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Committee on Accounts: testimony relating to the clerical force of the House (55A-F1.1); a volume of minutes (55A-F1.2); a docket volume (55A-F1.3); and a volume of accounts audited by the committee (55AF1.4). Committee on Appropriations: deficiency bill (55A-F2.1); District of Columbia bill (55A-F2.2); fortifications bill (55A-F2.3); legislative, executive, and judicial bill (55A-F2.4); sundry civil expenses bill (55A-F2.5); and various subjects (55A-F2.6). Arranged by agency of origin or by subject within each group.

Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (55A-F3.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F3.2) and a docket volume (55A-F3.3).

Committee on Claims:

various subjects (55A-F4.1), arranged alphabetically. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F4.2) and a docket volume (55AF4.3). Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: various subjects (55A-F5.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F5.2) and a docket volume (55A-F5.3). Committee on the District of Columbia: communications addressed to the committee (55A-F6.1), arranged chronologically; papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F6.2), arranged by type, thereunder numerically; and various subjects (55A-F6.3), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F6.4) and 2 docket volumes (55A-F6.5). Committee on Education: various subjects (55A-F7.1), arranged chronologically. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F7.2) and a docket volume (55A-F7.3). Committees on Elections, No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3: contested election cases of W. F. Aldrich v. T. S. Plowman, Alabama (55A-F8.1); John R. Brown v. Claude A. Swanson, Virginia (55A-F8.2); B. P. Chatfield v. W. J. Talbert, South Carolina (55A-F8.3); G. L. Comer v. H. D. Clayton, Alabama (55A-F8.4); G. B. Crowe v. Oscar W. Underwood, Alabama (55AF8.5); B. L. Fairchild v. William L. Ward, New York (55A-F8.6); Joseph Gagin v. Adolph Meyer, Louisiana (55A-F8.7); Albert T. Goodwyn v. Willis P. Brewer, Alabama (55A-F8.8); Samuel E. Hudson v. William McAleer, Pennsylvania (55A-F8.9); W. Godfrey Hunter v. John S. Rhea, Kentucky (55A-F8.10); Thomas B. Johnston v. J. William Stokes, South Carolina (55A-F8.11); Cornelius J. Jones v. T. C. Catchings, Mississippi (55A-F8.12); John F. Jones v. T. J. Strait, South Carolina (55AF8.13); Anson C. Merrick v. A. C. Latimer, South Carolina (55A-F8.14); George W. Murray v. William Elliot, South Carolina (55A-F8.15); Josiah Patterson v. E. W. Carmack, Tennessee (55A-F8.16); Armand Romaine v. Adolph Meyer, Louisiana (55A-F8.17); William E. Ryan v. Henry C. Brewster, New York (55A-F8.18); R. T. Thorp v. Sydney P. Epes, Virginia (55AF8.19); W. S. Vandenberg v. Thomas H. Tongue, Oregon (55A-F8.20); J. S. Willis v. L. Irving Handy, Delaware (55A-F8.21); and Richard A. Mise v. William A. Young, Virginia (55A-F8.22). Arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F8.23) and a docket book (55A-F8.24) for No. 1; and a volume of minutes for No. 3 (55A-F8.25). Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress: a docket volume (55A-F9.1).

Committee on Enrolled Bills: 2 volumes relating to the enrollment of
House and Senate bills and resolutions (55A-F10.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice: a volume of
minutes (55A-Fll.1).
Committee on Expenditures in the War Department: inspection of money
accounts of Army disbursing officers (55A-F12.1) and lists of out-
standing checks issued by Army disbursing officers (55A-F12.2).
Committee on Foreign Affairs: annexation of the Hawaiian Islands (55A-
F13.1), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (55A-F13.2),
arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F13.3)
and a docket volume (55A-F13.4).
Committee on Immigration and Naturalization:
arranged by subject.

various subjects (55A-F14.1), There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F14.2) and a docket volume (55A-F14.3). Committee on Indian Affairs: Chippewa Indians (55A-F15.1); claims (55AF15.2); construction of railroads across Indian Territory (55A-F15.3); Indian reservations (55A-F15.4); Indian tribes (55A-F15.5); Oto and Missouri reservation lands (55A-F15.6); schools (55A-F15.7); and various subjects (55A-F15.8). Arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F15.9); a docket volume (55A-F15.10); and an index to Indian depredation claims referred to the Court of Claims (55A-F15.11). Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: bridges (55A-F16.1); Department of Commerce and Industries (55A-F16.2); Life-Saving Service (55A-F16.3); lighthouses and fog signals (55A-F16.4); Nicaraguan canal (55A-F16.5); Pacific cable (55A-F16.6); Panama Canal (55A-F16.7); quarantine laws (55A-F16.8); Revenue-Cutter Service (55A-F16.9); and various subjects (55A-F16.10). Arranged by subject, except 55A-F16.1, which is arranged alphabetically by river to be bridged. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F16.11) and a docket volume (55A-F16.12). Committee on Invalid Pensions: various subjects (55A-F17.1), arranged by subject. There are also 2 volumes of minutes (55A-F17.2) and 6 docket volumes (55A-F17.3).

Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands: various subjects (55A-F18.1), ar-
ranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F18.2) and
a docket volume (55A-F18.3).
Committee on the Judiciary: bankruptcy laws of foreign countries (55A-
F19.1), arranged alphabetically by country; hearings on S. 224 to
regulate interstate and foreign commerce (55A-F19.2); hearings on uni-
form hours of labor in manufactories (55A-F19.3); hearings on woman
suffrage (55A-F19.4); papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-
F19.5), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; and various sub-
jects (55A-F19.6), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of
minutes (55-F19.7) and a docket volume (55A-F19.8).

Committee on Labor: various subjects (55A-F20.1), arranged by subject.
There is also a volume of minutes (55A-20.2).

Committee on the Library: reports of the Librarian of Congress (55A-F21.1), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (55A-F21.2), arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume (55A-F21.3).

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F22.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; sale and repair of various vessels (55A-F22.2), arranged alphabetically by name of vessel; and various subjects (55A-F22.3), arranged by subject.

There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F22.4); a docket volume (55AF22.5); and indexes to the docket (55A-F22.6) and to papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F22.7).

Committee on Military Affairs: papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-123.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; and various subjects (55A-F23.2), arranged by subject. There are also 2 volumes of minutes (55A-F23.3) and 3 docket volumes (55A-F23.4).

Committee on the militia: various subjects (55A-F24.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F24.2) and a docket volume (55A-F24.3).

Committee on Lines and Mining: a docket volume (55A-F25.1). Committee on Naval Affairs: armorplate (55A-F26.1); case of Pay Inspector John H. Stevenson (55A-F26.2); drydocks (55A-F26.3); the Naval Academy (55A-26.4); papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F26.5); and various subjects (55A-F26.6). Arranged by subject within each group, except 55A-F26.5, which is arranged numerically by bill or resolution. Committee on Pacific Railroads: various subjects (55A-F27.1), arranged by subject: There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F27.2) and a docket volume (55A-F27.3).

Committee on Patents: reports of the Commissioners of Patents (55A-F28.1),
arranged chronologically; papers accompanying bills (55A-F28.2), arranged
numerically; and various subjects (55A-F28.3), arranged by subject.
There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F28.4) and a docket volume (55A-
F28.5).

Committee on Pensions: various subjects (55A-F29.1), arranged by subject.
There is also a docket volume (55A-F29.2).
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads:

papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F30.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; and various subjects (55A-F30.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F30.3) and a docket volume (55A-F30.4). Committee on Printing: various subjects (55A-F31.1), arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume (55A-F31.2).

Committee on Private Land Claims: a volume of minutes (55A-F32.1) and a docket volume (55A-F32.2).

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: a volume of minutes (55A-F33.1) and a docket volume (55A-F33.2).

Committee on Public Lands: papers accompanying bills and resolutions

(55A-F34.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; a volume of minutes (55A-F34.2); and a docket volume (55A-F34.3).

Committee on Railways and Canals: various subjects (55A-F35.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-35.2) and a docket volume (55A-F35.3).

Committee on Reform in the Civil Service: various subjects (55A-F36.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F36.2) and a docket volume (55A-F36.3).

Committee on Rivers and Harbors: bars, breakwaters, dans, levees, and locks (55A-37.1); bays, harbors, and inlets (55A-F37.2); canals (55AF37.3); channels (55A-F37.4); creeks and rivers (55A-F37.5); passes and deep waterways (55A-37.6); and various subjects (55A-F37.7). Arranged alphabetically by name of bar, canal, etc., within each group,

except 55A-F37.7, which is arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F37.8) and a docket volume (55A-F37.9). Committee on the Territories: Hawaiian Islands (55A-F38.1); New Mexico (55A-F38.2); Oklahoma (55A-F38.3); and various subjects (55A-F38.4). Arranged by subject within each group. There is also a docket volume (55A-F38.5). Committee on Ways and Means: duty on agricultural products and provisions (55A-F39.1); books and papers (55A-F39.2); chemicals (55A-F39.3); cotton (55A-F39.4); earthenware and glassware (55A-F39.5); flax, hemp, and jute (55A-F39.6); free list (55A-F39.7); metals (55A-F39.8); silk (55AF39.9); spirits, wine, and other beverages (55A-F39.10); sugar and molasses (55A-F39.11); sundries (55A-F39.12); tobacco (55A-F39.13); woods (55A-F39.14); wool and woolens (55A-F39.15); papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F39.16); tax on beer, whiskies, and wines (55A-F39.17); coffee and tea (55A-F39.18); proprietary articles and medicines (55A-F39.19); other commodities (55A-F39.20); and various subjects (55A-F39.21). Arranged alphabetically by commodity within each group, except 55A-F39.16, which is arranged numerically by bill or resolution, and 55A-F39.18 and 55A-F39.19, which are arranged chronologically. There is also a docket volume (55A-F39.22). Committee of the Whole House: various subjects (55A-F40.1), arranged by subject.

