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Committee on Pacific Railroads: various subjects (56A-F27.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (56A-F27.2) and a docket volume (56A-F27.3).

Committee on Patents: hearings on the Hyatt filter (56A-F28.1), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (56A-F28.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (56A-F28.3) and a docket volume (56AF28.4).

Committee on Pensions: a docket volume (56A-F29.1).

Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: papers accompanying bills (564F30.1), arranged numerically; and various subjects (56A-F30.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (56A-F30.3) and a docket volume (56A-F30.4).

Committee on Printing: Daniel process for mapmaking (56A-F31.1), arranged chronologically; papers accompanying bills and resolutions (56A-F31.2), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; and various subjects (56AF31.3), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (56A

F31.4) and a docket volume (56A-F31.5). Committee on Private Land Claims: Arroyo de San Lorenzo land grant (56AF32.1 There are also a volume of minutes (56A-F32.2) and a docket volume (56A-F32.3).

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (56A-F33.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (56A-F33.2) and a docket volume (56A-F33.3). Committee on Public Lands: papers accompanying bills (56A-F34.1), arranged numerically; a volume of minutes (56-F34.2); and a docket volume (56AF34.3).

Committee on Railways and Canals: papers accompanying bills and resolutions (56A-F35.1), arranged mumerically by bill or resolution; a volume of minutes (56A-F35.2); and a docket volume (56A-F35.3). Committee on Reform in the Civil Service: bills and resolutions referred to the committee (56A-F36.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; a volume of minutes (56A-F36.2); and a docket volume (56A-F36.3). Committee on Rivers and Harbors: bays and harbors (56A-F37.1); breakwaters, dams, levees, locks, and piers (56A-F37.2); canals, channels, and passes (56A-F37.3); rivers (56A-F37.4); and various subjects (56A-F37.5). Arranged alphabetically by name of bay, canal, etc. within each group, except 56A-F37.5, which is arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (56A-F37.6) and a docket volume (564-F37.7). Committee on Rules: a volume of minutes (56A-F38.1) and a docket volume (56A-F38.2).

Committee on the Territories: various subjects (56A-F39.1), arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume (56A-F39.2).

Committee on Ways and Means: papers accompanying bills and resolutions
(56A-F40.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; and various
subjects (56A-F40.2), arranged by subject. There is also a docket
volume (56A-FLO.3).

Select Committee to investigate the Appointment of and Payment to the Employees of the House: hearings (56A-F41.1), arranged chronologically. Select Committee to Superintend Refurnishing the Hall of the House of Representatives: various subjects (56A-F42.1), arranged by subject.

ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE DOCUMENTS.

105 vols.
105 vols. 31 ft.

709

Original House documents, 1st session (56A-G1) and 2d session (56A-G2). Arranged numerically within each group.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.

25 ft.

710

Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Appropriations: annual leave of absence for per diem employees of the Government (56A-H1.1); Hydrographic Office (56A-H1.2); preservation of Gettysburg battlefield and the construction of battle monuments (56A-H1.3); and various subjects (56A-H1.4).

Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (56A-H2.1). Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: establishment of a National Bureau of Standards (56A-H3.1) and various subjects (56A-H3.2). Committee on the District of Columbia: legislation relating to vivisection. and the transportation of livestock (56A-H4.1) and various subjects (56A-H4.2).

Committee on Education: various subjects (56A-H5.1).

Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress: direct election of Senators (56A-H6.1). Committee on Foreign Affairs: arbitration of international disputes (56AH7.1); extension of a treaty of 1892, which repressed slave trade and restricted importation and sale of rifles and liquor in a large section of Africa (56A-H7.2); position of the United States in the Boer War (56A-H7.3); reorganization of the consular service (56A-H7.4); trade relations with China and Japan (56A-H7.5); treaties of reciprocity with France and Argentina (56A-H7.6); and various subjects (56A-H7.7). Committee on Immigration and Naturalization: various subjects (56A-H8.1). Committee on Indian Affairs: creation of a forest reserve and national

