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By Mr. MORGAN: Petition of citizens of Lenox, and of J. N. Bell 

and others, for increase of pay to fourth-class postmasters-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. 

.A.lso, petition of Wiley E. Blount, and of Mary A. Whitaker, widow 

of Eli Whitaker, of Mississippi, for reference of their claims to the Court 

of Claims-to the Committee on War Claims. 

By Mr. RICHARDSON: Petition of G. L. Rogers and 53 others, citizens of Tennessee, for increased compensation of fourth-class postmasters-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. " 

By Mr. SENEY: Petition of J. T. Maloy and 24 others, of Bascom, 

Seneca County, Ohio, for increased compensation of fourth-class postmasters-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. 

By Mr. STEELE: Petition of N.J. Sutton and 50 others, asking for 

increased compensation of fourth-class postmasters-to the Committee 

on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. 

Also, petition of the Grand Army of the Republic of Bunker Hill, 

Ind., asking for the increase of pensions to soldiers of the war of 1812, 

and especially of the pension of Joseph Fine more, a soldier of said warto the Committee on Pensions. 

Also, petition of R. S. Thomas Post, No. 241, Grand Army of the 

Republic, of Mount Etna, Ind., for the passage of a service-pension 

bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 

By Mr. WHEELER: Petition of Nancy Phillips, widowofWilliam 

Phillips; of James A. Patterson; of James McPeters; of James L. Wellborn, administrator of Elias Wellborn; of Cynthia Womble; and of 

John Bates, administrator of Elisha Jordan, deceased, praying that war 

claims be referred to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War 

Claims. 

. Also, petition of J. A. Hill and others, for an increase of compensation to fourth-class postmasters-to the Committee on the Post-Office 

and Post-Roads. · 

By Mr. YOST: Nine petitions of citizens of the State of Virginia, for 

an increase of compensation of fourth-class postmasters-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. · 

SENATE. 

WEDNESDAY, Dec.em}Jer 7, 1887. 

Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. 

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. 

FINANCE REPORT. 

The PRESIDENT p1·o tempore laid before the Senate the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for 

the year 1H87; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 

REPORT OF .ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid. before the Senate a letter from 

the Attorney-General, transmitting his annual report for the year 1887; 

which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 

REPORTS OF SECRETARY OF SEN .ATE. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempm·e laid before the .senate the report of 

the Secretary of the Senate, communicating, in obedience to law, a 

statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Senate from July 1, 

1886, to June 30, 1887; which was ordered to lie on the ta.ble and be 

printed. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a report from 

the Secretary of the Senate, communicating, in obedience to law, a 

full and c~mplete statement of all property~ his possession belonging 

to the Umted States December 5, 1887; which was ordered to lie on 

the table and be printed. 

EXECUTIVE COl\111IUNIC.ATIONS. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a letter of the 

Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in pursuance of the 

eighth section of the act of July 22, 1854, for Congressional a-ction, the 

supplementary report of the United States surveyor-general of New 

Mexico on the private land claim known as the town of Cieneguilla 

No. 62; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. ' 

He also laid before the Senate a letter of the Acting Secretary of the 

Interior, transmitting, in pursuance of the eighth section of the act of 

July 22, 1854, for Congressional action, the supplementary report of 

the United States surveyor-general of New Mexico on the private land 

claim in that Territory known as the Luis de Armenta grant, No. 68· 

which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. ' 

He also laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation to complete the publication of the 

reports of the Tenth Census; which was ordered to lie on the table and 

be printed. 

He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary 

of the Interior, transmitting, in pursuance of the eighth section of the 

act of July 22, 1854, for Congressional a-ction, the supplementary report of the United States surveyor-general of New Mexico on the private land claim in that Territory known as the Canada de los Apaches 

No. 50; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. ' 

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The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate a 

letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting certain papers in 

response to a Senate resolution of February 11, 1887, concerning the 

history of Indian operations on the plains, furnished by Col. Henry B. 

Carrington to the special commission which met a.t Fort McPherson, 

Nebr., in the spring of 1867. The papers in this case are very volumi~ 

no us, and the Chair will, unless otherwise ordered, allow them to lie on the table without being printed until some committee has had time to 

inspect them. 

