Pacific Railroad--Continued Bill concerning, alteration of text, 129 Committee on. See Pacific Railroad Commit- tee. Investigation of, 205 Oregon branch, 185 Southwest branch, 165 Various, 114, 118, 129, 138, 144, 236 Petitions, 116, 125, 139, 140, 146, 167, 174 See also Railroads. Pacific Railroad Committee (select and standing) Administration, 177 Appointments to, 184 Petitions referred to, 140, 146, 153, 167, 174, 180, 201, 207, 216, 223, 239, 253, Records of, 138, 144, 151, 171, 177, 184, 191, 199, 205, 212, 220, 228, 235, 243, Petitions, 324 Paintings, historical and commemorative, 331, Palmer, Samuel, diving bell of, petitions, 36 Free mailing of, petitions, 173 Pan American Exposition, petitions, 292 Pan-American Neutral Rights Conference, peti- Pan American Railway, 307 Pan-American Scientific Congress, 320 Pan Electric Telephone Co., ownership of Panama Affairs of, 307 Mission to. See Panama Congress. Pacific Coast and, steamship line between, Panama, Isthmus of Canal across, 87 Line of communication through, 57 Panama Canal Construction of, materials for, petitions, Defense of, petitions, 334, 347 Peace monument at, 346 Petitions, 348 Various, 287, 320 Petitions, 341, 372 Panama Canal Act, free toll provision, peti- Panama Canal Exposition, 331 Affairs in, 339 Employees in, grievances, petitions, 348 Petitions, 105, 125, 132, 134, 152, 167, Fees on, petitions, 239 Foreign, petitions, 326 Granted to certain persons, 321 Infringement penalties, petitions, 326 Land. See under Lands. Laws. See under Laws. Legislation on, 56, 281 Models of, 321 Naval, petitions, 152 Pooling of, 407 Protection of, petitions, 125 U. S. abroad, petitions, 326 Various, 137, 150, 396 Petitions, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 63, 68, See also Inventions. Patents Commissioner Annual report of, 243, 288 Investigation of office of, 164 Patents Committee Papers to accompany bills and resolutions Patents Committee--Continued Records of. See Committee reports and papers Patterson, Commodore Daniel T., petitions, 36 Patterson, Josiah, election contest, 286 Patton, John, election contest, 13 Patrick, Luther, election contest, 423 Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay, Petitions referred to, 231, 240 Payne, D. L., and others, attempted settlement Peace, promotion of, petitions, 246, 354, 372. Peace conference, international, petitions, 341 Peace congress, proposed, 227 Petitions, 230 Peace monument, 346 Pensions-Continued Spanish American War. See under Spanish Suspension of, to forbid, petitions, 276 Petitions, 30, 37, 68, 105, 126, 131, See also Bounties, Pensions and Revolution- Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay, Select Commit- Petitions referred to, 225 Pensions, Select Committee on Payment of, 22 Records of, 32, 35, 39, 43, 48, 52 Papers to accompany bills and resolutions Petitions referred to, 230, 239, 316, 326, Legation in, claim of Secretary to, 155 Peters, S. R., election contest, 234 Petitions and memorials Delivered by Clerk, record of, 100 Handed in but not presented, 89, 100, 106 Record of certain received, 89, 100 Right to submit, abridgment, petitions, 94 See also Petitions and memorials under each Petroleum and petroleum derivatives Regulation of industry, petitions, 408 Petitions, 173, 180, 335, 355 See also Oil. Pettibone, Daniel Patent for welding, 43 Plan for warming public buildings, 35 Pharmacists, petitions, 323 Pharmacy corps, petitions, 432 Phelan, James, election contest, 256 Phelps, Bill, petitions, 146 Phelps, Timothy G., election contest, 256 Philadelphia, Pa. Centennial Exhibition at, 200 Petitions, 208, 229 Courts, sites for, petitions, 133 Election in, 207 Electrical Exhibition at, 233 Electricians' Conference at, 241 Immigration station for, petitions, 323 Mint, removal of, petitions, 133 Philadelphia, Pa.--Continued Petitions, 105 Naval depot at, petitions, 104 Post office, petitions, 132, 133 Warden and harbormaster at, offices of, 183 Philadelphia Immigration Station, pier for, Philadelphia Navy Yard Drydock at, petitions, 88, 105 Philippine Insurrection, veterans and sur- Philippine Islands Affairs in, petitions, 408 Report on (Taft), 320 Church claims, report on, 320 Cigars and tobacco from, tariff on, peti- Friar lands in, 341 Independence of, petitions, 341, 392 Sugar from, tariff, petitions, 316 Registry of American vessels engaged in, Volunteer officers in, travel, pay, peti- Various, 313, 339, 345, 352, 381, 386, 391, Petitions, 290, 292, 324, 354, 414, 419 Phillips, Benjamin, petitions of, 79 Pool, Walter R., election contest, 234 Germany, retaliation for, petitions, 238 Port dues, uniform system of, 257 Port towns, fortification of, petitions, 22 Basin for naval ships at, 170 Customs statistics of, 162 Loss of foreign commerce at, petitions, 40 Branch mint at, petitions, 166 Foreign commerce, loss of, petitions, 40 Portland, Dallas, and Salt Lake Railroad Co., Ports Commercial statistics on, 308 Facilities for, improvement of, petitions, Free zones in American, petitions, 382 Ports of delivery, 272 Ports of entry, 34, 91, 97, 127, 148, 169, Petitions, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 29, 36, 40, Portugal Diplomatic and consular service in, Medals presented by King of, 183 Wine from, duties on, 118 Posey, Francis B., election contest, 256 Post, Philip S., election contest, 249 Tariff on, petitions, 335 Post exchanges, petitions, 414 Completion of, 32 Fire at, investigation of, 81 Abstracting papers of, 119 Appropriations and other financial matters of, 62, 92, 103, 109, 114, 119, 123, |