of pooling among transportation companies (53A-H14.7); promoting the safety of employees of railroads (53A-H14.8); punishment for trainwrecking (53A-H14.9); requiring license of persons living on boats (53A-H14.10); suppression of lotteries (53A-H14.11); and various subjects (53A-H14.12).

Committee on Invalid Pensions: enactment of a service pension law (53AH15.1); forbidding the suspension of pensions without notice and proof of fraud (53A-H15.2); and various subjects (53A-H15.3).

Committee on the Judiciary: bankruptcy law (53A-H16.1); constitutional amendment to prohibit sectarian legislation (53A-H16.2); constitutional amendment to prohibit States from granting the franchise to aliens (53A-H16.3); constitutional amendment to recognize the supreme authority of God (53A-H16.4); consular inspection of immigrants (53A-H16.5); Federal judges and courts (53A-H16.6); administration of Attorney General Richard Olney (53A-H16.7); punishment for train-wrecking (53AH16.8); suppression of lotteries (53A-H16.9); and various subjects (53A-H16.10).

Committee on Labor:

convict labor (53A-H17.1); investigation of acts of unlawful violence (53A-H17.2); and various subjects (53A-H17.3). Committee on the Library: various subjects (53A-H18.1). Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries:

free admission to American

registry of foreign-built ships (53A-H19.1); relief of seamen (53AH19.2); and various subjects (53A-H19.3).

Committee on Military Affairs: various subjects (53A-H20.1).

Committee on the Militia: various subjects (53A-H21.1).

Committee on Mines and Mining: suspension of the annual assessment work on mining claims (53A-H22.1) and various subjects (53A-H22.2). Committee on Naval Affairs: various subjects (53A-H23.1). Committee on Pacific Railroads: various subjects (53A-H24.1). Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: admission of all benevolent and fraternal society publications as second-class matter (53A-H25.1); Government control of telegraph and telephone lines (53A-H25.2); new grade of letter carriers in cities whose postal revenues exceed $500,000 (53A-H25.3); reduction of postage (53A-H25.4); removal of letter carriers (53A-H25.5); repealing provision of law permitting the Postmaster General to have return requests printed on stamped envelopes (53A-H25.6); suppression of lotteries (53A-H25.7); and various subjects (53A-H25.8). Committee on Printing: creation of the office of foreman of presswork in the Government Printing Office (53A-H26.1).

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (53A-H27.1). Committee on Public Lands: military reservations (53A-H28.1); Oklahoma homesteaders (53A-H28.2); railroad lands (53A-H28.3); timber lands and forest reserves (53A-H28.4); and various subjects (53A-H28.5). Committee on Reform in the Civil Service: various subjects (53A-H29.1). Committee on Revision of the Laws: various subjects (53A-H30.1). Committee on Rivers and Harbors: bays, harbors, and inlets (53A-H31.1); canals and channels (53A-H31.2); Congaree River, S. C. (53A-H31.3); other rivers (53A-H31.4); and various subjects (53A-H31.5). Committee on the Territories: Oklahoma Territory (53A-H32.1). Committee on ays and Means: alcohol, beer, whiskey, and other distilled

spirits (53A-H33.1); barley and flax (53A-433.2); books (53A-H33.3); carpets (53A-H33.4); cigars and tobacco (53A-H33.5); coal and iron ore (53A-H33.6); cotton yarn and spool cotton (53A-H33.7); fruits and nuts (53A-H33.8); glasses (53A-H33.9); income tax (53A-H33.10); Wilson tariff bill (53A-H33.11); and various subjects (53A-H33.12).

ELECTION RECORDS.

2 ft.

675

Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (53A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory.

Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against J. G. Jenkins, Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Seventh Circuit (533-Al).

IMPEACHMENT OF AUGUSTUS J. RICKS. 1 in.

678

Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against Augustus J. Ricks, U. S. Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (53B-B1).

Records of the Office of the Clerk

RECORD BOOKS. 13 vols. 2 ft.

679

House bill book (53C-A); House resolution book (53C-A2); Senate bill book (53C-A3); Senate resolution book (53C-A4); individual ledger (53C5); register of papers sent to committees (53C-A6); register of papers from committees (53C-A7); register of papers sent to the Senate (53C-A8); register of papers received from the Senate (53C-19); register of committee reports (53C-A10); record of leaves of absence granted House Members (53C-All). For record of stationery supplies furnished committees, see entry 666.

Receipts for records withdrawn (53C-B1), arranged chronologically; and various papers (53C-B2), arranged by subject.

FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, 1895-97

First Session, December 2, 1895-June 11, 1396
Second Session, December 7, 1896-March 3, 1897

Records of Legislative Proceedings

MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS.

