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Committee on Naval Affairs: advocacy of naval expansion, especially the building of battleships in Government navy yards (60A-H26.1); competition of enlisted musicians with civilian musicians (60A-H27.2); employee compensation for injury (6CA-H26.3); nautical schools (60A-H26.4); naval militia (60A-H26.5); navy yards (60A-H26.6); Pacific coast naval defense (60A-H26.7); pay of officers and enlisted men (60A-1126.8); Pearl Harber improvement, Hawaii (60A-H26.9); protests against naval expansion and alleged militarism (50A-1126.10); relief of individuals, corporations, cr groups (60A-1126.11); relocation of the marine hospital for the port of San Francisco (60A-H26.12); and various subjects (60A-H26.13). Committee on Patents: a court of patent appeals (60A-H27.1); foreign patents here and U. S. patents abroad (60A-H27.2); infringement penalties (60AH27.3); library importation of books duty free (60A-H27.4); music copyrights and phonograph records (60A-H27.5); music copyrights and player piano or organ rolls (60A-H27.6); music copyrights and various methods of mechanical reproduction (604-1127.7); Patent Office staff and efficiency (60A-H27.8); photographic and lithographic copyrights (60A-H27.9); and various subjects (60A-H27.10).

Committee on Pensions: abolition of field pension agencies (60A-1128.1) and relief of individuals or classes (60A-128.2).

Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: Crumpacker "Fraud Order" bill (60A-H29.1); infringement of free speech and press through postal regulation (60A-H29.2); letter postage (60A-H29.3); money-order transactions, especially on Sunday (60A-H29.4); a parcel-post system (60A-H29.5); postal employees and administration (60A-H29.6); a postal-savings bank system (60A-H29.7); railway mail service (60A-H29.8); second-class mail matter (60A-H29.9); third-and fourth-class mail matter (60A-H29.10); violations and revision of the postal laws (60A-H29.11); withholding distribution of publications to subscribers in arrears (60A-H29.12); and various subjects (60A-H29.13).

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: post office buildings and public improvements at varicus places (60A-H30.1). Committee on Public Lands: Appalachian and White Mountain Forest Reserves (60A-H31.1); homesteading, grazing, and other development problems in: California (60A-H31.2), Colorado (60A-H31.3), Idaho (60A-H31.4), Minnesota (60A-H31.5), New Mexico (60A-H31.6), North Dakota (60A-H31.7), Oklahoma (60A-H31.8), Oregon (60A-H31.9), South Dakota (60A-H31.10) Utah (60A-H31.11), Washington (60A-H31.12), and Wyoming (60A-H31.13); and various subjects (60A-H31.14).

Committee on Reform in the Civil Service: enumerators for the 13th Census (60A-H32.1) and types of employees and employment (60A-H32.2). Committee on Rivers and Harbors: area problems or projects in California (60A-H33.1), the Gulf States (60A-H33.2), the Middle Atlantic States (60A-F33.3), the midwestern Lake States (60A-H33.4), New England (60AH33.5), New Jersey and New York (60A-H33.6), Oklahoma (60A-H33.7), the Pacific northwest (60A-33.8), the southeastern States (60A-H33.9), and Utah (60A-H33.10); the Inland Waterway along the Atlantic coast (60AH33.11); the Mississippi River (60A-1133.12); the Missouri River (604H33.13); the Ohio River (60A-H33.14); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (60A-H33.15); waterways and water resources (60A-H33.16); and various subjects (60H33.17).

Committee on the Territories: Arizona (60A-H34.1) and Hawaii (60A-H34.2). Committee on War Claims: Georgia's claim for cotton taxes collected by the Federal Government, 1862-68 (60A-H35.1); New York's claim for reimbursement for contingent expenses of the War of 1812 (60A-H35.2); and various individual claims (60A-H35.3). Committee on Ways and Means: creation of a Tariff Commission (60A-H36.1); Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Philippine tariff problems (60A-H36.2); internalrevenue taxation (60A-H36.3); reciprocity and other aspects of tariff policy (60A-H36.4); revenue-collecting personnel (60A-H36.5); tariff on apparel (60A-H36.6), art and lithographic works (60A-H36.7), books (60AH 36.8), fabricated hardware (60A-H36.9), flour and breadstiff grains (60A-H36.10), foods and beverages (60A-H36.11), hides (60A-136.12), housewares (60A-H36.13), jute and burlap (60A-H36.14), lead and lead ore (60A-H36.15), lumber and forestry products (60A-H36.16), medical and surgical books and instruments (60A-H36.17), minerals other than lead (60A-H36.18), paper and pulp (60A-H36.19), sugar, raw and refined (60AH36.20), wool and woolen goods (60A-H36.21), and various agricultural products (60A-H36.22); and various subjects (60A-H36.23).

