0. P. Snyder, Arkansas (43A-F10.4), S. N. Bell v. A. F. Pike, New Hampshire (43A-F10.5), Marion Bethune v. Henry R. Harris, Georgia (43A-F10.6), John M. Burns v. John D. Young, Kentucky (43A-F10.7), George Q. Cannon v. George R. Maxwell, Utah Territory (43A-F10.8), E. C. Davidson v. George L. Smith, Louisiana (43A-F10.9), L. C. Gause v. Asa Hodges, Arkansas (43AF10.10), R. L. Gibson v. L. A. Sheldon, Louisiana (43A-F10.11), Effingham Lawrence v. J. Hale Sypher, Louisiana (43A-F10.12), Benjamin F. Martin v. J. Marshall Hagans, West Virginia (43A-F10.13), J. P. C. Shanks v. John E. Neff, Indiana (43A-F10.14), George A. Sheridan v. P. B. S. Pinchback, Louisiana (43A-F10.15), Andrew Sloan v. Morgan Rawes, Georgia (43A-F10.16), C. Y. Thomas v. A. M. Davis, Virginia (43A-F10.17), W. W. Wilshire v. Thomas M. Gunter, Arkansas (43A-F10.18), and Benjamin Wilson v. John J. Davis, West Virginia (43A-F10.19). Arranged by subject. For minutes, see entry 532. Committee on Foreign Affairs: case of Edward O'Meagher Condon, Irish patriot (43A-F11.1); Chilean bark Caldera (43A-F11.2); Chinese immigration (43A-F11.3); committee administration (43A-F11.4); conditions in Santo Domingo (43A-F11.5); consular courts in China (43A-F11.6); consulates of the United States (43A-F11.7); East Florida claims (43A-F11.8); elevation of the U. S. diplomatic representative to Sweden and Norway to the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (43AF11.9); report of Maj. W. I. Twining on the work of the U. S. Northern Boundary Commission during the summer of 1874 (43A-F11.10); transatlantic cables (43A-F11.11); and various subjects (43A-F11.12). Arranged chronologically within each group. There are also a book of incoming letters (43A-F11.13); a volume of minutes, 43d Congress, 1st session, to 44th Congress, 2d session (43A-F11.14); a docket volume (43A-F11.15); and a volume recording the agenda referred to individual members, 43d Congress, 1st session, to 45th Congress, 3d session (43A-F11.16). Committee on Indian Affairs: bids to furnish beef cattle and other supplies to certain Indian agencies (43A-F12.1); Indian question--communication of Bishop H. B. Whipple (43A-F12.2); and various subjects (43A-F12.3). Arranged by subject. For docket, see entry 532. Committee on Invalid Pensions: committee administration (43A-F13.1), and various subjects (43A-F13.2). Arranged by subject. There are also a docket volume (43A-F13.3) and an index to claimants (43A-F13.4). For another docket, see entry 532; and minutes, entry 449. Committee on the Judiciary: civil rights legislation (43A-F14.1); committee administration (43A-F14.2); Federal courts (43A-F14.3); Geneva award (43A-F14.4); investigation of the Western Union Telegraph Co. (43A-F14.5); Piedmont Railroad (43A-F14.6); Louisiana affairs (43A-F14.7); sureties of James H. Collins (43A-F14.8); Utah affairs (43A-F14.9); and various subjects (43A-F14.10). Arranged chronologically within each group. There are also a volume of minutes (43A-F14.11); a docket volume (43A-F14.12); and a volume recording items referred within the committee (43A-F14.13). For another docket, see entry 532. Committee on Manufactures: a docket volume (43A-F15.1). Committee on Mileage: a volume listing the traveling expenses of Members of the House (43A-F16.1). Committee on Military Affairs: bounty legislation for Civil War veterans (43A-F17.1); claims (43A-F17.2); post traders (43A-17.3); public property in the possession of the War Department as of Dec. 1874 (43A-F17.4); relief of the State of Missouri on account of ordnance and ordnance stores issued to it during the Civil War (43A-F17.5); reports of inspections of money accounts of Army disbursing officers (43A-F17.6); survey of the records in the Office of the Quartermaster General in order to eliminate the useless papers (43A-F17.7); War Department publications (43A-F17.8); and various subjects (43A-F17.9). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 43A-F17.2, which is arranged alphabetically. There are also a volume of minutes, 43d Congress, 1st session, to 44th Congress, 2d session (43A-F17.10); and 2 docket volumes (43A-F17.11). For other minutes, see entry 532. Committee on Naval Affairs: a report on percussion primers (43A-F18.1). Committee on the Pacific Railroad: Central Pacific Railroad (43A-F19.1); committee administration (43A-F19.2); J. B. Stewart v. Union Pacific Railroad, U. S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas (43A-F19.3); and Union Pacific Railroad (43A-F19.4). Arranged chronologically within each group. For minutes and docket, see entry 491. Committee on Patents: extension of the patent of E. P. Torry and W. B. Tilton for a door spring (43A-F20.1); extension of the patent of Eliza Wells for improvements in machinery for forming hat bodies (43A-F20.2); extension of the patent of William Wickersham for improvements in sewing machines (43A-F20.3); and various subjects (43A-F20.4). Arranged chronologically within each group. For docket, 1st session, see entry 449; and minutes, entry 518. