1874. OONGRE.SSIONAL RECORD. 9 

MajOf' 'Pwining to Mr. Oampbell. 

UNITED STATES NORTHERN BoUNDARY COIDUSSION, 

Washington, D. 0., Decernb~r 1, 1874. 

Sm: In answer to your request, I respectfully submit a brief statement of the 

work ~rformod by th13 commission during the past summer. During the swnmer of 1873 the boundary was surveyed and marked from the 

Red River of the North waHt to longitude 106° 12'. For a distance of ninety miles 

the marks were of a temporary nature, and are to be replaced by permanent monu- ments. This arrangement resulted from a difference of opinion which existed a.t that time in regard to the true definition of the forty ninth parallel of h\titude. 

During the winter of 187~'74 thu surveyo east of the Reu River were completed 

to the Lake of the Woods, including the shore-line of that lake so fur east a.;~ thu 

Rainy River. 

Dru-ing the present cason the work has been executed in the same manner as heret-ofore, lmder tho a~reemcnt made last year between the chief astronomers of 

the United States aml British commis:iions. This agreement was to the effect that 

the officers of the United States were to determine astronomical stations at intervals of forty miles, and to survey a. belt of territory five miles wicle south of the 

parallel, the English to determine a similar erie of astronomical st.1.tions and to 

survey an equal belt of toprtgraphy north of the line. ; The distance remaining to be surveyed during the present year wa.'l three hundred and fift:v-ei.!;ht miles, from longitud6106°.12' to longitude 114o 05'. I organized the parties in Saint Panl, Minnesota, on the 1st of June, anrl proceeded, b.v 

wa.y of the Northern Pa.cific Railroad and the Missouri River, to Fort Buford. 

Thence, traveling by lr.nd, the advanced wo1·king- parties reached the line at the 

initial point of ~his year's operations on tho 1st of July. 

The shortn of the season, and the immense di~ta.nce to be traveled after the 

work should be completed, required that it should be finished urly in Sept-ember. 

With this object in view, the working parties were pushed to the utmost limit of 

their endurance, and by the 1st of september the 6lght astronomical stations as- signoo t-o the United States commission lmd been determined (by one party) and 

tho lin~ had been connected with the L'tst st.:ltiou of the northwestern boundary, 

at the summit of the Rocky Mountains. Fnll details of the survey have been 

given in tho preliminary reports from this office. Without reca.pitnL'ltion, I will 

only say that the res•llts have been in every reap ct satisfactory. 

The commission returned to Saint Panl by wa.y of the Missouri River and the 

Northern Pacific Railroad, making the dist.<tnce from Fort Benton to Bismarck, 

(twelve hundred miles,) in open boats, in eighteen days. The men were discharged on the 5th of Octob~r. 

Thus in fo1rr months this expedition accomplished a. journey of thirty-seven hundred mHcs, nine hundred of which was by land, a.ncl twelve 'hundred by water, in 

open boat , besides surveying and marking three hundred and fifty-eight miles of 

the boundary-line. 

The t.opogmphical parties hn.ve beon continuously in the field, both winter and summer, frOm the 1st of June, 1873, until the present time, with the exception of two months in the spring of 1874. They have demonstrated by experience that 

instrument.'\! work can be done in that high latitude, even in tho most ri~orous part 

of the winter, where tbe country is wooded. On the open plains sucn exposure 

would be, beyond question, uxceedingly dangerous. 

The limits of this report will allow only a very brief statement of the general char- acter of the country passed over. That portion crossed by the part of the line surveyed during the present year was found to be an open plain, entirely destitute of timber, but easily practicable for ~:~Ron-trains, except in the vicinity of Frenchman's Creek, and the crossing of ..1.\l.llK River, where wide detours h:td to be made to avoid the bad lands. 

From longitude 106° to the crossing of Milk River the country cannot be oalled 

attractive. The min-fall is small, ana water consequently scarce during the sum- mer months. The soil is alkaline, and produces mostly sa~e-brn hand cactus. From the Sweet Grass Hills to the Rocky Mountains its character is entirely 

changerl. The r.lin-fall appears to be ample. The belt along the foot of the mount- ains, m addition to scenery of rar·e bea.nty, presents to the eye of the practical man the more t~olid advant.'lge of an unsurpassed fertility. Northwe tern Montana. is 

still the range of immense herds of buffaloe , whose nnmbors, contrary to the com- mon ly-recmved opinion, are con tantly increasing. This re#on is t.he country of the 

Blackfoot and Piegan tribes of Indians. It is also the aebatn.ble ground of the 

North A sinaboines, the Gros Ventres of the prairio, and the r..iver Crows, while an occa ional war-party of Sioux may be found as far nmthwest M the Sweet Grass 

Hills. With the exception of the Sioux, these tribes appear to be peaileably enough 

disposed. 