ELECTION RECORDS. 2 ft.

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Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (60A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory; certificates of final ascertainment of electors for President and Vice President (60A-J2), arranged alphabetically by State; and count of the electoral vote as officially reported by the joint tallies of the House and Senate (60A-J3).

OTHER RECORDS. 1 ft.

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Three volumes of roll calls (60A-K1); White House announcements of Presidential action on legislation, Dec. 21, 1907, to May 30, 1908 (60A-K2); acceptances of and resignations from committee membership (60A-K3); and various papers (60A-K4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 60A-K4, which is arranged by subject.

Records of Impeachment Proceedings

IMPEACHMENT OF ROBERT W. ARCHBALD.

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Petition pertaining to possible impeachment against Robert W. Archbald, Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (60B-A1). See also entry 789.

IMPEACHMENT OF A. G. DAYTON. Less than 1/4 in.

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Petitions pertaining to possible impeachment proceedings against A. G. Dayton, Judge of the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (60B-B1).

IMPEACHMENT OF JOHN B. MCPHERSON AND JAMES B. HOLLAND. 1/2 in.

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Petitions pertaining to possible impeachment proceedings against John B. McPherson and James B. Holland, Judges of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (60B-C1).

IMPEACHMENT OF LEBBEUS R. WILFLEY. 3 in.

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Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against Lebbeus R. Wilfley, Judge of the U. S. Court for China (60B-D1).

IMPEACHMENT OF JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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762

Petition of Lewis Walfley, President of the Gila Bend Reservoir and Irrigation Co., Prescott, Ariz., demanding collective impeachment of the Justices of the Supreme Court (60A-E1).

Records of the Office of the Clerk

RECORD BOOKS. 25 vols. 4 ft.

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House bill book (60C-A1); House resolution book (60C-A2); Senate bill book (60C-A3); individual ledger (60C-A4); register of papers sent to committees (60C-A5); register of papers sent to the Senate (60C-A6); register of papers received from the Senate (60C-A7); register of committee reports (60C-A8); and petition book (60C-A9).

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Minute book, 1st session (61A-A1); legislative journal, 1st session (614A2); minute book, 2d session (61A-A3); legislative journal, 2d session (61AAl); minute book, 3d session (61A-A5); and legislative journal, 3d session (61A-A6).

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 133 vols. 30 ft.

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Original House bills and engrossed bills (61A-B1); original House joint resolutions and engrossed joint resolutions (61A-B2); original House concurrent resolutions and House orders (61A-B3); and House simple resolutions (61A-B4). Arranged numerically within each group.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. 1 ft. 766 Four volumes of Senate bills passed (61A-C1); 1 volume of Senate joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and requests for return of bills (61AC2); and Senate simple resolutions (61A-C3). Arranged numerically within each group.

PAPERS ACCOMPANYING SPECIFIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. 190 ft.

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Grouped by specified committees listed below. Arranged numerically by bill or resolution within each committee, except 61A-D1, 61A-D7, 61A-D12,

61A-D14, and 61A-D22, in which private bills are arranged alphabetically by person or subject.

Committee on Claims (61A-D1); Committee on the District of Columbia (61A-D2); Committee on Education (61A-D3); Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (61A-D4); Committee on Indian Affairs (61A-D5); Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (61A-D6); Committee on Invalid Pensions (61A-D7); Committee on the Judiciary (61A-D8); Committee on Labor (61A-D9); Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (61A-D10); Committee on the Library (61A-D11); Committee on Military Affairs (61AD12); Committee on Naval Affairs (61A-D13); Committee on Pensions (61AD14); Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (61A-D15); Committee on Private Land Claims (61A-D16); Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (61A-D17); Committee on Public Lands (61A-D18); Committee on Rivers and Harbors (61A-D19); Committee on Rules (61A-D20); Committee on the Territories (61A-D21); Committee on War Claims (61A-D22); and Committee on Ways and Means (61A-D23).

COMMITTEE REPORTS. 42 vols. 22 ft.

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Original committee reports, 1st session (61A-E1), 2d session (61A-E2), and 3d session (61A-E3). Arranged numerically within each group.

COMMITTEE PAPERS. 80 ft.

