that the International Boundary Commission may conclude the examination and decision of the cases submitted to it, they have appointed for this purpose their respective plenipotentiaries, to wit: Plenipotentiaries.The President of the United States of America, Richard Olney, Secretary of State of the United States of America; and The President of the United States of Mexico, Matias Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of Mexico at Washington, Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and true form, have agreed upon and concluded the following article:
Article. Duration of water boundary convention with Mexico extended one year.*Post,* p. 858.The duration of the Convention of March 1, 1889, between the United States of America and the United States of Mexico, which, in virtue of the provisions of Article IX thereof, was to continue in force for a period of five years from the date of the exchange of its ratifications, and which will terminate December 24, 1895, is hereby extended for the period of one year from that date. Ratification.This Convention shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in conformity with their respective Constitutions, and its ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible.
Signatures.In faith whereof, we, the undersigned, in virtue of our respective full powers, have signed this convention, in duplicate, in the English and Spanish languages, and have thereunto affixed our respective seals. Done at the City of Washington, this first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. Deseando los Estados Unidos deContracting parties. América y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos dar pleno cumplimiento á las estipulaciones de la Convención concluida y firmada en Washington el 1º de Marzo de 1889 para facilitar la ejecución de los principios contenidos en el Tratado de 12 de Noviembre de 1884, firmado entre las dos Altas Partes contratantes, y evitar las dificultades ocasionadas con motivo de los cambios que tienen lugar en el canee de los rios Bravo del Norte y Colorado en aquellas de sus partes que sirven de límite á las dos Repúblicas;
Y debiendo expirar el 24 de Diciembre de 1895 el plazo fijado por el articulo TX de la Convención de 1º de Marzo 1889; Y considerando conveniente las dos Altas Partes Contratantes prorogar el plazo estipulado en el Ar-841842tículo IX de dicha Convención, á fin de que la Comisión Internacional de Límites pueda concluir el examen y decisión de los casos que se le han sometido, han nombrado con ese objeto sus respectivos Plenipotenciarios, á saber: El Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América á Richard Olney, Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos de América; y El Presidentede los Estados Unidos Mexicanos á.
Matías Romero, Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en Washington, Quienes, después de haberse comunicado sus respectivos plenos poderes, encontrándolos en buena y debida forma, y puestos de acuerdo entre sí, han convenido en el artículo siguiente: Artículo Único. La duración de la Convención de 1º de Marzo de 1889, firmada entre los Estados Unidos de America y los EstadosUnidos Mexicanos, que, conforme álas estipulaciones de su Artículo IX, debería, permanecer vigente por el plazo de cinco años contados desde la fecha del can ge de sus ratificaciones y que terminará el 24 Diciembre de 1895, se proroga por la presente por el período de un año contado desde esta última fecha.
Esta Convención sera ratificada por las dos Altas Partes Contratantes de acuerdo con sus respectivas Constituciones, y las ratificaciones secaugearán en Washington tan pronto como sea posible. En fe de lo cual, nos, los infrascritos, en virtud de nuestros respectivos plenos poderes, hemos firmado esta Convención por duplicado, en las lenguas Inglesa é Española, y hemos puesto nuestros respectivos sellos. Hecho en la Ciudad de Washington, el dia primero de Octubre del año de Nuestro Señor mil ochocientos noventa y cinco.
Richard Olney [seal.] M. Romero [seal.] Exchange of ratifications.And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the twenty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five; 843 Now, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, PresidentProclamation. of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord oue thousand eight hundred [seal.] and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth. GROVER CLEVELAND By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* February 8, 1896 Convention 29 Stat. 844 844 CONVENTION—GREAT BRITAIN. June 11, 1896. February 8, 1896.*Convention between the United States and Great Britain, for the settlement of claims presented by Great Britain against the United States in virtue of the Convention of February 29, 1892.
Concluded February 8, 1896; ratification advised by the Senate, with amendments, April 15, 1896; ratified by the President April 23, 1896; ratified by Her Britannic Majesty May 14, 1896; ratifications exchanged June 3, 1896; proclaimed June 11, 1896.* By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 27, p. 947.Whereas, a Convention between the Governments of the United States of America and Great Britain, providing for the settlement of claims presented by Great Britain against the United States in virtue of the Convention of February 29, 1892, between the same High Contracting Parties, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington, on the eighth day of February, 1896, which Convention, being in the English language, and as amended by the Senate of the United States, is word for word as follows:
Contracting parties.Whereas by a Treaty between the United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, signed at Washington on February 29, 1892, the questions which had arisen between their respective Governments concerning the jurisdictional rights of the United States in the waters of Behring Sea, and concerning also the preservation of the fur-seal in, or habitually resorting to, the said Sea, and the rights of the citizens and subjects of either country as regards the taking of fur-seal in, or habitually resorting to, the said waters, were submitted to a Tribunal of Arbitration as therein constituted;
And whereas the High Contracting Parties having found themselves unable to agree upon a reference which should include the question of the liability of each for the injuries alleged to have been sustained by the other, or by its citizens, in connection with the claims presented and urged by' it, did, by Article VIII of the said Treaty, agree that either party might submit to the Arbitrators any questions of fact involved in said claims and ask for a finding thereon, the question of the liability of either Government on the facts found to be the subject of further negotiations;
And whereas the Agent of Great Britain did, in accordance with the provisions of said Article VIII, submit to the Tribunal of Arbitration certain findings of fact which were agreed to as proved by the Agent of the United States, and the Arbitrators did unanimously find the facts so set forth to be true, as appears by the Award of the Tribunal rendered on the 15th day of August, 1893; And whereas in view of the said findings of fact and of the decision of the Tribunal of Arbitration concerning the jurisdictional rights of the United States in Behring Sea and the right of protection or property of the United States in the fur-seals frequenting the islands of the United States in Behring Sea, the Government of the United States is desirous that in so far as its liability is not already fixed and determined by the findings of fact and the decision of said Tribunal 845of Arbitration, the question of such liability should be definitely and fully settled and determined, and compensation made, for any injuries for which, in the contemplation of the Treaty aforesaid, and the award and findings of the Tribunal of Arbitration compensation may be due to great Britain from the United States;
And whereas it is claimed by Great Britain, though not admitted by the United States, that prior to the said award certain other claims against the United States accrued in favor of Great Britain on account of seizures of or interference with the following named British sealing vessels,—to wit, the “Wanderer,” the “Winnifred,” the “Henrietta” and the “Oscar and Hattie,” and it is for the mutual nterest and convenience of both the High Contracting Parties that the liability of the United States, if any, and the amount of compensation to be paid, if any, in respect of such claims and each of them should also be determined under the jirovisions of this Convention—all claims by Great Britain under Article V of the Modus Vivendi of April 18, 1892 forVol. 27, p. 953. the abstention from fishing of British sealers during the pendency of said arbitration having been definitely waived before the Tribunal of Arbitration:
The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the end of concluding a Convention for that purpose, have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States, the Honorable Richard Olney,Plenipotentiaries. Secretary of State; and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honorable Sir Julian Pauncefote, G. C. B., G. C. M. G., Her Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the following Articles: Article I. The high Contracting Parties agree that all claims on account ofClaims of Great Britain for fur-seal compensation referred to Commissioners. injuries sustained by persons in whose behalf Great Britain is entitled to claim compensation from the United States and arising by virtue of the Treaty aforesaid, the award and the findings of the said Tribunal of Arbitration, as also the additional claims specified in the 5th paragraph of the preamble hereto, shall be referred to two Commissioners, one of whom shall be appointed by the President of the United States, and the other by Her Britannic Majesty, and each of whom shall be learned in the law.
Appended to this Convention is a list of the claims intended to be referred. Article II. The two Commissioners shall meet at Victoria, in the Province ofMeeting at Victoria. British Columbia, Canada, as soon as practicable after the exchange of the ratifications of this Convention, and, after taking an oath that they will fairly and impartially investigate the claims referred to them and render a just decision thereon, they shall proceed jointly to the discharge of their duties.
The Commission shall also sit at San Francisco, California, as well asSitting at San Francisco. Victoria, provided either Commissioner shall so request if he shall be of opinion that the interests of justice shall so require, for reasons to be recorded on the minutes. Article III. The said Commissioners shall determine the liability of the UnitedDecision to be final. States, if any, in respect of each claim and assess the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid on account thereof—so far as they shall 846be able to agree thereon—and their decision shall be accepted by the two Governments as final.
Hearings.They shall be authorized to hear and examine, on oath or affirmation, which each of said Commissioners is hereby empowered to administer or receive, every question of fact not found by the Tribunal of Arbitration, and to receive all suitable authentic testimony concerning the same; and the Government of the United States shall have the right to raise the question of its liability before the Commissioners in any case where it shall be proved that the vessel was wholly or in part the actual property of a citizen of the United States.
Testimony.The said Commission, when sitting at San Francisco or Victoria, shall have and exercise all such powers for the procurement or enforcement of testimony as may hereafter be provided by appropriate legislation. Article V. Report of disagreements.In the cases, if any, in which the Commissioners shall fail to agree, they shall transmit to each Government a joint report stating in detail the points on which they differ, and the grounds on which their opinions have been formed; and any such difference shall be referred for final Umpire.adjustment to an Umpire to be appointed by the two Governments jointly, or, in case of disagreement, to be nominated by the President of the Swiss Confederation at the request of the two Governments.
Article VI. Filling vacancies.In case of the death, or incapacity to serve, from sickness or any other cause, of either of the two Commissioners, or of the Umpire, if any, his place shall be filled in the manner herein provided for the original appointment. Article VII. Expenses.Each Government shall provide for the remuneration of the Commissioner appointed by it. The remuneration of the Umpire, if one should be appointed, and all contingent and incidental expenses of the Commission, or of the Umpire, shall be defrayed by the two Governments in equal moieties.
Article VIII. Payment of award.The amount awarded to Great Britain under this Convention on account of any claimant shall be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty within six months after the amount thereof shall have been finally ascertained. Article IX. Ratification.The present Convention shall be duly ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged either at Washington or at London within six months from the date hereof, or earlier, if possible.
Signatures.In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this Convention and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Washington, the eighth day of February, 1896. Richard Olney [seal] Julian Pauncefote [seal] 847 APPENDIX OF CLAIMS.Appendix of claims. *Claims submitted to the Tribunal of Arbitration at Paris.* Name of vessel. Date of seizure. Approximate distance from land when seized. United States vessel making seizure. Carolina Aug. 1, 1886. 75 miles Corwin.
Thornton Aug. 1, 1886. 70 miles Corwin. Onward Aug. 2, 1886. 115 miles Corwin. Favorite Aug. 2, 1886. Warned by Corwin in about same position as Onward. Anna Beck July 2, 1887. 66 miles Rush. W. P. Sayward July 9, 1887. 59 miles Rush. Dolphin July 12, 1887. 40 miles Rush. Grace July 17, 1887. 96 miles Rush. Alfred Adams Aug. 10, 1887. 62 miles Rush. Ada Aug. 25, 1887. 15 miles Bear. Triumph Aug. 4, 1887. Warned by Rush not to enter Behring Sea. Juanita July 31, 1889. 66 miles Rush.
Pathfinder July 29, 1889. 50 miles Rush. Triumph July 11, 1889. Ordered out of Behring Sea by Rush—Query as to position when warned. Black Diamond July 11, 1889. 35 miles Rush. Lily Aug. 6, 1889. 66 miles Rush. Ariel July 30, 1889. Ordered out of Behring Sea by Rush. Kate Aug. 13, 1889. .....ditto Rush. Minnie July 15, 1889. 65 miles Rush. Pathfinder Mar. 27, 1890. Seized in Neah Bay Corwin. Personal Claims 1886 Personal Claims 1887 Costs in Sayward Case. additional claims. Wanderer 1887–89.
Winifred 1891 Henrietta 1892 Oscar and Hattie 1892 And Whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on bothExchange of ratifications. parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the City of London on the third day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six; Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President ofProclamation. the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, as amended, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 11th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth. GROVER CLEVELAND By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* November 22, 1894 Treaty 29 Stat. 848 848 TREATY—JAPAN. November 22, 1894. November 22, 1894.*Treaty between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan.
Commerce and navigation. Concluded at Washington, November 22, 1894; ratification advised by the Senate February 5, 1895; ratified, by the President February 15, 1895', ratified by the Emperor February 27, 1895; ratifications exchanged at Washington March 21, 1895; proclaimed March 21, 1895.* By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Whereas, a treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at the city of Washington on the 22d day of November 1894, which treaty, being amended by the Senate of the United States, and being in the English language, is word for word as follows:— Contracting parties.The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, being equally desirous of maintaining the relations of good understanding which happily exist between them, by extending and increasing the intercourse between their respective States, and, being convinced that this object cannot better be accomplished than by revising the Treaties hitherto existing between the two countries, have resolved to complete such a revision, based upon principles of equity and mutual benefit, and, for that purpose, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
Plenipotentiaries.The President of the United States of America, Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of State of the United States, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Jushii Shinichiro Kurino, of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and of the Fourth Class; who, after having communicated to each other their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:— Article I. Reciprocal freedom of trade, travel, etc.The citizens or subjects of each of the two High Contracting Parties shall have full liberty to enter, travel, or reside in any part of the territories of the other Contracting Party, and shall enjoy full and perfect protection for their persons and property.
They shall have free access to the Courts of Justice in pursuit and defence of their rights; they shall be at liberty equally with native citizens or subjects to choose and employ lawyers, advocates and representatives to pursue and defend their rights before such Courts, and in all other matters connected with the administration of justice they shall enjoy all the rights and privileges enjoyed by native citizens or subjects. In whatever relates to rights of residence and travel; to the possession of goods and effects of any kind; to the succession to personal 849estate, by will or otherwise, and the disposal of property of any sort and in any manner whatsoever which they may lawfully acquire, the citizens or subjects of each Contracting Party shall enjoy in the territories of the other the same privileges, liberties, and rights, and shall be subject to no higher impost or charges in these respects than native citizens or subjects, or citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
The citizens or subjects of each of the Contracting Parties shall enjoy in the territories of the other entire liberty of conscience, and, subject to the laws, ordinances, and regulations, shall enjoy the right of private or public exercise of their worship, and also the right of burying their respective countrymen, according to their religious customs, in such suitable and convenient places as may be established and maintained for that purpose. They shall not be compelled, under any pretext whatsoever, to payTaxes, etc., to be equal. any charges or taxes other or higher than those that are, or may be paid by native citizens or subjects, or citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
The citizens or subjects of either of the Contracting Parties residingExemption from military service, etc. in the territories of the other shall be exempted from all compulsory military service whatsoever, whether in the army, navy, national guard, or militia; from all contributions imposed in lieu of personal service; and from all forced loans or military exactions or contributions. Article II. There shall be reciprocal freedom of commerce and navigation betweenCommerce and navigation. the territories of the two High Contracting Parties.
The citizens or subjects of each of the High Contracting Parties may trade in any part of the territories of the other by wholesale or retail in all kinds of produce, manufactures, and merchandizeof lawful commerce, either in person or by agents, singly or in partnershiii with foreigners or native citizens or subjects; and they may there own or hire and occupy houses, manufactories, warehouses, shops and premises which may be necessary for them, and lease land for residential and commercial purposes, conforming themselves to the laws, police and customs regulations of the country like native citizens or subjects.
They shall have liberty freely to come with their ships and cargoes to all places, ports, and rivers in the territories of the other, which are or may be opened to foreign commerce, and shall enjoy, respectively, the same treatment in matters of commerce and navigation as native citizens or subjects, or citizens or subjects of the most favored nation, without having to pay taxes, imposts or duties, of whatever nature or under whatever denomination levied in the name or for the profit of the Government, public functionaries, private individuals, Corporations, or establishments of any kind, other or greater than those paid by native citizens or subjects, or citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
It is, however, understood that the stipulations contained in this andLaws as to trade, immigration, etc., not affected. the preceding Article do not in any way affect the laws, ordinances and regulations with regard to trade, the immigration of laborers, police and public security which are in force or which may hereafter be enacted in either of the two countries. Article III. The dwellings, manufactories, warehouses, and shops of the citizensInviolability of dwellings, etc. or subjects of each of the High Contracting Parties in the territories of the other, and all premises appertaining thereto destined for purposes of residence or commerce, shall be respected.
It shall not be allowable to proceed to make a search of, or a domiciliary visit to, such dwellings and premises, or to examine or inspect books, papers, or accounts, except under the conditions and with the forms prescribed by the laws, ordinances and regulations for citizens or subjects of the country. 850 Article IV. No discriminating import duties or prohibitions.No other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation into the territories of the United States of any article, the produce or manufacture of the territories of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, from whatever place arriving; and no other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation into the territories of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan of any article, the produce or manufacture of the territories of the United States, from whatever place arriving, than on the like article produced or manufactured in any other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be maintained or imposed on the importation of any article, the produce or manufacture of the territories of either of the High Contracting Parties, into the territories of the other, from whatever place arriving, which shall not equally extend to the importation of the like article, being the produce or manufacture of any other country.
This last provision is not applicable to the sanitary and other prohibitions occasioned by the necessity of protecting the safety of persons, or of cattle, or of plants useful to agriculture. Article V. Export duties.No other or higher duties or charges shall be imposed in the territories of either of the High Contracting Parties on the exportation of any article to the territories of the other than such as are, or may be, payable on the exportation of the like article to any other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exportation of any article from the territories of either of the two High Contracting Parties to the territories of the other which shall not equally extend to the exportation of the like article to any other country.
Article VI. Transit dues, etc.The citizens or subjects of each of the High Contracting Parties shall enjoy in the territories of the other exemption from all transit duties, and a perfect equality of treatment with native citizens or subjects in all that relates to warehousing, bounties, facilities, and drawbacks. Article VII. Equality of vessels.All articles which are or may be legally imported into the ports of the territories of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan in Japanese vessels may likewise be imported into those ports in vessels of the United States, without being liable to any other or higher duties or charges of whatever denomination than if such articles were imported in Japanese vessels; and, reciprocally, all articles which are or may be legally imported into the ports of the territories of the United States in vessels of the United States may likewise be imported into those ports in Japanese vessels, without being liable to any other or higher duties or charges of whatever denomination than if such articles were imported in vessels of the United States.
Such reciprocal equality of treatment shall take effect without distinction, whether such articles come directly from the place of origin or from any other place. Export duties.In the same manner, there shall be perfect equality of treatment in regard to exportation, so that the same export duties shall be paid, and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed, in the territories of either of the High Contracting Parties on the exportation of any article which is or may be legally exported therefrom, whether such exportation shall take place in Japanese vessels or in vessels of the United States, and whatever may be the place of destination, whether a port of either of the High Contracting Parties or of any third Power.
Article VIII. Tonnages, etc., charges to be equal.No duties of tonnage, harbor, pilotage, lighthouse, quarantine, or other similar or corresponding duties of whatever nature, or under 851whatever denomination levied in the name or for the profit of Government, public functionaries, private individuals, corporations, or establishments of any kind, shall be imposed in the ports of the territories of either country upon the vessels of the other country which shall not equally and under the same conditions be imposed in the like cases on national vessels in general or vessels of the most favored nation.
Such equality of treatment shall apply reciprocally to the respective vessels, from whatever port or place they may arrive, and whatever may be their place of destination. Article IX. In all that regards the stationing, loading, and unloading of vesselsPort regulations. in the ports, basins, docks, roadsteads, harbors or rivers of the territories of the two countries, no privilege shall be granted to national vessels which shall not be equally granted to vessels of the other country; the intention of the High Contracting Parties being that in this respect also the respective vessels shall be treated on the footing of perfect equality.
Article X. The coasting trade of both the High Contracting Parties is exceptedCoasting trade limitation. from the provisions of the present Treaty, and shall be regulated according to the laws, ordinances and regulations of the United States and Japan, respectively. It is, however, understood that citizens of the United States in the territories of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and Japanese subjects in the territories of the United States, shall enjoy in this respect the rights which are, or may be, granted under such laws, ordinances and regulations to the citizens or subjects of any other country.
A vessel of the United States laden in a foreign country with cargoDischarging cargoes at two or more ports. destined for two or more ports in the territories of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, and a Japanese vessel laden in a foreign country with cargo destined for two or more ports in the territories of the United States, may discharge a portion of her cargo at one port, and continue her voyage to the other port or ports of destination where foreign trade is permitted, for the purpose of landing the remainder of her original cargo there, subject always to the laws and customs regulations of the two countries.
The Japanese Government, however, agrees to allow vessels of theAmerican vessels in Japan. United States to continue, as heretofore, for the period of the duration of the present Treaty, to carry cargo between the existing open ports of the Empire, excepting to or from the ports of Osaka, Niigata, and Ebisuminato. Article XI. Any ship-of-war or merchant vessel of either of the High ContractingShelter. Parties which may be compelled by stress of weather, or by reason of any other distress, to take shelter in a port of the other, shall be at liberty to refit therein, to procure all necessary supplies, and to put to sea again, without paying any dues other than such as would be payable by national vessels.
In case, however, the master of a merchant vessel should be under the necessity of disposing of a part of his cargo in order to defray the expenses, he shall be bound to conform to the regulations and tariffs of the place to which he may have come. If any ship-of-war or merchant-vessel of one of the High ContractingShipwrecks. Parties should run aground or be wrecked upon the coasts of the other, the local authorities shall inform the Consul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent of the district, of the occurrence, or if there be no such consular officers, they shall inform the Consul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent of the nearest district.
All proceedings relative to the salvage of Japanese vessels, wreckedSalvage. or cast on shore in the territorial waters of the United States, shall 852take place in accordance with the laws of the United States, and, reciprocally, all measures of salvage relative to vessels of the United States, wrecked or cast on shore in the territorial waters of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, shall take place in accordance with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of Japan. Delivery of shipwrecked vessels, etc.Such stranded or wrecked ship or vessel, and all parts thereof, and all furnitures and appurtenances belonging thereunto, and all goods and merchandize saved therefrom, including those which may have been cast into the sea, or the proceeds thereof, if sold, as well as all papers found on board such stranded or wrecked ship or vessel, shall be given up to the owners or their agents, when claimed by them.
If such owners or agents are not on the spot, the same shall be delivered to the respective Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Consular Agents upon being claimed by them within the period fixed by the laws, ordinances and regulations of the country, and such Consular officers, owners, or agents shall pay only the expenses incurred in the preservation of the property, together with the salvage or other expenses which would have been payable in the case of the wreck of a national vessel.
The goods and merchandize saved from the wreck shall be exempt from all the duties of the Customs unless cleared for consumption, in which case they shall pay the ordinary duties. Assistance of consuls.When a vessel belonging to the citizens or subjects of one of the High Contracting Parties is stranded or wrecked in the territories of the other, the respective Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Consular Agents shall be authorized, in case the owner or master, or other agent of the owner, is not present, to lend their official assistance in order to afford the necessary assistance to the citizens or subjects of the respective States.
The same rule shall apply in case the owner, master, or other agent is present, but requires such assistance to be given. Article XII. Nationality of vessels.All vessels which, according to United States law, are to be deemed vessels of the United States, and all vessels which, according to Japanese law, are to be deemed Japanese vessels, shall, for the purposes of this Treaty, be deemed vessels of the United States and Japanese vessels, respectively. Article XIII. Deserters from ships.The Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Consular Agents of each of the High Contracting Parties, residing in the territories of the other, shall receive from the local authorities such assistance as can by law be given to them for the recovery of deserters from the vessels of their respective countries.
It is understood that this stipulation shall not apply to the citizens or subjects of the country where the desertion takes place. Article XIV. Favorednation privileges of commerce and navigation.The High Contracting Parties agree that, in all that concerns commerce and navigation, any privilege, favor or immunity which either High Contracting Party has actually granted, or may hereafter grant, to the Government, ships, citizens or subjects of any other State, shall be extended to the Government, ships, citizens or subjects of the other High Contracting Party, gratuitously, if the concession in favor of that other State shall have been gratuitous, and on the same or equivalent conditions if the concession shall have been conditional; it being their intention that the trade and navigation of each country shall be placed, in all respects, by the other upon the footing of the most favored nation.
Article XV. Consular officers.Each of the High Contracting Parties may appoint Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, Pro-Consuls, and Consular Agents, in all the 853ports, cities, and places of the other, except in those where it may not be convenient to recognize such officers. This exception, however, shall not be made in regard to one of the High Contracting Parties without being made likewise in regard to every other Power. The Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, Pro-Consuls, and Consular Agents may exercise all functions, and shall enjoy all privileges, exemptions, and immunities which are, or may hereafter be, granted to Consular officers of the most favored nation.
Article XVI. The citizens or subjects of each of the High Contracting PartiesPatents, trademarks, and designs.*Post*, p. 860. shall enjoy in the territories of the other the same protection as native citizens or subjects in regard to patents, trade marks and designs, upon fulfilment of the formalities prescribed by law. Article XVII. The High Contracting Parties agree to the following arrangement:—Foreign settlements in Japan to cease. The several Foreign Settlements in Japan shall, from the date this Treaty comes into force, be incorporated with the respective Japanese Communes, and shall thenceforth form part of the general municipal system of Japan.
The competent Japanese Authorities shall thereupon assume all municipal obligations and duties in respect thereof, and the common funds and property, if any, belonging to such Settlements shall at the same time be transferred to the said Japanese Authorities. When such incorporation takes place existing leases in perpetuityLeases, etc., continued. upon which property is now held in the said Settlements shall be confirmed, and no conditions whatsoever other than those contained in such existing leases shall be imposed in respect of such property.
It is, however, understood that the Consular Authorities mentioned in the same are in all cases to be replaced by the Japanese Authorities. All lands which may previously have been granted by the Japanese Government free of rent for the public purposes of the said Settlements shall, subject to the right of eminent domain, be permanently reserved free of all taxes and charges for the public purposes for which they were originally set apart. Article XVIII. This Treaty shall, from the date it comes into force, be substituted inSubstitute for former treaties. place of the Treaty of Peace and Amity concluded on the 3d day of the 3d month of the 7th year of Kayei, corresponding to the 31st day of March, 1854; the Treaty of Amity and Commerce concluded on the 19th day of the 6th month of the 5th year of Ansei, corresponding to the 29th day of July, 1858; the Tariff Convention concluded on the 13th day of the 5th month of the 2nd year of Keio, corresponding to the 25th day of June, 1866; the Convention concluded on the 25th day of the 7th month of the 11th year of Meiji, corresponding to the 25th day of July, 1878, and all Arrangements and Agreements subsidiary thereto concluded or existing between the High Contracting Parties; and from the same date such Treaties, Conventions, Arrangements and Agreements shall cease to be binding, and, in consequence, the jurisdiction then exercised by Courts of the United States in Japan and all the exceptional privileges, exemptions and immunities then enjoyed by citizens of the United States as a part of, or appurtenant to such jurisdiction, shall absolutely and without notice cease and determine, and thereafter all such jurisdiction shall be assumed and exercised by Japanese Courts.
Article XIX. This Treaty shall go into operation on the 17th day of July, 1899, andTo take effect July 17, 1899. shall remain in force for the period of twelve years from that date. 854 Termination.Either High Contracting Party shall have the right, at any time thereafter to give notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, and at the expiration of twelve months after such notice is given this Treaty shall wholly cease and determine. Article XX. Ratification.This Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged, either at Washington or Tokio, as soon as possible and not later than six months after its signature.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty in duplicate and have thereunto affixed their seals. Signatures.Done at the City of Washington the 22d day of November, in the eighteen hundred and ninety-fourth year of the Christian era, corresponding to the 22d day of the 11th month of the 27th year of Meiji. Walter Q. Gresham [seal] Shinichiro Kurino. [seal] Exchange of ratification.And whereas the said Treaty has been duly ratified, as amended, on both parts and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington on the twenty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five;
Proclamation.Now, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty, as amended, to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof In witness whereof, I have set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and nineteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND By the President: W Q Gresham *Secretary of State.* November 22, 1894 Protocol 29 Stat. 855 855 PROTOCOL—JAPAN. November 22, 1894. *Protocol between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan*Protocol. *to regulate certain special matters of mutual concern, apart from the treaty of commerce and navigation of November 22, 1894, between the two Governments. Concluded at Washington November 22, 1894; proclaimed March 21, 1895.* By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a Protocol between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan to regulate certain special matters of mutual concern, apart from the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of November 22, 1894, between the same High Contracting Parties, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries, on the 22d day of November, 1894, which Protocol, being in the English language, is word for word as follows: PROTOCOL. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, deeming it advisable in the interests of both countries to regulate certain special matters of mutual concern, apart from the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation signed this day, have, through their respective Plenipotentiaries, agreed upon the following stipulations:— I.
It is agreed by the Contracting Parties that one month after theTariff in Japan. exchange of the ratifications of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation signed this day the Import Tariff now in operation in Japan in respect of goods and merchandise imported into Japan by citizens of the United States shall cease to be binding. From the same date the General Statutory Tariff of Japan shall, subject to the provisions of Article IX of the Treaty of March 31, 1854, at present subsisting between the Contracting Parties, so long as said Treaty remains in force, and, thereafter, subject to the provisions of Article IV and Article XIV of the Treaty signed this day, be applicable to goods and merchandise being the growth, produce or manufacture of the Territories of the United States upon importation into Japan.
But nothing contained in this Protocol shall be held to limit or qualifyImportations prohibited. the right of the Japanese Government to restrict or to prohibit the importation of adulterated drugs, medicines, food or beverages; indecent or obscene prints, paintings, books, cards, lithographic or other engravings, photographs or any other indecent or obscene articles; articles in violation of the patent, trade-mark or copy-right laws of Japan; or any other article which for sanitary reasons, or in view of public security or morals, might offer any danger. 2.
The Japanese Government, pending the opening of the country toExtension of passport system in Japan. citizens of the United States, agrees to extend the existing passport system in such a manner as to allow citizens of the United States, on the production of a certificate of recommendation from the Representative of the United States at Tokio, or from any of the Consuls of the United States at the open ports of Japan, to obtain upon application passports available for any part of the country and for any period not exceeding twelve months, from the Imperial Japanese Foreign Office 856in Tokio, or from the Chief Authorities in the Prefecture in which an open port is situated, it being understood that the existing Rules and Regulations governing citizens of the United States who visit the interior of the Empire are to be maintained. 3.
Ratification. The undersigned Plenipotentiaries have agreed that this Protocol shall be submitted to the two High Contracting Parties at the same time as the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation signed this day, and that when the said Treaty is ratified the agreements contained in the Protocol shall also equally be considered as approved, without the necessity of a further formal ratification. Termination.It is agreed that this Protocol shall terminate at the same time the said Treaty ceases to be binding.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same and have affixed thereto their seals. Signatures.Done at Washington the 22d day of November in the eighteen hundred and ninety-fourth year of the Christian era, corresponding to the 22d day of the 11th month of the 27th year of Meiji. Walter Q. Gresham [seal] Shinichiro Kurino [seal] And whereas, it was stipulated in the said Protocol that it should be submitted to the two High Contracting Parties at the same time as the said Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, and that when the said Treaty should be ratified, the agreements contained in the Protocol, should also equally be considered as approved, without the necessity of a further formal ratification;
And, whereas, the said Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, as amended, has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications thereof were exchanged at the City of Washington on the 21st day of March 1895; Proclamation.Now, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Protocol to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States of America and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done in the City of Washington this twenty-first day March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and nineteenth. GROVER CLEVELAND By the President: Walter Q. Gresham *Secretary of State.* November 6, 1896 Convention 29 Stat. 857 857 CONVENTION—MEXICO. November 6, 1896. *Convention between the United States of America and the United States of*November 6, 1896. *Mexico, extending the duration of the Convention of March 1, 1889, concerning the water boundary between the two countries.
Signed at Washington November 6, 1896; ratification advised by the Senate December 10, 1896; ratified by the President of Mexico December 3, 1896; ratified by the President of the United States December 15, 1896; ratifications exchanged at Washington December 23, 1896; proclaimed December 23, 1896.* By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America andPreamble.Vol. 26, p. 1512.*Ante*, p. 841. the United States of Mexico extending for a period of one year from December 24, 1896, the duration of the Convention between the two High Contracting Parties of March 1, 1889, concerning the water boundary between the two countries, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington on the sixth day of November, 1896, the original of which Convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows:
Whereas the United States of America and the United States of Mexico desire to give full effect to the provisions of the Convention concluded and signed in Washington March 1, 1889, to facilitate the execution of the provisions contained in the Treaty signed by the two High Contracting Parties on the 12th of November, 1884, and to avoid the difficulties arising from the changes which are taking place in the beds of the Bravo del Norte and Colorado Rivers in those parts which serve as a boundary between the two Republics;
And whereas the period fixed by Article IX of the Convention of March 1, 1889, extended by that of October 1, 1895, expires on the 24th of December, 1896; And whereas the two High Contracting Parties deem it expedient to extend the period fixed by Article IX of the Convention of March 1, 1889, and by the sole Article of the Convention of October 1, 1895, in order that the International Boundary Commission may be able 858 to conclude the examination and decision of the cases which have been submitted to it, they have, for that purpose, appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, to wit:
PlenipotentiariesThe President of the United States of America, Richard Olney, Secretary of State of the United States of America; and The President of the United States of Mexico, Matias Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of Mexico in Washington; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Article: article. Duration of water boundary convention extended one year.The duration of the Convention of March 1, 1889, signed by the United States of America and the United States of Mexico, which, according to the provisions of Article IX thereof, was to remain in force for five years, counting from the date of the exchange of its *Ante,* p. 842.ratifications, which period was extended by the Convention of October 1, 1895, to December 24, 1896, is extended by the present Convention for the period of one year counting from this latter date.
Ratification.This Convention shall be ratified by the two High Contracting Parties in conformity with their respective Constitutions, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in Washington as soon as possible. Signatures.In testimony whereof, we, the undersigned, by virtue of our respective powers, have signed this Convention in duplicate, in the English and Spanish languages, and have affixed our respective seals. Done in the City of Washington on the 6th day of November of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
Deseando los Estados Unidos de América y los Estados Unidos de Mexicanos dar pleno cumplimiento A las estipulaciones de la Convención concluida y firmada en Washington el 1º de Marzo de. 1889, para facilitar la ejecución de los principios contenidos en el Tratado firmado entre las dos Altas Partes Contratantes el 12 Noviembre de 1884, y evitar las dificultades ocasionadas con motivo de los cambios que tienen lugar en los cauces de los ríos Bravo del Norte y Colorado. en las partes que sirven de límite á las dos Repúblicas;
Y debiendo expirar el 24 de Diciembre de 1896 el plazo fijado por el Artículo IX de la Convención de 1º de Marzo de 1889, ampliado polla de 1“ de Octubre de 1895; Y considerando conveniente las dos Altas Partes Contratantes prorrogar el plazo estipulado en el Artículo IX de la Convención de P’de Marzode 1889 y enel Artículo Unico de la de 1º de Octubre de 1895, á fin de que la Comisión Internacional de Límites pueda concluir el 858examen y decisión de los casos que se le han sometido, han nombrado con ese objeto sus respectivos plenipotenciarios, á saber;
El Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América, á Richard Olney, Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos de América; y El Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos á Matías Romero, Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en Washington; Quienes, después de haberse communieado sus respectivos plenos poderes, encontrándolos en buena y debida forma, y puestos de acuerdo entre sí, han convenido en el Artículo siguiente: artículo unico.
La duración de la Convención de 1º de Marzo de 1889, firmada entre los Estados Unidos de América y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, conformen las estipulaciones de su Artículo IX, debería permanecer vigente por cinco años contados desde la fecha del canje de sus ratificaciones, cuyo plazo se amplió por la Convención de 1º de Octubre de 1895 hasta el 24 de Diciembre de 1896, se prorroga por la presente Convención, por el período de un año contado desde esta última fecha. Esta Convención sera ratificada por las dos Altas Partes Contratantes de acuerdo con sus respectivas Constituciones, y las ratificaciones se canjearán en Washington tan pronto como sea posible.
En fe de lo cual, los infrascritos, en virtud de nuestros respectivos poderes hemos firmado esta Convención por duplicado, en las lenguas Inglesa ó Española, y les hemos puesto nuestros respectivos sellos. Hecho en la ciudad de Washington el dia 6th de Noviembre del año de mil ochocientos noventa y seis. Richard Olney [seal] M. Romero. [seal] 859 And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on bothExchange of ratifications. parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the twenty third day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President ofProclamation. the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninefy-six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. [seal.] GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* January 13, 1897 Convention 29 Stat. 860 860 CONVENTION—JAPAN. January 13, 1896. January 13, 1897.*Convention between the United States ofAmerica and the Umpire of Japan. Patents, trademarks and designs. Concluded at Washington January 13, 1897; ratification advised by the Senate February 1, 1897; ratified by the President February 3, 1897; ratified by the Emperor March 6, 1897; ratifications exchanged at Tokyo March 8, 1897; proclaimed March 9, 1897.* By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION. Preamble,Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan securing immediate reciprocal protection for patents, trade marks and designs, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington on the thirteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, the original of which Convention being in the English language is word for word as follows: Contracting parties.The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, being desirous of securing immediate reciprocal protection for patents, trade-marks and designs, have resolved to conclude a Convention for that purpose, and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries:
Plenipotentiaries.The President of the United States, the Honorable Richard Olney, Secretary of State of the United States; and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Torn Hoshi, Jushii, His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary near the Government of the United States; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: Protection of patents, trade-marks, and designs to be in effect.*Ante,* p. 853.Article XVI of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and Japan concluded at Washington on the twenty-second day, the eleventh month, the twenty-seventh year of Meiji, corresponding to the twenty-second day of November, eighteen hundred and ninety-four of the Christian Era, shall have full force and effect from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this Convention.
Ratifications.The present Convention shall be duly ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan in the usual manner; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Tokyo as soon as possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Convention and have thereunto affixed their Seals. Signatures.Done, in duplicate original, at Washington, this thirteenth day of January in the one thousand eight hundred and ninety seventh year of the Christian Era.
Richard Odney [seal] Toru Hoshi [seal] 861 And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts,Exchange of ratifications. and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged at Tokyo on the eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven; Now, therefore, be it known that I, William McKinley, President ofProclamation. the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. WILLIAM McKINLEY By the President: John Sherman *Secretary of State.* PROCLAMATIONSby the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 863 PROCLAMATIONS. 1 May 16, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 1.] By the President of the United States of America:May 16, 1895.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, pursuant to section one, of the Act of Congress, approvedPreamble. July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled “An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of theVol. 27, p. 137. Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and for other purposes”, certain articles of agreement were made and concluded at the Yankton Indian Agency, South Dakota, on the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundred andVol. 28, p. 314. ninety-two, by and between the United States of America and the Yankton tribe of Sioux or Dacotah Indians upon the Yankton reservation, whereby the said Yankton tribe of Sioux or Dacotah Indians, for the consideration therein mentioned, ceded, sold, relinquished, and conveyed to the United States, all their claim, right, title and interest in and to all the unallotted lands within the limits of the reservation set apart to said tribe by the first article of the treaty of April nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, between said tribe and the United States; and Whereas, it is further stipulated and agreed by article eight thatVol. 28, p. 316. such part of the surplus lands by said agreement ceded and sold to the United States as may be occupied by the United States for agency, schools and other purposes, shall be reserved from sale to settlers until they are no longer required for such purposes, but all of the other lands so ceded and sold shall, immediately after the ratification of the agreement by Congress, be offered for sale through the proper land office, to be disposed of under the existing land laws of the United States, to actual and bona fide settlers only; and Whereas, it is also stipulated and agreed by article ten that anyReligious, etc., organizations. religious society, or other organization, shall have the right for two years from the date of the ratification of the said agreement, within which to purchase the lands occupied by it under proper authority for religious or educational work among the Indians, at a valuation fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, which shall not be less than the average price paid to the Indians for the surplus lands; and Whereas, it is provided in the act of Congress accepting, ratifyingVol. 28, p. 319. and confirming the said agreement approved August 15, 1894, section 12 (Pamphlet Statutes, 53d Congress, 2d session, pages 314 to 319), That the lands by said agreement ceded, to the United States shall, upon proclamationDisposal of lands. by the President, be opened to settlement, and shall be subject to disposal only under the homestead and town-site laws of the United States, excepting the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections in each Congressional township, which shall be reserved for common school purposes and be subject to the laws of the State of South Dakota: *Provided,* That each settler on said lands shall, in addition to the fees provided by law, pay to the United States for the land so taken by him the sum of three dollars and seventy-five cents per acre, of which sum he shall pay fifty cents at the time of making his original entry and the balance before making final proof and receiving a certificate of final entry; but the rights of honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors, as defined and described in sections twenty-three hundred and 865 866 four and twenty-three hundred and five of the Revised Statutes of the United States, shall not be abridged except as to the sum to be paid as aforesaid.
That the Secretary of the Interior, upon proper plats and description being furnished, is hereby authorized to issue patents to Charles Picotte and Felix Brunot, and W. T. Selwyn, United States interpreters, for not to exceed one acre of land each, so as to embrace their houses near the agency buildings upon said reservation, but not to embrace any buildings owned by the government, upon the payment by each of said persons of the sum of three dollars and seventy-five cents. That every person who shall sell or give away any intoxicating liquors or other intoxicants upon any of the lands by said agreement ceded, or upon any of the lands included in the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation as created by the treaty of April nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years and by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. and;
Whereas, all the terms, conditions and considerations required by said agreement made with said tribes of Indians and by the laws relating thereto, precedent to opening said lands to settlement, have been, as I hereby declare, complied with: Lands ceded by Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians open to settlement May 21, 1895.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Statutes hereinbefore mentioned, do hereby declare and make known that all of the lands acquired from the Yankton tribe of Sioux or Dacotah Indians by the said agreement, saving and excepting the lands reserved in pursuance of the provisions of said agreement and the act of Congress ratifying the same, will, at and after the hour of twelve o’clock, noon (central standard time), on the twenty first day of May, 1895 and not before, be open to settlement, under the terms of and subject to all the conditions, limitations, reservations, and restrictions contained in said agreement, the statutes hereinbefore specified and the laws of the United States applicable thereto.
Schedule.The lands to be so opened to settlement are for greater convenience, particularly described in the accompanying schedule, entitled “Schedule of Lands within the Yankton Reservation, South Dakota, to be opened to settlement by Proclamation of the President”, and which schedule is made a part hereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 16th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand-eight hundred and ninety-five, and [seal.] of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and nineteenth.
Grover Cleveland By the President, Edwin F. Uhl *Acting Secretary of States* 2 May 16, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 2.] By the President of the United States.May 16, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 28, p. 323.Whereas, pursuant to section one, of the act of Congress approved July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled “An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and for other purposes”, certain articles of cession and agreement were made and concluded at the Siletz Agency, Oregon, on the thirty-first day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, by and between the United States of America and the Alsea and other Indians on Siletz Reservation in Oregon, whereby said Alsea and other 867 Indians, for the consideration therein mentioned, ceded and conveyed to the United States all their claim, right, title and interest in and to all the unallotted lands within the limits of said reservation, except the five sections described in article four of the agreement, viz: section nine, township nine south, range eleven west of the Willamette.
Meridian, and the west half of the west half of section five, and the east half of section six, and the east half of the west half of section six, township ten south, range ten west, and the south half of section eight, and the north half of section seventeen, and section sixteen, township nine south, range nine west, and the east half of the northeast quarter, and Lot three, section twenty, and south half, and south half of north half of section twenty-one, township eight, range ten west; and whereas it is further stipulated and agreed by article six that any religious societyReligious, etc., organizations. or other organization shall have the right for two years from the date of the ratification of this agreement within which to purchase the lands occupied by it, with proper authority, for religious or educational work among the Indians, at the rate of $2.50 per acre, the same to be conveyed to such society or organization by patent; and whereas it is provided in the act of Congress, accepting, ratifying and confirming said agreement, approved August fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, (Pamphlet Stats, pp. 286 to 338), section fifteen, that “The mineral lands shall be disposed of under the laws applicableDisposal of lands ceded.Vol. 28, p. 326. thereto, and the balance of the land so ceded shall be disposed of until further provided by law under the town-site law and under the provisions of the homestead law: *Provided, however,* That each settler, under and in accordance with the provisions of said homestead laws shall, at the time of making his original entry, pay the sum of fifty cents per acre in addition to the fees now required by law, and at the time of making final proof shall pay the further sum of one dollar per acre, final proof to be made within five years from the date of entry, and three years’ actual residence on the land shall be established by such evidence as is now required in homestead proofs as a prerequisite to title or patent”, and, Whereas it is provided, “That immediately after the passage of this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall under such regulations as he may prescribe, open said lands to settlement after proclamation by the President and sixty days’ notice:” and Whereas all the terms, conditions and considerations required by said agreement made with said tribe of Indians hereinbefore mentioned, and the laws relating thereto, precedent to opening said lands to settlement have been, as I hereby declare, provided for, paid and complied with:
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Lands ceded by Alsea, etc., Indians on Siletz Reservation, Oreg., open to settlement July 25, 1895. by virtue of the power in me vested by the statutes hereinbefore mentioned, and by said agreement, do hereby declare and make known that all of the lands acquired from the Alsea and other Indians, by said agreement, will, at and after the hour of twelve o’clock, noon (Pacific standard time), on the Twenty fifth day of July 1895 and not before, be opened to settlement, under the terms of and subject to all the conditions, limitations, reservations, and restrictions contained in said agreement, the statutes above specified and the laws of the United States applicable thereto.
The lands to be so opened to settlement are for greater convenienceSchedule. particularly described in the accompanying schedule, entitled “Schedule of lands within the Siletz Indian Reservation, in Oregon, opened to settlement by proclamation of the President, dated May 16th 1895”, and which schedule is made a part hereof. Warning is hereby given that no person entering upon and occupyingPersons warned not to enter on lands before time of opening. said lands before said hour of twelve o’clock, noon, of the 25th day of July 1895, hereinbefore fixed, will ever be permitted to enter any of said lands or acquire any rights thereto, and that the officers of the United States will be required to strictly enforce this provision, which is authorized by the act of August 15, 1894, hereinbefore mentioned. 868 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] five, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and nineteenth. Grover Cleveland By the President, Edwin F. Uhl *Acting Secretary of State.* 3 May 18, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 3.] By the President of the United States.May 18, 1895. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Whereas, by a written agreement, made on the ninth day of September, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, the Kickapoo Nation of Indians, in the Territory of Oklahoma, ceded, conveyed, transferred, and relinquished, forever and absolutely, without any reservation whatever, all their claim, title, and interest of every kind and character in and to the lands particularly described in Article I of the agreement, *Provided,* that in said tract of country there shall be allotted to each and every member, native and adopted, of said Kickapoo tribe of Indians, 80 acres of land, in the manner and under the conditions stated in said agreement; and that when the allotments of land shall have been made and approved by the Secretary of the Interior the title thereto shall be held in trust for the allottees respectively for the period of twenty-five years Vol. 24, p. 388.in the manner and to the extent provided for in the act of Congress approved February eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven (24 Stats., 388); and Religious, etc., organizations.Whereas, it is further stipulated and agreed by Article 6 of the agreement that wherever, in this reservation, any religious society or other organization is now occupying any portion of said reservation for religious or educational work among the Indians the land so occupied may be allotted and confirmed to such society or organization, not, however, to exceed one hundred and sixty acres of land to any one society or organization, so long as the same shall be so occupied and used, and such land shall not be subject to homestead entry; and Disposal of lands.Vol. 27, p. 563.Whereas, it is provided in the act of Congress accepting, ratifying, and confirming the said agreement with the Kickapoo Indians, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three (27 Stats., pp. 557 to 563) section three:
“That whenever any of the lands, acquired by this agreement shall, by operation of law or proclamation of the President of the United States, be open to settlement or entry, they shall be disposed of (except sections sixteen and thirty-six in each township thereof) to actual settlers only, under the provisions of the homestead and townsite laws (except section twenty-three hundred and one of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which shall not apply): *Provided, however,* That each settler on said lands shall, before making a final proof and receiving a certificate of entry, pay to the United States for the land so taken by him, in addition to the fees provided by law, and within five years from the date of the first original entry, the sum of one dollar and fifty cents an acre, one-half of which shall be paid within two years; but the rights of honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors, as defined and described in sections twenty-three hundred and four and twenty-three hundred and five of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be abridged, except as to the sum to be paid as aforesaid.
Until said lands are opened to settlement by proclamation of the President of the United States, no person shall be permitted to enter upon or occupy any of said lands; and any person violating this provision shall never be permitted to make entry of any of said lands or acquire any title thereto: *Provided,* That any person having attempted to, but for any cause failed to acquire a title in fee under existing law, or who made entry under what is known as the commuted provision of the homestead law, shall be qualified to make homestead entry upon said lands.”; and 869 Whereas, allotments of land in severalty to said Kickapoo IndiansAllotments.Vol. 27, p. 557. have been made and approved in accordance with law and the provisions of the before-mentioned agreement with them; and Whereas, it is provided by the act of Congress for the temporaryHighways.Vol. 26, p. 92. government of Oklahoma, approved May second, eighteen hundred and ninety, section twenty-three (26 Stats., 92), that there shall be reserved public highways four rods wide between each section of land in said Territory, the section lines being the center of said highways; but no deduction shall be made where cash payments are provided for in the amount to be paid for each quarter section of land by reason of such reservation; and Whereas, it is provided in the act of Congress approved FebruaryAdjoining entries.Vol. 28, p. 37. tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, (28 Stats., p. 37):
“That every homestead, settler on the public lands on the left bank of the Deep Fork River in the former Iowa Reservation, in the Territory of Oklahoma, who entered less than one hundred and sixty acres of land, may enter, under the homestead laws, other lauds adjoining the land embraced in his original entry when such additional lands become subject to entry, which additional entry shall not, with the lands originally entered, exceed in the aggregate, one hundred and sixty acres: *Provided,* That where such adjoining entry is made residence shall not be required upon the lands so entered, but the residence and cultivation by the settler upon and of the land embraced in his original entry shall be considered residence and cultivation for the same length of time upon the land embraced in his additional entry; but such lands so entered shall be paid for, conformable to the terms of the Act acquiring the same and opening it to homestead entry.” and;
Whereas, it is further provided in the act of Congress approvedSchool lands, etc.Vol. 28, p. 899. March 2, 1895, (28 Stats, p. 899). “That any State or Territory entitled to indemnity school lands or entitled to select lands for educational purposes under existing law may select such lands within the boundaries of any Indian reservation in such State or Territory from the surplus lands thereof, purchased by the United States after allotments have been made to the Indians of such reservation, and prior to the opening of such reservation to settlement.” and:
Whereas, all the terms, conditions, and considerations required by said agreement made with said tribes of Indians and by the laws relating thereto, precedent to opening said lands to settlement, have been, as I hereby declare, complied with: Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Lands ceded by Kickapoo Indians, Oklahoma, open to settlement May 23, 1895. by virtue of the power in me vested by the Statutes hereinbefore mentioned, and by other the laws of the United States, and by the said agreement, do hereby declare and make known that all of said lands hereinbefore described, acquired from the Kickapoo Indians by the agreement aforesaid, will, at and after the hour of twelve o’clock, noon (central standard time), Thursday, the twenty third day of the month of May, A.
D., eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and not before, be open to settlement under the terms of and subject to all the conditions, limitations, reservations, and restrictions contained in the said agreement, the statutes above specified, and the laws of the United States applicable thereto, saving and excepting such tracts as have been alloted, reserved or selected under the laws herein referred to, and such tracts as may be properly selected by the Territory of Oklahoma under and in accordance with the provisions of the act of March second eighteen hundred and ninety-five, hereinbefore quoted, prior to the time herein fixed for the opening of said lands to settlement.
The lands to be so opened to settlement are for greater convenienceSchedule. particularly described in the accompanying schedule, entitled “Schedule of lands within the Kickapoo Reservation, Oklahoma Territory, to be opened to settlement by proclamation of the President,” but notice is hereby given that should any of the lands described in the accompanying schedule be properly selected by the Territory of Oklahoma under and in accordance with the provisions of said act of Congress approved March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, prior to the time herein fixed for the opening of said lands to settlement such tracts will not be subject to settlement or entry. 870 Entry on lands before day of opening, prohibited.Notice, moreover, is hereby given that it is by law enacted that until said lands are opened to settlement by proclamation, no person shall be permitted to enter upon or occupy the same; and any person violating this provision shall never be permitted to make entry of any of said lands or acquire any title thereto.
The officers of the United States will be required to enforce this provision. Land districts designated.And further notice is hereby given that all of said lands lying north of the township line between townships thirteen and fourteen north, are now attached to the Eastern Land District, the office of which is at Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory; and all of said lands lying south of the township line between townships thirteen and fourteen north are now attached to the Oklahoma land district, the office of which is at Oklahoma, Oklahoma Territory.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 18th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and [seal.] of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and nineteenth. Grover Cleveland By the President: Edwin E. Uhl *Acting Secretary of State.* 4 June 12, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 4.] By the President of the United States.June 12, 1895.
A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Civil disturbances in Cuba.*Post*, p. 881.Whereas, the Island of Cuba is now the seat of serious civil disturbances accompanied by armed resistance to the authority of the established Government of Spain, a power with which the United States are and desire to remain on terms of peace and amity; and, Whereas, the laws of the United States prohibit their citizens, as well as all others being within and subject to their jurisdiction, from taking part in such disturbances adversely to such established Government, by accepting or exercising commissions for war-like service against it, by enlistment or procuring others to enlist for such service, by fitting out or arming or procuring to be fitted out and armed ships of war for such service, by augmenting the force of any ship of war engaged in such service and arriving in a port of the United States, and by setting on foot or providing or preparing the means for military enterprises to be carried on from the United States against the territory of such Government;
Now, Therefore, in recognition of the laws aforesaid and in discharge of the obligations of the United States towards a friendly power, and as a measure of precaution, and to the end that citizens of the United States and all others within their jurisdiction may be deterred from subjecting themselves to legal forfeitures and penalties, Citizens warned not to violate neutrality laws.I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, do hereby admonish all such citizens and other persons to abstain from every violation of the laws hereinbefore referred to, and do hereby warn them that all violations of such laws will be rigorously prosecuted; and I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States charged with the execution of said laws the utmost diligence in preventing violations thereof and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. 871 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington tins twelfth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and nineteenth. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 5 July 10, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 5.] By the President of the United States.July 10, 1895. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas it is provided by section 13 of the act of Congress of MarchPreamble.Vol. 26, p. 1110. 3, 1891, entitled “An Act to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to copyrights,” that said act “shall only apply to a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when such foreign state or nation permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own citizens; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States of America may, at its pleasure, become a party to such agreement:
” And whereas it is also provided by said section that “the existence of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the President of the United States by proclamation made from time to time as the purposes of this act may require:” And whereas satisfactory official assurances have been given that in Spain and her provinces and colonial possessions the law permits to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to the subjects of Spain:
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United StatesCopyright benefits extended to subjects of Spain. of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, now exists and is fulfilled in respect to the subjects of Spain. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this Tenth day of July, one thousand In eight hundred and ninety-five and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth.
Grover Cleveland By the President Alvey A. Adee *Acting Secretary of State.* 6 November 4, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 6.] By the President of the United States.November 4, 1895. A PROCLAMATION. The constant goodness and forbearance of Almighty God which havePreamble. been vouchsafed to the American People during the year which is just past call for their sincere acknowledgment and devout gratitude. 872 November 28, 1895, set apart as a day of national thanksgiving.To the end therefore that we may with thankful hearts unite in extolling the loving care of our Heavenly Father, I Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby appoint and set apart Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of the present month of November, as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to be kept and observed by all our people.
On that day let us forego our usual occupations, and in our accustomed places of worship join in rendering thanks to the Giver of every good and perfect gift for the bounteous returns that have rewarded our labors in the fields and in the busy marts of trade, for the peace and order that have prevailed throughout the land, for our protection from pestilence and dire calamity and for the other blessings that have been showered upon us from an open hand. And with our thanksgiving, let us humbly beseech the Lord to so incline the hearts of our people unto Him that He will not leave us nor forsake us as a nation, but will continue to us His mercy and protecting care, guiding us in the path of national prosperity and happiness, enduing us with rectitude and virtue and keeping alive within us a patriotic love for the free institutions which have been given to us as our national heritage.
And let us also on the day of our thanksgiving especially remember the poor and needy, and by deeds of charity let us show the sincerity of our gratitude. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] five and in the one hundred and twentieth year of the Independence of the United States. Grover Cleveland By the President:
Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 7 November 8, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 7.] By the President of the United States.November 8, 1895. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 28, p. 550.Whereas section 17 of the act of August 28, 1894, entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government and for other purposes,” prohibits “the importation of neat cattle and the hides of neat cattle from any foreign country into the United States,” And whereas it is provided by the Act of Congress approved March 2, Vol. 28, p. 733.1895, entitled “An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six,” “That whenever the Secretary of Agriculture shall certify to the President of the United States what countries or parts of countries are free from contagious or infectious diseases of domestic animals, and that neat cattle and hides can be imported from such countries without clanger to the domestic animals of the United States, the President of the United States may suspend the prohibition of the importation of neat cattle and hides in the manner provided by law, And Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture has now certified to me that the countries of Norway, Sweden, Holland, Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the countries of North, Central and South Arnerica, including Mexico, are so far free from contagious or infectious diseases of domestic animals that neat cattle may be imported from those countries into the United States, under the sanitary regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, without danger to the domestic animals of the United States; and that so far as the countries 873above named, as well as all other countries from which hides are imported into the United States, are concerned, they are so far free from contagious or infectious diseases of domestic animals that hides of neat cattle can be imported from all parts of the world, under proper regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, without danger to the domestic animals of the United States.
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Importation of neat cattle from Norway, Sweden, Holland, Great Britain, Ireland, Channel Islands, North, Central, and South America permitted.Importation of hides permitted. do hereby suspend the prohibition of the importation of neat cattle from the countries of Norway, Sweden, Holland, Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the countries of North, Central and South America, including Mexico, and of the hides of neat cattle from all parts of the world, but all importations of neat cattle shall be made under the sanitary regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture and all importations of hides shall be made under proper regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this Eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and of the Inde-[seal.]pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and twentieth. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 8 November 8, 1895 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 8.] By the President of the United States.November 8, 1895.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, pursuant to section five, of the act of Congress approvedPreamble.Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho.Vol. 24, p. 389. February 8, 1887, (24 Stats., 388), entitled “An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to the Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes”, certain articles of cession and agreement were made and concluded at the Nez Perce Agency, Idaho, on the first day of May, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, by and between the United States of America and the Nez Perce Indians, whereby said Indians, for the consideration therein mentioned, ceded and conveyed to the United States all their claim, right, title andLands ceded.Vol. 14, p. 647. interest to all the unallotted lands set apart as a home for their use and occupation by the second article of the treaty between said Indians and the United States, concluded June ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three (14 Stats., 647), and included in the following boundaries, to wit:
“ Commencing at the N. E. corner of Lake Wa-ha, and running thence, northerly, to a point on the north bank of the Clearwater river, three miles below the mouth of the Lapwai, thence down the north bank of the Clearwater to the mouth of the Hatwai creek; thence due north to a point seven miles distant; thence eastwardly, to a point on the north fork of the Clearwater, seven miles distant from its mouth; thence to a point on Oro Fino Creek, five miles above its mouth; thence to a point on the north fork of the south fork of the Clearwater, one mile above the bridge, on the road leading to Elk City, (so as to include all the Indian farms now within the forks;) thence in a straight line, westwardly to the place of beginning”, saving and excepting the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections of each Congressional township, which shall be reserved for common-school purposes and be subject tn the laws 874of Idaho, and excepting the tracts described in articles one and two of the agreement, viz:
Lands retained.Vol. 28, p. 327.“The said NezPerce Indians hereby cede, sell, relinquish, and convey to the United States all their claim, right, title, and interest in and to all the unallotted lands within the limits of said reservation, saving and excepting the following described tracts of lauds, which are hereby retained by the said Indians, viz: In township thirty-four, range four west: Northeast quarter, north half and southeast of northwest quarter, northeast quarter of southwest quarter, north half and east half of southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of southeast quarter, sec tion thirteen, four hundred and forty acres.
In township thirty-four, range three west: Sections ten, fifteen, thirty-six, one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. In township thirty-three, range three west; Section one; northwest quarter of northeast quarter, north half of northwest quarter section twelve, seven hundred and sixty acres. In township thirty-five, range two west: South half of northeast quarter, northwest quarter, north half and southeast quarter of southwest quarter, southeast quarter section three; east half, east half of northwest quarter, southwest quarter section ten, section eleven; north half, north half of south half, section twenty-one; east half of northeast quarter, section twenty; sections twenty-two, twenty seven, thirty-five, four thousand two hundred acres.
In township thirty-four, range two west: North half, southwest quarter, north half and southwest quarter and west half of southeast quarter of southeast quarter, section thirteen; section fourteen; north half section twenty-three, west half of east half and west half of northeast quarter, northwest quarter, north half of southwest quarter, west half of east half and northwest quarter and east half of southwest quarter of southeast quarter, section twenty-four; section twenty-nine, two thousand seven hundred acres.
In township thirty-three, range two west: West half and southeast quarter section six; section sixteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven; north half and north half of south half section thirty-four, two thousand eight hundred and eighty acres. In township thirty-four, range one west: West half section two; sections three, four; north half and southwest quarter section eight; north half section nine; north half and north half of southwest quarter section eighteen; northwest quarter section seventeen, two thousand nine hundred and sixty acres.
In township thirty-seven, range one east: Section twenty; section twenty-one, less south half of south half of southwest quarter of southeast quarter (ten acres), one thousand two hundred and seventy acres. In township thirty-six, range one east: South half of sections three, four, sections eleven, twelve, one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. In township thirty-six, range two east: Sections sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty; all of section twenty-five west of boundary line of reservation; sections twenty-six, twenty-seven, four thousand two hundred and forty acres.
In township thirty-five, range two east; North half of sections sixteen, seventeen, section twenty-seven; north half of section thirty-four, one thousand six hundred acres. In township thirty-four, range two east: East half and east half of west half of southeast quarter section twenty-four, one hundred acres. In township thirty-four, range three east: South half of sections nineteen, twenty; north half; north half of south half; southwest quarter and north half of southeast quarter of southwest quarter; north half of south half of southeast quarter section twenty-three; north halt; north half and north half of southwest quarter and southeast quarter of southwest quarter; southeast quarter section twenty-four; north half and southeast quarter of northeast quarter; north half of northwest quarter section twenty-five; south half of northeast quarter of northeast quarter section twenty-six; section twenty-nine; northeast quarter of northeast quarter and south half section thirty; northwest quarter and north half of southwest quarter section thirty-one ; northeast quarter; north half and southeast quarter of northwest quarter section thirty-two; northwest quarter; north half of southwest quarter, section thirty-three, three thousand seven hundred acres.
In township thirty-three, range four east: South half of southeast quarter section eighteen; northeast quarter and fraction northeast of river in east half of northwest quarter section nineteen; fraction west of boundary line of reservation, in section twenty-two; west half and southeast quarter of section thirty-five, one thousand four hundred and forty acres. In township thirty-two, range four east: Fraction in west half of northeast quarter of southwest quarter; fraction in northwest quarter of southeast quarter section one; section two; south half of section six; west half and southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section nine, one thousand four hundred and ten acres.
In township thirty-one, range four east: South half of northeast quarter; southeast quarter of northwest quarter; northeast quarter of southwest quarter; southeast quarter section seventeen ; northwest quarter section twenty-one, four hundred and eighty acres. Total, thirty-two thousand and twenty acres. Article II. It is also stipulated and agreed that the place known as “the boom” on the Clearwater River, near the mouth of Lapwai Creek, shall be excepted from this cession 875 that the tract of land adjoining said boom, now occupied by James Moses, shall be allotted to him in such manner as not to interfere with such right.
Also that there shall be reserved from said cession the land described as follows: “Commencing at a point at the margin of Clearwater River, on the south side thereof, which is three hundred yards below where the middle thread of Lapwai Creek empties into said river; run thence up the margin of said Clearwater River at low-water mark, nine hundred yards to a point; run thence south two hundred and fifty yards to a point; thence southwesterly, in a line to the southeast corner of a stone building, partly finished as a church; thence west three hundred yards to a point; thence from said point northerly in a straight line to the point of beginning; and also the adjoining tract of land lying southerly of said tract, on the south end thereof; commencing at the said corner of said church, and at the point three hundred yards west thereof, and run a line from each of said points.
One of said lines running on the east side and the other on the west of said Lapwai Creek; along the foothills of each side of said creek; up the same sufficiently far so that a line being drawn east and west to intersect the aforesaid lines shall embrace within its boundaries, together with the first above described tract of land, a sufficient quantity of land as to include and comprise six hundred and forty acres:” and excepting the land embraced in the William Craig donation claim, in Township 35 North, range 3 west.
(See case of Caldwell v. Robinson, Federal Reporter, Vol. 59, p. 653); and Whereas it is further stipulated and agreed by article six of theReligious, etc., organizations. agreement that any religious society or other organization now occupying under proper authority, for religious or educational work among the Indians, any of the lands ceded, shall have the right for two years from the date of the ratification of this agreement, within which to purchase the land so occupied, at the rate of three dollars per acre, the same to be conveyed to such society or organization by patent, in the usual form; and Whereas, it is further agreed by article nine of the agreement thatIntoxicants.Vol. 28, p. 330. the lands by this agreement ceded, those retained, and those allotted to the said Nez Perce Indians shall be subject, for a period of twenty-five years, to all the laws of the United States prohibiting the introduction of intoxicants into the Indian country, and that the Nez Perce Indian allottees, whether under the care of an Indian agent or not, shall, for a like period, be subject to all the laws of the United States prohibiting the sale or other disposition of intoxicants to Indians; and Whereas, it is provided in the act of Congress, accepting, ratifying,Opening lands to settlement. and confirming said agreement, approved August fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four (28 Stats., pp. 286 to 338), section 16:
That immediately after the issuance and receipt by the Indians of trust patentsVol. 28, p. 332. for the allotted lands, as provided for in said agreement, the lands so ceded, sold, relinquished, and conveyed to the United States shall be opened to settlement by proclamation of the President, and shall be subject to disposal only under the homestead, town-site, stone and timber, and mining laws of the United States, excepting the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections in each congressional township, which shall be reserved for common-school purposes and be subject to the laws of Idaho: *Provided,* That each settler on said lands shall, before making final proof and receiving a certificate of entry, pay to the United States for the lands so taken by him, in addition to the fees provided by law, the sum of three dollars and seventy-five cents per acre for agricultural lands, one-half of which shall be paid within three years from the date of original entry; and the sum of five dollars per acre for stone, timber, and mineral lands, subject to the regulations prescribed by existing laws; but the rights of honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors, as defined and described in sections twenty-three hundred and four and twenty-three hundred and five of the Revised Statutes of the United States, shall not be abridged except as to the sum to be paid as aforesaid; and Whereas all the terms, conditions, and considerations required by said agreement made with said tribe of Indians hereinbefore mentioned, and the laws relating thereto, precedent to opening said lands to settlement have been, as I hereby declare, provided for, paid and complied with:
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Lands ceded by Nez, Ferce Indians, Idaho, open to settlement, November 18, 1895. by virtue of the power in me vested by the statutes hereinbefore mentioned, and by said agreement, do hereby declare and make known that all of the unallotted and unreserved lands acquired from the Nez Perce Indians, by said agreement, will, at and after the hour of 12 o’clock, noon, (Pacific Standard time) on the 18th day of November 1895 and 876not before, be opened to settlement under the terms of and subject to all the conditions, limitations, reservations, and restrictions contained in said agreement, the statutes above specified and the laws of the United States applicable thereto.
Schedule.The lands to be so opened to settlement are for greater convenience particularly described in the accompanying schedule, entitled “ Schedule of Lands within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, Idaho, to be opened to settlement by Proclamation of the President”, and which schedule is made a part hereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 8th day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] five, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth.
Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 9 January 4, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 9.] By the President of the United States.January 4, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 28, p. 107.Whereas: The Congress of the United States passed an Act which was approved on the sixteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety four, entitled “An Act to enable the people of Utah to form a Constitution and State Government and to be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States,” which Act provided for the election of delegates to a Constitutional Convention to meet, at the seat of government of the Territory of Utah, on the first Monday in March eighteen hundred and ninety-five, for the purpose of declaring the adoption of the Constitution of the United States by the people of the proposed State and forming a Constitution and State Government for such State;
And whereas, delegates were accordingly elected who met, organized and declared on behalf of the people of said proposed State their adoption of the Constitution of the United States, all as provided in said Act; And whereas, said Convention, so organized, did, by ordinance irrevocable without the consent of the United States and the people of said State, as required by said Act, provide that perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured and that no inhabitant of said State shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship, but that polygamous or plural marriages are forever prohibited; and did also by said ordinance make the other various stipulations recited in Section Three of said Act;
And whereas, said Convention thereupon formed a Constitution and State government for said proposed State, which Constitution, including said Ordinance, was duly submitted to the people thereof at an election held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, eighteen hundred and ninety five, as directed by said Act; And whereas, the return of said election has been made and canvassed and the result thereof certified to me, together with a statement of the votes cast and a copy of said Constitution and Ordinance, all as provided in said Act, showing that a majority of the votes lawfully cast at such election was for the ratification and adoption of said Constitution and Ordinance;
And whereas the Constitution and Government of said proposed State are republican in form, said Constitution is not repugnant to the Con-877stitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence: and all the provisions of said Act have been complied with in the formation of said Constitution and government; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United StatesAdmission of Utah as a State. of America, in accordance with the Act of Congress aforesaid and by authority thereof, announce the result of said election to be as so certified and do hereby declare and proclaim that the terms and conditions prescribed by the Congress of the United States to entitle the State of Utah to admission into the Union have been duly complied with, and that the creation of said State and its admission into the Union on an equal footing with the original States is now accomplished.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six, [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twentieth. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 10 February 27, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 10.] By the President of the United States.February 27, 1896.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas it is provided by section 13 of the act of Congress of MarchPreamble.Vol. 26, p. 1110. 3, 1891, entitled “An Act to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to copyrights,” that said act “shall only apply to a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when such foreign state or nation permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own citizens; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to au international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States of America may, at its pleasure, become a party to such agreement;
” And whereas it is also provided by said section that “the existence of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the President of the United States by proclamation made from time to time as the purposes of this act may require;” And whereas satisfactory official assurances have been given that in the United States of Mexico the law permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to the citizens of that Republic:
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United StatesCopyright benefits extended to citizens of Mexico. of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, now exists and is fulfilled in respect to the citizens of the United States of Mexico. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six and of the [seal.] Independence of the United States the 120th.
Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 11 March 16, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 878 [No. 11.] By the President of the United States.March 16, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Whereas, in a suit between the United States and the State of Texas, involving the title to, and jurisdiction over, all that territory lying between the North and South forks of the Red River, and the one hundredth degree of longitude, known and styled as “Greer County, Texas,” the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the title to, and jurisdiction over, said territory is vested in the United States; and, Whereas, The Choctaw Nation claims that the title to these lands passed to said Nation by virtue of treaties with the United States, and that the title of said Nation to said lands has not been extinguished, but that said Choctaw Nation has a right and interest therein; and Whereas, it is claimed that divers persons settled upon said lands prior to the thirtieth day of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, acting in good faith, upon the belief that the same belonged to and were subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Texas, and that Congress will be asked to extend to all such settlers suitable relief;
Greer County, Okla.Now, Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority in me vested, not admitting in any wise the validity of such claim on behalf of the Choctaw Nation, but for the purpose of preserving the status of said lands intact until such time as said claim of the Choctaw Nation thereto may be duly determined, Lands withdrawn from entry.and that the settlers hereinbefore referred to shall not be disturbed until Congress shall have fully considered their claims for relief, do hereby withdraw said lands from disposition under the public land laws of the United States, and declare the same to be in a state of reservation, until such time as this order of withdrawal may be revoked;
Persons warned not to enter on lands.and I do further warn and admonish all persons against entering upon said lands with a view to occupying the same, or settling thereon under the public land laws, during the existence of this order. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this Sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth.
Grover Cleveland By the President, Richard Olney Secretary of State. 12 April 14, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 12.] By the President of the United States.April 14, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. The following provisions of the laws of the United States are published hereby for the information of all concerned: [R. S., sec. 1956, p. 343](/us/rs/s1956/343).Section 1956, Revised Statutes, Chapter 3, Title XXIII, enacts that “No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur-seal, or other Fur-bearing animals, Alaska.fur-bearing animal within the limits of Alaska territory, or in the waters thereof; and every person guilty thereof shall, for each offense, be fined not less than two hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months or both; and all vessels, their tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, found engaged in violation of this section shall be forfeited; but the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to authorize the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, or other 879fur-bearing animal, except fur-seals, under such regulations as he may prescribe; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary to prevent the killing of any fur seal, and to provide for the execution of the provisions of this section until it is otherwise provided by law; nor shall he grant any special privileges under this section.