ABOHTDALD CAMPBELL, Esq., 

Oommissicn.>r, Northern Boundary. 

W. J. TWINING, 

Oaptain Engineers, Ohiej Astronomer. 

Mr. CARPENTER. I move that the message be laid upon the 

table and printed, together with the accompanying documents. 

The motion was agreed to. · 

ANNUAL REPORTS. 

The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the annual report 

of the Secretary of the Treasury on the finances; which, on motion 

of Mr. EDMUNDS, was ordered, to lie on the table and be printed. 

He also laid before the Senate the annual report of the Comptroller 

of the Currency, in compliance with the provisions of section 61 of 

the national-bank act; which was ordered to lie on the table and be 

printed. 

He also laid before the Senate the annual report of the AttorneyGeneral, showing the operations of the Department of Justice for 

t.he fiscal year ending June 30, 1874; which was ordered to lie on the 

table and be printed. 

Mr. EDMUNDS. I move that the Senate do now adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to ; and (at two o'clock and forty-two minutes p.m.) the Senate adjourned. 

• 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

MONDAY, December 1, 1874. 

This being the day designated by the Constitution for the meeting 

of Congress, the members of the House of Representatives of the 

Forty-thin1 Congress assembled in their Hall for their second session. 

At twelve o'clock m. the Speaker, Ron. JAMES G. BLA.ThTE1 a mem- ber .from the State of .Maine, called the llonse to order. 

PRAYER. 

The Chaplain, Rev.J. G. BUTLER, D. D., offered the following prayer: 

We cqme to Thee, 0 God, ·with adoration and thanksgiving. Thou 

art upon the throne; upon Thee the nations depend. In Thee we live. 

We thank Thee for life preserved and for the kind providence that 

again brings us together in the enjoyment of health both of body allll 

of mind. We confess our sins and dmw nigh with confiuence to God 

because Thou art the God of pardons. 0 blot out all our transgi·essions and grant us Thy peace. 

We seek Thy blessing, 0 Lord, as we enter upon these new responsibilities. Lift upon our land, upon our Government, and upon all our people the light of Thy countenance. Guide, we pray Thee, the 

Executive of this great nation, enduing him with heavenly wisdom. 

Give unto the members of his Cabinet Thy divine spirit. Control, we beseech Thee, our Senators, bestowing upon them heavenly wisdom. 

May our judges be clothed with righteousness. And remember in 

mercy these Thy-servants, 0 Lord, blessing them in their persons, in 

their families, in their social relations, and in these great responsibilities which meet them day by day. We pray that Thou wouldst 

give unto them power over their own hearts, that Thou wouldst con- trol them by Thy divine spirit; that Thou wo}lldst preserve them in 

their integrity in the midst of temptation, and give them consciences 

void of offense toward God and toward man. Remember our great land, 0 God, in all its interests, that our garners may be full, yielding all manner of fruit; that our sheep may 

bring forth thousands and tens of thousands; that our oxen may be 

strong to labor; that our commerce and the industries of the nation 

may all be promoted; that education and religion may be advanced; 

that the press may be purified and made an engine of great power 

for good in our land, and that all that pertains to the well-being of this 

natiomnay be under Thy divine guidance; that there may be no com- plaining in our st.reets, and ours may be that righteousness which exalts a nation and the blessedness of that people whose God is the Lord. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespaBSes, as we forgive 

those who trespass against us. And lead m; not into temptation, but 

deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 

the glory,forever and ever. Amen. 

CALL OF THE ROLL. 

The SPEAKER. This being the time fixed by the Constitution for 

the opening of the second session of the Forty-third Congress the 

Clerk of the Honse will call tho roll of Members to ascertain whether a quorum is in attendance, and will also call the Delegates from tho 

various Territorie . The roll was called, when the foll.owing-named Members and Delegates answered : · 

John H. Burleigh. 

William P. Frye. 

Austin F. Pike. 

Charles W. Willard. 

James Bnffinton. 

Benjamin W. Harris. 

Henry L. Pierce. 

Samuel Hoo_per. 

Daniel W. Gooch. 

.Toseph R. Hawley. 

Stephen W. Kellogg. 

Henry .r. Scudder. 

Samuel S. Cox. 

.TohnD. Lawson. 

Fernando Wood. 

Clarkson N. Potter. 

David M. De Witt. 

RobPrt S. H.Ye. William A. Wheeler. 

Henry H. Hathorn. 

David Wilber. 

Clinton L. Merriam. 