. Mr. BUTLER. I move that the letter of the Secretary of the Interior, with the accompanying papers, lie on the table, to be referred to 

the Committee on Printing when appointed. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate a letter of the Treasurer oft he United States, transmitting fair and ac~ 

curate copies of accounts rendered to and settled with the FirstComp~ 

troller according to the provisions of law. The Chair would call the 

arttention of the Senate to the fact that these accounts are contained in 

five large volumes that now lie at the right of the desk, and the Chair 

will await the decision of the Senate as to what disposition shall be 

made of them before an order to print them shall be entered. 

Mr. MANDERSON. I move that the accompanying documents be 

referred to the Committee on Printing, when appointed, without printing. I think that has been the usual course; and ~hat committee, 

when organized, will consider the-advisability of having them printed. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The PRESIDENT pro ternpore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to a resolution of 1\:t:arch 3, 1887, certain informatiou relative to night in~ 

spectors at New York employed in certain years; which was read. 

Mr. COCKRELL. Are there any accompany:ipg papers with that 

communication? 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There are none on the table. 

M:r. COCKRELL. I move that the communication be printed and 

ln.id on the table for the present. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It will be so ordered if there be no 

objection. . Mr. COCKRELL. I believe the communication is in response to a 

resolution which I submitted at the last session of the Senate. 

The PRESIDENT pro te-mpore. The Chair so underst.ands. 

Mr. COCKRELL. It lies on the table for the present. 

COURT OF CLAIMS REPORTS. 

The PRESIDENT pro ternpore laid before the Senate the report of the 

chief clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting, in pursuance of section 

1057 of the Revised Statutes, a statement of the judgments rendered 

by that court during the year ending November 30, 1887, etc.; which, 

on motion of Mr. HARRIS, was ordered to lie on the table and be 

printed. 

He also laid before the Senate a, communication from the clerk of the 

Court of Claims, transmitting a report of claims heard, determined, and 

disposed of under an act of Congress entitled ''An a-ct to provide for 

the ascertainment of the claims of American citizens for spoliations 

committed by the French prior to the 1st day of July, 1801," approved January 20, 1885; which,. on motion of Mr. BUTLER, was or~ 

dered to lie on the table ::md be printed. 

He also laid before the Senate a communication from the clerk of the· 

Court of Claims, transmitting the findings of fact and conclusions <Yf 

law rendered by that court in certain cases for the year ending Decem~ 

ber 5, 1887; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 

He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Court of 

Claims, transmitting the findings of fact and conclusions of law in certain French spoliation claims; which was ordered to lie on the table 

and be printed. 

TERRITORIAL L.A WS. 

The PRESIDENT p1·o tempore laid before the Senate a copy of the 

laws of Dakota Territory, transmitted to the Senate in accordance with 

section 1844 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; which was 

ordered to lie on the table. 

He also laid before the Senate the revised statutes of A1·izona Territory, transmitted in accordance with section 1844 of the Revised Statutes 

of the United States; which were ordered to lie on the table. 

ORDER OF PROCEEDING. 

Mr. CULLOM. The Senate has no committees yet organized, and as I understand the custom, it has been that when bills and other papers 

are introduced they lie upon the table until the committees are appointed, which I think would be the creation of unnecessary work. 

So I move that the Senate do now adjourn. 

Mr. FARWELL. Before that motion is put I desire to introduce a 

bill. 

M:r. CULLOM. There are no committees yet. 

Mr. FARWELL. The bill can be referred when committees are appointed. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Illinois insist 

on his motion to adjourn? 
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:&lr. PLUMB. I ask the Senator from lllinois to withdraw it until 

I can offer a .resolution . . Mr. CULLOM. I will withdraw it for that purpose. I make the 

motion for the reason that I understa.nd it has been the custom of the 

Sen:l.te not to receive bills to be referred to committees when appointed; 

and as they are not yet appointed I think it would b~ unnecessary to 

introduce bills to be laid upon the table to be t.aken up again andre- ferrrd. . Ur. BUTLER. I think there is great wisdom in the observation of 

the Senator from lllinois, but if the door is opened to the introduction 

of bills I shall insist that there shall be no restriction put upon that 

:right. I hope, therefore, the motion of the Senator from illinois will 

prevail. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will remind Senators that 

the motion to adjourn. is debatable only by unanimous consent. 