” Section 3 of the Act entitled “An act to provide for the protection ofVol. 25, p. 1009. the salmon fisheries of Alaska;” approved March 2, 1889, provides: “Sec. 3. That section nineteen hundred and fifty-six of the RevisedLaws prohibiting killing of fur-bearing animals in Alaska declared to include waters of Bering Sea in dominion of United States. Statutes of the United States is hereby declared to include and apply to all the dominion of the United States in the waters of Bering Sea; and it shall be the duty of the President, at a timely season in each year, to issue his proclamation and cause the same to be published for one month in at least one newspaper, if any such there be published, at each United States port of entry on the Pacific Coast, warning all persons against entering said waters for the purpose of violating the provisions of said section; and he shall also cause one or more vessels of the United States to diligently cruise said waters and arrest all persons, and seize all vessels found to be, or to have been, engaged in any violation of the laws of the United States therein.
” The Act entitled “An Act to extend to the North Pacific Ocean theVol. 27, p. 472. provisions of the statutes for the protection of the fur-seals and other fur-bearing animals” approved February 21, 1893, provides: “That whenever the Government of the United States shall concludeExtended to waters of North Pacific Ocean.Vol. 27, p. 947. an effective international arrangement for the protection of fur-seals in the North Pacific Ocean, by agreement with any power, or as a result of the decision of the tribunal of arbitration under the convention concluded between the United States and Great Britain February twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and so long as such arrangement shall continue, the provisions of section nineteen hundred and fifty-six of the Revised Statutes, and all other provisions of the Statutes of the United States, so far as the same may be applicable, relative to the protection of fur-seals and other fur-bearing animals within the limits of Alaska, or in the waters thereof, shall be extended to and over all that portion of the Pacific Ocean included in such international arrangement.
Whenever an effective international arrangement is concluded as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the President to declare that fact by proclamation, and to designate the portion of the Pacific Ocean to which it is applicable, and that this Act has become operative; and likewise, when such arrangement ceases, to declare that fact and that this Act has become inoperative, and his proclamation in respect thereto shall be conclusive. During the extension as aforesaid of said laws for the protection of fur-seals or other fur-bearing animals, all violations thereof in said designated portion of the Pacific Ocean shall be held to be the same as if committed within the limits of Alaska or in the waters thereof, but they may be prosecuted either in the District Court of Alaska, or in any District Court of the United States in California, Oregon or Washington.
” An arrangement having been made for the protection of fur-seals, asInternational arrangement. a result of the decision of the tribunal of arbitration under the convention concluded as aforesaid, February 29, 1892, which prohibits the killing of seals at any time within a radius of sixty miles around the Pribilof Islands, or during May, June and July of each year, in that portion of the Pacific Ocean, inclusive of Bering Sea, situated to the North of the 35th. degree of North Latitude, and Eastward of the 180th. degree of longitude from Greenwich until it strikes the water boundary described in Article One of the Treaty of 1867 between the United States and Russia, and following that line up to Bering Straits,International arrangement.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President ofLaws declared in effect. the United States of America, hereby declare that the said Act of Congress of February 21, 1893, has become operative; that, in accordance therewith, Section 1956 of the Revised Statutes is applicable to the waters above mentioned, included in the Award of the Tribunal at Paris given under the said convention of February 29, 1892, and that 880I have caused the foregoing laws specially to be proclaimed to the end that their provisions may be known and observed.
Violations of laws for protecting fur seals to be punished.I hereby proclaim that every person guilty of a violation of the provisions of said laws and of any other provisions of the statutes of the United States so far as the same may be applicable relative to the protection of fur-bearing animals within the limits of Alaska or in the waters thereof, will be arrested and punished as therein provided, and all vessels so engaged, their tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, will be seized and forfeited.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this fourteenth day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 13 May 25, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 13.] By the President of the United States.May 25, 1896.
A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1110.Whereas it is provided by section 13 of the act of Congress of March 3, 1891, entitled “An Act to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to copyrights,” that said act “shall only apply to a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when such foreign state or nation permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own citizens; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States of America may, at its pleasure, become a party to such agreement;
” And whereas it is also provided by said section that “the existence of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the President of the United States by proclamation made from time to time as the purposes of this act may require;” And whereas satisfactory official assurances have been given that in the Republic of Chile the law permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to the citizens of that Republic:
Copyright benefits extended to citizens of Chile.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, now exists and is fulfilled in respect to the citizens of the Republic of Chile. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety six and of the Independ- [seal.] ence of the United States the one hundred and twentieth.
Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 14 July 27, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 881 [No. 14.] By the President of the United States.July 27, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas by a proclamation dated the twelfth day of June, A. D. 1895,Preamble.Civil disturbances in Cuba.*Ante*, p. 870. attention was called to the serious civil disturbances accompanied by armed resistance to the established government of Spain then prevailing in the Island of Cuba, and citizens of the United States and all other persons were admonished to abstain from taking part in such disturbances in contravention of the neutrality laws of the United States; and Whereas said civil disturbances and armed resistance to the authority of Spain, a power with which the United States are on terms of peace and amity, continue to prevail in said Island of Cuba; and Whereas since the date of said proclamation said neutrality laws of the United States have been the subject of authoritative exposition by the judicial tribunal of last resort, and it has thus been declared that any combination of persons organized in the United States for the purpose of proceeding to and making wax upon a foreign country with which the United States are at peace and provided with arms to be used for such purpose constitutes a “ military expedition or enterprise” within the meaning of said neutrality laws, and that the providing or preparing of the means for such “military expedition or enterprise,” which is expressly prohibited by said laws, includes furnishing or aiding in transportation for such “ military expedition or enterprise;” and Whereas by express enactment, if two or more persons conspire to commit an offence against the United States, any act of one conspirator to effect the object of such conspiracy renders all the conspirators liable to fine and imprisonment; and Whereas there is reason to believe that citizens of the United States and others within their jurisdiction fail to apprehend the meaning and operation of the neutrality laws of the United States as authoritatively interpreted as aforesaid and may be misled into participation in transactions which are violations of said laws and will render them liable to the severe penalties provided for such violations;
Now, Therefore, that the laws above referred to as judicially construed may be duly executed, that the international obligations of the United States may be fully satisfied, and that their citizens and all others within their jurisdiction, being seasonably apprised of their legal duty in the premises, may abstain from disobedience to the laws of the United States and thereby escape the forfeitures and penalties legally consequent thereon; I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby solemnlyAll persons in the United States warned not to violate neutrality laws. warn all citizens of the United States and all others within their jurisdiction against violations of the said laws interpreted as hereinbefore explained and give notice that all such violations will be vigorously prosecuted.
And I do hereby invoke the co-operation of all good 882 citizens in the enforcement of said laws and in the detection and apprehension of any offenders against the same, and do hereby enjoin upon all the executive officers of the United States the utmost diligence in preventing, prosecuting, and punishing any infractions thereof. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [seal.] ninety-six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first.
Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 15 November 4, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 15.] By the President of the United States.November 4, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.The people of the United States should never be unmindful of the gratitude they owe the God of Nations for His watchful care which has shielded them from dire disaster and pointed out to them the way of peace and happiness.
Nor should they ever refuse to acknowledge with contrite hearts, their proneness to turn away from God’s teachings, and to follow with sinful pride after their own devices. To the end that these thoughts may be quickened, it is fitting that on a day especially appointed, we should join together in approaching the Throne of Grace with praise and supplication. November 26, 1896, set apart as a day of national thanksgiving.Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday the twenty-sixth day of the present month of November, to be kept and observed as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer throughout our land.
On that day let all our people forego their usual work and occupation, and, assembled in their accustomed places of worship, let them with one accord render thanks to the Buler of the Universe for our preservation as a nation and our deliverance from every threatened danger; for the peace that has dwelt within our boundaries; for our defense against disease and pestilence during the year that has passed; for the plenteous rewards that have followed the labors of our husbandmen, and for all the other blessings that have been vouchsafed to us.
And let us, through the mediation of Him who has taught us how to pray, implore the forgiveness of our sins and a continuation of Heavenly favor. Let us not forget on this day of thanksgiving, the poor and needy; and by deeds of charity let our offerings of praise be made more acceptable in the sight of the Lord. Witness my hand and the seal of the United States which I have caused to be hereto affixed. Done at the city of Washington this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Ninety- [seal.] six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the One hundred and Twenty-first.
Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 16 November 14, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 883 [No. 16.] By the President of the United States.November 14, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas on June 21, 1890, the President of the United States byPreamble. proclamation reserved certain lands in Juneau and Douglas City, Fort Wrangel and Sitka, in the Territory of Alaska for public buildings, barracks, parade grounds, parks, wharves, coaling stations, etc., which are fully set forth and particularly described in said proclamation.
And Whereas, a treaty of cession was exchanged and proclaimed on June 20, 1867, whereby the Russian Empire ceded to the UnitedVol. 15, p. 539. States the Territory of Alaska. And Whereas said treaty, by Article II, provided *inter alia* that: “It is, however, understood and agreed that the churches, which have been built in the ceded territory by the Russian government, shall remain the property of such members of the Greek Oriental Church resident in the territory, as may choose to worship therein.
” And Whereas there were included among the lands, hereinbefore referred to as reserved on June 21, 1890, certain lands in and about the town of Sitka, in said territory of Alaska, which are claimed by the Holy Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Oriental Church, commonly styled the Greco-Russian Church, and described in the said treaty as the Greek Oriental Church. Now, Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Lands in Alaska reserved to the Greek Oriental Church. by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby declare, proclaim, and make known that the Executive Order of June 21, 1890, making said reservations of lands in the Territory of Alaska, therein particularly described, is hereby modified, and said reservations are diminished, so that the following property, described in inventory B, attached to and referred to in the protocol of transfer, signed by the representative of Russia and the United States on October 26, 1867, and being in and about the town of Sitka aforesaid, be excluded therefrom, to wit:
The Cathedral Church of St. Michael, built of timber, situated in theDescription. centre of the city. The Church of Resurrection, of timber, commonly called the Kalochian Church, situated near the battery number at the palisade separating the city from the Indian village. 102. A double storied timber building for Bishop house, with outbuildings, appurtenances, and grounds: 35. A timber house for church warden. 98. A timber house for the deacon. 104 105 114 } Three timber houses with their appurtenances and outbuildings for lodging of priests.
F G H I } Four lots of ground belonging to the parsonages. *a* The place commemorative of the old church. *b* A tomb. Three cemeteries, two outside palisades, and one by the Church of the Resurrection. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this fourteenth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and [seal.] of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first.
Grover Cleveland By the President. Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 17 December 3, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 884 [No. 17.] By the President of the United States.December 3, 1896. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 25, p. 1484.Whereas, by a proclamation of the President of the United States, dated January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, upon proof then appearing satisfactory that no tonnage or light-house dues or any equivalent tax or taxes whatever were imposed upon American vessels entering the ports of the Empire of Germany, either by the Imperial Government or by the Governments of the German Maritime States, and that vessels belonging to the United States of America and their cargoes were not required in German ports to pay any fee or due of any kind or nature, or any import due higher or other than was payable by German vessels or their cargoes in the United States, the President did thereby declare and proclaim, from and after the date of his said Proclamation of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, the suspension of the collection of the whole of the duty of six cents per ton, not to exceed thirty cents per ton per annum, imposed upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the Empire of Germany by section 11 of the Act of Vol. 24,p. 81.Congress approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, entitled “An Act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels and to amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners, seamen and owners of vessels and for other purposes”;
And whereas the President did further declare and proclaim in his Proclamation of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight that the said suspension should continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes should be continued in the said ports of the Empire of Germany and no longer; And whereas, it now appears upon satisfactory proof that tonnage or light-house dues or a tax or taxes equivalent thereto are in fact imposed upon American vessels and their cargoes entered in German ports higher and other than those imposed upon German vessels or their cargoes entered in ports of the United States, so that said Proclamation of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundered and eighty-eight in its operation and effect contravenes the meaning and intent of said section 11 of the Act of Congress approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six:
Revocation of proclamation suspending collection of tonnage duty oil vessels from Germany.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the aforesaid section 11 of the Act aforesaid as well as in pursuance of the terms of said Proclamation itself, do hereby revoke my said Proclamation of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight suspending the collection of the whole of the duty of six cents per ton, not to exceed thirty cents per ton per annum (which is imposed by the aforesaid section of said Act) upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the German Empire; this revocation of said Proclamation to take effect on Effect.and after the second day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this third day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 18 December 31, 1896 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 885 [No. 18.] By the President of the United States.December 31, 1896.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas an act of Congress entitled “An Act To adopt regulationsPreamble.Vol. 26, p. 320. for preventing collisions at sea,” was approved August 19, 1890, the said Act being in the following words: *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Collisions at sea.Act prescribing regulations for preventing. That the following regulations for preventing collisions at sea shall he followed by all public and private vessels of the United States upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith, navigable by sea-going vessels. preliminary.
In the following rules every steam-vessel which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing-vessel, and every vessel under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a steam-vessel. The word “steam-vessel” shall include any vessel propelled by machinery. A vessel is “under way” within the meaning of these rules when she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. rules concerning lights, and so forth.Lights. The word “visible” in these rules when applied to lights shall mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere.
Article 1. The rules concerning lights shall be complied with in all weathers from sunset to sunrise, and during such time no other lights which may be mistaken for the prescribed lights shall be exhibited. Art. 2. A steam-vessel when under way shall carry—
(a)On or in front of the foremast, or if a vessel without a foremast, then in the fore part of the vessel, at a height above the hull of not less than twenty feet, and if the breadth of the vessel exceeds twenty feet, then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, so, however, that the light need not be carried at a greater height above the hull than forty feet, a bright white light, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles.
(b)On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
(c)On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon often points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
(d)The said green and red side-lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.
(e)A steam-vessel when under way may carry an additional white light similar in construction to the light mentioned in subdivision (a). These two lights shall be so placed in line with the keel that one shall be at least fifteen feet higher than the other, and in such a position with reference to each other that the lower light shall be forward of the upper one. The vertical distance between these lights shall be less than the horizontal distance. Art. 3. A steam-vessel when towing another vessel shall, in addition to her sidelights, carry two bright white lights in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six feet apart, and when towing more than one vessel shall carry an additional bright white light six feet above or below such light, if the length of the tow measuring from the stern of the towing vessel to the stern of the last vessel towed exceeds six hundred feet. Each of these lights shall be of the same construction and character, and shall be carried in the same position as the white light mentioned in article two (a), excepting the additional light, which may be carried at a height of not less than fourteen feet above the hull. Such steam-vessel may carry a small white light abaft the funnel or aftermast for the vessel towed to steer by, but such light shall not be visible forward of the beam. Art. 4.
(a)A vessel which from any accident is not under command shall carry at the same height as a white light mentioned in article two (a), where they can best be seen, and if a steam-vessel in lieu of that light, two red lights, in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six feet apart, and of such a character as to be visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least two miles; and shall by day carry in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six feet apart, where they can best be seen, two black balls or shapes, each two feet in diameter.
(b)A vessel employed in laying or in picking up a telegraph cable shall carry in the same position as the white light mentioned in article two (a), and if a 886Regulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued.steam-vessel in lieu of that light, three lights in a vertical line one over the other not less than six feet apart. The highest and lowest of these lights shall be red, and the middle light shall be white, and they shall be of such a character as to be visible all around the horizon, at a distance of at least two miles. By day she shall carry in a vertical line, one over the other, not less than six feet apart, where they can best be seen, three shapes not less than two feet in diameter, of which the highest and lowest shall be globular in shape and red in color, and the middle one diamond in shape and white.
(c)The vessels referred to in this article, when not making way through the water, shall not carry the side-lights, but when making way shall carry them.
(d)The lights and shapes required to be shown by this article are to be taken by other vessels as signals that the vessel showing them is not under command and can not therefore get out of the way. These signals are not signals of vessels in distress and requiring assistance. Such signals are contained in article thirty-one. Art. 5. A sailing vessel underway and any vessel being towed shall carry the same lights as are prescribed by article two for a steam-vessel under way, with the exception of the white lights mentioned therein, which they shall never carry. Art. 6. Whenever, as in the case of small vessels under way during bad weather, the green and red side-lights can not be fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand, lighted and ready for use; and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. To make the use of these portable lights more certain and easy the lanterns containing them shall each be painted outside with the color of the light they respectively contain, and shall be provided with proper screens. Art. 7. Steam-vessels of less than forty, and vessels under oars or sails of less than twenty tons, gross tonnage, respectively, when under way, shall not be obliged to carry the lights mentioned in article two
(b)and (c), but if they do not carry them they shall be provided with the following lights: First. Steam-vessels of less than forty tons shall carry—
(a)*Post,* p. 890. In the fore part of the vessel, or on or in front of the funnel, where it can best be seen, and at a height above the gunwale of not less than nine feet, a bright white light constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two (a), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
(b)Green and red side-lights constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two
(b)and (c), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile, or a combined lantern showing a green light and a red light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. Such lanterns shall be carried not less than three feet below the white light. Second. Small steam-boats, such as are carried by sea-going vessels, may carry the white light at a less height than nine feet above the the gunwale, but it shall be carried above the combined lantern mentioned in subdivision one (b). Third. Vessels under oars or sails, of less than twenty tons, shall have ready at hand a lantern with a green glass on one side and a red glass on the other, which, on the approach of or to other vessels, shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry the lights prescribed by article four
(a)and article eleven, last paragraph. Art. 8. Pilot vessels when engaged on their station on pilotage duty shall not show the lights required for other vessels, but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all around the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes. On the near approach of or to other vessels they shall have their side-lights lighted, ready for use, and shall flash or show them at short intervals, to indicate the direction in which they are heading, but the green light shall not be shown on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard side. A pilot-vessel of such a class as to be obliged to go alongside of a vessel to put a pilot on board may show the white light instead of carrying it at the masthead, and may, instead of the colored lights above mentioned, have at hand, ready for use, a lantern with a green glass on the one side and a red glass on the other, to be used as prescribed above. Pilot-vessels when not engaged on their station on pilotage duty shall carry lights similar to those of other vessels of their tonnage. Art. 9. *Post,* pp. 890, 891. Fishing vessels and fishing boats when under way and when not required by this article to carry or show the lights therein named shall carry or show the lights prescribed for vessels of their tonnage under way.
(a)Vessels and boats, when fishing with drift nets, shall exhibit two white lights from any part of the vessel where they can best be seen. Such lights shall be placed so that the vertical distance between them shall be not less than six feet and not more than ten feet, and so that the horizontal distance between them, measured in a line with the keel, shall be not less than five feet and not more than ten feet. The lower of these two lights shall be the more forward, and both of them shall be of such a character as to show all around the horizon, and to be visible at a distance of not less than three miles. 887
(b)Vessels, when engaged in trawling, by which is meant the dragging of anRegulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued. apparatus along the bottom of the sea— First. If steam-vessels, shall carry in the same position as the white light mentioned in article two
(a)a tricolored lantern so constructed and fixed as to show a white light from right ahead to two points on each bow, and a green light and a red light over an arc of the horizon from two points on either bow to two points abaft the beam on the starboard and port sides, respectively; aud, not less than six nor more than twelve feet below the tricolored lantern, a, white light in a lantern, so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light all around the horizon Second. If sailing vessels, of seven tons gross tonnage and upwards, shall carry a white light in a lantern, so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light all around the horizon, and shall also be provided with a sufficient supply of red pyrotechnic lights, which shall each burn for at least thirty seconds, and shall be shown on the approach of or to other vessels in sufficient time to prevent collision. In the Mediterranean Sea the vessels referred to in subdivision
(b)two may use a flare-up light in lieu of a pyrotechnic light. All lights mentioned in subdivision
(b)one and two shall be visible at a distance of at least two miles. Third. If sailing vessels of less than seven tons gross tonnage, shall not be obliged to carry the white light mentioned in subdivision
(b)two of this article, but if they do not carry such light they shall have at hand, ready for use, a lantern showing a bright white light, which shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited where it can best be seen, in sufficient time to prevent collision; and they shall also show a red pyrotechnic light, as prescribed in subdivision
(b)two, or in lieu thereof a flare-up light.
(c)Vessels and boats when line-fishing with their lines out and attached to their lines, and when not at anchor or stationary, shall carry the same lights as vessels fishing with drift-nets.
(d)Fishing vessels and fishing boats may at any time use a flare-up light in addition to the lights which they are by this article required to carry and show. All flare-up lights exhibited by a vessel when trawling or fishing with any kind of dragnet shall be shown at the after part of the vessel, excepting that if the vessel is hanging by the stern to her fishing gear, they shall be exhibited from the bow.
(e)Every fishing vessel and every boat when at anchor shall exhibit a white light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
(f)If a vessel or boat when fishing becomes stationary in consequence of her gear getting fast to a rock or other obstruction she shall show the light and make the fog-signal prescribed for a vessel at anchor, respectively. (See article fifteen
(e)and last paragraph.)
(g)In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rain-storms drift-net vessels attached to their nets, and vessels when trawling, dredging, or fishing with any kind of dragnet, and vessels line-fishing with their lines out shall, if of twenty tons gross tonnage or upwards, respectively, at intervals of not more than one minute make a blast; if steam-vessels with the whistle or siren, and if sailing-vessels with the fog-horn, each blast to be followed by ringing the bell.
(h)Sailing vessels or boats fishing with nets or lines or trawls, when under way, shall in day-time indicate their occupation to an approaching vessel by displaying a basket or other efficient signal, where it can best be seen. The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry the light prescribed by article four
(a)and article eleven, last paragraph. Art. 10. A vessel which is being overtaken by another shall show from her stern to such last-mentioned vessel a white light or a flare-up light. The white light required to be shown by this article may be fixed and carried in a lantern, but in such case the lantern shall be so constructed, fitted, and screened that it shall throw an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twelve points of the compass, namely, for six points from right aft on each side of the vessel, so as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile. Such light shall be carried as nearly as practicable on the same level as the side-lights. Art. 11. A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length, when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile. A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length, when at anchor, shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light. The length of a vessel shall be deemed to be the length appearing in her certificate of registry. A vessel aground in or near a fair-way shall carry the above light or lights and the two red lights prescribed by article four (a). Art. 12. Every vessel may, if necessary in order to attract attention, in addition to the lights which she is by these rules required to carry, show a flare-up light or use any detonating signal that can not be mistaken for a distress signal. Art. 13. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the Government of any nation with respect to additional station and 888 Regulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued.signal-lights for two or more ships of war or for vessels sailing under convoy, or with the exhibition of recognition signals adopted by ship-owners, which have been authorized by their respective Governments and duly registered and published. Art. 14. A steam-vessel proceeding under sail only but having her funnel up, shall carry in day-time, forward, where it can best be seen, one black ball or shape two feet in diameter. sound signals for fog, and so forth. Art. 15. Fog, etc., signals.*Post,* p. 892. All signals prescribed by this article for vessels under way shall be given: 1. By “steam-vessels” on the whistle or siren. 2. By “sailing vessels and vessels towed” on the fog-horn. The words “prolonged blast” used in this article shall mean a blast of from four to six seconds’ duration. A steam-vessel shall be provided with an efficient whistle or siren, sounded by steam or by some substitute for steam, so placed that the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with au efficient fog-horn, to be sounded by mechanical means, and also with an efficient bell. [In all cases where the rules require a bell to be used a drum may be substituted on board Turkish vessels, or a gong where such articles are used onboard small sea-going vessels.] A sailing vessel of twenty tons gross tonnage or upward shall be provided with a similar fog-horn and bell. In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rain-storms, whether by day or night, the signals described in this article shall be used as follows, viz:
(a)A steam-vessel having way upon her shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, a prolonged blast.
(b)A steam-vessel under way, but stopped, and having no way upon her, shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, two prolonged blasts, with an interval of about one second between them.
(c)A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, when on the starboard tack one blast, when on the port tack two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the beam three blasts in succession
(d)A vessel when at anchor shall, at intervals of not more than one minute, ring the bell rapidly for about five seconds.
(e)A vessel at anchor at sea, when not in ordinary anchorage ground, and when in such a position as to be an obstruction to vessels under way, shall sound, if a steam-vessel, at intervals of not more than two minutes, two prolonged blasts with her whistle or siren, followed by ringing her bell; or, if a sailing-vessel, at intervals of not more than one minute, two blasts with her fog-horn, followed by ringing her bell.
(f)A vessel when towing shall, instead of the signals prescribed in subdivisions
(a)and
(c)of this article at intervals of not more than two minutes, sound three blasts in succession, namely, one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. A vessel towed may give this signal and she shall not give any other.
(g)A steam-vessel wishing to indicate to another “The way is off my vessel, you may feel your way past me,” may sound three blasts in succession, namely, short, long, short, with intervals of about one second between them.
(h)A vessel employed in laying or picking up a telegraph cable shall, on hearing the fog-signal of an approaching vessel, sound in answer three prolonged blasts in succession.
(i)A vessel under way, which is unable to get out of the way of an approaching vessel through being not under command, or unable to maneuver as required by these rules, shall, on hearing the fog-signal of au approaching vessel, sound in answer four short blasts in succession. Sailing vessels and boats of less than twenty tons gross tonnage shall not be obliged to give the above-mentioned signals, but, if they do not, they shall make some other efficient sound-signal at intervals of not more that one minute. speed of ships to be moderate in fog, and so forth. Art. 16. Speed. Every vessel shall, in a fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rain-storms, go at a moderate speed, having careful regard to the existing circumstances and conditions. A steam vessel hearing, apparently forward of her beam, the fog-signal of a vessel the position of which is not ascertained shall, so far as the circumstances of the case admit, stop her engines, and then navigate with caution until danger of collision is over. Steering and Sailing Rules.Steering and sailing rules. preliminary—risk of collision. Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk should be deemed to exist. Art. 17. When two sailing vessels are approaching one another, so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of the other, as follows, namely:
(a)A vessel which is running free shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is close-hauled.
(b)A vessel which is close-hauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is close-hauled on the starboard tack. 889
(c)When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel whichRegulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued. has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
(d)When both are running free, with the wind on the same side, the vessel which is to the windward shall keep out of the way of the vessel which is to leeward.
(e)A vessel which has the wind aft shall keep out of the way of the other vessel. Art. 18. When two steam-vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. This article only applies to cases where vessels arc meeting end on, or nearly end on, in such a manner as to involve risk of collision, and does not apply to two vessels which must, if both keep on their respective courses, pass clear of each other. The only cases to which it does apply are when each of the two vessels is end on, or nearly end on, to the other; in other words, to cases in which, by day, each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with her own; by night, to cases in which each vessel is in such a position as to see both the side-lights of the other. It does not apply by day to cases in which a vessel sees another ahead crossing her own course; or by night, to cases where the red light of one vessel is opposed to the red light of the other, or where the green light of one vessel is opposed to the green light of the other, or where a red light without a green light, or a green light without a red light, is seen ahead, or where both green and red lights are seen anywhere but ahead. Art. 19. When two steam-vessels are crossing, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other. Art. 20. When a steam-vessel and a sailing vessel are proceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision, the steam-vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing-vessel. Art. 21. Where by any of these rules one of two vessels is to keep out of the way,*Post,* p. 890. the other shall keep her course and speed. Art. 22. Every vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other. Art. 23. Every steam-vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, on approaching her, if necessary, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. Art. 24. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules every vessel, overtaking any other, shall keep out of the way of the overtaken vessel. Every vessel coming up with another vessel from any direction more than two points abaft her beam, that is, in such a position, with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking that at night she would be unable to see either of that vessel’s side-lights, shall be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; and no subsequent alteration of the bearing between the two vessels shall make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear. As by day the overtaking vessel can not always know with certainty whether she is forward of or abaft this direction from the other vessel she should, if in doubt, assume that she is an overtaking vessel and keep out of the way. Art. 25. In narrow channels every steam-vessel shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fair-way or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such vessel. Art. 26. Sailing vessels under way shall keep out of the way of sailing vessels or boats fishing with nets, or lines, or trawls. This rule shall not give to any vessel or boat engaged in fishing the right of obstructing a fair-way used by vessels other than fishing vessels or boats. Art. 27. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. sound-signals for vessels in sight of one another.Sound signals. Art. 28. The words “short blast” used in this article shall mean a blast of about one second’s duration. When vessels are in sight of one another, a steam-vessel under way, in taking any course authorized or required by these rules, shall indicate that course by the following signals on her whistle or siren, namely: One short blast to mean, “I am directing my course to starboard.” Two short blasts to mean, “I am directing my course to port.” Three short blasts to mean, “My engines are going at full speed astern.” no vessel, under any circumstances, to neglect proper precautions. Art. 29. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel or the owner or master of crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case. 890 reservation of rules for harbors and inland navigation.Regulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued. Art. 30. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of a special rule, duly made by local authority, relative to the navigation of any harbor, river, or inland waters. distress signals.Distress signals. Art. 31. *Post,* p. 891. When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance from other vessels or from the shore, the following shall be the signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or separately, namely: In the day time— First. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute; Second. The International Code signal of distress indicated by N C; Third. The distance signal, consisting of a square flag, having either above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball; Fourth. Rockets or shells as prescribed below for use at night; Fifth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus. At night— One. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute; Two. Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar-barrel, oil-barrel, and so forth); Three. Rockets or shells, bursting in the air with a loud report and throwing stars of any color or description, fired one at a time at short intervals; Four. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus. Sec. 2. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the foregoing regulations for preventing collisions at sea for the navigation of all public and private vessels of the United States upon the high seas, and in all waters connected therewith navigable by sea-going vessels, are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect at a time to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose. Vol. 28, p. 82.And whereas an act of Congress entitled “An Act To amend an Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled ‘An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,’” was approved May 28, 1894, the said act being in the following words: *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Vol. 26, p. 322. That article seven of the Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,” be amended to read as follows: " “Art. 7. Lights on small vessels.*Ante,* p. 886. Steam vessels of less than forty, and vessels under oars or sails of less than twenty tons gross tonnage, respectively, and rowing boats, when under way, shall not be required to carry the lights mentioned in article two (a), (b), and (c), but if they do not carry them they shall be provided with the following lights: “First. Steam vessels of less than forty tons shall carry— “(a) In the fore part of the vessel, or on or in front of the funnel, where it can best be seen, and at a height above the gunwale of not less than nine feet, a bright white light constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two (a), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. “(b) Green and red side-lights constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two
(b)and (c), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile, or a combined lantern showing a green light and a red light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. Such lanterns shall be carried not less than three feet below the white light. “Second. Small steamboats, such as are carried by seagoing vessels, may carry the white light at a less height than nine feet above the gunwale, but it shall be carried above the combined lantern mentioned in subdivision one (b). “Third. Vessels under oars or sails of less than twenty tons shall have ready at hand a lantern with a green glass on one side and a red glass on the other, which, on the approach of or to other vessels, shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. “Fourth. Rowing boats, whether under oars or sail, shall have ready at hand a lantern showing a white light which shall be temporarily exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision. “The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry the lights prescribed by article four
(a)and article eleven, last paragraph.” Dishing vessels.That article nine be hereby repealed. *Ante,* p. 886.That article twenty-one be amended to read as follows: *Ante,* p. 889.Vol. 28, p. 281.“Article twenty-one. Where, by any of these rules, one of two vessels is to keep out of the way the other shall keep her course and speed. “Note.—When, in consequence of thick weather or other causes, such vessel finds herself so close that collision can not be avoided by the action of the giving-way vessel alone, she also shall take such action as will best aid to avert collision.” (See articles twenty-seven and twenty-nine.) " 891 That article thirty-one be amended to read as follows:Regulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued.Distress signals. " “distress signals. “Article thirty-one. When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance from other*Ante,* p. 890. vessels or from the shore the following shall be the signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or separately, namely: “In the daytime— “First. A gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a minute. “Second. The international code signal of distress indicated by N C. “Third. The distance signal, consisting of a square flag, having either above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball. “Fourth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus. “At night— “First. A gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a minute. “Second. Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, and so forth). “Third. Rockets or shells throwing stars of any color or description, fired one at a time, at short intervals. “Fourth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus.” " And whereas it was provided by section 3 of the said act of August 19, 1890, that it should take effect at a time to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose; And whereas the President did, in virtue of the authority vested inVol. 28, p. 1250. him by the said section 3 of the act of August 19, 1890, issue a proclamation on the 13th day of July, 1894, declaring the 1st day of March, 1895, as the day on which the said act approved August 19, 1890, as amended by the act approved May 28, 1894, should take effect; And whereas au act of Congress entitled “An Act Relating to lights on fishing vessels,” was approved August 13, 1894, the said act being in the following words: *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lights on fishing vessels.Vol. 28, p. 281. That article ten of the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled “An Act to adopt the revised international regulations for preventing collisions at sea,” so far as said article relates to lights for fishing vessels, is hereby reenacted and continued in force, anything in the Act approved May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled “An Act to amend an Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled ‘An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,’” to the contrary notwithstanding. And whereas the said article of the act approved March 3, 1885, entitledVol. 23, p. 439. “An Act to adopt the “Revised International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at-Sea,” reenacted by the said act of August 13, 1894, is as follows: Article 10. Open boats and fishing-vessels of less than than twenty tons net registeredLights on fishing vessels.*Ante,* pp. 886, 890. tonnage, when under way and when not having their nets, trawls, dredges, or lines in the water, shall not be obliged to carry the colored side-lights; but every such boat and vessel shall in lieu thereof have ready at hand a lantern with a green glass on the one side and a red glass on the other side, and on approaching to or being approached by another vessel such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. The following portion of this article applies only to fishing-vessels and boats when in the sea off the coast of Europe lying north of Cape Finisterre:
(a)All fishing-vessels and fishing-boats of twenty tons net registered tonnage or upward, when under way and when not having their nets, trawls, dredges, or lines in the water, shall carry and show the same lights as other vessels under way.
(b)All vessels when engaged in fishing with drift-nets shall exhibit two white lights from any part of the vessel where they can be best seen. Such lights shall be placed so that the vertical distance between them shall be not less than six feet and not more than ten feet, and so that the horizontal distance between them, measured in a line with the keel of the vessel, shall be not less than five feet and not more than ten feet. The lower of these two lights shall be the more forward, and both of them shall be of such a character and contained in lanterns of such construction as to show all round the horizon, on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, for a distance of not less than three miles.
(c)All vessels when trawling, dredging, or fishing with any kind of drag-nets shall exhibit, from some part of the vessel where they can be best seen, two lights. One of these lights shall be red and the other shall be white. The red light shall be above the white light, and shall be at a vertical distance from it of not less than six feet and not more than twelve feet; and the horizontal distance between them, if any, shall not be more than ten feet. These two lights shall be of such a character 892Regulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued.and contained in lanterns of such construction as to be visible all round the horizon, ’ on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, the white light to a distance of not less than three miles and the red light of not less than two miles.
(d)A vessel employed in line-fishing, with her lines out, shall carry the same lights as a vessel when engaged in fishing with drift-nets.
(e)If a vessel, when fishing with a trawl, dredge, or any kind of drag-net, becomes stationary in consequence of her gear getting fast to a rock or other obstruction, she shall show the light and make the fog-signal for a vessel at anchor.
(f)Fishing-vessels and open boats may at anytime use a flare-up in addition to the lights which they are by this article required to carry and show. All flare-up lights exhibited by a vessel when trawling, dredging, or fishing with any kind of drag-net shall be shown at the after-part of the vessel, excepting that if the vessel is hanging by the stern to her trawl, dredge, or drag-net they shall be exhibited from the bow.
(g)Every fishing-vessel and every open boat when at anchor between sunset and sunrise shall exhibit a white light, visible all round the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
(h)In a fog a drift-net vessel attached to her nets, and a vessel when trawling, dredging, or fishing with any kind of drag-net, and a vessel employed in line-fishing with her lines out, shall, at intervals of not more than two minutes, make a blast with her fog-horn and ring her bell alternately. And whereas an act of Congress entitled “An Act To postpone the enforcement of the Act of August 19, 1890, entitled ‘An act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,’” was approved February 23, 1895, the said act being in the following words: Whereas the President, in accordance with the proposition of Great Britain to enforce on March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, the revised international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, and on the representations of that Government that those regulations had received the general approval of the several foreign maritime powers, pursuant to section three of the Act of August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,” issued on .July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, his proclamation fixing March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, as the time when the provisions of said Act, as amended, embodying said revised international regulations shall take effect; and Whereas the Government of Great Britian has withdrawn from the position, communicated to this Government on April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, that no time should be lost in carrying those regulations into effect, and on January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, announced to this Government that the Government of Great Britain now finds it impossible until Parliament has been consulted to fix a date for bringing the regulations into force, and earnestly requests this Government to consent to a temporary postponement of the enforcement of said regulations; and Whereas it is desirable that the revised international regulations for preventing collisions at sea shall be put into force simultaneously by the maritime powers: Therefore, *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That said Act of August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, take effect not on March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, but at a subsequent time, to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose. Vol. 28, p. 1259.And whereas the President did, in virtue of the authority vested in him by the said act of February 23, 1895, issue a proclamation on the 25th day of February, 1895, giving notice that the said act of August 19, 1890, as amended by the act of May 28, 1894, would not go into force on March 1, 1895, the date fixed in his said proclamation of July 13, 1894, but on such future date as might be designated in a proclamation of the President to be issued for that purpose; *Ante,* p. 381.And whereas an act of Congress entitled “An Act To amend an Act approved August 19, 1890, entitled ‘An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,’” was approved June 10, 1896, the said act being in the following words: *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That article fifteen of the Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea,” be amended to read as follows: " “Art. 15. Dog, etc., signals.*Ante,* p. 888. All signals prescribed by this article for vessels under way shall be given: “First. By ‘steam vessels’ on the whistle or siren. “Second. By ‘sailing vessels’ and ‘vessels towed’ on the fog horn. “The words ‘prolonged blast’ used in this article shall mean a blast of from four to six seconds duration. 893 “A steam vessel shall be provided with an efficient whistle or siren, sounded byRegulations to prevent collisions at sea—Continued. steam or some substitute for steam, so placed that the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with an efficient fog horn, to be sounded by mechanical means, and also with an efficient bell. (In all cases where the rules require a bell to be used a drum may be substituted on board Turkish vessels, or a gong where such articles are used on board small seagoing vessels.) A sailing vessel of twenty tons gross tonnage or upward shall be provided with a similar fog horn and bell. “In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rainstorms, whether by day or night, the signals described in this article shall be used as follows, namely: “(a) A steam vessel having way upon her shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, a prolonged blast. “(b) A steam vessel under way, but stopped, and having no way upon her. shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, two prolonged blasts, with an interval of about one second between. “(c) A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, when on the starboard tack, one blast; when on the port tack, two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the beam, three blasts in succession. “(d) A vessel when at anchor shall, at intervals of not more than one minute, ring the bell rapidly for about five seconds. “(e) A vessel when towing, a vessel employed in laying or in picking up a telegraph cable, and a vessel under way, which is unable to get out of the way of an approaching vessel through being not under command, or unable to maneuver as required by the rules, shall, instead of the signals prescribed in subdivisions
(a)and
(c)of this article, at intervals of not more than two minutes, sound three blasts in succession, namely: One prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. A vessel towed may give this signal and she shall not give any other. “Sailing vessels and boats of less than twenty tons gross tonnage shall not be obliged to give the above-mentioned signals, but, if they do not, they shall make some other efficient sound signal at intervals of not more than one minute.” " Sec. 2. That said Act of August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, as amended, shall take effect at a subsequent time to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose. And whereas it was provided by section 2 of the act approved June 10, 1896, that the said act of August 19, 1890, as amended, should take effect at a subsequent time to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose: Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United StatesRegulations to take effect July 1, 1897. of America, do hereby, in virtue of the authority vested in me, by section 3 of the act of August 19, 1890, and by section 2 of the act of June 10, 1896, proclaim the 1st day of July, 1897, as the day on which the said act approved August 19, 1890, as amended by the act approved May 28, 1894, by the act approved August 13, 1894, and by the act approved June 10, 1896, shall take effect. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the city of-Washington this 31st day of December one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six and of the Independence [seal.] of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 19 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 19.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or 894 undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of California, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Forest reservation, California.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the afore said Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of California, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Boundaries.Beginning at the south-east corner of Township eight
(8)South, Range eight
(8)East, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, California; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line to the south-west corner of Township seven
(7)South, Rangie eight
(8)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line to the south-west corner of Township six
(6)South, Range seven
(7)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line to the south-west corner of Township five
(5)South, Range six
(6)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly along the First
(1st)Standard Parallel South, to the south-west corner of Township four
(4)South, Range four
(4)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north west corner of said township; thence westerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line between Townships three
(3)and four
(4)South, to its intersection with the east boundary line of the “Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero”; thence southeasterly along the boundary line of said rancho and the boundary line of “ Rancho San Jacinto Viejo” to the most southeasterly point of said last named rancho; thence westerly along the south boundary of said “Rancho San Jacinto Viejo” to the point of intersection by the section line between Sections fifteen
(15)and sixteen (16), Township five
(5)South, Range one
(1)East; thence southerly along the section line to the south-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), Township six
(6)South, Range’- one
(1)East; thence easterly along the township line to the north-west corner of Township seven
(7)South, Range two
(2)East; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges one
(1)and two
(2)East, to the south-west corner of Township eight
(8)South, Range two
(2)East; thence along the Second
(2nd)Standard Parallel South to the north-west corner of Township nine
(9)South, Range two
(2)East; thence southerly along the range line to the south-west corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line between Townships nine
(9)and ten
(10)South, to the south-east corner of Township nine
(9)South, Range four
(4)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the Second
(2nd)Standard Parallel South, to the north-west corner of Township nine
(9)South, Range seven
(7)East; thence southerly along the range line to the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence easterly along the section line to the south-east corner of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges seven
(7)and eight
(8)East, to the south-west corner of Township ten
(10)South, Range eight
(8)East; thence easterly along the township line to the south-east corner of said township; thence northerly along the range line between Ranges eight
(8)and nine
(9)East, to the north-east corner of Township nine
(9)South, Range eight
(8)East; thence westerly along the Second
(2nd)Standard Parallel South, 895 to the south-east corner of Township eight
(8)South, Range eight
(8)East, the place of beginning. Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all irrigationIrrigation rights and prior valid entries excepted. rights and lands lawfully acquired therefor and all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or makeReserved from settlement. settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 20 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 20.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Utah, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Forest reservation, Utah. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Utah, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the north-west corner of Township one
(1)South, RangeBoundaries. seven
(7)East, Salt Lake Meridian, Utah; thence easterly along the Base Line to the south east corner of Township one
(1)North, Range eight
(8)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line between Townships one
(1)and two
(2)North, to the south-east corner of Township two
(2)North, Range thirteen
(13)East; thence northerly along 896 the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the surveyed and unsurveyed township line between Townships two
(2)and three
(3)North, to its point of intersection with the Green River; thence in a southeasterly direction along the middle of the channel of said river to the point for the unsurveyed range line between Ranges twenty-two
(22)and twenty-three
(23)East; thence southerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed range line between said ranges to the point for the south-east corner of Township two
(2)South, Range twenty-two
(22)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line between Townships two
(2)and three
(3)South, to the north-west corner of Township three
(3)South, Range nineteen
(19)East; thence southerly along the west boundary of said township to its intersection with the east boundary of the Uintah Indian Reservation; thence northwesterly along said Indian reservation boundary to the north-east corner of said reservation; thence southwesterly along the north boundary of said Indian reservation to the intersection therewith by the range line between Ranges six
(6)and seven
(7)East; thence northerly along said range line, surveyed and unsurveyed, to the north-west corner of Township one
(1)South, Range seven
(7)East, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful tiling duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven, [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 21 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 21.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103.Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; 897 And whereas, the public lands in the State of Washington, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Forest reservation, Washington. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Washington, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the south-east corner of Township four
(4)North, RangeBoundaries. nine
(9)East, Willamette Base and Meridian, Washington; thence northerly along the range line between Ranges nine
(9)and ten
(10)East, subject to the proper offset on the First
(1st)Standard Parallel North, to the north-west corner of Township six
(6)North, Range ten
(10)East; thence easterly along the township line to the north-east corner of said township; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of Township seven
(7)North, Range eleven
(11)East; thence easterly along the township line between Townships seven
(7)and eight
(8)North, to the north-east corner of Township seven
(7)North, Range twelve
(12)East; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges twelve
(12)and thirteen
(13)East, subject to the proper offset on the Second
(2nd)Standard Parallel North, to the north-west corner of Township eleven
(11)North, Range thirteen
(13)East; thence easterly along the surveyed and unsurveyed township line between Townships eleven
(11)and twelve
(12)North, to the south-west corner of Township twelve
(12)North, Range fifteen
(15)East; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges fourteen
(14)and fifteen
(15)East, subject to the proper offsets on the Third
(3rd)and Fourth
(4th)Standard Parallels North, to the point for the north east corner of Township eighteen
(18)North, Range fourteen
(14)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line between Townships eighteen
(18)and nineteen
(19)North, to the south-west corner of Township nineteen
(19)North, Range seven
(7)East; thence southerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges six
(G)and seven
(7)East, subject to the proper offsets on the township line between Townships seventeen
(17)and eighteen
(18)North, and on the Fourth (4th), Third
(3rd)and Second
(2nd)Standard Parallels North, to the point for the northeast corner of Township five
(5)North, Range six
(6)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line between Townships five
(5)and six
(6)North, to the south-east corner of Township six
(G)North, Range four
(4)East; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges four
(4)and five
(5)East, subject to the proper offset on the First
(1st)Standard Parallel North, to the point for the southwest corner of Township four
(4)North, Range five
(5)East; thence easterly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line between Townships three
(3)and four
(4)North, to the south-east corner of Township four
(4)North, Range nine
(9)East, the place of beginning. Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all landsPrior valid entries excepted. which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. 898 Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. Whereas, a portion of the land embraced within the limits above Vol. 27, p. 1063.described was reserved by proclamation of February twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and designated as “The Pacific Forest Reserve”; To include the Pacific Forest Reserve.And whereas, it appearing proper that the entire area herein described should be distinguished by the name of the most notable landmark within its boundaries, the title “The Pacific Forest Reserve” is hereby abolished, and the reservation established by this proclamation shall be known as The Mt. Rainier Forest Reserve. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven, [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States the oue hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 22 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 22.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103.Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of California, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Forest reservation, California.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of California, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Boundaries.Beginning at the south-east corner of Township three
(3)North, Range twenty-four
(24)East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, California; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line to the northwest corner of said township; thence northerly along the range line to the township line between Townships four
(4)and five
(5)North, Range twenty-three
(23)East; thence easterly along the township line to the south-east corner of Township five
(5)North, Range twenty-three
(23)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the First
(1st)Standard Parallel North, to the south-west corner of Township six
(6)North, Range twenty-two
(22)East; thence northerly along the range line between Ranges 899 twenty-one
(21)and twenty-two
(22)East, to the north-east corner of Township seven
(7)North, Range twenty-one
(21)East; thence westerly along the township line to the north-west corner of said township; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of Township eight
(8)North, Range twenty
(20)East; thence westerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed township line between Townships eight
(8)and nine
(9)North, to the north-west corner of Township eight
(8)North, Range seventeen
(17)East; thence southerly along the range line to the southeast corner of Township eight
(8)North, Range sixteen
(16)East; thence easterly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the southeast corner of Township eight
(8)North, Range seventeen
(17)East; thence southerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed range line between Ranges seventeen
(17)and eighteen
(18)East, subject to the easterly offset on the First
(1st)Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Township four
(4)North, Range seventeen
(17)East; thence easterly along the township line to the north-east corner of Township three
(3)North, Range eighteen
(18)East; thence southerly along the range line to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line between Townships two
(2)and three
(3)North, to the south-east corner of Township three
(3)North, Range twenty-four
(24)East, the place of beginning. Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all landsPrior valid entries excepted. which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, tiling, settlement or location was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter orReserved from settlement. make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 23 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 23.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public 900 reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the States of Idaho and Montana, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Forest reservation, Idaho and Montana.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the States of Idaho and Montana, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Boundaries.Beginning at the north-east corner of Township thirty-six
(36)North, Range five
(5)East, Boise Meridian, Idaho; thence southerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges five
(5)and six
(6)East, to the point of intersection with the Salmon River; thence in an easterly direction along the middle of the channel of said river to the point of intersection for the unsurveyed range line between Ranges eighteen
(IS)and nineteen
(19)East; thence northerly along said unsurveyed range line to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States of Idaho and Montana; thence in an easterly direction along said State boundary line to the point for the unsurveyed range line between Ranges nineteen
(19)and twenty
(20)West, Principal Meridian, Montana; thence northerly along said range line to the Base Line; thence westerly along said base line to the south-east corner of Township one
(1)North, Range twenty
(20)West; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed township line between Townships one
(1)and two
(2)North, to the point for the south-east corner of Township two
(2)North, Range twenty-two
(22)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges twenty-one
(21)and twenty-two
(22)West, allowing for the proper offsets on the First
(1st)and Second
(2nd)Standard Parallels North, to the point for the north-east corner of Township ten
(10)North, Range twenty-two
(22)West; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line between Townships ten
(10)and eleven
(11)North, to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States of Montana and Idaho; thence along said State boundary line to the point for the unsurveyed township line between Townships thirty-eight
(38)and thirty-nine
(39)North, Idaho; thence westerly along said township line to the point for the north-west corner of Township thirty-eight
(38)North, Range ten
(10)East; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges nine
(9)and ten
(10)East, to the point for the south-west corner of Township thirty-seven
(37)North, Range ten
(10)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed Seventh
(7th)Standard Parallel North, to the north-east corner of Township thirty-six
(36)North, Range five
(5)East, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. 901 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 24 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 24.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Washington, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Forest reservation, Washington. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Washington, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the south-east corner of Township twenty-one
(21)North,Boundaries. Range five
(5)West, Willamette Base and Meridian, Washington; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges four
(4)and five
(5)West, to the point for the north-east corner of Township twenty-three
(23)North, Range five
(5)West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line to the point for the southeast corner of Township twenty-four
(24)North, Range four
(4)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line to the point for the north-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the unsurveyed and surveyed Sixth
(6th)Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Township twenty-five
(25)North, Range three
(3)West; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges two
(2)and three
(3)West, to the north-east corner of Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range three
(3)West; thence westerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed Seventh
(7th)Standard Parallel North, to the point for the south-east corner of Township thirty
(30)North, Range nine
(9)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line between Townships thirty
(30)and thirty-one
(31)North, to the north-east corner of Township thirty
(30)North, Range fourteen
(14)West; thence northerly along the range line to its intersection with the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca; thence 902 northwesterly along said shore line to the east boundary of the Makah Indian Reservation; thence southerly along the east boundary to the southeast corner of said reservation and westerly along the south boundary thereof to the high-water-mark on the Pacific Coast; thence southerly along said coast line to the north boundary of the Quinaielt Indian Reservation; thence southeasterly along the north boundary to the eastern point of said reservation and southwesterly along the south boundary thereof to the point of intersection with the Fifth
(5th)Standard Parallel North; thence easterly along said parallel to the southeast corner of Township twenty-one
(21)North, Range five
(5)West, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 25 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 25.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103.Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall’, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of South Dakota, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Forest reservation South Dakota.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and 903 being situate in the State of South Dakota, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the north-west corner of Township one
(1)South, RangeBoundaries. seven
(7)East, Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota; thence westerly along the Black Hills Base Line to the south-west corner of Township one
(1)North, Range six
(6)East; thence northerly along the range line between Ranges five
(o)and six
(6)East, to the north-west corner of Township two
(2)North, Range six
(6)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line between Townships two
(2)and three
(3)North, to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States of South Dakota and Wyoming; thence southerly along said State boundary line to the point of intersection by the township line between Townships six
(6)and seven
(7)South, Black Hills Base Line; thence easterly along said township line to the south-west corner of Township six
(6)South, Range four
(I)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line between Townships five
(5)and six
(6)South, to the south-west corner of Township five
(5)South, Range six
(6)East; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of said township; thence easterly along the First
(1st)Standard Parallel South, to the southwest corner of Township four
(4)South, Range seven
(7)East; thence northerly along the range line between Ranges six
(6)and seven
(7)East, to the north-west corner of Township one
(1)South, Range seven
(7)East, the place of beginning. Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all landsPrior valid entries excepted. which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter orReserved from settlement. make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 26 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 26.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public 904 reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the States of Idaho and Washington, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Forest reservation, Idaho and Washington.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all that tract of land situate in the States of Idaho and Washington, embraced within the following boundaries, to-wit: Boundaries.Bounded on the east by the summit of the ridges dividing the waters tributary to the Kootenai River and Priest Lake and River; on the west by the summit of the ridges dividing the waters tributary to the Pend d’Oreille River or Clarke’s Fork of the Columbia River and Priest Lake and River; on the north by the international boundary line between the States of Idaho and Washington and the British possessions, connecting the east and west boundaries above described; on the south by the township line between Townships fifty-six
(56)and fifty-seven
(57)north of the Base Line, Idaho, projected to connect the east and west boundaries above described. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven, [seal.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 27 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation [No. 27.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103.Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public 905 reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Washington, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Forest reservation, Washington. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Washington, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the point for the south-west corner of Township twenty-nineBoundaries.