Ellis H. Roberts. 

.r ohn W. Hazelton. 

Amos Clark, jr. 

William Walter Phelps. 

SamuelJ, Randall. 

Ch:trles O'Neill. 

Leonard Myers. William D. Kelley. 

Alfred C. Harmer. 

James S. Biery. Washin~ton Townsend. 

Hiester 'clymer. 

A. Herr Smith. 

John B. Storm. 

Lazarus D. Shoemaker. 

James D. Strawbridge. 

MAINE. 

James G. Blahte.,. Eugene Ha.le. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Hosea. W. Parker. 

VERMONT. 

Lnke P. Poland. 

George W. Hendee. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Benjamin F. Butler. 

E. Rockwood Hoar. 

John M.S. Williams. 

George F. Hoar. 

Henry L. Dawes. 

RHODE ISLAND. 

Benjamin T. Eames. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Henry H. Starkweather • 

NEW YORK. 

.Tohn G. Schumaker. 

William E. Lansing. R. Holland Duell . Clinton D. MacDougall. 

William H. Lamport. 

H. Boardman Smith. 

Freeman Clarke. 

George G. Hoskins. 

Lyman K. Bass. 

Walter L. Sessions. 

Lyman Tremain. 

NEW JERSEY. 

Marcus L. W a.rd. 

ls:l.ac W. Scudder. 

PENNSYLVANIA . 

John B. Pa.cker. 

J obn A. Magee. 

.Tohn Cessna. 

R. Milton Speer. 

Sobieski Ross. 

Hirnm L. Richmond. 

Alexander W. Taylor. 

{v~~!·f~~~- Lemuel Todd. 

Cha.rleS' Albright. 

Glenni W. Scofield. 
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Stevenson Archer. 

William J. O'Brien. 

M.A.RYLA.:.ND. 

Lloyd Lowndes, jr. 

Thomas Swann. 

VIRGINIA. 

James B. Sener. Christopher Y. Thomaa. 

JJJnes H. Platt,,jr. John T. Harris. 

J. Ambler Smith. Eppn. Hunton. 

William H. H. Stowell. Reese T. Bowen. 

Charles R. Thomas . . Alfred M. W n.ddell. 

Joseph H. Rainey. 

.Andrew Sloan. 

Richard H. Whiteley. PhiliCook. 

HenJ R. Harris. 

James C. Freeman. 

James T. Rapier. Charles Pelham. 

Charles Hays. John H. Caldwell. 

Lucius Q. C. Lamar. 

Albert R. Howe. 

Henry W. Barry. 

Milton Sayler. 

Henry B. Banning. John Q. Smith. 

Lewis lt Gunckel. 

Charles N. Lamison. 

lsa..'l.C R. Sherwood. 

Lawrence T. Neal. 

William Lawrenco. 

Ja.mes W. Robinson. 

Charles Foster. 

Edward Crossland. 

John Young Brown. 

Chnrles W. Milliken. 

William B. Read. 

Elisha. D. Standiford. 

Roderick R. Butler. 

Jacob M. Thornburgh. 

William Crutchfield. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

Wil.lin,m M. Robbins. · Robert B. Vll.Dce. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

Alexander S. W nllace. 

GEORGIA. 

James H. Blonnt . Pierce M. B. Young. Alexander H. Stephelld. Hiram P. Bell. 

ALABAMA. 

Joseph H. Sloss. 

Alexander White. 

Christopher C. Sheats. 

IDSSISSIPPI. 

Geor~ C. McKee. 

John .H.. Lynch. 

LOUISIANA. 

Chester B. Darmll. 

omo. 

Hezekiab S. Bundy. Milton L Southa.rd. 

John Berry. William P. Sprague. Lorenzo Danford. 

Laurin D. Woodworth. 

James Monroe. 

James A. Garfield. 

Richard C. Parsons. 

KE...."''TUCKY. 

TENNESSEE. 

William E. Arthur. 

James B. Beck. 

Milton J. Durham. 

George M. Adams. 

John D. Young. 

John M. Bright. Washington C. Whitthorne. 

John D. C. Atkins. 

David A. Nunn. 

Barbour Lewis. 

Horace Maynard. 

Willi.'UD E. NibL1.ck. 

Simeon K. Wolfe: 

WilliamS. Holman. 

Jeremiah M. Wilson. 

John Coburn. 

William Williams. 

John B. Rice. 

JasperD. Ward. 

Charles B. Farwell. 

Stephen A. Hurlbut. 

Horatio C. Burchard. 

John B. H.'\wley. Franklin Corwin. 

Greenbury L. Fort. 

Granville Barrera. 