Mr. CULLOM. I believe I shall insist on my motion. 

~fr. PLIDIB. I wish to offer a resolution, and I hope the Senator 

will withhold the motion for that purposa 

!Ir. CULLOU. I withdraw the motion· for that purpose, as the 

resolution is not designed to go to a. committee. 

SUGAR MANUFACTURE PATENTS. 

Mr. PLUMB submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: 

.Resolved, That the Commissioner of A.gricu1ture be directed to inform the 

Senate whether any person in the employ of his Department in making exper- iments in the manufacture of sugar from sorghum with money appropria.ted by Congress has applied for or obtained a. pa.tent, or patents, on any pl'ocess con- nected with such manufacture, growing out; of said experiments. 

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

The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 19 minutes p. m.) 

the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, T'.aursday, December 8, 1887, 

at 1:1 o'clock m. 

SENATE. 

THURSDAY, Decmnbm· 8, 1887. 

Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G.' BuTLER, D. D. 

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. 

EXECUTIVE CO~TJCATIONS. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the 'Interior, transmitting, in pursuance of 

the eighth section of the act of July 22, 1854, for Congressional action, 

supplementary reports of the United States surveyor-general of New 

Mexico on the private ln.nd claims in that Territo.zy· known as the 

town of San Antonio del Rio Colorado tract, No. 76; the grant to 

Ignacio·Chaves et al., No. 96; Arroyo de San Lorenzo tract, No. 79; the 

Nucstra Sefiorn del Pilar tract., No. 99; and the San Clemente tract, 

No. 67; which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 

He also laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary 

of the Interior, transmitting, in pursuance of the eighth section of the 

act of July 2'2, 1854, for Congressional action, the supplementary re- portof the United States surveyor-general of New 1\Iexico on the private land claim in that Territory known as the. Alameda tract, No. 91; 

which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 

ADJOURNl\IENT TO 1\IOYDA Y. 

• :Mr. FARWELL. I move that the Senate do now adjourn until next 

Monday. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 7 minutes p. m.) 

the Senate adjourned untiUionday, December 12, 1887, at 12 o'clock m. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

THURSDAY, December 8, 1887. 

The Honse met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. - H. :rt1ILBURN, D. D. 

The Journal of Tuesday's proceedings was read and approved. 

JUE:MBERS SWORN L.~. 

M~r. BEL.MO:NT, a Representative- elect from the State ofN ew York, and 

Mr. WooDBURN,- a Representative-elect from the State of Nevada, appeared and took the eath prescribed by law. 

REPORT OF SECRETARY OF TBEASURY. 

. The SPEAKER laid before the House the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1887; which wus ordered to be printed, and to lie on the table for the present. 

REPORT OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 

The SPEAKER also laid before the House the annual report of the 

Attorney-General of the United States; which was ordered to be printed, 

and to lie on the table for the present. 

Honse of Representatives of the Fiftieth Congress; which was ordered 

to be printed, and laid on the table. 

REPORTS BY PUBLIC OFFICERS. 

The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Clerk ot 

the House of Representatives, transmitting list of reports to be made to 

Congress by public officers; which was ordered to be printed, and laid on the tabla 

PUBLIC PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF THE CLERK. 

The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Clerk of 

the House of Representatives, transmitting an inventory of property 

belonging to the United States in his pqssession on December 5, 1887; 

which wasreferredtothe CommitteeonAccounts, when appointed, and 

~rdered to be printed. 

BOOKS, ETC. 1 Til FOLDING-ROOM. 

The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Doorkeeper of the Honse of Representatives, submitting an inventory of 

books and public documents now in the folding-room of the House of 

Representatives; which was laid on the table, and ordered to beprinted. 