park on lands contained in the Indian Reservation of Northern Minnesota (56A-H9.1); water supply for the Pima and Papago Indians of Arizona (56A-H9.2); and various subjects (56A-H9.3). Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: amendment of the Interstate Commerce Act (56A-H10.1); appropriation for the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (56A-H10.2); canals (56A-H10.3); interstate transportation of prison-made products (56A-H10.4); legislation relating to food and dairy products (56A-H10.5); legislation to establish an Insurance Division in the Treasury Department (56A-H10.6); Life-Saving Service (56AH10.7); lighthouses and other marine signal devices (56A-H10.8); recovery for property dar ages caused by the Kampsville dam (56A-H10.9); regulation of transportation of livestock (56A-H10.10); Revenue-Cutter Service (56A-H10.11); submarine telegraph cables (56A-H10.12); transportation in interstate commerce of illegally-killed game (56A-H10.13); and various subjects (56A-H10.14).

Committee on Invalid Pensions: general pension regulations for Civil War veterans (56A-H11.1); pensions for soldiers of the State Militias of Missouri and Kentucky (56A-H11.2); and various subjects (56A-11.3).

Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands: reclamation of arid lands (56A-H121).

Committee on the Judiciary: capital punishment (56A-H13.1); courts and judicial districts (56A-H13.2); legislation against lynching (56A-H13.3); polygamy, marriage, and divorce (56A-H13.4); woman suffrage (56A-H13.5); and various subjects (56A-H13.6).

Committee on Labor: legislation relating to hours of work and prison-made goods (56A-H14.1) and various subjects (56A-H14.2). Committee on Lerchant Marine and Fisheries: establishment of lobster hatcheries in Maine and New Hampshire (56A-H15.1); legislation to subsidize expansion of the merchant marine (56A-H15.2); pay and employment of surfmen by the U. S. Life-Saving Service (56A-H15.3); regulations governing the operation of powerboats (56A-H15.4); and various subjects (56A-H15.5).

Committee on Military Affairs: establishment of a branch home for disabled soldiers at or near Johnson City, Tenn. (56A-H16.1); establishment of a national military park on the battlefield of Stone River, Tenn. (56AH16.2); prohibition of sale of liquor in military canteens and on other Government property (56A-H16.3); and various subjects (56A-H16.4). Committee on the Militia: legislation to improve the armament of the militia: (56A-H17.1) and various subjects (56A-H17.2).

Committee on Mines and Mining: various subjects (564-H18.1).
Committee on Naval Affairs: construction of gunboats and cruisers in Gov-
ernment navy yards (56A-H19.1) and various subjects (56A-H19.2).
Committee on Patents: various subjects (56A-H20.1).

Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: amendment of the laws rela-
ting to second-class mail matter (56A-H21.1); classification of clerks
in first-class and second-class post offices (56A-H21.2); consolidation
of the Brooklyn and New York Post Offices (55A-H21.3); establishment of
a parcel-post system (56A-H21.4); legislation affecting letter carriers
(56A-H21.5); pay raise for fourth-class postmasters (56A-H21.6); pro-
posals for improving post office facilities in New York City (56A-H21.
7); reclassification of the railway postal clerks (56A-H21.8); rural
free delivery (56A-H21.9); and various subjects (56A-H21.10).
Committee on Printing: various subjects (56A-H22.1).
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (56A-H23.1).
Committee on Public Lands: disposition of public lands (56A-H24.1); .estab-
lishment of a national park in northern Minnesota (56A-H24.2); estab-
lishment of schools of mines in the various States (56A-H24.3); and
various subjects (56A-H24.4).

Committee on Railways and Canals: various subjects (56A-H25.1). Committee on Reform in the Civil Service: veterans' preference (56A-H26.1). Committee on Rivers and Harbors: development of inland waterways (56A-H27. 1); harbor improvement (56A-H27.2); legislation prohibiting floating of logs on the upper Mississippi, St. Croix, and Chippewa Rivers (56A-H27. 3); river improvement (564-1127.4); and various subjects (56A-H27.5). Committee on Rules: various subjects (56A-1128.1). Committee on the Territories: Alaska (56A-H29.1); Hawaii (56A-H29.2); New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma (56A-H29.3); and various subjects (56AH29.4).