Select Committee to Investigate Price and Quality of Gas and Rates for
Telephone Service in the District of Columbia: a volume of minutes
(55A-F41.1) and a volume of carbon copies of outgoing letters (55A-
F41.2).

Select Committee on the Twelfth Census:

various subjects (55A-F42.1),

arranged by subject. Committee on Rules: various subjects (55A-F43.1), arranged by subject.

ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE DOCUMENTS. 126 vols. 35 ft.

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Original House documents, 1st session (55A-G1), 2d session (55A-G2), and 3d session (55A-G3). Arranged numerically within each group. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES. 45 ft. 699 Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group, unless otherwise indicated.

Committee on Appropriations: abolition of forest reserves (55A-H1.1);

appropriation of public funds for sectarian purposes (55A-H1.2); expositions (55A-H1.3); and various subjects (55A-H1.4).

Committee on Banking and Currency: banking and currency reform (55A-H2.1); establishment of an International American Bank (55A-H2.2); and various subjects (55A-H2.3).

Committee on Coinage, heights, and Measures: banking and currency reform (55A-H3.1) and various subjects (55A-H3.2).

Committee on the District of Columbia: divorces (55A-H4.1); placing

police of the District on an 8-hour day (55A-H4.2); prevention of
cruelty to animals, and antivivisection (55A-H4.3); raising the age
of consent for girls in the District (55A-H4.4); Sunday rest laws
(55A-H4.5); and various subjects (55A-H4.6).

Committee on Education: various subjects (55A-H5.1).

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Great Britain (55A-46.1); Canada (55A-H6.2); Cuba (55A-H6.3); Hawaii (55A-H6.4); the Philippines (55A-116.5); reorganization of the consular service (55A-H6.6); Spain (55A-H6.7); Turkey (55A-H6.8); and various subjects (55A-H6.9).

Committee on Immigration and Naturalization: alien ownership of property in the United States (55A-17.1); restriction of immigration (55A-17.2); and a petition on the "naturalization of Americanized Chinese" (55AH7.3). Committee on Indian Affairs: affairs of various Indian tribes (55A-H8.1), arranged alphabetically by tribe and thereunder chronologically; schools, educational systems, and problems (55A-H8.2); and various subjects (55A-H8.3).

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce:

aids to navigation, and Life-Saving Service and stations (55A-9.1); extension of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission (55A-H9.2); establishment of a Department of Commerce and Industry (55A-HO.3); establishment of a Bureau or Department of Public Health (55A-H9.4); establishment of a division, in the Treasury, for the regulation of insurance among the several States (55A-H9.5); freight and passenger rates, and rate discrimination (55A-H9.6); interstate transmission of lottery information and other gambling news by telegraph--antigambling legislation (55AH9.7); National Exposition of American Products in Philadelphia (55AH9.8); Nicaraguan canal. (55A-H9.9); placing express companies under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission (55A-H9.10); pooling of freight rates by railroads (55A-H9.11); promotion of ocean trade in vessels under the American flag (55A-H9.12); protection of State anticigarette laws (55A-H9.13); publication of pictures and descriptions of suicides (55A-119.14); pure food and drug laws (55AH9.15); quarantine laws and stations (55A-H9.16); sale of railroad tickets by persons other than authorized agents--anti-ticket-scalping legislation (55A-H9.17); submarine cables (55A-H9.18); transmission by mail or interstate commerce of kinetoscope reproductions or descriptions of prize fights (55A-H9.19); and various subjects (55AH9.20).

Committee on Invalid Pensions:

claims (55A-10.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner; service pensions, legislation, and plans (55A-10.2); and various subjects (55A-110.3).

Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands: various subjects (55A-H11.1). Committee on the Judiciary: arbitration of railroad strikes (55A-12.1); alien ownership of property in the United States (55A-12.2); constitutional amendment prohibiting sectarian appropriations (55A-H12.3); constitutional amendment recognizing God as the source of all civil power (55A-H12.4); Department of Commerce and Industry (55A-H12.5); desccration of the United States flag (55A-H12.6); interstate gambling by telegraph or telephone (55A-112.7); preventing the abuse of the writ of injunction and other legal processes (55A-12.8); protection of State anticigarette laws (55A-H12.9); raising the age of consent for girls in the District of Columbia (55A-H12.10); relief of the judge of the Northern District of Texas by reason of ill health (55AH12.11); Sunday rest law (55A-H12.12); transmission by mail or inter

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