SamuelS. Marshall. 

Edwin 0. Stanard. 

Erastus Wells. 

William H. Stone. 

Robert A. Hatcher. 

Richard P. Bland. 

Aylett H. Buckner. 

.A sa Hodges. Thom.'\8 M. Gunter. 

Moses W. Field. 

George Willard. 

WillL.'loiD B. Williams. # OmarD. Conger. Jay A. Hubbell. 

William S. Herndon. 

De Witt C. Giddings. 

Roger Q. Mills. 

George W. McCrary. ·william G. Donnan. 

James Wilson. 

John A. Kasson. 

Jackson Orr. 

Charles G. Williams. 

Alexander Mitchell. 

Charles A. Eldredge. 

Charles Clayton. Horace F. Page. 

INDIANA. 

Morton C. Hunter. 

James N. Tyner, Henry B. Sayler. Jasper Packard. 

Godlove S. Orth. 

ILLINOIS. 

William H. R.l.y. Robert M. Knapp. 

James C. Robinson. 

John McNulta. 

Joseph G. Cannon. 

John R. Eden. 

James S. M.'tl'tin. 

William R. Morrison. 

Isaac Clements. 

MISSOURI. 

Thomas T. Crittenden. 

Abram Comingo. Isaao C. Parker. 

IraB. Hyde. John B. Clark, jr. 

ARKANSAS. 

Oliver P. Snyder . William J. Hynes. 

IDCIDGAN. 

TEXAS. 

IOWA. 

Honry Waldron. 

Julius C. Burrows. 

Josiah W. Begole. Nathan B. Bci.dley. 

William P. MoLe.'\n. 

John Hancock. 

AsaH. Willie. 

Aylett R. Cotton. 

Henry 0. Pratt. 

William Loughridge. James W. MCDill. 

WISCONSIN. 

Philetus Sawyer. Jeremiah M. Rusk. 

AleL'l.DderS.McDill. 

CALIFORNIA. 

John K. Luttrell. 

Sherman 0. Houghton. 

Mark H. Dunnell. 

Horaoo B. Strait. 

Da.vidP. Lowe. 

St.ephen A. Cobb. 

J. Marshall Hagans. 

MINNESOTA. 

John T. Averill .. 

OREGON. 

James W. Nesmith. 

KANSAS. 

William A. Phillips. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

Frank Hereford. 

NEVADA. 

Charles W. Kendall. 

NEBRASKA. 

Lorenzo Crounse. 

NEW MEXICO. 

Stephen B. Elkins. 

UTAH. 

George Q. Cannon. 

W Ab'H.INGTON. 

Obadi•\h B. McFadden. 

COLORADO. 

Jerome B. Chaffee. 

DAKOTA. 

Moses K Armstrong. 

ARIZONA. 

Richard C. McCormick. 

IDAHO. 

John Hailey. 

MONTANA. 

Ya.rtin MaginnM. 

WYOMING. 

Willirun R. Steele. 

.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Norton P. Chipmll.D. 

The SPEAKER. The roll-call shows the presence of two-hundred 

and forty members-more than a. quorum of the House. 

SWEAR.rnG IN OF NEW MEMBERS. 

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the roll of members-elect 

(to fill va,(}ancies caused by resignation and otherwise) whose cre- dentials have been forwarded and are now on :file. 

The roll wag called, and Mr. L. CASS CARPENTER of South Carolina 

in place of Mr. Robert B. Elliott, Mr. SIMEON B. CHITTENDEN of New 

York in place of Mr. Stewart L. Woodford, Mr. WILLIAM E. FINCK 

of Ohio in place of Mr. Hugh J. Jewett, and Mr. RICHARD SCHELL 

of New York in place of the late David B. Mellish, presented themselves and were duly qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the 

act of July 2, 1862. 

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. 

A message from the Senat.e by Mr. SYMPSON, one of its clerks, informed the Honse a. quorum of the Senate had assembled and that 

body wa.s ready to proceed to business; and further, that the Senate 

had passed a resolution for tbe appointment of a committee on its 

part to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the 

Honse of Representatives, to wait upon the President of the United 

States to inform him that a quorum of each House has llBSembled, and 

that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may bo 

pleased to make, and that the Senate ha.d appointed Mr. Col\~G 

of New York and Mr. THURMAN of Ohio the committee on its part. 

MESSAGE TO THE SENATE. 

Mr. GARFIELD submitted the following resolution ; which was read, considered, and agreed to : Resolved, The Clerk of the House inform theSena.tethata.quornm of the House of 

Represent.1.tives ha.s appeared. and that the House is ready to proceed to business. 

Mr. GARFIELD moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also 

moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. 

COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT. 

Mr. DAWES submitted the following resolution: 

.Resolved, That a. committee of three members be appointed on the part of the 

House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of tbe Senate~ t~ 

wait upon the President and inform him that a. quorum of both Houses nas assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be 

pleased to make. 

Mr. MAYNARD. Such committee, we have just been notified, ha.s 

been appointed on the part of the Senate, and we should therefore 

recognize that fact in our resolution. 

The SPEAKER. There ~eing no objection, it will be journalized 

accordingly. 

The resolution, as modified, was adopted. 

The SPEAKER appointed Mr. DA WEd of Massachusett-s, Mr. HALE 

of New York, and Mr. BECK of Kentucky as the committee on the 

part of the House. 

JURISDICTION OF CRIMINAL COURT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Mr. PHELPS. I sond to the desk a. bill which I ask unanimous con- sent of the Honse to introduce for consideration at this time. I woonld 

ask the courtesy, if any member has objections to its consideration 
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after the reading, that I may_be allowed three minutes in which to 

state the scope and object of the amendment which it contains. 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New Jer ey [Mr. PHELPs] 

asks unanimous consent to introduce a bill for consideration now. Mr. G. F. HOAR. I desire to mn,ke an inquiry of the Chairwhether it is the custom of the House to present n,ny business before 

the reception of the President's messn,ge 1 If it is, then I hn,ve no 

objection. 

The SPEAKER. The proposition of the gentlem:10 from New Jersey requires unanimous consent. 

Mr. NEGLEY. Is it not proper to call for the reguln,r order f 

The SPEAKER. The usage is as indicated by the question of the 

gentleman from Ma ·sachusetts, not to present any business, but to 

w:tit until the joint committee n,ppointed t.o wait upon the President has been heard from. The nsn,ge is to that effect, and the last 

time this question arose the House took a recess to wait for the 

report of the committee appointed to wait upon the President. 

Mr. COX. Suppose we have the title of the bill read, and then 

perhaps there will be no objection from any quarter. 

The SPEAKER. There being no objection, the bill will be rea,d by 

its title. · The Clerk read as follows: 

A bill to amend n.n act entitled "An act conferring jurisdiction upon the criminal court of the District ofColumbi~ and for other purposes," approvedJune22, 1874. 

Be it enacted, cf:c., That the .second section of an act entitled "An act conferring 

jurisdiction upon the criminal court of the District of Columbi~ and for other pnrpo es," approved June2-2, 1874, be, an<lhereby is, so amended as to read: SEc. 2. Tha.t the provisions of the thirty-third section of the jmlici..·us; act of 1789 

shall apply in all cases, except in actions for libel. to courts created by act of Congress n the District of Columbia •. 

Mr. HALE, of New York. Is that bill before the House f 

The SPEAKER. It requires unanimous consent. 

Mr. HALE, of New York. I object, unless it is referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

The SPEAKER. Objection being made, the bill is not before the 

House. 

RECESS. 

Mr. GARFIELD. I move the House take a recess for twenty minutes. 

The SPEAKER. That will hardly be sufficient time, if the House 

is to wait for the report of the committee to wait upon the President, 

and the gentlem:10.from Ohio ha-d better su~~est a longer time. 

Mr. GARFIELD. I move, then, that the .House take a recess _of an 

hour. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at twenty-fivo minutes to one o'clock p. m.) the House took a recess for :10 hour. 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 

The recess having expired, 

Mr. DAWES, from the committee appointed on the part of the 

House to join a like committee on the part of the Senate, to wait 

upon the President of the United States and inform him that a quo- rum of each House had assembled, and that the two Houses were ready to proceed to business, reported that the committee had performed thn,t duty, and that the President had informed them that he 

would immedin,tely send a message in writing to the two Houses. 

Mr. 0. E. BABCOCK, Privn,te Secretary of the President, being a.n- nonnced at the bar of the House, said : Mr. Speaker, I ::un directed by tho President of the United States to 

deliver to the Honse of Representat,ives a message in writing. 

The SPEAKER. The message of the President of the United States 

will be read. 

The Clerk read the message, (which is printed in the record of the. 

proceedings of the Senate.) 

Mr. DA 'VES. I move that the message be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and that, with the accom- panying documents, it be printed. 

The motion wa8 agreed to. 

Mr. DAWES. I also offer the following resolution: 

Resolved, That there' be printed twenty thonsn.nd extra. copies of the Presidents 

annual message for the use of this House. 

The SPEAKER. The resolution will be referred, under the law, to 

the Joint Committee on Printing. 

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. 