Select Committee on the Case of Brigham Roberts: seating of B. H. Roberts of Utah, "avowed polygamist" (56A-H30.1).

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Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (56A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory; and certificates of final ascertainment of electors for President and Vice President (56A-J2), arranged alphabetically by State.

OTHER RECORDS. 2 vols. 2 in.

Roll calls (56A-K1), arranged chronologically.

712

Records of the Office of the Clerk

RECORD BOOKS. 20 vols. 4 ft.

713

House bill book (56C-Al); House joint resolution book (56C-A2); House concurrent and simple resolution book together with Senate concurrent resolutions (56C-A3); Senate bill book (56C-A4); Senate joint resolution book (56C-A5); individual ledger (56C-A6); record of Members for whom bills were prepared (56C-A7); register of papers sent to committees (56C-A8); register of papers from committees (56C-A9); register of papers sent to the Senate (56C-A10); register of papers received from the Senate (56C-All); register of committee reports (56C-A12); stationery and newspaper accounts of Members of the House (56C-A13); record of stationery supplies furnished to Committees (56C-A1); and daybook (56C-A15).

FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, 1901-3

First Session, December 2, 1901-July 1, 1902
Second Session, December 1, 1902-March 3, 1903

Records of Legislative Proceedings

MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 10 vols. 3 ft.

714

Minute book, 1st session (57A-A1); legislative journal, 1st session (57A-A2); minute book, 2d session (57A-A3); and legislative journal, 2d session (57A-A4).

715

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 84 vols. 20 ft. Original House bills (57A-B1); original House joint resolutions (57AB2); original House concurrent resolutions (57A-B3); House simple resolutions (57A-B4); desk copies of House bills passed (57A-B5); engrossed House bills which passed the Senate (57A-B6); engrossed House bills which did not pass the Senate (57A-B7); and engrossed House joint resolutions which passed the Senate and Senate joint resolutions which passed the House (57A-B8). Arranged numerically within each group.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE
HOUSE. 6 vols. 1 ft.

716

Senate bills reported (57A-C1) and Senate bills passed (57A-C2). Arranged numerically within each group. For Senate joint resolutions passed,

see entry 715.

ACCOMPANYING PAPERS FILE. 85 ft.

717

Papers relating to claims, pensions, and other forms of private relief together with papers relating to public matters (57A-D1). betically by person, State, Territory, or subject.

Arranged alpha

COMMITTEE REPORTS. 32 vols.

32 vols. 9 ft.

718

Original committee reports, 1st session (57A-El) and 2d session (57AE2). Arranged numerically within each group.

719

COMMITTEE PAPERS. 60 ft.

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

Committee on Accounts: For minutes, 1st session, see entry 708. Committee on Appropriations: deficiency bill (57A-F1.1); District of Columbia bill (57A-F1.2); fortifications bill (57A-F1.3); Grant statue or memorial commission (57A-F1.4); international conference on a catalog of scientific literature (57A-F1.5); legislative, executive, and judicial bill (57A-F1.6); sundry civil expenses bill (57A-F1.7); and various subjects (57A-F1.8). Arranged by agency of origin or by subject within each group. Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (57A-F2.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (57A-F2.2) and a docket volume (57A-F2.3).

Committee on the Census: various subjects (57A-F39.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (57A-F39.2) and a docket volume (57AF39.3).

Committee on Claims: a volume of minutes (57A-F3.1) and a docket volume (57A-F3.2).

Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: various subjects (57A-F4.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (57A-F4.2) and a docket volume (57A-F4.3).

Committee on the District of Columbia: papers accompanying bills and resolutions (57A-F5.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; a volume of minutes (57A-F5.2); and a docket volume (57A-F5.3). Committee on Education: various subjects (57A-F6.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (57A-F6.2) and a docket volume (574F6.3).

Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress: various subjects (57A-F7.1), arranged by subject.

Committee on Elections No. 1: contested election cases of William M. Horton v. James J. Butler, Missouri (57A-F8.1); J. McKenzie Moss v. John S. Rhea, Virginia (57A-F8.2); and N. B. Spears v. John L. Burnett, Alabama (57A-F8.3). Arranged by subject.

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