8 vols. 4 ft.

680

681

Minute books, 1st and 2d sessions (54A-A1); and legislative journal, 1st session (54A-A2) and 2d session (54A-A3).

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 15 ft.

682

Thirty-two volumes of original House bills (54A-B1); a volume of original House joint resolutions (54A-B2); a House simple resolution relating to the contested election case of Cornett v. Swanson (54A-B3); desk copies of House bills passed (54A-B4); desk copies of House joint resolutions passed (544-35); 10 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (54A-B6); and enrolled bills returned with Presidential veto (54A-B7). Arranged numerically within each group.

BILIS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. 1/4 in.

Senate bills (54A-C1), arranged numerically.

ACCOMPANYING PAPERS FILE.

60 ft.

683

684

Papers relating to claims, pensions, and other forms of private relief together with papers relating to public matters (54A-D1). Arranged alphabetically by person, State, Territory, or subject.

COMMITTEE REPORTS. 26 vols. 5 ft.

685

Original committee reports, 1st session (54A-E1) and 2d session (54AE2). Arranged numerically within each group.

75 ft.

686

COMMITTEE PAPERS.

Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified:

Committee on Accounts: a volume of minutes (54A-F1.1); a docket volume (54A-F1.2); and a volume of accounts audited by the committee (54AF1.3).

Committee on Agriculture:

administrative papers (54A-F2.1); creation of the office of Director-in-Chief of Scientific Divisions in the Department of Agriculture (54A-r2.2); creation of a special commission on highways (54A-F2.3); distribution of seeds, plants, and trees by the Department of Agriculture (54A-F2.4); silk culture (54A-F2.5); and various subjects (54A-2.6). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 54A-F2.6, which is arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume (54A-F2.7). Committee on Appropriations:

deficiency bill (54A-F3.1); District of Columbia bill (54A-F3.2); fortifications bill (54A-F3.3); legislative and court bill (54A-F3.4); pension bill (54A-F3.5); sundry civil expenses bill (54A-F3.6); orld's Columbian Exposition (54A-F3.7); and various subjects (54A-F3.8). Arranged by agency of origin or by subject within each group. Committee on Banking and Currency: administrative papers (54A-F4.1); currency system (54A-F4.2); hearings (54A-F4.3); and various subjects (54A-F4.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 54AF4.3 and 54A-F4.4, which are arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F4.5) and a docket volume (54A-F4.6). Committee on Claims: Colorado's expenses for Ute Indian depredations in 1887 (54A-F5.1). There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F5.2) and a docket volume (54A-F5.3).

Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: administrative papers (54AF6.1), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (54A-F6.2), arranged by subject.

Committee on the District of Columbia: various subjects (54A-F7.1), ar-
ranged numerically by bill or resolution or by subject. There are
also a volume of minutes (54A-F7.2) and a docket volume (54A-F7.3).
Committee on Education: establishment of a national university (54A-F8.1)
and various subjects (54A-F8.2). Arranged chronologically within each
group. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F8.3) and a docket
volume (54A-F8.4).

Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives
in Congress: administrative papers (54A-F9.1), arranged chronologically.
Committees on Elections, No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3: contested election cases
of William F. Aldrich v. Gaston A. Robbins, Alabama (54A-F10.1), Truman
H. Aldrich v. Oscar W. Underwood, Alabama (54A-F10.2), Taylor Beattie
v. Andrew Price, Louisiana (54A-F10.3), Hugh R. Belknap v. Lawrence E.
McGann, Illinois (54A-F10.4), Alexis Benoit v. Charles J. Boatner,
Louisiana (54A-F10.5), William S. Booze v. Harry Welles Rusk, Maryland
(54A-F10.6), John A. Brown v. John M. Allen, Mississippi (54A-F10.7),
Timothy J. Campbell v. Henry C. Miner, New York (54A-F10.8), Henry P.
Cheatham v. Frederick A. Woodard, North Carolina (54A-F10.9), Robert
A. Chesebrough v. George B. McClellan, New York (54A-F10.10), H. D.
Coleman v. Charles F. Buck, Louisiana (54A-F10.11), George W. Cornett
v. Claude A. Swanson, Virginia (54A-F10.12), J. H. Davis v. David B.
Culberson, Texas (54A-F10.13), George Denny v. W. C. Owens, Kentucky
(54A-F10.14), William H. Felton v. John W. Maddox, Georgia (54A-F10.15),
Albert T. Goodwyn v. James E. Cobb, Alabama (54A-F10.16), J. Hampton
Hoge v. Peter J. Otey, Virginia (54A-F10.17), N. T. Hopkins v. J. M.
Kendall, Kentucky (54A-F10.18), Thomas B. Johnston v. J. W. Stokes,
South Carolina (54A-F10.19), J. C. Kearby v. Jo. Abbott, Texas (54A-
F10.20), Charles H. Martin v. James A. Lockhart, North Carolina (54A-
F10.21), John M. Mitchell v. James J. alsh, New York (54A-F10.22),
Robert Moorman v. Asbury C. Latimer, South Carolina (54A-F10.23),
George W. Murray v. William Elliott, South Carolina (54A-F10.24),
A. M. Newman v. J. G. Spencer, Mississippi (54A-F10.25), Giles 0.
Pearce v. John H. Bell, Colorado (54A-F10.26), W. P. Ratcliff v. J. S.
Williams, Mississippi (54A-F10.27), John I. Rinaker v. Finis E.
Downing, Illinois (54A-F10.28), W. C. Robinson v. George P. Harrison,
Alabama (54A-F10.29), A. J. Rosenthal v. Miles Crowley, Texas (54A-
F10.30), Cyrus Thompson v. John G. Shaw, North Carolina (54A-F10.31),
R. T. Thorp v. W. R. McKenney, Virginia (54A-F10.32), Robert T. Van
Horn v. John C. Tarsney, Missouri (54A-F10.33), Thomas E. Watson v.
James C. C. Black, Georgia (54A-F10.34), Joshua E. Wilson v. John
McLaurin, South Carolina (54A-F10.35), and Jacob Yost v. H. St. G.
Tucker, Virginia (54A-F10.36); and various subjects (54A-F10.37).
Arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes for No. 2
(54A-F10.38) and a docket volume for No. 3 (54A-F10.39).
Committee on Enrolled Bills: 2 volumes relating to the enrollment of
bills and resolutions (54A-F11.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department: a report on the expenditure of the appropriation "Contingent Expenses, Interior Department," for the fiscal year 1896 (54A-F12.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department: various subjects (54A-F13.1), arranged by subject.

Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department: a report on the expenditure of the appropriation "Contingent Expenses, Treasury Department," for the fiscal year 1896 (54A-F14.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the War Department: lists of outstanding checks issued by disbursing officers of the Army (54A-F15.1) and inspection of money accounts of disbursing officers of the Army (54AF15.2). Arranged alphabetically within each group by name of station, etc. Committee on Foreign Affairs: bills and resolutions referred to the committee (54A-F16.1); atrocities committed upon the Armenians by the Turks (54A-F16.2); construction of war vessels on the Great Lakes (54A-F16.3); Cuban affairs (54A-F16.4); foreign awards and decorations (54A-F16.5); United States-Canadian boundary (54A-F16.6); and various subjects (54AF16.7). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 54A-F16.1, which is arranged numerically by bill or resolution, and 54A-F16.7, which is arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54AF16.8) and a docket volume (54A-F16.9).

Committee on Immigration and Naturalization: various subjects (54A-F17.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F17.2)

and 2 docket volumes (54A-F17.3).

Committee on Indian Affairs: bills and resolutions referred to the committee (54A-F18.1), arranged numerically; and various subjects (54AF18.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54AF18.3) and a docket volume (54A-F18.4).

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: papers accompanying specific bills and resolutions (54A-F19.1), arranged numerically; creation of a Department of Commerce and Manufactures (54A-F19.2), arranged chronologically; hearings (54A-F19.3), arranged by subject; and various subjects (54A-F19.4), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F19.5) and a docket volume (54A-F19.6).

Committee on Invalid Pensions: bills referred to the committee (54A-F20.1), arranged numerically; and various subjects (54A-F20.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F20.3) and 5 docket volumes (54A-F20.4). Committee on the Judiciary: bills and resolutions referred to the committee (54A-F21.1); age of consent for girls in the District of Columbia (54A-F21.2); bankruptcy law (54A-F21.3); District of Columbia Court of Appeals (54A-F21.4); hearings on the Northern Pacific Railroad (54A-F21.5); and various subjects (54A-F21.6). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 54A-F21.1, which is arranged numerically, and 54A-F21.6, which is arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F21.7) and 2 docket volumes (54A-F21.8). Committee on Labor: administrative papers (54A-F22.1); investigation of irregularities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (54A-F22.2); and various subjects (54A-F22.3). Arranged by subject. There are also a volume of

minutes (54A-F22.4) and a docket volume (54A-F22.5). Committee on the Library: administrative papers (54A-F23.1) and various subjects (54A-F23.2). Arranged chronologically within each group. There are also a volume of minutes (54A-F23.3) and a docket volume (54AF23.4).