(29)North, Range eight
(8)East, Willamette Meridian, Washington ; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges seven
(7)and eight
(8)East, to the point for the north-west corner of Township thirty-two
(32)North, Range eight
(8)East; thence easterly along the unsurveyed Eighth
(Sth)Standard Parallel North, to the point for the south-west corner of Township thirty three
(33)North, Range twelve
(12)East; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges eleven
(11)and twelve
(12)East, to the point for the north-west corner of Township thirty-six
(36)North, Range twelve
(12)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed Ninth
(9th)Standard Parallel North, to the point for the south-west corner of Township thirty-seven
(37)North, Range seven
(7)East; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges six
(6)and seven
(7)East, to its point of intersection with the international boundary line between the State of Washington and the British possessions; thence easterly along said international boundary line to the point for the unsurveyed range line between Ranges twenty-two
(22)and twenty-three
(23)East; thence southerly along said unsurveyed range line, subject to the proper easterly or westerly offsets on the Ninth
(9th)and Eighth
(8th)Standard Parallels North, to the point for the south-east corner of Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range twenty-two
(22)East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed Seventh
(7th)Standard Parallel North, to the point for the south-west corner of Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range
(8)East, the place of beginning. Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all landsPrior valid entries excepted. which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or makeReserved from settlement. settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 28 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 906 [No. 28.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103.Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Wyoming, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Forest reservation, Wyoming.Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Wyoming, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Boundaries.Beginning at the south-east corner of Township forty-three
(43)North, Range one hundred and ten
(110)West, Sixth
(6th)Principal Meridian, Wyoming; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line between Ranges one hundred and nine
(109)and one hundred and ten
(110)West, to the point of intersection with the south boundary ot the Yellowstone National Park Timber Land Reserve as established by proclamation of September tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one; thence westerly along said boundary to its intersection with the boundary line between the States of Wyoming and Idaho; thence southerly along said State boundary line to the point for the unsurveyed township line between Townships forty-two
(42)and forty-three
(43)North; thence easterly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line between Townships forty-two
(42)and forty-three
(43)North, to the south-east corner of Township forty-three
(43)North, Range one hundred and ten
(110)West, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 29 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 907 [No. 29.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Montana, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Forest reservation, Montana. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Montana, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the point on the south boundary of the Blackfeet IndianBoundaries. Reservation where said boundary line is intersected by the range line between Ranges eight
(8)and nine
(9)West, Principal Meridian, Montana; thence southwesterly along the south boundary to the south-west corner of said reservation and northwesterly along the west boundary thereof, as defined and described in the Act of Congress approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled, “An Act Making*Ante,* p. 354. appropriations for current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and for other purposes”, to the point where the unsurveyed range line between Ranges twelve
(12)and thirteen
(13)West, will intersect said boundary line; thence southerly along said unsurveyed range line to the point for the north-east corner of Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range thirteen
(13)West; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the north-west corner of said township; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range line to the point for the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence westerly along the unsurveyed section line to the point for the north-west corner of Section nineteen (19), Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range fourteen
(14)West; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range Hue to the point for the south-west corner of said Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range fourteen
(14)West; thence westerly along the unsurveyed Seventh
(7th)Standard Parallel North, to the point for the southeast corner of Township twenty-nine
(29)North, Range seventeen
(17)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line to the point for the north east corner of said township; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the north-west corner of Section three (3), said township; thence northerly along the unsurveyed section line to the point for the north-east corner of Section four (4), Township thirty
(30)North, Range seventeen
(17)West; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the north-west corner of Section three (3), Township thirty
(30)North, Range nineteen
(19)West; thence southerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed section line, subject to the proper offset on the Seventh
(7th)Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), Township twenty-eight
(28)North, Range nineteen
(19)West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed section line to the point for the south-east corner 908 of Section twenty-four (24), said township; thence southerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed range line to the south east corner of Township twenty-seven
(27)North, Range nineteen
(19)West; thence easterly along the surveyed and unsurveyed township line to the point for the north-west corner of Section three (3), Township twenty-six
(26)North, Range eighteen
(18)West; thence southerly along the unsurveyed section line to the point for the south-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence westerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed township line to its intersection with the east shore of Flathead Lake; thence southerly along the shore of said lake to the north boundary of the Flathead Indian Reservation; thence easterly along the north boundary to the north-east corner of said reservation and southerly along the east boundary thereof to the point where said boundary line will be intersected by the unsurveyed Fourth
(4th)Standard Parallel North; thence easterly along said unsurveyed parallel to the point for the south-east corner of Township seventeen
(17)North, Range seven
(7)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line to the point for the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the north west corner of said township; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line to the point for the north east corner of Township eighteen
(18)North, Range eight
(8)West; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the south-east corner of Township nineteen
(19)North, Range nine
(9)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed and surveyed range line between Ranges eight
(8)and nine
(9)West, subject to the proper offsets on the Fifth (5th), Sixth
(6th)and Seventh
(7th)Standard Parallels North, to the point of intersection with the south boundary of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful tiling duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the. entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. Rights of Blackfeet Reservation Indians protected.The rights and privileges reserved to the Indians of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation by Article I of the agreement set forth in, and accepted, ratified, and confirmed by the Act of Congress approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, hereinbefore referred to, respecting that portion of their Reservation relinquished to the United States by said Article I, shall be in no way infringed or modified by reason of the fact that a part of the area so relinquished is embraced within the limits of the boundaries herein described and set apart as a forest reservation; nor shall the right of occupation, location, and purchase of said relinquished lands under the provisions of the mineral-land laws, accorded by said Act of Congress, be abridged. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 30 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 909 [No. 30.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of CongressPreamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Wyoming, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United StatesForest reservation, Wyoming. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that then is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Wyoming, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the south-east corner of Township forty-eight (48)Boundaries. North, Range eighty-four
(84)West, Sixth
(6th)Principal Meridian Wyoming; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the Twelfth
(12th)Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Township forty-nine
(49)North, Range eighty-four
(84)West; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of Section thirteen (13), Township fifty
(50)North, Range eighty-four
(84)West; thence westerly along the section line to the north-east corner of Section seventeen (17), said township; thence northerly along the section line to the south-east corner of Section twenty nine (29), Township fifty-one
(51)North. Range eighty-four
(84)West; thence easterly along the section line to the south-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence northerly along the section line to the north-east corner of Section two (2), Township "fifty-two
(52)North, Range eighty-four
(84)West; thence westerly along the Thirteenth
(13th)Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Section thirty-five (35), Township fifty-three
(53)North, Range eighty-four
(84)West; thence northerly along the section line to the north-east corner of Section fourteen (14), said township: thence westerly along the section line to the north east corner of Section fourteen (14), Township fifty-three
(53)North, Range eighty-five
(85)West; thence northerly along the section line to the north-east corner of Section two (2), said township; thence westerly along the township line to the north-east corner of Section two (2), Township fifty-three
(53)North, Range eighty-six
(86)West; thence northerly along the section line to the north east corner of Section two (2), Town ship fifty-four
(54)North, Range eighty-six
(86)West; thence westerly along the township line to the south-east corner of Township fifty-five
(55)North, Range eighty-seven
(87)West; thence northerly along the range line to the north-east corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line to the north-west corner of said township: thence southerly along the range line to the south-west corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line to the north-wesl corner of Township fifty-four
(54)North, Range eighty-eight
(88)West: thence northerly along the range line between Ranges eighty-eight
(88)and eighty-nine
(89)West, to the north-west corner of Township fifty six
(56)North, Range eighty-eight
(88)West; thence westerly along 910 the Fourteenth
(14th)Standard Parallel North, to the south-west corner of Township fifty-seven
(57)North, Range eighty-eight
(88)West; thence northerly along the range line between Ranges eighty-eight
(88)and eighty-nine
(89)West, to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States of Wyoming and Montana; thence westerly along said State boundary line to the point for the unsurveyed range line between Ranges ninety-two
(92)and ninety-three
(93)West; thence southerly along said unsurveyed range line to the Fourteenth
(14th)Standard Parallel North; thence easterly along said standard parallel to the north-east corner of Township fifty-six
(56)North, Range ninety-three
(93)West; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges ninety-two
(92)and ninety-three
(93)West, to the north-west corner of Township fifty-four
(54)North, Range ninety-two
(92)West; thence easterly along the township line to the north-east corner of said township; thence southerly along the range line to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line to the northeast corner of Township fifty-three
(53)North, Range ninety-one
(91)West; thence southerly along the range line to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the Thirteenth
(13th)Standard Parallel North, to the north-west corner of Township fifty-two
(52)North, Range eighty-eight
(88)West; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges eighty-eight
(88)and eighty-nine
(89)West, to the south-west corner of Township fifty-one
(51)North, Range eighty-eight
(88)West; thence easterly along the township line to the south-east corner of said township; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges eighty-seven
(87)and eighty-eight
(88)West, to the south-west corner of Township forty-nine
(49)North, Range eighty-seven
(87)West; thence easterly along the Twelfth
(12th)Standard Parallel North, to the north-west corner of Township forty-eight
(48)North, Range eighty-seven
(87)West; thence southerly along the range line to the south-west corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line between Townships forty-seven
(47)and forty-eight
(48)North, to the south-east corner of Township forty-eight
(48)North, Range eighty-four
(84)West, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rides and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 31 February 22, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 911 [No. 31.] By the President of the United States.February 22, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress,Preamble.Vol. 26, p. 1103. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes”, “That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof”; And whereas, the public lands in the State of Montana, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,Forest reservation Montana. by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation ah those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Montana, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the south-west corner of Township thirty-three (33)Boundaries. North, Range twenty-five
(25)West, Principal Meridian, Montana; thence easterly along the surveyed and unsurveyed Eighth
(8th)Standard Parallel North, to the north-east corner of Township thirty-two
(32)North, Range twenty-two
(22)West; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges twenty-one
(21)and twenty-two
(22)West, to the south-east corner of Section thirteen
(13)of said Township thirty-two
(32)North, Range twenty-two
(22)West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed section line to the point for the south-east corner of Section thirteen (13), Township thirty-two
(32)North, Range eighteen
(18)West; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges seventeen
(17)and eighteen
(18)West, to the north-west corner of Township thirty-one
(31)North, Range seventeen
(17)West; thence easterly along the township line between Townships thirty-one
(31)and thirty-two
(32)North, to the north-west corner of Section two (2), Township thirty-one
(31)North, Range seventeen
(17)West; thence along the section lines, southerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-three (23), and easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges sixteen
(16)and seventeen
(17)West, to the south-east corner of said Township thirty-one
(31)North, Range seventeen
(17)West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed township line between Townships thirty
(30)and thirty-one
(31)North, to the point for the south-east corner of Township thirty-one
(31)North, Range sixteen
(16)West; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges fifteen
(15)and sixteen
(16)West, to the point for the south-west corner of Township thirty
(30)North, Range fifteen
(15)West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed township line between Townships twenty-nine
(29)and thirty
(30)North, to the point for the south-east corner of said Township thirty
(30)North; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges fourteen
(14)and fifteen
(15)West, to the point for the south-east corner of Section thirteen (13), said Township thirty
(30)North, Range fifteen
(15)West; thence along the unsurveyed section lines, easterly to the point for the south-east corner of Section sixteen (16), and northerly to the point for the north-east corner of Section four (4), Township thirty
(30)North, Range fourteen
(14)West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed township line between 912 Townships thirty
(30)and thirty-one
(31)North, to the point for the south-east corner of Township thirty-one
(31)North, Range fourteen
(14)West; thence northerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges thirteen
(13)and fourteen
(14)West, to the point where it will intersect the west boundary of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, as said boundary is defined and described in the Act of Congress approved *Ante,* p. 354.June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled, “An Act Making appropriations for current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and for other purposes”; thence northwesterly along the boundary of said Indian Reservation to its point of intersection with the international boundary line between the State of Montana and the British possessions; thence westerly along said international boundary line to the point for the unsurveyed range line between Ranges twenty-five
(25)and twenty-six
(26)West; thence southerly along the unsurveyed range line between Ranges twenty-five
(25)and twenty-six
(26)West, to the Ninth
(9th)Standard Parallel North; thence easterly along said parallel to the north-east corner of Township thirty-six
(36)North, Range twenty-six
(26)West; thence southerly along the range line between Ranges twenty-five
(25)and twenty-six
(26)West, to the south-west corner of Township thirty-three
(33)North, Range twenty-five
(25)West, the place of beginning. Prior valid entries excepted.Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired; and all mining claims duly located and held according to the laws of the United States and rules and regulations not in conflict therewith; Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, settlement or location was made. Reserved from settlement.Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation. Rights of Indians on Blackfeet Reservation protected.The rights and privileges reserved to the Indians of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation by Article I of the agreement set forth in, and accepted, ratified, and confirmed by, the Act of Congress approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, hereinbefore referred to, respecting that portion of their Reservation relinquished to the United States by said Article I, shall be in no way infringed or modified by reason of the fact that a part of the area so relinquished is embraced within the limits of the boundaries herein described and set apart as a forest reservation; nor shall the right of occupation, location, and purchase of said relinquished lands under the provisions of the mineral-land laws, accorded by said Act of Congress, be abridged. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety- [seal.] seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 32 February 24, 1897 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation 913 [No. 32.] By the President of the United States.February 24, 1897. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas public interests require that the Senate should be convenedSenate to convene March 4, 1897. at twelve o’clock on the fourth day of March next, to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive. Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the capitol in the City of Washington, on the fourth day of March next, at twelve o’clock noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice. Given under my hand and the Seal of the United States, at Washington the twenty-fourth day of February, in the year of [seal.] our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven and of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and twenty-first. Grover Cleveland By the President: Richard Olney *Secretary of State.* 915 INDEX. **A.** Page. *A. L. Robeson Post, G. A. R., Bridgeton, N.J.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 130 *Abandoned Military Reservations* (*see* Military Reservations, Abandoned). *Abbey, George C.,* pension increased 780 *Abbott, Hon. Jo,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 304 *Abercrombie, Abner,* pension 830 *Abilene, Tex.,* terms of court, etc 456 *Absecon Buoy Depot, N. J.,* deficiency appropriation for legal services 276 *Absecon Inlet, N. J.,* survey of, directed 241 *Acapulco,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Accounting Officers of the Treasury,* deficiency appropriation for claims certified by 306 *Accounts.* reports of delinquencies in public, to be reported annually to Congress 179 *Accounts and Disbursements, Division of, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for chief, clerks, etc 99 *Achenbach, Frederick,* deficiency appropriation for Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Acton, N. Dak.,* construction of bridge authorized across Red River of the North 533 *Adams, Mellisa (widow),* pension 815 *Adjutant-General’s Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 61, 610 *Adjutant-General’s Office, War Department,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 *Adulterated Teas,* provisions to prevent importing 604 *Adulterations of Food, etc.,* appropriation for investigations 102 *Ayate Bay, Minn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 213 *Agents for Payment of Pensions,* appropriation for salaries 45, 479 for clerk hire, etc 45, 479 administering oaths by, repealed 74 *Agents, Indian.* appropriation for civilian, at agencies 321 *Agricultural Experiment Stations,* appropriation for expenses 103 for blanks, reports, etc 104 for index to agricultural literature 104 to investigate food nutrition 104 *Agricultural Literature,* appropriation for index to; sales 104 *Agricultural Products,* appropriation for extending foreign markets for 101 *Agriculture, Annual Report of Secretary of,* appropriation for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for printing, Part II, 1895 18 *Agriculture, Department of* (*see* Department of Agriculture). *Agrostology Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for agrostologist, assistants, etc 100 for investigations 103 *Ahnapee, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor directed 243 *Aitkin County, Minn.,* may bridge Mississippi River 74 *Aix la Chapelle,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Alabama,* certain cash entries of public lands in, confirmed 90 *Alabama Great Northwestern Railway Company,* transfer of right to bridge Alabama River to Mobile and Ohio Railroad 391 *Alabama River, Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 construction of bridge authorized across, between Peachtree and Prairie Bluff 598 time extended for bridging, at Montgomery, Ala 622 transfer of right to bridge, to Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company 391 *Alaska,* appropriation for salaries, government in 160, 560 for contingent expenses 160, 560 for reconstructing Government wharf; charges 413 for protecting seal fisheries, etc 420 for coast surveys, etc 422 for protecting salmon fisheries 431 for expenses, seal fisheries 431 for investigating mineral resources 435 for education in 37 for reindeer station 37 for traveling expenses, court officials 449 for rent, etc., court officials 49 for repairs to buildings 449 for locating boundary between British North America and, on 141st meridian 464 deficiency appropriation for expenses, court officers 24, 95 for rent, etc 24 for supplies for natives 69 for expenses, salmon fisheries 271 for contingent expenses 277 for Indian school, Circle City 292 allowance for clerk hire 277 customs district reorganized 60916 new legislation as to attorneys and marshals not applicable to 186 proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing fur-bearing animals in, etc 878 reserving lands to Greco-Hussian Church 883 regulation of salmon fisheries 316 *Alaskan Seal Fisheries,* appropriation for expenses of agents 431 for food, etc., to natives 431 for publishing President’s proclamation, etc 431 for expenses of log books, etc 431 *Albemarle Sound, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of inland waterway from Norfolk, Va., to 220 *Alberts, F., and Company,* payment to 727 *Albuquergue, N. Mex.,* appropriation for Indian school 346 *Alcohol in the Arts,* repeal of tax exemption 195 joint Congressional committee to consider and report on; powers, etc 195 continued, to report at next session 697 *Aldrich, Truman H.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Aldrich, W. F.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Aleshire, Mary L. (widow),* pension increased 745 *Alexandretta,* appropriation for consul 438, 587 *Alexandria Bay, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Alexandria, La.,* construction of bridge authorized across Red River at 497 *Alien Contract Labor Laws,* appropriation for enforcing, etc 431 *Alien Contract Laborers,* temporary employment permitted, Tennessee Centennial Exposition 474 *Aliens,* prohibited acquiring lands in Territories 618 bona fide residents may hold lands during residence 618 lands acquired by inheritance, etc.; sale 618 conveyance of lands in trust void 618 *Allegan, Mich. (Soldiers’ Monument Association).* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 130 *Allegany Indian Reservation, N. Y.,* report on all leases in, to be made 340 *Allegheny County, Pa.,* bridge across Monongahela River in, authorized 496 *Allegheny, Pa.,* appropriation for public building 413 condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 133 *Allegheny River, N. Y.,* survey of, directed for removal of dams 241 *Allegheny River, Pa.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 for locks and dams; contracts 217 construction of bridge authorized across, Pittsburg, Pa 391 survey of, directed 242 *Allen H. Harmon Post, G. A. R., Northville, Mich.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 133 *Allen, Lucy A. (widow),* pension 770 *Alloway Creek, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Alpena, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Alsea, etc., Indians,* proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by 866 *Alsea River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of 233 preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Altamaha River, Go.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Aleiso Creek, Cal.,* survey of, directed 239 *Ambassadors,* appropriation for 28, 579 *American Ephermeris,* appropriation for preparing 166, 565 *American Island, S. Dak.,* lease and improvement of, by Chamberlain, authorized 10 *American Registers,* granted American-built vessels repurchased from foreigners 689 foreign-built vessel “Asturian Prince” and name changed to “Matteawan” 85 “Ceres” and name changed to “Lichtenfels Brothers” 516 “E. C. Mowatt” 527 “Johan Ludwig” 5 “ Kahului” 491 “Menemsha” 321 “Minde” and name changed to “Three Brothers” 5 “Nerito” and name changed to “Miami” 3 “Thomas S. Falck” and name changed to “Black Diamond” 511 “Vila” 527 *American Registry,* repeal of prohibition to, of vessels owned by citizens residing abroad 691 of vessels owned by naturalized citizens living abroad 691 *American Republics, Bureau of,* appropriation for maintenance 38, 590 franking privilege extended to 590 *American Seamen,* appropriation for testimonials, rescuing shipwrecked 30, 582 for relief and protection of 38, 589 correction 186 deficiency appropriation for services to 312 *Amherstburg,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Amite River, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Ammunition, Army,* appropriation for manufacture of metallic, etc 68, 616 *Amoy,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 *Amsterdam,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Anacostia River, D. C.,* survey, etc., directed for bridge across 532 *Anchorage, etc.,* rules for. Saint Marys River, Mich., to be prescribed 54 penalty for violations 55 *Anclote River, Fla.,* survey of, directed 239 *Anderson, Clifton R.,* payment to 714 *Anderson, Elisabeth T. (widow),* pension restored 823 *Andrews, Henry T.,* pension 741 *Andricks, Uriah,* pension increased 812917 *Animal Industry Bureau, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for chief, clerks, etc 101 for salaries and expenses 106 for inspection of animals, meats, etc 107 information as to livestock, dairy products, etc 107 for purchase and destruction of animals 107 for printing reports rent 107 deficiency appropriation for salaries and expenses 310 *Animals* (*see* Cattle). *Annaberg,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Annapolis* (*see also* Naval Academy), survey of harbor directed 240 *Antietam Battlefield,* appropriation for marking lines of battle, etc 443 deficiency appropriation for locating, etc., battle lines 284 *Antigua,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Antwerp,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Apache, etc., Indians, Ariz. and N. Mex.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Apache Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 324 for support, etc., of 336 for support, etc., prisoners, Fort Sill, Okla 64 *Apalachicola Bay and River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 208 *Apalachicola Bay, Fla.,* survey of, directed 239 *Apalachicola, Fla.,* range light to be reconstructed 628 *Apalachicola River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Apia,* appropriation for consul-general at 32 *Apia and Nukualofa,* appropriation for consul-general at 584 *Appeals,* circuit courts of appeals to hear, in criminal cases not capital 492 *Applegate, William T.,* pension increased 746 *Apples,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Appliances for Disabled Soldiers,* appropriation for 444 *Appointment, etc., Clerk, Navy Department,* appropriation for 164 title changed and salary established 285 *Appomattox River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Appoquinimink River, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 report of engineers on preserving navigation of, improvement of Delaware River 217 *Appraisers, Local,* appropriation for expenses of meetings 431 deficiency appropriation for meetings 269 *Appraiser’s Warehouse, New York City,* appropriation for building 415 *Apprentices, Naval* (*see* Naval Apprentices). *Appropriations,* for urgent deficiencies 17, 479 for deficiencies 267, 457 for diplomatic and consular service 28, 579 for pensions 45, 179 for support of the Military Academy 46, 518 for the support of the Army 60, 609 for Department of Agriculture 99 for legislative, executive, and judicial expenses 140, 538 for improvement of rivers and harbors 202 for fortifications 256, 641 for postal service 313, 641 for Indian Department 321 for naval service 361, 648 for District of Columbia expenses 393, 665 for sundry civil expenses 413 appropriation for statement of 451 for Commission to report on Venezuela British Guiana boundary 1 for international marine conference 4 for printing and binding, Navy Department 73 for Rock Island Bridge 80 for commission to assess damages, seizure of sealing vessels 115 for deportation of Cree Indians to Canada 117 for Alaskan boundary survey 461 for survey, etc., entrance to Biscayne Bay, Fla 464 for distributing World’s Columbian Exposition medals and diplomas 466 for scientific investigation of fur seals, Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean 475 for Government exhibit, Tennessee Centennial Exposition 477 for land, opening North Capitol street, D.C. 579 for closing crevasse in Pass a Loutre, Mississippi River 597 for international monetary conference on gold and silver 624 for maintaining order, inaugural ceremonies 699 for Senate expenses, inaugural ceremonies 701 correct footings of paragraphs to deter mine amount appropriated 148 permanent, for payment of international trust funds 32 *Apricots,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Aqueduct Bridge, D. C.,* deficiency appropriation for repairs 282 *Aqueduct, D. C.* (*see* Washington Aqueduct). *Aquia Creek, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company,* may bridge Corpus Christi Channel, Tex 111 *Aransas Pass Harbor Company,* time for completing improvement of bar extended 3 *Arapahoe Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 *Arapahoe Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 325 for support, etc., of 336 *Arapahoe Indians, Northern Cheyenne and* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 329 *Arboles, Colo.,* rations, etc., to be issued to Southern Utes at 335 *Architect of the Capitol,* appropriation for engineers, etc., Senate 142, 510 for engineers, etc., House of Representatives 114, 542 for clerks, laborers, etc 171, 570 *Argentine Republic,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Arid Lands,* lien on, for reclamation by States 434 *Arizona,* appropriation for salaries, government in 1110, 560 for contingent expenses 160, 560 for legislative expenses 160, 560918 appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 571 for support, etc., of Apache, etc., Indians in 337 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 deficiency appropriation for Indian service in 309 bonds may be issued by Navajo County 121 by Flagstaff, for water supply 499 lease of school and university lands authorized 90 refunding of all outstanding obligations authorized 262 confirmation of bonds previously funded 262 *Arkansas,* certain cash entries of public lands in, confirmed 90 judicial districts changed 590 *Arkansas and Choctaw Railway Company,* granted right of way, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 13 *Arkansas Eastern Judicial District,* portion of State included 591 three divisions established 591 terms, Batesville 591 Helena 591 Little Rock 591 deputy clerks Batesville 592 *Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company,* granted right of way, Indian Territory 87 *Arkansas River, Ark.,* appropriation for removing snags 223 construction of bridge authorized across, etc., Indian Territory 505 Oklahoma 531 time extended for bridging, Little Rock, Ark 111 for building free bridge, Little Rock, Ark 118 *Arkansas River, Ark. and Ind. T.,* appropriation for improvement of and surveys, etc 223 for removing obstructions, etc., additional 223 *Arkansas Volunteers, Gray’s Battalion,* survivors, etc., placed on Mexican war pension roll 805 *Arkansas Western Judicial Districts,* counties included 590 two divisions created 591 terms, Texarkana 591 Fort Smith 591 *Arlington Cemetery, Va.,* appropriation for burial of indigent soldiers in 443 deficiency appropriation for burial of indigent soldiers 284 *Armament,* appropriation for fortifications, guns, mortars, etc 257, 642 *Armament Chests,* appropriation for 643 *Armor and Armament, Navy,* appropriation for vessels authorized 379, 665 total cost limited: price per ton for armor plate 665 contracts may be made with builders of hulls, etc., for 665 *Armor Plate, Navy,* investigation into cost of report 379 no contracts to be made until after report 379 *Armor Plates, etc., Army,* appropriation for, for tests 258, 643 *Armories* (*see also* Arsenals and Armories), appropriation for 438 for manufacture, etc., of arms at 68, 617 *Army,* appropriation for support of the 60, 609 for pay of line officers; longevity 60, 609 appropriation for pay of enlisted men 60, 609 no pay to be retained 60 not applicable to deductions for Soldiers’ Home 60 Hospital Corps 61, 609 service pay 61, 610 number of hospital stewards reduced to 100 61 for clerks and messengers at headquarters, etc.; apportionment 61, 610 for pay of the general staff; Adjutant-General’s Department; longevity 61, 610 Inspector-General’s Department; longevity 61, 610 Corps of Engineers; longevity 61, 610 Ordnance Department; longevity 61, 610 Quartermaster’s Department; longevity 61, 610 Subsistence Department; longevity 61, 610 Medical Department; longevity 62, 611 Pay Department: longevity 62, 611 Judge-Advocate-General’s Department; longevity 62, 611 Signal Corps; longevity 62, 611 selection of Chief Signal Officer 611 officer, Record and Pension Office; longevity 62, 611 for retired pay, officers; longevity 62, 611 for retired enlisted men 62, 611 subsistence and clothing allowance 62 for hospital matrons, veterinary surgeons 62, 611 for pay, etc., paymaster’s clerks and messengers 63, 611 for courts-martial, etc., expenses 63, 613 for additional pay officer in charge public buildings and grounds, District of Columbia 612 for commutation of quarters, officers 63, 612 for travel allowance, retained pay, etc., enlisted men 63, 612 no travel allowance to soldiers discharged for misconduct, etc 63 for clerk, military information 63, 612 for expert accountant 63, 612 for officers’ mileage; limit, etc 63, 612 for expenses, civilian physicians 63, 612 all except mileage to be disbursed as one fund 63, 612 for Subsistence Department; supplies 63, 612 extra-duty pay; civilian employees 64, 612 commutation of rations 64, 613 support of Apache prisoners 64 for Quartermaster’s Department; regular supplies 64, 613 post bakeries, schools, etc 64, 613 forage, stationery, etc 64, 613 printing; purchases 64, 613 for incidental expenses 65, 613 extra-duty pay 65, 614 for purchase of horses; limit, etc 65, 614 for transportation 65, 614 on land-grant roads; basis 66, 615 for barracks and quarters 66, 614 limit to civilian employees 66, 614 for hospitals, construction, repairs, etc 67, 615 for hospital steward’s quarters 67, 615 for shooting ranges, etc 67, 615 for clothing, camp and garrison equipage 67, 615 clothes to discharged prisoners 67, 615 for all contingent expenses of the Army 67, 616 for Medical Department, supplies 67, 616 Hot Springs, Ark 67, 616 limit to civilian employees 67, 616 Medical Museum; library 67, 616919 appropriation for Engineer Department, expenses Willets Point, N. Y 67, 616 library 68, 616 for Ordnance Department, expenses 68, 616 for ammunition for small arms, etc 68, 616 for repairing and preserving ordnance stores 68, 617 for ordnance stores 68, 617 for infantry, etc., equipments 68, 617 for preserving, etc., ordnance stores 68, 617 for tiring morning and evening gun; Volunteer Soldiers’ Home, etc 68, 617 for artillery targets, etc 68, 617 for manufacture of arms, etc.; magazine gun 68, 617 limit to civilian clerks 68, 617 for Signal Service, expenses 68, 617 details for instruction 617 for contingent expenses, office of Commanding General 69, 617 department headquarters 69, 617 military in formation division 69, 617 for instruction at service schools 144, 617 for fortifications 256, 611 for Military Academy 46, 518 for military posts 441 for pensions 45, 479 deficiency appropriation for pay 21, 283, 307, 311 for commutation of quarter 21 for pay, enlisted men 22 for Quartermaster’s Department 22, 283, 307, 311 for certain officers, Engineer Corps 281 for Indianapolis Arsenal 285 for Bellevue Rifle Range, Nebr 285 for printing Manual of Subsistence Stores 300 for contingencies 307 for recruiting 307 for Military Academy 307 for subsistence 307, 311 for Medical and Hospital Department 307, 311 for ordnance 307 for Signal Service 307, 311 for pensions 309, 312 chaplain authorized at Military Academy, duties, etc 8 detail of officer as military instructor, Greater Republic of Central America 701 ex-officers entitled to rank and uniform of service in, during the war 511 issue of Springfield rifles to militia 592 may use military parks for maneuvers, camps, etc 120 no deduction from pay for defect in commission if service performed 593 officers may receive brevet for highest volunteer rank; condition 530 ordnance storekeeper on duty at Washington to rank as major 258 penitentiary buildings at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to be restored to, on completion of new buildings 380 removal of bar to appointment in, on account of service in Confederate States 84 retired officers may be employed on river and harbor improvements 235 *Army Gun Factory,* appropriation for finishing and assembling coast-defense guns 258, 643 *Arnold, Mary L. (mother),* pension 822 *Arrears of Pay, Volunteers,* appropriation for 448 deficiency appropriation for 22 *Arrears of Taxes, D. C.,* drawback certificates receivable for 50 *Arredondo Grant, Fla.,* confirmation of titles, etc 137 *Arsenals and Armories,* appropriation for manufacture of arms, etc 68, 617 for Rock Island, Ill 438 for Benicia, Cal 438 for Columbia, Tenn 438 for Frankford, Pa 438 for Sandy Hook proving ground, N. J 438 for Springfield, Mass 438 for testing machine, Watertown, Mass 438 new machine; conditions 439 for Watervliet, N. Y 439 for repairs, etc 439 deficiency appropriation for sewer, Indianapolis, Ind 285 use of bridge, Rock Island, by street-railway company 528 *Articles for Indecent or Immoral Use,* sending by express companies, etc., unlawful 512 *Artificial Limbs,* appropriation for 444 deficiency appropriation for 307 *Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.,* appropriation for expenses 444, 617 *Artillery Targets, etc., Army,* appropriation for 68, 617 *Ashland, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 *Ashley, E.,* appropriations for reimbursement; defense of Indian police 341 *Ashtabula, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; break waters 209 *Aspinwall (Colon),* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Aspold, Sarah A. (widow),* pension increased 795 *Assay Offices* (*see also* Mints and Assay Offices), appropriation for 159, 559 use of balance for establishing, Deadwood, S. Dak 559 *Assessment and Permit Work, D. C.,* appropriation for 398, 669 *Assessment of Real Property, D. C.,* time extended for returns, etc 461 *Assessor, D. C.,* duties of, relating to fraternal beneficial associations 630 *Assessor’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 394, 666 for transcribing assessments 397 additional pay for services 397 *Assignments of Patents,* acknowledgments are prima facie evidence of the fact 693 *Assistant Attorney-General, Interior Department,* appropriation for assistant attorneys, etc 167, 567 for expenses, special land inspector 167, 567 *Assistant Attorney-General, Post-Office Department,* appropriation for 176, 575 for clerks, office of 173, 573 *Assistant Custodians, etc., Public Buildings,* appropriation for 430 deficiency appropriation for 306 *Assman, William J.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Association for Works of Mercy, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Astrophysical Observatory,* appropriation for maintenance 425920 *“Asturian Prince,” Steamer,* granted American register, and, name changed to “Matteawan” 85 *Asuncion,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Atchafalaya Bay, La.,* examination of channel, etc., to be made 239 *Atchison and Nebraska Railroad Company,* granted right of way, Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian Reservation, Kans. and Nebr 95 *Athens,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Atlanta, Ga.,* deficiency appropriation for tax liens, Government property 271 transfer of Government building, Cotton States Exposition, to 271 *“Atlanta,” U. S. Steam ship,* appropriation for new steam machinery 373 *Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company,* purchasers under foreclosure to succeed to franchises, etc 622 incorporation of new company, liabilities, rights, etc 623 new company to relinquish claim to land grant for uncompleted road 623 liability to purchaser’s of lands; completion of sales 623 incorporation under State laws 621 *Attorney-General,* appropriation for, Assistants, Solicitor-General, etc 176, 575 to appoint assistant district attorneys 181 to authorize deputy marshals 182 office expenses, attorneys and marshals 183 to decide liability for closing Pass a Loutre Crevasse 597 to fix residence of district attorneys and assistants 181 of marshals 183 to institute suit for escheat of lands held by aliens 619 to report, on compensation to be paid clerks of courts 185 to select site, plans, etc., for penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans 380 to submit detailed annual report of all court expenses 185 to transfer portrait of Mr. Justice Clifford to William Henry Clifford 758 *Attorney’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 391, 666 *Auckland,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Auditor for Interior Department,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 551 *Auditor for Navy Department,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 550 *Auditor for Post-Office Department,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 551 for additional force, money orders 152, 551 for rent 175, 574 *Auditor for State, etc., Departments,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 551 *Auditor for Treasury Department,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 550 for clerks on manifests 151, 550 inspection of disbursing officers’ books and accounts 550 *Auditor for War Department,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 550 for restoring rolls, etc 151, 550 *Auditor’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 394, 666 *Audrain County, Mo.,* transferred from western to eastern judicial district 502 *Augustine, Albert,* payment to heirs of 824 *Austria,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Auxiliary Cruisers,* appropriation for reserve guns for 363, 650 **B.** *Babylon Creek, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Bachelder, Elvira (mother),* pension 764 *Bacon, Mary L. (widow),* pension increased 771 *Bayaduce River, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 survey of, directed 240 *Bagatelle Tables,* license required, etc., for public use of 594 *Bagley, Geo. W.,* pension 795 *Bahia,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Bailey, Henry H.,* charge of desertion removed 748 *Bailiffs, etc., United States Courts,* appropriation for pay, etc 451 deficiency appropriation for pay, etc 25, 298 *Bain, James,* deficiency appropriation for indemnity to 267 *Baker, Caroline S. (widow),* pension increased 773 *Baker, George W.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Baker, Henry T.,* may be reappointed naval cadet 759 *Baker, John,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Baker, S. S.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Ballou, John C.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company,* use of square 739, District of Columbia, revoked 711 *Baltimore and Washington Transit Company,* may extend its line into District of Columbia 264 *Baltimore, Md.,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 156, 556 for improvement of harbor of southwest 207 deficiency appropriation for assistant treasurer 278 survey of harbor directed 240 *Bancroft Company, The,* deficiency appropriation for 296 *Bangkok,* appropriation for interpreter to legation, etc 29, 581 for prison expenses 37, 589 *Bangor, Me.,* survey of harbor directed 240 *Bannock Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 333 for support, etc., of, on Fort Hall Reservation 337 for support, etc., of, Lemhi Agency 337 *Baracoa,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Barbados,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586921 *Barcelona,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 *Bamberg,* appropriation for consul at 586 *Barmen,* appropriation for consul at 33 for clerk hire 36 *Barnard, George V.,* pension increased 772 *Barnegat Bay, N.J.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Barracks and Quarters, Army,* appropriation for construction, repairs, etc 61, 614 deficiency appropriation for 283, 307, 311 *Barranquilla,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Barrett, Hannah Newell (daughter),* pension 744 *Barry, Celestia R. (widow),* pension 763 *Bartrand River. S. C.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Basle,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Bataria,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Batesville, Ark.,* terms of court 592 deputy clerks authorized for courts 592 *Bathing Beach, D. C.,* appropriation for 401, 673 *Battle ships, Coast Line,* construction of three, authorized; cost 378 contracts; no premiums 378 to be all of domestic manufacture 379 one to be built on Pacific Coast; condition 378 contracts to be made in 120 days 379 *Baughman, Rene C.,* may lay petroleum pipe lines, Washington, D. C 120 *Bay Ridge Channel, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 205 survey of, directed 241 *Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Bayou Courtableau,* appropriation for removing raft 222 *Bayou Grossetete, La.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Bayou Lafourche, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Bayou Macou, La. and Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Bayou Manchac, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Bayou Plaquemine, La.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 222 *Bayou Teche, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 survey of, directed 239 *Bayou Vermilion, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Beach, C. M.,* deficiency appropriation for 305 *Beach, Hattie A. (daughter),* pension 929 *Beach Thoroughfare, N. J.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Beacons,* appropriation for 417 *Beal, George L.,* appointed manager Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 472 *Beall, Elizabeth T. (widow),* pension increased 744 *Beaufort, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 207 for improvement of inland waterway to New River 219 *Beaufort River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Beaufort, S. C.,* contracts authorized for steamboat channel, Savannah, Ga 208 *Beaumont, Tex.,* terms of court 516 *Beavers, John J.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Beck, Godfrey,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Beck, Winfred,* deficiency appropriation for Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Behring Sea* (*see* Bering Sea). *Beirut,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Belfast,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Belfast, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 202 *Belgium,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Belize,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Belknap, H. R.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Bell, Moses C.,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Belle River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Bellevue Rifle Range, Nebr.,* deficiency appropriation for rent 285 *Bellingham Bay, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 *Belt Railway Company, D. C.,* to use compressed-air motors 318 or underground electric system 318 extension of route authorized 319 may increase stock, etc 319 time extended for adapting compressed-air motor 698 to be equipped with underground electric system if air motor not adapted by July 1, 1897 698 penalty for failure 698 *Beneficial Associations, Fraternal, D. C.,* provisions for incorporating, etc 630 *Benicia, Arsenal, Cal.,* appropriation for gun platform, etc 259 for new boiler house 438 *Benoit, Alexis,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 393 *Benscoter, Stratton H.,* granted honorable discharge 770 *Benton Harbor Canal, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 211 *Bering Sea,* appropriation for scientific investigation of fur seals in 475 salmon fishing permitted in 317 convention referring claims of Great Britain for fur-sealing losses to a commission 844 proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of fur-bearing animals in 878 *Berlin,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588922 appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Berne,* appropriation for clerk hire consulate-general 37, 588 *Berries,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit, regulations 195 *Beeler, John B.,* granted honorable discharge 751 *Bells, Juliette (daughter),* pension 742 *Betts, Nichols and Company,* payment to surviving partner 712 *Betz, Rufus,* granted honorable discharge 782 *Big Horn Forest Reservation, Wyo.,* proclamation setting apart 909 *Big Sable, Mich.,* appropriation for fog signal 417 *Big Sandy River, Ky.,* appropriation for improvement of Levisa Fork 224 for improvement of Tug Fork 224 for improvement of, at Louisa 224 *Big Stone Lake, Minn.,* survey of, directed 241 *Big Sunflower River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 survey of, directed 241 *Bigelow, John R.,* payment to administratrix 719 *Billar, Wilson P.,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Billiard Tables, etc., D. C.,* for public use to be licensed 594 fee; assessor to grant licenses; appeal 594 penalty for use without license 594 not to be kept in rooms where liquors are sold 595 rooms to be closed Sundays, etc 595 penalty for violations 595 *Bills of Sale, etc., D. C.,* record of, personal property 128 *Biological Surrey Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for biologist, assistants, etc 100 for expenses 102 *Birmingham.* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Birmingham, Mobile and Navy Core Harbor Railway Company,* repeal of right of way to, through Fort Morgan Reservation, Ala 696 *Biscayne Bay, Fla.,* appropriation for survey, etc., of 464 survey of, directed 239 *Bismarck, N. Dak.,* appropriation for constructing military post 441 *Bitter Root Forest Reservation, Idaho and Montana,* proclamation setting apart 899 *Bixter, J. F.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Black, Alexander G.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *“Black Diamond,” Barge,* American register granted “Thomas S. Falok” and name changed to 511 *Black Hills Forest Reservation, S. Dak.,* proclamation setting apart 902 *Black River, Ark. and La.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 *Black River, Ark. and Mo.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 *Black River, La.,* construction of bridge authorised across 485 *Black River (Lorain), Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; survey 209 *Black River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of mouth 226 for improvement of, at Port Huron 226 *Black River, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Black River, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Black Rock, N. Y.,* survey of harbor, directed 241 *Black Warrior River, Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Blackfeet Agency, Mont.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 for support, etc., of Indians at 327 agreement with Indians at, for ceding part of reservation 353 confirmed 357 appropriation for survey of boundary line 357 ceded lands open to mineral entry 357 *Blackman, Agues A. (widow),* pension restored 717 *Blacks Island, Fla.,* removal of Cape San Blas light station to 628 *Blanchard, H. W.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Blenker, Elise (widow),* pension increased 783 *Bliss, C. H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Bliss, Maud Ardelle (daughter),* pension 731 *Block Island, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor, Great Salt Pond 204 for improvement of harbor 204 *Bloomington, Ill.,* change in construction of public building, authorized 463 *Blow, George P.,* may accept decoration from Hawaiian Government 828 *Blunt, Nancy Carson (widow),* pension increased 733 *Board of Ordnance and Fortification,* appropriation for tests, experiments, etc 259, 644 for salary, etc., civilian member 259, 644 for expenses of members 259, 644 for test of experimental guns, etc 259, 644 examination of inventions, etc 259, 644 Howell’s counterpoise gun carriage 260 payments for Emery gun carriage modified 260 for purchase, tests, etc., Gatling’s cast steel gun and mortar 261 *Board of Visitors,* appropriation for, Military Academy 49, 521 for, Naval Academy 375, 662 deficiency appropriation for, Naval Academy 22 *Boat Railway, Columbia River, Oreg.,* appropriation for construction, etc 233 *Boatner, C. J.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Boeuf River, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Bogue Chitto, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Bogue Falia, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222923 *Bogue Inlet, N. C.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 survey of, for jetty, directed 242 *Boise City, Idaho,* appropriation for salaries, assay office at 159, 559 for contingent expenses 159, 559 for public building; cost increased 414 *Bolivia,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Bonded Warehouses,* bottling distilled spirits in, authorized 626 *Bonds,* issue authorized by New Mexico 487 by Flagstaff, Ariz 499 outstanding obligations of Arizona may be funded in interest-bearing 262 *Bonds, Duplicate,* to be issued to George McFarland 730 *Bonds, Lost,* payment to Edward Rice for 756 *Bonds, Postmasters’,* fees in suits on, to be paid from expenses United States courts 25 *Bonners Ferry, Idaho,* deficiency appropriation for ore-sampling works 270 *Bookkeeping and Warrants Division, Treasury Department,* appropriation for chief, clerks, etc 149, 548 *Boonville and Howard County Bridge Company,* may bridge Missouri River, Boonville, Mo 138 *Boonville, Mo.,* construction of bridge across Missouri River authorized at 138 *Booth, George W.,* administratrix of, released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Boothbay Harbor, Me.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Booze, William S.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Bordeaux,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Boston, Mass.,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 156, 556 for improvement of harbor; contracts 203 for marine hospital 416 survey of harbor directed 240 *Bostwick, Hester A. (widow),* pension 789 *Boswell, Alice M.,* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Botanic Garden,* appropriation for superintendent, assistants, etc 147, 546 for labor and material 117, 546 for repairs, etc 452 deficiency appropriation for 300 *Botany Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for botanist, assistants, etc 100 for expenses 101 *Bottling Distilled Spirits,* separate room in warehouse for; mixing 626 stamps and branding required 626 regulations to be prescribed 627 filtering, reducing strength, etc., permitted 627 regulations for, intended to be exported 627 tax on deficiency, tampered cases, etc 627 punishment for reusing stamps, bottles, etc 627 for counterfeiting stamps 628 no exemption from State laws, etc 628 *Boughton, Celeste A. (widow),* pension increased 780 *Boundary, Alaskan,* appropriation for locating upon 141st meridian 464 *Boundary Commission, Mexican Water,* appropriation for expenses 583 deficiency appropriation for expenses 309 convention extending, convention one year 841 extending former convention one year 857 *Boundary, Venezuela,* appropriation for commission to investigate 1 *Bounty,* appropriation for naval apprentices’ outfit 362, 649 for, volunteers 448 for additional, volunteers 448 deficiency appropriation for, volunteers 307, 311 for additional, volunteers 307, 311 for enlistment, seamen 308, 312 for destroying enemies’ vessels 308 *Bowling Alleys, D. C.,* not to be kept in room where liquors are sold 595 to be closed Sundays 595 *Bowman, L. B.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Box, Marcus D.,* restriction on pension removed 717 *Boyd, C. H.,* deficiency appropriation for services 277 *Boyd, Sarah A. (window),* pension 723 *Boyle, Watson,* deficiency appropriation for services 301 *Bozeman, Mont.,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery 279 *Bradbury, Josiah P.,* pension increased 834 *Braddock and Duquesne Bridge Company,* may bridge Monongahela River, Pa 495 *Braddock, Pa.,* construction of bridge authorized across Monongahela River to Mifflin 495 *Bradford,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Brady, Jacob,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway Company,* granted right of way, Leech Lake and Chippewa Indian reservations, Minn 12 *Brakes, Train, etc.,* not required on logging cars 85 *Brandy,* distillers of, made exclusively from fruit, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Brazil,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 acceptance authorized of medals presented to Benjamin Harrison by 759 *Brazos River, Tex.,* appropriation for expenses of commission to report improvements at mouth of 209 for improvement of 223 preliminary examination of channel between Galveston Bay and, to be made 238 *Bremen,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Breslau,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Brevet Rank,* officers of the Army may receive, for highest volunteer service 530924 *Brewer, Thomas,* pension 749 *Bricker, Michael E.,* pension 711 *Bridgeport, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; drawbridge 204 *Bridges,* appropriation for care, etc., D. C 401, 674 board of engineers to report on plan, etc., Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Mo 685 construction of, authorized across Alabama River between Lower Peachtree and Prairie Bluff, Ala 598 Allegheny River, Pittsburg, Pa 391 Arkansas River, etc., Indian Territory 505 Oklahoma 531 Black River, La 485 Caddo Lake, Mooringsport, La 484 Calmba River, Ala 388 Calumet River, Hammond, Ill 76 Chattahoochee River, Columbia, Ala 94 Columbia River, Wash 501 Corpus Christi Channel, Tex 111 Cumberland River, Ky 507 Illinois and Mississippi Canal 78 Illinois River, Grafton, Ill 131 Lake Saint Francis, Lake City, Ark 40 Mississippi River, Aitkin County, Minn 74 Saint Louis, Mo 685 Missouri River, Boonville, Mo 138 Chamberlin, S. Dak 55 Saint Charles, Mo 195 Monongahela River, Allegheny County, Pa 496 Braddock to Mifflin, Pa 495 McKeesport, Pa 595 Niagara River, Lewiston, N. Y 134 Ouachita River, Monroe, La 515 Poteau River, Ind. T 40 Red River, Alexandria, La 497 above Fulton, Ark 492 Red River of the North, Grund Forks, N. Dak 533 Acton or Drayton, N. Dak 533 Minnesota 186 Rio Grande, El Paso, Tex 509 Sabine River, near Orange, Tex 513 Saint Lawrence River, Hogansburg, N. Y. 603 Saint Louis River, Fond du Lac, Minn 455 Sulphur River, Ark 513 Tallahatchie River, Philipp, Miss 190 Tennessee River, Ky 507 Knoxville, Tenn 79 Warrior River, Ala 386 Yazoo River, Greenwood, Miss 628 right to construct, across Alabama River transferred to Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company 391 survey directed for, across Eastern Branch, Potomac River, D. C 532 temporary, across Tallahatchie deemed a lawful structure; removal 190 time extended for constructing, across Alabama River, Montgomery, Ala 391, 622 Arkansas River, Little Rock, Ark 111 free bridge 118 East River, between New York and Long Island 509 Columbia River, La Camas, Wash 110 Missouri River, Lexington, Mo 514 Monongahela River, Allegheny County, Pa 112, 535 Monongahela, Pa 696 Saint Lawrence River, N. Y 7 Tennessee River, Chattanooga, Tenn 534 *Bridges, D. C.,* appropriation for care, etc 401, 674 for construction and repair 674 appropriation for widening P street, and approaches 674 *Bridgeton, N. J.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 130 *Bright, W. H.,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Bringing Home Criminals,* appropriation for, from foreign countries 30, 581 *Bristol,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *British Guiana,* appropriation for commission to report on boundary between Venezuela and 1 *British Sealers,* convention referring claims of, to a commission 844 *Britton, John L.,* pension increased 764 *Broad Creek River, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Broaddus, Patsey E. (window)* pension increased 797 *Brockville,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Bronx River, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company,* deficiency appropriation for damages to slip 289 *Brooklyn, N. Y.,* appropriation for naval hospital, buildings, etc 369 pier and bulkhead lines established, Seventeenth street to Fort Hamilton 205 bulkhead lines Gowanns Creek channel 205 *Brookins, Richard, alias Dick Spencer,* pension 779 *Brooks, George M.,* pension 778 *Brooks, Martha (mother),* pension 719 *Brookshire, E. V.,* deficiency appropriation for services, Ford’s Theater Commission 275 *Brown, A. P.,* payment to 736 *Brown, Dolly S. (mother),* pension 788 *Brown, Dudley F.,* pension increased 807 *Brown, Elvin J.,* pension increased 748 *Brown, Francis,* pension 800 *Brown, George,* may accept decoration from Hawaiian Government 828 *Brown, Jacob,* pension 784 *Brown, Jerusha H. (daughter),* pension 751 *Brown, John A.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 304 *Brown, John Marshall,* appointed manager Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 700 *Brown, Lue R. (widow),* pension increased 747 *Brown, William,* pension increased 731 *Browning, George L.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Browns Creek, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Bruner, John W.,* pension 790925 *Brunswick,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Brunswick, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 208 for improvement of outer bar, payments 208 for quarantine station 416 *Brussels,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Buck, Charles F.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Buck, William G.,* pension increased 835 *Budloug Post, G. A. R., Westerly, R. I.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 133 *Buenos Ayres,* appropriation for consul at 32, 585 *Buffalo Bayou, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Buffalo, N. Y.* appropriation for improvement of harbor: contracts 204 for public building; addition 414 for improving water communication, to Chicago and Duluth 442 condemned cannon donated for annual encampment, Grand Army of the Republic 703 loan of tents for annual encampment, Grand Army of the Republic 703 survey of entrance to Erie Basin, directed 241 *Building Permits, D. C.,* issue of, suspended, extension of Connecticut avenue 400 suspension of, Connecticut avenue, revoked 672 *Buildings and Grounds, D. C.* (*see* Public Buildings and Grounds, D. C.). *Buildings, D. C.,* required to have sewer and water connections 125 *Bulette, Oscar A., alias Austin Bulette,* granted honorable discharge 865 *Bull, Sarah A. (widow),* pension increased 732 *Bullion and Coin,* appropriation for freight on 154, 554 *Bullis, John L.,* deficiency appropriation for reimbursement 293 *Buoyage,* appropriation for expenses 419 for gas buoys, Saint Lawrence River 419 deficiency appropriation for expenses 276, 307 *Burditt, Augustus P.,* payment to 784 *Bureau of American Republics,* appropriation for: use of receipts 38, 590 franking privilege extended to 590 *Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 166, 565 for construction, etc., of vessels 371, 658 limit, wooden ships 371, 658 repairs; “Hartford;” ships damaged at sea 371, 658 for repairs to vessels named, etc 372 for repairs to “Hartford” 372, 659 for repairs “Chicago” 372, 659 for steam tug, League Island, Pa 372 for tugs, Port Royal and Puget Sound 659 for model tank 372, 659 for steel lighter, New York 659 for civil establishment 372, 659 for construction of new vessels 379, 655 deficiency appropriation for construction and repair 308, 312 for construction, etc., of vessels 840 *Bureau of Equipment, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 165, 365 for equipment of vessels 361, 651 for civil establishment 365, 651 for contingent 365, 651 for “Flags of Maritime Nations” 652 for equipment for new vessels 379, 665 deficiency appropriation for equipment for new vessels 22 for equipment 288, 308, 312 for contingent 288, 308, 312 *Bureau of Foreign Commerce,* name of Bureau of Statistics, Department of State, changed to 590 *Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 166, 566 for surgeons’ necessaries 369, 656 for hospitals 369, 656 for repairs, etc., Chelsea, Mass 656 for hospital, Port Royal, S. C 656 for contingent 369, 656 for repairs 369, 656 for ambulances 369, 656 for cemetery, Mare Island, Cal 369 for cemetery, Brooklyn 656 deficiency appropriation for medical department 286, 288 for contingent 286, 288, 308 *Bureau of Navigation, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 161, 563 for gunnery exercises 362, 649 for ocean and lake surveys 362, 649 for bounties, apprentices’ outfits 362, 649 for recruiting, transportation and contingent 363, 649 for naval station, Newport, R. I 362, 619 for training station 362, 650 for war college and torpedo school 362, 650 deficiency appropriation for rent of docks, New York 288 for transportation, etc 308, 312 *Bureau of Ordnance, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 166, 565 for ordnance and ordnance stores 363, 650 payment for patent right 650 modern battery for “Hartford” 650 reserve and additional supply 363, 650 for testing high explosives 363, 650 for reserve guns, auxiliary cruisers 363, 650 for gun plant, Washington 363 for magazine, Fort Mifflin, Pa 363 for naval magazine, Dover, N. J 363 for torpedo station 363, 650 for repairs 363, 651 for arming, etc., naval militia 363, 651 for contingent 363, 651 for civil establishment 364, 651 for armament, new vessels 379, 665 deficiency appropriation for contingent 288, 308, 312 for torpedo station 308 *Bureau of Statistics, Department of State,* appropriation for clerks, etc., on consular reports 148, 590 name changed to Bureau of Foreign Commerce 590 *Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 166, 565 for steam machinery 373, 659 limit of repairs, wooden ships 373, 660 repairs, “Hartford;” damages at sea, etc 373, 660 for special new machinery 373, 660 for contingent 373, 660 for improvement of plant, Mare Island, Cal 660 for civil establishment 373, 660 for machinery, new vessels 379926 deficiency appropriation for Union Iron Works 289 for machinery 289, 308, 312 for repairs 480 *Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 1645, 566 for provisions 369, 657 for contingent 370, 658 purchases of tobacco 370 naval supply fund increased 370 additional advance 658 for civil establishment 870, 657 deficiency appropriation for provisions 286, 288, 308 for contingent 289, 308, 312 *Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc 167, 566 for maintenance 365, 652 for contingent 365, 653 for repairs and preservation 365, 655 for civil establishment 365, 653 for Naval Home 367, 654 for public works 367, 654 for Naval Academy 368, 656 for Naval Observatory 368, 656 deficiency appropriation for maintenance 308, 312 *Burial of Indigent Soldiers, D. C.,* appropriation for 443 deficiency appropriation for 284 *Barlington, Iowa,* condemned cannon donated Mathies Post, Grand Army of the Republic 115 *Burlington, Vt.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 202 *Burns, Pricilla R. (widow),* pension increased 783 *Burrell, Samuel,* granted honorable discharge 763 *Burwell, A. L.,* payment to administrator of 735 *Buss, Alfred P.,* pension increased 780 *Busselle, James S.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Buller and Pittsburg Railroad Company,* may bridge Allegheny River, Pittsburg, Pa 391 *Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 205 survey of, directed 241 *Byles, George W.,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 **C.** *“C. Braisted,” Schooner,* deficiency appropriation for refund of fine 272 *Caddo Lake, La.,* construction of bridge authorized across, Mooringsport 484 *Cadiz,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Cahaba River, Ala.,* construction of bridge authorized across 388 *Cairo,* appropriation for agent and consul-general 29, 580 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Cairo and Tennessee River Railroad Company,* may bridge Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, Ky 507 *Calais,* appropriation for consul 586 *Calcasieu River, La.,* appropriation for improvement of mouth and passes; contracts 209 *Calcutta,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *California,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 571 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 deficiency appropriation for traveling expenses, volunteers 308 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 proclamation setting apart San Jacinto Forest Reservation 893 Stanilaus Forest Reservation 898 *California Debris Commission,* appropriation for expenses 445 *California Northern Judicial District,* terms of court, San Francisco 135 *Callao,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 *Caloosahatchee River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Calumet Harbor, Ill.,* appropriation for improvement of 210 *Calumet River, Ill.,* appropriation for improvement of 227 construction of bridge authorized across, Hammond, Ill 76 *Calvert, F. G.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Cambridge, Md.,* survey of harbor directed 240 *Camden, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 202 *Camden, N. J.,* appropriation for public building; limit of cost increased 414 *Campbell, Hon. Andrew J., late a Member-elect to Congress,* deficiency appropriation for widow 302 *Campbell, Scott,* appropriation for payment to son 344 *Campbell, Timothy, J.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Canada,* appropriation for deportation of Cree Indians to 117 consent of, to be obtained for bridging Saint Lawrence River 604 entrance and clearance fees by vessels on Great Lakes, etc., abolished 689 *Canal, Cascades of Columbia River,* appropriation for maintaining and protecting 233, 442 *Canarsie Bay, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Canceling Machines, Postal Service,* appropriation for rental 314, 645 on postal cars 646 deficiency appropriation for rent 294 *Canton,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 *Cape Charles City, Va.,* restriction on appropriation for improvement of harbor, removed 207 *Cape Cod, Mass.,* preliminary examination of approaches to ship canal to be made 237 *Cape Fear River, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of, above Wilmington 219 at and below Wilmington 220 for lighting 419 *Cape Haitian,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Cape Lookout, N. C.,* survey of harbor of refuge, directed 242927 *Cape Lookout, Oreg.,* preliminary examination of harbor of refuge, to be made 238 *Cape Spartel and Tangier Light,* appropriation for contribution 30, 581 *Cape Town,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 581 *Cape Vincent, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Capital Railway Company, D. C.,* change of route, etc 187 *Capitol,* appropriation for repairs, etc 432 for flags 432 for cleaning, etc., works of art 432 for repairs, etc., Senate ventilation 432 for improving, and care of grounds 432 for lighting, and grounds 433 for electric-lighting plant for, and grounds 433 for improvement of ventilation Senate wing 433 deficiency appropriation for general repairs, etc 22, 457 for lighting, and grounds 290 police duties extended to grounds, etc 143 space vacated by Library not to be used until authorized by Congress 546 *Capitol Police,* appropriation for captain, lieutenants, etc 143, 541 force increased; duties extended to grounds 143 for contingent expenses 143, 541 deficiency appropriation for widows of deceased members 301 *Capitol Rebuilding Bonds, New Mexico,* issue of, validated 487 *Cardenas,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Cardiff,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Carlisle, Pa.,* appropriation for Indian school, additional to superintendent 346 deficiency appropriation for Indian school 292 *Carlton Island, N. Y.,* appropriation for light station 417 *Carpenter Steel Company,* acceptance of 12-inch armor-piercing shot; reduction 612 *Carr, Mary Gould (widow),* pension 725 *Carrabelle, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor and bar 209 *Carriages, Gun and Mortar,* appropriation for 257, 642 *Carroll, Helen Morrell (widow),* pension increased 730 *Carson City, Nev.,* appropriation for salaries, mint at 158, 558 for wages; contingent expenses 158, 558 for Indian school 346 deficiency appropriation for mint 307 *Carter, Charles,* deficiency appropriation for 304 *Carter, Edward C.,* authorized to accept medal from Great Britain 758 *Cary, Augustus G.,* pension 766 *Casa Grande,* appropriation for custodian 434 *Case, George,* payment to legal representatives 730 *Case, George W.,* pension increased 708 *Casey, Emma Weir (widow),* pension 825 *Cash, Emily E. (widow),* pension increased 753 *Cash Entries, Public Lands,* certain, in Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas confirmed 90 certain graduation, confirmed 507 *Cashie River, N. C.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Castellamare,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Caster, John,* pension 738 *Catalogue of Exports and Imports, International,* appropriation for completing 38 *Catania,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Catskill Creek, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Cattle,* appropriation for purchase and destroying diseased, etc 107 certification of countries free from diseases of 105 negotiation to be made for modifying English, regulations 105 pure bred, to be certified by Secretary of Agriculture 105 reservoir sites for grazing, etc., may be entered on public lands 484 proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of, from certain countries 872 *Cattle, Diseases of, etc.,* appropriation for publication of report on 105 *Cattle, Quarantine Stations for,* appropriation for maintenance 105 *Cavalry and Light-Artillery School, Fort Riley, Kans.,* appropriation for expenses 618 *Cayuse Indians, Oreg.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Cedar Creek, Del.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Cedar Keys, Fla.,* preliminary examination of harbor, to be made 236 *Cedar Rapids, Iowa,* terms of courts 2 *Cemeteries, National* (*see* National Cemeteries). *Census* (*see also* Eleventh Census), conference with other Governments to secure, uniformity to be made; report 468 *Central America,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from countries of 872 *“Centre,” Canal Boat,* deficiency appropriation for owner 272 *“Ceres,” Bark,* grunted American register and name changed to “Lichtenfels Brothers” 516 *Certified Cheeks,* may be accepted as security for naval contracts, etc 136 *Ceylon,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Chamberlain, Jared S.,* pension 787 *Chamberlain, S. Dak.,* appropriation for erecting, etc., Indian school 345 authorized to lease, etc., American Island 10 construction of bridge authorized across Missouri River at 55 *Chandlers River, Me.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236928 *Channel Islands,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Chapel Point, Md.,* survey of harbor directed 240 *Chaplain,* appropriation for, Senate 140, 538 for, House of Representatives 143, 541 *Chapman, Lydia (mother),* pension 765 *Chargés d’Affaires ad interim,* appropriation for 29, 580 deficiency appropriation for 267, 309 *Charitable Institutions, D. C.,* policy declared, not to support religious 411, 683 joint Congressional committee to investigate and report on 411 *Charities, D. C.,* appropriation for 409, 681 for Industrial Home School 410, 682 for Board of Children’s Guardians 411, 683 policy declared not to support religions 411, 683 no further appropriations to be made for religions charitable institutions 411 *Charities, Superintendent of, D. C.,* appropriation for salary, etc 395, 668 *Charleroix, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 survey of harbor directed 241 *Charlotte Harbor, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 209 preliminary examination to be made of inside passage to Punta Passa 236 *Charlotte, N. C.,* appropriation for salaries, assay office at 159, 559 for wages, contingent expenses 159, 559 *Charlotte, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 205 *Charlottetown,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Chatham,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Chatham, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of stage harbor 203 *Chattahoochee River,* construction of bridge authorized across, at Columbia, Ala 94 *Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Chattanooga Park* (*see* Chickamauga, etc., Park). *Chattanooga, Tenn.,* time extended for bridging Tennessee River 534 *Chattanooga Western Railway Company,* time extended for bridging Tennessee River, Chattanooga, Tenn 534 *Cheatham, Henry P.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Cheboygan, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Chee Foo,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Checks, Nettie A. (widow),* pension increased 811 *Cheese* (*see also* Filled Cheese), definition of 253 *Chefuncte River, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Chehalis River, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of 234 *Chelsea Creek, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 203 *Chemistry Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for chemist, assistants, etc 100 for expenses, food, etc., adulterations 102 soil characteristics 102 *Chemnitz,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Cherokee Agency, N. C.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 *Cherokee Indians, Eastern Band,* deficiency appropriation for legal expenses 295 *Cherokee Indians, Western, or Old Settlers,* payment for legal services to be withheld 344 *Cherokee, N. C.,* appropriation for Indian school 346 *Cherokee Outlet,* deficiency appropriation for appraising improvements 293 *Chester River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 *Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, Northern,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 329 *Cheyenne Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 325 for support, etc., of 336 *Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 *Cheyenne River Indian Reservation,* appropriation for surveying, etc 342 *Cheyenne, Wyo.,* appropriation for public building; cost increased 414 *Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company,* granted right of way, as lessee, Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian Reservation 95 *Chicago, Ill.,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 156, 556 for improvement of Calumet Harbor 210 for marine hospital 416 for improving water communication to Duluth and Buffalo 442 condemned cannon, etc., donated St. Boniface, etc., Association 131 First Illinois Infantry 321 employment of special architect for new public building authorized 462 removal of furniture, etc., to temporary public building 19 *Chicago, Ill., Customs District,* ports of delivery Illinois transferred from New Orleans customs district to 1 *Chicago River, Ill.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 228 *“Chicago,” U. S. steamship,* appropriation for repairs 372, 659 for new steam machinery 373, 660 *Chickamanga and Chattanooga National Park,* appropriation for expenses of commissioners, etc 442 deficiency appropriation for current work 21 location of monuments; regulations 21 *Chickasahay River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Chickasaw Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 325 *Chickasaw Nation,* location of Absentee Wyandotte Indians in; payment 344 *Chicott Pass, La.,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Chief Justice of the United States,* appropriation for 177, 576 *Children, D. C.,* guardians may be appointed by will of father or mother as to separate property 194929 *Children’s Guardians, Board of, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses 411, 683 for care of feeble-minded children, etc 411, 683 deficiency appropriation for expenses 281 *Children’s Hospital, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Chile,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 proclamation extending copyright benefits to citizens of 880 *Chilocco, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian school 346 deficiency appropriation for Indian school 309 *China,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary to legation 29, 580 for second secretary 29, 580 for interpreter to legation 29, 580 for rent of buildings 30, 581 for interpreters at consulates 37, 589 for marshals, consular courts 37, 589 for prison for American convicts 37, 589 for keeping prisoners, etc. 37, 589 *Chiucoteague Bay, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of inland waterway to Delaware Bay 218 *Chinese Exclusion,* appropriation for enforcing laws, etc 431 deficiency appropriation for enforcing 311 *Chinese Plague,* appropriation for preventing, etc., epidemic 432 *Chiukiang,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Chipola River, Fla.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Chippewa Indian Lands, Minn.,* settlers on Northern Pacific grant, may receive patent of, for canceled entries 245 *Chippewa Indian Reservation, Minn.,* deficiency appropriation for surveying and allotting 23 right of way through, to Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway Company 12 to Duluth and North Dakota Railway Company 92 time extended for right of way through, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway Company 592 Duluth and Winnepeg Railroad 702 *Chippewa Indians,* appropriation for paying allottees, Isabella Reservation, for timber depredations 313 *Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior,* appropriation for support, etc., of 336 *Chippewa Indians of Minnesota,* appropriation for advance interest 325 for civilization, etc, 326 for surveys in reservation 326 sales of surveyed pine lands 17 *Chippewa Indians of lied Lake, Minn.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 336 *Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 325 *Chippewa Indians, on White Earth Reservation,* appropriation for support, etc., of 336 *Chippewa Indians, Pembina Tribe,* appropriation for support, etc., of 336 *Chippewa Indians, Turtle Mountain Band,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Chippewa River, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Choctaw Coal and Railway Company,* franchises transferred to Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company 98 *Choctaw Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 325 *Choctaw Nation,* location of absentee Wyandotte Indians in, payment 344 proclamation withdrawing from entry lands in Greer County claimed by 878 right of way through, Arkansas and Choctaw Railway Company 13 *Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company.* to succeed Choctaw Coal and Iron Company in right of way, Indian Territory 98 *Choctaw Point, Ala.,* exchange of land for lighthouse purposes authorized 116 *Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla.,* range lights established over bar 628 *Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of, proviso 221 *Cholera,* appropriation for preventing, etc., epidemic 432 *Cholera, D. C.,* provisions to prevent spread of 635 *Choptank River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Christian Endeavor Convention,* may use White Lot, D. C. 461 *Christiana River, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 207 *Christiavia,* appropriation for consul at 36, 587 *Chung King,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Church, Uzziel B.,* pension increased 712 *Church Orphanage, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Church, Seth Barter, alias Samuel Church,* granted honorable discharge 827 *Cienfuegos,* appropriation for consul at 34, 585 *Cincinnati,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 157, 556 for marine hospital 416 *Circle City, Alaska,* deficiency appropriation for Indian school 292 *Circuit Courts,* appropriation for judges 177, 576 extra terms, court of appeals, ninth circuit 177 deficiency appropriation for salaries, judges 297 to take charge of effects of deceased seamen 689 *Circuit Courts of Appeals,* appropriation for clerks 177, 576 for messenger, etc., eighth circuit 177, 576 appeals or writs of error in criminal cases allowed to 492 costs and fees to be fixed by courts; limit 536 revision by Supreme Court 536 jurisdiction over pending suits, Indian Territory 6 *Ciudad Juarez,* appropriation for consul at 585 for clerk him 588 *Ciudad Porfirio Diaz,* appropriation for consul at 586 for clerk hire 588 *Civil Service Commission,* appropriation for commissioners, examiners, clerks, etc 147, 547 for traveling, etc., expenses 147, 547 for rent 172, 571930 appropriation for contingent expenses, stationery, etc 172, 571 for printing and binding 452 *Claims,* appropriation for defending suits in 449 for prosecution, etc., of 449 for defense, Indian depredation 449 deficiency appropriation for paying judgments United states courts 26, 305 for paying judgment, Court of Claims 26, 305 for paying judgments, Indian depredation 306 certified by accounting officers 306 Convention referring, of British sealers to a commission 814 purchase of, for court fees, etc., by officials prohibited 95 penalty 595 *Claims, Court of* (*see* Court of Claims). *Claims, D. C.,* rehearing of board of public works, repealed, etc 669 *Clardy, Benjamin J.,* land patent in fee to issue to 360 *Clark, Orleina J. (widow),* pension increased 764 *Clark, P. G.,* deficiency appropriation for Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Clatskanie River, Oreg.,* survey of, directed 242 *Clearwater, Fla.,* preliminary examination of harbor to be made 236 *Clearwater River, Idaho,* appropriation for improvement of 234 *Clendenin, Sophia D. (widow),* pension increased 731 *Clerk of the House of Representatives,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 143, 541 *Clerks and Messengers, Army.