The SPEAKER laid before the House the annual report of the Secret'1fY of the Treasury; which w~J3 referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, :10d ordered to be prmted. 

LEGISLATIVE, ETC.7 APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. GARFIELD, from the Committee on Appropri.:'ttions, reported a. bill (H. R. No. 3818) making appropriations for the legislative, ex- ecutive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending 

June 30, 1876, and for other purposes; which was read a first and 

second time, referred to the Committee of the Wholo on the stato of 

the Union, ordered to be printed, and made a special order for Tuesday, December 15, after the morning hour, and from day to day until 

disposed of. 

Mr. HOLMAN. I reserve all points of order on this bill. 

NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. HALE, of Maine, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

reported a bill (H. R. No. 3819) making appropriations for the naval 

service for the year ending June 30, 1876, and for other purposes; 

which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of 

the Whole on the state of the Union, ordered to be printed, and 

made a special order for Wednesday, December 16, after the morning 

hour, and from day to day until disposed of. 

Mr. RANDALL. Can points of order be reserved against all these 

bills to(J'ether f 

The §PEAKER. They must be reserved against each bill separately, as separate entries must be made upon the Journal. 

Mr. RANDALL. Then I reserve all points of order upon this bill. 

AR..'\IY APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. WHEELER, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported a bill (H. R. No.3 20) making appropriations for the support of the 

Army for the :fiscal year ending J nne :30, 1876, and for other purposes; 

which was read a tirst and second time, referred to the Committee of 

the Whole on the state of the Union, ordered to be printed, and mado a special order for Tl~::A.:-t:~day, December 17, after the morning hour, 

:10d from day to ddy lliltil disp()sed of. 

Mr. ARCHER. I reserve all point,a of order on this bill. 

INDIA..."'i APPROPRIATION BILL. 

Mr. LOUGHRIDG~, from the Committee on Appropriations, re- ported a bill (H. R. No. 3821) making appropriations for the current 

and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling 

treaty stipuln,tions with various Indian tribes, for the year ending J nne 30, 1076, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second 

time, referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the 

Union, ordered to be printed, and made a special oruer for Friday, 

December 18, after the morning hour, and from day to day until disposed of. 

Mr. ARCHER. I reserve all points of order on this bill. 

POST-OFFICE SCALES. 

Mr. TYNER. I am directed by the Committee on Appropriations to 

ask that, by unanimous consent, I have leave to report, for present 

consideration, a bill making an appropriation-to enable the Postmaster-General to carry into effect the law requiring the prepayment 

of posta(J'e on newspapers, approved J nne 25, 187 4. 

Mr. COX. Does the bill have any reference to the rates of postage f 

Mr. TYNER. Not at all. · Mr. COX. Let the bill be read. 

The SPEAKER. The bill will be read for information, after which 

objections, if any, to its present consideration, will be in order. 

Mr. TYNER. I suggest that the Clerk read also the letter accompanyin~ the bill. 

The oill was read. It appropriates the sum of $30,000 out of any 

money in the Trea-sury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase 

of scales for the use of the Post-Office Department. 

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the letter. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

PosT .OFFicE DEP .ARTM:E..'IT, APPOINTMENT OFFicE, 

Washington, D. 0., Nove1nber -, 1874. SIR: The necessity for prompt action by Uongress1 in appropriating the neces· sa.ry funds for the purchase of scales to enable thid Department to carry in to 

effect the law which requires the weighing of newspapers in bulk on and after 

January next, it is hoped will be e:u-ly brought to the attention of Congress. 

From the best accessible data, for estimates $30,000 will be required for pla.tr 

form and counter scales, independent of the estimates for lt~tter-baln.nces for cur- rent supplies. 

Be pleased to give this your early attention. 

Respectfully, 

M.A.R8H.ALL ~WELL. Ron. J. A. GARFIELD, 

Ohair'111.{l!n Oommittee on .Appropriations. 

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to considering thi~ bill at this 

timeT The Chair hears no objection, and the bill is before the House. 

Mr. COX. I do not object to the passage of this bill, but I would 

like to say one thing: If prepayment of postage on newspapers must 

be enforced, Congress should amend the act, so as to allow the postage on all subscriptions taken before the law goes into offect to be 

paid at the destination of the paper, as heretofore, allowing no unpaid 

paper or printed matter to go from a post-office from and after the 

day such law shall take effect. This will enable publishers and patrons to close their accounts with no loss to any one. I have prepared a bill to amend the Post-Office appropriation bill 

of J nne 23 last, so as to allow the postage on newspapers and publications referred to in the fifth and sixth sections of that bill to be pa,id 

at the destination of the mail-matterwhere the subscription was taken, 

prior to the 1st of Ja,nuary, 1875. Unless some such law be passed, 

there will be a great deal of trouble in the newspaper and publication 

offices of the country, and I hope the modification will be made beforo 

the 1st of January next. I hold in my hand a bill designed to effect 

that purpose. 