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: committee administration (43A-F21.1); Dr. D. B. Richard's mail-order business (43A-F21.2); establishment of mail routes in States and Territories (43A-F21.3); investigation of the engraving and printing of stamps furnished to the Post Office Department (43A-F21.4); investigation of mail contract frauds (43A-F21.5); mail routes in Texas (43A-F21.6); postal rates (43A-F21.7); and various subjects (43A-F21.8). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 43A-F21.3, which is arranged alphabetically by State or Territory. Committee on Private Land Claims: land claims in Louisiana (43A-F22.1); land claims in New Mexico Territory (43A-F22.2); and various subjects (43A-F22.3). Arranged by subject. For minutes and docket, see entry 532. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: investigation of the alleged violation of the 8-hour law in the work on the New York Post Office Building (43A-F23.1) and various subjects (43A-F23.2). Arranged by subject. For minutes and docket, see entry 532. Committee on Public Lands: committee administration (43A-F24.1); papers accompanying specific bills (43A-F24.2); settlement of Russian Mennonites on public lands (43A-F24.3); swamplands in Illinois (43A-F24.4); tideflats, Budd's Inlet, Washington Territory (43A-F24.5); Yerba Buena Island (43A-F24.6); and various subjects (43A-F24.7). Arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes, 43d Congress, 1st session, to 44th Congress, 2d session (43A-F24.8); and a docket volume (43AF24.9). Committee on Railways and Canals: committee administration (43A-F25.1); construction of a horse railway over Rock Island (43A-F25.2); construction of a tunnel under the East River (43A-F25.3); and various subjects (43A-F25.4). Arranged by subject. There is also a docket volume (43AF25.5). Committee on Reform in the Civil Service: a list of employees in the Treasury Department, 1873 (43A-F26.1), and a list of employees in the War Department, 1873 (43A-F26.2). Arranged by subject. Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: fragmentary minutes of the committee (43A-F27.1). For docket, see entry 532. Committee on the Territories: a volume of minutes (43A-F28.1). For other minutes, see entry 434. Committee on War Claims: Chicago Fair Grounds (43A-F29.1); claims rejected by the Commissioners of Claims, i. e., Southern Claims Commission, Report No. 3 (43A-F29.2) and Report No. 4 (43A-F29.3); and various subjects (43A-F29.4). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 43AF29.2 and 43A-F29.3, which are arranged numerically. There is also a docket volume (43A-F29.5). For a consolidated index to claims reported by the Commissioners, and a list of claims disallowed, see entry 532. Committee on Ways and Means: committee administration (43A-F30.1); internal revenue law (43A-F30.2); investigation of the Sanborn Contracts (43AF30.3); investigation into the affairs of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. (43A-F30.4); moieties and informers' fees (43A-F30.5); national finance (43A-F30.6); papers accompanying specific bills (43A-F30.7); tariff (43A-F30.8); and various subjects (43A-F30.9). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 43A-F30.7, which is arranged numerically by bill. There is also a docket volume (43A-F30.10). For another docket, see entry 532. Select Committees: on the Centennial Celebration and the Proposed National Census of 1875, a docket volume (43A-F31.1); on the Washington Monument (43A-F31.2); on the Levees of the Mississippi, including a volume of minutes and docket entries (43A-F31.3); and on That Part of the President's Message Relating to the Late Insurrectionary States, including minutes of the committee (43A-F31.4). ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE DOCUMENTS. 143 vols. 547 Original executive documents, 1st session (43A-G1) and 2d session (43A-G2); and original miscellaneous documents, 1st session (43A-G3) and 2d session (43A-G4). Arranged numerically within each group. 20 ft. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES. 548 Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Appropriations: various subjects (43A-H1.1). Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (43A-H2.1). Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: coinage at the Denver Mint (43A-H3.1); reforms in the system of weights and measures, particularly the use of the metric system (43A-H3.2); and various subjects (43A-H3.3). Committee on Commerce: repeal of the act appointing Shipping Commissioners, passed June 7, 1872 (43A-H4.1) and various subjects (43A-H4.2). Committee on the District of Columbia: bridges (43A-H5.1); railways (43AH5.2); use of Corcoran Square for a public market (43A-H5.3); and various subjects (43A-H5.4). Committee on Foreign Affairs: settlement of international difficulties by arbitration or other pacific means (43A-H6.1) and various subjects (43A-H6.2). Committee on Invalid Pensions: passage of H. R. 1179, a bill providing for increased pensions to disabled soldiers (43A-H7.1) and various subjects (43A-H7.2). Committee on the Judiciary: appointment of a commission to investigate