* appropriation for, at headquarters, etc.; apportionment 61, 610 *Clerks and Messengers to Committees,* appropriation for, Senate 111, 538 for, House of Representatives 114, 512 *Clerks at Consulates,* appropriation for 36, 588 *Clerks, Executive Department.* distribution, may be changed temporarily by Secretary 179 *Clerks to Committees,* appropriation for Senate, at $2,220 a year 111, 538 at $2,100 a year 141, 539 at $1.800 a year 111, 539 for House of Representatives, annual 144, 512 Committee on Elections 144, 542 session 114, 542 *Clerks to Members and Delegates,* appropriation for 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for 302 Members-elect, entitled from commencement of term 543 *Clerks to Senators,* appropriation for 142, 510 *Clerks, United States Courts,* appropriation for fees 450 deficiency appropriation for fees 25, 298, 310 authorized to administer oaths 184 report on compensation of, to be made 185 *Cleveland Bridge Company,* may bridge Arkansas River 531 *Cleveland, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 209 estimate for repairs to piers, etc., to be submitted 469 *Clifford, Mr. Justice,* portrait of, transferred to William Henry Clifford 758 *Clifton,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Clinton River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Clothing, Army,* appropriation for manufacture, etc 67, 615 *Coast and Geodetic Survey,* appropriation for field expenses 422 for surveys, Alaskan coast 422 for points, to State surveys 422 for contribution, International Geodetic Association 423 for repairs, etc., vessels 423 for superintendent, assistants 423 for office force 123 for office expenses 424 for printing and binding 452 deficiency appropriation for C. H. Boyd 277 for E. Goodfellow 277 for party expenses 307 change in number of annual report to be printed 471 *Coast Defenses,* appropriation for sites for 257, 641 *Coasters Harbor Inland, R. I.,* appropriation for training station, apprentices 362, 650 for war college and torpedo school 362, 650 deficiency appropriation for repairs, college building 22 *Coaticook,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Cobb, James E.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Coeheco River, N. H.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Cochenour, John S.,* pension increased 727 *Cour d’Alene Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 326 *Cognac,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Cogswell and Company,* payment to 788 *Cogswell, Eva Davis (widow),* pension 708 *Cogswell, Hon. William, late a Representative in Congress,* deficiency appropriation for widow 302 *Cogswell, Wilbur F.,* pension increased 743 *Coins,* appropriation for transporting silver 429 for recoinage, gold 429 for recoinage, silver 129 for recoinage, reissue, etc., minor 429 deficiency appropriation for recoinage, etc., minor 269 punishment for passing, etc., mutilated 625 *Coldwater River, Miss.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Coleman, Clayton G.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Coleman, H. Dudley,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Collection Districts* (*see* Forts of Entry and Delivery). *Collectors of Internal Revenue,* appropriation for salaries, etc 156, 555 deficiency appropriation for 273 *Collector’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries; deputy to be appointed; duties 394, 666931 *Collins, Mary (mother),* pension 775 *Collisions at Sea,* appropriation for assembling delegates to marine conference to consider 4 modification of international rules for fog signals 381 to take effect when proclaimed 382 lights required on steam pilot boats 689 regulations amended; suspension of lights on revenue cutters 690 fog signals 690 steering and sailing rules 690 lights on sailing vessels being overtaken 690 precaution to be observed 690 proclamation, putting in effect regulations for preventing, July 1, 1897 885 *Cologne,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Colombia,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation and consul-general 29, 580 *Colon (Aspinwall),* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Colorado,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 571 for incidental expenses Indian service in 338 condemned cannon, etc., donated G. A. R. Cemetery Association 129 double fees allowed held deputy marshals 183 examination to be made of sites for reservoirs for storage, etc 238 forest reservations open to mining claims for precious metals 11 land on Sugar Loaf Reservoir site, restored to entry; sales, etc 603 may use Fort Lyon Military Reservation for soldiers’ home 531 right of way granted through South Platte and Plum Creek reservations 190 for pipe lines 127 *Colorado River Agency, Ariz.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 *Colorado River, Ariz.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Colorado Springs, Colo.,* sale of part of Pikes Peak reservation to, for waterworks 97 *Colored Women and Children, National Association for Relief of, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Columbia, Ala.,* may bridge Chattahoochee River 94 *Columbia and Colville Indians,* appropriation for annuity to Chief Moses 326 *Columbia and Red Mountain Railway Company,* granted right of way, Colville Indian Reservation, Wash 44 may bridge Columbia River, Wash 501 *Columbia Arsenal, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement, fixtures, etc 438 *Columbia County, Fla.,* confirmation of titles, etc., Arredondo grant 137 *Columbia Hospital for Women, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance and repairs; condition 410, 682 *Columbia Institution for Deaf and Dumb, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses of instruction 409, 681 for current expenses 437 for repairs 437 *Columbia Irrigation Company,* time extended for completing canal, Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash 342 *Columbia River,* appropriation for gauging 233 *Columbia River, Oreg.,* appropriation for boat railway Dalles Rapids to Celilo Falls 233 for improving, at Cascades; increase, etc., of canal 233 below Tongue Point; balance available 234 for lighting 419 for improving, at Cascades: walls 142 use of appropriation for canal at Cascades, for protecting walls, authorized 470 *Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of upper 233 for improvement of, Three Mile Rapids 233 below Willamette River 233 mouth of Willamette to Vancouver 234 *Columbia River, Wash.,* construction of bridge authorized across, Stevens County 501 time extended for bridging, La Camas 110 *Columbus, Ga.,* deficiency appropriation for public building 480 *Colville Agency, Wash.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 321 for support, etc., of Indians at 339 *Colville Indian Reservation, Wash.,* appropriation for survey and allotment of lands to Indians 311 deficiency appropriation for surveying and allotting 293 mineral-land laws applicable to 9 right of way through, to Columbia and Red Mountain Railway Company 14 *Colville Indians,* appropriation for annuity to Chief Moses, etc 326 *Colwell, Annie E. (widow),* pension increased 740 *Comly, Sarah E. (widow),* pension increased 779 *Comanche Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 324 for support, etc., of 336 *Commanders, etc., Merchant Vessels,* must be citizens; licenses 188 *Commerce and Navigation,* treaty with Japan 848 *Commercial Agents,* appropriation for 32, 584 *Commissary-General’s Office* (*see also* Subsistence Department, Army). appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 *Commissioners, United States Courts,* appropriation for fees 450 deficiency appropriation for fees 25, 298, 310, 313 circuit court, abolished June 30, 1897 184 to be appointed by district judges; duties; term of office 181 issue of warrants of arrest in internal-revenue cases 184 authorized to administer oaths 184 persons disqualified for appointment 181 fees allowed for services 181 record of criminal proceedings to be kept 185 *Commissions,* of officers to be issued under seal of respective Departments 75 *Common Carriers,* duties of, special delivery of imported articles of small value not for sale 263 lien for charges, etc., on imported goods 129 sending obscene literature, etc., by, unlawful 542 *Common Carriers, D. C.,* may sell unclaimed freight, etc., to pay charges 124932 *Commutation of Rations.* appropriation for, Army 64, 613 for, volunteers 448 deficiency appropriation for 307 *Commutations, Homestead Entries,* confirmation of premature 197 may be made in fourteen months from settlement 197 *Company I, Seventh Iowa Infantry,* muster corrected 517 *Compensation in Lieu of Moieties,* appropriation for 431 *Comprehensive Index to Government Publications,* preparation authorized 701 *Compton Creek, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 *Comptroller of the Currency,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 152, 552 for special examinations, etc 153, 552 for superintendent national currency, clerks, etc 153, 552 duties of, in closing up affairs of national batiks in hands of receivers 600 *Comptroller of the Treasury,* appropriation for, assistant, clerks, etc 150, 550 inspection of disbursing officers’ books and accounts 550 *Conanicut Island, R. I.,* preliminary examination of channel through, to be made 238 *Condemned Cannon,* donated, Annual Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, Buffalo, N. Y 703 Elmwood, Ill 136 First Regiment Illinois Infantry 321 First Regiment North Carolina State Guard 57 Fort Thomas, Ky 494 Grand Army Cemetery Association, Colorado 129 Grand Army post, Allegheny, Pa 133 Bridgeton, N. J 130 Burlington, Iowa 115 Enid, Okla 133 Etna, Pa 133 Evans City, Pa 130 Hope Valley, R. I 55 Lambertville, N. J 129 Leavenworth, Kans 115 Leavenworth and McLouth, Kans 385 Lathrop, Mo 133 Manistique, Mich 385 Morenei, Mich 132 Northville, Mich 133 Ridge Farm, Ill 73 Sedan, Kans 73 Sparta, Ill 132 Washington, Ind 131 Westerly, R. I 133 Soldiers’ Monument Association, Allegan, Mich 130 Chicago, Ill 131 Eldorado, Kans 39 Hastings, Mich 193 Londonderry, N, H. 131 Middlesex County, N. J 130 New Rochelle, N. Y 115 Newton, N.J 55 Oakland, Cal 473 Saint Paul, Minn 117 Saint Johnsbury, Vt 474 State Soldiers’ Home, Tilton, N. H 136 Woman’s Relief Corps, Taylorville, Ill 55 Thirteenth and Forty-third Separate Companies New York National Guard 84 grants, to soldiers’ monument associations, etc., by Secretary of War and Secretary of Navy, authorized; conditions 133 to be delivered to Shiloh Park 442 transfer of captured gun from Rock Island Arsenal to Grant Park, Galena, Ill 96 *Condemned Stores,* expenses of sales, to be paid from proceeds 268 *Conecuh River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Conewango Creek, N. Y.,* survey of, directed, for removing dams and rapids 241 *Coney Island Channel, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Coney Island Creek, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Congaree River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Congressional Directory,* appropriation for preparing, etc 143, 541 *Congressional Employees,* to receive December pay December 20, 1895 459 December pay December 18, 1896 697 June salaries the day after adjournment 476 *Congressional Library* (*see* Library of Congress), *Congressional Record,* appropriation for reporters, Senate 143, 541 for reporters, House of Representatives 145, 513 for printing and binding 452 distribution to libraries from members’ quota repealed 454 number to Senate and House libraries increased 468 to be furnished newspaper correspondents daily 700 *Conneaut, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; breakwater 210 estimates, etc., of improving harbor to be submitted 467 made a subport of entry, Cuyahoga district 123 *Connecticut,* vessels passing New York from Sandy Hook not required to deposit manifest 691 *Connecticut Arenas, D. C.,* appropriation for straight extension of 672 *Connecticut Judicial District,* terms of circuit court, Hartford 317 *Connecticut River, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 216 for lighting 419 *Connecticut River, Mass.,* survey of, directed 240 *Constantinople,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Consular Clerks,* appropriation for salaries 36, 588 *Consular, etc., Reports,* appropriation for preparation, etc 38, 590 employees, books, etc 590 for clerks, etc., publication of 148 Bureau of Statistics changed to Bureau of Foreign Commerce 590 *Consular Officers,* appropriation for instruction and transit pay 29, 580 *Consular Officers not Citizens,* to be paid from appropriation for office 36, 588 *Consular Regulations, 1896,* printing of, directed; distribution 700 *Consular Service* (*see also* Diplomatic and Consular Service), appropriation for salaries 32, 581 for inspection of consulates 36, 587 for consular clerks 36, 588 for clerks at consulates 36, 588 for interpreters, marshals, etc 37, 589933 appropriation for contingent expenses 38, 590 deficiency appropriation for contingent expenses 268, 309, 312 *Consulates.* appropriation for repairs 583 for inspection of 36, 587 *Consuls,* appropriations for 32 treaty with Japan 848 *Consuls-General,* appropriations for 32, 584 *Contagious Diseases, D, C.,* diseases included 635 provisions to prevent spread of 635 diseases included in term 635 physicians’duties, etc 636 warning signs to be posted 636 isolation of patients; disinfection 637 control, etc., of premises 638 treatment of bodies; burials, etc 638 regulations as to patients and exposed persons 639 treatment in hospitals, etc 639 vaccination, etc 640 punishment for infraction of law 611 appropriation for isolating buildings at two hospitals 679 *Contingent Expenses,* appropriation for foreign missions 30, 581 for consulates 38, 590 for all Army 67, 616 for Department of Agriculture 105 for Weather Bureau 108 for Senate 142, 540 for House of Representatives 146, 543 for Public Printer 146, 544 for Executive Office 117, 547 for Department of State 148, 547 for Treasury Department 155, 554 for War Department 163, 562 for Navy Department 167, 566 for Interior Department 172, 571 for Post-Office Department 175, 571 for Department of Justice 176, 575 for Department of Labor 177, 575 for District of Columbia 396, 668 for Independent Treasury 429 for Land Offices 433 *Contract Labor, Alien,* appropriation for enforcing laws 431 *Contract Laborers, Alien,* admitted by exhibitors at Tennessee Centennial Exposition 474 *Contracts,* limitation on, for river and harbor improvements 235 *Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf,* incorporated; powers, etc 499 *Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Washington,* incorporated: powers and authority 58 *Conventions* (*see also* Treaties), with Great Britain, fur-sealing claims 814 with Japan, protection for patents, trademarks, and designs 860 with Mexico, water boundary 841 continuing water boundary convention one year 857 *Conveyances, D. C.,* of personal property to be recorded 128 *Convicts, American,* appropriation for expenses of keeping 37, 589 *Convicts, D. C.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 408, 680 deficiency appropriation for support 21 *Cook, Elisabeth J. (widow),* pension 733 *Cook Inlet, Alaska,* salmon fishing permitted in 317 *Cook, L. B.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Cook, Peter,* payment to 802 *Coombs, John,* pension increased 762 *Cooper, Joseph A.,* pension increased 718 *Cooper Creek, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 *Coos Bay, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of entrance, etc 214 for improvement of harbor 214 for range lights 418 *Coos River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of 233 *Coosa River, Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Copenhagen,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Copley, John J.,* pension 832 *Copyrights,* appropriation for register, duties 545 bond required 545 for clerks 116, 545 for expenses of 146, 545 circuit courts to enjoin selling, etc., articles falsely marked as 695 penalty for performing musical or dramatic composition in violation of 481 injunction proceedings; process 182 for falsely inserting notice of, or importing, selling, etc., article with false notice 694 proclamation extending, benefits to citizens of Chile 889 to citizens of Mexico 877 to subjects of Spain 871 *Coquille River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of 233 for improvement of upper 233 *Corbett, Annie J. (widow),* pension; condition 716 *Corigan, Thomas,* pension increased 717 *Cork,* appropriation for consul at 31, 586 *Cornett, G. W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Coroner’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 391, 667 for expenses 396, 668 deficiency appropriation for deputy 280 *Corpus Christi Channel, Tex.,* construction of bridge authorized across 111 *Corridon, James J.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Corum, Hiram T.,* payment to 801 *Coscob, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Costa Rica,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Costs,* not affected by change in compensation of court officials 183 *Costs, Circuit Courts of Appeals,* to be established by the courts; limit 536 *Cotton, Byron,* pension increased 768934 *Cotton States and International Exposition Company,* balances from appropriations for Government exhibit to be paid to 454 transfer of Government building to Atlanta 271 *Council Bluffs, Iowa,* terms of court 2 *Counterfeiting and other Crimes,* appropriation for suppressing 430 deficiency appropriation for suppressing 269 *Counterpoise Gun Carriage, Howell,* appropriation for purchase and test 260 *County Roads, D. C.,* appropriation for current repairs 399, 671 for constructing; schedule 399, 671 suspension of building permits on Connecticut avenue extended 400 revoked 672 *Court-House, D. C.,* appropriation for care of 408, 680 deficiency appropriation for repairs 282 *Court of Appeals, D. C.,* appropriation for justices, clerks, etc 178, 577 for reporter; sale of reports 178, 577 appeals from decrees, etc., in cases under highways system 2 certiorari by Supreme Court allowed 692 writs of error from police court to 608 *Court of Claims,* appropriation for judges, clerks, etc 178, 578 for contingent expenses 178, 578 for reporting decisions 178, 578 for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for defending suits in 24 for paying judgments; appeal 26, 305 for paying judgments, Indian depredation claims 306 claim of James Stewart referred to 809 of “Tally-Ho” owners referred to 483 *Court of Private Land Claims,* appropriation for salaries 178, 576 for expenses 449 extended to March 4, 1899 577 *Courts-Martial, etc., Army,* appropriation for expenses 63 *Courts, United States* (*see* United States Courts). *Cowlitz River, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of 234 *Cox, Francis M.,* deficiency appropriation for services 301 *Cox, P. E.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Craighill, Col. William P.,* deficiency appropriation for rent of rooms 284 *Crain, Hon. W. H., late a Representative in Congress,* deficiency appropriation for widow 302 *Cramer, N. J.,* appropriation for supplies 344 *Crandall, Mollie (widow),* pension 713 *Crawford, Wear,* granted honorable discharge 801 *Crawley, William C.,* deficiency appropriation for 305 *Cray, Mary (wife),* pension 745 *Crey Indians,* appropriation for deportation to Canada 117 *Creek Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 326 *Crefeld,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Crew List,* of vessels in foreign trade to be handed boarding officer 688 penalty if all persons not present; exception 688 *Crews,* space to be allowed, on seagoing vessels 688 on Mississippi steamers 688 *Crimes,* appropriation for prosecution of 449 *Crimes and Misdemeanors* (*see also* Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures), appeals or writs of error in cases not capital taken to circuit courts of appeals 492 death penalty reduced to life imprisonment in certain cases 487 penalty for depositing ballast, offal, etc., in Potomac River, D. C 127 for falsely imprinting notice of copyright, or importing, selling, etc., article so marked 694 for receiving illegal fees, etc., by court officials 183 for unauthorized performance of copyrighted compositions 481 for using illegal measures, District of Columbia 192 for violating medical laws and regulations, District of Columbia 201 punishment for destroying survey marks, etc., Indian Terri lory 343 for failure to extinguish camp fires 594 for false statements, etc., fraternal beneficial associations 634 for falsely personating inspectors, District, of Columbia 619 for injuring monuments, hunting, etc., national military parks 621 for passing, making, etc., mutilated coins 625 for prize fighting, etc 5 for sale, etc., of intoxicating drinks to Indians 506 for sending obscene literature, etc., by common carriers 512 for shooting at railway trains, etc., Indian Territory 136 at freight cars, etc 137 for speculating in claims for court fees, etc 595 for violating act to prevent spread of contagious diseases 641 for violating salmon fisheries laws and regulations 317 for violations of law as to bottling spirits in bond 627 for willfully setting timber, etc., on fire 594 *Criminals,* appropriation for bringing home, from abroad 30, 581 *Crop Report, Monthly,* appropriation for preparing, etc 101 *Crosby, Julia H. H. (widow),* pension increased 822 *Crouch, Michael H. J.,* pension 738 *Crow Agency, Mont.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Crow Creek Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for Indian school 333 *Crow Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 327 *Crow Indians, Mont.,* appropriation for commission to negotiate for cession of lands 341 for commission to treat for removal of Northern Cheyennes to reservation of 341 *Crowley, Benjamin H.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291935 *Crowley, Miles,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Cruisers, Auxiliary,* appropriation for reserve guns for 363, 650 *Crystal River, Fla.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Cuba,* proclamation warning citizens not to violate neutrality laws; civil disturbances in 870 warning all persons against violating neutrality laws, as to 881 *Culberson, D. B.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Cumberland River, Ky.,* construction of bridges authorized across 507 survey of mouth of directed 239 *Cumberland River, Ky., and Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 *Cumberland River, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement of, below Nashville 223 above Nashville; contracts 221 *Cumberland Sound, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 208 *Cunningham, Jane (widow),* pension 816 *Cunningham, Susan E. (daughter),* pension 779 *Curaçao,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Current River, Ark., and Mo.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 *Curtiss, Eleanor I., (widow),* pension to self and children 776 *Custer, George B.,* pension increased 811 *Custer Post, G. A. R., Etna, Pa.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 133 *Custodians, Public Buildings, Assistant,* appropriation for 430 deficiency appropriation for 306 *Customs,* appropriation for expenses, local appraisers’ meetings 431 deficiency appropriation for collecting revenue from 20, 270, 307 for local appraisers’meetings 269 for repaying importers’ deposits 307 for drawbacks, etc 307 admission duty free of articles returned from foreign expositions 122 entrance and clearance fees on Canadian border abolished; compensation to collectors 689 free entry of articles for Transmississippi Exposition 382 lien for charges, general average, etc., on goods in custody of 129 special delivery permitted of articles valued at less than $500, etc 263 standard samples of teas to be established 605 time extended for unloading vessels 115 *Customs Districts,* limits of port of New Orleans extended 72 ports of deli very in Illinois transferred from New Orleans to Chicago district 1 reorganization of Alaska 60 Denver, Colo., subports 134 Stamford made subport of entry, Fairfield, Conn., district 85 subport of entry established at Santa Barbara, Cal 384 of entry and delivery in Florida to be designated 381 *Customs Tariffs, International Bureau, Publication of,* appropriation for contribution 31, 583 *Cutter, John C.,* granted honorable discharge 713 *Cuyahoga Collection District,* subport of entry, established at Conneact 123 *Cypress Bayou, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 **D.** *Dakota Pacific Bridge Company,* may bridge Missouri River, Chamberlain, S. Dak 55 *Dale, Ralph M.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Dallas, Tex.,* terms of court, etc 456 *Dation, John,* pension 741 *Dalton, Richard,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Dalzell, William M.,* granted honorable discharge 824 *Darien, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor: report on Dohoy Bar 208 *Darragh, Catharine (widow),* pension 769 *Daugherty, Thomas S.,* pension 796 *Daughters of the American Resolution, The National Society of the,* incorporated; powers, etc 8 *Daren port, Mary F. (widow),* pension 741 *Davidson, Lucien,* deficiency appropriation for mother of 27 *Davis, Cassie A. (widow),* pension increased 738 *Davis, Enoch,* payment to 723 *Davis, George R.,* deficiency appropriation for compensation, etc 19 *Davis, George W.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Davis, J. H.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Davis, John, Anthony O’Grady, alias,* granted honorable discharge 782 *Davis, Silas W.,* payment to 801 *Dawson, Barton S.,* pension increased 798 *Dawson, Frederick B.,* deficiency appropriation for indemnity to 267 *Days of Grace,* abolished after January 1, 1897, in District of Columbia 123 *Dayton, Ohio,* appropriation for expenses, Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 415 *De Clute, Daniel E.,* pension increased 826 *De Cotean, Louis,* appropriation for payment to 344 *De Freest, William H.,* granted honorable discharge 723 *Dead Letter Office, Postal Service,* appropriation for superintendent, clerics, etc 174, 573 *Deadwood, S. Dak.,* appropriation for assay office 114 use of balance of appropriation for assay office, for rent, expenses, etc 559936 *Deaf and Dumb, D. C.,* appropriation for instruction 409, 681 *Deaf and Dumb Institution* (*see* Columbia Institution for Deaf and Dumb). *Deaf, Convention of American Instructors of the,* incorporated; powers, etc 499 *Deal, Charles,* payment to 829 *Death Penalty,* life imprisonment substituted for, in murder or rape cases; if verdict qualified 487 in other cases 487 abolished; exceptions 487 *Death, Proof of,* unexplained, etc., absence of soldier for seven years to be, in pension cases 57 *Decorations, etc.,* acceptance of, from France permitted, Hall, Asaph 837 Newcomb, Simon 837 from Hawaiian Government permitted, Blow, George P 828 Brown, George 828 Dyer, George S 828 Laviere, Frank 828 Remey, George C 828 Wood’s, George W 828 from King of Spain, permitted, Little, William McCarty 837 Rixey, P. M 837 gold box from Emperor of Germany, permitted, W. A. Kirkland 828 medal from Russian Government, permitted, Herbert H. D. Peirce 828 *Deep-Water Harbor, Cal.,* board of engineers authorized to select location, etc 213 contracts authorized for, plans selected 213 appropriation for expenses 213 per diem allowance to naval member of commission 531 *Defending Suits in Claims,* appropriation for expenses 449 deficiency appropriation for 24 *Deficiency Appropriations,* for Public Printer’s office 18, 299, 181 for State Department 18, 267 diplomatic and consular service 267 for Treasury Department 19, 268, 480 for District of Columbia 20, 480 for War Department 21, 283 Army 283 for Navy Department 22, 285, 480 Navy 285 for Interior Department 22, 289 Public Lands 299 Indian Department 291 for Department, of Justice 24, 295, 486 for United States courts 24, 295, 480 for judgments, United States courts 26, 305 Court of Claims 26, 305 for Library of Congress 26, 300 for Senate 27, 300, 457, 181 for House of Representatives 27, 302, 457, 181 for Smithsonian Institution 279 for Interstate Commerce Commission 280 for Post-Office Department 294 for Department of Agriculture 299 for Botanic Garden 300 for judgments, Indian depredation claims 306 for paying claims allowed by accounting officers 306 for Capitol 457 for messengers conveying electoral votes 481 *Delaplane, Hammett S.,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Delaware,* report on riparian rights, etc., to be made, improvement of Delaware River 217 *Delaware Bay, Del.,* appropriation for constructing harbor of refuge; contracts 207 for improvement, of iron pier, Lewes 207 for improvement of inland waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va 218 *Delaware Breakwater, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of 207 *Delaware River,* survey directed for deep water channel from Philadelphia 240 *Delaware River, Pa. and N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of; distribution 217 restriction on dike at Reedy Island 217 board of engineers to report on deepening channel, etc 217 for lighting 419 *Delegates from Territories,* appropriation for compensation and mileage 143, 541 for clerk hire 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for compensation 302, 457 for clerk hire to December 6, 1896 302 *Delinquencies in Public Accounts,* to be reported annually to Congress 179 *Della Cooperage Company,* may bridge Tallahatchie River, Philipp, Miss 190 may unite with Illinois Central Railroad Company 190 *Demerara,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 37, 585 *Denia,* appropriation for consul at 35 *Denison and Northern Railway Company,* time extended for right, of way, etc., Ind. T 128 *Denmark,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Dennis, Adam,* pension increased 799 *Dennis Creek, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Denniston, H. M.,* allowance in accounts 289 *Denny, George, Jr.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 304 *Dental Colleges, D. C.,* to be registered if not incorporated by Congress 112 *Dentistry, D. C.,* medical, etc., laws not applicable to 202 *Denver, Colo.,* appropriation for salaries, mint at 158, 558 for wages; contingent expenses 158, 558 use of appropriations until coinage mint established 159, 558 deficiency appropriation for public building 276 certain cities in Colorado made ports of delivery and attached to port of 134 *Denver, Cripple Creek and Southwestern Railroad Company,* granted right of way, South Platte and Plum Creek forest reserves 190 *Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc 99 for disbursing clerk, clerks, etc 99 for chief, publications division, clerks, etc 99 for superintendent, folding room, folders 100 for statistician, clerks, etc 100 for botanist, assistants, etc 100 for entomologist, assistants, etc 100 for biologist, assistants, etc 100937 appropriation for pomologist, assistants, etc 100 for pathologist, assistants, etc 100 for chemist, assistants, etc 100 for chief, soils division, assistant, etc 100 for agrostologist, assistants, etc 100 for chief, forestry division, clerks, etc 100 for superintendent, experimental gardens and grounds 101 for curator of museum, assistant 101 for chief, Bureau of Animal Industry, clerks, etc 101 for investigations, traveling expenses, etc 101 for division of statistics 101 monthly crop reports 101 extending foreign markets for agricultural products 101 for division of botany 101 for division of entomology 102 for division of physiology and pathology 102 for division of biological survey 102 for pomological division 102 for division of chemistry 102 food adulterations 102 soil characteristics 102 for division of forestry 103 for labor, etc., experimental gardens and grounds 103 for soil investigations 103 for expenses, division of agrostology 103 for experiment stations expenses 103 for fiber investigations 103 for gauging water supply 104 for food nutrition investigation 104 for public road inquiries 104 for library, etc 104 for publications; Farmers’ Bulletins, etc 104 Diseases of the Horse 105 Cattle Diseases 105 for quarantine stations for neat cattle 105 certification of countries free from cattle diseases 105 for museum expenses 105 for postage 105 for furniture, cases, and repairs 105 for contingent expenses 105 for purchase, distribution, etc., of seeds, etc 100 amount required to be spent; varieties 106 allotment to Congress; distribution 106 report of purchases; adaptation to localities 106 early delivery to Southern section 106 for expenses Animal Industry Bureau 106 for Weather Bureau 107 for printing and binding 453 annual report of Secretary 453 deficiency appropriation for printing Report, 1895, part 2 18 for J. S. Watson 299 for Animal Industry Bureau 310 for Weather Bureau 310, 312 for contingent expenses 312 commissions of officials to be issued under seal of 75 distribution of seeds, etc., directed for year 1896 467 *Department of Justice,* appropriation for Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, Assistants, clerks, etc 176, 575 for contingent expenses 176, 575 for Solicitor of the Treasury, assistant, clerks, etc 176, 575 for books and stationery 177, 576 for United States courts 177, 576 for civil expenses under 449 for courthouse, District of Columbia 449 for defending suits in claims 449 appropriation for punishing violations of intercourse acts (Indian) 449 for prosecution of crimes 449 for prosecuting, etc., claims 419 for Alaska, expenses 419 for defense, Indian depredation claims 449 for court of private land claims 449 for United States courts 449 for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for printing and binding 18, 300 for salary, clerk in charge of accounts 24 for contingent expenses 24, 295 for Alaska, court expenses 24, 295 for defending suits in claims 24, 310 for agreements with Eastern Cherokee Indians 295 for expenses Greer county suit 296 for defense, Indian depredation claims 296 for Weil and La Abra, suits 296 for Frank R. Ogg 2916 for Miles Pointdexter 296 for courts in Indian Territory 296, 310 for C. R. Evans 296 for Bancroft Company 296 for Eugene Hagan 296 for Elihu Root 297 for W. Hallett Phillips 297 for Des Moines Navigation and Railroad Company 297 for David Overmyer 297 for United States courts 297, 310, 312 for Utah courts 310 salaries, United States courts, to be paid monthly 183 to restore to War Department penitentiary buildings, etc., Fort Leaven worth, Kans., oil completion of new building 380 *Department of Labor,* appropriation for Commissioner, clerks, etc 177, 576 for per diem, experts, etc 177, 576 for stationery, books, etc.; postage stumps 177, 576 for rent 177, 576 for contingent expenses 177, 576 for printing and binding 453 *Department of State,* appropriation for Secretary, Assistants, clerks, etc 147, 547 for clerks, etc., on consular reports 148, 590 for stationery, etc 148, 517 for books and maps 148, 547 for lithographer, etc 148, 547 for contingent, expenses 148, 547 for editing, etc., laws first session Fifty fourth Congress 148 second session Fifty-fourth Congress 517 for editing, etc., Statutes at Large, Fifty fourth Congress 148, 547 for Venezuela Boundary Commission 1 for diplomatic and consular service 28, 579 for solicitor 176, 575 for civil expenses under 438 for contribution, International Prison Commission 438 for expenses, Brussels Exhibition 438 for consul Alexandretta 438 for rent, Venezuelan Commission 138 for printing and binding 452 for printing in 30, 581 deficiency appropriation for diplomatic and consular service 18, 267, 399, 312 for transporting negroes from Mexico 18, 268 for Mexican boundary 18, 309 for contingent expenses 267 for stationary 267 for Nicaraguan Canal Commission 267938 deficiency appropriation for relief of subjects of foreign Governments 267 for A. Watt and E. A. Mitchell 267 for Pan-American Medical Congress; report 268 for Eliza Jaqua Gray 268 for printing and binding 299 printing of consular regulations directed 700 of foreign passport regulations 704 Statistics Bureau changed to Bureau of Foreign Commerce 500 to be furnished with Congressional documents and reports 463 *Dependent Pensions,* restored after rejection, etc., to date from first filing 45 *Depositing Public Moneys,* appropriation for 433 *Dee Moines, Iowa,* terms of court 2 *Des Maines Navigation and Railroad Company,* deficiency appropriation for reimbursement 297 *Desert Lands,* deficiency appropriation for examining, selected by States 290 lien on for reclamation by States 434 *Designs,* convention with Japan securing protection of 860 *Detroit, Mich.,* appropriation for public building 414 for marine hospital 416 bronze historient tablet to be placed in public building 476 *Detroit River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 326 *Devile Inland, Wis.,* appropriation for keeper’s dwelling; light station 417 *Decile Luke Agency, N. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Dewey, Silas J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Diamond Shoal, N. C.,* appropriation for light-vessel 418 *Dies, Rolls and Plates,* appropriation for custody of, securities 480 *Digest of Indian Decisions, etc.,* appropriation for preparing 341 *Digest of International Law,* appropriation for revising, etc 584 *Dillon, Catharine (widow),* pension 746 *Diocese of Washington,* incorporation of the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the 58 *Diplomatic and Consular Service,* appropriation for diplomatic service 28, 579 for salaries, ambassadors and ministers 28, 579 for secretary of legation, Liberia 29 for agent, etc., Cairo 29, 580 for charges d’affaires ad interim 29, 589 for instruction and transit pay 29, 580 for salaries, secretaries of embassies and legations 29, 580 for interpreters and clerks to legations 29, 580 for contingent expenses, missions 30, 581 dispatch agents 30, 581 printing in Department of State 30, 581 for loss by exchange, missions 30, 581 for steam launch, Turkey 30, 581 for rent of legation buildings, etc 30, 591 for Cape spartel light 30, 581 for bringing home criminals 30, 581 for extradition expenses 30, 581 for life saving testimonials 30, 582 appropriation for expenses, neutrality act 31, 582 for unforeseen emergencies 31, 582 for protecting interests, Samoan Islands 31, 582 for heirs of officers dying abroad 31, 582 for bringing home remains of officers 31, 582 for Bureau of Weights and Measures 31, 582 for Bureau of Customs Tariffs 31, 583 for Mexican water boundary commission 583 for Intercontinental Railway Commission 32, 583 for Bureau, Repression of Slave Trade 32, 583 disposition of trust funds 32 for International Prison Commission 583 for repairs to legations mid consulates 583 for P. M. B. Young, heirs of 583 for Digest of International Law 584 for consular service 32, 584 for salaries, consuls-general 32, 584 for consuls and commercial agents 32, 584 for inspection of consulates 36 for inspection of embassies, legations, and consulates 587 for consular clerks 36, 588 for payment to officers not citizens 36, 588 for clerks at consulates, allowance 36, 588 for interpreters, etc., to consulates 37, 589 for marshals, consular courts 37, 589 for consular prisons 37, 589 for relief and protection of American seamen 38, 186, 589 for foreign hospitals, Panama 38, 589 for preparation, etc., consular reports 38, 590 name of Bureau of Statistics changed to Bureau of Foreign Commerce 590 employees, etc., on, authorized 148, 590 for loss by exchange, consulates 38, 590 for contingent expenses, consulates 38, 590 for Bureau of American Republics 38, 590 use of franking privilege 590 for catalogue of exports and imports 38 deficiency appropriation for purchase of legation buildings, etc., Tokyo, Japan 18 for salary, Matt W. Ransom 18 for salaries, chargés d’affaires ad interim 267, 309 for interpreters to legations 268 for contingent expenses, missions 268, 309 for loss by exchange, missions 268 for Pan-American Medical Congress; reports 268 for contingent expenses, consulates 268, 309, 312 for launch, Constantinople 268 for bringing home remains of diplomatic and consular officers 268 for secretaries of legations 309, 312 for Mexican water boundary 309 for services to American seamen 312 *Diplomatic officers,* appropriations for instruction and transit pay 29, 580 for allowance to widows, etc 31, 582 *Direct System of Propelling Vessels,* examination of merits to be made 379 *Director of the Mint* (*see also* Mints and Assay Offices), appropriation for, examiner, clerks, etc 154, 553 for freight on bullion 154, 554 for contingent expenses, etc 154, 554 for collecting statistics of precious metals 154, 554 *Disabilities,* removal of bar to appointment in Army and Navy on account of service in Confederate States 84939 *Disbursing Officers,* inspection of books and accounts of 550 to pay to Treasurer, etc., moneys not required for current expenditure 179 *Diseases, Contagious,* provisions to prevent spread of 635 *Disinfection, D. C.,* rules for, in cases of contagious diseases 637 *Dispatch Agents,* appropriation for 30, 581 *Distilled Spirits,* provisions for bottling in bond 626 *Distinctive Paper, United States Securities,* appropriation for, etc 429 deficiency appropriation for 269 *District Attorneys,* appropriation for salaries and expenses 450 for salaries, regular assistants 450 for payment to special assistants 450 deficiency appropriation for fees 25, 310 District of Columbia 481 for special assistants 26, 297, 310, 313 for regular assistants 26 fees to be covered into the Treasury 179 to be paid salaries 180 fees not to be charged against the United States 180 salaries established, by districts 180 appointment of assistants; salary 181 allowance for expenses; residence 181 of office expenses 183 of clerical assistance 183 penalty for receiving illegal fees, etc 183 temporary appointment of, District of Columbia, authorized 600 *District Courts,* appropriation for judges 178, 577 for clerk, northern district of Illinois 178, 577 *District of Columbia,* appropriation for expenses of the (half from Treasury and half from District revenues) 393, 665 for salaries and expenses; Executive office 393, 666 for credits for suspended accounts 393 for assessor’s office 394, 666 for collector’s office; deputy authorized, duties 394, 666 for auditor’s office 394, 666 for attorney’s office 394, 666 for sinking-fund office 394, 666 for coroner 394, 666 for market masters 394, 667 rents, etc., to be paid to collector of taxes 394 for sealer of weights and measures 394, 667 for engineer’s office 395, 667 for special assessment office 395, 667 for street sweeping office 395, 667 for board of examiners, steam engineers 395, 667 payment of temporary employees 395, 668 for superintendent of charities 395, 668 for surveyor’s office 396, 668 for contingent expenses 396, 668 expenses, gas inspector’s office to be paid by gas company 896, 668 engineer department, rent, etc 396, 668 judicial expenses, coroner’s office 396, 668 advertising; penalty on delinquent taxes 396, 668 transferring assessments 397 repairs to market houses 397, 669 rehearing of board of public works claims, repealed 669 for plats, county subdivisions 397, 669 for extension of high ways 397, 669 for Potomac flats, payment for lots 397 for assessment and permit work 398, 669 appropriation for improvements, etc., schedules 398, 669 order to be observed, etc 398, 670 for grading streets, alleys, and roads 398, 670 for repairs to pavements 398, 670 for condemning streets, etc 398, 670 for constructing, etc., sewers 398, 670 for repairing streets, etc 399, 670 use of tracks by different street railways 399 for sidewalks, etc., reservations 399, 671 for county roads, repairs 399, 671 constructing, etc 399, 671 straight extension of Connecticut avenue 672 building permits suspended, Connecticut avenue extended 400 revoked 672 designs for bridge over Rock Creek 672 for streets, sweeping, etc 400, 672 for cleaning snow, etc 400, 672 for parking commission 400, 672 for lighting; maximum price; lamps to burn every night 400, 672 for electric lights; conditions 401, 673 further extension of wires prohibited 673 permits for house and public lighting connections 673 litigation not affected 673 for harbor and river front 401, 673 for bathing beach 401, 673 for public scales; pumps 401, 673 for care of bridges 401, 671 for widening P street bridge 671 plans, etc., for bridge over Rock Creek, Massachusetts avenue extended 671 for Washington Aqueduct 402, 674 for public schools 402, 674 for police 404, 676 for fire department 405, 677 relief fund 405 for telegraph and telephone service 406, 678 restriction on poles in alleys, etc 678 for health department 406, 678 disposing of garbage, etc 407, 679 preventing contagious diseases, etc 107, 679 contagious diseases buildings 679 for police court 407, 679 for miscellaneous court expenses 407, 679 for defending suits in claims 407, 679 for lunacy writs expenses 407, 679 for interest and sinking fund 407, 680 for emergency fund 407, 680 for transportation, etc., of convicts 408, 680 for court-house, care, etc 408, 686 for wall to jail 680 for warden of jail 408, 680 for support of prisoners in jail 408, 680 for transporting paupers, etc 408, 680 for Washington Asylum 408, 680 for Reform School 408, 681 for support of indigent insane 109, 681 for instruction of deaf and dumb 409, 681 for charities 409, 681 Columbia Hospital for Women 410, 682 Freedmen’s Hospital and Asylum 410, 682 Reform School for Girls 410, 682 Industrial Home School 410, 682 transferred to care of Commissioners 410 Board of Children’s Guardians 411, 683 policy declared not to support religious institutions 411, 683 investigation by Congressional committee 411 for militia expenses 412, 683 for water department; revenue and inspection branch 412, 684 distribution branch 412, 684940 appropriation for water department, contingent expenses; fuel repairs, etc 412, 684 interest and sinking fund 413, 684 increasing high service 413, 681 for court of appeals 178, 577 for supreme court 178, 577 for improving Potomac River 219 for electric lights, Lafayette, Franklin, Judiciary, and Lincoln parks 440 for burial of indigent soldiers 443 for Providence Hospital 444 for Garfield Hospital 444 for repairs to courthouse 449 for paying opening North Capitol street 579 for maintaining order, etc., inaugural ceremonies 699 deficiency appropriation for sealer of weights and measures, expenses 20 for defending suits in claims 20 for lire department 21, 280 for support of convicts 21 for deputy coroner 280 for rent 280 for judicial expenses 280 for advertising 280 for surveyor’s office 280 for sewers 280 for streets; lighting 280 for public schools 280 for telegraph and telephone service 281 for J. W. Anderson 281 for police court 281 for lunacy writs 281 for health department 281 for repairs to jail 281 for smallpox hospital; rules 281 for Washington Asylum 281 for Board of Children’s Guardians 281 for Reform School for Girls 282 for Freedman’s Hospital 282 for judgments against 282 for James McCandlish 282 for repairs to courthouse 282 for Aqueduct Bridge 282 for extension of highways, expenses 283 for excise board 283 for Joseph R. Spransy 283 for water department 283 for burial of indigent soldiers 284 alien ownership of lands in, unchanged 619 assessment of real property; time for returns by assessors extended 461 time for completing review of county lands, extended 462 tax on county real estate to be paid May, 1897 462 billiard tables, etc., to be licensed 594 rooms to be closed Sundays 594 bills of sale, etc., personal property, to be recorded 128 certiorari allowed to supreme court from court of appeals 692 contagious diseases, regulations to prevent 636 conveyance of Graceland Cemetery lands by deed of trust authorized 620 days of grace on notes, etc., abolished after January 1, 1897 123 disposal of real property of insane persons by order of court 536 district attorney may be temporarily appointed 600 dower rights in equitable and legal estates 191 drawback certificates for losses, destruction of Northern Liberty Market, authorized 500 receivable for arrears of taxes 500 electric wires, temporary use of overhead, permitted for inaugural ceremonies 699 free public library established; privileges, trustees, etc 244 farmers may sell produce without license 702 fee for transcript of health records 695 guardianship of minor children 191 Hall of Records; plan, etc., to be submitted 415 harbor regulations; easting ballast, etc., in the Potomac forbidden 126 casting offal, etc., in the river prohibited 127 penalty for violations 127 highways system; appeals from decrees of court 2 incorporations; Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf 499 Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Washington 58 National University 194 Post Graduate School of Medicine 4 Supreme Council 33, Degree Scottish Rite Masonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States 58 The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 8 legislation as to attorneys not applicable to courts of 186 license fee not required for farmers and truckmen 702 loan of flags, etc., for decorating streets, inaugural ceremonies 482, 700 lots to have sewer and water connections; penalty 125 market spaces to be furnished farmers and truckmen 702 marriage regulations, license, etc 118 married women’s rights 194 medical and dental schools required to register 112 penalty for failure; proceedings 113 medical and surgical regulations 198 licenses to practice required; issuance 198 payment for land condemned for opening North Capitol street 578 payment to Emmart, Dunbar and Company 761 penalty for using unsealed weights and measures 75 illegal dry measures: standards 192 permission to lay pipes for oil granted Rene C. Baughman 120 for gas granted Pintsch Compressing Company 124 to use pipe line, granted Nicolai Brothers 735 physicians prohibited disclosing confidential information: exception 138 potatoes, lawful weight of a bushel 193 Potomac Flats declared a public park 624 price of gas reduced; to Washington consumers 251 Georgetown consumers 251 property taken on suspicion to be given to custody of property clerk 192 punishment for prize fighting, etc 5 false swearing, etc., before trial boards extended to fire department cases 10 falsely personating inspectors 619 quality of gas to be improved, etc 252 real estate released from alien forfeiture, purchased by Gloetzner, Anton 725 Linskey, James 712 reassessments of lots technically defective 98 regulations of fraternal beneficial associations 630 removal of ice and snow, regulations to include agent of house 608 repairs to foundry, navy-yard, authorized 463 sale of lot to Frank D. Orme 128941 storage companies to have lien for charges, etc 122 street railways: change of motive power and extension of route, Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Company 318 Belt Company 318 time extended for use of compressed-air motors, Eckington and Belt lines 698 change of route, Capital Railway Company 187 detailed annual reports to be submitted 320 extension of Metropolitan authorized 600 interchange of tickets; price 320 permission to enter given Baltimore and Washington Transit Company 264 route, etc., modified, Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company 246 time extended for completing Maryland and Washington Railway Company 11 survey, etc., directed for bridge over Eastern Branch 532 telegraph wires permitted over head for inaugural ceremonies 700 title of United States to certain lands sold to Margaret Shagrue, Caroline Lochboehler, and John R. Scott 86 unclaimed freight, etc., may be sold for charges 124 use of land of Kate Winter by railroad company revoked 711 reservations, streets, etc., for inaugural Ceremonies 699 streets by railroad companies, inaugural ceremonies 697 White Lot by Christian Endeavor convention 464 writs of error from police court to court of appeals 607 *District of Columbia, Commissioners of the,* appropriation for salaries 393, 665 allowance of suspended accounts of ex-Boards 393 may order house to house inspection in case of threatened epidemics 640 to make rules governing smallpox hospital 281 to report to Congress on telephone charges 406 *Dividing Creek, N. J.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Divorces,* one year’s residence in Territories required to secure 136 *Document and Folding Room, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for superintendent, folders 100 *Document Room, House of Representatives,* appropriation for superintendent, etc 144, 542 for assistants 543 *Document Room, Senate,* appropriation for superintendent, etc 142, 540 *Documents, Congressional,* to be furnished Department of State 463 *Documents, Official,* limit of weight, fourth-class mail matter, not applicable, to 262 *Dodge, Laura C. (widow),* pension increased 811 *“Dolphin,” U. S. Steamship,* appropriation for new steam machinery 373 *Domestic Animals* (*see.* Cattle). *Dominican Republic* (*see* Santo Domingo). *Donohoe, Elizabeth E. (widow),* pension 733 *Donohue, Joseph M.,* pension increased 830 *Doorkeeper, House of Representatives,* appropriation for assistant, etc 144, 542 *Doubleday, Mary (widow),* pension increased 720 *Dover, N. J.,* appropriation for naval magazine 363 *Dow, E. H. and Company,* appropriation for payment to 346 *Dowd, John B.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Dower, D, C.,* widow entitled to, in equitable and legal estate 194 *Downing, Finis E.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Draft of Vessels,* to be marked on stem and stern post 491 load line certificate omitted 492 *Dramatic Compositions,* penalty for unauthorized performing of copyrighted; injunctions 481 *Drayton, N. Dak.,* construction of bridge authorized across Red River of the North 533 *Dresden,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Drew, George J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Driscol, Frederick A.,* pension 822 *Du Pont, Henry A.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 300 *Dublin,* appropriation for consul at 31, 586 *Dubois, Hon, Fred T.,* deficiency appropriation for, Delegate from Idaho 302 *Dubuque, Iowa,* terms of court 2 *Duck Island, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Duke, James,* granted honorable discharge 722 *Dulaney, Jane (widow),* pension increased 709 *Duluth and North Dakota Railroad Company,* granted right of way through certain Indian reservations, Minnesota 92 may bridge Red River of the North, N. Dak 533 *Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad Company,* time extended for right of way through Chippewa and White Earth reservations, Minn 702 *Duluth, Minn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 212 for improving water communication, to Chicago and Buffalo 442 *Duncan, John,* granted honorable discharge 787 *Duncan, Julia Jones (widow),* pension 831 *Duncklev, Nancy T. (mother),* pension 802 *Dundee,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Dunfermline,* appropriation for consul at 31, 586 *Dunkirk, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor: contracts 205 *Dunn, James W.,* pension 821942 *Dunton, David, Michael McKenna, alias,* granted honorable discharge 728 *Dunton, John F.,* deficiency appropriation for Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Duplicate Bonds,* issued to administrator of Thomas H. Millsaps 710 *Duplicate Check,* to be issued to Independence National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa 707 *Durango, Colo.,* made port of delivery 134 *Durfee, Benjamin,* deficiency appropriation for extra services 301 *“During the Session,”* to mean four months or 121 days 145 to mean 207 days 543 *Durley, Williamson,* pension 742 *Durnell, Jesse,* pension increased 833 *Dusseldorf,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Dustin, Elmira E. (widow),* pension 748 *Duties on Imports,* additional tax on filled cheese 255 *Duwamish River, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 *Duxbury, Mass.,* preliminary examination of beach, to be made 237 harbor, to be made 237 *D’Wamish, etc., Indians, Wash.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Dyer, George S.,* may accept decoration from Hawaiian Government 828 **E.** *“E. C, Mowatt,” Bark,* granted American register 527 *Eads, James B.,* contracts with, etc., not impaired by closing Pass a Loutre crevasse 597 liability for closing crevasse to be decided by Attorney-General 597 *Easeley, Albert F.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *East Chester Creek, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 survey of, directed 242 expenditure of appropriations for improving 535 *East River, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 for lighting 119 time extended for bridging, New York to Long Island 509 *East Saint Louis and Saint Louis Bridge and Construction Company,* may bridge Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Mo 685 *East Saint Louis, Ill.,* loan of tents to tornado sufferers 475 *Easterling, Horace V.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Eastern Branch of Potomac River, D. C.,* survey, etc., directed for bridge across, in line with Massachusetts avenue 532 *Eastern Dispensary, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Eastern Nebraska and Gulf Railway Company,* time extended for right of way through Omaha and Winnebago reservations, Nebr 512 *Eastern Shawnee Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 332 *Eberle, Kate,* payment to 736 *Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company,* to use compressed-air motors 318 or underground electric system 318 extension of route authorized 318 may increase stock, etc 318 time extended for adopting compressed-air motor 698 to be equipped with underground electric system if air motor not adopted by July 1, 1897 698 penalty for failure 698 *Eclectic Physicians, D. C.,* board of examiners of applicants to practice 199 *Ecuador,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Edinburgh,* appropriation for consul at 585 for clerk hire 588 *Education, Bulletin of Higher, etc.,* appropriation for preparing 171 *Education, Bureau of,* appropriation for Commissioner, clerks, etc 170, 569 for collating, etc., agricultural college statistics 170, 570 for books, statistics, etc 171, 570 for distributing documents, etc 171, 570 for bulletin on higher education, etc 171 for rent 172, 571 *Education, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, clerks, statistician, etc 170, 569 *Education in Alaska,* appropriation for 437 *Edwards, William,* pension 818 *Egmont Key Light-Station, Fla.,* building light-keeper’s house directed 628 *Eighth Judicial Circuit,* appropriation for messenger; duties; expenses; appointment 177 *El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company,* granted right of way, Fort Bliss Reservation, Tex 386 *El Paso, Tex.,* deficiency appropriation for ore-sampling works 270 *Elberfeld,* appropriation for consul at 585 for clerk hire 588 *Eldorado, Kans.,* condemned cannon donated to soldiers’ monument 39 *Elections Committees, House of Representatives,* deficiency appropriation for clerks to 27 *Electoral Cote for President and Vice-President,* appropriation for payment to messengers conveying 451 deficiency appropriation for messengers conveying 481 *Electric Lights, D. C.,* appropriation for; conditions 401, 671 temporary use of overhead wires west of Rock Greek beyond fire limits 401 construction of conduits, Georgetown 401 extension of conduits east of Rock Creek 401 laying conduits or erecting overhead wires unlawful 673 permits for adjacent house connections and public lighting 673 litigation as to validity of conduits, etc., not affected 673943 extension of United States Company’s wires 673 overhead wires of Potomac Company may remain for one year 673 temporary use of overhead wires, inaugural ceremonies 699 additional conduits prohibited 699 *Electric Power Companies,* granted right of way, public lands 120 *Electric Railways, D. C.* (*see* Street Railways). *Electricity,* vessels propelled by, subject to steamboat regulations 489 *Elevating Gun Carriage, Emery’s,* mode of payment for, modified, etc 360 *Eleventh Census,* appropriation for laborers, distributing reports 167, 566 for census clerk, care of records, etc 567 deficiency appropriation for expenses 24, 293 for printing and binding 294 for rent 294 *Elizabeth River, N.J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 survey of, directed 241 *Elizabeth River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of western branch 219 estimates for improving western branch to be submitted 469 *Elk River, Md.,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Elk River, W. Va.,* appropriation for improvement, of 219 *Elliott, Emily (daughter),* pension 785 *Elliott, William,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 393 *Ellis, Albert,* pension increased 726 *Ellis, Christopher,* granted honorable discharge 799 *Ellis, William B.,* granted honorable discharge 773 *Elmwood, Ill.,* condemned cannon donated to 136 *Ely, Mary E. (widow),* pension 808 *Embassies,* appropriation for inspection of 587 *Emergencies,* appropriation for, diplomatic and consular service 31, 582 *Emergency Fund, D. C.,* appropriation for 407, 680 *Emergency Hospital, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 681 *Emery, A. H.,* payments for elevated gun carriage, modified 260 appropriation for loading apparatus for gun carriage; payments 260 *Emmart, Dunbar and Company,* payment to, from District of Columbia revenues 761 *Emory River, Tenn.,* survey of, directed 243 *Engineer Corps, Army,* appropriation for pay of Officers; longevity 61, 610 deficiency appropriation for William P. Craighill, George H. Mendell, James C. Post 284 *Engineer Department, Army,* appropriation for expenses, Willets Point Depot 67, 616 for material; instruments 68, 616 for library 68, 616 appropriation fur river and harbor improvements 202, 442 deficiency appropriation for river and harbor improvements 21 *Engineers, Chief of, Army,* to report plans, etc., for bridge across Rock Creek, Massachusetts avenue extended 674 *Engineers, Merchant Vessels,* must be citizens; licenses 188 *Engineer’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries: record division 395, 667 surface division 395, 667 subsurface division 395, 667 *Engineers, office of Chief of, Army,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 562 for draftsmen, etc., to be paid from river and harbor, etc., appropriations 163, 562 *England* (*see* Great Britain), *English, Elizabeth Moore (widow),* pension 714 *Engraving and Printing, Bureau of,* appropriation for Director, assistant, clerks, etc 153, 553 for salaries 421 for wages 421 for materials, etc 421 for custody of dies, rolls, and plates 430 deficiency appropriation for rent, stamp agent 275 disallowance of expenditures for materials, etc., overruled 460 leaves of absence, employees of awards division 275 *Enid, Okla.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 133 *Enlisted Men, Army,* appropriation for pay 60, 609 no pay to be retained 60 not applicable to Soldiers’ Home deductions 60 for service pay 61, 610 for pay of retired 62, 611 for travel allowances; retained pay, etc.: undrawn clothing; interest on deposits 63, 612 deficiency appropriation for pay 22 allowance for subsistence and clothing, retired 62 detail for signal-service instruction 617 not entitled to travel allowance if discharged for misconduct 63 *Enlisted Men, Navy,* benefits of honorable discharge and reenlistment bounty extended to all 476 *Enochs, Annis H. (widow),* pension increased 744 *Enright, Richard C.,* pension increased 818 *“Enterprise,” U. S. S.,* transfer of “Galena’s” boilers to 373, 660 *Entomology Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for entomologist, assistants, etc 100 for expenses 102 *Envelopes, Postal Service,* appropriation for registered package, etc 316, 647 *Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary,* appropriation for 28, 579 *Epidemics,* appropriation for prevention of 432 *Equipage, Camp and Harrison, Army,* appropriation for 67, 615944 *Equipments, Infantry, etc., Army,* appropriation for 68, 617 *Erie, Pa.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; resurvey 206 estimate, etc., for improving harbor to be submitted 472 immediate transportation privileges extended to 393 survey of harbor directed 242 *Ermer, Annie M. (widow)* pension 822 *Erzerum,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Escambia River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Escheat,* lands unlawfully held by aliens to 619 proceedings by Attorney-General; notice 619 sales: disposal of proceeds 619 unclaimed balances to school fund 619 to vacate on applying for citizenship, etc 619 *Essex, Lemuel J.,* pension increased 814 *Essex River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Ethnology, North American,* appropriation for continuing researches 425 deficiency appropriation for 307 *Etna, Pa,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Grant Army post at 133 *Evans, C. P.,* deficiency appropriation for legal services 296 *Evans, Charles H.,* deficiency appropriation for services 27, 301 *Evans City, Pa.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to Grand Army post 130 *Evans, John E.,* pension 718 *Evans, John S.,* granted honorable discharge 737 *Evening Gun, Army,* appropriation for firing 68, 617 *Everett, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 214 *Evidence,* death of soldier in pension cases may be proved by unexplained, etc., absence for seven years 57 *Ewing, Ellen C. (widow),* pension 710 *Examining Surgeons for Pensions,* appropriation for fees, etc.; examinations 45, 479 deficiency appropriation for 309, 312 for army pensions 309 for navy pensions 309 *Excise Board, D. C.,* deficiency appropriation for expenses 283 *Excursion Steamers,* provision for safety of passengers at regattas, etc 122 *Executive Departments,* commissions of officers to be issued under seal of respective 75 details from clerks for temporary work; renewal 179 expenses of sales of old material, etc., to be paid from proceeds 268 to exhibit articles at Tennessee Centennial Exposition 477 Transmississippi Exposition 382 *Executive Expenses,* appropriations for 147, 546 *Executive Mansion,* appropriation for improvement of grounds 439 for care of grounds 440 for repairs, fuel, etc 440 for lights, etc 440 for electric lights 410 *Executive office,* appropriation for President’s secretary, clerks, etc 147, 546 for contingent expenses 147, 547 for printing and binding 453 *Executive Office, D. C.,* appropriation for Commissioners, secretary, etc 393, 666 *Exeter River N. H.,* survey of, directed 241 *Experimental Gardens and Grounds, Department of Agriculture.* appropriation for superintendent 101 for expenses 103 *Explosives,* deficiency appropriation for investigation and report on 271 *Explosives, High,* appropriation for testing methods of throwing, Navy 363 *Exposition, Tennessee Centennial* (*see* Tennessee Centennial Exposition). *Exposition, Transmississippi, etc.,* to be held in Omaha, Nebr., 1898 382 *Express Companies,* duties of, special delivery of imported articles of small value not for sale 263 sending obscene literature, etc., by, unlawful 512 *Extra Session of the Senate,* proclamation calling, March 4, 1897 913 *Extradition.* appropriation for bringing home criminals 30, 581 for fees and costs 30, 581 **F.** *Fairfax, Josephine Foote (widow),* pension increased 721 *Fairfield Collection District, Conn.,* Stamford made a port of entry 85 *Fairport, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; breakwater 210 resurvey, etc., of port to be submitted 469 *Fall River, Mass.,* survey of harbor directed 240 *Far Rockaway, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of channel between Inwood and, to be made 238 *Farmers’ Bulletins,* appropriation for expenses of publication, etc 104 *Farmers, etc., D. C.,* spaces for sale of products by, Center Market 702 sales of produce by, allowed 702 *Fayal,* appropriation for consul at 35 *Feather River, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of; commission 232 for restraining barriers; State cooperation 232 *Feeble-Minded Children, D. C.,* appropriation for care, etc 411, 683 *Fees, Circuit Courts of Appeal,* to be established by the courts; limit 536 *Fees, United States Courts,* of district attorneys and marshals to be covered into the Treasury 179 schedule of, allowed commissioners 181945 *Felton, William H.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Ferguson, Peter P.,* payment to 725 *Fernandina, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of inside water route, Savannah to 221 *Ferree, George W.,* pension increased 826 *Ferris, Lydia Boynton (daughter),* pension 775 *Fiber Investigations, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for expenses 103 *Fields, William A.,* deficiency appropriation for services 301 *Filgate, Emetine (widow),* pension 765 *Filled Cheese,* appropriation for expenses, taxation of 555 definition of cheese 253 filled cheese 253 special taxes imposed; manufacturers 253 wholesale dealers 253 retail dealers 251 laws relating to special taxes made applicable 254 special taxes payable 1st of July, etc 254 penalty for not paying tax, etc 254 regulations of manufacturers; bond, etc 254 packages and labels required 254 signs to be displayed by dealers 255 labels required on packages 255 tax imposed on manufacture; stamps 255 additional assessment on sales without paying stamp tax 255 additional tax on imported 255 penalties for purchasing without stamps, etc 256 stamps on packages to be destroyed; penalty for failure 256 tests to determine if deleterious to health 256 forfeiture of unstamped, deleterious, etc., packages 256 regulations to be made by Commissioner of Internal Revenue 256 to go into effect in ninety days; affixing stamps, etc 256 *Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures* (*see also* Crimes and Misdemeanors), penalty for violating anchorage rules, Saint Marys River 55 for noncompliance with filled-cheese law, etc 254 for purchasing, etc., filled cheese not Stumped, etc 256 recovery of, for failure to report loss, etc., of vessels 690 under filled-cheese law 256 remission by Secretary of the Treasury extended to forfeitures 39 *Finn, John,* deficiency appropriation for 285 may sign certain quartermaster’s vouchers; payment 709 *Fire Department, D. C.,* appropriation for chief engineer, foremen, etc 405, 677 deduction for relief fund; use of fund 405 twenty days leave to members 677 for repairs; hose; fuel 405, 677 for horses; forage 405, 677 for contingent expenses 405, 677 for new buildings and apparatus 406, 678 for house, etc., Anacostia 678 deficiency appropriation for foreman, etc., new truck 21 for fuel, etc 280 deficiency appropriation for headquarters: repairs, chemical engine company 281 deposit from police-court lines for relief fund 404 punishment for perjury, etc., trial boards 10 *Fire Island, N. Y.,* appropriation for light-vessel 418 *First Assistant Postmaster-General,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 174, 573 for postal service, office of 313, 644 *First Illinois Infantry,* condemned cannon donated to 321 *First National Bank, Sprague, Wash.,* authorized to change location and name 73 *Fish Commission,* appropriation for commissioner, clerks, etc 426 for division of fish culture, office force 426 station employees 426 nonemployees at large, distribution employees 427 for distribution employees 427 for inquiry division 427 for statistics division 428 for vessel service 428 for contingent expenses 428 for propagation expenses 428 for maintenance of vessels 428 for expenses of inquiries, etc 428 for hatchery, South Dakota 428 deficiency appropriation for propagation 278 for repairs, fish hatcheries 278 for propagation and distribution 279 for hatchery, Bozeman, Mont 279 Iowa 279 Northville, Mich 279 Saint Johnsbury, Vt 279 Wytheville, Va 279 New York 279 San Marcos, Tex 279 to make exhibit at Tennessee Centennial Exposition 477 *Fisher, Jane (widow),* pension 764 *Fisher, Joseph W.,* pension increased 714 *Fishing Creek, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Fire Civilized Tribes of Indians,* appropriation for expenses of commission to negotiate with 339 commission to determine on applications for citizenship 339 existing rolls confirmed; additions 339 preparation of final rolls; appeals, etc 339 list to lie filed with Commissioner of Indian Affairs; freedmen 340 full report of leases, etc., to be made 340 declaration of duty to establish government in Indian Territory 340 *Fire Mile River, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Flags,* return of 11th New Hampshire Infantry, directed 467 *Flags, etc.,* loan of, for inaugural ceremonies 482, 700 *“Flags of Maritime Nations,”* appropriation for new edition 652 *Flagstaff and Canyon Railroad Company,* granted right of way Grand Canyon Forest Reserve, Arizona 253 *Flagstaff, Ariz.,* issue of water bonds authorized; election 499 *Flandreau Band, Sioux Indians,* allowances to, receiving money in lieu of allotments 334946 *Flandreau, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian school 346 for additional buildings, etc 346 *Flathead Agency, Mont.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for mills, etc 340 deficiency appropriation for expenses, substation 293 *Flathead Indians, Carlos’s Band,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Flathead, etc., Indians, Mont.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 for commission to negotiate for cession of lauds 341 *Flathead Forest Reservation, Mont.,* proclamation setting apart 911 *Flathead Land District, Mont.,* created; office at Kalispell 602 *Flathead River, Mont.,* appropriation for improvement of 232 *Flint River, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Florence,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Florida,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 571 confirmation of titles to lands in Arredondo grant 137 homestead settlers may sell, etc., timber felled by cyclone 599 lighthouses, etc., established 628 subports of entry and delivery in, to be designated from time to time 384 *Florida Southern Judicial District,* requirement of judge’s residence at Key West, repealed 55 *Flashing Bay, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 205 preliminary examination of channel between, and Newtown Greek, to be made 237 *Fog Signals,* appropriation for 417 for expenses 419 modification of, on vessels, to prevent collisions 381 *Folding Room, Senate,* appropriation for superintendent, etc 112, 540 *Folding Room, House of Representatives,* appropriation for superintendent, etc 145, 542 *Fond du Lao Indians, Minn.,* appropriation for paying for supplies furnished 341 *Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, Minn.,* time extended for right of way through 592 *Fond du Lac, Minn.,* bridge authorized across Saint Louis River at 455 *Food Nutrition, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for investigations 101 *Force, Mary M.,* deficiency appropriation for 313 *Ford’s Theater Disaster, D. C.,* deficiency appropriation for paying persons injured, etc 273 personal representatives to receive in case of death 274 receipt in full to be given 275 specified claims to be reexamined 275 for members of commission to investigate 275 *Fordyce, S. W.,* payment to 110 *Foreign Commerce, Bureau of, Department of State,* name of statistics bureau changed to 590 *Foreign Expositions,* admission duty free of articles exhibited at 122 *Foreign Intercourse* (*see* Diplomatic and Consular Service), *Foreign Mails, Postal Service,* appropriation for superintendent, clerks, etc 174, 573 for transportation 315, 617 for clerks on steamships 315, 647 for transfer from piers, New York and Jersey City 315, 647 for additional compensation Oceanic Steamship Company, Pacific service; limit 315, 647 for balance cue foreign countries 315, 647 deficiency appropriation for balance due foreign countries 294 for transportation 310 *Foreign Missions* (*see* Diplomatic and Consular Appropriations). *Foreign Patents,* not to bar patent unless filed seven months prior to filing in this country 693 *Forest Fires,* punishment for maliciously starting 594 camp tires to be put out on leaving 594 fines collected to go to county school fund 594 *Forest Reservations,* in Colorado opened to mining claims for precious metals 11 use of timber permitted by locators 11 proclamation setting apart, Big Horn, Wyo 909 Bitter Root, Idaho and Mont 899 Black Hills, S. Dak 902 Flathead, Mont 911 Lewis and Clarke, Mont 997 Mt. Rainier, Wash 896 Olympic, Wash 901 Priest River, Idaho and Wash 903 San Jacinto, Cal 893 Stanislaus, Cal 898 Teton, Wyo 906 Uintah, Utah 895 Washington, Wash 904 *Forested Lands,* appropriation for expenses of investigation, etc 432 *Forestry Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for chief, clerks, etc 100 for expenses 103 *Forfeited Railroad Land Grants,* actual residence of purchasers not required; limit 4 right of settlers to purchase lands on, extended two years 535 *Forfeitures,* remission by Secretary of the Treasury of tines and penalties extended to 39 *Forked Deer River, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement, of 224 for improving North or Middle Fork 224 survey of, directed 243 *Fort Assinniboine Reservation, Mont.,* abandoned part of, opened to homestead entry, etc 95 *Fort Belknap Agency, Mont.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians at 328 agreement with Indians, for ceding part of reservation 350 confirmed 353 appropriation for surveying boundary lines 353 lands ceded by, open to mineral entry 353 *Fort Berthold Agency, N. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians at 328947 *Fort Bidwell, Cal.,* to be used for Indian training school 698 *Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Tex.,* right of way through, to El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company 386 *Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.,* appropriation for improving 441 *Fort Dodge, Iowa,* terms of court 2 *Fort Erie,* appropriation ibr consul at 35, 586 *Fort Ethan Allen Military Reservation, Vt.,* appropriation for additional land 411 *Fort Hall Agency, Idaho,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Fort Hall Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of 327 for commission to treat for cession of lands, etc 312 *Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho,* appropriation for support , etc., of Indians on 337 deficiency appropriation for support, etc., of Indians on 309 *Fort Harrison, Mont.,* appropriation for buildings 441 *Fort Klamath Hay Reservation, Oreg.,* lands in, open to homestead entry 84 *Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,* appropriation for Infantry and Cavalry School 444, 618 for United States Penitentiary 450 deficiency appropriation for site, penitentiary 481 penitentiary to be returned to War Department on completion of proposed building 380 *Fort Lewis Military Reservation, Colo.,* restored to public domain; entry 123 *Fort Lyon Military Reservation,* use of, by Colorado for Soldiers’ Home; fee reserved 531 *Fort Mifflin, Pa.,* appropriation for naval magazine 363 *Fort Mojave, Ariz.,* appropriation for Indian school 346 *Fort Monroe, Va.,* appropriation for wharf expenses 261 for roads, etc 261 for sewer expenses 261 restriction amended for improving sewerage system 472 for post-office building 414 for expenses, Artillery School 444, 617 *Fort Morgan, Ala.,* repeal of right of way through reservation 696 *Fort Peck Agency, Mont.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians at 328 *Fort Riley, Kans.,* appropriation for buildings 141 for cavalry and light artillery school 618 *Fort Sill, Okla.,* appropriation for support, etc., of Apache prisoners 64 *Fort Smith and Western Coal Railroad Company,* granted right of way, Indian Territory 40 *Fort Smith, Ark.,* extension of streets through reservation authorized 596 jail and hospital reserved 597 disposal of old fort, etc 597 sale of lots; proceeds 597 terms of court 591 *Fort Spokane Military Reservation, Mont.,* right of way through, granted Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company 600 *Fort Stevens, Oreg.,* appropriation for lighthouse and fog signal 418 *Fort Thomas, Ky.,* condemned cannon donated to 494 *Fort Tompkins, N. Y.,* appropriation for removing lighthouse to Fort Wadsworth 417 *Fold Totten, N. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian school 347 *Fort Wadsworth, N. Y.,* appropriation for lighthouse and fog signal; removed from Fort Tompkins 417 *Fort Wayne Military Reservation, Mich.,* appropriation for improving 441 *Fort Worth, Tex.,* terms of court, etc 456 *Fortifications,* appropriation for gun and mortar batteries 257, 641 for gun and mortar, etc., contracts authorized 257 to meet contracts 641 report on care, etc 641 for sites for defenses 257, 611 for preservation and repair 257, 612 for plans 257, 612 for sea walls and embankments 257, 642 for protection of Sandy Hook beach 642 for torpedoes for harbor defense 257, 642 for armament 257, 642 for steel for coast-defense guns 257, 642 for carriages 257, 642 for mortars; carriages 257, 642 for steel for high-power gnus; carriages 642 for breech-loading mortars; carriages 642 for deck piercing, etc., shells 257, 642 for armor-piercing shot 257, 642 for reserve powder and projectiles 642 acceptance of 12-inch shot 642 for steel for high-power guns; carriages 257 for breech-loading mortars; carriages 257 for steel shell and shot 258 for finishing seacoast guns 258, 643 for guns made by contract 258, 613 for inspection expenses 258, 613 for rapid-fire guns 258 for machine guns, musket caliber 258 for field guns; carriages 258 for field mortars; carriages 258 for breech-loading siege rifles; howitzers; carriages 258 for siege mortars; carriages 258 for sights; fuses; inspecting instruments 258 for powder and projectiles for issue 258, 613 for powder and projectiles for proof 258, 643 for plates for tests 258, 643 for chemist, investigating smokeless powder, etc 258, 643 ordnance storekeeper, to rank as major 258 for armament chests 643 for expenses, Sandy Hook proving ground 259, 643 for Watertown Arsenal, gun-carriage plant; wharf 259, 643 for Watervliet Arsenal, water supply, etc 259, 643 for Benicia Arsenal 259 for Board of Ordnance and Fortification 259, 614 for salary, civilian member, etc 259, 644 for tests, etc 259, 644 examinations of right to use, etc., inventions 259, 644 for test of Howell counterpoise carriage 260 payments, etc., for Emery disappearing carriage, modified 260948 appropriation for loading apparatus, Emery disappearing carriage 260 for test, etc., Gatling cast-steel gun and mortar; contract 261 for Fort Monroe, wharf, roads, and sewer 261 Fort Monroe, sewer; restriction removed 472 *Foundling Hospital, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 174, 573 for postal service, office of 316, 647 *Fourth Class Mail Matter,* limit of weight; exception applicable to printed or written official matter, etc 262 *Fowler, S. R., and Son,* deficiency appropriation for refund of salt duty 270 *Fox River, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of; distribution 226 for investigating rights of United States, etc 226 waste to be prevented, etc 226 *France,* appropriation for ambassador 28, 579 for secretary to embassy 29, 580 for second secretary 29, 580 *Frankford Arsenal, Pa.,* appropriation for machinery 438 *Frankfort,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Frankfort, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 *Franking Privilege,* extended to Bureau of American Republics 210 *Franklin, William B.,* reappointed manager, Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 472 *Fraternal Beneficial Associations,* declared corporations; duties, purposes, etc 630 annual reports required; nature 631 permit from assessor 632 formation of associations 632 incorporation of existing associations 633 subordinate bodies 633 contracts to pay members’ assessment void 634 benefits not liable to attachment, etc 634 punishment for false statements, no reports, etc 634 life-insurance companies and certain other societies not affected 635 corporations duplicating other names, excluded 635 *Free Delivery, Postal Service,* appropriation for superintendent, clerks, etc 174, 573 for letter carriers 314, 645 new offices 645 for marine service 314 for horse hire 314, 645 for car fare and bicycles 314, 645 for letter boxes, etc 314, 615 for repairing boxes, etc 314, 645 for incidental expenses 311, 615 interchangeable expenditures 314, 645 rural delivery 314, 645 use of unexpended balance 645 deficiency appropriation for 310 detailed estimates to be submitted annually 648 *Free School Supplies, D. C.,* appropriation for 403, 676 *Freedmen’s Hospital and Asylum, D. C.,* appropriation for subsistence 410, 682 appropriation for salaries 410, 682 for rent; expenses 410, 682 deficiency appropriation for expenses 282 *Freiburg,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Freight, Unclaimed, D. C.,* may be sold to pay charges, etc 124 *French Broad River, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 *French Spoliation Claims,* appropriation for defense in 419 deficiency appropriation for defense in 24 *French, William W.,* pension increased 726 *Fruit Brandy,* distillers of, from fruit, berries, etc., exempt from general spirit regulations 195 provisions for bottling in bond 628 *Fuchau,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Fuel, Lights, and Water, Public Buildings,* appropriation for 430 deficiency appropriation for 269, 306 *Fuestos, Jefferson,* pension increased 740 *Fulford, D.,* payment to heirs of 774 *Fuller, Richard S.,* deficiency appropriation for 291 *Fulton, Ark.,* construction of bridge authorized across Red River, above 492 *Funchal,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Funkhouser, Helen A. (widow),* pension 817 *Fur-Bearing Animals,* proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of, in Alaska, etc., 878 *Fur Seal Fisheries* (*see also* Alaskan Seal Fisheries), appropriation for commission to assess damages, seizure of vessels 115 for protecting, etc., Alaska 420 deficiency appropriation for patrol of Bering Sea, etc 275 convention referring claims of British subjects to a commission 844 *Fur Seals,* appropriation for scientific investigation of condition of, Bering Sea and North Pacific 475 *Furniture, etc., Public Buildings,* appropriation for 430 deficiency appropriation for 269 *Furth,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 **G.** *Gaffney, Catherine (widow),* pension 742 *Gaines, Albert B.,* payment to 110 *Gainesville, McAlester and Saint Louis Railroad Company,* time extended for right of way to, through Indian Territory 44 terminus changed, etc 44 *Galena. Ill.,* transfer of a captured cannon to Grant Park 96 *“Galena,” U. S. Steamship,* boilersts be transferred to “Enterprise” 373, 660 *Gallaher, Philip M.,* deficiency appropriation for 291949 *Gallon Island, N. Y.,* appropriation for fog signal 417 *Galveston Bay, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of ship channel 209 preliminary examination of channel between Brazos River and, to be made 238 *Galveston Island, Tex.,* survey of easterly end, directed 243 *Galveston, Tex.,* appropriation for dredging bar 209 for lighthouse and fog signal on jetty, etc 417 for improvement of harbor 442 deficiency appropriation for improving harbor 21 survey, etc., of water route to Houston, directed 509 *Garbage, etc., D. C.,* appropriation for disposal of 407 *Gard, Alice (sister),* pension 786 *Garfield Hospital,* appropriation for removing, etc., building 399 for maintenance 444 *Garnett. A. S.,* payment to 110 *Gas,* vessels propelled by, subject to steamboat regulations 489 *Gas and Meters, Inspector of, D. C.,* expenses of office to be paid by gas company 396 *Gas, D. D.,* charge for consumption reduced 251 standard of quality raised, etc 252 *Gasconade River, Mo.,* appropriation for improvement of 231 *Gaspe Basin,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Gatling, R. J.,* appropriation for purchase and test of cast steel grin and mortar; contract 261 *Gangers, Internal Revenue.* appropriation for 156, 555 *Gauley River, W. Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Gemmill, William,* payment to 824 *General Appraisers,* reexamination of imported teas by; tests 606 *General Average,* lien for, on goods imported while in customs custody 129 *General Land Office* (*see also* Public Lands), appropriation for Commissioner, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 567 for per diem, etc., investigations 168, 567 for law books 168, 567 for maps; distribution 168, 567 for rebinding tract books 452 deficiency appropriation for maps 290 *Genera,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Genoa,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Genoa, Nebr.,* appropriation for Indian school 347 deficiency appropriation for supplies to Indian school 292, 309 *Gentry, Nancy (widow),* pension 749 *Geological Survey,* appropriation for Director, clerks, etc 171, 570 for rent; additional 172, 571 for surveying, etc., lands in Indian Territory 313 appropriation for scientific assistants 435 for skilled laborers, etc 435 for topographic surveys; bench marks 435 for geological surveys 435 for investigating mineral resources of Alaska 435 for paleontologic researches 435 for chemical, etc., researches 436 for preparing illustrations 436 for report on mineral resources 436 for books, etc 436 for engraving, etc., geological maps 436 for gauging, etc., water supply 104, 436 for rent 436 for engraving, report, etc 453 limit for pamphlets increased 453 for printing and binding 453 reports on ganging water supply 453 deficiency appropriation for printing 18 for chemical, etc., researches 22 for rent 22 distribution of publication extended to present and future years 465 special memoirs and reports not included 465 to sell maps and atlases 701 distribution to foreign governments, libraries, etc 701 to Members of Congress 701 *Geological Survey, Director of the,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 171, 570 *Georges River, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Georgetown Gaslight Company, D. C.,* charge for gas reduced 251 standard of quality raised; penalty for departure 252 penalty for furnishing unsealed meters 252 stock and bonds limited 252 *Georgia Judicial District,* deficiency appropriation for deputy marshals 299 *German Empire,* proclamation revoking suspension of tonnage duty on vessels from 884 *German Orphan Asylum, District of Columbia,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Germany,* appropriation for ambassador 28, 579 for secretary to embassy 29, 580 for second secretary 29, 580 deficiency appropriation for indemnity to George Pauls 267 *Germany, Emperor of,* gold box presented to W. A. Kirkland may be accepted 828 *Gesner, Alonzo,* deficiency appropriation for surveying 23 *Gettysburg National Park,* appropriation for expenses of establishing 442 improvement and maintenance of roads in: extent 384 *Ghent,* appropriation for consul at 35, 585 *Gibbon, Fanny Moale (widow),* pension 779 *Gibbons, Maria (widow),* pension 766 *Gibraltar,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Gibson, James H.,* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Gibson, Martha M. (widow),* pension; 757 *Giddings, Edwin,* deficiency appropriation for services 394950 *Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz.,* right of way through, to Hudson Reservoir and Canal Company 527 *Giles, Daniel,* pension 815 *Gilliam, Richard H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Gilman, Samuel D.,* pension 776 *Girl’s Reform School, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses 410, 682 deficiency appropriation for treasurer 282 *Glanders, D. C.,* provisions to prevent spread of 636 *Glasgow,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Glanchan.* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Glncove N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 205 *Gloetzner, Anton.* real estate purchased by, released from forfeiture 725 *Gloucester, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 *Glover, James R.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Glover, Josephine (widow),* pension increased 816 *Goderich,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Gold,* international conference to secure fixity of ratio between silver and, authorized 624 *Gold Coins,* appropriation for recoinage 429 *Goldwater, Samuel,* pension 733 *Good Shepherd, House of the, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Goodfellow,* deficiency appropriation for services 277 *Goodwyn, Albert T.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Goodyear, C. P.* appropriation for paying, improving outer bar, Brunswick, Ga 208 *Goshen Creek, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 *“Gossoon,” Yacht,* deficiency appropriation for owners of 289 *Gottenberg,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Goudelock, R. W.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Gould, Fred L.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Gould, Shubael,* pension increased 867 *Government Exhibit, Tennessee Centennial,* building to be contracted for 698 *Government Hospital for Insane, D. C.,* appropriation for support of indigent insane 409, 681 for current expenses 436 for general repairs 437 for special improvements 437 deficiency appropriation for electrical plant 22 *Government Printing Office* (*see also* Public Printing and Binding), appropriation for leaves of absence to employees 453 pro rata: Record employees, etc 453 allowance for each fiscal year; to legal representatives 451 appropriation for additional land; boiler house, etc.; condemnation 454 deficiency appropriation for machinery, etc., addition 299 for leaves of absence 299 for Samuel Robinson, William Madden 300 *Governors Island, N. Y.,* survey of channel directed between the Battery and 241 *Gowanus Bay, N. Y.,* harbor line established 205 *Gowanus Creek Channel, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 205 *Gowanus Creek. N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of channel 205 survey of, directed 242 *Graceland Cemetery, D. C.,* conveyance of lands, by deed of trust authorized 620 *Grafton, Ill.* bridge across Illinois River authorized at 131 *Graham, Tex.,* terms of court at, abolished 457 *Gramm, Frederick,* military record corrected 728 *Grand Army of the Republic,* loan of tents for annual encampment, Buffalo, N. Y 703 condemned cannon donated for annual encampment 703 *Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery Association, Colo.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 129 *Grand Canyon Forest Reserve, Ariz.,* right of way granted Flagstaff and Canyon Railroad Company 253 *Grand Forks, N. Dak.,* construction of bridge authorized across Red River of the North 533 *Grand Haven, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Grand Junction, Colo.,* appropriation for Indian school 317 *Grand Lake, La.,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Grand Marais, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 211 *Grand Marais, Minn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 213 *Grand River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Grand Ronde Agency, Oreg.,* appropriation for support, etc., of Indians of 338 *Grant County, N. Mex.,* issue of bonds by, validated 488 *Grant, John, alias John J. Guerin,* granted honorable discharge 820 *Grant, Kate (widow),* pension increased 738 *Grant Park, Galena, Ill.,* transfer of a captured cannon from Rock Island Arsenal to 96 *Grapes,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Gray, Edwin N.,* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Gray, Eliza Jagua,* deficiency appropriation for 268 *Gray, William,* payment to 726951 *Gray’s Battalion Arkansas Volunteers,* survivors placed on Mexican war pension roll 805 widows to receive pension 805 *Gray’s Harbor, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor and bar entrance; contracts 214 *Grayson, Joel,* appropriation for 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for services 27 *Great Boars Head, N. H.,* life saving station established at 527 *Great Britain,* appropriation for ambassador 28, 579 for secretary to embassy 29, 580 for second secretary 29, 580 for commission to assess damages, seizure, of sealing vessels 115 for locating Alaskan boundary line, one hundred and forty-first meridian 464 for indemnity to James Bain, Frederick B. Dawson, etc 267 acceptance authorized of medals awarded to Sidney S. Jordan and Edward C. Carter, by 758 convention with, referring fur-sealing claims to a commission 844 modifications of cattle regulations to be sought 105 proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Great Kanawha River,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Great Lakes,* appropriation for revenue steamers 421 for improvement of channel, Chicago, Duluth, and Buffalo 442 examination, etc., to be made of ship canal to connect Hudson River with 237 *Great Nemaha Agency, Kans.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Great Pedee River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Great Sodus Bay, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Greater Republic of Central America,* detail of Army officer as military instructor authorized 704 *Grebe, M. R. William,* granted honorable discharge 767 *Greece,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Greek Oriental Church,* proclamation reserving lands in Alaska to 883 *Green Bay Agency, Wis.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Green Bay, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Green, Bernard R.,* to direct construction of new building for Library of Congress: salary 470 *Green, Erastus,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Green, George W.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Green Jacket Shoal, Providence, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Green River, Ky.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 survey of month of, directed 239 *Greene, Annie M. (daughter),* pension 708 *Greene, Carrie M. (widow),* pension 748 *Greenwich, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Greenwood, Miss.,* bridge across Yazoo River at, authorized 628 *Greer County, Okla.,* deficiency appropriation for expenses of suit 296 organized: continuance of present officers 113 judicial proceeding in Texas courts binding: transfer, etc 114 preference right of settlers on lands in 490 unoccupied lands open to homestead entry 490 town site entries authorized 490 reservations for school, etc., purposes 490 patents for religious, etc., uses 491 land office established at Mangum 491 proclamation withdrawing from entry lands in 878 *Greer, William,* pension increased 790 *Gregg, Harriet C. (widow),* pension increased 748 *Grenoble,* appropriation for consul at 586 *Gresham, Matilda (widow),* pension 734 *Griffith, Thomas J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Grogan, William M.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Grose, William,* pension increased 736 *Guadeloupe,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Guardians, D. C.,* father and mother natural; appointment by will, for separate property 194 *Guatemala and Honduras,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation and consul-general 29, 580 *Guayaquil,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 581 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Guelph,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Guerin, John J., alias John Grant,* granted honorable discharge 820 *Guilford Battle Grounds,* appropriation for repairs 444 *Gulf of Mexico,* time extended for completing Aransas Pass Harbor 3 *Gulf Quarantine Station,* appropriation for barge, etc 416 *Gun and Mortar Batteries,* appropriation for construction; contracts 257, 641 for construction, under contracts 611 plans for care, etc., to be submitted 641 *Gun Plant, Washington, D. C., Naval,* appropriation for 363 *Gunnery Exercises, Navy,* appropriation for 362, 649 *Guns, Machine,* appropriation for; musket caliber 258 *Guns, Rapid-Fire, etc.,* appropriation for 258 *Guns, Seacoast,* appropriation for steel for; additional 257, 642 for steel for, and carriages, under contract 642 for finishing and assembling 258, 643 for contract 258, 613 *Gustin, William S.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Guyandolle River, W. Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219952 **H.** *“H. E. Thompson,” Schooner.* deficiency appropriation for owner 289 *Hagan, Eugene,* deficiency appropriation for service 296 *Hager, George,* order retaining pension revoked; repayment not required 750 *Haiti,* appropriation for minister resident and consul-general 28, 580 *Halifax,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Hall, Asaph,* may accept decoration from France 837 *Hall, Georgianna C. (widow),* pension increased 737 *Hall, Mary A. (widow),* pension 713 *Hall of Records, D. C.,* plan to be submitted: purpose; site 415 *Hamburg,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Hamilton,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Hamilton, Sophia J. (widow),* pension 718 *Hammer, Isaac N.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Hammond and Blue Island Railroad Company,* may bridge Calumet River, Hammond, Ill 76 *Hammond, Ill.,* bridge across Calumet River authorized at 76 *Hampton Roads, Va.,* estimates for deepening, etc., channel to Norfolk to be submitted 469 *Hampton, Va.,* appropriation for Indian school 347 for expenses Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 446 deficiency appropriation for repairs, Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 284 *Hand, Adam,* granted honorable discharge 819 *Hankow,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Hanson, S. A.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Honover,* appropriation for consul at 586 *Harbor and River Front, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses 401, 673 *Harbor Regulations, D. C.,* throwing ballast, offal, etc., in the river forbidden 126 penalty for violations 127 *Harlan, Homer B.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Harlem River, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 use of draws 216 rules, etc., to be prescribed for tugs on 216 *Harper, C. A.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Harpoot,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Harraseeket River, Me.,* survey of, directed 240 *Harris, Ira,* pension 765 *Harrison, Benjamin,* authorized to accept medals presented by Brazil and Spain 759 *Harrison, George P.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Harrisonburg, Va.,* use of public building, for State courts permitted 475 *Hartford, Conn.,* terms of circuit court 317 *“Hartford,” U. S. Steamship,* appropriation for repairs 372, 658 for new machinery 373, 660 for modern battery 650 *Hastings, Mich.,* condemned cannon donated to, for soldiers’ monument 193 *Hathaway, Charles F.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Havana,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Havre,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Hawaiian Islands,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation and consul-general 29, 580 for transporting mails to, additional 315, 647 *Hawley, Joseph H.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Hazlip, Mary F. (widow).* pension increased 752 *Hazelip, Ransom C.,* pension 760 *Headstones for Soldiers’ Graves.* appropriation for 443 *Healey, Matthew,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Health Department, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 406, 678 for rent; disposal of garbage 407, 679 for preventing contagions diseases, etc 407, 679 for contagious diseases, ambulance 407, 679 for isolating buildings 679 deficiency appropriation for W. S. Odell 281 fee for transcripts from records of 695 record of medical, etc., licenses to be kept in 201 *Health Inspectors, D. C.,* punishment for falsely personating 619 *Health Officer, D. C.,* duties of, preventing spread of contagious diseases 635 *Hearings in Land Entries,* appropriation for expenses 433 *Heating, etc., Apparatus, Public Buildings,* appropriation for 416 deficiency appropriation for 306 *Heckman, Eliza Craig (widow),* pension 831 *“Hector,” Fishing Boat,* deficiency appropriation for damages to 20 *Helena, Mont,* appropriation for salaries, assay office at 160, 559 for wages; contingent expenses 160, 559 for public building; cost increased 414 deficiency appropriation for wages; contingent expenses 270 *Helfenstein, Frances E, (widow),* pension 765 *Hell Gate, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Henderson, Thomas J.,* appointed Manager Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 472 *Hennepin Canal* (*see* Illinois and Mississippi Canal). 953 *Henriques, J. A.,* deficiency appropriation for reimbursement 272 *Hensley, A. T.,* payment to 721 *Hepburn, Neil,* sureties on bond of, released from liability 756 *Herndon, H. C.,* payment to 804 *Herrick, Harriet F.,* pension 800 *Herring River, Mass.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Herrs Island, Allegheny River, Pa.,* appropriation for locks and dams 217 *Hides,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of 872 *Higgins, Mary S. (widow),* pension increased 809 *Hight, Bradbury W.,* pension increased 808 *Highways, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses, extending permanent system; plans, etc 397, 669 for advertising and court expenses 397, 669 deficiency appropriation for expenses, extension of 283 appeals to court of appeals and supreme court in proceedings 2 *Hill, Josiah P.,* pension increased 812 *Hill, Julia A. (widow),* pension 709 *Hillsboro Bay, Fla.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Hilton, Samuel N.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Hines, John W.,* pension increased 789 *Hiogo, Osaka and,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Hobbs, Thomas J.,* deficiency appropriation for allowance in accounts; expenses Treasury notes 270 *Hodgdon, George William (son),* pension 774 *Hogansburg, N. Y.,* construction of bridge across Saint Lawrence River authorized at 603 *Hoge, J. Hampton,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Holaday, Thomas,* pension 737 *Holcomb, Charles,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Holland* (*see also* Netherlands), proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Holland, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor directed 241 *Holland Torpedo Boats,* contract for two, authorized 379 cost; delivery 379 acceptance of boat being built; tests 379 *Holliday, Lydia W.,* pension 123 *Holliday, Samuel,* pension 783 *Holman, Eliza J. (widow),* pension 789 *Home for the Incurables, D. C.,* appropriation for 410, 682 *Homeopathic Hospital, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Homeopathic Physicians, D. C.,* board of examiners of applicants to practice 199 *Homestead Entries, Public Lands,* allowed on reservations, vacated town sites, Oklahoma 116 confirmation of premature commutations 197 on ceded Indian reservation allowed one year’s extension for payments 342 in South Dakota, allowed one year’s leave 16 *Homestead Settlers,* in Florida, may sell, etc., timber felled by cyclone 599 *Homochitto River, Miss.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Honduras,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Hongkong,* appropriation for consul at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Hoopa Valley Agency, Cal.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians at 338 *Hoover, Francis E.,* pension increased 755 *Hope and Help Mission, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Hope Valley, R. I.,* condemned cannon donated to Lincoln Post. G. A. R 55 *Hopkins, N. T.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Horgen,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Horn Island Pass, Miss.,* survey of, directed 241 *Horse, Diseases of the,* appropriation for publishing report on 105 *Horses, Army,* appropriation for purchase of; limit 65, 614 deficiency appropriation for 22, 283, 307 *Horses, etc., Claims,* deficiency appropriation for 308, 311 *Hosmer, Addison A.,* private land claim location certificate issued to 761 *Hospital Corps, Army,* appropriation for pay; longevity 61, 609 for service pay 61, 610 number of hospital stewards fixed at 100 61 *Hospital Matrons, Army,* appropriation for pay 62, 611 *Hospital Stewards, Army.* appropriation for quarters 67, 615 *Hospitals, Army.* appropriation for construction and repair 67, 615 *Hot Springs, Ark.,* appropriation for repair, etc., hospital 67, 615 payment for sewer 110 time extended for completing incline railway 7 *Hough, Caroline A.,* pension increased 808 *Houk, Mary B. (widow),* pension increased 719 *Hottsatanio River, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 survey of, directed 239 *House of Representatives,* appropriation for compensation of Members and Delegates 143, 541 for mileage 143, 541 for Speaker’s office, clerks, etc 143, 541 for Chaplain 143, 541 for Clerk of the House, clerks, etc 143, 541 for chief engineer, assistants, etc 144, 542954 appropriation for clerks and messengers to committees, annual 144, 542 for clerks to committees, session 144, 542 for Sergeant-at-Arms, deputy, etc 144, 542 for Doorkeeper, assistants, etc 144, 542 superintendent of document room, etc 144, 542 superintendent of folding room, etc 145, 542 pages, laborers, etc 145, 542 for Joel Grayson 543 for assistants, document room 543 for postmaster, assistants, etc 145, 543 horses, mail wagons, etc 145, 543 for official reporters of debates 145, 543 for stenographers to committees 145, 543 “during the session” to mean 121 days 145 to mean 207 days 543 for clerk hire, Members and Delegates 145, 513 allowance to Members-elect 543 for contingent expenses; materials for folding 146, 543 for fuel and oil 146, 544 for furniture and repairs 116, 544 for packing boxes 146, 541 for miscellaneous items 146, 541 for expenses, special and select committees 146, 544 for stationary 146, 544 for postage stamps 146, 544 deficiency appropriation for Charles H. Evans 27 for Joel Grayson 27 for mother of Lucien Davidson 27 for R. C. Peacock 27 for clerks, Committees on Elections 27 for stationery for Members 27, 302 for miscellaneous items 27, 302, 457, 481 for expenses, special and select committees 27, 302, 457, 481 for furniture and repairs 27, 302 for folding materials 27 for Members and Delegates 302, 457 for assistant stenographer to committees 302 for postage, stamps 302 for clerk hire, Members, etc., to December, 6, 1896 302 for widows of deceased Members 302 for Hon. Fred T. Dubois 302 for contested election expenses 303 for James Kerr 304 for Charles Carter and Erastus Green 304 for H. W. Blanchard 304 for D. S. porter 304 for extra services, folding room 304 for James J. Corridon 304 for extra pay, official reporters 304 for John T. Ross 304 for elevator conductors 304 for Guy Underwood 304 for William J. Assman 304 for T. O. Towles 305 for Harris A. Walters 305 for Henry H. Moler 305 for C. M. Beach 305 for W. P. Scott 305 for William C. Crawley 305 for fuel and oil 481 for Keystone File Company 481 allotment, to libraries from Members’ quota of Congressional Record, repealed 454 construction of telephone line to folding room authorized 697 distribution of Naval Records of the Rebellion by Members of 54th Congress 462 joint committee to report on charitable institutions D. C.; expenses 411 joint committee on use of alcohol in arts, etc 195 continued; report 697 number of Congressional Record to library, increased 468 salaries for December to be paid December 20, 1895 459 for June, 1896, to be paid the day after adjournment 476 for December to be paid December 18, 1896 697 *House of the Good Shepherd, D. C.,* appropriation for 409, 682 *Housel, Firman,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Houston, Tex.,* survey, etc., of water route from Galveston, directed 509 *Howard, James H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Howard University,* appropriation for maintenance 437 for expenses 437 use for theological department, etc., prohibited 437 *Howell Counterpoise Gun Carriage,* appropriation for construction, tests, etc.; payments 260 *Howell, Ebenezer G.,* pension increased 727 *Hualpais Indians, Ariz.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Hubbell, Augustus.* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Huddersfield,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Hudson, Barzilla,* granted honorable discharge 805 *Hudson, Joseph J.,* pension increased 788 *Hudson Reservoir and Canal Company,* granted right of way for canal, etc., Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz 527 *Hudson River, N. Y.,* appropriation for lighting 419 for improvement of harbor at Peekskill 206 for improvement of 442 examination, etc., to be made of ship canal to connect Great Lakes with 237 *Hull,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Hull, Ann Catherine ( widow),* pension increased 747 *Hull, Mary E. (sister),* pension 714 *Humboldt, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor mid bay 443 preliminary examination of harbor, to be made 236 *Hunley, Archibald,* pension 793 *Huntington, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 296 *Hurley, James P.,* pension increased 741 *Huron, Ohio.* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 *Huron River, Mich.,* preliminary examination of to be made 237 *Husbands, D. C.,* may not dispose of wife’s separate property 193 not bound by wife’s contracts made on her separate account 193955 not Halde for wife’s antenuptial debts 194 *Hyams, Solomon,* pension increased 750 *Hyannis, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 *Hydrographic Office,* appropriation for clerks, etc 165, 564 for draftsmen, engravers, etc 165, 564 for materials, etc 165, 564 for rent, etc 165, 564 for expenses, branch offices 165, 564 for North Pacific Pilot, Chart, expenses 165, 564 for printing and binding 452 *Hynes, Thomas,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 **I.** *Ice and Snow, D. C.,* regulations for removing from sidewalks, etc., to include agents, etc 608 *Idaho,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 571 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 for commissioners to classify mineral lands in etc 436 deficiency appropriation for classifying mineral lands 22 for incidentals, Indian service in 292 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by Nez Perce Indians in 873 setting apart Bitter Root Forest Reservation, Montana and 899 Priest River Forest Reservation, Washington and 903 *Idiots, D. C.,* disposal of real estate of, by direction of court 536 *Iffland, John,* deficiency appropriation for 272 *Ignacio Colo.,* rations, etc., to be issued to Southern Utes at 335 *Illinois and Mississippi Canal,* appropriation for construction; contracts 227 securing right of way 227 construction of bridge authorized across, Rock Island County, Ill 78 *Illinois Central Railroad Company,* may join in bridging Tallahatchie River, Philipp, Miss 190 *Illinois, Northern Judicial District,* appropriation for clerk 178, 577 *Illinois River, Ill.,* appropriation for improvement gf 227 for lighting 419 construction of bridge authorized across, Grafton, Ill 131 preliminary examination of upper, to be made 236 *Immediate Transportation of Dutiable Goods,* privileges extended to Erie, Pa 393 Santa Barbara, Cal 384 Syracuse, N. Y 121 *Immigration,* appropriation for enforcing Chinese exclusion 431 for expenses, enforcing alien contract-labor laws 431 *Immigration Bureau,* appropriation for commissioner-general, clerks, etc 155, 554 *Import Tariff,* protocol to treaty with Japan as to 855 *Importations,* bond, etc., for entry of tea 605 *Imported Articles,* special delivery authorized of, not exceeding $500 in value 263 *Importers,* deficiency appropriation for repayment to 307 *Imports,* impure or unwholesome tea prohibited entry; regulations 604 lien on, for freight, general average, etc., while in custody of customs officers 129 *Imports and Exports, Monthly Summary Statement,* number to be printed 459 *Inaugural Ceremonies, 1897,* appropriation for maintaining order, etc 699 for Senate expenses 701 loan of flags, etc., for decorating streets of Washington 482, 700 temporary use of streets by railroads permitted 697 use of reservations, streets, etc., for platforms and stands 699 temporary overhead electric-light wires permitted; removal, etc 699 additional conduits prohibited 699 temporary overhead telegraph wires permitted 700 *Income-Tax Returns,* immediate destruction directed 470 *Incorporations, D. C.,* Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf 499 Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Washington 58 National University 194 Post Graduate School of Medicine 4 Supreme Council Thirty-third Degree Scottish Rite Masonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States 58 The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 8 provisions for, fraternal beneficial associations 633 *Increase of the Navy* (*see also* Naval Establishment), construction of new vessels authorized 378, 664 *Incurables’ Home, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Independence National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa.,* duplicate check to be issued to 707 *Independent Treasury,* appropriation for assistant treasurers’ offices 156, 556 for special agents, etc 158, 558 for paper for checks, etc 158, 558 for contingent expenses 429 deficiency appropriation for contingent expenses 19, 480 for assistant treasurers, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and San Francisco 278 *India Famine,* vessels to transport food to natives, authorized 701 payable from naval appropriations 702 *Indian Affairs, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 568 to supervise Indian schools 348 to report annually all employees 349 *Indian Agencies,* appropriation for civilian agents 321 for buildings and repairs 323 deficiency appropriation for buildings and repairs 309 diversion of funds for specified employees 349 *Indian Agents,* appropriation for civilian, at agencies 321 deficiency appropriation for 309956 appropriation for judges 324 *Indian Department,* appropriation for Commissioner, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 568 for expenses of the 321 for Indian agents at agencies 321 not available for army officers detailed 323 superintendents of training schools may act as agents 323 for interpreters 323 for inspectors; expenses 323 for school superintendent: expenses 323 for agency buildings and repairs 323 for contingencies; employees; special agents 324 for citizen commission 324 for additional farmers, etc 324 for Indian police 324 for judges, Indian courts 324 for matrons 324 for vaccination, etc 324 for expense of purchasing supplies 324 for transporting supplies 324 for fulfilling treaty stipulations with, and support of, tribes 324 officer to be designated to make per capita payments 336 for miscellaneous supports 336 for general incidental expenses 338 for expenses, commission to negotiate for Indian lands 339 for commission to negotiate with Five Civilized Tribes 339 to determine and prepare final roll of citizenship 339 to file roll, and make full report to Congress 340 declaration of duty to establish government in Indian Territory 340 interest to be paid Sissetons and Wahpetons, per capita 340 report to be made on leases by Senecas 340 for flour mill, Pima Agency 340 for mills, Flathead Agency 340 for sawmills, Nez Perce Reservation 340 for Surveying ceded portion Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho 340 for surveying and allotting lands in severalty; leases 340 for E. Ashley 341 for supplies furnished Fond du Lac Indians 341 for digest of decisions, etc 311 for irrigation machinery, etc.; experts 311 for completing work of Puyallup Indian commission 341 for surveying and allotting reservations 341 for survey, etc., Colville Reservation 341 for commission to negotiate with Crows and Flatheads; removal of Northern Cheyennes and Crows, Montana, etc 341 for negotiating with Fort Hall Indians 342 for commission to negotiate with Indians on Uintah Reservation, Utah 342 for commission to negotiate with Yakimas 342 time, extended for completing irrigation canal 342 extension of time for payment by homestead settlers on ceded lands 342 for commission to locate boundaries, etc., Klamath Reservation 342 for attorney, Mission Indians 342 for survey, etc., Cheyenne River and Rosebud Reservations, S. Dak 342 sales on Wyandotte Reservation 343 for artesian wells, Yankton Reservation 343 appropriation for surveying, etc., lands in Indian Territory by Geological Survey 343 penalty for destroying, etc., survey marks 343 for Chippewas, Isabella Reservation, Mich 343 sales to Miami Town Company, Ind. Tex., authorized 314 for N. J. Cramer 344 for Josephine Lofland 344 for payment for property destroyed, Sioux outbreak 344 payment for legal services to Old Settlers Cherokee Indians to be withheld 344 for locating absentee Wyandotte in Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations 344 for A. J. Campbell 344 for support of schools 345 policy declared not to support sectarian schools 345 for school buildings, sites, etc 315 for schools 345 transportation, etc 348 employment of Indians 348 school expenditures to be under Commissioner 348 supplies to be advertised for 348 exigencies; irrigation expenses: open market purchases 348 manufactures by Indians 349 diversion of surplus funds 349 treaty funds not to be used 349 report of diversions 349 transfer of funds for employees 349 funds for supplies, etc., immediately available 349 rejection of unsatisfactory bills 349 commutation to civilized Indians 349 annual report of employees 349 agreement, with Fort Belknap Indians for cession of lands 350 confirmed 353 appropriation for survey, etc 353 lands open to settlement 353 agreement with Blackfeet Reservation Indians for cession of land 353 confirmed 357 appropriation for survey, etc 357 lands open to settlement 357 agreement with San Carlos Indians for cession of coal lands 358 confirmed 360 appropriation for survey, etc 360 opening lands to mineral entry 360 patent to Benjamin J. Clardy 360 appropriation for punishing violations of intercourse acts, etc 449 deficiency appropriation for surveying, etc., Chippewa Reservation 23 for Puyallup Reservation commission 23 for purchasing supplies, etc 23, 292, 309, 312 for transporting pupils 23 for interpreters 291 for school superintendent 292 for school, Genoa, Nebr 292 for school at Circle City, Alaska 292 for Poncas 292 for school at Carlisle, Pa 292 for incidentals, South Dakota 292, 312 Idaho 292 Oregon 292 for removing Southern Utes 293 for expenses, Flathead Agency, Mont 293 for allotting, etc 293, 309 for Indian Exhibit, World’s Fair 293 for Cherokee Ontlet, appraisal 293957 deficiency appropriation for contingencies 293, 309 for Colville Reservation 293 for Sioux 293, 309 for John L. Bullis 293 for agents 309 for agency buildings 309 for supplies, transportation 309, 312 for police 309 for support, etc., of Indians, Fort Hall Reservation 309 for schools 309 for incidentals, Arizona 309 for incidentals, Montana 309 payment of interest due Sissetons and Wahpetons 292 *Indian Depredation Claims,* appropriation for defense in 449 deficiency appropriation for defense in 296 for paying judgments in 306 *Indian Farmers,* appropriation for employing 324 *Indian Hostilities,* deficiency appropriation for suppressing 308 *Indian Inspectors,* appropriation for pay; expenses 323 *Indian Interpreters,* appropriation for pay 323 *Indian Matrons,* appropriation for employing, to teach housekeeping, etc 324 *Indian office,* appropriation for Commissioner, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 568 for rent 172, 571 *Indian Police,* appropriation for 324 deficiency appropriation for 309 *Indian Pupils,* appropriation for support, etc 345 for transportation 348 not to be sent unwillingly to another State or Territory, or without written consent of parent 348 *Indian Reservations,* appropriation for surveying ceded portion of Nez Perce, Idaho 340 for surveying and completing allotments; leases permitted 340 for irrigating machinery, etc 341 for survey and allotment of lands 341 for survey and allotment, Colville, Wash 341 for locating boundary, etc., Klamath 342 for surveying in South Dakota 342 for paying allottees for timber depredations on Isabella 343 homestead settlers on ceded, allowed one year’s extension for payments 342 mineral-land laws applicable to Colville, Wash 9 opening to mineral entry lands ceded by Indians, Blackfeet Agency 357 Fort Belknap 353 on San Carlos, Ariz 360 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by Alsea, etc., Indians, Oreg 866 Kickapoo Indians, Okla 868 Nez Perce Indians, Idaho 873 Yankton Indians, S. Dak 865 punishment for rape by Indianson, modified 487 right of way granted through certain, in Minnesota 92 Colville, Wash 44 right of way through Gila River, Ariz 527 Leech Lake and Chippewa, Minn 12 Sac and Fox and Iowa, Kans, and Nebr 95 right of way, time extended, Chippewa and White Earth reservations, Minn 702 Omaha and Winnebago, Nebr 512 White Earth, Leech Lake, Chippewa, and Fond du Lac, Minn 592 sale of pine lands of Chippewa, Minn 17 *Indian River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 for lighting 419 *Indian Schools,* appropriation for support of 345 for education in Alaska 345 payments hereafter to sectarian schools prohibited 345 apportionment; reduction to sectarian schools 315 public schools, etc., not included in prohibition 345 for buildings and sites; balance available 345 for purchase of stock 345 for buildings at Chamberlain, S. Dak 345 at Rapid City, S. Dak 345 in Tama County, Iowa 345 for support, etc., of pupils at schools 346 for buildings, Flandreau, S. Dak 346 at Mount Pleasant, Mich 347 restriction on sending pupils to an other State or Territory 348 for transporting, etc., pupils 348 deficiency appropriation for transporting pupils 23, 309 for support 309 for Chilocco, Ind. T 309 for Genoa, Nebr 309 for Salem, Oreg 309 employing girls and boys as assistants 348 superintendents may act as agents; bond 323 supervision by Commissioner 348 *Indian Schools, Superintendent of,* appropriation for pay; expenses, etc 323 deficiency appropriation for expenses 292 *Indian Supplies,* appropriation for purchasing 324 for transportation 324 deficiency appropriation for purchasing, etc 23, 292, 302, 312 for transportation 309, 312 to be purchased after advertisement 348 open-market purchases; exigencies 318 irrigation expenses 319 purchases from Indians 349 manufactures by Indians 349 diversion of certain funds; report 349 appropriations for, etc., immediately available 349 rejection of unsatisfactory bids; temporary purchases 349 *Indian Territory,* appropriation for court expenses 178, 577 for commission to negotiate with Five Civilized Tribes 339 for surveying lands in, by Geological Survey 343 penalty for destroying survey marks, etc 343 deficiency appropriation for expenses, courts in 24, 296 for courts, South McAlester and Ardmore 310 additional ground granted railroad companies for stations, etc 109 appointment and acts of certain deputy marshals validated 493 bond required of marshals 493 construction of bridges authorized across Arkansas River, etc 505 duty to establish government in, declared 340958 jurisdiction of court of appeals extended over pending suits in 6 location of Absentee Wyandotte Indians in Choctaw and Chickasaw nations 344 new legislation ns to attorneys and marshals not applicable to 186 provisions as to salaries, etc., of marshals, etc., applicable to 577 commissioners and clerks excepted 577 punishment for shooting at railway trains, etc 136 freight, etc., cars 137 record of mortgages made by nonresidents, etc 510 right of way granted Arkansas and Choctaw Railway Company through Choctaw Nation 13 Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company 87 Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company 98 Fort Smith and Western Coal Railroad Company 40 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company 77 Muskogee, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Company 502 Saint Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad Company 69 Saint Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway Company 80 by Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad Company, extended 6 salary of marshals and attorneys 577 time extended for right of way, etc., Denison and Northern Railway 128 Gainesville, McAlester and Saint Louis Railroad Company 44 by Interoceanic Railway Company 93 time extended and location changed of right of way by Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway 529 *Indian Wars Pensions,* appropriation for 45, 479 *Indianapolis, Ind.,* deficiency appropriation for arsenal 285 *Indiana,* deficiency appropriation for allotting lands in severalty 293 commutation to civilized, for supplies, etc 349 manufactures by, to be used 349 officer to be designated to make per capita payments to 336 sale, etc., of intoxicating liquors to, prohibited; penalty 506 *Industrial Home School, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 for new building 683 to be transferred to Commissioners; trustees to be appointed, etc 410 *Infantry and Cavalry Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,* appropriation for expenses 444, 618 *Infringements of Patents,* evidence at trial; publication prior to invention, etc 692 committed six years before filing bill, a bar to action 691 suits for, to be brought in district of defendant or his agent 695 *Ingalls, T. Clarkson,* pension increased 731 *Injunctions,* proceedings for violations of copyrighted dramatic and musical compositions 482 *Inquiries and Investigations, Senate,* appropriation for expenses 143, 540 *Insane Asylum, N. Mex.,* issue of bonds for, validated 488 *Insane, D. C.,* appropriation for support of indigent 409, 681 *Insane, Hospital for* (*see* Government Hospital for Insane), *Insane Persons, D. C.,* real property of, may be sold by order of court 536 disposal of proceeds 537 sales; trustee’s bond 537 investment of proceeds deemed real estate 537 leases, etc., by order of court 537 proceedings on applications for sale, lease, etc 537 confirmation by court necessary to validate sales, leases, etc 537 commissions allowed trustees for sales 538 *Inspection of Consulates,* appropriation for 36 *Inspection of Embassies, Legations, and Consulates,* appropriation for 587 *Inspector-Generals Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 61, 610 *Inspector-Generals Office, War Department,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 *Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers,* mileage allowance of, reduced 530 *Inspector of Furniture, etc., Public Buildings,* appropriation for 430 *Inspectors, Indian,* appropriation for pay; expenses 323 *Instruction Pay, Diplomatic, and Consular Officers,* appropriation for 29, 580 *Insurance* (*see* Fraternal Beneficial Associations). *Intercontinental Railway Commission,* appropriation for completing reports, etc 32, 583 *Intercourse Acts (Indian),* appropriation for punishing violations of, etc 449 *Interest and Sinking Fund, D. C.,* appropriation for 407, 680 for, water-stock bonds 413, 684 *Interior Department,* appropriation for Secretary, Assistants, clerks, etc 167, 566 distributing census reports 167, 566 census clerk, care of records, etc 567 for clerks, etc., office of Assistant Attorney-General; expenses, land inspector 167, 567 for Commissioner, General Land Office, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 567 for mine inspectors 168, 567 for Commissioner of Indian Affairs, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 568 for Commissioner of Pensions, deputies, clerks, etc 168, 568 for Commissioner of Patents, assistant, clerks, etc 169, 569 for Commissioner of Education, clerks, etc 170, 569 for Commissioner of Railroads, clerks, etc 171, 570 for Architect of the Capitol, clerk, draftsman, etc 171, 570 for Director of Geological Survey, clerks, etc 171, 570 for contingent expenses 172, 571 for stationery, books 172, 571 for rent 172, 571 for postage stamps 172, 571 for surveyors-general and their clerks 172, 571 for Indian Department 321959 appropriation for civil expenses under 432 for investigation, etc., of forested lands 432 for repairs to buildings 432 for Capitol and grounds 432 for public lands 433 for Geological Survey 435 for expenses, commission on mineral lands, Montana and Idaho 436 for Supreme Court reports 436 for Government Hospital for Insane 436 for Columbia Deaf and Dumb Institution 437 for Howard University 437 for Alaska, education, reindeer 437 for printing and binding 452 for pensions 45, 479 deficiency appropriation for Capitol 22, 290 for Government Hospital for the Insane 22 for Geological Survey 22, 291 for classifying mineral lands 22 for Indian Department 23, 291, 309, 312 for surveying public lands 23 for Eleventh Census 24, 293 for accounts of A. Wilson Norris 289 for H. Kessler Smith 290 for public lands 290, 309, 312 for printing and binding 299 for contingent expenses 309 for pensions 309, 312 to issue patents for located unconfirmed private land claims, Louisiana 518 *Internal Revenue,* appropriation for Commissioner, deputy, clerks, etc 153, 552 for stamp agent, etc 153, 552 for salaries, collectors, etc 156, 555 for expenses oleomargarine and tobacco inspection 156 and filled-cheese laws 555 for agents, surveyors, etc 156, 555 for expenses, agents, gaugers, etc 555 for solicitor 176, 575 for paper for stamps, etc 429 for punishing violations of 429 deficiency appropriation for collectors, etc 273, 311 for gaugers, etc., for services 273 for punishing violation of law 273, 307 for agents, etc 307, 311 for repaying taxes 307, 311 for drawback on stills exported 307 distillers of brandy from apples, grapes, oranges, berries, etc., exempt from general spirit regulations 195 drawback, etc., on alcohol in the arts, repealed 195 general special-tax laws applicable to filled cheese 254 provisions for bottling spirits in bond 626 stamps and branding required 626 special taxes on manufacturers and dealers in filled cheese 253 tax imposed on filled cheese; stamps, etc 255 *Internal Revenue Commissioner of,* appropriation for, deputy, clerks, etc 153, 552 to make tilled-cheese regulations 256 to prescribe regulations for bottling spirits in bond, etc 627 *International Boundary Commission,* deficiency appropriation for completing survey, Mexican boundary 18 *International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariff’s,* appropriation for contribution 31, 583 *International Bureau for Suppression of African Slave Trade.* appropriation for contribution 32, 583 *International Bureau of Weights and Measures,* appropriation for contribution 31, 582 *International Catalogue of Exports and Imports,* appropriation for completing 38 *International Committee on Weights and Measures,* appropriation for expenses of American member 154, 553 *International Exchanges,* appropriation for expenses 425 *International Exhibition, Brussels,* appropriation for expenses of representation 438 *International Geodetic Association,* appropriation for contribution 423 *International Industrial Property Bureau,* appropriation for share of expenses 170, 569 *International Law, Digest of,* appropriation for revising, etc 584 *International Marine Conference,* appropriation for reassembling United States delegates 4 *International Monetary Conference,* appointment of commissioners authorized to secure ratio, coinage, etc., of gold and silver 624 appropriation for salaries and expenses 624 President authorized to call 625 may send special diplomatic negotiators 625 former provision for delegates repealed 625 *International Prison Commission,* appropriation for contribution, etc 438, 583 *International Water Boundary Commission, Mexican,* appropriation for expenses 583 *International Union of American Republics,* appropriation for maintenance; use of receipts 38, 590 mail matter may be sent free 590 *Interoceanic Railway Company,* time extended, terminus changed, etc., of right of way through Indian Territory 93 *Interpreters, Indian,* appropriation for pay 323 deficiency appropriation for 291 *Interstate Commerce Commission,* appropriation for commissioners 428 for secretary 428 for expenses; counsel 429 deficiency appropriation for expenses 280 *Interstate National Bank,* may remove from Kansas City, Kans., to Kansas City, Mo 607 *Intoxicating Liquors,* sale, etc., to Indians, prohibited; penalty 506 *Inventions,* patentable if not known or published before discovery nor published two years before application 692 *Inwood, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of channel between Far Rockaway and, to be made 238 *Iowa,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery 279 *Iowa Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 328 *Iowa Indians, Okla.,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 328 *Iowa Infantry, Seventh,* master of Company I, corrected 517 *Iowa Northern Judicial District,* terms of court, Cedar Rapids 2 Dubuque 2 Sioux City 2 Fort Dodge 2 *Iowa Southern Judicial District,* terms of court, Council Bluffs 2 Keokuk 2 Des Moines 2960 proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Irrigation,* appropriation for, Indian reservations 341 *Isaacs, William B., and Company,* payment to 809 *Isabella Indian Reservation, Mich.,* appropriation for paying allottees for timber depredations 343 *Italy,* appropriation for ambassador 28, 579 for secretary to embassy 29, 580 deficiency appropriation for indemnity for subjects of, killed, etc., in Colorado 267 *Ires, Sarah G. (widow),* pension 725 **J.** *Jack, Francis R., Elizabeth J., and Matilda J.,* payment to 710 *Jackman, Helen A. (daughter),* pension 725 *Jackson, John E.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Jail, D. C.,* appropriation for warden: maintenance 408, 680 deficiency appropriation for repairs 281 *James G. Clark Post. G. A. R., Allegheny, Pa.,* condemned Cannon, etc., donated to 133 *James River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Jameson, Julie A. (widow),* pension increased 749 *Jamestown Island, Va.,* appropriation for protecting 219 *Jamestown, N. Y.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to Thirteenth Separate Company, New York National Guard 84 *Janitors, Public Buildings,* appropriation for 430 deficiency appropriation for 309 *Japan,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary to legation 29, 580 for second secretary 29, 580 for interpreter to legation 29, 580 for rent of buildings 30 for ground rent, legation 581 for interpreters at consulates 37, 589 for marshals, consular courts 87, 589 for prison for American convicts 37, 589 for keeping prisoners, etc 37, 589 deficiency appropriation for purchase of, legation building, Tokyo 18 convention with, securing protection of patents, trademarks, and designs 860 treaty with, commerce, navigation, etc 848 to take effect July 17, 1899 853 protocol as to tariff and passports 855 *Jardine, Catherine R. (widow),* pension 713 *Jarvis, Milford M.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Jefferson Barracks, Mo.,* appropriation for target range 441 *Jefferson city, Mo.,* use of public building by county courts permitted for one year 466 *Jennings, Daniel D.,* pension increased 754 *Jenny Lind Tables, D. C.,* license required, etc., for public use of 591 *Jenree, Charles K.,* granted honorable discharge 728 *Jerome, David M.,* appropriation for expenses 339 *Jerusalem,* appropriation for consul at 34, 585 *Jicarilla Agency, N. Mex.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *“Johan Ludwig,” Bark,* granted American register 5 *Johannessen, B.,* deficiency appropriation for refund of fine 272 *Johnson, Anna P. (widow),* pension 777 *Johnson, George.* pension increased 776 *Johnson, Gilman L.,* muster corrected 713 *Johnson, Hans,* pension increased 810 *Johnson, Levi T. E.,* pension increased 831 *Johnson, Thomas,* discharge dated 716 *Johnston, T. B.,* deficiency’ appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Jones, Elihu,* pension increased 834 *Jones, James G.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Jones, James H.,* pension increased 742 *Jones, Sarah Weedon (widow),* pension 768 *Jones, Thomas,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Jordan, Sidney S.,* authorized to accept medal from Great Britain 758 *Judge-Advocate-General, Navy,* appropriation for clerks, etc., office of 165, 564 rank and pay increased 251 *Judge-Advocate-General’s Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers: longevity 62, 611 *Judge-Advocate-General’s Office, War Department.* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 *Judges, United States Courts,* appropriation for circuit 177, 576 for district 178, 577 for retired 178, 577 *Judgments,* deficiency appropriation for paying, United States courts 26, 305 Court of Claims 26, 305 Indian depredation claims 306 *Judicial Expenses,* appropriation for 177, 576 *Jupiter Inlet, Fla.,* deficiency appropriation for opening 21 preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Jurors, United States Courts,* appropriation for fees 450 deficiency appropriation for fees 25, 298 **K.** *“Kahului,” Steamer,* granted American register 491 *Kalamazoo River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 survey of, directed 241 *Kale, Wilson,* granted honorable discharge 795 *Kalispell, Mont.,* land office established at 603961 *Kanagawa* (*see also* Yokohama), appropriation for consul-general at 32 for clerk hire 36 for rent of prison, etc 37 *Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company,* granted right of way, Indian Territory 77 *Kansas City, Mo.,* appropriation for public building: cost increased 414 *Kansas City, Pittsburg and Guff Railroad Company,* extension of right of way, Indian Territory 6 *Kansas City, Shvereport and Gulf Railway Company,* may bridge Caddo Lake, Mooringsport, La 484 Sabine River, near Orange, Tex 513 *Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Company.* may bridge Black River, La 485 Red River, Alexandria, La 497 *Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway Company,* time extended and location changed of right of way through Indian and Oklahoma Territories 529 branch line authorized 530 *Kansas Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 328 *Kansas Indians, Okla.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *“Kalahdin,” Ram,* acceptance of, directed 460 *Kearby, Jerome C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Kearny, Elizabeth Watts (daughter),* pension 731 *Keefe, John,* payment to 779 *Keeffe, Mary W. (widow),* pension increased 802 *Keegan, Bernard,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Kehl,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Kehl, John,* pension rating restored 777 *Keiser, Lewis,* pension increased 819 *Keith, Andrew B.,* pension increased 716 *Keller, Silas P.,* claims for supplies to Indians to be examined 804 *Kelly, Anna (widow),* pension 709 *Kelly, Mary Clare (widow),* pension increased 734 *Kennebec River, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Kenney, Miriam V. (widow),* pension 809 *Kenosha, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor directed 243 *Kentucky,* construction of bridges authorized across Cumberland and Tennessee rivers 507 *Kentucky River, Ky.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 224 for constructing Lock and Dam No. 7 224 *Keokuk, Iowa,* terms of court 2 *Kerr, James,* deficiency appropriation for expenses contested-election cases 304 *Kerr, Thomas W.,* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Ketcham, James,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Kewaunee, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Keweenaw Point, Mich.,* appropriation for water communication across, to Lake Superior; contracts 226 *Key West, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of entrance to harbor 209 for quarantine station 116 for national cemetery; additional ground 443 repairs to wharf, etc., lighthouse depot 628 requirement of residence of district judge at, repealed 55 *Keyport, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Keystone File Company.* deficiency appropriation for 481 *Kiekapoo Indians, Ind. T.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Kickapoo Indians, Kans.,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 328 *Kickapoo Indians, Okla.,* appropriation for civilization, etc., interest 328 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by 868 *Kidwell, Margaret A. (widow),* pension 777 *Kiernan, H. J. (widow),* pension increased 747 *Kimball, Nathan,* pension increased 735 *King, Charles S.,* appropriation for expenses 339 *King, Lewellyn D.,* pension 818 *King, William R.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Kingsley, Klien (widow),* pension 734 *Kingston, Canada,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Kingston, Jamaica,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Kiowa Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Kiowa Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 324 for support, etc., of 336 *Kiracofe, Robert,* pension increased 806 *Kirkland, W. A.,* may accept gold box from Emperor of Germany 828 *Kirkpatrick, Margaret,* pension 826 *Kirkpatrick, Rebecca A. (widow),* pension 830 *Klamath Agency, Oreg.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians of the 337 *Klamath Indian Reservation, Oreg.,* appropriation for commission to locate boundary; report, etc 342 *Klamath Indians.* appropriation for support, etc., of Klamath Agency 337 *Knox County, Tenn.,* may bridge Tennessee River, Knoxville, Tenn 79 *Knoxville, Tenn.,* terms of court 39962 bridge across Tennessee River authorized at 79 *Kootenai River, Idaho,* appropriation for improvement of 234 *Kootenai River, Mont.,* survey of, directed 243 *Kowa.* appropriation for minister resident and consul-general 28, 579 for secretary to legation 29, 580 for interpreter to legation 29, 581 for interpreters at consulates 37, 589 for marshals, consular courts 37, 589 for keeping prisoners, etc 37, 589 *Konutz, N. J.,* released from charges on contract 835 *Krause, Charles A.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Kugler, Wellington,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 **L.** *L. W. Cooper Post, G. A. R., Lathrop, Mo.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 133 *La Abra Mining Company,* deficiency appropriation for expenses, suit against 296 *La Camas, Wash.,* time extended tbr bridging Columbia River at 110 *La Crosse, Wis.,* survey of harbor directed 243 *La Guayra,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *La Pointe Agency, Wis.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *La Trappe River, Md.,* survey of, directed 240 *Labor, Alien Contract,* appropriation for enforcing laws 431 *Labor, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, clerks, experts, etc 177, 576 to confer with other Governments to secure uniformity in future censuses 468 *Laborers, Alien* (*see* Contract Laborers, Alien). *Ladd, Andrew R.,* pension increased 772 *Lafferty, Mary Ann (widow),* pension 786 *Lake City, Ark.,* construction of bridge authorized across Lake Saint Francis at 46 *Lake Erie,* survey of Starve Island Reef, directed 242 *Lake Saint Francis, Ark.,* construction of bridge authorized across, at Lake City, Ark 46 *Lake Superior,* appropriation for improvement of water communication from Keweenaw Bay to; contracts 226 *Lake Surveys, Navy,* appropriation for 362 *Lake Traverse, Minn.,* survey of, directed 241 *Lake Union, Wash.,* appropriation for waterway from Puget Sound: right of way 231 estimates, etc., for waterway from Puget Sound to be submitted 471 *Lake Washington, Wash.,* appropriation for waterway from Puget Sound: right of way 234 estimates, etc., for waterway from Puget Sound to be submitted 474 *Lambertville, N. J.,* condemned cannon donated Grand Army post at 129 *Lampman, John,* appropriation for services 432 *Land Court* (*see* Private Land Claims, Court of). *Land Grants to Railroads,* payments required of purchasers before issue of patents 6 *Laud Grants to Railroads, Forfeited,* actual residence of purchasers not required; limit 4 *Lands, etc.,* appropriation for custody, etc 432 deficiency appropriation for tax liens, Atlanta 271 *Lands in Severalty to Indians,* appropriation for surveying reservations and completing allotments 340 *Lapham, Cynthia A. (widow),* pension 741 *Larrabee, Elizabeth L. (widow),* pension increased 807 *Lathrop, Mo.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to Grand Army post at 133 *Latimer, Asbury C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Latter Day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of,* transfer of property from receiver’s hands to 758 *LaViere, Frank,* may accept, decoration from Hawaiian Government 828 *Lawrence, Kans.,* appropriation for Indian school 347 *Laws, First Session Fifty-fourth Congress,* appropriation for editing, etc 148 *Laws, Second Session Fifty-fourth Congress,* appropriation for editing, etc 547 *Lead,* appropriation for sampling works to assay silver ores containing 270 *Leadville, Colo.,* made port of delivery 134 *Leaf River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Leavenworth, Kans.,* appropriation for expenses Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 447 building for United States penitentiary to be constructed on military reservation 380 condemned cannon donated Custer Post, Grand Army of the Republic 115 condemned cannon, etc., donated to Grand Army post 385 *Leaves of Absence,* appropriation for, Government Printing Office employees; pro rata 453 payment to legal representatives 454 twenty days, allowed police department, District of Columbia 677 fire department, District of Columbia 677 *Lecture, William W.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Lee, Catherine G. (daughter),* pension 830 *Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minn.,* right of way through, to Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway Company 12 time extended for right of way through 592 *Leeds,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586963 *Leet, Sarah B. (widow),* pension increased 791 *Leflore County, Miss.,* may bridge Yazoo River at Green wood 628 *Legations,* appropriation for repairs 583 for inspection of 587 *Leger, Eugene,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Leghorn,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses* (*see also* Department of Agriculture), appropriation for legislative expenses 140, 538 for Senate 140, 538 for Capitol police 143, 541 for Congressional Directory 143, 541 for House of Representatives 143, 541 for Public Printer, etc 146, 544 for Library of Congress 146, 544 for Botanic Garden 147, 546 for executive expenses; President 147, 546 for Vice-President 147, 546 for Executive Office 147, 546 for Civil Service Commission 147, 547 for Department of State 147, 547 correct footings of paragraphs to determine amount appropriated 148 for Treasury Department 148, 547 collecting internal revenue 156, 555 Independent Treasury 156, 556 mints and assay offices 158, 558 government in the Territories 160, 560 for War Department 161, 560 public buildings and grounds 163, 562 State, War, and Navy Department building 161, 563 for Navy Department 165, 563 for Interior Department 167, 566 surveyors-general 172, 571 for Post-Office Department 173, 572 for Department of Justice 176, 575 for Department of Labor 177, 576 for judicial expenses 177, 576 for United States courts 177, 576 for Court of Claims 178, 578 rate of pay, assistant messengers, etc., established 179, 578 distribution of work of clerks, etc 179 annual report of delinquencies, etc., in accounts, to be made 179 deposit of moneys of the United States in bands of disbursing officers, etc 179 all fees, etc., of district attorneys and marshals to be covered into the Treasury 179 salaries established for district attorneys 180 assistant district attorneys; appointment and salaries 181 salaries established for marshals 181 deputy marshals, etc.; appointment and salaries 182 field deputy marshals 182 double allowance to officers in certain States 183 allowance of travel, etc., expenses of marshals 183 rendition and payment of expense accounts 183 office expenses; allowance 183 employment of clerical assistance 183 salaries of attorneys, marshals, etc., payable monthly 183 taxation of costs not affected 183 penalty for accepting, etc., unauthorized fees or failing to render accounts 183 commissioners of circuit courts abolished after June 30, 1897 184 commissioners of district courts created; appointment: terms, etc 184 commissioners of district courts, persons disqualified 184 fees; record, etc 184 report by Attorney-General on compensation of clerks, to be made 185 annual report of expenses of attorneys and marshals 185 repeal provision 186 courts excepted from provisions of this act 186 correction of appropriation for relief, etc., of American seamen 186 disposal of money in registry of court unclaimed for ten years 578 *Leipsic,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Leith* (*see also* Edinburgh), appropriation for consul at 33 for clerk hire 36 *Lemhi Agency, Idaho,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians of the 337 *Leprosy, D. C.,* regulations to prevent spread of 638 *Letter Balances, etc., Postal Service,* appropriation for 314, 645 *Letter Carriers,* appropriation for 314, 645 *Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River, Ky.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 *Lewes, Del.,* appropriation for iron pier 207 *Lewis and Clarke Forest Reservation, Mont.,* proclamation setting apart 907 *Lewis, Olive M. (mother),* pension 789 *Lewis River, Wash.,* preliminary examination of North Fork of, to be made 238 survey of, directed 243 *Lewiston Connecting Bridge Company,* may bridge Niagara River, Lewiston, N. Y. 134 *Lewiston, N. Y.,* bridge across Niagara River authorized at 134 *Lexington Bridge and Terminal Company,* time extended for bridging Missouri River at Lexington, Mo 514 *Lexington, Mo.,* time extended for bridging Missouri River at 514 *Liberia,* appropriation for minister resident and consul-general 28, 580 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Librarian of Congress,* appropriation for; appointment 541 to make rules and regulations for Library 514 to select assistants, etc.; qualifications 544 bond required 546 annual report to be submitted to Congress 546 *Library of Congress,* appropriation for Librarian 146, 514 appointment; authority 544 for assistants, attendants, etc 146, 544 for superintendents of departments, etc 544 for reference library, Capitol 545 for law library, superintendent, etc 545 for register of copyrights 545 for clerks on copyrights 146, 545 duties: reports; bond 545 for purchase of books, etc 146, 545 for contingent expenses 146, 545 for copyright expenses 146, 545 for superintendent of building and grounds, clerks, engineers, etc 545 bond; report to Congress 515 all appointments to be solely with reference to fitness 545964 appropriation for fuel, lights, repairs, etc, 545 for furniture, expenses of removal, etc., 546 bond of Librarian 546 annual report to be submitted 546 for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for completing building 26 for additional assistants 27 for contingent expenses 300 construction of new building to be under Bernard R. Green 470 expenses, etc., to be under Secretary of the Treasury 470 officer in charge of construction to assume custody of building, etc 545 to appoint employees, direct removal, etc 516 disbursements; compensation 546 vacated space in Capitol not to be occupied until authorized by Congress 546 *Library, D. C., Free Public,* established, privileges, trustees, etc 244 *Licenses,* to commanders and watch officers of registered vessels 188 to engineers and assistants, American merchant vessels 188 to be for five years; renewal 188 *Licenses, D. C.,* issue of, to practice medicine and surgery 200 *“Lichtenfels Brothers,” Bark,* American register granted “Ceres” and name changed to 516 *Liege,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Liens,* allowed storage companies, District of Columbia, for charges 122 for charges, general average, etc., on imported goods 129 on arid lands for expenses of reclamation by States 434 *Lierman, Frederick,* pension 784 *Life-Saving Medals,* bestowal authorized in rescues from shipwreck or drowning 494 granted Daniel E. Lynn 837 *Life-Saring Service,* appropriation for superintendent, assistant, etc 153, 553 for superintendents 419 for keepers 420 for crews 420 for new stations 420 deficiency appropriation for 307, 311 for commutation, revenue-marine officers 20 authority to bestow medals extended 494 *Life-Saving Stations,* established; Great Boars Head, N. H 527 coast of New Hampshire or Massachusetts 385 Maryland coast 507 Point Bonita, Cal 121 Point Arena, Cal 536 Port Huron, Mich 138 limit on edition of annual report, removed 466 *Life-Saving Testimonials,* appropriation for, to masters, etc., of foreign vessels 30, 582 *Light-House Board,* appropriation for chief clerk, clerks., etc 153, 552 to prescribe lights, etc., on bridge across Alabama River, Ala 598 Allegheny River, Pittsburg, Pa 392 Arkansas River, Okla 532 Black River, La 486 Caddo Lake, Mooringsport, La 485 to prescribe lights, etc., on bridge across Cahaba River, Ala 390 Calumet River, Ill 76 Chattahoochee River, Columbia, Ala 94 Columbia River, Wash 501 Corpus Christi Channel, Tex 111 Cumberland River, Ky 508 Illinois and Mississippi Canal 79 Illinois River, Grafton, Ill 132 Lake Saint Francis, Ark 46 Mississippi River, Aitkin County, Minn 75 Saint Louis, Mo 686 Missouri River, Boonville, Mo 139 Chamberlain, S. Dak 56 Saint Charles, Mo 196 Monongahela River, Allegheny County, Pa 497 Braddock to Mifflin, Pa 495 McKeesport, Pa 596 Niagara River, Lewiston, N. Y 134 Ouachita River, Monroe, La 515 Red River, Alexandria, La 498 above Fulton, Ark 493 Red River of the North, Grand Forks, N. Dak 533 Acton, or Drayton 533 Minnesota 187 Sabine River, Orange, Tex 514 Saint Lawrence River, Hogansburg, N. Y 604 Saint Louis River, Fond du Lac, Minn 456 Tallahatchie River, Philipp, Miss 191 Tennessee-River, Ky 508 Knoxville, Tenn 79 Warrior River, Ala 387 Yazoo River, Greenwood, Miss 629 *Light-House Establishment,* appropriation for supplies 418 for repairs, etc 419 for keepers’salaries 419 for expenses of light vessels 419 for buoyage 419 for gas buoys, Saint Lawrence River 419 for expenses of fog signals 419 for lighting of rivers 419 for survey of sites, etc 419 deficiency appropriation for light-vessels 276 for Absecon buoy depot, N. J. 276 for supplies 276, 307 for William Ludlow 277 for buoyage 307 *Light-Houses, Beacons, and Fog Signals,* appropriation for Spring Point Ledge, Me 417 for Lynn, Mass 417 for Plum Beach, R. I 417 for Fort Wadsworth, N. Y 417 for Staten Island depot, N. Y 417 for Mahon River, Del 417 for Smiths Point, Md 417 for Galveston, Tex., jetty 417 for Sandusky Bay, Ohio 417 for Saint Joseph, Mich., fog signal 417 for Carlton Island, N. Y 417 for Galloo Island, N. Y., fog signal 417 for Maurice River, N. J., range lights 417 for Portage Lake and River, Mich., range lights 417 for Big Sable, Mich., fog signal 417 for Menominee, Mich., fog signal 417 for Devils Island, Wis 417 for Yerba Buena depot, Cal 418 for Coos Bay, Oreg., range lights 418 for Fort Stevens, Oreg 418 for Umatilla Reef, Wash., vessel 418 for oil houses for stations 418 for Fire Island, N. Y., vessel 418 for Diamond Shoal, N. C., vessel 418 for Sun Francisco, Cal., vessel 418 for tender, second district 418 for tender, seventh and eighth districts 418965 established; Apalachicola Bay, Fla , beacon 628 Blacks Island, Fla 628 Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla., range lights 628 Egmont Key, Fla 628 Menominee, Mich.; fog signal on north pier 94 Orient Point, N. Y 593 Saint Joseph Point, Fla 628 South Milwaukee, Wis 512 exchange of land, Choctaw Point, Ala., authorized 116 range lights, etc., to be established, Maurice River, N. J 86 repairs to Key West station directed 628 temporary lease of land authorized, North Manitou Island light station 91 *Light Vessels,* appropriation for 417 for expenses 419 deficiency appropriation for expenses 276 *Lighting, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses, gas; limit, etc 400, 672 lamps to burn every night 401 for electric lighting; conditions 101, 673 *Lighting of Rivers,* appropriation for 419 *Limoges,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Lincoln, Abraham,* appropriation for purchase of house in which he died 439 *Lincoln Institution, Philadelphia,* appropriation for support of Indian pupils 347 *Linden, James F.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Linskey, James,* real estate purchased by, released from alien forfeiture 712 *Lints, J. J.,* payment to 722 *Little Harbor, N. H.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 202 *Little Kanawha River, W. Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Little Pedee River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Little Pigeon River, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 *Little Rock, Ark.,* appropriation for public building 414 time extended for bridging Arkansas River at 111 for free bridge across Arkansas River to Argenta 118 *Little Rock Bridge and Terminal Company,* time extended for bridging Arkansas River 111 *Little Sodus Bay, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Little, William McCarthy,* may accept decoration from King of Spain 837 *Liverpool.* appropriation for consul at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Lochboehler, Caroline,* title of United States to certain lands near Washington Aqueduct sold to 86 *Lockhart, James A.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Lodging House, etc., D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410 *Lofland, Josephine,* appropriation for payment to 344 *Logging Cart,* train brakes, etc., not required on 85 *London,* appropriation for dispatch agent 30, 581 for consul-general at 32, 581 for clerk hire 36, 588 *London, Canada,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Londonderry, N. H.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to Soldiers’ Monument Association 131 *Long Island. N. Y.* time extended for bridging East River, New York to 509 *Long, John,* military record corrected 820 *Long Tom River, Oreg.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Los Angeles, Cal.,* appropriation for public building 411 *Los Angeles Customs District,* Santa Barbara made subport of entry 384 *Loss by Exchange,* appropriation for, missions 30, 581 for, consulates 38, 590 deficiency appropriation for, missions 268 *Losses, Postmasters,* not exceeding $10,000 may be adjusted by Department 458 *Lots, D. C.,* sewer and water connections required; penalty 125 *Lott, George H.,* payment to 711 *Louisiana,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 571 interest of United States in located private land claims relinquished 517 lands on indemnity grant to New Orleans Pacific Railway Company may be relinquished to settlers under land laws 91 *Louisville, Ky.,* appropriation for marine hospital 416 deficiency appropriation for expenses sale of old public building 275 *Lourenco Marquez,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Lowe, Clifton.* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 271 *Lower Brule Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Lower Brule Indians,* may return and select allotment on Rosebud Reservation, S. Dak 334 payment to Rosebud Indians 334 *Lower Machodoc Creek, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Lowry, Percy S.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Lubec Channel, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Lucas, Charles,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Lucy, James,* deficiency appropriation for judgment circuit court 305 *Ludgate, William,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Ludington, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of barber directed 241966 *Ludlow, William,* deficiency appropriation for credit in accounts 277 *Lunacy Writs, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses 407, 679 deficiency appropriation for expenses 281 *Lunatics, D. C.,* disposal of real estate of, by direction of court 536 *Luthy, Margaret A. (widow),* pension 738 *Lynch, John A.,* payment to 791 *Lynd, James W.,* appropriation for payment to 344 *Lynn, Daniel E.,* granted gold lifesaving medal 837 *Lynn, Mary Jane (daughter),* pension 736 *Lynn, Mass.,* appropriation for beacons in harbor 417 for improvement of harbor 203 survey of harbor directed 240 *Lyon, Isaac S.,* deficiency appropriation for paying judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Lyons,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 **M.** *McBride, Alexander,* pension increased 786 *McBride, James,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *McCandlish, James,* deficiency appropriation for 282 *McCartney, Katherine S. (widow),* pension. 739 *McClellan, George B.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *McCornack, Daniel P.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *McCoy, Melancthon,* pension increased 794 *McCuskey, Homer C.,* granted honorable discharge 801 *McDowell Post, G. A. R., Enid, Okla.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 133 *McFadden, Elbridge,* granted honorable discharge 743 *McFarland, George,* duplicate bonds to issue to 730 *McGann, L. E.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *McGinnis, Gideon L.,* pension 793 *McGrath, Wallace,* pension 731 *Machias River, Me.,* survey of, directed 240 *Machine Guns,* appropriation for purchase 258 *McKay, J. M.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *McKeesport, Pa.,* construction of bridge authorized across Monongahela River at 595 *McKenna, Michael, alias David Dunton,* granted honorable discharge 728 *McKenney, W. R.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *McKibben, Marion (widow),* pension increased 806 *McKinney, James L.,* pension 815 *McKinsey, Samuel.* pension increased 798 *McLain, John, alias Michael McLain,* granted honorable discharge 823 *McLaughlin, C. E.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 s*McLaughlin, Charles S.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *McLaughlin, Hugh,* granted honorable discharge 825 *McLaurin, J L.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *McLaws, A. H.,* pension increased 714 *McLoughlin, George N.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *McLouth, Kans.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to Grand Army post at 385 *McMillan, Jesse,* pension 753 act corrected 794 *McNeil, Martha (widow),* pension 737 *McNeil, Neil,* pension 762 *McRae, John,* payment to 827 *Madagascar,* appropriation for rent of prison, etc 37 *Madden, William,* deficiency appropriation for 300 *Maddox, John W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Magazine Rifle, Army,* appropriation for manufacture 68, 617 *Magdeburg,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Magee, John A.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Mahon River, Del.,* appropriation for lighthouse 417 *Mail Bag and Lock Repair Shop,* appropriation for expenses 315, 646 *Mail Bags, Catchers, etc.,* appropriation for 315, 646 *Mail Boat Slough, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 *Mail Depredations, Postal Service,* appropriation for chief inspector, clerks, etc 174, 573 for expenses 316, 647 for rewards, arrests, etc 316, 647 *Mail Locks and Keys, etc.,* appropriation for 315, 646 *Moil Messenger Service,* appropriation for; pneumatic-tube service 315, 646 *Mail Transportation,* appropriation for star routes 314, 646 for steamboat routes 315, 646 for messenger service; pneumatic tubes 315, 646 for wagon, etc., service; 315, 646 for railroad routes 315, 646 for railway post-office car service 315, 646 for electric and cable cars 315, 646 compensation 646 for special facilities on trunk lines 315, 646 for foreign mails 315, 647 deficiency appropriation for railroad routes 291, 310, 313967 deficiency appropriation for foreign mails 291, 310 for star routes 310, 313 *Maj. C. A. Angel Post, G. A. R., Lambertville, N. J.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 129 *Makak Indians, Wash.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Malaga,* appropriation for consul nt 35, 587 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Malden River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Mallery, Helen M. (widow),* pension increased 767 *Malta,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Malthy Building, Senate,* appropriation for miscellaneous expenses 143, 540 for repairs 452, 511 deficiency appropriation for repairs 27 *Mamaroneck, N.* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Managua,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Manatee River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of; proviso 221 *Manchester,* appropriation fur consul nt 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Manchester, Mass.,* appropriation for resurvey of harbor 203 survey of harbor directed 240 *Mangum, Okla.,* land office established at 491 *Manifests of Imports,* appropriation for clerks, liquidating 151, 550 *Manila,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Manion, Ambrose D.,* pension increased 799 *Manislev, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; limitations repealed 211 *Manistique, Mich.,* condemned cannon donated Grand Army post at 385 *Manitowoc, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 plans for improving harbor to be submitted 465 *Mankato, Minn.,* changes in public building authorized 461 *Mann, Joel,* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Mannheim,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Manokin River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Mantua Creek, N. J.,* survey of, directed 241 *Manual of Subsistence Stores, Army,* deficiency appropriation for printing and binding 300 *Maps of the United States,* appropriation for; distribution 168, 567 deficiency appropriation for advertising 290 *Maps and Atlases, Geological,* sale and distribution of 701 *Maracaibo,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Marblehead, Mass.,* survey of harbor directed 240 *Mare Island, Cal.,* appropriation for dredging channel, etc 655 appropriation for improvement of plant, boiler, and machine shops 660 *Mare Island Strait, Cal.,* survey of, directed 239 *Marine Conference, International,* appropriation for reconvening United States delegates 4 modification of fog signals on vessels 381 *Marine Corps,* appropriation for pay of officers, active list 375, 662 retired list 375, 662 for pay of enlisted men 375, 662 retired list 376, 662 for undrawn clothing 376, 662 for mileage of officers 376, 662 for commutation of quarters 376, 662 for civil force 376, 662 for provisions; limit of rations 376, 663 additional enlistments 377 for clothing: fuel 377, 663 for military stores 377, 663 for transportation and recruiting 377, 663 credit to Pacific railroads 377 for repairs, etc., barracks 377, 663 for forage 377, 661 for hire of quarters 377, 661 for contingent 378, 664 deficiency appropriation for provisions 285, 287 for clothing 287 for military stores 287 for transportation and recruiting 287, 308 for forage 287 for contingent 287, 308 for pay 308, 312 *Marine Hospital Service,* appropriation for supervising surgeon-general, clerks, etc 154, 554 *Marine Hospitals,* appropriation for repairs, etc 415 for Boston, Mass 416 for Chicago, Ill 416 for Cincinnati, Ohio 416 for Detroit, Mich 116 for Louisville, Ky 416 for New Orleans, La 116 for Port Townsend, Wash 116 for San Francisco, Cal 416 for Saint Louis, Mo 416 for Wilmington, N. C 416 for Vineyard Haven, Mass 416 for heating, etc., apparatus 416 deficiency appropriation for expenses 271, 367 *Marion, Ind.,* appropriation for expenses Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 447 *Market Masters, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries and expenses 391, 667 *Markets, D. C.,* rents, etc., to be paid to collector of taxes 394 *Marple, Henderson,* pension restored and increased 774 *Marquette Bay, Mich.,* survey, etc., for breakwater to be submitted 469 *Marquette, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Marriages, D. C.,* minors to obtain written consent of parents, etc 118 persons authorized to celebrate 118 penalty for noncompliance with law 118 license; certificate; record, etc 119 penalty for neglect, etc., of clerk of the court 120 record book; certified copy to be evidence 120 effect; general repeal 120968 *Married Women, D. C.,* to have control over property acquired before or during marriage 193 power to dispose of separate property 193 may carry on trade, etc., on sole account 193 may contract, sue, etc., as if unmarried 193 husband not liable; judgment against separate estate 193 marriage contracts, etc., unimpaired 194 antenuptial debts to be recovered from separate property 194 husband and wife natural guardians of minor children 194 guardian of separate property may be appointed by will 194 survivor may by will appoint guardian 194 entitled to dower in equitable and legal estates 194 *Marseilles,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Marsh, Delia A. (sister),* pension 749 *Marshall, Elizabeth (widow),* pension 749 *Marshals, Consular Courts,* appropriation for 37, 589 *Marshals, United States Courts,* appropriation for salaries, etc 450 deficiency appropriation for fees, etc 24, 310, 312 for protecting property in receiver’s hands 299 for salaries 312 fees to be covered into the Treasury 179 to be paid salaries 180 fees not to be charged against the United States; exception, field deputies 180 salaries established, by districts 181 office deputies and clerical assistance; expenses 182 field deputies authorized; expenses 182 double fees allowed in California, etc 183 allowance for expenses; residence 183 to pay expense accounts; allowance and returns 183 restriction on duties of deputies 183 allowance of office expenses 183 penalty for receiving illegal fees, etc 183 oaths of, and deputies, may be taken before Federal or State officers 481 to receive credits for payments to deputies 481 appointment and acts of certain deputies in Indian Territory validated 493 bond required of, Indian Territory 493 *Marston, S. W.,* payment to legal representatives 715 *Marten,* proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of, in Alaska, etc 878 *Marthon, Elizabeth D. (widow),* pension increased 827 *Marlin, Charles H.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Martin, Mary (widow),* pension 763 *Martin, Sarah (widow),* pension to be paid without deduction 792 *Martinique,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Martinsburg, W. Va.,* appropriation for public building; approaches 414 *Maryland,* life-saving station authorized between Ocean City and Fenwick Island 507 *Maryland and Washington Railway Company,* time for completing extended 11 *Masi, William M.,* deficiency appropriation for credit in postal accounts 295 *Massachusetts,* life-saving station to be established on coast of New Hampshire or 385 *Matamoras,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Matanzas,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Mathews, Edward T.,* deficiency appropriation for services 301 *Mattaponi River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Mattawan Creek, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 *“Matteawan,” Steamer,* granted American register 85 *Mattituck, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Maurice River, N. J.,* appropriation for range lights 417 range lights, etc., to be established at mouth of 86 *Maxim Quick-Firing Gun,* appropriation for purchase, for Military Academy 523 *Mayence,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Mayhew, Lemuel E.,* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Mazawakinyena, Louis,* appropriation for payment to 344 *Measures, D. C.,* penalty for using illegal 192 *Medals and Diplomas, World’s Columbian Exposition,* deficiency appropriation for 19 to be distributed by Secretary of the Treasury 466 *Medals, etc.* (*see also* Decorations), acceptance authorized of, awarded to Sidney S. Jordan and Edward C. Carter 758 presented by Brazil and Spain to President Harrison 759 W. A. Kirkland, by Emperor of Germany 828 Herbert H. D. Peirce, by Russian Government 828 *Medals of Honor,* rosettes and ribbons to be issued to holders 473 expense; renewals 473 *Medical Colleges, D. C.,* to be registered, if not incorporated by Congress 112 *Medical Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers: longevity 62, 611 for supplies, etc 67, 616 limit to civilian employees 67, 616 for museum; library 67, 616 deficiency appropriation for 307, 311 sales to Volunteer Soldiers’ Home authorized 445 *Medical Museum, Army,* appropriation for preserving specimens, etc 67, 616 *Medicine and Surgery, D. C.,* regulations 198 board of medical supervisors created; duties 198 license to practice required; examinations 198 boards of medical examiners created; duties 199 examinations of applicants for license 199 issue of licenses, etc 200 midwifery regulations: licenses 200 refusal and revoking of licenses 200969 record of licenses 201 persons exempted from license 201 punishment for violating laws and regulations 201 expenses of boards, etc 201 dentistry not affected 202 *Meding, John J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 271 *Meinhofer, Ann Maria (widow),* pension 827 *Melbourne,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 586 *Members of the House of Representatives,* appropriation for compensation and mileage 143, 541 for clerk hire 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for compensation 302, 457 for clerk hire, to December 6, 1896 302 entitled to clerk hire from commencement of term 543 *Mendell, Cal. George H.,* deficiency appropriation for rent of rooms 284 *“Menemsha,” Steamer* granted American register 321 *Menominee, Mich.,* appropriation for fog signal 417 fog signal authorized on north pier 94 *Menominee, Mich. and Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor directed 241 *Menominee River, Wis., and Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of; distribution 226 *Merchant, George B.,* pension increased 814 *Merchant Marine* (*see* Shipping), *Merida,* appropriation for consul at 35 *Mermentau River, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Merrimac River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of; estimates 215 survey of, directed 240 *Merrill, William A.,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Mescalero Agency, N. Mex.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Messages and Papers of the President,* to be distributed through Superintendent of Documents: extra binding 472 *Messengers,* appropriation for, Senate 112, 539 for, House of Representatives 145, 512 *Messina,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Metvalf, Frank J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Metropolitan Police* (*see* Police, D.C.). *Metropolitan Railroad Company, D. C.,* to extend the Connecticut Avenue line; stock issue authorized 600 to pay one-half of widening P Street Bridge 674 *Mexican boundary Survey,* deficiency appropriation for expenses of commission, etc 18 *Mexican boundary, Water,* appropriation fur expenses of commission 583 deficiency appropriation for 309 *Mexican War,* deficiency appropriation for volunteers 308, 311 *Mexican War Pensions,* appropriation for 45 Gray’s Battalion Arkansas Volunteers placed on roll of 805 *Mexico,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary to legation 29, 580 for second secretary 29, 580 deficiency appropriation for return of negro colonists from 18, 268 convention extending water boundary convention one year 841 further extending convention 857 proclamation extending copyright benefits to citizens of 877 suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Mexico City,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Miami, Ind. T.,* special record of real estate deeds, etc., Quapaw Agency, to be kept at 330 *“Miami,” Steamer,* American register granted to “Nerito” and name changed to 3 *Miami Town Company, Ind. T.,* sale of lands by Indian allottees for cemetery to 344 *Miamus River, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Michigan City, Ind.,* appropriation for improvement of outer harbor 210 for improvement of inner harbor 210 *Middlesex County, N. J.