Mr. BUTLER, of Ma&Jachnsetts. I call for the regular order of busi- ness. 

Mr. COX. The regular order of business is that I am on the floor. 

Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. · What is the regular order of business! 

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana. [Mr. TYNER] is entitled to the :floor, and the Chair understands that he has yielded to the 

gentleman from New York, [Mr. Cox.] 

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Mr. TYNER. I must notify my friend from New York that I shall 

cut his speech short. I will hear. what he has to say, if he will be 

' ery brief. :Mr. COX. I have been u ed to being cut short in this Hou, e; but 

perhaps in future I shall have a longer time, and I may treat the gentleman from Indiana more liberally, if he is here. 

Mr. TY}..TER. But I shall not be here. 

Mr. COX. The gentlem1.n, then, was cut short before his time. 

Mr. TYNER. You are right, sir. 

Mr. COX. I want to call the attention of the House and the coun- try to this matter. I desire that the committee shall consider the 

amrndment to the law which I suggest, which is one that will save an immense amount of trouble to the publishers· of newspapers and 

others. 

Mr. SPEER. I desire to suggest to the gentleman from Indiana 

whether it would not be better to amend his bill by inserting the 

words "or so much thereof as may be necessary." The bill, as be 

offers it, appropriates absolutely . 30,000. A less sum may be needed. 

Mr. TYNER. If the gentleman makes a point on that, I havo no objection to the amendment. 

Mr. SPEER. Then I suggest that the words I have indicatetl be 

added. 

There was no objection, and·the amendment was agreed to. 

Mr. TYNER. I am satisfied that the Home is willing to pass this 

bill and I move the previous question. 

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; 

and under the operation thereof the bill (H. R. No. 3822) received its 

several readings, antl was passed. 

Mr. TYNER moved to recons~der the vote by which t.he bill was passed ; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the 

table. 

The latter motion was agreed to. • Mr. COX. I now de ire nnanimoUJi consent to introduce, for refer- ence to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, a bill to 

amend the Post-Office appropriation act of June 23, 1874, so as to allow 

the po!itage on newspapers and publications referred to in sections 5 

and 6 to be paid at -the destination of the mail-matter where subscriptions we're taken prior to the 1st of January, 1875. 

There being no objection, the bill (H. R. No. 38'24) was read a first 

and second time, referred to the Committee on the Post-Office antl 

Post-Roads, and ordered to be printed. 

FORTIFICATION BILL. 

Mr. STARKWEATHER, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

reported a bill (H. R. No. 3823) making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defen e for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

1876; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, ordered to be printe<l, 

and made the special order for December 22, after the morning hour. 

Mr. RANDALL. I desire to reserve all points of order on that bill. 

ORDER OF BUSTh~SS. 

Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I demand the reQ'Ular order of 

business. I think the rules require that the States shall be called for 

bills and joint re olutions. 

The SPEAKER. /If the regular order be demanded, that is the 

regular order of business. 

Mr. KELLEY. I must insist on the motion to adjourn. 

Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Let us introduce uills and reso- lutions for reference. 

Mr. PHELPS. I de ire to give notice that on Monday next, after 

the morning hour, or a.s soon thereafter as I may be recognized by the 

Speaker, I shall move that the rules be suspended, so as to enable me to introduce and have passed the bill which has been read. 

Mr. KELLEY. I insist on my motion. 

The question was taken on Mr. KELLEY's motion, and it was agreed 

to; and thereupon (at two o'clock and fifty-six minutes p.m.) the 

House adjourned. 

PETITIONS, ETC. 

The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were presented at the Clerk's desk, under the rule, anti referreu as stated: 

By Mr. ARTHUR : The petition of W. F: Maddux, of Covington, 

Kentncky, for relief, to the Committee on War Claims. 

By Mr. BUFFINTON: Tho petition of citizens of Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, for an appropriation forthe improvt)ment 

of the harbor of Westport, to the Committee on Commerce. 

By Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts: The petition of 2,000 citi- zens of Massachusetts, for the relief and indemnification of William H. Steele, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, for the destruction of 

his schooner, Samantha A. Steele, at St. Helena Island, by the Federal 

forces, in 1863, to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 

Also, the petition of Nancy T. Eastman, widow, mother of George 

W. Parsons, late a private in Company F,First Massachusetts Heavy 

Artillery, for a pension, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. CHIPMAN: Petitions from citizens of Alabama, Arizona, 

Ma.ssachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Virginia, and Wisconsin, for the completion of the Washington National Monument by 

appropriation from tlte public Treasury, to the Select Committee on the Washington National .Monument. 