EXPENDITURES BY CLERK. 

The SPEAKER also laid before the House a letter from the Clerk 

of the House of Representatives, transmitting report of expenditures 

from July 1, 1886, to June 30, 1887; which was referred to the Committee on Accounts, when appointed, and ordered to be printed. 

COillUTTEE O:N Mn..EAGE. 

The SPEAKER also announced the appointment of the Committee on Mileage, as follows: Mr. RoGERS of Arkansas, 1\Ir. HowARD of 

Indiana, Mr. BURNETT of Massachusetts, Mr. FELTON of California, 

and lli. BELDEN of New York . 

.AMEND~fEN'TS OF RULES. 

Mr. McCREARY submitted the following. proposed amendment to 

the rules; .which was read, and referred to the Committee on Rules, 

when appointed: 

Resolved, That paragraph 3 of Rule XXI of the House of Representatives be 

amended by adding thereto the following: "And all general appropriation bills shall be 1·eported to the Hotl6e within sixty days after the appointment of 

the standing committees at the first session, and within forty days after the com- mencement of the second session of the House of R~presentn.tives." 

Mr. BELMO~T submitted the following proposed amendment to the 

rules; which was read, and referred to the Committee on Rules, when 

appointed: 

Resol&ed, Thnt Rule XXIII of the House of Representatives be nmendcd as follows: 

In section 4, line 3, after the words "general appropriation bills," insert as follows : "Bills for the reorganization of or retrenchment of expenditut·e in any branch of the legislative, executive, or judicial departments of the Government;" so the entire section, as amended, shall read as follows: "4. In Committees of the Whole House business on theu· calendars shall be 

taken up in regular order, except bills for raising revenue, general appropriation bills, bills for the reorganization of or retrenchment of expenditure in any branch of the legislative, executive, or judical departments of the Government, and bills for the improvement of rivers and harbors, which shall have prece- dence; and when objection is made to passing over any bill or proposition, the 

committee shall thereupon rise and report such objection to the IIousc, which 

shall decide, without debate, whether such bill or proposition shall be considered or laid a.side for the present; whereupon the committee shall resume its 

sittings wi&hout further order of the House." 

Mr. HUDD offered thefollowing resolution; which was read, andreferred to the Committee on Rules: 

Resolved, That the ru1es of the Honse of Repl'esentatives. be amended ns folloW'S: Section 1 of Rule VIII, "OF THE MEMBERS,'' shall be amended so ns to rend as follows: 

'·I. Every member shall be present within the Hallofthellouse during the sessions, unless excused or necessarily prevented, and must vote on all question!'! • put and on each roll-call, unless excused before the motion is put or the roll-cull 

commenced. A member present and refusing to vote, unless excused on r~ 

·motion made and determined without debate, fl.S above, shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of the House, and liable to immediate exp~ion as a member cou- temptuously failing to vote. . "When any motion is put or roll called, when any member shall demand Lhnt 

the vote be given, any member having a direct personal or pecuniary interest 

in the event of the question or motion may be excused from voting by the Speaker on request of the member so interested." 

Mr. GALLINGER offered the following; which was read, and referred 

to the Committee on Rules: 

Amend Rule X by adding in its appropriate place the following: •' On Public Health, to consist of thirteen members." 

CONDUCTORS FOR 110USE ELEVATOR. 

Mr. PEEL offered the following; which was read, a~d referred to the 

Committee on Accounts: 

Resol1:ecl, T111lttheSpeakerofthe H6useof Representatives be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint and employ two conducto~ for the new Hou.se elevator, at a salary of $1,100 per annum each, to be pmd out of the contingent fund of the !Iouse. 

AMENDMENT OF TIIE RULES. 

Mr. OATES offered the following; which was read, and referred to 

CONTESTS FOR SEATS IN FIFTIETII CONGRESS. the Committee on Rules: 

The SPEAKER also laid before the House a lette~:from the Clerk of Resolved, That Rule XXXIV of the House of Represcntath•es be so amended 

the House of Representatives, in reference to contests for seats in the as to allow the Interstate Commissioners the privileges of the floor.