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Soldiers, etc., Monument Association 130 *Midwifery, D. C.,* regulations; licenses 200 *Mifflin bridge Company,* may bridge Monongahela River, McKeesport, Pa 595 *Mifflin Township, Pa.,* construction of bridge authorized across Monongahela River from Braddock to 495 *Milan,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Mileage,* appropriation for, Senators 110, 538 for Members and Delegates 143, 541 deficiency appropriation for, Senators 27 for, Members and Delegates 457 *Mileage, Army,* appropriation for officers’; allowance 63, 612 *Mileage Claims, Navy,* deficiency appropriation for 308, 311 *Military Academy,* appropriation for support of the 46, 518 for permanent establishment 47, 518 for pay of professors 47, 518 for pay of cadets 17, 518 for extra pay of officers, superintendent, etc 47, 518 for longevity pay 47, 519 for enlisted men 47, 519 for band 47, 519 for field musicians 47, 519 for general army service 47, 519 for cavalry detachment 48, 519 maximum number of enlisted men 48, 519 for extra pay, enlisted men; condition 48, 519 for pay of civilians, clerks, mechanics, etc 49, 520 for expenses, Board of Visitors 49, 521 for contingencies, superintendent 49, 521 for repairs and improvements 49, 521 for fuel, lights, etc 49, 521970 appropriation for postage, stationery, etc 49, 521 for transportation; printing 50, 521 for expenses, department of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics 50, 521 civil and military engineering 50, 522 natural and experimental philosophy 50, 522 mathematics 50, 522 history, geography, and ethics 50, 522 chemistry, mineralogy, and geology 50, 522 drawing 51, 522 modern languages 51, 523 law 51, 523 practical military engineering 51, 523 ordnance and gunnery 51, 523 Maxim quick-firing gun 523 for miscellaneous and incidental expenses 52, 523 for library 52, 523 for contingencies, academic board 52, 524 for band instruments, etc 52, 524 for cooking utensils, laundry, etc 52, 524 for buildings and grounds; roads, walls, etc 53, 524 for waterworks, etc 53, 524 for stone and gravel; cemetery 524 for repairs, etc 53, 525 for cadet barracks : hospital 53, 525 for soldiers’ hospital, etc 53, 525 for repairs to roads, buildings, etc 54, 525 for new reservoir, ferry slip, etc 54 for cable coal railway 54 for plumbing, etc 54 for road to cemetery 54 for cavalry barracks 525 for guardhouse, etc 525 for repairs, quartermaster’s stable, etc 525 for repairs to roads 526 for filter beds, etc 526 for water-supply system 526 for engineer barracks, etc 526 deficiency appropriation for pay of sergeant 22 for pay 307 chaplain’s duties; appointment 8 *Military Attaches Abroad,* appropriation for contingent expenses 69, 617 *Military Convicts,* appropriation for expenses 444 *Military Information from Abroad,* appropriation for clerk 63, 612 for contingent expenses 69, 617 *Military Parks, National* (*see* Parks, Military). *Military Posts,* appropriation for buildings, etc., at 441 for Spokane, Wash 441 for Fort Riley, Kans 441 for Fort Harrison, Mont 141 for Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo 441 for Bismarck, N. Dak 441 for Fort Wayne, Mich 441 for Fort Ethan Allen, Vt 441 for Jefferson Barracks, Mo., target range 441 for Yellowstone Park 442 *Military Reservations,* abandoned part of Fort Assinniboine, Mont., opened to homestead entry, etc 95 extension of streets through Fort Smith, Ark., authorized; sale of lots, etc 596 Fort Lewis, Colo., opened to entry 123 Fort Klamath Hay Reservation opened to homestead entry 84 right of way through Fort Spokane, Wash 600 sale of part of Pikes Peak, Colo., to Colorado Springs 97 use of Fort Lyon, by Colorado for soldiers’ home 531 *Military Reservations, Abandoned,* appropriation for survey, sale, etc 434 Fort Bidwell, Cal., to be used for Indian training school 698 in Valverde County, reconveyed to San Felipe, etc., Company 126 selection by South Dakota of lands in Fort Sully 189 *Militia,* issue of Springfield rifles to, authorized 592 may use military parks for maneuvers, camps, etc 120 supplies for, may be purchased from Army departments 592 *Militia, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses 412, 683 *Militia, Naval,* appropriation for arming and equipping 363, 651 *Mille Lacs Lake, Minn.,* preliminary examination of, to be made; Mississippi reservoirs 237 *Miller, John A.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Millsaps, Thomas H.,* duplicate bonds to administrator 710 *Milwaukee, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 for improvement of harbor of refuge; contracts 212 for expenses Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 146 survey of harbor directed 243 *“Minde,” Bark,* granted American register and name changed to “Three Brothers” 5 *Mine Inspectors,* appropriation for salaries; per diem 168, 567 *Miner, Henry C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 304 *Mineral Entries, Public Lands,* lands open to, ceded by Blackfeet Agency Indians 357 ceded by Fort Belknap Indians 353 ceded by San Curios Reservation Indians, Ariz 360 *Mineral-Land Laws,* extended to Colville Reservation, Wash 9 *Mineral lands,* appropriation for commissioners to classify, Northern Pacific Railroad land grants 436 for publishing reports, etc 436 for stenographers 436 deficiency appropriation for expenses of commissioners 22 *Mineral Oils,* lands containing, may be entered under placer mineral claims 526 *Mineral Resources of the United States,* appropriation for preparing report on 436 *Mining Claims,* may be entered by aliens 618 *Ministers Plenipotentiary, etc.,* appropriation for 28, 579 *Mink,* proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of, in Alaska, etc 878 *Minnesota,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 172, 572 homestead entries allowed for canceled entries on Northern Pacific grants 245 right of way granted through certain Indian reservations in 92 sale of pine lands, reservations of Chippewa Indians 17971 time extended for right of way, White Earth, Leech Lake, Chippewa, and Fond du Lac reservations 592 *Minnesota River, Minn.,* appropriation tor improvement of 227 *Minor Coins,* appropriation for recoinage, etc 429 deficiency appropriation for recoinage, etc 269 *Mints and Assay Offices* (*see also* Director of the Mint), appropriation for expenses, Bureau of the Mint 154, 553 for freight on bullion 154, 554 for salaries and expenses 158, 558 for building, Deadwood, S. Dak 414 for recoinage, gold coins 429 for recoinage, silver coins 429 for recoinage, etc., minor coins 429 deficiency appropriation for Helena, Mont 270 Carson, Nev 307 medals for Tennessee Centennial Exposition to be prepared 478 *Misdemeanors* (*see* Crimes and Misdemeanors). *Mispillion River, Del.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Mission Agency,* appropriation, for support, etc., of Indians at 337 *Mission Indians, Cal.,* appropriation for attorney 342 *Mission Tale River Agency, Cal.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Missisquoi River, Vt.,* survey of, directed 243 *Mississippi,* certain cash entries of public lands in, confirmed 90 purchasers from, of swamp lands, Mobile and Ohio grant, may enter, etc., same 534 rights of homestead settlers not affected 534 *Mississippi River* (*see also* Mississippi River Commission), appropriation for Rock Island bridge 80 for improvement of harbor of Vicksburg, Miss 222 for improvement of reservoirs at headwaters 228 for improvement of, Saint Paul to Minneapolis 228 for improvement of, from mouth of the Ohio to Saint Paul 228 distribution: contracts 228 channel, Cairo to Saint Louis 229 protecting bank at mouth of the Missouri 229 Chester, Ill., bar 229 Suy Island Levee, Ill 229 Dubuque, Iowa 229 Warsaw to Quincy 229 Quincy Bay, Ill 229 Quincy, Ill., bar 229 Rock island, Ill 229 La Crosse, Wis 229 harbor of refuge, Lake Pepiu, Minn 229 artificial banks, Iowa 229 surveys ordered 229 for improvement of, from Head of Passes to Ohio River, under Mississippi River Commission 230 for closing crevasse in Pass a Loutre 597 rights under Eads’s contracts not impaired 597 for lighting 419 construction of bridge authorized across, in Aitkin County, Minn 74 Saint Louis, Mo 685 sleeping room to be furnished crew of steamers on 688 *Mississippi River Commission,* appropriation for expenses, surveys, contracts, etc 230 for dredge boats, etc 230 for improvement of river; work authorized, Greenville, Miss 230 Helena, Ark 231 New Madrid, Mo 231 New Orleans, La 231 Natchez, Miss 231 Vidalia, Miss 231 Red and Atchafalaya rivers, rectification 231 Memphis, Tenn 231 for Wolf River 231 *Missouri, Eastern Judicial District,* Audrain County transferred from western to 502 *Missouri River* (*see also* Missouri River Commission), appropriation for lighting 419 estimates, etc., for improving, opposite Sioux City, Iowa, to be submitted 471 *Missouri River,* construction of bridge authorized across, Boonville, Mo 138 Chamberlain, S. Dak 55 Saint Charles, Mo 195 time extended for bridging, at Lexington, Mo 514 *Missouri River Commission,* appropriation for improvement of Gasconade and Osage rivers 231 for expenses, etc.; contracts, etc 231 for improvement of river, work authorized; Omaha and Council Bluffs 231 Rocheport, Mo 231 Glasgow, Mo., etc 231 Miami, Mo 231 Saint Charles, Mo 231 mouth of Little Blue 231 Leavenworth, Kans 231 Atchison, Kans 231 Nebraska City, Nebr 231 for improvement of channel 231 *Missouri River, Upper,* appropriation for improvement of, Stubbs Ferry, Mont., to Sioux City, Iowa 231 Sioux City 231 Pierre, S. Dak 232 Bismarck, N. Dak 232 Great Falls to Stubbs Ferry, Mont.; dams 232 Yankton, S. Dak 232 Elk Point 232 for improvement of, Great Falls, Mont 232 *Missouri, Western Judicial District,* Audrain County transferred to eastern district from 502 *Mitchell, E. A., A. Wattand,* deficiency appropriation for reimbursement 267 *Mitchell, J. Murray,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Mitchell, Thomas P.,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Mobile, Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 209, 442 dredging of harbor to be continued under present contract; payments, etc 467 *Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company,* may bridge Alabama River, Montgomery, Ala 391 Cahaba River, Ala 388 Warrior River, Ala 386 purchasers of swamp lands on grant to, may cater, etc., same 534972 *Model Tank, Naval,* appropriation for constructing 372 for completing 659 *Modoc Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of, Klamath Agency 337 *Modoc Indians, Ind. T.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Mohawk River. N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Mohler, William H.,* deficiency appropriation for paying judgment against District of Columbia to executrix; sale of bonds 282 *Mohler, Henry H.,* deficiency appropriation for 305 *Moities,* appropriation for compensation in lien of 431 *Molder, Andrew J.,* pension 830 *Molel Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 329 *Monetary Conference, International,* appointment of commission to secure fixity of ratio, coinage, etc., of gold and silver 624 *Money Counters,* deficiency appropriation for expert 19 *Money-Order System, Postal Service,* appropriation for superintendent, clerks, etc 174, 573 for rent 175, 574 for blanks, etc 645 for stamps, etc 645 for miscellaneous expenses 645 detailed estimate of all expenses to be submitted 316 indefinite allowance for expenses repealed 648 statements to be destroyed after seven years 648 *Money, Unclaimed,* in registry of court, to be deposited to credit of United States 578 *Monongahela City, Pa.,* time extended for bridging Monongahela River at 696 *Monongahela Navigation Company,* appropriation for proceedings to condemn property of 217 *Monongahela River, Pa.,* appropriation for improving; purchase of property 218 time extended for bridging 112 construction of bridge authorized across, Allegheny Comity 496 from Braddock to Mifflin 495 McKeesport, Pa 595 time extended for bridge across, Allegheny County 535 Monongahela City 696 *Monongahela River, W. Va.,* appropriation for improvement of upper; contracts for dams 219 *Monroe, La.,* construction of bridge authorized across Ouachita River at 515 may bridge Ouachita River 515 *Monroe, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor directed 241 *Montana,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses Indian service in 338 for commissioners to classify mineral lands in, etc 436 deficiency appropriation for classifying mineral lands 22 for surveyor general 290 for Indian service in 309 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 Flathead land district created 602 office at Kalispell 603 proclamation setting apart Bitter Root Forest Reservation, Idaho and 899 Flathead Forest Reservation 911 Lewis and Clarke Forest Reservation 907 *Monterey,* appropriation for consul-general at 584 for clerk hire 588 *Montevideo,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Montgomery, Ala.,* time extended for bridging Alabama River 622 *Montgomery Bridge Company,* time extended for bridging Alabama River, Montgomery, Ala 622 *Montgomery, Hayneville and Camden Railroad Company,* may bridge Alabama River, Ala 598 *Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Memphis Railway,* repeal of act authorizing bridge, Cahaba River, Ala., by 388 Warrior River, Ala 391 *Montreal,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Monument, Washington,* appropriation for maintenance; fuel, repairs, etc 440 *Moore, C. J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Moore, Harrison,* land entry confirmed 784 *Moore, James A.,* allowance in accounts 755 *Moore, Jennie E. (daughter),* pension 789 *Mooringsport, La.,* construction of bridge authorized across Caddo Lake, at 484 *Moorman, Robert,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Mooseabec Bar. Me.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 202 *Moreland, Basil,* payment to 824 *Morenci, Mich.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 133 *Morgan, William,* land entry confirmed 784 *Mormon Church,* transfer of all property in receiver’s hands to 758 *Morning and Evening Gun,* appropriation for firing; Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 68, 617 *Morris, Adelaide (widow),* pension increased 806 *Morris and Cummings Ship Channel, Tex.,* construction of bridge authorized across 111 *Morris, John R.,* appointment as assistant engineer, Navy, authorized 468 *Morris, William H.,* pension increased 744 *Morrisburg,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Morrison, Alexander C.,* pension increased 793 *Morrow, Isabella (widow),* pension 79 *Mortar Batteries,* appropriation for 641973 *Mortars, Breech-Loading Steel,* appropriation for; carriages; additional 257, 642 for; carriages 642 for, and carriages, under contract 642 *Mortgages, Indian Territory,* record of made by nonresidents 510 *Mount Desert, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of breakwater to Porcupine Island 202 *Mount Hope Hay, Mass.,* survey of directed 240 *Mount Pleasant, Mich.,* appropriation for Indian school 347 for additions to Indian school 347 *Mt. Rainier Forest Reservation, Wash.,* proclamation setting apart 836 Pacific forest Reserve merged into 898 *Mowall, Caroline D. (widow),* pension 835 *Mozambique,* appropriation for consul at 36 *Mulford, Lambert L.,* pension increased 750 *Munvey, Emily B. (widow),* pension 733 *Munich,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Municipal Lodging House, D. C.,* appropriation for 682 *Munson, Edward H.,* granted honorable discharge 778 *Murder,* life imprisonment substituted for death in certain eases 487 *Murderkill River, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Murphy, James W.,* deficiency appropriation for 278 *Murray, George W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 304 *Museum, Army Medical,* appropriation for expenses 67, 616 *Musical Compositions,* penalty for unauthorized performing of copyrighted; injunction 481 *Muskegon, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Muskogee, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Company,* granted right of way through Oklahoma and Indian Territories 502 may bridge Arkansas River, etc., Indian Territory 505 *Mutilated Coins,* punishment for passing, making, etc 625 *Mystic River, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Mystic River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 **N.** *Nagasaki,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Nundua Creek, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Nausemond River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Nantes* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Nanticoke River, Del. and Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Nantucket, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 203 *Napa River, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of 232 preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Naphtha,* vessels propelled by, subject to steamboat regulations 489 *Naples,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Narragauselt Bay, R. I.,* appropriation tor improvement, of; contracts 215 estimates for improving channel to be submitted 470 preliminary examination directed for channel through Conanicut Island 238 *Narragangus River, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Nashville Exposition* (*see* Tennessee Centennial Exposition). *Nassau,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *National Academy of Sciences,* appropriation for investigation, etc., of forested lands 432 deficiency appropriation for expenses, electrical units 20 *National Bank,* removal authorized of Interstate, from Kansas City, Kans., to Kansas City, Mo 607 *National Banks* (*see also* National Currency), winding up affairs of, in receiver’s hands 600 after payment of debts shareholders to decide if by receiver or agent 601 settlement by receiver 601 settlement by agent; bond; duty 601 election of new agent in case of vacancy 602 votes of administrators, etc 602 distribution of proceeds of assets 602 *National Cemeteries,* appropriation for maintenance, etc 443 for superintendents 443 for headstones 443 for repairing roadways 443 for burial of indigent soldiers 443 for road, Presidio, San Francisco, Cal 443 for Key West, Fla., additional land 443 for Antietam, Md 443 deficiency appropriation for road, Pulaski County, Ill 284 for Antietam 284 nurses may be buried in 625 *National Currency,* appropriation for superintendent, redemption, clerks, etc., Treasurer’s Office 152, 552 for special examinations, etc 153, 552 for superintendent, etc., Comptroller’s Office 153, 552 for distinctive paper, etc 430 deficiency appropriation for distinctive paper, etc 269 for examinations, etc 306 *National Guard,* issue of small-caliber Springfield rifles to 592 *National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,* appropriation for firing morning and evening gun 68, 617 for expenses, Dayton, Ohio 415 supplies from Medical Department, Army 445 for Milwaukee, Wis 446 for Togus, Me 446 for Hampton, Va 446 for Leavenworth, Kans 447 for Santa Monica, Cal 447 for Marion, Ind 447 for clothing, all branches 448 for salaries and expenses, Board of Managers 448 for State and Territorial Homes 448974 deficiency appropriation for Hampton 284 for support 307 appointment of managers; William B. Franklin, Thomas J. Henderson, George L. Beale, and George W. Steele 472 John Marshall Brown 700 appointment of medical force not limited to disabled officers 517 *National Museum, D. C.,* appropriation for cases, furniture, etc 425 for heating, lighting, etc 425 for preserving, etc., collections 425 for repairs, rent, etc 425 for new galleries, etc 425 for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for Nicaragua pottery collection 279 to exhibit articles at Tennessee Centennial Exposition 477 *National New Haven Bank,* payment to 724 *National University, D. C.,* incorporated 194 *National Zoological Park, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses; half from District revenues 425 roads directed 425 deficiency appropriation for repairs, Holt Mansion 279 *Nautical Almanac Office,* appropriation for assistants, etc 165, 565 for mathematician on tables of the planets 565 for computers 166, 565 *Navajo Agency, N. Mex.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Navajo County, Ariz.,* may issue bonds for building court-house, etc.; election 121 *Navajo Springs, Colo.,* appropriation for agency buildings 336 Indian agency to be established at 336 *Naval Academy,* appropriation for pay of professors, etc 374, 660 for band 374, 661 payment of increase to professors 661 for special training, cadets 374, 661 for watchmen, mechanics, etc 375, 661 for employees, steam engineering 375, 661 for repairs and improvements 375, 661 for heating and lighting 375, 662 for contingent expenses 375, 662 for expenses, Board of Visitors 375, 662 for officers’ quarters, etc 368 for paying 368 for sick quarters 656 for training vessel for 665 deficiency appropriation for Board of Visitors 22 for pay 287 for fuel 288 for contingent 308 report to be made by Hoard of Visitors on extending grounds 368 *Naval Apprentices,* training station authorized, Yerba Buena Island, California 96 not included in limit of enlisted men 97 *Naval Establishment* (*see also* Navy), construction authorized of three seagoing coastline battleships; cost 378 three swift torpedo boats; cost 378 ten or more torpedo boats; cost 378 contracts; to be of domestic materials 379 place of construction 379 to be made within one hundred and twenty days 379 construction contracts: examination, etc., into cost, of armor plate; contracts withheld 379 construction of three torpedo boats authorized 665 contracts; construction, etc 665 appropriation for two Holland submarine torpedo boats; acceptance of boat now building 379 for construction and steam machinery, new vessels 379, 665 for armor and armament, new vessels 379, 665 total cost; contracts authorized 665 for equipment, of new vessels 379, 665 acceptance of ram “Katahdiu” directed 460 deficiency appropriation for equipment of new vessels 22 *Naval Home, Philadelphia,* appropriation for maintenance 367, 654 *Naval Hospitals,* appropriation for maintenance, etc 369, 656 *Naval Militia.* appropriation for arming and equipping 363, 651 *Naval Observatory,* appropriation for assistant astronomers, etc 166, 565 for computations 166, 565 for apparatus, hooks, etc 166, 565 for contingent expenses 166, 565 for miscellaneous expenses 166, 565 for buildings and grounds 368, 656 deficiency appropriation for expenses, sale of lands 285 *Naval Records of the Rebellion, Office of,* appropriation for clerks, etc 164, 563 for continuing publication 164, 563 for printing, etc., additional copies of vols. 1, 2, 3, and 4 164 distribution by Members of the Fifty-fourth Congress 462 *Naval Supplies,* certified check may be accepted as security for proposals and contracts 136 *Naval Supply Fund,* permanent, increased 370 additional increase 658 *Naval Training Station* (*see* Coasters Harbor Island). *Naval War College* (*see* Coasters Harbor Island). *Navigable Waters,* compilation to be made of laws for maintenance, etc., of 234 *Narigation* (*see also* Shipping), proclamation putting in effect regulations for preventing collisions at sea 885 shipping commissioners to be furnished offices, etc 687 space to be allotted crew 688 increased on new vessels 688 vessels exempt 688 sleeping room for crew of Mississippi steamers 688 crew list, etc., to be exhibited to first boarding Officer on return of ship 688 penalty for failure to produce persons on list; exceptions 688 effects of deceased seamen to be sent circuit court 689 lights required on steam pilot boats 689 payment of deceased seamen’s wages 689 sale by court of effects of deceased seamen 689 shipping articles of crews of sailing vessels, etc 689 Canadian border entry and clearance fees abolished 689 registry of American vessels repurchased from foreigners 689975 recovery of lines, for failure to report lose of vessel, etc 690 changes in regulations to prevent collisions at sea 690 inspection of boilers, etc., of foreign vessels admitted to registry 691 repeal of certain sections relating to various ports, etc 691 sea stores may be transferred to vessels of the same line without paying duty 691 punishment for beating, etc., crew, without justifiable cause 691 not to affect repeal of flogging 691 additional regulations to be added to shipping articles 691 *Navigation, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 153, 553 to issue American register to foreign-built vessel “Asturian Prince,” and change name to “Matteawan” 85 “Ceres” and change name to “Lichtenfels Brothers” 516 “E. C. Mowatt” 527 “Kahului” 491 “Johan Ludwig” 5 “Menemsha” 321 “Minde” and change name to “Three Brothers” 5 “Nerito” and change name to “Miami” 3 “Thomas S. Falck,” barge, and change name to “Black Diamond” 511 “Vila” 527 *Navy* (*see also* Naval Establishment), appropriation for pay 361, 648 allotments permitted officers 361 officers to have benefit of service in other corps 361 benefit to surgeons specially appointed for yellow-fever services 361 no payments to officers employed by contractors 361 employment of officers by contractors forbidden 361 for pay, miscellaneous 361, 619 for contingent 362, 619 for Bureau of Navigation 362, 649 naval training station 362, 650 War College and Torpedo School 362, 650 for Bureau of Ordnance 363, 650 reserve guns for auxiliary cruisers 363, 650 naval militia 363, 651 for Bureau of Equipment 364, 651 Flags of Maritime Nations 652 for Bureau of Yards and Docks 365, 652 Naval Home 367, 654 public works 367, 654 Naval Academy 368, 656 Naval Observatory 368, 656 for Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 369, 656 for Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 369, 657 tobacco purchases 370 permanent naval supply fund increased 370 increased advance to supply fund 658 for Bureau of Construction and Repair 371, 658 model tank 372, 659 for Bureau of Steam Engineering 373, 659 special new machinery 373 claims of contractors for building, etc., to be examined 374 for Naval Academy 374, 660 for Marine Corps 375, 662 for increase of the Naval Establishment 378, 664 for construction and steam machinery 379, 665 for armor and armament 379, 665 for equipment 379, 665 for training ship, Naval Academy 665 for pensions 45, 479 deficiency appropriation for Board of Visitors, Naval Academy 22 for New York Navy-Yard 22 for War College, etc 22 for equipment of new vessels 22 for pay 285, 286, 308, 311 for contingent 285, 286 for Marine Corps 285, 287, 308, 312 for pay, miscellaneous 286, 286, 289, 308, 311 for Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 286, 288, 308 for Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 286, 288, 308, 312 for Naval Academy 287, 308 for Bureau of Navigation 288, 308, 312 for Bureau of Ordnance 288, 308, 312 for Bureau of Equipment 288, 308, 312 for Bureau of Steam Engineering 289, 308, 312, 480 for mileage claims 308, 311 for Bureau of Yards and Docks 308, 312 for Bureau of Construction and Repair 308, 312, 480 for destruction of clothing, etc 308, 312 for indemnity, lost clothing 308 for 20 per cent additional compensation 308 for gratuity to seamen 308 for enlistment bounties 308, 312 for pensions 309, 312 for six first-class frigates 312 for extra pay, Pacific Coast service 312 acceptance of certified cheeks as security, contracts, etc 136 of ram “Katahdin” directed 460 appointment authorized of John P. J. Ryan, John R. Morris, and Chester Wells, assistant engineers 468 on retired list, John N. Quackenbush 803 benefits of honorable discharge and reenlistment bounty extended to all enlisted men 476 accounts heretofore disallowed to be passed 476 clerk in charge of civil employments, etc., pay established 285 examination of system for propelling vessels by direct action against the water 379 expenses of transporting food for India famine, payable from funds of 702 limit of enlisted men not to include apprentices 97 naval apprentice training station authorized, Yerba Buena Island, Cal 96 no deduction from officers’ pay, for defect in commission if service performed, during the war 593 passed assistant surgeons to be commissioned 526 per diem allowance to officers serving on Pacific deep-water commission 531 rank and pay increased of Judge-Advocate-General 251 reappointment authorized of Henry T. Baker as naval cadet 759 removal to bar to appointment in, on account of service in Confederate States 84 retired rank of George H. Perkins 722 repairs to foundry, Washington, authorized 463 retired officers may be employed on river and harbor improvements 235 *Navy Department,* appropriation for Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc 164, 563 appointment, etc., clerk 164 title and pay corrected 285 for clerks, etc., Bureau of Navigation 161, 563976 appropriation for clerks, etc., office Naval Records of the Rebellion: publication 1114, 563 additional copies first four volumes 164 library 165, 564 Judge-Advocate-General’s office 165, 564 Hydrographic office 165, 564 Bureau of Equipment 165, 565 for assistants, etc., Nautical Almanac office, 165, 565 Naval Observatory 165, 565 for clerks, etc., Bureau of Steam Engineering 166, 565 Bureau of Construction and Repair 166, 565 Bureau of Ordnance 166, 565 Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 166, 566 Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 166, 566 Bureau of Yards and Docks 167, 566 for books and periodicals 167, 566 for contingent expenses 167, 566 for naval service 361, 618 for printing and binding 452 deficiency appropriation for Navy 22, 285, 308, 311, 480 for printing and binding 73 for Naval Observatory 285 for owners, “H. E. Thompson” 289 for owners of Newton’s wharf, Norfolk, Va 289 for owner of “Gossoon” 289 for Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company 289 commissions of officials to be issued under seal of 75 *Navy-Yards,* appropriation for repairs and preservation 365, 655 *Neah Bay Agency, Wash.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Neal Bay, Wash.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Neal, Simeon T.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Neat Cattle,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of, from certain countries 870 *Needlework,* free entry of, for exhibition, New York Association of Sewing Schools 708 *Negotiable Paper, District of Columbia,* days of grace abolished after January 1, 1897 123 *Negro Colonists,* deficiency appropriation for expenses of, return from Mexico 18, 268 *Nehalem River, Oreg.,* survey of, directed 242 *Nelson, Laura A.,* pension increased 811 *Neosho River, Kans.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Neponset River, Mass.,* survey of, directed 240 *“Nerito,” Steamer,* granted American register and name changed to “Miami.” 3 *Nesbitt, William H.,* pension increased 771 *Nestucca River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of 233 *Netherlands,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Nense River, N.* appropriation for improvement of 220 survey of, directed 242 *Neutrality Act,* appropriation for expenses under 31, 587 *Neutrality Laws,* proclamation warning citizens not to violate 870 warning all persons not to violate, as to Cuba 881 *Nevada,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses Indian service in 338 deficiency appropriation for traveling expenses, volunteers 308 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 *Nevada Agency, Nev.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *New Elizabeth (widow),* pension 732 *New Bedford, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 survey of harbor, directed 240 *New Hampshire,* life-saving station to be established on coast of Massachusetts or 385 return of regimental flag, 11th Infantry 467 *New Haven, Conn.,* appropriation for breakwaters 204 for improvement of harbor 204 survey of harbor, directed 239 *New Jersey,* appropriation for improvement of channel between Staten Island and 206 *New Mexico,* appropriation for salaries, government in 160, 560 for contingent expenses 160, 560 for legislative expenses 160, 560 meeting of legislature; limit of officials 161 for repairs, Adobo Palace 161 for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for support, etc., of Apache, etc., Indians in 337 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 issue of bonds by, validated 487 *New Orleans, La.,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 157, 556 for salaries, mint at 159, 558 for wages; contingent expenses 159, 558 for marine hospital 416 deficiency appropriation for expenses, sale of old marine hospital 276 limit of customs district extended 72 ports of delivery in Illinois transferred to Chicago customs district 1 repeal of provisions requiring vessels to make entry at, if for ports in the district 691 as to unlading on west bank of Mississippi River 691 *New Orleans Pacific Railway Company,* may relinquish title to settlers on indemnity lands 91 may select other lands in lieu 91 *New River, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of inland waterway to Beaufort Harbor 219 *New Rochelle, N. Y.,* donated condemned cannon for soldiers’ monument 115 *New York,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery 279 *New York Agency, N. Y.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for physician 337 *New York and Long Island Bridge Company,* time extended for bridging East River 509977 *New York Association, of Sewing Schools,* free entry of needlework imported for exhibition by 703 *New York City,* appropriation for dispatch agents 30, 581 for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 157, 556 for salaries, assay office at 160, 559 for wages; contingent expenses 160, 559 for transferring foreign mails to and from piers 315, 617 for appraisers’ warehouse 115 for post-office building, alterations 115 for steel lighter, navy-yard 659 deficiency appropriation for appraisers’ warehouse 376 time extended for bridging East River, Long Island to 509 vessels for Connecticut from Sandy Hook not required to deposit papers 691 *New York Harbor,* appropriation for improvement of Bay Ridge, etc., channels; contracts 205 for improvement of Newtown Creek; contracts 205 for improvement of 206 for preventing injurious deposits; office force 445 for crews, etc., vessels 445 deficiency appropriation for preventing obstructions, etc 21 for dry dock, navy-yard 22 pier lines, Gowanns Creek to Fort Hamilton 205 survey of channels, directed 241 *New York, Southern Judicial District,* legislation as to attorneys, not applicable to 186 *Newark, N. J.,* appropriation for public building; additional land 414 *Newburyport, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 *Newcastle-on-Tyne,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Newcomb, Simon,* may accept decoration from France 837 *Newman, A. M.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Newman, Mary (daughter),* pension 734 *Newport, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Newport, Ky.,* open space of public building, reduced 483 *Newsboys and Children’s Aid Society, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Newsom, James,* deficiency appropriation for widow 301 *Newspaper Correspondents,* to be furnished copies of daily Congressional Record 700 *Newspaper Wrappers, Stamped,* appropriation for manufacture; distribution 316, 647 *Newton, Anna M. (widow)* pension 788 *Newton, N. J.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated for soldiers and sailors’ monument at 55 *Newton’s Wharf, Norfolk, Va.,* deficiency appropriation for owner 289 *Newtown Creek, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 205 estimates for work on, to be submitted 165 preliminary examination of channel between Flushing Bay and, to be made 237 *Nez Perces Agency, Idaho,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Nez Percés Indian Reservation, Idaho,* appropriation for sawmills 340 *Nez Percés Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 329 *Nez Percés Indians, Idaho,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by, Idaho 873 *Nez Percés Indians, Joseph’s Band,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 for surveying ceded lands of 340 *Niagara River, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 206, 216 construction of bridge authorized across, Lewiston, N. Y 134 *Niantic, Conn.,* survey of harbor directed 239 *Nicaragua,* deficiency appropriation for transportation, pottery collection, gift to National Museum from 279 *Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Salvador,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Nicaraguan Canal Commission,* deficiency appropriation for 267 *Nice,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Nichol, John E.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Nichols, Clara L.,* pension increased 810 *Nichols, John,* pension increased 806 *Nicolal Brothers,* granted permission to use oil pipes, Washington, D. C 735 *Ninth Judicial Circuit,* deficiency appropriation for salary, additional judge 297 terms of circuit court of appeals, additional 177 *Nixon, R. B.,* deficiency appropriation for 300 *Noyales,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Nolan, Annie E. (widow),* pension increased 799 *Nomenclature,* appropriation for completing, of exports and imports 38 *Nomini Creek, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Norfolk and Western Railroad Company,* deficiency appropriation for 272 *Norfolk, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 207 for improvement of inland water route to Albemarle Sound, N. C 220 estimates for deepening channel, etc., from Hampton Roads to be submitted 469 repeal of requirement of deposit of manifest at, by vessels bound up James River 691 *Norris, A. Wilson,* deficiency appropriation for balance due 289 *North America,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from countries of 972 *North American Commercial Company,* deficiency appropriation for materials, etc 271 *North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.,* appropriation for lands, opening of 579 *North Carolina State Guard, First Regiment,* condemned cannon donated to 57978 *North Dakota,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 *North Dakota and Minnesota Central Railway Company,* may bridge Red River of the North, Minn 186 *North Georgia Agricultural College,* released from payment for destroyed gun 751 *North Manitou Island, Mich.,* temporary lease of land for light station; condemnation 91 *North Pacific Pilot Chart,* appropriation for expenses 165, 564 *North River, Wash.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Northern and Northwestern Lakes,* appropriation for printing charts, etc 444 for surveys, etc 444 *Northern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 329 *Northern Cheyenne Indians,* appropriation for commission to negotiate for removal of, to Crow Reservation 341 *Northern, etc., Frontiers,* entry and clearance fees by vessels on waters of, abolished 689 *Northern Liberty Market, Washington D. C.,* drawback certificates authorized for losses, destruction of 500 *Northern New York Railroad Company,* may bridge, Saint Lawrence River, Hogansburg, N. Y 603 *Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants,* appropriation for commissioners to classify 136 *Northern Pacific Railroad Company,* deficiency appropriation for classifying mineral lands, grant to 22 settlers on second indemnity grant, Minnesota, may have other lands for, canceled entries 245 *Northport Harbor, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Northport, Wash.,* deficiency appropriation for ore-sampling works 270 *Northville, Mich.,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery 279 condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 133 *Norwalk, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Norway, Sweden and* appropriation for minister 28, 579 proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Nottingham,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Noxubee River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Nuero, Laredo,* appropriation for consul-general at 32 for clerk hire 36 *Nuremberg,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Nurses, Army,* may be buried in national cemeteries 625 *Nyack Harbor, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 **O.** *“O. A. Mygatt,” Schooner,* deficiency appropriation for refund of fine 272 *Oak Orchard, N. Y.,* survey of harbor directed 242 *Oakland Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Oakland, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 213 condemned cannon, etc., donated for soldiers’ monument in cemetery 473 *Oaths,* commissioners and clerks of courts may administer 184 of marshals and deputies may be administered by Federal or State officers 481 *Obion River, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 *Obscene Literature,* sending, by express companies, etc., unlawful 512 punishment 512 *Observatory, Naval* (*see* Naval Observatory). *Occoquan Creek, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Ocean and Lake Surveys,* appropriation for 362, 649 *Oceanic Steamship Company,* appropriation tor additional compensation Pacific mail service; limit 315, 647 *Ocklawaha River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Ocmulgee River, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Oconce River, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Oconto, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 *Ocracoke Inlet, N.* survey of, directed 242 *Odessa,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *O’Driscoll, B. J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Officers, Army,* appropriation for pay of line; longevity 60, 609 for pay of general staff; longevity 61, 610 for pay of retired; longevity 62, 611 for commutation of quarters 63, 612 for mileage; allowance 63, 612 deficiency appropriation for pay, etc 21, 283, 307, 311 no deduction from pay for defect in commission if service performed during the war 593 title and uniform of highest rank in Regular Army during the war allowed discharged, etc 511 volunteers, to have rank from date in commission 593 *Officers, Marine Corps,* appropriation for pay 375, 662 allotments of pay permitted 361 to receive benefit of service in other corps 361 no payments to, employed by contractors after June 30, 1897 361 employment made unlawful 361 *Officers, Navy,* appropriation for pay 361, 648 allotments of pay permitted 361 no deduction from pay for defect in commission if service performed during the war 593 to receive benefit of service in other corps 361 extended to surgeons appointed for meritorious yellow-fever services 361 no payments to, employed by contractors after June 30, 1897 361 employment made unlawful 361 *Official Gazette, Patent Office,* appropriation for producing 170, 569979 *Official Postal Guide,* appropriation for publication; contract 175, 575 *Official Reporters,* appropriation for, Senate 143, 541 for, House of Representatives 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for Senate, extra services 301 for House, extra services 304 *Ogden, Utah.* terms of court 621 *Ogdensburg, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Ogg, Frank R.,* deficiency appropriation for services 296 *O’Grady, Anthony, alias John Davis,* granted honorable discharge 782 *Ohio River,* appropriation for improvement of, at the Falls, and Indiana Chute Falls; contracts 224 for improvement of; Dam No. 6; contracts 221 for improvement of; Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5; contracts 225 for improvement of harbor of Evansville, Ind 225 Golcouda, Ill 225 Brooklyn, Ill 225 near Mound City, Ill 225 for lighting 419 permanent appropriation for snag boats increased 231 *Ohio River, Ohio,* survey of, from Marietta to its mouth, directed 242 *Ohio River, Ohio and W. Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 225 for survey and report on dams 225 for snagging 225 for ice piers, additional 225 *Okanagan River, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 *Oklahoma,* appropriation for salaries, government in 161, 560 for contingent expenses 161, 560 for legislative expenses 161, 560 removal of capital forbidden 161 allowance for clerk hire 277 construction of bridge authorized across Arkansas River 531 entry of lands in Greer County 490 land office established at Mangum 491 organization of Greer County 113 proclamation opening to entry lands in, ceded by Kickapoo Indians 868 withdrawing from entry binds in Greer Comity 878 reservations in vacated townsites open to homestead entry 116 sales in open market 117 sales by towns, etc 117 right of way through, granted Muskogee, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Company 502 Saint Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad Company 69 Saint Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway Company 80 time extended and location changed of right of way, by Kansas, Oklahoma Central mid Southwestern Railway 529 *Old Settlers, Western Cherokee Indians,* payment for legal services to be withheld 314 *Oldmans Creek, N. J.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Olean, N. Y.,* condemned camion, etc., donated to Forty-third Separate Company, New York, National Guard 84 *Oleomargarine,* appropriation for expenses, taxation of 156, 555 *Olympia, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 214 *Olympic Forest Reservation, Wash.,* proclamation setting apart 901 *Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Nebr.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Omaha Indian Reservation, Nebr.,* time extended for right of way through 512 *Omaha, Nebr.,* appropriation for public building 415 authority to hold Transmississippi and International Exposition at 382 *Omlie, Halvor K.,* granted additional time to pay for preemption entry 710 *O’Neill, John,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Ontonagon, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor of refuge, directed 241 *Opium,* forfeited prepared, may be sold to highest bidder 695 *Orange, Tex.,* bridge across Sabine River, authorized near 513 *Oranges,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Orange River, Fla.,* preliminary examination to be made of 236 *Ordnance Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 61, 610 for current expenses 68, 616 for metallic ammunition, etc 68, 616 for repairing, etc., ordnance and ordnance stores 68, 617 for purchase, etc., ordnance stores 68, 617 for equipments 68, 617 for overhauling, etc., stores 68, 617 for firing morning and evening gun; Volunteers’ Soldiers Home 68, 617 for artillery targets, etc 68, 617 for manufacture of arms at armories 68, 617 applicable to magazine arm 68, 617 limit to civilian clerks 68, 617 deficiency appropriation for ordnance, etc 307 *Ordnance, Naval,* appropriation for procuring, etc 363, 650 for modern battery for “Hartford” 650 for reserve supply 363, 650 for reserve guns for auxiliary cruisers 363, 650 *Ordnance Office, War Department,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 562 *Ordnance Storekeeper, Army,* on duty at Washington to rank as major 258 *Ore Sampling Works,* deficiency appropriation for equipping, etc 270 *Oregon,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for support, etc., of confederated tribes of Indians, middle 337 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 deficiency appropriation for incidentals Indian service in 292 for pay, etc., volunteers 308, 311 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded on Siletz Reservation 866 *Oregon and Washington Bridge Company.* time extended for bridging Columbia River, La Camas, Wash 110980 *Orient Point, Long Island, N. Y.,* light-house and fog signal established 593 *Original Package Law,* spirits bottled in bond not exempt from 628 *Orme, Frank D.,* sale of lot, Washington, D. C., to 128 *Osage Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Osage Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 329 *Osage River, Mo.,* appropriation for improvement of 231 *Osaka and Hiogo,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Osgood, James H.,* pension increased 708 *Oswego, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Otey, Peter J.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Otoe Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Ottawa,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Otter,* proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of, in Alaska, etc 878 *Otter Creek, Vt.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Otter Tail Lake and River, Minn.* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Ouachita Parish, La.,* may bridge Ouachita River, Monroe, La 515 *Ouachita River, Ark. and La.,* appropriation for improvement of; dams, etc 223 *Ouachita River, La.,* construction of bridge authorized across, at Monroe, La 515 *Ouray Agency, Utah,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 for support, etc., of Indians at 338 *Overmyer, David,* deficiency appropriation for services 297 *Owen, Chambers R.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Owens, W. C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Oyster Bay, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Oyster River, N. H.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 **P.** *P Street Bridge, D. C.,* appropriation for widening, and approaches 671 *Pacific Coast,* appropriation for completing revenue steamer for 421 *Pacific, Coast Steamship Company,* deficiency appropriation for 272 *Pacific Deep-Water Harbor Commission,* board of engineers to be appointed 213 per diem allowance to naval member 531 *Pacific Forest Reserve, Wash.,* merged in Mt. Rainier Forest Reservation 898 *Pacific Ocean,* appropriation for transporting mails to islands in 315, 647 for scientific investigation of fur seals, north 175 proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of fur-bearing animals in northern 878 *Pacific Ocean Pilot Chart, North,* appropriation for expenses of monthly 165, 564 *Pack, James R.,* pension restored 817 *Pages,* appropriation for, Senate 142, 539 for, House of Representatives 145, 543 *Paine, Rufus A.,* pension increased 780 *Palermo,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Palm Beach, Fla.,* made subport of entry and delivery; officers 2 survey of, directed 239 *Palmenteer, Peter B.,* pension 717 *Palmer, Thomas W.,* deficiency appropriation for reimbursement 20 for paying claims against World’s Columbian Commission 270 *Palmeter, Phoebe M. Woolley (daughter),* pension 762 *Pamlico River. N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 survey of, directed 242 *Pamunkey River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Pan-American Medical Congress,* deficiency appropriation for distributing reports 268 *Panama.* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 for contribution, foreign hospitals 38, 589 *Paper, Distinctive,* appropriation for expenses, for securities 429 for national currency 430 *Paper and Stamps, Internal Revenue,* appropriation for expenses 429 *Paper for Checks, etc.,* appropriation for 158, 558 *Para,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Paraguay and Urugnay,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Paris,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Parker, Abraham H.,* pension increased 751 *Parker, Caroline (mother),* pension 717 *Parker, Cassius C.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Parker, Minnie (widow),* pension 817 *Parking Commission, D. C.,* appropriation for expenses 400, 672 *Parks, Military,* appropriation for Chickamauga and Chattanooga 442 for Gettysburg 412 for Shiloh, condemned cannon, etc 442 punishment for injuring monuments, trees, etc 621 hunting, etc, in 621 arrests, trials, etc 621 actions to take possession of lands in 622 use for army and militia maneuvers authorized: regulation 120 *Parks, National,* appropriation for Yellowstone, commissioner 178, 578 for Yellowstone; improvement, etc 442981 *Parrott, James G.,* pension increased 738 *Pascagnola River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 survey of, directed 240 *Paso del Norte* (*see also* Ciudad Juarez), appropriation for consul at 34 for clerk hire 37 *Pass a Loutre, Mississippi River,* appropriation for closing crevasse 597 rights under Ead’s contracts not impaired 597 liability for, to be decided by Attorney General 597 *Passaic River, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Passed Assistant Surgeons,* to be commissioned; examinations 526 *Passport Regulations, Foreign,* printing ordered 704 *Passports,* protocol to treaty with Japan as to 879 *Patapsco River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Patchogue River, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Patent Office,* appropriation for Commissioner, Assistant, examiners, etc 169, 569 for books, etc 170, 569 for Official Gazette 170, 569 for weekly issues of patents, etc 170, 569 for investigations, etc 170, 569 for expenses, International Bureau 170, 569 for rent, model exhibit 172, 571 *Patents,* convention with Japan, securing protection of 860 granted for inventions not known or published before discovery, etc 692 in infringement suits prior publication of invention may be proved 692 securing patents in foreign countries no bar to issue; exception 693 applications to be completed in one year after filing 693 acknowledgment of assignment prima facie evidence of the fact 693 recovery limited to infringements committed in six years 694 representation of Departments in applications made special 694 provisions not applicable to prior or pending cases 694 suits for infringements to be brought in district of defendant or his agent 695 price of printed copies of specifications and drawings reduced 124 *Patents, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, assistant, examiners, etc 169, 569 *Patras,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Patrick, R. M.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Patten, Charles L.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Patterson, Charles H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Patton, Rachel (widow),* pension 836 *Pauley, Hiram P.,* pension 768 *Pauls, George,* deficiency appropriation for, indemnity to 267 *Pavements, D. C.,* appropriation for repairs, etc 398, 670 *Pawcatuck River, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Pawnee Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Pawure Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 329 *Pawtucket River, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Pay, Army,* appropriation for 60, 609 deficiency appropriation for 21, 283, 307, 311 all appropriations, except officer’s mileage to constitute one fund 63, 612 *Pay, Arrears of,* appropriation for, volunteers 148 deficiency appropriation for, volunteers 22, 307, 311 *Pay Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 62, 611 *Pay, Marine Corps,* appropriation for officers, active list 375, 662 retired list 375, 662 for enlisted men 375, 662 retired 376, 662 deficiency appropriation for 308, 312 *Pay, Navy,* appropriation for 361, 618 allotments by officers permitted 361 officers to receive benefit of service in different corps 261 for miscellaneous 361, 619 for contingent 362, 649 deficiency appropriation for 285, 286, 308, 311 for contingent 285, 286 for miscellaneous 286, 286, 289, 308, 311 *Pay, Volunteers,* of officers to date from terms of commission 593 *Paymaster-General’s Office, War Department,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 562 *Paymasters’ Clerks and Messengers, Army,* appropriation to pay, traveling expenses 63, 611 *Payne, Lucy Alexander (widow),* pension increased 821 *Peaches,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Peacock, R. C.,* deficiency appropriation for services 27 *Pearl River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of, between Edinburg and Cartilage 221 between Carthage aud Jackson 222 below Jackson 222 survey of mouth of, directed 210 *Pears,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Pease Creek, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 209 *Peck, Miram C. (widow),* pension 7110 *Peck, Seth V.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Peebles, Theresa (widow),* pension increased 763 *Peekskill, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Peirce, Herbert H. D.,* may accept medal from Russia 828 *Pelham, Mary (mother),* pension 797 *“Pelican,” Tug,* deficiency appropriation for refund of line 273 *Pend Oreille River, Idaho,* survey of, directed 239 *Pend Oreille River, Wash.,* survey of, directed 213982 *Penitentiary, United States,* appropriation for subsistence, clothing, etc 450 for miscellaneous expenditures 450 for salaries 451 for industries and repairs 451 deficiency appropriation for site, Fort Leavenworth, Kans 481 construction of new building, etc., authorized at Leavenworth, Kans 380 *Pennington, Polk K.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Pennsylvania Railroad Company,* deficiency’ appropriation for 273 *Penobscot River, Me.,* preliminary examination of, at Frankfort to be made 236 survey of, directed 240 *Pensacola, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 208 *Pensaukee, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 *Pension, Agents,* appropriation for salaries, etc 45, 479 deficiency’ appropriation for contingent expenses 309 *Pension Appeals, Board of,* appropriation for 167, 566 *Pension Office,* appropriation for Commissioner, deputies, clerks, etc 168, 568 for per diem, etc., special examiners 169, 568 for additional special examiners 169, 568 for law books, etc 169 *Pensions,* appropriation for payment of army and navy 45, 479 navy, from navy fund 45, 479 restorations utter rejection, etc., to date from first filing 45 for fees, etc., examining surgeons; examinations 45, 479 for agents’ salaries 45, 179 for clerk hire; apportionment 15, 479 for fuel; lights 45, 479 for stationery, etc 46, 479 for rents 46, 479 for board of pension appeals 167, 566 for Commissioner, deputies, etc 168, 568 deficiency appropriation for army 309, 312 for examining surgeons 309, 312 for agents 309 death of soldier may be proved by unexplained, etc., absence for seven years 57 masters, engineers, etc., of merchant vessels in naval service in time of war to receive 189 ratings to be specifically reported by examining surgeons 479 taking affidavits by agents, repealed 74 granted, Abercrombie, Abner 830 Adams, Mellisn 815 Allen, Lucy A 770 Andrews, Henry V 741 Arnold, Mary L 821 Bachelder, Elvira 761 Bagley, George W 795 Barrett, Hannah Newell 744 Burry, Celestia R 763 Bench, Hattie A 829 Belts, Juliette 712 Bliss, Maud Ardelle 731 Bostwick, Hester A 789 Boyd, Sarah A 723 Brewer, Thomas 749 Bricker, Michael E 711 Brookins, Richard, alias Dick Spencer 779 Brooks, George M 778 granted, Brooks, Martha 719 Brown, Dolly S 790 Brown, Francis 800 Brown, Jacob 784 Brown, Jerusha H 751 Bruner, John W 790 Carr, Mary Gould 825 Mary, Augustus G 766 Casey, Emma Weir 825 Caster, John 738 Chamberlain, Jared S 787 Chapman, Lydia 765 Cogswell, Eva Davis 708 Collins, Mary 775 Cook, Elizabeth J 733 Copley, John J 832 Corbett, Annie J 716 Crandall, Mollie 713 Cray, Mary 745 Crouch, Michael H. J 738 Cunningham, Jane 816 Cunningham, Susan E 779 Curtiss, Eleanor, and children 776 Dalton, John 741 Darragh, Catharine 769 Daugherty, Thomas S 796 Davenport, Mary F 711 Dillon, Catherine 746 Donohoe, Elizabeth E 733 Driscol, Frederick A 823 Duncan, Julia Jones 831 Duncklee, Nancy T 802 Dunn, James W 821 Durley, Williamson 742 Dustin, Elmira E 748 Edwards, William 818 Elliott, Emily 785 Ely, Mary E 808 English, Elizabeth Moore 714 Ermer, Annie M 822 Evans, John E 718 Ewing, Ellen C 740 Ferris, Lydia Boynton 775 Filgate, Emeline 765 Fisher, Jane 761 Funkhouser, Helen A 817 Gard, Alice 786 Gaffney, Catherine 712 Gentry, Nancy 719 Gibbon, Fanny Moule 779 Gibbons, Maria 766 Gibson, Martha M 767 Giles, Daniel 815 Gilman, Samuel D 776 Goldwater, Samuel 733 Greene, Annie M 708 Greene, Carrie H 748 Gresham, Matilda 734 Hall, Mary A 713 Hamilton, Sophia J 718 Harris, Ira 765 Hazelip, Ransom C 766 Heckman, Eliza Craig 831 Helfenstein, Frances E 765 Herrick, Harriet F 800 Hill, Julia A 709 Hodgdon, George William 774 Holaday, Thomas 737 Holliday, Lydia W 829 Holliday, Samuel 783 Holman, Eliza J 789 Hull, Mary E. 714 Hunley, Archibald 794 Ives, Sarah G 726 Jackman, Helen A 726 Jardine, Catherine R 713 Johnson, Anna P 777983 granted, Jones, Sarah Weedon 768 Kearny, Elizabeth Watts 732 Kelley, Anna 709 Kenney, Miriam V 809 Kidwell, Margaret A 777 King, Lewellyn D 818 Kirkpatrick, Margaret 826 Kirkpatrick, Rebecca A 830 Kingsley, Ellen 734 Lafferty, Mary Ann 786 Lapham, Cynthia A 741 Lee, Catherine G 830 Lewis, Olive M 789 Lierman, Frederick 784 Luthy, Margaret A 738 Lynn, Mary Jane 736 McCartney, Katherine S 739 McGinnis, Gideon L 793 McGrath, Wallace 731 McKinney, James L 815 McMillan, Jesse 753 McNeil, Martha 737 McNeil, Neil 762 Marsh, Delia A 749 Marshall, Elizabeth 749 Martin, Mary 763 Meinhofer, Ann Maria 827 Molder, Andrew J 830 Moore, Jennie E 789 Morrow, Isabella 785 Mowatt, Caroline D 835 Muncey, Emily B 733 New, Elizabeth 732 Newman, Mary 734 Newton, Anna M 788 Palmenteer, Peter B 717 Palmeter, Phoebe M. Woolley 762 Parker, Caroline 717 Parker, Minnie 817 Patton, Rachel 836 Pauley, Hiram P. 768 Peek, Mirum C 790 Pelham, Mary 797 Pitman, Kate A 716 Poe, Eleanor Carroll 747 Pogue, John W 796 Pollock, Thomas 777 Powers, Ira 816 Prince, Henry 754 Prince, Lauretta L 813 Prince, Mary 768 Prince, Nancy B 769 Pyne, Eliza G 757 Rawlings, Armstead M 762 Reeder, Bluford 785 Reynolds, Patrick, children of 754 Reynolds, Russel N 739 Richardson, Elizabeth 742 Rickards, Lucinda, and children 767 Ross, Francis M 832 Salters, Malachi 831 Sandford, Eliza 753 Santas, Hiram 825 Sargent, Elizabeth A 715 Schifirli, Annie 819 Schwatka, Ada J 746 Shuman,Elnora 863 Smith, Catherine 739 Smith, Lena D 781 Stine, Rita 718 Stowell, Sophronia S 729 Stucker, Arminda 722 Thayer, John M 715 Thompson, Rhoda Augusta 751 Tollett, Daniel T 821 Tracy, Mary Ann 724 Tuller, Augusta 774 granted, Van Deweer, Emily M 750 Vandever, Jane H 831 Wagner, Harrison 835 Warbrook, James 818 Way, Amanda M 826 Webber, Betsey J 810 White, Arminda 766 Whiting, Jane Stewart 781 Wible, Sarah Ann 766 Wickware, Frances E 743 Williams, Elizabeth M 745 Wilson, Eliza 721 Wilson, Keturah 775 Wing, James L 803 Woodcock, Amanda 787 Yazell, Hannah 785 Yeaton, Carrie L 735 Young, Margaret J 767 Zeigenheim, Katherine 769 increased, Abbey, George C 780 Aleshire, Mary L 715 Audricks, Uriah 812 Applegate, William T 716 Aspold, Sarah A 795 Bacon, Mary L 771 Baker, Caroline S 773 Barnard, George V 772 Beall, Elizabeth T 711 Bleaker, Elise 783 Blunt, Nancy Carson 733 Boughton, Celeste A 780 Bradbury, Josiah P 834 Britton, John L 761 Broaddus, Patsey E 797 Brown, Dudley F 807 Brown, Elvin J 748 Brown, Lue R 747 Brown, William 731 Buck, William G 835 Bull, Sarah A 732 Burns, Pricilla R 783 Buss, Alfred P 780 Carroll, Helen Morrell 730 Case, George W 708 Cash, Emily E 753 Cheeks, Nettie A 811 Church, Uzziel B 712 Clark, Orleina J 764 Clendenin, Sophia D 731 Cochenour, John S 727 Cogswell, Wilbur F 743 Colwell, Annie E 740 Comfy, Sarah E 779 Coombs, John 762 Cooper, Joseph A 718 Corigan, Thomas 717 Cotton, Byron 768 Crosby, Julia H. H 822 Custer, George B 811 Davis, Cassie A 738 Dawson, Barton S 798 De Clute, Daniel E 826 Dennis, Adam 799 Dodge, Laura C 811 Donohue, Joseph M 830 Doubleday, Mary 720 Dulaney, Jane 709 Durnell, Jesse 833 Ellis, Albert 726 Enochs, Annis H 714 Enright, Richard C 818 Essex, Lemuel J 814 Fairfax, Josephine Foote 721 Ferree, George W 826 Fisher, Joseph W 714 French, William W 726984 increased, Fueston, Jefferson 740 Glover, Josephine 816 Gould, Shubnel 807 Grant, Kate 738 Greer, William 790 Gregg, Harriet C 748 Grose, William 736 Higgins, Mary S 809 Hall, Georgianna C 737 Hazlip, Mary E 752 Hight, Bradbury W 808 Hill, Josiah P 812 Hines, John W 789 Hoover, Francis E 755 Hough, Caroline A 808 Honk, Mary B 719 Howell, Ebenezer G 727 Hudson, Joseph J 790 Hull, Ann Catherine 747 Hurley, James P 741 Hyams, Solomon 750 Ingalls, T. Clarkson 731 Jameson, Julia A 749 Jennings, Daniel D 754 Johnson, George 776 Johnson, Hans 810 Johnson, Levi T. E 831 Jones, Elihu 834 Jones, James H 742 Keeffe, Mary W 802 Keiser, Lewis 819 Keith, Andrew B 716 Kelly, Mary Clare 734 Kiernan, Mrs. H. J 747 Kimball, Nathan 735 Kiracofe, Robert 806 Ladd, Andrew R 772 Larrabee, Elizabeth L 807 Leet, Sarah B 791 McBride, Alexander 786 McCoy, Melancthon 794 McKibben, Marion 806 McKinsey, Samuel 798 McLaws, A. H 714 Mallery, Helen M 767 Manion, Ambrose D 799 Marple, Henderson 774 Marthou, Elizabeth D 827 Merchant, George B 814 Morris, Adelaide 806 Morris, William H 744 Morrison, Alexander C 793 Mulford, Lambert L 752 Nelson, Laura A 811 Nesbit, William H 771 Nichols, Clara I 810 Nichols, John 806 Nolan, Annie E 799 Osgood, James H 708 Paine, Rufus A 780 Parker, Abraham H 751 Parrott, James C 738 Payne, Lucy Alexander 821 Peebles, Theresa 763 Pettit, Michael S 750 Philbrook, Mrs. C. E 734 Phillips, Richards 793 Pilkington, Richard P 752 Porter, Joseph 715 Puckett, Greenville 833 Purdum, Caroline E 746 Purdy, Theodore V 732 Rafferty, Peter 716 Rhoades, Eunice Ida Gallup 718 Row, John R 796 Schilling, Lewis C 720 Scott, Thomas M 745 increased, Seutman, Charles W 833 Shang, Bennett S 794 Slaughter, Henry 813 Spencer, Mrs. William Loring 750 Spofford, Edward C 829 Stahel, Julius H 821 Stevens, Silas M 800 Stoneman, Mary O. H 825 Sutherland, Elizabeth W 747 Sweeny, Eugenia R 737 Thomas, Cyrus 752 Thompson, Annie 783 Thompson, Mary C 763 Thornhill, French W 729 Thornton, Henry F 814 Thorp, Thomas J 797 Towne, Samuel C 805 Townsend, Horace 715 Turtle, Virginia E 814 Twomey, Charles H 813 Van Cleve, Charlotte O 764 Vantine, Joseph E 820 Vunk, Edward 826 Walker, Thomas D 787 Walker, William T 781 Walsh, Francis 724 Wedel, Anna 775 Weirer, Charlotte 829 Wellons, Elizabeth 823 Welton, Charlotte A 770 West, Joseph R 713 Whetsel, Isaac H 771 White, Melita E 787 White, Silas S 788 Whiting, Elizabeth Deshler 716 Widmer, Gabriel 797 Williams, Gilman 729 Williams, Isaac N 834 Wilson, Maria E 736 Worth, Henry A. F 772 Young, James Loyd 732 Young, Mary T 786 Zellers, John 832 restored, Anderson, Elizabeth T 823 Blackman, Agnes A 717 Kehl, John 777 Pack, James R 817 Sellmnn, Ethan A 798 Smalls, Robert 762 Sweatt, Ira H 823 Waldrop, William 815 of Jesse McMillan, corrected 794 order withholding, from George Hager, revoked; repayment not required 750 restriction removed on, granted Marcus D. Box 717 survivors Gray’s Battalion Arkansas Volunteers placed on Mexican war, roll 805 to be paid Sarah Martin without deduction 792 *Pensions, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, deputies, clerks, etc 168, 568 *Pentwater, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement, of harbor 211 *Perkins, George H.,* to rank as commodore on Navy retired list, with pay as captain 722 *Permit Work, D. C.,* appropriation for 398, 669 *Pernambuco,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Perris, Cal.,* appropriation for Indian school 317, 580 *Perry County, Tenn.,* transferred to western judicial district 91985 *Persia.* appropriation for minister resident and consul-general 28, 580 for interpreter to legation 29, 580 *Personal Property, D. C.,* bills of sale, trusts, etc., to be recorded; effect 128 *Peru.* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Petaluma Creek, Cal.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *“Peter Jebsen,” Steamer,* deficiency appropriation for owner 272 *Petoskey, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Petroleum,* lands containing, may be entered under placer mineral claims 526 *Pettigrew, F. W.,* deficiency appropriation for surveying 23 for surveying, 1893 23 *Pettit, Michael S.,* pension increased 750 *Petty Island, N. J.,* appropriation for removing 442 *“Phantom,” Schooner,* deficiency appropriation for, refund of line to owner 272 *Philadelphia,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 157, 557 for salaries, mint at 159, 558 for wages: contingent expenses 159, 558 for naval home 367, 658 for Frank ford Arsenal 438 for improvement of harbor: removing islands 442 deficiency appropriation for additional land, post-office 273 for assistant treasurer 278 repeal of requirement of deposit of ships’ papers by vessels for Burlington district 691 survey of Delaware River directed for deep-water channel from 240 *Philbrook, C. E. (widow),* pension increased 734 *Philipp, Miss.,* bridge authorized across Tallahatchie River at 190 *Phillips, Richard S.,* pension increased 793 *Phillips, W. Hallett,* deficiency appropriation for services 297 *Phonix, Ariz.,* appropriation for Indian school 347 *Physicians, Civilian, Army,* appropriation for expenses, etc 63, 612 *Physicians, D. C.,* prohibited disclosing confidential information 138 license to practice required: issue 198 *Piclou,* appropriation for consul at 35 *Piedras Negras* (*see also* Ciudad Porfirio Diaz), appropriation for consul at 31 for clerk hire 37 *Pierre, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian school 317 *Piggott, J. P.,* deficiency appropriation for services, Ford’s Theater Commission 275 *Pikes Peak Forest Reserve, Colo.,* opened to mining claims for precious metals 11 *Pikes Peak Military Reservation,* sale of portion to Colorado Springs for waterworks 97 *Pilkington, Richard P.,* pension increased 752 *Pilot Boats, Steam,* lights required on 689 *Pilots,* of American merchant vessels must be citizens: licenses 388 *Pima Agency, Ariz.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for flour mill 310 *Pine Lake, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of entrance to 210 *Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Pine River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Pineapples,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Pintsch Compressing Company,* may lay pipe lines for gas, Washington, D. C 124 *Pipe Lines.* permission to lay, granted Rene C. Baughman. D. C., for oil 120 Pintsch Compressing Company, D. C 124 Nicolai Brothers to use. D. C 735 right of way for oil, granted through public lands, Colorado and Wyoming 127 *Pipestone, Minn.,* appropriation for Indian school 348 *Pitman, Kate A. (widow),* pension 716 *Pittsburg, Monongahela and Wheeling Railroad Company,* time extended for bridging Monongahela River, Pa 696 *Pittsburg, Pa.,* bridge authorized across Allegheny River 391 *Piute Indian Reservation, Nev.,* appropriation for support, etc., of Indiana on 338 *Pinte Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of, on Western Shoshone Reservation, Nev 338 *Place, Dan S.,* military record corrected 721 *Plague, The,* provisions to prevent spread of, District of Columbia 635 *Plans for Public Buildings,* appropriation for 417 *Plant, George H.,* payment to 791 *Platt, Charles H.,* payment to 110 *Plauen,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Plum Beach, R. I.,* appropriation for lighthouse and fog signal 417 *Plum Creek Forest Reserve, Colo.,* opened to mining claims for precious metals 11 right of way granted through 190 *Plymouth, Mass,.* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 preliminary examination of mouth of harbor to be made 237 survey of harbor directed 240 *Pneumatic Tubes,* appropriation for transporting mails by 315, 646 *Pocomoke River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Poe, Eleanor Carroll (widow),* pension 717 *Pogue, John W.,* pension 796986 *Point Adams, Oreg.,* light station discontinued 418 *Point Arena, Mendocino County, Cal.,* life-saving station established at 536 *Point Barrow, Alaska,* balance of appropriation transferred to Revenue-Cutter Service 457 *Point Bonita, Cal.,* life-saving station established at 121 *Point Judith Pond, R. J.,* survey of inner harbor directed 242 *Point Judith, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 443 survey of harbor of refuge, directed 212 *Pointdexter, Miles,* deficiency appropriation for services 296 *Points to State Surreys,* appropriation for furnishing 422 *Police Court, H. C.,* appropriation for expenses 407, 679 for marshal’s and witnesses’ fees 407, 679 for repairs, rents, etc 407, 679 for juries 407, 679 deficiency appropriation for witness fees 281 deposit from fines for fire and police relief funds 404 writs of error may be taken by United Stales, the District, or defendant to court of appeals 608 proceedings: recognizance 608 *Police, D. C.,* appropriation for major, officers, etc 404, 676 twenty days’ leave to officers 405, 677 deposit from police-court fines for relief fund 404 for rent; fuel; repairs 405, 677 for contingent expenses 405, 677 balance from sale of unclaimed property to be added to policemen’s fund 192 *Political Disabilities Removed,* Simms, William E 821 Wood, John Taylor 801 *Pollock, Thomas,* pension 777 *Pomology Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for pomologist, assistants, etc 100 for expenses 102 *Ponca Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of: division 337 deficiency appropriation for support, etc., of 292 *Ponca Indians, Nebr.* appropriation for subsistence, etc 337 *Ponca Indians, S. Dak. and Nebr.* appropriation for payment to, in lieu of personal property 334 *Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and Oakland Agency, Okla.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Pool Tables, D. C.,* license required, etc., for public use of 594 *Poor, D. C.,* appropriation for relief of 409, 681 *Porcupine Island, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of breakwater from Mount Desert to 202 *Port au Prince,* appropriation for clerk hire, consulate-general at 36, 588 *Port Chester, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Port Clinton, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 *Port Hope,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Pori Huron, Mich.,* life-saving station established at 138 *Port Jefferson Inlet, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Port Los Angeles, Cal.,* board of engineers authorized to select location, etc., for deep-water harbor at San Pedro or 213 *Port Louis,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Port Orford, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; balance available 214 survey of, directed 242 *Port Royal,* appropriation for dredging channel to dry dock, etc 368 for steam tug, naval station 659 *Port Sarnia,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Port Stanley and Saint Thomas,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Port Stanley, Falkland Islands,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Port Townsend, Wash.,* appropriation for marine hospital 416 for quarantine station 416 *Port Washington, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 *Portage Lake and River, Mich.,* appropriation for establishing lights 417 *Portage, Lake, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 211 *Porter, D. S.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Porter, Joseph,* pension increased 715 *Portland Channel, Alaska,* appropriation for survey 214 *Portland, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 202 estimates for improving harbor to be submitted 471 *Ports of Entry and Delivery,* established, Palm Beach, Fla 2 limits of New Orleans extended 72 ports of delivery established, Durango, Colo 134 Leadville, Colo 134 Pueblo, Colo 134 Syracuse, N. Y 121 in Alaska, to be designated by Secretary of the Treasury 60 in Colorado, on designation by Secretary of the Treasury 134 in Illinois, transferred from New Orleans to Chicago district 1 subport of entry established, Conneaut, Ohio 123 Santa Barbara, Cal 384 Stamford, Conn 85 subports of entry and delivery, Florida, to be designated from time to time 381 *Portugal,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Portwing, Wis.,* preliminary examination of, to be made, 238 *Post Graduate School of Medicine, D. C.,* incorporated; powers, etc 4 *Post, Hon. Philips., late a Member-elect to Congress,* deficiency appropriation for widow 302 *Post, Maj. James C.,* deficiency appropriation for rent of rooms 284987 *Post-Office Department* (*see also* Postal Service), appropriation for Postmaster-General, clerks, etc 173, 572 for clerks, etc., office of Assistant Attorney-General 173, 573 for First Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc 174, 573 for superintendent Free Delivery, clerks, etc 174, 573 for superintendent Money-Order System, clerks, etc 174, 573 for superintendent Dead-Letter Office, clerks, etc 174, 573 for Second Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc 174, 573 for superintendent Foreign Mails, clerks, etc 171, 573 for Third Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc 174, 573 for Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc 174, 573 for chief inspector, clerks, etc 174, 573 for topographer, draftsmen, etc 175, 574 for disbursing clerk, engineers, watchmen, etc 175, 574 for contingent expenses 175, 574 for rent 175, 574 for Official Postal Guide; contract 175, 575 for post-route maps 176, 575 for postage stamps 176, 575 for printing and binding 453 for postal service 313, 644 deficiency appropriation for contingent expenses 294 for postal service 294, 310, 313 *Post-Office Inspectors,* appropriation for 316, 647 *Post-Offices,* appropriation for postmasters 313, 644 for clerks; allowance third and fourth class offices 313, 644 for rent, light, and fuel, first, second, and third class offices; limit third class 314, 644 for miscellaneous expenses, first and second class offices 314, 645 for advertising 314, 645 deficiency appropriation for postmasters 294, 310, 313 for clerk hire 310, 313 for rent, light, and fuel 310, 313 county-seat offices, not to be discontinued 313 not applicable to Cambridge, Mass., or Towson, Md 313 stations beyond city limits prohibited; exceptions 313 *Post-Route Maps,* appropriation for publication, etc.; sale 176, 575 *Postage, etc., Stamps,* appropriation for manufacture 316, 647 for rent of office, stamp agent; distribution 316, 647 *Postal Cards,* appropriation for manufacture: distribution 316, 647 *Postal Service,* office of Postmaster-General— appropriation for advertising 313, 644 for miscellaneous items 313, 644 office of First Assistant Postmaster-General— appropriation for compensation to postmasters 313, 641 offices at county seats not to be consolidated 313 not applicable to Cambridge, Mass., or Towson, Md 313 limit to establishing stations, etc., beyond city limits 313 appropriation for clerks in post-offices 313, 644 third and fourth class offices 313 for rent, light, and fuel, first, second, and third class offices 314, 644 limit third class offices 314, 645 for miscellaneous expenses; expenditures 314, 645 for advertising 314, 643 for free delivery 314, 645 interchangeable expenditures: rural deliveries 314, 645 use of unexpended balances 645 rural deliveries 615 for stationery 314, 645 for wrapping twine and paper 314, 645 for letter balances, etc 314, 645 for postmarking, etc., stamps 314, 645 for packing boxes, etc 314, 645 for printing 314, 645 for canceling machines 314, 645 for money-order expenses 615 office of Second Assistant Postmaster-General— appropriation for transportation, star routes 314, 646 for transportation, steamboat routes 315, 616 for mail messenger service 315, 646 use of pneumatic tubes 315, 646 for wagon, etc., service 315, 616 for bags, catchers, etc 345, 646 for mail locks and keys, etc 315, 646 for repair shop 315, 646 for transportation, railroad routes; freight 315, 646 for post-office car service 315, 646 for railway post-office clerks; traveling expenses 315, 646 for transportation, electric and cable cars: condition 315, 646 for special facilities; free transportation to clerks 315, 646 for canceling machines, postal ears 646 for miscellaneous 315, 646 for transportation, foreign mails 315, 647 clerks on steamships 315, 647 transfer from piers, New York 315, 647 additional to Ocean Steamship Company; Pacific service: limit 315, 617 balance due foreign countries 325, 647 office of Third Assistant Postmaster-General— appropriation for postage stamps 316, 647 rent: distribution 316, 647 for stamped envelopes, etc.; distribution 316, 647 for postal cards; distribution 316, 647 for registered package, tag, etc., envelopes 316, 647 for ship, steamboat, and way letters 316, 647 for engraving drafts, etc 316 for miscellaneous 316, 647 office of Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General— appropriation for depredations; inspectors 316, 647 expenses of inspectors 647 for rewards, arrests, etc 316, 647 detailed estimate of money-order system to be submitted 316 annual reports by Postmaster-General 647 per diem of railway-mail superintendents and special agents 648 indefinite allowance for money-order expenses repealed 648988 detailed estimates for free delivery to be submitted 648 money-order statements to be destroyed after seven years 648 appropriation for deficiencies in revenues 316, 648 for superintendent, free delivery, etc 174, 573 for superintendent money-order system, etc 174, 573 for superintendent Dead-Letter Office, etc 174, 573 for superintendent foreign mails, etc 174, 573 for chief inspector, clerks, etc 174, 573 deficiency appropriation for transportation, railroad routes 294, 310, 313 for foreign mails 294, 310 for postmasters 294, 310, 313 for canceling machines 294 for credit to John W. Ross 294 for William M. Masi 295 for advertising 310, 313 for mail depredations 310, 313 for post-office cars 310 for transportation, star routes 310, 313 for stationery 310 for special delivery fees 310 for free delivery 310 for railway postal clerks 310, 313 for clerk hire 310, 313 for rent, light, and fuel 310, 313 for Mary M. Force 313 fees in suits on postmasters’ bonds to be paid from expenses United States courts 25 limit of postmasters’ claims for losses to be settled by Department raised to $10,000 458 limit of weight for fourth-class matter 262 exception applicable to printed or written official matter, etc 262 registered first-class matter lost indemnified: limit 599 *Postal Supplies,* appropriation for freight 315, 646 *Postmarking, etc., Stamps, Postal Service.* appropriation for 314, 645 *Postmaster-General.* appropriation for, clerks, etc 173, 572 for postal service, office of 313, 644 annual reports to be made by 647 may adjust postmasters’ claims for losses by casualty, not exceeding $10,000 458 to submit annually detailed estimate of money-order system expenses 316 of free-delivery service 648 *Postmaster, House of Representatives,* appropriation for. assistant, etc 145, 543 for horses and mail wagons 145, 543 *Postmaster, Senate,* appropriation for, assistant, etc 142, 540 *Postmasters,* appropriation for pay 313, 644 deficiency appropriation for compensation 294, 310, 313 fees in suits on bonds of, to be paid from expenses United States courts 25 *Potatoes, D. C.,* lawful weight of a bushel 193 *Poteau River, Ind. T.,* construction of bridge authorized across 40 *Potecasi Creek, N. C.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Potomac Flats. D. C.,* appropriation for paying owners of lots 397 established as Potomac Park 621 *Potomac Park, D. C.,* established on Potomac Flats 624 *Potomac River, Washington, D. C.,* appropriation for improvement of; rent of office 218 punishment for depositing ballast, offal, etc., in 126 *Pottawatomic and Great Nemaha Agency, Kans.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Pottawatomie Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 329 *Pottawatomie Indians, Ind. and Mich.,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 330 *Powder and Projectiles, Army,* appropriation for reserve supply 642 for issue to service 258, 643 for proof 258, 643 *Powers, Ira,* pension 816 *Powow River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Pradt, George H.,* deficiency appropriation for 291 *Prague,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Pratt, Henry S.,* military record corrected 727 *Precious Metals, Production of,* appropriation for collecting statistics 154, 554 *Preliminary Examinations,* for river and harbor improvements directed 236 *Prescott,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *President of the United States,* appropriation for compensation 147, 546 for private secretary, clerks, etc 147, 546 for messengers conveying electoral vote for 451 for expenses of locating boundary, Alaska and British North America 464 distribution of messages and papers 472 may appoint John P. J. Ryan, John R. Morris, and Chester Wells assistant engineers in Navy 468 commissioners to conference on ratio, etc., of gold and silver 624 special envoys to negotiate for international agreement as to gold and silver 625 proclamation announcing admission of Utah as a State 876 announcing disturbances in Cuba and enjoining observance of neutrality laws 881 calling extraordinary session of the Senate March 4, 1897 913 declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of fur-bearing animals in waters of Alaska, Bering Sea, and northern Pacific Ocean 878 declaring regulations for preventing collisions at sea in effect July 1, 1897 885 designating Thursday, November 28, 1895, as Thanksgiving Day 871 designating Thursday, November 26, 1896, Thanksgiving Day 882 extending copyright benefits to citizens of Chile 880 to citizens of Mexico 877 to subjects of Spain 871 opening to entry lands ceded by Indians on Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho 873 on Siletz Reservation, Oreg 866 by Kickapoo Indians, Okla 868 by Yankton Indians 865 reserving lands to Greco-Russian Church, Alaska 883 revoking suspension of tonnage duty on vessels from Germany 884 setting apart forest reservation, Big Horn, Wyo 909989 proclamation setting apart forest reservation, Bitter Root, Idaho and Mont 899 Black Hills, S. Dak 902 Flathead, Mont 911 Lewis and Clarke, Mont 907 Mt. Ranier, Wash 896 Olympic, Wash 901 Priest River, Idaho and Wash 903 San Jacinto, Cal 893 Stanilaus, Cal 898 Teton, Wyo 906 Uintah, Utah 895 Washington, Wash 904 suspending prohibition of cattle from certain countries and of hides 872 warning citizens not to violate neutrality laws 870 withdrawing from entry lands in Greer County, Okla 878 to negotiate for removal, etc., of English cattle regulations 105 *Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.,* appropriation for improving road to cemetery, etc 413 *Presque Isle Point, Mich.,* appropriation for constructing harbor of refuge 211 *Prewitt, George T.