By Mr. FARWELL: The petition of publishers of periodicals, for 

the reduction of postage on periodicals to two cents per pound, t.o the 

Committee on the Post-Office and Po t-Roads. 

By Mr. GUNCKEL: The petition of Ernst Rost, for removal of 

charge of desertion, ·to the Committee on Military Affairs. 

Also, the petition of Susan M. Seebohm, of Dayton, Ohio, for relief, 

to the Committee on Claims. 

Also, the petition of Michael O'Brien, for a pension, to the. Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. KENDALL: The petition of Max Rosenberg, for a pension, 

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. POTTER: The petition of Jeremiah T. Hallett, of New 

York City, for increase of pension, to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. THOMAS, of Virginia: The petjtion of A. Bo ·tick, of 

Halifax County, Virginia, for compensation for property taken by 

Federal troops in April, 1865, to the Committee on War Claims. ' 

Also, the petition of Ira Hurt, sr., of Franklin County, Virginia, 

for compensation for cotton destroyed l>y the Federal Army in 1~05, to 

tho Committee on War Claims. 

Also, the petition of Isabella W. Cunningham, of Pitt. ylvania. 

County, Virginia, for compensation for cotton destroyed by the Federal Army in 1865, to the Committee on War Claims. 

' 

IN SENATE. 

TUESDAY, December 8, 1874. 

Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SuNDERLAND, D. D. 

Hon. JoHN W .. JoHNSTON, ftom the State of Virginia; Hon. A. S, 

MERRll\10:8 and Hon. M.ATT W. RANSO:\I, from the State of North Carolina; Hon. WILLIAl\l SPRAGUE, from the State of Rhode Island; and 

Hon. JoHN P. STOCKTON, from the State of New Jersey, appeared in 

their seats to-day. 

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and appro\ed. 

EXECUTIVE COMl\IUNICATIONS. 

The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the Interior, in compliance with the act of July 12, 1870, 

containjng a list of property belonging to the Unit-ed States in charge 

of that Department; which was ordered to lie on the table: 

He also laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretarv of the In-· terior, transmitting a report of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, 

concerning land grant to Ignacio de Roi val and Jacinto Pelaez, being 

private land claim No. 92, in Santa Fe County; also, report on land 

granted for the canon del Rio Colorado tract, being private land 

claim No. 93-land grant to Antonio Elias Armenta, and others, in Taos 

County; also, report concerning land granted to Salvador Vernal and 

Tomas Lopez, being private land claim No. 94, in Colfax County, all 

in said Territory; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. 

Mr. ED~nmDS pre ented the petition of Rosa Ward, mother of 

Andrew Ward, a soltlier in the late war, praying for a pension; which was ordered to lie on the table. 

He also presented the petition of Mary E. Cane, mother of Martin 

Cane, late a private of Company B, Tenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers, praying for a pension ; w bich wa.s ordered to lie on the table. 

Mr. LOGAN presented the petition of F. M. Blount, praying the 

passage of a law relieving him from loss l>y reason of having taken a counterfeit Jive hundred dollar United States note as a clerk in 

the office of the assistant treasurer at Chicago, Illinois; which was ordered to lie on the table. 

He also presented the petition of the publishers of the Little 

Corporal and other periodicals, praying an amendment of the postal 

law, fixing the rate on periodicals, &c., at two cents per ponnu, and 

authorizing prepayment of postage by stamps or stamped wrappers; 

which was ordered to lie on the table. 

Mr. INGALLS presented the petition of William G. Ford, praying 

compensation for use and occupancy by the Government of a certain 

building owned by him in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1862 to 1865; 

which was ordered to lie on the table. 

He also presented the petition of Jonathan G. Lang, late of Company B, Fir t United States Dragoons, praying for a pension; which was ordered to lie on the table. 

Mr. PRA.TT. I present the petition of Nathan Upham, late cor- poral of Company G, Eighty-fourth Indiana Volunteers, praying to be 

allowed a pension. The petition is accompanie.d with evidence, which 

I a.sk ma,y be laid, with the petition, on the table, until the appointment of the Committee on Pensions. 

The VICE-PRESIDENT. That order will be made. 

Mr. HARVEY presented a petition of citizens of Kansas, signed by 

tha governor, secretary of state, and others, prayiug the pa a~e of 

House bill No. 3231, to amend tho a.ct entitled "An act to amena an act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from 

the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, 

approved July 2, 1834;" which was ordered to lie on the table.