the alcoholic liquor traffic (43A-H8.1); bankruptcy law (43A-H8.2); civil rights legislation (43A-H8.3); constitutional amendment to prohibit the manufacture, importation, and sale of intoxicating liquor in the United States (43A-H8.4); distribution of the Geneva award (43AH8.5); election of United States Senators by popular vote (43A-H8.6); liquor, general (43A-H8.7); removal of the U. S. District Court from Keokuk to Burlington, Iowa (43A-H8.8); and various subjects (43A-H8.9). Committee on Manufactures: various subjects (43A-H9.1). Committee on Military Affairs: bounties (43A-H10.1); modification of homestead law, in favor of veterans, to dispense with the necessity of actual residence (43A-H10.2); Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. (43AH10.3); and various subjects (43A-H10.4); Committee on the Pacific Railroad: various subjects (43A-H11.1). Committee on Patents: extension of the Wells patent for the forming of hat bodies (43A-H12.1), and manufacture of patented articles by other than the owner of the patent, on the payment of a reasonable royalty (43A-H12.2). Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: mail routes (43A-H13.1); Pacific Mail Steamship Co. subsidy (43A-H13.2); pay of postal employees (43A-H13.3); postage on newspapers, periodicals, and books (43A-H13.4); and various subjects (43A-H13.5). Committee on Printing: various subjects (43A-H14.1). Committee on Public Lands: amendment of the Timber Culture Act of Mar. 3, 1873 (43A-H15.1); lands for the "Christian denomination called Mennonites of South Russia and Prussia" (43A-H15.2); and various subjects (43A-H15.3). Committee on Railways and Canals: construction of a canal from Hennepin on the Illinois River, to Rock Island on the Mississippi (43A-H16.1); construction of a double-track freight railway from tidewater to the Missouri River (43A-H16.2); Government aid in completing the Western North Carolina Rail Road (43A-H16.3); incorporation of the Eastern and Western Transportation Co. (43A-H16.4); and various subjects (43A-H16.5). Committee on Revolutionary Pensions: various subjects (43A-H17.1). Committee on the Territories: various subjects (43A-H18.1). Committee on Ways and Means: currency (43A-H19.1); extension of the time for payment of taxes on whiskey held in bond (43A-H19.2); friction matches (43A-H19.3); hops (43A-H19.4); iron and steel (43A-H19.5); moiety system (43A-H19.6); repeal of the stamp tax on medicinal preparations, with such tax to be continued on patent or proprietary medicines (43A-H19.7); restoration of the 10-percent duty taken off leading foreign products in 1872, and against a duty on tea and coffee (43A-H19.8); tinplate (43A-F19.9); tobacco and licorice (43A-F19.10); type (43A-H19.11); vinegar (43A-H19.12); wines (43A-H19.13); and various subjects (43A-H19.14). Select Committee on Salaries: various subjects (43A-H20.1). ELECTION RECORDS. 5 in. 549 Credentials of Representatives (43A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State. OTHER RECORDS: 2 ft. 550 Copies of telegrams received (43A-K1) and copies of telegrams sent (43A-K2) by departmental telegraph lines which connected the House of Representatives with all the executive departments and the Government Printing Office; and various papers (43A-K3). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 43A-K3, which is arranged by subject. Records of the Office of the Clerk For index to claims, pensions, etc., see entry 498. RECORD BOOKS. 16 vols. 2 ft. 551 Bill book of House bills and resolutions together with index (430-A1); bill book of Senate bills and resolutions (43C-A2); individual ledger (43C-A3); register of enrolled bills and resolutions, 43d Congress, 1st session, to 44th Congress, 1st session (43C-A4); register of committee reports (43C-A5); register of executive documents (43C-A6); register of miscellaneous documents (43C-A7); and 6 account books recording expenditures of the Clerk's Office (43C-A8). For other account books, see entries 525 and 539. OTHER RECORDS. 1 ft. 552 Check stubs showing expenditures from the contingent fund (43C-B1), arranged numerically; and various papers (43C-B2), arranged by subject. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, 1875-77 First Session, December 6, 1875-August 15, 1876 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 5 vols. 2 ft. 553 Minute book, 1st session (44A-A1); legislative journal, 1st session (44A-A2); minute book, 2d session (44A-A3); and legislative journal, 2d session (44A-A4). BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 13 ft. 554 Twenty volumes of original House bills (44A-B1); 1 volume of original House joint resolutions (44A-B2); original House concurrent resolutions (44A-B3); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (44A-B4); desk copies of House bills passed (44A-B5); desk copies of House joint resolutions passed (44A-B6); and 8 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (44A-B7). Arranged numerically within each group, except 44A-B3, which is arranged chronologically, and 44A-B4, which is arranged alphabetically by Congressman. |