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Priest River Forest Reservation, Idaho and Wash.,* proclamation setting apart 903 *Prince, Henry,* pension 754 *Prince, Mary (widow),* pension 768 *Prince, Lauretta L. (daughter),* pension 813 *Prince, Nancy B. (widow),* pension 769 *Prince William Sound, Alaska,* salmon fishing permitted in 317 *Prison Commission, International,* appropriation for contribution 583 *Prisoners, Army,* clothes issued to dishonorably discharged 67 *Prisoners, United States Courts,* appropriation for support of 450 deficiency appropriation for support, etc 25, 298 *Private Land Claims,* appropriation for survey of confirmed 434 interest of United States in located but unconfirmed, Louisiana, relinquished 517 rights of third parties not affected 518 patents to issue 518 *Private Land Claims, Court of,* appropriation for salaries 178, 576 for expenses 449 deficiency appropriation for; balance available 24 for expenses, appeals from 26 balances available until expiration of court 480 extended to March 4, 1899 577 *Prize Fighting,* punishment for, in the Territories and District of Columbia 5 *Proclamations,* announcing admission of Utah as a State 876 civil disturbances in Cuba and warning persons not to violate neutrality laws 881 convening Senate in extraordinary session March 4, 1897 913 declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of fur-bearing animals in Alaskan waters, Bering Sea, and Northern Pacific Ocean 878 declaring regulations for preventing collisions at sea in effect July 1, 1897 885 designating Thursday, November 28, 1895, as Thanksgiving Day 871 Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1896 882 extending copyright benefits to citizens of Chile 880 to citizens of Mexico 877 to subjects of Spain 871 opening to entry lands ceded by Indians on Siletz Reservation, Oreg 866 Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho 873 by Kiekapoo Indians, Okla 868 by Yankton Indians. S. Dak 865 reserving lands to Greco-Russian Church in Alaska 883 revoking suspension of tonnage duty on vessels from Germany 881 setting apart forest reservation, Big Horn, Wyo 909 Bitter Root, Idaho and Mont 899 Black Hills. S. Dak 902 Flathead, Mont 911 Lewis and Clarke, Mont 907 Mt. Rainier, Wash 896 Olympic, Wash 901 Priest River, Idaho and Wash 903 San Jacinto Forest, Cal 893 Stanislaus, Cal 898 Teton, Wyo 906 Uintah, Utah 895 Washington, Wash 901 suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from certain countries, and of hides 872 warning citizens not to violate neutrality laws 870 withdrawing from entry lands in Greer County, Okla 878 *Proceedings of Congress,* appropriation for reporting, Senate 142, 541 for reporting, House of Representatives 145, 543 *Professional Information, D. C.,* physicians prohibited disclosing confidential 138 *Progreso,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Projectiles, Army,* appropriation for 258, 642 acceptance of 12-inch shot 642 *Property, D. C.,* taken by police on suspicion to be delivered to property clerk 192 sale, etc.; sale of property of deceased persons 192 administrator, if worth $50 192 balance to policemen’s fund 192 *Propulsion of Vessels,* merits of system of direct action against the water to be examined 379 *Protecting Public Lands, etc.,* appropriation for 433 *Providence Hospital, D. C.,* appropriation for support of destitute patients 414 *Providence, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of Green Jacket Shoal 215 *Providence River, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 215 estimates for improving channel to be submitted 470 *Prorincetown, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 survey of harbor directed 240990 *Prunes,* distillers of brandy from, exempt from general spirit regulations 195 *Public Buildings,* appropriation for Allegheny, Pa 413 for Boise City, Idaho 414 for Bullalo, N. Y., additional 414 for Camden, N. J 414 for Cheyenne, Wyo 414 for Deadwood, S. Dak 414 for Detroit, Mich 414 for Fort Monroe, Va., post-office 414 for Helena, Mont 414 for Kansas City, Mo 414 for Little Rock, Ark 414 for Sioux Falls, S. Dak 414 for Los Angeles, Cal 414 for Martinsburg, W. Va 414 for Newark, N.J 414 for New York, appraisers’ warehouse 415 for Omaha, Nebr 415 for Saint Albans, Vt 415 for Saint Paul, Minn 415 for Savannah, Ga 415 for Salt Lake City, Utah 415 for Sioux City, Iowa 415 for Washington, post-office 415 for Washington, Treasury buildings 415 for repairs, etc 415 for alterations, etc., New York post-office 415 for heating, etc., apparatus 416 for vaults, safes, and locks 417 for plans, etc 417 for assistant custodians and janitors 430 for inspector of furniture, etc 430 for furniture and repairs 430 for fuel, lights, and water 430 deficiency appropriation for furniture, Chicago, Ill, temporary building 19 for furniture and repairs 269 for fuel, lights, and water 269, 306 for Louisville, Ky., sale 275 for Philadelphia post-office 275 for Denver, Colo 276 for New York, appraisers’ warehouse 276 for New Orleans, La., marine hospital 276 for assistant custodians, etc 306 for heating apparatus 306 for repairs, etc 306 for Columbus, Ga 480 bronze tablet to be placed in, Detroit, Mich 476 change in construction authorized, Bloomington, Ill 463 Mankato, Minn 461 construction of penitentiary authorized at Leavenworth, Kans 380 employment of special architect authorized for Chicago, Ill., new building 462 Hall of Records, Washington, D. C., plan to he submitted 415 limit of cost increased, Boise City, Idaho 414 Camden, N. J 414 Cheyenne, Wyo 414 Helena, Mont 414 Kansas City, Mo 414 Savannah, Ga 415 Washington, D. C., post-office 415 space adjoining, Newport, Ky., reduced 483 use of, Harrisonburg, Va., for State courts permitted 475 Jefferson City, Mo., by county courts for one year 466 Scranton, Pa., by State courts permitted 459 Williamsport, Pa., for State courts permitted 459 *Public Buildings and Grounds, D. C.,* appropriation for clerk, gardener, etc 163, 562 for overseers, laborers, watchmen, etc 163, 562 for watchmen, monument at Wakefield, Va 164, 563 for contingent expenses 164, 563 for additional pay, officer in charge 612 for purchase of death place at Abraham Lincoln 439 for improvement of grounds, etc 439 maximum for asphalt, etc., pavements 439 for repairs, fuel, etc., Executive Mansion 440 for lighting; maximum 440 electric lights; in principal parks 440 for repair of water pipes 440 for telegraph, Capitol to Departments and Printing Office 440 for Washington Monument 440 *Public Domain* (*see* Public Lands). *Public Lands* (*see also* General Land Office), appropriation for special inspector 167, 566 for expenses special inspector 167, 567 for Commissioner, assistant, clerks, etc 168, 567 for surveyors-general and their clerks 172, 571 for registers and receivers 433 for contingent expenses 433 for depositing moneys 433 for expenses, timber depredations 433 for protecting, from fraudulent entry, etc 433 for swampland claims 433 for hearings in land entries 433 for reproducing plats 433 for transcripts of records 433 for surveying 434 preferences 434 for survey, private land claims 434 for survey, etc., abandoned military reservations 434 lien on reclaimed arid lands 431 patents to issue when ditch in operation 435 Siblev Island leased to Bismarck, N. Dak 435 deficiency appropriation for surveying 23 for examining desert lauds 290 for surveying, California 290 for surveyor-general, Montana 290 for reproducing plats 291 for deputy surveyors 291 for George T. Simpson and Louis Shaw 291 for Oscar Sonnekalb 291 for Richard S. Fuller 291 for Philip M. Gallaher 291 for register and receiver, Little Rock, Ark 291 for receivers 312 abandoned part of Fort Assinniboine Reservation opened to homestead entry, etc 93 Fort Lewis, Colo 123 actual residence not required of purchasers on forfeited railroad grants 4 additional time granted Halvor K. Omlie to pay for entry 710 alien ownership prohibition in Territories 618 cash graduation entries confirmed 507 certain cash entries in Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas confirmed 90 confirmation of titles, Arredondo grant, Florida 437 commutation of homestead entries prematurely made, confirmed 197 commutations may be made in fourteen months from settlement 197 district created, Flathead, Montana 602 entry of, Greer County, Okla 490 forest reservations, Colorado, opened to mining claims for precious metals 11991 grant for uncompleted portion of Atlantic and Pacific Railroad to be relinquished 624 homestead settlers in Florida allowed to sell certain fallen timber 599 Yankton Reservation, S. Dak., granted one year’s leave of absence; conditions 16 lands ceded by certain Indians opened to mineral entry 350 lands in Fort Klamath Hay Reservation open to homestead entry 81 lease by Arizona of educational lands authorized 90 mining laws extended to Colville Reservation, Wash 9 mineral oil lands may be entered under placer claims 526 offices established, Kalispell, Mont 603 Mangum, Okla 491 payments by purchasers of lands granted to railroads before issue of patents 6 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by Kiekapoo Indians, Okla 868 by Nez Perce Indians, Idaho 873 by Yankton Indians 865 on Siletz Reservation, Oreg 866 proclamation setting apart forest reservation, Big Horn, Wyo 909 Bitter Root, Idaho and Mont 899 Black Hills, S. Dak 902 Flathead, Mont 911 Lewis and Clarke, Mont 907 Mt. Rainier, Wash 896 Olympic, Wash 901 Priest River, Idaho and Wash 903 San Jacinto, Cal 893 Stanislaus, Cal 898 Teton, Wyo 906 Uintah, Utah 895 Washington, Wash 904 withdrawing from entry lands in Greer County, Okla 878 purchasers of swamp lands on Mobile and Ohio grant, may enter, etc., same 534 relinquishment to settlers of New Orleans Pacific Railway Company’s indemnity lands 91 reservations in vacated town sites, Oklahoma, open to entry and sale 117 reservoir site, Sugar Loaf, Colo., restored to entry 693 to be sold at auction 693 water to be under State control 603 reservoir sites for grazing, etc., may be entered on 484 may be used for rights of way 599 occupation by States authorized 599 right of settlers on forfeited railroad grants, to purchase, extended 535 right of way through, to electric power companies 120 in Colorado and Wyoming for oil pipelines 127 sales to aliens prohibited 619 selection of Fort Sally by South Dakota 189 rights of settlers unimpaired 189 setting fire to timber, etc., prohibited; punment 591 camp fires to be put out; penalty for failure 591 cettlers on second indemnity belt Northern Pacific grant, Minnesota, allowed other lands for canceled entries 245 may enter on Chippewa lands 245 not assignable 246 timber-culture final proofs may be perfected before any court of record 43 time extended for payments by homestead settlers on ceded Indian lands 342 for final proof, homestead locations on Indian reservations, South Dakota, one year 17 to Utah University for occupying lands 483 time limit for suits to annul patents erroneously issued under railroad or wagon-road grants 43 right of bonafide purchasers 43 investigation of claims before suit to cancel 43 *Public Library, D. C.,* established; privileges; trustees, etc 241 *Public Moneys,* appropriation for depositing, from sales of lands 433 to be deposited with Treasurer, etc.; receipts 179 *Public Printer,* appropriation for, clerks 146, 544 for contingent expenses 146, 514 to furnish Congressional Record to members of the press 700 *Public Printing and Binding,* appropriation for Public Printer, clerks 146, 544 for contingent expenses 146, 544 for Congress, etc 452 Congressional Record 452 for Departments, etc 452 division of allotments; not applicable to Agricultural Report 453 for leaves to employees; allowance 453 for additional copies Congressional Record to Members 454 for additional land; boiler house, etc.; condemnation 454 for branch office, War Department 444 deficiency appropriation for H. L. Strawn 18 for Department of Justice 18, 300 for Geological Survey 18 for part 2, Agricultural Report 1895 18 for Navy Department 73 for Eleventh Census 294 for machinery, etc., new building 299 for Department of State 299 for Treasury Department 299 for Interior Department 299 for War Department 300 for Manual of Subsistence Stores, Army 300 for rent 300 change in number authorized of Annual Report Coast and Geodetic Survey 471 distribution of publications Geological Survey extended to present and future years 465 Messages and Papers of the Presidents; extra binding 472 expenditure of balance for Supreme Court 481 number of Congressional Records to Senate and House libraries increased 468 printing directed: Imports and Exports, Monthly Summary, number authorized 459 Comprehensive Index of Government Publications, 1881 to 1893 704 Consular Regulations, 1896 700 Foreign Passport Regulations 704 removal of limit for edition of annual report, Life-Saving Service 466 twenty copies of documents nod reports to be furnished Department of State 463 *Public Schools, D. C.,* appropriation for officers, etc 402, 674992 appropriation for teachers 402, 674 for night-school teachers; expenses 402, 675 for janitors and care of buildings 402, 675 for rent; repairs; manual training 403, 675 for fuel; furniture; contingent expenses 403, 675 for text-books, etc 403, 676 for new buildings, etc., plans 403, 676 for flags 404 deficiency appropriation for janitors 280 for fuel 280 fur furniture 280 *Publications, Comprehensive Index of Government,* preparation of 704 *Publications Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for chief, clerks, etc 99 for expenses; Farmers’ Bulletins 104 *Puckett, Greenville,* pension increased 733 *Pueblo and Jicavilla Agency, N. Mex.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Pueblo, Colo.,* made port of delivery 134 *Puerto Cabello,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Puget Sound, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of, and tributary waters 231 for waterway to Lakes Union and Washington; right of way 234 for naval dry dock 368 for lighting 419 for steam tug, naval station 659 estimates, etc., for waterway to Lakes Union and Washington to be submitted 471 *Pugilistic Encounters,* punishment for, in the Territories and District of Columbia 5 definition of the term 5 *Pulaski County, Ark.,* time extended for building bridge, Arkansas River 118 *Pultneyville, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Pumps, D. C.,* appropriation for public 401, 673 *Punta Russa, Fla.,* preliminary examination to be made of inside passage to Charlotte Harbor 236 *Punteney, C. M.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Purdum, Caroline E. (widow),* pension increased 746 *Purdy, Theodore I.,* pension increased 732 *Puyallup Agency, Wash.,* appropriation for support, etc., of Indians at 339 for completing work of commission appraising allotted lands 341 deficiency appropriation for commission 23 *Puyallup River, Wash.,* survey of month directed 243 *Pyne, Eliza G. (widow),* pension 757 *Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Nev.,* appropriation for support, etc., of Indians on 338 **Q.** *Quackenbush, John N.,* may be appointed commander in Navy, and retired 803 *Quapaw Agency, Ind. T.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 all real estate deeds, etc., to be recorded at Miami, Ind. T 330 *Quapaw Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 330 *Quarantine Service,* appropriation for repairs of stations 415 for stations 416 for heating, etc., apparatus, stations 416 for expenses of stations 432 deficiency appropriation for 307 *Quarantine Stations for Neat Cattle, etc.,* appropriation for maintenance 105 *Quartermaster-General’s Office, War Department,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 *Quartermaster’s Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 61, 610 for regular supplies 64, 613 post bakeries, schools, etc 64, 613 printing; purchases 64, 613 for incidental expenses 65, 613 extra-duty pay; limit 65, 614 for purchase of horses; limit 65, 614 for transportation 65, 614 due land-grant roads not bond aided 66, 615 rates; conditions 66, 615 for barracks and quarters 66, 614 limit to civilian employees 66, 614 for constructing, etc., hospitals; Hot Springs, Ark 67, 615 for hospital stewards’ quarters 67, 615 for shooting ranges, etc 67, 615 for clothing, camp and garrison equipage 67, 615 clothes to discharged prisoners 67, 615 for all Army contingent expenses 67, 616 deficiency appropriation for horses 22, 283, 307 for barracks and quarters 283, 307, 311 for regular supplies 307 for incidental expenses 307, 311 for transportation 307, 311 *Quarters, Army,* appropriation for troops 66, 614 for hospital stewards 67, 615 *Quebec,* appropriation for consul at 35, 586 *Queenstown, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 207 *Qui-nai-elt Indians, Wash.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Quil-leh-ute Indians, Wash.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Quillayute Harbor and River, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 **R.** *Racine, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 survey of harbor, directed 243 *Raeyener, Louis C.,* deficiency appropriation for 271 *Rafferty, Peter,* pension increased 746 *Rahway River, N. J.,* survey of, directed 241 *Railroad Land Grants.* limit, etc., of suits to cancel patents issued under 42 payments by purchasers before issue of patents 6 right of settlers on forfeited, to purchase, extended 535 *Railroad Routes, Postal Service,* appropriation for mail transportation 315, 646993 *Railroads,* allowed additional ground for stations, Indian Territory 109 penalty for failing to have train brakes, couplers, etc 85 not applicable to trains of four-wheel cars or logging trains 85 *Railroads, Commissioner of,* appropriation for, bookkeeper, clerks, etc 171, 570 for examining books, etc 171, 570 *Railway Post-Office Cars, Postal Service,* appropriation for 315, 646 *Railway Post-Office Clerks,* appropriation for; traveling expenses 315, 646 deficiency appropriation for 310, 313 *Railway Postal Service,* per diem allowance of superintendents 648 *Railways,* punishment for shooting at trains, etc., in Indian Territory 136 *Rainey, Patrick,* granted honorable discharge 773 *Raisin River, Mich.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Rancocas River, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 *Rank,* ex-officers of Regular Army entitled to highest, during the war 511 *Ransom, Matt W.,* deficiency appropriation for salary 18 *Rape,* life imprisonment substituted for death in certain cases 487 punishment for, by Indians on reservations, modified 487 *Rapid City, S. Dak.,* appropriation for erecting, etc., Indian school 345 *Rappahannock River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Raritan Bay, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; distribution 206 *Raritan River, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 for lighting 419 *Rawlings, Armstead M.,* pension 762 *Real Estate, D. C.,* of insane persons may be sold, etc., by order of court 536 reassessment of, found technically defective 98 release from alien forfeiture, purchased by Gloetzner Anton 725 Linksey, James 712 time extended for return of assessment 461 equalization and review of county lands 462 payment of county taxes postponed to May, 1897 462 *Rebellion Records* (*see* Records of the Rebellion). *Receivers of National Banks,* duties of, in winding up business 601 *Receivers of Public Moneys,* appropriation for 433 deficiency appropriation for repayment 312 *Receivers, United States Courts,* deficiency appropriation for protecting property in hands of 26, 299 persons disqualified for appointment 184 *Record and Pension Office, War Department,* appropriation for officer of; longevity 62, 611 for clerks, etc 161, 561 for rent 163, 562 deficiency appropriation for employees injured, etc., Ford’s Theater disaster 273 *Recorder of Deeds, D, C.,* bills of sale, etc., personal property to be recorded 128 duties of, incorporation of fraternal beneficial associations 632 to report transfers of real estate to assessor without charge 396 *Records of the Rebellion, Naval,* appropriation for continuing publication 164, 564 for additional copies first four volumes 164 *Records of the Rebellion, Office of,* appropriation for agent, clerks, etc 163, 562 for rent 163, 562 for continuing publication 444 *Red Hook Channel, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of; channels 205 survey of, directed 241 *Red Lake and Red Lake River, Minn.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minn.,* right of way granted through 92 *Red River, Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 construction of bridge authorized across, above Fulton 492 *Red River, La.,* appropriation for lighting 419 construction of bridge authorized across, Alexandria 497 *Red River, La. and Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Red River of the North, Minn.,* appropriation for improvement of 227 construction of bridge authorized across 186 Grand Forks, N. Dak 533 at Acton or Drayton, N. Dak 533 *Redwood Creek, Cal.,* survey of, directed 239 *Reeder, Bluford,* pension 785 *Reedy Island, Delaware River,* appropriation for quarantine station 416 *Reeman, Hon. F., late a Representative in Congress,* deficiency appropriation for widow 302 *Reform School, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 408, 681 for expenses 409, 681 *Reform School for Girls, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries; expenses 410, 682 *Reformatories and Prisons,* appropriation for support of convicts 407, 680 for earn of courthouse 407, 680 for wall to jail 680 for warden of jail 408, 680 for maintenance of jail 408, 680 for transportation 408, 680 for Washington Asylum 408, 680 for Reform School 408, 681 *Regan, James,* credit in accounts of 756 *Regatias,* rules to be made for safety of passengers at, in navigable waters 122 *Register of the Treasury,* appropriation for, assistants, clerks, etc 152, 552 *Registered Mail Matter,* losses of first-class, to be paid for 599 limited to ten dollars 599 no liability for other than first-class 599 *Registers of Land Offices,* appropriation for salaries, etc 433 *Reichenberg,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Reilly, M. F.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Reindeer for Alaska,* appropriation for 437994 *Relief and Protection of American Seamen,* appropriation for 38, 589 correction 186 *Religions Institutions, D. C.,* declaration of policy not to support charitable 411, 683 *Remey, George C.,* may accept decoration from Hawaiian Government 828 *Rent,* appropriation for pension agents 46, 479 for Animal Industry Bureau 107 for Treasury Department 155, 555 for War Department 163, 562 for Hydrographic Office 165, 564 for Interior Department 172, 571 for Post-Office Department 175, 574 for Auditor for Post-Office Department 175, 574 for Department of Labor 177, 576 for District of Columbia offices 396, 668 for National Museum 425 for Geological Survey 436 *Rent, Light, and Fuel, Postal Service.* appropriation for, first, second, and third class offices; limit third class 314, 644 *Rent of Court Rooms,* appropriation for 451 deficiency appropriation for 25 *Reporting Proceedings of Congress,* appropriation for, Senate 143, 541 for, House of Representatives 145, 543 *Representatives,* appropriation for compensation and mileage 143, 541 for clerk hire 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for compensation 302, 457 for clerk hire to December 6, 1896 302 *Reproducing Plats of Surveys,* appropriation for 433 deficiency appropriation for advertising 291 *Reservations, Indian* (*see* Indian Reservations). *Reservations, Military* (*see* Military Reservations). *Reservoir Sites,* entry on public lands of, for grazing, authorized 484 rights of way permitted through 599 use by States authorized 599 control of water charges by States and Territories 599 *Reservoirs, etc.,* examinations to be made for, Wyoming and Colorado, to prevent floods, etc 238 *Retired Judges,* appropriation for salaries 178, 577 *Retired Officers,* may be employed on river and harbor improvements 235 *Revenue-Cutter Service,* appropriation for general expenses 420 for seal-fisheries expenses, etc 420 for anchorage expenses, New York and Chicago 420 allotments of officers, etc., permitted 421 for steamer, Pacific Coast 421 for two steamers, Great Lakes; contract 421 deficiency appropriation for pay 20 for commutations to officers detailed to Life-Saving Service 20 for expenses 275 credit of balances to 457 engineer in chief to have rank and pay of captain 149 may suspend exhibition of lights on vessels 690 to enforce anchorage, etc., rules, Saint Marys River, Mich 55 *Revenue from Customs,* deficiency appropriation for collecting 20, 270, 307 *Revenue Marine* (*see* Revenue-Cutter Service) *Revised Statutes,* amended, section 166 179 section 413 617 section 193 124 section 527 106 section 996 578 section 1309 8 section 1794 75 section 1935 277 section 2562 384 section 2568 1, 72 section 2591 60 section 2592 60 section 2601 1 section 2797 691 section 2834 691 section 2880 115 section 2981 129 section 3255 195 section 3621 179 section 3721 370 section 3926 599 section 4020 648 section 4131 188 section 4165 689 section 4178 491 section 4216 511 section 4233 689 section 4414 530 section 4507 687 section 4511 691 section 4541 689 section 4542 689 section 4576 688 section 4829 517 section 4878 625 section 4886 692 section 4887 693 section 4894 693 section 4898 693 section 4920 692 section 4921 691 section 4963 694 section 4966 481 section 5294 39 section 5339 487 section 5345 487 section 5459 625 repealed, section 553 55 section 1218 84 section 2570 691 section 2571 691 section 2572 691 section 2573 691 section 2574 691 section 2575 691 section 2584 691 section 2585 691 section 2824 691 section 2835 691 section 2897 691 section 4048 648 section 4133 691 section 4134 691 section 4231 691 section 4589 691 section 4590 691 section 4784 74 *Revised Statutes, District of Columbia,* amended, section 416 192 section 720 118 section 721 119995 amended, section 722 119 section 723 120 section 727 193 section 729 193 section 730 193 *Revised Statutes, Supplement to,* appropriation for payment to William A. Richardson 431 *Reynolds, Patrick,* pension to children of 754 *Reynolds, Russel N.,* pension 739 *Rheims,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Rhoades, Eunice Ida Gallup (widow),* pension increased 718 *Rice, Edward,* payment of lost bonds to 758 *Richardson, Elizabeth (mother),* pension 742 *Richardson, William A.,* appropriation for preparing, etc., Supplement to Revised Statutes 431 *Richardson, William T.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Rickards, Lucinda (widow),* pension to self and children 767 *Ridge Farm, Ill.,* condemned cannon donated to Grand Army post 73 *Right of Way,* additional ground for stations, Indian Territory, granted railroad companies 109 allowed through reservoir sites 599 granted through Chippewa Indian Reservation, Minn 12 Choctaw Nation, Ind. T 13 Colville Indian Reservation, Wash 44 Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Tex 386 Fort Spokane Military Reservation, Wash 600 Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz 527 Grand Canyon Forest Reserve, Ariz 253 Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minn 12 Indian and Oklahoma Territories to Saint Louis, Oklahoma, and Southern Railway Company 80 Saint Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad Company 69 Indian Territory to Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company 87 Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company as successor to Choctaw Coal and Railway Company 98 Fort Smith and Western Coal Railroad Company 40 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company 77 Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad Company 6 Oklahoma and Indian Territories 502 Plum Creek Forest Reserve 190 Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian Reservation, Kans, and Nebr 95 South Platte Forest Reserve 190 Winnibagoshish, Chippewa, White Oak Point, and Red Lake Indian reservations, Minn 92 location changed of, through Indian and Oklahoma Territories by Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway 529 repeal of, through Fort Morgan Reservation, Ala 696 through public lands, Colorado and Wyoming, for oil pipe lines 127 through public lands extended to electric power companies 120 time extended for, through Chippewa and White Earth reservations, Minn 702 Indian Territory by Gainesville, McAlester and Saint Louis Railroad Company 44 Denison and Northern Railway 128 Interoceanic Railway 93 Indian and Oklahoma Territories 529 Omaha and Winnebago reservations, Nebr 512 White Earth, Leech Lake, Chippewa, and Fond du Lac reservations, Minn 592 completing road, Hot Springs Reservation, Ark 7 *Rinaker, John I,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Rinehardt, Charles W.,* granted honorable discharge 755 *Rio de Janiero,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Rio Grande.* construction of bridge authorized across, at El Paso, Tex 509 *River and Harbor Appropriations,* appropriation for harbors 202, 442 for rivers 215 compilation to be made of all laws relating to navigable waters 234 permanent appropriation for snag boats Ohio River increased 234 appropriation for preliminary examinations, surveys, etc 234 only designated works to be examined, etc 234 supplemental reports forbidden; exception 235 improvements not entered upon until work appropriated for 235 limitations on contracts 235 compilation to be made of examinations, surveys, appropriations, etc 235 employment of retired army or navy officers permitted 235 preliminary examinations directed 236 surveys and estimates ordered 238 appropriation for survey, etc., Biscayne Bay, Fla 464 deficiency appropriation for Galveston, Tex 21 for Jupiter Inlet, Fla 21 dredging of Mobile, Ala., harbor to continue; payments, etc 467 use of appropriation for canal, cascades of Columbia River, authorized 170 *Rivers,* appropriations for improvement of 215, 142 for lighting of 419 *Rixey, P. M.,* may accept decoration from King of Spain 837 *Road-Making Inquiries,* appropriation for expenses 104 *Roanoke River, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Robbins, G. A.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Roberts, Ellis H.,* payment to 778 *Robinson, Samuel,* deficiency appropriation for 300 *Robinson, W. C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Rock Creek, D. C.,* appropriation for designs for bridge across 672996 plans for bridge over, Massachusetts avenue extended, to be submitted 674 *Hock Hall, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 207 for improvement of inner harbor 207 *Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.* appropriation for reconstructing bridge 80, 438 for machinery, etc 438 for bridge expenses 438 transfer of a captured cannon to Grant Park, Galena, Ill 96 use of bridges by street railway company upon furnishing electric power for draw 528 *Rock Island, Muscatine and Southwestern Railway Company,* may bridge Illinois and Mississippi Canal 78 *Rockhill, W. W.,* reimbursement, postal accounts 711 *Rockland, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 202 *Rome,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 *Roudont, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Root, Elihu,* deficiency appropriation for services 297 *Rosafy, Louis A.* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Rose, Morton E.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Rosebud Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Rosebud Indian Reservation, S. Dak.,* appropriation for surveying, etc 342 selection of allotments by Lower Brules authorized 334 payment for 331 *Rosenthal, A. J.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Roslyn, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of harbor, to be made 238 *Ross, Francis M.,* pension 832 *Ross, John T.,* deficiency appropriation for 304 *Ross, John W.,* deficiency appropriation for credit in accounts as postmaster, Washington, D. C 294 *Roswell Military Institute, N. Mex.,* issue of bonds for, validated 487 *Rotterdam,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Roubaix.* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Rouge River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 survey of, directed 241 *Rough River, Ky.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 *Roumonia, Servia, and Greece,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Round Valley Agency, Cal.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 for support, etc., of Indians at 338 *Row, John R.,* pension increased 796 *Royal River, Me.,* survey of, directed 240 *Runtan and Truxillo,* appropriation for consul at 35 *Ruhm, John, sr.,* payment to 781 *Rule of the Road,* proclamation putting in effect regulations for preventing collisions at sea 885 *Rusk, Harry W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 304 *Russia,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary to legation 29, 580 *Russia, Government of,* medal presented to Herbert H. D. Peirce may be accepted 828 *Ryan, John P. J.,* appointment as assistant engineer, Navy, authorized 468 *Ryan, Michael,* granted honorable discharge 711 **S.** *Sabine Lake, Ta* survey of, directed 243 *Sabine Pass, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 209 *Sabine River, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 construction of bridge authorized across, near Orange 513 *Sable,* proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of, in Alaska, etc 878 *Sac and Fox Agency, Iowa.* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Sac and Fox Agency, Okla.,* appropriation fur Indian agent at 322 *Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian Reservation, Kans, and Nebr.,* right of way granted through 95 *Sac and Fox, Indians of the Mississippi,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 331 transfer of fund to credit of Indians in Iowa 331 payment to attorney 331 jurisdiction over Indians in Tama County, Iowa, accepted 331 transfer of trust 331 *Sac and Fox Indians of the Missouri,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 331 *Saco River, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Sacramento River, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of; commission 232 for restraining barriers; State cooperation 232 for lighting 419 *Saginaw River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of; surveys, etc 225 survey of, directed 241 *Sagna la Grande,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Sailing Vessels,* amendment to shipping articles of crew 689 to include arbitration of disputes by commissioners 689 modification of fog signals to be used by 381 *Saint Albans, Vt.,* appropriation for public building; rebuilding, etc 415 *Saint Ann’s Infant Asylum, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 682 *Saint Boniface Union Soldiers’ Monument and Memorial Association, Chicago, Ill.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 131997 *Saint Charles and Saint Louis County Bridge Company,* may bridge Missouri River, Saint Charlee, Mo 195 *Saint Charles, Mo.,* bridge across Missouri River authorized at 195 *Saint Croix River, Me.,* survey of, directed 240 *Saint Croix River, Wis. and Minn.,* appropriation for improvement of 227 *Saini Etienne,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Saint Francis Bridge and Turnpike Company,* may bridge Lake Saint Francis, Lake City, Ark 46 *Saint Francis River, Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of; surveys, etc 223 survey of, directed 239 *Saint Gall,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Saint Helena,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Saint John, New Brunswick,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Saint Johns, Newfoundland,* appropriation for consul at 34, 587 *Saint Johns, Quebec,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Saint Johns River, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 for lighting 419 *Saint Johnsbury, Vt.,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery 279 condemned cannon, etc., donated for soldiers’ monument 474 *Saint Jones River, Del.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Saint Joseph, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 for fog signal on pierhead 417 *Saint Joseph Point, Fla.,* light, station established at 628 *Saint Joseph River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Saint Joseph’s Asylum, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Saint Lawrence Railway Company,* time extended for completing bridge across Saint Lawrence River 7 *Saint Lawrence River, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of shoal, Sister Islands to Cross Over Light 216 for gas buoys 419 construction of bridge authorized across, Hogansburg, N. Y 603 consent of Canada to be obtained 601 time extended for bridging 7 *Saint Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad Company,* granted right of way, Indian and Oklahoma Territories 69 *Saint Louis Bay,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Saint Louis County, Minn.,* may bridge Saint Louis River 455 *Saint Louis, Mo.,* appropriation for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 158, 557 for salaries, assay office at 160, 559 for contingent expenses 160, 559 for marine hospital 416 construction of bridge across Mississippi River authorized at 685 loan of tents to tornado sufferers 475 *Saint Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway Company,* granted right of way, Indian and Oklahoma Territories 80 *Saint Louis, Perry and Chicago Railroad,* may bridge Illinois River, Grafton, Ill 131 *Saint Louis River,* construction of bridge authorized across, Fond du Lac, Minn 455 *Saint Lucia Inlet and River, Fla.,* survey of, directed 239 *Saint Mary’s River, Mich.,* anchorage, etc., rules to be prescribed 54 enforcement; penalties 55 *Saint Michaels,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Saint Paul, Minn.* appropriation for public building 415 condemned cannon, etc., donated for soldiers’ monument 117 *Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company.* granted right of way, Fort Spokane Reservation, Wash 600 time extended for right of way through White Earth, Leech Lake, Chippewa, and Fond du Lac reservations, Minn 592 *Saint Petersburg,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 *Saint Rose Industrial School, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Saint Stephens,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Saint Thomas, Port Stanley and,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Sakonnet Point, R. I.,* survey of, directed 242 *Sakonnet River, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Salem, Oreg.,* appropriation for Indian school 348 deficiency appropriation for Indian school 309 *Salem River, N. J.,* survey of, directed 241 *Sales of Condemned Property, etc.,* expenses of, to be paid from proceeds 268 *Salmon Bay, Wash.,* appropriation for dredging 231 *Salmon Fisheries, Alaska,* appropriation for protecting 431 for publishing President’s proclamation, etc 431 deficiency appropriation for protecting 271 all obstructions preventing ascent of salmon to spawning grounds prohibited 316 enforcement of regulations 316 catching salmon above tide waters except with rod or spear forbidden 317 restriction in tide waters 317 taking from midnight Friday until 6 o’clock Sunday a. m. forbidden 317 catching at night except by rod or spear forbidden 317 spawning grounds may be set aside 317 establishment of close seasons, etc 317 notice to persons interested; fish hatcheries 317 inspectors to be appointed; salaries, etc 317 punishment for violating law and regulations 317 *Salt Lake City, Utah,* appropriation for public building 415 terms of court 621 *Salt Pond, Mass.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237998 *Salters, Malachi,* pension 831 *Salvador,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Samoan Islands,* appropriation for protecting interests in 31, 582 *Sample, David,* granted honorable discharge 822 *Sams, Fountain F.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *San Angelo, Tex.,* terms of Court 456 *San Carlos Agency, Ariz.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *San Carlos Indian Reservation, Ariz.,* agreement with Indians for ceding coal lands 358 confirmed 360 appropriation for survey of boundary line 360 ceded lands open to mineral entry 360 *San Diego, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 213 for quarantine station 416 *San Felipe Agricultural, Manufacturing and Irrigation Company,* lands in Texas reconveyed to 126 *San Francisco, Cal.,* appropriation for dispatch agent 30, 581 for salaries, assistant treasurer’s office 158, 557 for salaries, mint at 159, 559 for wages: contingent expenses 159, 559 for marine hospital 416 for quarantine station 416 for light-vessel 418 deficiency appropriation for assistant treasurer 278 repeal of provision for entry at, of vessels for certain other ports 691 survey of rocks in harbor, directed 239 terms of court 135 *San Jacinto Forest Reservation, Cal.,* proclamation setting apart 893 *San Joaquin River, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of; distribution 232 for lighting 419 *San José,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *San Juan del Norte,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *San Juan, Puerto Rico,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *San Luis Obispo, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 214 *San Marcos, Tex.,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery 279 *San Pedro, Cal.,* board of engineers authorized to select location, etc., for deep-water harbor, Santa Monica Bay or 213 *San Salvador,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Sand Beach, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 211 *Sandford, Eliza (daughter),* pension 753 *Sandusky, O.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; survey 210 for range lights 417 *Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 203 *Sandy Hook Proving Ground, N. J.,* appropriation for current expenses 259, 643 for expenses of officers, etc 259, 643 for repairs to track 259, 643 appropriation for repairs, etc 438 for protection of beach 642 *Santa Barbara, Cal.,* made subport of entry, Los Angeles district 384 immediate transportation privileges extended to 384 *Santa Fe County, N. Mex.,* issue of bonds by, validated 488 may refund indebtedness 489 *Santa Fe, X. Mex.,* appropriation for Indian school 348 *Santa Monica Bay, Cal.,* board of engineers authorized to select location, etc., deep water harbor at San Pedro or 213 *Santa Monica, Cal.,* appropriation for expenses Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 447 *Santan, Hiram,* pension 825 *Santee Agency, Nebr.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Santee, Milton,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *Santee River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Santee Sioux Agency,* appropriation for Indian school 333 for matron 333 *Santee Sioux Indians in Nebraska,* allowances to, receiving money in lieu of allotments 334 *Santiago de Cuba,* appropriation for consul at 34, 585 *Santiam River, Oreg.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Santo Domingo,* appropriation for charge d’affaires 28, 580 for consul-general at 32, 581 *Santos,* appropriation for consul at 34, 585 *Sarasota Bay, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Sargeant, Daniel K.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Sargent, Elizabeth A. (mother),* pension 745 *Sasanoa River, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Saugatuck, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *Saugerties, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Savannah, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 208 for improvement of inside water route to Fernandina 221 for public building; cost increased 415 contracts authorized for steamboat channel to Beaufort, S. C 208 *Savannah River, Ga.,* appropriation for improvement of, between Savannah and Augusta 220 for improvement of, above Augusta 220 for lighting 419 *Sayre, Warren G.,* appropriation for expenses 339 *Scappoose Bay, Oreg.,* preliminary examinations of, to be made 238 *Schifirli, Annie (widow),* pension 819 *Schilling, Lewis C.,* pension increased 720 *School Buildings, N. Mex.,* issue of bonds for, validated 488999 *Schools, D. C.* (*see also* Public Schools, D. C.) persons exposed to contagions diseases excluded from 639 *Schrawder, Henry H.,* military record corrected 728 *Schuylkill River, Pa.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 survey of, directed 242 *Schwarz, Joseph,* appropriation for services 346 *Schwatka, Ada J. (widow),* pension 746 *Scituate, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 *Scofield, George A.,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Scofield, William H.,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Scott, John R.,* title of United States to certain lands near Washington Aqueduct sold to 87 *Scott, Thomas M.,* pension increased 745 *Scott, Thomas M.,* payment to 827 *Scott, W. P.,* deficiency appropriation for 305 *Scranton, Pa.,* use of public building by State courts authorized 459 *Seal Fisheries* (*see also* Alaskan Seal Fisheries), appropriation for protection of 420 *Sealer of Weights and Measures, D. C.,* deficiency appropriation for; expenses 20 *Seals,* convention referring claims of British sealers to a commission 844 proclamation declaring in effect laws prohibiting killing of, in Alaska, etc 878 *Seals, Departmental,* commissions of officials to have respective 75 *Seamen,* penalty for not producing, on crew list 688 repeal of provisions as to impressment of 691 punishment if officer unjustifiably beats, etc 691 *Seamen, American,* appropriation for testimonials, rescuing 30, 582 for relief and protection of 38, 589 correction 186 deficiency appropriation for services to 312 *Seamen, Effects of Deceased,* circuit court to receive 689 payment of wages due 689 sale of effects by circuit court; proceeds 689 *Sebewaing River, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of 226 *Second Assistant Postmaster-General,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 174, 573 for postal service, office of 314, 646 *Secret Service Division, Treasury Department,* appropriation for chief, clerks, etc 154, 553 *Secretaries of Embassies and Legations,* appropriation for 29, 580 deficiency appropriation for 309, 312 *Secretary of Agriculture,* appropriation for, Assistant, clerks, etc 99 for expenses, extending foreign markets for agricultural products 101 for printing and binding annual report 453 directed to purchase, etc., seeds 106 to certify what countries are free from contagious diseases of animals 105 to determine what are purebred animals 105 to purchase and distribute seeds, etc., for year 1896 467 *Secretary of State,* appropriation for, Assistants, clerks, etc 147, 547 for commission to assess damages, Bering Sea Seal fisheries 115 may reconvene United States delegates to international marine conference 4 *Secretary of the Interior,* appropriation for, Assistants, clerks, etc 167, 566 duties of, transfer of rights, etc., to purchasers of Atlantic and Pacific Railroad 623 to approve location, etc., of right of way through certain Indian reservations, Minn 92 for pipe lines, Colorado and Wyoming 127 Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz 528 Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 16 Oklahoma and Indian Territories 505 Muscogee, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Company 505 Saint Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad Company 71 Saint Louis, Oklahoma, and Southern Railway Company 83 Indian Territory, Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company 89 Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company 98 Denison and Northern Railway 128 Fort Smith and Western Coal Railroad Company 42 Gainesville, McAlester and Saint Louis Railroad Company 44 Interoceanic Railway 93 Sac and Fox and Iowa Reservations, Kansas and Nebraska 96 to cause survey and sale of lots, Fort Smith Reservation, Ark 597 to designate officer to make per capita payments to Indians 336 to direct sale of pine lands, Chippewa Indian Reservations, Minn 17 to grant railroads additional lands for stations, Indian Territory 109 to grant right of way to electric power companies through public lands 120 *Secretary of the Navy.* appropriation for, Assistant, clerks, etc 161, 563 authorized to grant condemned cannon, etc., to soldiers’ association, etc.; conditions 133 to accept ram “Katahdiu” 460 to appoint board to examine system of propulsion by direct action against the water 379 to deliver condemned cannon, etc., to Shiloh Park 442 to donate condemned cannon to Elmwood, Ill 136 First Illinois Infantry 321 First Regiment North Carolina State Guard 57 Fort Thomas, Ky 491 Grand Army Cemetery Association, Colorado 129 Grand Army Post, Allegheny, Pa 133 Bridgeton, N. J 130 Enid, Okla 133 Etna, Pa 133 Evans City, Pa 130 Hope Valley, R. I 55 Lambertville, N. J 129 Leavenworth, Kans., and Burlington, Iowa 115 Leavenworth and McLouth, Kans 385 Lathrop, Mo 133 Manistique, Mich 385 Morenci, Mich 132 Northville, Mich 1331000 to donate condemned cannon to Grand Army Post, Sedan, Kans., and Ridge Farm, Ill 73 Sparta, Ill 132 Washington, Ind 131 Westerly, R. I 133 Soldiers’ Monument Association, Allegan, Mich 130 Chicago, Ill 131 Eldorado, Kans 39 Hastings, Mich 193 Londonderry, N. H 131 Middlesex County, N. J 130 New Rochelle, N. Y 115 Newton, N. J 55 Oakland, Cal 473 Saint Paul, Minn 117 Saint Johnsbury, Vt 474 State Soldiers’ Home, Tilton, N. H 136 Woman’s Relief Corps, Taylorville, Ill 55 Thirteenth and Forty-third Separate Companies, New York National Guard 84 to employ ship for transporting food to India famine sufferers 701 to examine and report on cost of armor plate 379 to loan flags, etc., for inaugural ceremonies, Washington, D. C 482, 700 to report on claims of contractors 374 to send undistributed quota of Naval Records of Rebellion on direction of certain Members of Fifty-fourth Congress 462 to transfer boilers of “Galena” to “Enterprise” 660 *Secretary of the Senate,* appropriation for clerks, etc 140, 538 *Secretary of the Treasury,* appropriation for, Assistants, clerks, etc 148, 547 for investigating condition of fur seals 475 authorized to exchange laud, Choctaw Point Light, Station, Ala 116 duties of, enforcing salmon fisheries regulations 316 relating to exposition at Omaha, Nebr 383 Tennessee Centennial Exposition 474, 477 to prevent importing spurious, etc., teas 605 may contract for Government building, Tennessee Centennial, without advertising 698 may designate ports of delivery in Colorado 134 Alaska 60 remission of fines, etc., by, extended to forfeitures 39 to cause immediate destruction of income-tax returns 470 to convey certain land to San Felipe, etc., Company 126 to direct expenses, etc., new building for Library of Congress 470 to distribute World’s Columbian Exposition medals and diplomas 466 to establish lifesaving station, Maryland coast 507 to pay Cotton States Exposition Company for expenses, etc 454 to prescribe regulations for special delivery of imported articles not exceeding $500 in value 263 rules for anchorage, Saint Marys River, Mich 54 for free admission of articles exhibited at foreign expositions 122 for safety of passengers at regattas, etc 122 to report all delinquencies in accounts annually to Congress 179 *Secretary of War,* appropriation for, Assistant, clerks, etc 161, 560 authorized to grant condemned cannon, etc., to soldiers’ associations, etc 133 control of river and harbor contracts 235 duties of, as to bridge across Black River, La 486 Sulphur River, Ark 513 may detail officer as military instructor, Greater Republic of Central America 704 may expend additional sum for sewerage system, Fort Monroe, Va 472 to approve changes, etc., Red River, above Fulton, Ark 493 to approve plans, etc., of bridge across Alabama River, Montgomery, Ala 391, 598 Allegheny River, Pittsburg, Pa 392 Arkansas River, etc., Ind. T 505 Arkansas River, Okla 532 Caddo Lake, Mooringsport, La 185 Cahaba River, Ala 390 Calumet River, Ill 77 Chattahoochee River, Columbia, Ala 94 Columbia River, Wash 501 Corpus Christi Channel, Tex 112 Cumberland River, Ky 508 Illinois and Mississippi Canal 79 Illinois River, Grafton, Ill 132 Lake Saint Francis, Ark 46 Mississippi River, Aitkin County, Minn 74 Saint Louis, Mo 686 Missouri River, Boonville, Mo 138 Chamberlain, S. Dak 57 Saint Charles, Mo 196 Monongahela River, Allegheny County, Pa 496 Braddock to Mifflin, Pa 495 McKeesport, Pa 596 Niagara River, Lewiston, N. Y 134 Onachita River, Monroe, La 515 Poteau River, Ind. T 40 Red River, Alexandria, La 498 Red River of the North, Minn 186 Grand Forks, N. Dak 533 Acton or Drayton, N. Dak 533 Sabine River, Orange, Tex 513 Saint Lawrence River, Hogansburg, N.Y 604 Saint Louis River, Fond du Lac, Minn 455 Tallahatchie River 190 Tennessee River, Ky 508 Knoxville, Tenn 80 Warrior River, Ala 387 Yazoo River, Greenwood, Miss 629 to approve plans, etc., of post-office building, Fort Monroe, Va 414 to approve location of right of way, Fort Bliss Reservation, Tex 386 to cause compilation to be made of laws for maintenance of navigable waters, etc 234 compilation of river and harbor examinations, surveys, appropriations, etc 235 examination, etc., of water route, Galveston to Houston, Tex 509 survey, etc., for bridge across Eastern Branch, D. C 532 to deliver condemned cannon for annual encampment, Grand Army of the Republic 703 Shiloh Park 442 to designate right of way through Fort Spokane Reservation, Wash 600 to grant use of White Lot, D. C-, to Christian Endeavor convention 464 permits for use of reservations, inaugural ceremonies 699 to issue certificates of service of military telegraph operators 497 to nurses entitled to burial in national cemeteries 6251001 to issue rosettes and ribbons to holders of medals of honor; expense, etc 473 small-caliber Springfield rifles to States and Territories for militia 592 to loan flags, etc., for inaugural ceremonies, Washington, D. C. 482, 700 tents to Buffalo for annual encampment, Grand Army of the Republic 703 East Saint Louis and Saint Louis for tornado sufferers 475 to maintain roads, Gettysburg Park 384 to prescribe regulations, etc., for use of military parks, by Army and militia 121 rules for use of wharf, Wakefield, Va 164 to report plan for rare of gun and mortar batteries, etc 641 to return flag of Eleventh New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry 467 to submit estimates, etc., for breakwater, Marquette Bay, Mich 469 for improving, etc., channel Hampton Roads to Norfolk and Elizabeth River, Va 469 for improving harbor, Erie, Pa 472 for improving harbor, Manitowac, Wis 465 for improving harbor, Portland, Me 471 for improving Fairport Harbor, Ohio 469 for improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, R. I 170 for repairs to piers, etc., Cleveland, Ohio 469 for improving Missouri River, opposite Sioux City, Iowa 471 for waterway, Puget Sound to Lakes Union and Washington 471 for work on Newtown Creek, N. Y 465 to submit plans, etc., for improving harbor, Conneaut, Ohio 467 to transfer a captured cannon from Rock Island Arsenal to Galena, Ill 96 to use part of appropriation for canal, Columbia River, for protecting walls 470 *Sectarian Schools,* payment, for education of Indian pupils in, to cease 345 *Securities, United States,* appropriation for distinctive paper, expenses 429 for witness, destruction of 429 for scaling and separating 430 for expenses canceling 430 for custody of dies, rolls, and plates 430 deficiency appropriation for press and separating machine 269 for distinctive paper, etc 269 *Sedan, Kans.,* condemned cannon donated to G. A. R. post 73 *Seeds Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for purchase, propagation, and distribution 106 amount to be expended 106 varieties to be purchased 106 allotment to Congress; distribution 106 distributing uncalled for seeds, etc 106 report of purchases; diversions prohibited 106 adaptation to localities; early delivery 106 *Seeds, etc.,* appropriation for purchase, distribution, etc 106 purchase and distribution by Secretary of Agriculture, directed 467 *Selby, Arthur P.,* payment to 757 *Sellman, Ethan A.,* pension restored 798 *Seminole Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 331 *Seminole Indians, Fla.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Senate,* appropriation for compensation of Senators 140, 538 for mileage 140, 538 for secretary to Vice-President, etc 110, 538 for chaplain 140, 538 for Secretary, clerks, etc 140, 538 additional to financial clerk and librarian 140 for clerks and messengers to committees 141, 538 for clerks to committees, at $2,100 a year 141, 539 for clerks to committees, at $1,800 a year 141, 539 for Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, assistants, etc 142, 539 for messengers, laborers, pages, etc 142, 539 for postmaster, assistant, etc 142, 540 for superintendent of document room, assistants, etc 142, 540 for superintendent of folding room, assistants, etc 142, 540 for chief engineer, assistants, etc 142, 540 for clerks to Senators 142, 546 for contingent expenses; stationery and newspapers 142, 540 for postage stamps 142, 540 for horses, mail wagons, etc 142, 540 for folding materials; folding 143, 540 for fuel, oil, etc 143, 540 for furniture, repairs, etc 143, 540 for packing boxes 143, 540 for miscellaneous items 143, 540 Maltby Building 143, 540 for inquiries and investigations 143, 540 for reporting debates 143, 541 March 26 to 29, 1896 452 for rent, document warehouse 452, 541 for repairs, etc., stables 452 for repairs, Maltby Building 541 for expenses of inaugural ceremonies 701 deficiency appropriation for Senators 27, 300 for salaries 27 for miscellaneous items 27, 300 for fuel, oil, etc 27 for furniture and repairs 27, 360 for repairs, Maltby Building 27, 452 for coke 27 for Henry A. DuPont, contested election 300 for James L. Wolcott and associates 300 for doors 360 for R. B. Nixon 300 for folders 300, 481 for Addison T. Smith 300 for official reporters 301 for Edward T. Mathews 301 for Francis M. Cox 301 for expenses clerk of Pensions Committee 301 for Benjamin Durfee 301 for Watson Boyle 301 for William A. Fields 301 for discharged employees 301 for Charles H. Evans 301 for widows of deceased Capitol police 301 for clerks to committees 457 joint committee to investigate alcohol in the arts; report 195 continued 697 report on charitable institutions, District of Columbia; expenses 411 number of Congressional Record to Library increased 468 proclamation convening extra session of, March 4, 1897 9131002 salaries for December to be paid December 20, 1895 459 for June, 1896, the day after adjournment 476 for December, to be paid December 18, 1896 697 *Senators,* appropriation for compensation and mileage 140, 538 for clerks to 142, 540 deficiency appropriation for compensation and mileage 27, 300 *Sende, Andrew V.,* granted honorable discharge 782 *Seneca Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 332 *Seneca Indians of New York,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 332 report to be made of all leases by, Allegany Reservation 340 *Sentman, Charles W.,* pension increased 833 *Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, Senate,* appropriation for, assistants 142, 539 *Sergeant-at-Arms, House of Representatives,* appropriation for, deputy, etc 144, 542 *Serria,* appropriation for minister, etc 28, 579 *Sittlers,* on forfeited railroad land grants, given two years to complete purchase, etc 535 *Serenth Iowa Infantry,* master of Company I, corrected 517 *Seventh Judicial Circuit,* deficiency appropriation for salary additional judge 297 *Sewers, D. C.,* appropriation for cleaning and repairing 398, 670 for replacing, etc 398, 670 for main and pipe 398, 670 for suburban 398, 670 for contract: Rock Creek and B street intercepting 670 for Easbys Point and F street intercepting 398, 670 for Fifteenth street extended 398 Tiber Creek and New Jersey avenue; contract 670 for constructing, under contracts 399 for condemning rights of way 399, 671 for flushing tanks 399, 671 deficiency appropriation for retained pay to contractors 280 lots required to be connected with; penalty 125 *Shadbolt, Charles D.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Shanghai,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 for rent of prison, etc 37, 589 *Shannon, H. M.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Shang, Bennett S.,* pension increased 794 *Shaw, J. G.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Shaw, Louis,* deficiency appropriation for surveying 291 *Shaw Post, G. A. R., Leavenworth, Kans.,* condemned cannon donated to 385 *Shawnee Indians, Eastern,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 332 *Sheboygan, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 survey of harbor directed 243 *Sheepeater Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of, Lemhi Agency 337 *Sheffield,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Shells, Steel,* appropriation for deck-piercing, etc., additional 257, 642 *Sherbrooke,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Shiloh National Military Park,* condemned cannon, etc., to be delivered to 442 *Ship Island Pass, Miss.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 survey of harbor directed 241 *Ship, Steamboat, and Way Letters, Postal Service,* appropriation for 316, 647 *Ship Stoves,* transfer permitted from ships of same line to each other 691 *Shipley, E. R.,* payment to 721 *Shipman, John J.,* payment to 720 *Shipping* (*see also* Navigation), bond not required for return of crew 688 crew list to be handed first boarding officer on return of ship 688 penalty for not producing all persons on crew list; exceptions 688 repeal of requirement for report of impressment of sailors 691 punishment for maltreating sailors, etc 691 amendment to shipping articles 691 modification of fog signals on vessels to prevent collisions 681 proclamation putting in effect regulations for preventing collisions at sea 885 revoking suspension of tonnage duty on vessels from Germany 884 time extended fur unloading vessels 115 vessels of the United States must have citizens for officers 188 license to officers; renewals 188 hearings in eases of suspended or revoked licenses 189 officers exempt from draft in time of war 189 pay for naval service; pensions 189 accidental vacancies of officers may be temporarily filled abroad by persons not citizens 189 vessels propelled by gas, electricity, etc., subject to steamboat regulations 489 yachts of foreign clubs exempt from entry, clearance, and tonnage tax 511 owned, etc., by citizens not included 511 foreign-built, owned, etc., by citizens to pay tonnage tax 511 *Shipping Articles,* of crews of sailing vessels amended 689 additional regulations required on 691 *Shipping Commissioners,* to be furnished offices, etc 687 to act as arbitrator in disputes on sailing vessels, etc 689 *Shoal Harbor, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 217 *Shooting Ranges, etc., Army,* appropriation for expenses, etc 67, 615 *Shoshone Agency, Wyo.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Shoshone Indian Reservation, Nev., Western,* appropriation for support, etc., of Piute Indians on 338 *Shoshone Indian Reservation, Wyo.,* appropriation for Indian school 3481003 *Shoshone Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 332 for support, etc., of, on Fort Hall Reservation 337 for support, etc., of, Lemhi Agency 337 *Shoshone Indians, Nev.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Shoshone Indians, Wyo.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 337 *Shot, Steel,* appropriation for armor-piercing: additional 257, 642 *Shrewsbury River, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Shuffleboards, D. C.,* license required, etc., for public use of 594 *Shugrue, Margaret,* title of United States to certain lands near Washington Aqueduct sold to 86 *Shuman, Elnora (mother),* pension 803 *Siam.* appropriation for minister resident and consul-general 28, 580 for interpreter, legation 29, 581 for prison expenses 37, 589 for keeping prisoners, etc 37, 589 *Sierra Leone,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Sierra Madre Construction Company,* may bridge Rio Grande at El Paso, Tex 509 may purchase existing bridge 510 *Sights for Cannon,* appropriation for 258, 643 *Signal Corps, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 62, 611 deficiency appropriation for 311 vacancy in Chief Signal Officer, may be filled from grade lower than colonel 611 *Signal Lights,* repeal of requirement of collector, etc., to furnish 691 *Signal Office, War Department,* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 *Signal Service, Army,* appropriation for expenses 68, 617 deficiency appropriation for transportation 307 for military telegraph lines 307, 311 detail of enlisted men for instruction 617 *Siletz Agency, Oreg.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 for support, etc., of Indians of 338 *Siletz Indian Reservation,* proclamation opening to entry lands on, ceded by Alsea, etc., Indians 866 *Siletz River, Oreg.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Silver,* international conference to secure fixity of ratio between gold and, authorized 624 *Silver City. N. Mex.,* issue of bonds by, validated 488 *Silver Coin,* appropriation for transportation 429 for recoinage, fractional 429 deficiency appropriation for transportation 19 for recoinage, fractional 19 *Simms, Charles I.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Simms, William E.,* political disabilities removed 821 *Simpson, George T.,* deficiency appropriation for surveying 291 *Singapore,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Sinking Fund, D. C.,* appropriation for 407, 680 for interest and water-stock bonds 413, 684 *Sinking Fund Office, D. C.,* appropriation for clerks 394, 666 *Sioux City, Iowa,* appropriation for public building 415 estimates, etc., for improving Missouri River opposite, to be submitted 471 terms of court 2 *Sioux Falls, S. Dak.,* appropriation for public building 414 *Sioux Indians, Different Tribes,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 333 for clothing, etc 333 for agricultural articles 333 payment of money 333 delivery of woolen clothing, directed 333 for teachers, etc 333 for additional employees 333 for schools, Santee and Crow Creek agencies 333 for subsistence, etc.; limit of rations 333 for matron, Santee Agency, etc 333 for schools 334 allowance in lieu of allotments to Flandreaus and Santees of Nebraska 334 for payments to Sioux and Poncas, South Dakota, and Nebraska 334 deficiency appropriation for support 293 for subsistence, etc 309 for beneficial objects 309 allotment to Lower Brules on Rosebud Reservation; selection 334 payment to Rosebuds 334 *Sioux Indians, Medawakanton Band, Minn.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Sioux Indians of Devils Lake, N. Dak.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Sioux Indians of South Dakota and Nebraska.* appropriation for payment to, in lieu of personal property 334 *Sioux Indians, Yankton Tribe,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 334 proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by 865 *Sioux Outbreak,* appropriation for paying certain losses 344 *Sisseton Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Sisseton Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 335 for interest;, to be paid per capita 340 payment of annual interest due 292 *Sites for Fortifications and Coast Defenses,* appropriation for 257, 641 *Sitka, Alaska,* proclamation reserving lands in, to Greco-Russian Church 883 *Siuslaw River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of month 233 *Sirus,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Six Nations Indians of New York,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 333 *Skagit River, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 *S’Klallam Indians, Wash,.* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Slaughter, Henry,* pension increased 813 *Slave Trade, Bureau for Repressing,* appropriation for contribution 32, 583 *Smallpox,* appropriation for preventing, etc., epidemic 4321004 *Smallpox, D. C.,* provisions to prevent the spread of 635 *Smallpox Hospital, D. C.,* deficiency appropriation for equipping 281 regulations governing, to be made 281 *Smalls, Robert,* pension restored 762 *Smith, Addison T.,* deficiency appropriation for 300 *Smith, Catherine (widow),* pension 739 *Smith, Frank B.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Smith, H. Kessler,* deficiency appropriation for refund of fee 290 *Smith, Lena D. (widow),* pension 781 *Smith, Lloyd J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Smith, Robert A.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Smith, William Herbert,* deficiency appropriation for services 280 *Smiths Island, Pa.,* appropriation for removing 442 *Smiths Point, Md.,* appropriation for lighthouse 417 *Smithsonian Institution,* appropriation for international exchanges 425 for North American Ethnology 425 for astrophysical observatory 425 for National Museum 425 for National Zoological Park 425 for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for Zoological Park 279 for National Museum 279 for North American Ethnology 307 regent appointed; William L. Wilson 461 to exhibit articles at Tennessee Centennial Exposition 477 *Smithtown Harbor, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Smyrna,* appropriation for consul at 34, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Smyrna River, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Snake River, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of 233 survey of, directed 243 *Snow, etc., D. C.,* regulations for removing from sidewalks, etc., to include agents 609 *Swekel, Helmuth, F.,* granted honorable discharge 773 *Soils,* appropriation for investigating 102 *Soils Decision, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for chief, assistant, etc 100 for investigations; rent, etc 103 *Soldiers and Sailors’ Home, D. C.,* appropriation for 409, 681 *Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument Association, Middlesex County, N. J.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 130 *Soldiers’ Home, Colo.,* use of Fort Lyon Reservation granted for 531 *Soldiers’ Home, National,* appropriation for expenses 445 *Solicitor for the Department of State,* appropriation for 176, 575 *Solicitor-General,* appropriation for 176, 575 *Solicitor of Internal Revenue,* appropriation for 176, 575 *Solicitor of the Treasury,* appropriation for, assistant, clerks, etc 176, 575 for books, stationery 177, 576 *Sommers, Peter P.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Sonnebery,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Sonnekalb, Oscar,* deficiency appropriation for 291 *South America,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from countries of 872 *South Atlantic Quarantine Station,* appropriation for wharf, etc 416 *South Dakota,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses Indian service in 338 for surveying Indian reservations in 312 for establishing fish hatchery 428 deficiency appropriation for incidentals, Indian service in 292, 309, 312 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 final proof extended one year, homestead locations on ceded Indian lands 17 may select lands on Fort Stilly Reservation; preference, etc 189 one year’s leave of absence allowed home stead settlers, Yankton Reservation 16 proclamation opening to entry lands in, ceded by Yankton Indians 865 setting apart Black Hills Forest Reservation 902 *South Haven, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 survey of harbor directed 241 *Smith Milwaukee, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 pierhead light authorized at 512 *South Norwalk, Conn.,* survey of, directed 239 *South Pass, Mississippi River,* investigation of liability to close Pass a Loutre by Attorney-General 597 *South Platte Forest Reserve, Colo.,* opened to mining claims for precious metals 11 right of way granted through 190 *South River, N. J.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 *Southampton.* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Southern Pacific Company,* deficiency appropriation for 273 *Southern Ute Agency, Colo,,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Southern Ute Indians in Colorado,* appropriation for rations, etc., to, taking lands in severalty 335 for rations to Indians at agency, Navajo Springs, not accepting allotments 336 for agency buildings, Navajo Springs 336 deficiency appropriation for removing 293 *Southport, Conn.,* survey of harbor directed 239 *Spain,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 for clerk hire 30 acceptance authorized of medal presented to Benjamin Harrison by 759 proclamation extending copyright benefits to subjects of 8711005 proclamation warning citizens not to violate neutrality laws, Cuban disturbances 870 warning all persons against violating neutrality laws, as to 881 *Spang, Edwin H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Sparks, Edward,* payment to children of 753 *Sparta, Ill.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 132 *Speaker of the House of Representatives,* appropriation for private secretary, clerks, etc 143, 541 *Special and Select Committees, House of Representatives,* appropriation for expenses 146, 544 deficiency appropriation for 27, 302, 457, 481 *Special Assessment Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 395, 667 *Special Delivery, Customs,* of imported articles, not for sale, valued at lees than $500 263 *Special Facilities, Postal Service,* appropriation for, on trunk lines, Boston to New Orleans 315, 616 *Special Taxes,* imposed on manufacturers and dealers in filled cheese 253 *Spencer, James C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Spencer, William Loring (widow),* pension increased 750 *Spofford, Edward C.,* pension increased 829 *Spokane Indians,* appropriation for removal to Cœur d’Alene Reservation, etc 335 for payment to chiefs 335 *Spokane, Wash.,* appropriation for military post 441 *Sprague, Wash.,* First National Bank of, may change location and name 73 *Spransy, Joseph R.,* deficiency appropriation for redeeming tax-sale certificate 283 *Spring Point Ledge, Me.,* appropriation for lighthouse and fog signal 117 *Springfield Rifles,* issue of new gauge, to militia authorized 592 *Spurious Teas,* provisions to prevent importing 604 *Spuyten Dayril Creek, N. Y.,* regulations for opening draw 216 *Square No. 739, Washington, D.C.,* use by railroad company revoked 711 *Square 996, Washington, D. C.,* title of lots 7 and 8 in, released to George W. Watson 801 *Stahel, Julius H.,* pension increased 821 *Stamford, Conn.,* appropriation tor improvement of harbor 204 made subport of entry 85 *Stamped Envelopes,* appropriation for manufacture; distribution 316, 647 *Stamps, Interval-Revenue,* for bottles and cases of liquors bottled in bond 626 *Stamps, Postage and Special-Delivery,* appropriation for manufacture; distribution 316, 617 *Standard Weights and Measures,* appropriation for expenses of office 154, 553 *Standing Rock Agency, N. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Slanilaus Forest Reservation, Cal.,* proclamation setting apart 898 *Star Routes, Postal Service,* appropriation for transportation by 314, 616 *State, Admission of a,* proclamation announcing, Utah 876 *State Homes for Volunteers,* appropriation for aid to 448 deficiency appropriation for aid to 22, 284 *State, War, and Navy Department Building,* appropriation for clerk, engineers, watchmen, etc 164, 563 for fuel, repairs, etc 164, 563 *Staten Island Light-House Depot, N. Y.,* appropriation for sea wall, etc 417 *Staten Island, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of channel between New Jersey and 206 *States,* deficiency appropriation for examining lands selected for reclamation by 290 for refund to, raising volunteers 308 issue of small-caliber Springfield rifles to, for militia 592 *Stationery, Postal Service,* appropriation for 314, 645 *Statistics, Bureau of, Treasury Department,* appropriation for officer in charge, clerks, etc 154, 553 for collecting commercial data 154, 553 number authorized of Monthly Summary of Imports and Exports 459 *Statistics Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for statistician, assistant, clerks 100 for expenses 101 for crop reports 101 for extending foreign markets for agricultural products 101 *Statutes at Large, Fifty-fourth Congress,* appropriation for expenses of editing and distributing 148, 547 *Steam Vessels,* mileage allowance to inspectors of hulls, etc., reduced 530 modification of fog signals to be used by 381 *Steamboat, etc., Letters,* appropriation for, postal service 316, 647 *Steamboat-Inspection Service,* appropriation for Supervising Inspector General, clerks, etc 155, 551 deficiency appropriation for assistant inspectors 273 for contingent expenses 306 mileage allowance of inspectors reduced 530 inspection directed of foreign vessels admitted to registry 690 *Steamboat Routes, Postal Service,* appropriation for transportation by 314, 646 *Steel, Oil-Tempered, etc.,* appropriation for, high-power guns, contracts 257, 642 existing contracts 257 *Steele, George W.,* reappointed manager Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 472 *Stenographers to Committees, House of Representatives,* appropriation for 145, 543 deficiency appropriation for assistant 302 for extra pay 304 *Stettin,* appropriation for consul at 35, 5871006 *Stevens County, Wash.,* construction of bridge authorized across Columbia River 501 *Stevens, George T.,* order of dismissal revoked 783 *Stevens, Silas M.,* pension increased 800 *Stevenson, C. Clifford,* deficiency appropriation for surveying 23 *Stevenson, David O.,* deficiency appropriation for surveying 23 *Stewart, James,* claim referred to Court of Claims 809 *Stewart, James A.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Stewart, James M.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Stine, Rita (daughter),* pension 718 *Stitt, S. H.,* payment to 110 *Stockholm,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Stokes, J. W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Stone, Charles,* deficiency appropriation for widow 301 *Stouenian, Mary O. H. (widow),* pension increased 825 *Stonington, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Storage, D. C.,* lien granted for charges, sales, etc 122 *Storekeepers, Internal Revenue,* appropriation for 156, 555 *Stowe, Lucius L.,* deficiency appropriation for salary 24 *Stowell, Sophronia S. (widow),* pension 729 *Stratford,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Strawn, H. L.,* deficiency appropriation for services 18 *Street Railways, D. C.,* change of motive power and route extended, Eckington Company 318 Belt Company 318 change of route, etc., Capital Railway Company 187 Washington and Great Falls Electric Company 246 detailed annual reports to be submitted; contents 320 extension of route authorized, Baltimore and Washington Transit Company 264 Connecticut avenue line, Metropolitan Company 600 interchange of tickets: price 320 time extended for completing Maryland and Washington 11 for using compressed-air motors by Eckington and Belt lines 698 to pay for repairs of pavements 399 use of city tracks by suburban companies 399 agreement as to schedules, etc 399 fares to be collected only on their own lines 399 *Street-Sweeping Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 395, 667 *Streets, Avenues, etc., D. C.,* appropriation for improvement and repairs 398, 669 for grading 398, 670 for repairs, etc 398, 670 for condemnation 398, 670 appropriation for current repairs; street railways 399, 671 use of street railway tracks limited 399 for replacing sidewalks, etc., reservations 399, 671 for sweeping, etc 400, 672 for cleaning snow, etc 400, 672 for parking commission, trees, etc 400, 672 for lights; lamps to burn every night 400, 673 deficiency appropriation for lighting 280 *Stacker, Arminda (widow),* pension 723 *Stuckert, John,* deficiency appropriation for paying judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Stuckert, John and Mary.* deficiency appropriation for judgment against District of Columbia 282 *Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of 212 *Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor of refuge 212 *Stuttgart,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 37, 588 *Subdivisions, D. C.,* appropriation for surveys, etc., suburban 397, 669 *Subsistence Department, Army,* appropriation for pay of officers; longevity 61, 610 for supplies, etc 63, 612 for extra-duty pay, enlisted men 64, 612 for civilian employees, etc.; limit 64, 612 for commutation of rations, etc 64, 613 for support, etc., Apache Indian prisoners 64 deficiency appropriation for subsistence 397, 311 *Sugar Loaf Reservoir Site, Colo.,* lands restored to public domain 603 sales at auction : use of water 603 control of water by State 603 *Saisun Creek, Cal.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Sullivan Falls, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 202 *Sulphur River, Ark.,* construction of bridge across, approved 513 *Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriations,* under the Treasury Department, for: public buildings 413 marine hospitals 416 quarantine stations, etc 416 for light-houses, beacons, and fog signals 417 Light-House Establishment 418 Life-Saving Service 419 Revenue-Cutter Service 420 Bureau of Engraving and Printing 421 Coast and Geodetic Survey 421 Smithsonian Institution 425 Fish Commission 426 Interstate Commerce Commission 428 miscellaneous; United States securities 429 Alaskan seal fisheries 431 Chinese exclusion 431 immigration 431 quarantine service 432 prevention of epidemics 432 under Department of the Interior, for: forested lands investigation 432 public buildings 432 Capitol 432 public lands 433 Geological Survey 135 mineral land commissioners, Montana and Idaho 4361007 under Department of the Interior, for: Supreme Court reports 136 Insane Hospital; Deaf and Dumb Institution 436 Howard University 437 Alaska, education; reindeer 437 under Department of State, for: International Prison Commission 438 Brussels Exhibition 438 consul at Alexandretta 438 Venezuela Commission 438 under War Department, for: armories and arsenals 438 buildings and grounds, District of Columbia 439 military posts 441 military parks 442 Engineer Department, harbors, etc 442 national cemeteries 443 miscellaneous objects 444 artificial limbs, etc 444 Records of the Rebellion 444 New York Harbor 445 Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 445 State and Territorial Homes 448 back pay, bounty, and commutation of rations 448 under Department of Justice, for: court house, District of Columbia 449 miscellaneous 449 Court of Private Land Claims 449 under judicial branch, for: United States courts 449 United States Penitentiary 450 under legislative branch, for: statement of appropriations 451 votes of electors 451 Senate 452 Botanic Garden 452 public printing and binding 452 Government Printing Office 453 allotment of Congressional Record to Members and Delegates, changed 454 purchase of land for boiler house, Government Printing Office, etc 451 reimbursing Cotton States Exposition Company 454 all sums for salaries to be in full for fiscal year; repeals 454 *Superior Bay,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Superior, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 212 *Supervising Architect of the Treasury,* appropriation for, draftsmen, etc.; limit 150, 549 temporary detail of employees on work of public building, Chicago 150 *Supplement to Revised Statutes,* appropriation for payment to William A. Richardson 431 *Supreme Council of the Thirty-third Degree of Scottish Rite Masonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States,* incorporated: powers, etc 58 *Supreme Court, D. C.,* appropriation for judges 178, 577 for printing and binding 453 jurisdiction of, over sale, etc., of real estate of lunatics 536 may temporarily appoint district attorney in ease of vacancy 600 record of medical, etc., licenses to be kept in 201 *Supreme Court of the United States,* appropriation for chief and associate justices 177, 576 for marshal 177, 576 appropriation for stenographic clerks 177, 576 for printing and binding 453 appeals or writs of error in criminal cases not capital withdrawn from 492 certiorari allowed, to circuit court, D. C 692 expenditure of balance for printing and binding 481 to determine questions of constitutionality highways system, D. C 3 *Supreme Court Reports,* appropriation for purchasing 436 *Surgeon-General’s Office, War Department.* appropriation for clerks, etc 162, 561 for rent 163, 562 for library 67, 616 for index catalogue, library 452 *Surgeons, D.* license to practice required; issue 198 *Surveying Public Lands* (*see also* Public Lands), appropriation for; rates 134 preference to occupied townships, etc 434 allowance, heavily timbered, etc., lands 434 extra rates, California, etc 434 resurveys; inspecting mineral, etc., localities 434 for confirmed private land claims 434 for abandoned military reservations 134 deficiency appropriation for 23, 309, 312 for, California 290 *Surveyors-General,* appropriation for, and expenses 172, 571 *Surveyors, Interval Revenue,* appropriation for salaries and expenses 156, 555 *Surveyor’s Office, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 396, 668 deficiency appropriation for printing 280 *Surveys, etc.,* appropriation for, river and harbor improvements 234 *Sutherland, Elizabeth W. (widow),* pension increased 747 *Suwance River, Fla.,* appropriation for Improvement of 221 *Swamp Land Claims,* appropriation for adjusting 433 *Swamp Lands,* purchasers of, on Mobile and Ohio grant, Mississippi, may enter, etc., same 534 *Swansea,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 *Swanson, C. A.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Sweatt, Ira H.,* pension restored 823 *Sweden,* proclamation suspending prohibition of importation of cattle from 872 *Sweden and Norway,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Sweeny, Eugenia R. (widow),* pension increased 737 *Swinomish Slough, Wash.,* appropriation for improvement of 234 *Switzerland,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Sydney, New South Wales,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Sydney, Nova Scotia,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Syracuse, N. Y.,* made port of delivery 121 granted immediate transportation privileges; surveyor 121 **T.** *Tahiti,* appropriation for consul at 38, 7561008 *Tallahatchie River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 construction of bridge authorized across, Philipp 190 *“Tally-Ho,” Brig,* claim for loss referred to Court of Claims 483 *Tama County, Iowa,* appropriation for buildings, Indian school in 345 acceptance of jurisdiction over Sac and Fox Indians in 331 *Tamatare,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Tampa Bay, Fla.,* survey of, directed 239 *Tampico,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Tangier,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 586 *Tangier Light,* appropriation for contribution 30, 581 *Tav Ricer, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Tariffs, Customs,* appropriation for publication bureau 31, 583 *Tarsueg, John C.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Taunton River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Taxes,* stamp, on filled cheese; regulations 255 additional on imported filled cheese 255 *Taxes, D. C.,* appropriation for advertising arrears of 396, 669 for accounts of arrears 396, 669 reassessment of lots, declared technically defective 98 *Taylor, F. L.,* granted honorable discharge 722 *Taylor, George W.,* granted honorable discharge 778 *Taylor, James L.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Taylorville, Ill.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to Woman’s Relief Corps 55 *Tea,* importation of impure and unwholesome, prohibited 604 appointment of board of experts to submit standard samples 605 standards of purity, etc., to be established 605 duplicate samples for customhouses and dealers 605 inferior to samples prohibited entry 605 examination, etc., of importations; samples 605 delivery if equal to standard 605 retention of inferior qualities 605 appeal to board of general appraisers 606 inferior to be exported or destroyed 606 to be made by examiners at port of entry or nearest port; tests 606 reexaminations by general appraisers; experts 606 rejected not to be reimported; forfeiture 606 on shipboard at passage of act subject to former law 607 former act repealed 607 *Teguciyalpa,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Telegraph and Telephone Service, D. C.,* appropriation for salaries 406, 678 for contingent expenses 406, 678 for renewing lines 406 appropriation for new boxes, etc 678 use of poles, etc 678 restriction on poles in alleys; connections 678 for new patrol boxes, etc 678 deficiency appropriation for repairs 281 *Telegraph connecting Capitol and Departments,* appropriation for care, etc.; replacing poles 440 *Telegraph Operators, Military,* certificates of service during the war to be issued 497 *Telephone Charges, D. C.,* report on, to be made to Congress 406 *Tennessee Centennial Exposition,* admission of contract laborers by foreign exhibitors permitted 474 free entry of articles for exhibition; sales, etc 474 articles from Executive Departments, etc., to be exhibited at 477 board of management created 477 appropriation for Government buildings 477 for expenses of exhibit 478 articles for exhibition admitted free of duty 478 regulations; sales; duty on articles sold 478 medals to be prepared 478 limit of liability of United States 478 condition before appropriation available 478 building for Government exhibit to be contracted for without advertisement 698 *Tennessee Eastern Judicial District,* terms of court, Knoxville 39 *Tennessee River,* appropriation for lighting 419 *Tennessee River, Ky.,* construction of bridge authorized across 507 survey of mouth of, directed 239 *Tennessee River, Tenn.,* appropriation for improvement of, below Chattanooga 224 above Chattanooga 224 construction of bridge authorized across, Knoxville, Tenn 79 time extended for bridge, Chattanooga, Tenn 534 *Tennessee Western Judicial District,* Perry County transferred from middle district to 91 *Tensas River, La. and Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Tents, Army,* loaned to tornado sufferers, East Saint Louis and Saint Louis 475 loaned to annual encampment, Grand Army of the Republic 703 *Territorial Homes for Volunteers,* appropriation for aid to 448 *Territories,* appropriation for government in the 160, 560 deficiency appropriation for government in 277 divorces to be granted only after one years residence in 136 issue of small-caliber Springfield rifles to, for militia 592 ownership of lands in, by aliens forbidden 618 exceptions under treaties 618 land acquired prior to March 3, 1887 618 bona tide residents, etc 618 aliens to dispose of lands when residence ceases 618 may acquire town lots or mining claims 618 acquired by inheritance, etc., to be sold 618 escheat if not sold in ten years 618 aliens holding lands may convey them 618 conveyances in trust void 6191009 escheat proceedings for lands of aliens; sale, etc 619 disposal of proceeds; unclaimed balance to school fund 619 to vacate if citizenship applied for 619 act not applicable to District of Columbia 619 nor to public-land laws 619 punishment for prize lighting, etc 5 *Test, Francis W.,* deficiency appropriation for widow, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Testing Machine, Watertown Arsenal, Mass.,* appropriation for expense 438 *Telon Forest Reservation, Wyo.,* proclamation setting apart 906 *Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Company,* bridge across Red River, above Fulton, Ark., approved 492 Sulphur River, Ark., by, approved 513 *Texarkana, Ark.,* terms of court 591 *Texas,* transfer of Greer County to Oklahoma 113 lands in, deeded to San Felipe Manufacturing, etc., Company 126 *Texas Eastern Judicial District,* new division constituted 516 terms, Beaumont 516 *Texas Northern Judicial District,* terms of court 456 return of process, etc 456 terms at Graham abolished 457 *Thames River, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of 216 for lighting 419 *Thanksgiving Day,* proclamation designating Thursday, November 28, 1895, as 871 designating November 26, 1896, as 882 *Thayer, John M.,* pension 715 *Third Assistant Postmaster-General,* appropriation for, clerks, etc 174, 573 for postal service, office of 316, 647 *Thomas, Cyrus,* pension increased 752 *Thomas, G. W.,* deficiency appropriation for 301 *Thomas, H. C.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Thomas, John H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *“Thomas S. Falck,” Barge,* granted American register, and name changed to “Black Diamond” 511 *Thompson, Annie (widow),* pension increased 783 *Thompson, Cyrus W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Thompson, Mary C. (widow),* pension increased 763 *Thompson, Rhoda, Augusta (daughter),* pension 754 *Thompson, Wilson H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Thornhill, French W.,* pension increased 729 *Thornton, Henry F.,* pension increased 812 *Thorp, R. T.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Thorp, Thomas J.,* pension increased 797 *“Three Brothers,” Bark,* American register granted to “Minde” and name changed to 5 *Three Rivers,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Tickfaw River, La.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 *Tientsin,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 *Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of 214 *Tillamook Bay, Oreg.,* survey of, directed 242 *Tilton, N. H.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated State Soldiers’ Home 136 *Timber Culture, Public Lands,* final proof may be made before court officers 43 *Timber Depredations,* appropriation for preventing, etc 433 *Tobacco,* appropriation for expenses, inspection of exported 156, 555 purchase of, for the Navy; advertisement, etc 370 *Togas, Me.,* appropriation for expenses Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 446 *Tokyo, Japan,* appropriation for rent of buildings 30 deficiency appropriation for purchase of buildings 18 *Toledo, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 *Tollett, Daniel T.,* pension 821 *Tomah, Wis.,* appropriation for Indian school 348 *Tombigbee River, Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of, from mouth 221 *Tombigbee River, Ala. and Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of, from Demopolis to Columbus 221 *Tombigbee River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of, from Fulton to Columbus 221 from Walkers Bridge to Fulton 221 *Tonawanda, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 206 *Tonga,* appropriation for consul-general at 581 *Tongue River Agency, Mont.