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Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group, unless otherwise indicated. Committee on Accounts: death benefits for John R. Williams, late file clerk of the House of Representatives (61A-F1.1); death benefits for Anthony J. Farrell, late a private on the Capitol police force (61AF1.2); official messengers who also perform janitorial duty (61A-F1.3); and tally clerk's assistant (61A-F1.4). There is also a volume recording voucher disbursements from the contingent fund of the House, as approved for payment, July 1, 1909-Oct. 1, 1910 (61A-F1.5). Committee on Appropriations: deficiency bill (61A-F2.1); District of Columbia bill (61A-F2.2); fortifications bill (61A-F2.3); legislative, executive, and judicial bill (61A-F2.4); sundry civil expenses bill (61A-F2.5); and typescript hearings on various subjects (61A-F2.6). Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (61A-F3.1). There are also a volume of minutes (61A-F3.2) and a docket volume (61A-F3.3). Committee on the Census: the 13th Decennial Census and related topics (61A-F4.1).

Committee on Claims: Thomas Hoyne's depredations from the Cheyenne Indians, July 6, 1867 (61A-F5.1); Richard W. Meade's pre-1819 merchandizing in Spain (61A-F5.2); overtime pay for letter carriers (61A-F5.3), arranged geographically; steamer General Slocum disaster (61A-F5.4); and Treasury recommendation on beer stamps lost in 1899 (61A-F5.5).

Committee on the District of Columbia: correspondence on various subjects (61A-F6.1); printed congressional items (61A-F6.2), arranged numerically; a volume of minutes (61A-F6.3); and a docket volume (61A-F6.4). Committee on Education: creation of a Department of Education (61A-F7.1) and various subjects (61A-F7.2).

Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress: a volume of minutes (61A-F8.1) and a docket volume (61A-F8.2). Committee on Elections No. 1: authorizations to the committee (61A-F9.1); and contested election cases of J. Mitchell Galvin v. Joseph F. O'Connell, Massachusetts (61A-F9.2), Giles Otis Pearce v. William F. Englebright, California (61A-F9.3), and Henry C. Warmoth v. Albert Estopinal, Louisiana (61A-F9.4).

Committee on Elections No. 2: authorizations to the committee (61A-F10.1); and contested election cases of John M. Parsons v. Edward W. Saunders, Virginia (61A-F10.2), James Edgar Smith v. Z. D. Massey, Tennessee (61AF10.3), and John A. Smith v. Edwin Y. Webb, North Carolina (61A-F10.4). There are also a volume of minutes (61A-F10.5) and a docket volume (61AF10.6).

Committee on Elections No. 3: contested election cases of William P. Hepburn v. William D. Jamieson, Iowa (61A-F11.1); lsaac Myers v. James 0. Patterson, South Carolina (61A-F11.2); Aaron P. Prioleau v. George S. Legare, South Carolina (61A-F11.3); and R. H. Richardson v. Asbury F. Lever, South Carolina (61A-F11.4). There are also a volume of minutes (61A-F11.5) and a docket volume (61A-F11.6).

Committee on Enrolled Bills: various subjects (61A-F12.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture: departmental appointments, promotions, and salary changes, calendar year 1909 (61AF13.1), and calendar year 1910 (61A-F13.2); departmental expenditures, fiscal year 1910 (61A-F13.3); and various subjects (61A-F13.4). There is also a volume of minutes (61A-F13.5).

Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor: a
Children's Bureau (61A-F14.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Interior: hearings on conduct of the General Land Office (61A-F15.1) and various subjects (61AF15.2). There are also a volume of minutes (61A-F15.3) and a docket volume (61A-F15.4).

Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department: a volume of minutes (61AF16.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State: committee printing and binding (61A-F17.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department: reports and hearings on departmental matters (61-F18.1) and various subjects (61A-F18.2). Committee on Expenditures in the War Department: reports of the Inspector General on the money accounts of various officers (61A-F19.1) and various subjects (61A-F19.2).

Committee on Foreign Affairs: consular grades, salaries, and posts (614F20.1); departmental expenditures (61A-F20.2); diplomatic and consular appropriations (61A-F20.3); improvement in the Foreign Service (61AF20.4); proposed termination of the 1832 treaty with Russia (60A-F20.5); and U. S. sponsorship of a joint meeting of the national parliaments and legislative bodies of the world (61A-F20.6). There are also a volume of minutes (61A-F20.7) and a docket volume (61A-F20.8). Committee on immigration and Naturalization: correspondence on various subjects (61A-F21.1); printed congressional items (61A-F21.2), arranged numerically; a volume of minutes (61-P21.3); and a docket volume (61^21.4).

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