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Tonkawa Indians, Okla.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Tonnage Duty,* proclamation revoking suspension of, on vessels from Germany 884 *Tonnage Tax,* exemption of yachts of foreign clubs from 511 not extended to yachts owned, etc., by citizens 511 foreign-built yachts owned, etc., by citizens, to pay 511 *Topographer, Post-Office Department,* appropriation for, draftsmen, etc 175, 574 for rent 175, 574 for post-route maps, sales 176, 575 *Toronto,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Torpedo Boats,* construction authorized of three swift, cost 378 ten; cost; speed 378 contracts, etc., no premiums 378 to be all of domestic manufacture 3791010 to be built on Pacific Coast, Mississippi River and Gulf Coast, condition 379 contracts to be made in 120 days 379 construction of three additional, authorized; contracts 665 *Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I.,* appropriation for 363, 650 *Torpedoes for Harbor Defense,* appropriation for 257, 642 *Towles, T. O.,* deficiency appropriation for 305 *Town Creek, N. C.,* survey of, directed 242 *Town Lois, Public Lands,* acquiring, by aliens permitted 618 *Town River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Town Sites, Okla.,* entries on, vacated 117 *Towne, Samuel C.,* pension increased 805 *Townsend, Horace,* pension increased 715 *Tracy, Mary Ann (daughter),* pension 724 *Trade-Marks,* convention with Japan, securing protection of 884 *Training Ship, Naval Academy,* appropriation for construction 665 *Transcripts of Records, etc., Public Lands,* appropriation for 433 *Transit Pay, Diplomatic and Consular Officers,* appropriation for 29, 580 *Transmississippi International Exposition,* to be held at Omaha, Nebr., in 1898 382 articles imported for exhibition to be admitted free of duty 382 exhibit by the Government; board to control 382 building to be erected; cost; disposal 383 limit of liability of the Government 383 limit of Government expenses; proofs of subscriptions for expenses, etc 383 allowances to Department board 383 issue of medals and awards 384 all liability of the Government disclaimed 384 *Transportation, Army,* appropriation for 66, 614 on land-grant roads 66, 615 fifty per cent to roads not bond aided; rates; conditions 66, 615 deficiency appropriation for 307, 311 *Transportation, Mail* (*see* Mail Transportation). *Transporting Remains of Diplomatic and Consular Officers,* appropriation for 31, 582 *Treadwater River, Ky.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 236 *Treasurer of the United States,* appropriation for, assistant, cashier, etc 152, 551 for superintendent redemption national currency, clerks, etc 152, 552 for sinking-fund office, District of Columbia 394, 666 deficiency appropriation for press and separating machines, securities 269 *Treasury Department,* appropriation for Secretary, Assistants, clerks, etc 148, 547 for chief clerk, assistant superintendent, clerks, etc 148, 548 for engineers, watchmen, messengers, laborers, etc 148, 518 for divisions in Secretary’s office, clerks, etc 149, 548 appropriation for division of bookkeeping mid warrants 149, 548 rank and pay, engineer in chief Revenue-Cutter Service 149 for Supervising Architect assistant, etc 150, 549 draftsmen, etc.; proviso 150, 549 for Comptroller of the Treasury, assistant, clerks, etc 150, 550 inspection of disbursing officers’ books, etc 550 for Auditor for Treasury Department, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 550 for Auditor for War Department, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 550 for Auditor for Navy Department, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 550 for Auditor for Interior Department, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 551 for Auditor for State, etc., Departments, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 551 for Auditor for Post-Office Department, deputy, clerks, etc 151, 551 for Treasurer, Assistant, clerks, etc 152, 551 for Register, assistant, clerks, etc 152, 552 for Comptroller of the Currency, deputy, clerks, etc 152, 552 for Commissioner of Internal Revenue, deputy, clerks, etc 153, 552 for Light-House Board, chief clerk, etc 153, 552 for Superintendent Life-Saving Service, assistant, clerks, cte 153, 553 for Commissioner of Navigation, clerks, etc 153, 553 for Director of Bureau of Engraving and Printing, clerks, etc 153, 553 for officer in charge, Bureau of Statistics, clerks, etc 154, 553 for chief of Secret Service Division, clerks, etc 154, 553 for construction, etc., standard weights and measures 154, 553 for Director of Mint., clerks, etc 154, 553 for Surgeon-General Marine-Hospital Service, clerks, etc 154, 554 for Inspector-General Steamboat Inspection Service, clerks, etc 155, 554 for Commissioner-General of Immigration, clerks 155, 554 for contingent expenses 155, 554 for rent 155, 555 for internal-revenue collectors, deputies, agents, etc 156, 555 for salaries, etc., assistant treasurers’ office 156, 556 for salaries, etc., mints and assay offices 158, 558 for government in the Territories 160, 560 for Solicitor, etc 176, 575 for civil expenses under 413 for public buildings 413 for Government wharf, Alaska 413 for repairs to buildings 415 for marine hospitals 416 for quarantine stations 416 for light-houses, etc 417 for Life-Saving Service 419 for Revenue-Cutter Service 420 for Bureau of Engraving and Printing 421 for Coast and Geodetic Survey 421 for Smithsonian Institution 425 for Fish Commission 426 for Interstate Commerce Commission 428 for paper and stamps 429 for punishing violations of internal-revenue laws 429 for contingent expenses, Independent Treasury 429 for transporting, recoinage, etc., coins 429 for expenses, securities 4291011 appropriation for expenses, public buildings 430 for suppressing counterfeiting, etc 430 for Supplement to Revised Statutes 431 for compensation in lieu of moieties 431 for local appraisers’ meetings 431 for Alaska seal and salmon fisheries 431 for enforcing Chinese exclusion 431 for expenses, alien contract labor laws 431 for custody of lands, etc 432 for John Lampman 432 for quarantine service 432 for prevention of epidemics 432 for printing and binding 452 for expenses distributing World’s Columbian Exposition medals and diplomas 466 deficiency appropriation for expert money counters 19 for Contingent expenses 19, 306 for transfer of furniture, public building, Chicago 19 for contingent expenses Independent Treasury 19, 480 for transporting silver coin 19 for recoinage, silver coins 19 for World’s Columbian Exposition 19, 270 for collecting customs revenue 20, 270 for Revenue-Cutter Service 20, 275 for Life Saving Service 20, 307, 311 for National Academy of Sciences 20 for “Hector” 20 for Treasurer’s Office 269 for expenses national currency 269, 306 for examinations, etc., national currency 306 for distinctive paper, securities 269 for recoinage, etc., minor coins 269 for furniture and repairs, public buildings 269 for fuel, lights, and water 269 for local appraisers’ meetings 269 for Alaska natives 269 for suppressing counterfeiting, etc 269 for expenses Treasury notes 270 for ore sampling works 270 for S. R. Fowle and Son 270 for newspapers and books 270 for Helena, Mont., assay office 270 for stationery 271 for Marine-Hospital Service 271, 307 transfer of Government building, Atlanta Exposition 271 for lands, etc 271 for report on explosives 271 for salmon fisheries, Alaska 271 for North American Commercial Company 271 for Louis C. Raegener 271 for Norfolk and Western Railroad Company 272 for owner of canal boat “Centre” 272 for owner of “Peter Jebsen” 272 for J. A. Henriques 272 for Pacific Coast Steamship Company 272 for John Inland 272 for B. Johannessen 272 for owner of “Phantom” 272 for “C. Braisted” 272 for “O. A. Mygatt” 272 for “Pelican” 273 for Pennsylvania Railroad Company 273 for Southern Pacific Company 273 for Steamboat Inspection Service 273, 306 for internal revenue 273, 307, 311 for James W. Murphy 273 for employees injured, etc., Ford’s Theater disaster 273 for Engraving and Printing Bureau 275 deficiency appropriation for public buildings 275, 306, 480 for Light-House Establishment 276, 307 for Coast and Geodetic Survey 277, 307 for assistant treasurers, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and San Francisco 278 for Fish Commission 278 for Smithsonian Institution 279, 307 for Interstate Commerce Commission 280 for printing and binding 299 for claims certified by accounting officers 306 for mint, Carson, Nev 307 for customs service 307 for quarantine service 307 for Chinese exclusion 311 commissions of officials to be issued under seal of 75 credit of balances to Revenue-Cutter Service 457 disallowance of expenditures for materials, etc., Bureau of Engraving and Printing overruled 460 expenses of sales old material, etc., to be paid from proceeds 268 Industrial Christian Home building transferred to 278 *Treasury Notes,* deficiency appropriation for expenses 270 *Treaties* (*see also* Conventions), commerce and navigation with Japan 872 *Trait River, N. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Trial Boards, D. C.,* punishment for perjury, etc., extended to fire department cases 10 *Trieste,* appropriation for consul at 34, 585 *Trinidad,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Trinity River, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 *Trust Funds, International,* to be deposited in the Treasury 32 payment to claimants 32 permanent appropriation for 32 *Truxillo, Utilla and,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Tualiton River, Oreg.,* survey of, directed 242 *Tucker, H. St. George,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Tuckerton Creek, N. J.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Tug Fork, Big Sandy River, Ky.,* appropriation for improvement of 224 *Tulalip Agency, Wash.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Tale River Agency, Cal.,* appropriation for support, etc,, of Indians at 338 *Taller, Augusta (daughter),* pension 774 *Tunstall,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Turin,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Turkey,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 for interpreter to legation 29, 580 for steam launch 30, 581 for interpreters, etc., consulates 37, 589 for marshals, consular courts 37, 589 for keeping prisoners, etc 37, 589 for rent of prison, etc 37, 589 deficiency appropriation for steam launch 2681012 *Turtle, Virginia E. (widow),* pension increased 814 *Twine, Postal Service,* appropriation for 314, 645 *Two Rivers, Wis.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 212 *Twomey, Charles H.,* pension increased 813 *Typhus Ferer, D. C.,* provisions to prevent the spread of 635 **U.** *U. S. Grant Past, G. A. H., Washington, Ind.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated to 131 *Uintah and Ouray Agency, Utah,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Uintah Forest Reservation, Utah,* proclamation setting apart 31 *Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah,* appropriation for commission to treat with Indians, for cession of lands, etc 342 *Uintah Talley Agency, Utah,* appropriation for support, etc., of Indians at 338 *Umatilla Agency, Oreg,.* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Umatilla Indians, Oreg.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Umatilla Reef, Wash.,* appropriation for lightship 418 *Umpqua River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of 233 preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Unclaimed Freight, etc., D. C.,* may be sold to pay charges: proceeds 124 *Underwood, Guy,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Underwood, Oscar W.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Uniform,* ex-officers of Regular Army may wear, of highest rank during the war 511 *Union Agency, Ind. T.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Union Railroad Company,* may bridge Monongahela River, Pa 496 time extended for bridging Monongahela River, Pa 112 *Union River, Me.,* appropriation for dredging 215 preliminary examination of, to be made 236 survey of, directed 210 *United States Courts,* appropriation for justices of the Supreme Court 177, 576 for marshal, Supreme Court 177, 576 for clerks to justices 177, 576 for circuit judges 177, 576 terms, court of appeals, ninth circuit 177 for circuit courts of appeals 177, 576 messenger, eighth circuit 177, 576 for expenses, Court of Private Land Claims 178, 576 for district judges 178, 577 for judges, etc., Indian Territory 178, 577 for retired judges 178, 577 for judges, etc., court of appeals, District of Columbia 178, 577 for judges supreme court, District of Columbia 178, 577 for clerk, northern district Illinois 178, 577 for commissioner, Yellowstone Park 178, 578 for expenses, Court of Claims 178, 578 for salaries, etc., marshals 450 for district attorneys 450 regular assistants 450 special assistants 450 fees, clerks 450 appropriation for commissioners 450 jurors 450 witnesses 450 for support of prisoners 450 for United States Penitentiary, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., expenses 450 for rent of court rooms 451 for bailiffs, etc 451 for miscellaneous expenses 451 deficiency appropriation for Indian Territory courts 24, 310 for Court of Private Land Claims 24, 480 for fees, etc., marshals 24, 310, 312 expenses of suits on postmaster’s bonds 25 district attorneys 25, 310 clerks 25, 298, 310 commissioners 25, 298, 310, 313 jurors 25, 298 witnesses 25, 298, 313 for support of prisoners 25, 298 for rent 25 for bailiffs, etc 25, 298 for miscellaneous expenses 26, 299, 310 for district attorneys, special assistant 26, 297, 310, 313 regular assistant 26 for legal assistance, appeals from Court of Private Land Claims 26 for protecting property in receivers’ hands 26, 299 for judgments in claims; appeal 26, 305 for salaries circuit judges 297 for Utah, judge, etc 297 for deputy marshals, Georgia 299 for judgment, James Lucy 305 for marshals’salaries 312 for fees, district attorney, District of Columbia 481 for penitentiary, Fort Leavenworth, Kans 481 fees, etc., of attorneys and marshals to be covered into the Treasury 179 payments to attorneys and marshals for services 180 fees against the United States 180 salaries of district attorneys 180 assistant district attorneys; appointment and pay 181 allowance of expenses of attorneys and assistants; residence 181 salaries of marshals 181 employment of office deputies and clerks; expenses 182 field deputies; expenses 182 double allowance to clerks and field deputies in certain districts 183 allowance of expenses of marshals; residence 183 restriction of compensation of deputy marshals 183 payment of marshals’ expense accounts, etc.; allowance; returns 183 rendition of accounts 183 allowance of office expenses 183 employment of clerical assistance by attorneys 183 salaries to be paid monthly 183 taxation of costs not affected by this act 183 penalty for accepting, etc., unauthorized fees, or failing to turn over receipts 183 circuit court commissioners abolished June 30, 1897 184 deposit of records, etc.; pending proceedings 184 district court commissioners to be appointed; term; duties 184 issue of warrants, internal-revenue cases 1841013 commissioners; oaths may be administered by clerks and commissioners 184 persons disqualified 184 fees allowed; record of criminal cases 184 investigation and report on compensation to clerks 185 annual report to be made of assistant attorneys, clerical assistants, expenses, etc 185 inconsistent laws repealed 186 provisions not applicable to Indian Territory, Alaska, southern district of New York, and District of Columbia 186 terms, Abilene, Tex 456 Batesville, Ark 591 Beaumont, Tex 516 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2 Council Bluffs, Iowa 2 Dallas, Tex 456 Des Moines, Iowa 2 Dubuque, Iowa 2 Fort Dodge, Iowa 2 Fort Smith, Ark 591 Fort Worth, Tex 456 Hartford, Conn 317 Helena, Ark 591 Keokuk, Iowa 2 Knoxville, Tenn 39 Little Rock, Ark 591 Ogden, Utah 621 Salt Lake, Utah 621 San Angelo, Tex 456 San Francisco, Cal 135 Sioux City, Iowa 2 Texarkana, Ark 591 Waco, Tex 456 appeals or writs of error in criminal cases not capital to be brought in circuit courts of appeals 492 Audrain County attached to Missouri eastern district 502 circuit courts to enjoin selling, etc., articles falsely marked as copyrighted 695 costs and fees, circuit courts of appeal, to be fixed by the courts; limit 536 construction of new penitentiary authorized at Leavenworth, Kans 380 death penalty reduced in certain cases 487 jurisdiction of circuit court of appeals, eighth circuit, over pending suits, Indian Territory 6 districts of Arkansas divided 590 eastern; terms 591 western; terms 591 divisions created, Utah 620 injunction proceedings for unauthorized performance of copyrighted compositions 482 money in registry of court unclaimed for ten years to be deposited to the credit of United States 578 oaths of marshals and deputies 481 Perry County, Tenn., transferred to Tennessee western district 91 proceedings in, to cancel erroneous land patents 43 purchase of claims for fees, etc., by officials prohibited 595 residence of judge, Florida, southern district 55 return of process, etc., Texas, northern judicial district 456 Texas eastern judicial district, new division constituted 516 transfer of Greer County suits from Texas to Oklahoma 114 *United States Electric Lighting Company, D. C.,* may extend its conduits for electric-light wires 401 *United States Penitentiary.* to be built on military reservation, Leavenworth, Kans 380 return of present buildings and grounds to War Department 380 preparation of plans, etc 380 to be constructed by convicts 380 limit of cost 381 *United States Securities* (*see* Securities, etc.), *University, National, D. C.,* incorporated; powers, etc 194 *Unwholesome Teas,* provisions to prevent importing 604 *Urbana Creek, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 *Uruguay,* appropriation for minister 28, 579 *Utah,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 deficiency appropriation for salaries, judges 277 for election officers 277 for Utah Commission 277 for expenses, constitutional convention 277 for publishing proceedings constitutional convention 278 for Industrial Christian Home; transfer of building 278 for Territorial courts 310 proclamation announcing admission of, as a State 876 setting apart Uintah Forest Reservation 895 time extended for occupying university lands 483 Territorial property to be delivered to State officers 461 transfer of property in receiver’s bands to Mormon Church 758 *Utah Commission,* deficiency appropriation for contingent expenses 277 for members, clerks, etc 278 *Utah Judicial District,* deficiency appropriation for salaries, judge, attorney, and marshal 297 two divisions created 620 northern division 620 central division 620 jurisdiction, clerks, etc 620 terms, Salt Lake 621 Ogden 621 *Ute Indians, Confederated Bands,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 335 *Ute Indians, Southern* (*see* Southern Ute Indians, etc.). *Utilla and Truxillo,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 **V.** *Valencia,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Valentine, W. W.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Valparaiso,* appropriation for consul at 33, 584 *Van Cleve, Charlotte O. (widow),* pension increased 764 *Pan Devner, Emily M. (widow),* pension 750 *Van Guilder, Frederick,* granted honorable discharge 725 *Van Horn, Robert T.,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Van Vleck, Henry,* payment to administrator of 7571014 *Vancouver,* appropriation for consul at 587 *Vandever, Jane H. (widow),* pension 831 *Vantine, Joseph E.,* pension increased 820 *Vaults, Safes, and Locks, Public Buildings,* appropriation for 117 *Veach, James P.,* granted honorable discharge 759 *Vegetable Physiology, and Pathology Division, Department of Agriculture,* appropriation for pathologist, assistants, etc 100 for expenses 102 *Venezuela,* appropriation for commission to report on boundary between British Guiana and 1 rent authorized 438 for minister 28, 579 for secretary of legation 29, 580 *Venice,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Vera Cruz,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Vermilion, Ohio,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 *Vessels* (*see also* Shipping), draft to be marked on stem and stern post 492 inspection of boilers, etc., of foreign, admitted to registry 690 name and home port to be distinctly marked on bow and stern 191 penalty for failure 492 propelled by gas, electricity, etc., subject to regulations governing steamships 489 recovery of penalties for failure to report loss of, etc 690 registered, sold foreigners, to have new registry if repurchased by Americans; condition 689 registered, to be owned and commanded by citizens 188 repeal of prohibition of registry of, owned by Americans abroad 691 owned by naturalized citizens living abroad 691 sailing, repeal of requirement for collector to furnish signal lights, etc 691 space to be allowed crews 688 increase on new or rebuilt vessels 688 fishing vessels, yachts, and pilot boats exempt 688 for crew on Mississippi steamers 688 time for unloading extended 115 transfer permitted of stores to ships of the same line 691 *Veterinary Surgeons, Army,* appropriation for pay 62, 611 *Vice-President of the United states,* appropriation for compensation 147, 546 for secretary, messenger, etc 140, 538 *Victoria,* appropriation for consul at 33, 585 for clerk hire 36, 588 *Vienna,* appropriation for consul-general at 32, 584 for clerk hire 36, 588 *“Vila,” Bark,* granted American register 527 *Vinal Haven, Me.,* appropriation for improvement of Carvers Harbor 202 *Pineyard Haven, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 203 for marine hospital 416 *Volunteer Soldiers’ Home* (*see also* National Home, etc.), appropriation for expenses 445 *Volunteers,* appropriation for arrears of pay 448 for bounty 448 for additional bounty 448 for commutation of rations 448 deficiency appropriation for arrears of pay 22, 307, 311 for bounty 307, 311 for additional bounty 307, 311 for Mexican war 308, 311 for Oregon and Washington 311 officers’ rank to date from appointment 593 entitled to pay, etc 593 rank to date from actual performance of duties 593 prisoners of war or disabled 593 limitation; deduction of pay received 593 allowance to heirs 593 no deductions from pay if services per formed 593 *Volunia Bar, Fla.,* appropriation for improvement of 221 *Vunk, Edward,* pension increased 826 **W.** *Wabash River, Ind. and Ill.,* appropriation for improvement of; above Vincennes 227 below Vincennes 227 *Waccamaw River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Waco, Tex.,* terms of court, etc 456 *Wade, W. H.,* credit in accounts 790 suit to be dismissed 790 *Wading River, N. J.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 237 *Wagner, Harrison,* pension 835 *Wagon Road Land Grants,* limit, etc., of suits to cancel patents issued under 42 *Wahpeton Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaty with 335 for interest, to be paid per capita 340 payment of annual interest due 292 *Waldrop, William,* pension restored 815 *Walker, James V.* deficiency appropriation for 24 *Walker River Indian Reservation, Nev.,* appropriation for support, etc., of Indians on 338 *Walker, Robert J.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Walker, Thomas D.,* pension increased 787 *Walker, William T.,* pension increased 781 *Walla Walla, etc., Indians, Oreg.,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Wallabout channel, N. Y.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Wallaceburg.* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Walsh, Francis,* pension increased 724 *Walsh, James J.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 304 *Walters, Harris, L.,* deficiency appropriation for 3051015 *Wappoo Cut. S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *War Department* (*see also* Army), appropriation for Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc 161, 560 for clerks, etc., Record and Pension Office 161, 561 Adjutant-General’s Office 162, 561 Inspector-General’s Office 162, 561 Judge-Advocate-General’s Office 162, 561 Signal Office 162, 561 Quartermaster-General’s Office 162, 561 Commissary-General’s Office 162, 561 Surgeon-General’s Office 162, 561 Paymaster-General’s Office 162, 562 Office of Chief of Ordnance 162, 562 Office of Chief of Engineers 162, 562 Office of Rebellion Records 163, 562 for postage stamps 163, 562 for contingent expenses 163, 562 for stationery 163, 562 for rent 163, 562 for office Public Buildings and Grounds, clerk, gardeners, watchmen, etc 163, 562 for State, War, and Navy Department building, clerk, engineers, watchmen, etc 164, 563 for Army 60, 609 for fortifications 256, 641 for Military Academy 46, 518 for river and harbor improvements 202, 442 for armories and arsenals 138 for buildings and grounds, D. C 439 for branch printing office 441 for military posts 441 for military parks 442 for Engineer Department, harbors, etc 442 for national cemeteries 443 for repairs Guilford battle grounds 444 for survey, Northern, etc., Lakes 444 for transporting maps, etc 444 for artificial limbs, etc 444 for appliances for disabled soldiers 444 for Providence Hospital, D. C 444 for Garfield Hospital, D. C 444 for expenses of military convicts 444 for Rebellion Records 144 for Artillery School, Fort Monroe 444 for Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans 444 for New York Harbor 445 for California Debris Commission 445 for National Home for Disabled Volunteers 445 for aid to State and Territorial Homes 448 for back pay, bounty, commutation of rations 448 for printing and binding 452 for survey, etc., Biscayne Bay, Fla 464 deficiency appropriation for New York Harbor 21 for Chickamauga Park 21 for Engineer Department 21 for Army 21, 283, 307, 311 for State and Territorial homes 22, 284 for arrears of pay, volunteers 22, 307, 311 for bounties 307, 311 for Antietam battlefield 284 for burial of indigent soldiers 284 for Yellowstone Park 284 for Volunteer Soldiers’ Home 284, 307 for John Finn 285 for printing and binding 300 for artificial limbs 307 for commutation of rations 307 for horses, etc., claims 308, 311 for refund to States 308 for suppressing Indian hostilities 308 for Mexican war volunteers 308, 311 appropriation tor expenses, California and Nevada volunteers 308 for Oregon and Washington volunteers 308, 311 commissions of officials to be issued under seal of 75 expense of rosettes and ribbons for holders of medals of honor to be paid from contingent expenses 473 penitentiary, Fort Leavenworth, to be restored to, on completion of new building 380 *War of 1812,* appropriation for pensions 45 *War of the Rebellion, Official Records of* (*see* Records of the Rebellion, Office of). *Warbrook, James,* pension 818 *Warm Springs Agency, Oreg.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Warriner, Edwin,* military record corrected 781 *Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala.,* appropriation for improvement of, to Tuscaloosa 221 *Warrior River, Ala.,* construction of bridge authorized across 386 preliminary examination to be made above lock No. 13 236 *Warwick River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Washington,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses, Indian service in 338 deficiency appropriation for pay, etc., volunteers 308, 311 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 proclamation setting apart Mt. Rainier Forest Reservation 896 Olympic Forest Reservation 901 Priest River Forest Reservation, Idaho and 903 Washington Forest Reservation 904 *Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company.* change of route authorized; lease, etc., permitted 246 capital increased, bonds, etc 249 *Washington Aqueduct, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 402, 674 for air, etc., valves 402 for new telephone line 674 *Washington Asylum,* appropriation for salaries 408, 680 for expenses, repairs, etc 408, 681 deficiency appropriation for John B. Lord 281 *Washington, D. C.* (*see* District of Columbia). *Washington, D. C., Post-Office,* appropriation for building; cost increased 415 *Washington Forest Reservation, Wash.,* proclamation setting apart 904 *Washington Gas Light Company, D. C.,* charge for gas reduced 251 standard of quality raised; penalty for departure 252 penalty for furnishing unsealed meters 252 stock and bonds limited 252 may convert certificates of indebtedness into stock 253 to pay expenses of inspector’s office 396 *Washington, Ind.,* condemned cannon donated Grand Army post at 131 *Washington Monument,* appropriation for care and maintenance 440 for fuel, repairs, etc 441 *Washington Sound, etc., Wash.,* appropriation for lighting 4191016 *Washington’s Birthplace, Va.,* appropriation for watchman in care of monument, etc 164, 563 *Water Boundary, Mexican,* convention extending convention one year 841 further extending convention 857 *Water Department, D. C.* (*see also* Washington Aqueduct), appropriation for salaries; revenue and inspection branch 412, 684 for distribution branch 412, 684 for contingent expenses, fuel, etc 412, 684 for interest and sinking fund, water-stock bonds 413, 684 for interest, increasing water supply 413, 684 for sinking fund, increasing water supply 413, 684 for interest, 48-inch and Fourteenth-street mains 413 for high-service system 413, 681 deficiency appropriation for expenses 283 *Water Supply of the United States,* appropriation for gauging, etc 104, 436 for printing reports on; distribution 453 *Wateree River, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of 220 *Waterhouse, Ezra L.,* released from liability as surety on bond of Neil Hepburn 756 *Watertown Arsenal, Mass.,* appropriation for enlarging gun-carriage plant 259, 643 for rebuilding wharf 259 for foundry shed, etc 643 for testing machine, expenses 438 for impact testing machine; condition 439 *Watervliet Arsenal, N. Y.,* appropriation for water service, improvements, etc 259 for fire protection 439 for new machinery, etc 643 for improving grounds, etc 643 for repairs to sea wall 644 *Watkins, M. F.,* deficiency appropriation for widow 301 *Watson, George W.,* title to land, square 996., Washington, D. C., released to 804 *Watson, J. S.,* deficiency appropriation for loss of boat 299 *Watt, A., and E. A. Mitchell,* deficiency appropriation for reimbursement 267 *Wancop, Abraham O.,* granted honorable discharge 780 *Wankegan, Ill.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 210 *Way, Amanda M.,* pension 826 *Way, etc., Letters, Postal Service,* appropriation for 316, 647 *Weather Bureau,* appropriation for salaries 107 for fuel, lights, and repairs 108 for contingent expenses 108 for salaries of officials outside of Washington 108 for all other expenses, maps, bulletins, etc 108 for transportation, etc 108 for instruments 108 for telegraphing, etc 108 for rents; coast telegraph lines, etc 108 for flood reports, etc 108 for storm, etc., signals 108 for cotton, corn, and wheat observations 108 for aerial observations 108 for hurricane reports, 108 for supplies 108 for climate investigations, etc 108 appropriation for penalty for issuing false forecasts, etc 108 weather signals on mail trains 108 for printing and binding 453 deficiency appropriation for J. S. Watson 299 for expenses 310, 312 *Webb, Henry A.,* payment to heirs of, for stolen bonds 791 *Webb, James W.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Webber, Betsey J. (mother),* pension 810 *Wedel, Anna (widow),* pension increased 775 *Weights and Measures, D. C.,* penalty for using unsealed, etc 75 *Weights and Measures, D. C., Sealer of,* appropriation for salaries, office of 394, 667 *Weights and Measures, International Bureau of,* appropriation for contribution 31, 582 *Weights and Measures, International Committee on,* appropriation for attendance of American member 553 *Weil, Benjamin,* deficiency appropriation for expenses suit against 296 *Weimar,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 *Weirer, Charlotte, (widow),* pension increased 829 *Wellons, Elizabeth (widow),* pension increased 823 *Wells, Chester,* appointment as assistant engineer, Navy, authorized 468 *Welton, Charlotte A. (widow),* pension increased 770 *West Braddock Bridge Company,* time extended for bridging Monongahela River, Allegheny County, Pa 535 *West Galveston Bay, Tex.,* appropriation for improvement of channel 209 *West, Joseph R.,* pension increased 743 *West Point, N. Y.* (*see* Military Academy). *Westerly, R. I.,* condemned cannon, etc., donated Grand Army post at 133 *Western Shoshone Agency, Nev.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Westport, Conn.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Weymouth-Back River, Mass.,* survey of, directed 240 *Beymouth River, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of 215 *Whetsel, Isaac H.,* pension increased 771 *Whipple, William R.,* deficiency appropriation for services 291 *White, Arminda (widow),* pension; condition 766 *White, Corbin and Company,* deficiency appropriation for 271 *White Earth Agency, Winn.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *White Earth Indian Reservation, Minn.,* time extended for right of way, Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad 702 Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway 592 *White House* (*see* Executive Mansion). *White Lake, Mich.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 211 *White, Melita E. (widow),* pension increased 7871017 *White Oak Point Indian Reservation, Minn.,* right of way granted through 92 *White River, Ark.,* appropriation for improvement of 223 survey of, directed 238 survey of Buffalo Fork directed 239 *White River, Ind.,* appropriation for improvement of 227 *White, Silas S.,* pension increased 788 *Whiting, Elizabeth Deshler (widow),* pension increased 716 *Whiting, Jane Stewart (widow),* pension 781 *Whitney, Arthur P.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Wilde, Sarah Ann (mother),* pension 766 *Wichita Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of 336 *Wickford, R. I.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 204 *Wickwave, Frances E. (widow),* pension 743 *Wicomico River, Md.,* appropriation for improvement of 218 *Widmer, Gabriel,* pension increased 797 *Willamette River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of lower 233 for improvement of, from Portland to Eugene; contracts 233 for snag boat, etc 233 for maintaining channel, Salem 233 for lighting 419 survey of, opposite Salem, directed 242 *Willapa River, Wash.,* survey of, directed 243 *Williams, A. L.,* sale of lands in Colorado to 792 *Williams, C. L.,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Williams, Elizabeth M. (widow),* pension 745 *Williams, Gilman,* pension increased 729 *Williams, Isaac N.,* pension increased 832 *Williams, John S.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Williams, John Y.,* credit in accounts; limit 800 *Williamsport, Pa.,* use of public building for State courts permitted 459 *Wilmington, Cal.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts; restriction 214 survey of harbor directed 239 *Wilmington, Del.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 207 *Wilmington, N. C.,* appropriation for marine hospital 416 *Wilson, Alfred M.,* appropriation for expenses 339 *Wilson, Eliza (widow),* pension 721 *Wilson Joshua E.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Wilson, Keturah (widow),* pension 775 *Wilson, Maria E. (widow),* pension increased 736 *Wilson, N. Y.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor 205 *Wilson, William L.,* appointed Regent Smithsonian Institution 461 *Windmill Island, Pa.,* appropriation for removing 442 *Windsor, Nova Scotia,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Windsor, Ontario,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Wing, James L.,* pension 803 *Winnebago Agency, Nebr.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 322 *Winnebago Indian Reservation,* time extended for right of way through 512 *Winnebago Indians,* appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 336 *Winnibagoshish Indian Reservation, Minn.,* right of way granted through 92 *Winnipeg,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Winter, Kate,* use of land by railroad company, Washington. D. C., revoked 711 *Winters, George,* deficiency appropriation for services 304 *Winyaw Bay, S. C.,* appropriation for improvement of harbor; contracts 207 *Wisconsin River, Wis.,* appropriation for investigating rights of the United States, etc 226 waste to be prevented, etc 226 *Withlacoochee River, Fla.,* survey of, directed 239 *Witnesses, United States Courts,* appropriation for fees 450 deficiency appropriation for fees 25, 288, 313 *Wolcott, James L.,* deficiency appropriation for services, Du Pont contested election 300 *Wolf Lake and River, Ind. and Ill.,* survey of, directed 239 *Wolf Lake, Ind.,* appropriation for improvement of outlet to 210 *Women, D. C.,* property, etc., rights, in separate estate 193 *Women’s Christian Association, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 409, 681 *Wood, John Taylor,* political disabilities removed 801 *Woodard, Fred A.,* deficiency appropriation for contested election expenses 303 *Woodcock, Amanda (widow),* pension 787 *Woods, George W.,* may accept decoration from Hawaiian Government 828 *Woods Hole, Mass.,* appropriation for improvement of channel 203 *Woodstock.* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *World’s Columbian Exposition,* deficiency appropriation for medals and diplomas; expenses 19 for rent, division of a wards 19 for George R. Davis; custody of manuscript, etc 19 for Thomas W. Palmer 20 for Government Board of Control 270 for outstanding claims 270 distribution of medals and diplomas 466 appropriation for expenses 466 *Worley, Nathaniel P.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Worth, Henry A. F.,* pension increased 7721018 *Wrapping Paper, Postal Service,* appropriation for 314, 645 *Wright, Hon, Myron B., late a Representative in Congress,* deficiency appropriation for widow 302 *Wright, W. L. H.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 *Writs of Error,* circuit courts of appeal to hear, in criminal cases not capital 492 may be taken to court of appeals from police court, D. C 608 *Wyandotte Indian Reservation,* sale of certain lands in, authorized; limit 342 *Wyandotte Indians, Absentee,* to be located in Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations 344 *Wyoming,* appropriation for surveyor-general, clerks, etc 173, 572 for incidental expenses Indian Service in 339 double fees allowed field deputy marshals 183 examination to be made of sites for reservoirs for storage, etc 238 proclamation setting apart Big Horn Forest Reservation 909 Teton Forest Reservation 906 right of way for pipe lines 127 *Wytheville, Va.,* deficiency appropriation for fish hatchery; additional land 279 **Y.** *Yachts,* of foreign clubs relieved from entry, clearance, and tonnage tax 511 owned, etc., by citizens excluded 511 foreign-built, owned, etc., by citizens to pay tonnage tax 511 *Yakima Agency, Wash.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Yakima, etc., Indians,* appropriation for support, etc., of 338 *Yakima Indians, Wash.,* appropriation for negotiations for surrender of reservation, etc 342 *Yamhill River, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of; lock and dam; contracts 233 *Yankton Agency, S. Dak.,* appropriation for Indian agent at 323 *Yankton, Indian Reservation, S. Dak.,* appropriation for artesian wells 343 homestead settlers given a year’s leave of absence; conditions 16 *Yankton Tribe, Sioux Indians,* proclamation opening to entry lands ceded by 865 *Yaquina Bay, Oreg.,* appropriation for improvement of; contracts 214 *Taquina River, Oreg.,* preliminary examination of, to be made 238 *Yarmouth,* appropriation for consul at 35, 587 *Yazell, Hannah (widow),* pension 785 *Jazoo River, Miss.,* appropriation for improvement of 222 for improvement of mouth; contracts 222 construction of bridge authorized across, Greenwood 628 *Teaton, Carrie L. (widow),* pension 735 *Yellow Ferer,* appropriation for preventing, etc., epidemic 432 *Yellow Ferer, D. C.,* provisions to prevent spread, of 635 *Yellowstone National Park,* appropriation for salary of commissioner 178, 578 for improvement and protection 442 deficiency appropriation for repairs, etc 284 *Yellowstone River, Mont.,* appropriation for improvement of 232 *Yerba Buena, Cal.,* appropriation for wharf, light-house, and buoy depot 418 *Yerba Buena Island, Cal.,* naval apprentice training school authorized at; selection of site 96 *Yokohama,* (*see also* Kanagawa), appropriation for consul-general at 584 for clerk hire 588 for prison for American convicts 589 *York River, Va.,* appropriation for improvement of 219 for lighting 419 *Yost, Jacob,* deficiency appropriation for contested-election expenses 303 *Young, James Loyd,* pension increased 732 *Young, Margaret J. (mother),* pension 767 *Young, Mary T. (widow),* pension increased 786 *Young, P. M. B.,* appropriation for legal representatives of 583 *Young, Peter,* granted honorable discharge 802 *Young, Thomas L.,* payment to widow 724 *Young Women’s Christian Home, D. C.,* appropriation for maintenance 410, 682 *Yount, Albert G.,* deficiency appropriation for, Ford’s Theater disaster 274 **Z.** *Zanzibar,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for interpreters, etc., at 32, 589 *Zeigenheim, Katherine (widow),* pension 769 *Zellers, John,* pension increased 832 *Zittau,* appropriation for consul at 586 *Zoological Park* (*see* National Zoological Park). *Zurich,* appropriation for consul at 34, 586 for clerk hire 36, 588 APPENDIX. CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS. 1 LIST of the CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. Page. Resolution to print Report of Board of Visitors, Military Academy. December 20, 1895 5 Resolution authorizing copying for compilation of Messages of the Presidents. December 24, 1895 5 Resolution to print reports on National Soldiers’ Home. December 30, 1895 5 Resolution to print Venezuela Boundary documents. January 6, 1896 6 Resolution to print compilation of tariff laws. January 15, 1896 6 Resolution to print report on Water Supply. January 22, 1896 6 Resolution to print report on the mining industries of Cripple Creek, Colo. January 24, 1896 6 Resolution on Armenian outrages. January 27, 1896 7 Resolution to print Postal Laws and Regulations. January 30, 1896 8 Resolution requesting return of act relating to right of way, Gainesville, McAlester and Saint Louis Railway Company. February 13, 1896 8 Resolution to print report on labor legislation. March 5, 1896 8 Resolution to print report on housing of working people. March 5, 1896 8 Resolution to print report on Apiculture. March 9, 1896 9 Resolution directing distribution of Compiled Statutes, District of Columbia. March 11, 1896 9 Resolution to print document on Alaska industries. March 11, 1896 9 Resolution to print laws on street railways, District of Columbia. March 12, 1896 9 Resolution to print report on irrigation. March 27, 1896 10 Resolution extending compilation of Messages of the Presidents. April 1, 1896 10 Resolution declaring the existence of war in Cuba. April 6, 1896 10 Resolution to print Commercial Relations, 1894, 1895. April 8, 1896 11 Resolution to print catalogue of American Literary Association Library. April 8, 1896 11 Resolution to print report of the Director of the Mint, 1895. April 8, 1896 11 Resolution requesting return of resolution to print report of Coast and Geodetic Survey. April 11, 1896 11 Resolution to print report on geology of Mercur mining district. April 15, 1896 11 Resolution to correct error in resolution to print report of Coast and Geodetic Survey. April 15, 1896 12 Resolution to print Handbook of Agricultural Experiment Station Work. April 21, 1896 12 Resolution to print report on tests, Watertown Arsenal. April 24, 1896 12 Resolution to correct error in enrolled bill to pension Sarah A Boyd. April 24, 1896 12 Resolution authorizing Joint Library Committee to report on new Library of Congress. May 4, 1896 13 Resolution to correct error in bill granting right of way to Denison and Northern Railway Company. May 14, 1896 13 Resolution to print report on Nicaragua Canal. May 18, 1896 13 Resolution to print additional copies of Messages of the Presidents. May 22, 1896 13 Resolution to correct errors in bill relating to physicians and surgeons, District of Columbia. May 28, 1896 14 Resolution to print report on inspection of steam vessels. May 29, 1896 14 Resolution to print report on reciprocity. June 5, 1896 14 Resolution directing Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for lands sold by Union Pacific Railway Company. June 10, 1896 14 Resolution to adjourn Congress June 11, 1896. June 10, 1896 15 Resolution for holiday recess. December 15, 1896 15 Resolution to print compilation of statistics of the executive civil service. January 5, 1897 15 Resolution to print evidence of Leavenworth Soldiers’ Home investigation. January 6, 1897 15 Resolution directing Attorney-General to include Chicago strike
(1894)correspondence as appendix to annual report. January 20, 1897 16 Resolution to print report of International Prison Congress, 1895. January 27, 1897 16 Resolution providing for official count of the electoral vote. February 3, 1897 16 Resolution to print Cotton-Plant Bulletin. February 3, 1897 16 Resolution requesting return of bill amending act repealing timber-culture laws. February 9, 1897 17 Resolution to print report on artesian waters of the Dakotas. February 16, 1897 17 Resolution to print report on administration of the pension laws. February 22, 1897 17 Resolution authorizing enrolling of bills and resolutions by writing during last six days of the session. February 26, 1897 17 Resolution to print tariff’ hearings before Ways and Means Committee. February 27, 1897 17 Resolution to print report of Deep Waterways Commission. February 27, 1897 18 Resolution to print extra copies of reports of Director of the Mint. March 1, 1897 18 Resolution to print extra copies of Commercial Relations, 1895–96. March 2, 1897 18 Resolution to print Foreign Relations, 1896, for Department of State. March 2, 1897 18 3 APPENDIX. CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS. (By section 73 of the act providing for the printing and binding, approved January 12, 1895, it is provided that the pamphlet copies of the Statutes and the Statutes at Large shall contain all concurrent resolutions passed by Congress. To comply with this law a letter was addressed to the Secretary of the Senate and one to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, requesting authenticated copies of the concurrent resolutions originating in the respective Houses. The copies furnished by these officers appear below.) FIRST SESSION FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. BOARD OF VISITORS MILITARY ACADEMY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 5 December 20, 1895 board of visitors military academy. December 20, 1895. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there be printed, in paper covers, six thousand extra copies of theMilitary Academy.Printing ordered, report of Board of Visitors, 1895. annual report of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point for the year 1895, of which two thousand shall be for use of the Senate and four thousand for the House of Representatives. Passed the Senate December 17, 1895. Passed the House of Representatives December 20, 1895. MESSAGES OF THE PRESIDENTS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 5 December 24, 1895 messages of the presidents. December 24, 1895. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), ThatMessages of the Presidents.Copying for compilation authorized. the Public Printer be, and is hereby, authorized to employ such clerical aid as he may find necessary in the copying, under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, of the Messages of the Presidents of the United States from the Journals of the Senate and House and the Executive Journals for the printing thereof, and that the expense therefor, not to exceed six hundred dollars, be paid out of the appropriation for public printing and binding. Passed the Senate December 21, 1895. Passed the House of Representatives December 24, 1895. NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 5 December 30, 1895 national soldiers home. December 30, 1895. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) * ThatNational Soldiers’ Home.Printing ordered of report of Managers, etc. there be printed five hundred copies of the report of the Board of Managers of the National Soldiers Home, and five hundred copies of the report of the Assistant Inspector General of State Homes for the use of the officers of said National and State Homes; one hundred and fifty copies of each of said reports to be bound in the usual form. Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 1895. Passed the Senate December 30, 1895. 5 VENEZUELA BOUNDARY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 6 January 6, 1896 6 venezuela boundary. January 6, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Venezuela boundary.Printing of documents ordered.six thousand extra copies of Senate Document No. 226, First Session, 50th Congress, relating to the Venezuela Boundary, and the President’s message of December 17, 1895, and the documents accompanying the same, be printed in paper covers, of which number two thousand shall be for the use of the Senate and four thousand for the use of the House of Representatives. Passed the Senate December 20, 1895. Passed the House of Representatives January 6, 1896. TARIFF LAWS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 6 January 16, 1896 tariff laws. January 16, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Tariff laws.Printing of compilation ordered.the Joint Committee on Printing be, and are hereby, authorized to cause to be printed, indexed, and bound in cloth, in one volume, all of the acts, as they appear in the United States Statutes, heretofore passed by Congress, imposing duties on imports, one thousand copies for the use of the Senate and two thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives. Passed the Senate January 13, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 1896. WATER SUPPLY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 6 January 22, 1896 water supply. January 22, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Public lands and their water supply.Printing ordered of report.there be printed, under the direction of the Department of the Interior, six thousand copies of a paper contained in the Sixteenth Annual Report of the Director of the United States Geological Survey entitled “The public lands and their water supply,” together with the accompanying maps and illustrations, of which number fifteen hundred copies shall be for the use of Members of the Senate, three thousand for the use of Members of the House of Representatives, and fifteen hundred for the use of the Geological Survey. Passed the Senate December 30, 1895. Passed the House of Representatives, January 22, 1896. CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 6 January 24, 1896 cripple creek, colorado. January 24, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the Rouse of Representatives concurring), * That there be printed, at the earliest day practicable, five thousand copies in Cripple Creek district, Colo.Printing ordered of report on geology and mining industries.separate form with paper covers, of the paper entitled “Geology and Mining Industries of the Cripple Creek District, Colorado,” constituting pages one to two hundred and nine of part II of the Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, with the accompanying illustrations, of which fifteen hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, three thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives and five hundred copies for distribution by the Geological Survey. Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 1896. Passed the Senate January 24, 1896. ARMENIAN OUTRAGES. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 7 January 27, 1896 7 armenian outrages. January 27, 1896. Whereas the supplementary treaty of Berlin of July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy eight, between the Ottoman Empire andPreamble. Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, and Russia, contains the following provisions: “LXI. “The Sublime Porte undertakes to carryout without further delay the ameliorations and reforms demanded by local requirements in the provinces inhabited by the Armenians, and to guarantee their security against the Circassians and Kurds. “It will periodically make known the steps taken to this effect to the Powers, and will superintend their application.” “LXII. “The Sublime Porte having expressed the wish to maintain the principle of religious liberty, to give it the widest scope, the contracting parties take note of this spontaneous declaration. “In no part of the Ottoman Empire shall difference of religion be alleged against an individual as a ground for exclusion or incapacity as regards the discharge of civil and political rights, admission to the public service, functions, and honors, and the exercise of the different professions and industries. “All persons shall be admitted, without distinction of religion, to give evidence before the tribunals, “Liberty and the outward exercise of all forms of worship are assured to all, and no hindrance shall be offered either to the hierarchical organization of the various communions or to their relations with their spiritual chiefs. “The right of official protection by the diplomatic and consular agents of the Powers in Turkey is recognized both as regards the abovementioned persons and their religious, charitable, and other establishments in the holy places;” and Whereas the intent and object of the above cited provisions of said treaty are to place the Christian subjects of the Porte under the protection of the other signatories thereto, and to secure to such Christian subjects full liberty of religious worship and belief, the equal benefit of the laws, and all the privileges and immunities belonging to any subjects of the Turkish Empire; and Whereas by said treaty the Christian Powers, parties thereto, having established, under the consent of Turkey, their right to accomplish and secure the above-recited objects; and Whereas the American people, in common with all Christian people everywhere, have beheld with horror the recent appalling outrages and massacres of which the Christian population of Turkey have been made the victims: Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate of the United States (the House of Representatives concurring), * Turkish Empire.Protection of Christians. That it is an imperative duty, in the interest of humanity, to express the earnest hope that the European concert brought about by the treaty referred to may speedily be given its just effect in such decisive measures as shall stay the hand of fanaticism and lawless violence, and as shall secure to the unoffending Christians of the Turkish Empire all the rights belonging to them both as men and Christians and as beneficiaries of the explicit provisions of the treaty above recited. *Resolved, * That the President be requested to communicate theseResolutions to be communicated to European Governments. resolutions to the Governments of Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, and Russia. *Resolved further, * That the Senate of the United States, the House ofCongress will support vigorous action of the President. Representatives concurring, will support the President in the most 8 vigorous action he may take for the protection and security of American citizens in Turkey, and to obtain redress for injuries committed upon the persons or property of such citizens Passed the Senate January 24, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives January 27, 1896. POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 8 January 30, 1896 postal laws and regulations. January 30, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) * that Postal Laws and Regulations.Printing ordered.there be printed five thousand additional copies of the Postal Laws and Regulations of 1893, for the use of the Postoffice Department. Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 1896. Passed the Senate January 30, 1896. GAINESVILLE, M’ALESTER AND SAINT LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 8 February 13, 1896 gainesville, m’alester and saint louis railway company. February 13, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) * that Special report of Commissioner of Labor.Printing ordered.the President of the United States is hereby requested to return to the House, Senate bill 879, for the correction of a verbal error. Passed the House of Representatives February 13, 1896. Passed the Senate February 13, 1896. HOUSING OF THE WORKING PEOPLE. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 8 March 5, 1896 housing of the working people. March 5, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring therein),* Special report of Commissioner of Labor.Printing ordered. That there be printed and bound in cloth eight thousand additional copies of the Eighth Special Report of the Commissioner of Labor, relating to the housing of the working people; one thousand copies for the use of the Senate, two thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and five thousand copies for distribution by the Department of Labor. Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 1896. Passed the Senate March 5, 1896. APICULTURE. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 9 March 9, 1896 9 apiculture. Providing for the printing of twenty thousand copies of the Bulletin on Apiculture. March 9, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That there be printed twenty thousand copies of the work on ApicultureApiculture.Printing of bulletin ordered. compiled by the Department of Agriculture, the same to be in paper covers, ten thousand copies of which shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, five thousand copies for the Senate, and five thousand copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture. Passed the Senate February 27, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 1896. COMPILED STATUTES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 9 March 11, 1896 compiled statutes, district of columbia. March 11, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized andCompiled Statutes, District of Columbia.Di stributi on directed. directed to deliver, from the number now in his care, one copy of the compiled Statutes in force in the District of Columbia to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, for his personal use, and five hundred copies to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to depositories of public documents: *Provided,* That the remaining copies of the work may be sold at two dollars and fifty cents per copy. Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 1896. Passed the Senate March 11, 1896. ALASKA INDUSTRIES. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 9 March 11, 1896 alaska industries. March 11, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (The Senate concurring), * That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized to print theAlaska fur seals, etc.Printing of documents authorized. reports, correspondence, charts, maps, and other documents now on file in the Treasury Department, or other branches of the Government, relating to the fur seal, salmon fisheries, and other matters pertaining to the Territory of Alaska; three thousand copies to be printed, of which seven hundred and fifty shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand five hundred for the use of the House of Representatives, and the remaining seven hundred and fifty copies for the use of the Treasury Department and other Departments whose reports are thus printed. Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 1896. Passed the Senate March 11, 1896. STREET RAILWAYS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 9 March 12, 1896 street railways, district of columbia. March 12, 1896. *Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That there be printed and bound into one convenient volume, at the GovernmentStreet railways, District of Columbia.Printing of laws ordered. Printing Office, all the various Acts of Congress relating to Street railway franchises in the District of Columbia; and that two hundred copies of the same shall be furnished for the use of the Senate, four hundred copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and two thousand five hundred copies for the use of and distribution by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 1896. Passed the Senate March 12, 1896. IRRIGATION. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 10 March 27, 1896 10 irrigation. March 27, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Report on Agriculture by Irrigation.Printing ordered.the Public Printer be, and hereby is, directed to eliminate from ten thousand copies of the Report on the Statistics of Agriculture in the United States, Census of 1890, the Monograph entitled, “ Report on Agriculture by Irrigation in the Western part of the United States;” that he be authorized to print an appendix, the data for which shall be furnished by the Interior Department, bringing the water-supply information up to date, and an index; and that he bind the Monograph, thus enlarged, in one volume, in style uniform with the other final Census Reports; that of this report on irrigation 3,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate, 5,500 copies shall be for the use of the House, and 1,500 copies for distribution by the Department of the Interior. Passed the Senate February 13, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives March 27, 1896. MESSAGES OF THE PRESIDENTS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 10 April 1, 1896 messages of the presidents. *Resolved by the House of Representatives, (the Senate concurring) * Messages of the Presidents.Compilation to include present Administration.that the concurrent resolution passed by Congress on the twenty seventh day of July Eighteen hundred and ninety four, authorizing and providing for, “the compilation of all the Annual, Special, and Veto Messages, Proclamations, and Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine to Eighteen hundred and ninety four inclusive,” be and the same is hereby amended so as to strike out of the resolution the words; “to Eighteen hundred and ninety four inclusive,” and insert in lieu thereof, the words “to March fourth Eighteen hundred and ninety seven,” so as to require said compilation to be brought down to the ending of the present Copying.administration; and the Public Printer is hereby authorized and directed to apply so much of the money appropriated for public printing and binding for the current year, in addition to the six hundred dollars heretofore appropriated or set apart for that purpose, as may be found necessary to complete the copying of the said messages and other documents for printing. Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 1896. Passed the Senate April 1, 1896. WAR IN CUBA. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 10 April 6, 1896 *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * April 6, 1896. That, Declaration of existence of war in Cuba and maintenance of neutrality.in the opinion of Congress, a condition of public war exists between the Government of Spain and the Government proclaimed and for some time maintained by force of arms by the people of Cuba; and that the United States of America should maintain a strict neutrality between the contending powers, according to each all the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States. *Resolved further, * Cuban independence. That the friendly offices of the United States should be offered by the President to the Spanish Government for the recognition of the independence of Cuba. Passed the Senate February 28, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives April 6, 1896. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS, 1894, 1895. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 11 April 8, 1896 11 commercial relations, 1894, 1895. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * April 8, 1896. That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to print,Commercial Relations.Printing ordered. for distribution by the Department of State, two thousand five hundred copies of Commercial Relations for eighteen hundred and ninety-four and eighteen hundred and ninety five, and (in separate form) ten thousand copies of the “Review of the World’s Commerce,” and so forth, being pages one to two hundred and thirty-five, inclusive, of said Commercial Relations. Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 1896. Passed the Senate April 8, 1896. AMERICAN LITERARY ASSOCIATION LIBRARY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 11 April 8, 1896 american literary association library. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * April 8, 1896. That there be printed and bound in paper covers twenty-five thousand additionalAmerican Literary Association Library Catalogue.Printing ordered. copies of Bureau of Education Circular of Information Numbered two hundred, Catalogue of the American Literary Association Library, five thousand copies for the Senate, ten thousand copies for the House of Representatives, and ten thousand copies for the Bureau of Education. Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 1896. Passed the Senate April 8, 1896. DIRECTOR OF THE MINT REPORT, 1895. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 11 April 8, 1896 director of the mint report, 1895. *Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * April 8, 1896. That there be printed ten thousand additional copies of the Report of theDirector of the Mint.Printing ordered of report for 1895. Director of the Mint for the fiscal year ended June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five; two thousand copies for the use of the Senate, five thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and three thousand copies for the use of the Director of the Mint. Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 1896. Passed the Senate April 8, 1896. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 11 April 11, 1896 coast and geodetic survey. April 11, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That the President be requested to return to the Senate the enrolled JointCoast and Geodetic Survey Report.Return of joint resolution requested. Resolution (S. R. 116) “Authorizing the Public Printer to print the Annual Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey m quarto form and to bind it in one volume,” for the purpose of correcting errors in the text. Passed the Senate April 10, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 1896. MERCUR MINING DISTRICT. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 11 April 15, 1896 mercur mining district. April 15, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That there be printed at the Government Printing Office, at the earliest dayMercur mining district.Printing of report ordered. practicable, five thousand additional copies in separate form, with paper cover, of the paper entitled “Economic Geology of the Mercur Mining District,” being a part of the Sixteenth Annual Report of the United 12States Geological Survey, with accompanying illustrations, of which three thousand copies shall be for the use of the House, fifteen hundred copies for the use of the Senate, and five hundred copies for distribution by the Geological Survey. Passed the Senate April 2, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 1896. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 12 April 15, 1896 coast and geodetic survey. April 15, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Coast and Geodetic Survey Report.Correction of enrolled resolution.the Committees on Enrolled Bills of the two Houses be authorized to correct enrolled Joint Resolution (S. R. 116) by striking out the word [eight] in the second line of said enrolled joint resolution and inserting: *seven* Passed the Senate April 15, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 1896. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 12 April 21, 1896 agricultural experiment stations. April 21, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Handbook of Agricultural Experiment Station work.Printing of bulletin ordered.there be printed ten thousand additional copies of Bulletin Numbered Fifteen, of the office of Experiment Stations of the Department of Agriculture, entitled Handbook of Experiment Station Work, of which two thousand copies shall be for the use of the Members of the Senate, four thousand copies for the use of Members of the House of Representatives, and four thousand copies for the use of the Secretary of Agriculture. Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 1896. Passed the Senate April 21, 1896. TESTS, WATERTOWN ARSENAL. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 12 April 24, 1896 tests, watertown arsenal. April 24, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Tests at Watertown Arsenal.Printing of report ordered.the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized to print and bind in paper covers, five hundred copies of the report of the commanding officer of the Watertown Arsenal of tests of materials lor industrial and other purposes made at said arsenal during the fiscal year ended June thirtieth, Eighteen hundred and Ninety three. Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 1896. Passed the Senate April 21, 1896. SARAH A. BOYD. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 12 April 24, 1896 sarah a. boyd. April 24, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Sarah A. Boyd.Correction of error in enrolled bill.the Committees on Enrolled Bills of the two Houses be authorized to correct the enrolled bill of the Senate (S. 2557) “Granting a pension to Sarah A. Boyd,” by striking out the word [captain] in line 5 of said enrolled bill and inserting: *first lieutenant* Passed the Senate April 23, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives, April 24, 1896. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 13 May 4, 1896 13 library of congress. May 4, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That the Joint Committee on the Library of the House of RepresentativesLibrary of Congress, Joint Congressional Committee to investigate and report on organization, etc. and of the Senate be authorized to sit in Washington, D. C., during the recess of Congress, for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of the Library of Congress and to report upon the same at the next session of Congress, with such recommendations as may be deemed advisable; also to report a plan for the organization, custody, and management of the new Library building and the Library of Congress. The said Joint Committee is also authorized to employ a stenographer whenever necessary during the course of the inquiry. The necessary expenses of the sittings of the said Joint Committee, including the pay of the stenographer, are to paid out of the contingent funds of the House of Representatives and Senate, on vouchers approved by the Chairman of said Joint Committee: *Provided,* That the expenses incurred under this concurrent resolution be reported to the second session of this Congress. Passed the Senate April 24, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives May 4, 1896. DENISON AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 13 May 14, 1896 denison and northern railway company. May 14, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That the Committees on Enrolled Bills of the two Houses be authorized toDenison and Northern Railway Company.Correction of enrolled bill. correct the enrolled bill of the Senate (S. 2488) entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Denison and Northern Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for other purposes,” by striking out the word [nine] in line two of said enrolled bill and inserting: *eight* Passed the Senate May 13, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 1896. NICARAGUA CANAL. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 13 May 18, 1896 nicaragua canal. May 18, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That there be printed ten thousand copies of the report made by Messrs.Nicaragua Canal Commission.Printing of report ordered. Ludlow, Endicott, and Noble, of date October thirty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, upon the Nicaragua Canal, together with all the appendixes, maps, plans, and profiles accompanying the same, as submitted by them; six thousand of which shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and four thousand for the use of the Senate. Passed the Senate May 8, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 1896. MESSAGES OF THE PRESIDENTS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 13 May 22, 1896 messages of the presidents. May 22, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That there be printed fifteen thousand additional copies of the Messages andMessages of the Presidents.Printing of additional copies ordered. Papers of the Presidents, Richardson’s Compilation, of which there shall be five thousand copies for the Senate and ten thousand copies for the House of Representatives, to be distributed and disposed of, including the fraction in each case, as provided in the House joint resolutionLaws 1st session 54th Congress, p. 472. numbered one hundred and seventy, approved on the thirtieth day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety six. Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 1896. Passed the Senate May 22, 1896. PHYSICIANS, ETC., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 14 May 28, 1896 14 physicians, etc., district of columbia. May 28, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Physicians and surgeons, District of Columbia.Correction of enrolled bill.the Committee on Enrolled Bills of the two Houses be authorized to correct the enrolled bill (H. R. 5731) entitled “An Act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery, to license physicians and surgeons, and to punish persons violating the provisions thereof in the District of Columbia,” by striking out in section three, lines one and two [first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-six] and inserting “*passage of this act*” Also in section twelve, after the word “Columbia”, strike out [nor to medical students who have matriculated in any medical college in the District of Columbia prior to January eighteen hundred and ninety-six.] Passed the House of Representatives May 28, 1896. Passed the Senate May 28, 1896. STEAMBOAT INSPECTION. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 14 May 29, 1896 steamboat inspection. May 29, 1896. *Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), * Supervising Inspectors of steam vessels.Printing of report of Board ordered. That there be printed for the use of the Treasury Department, Steamboat Inspection Service, three hundred copies each of the proceedings of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels for the years eighteen hundred and ninety five and eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 1896. Passed the Senate May 29, 1896. RECIPROCITY. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 14 June 5, 1896 reciprocity. June 5, 1896. *Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Reciprocity and commercial treaties.Printing of reports and hearings ordered.there be printed ten thousand copies each of the majority and minority reports of the Committee on Ways and Means concerning reciprocity and commercial treaties, and also ten thousand copies of the hearings before the subcommittee of said Committee on Ways and Means on reciprocity and commercial treaties. Three thousand copies of said reports and hearings for the use of the Senate and seven thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives. Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 1896. Passed the Senate June 5, 1896. UNION PACIFIC LAND GRANTS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 14 June 10, 1896 union pacific land grants. June 10, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Patents to issue for lands sold by Union Pacific Railway Company.the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to resume work upon and to issue patents to the Union Pacific Railway Company without delay to all lands which have been sold by said company to bona fide purchasers: *Provided,* That nothing herein contained shall be construed as waiving any right that the United States may have to declare a forfeiture as to the lands which have not been so sold by said company: *Provided,* That the words “bona fide purchasers” herein contained shall not be held to include the holders of lands secured by mortgages on such land grant. Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 1896. Passed the Senate June 10, 1896. ADJOURNMENT, 1896. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 15 June 10, 1896 15 adjournment, 1896. June 10, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of RepresentativesCongress to adjourn June 11, 1896. be authorized to close the present session by adjourning their respective Houses on Thursday, the eleventh day of June at four o’clock p. m. Passed the Senate June 10, 1896. Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 1896. SECOND SESSION FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. HOLIDAY RECESS, 1896. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 15 December 15, 1896 holiday recess, 1896. December 15, 1896. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) * That when the two Houses adjourn on Tuesday the twenty-second day ofHoliday recess of Congress, 1896. December they stand adjourned until twelve o’clock meridian on Tuesday, January fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 1896. Passed the Senate December 15, 1896. STATISTICS OF THE EXECUTIVE CIVIL SERVICE. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 15 January 5, 1897 statistics of the executive civil service. January 5, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That fifteen hundred copies of a compilation of the statistics showing the exactExecutive civil service statistics.Printing of compilation directed. state of the classified and unclassified parts of the Executive Civil Service of the United States so arranged as to include positions by Departments, Offices and Commissions with subdivisions by grades, the compilation containing a complete list of all positions whether classified by compensation, whether appointed by the President solely or confirmation of the Senate, whether the positions are in the classified service and excepted from examination, whether they are in the unclassified service by reason of their exclusion, whether they are mere laborers and unclassified or whether they are positions classifiable but not yet classified, be printed, of which one thousand copies, shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and five hundred copies for the use of the Senate. Passed the House of Representatives December 22, 1896. Passed the Senate January 5, 1897. INVESTIGATION LEAVENWORTH SOLDIERS’ HOME. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 15 January 6, 1897 investigation leavenworth soldiers’ home. January 6, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) * that the special committee to investigate the Soldiers’ Home at Leavenworth,Soldiers’ Home, Leavenworth, Kans.Printing of investigation evidence authorized. Kansas, be, and are hereby authorized to procure the printing of the testimony taken by said Committee, together with such exhibits used in said investigation as said committee shall deem necessary. Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 1896. Passed the Senate January 6, 1897. CHICAGO STRIKE, 1894. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 16 January 20, 1897 16 chicago strike, 1894. January 20, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Chicago strike, 1894.Correspondence to be included in Attorney-General’s Report, 1896.the Attorney General be and is hereby authorized and instructed to print as an appendix to his last annual report, full copies of all telegraphic and other correspondence between the Department of Justice and public officers, private persons, railroad companies and their officers and agents, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four, relative to the disorders in the City of Chicago, Illinois, during said year, and to the action taken by the Government of the United States in suppressing the same. Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 1897. Passed the Senate January 20, 1897. INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS, 1895. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 16 January 27, 1896 international prison congress, 1895. January 27, 1896. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That International Prison Congress, 1895.Printing directed of United States delegates report.there be printed five thousand additional copies of Senate Document Numbered One hundred and eighty-one of the first session of the Fifty-fourth Congress, being the report of the Delegates of the United States to the Fifth International Prison Congress held at Paris, France, in July, eighteen hundred and ninety-five; five hundred copies for the Senate; one thousand copies for the House of Representatives, and three thousand five hundred copies for distribution by the Secretary of State. Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 1897. Passed the Senate January 27, 1897. COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 16 February 3, 1897 counting the electoral vote. February 3, 1897. *Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Counting the electoral vote.Joint meeting of the two Houses of Congress.the two Houses of Congress shall assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the tenth day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, at one o’clock in the afternoon, pursuant to the requirement of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice-President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be the presiding officer; that two persons be appointed tellers on the part of the Senate and two on the part of the House of Representatives to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall announce the state of the vote and the persons elected to the two Houses assembled as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a declaration of the persons elected President and Vice-President of the United States, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses. Passed the House of Representatives February 2, 1897. Passed the Senate February 3, 1897. COTTON PLANT BULLETIN. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 16 February 3, 1897 cotton plant bulletin. February 3, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Cotton plant.Printing of bulletin directed.there be printed and bound in cloth seven thousand additional copies of Bulletin numbered thirty-three, United States Department of Agriculture, entitled the Cotton Plant; its History, Botany, Chemistry, Culture, Enemies, and Uses; of which one thousand two hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate; and two thousand four hundred copies 17for the use of the House of Representatives, and three thousand four hundred for the use of the Department of Agriculture. Passed the Senate February 2, 1897. Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 1897. REPEAL OF TIMBER-CULTURE LAWS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 17 February 9, 1897 repeal of timber-culture laws. February 9, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That the President be requested to return to the Senate Senate bill numberedRepeal of timber-culture laws.Return of bill requested. thirty three hundred and twenty eight, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to repeal the timber-culture laws, and for other purposes.’” Passed the Senate February 9, 1897. Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 1897. ARTESIAN WATERS OF THE DAKOTAS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 17 February 16, 1897 artesian waters of the dakotas. February 16, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That there be printed two thousand additional copies of an extract from theArtesian waters, Dakotas.Printing of report directed. Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, entitled “Preliminary report on artesian waters of a portion of the Dakotas,” for distribution by the Geological Survey. Passed the Senate January 8, 1897. Passed the House of Representatives February 16, 1897. ADMINISTRATION OF PENSION LAWS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 17 February 22, 1897 administration of pension laws. February 22, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That there be printed in pamphlet form, for the use of the Department ofAdministration of the pension laws.Printing of report directed. the Interior, three thousand additional copies of the report of the Assistant Secretary for eighteen hundred and ninety-six, relative to the administration of the pension laws. Passed the House of Representatives February 8, 1897. Passed the Senate February 22, 1897. ENROLLING BILLS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 17 February 26, 1897 enrolling bills. February 26, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That during the last six days of the present session of Congress the engrossingEnrolling by writing allowed during last six days of the session. and enrolling of bills and Joint Resolutions by printing, as provided by Act of Congress, approved March Second, eighteen hundred ninety-five, may be suspended, and said bills and Joint resolutions may be written by hand. Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 1897. Passed the Senate February 26, 1897. TARIFF HEARINGS BEFORE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 17 February 27, 1897 tariff hearings before ways and means committee. February 27, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That there be printed for the use of the two Houses of Congress, ten thousandTariff hearings, Ways and Means Committee.Printing directed. copies of the tariff hearings of the Committee on Ways and Means during the second session of the Fifty-fourth Congress, of which three thousand two hundred fifty copies shall be for the use of the 18Senate and six thousand seven hundred and fifty copies for the use of the House. Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 1897. Passed the Senate February 27, 1897. DEEP WATERWAYS COMMISSION. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 18 February 27, 1897 deep waterways commission. February 27, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * That Deep Waterways Commission.Printing of report directed.there be printed, in addition to the usual number, five thousand copies of the message of the President of January 18th, 1897, and of the report of the Commissioners appointed under the Act of March 2, 1895, to inquire into deep waterways between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, accompanying the same, of which two thousand shall be for the use of the Senate, two thousand five hundred for the use of the House, and five hundred for the use of the Commissioners. Passed the Senate February 12, 1897. Passed the House of Representatives February 27, 1897. REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF THE MINT, PRECIOUS METALS, AND COINAGE LAWS. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 18 March 1, 1897 report of director of the mint, precious metals, and coinage laws. March 1, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Mint, coinage, precious metals.Printing of reports directed.there be printed and bound in cloth ten thousand copies of the Report of the Director of the Mint for eighteen hundred and ninety-six; five thousand for the use of the Director of the Mint, three thousand for the House of Representatives, and two thousand for the Senate. There shall also be printed and bound three thousand copies of the Report of the Director of the Mint on the production of Precious Metals for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five for the use of the Director of the Mint. There shall also be printed and bound five thousand copies of the Coinage Laws of the United States; two thousand for the Director of the Mint, two thousand for the House of Representatives, and one and one thousand for the Senate. Passed the House of Representatives March 1, 1897. Passed the Senate March 1, 1897. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS, 1895–1896. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 18 March 2, 1897 commercial relations, 1895–1896. March 2, 1897. *Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), * That Commercial Relations, 1895–1896.Printing directed.the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to print for distribution by the Department of State, five thousand copies of Commercial Relations for eighteen hundred and ninety-five and ninety-six, and (in separate form) ten thousand copies of the review of the World’s Commerce, and so forth, being part of said Commercial Relations. Passed the House of Representatives February 27, 1897. Passed the Senate March 2, 1897. FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1896. Concurrent Resolution 29 Stat. 18 March 2, 1897 foreign relations, 1896. March 2, 1897. *Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), * Foreign Relations, 1896.Printing directed. That there be printed and bound in red cloth one thousand copies of Foreign Relations, Eighteen hundred and ninety six, including the last annual message of the President of the United States and the last annual report of the Secretary of State, for the use of the Department of State. Passed the Senate March 2, 1897. Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 1897.
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