Committee on the Judiciary: power or right of the Senate to originate bills for the appropriation of money (47A-F15.1) and various subjects (47A-F15.2). Arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (47A-F15.3) and 2 docket volumes (47A-F15.4). Committee on Military Affairs: abstract of purchases for the Signal Service, U. S. Army, 1875-81 (47A-F16.1). There are also 2 docket volumes (47A-F16.2). For minutes, and another docket, see entry 586. Committee on Naval Affairs: establishment of the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (47A-F17.1); prize money (47A-F17.2); and various subjects (47A-F17.3). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Pacific Railroads: For minutes, see entry 572; and docket, entry 586. Committee on Patents: extending and renewing letters patent for manufacture of ice issued to Alexander C. Twinning (47A-F19.1). There is also a volume of minutes (47A-F19.2). For docket, see entry 586. Committee on Pensions: a volume regarding the material withdrawn from the files of the committee (47A-F20.1). For minutes and docket, see entry 572, Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: reduction of postage rates and money order fees (47A-F21.1) and various subjects (47A-F21.2). Arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Printing: estimates for printing (47A-F22.1); report of the National Academy of Sciences on the sorghum sugar industry (47A-F22.2); and various subjects (47A-F22.3). Arranged by subject. Committee on Private Land Claims: various subjects (47A-F23.1), arranged chronologically. There are also a volume of minutes, 47th Congress, 1st session, to 48th Congress, 2d session (47A-F23.2); and a docket volume (47A-F23.3). Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: Army Medical Museum and Library (47A-F24.1); Freedman's Bank Building (47A-F24.2); Hall of Records, Washington, D. C. (47A-F24.3); House restaurant (47A-F24.4); rents paid by the Government in cities where public buildings had been recommended (47A-F24.5); and various subjects (47A-F24.6). Arranged chronologically within each group. There are also a volume of minutes (47A-F24.7) and a docket volume (47A-F24.8). Committee on Public Expenditures: For minutes, see entry 572. Committee on Public Lands: various subjects (47A-F26.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (47A-F26.2) and a docket volume (47A-F26.3). For rough docket, see entry 572. Committee on Railways and Canals: various subjects (47A-F27.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes, 47th Congress, 1st session, to 48th Congress, 2d session (47A-F27.2); and a docket volume (47A-F27.3). For another docket, see entry 586. Committee on the Territories: a docket volume (47A-F28.1). Committee on Ways and Means: adulteration of butter and cheese with in the manufacture of vinegar (47A-F30.12); and various subjects (47AF30.13). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 47A-F30.2, which is arranged alphabetically by claimant, and 47A-F30.3 and 47AF30.4, which are arranged alphabetically by commodity. There are also 2 volumes of minutes (47A-F30.14) and 2 docket volumes (47A-F30.15). Select Committee on the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic: bills referred to the committee (47A-F31.1), arranged numerically; and a docket volume (47AF31.2). Select Committee on the Census: bills referred to the committee (47AF32.1), arranged numerically; a volume of minutes (47A-F32.2); and a docket volume (47A-F32.3). Select Committee on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay: various subjects (47A-F33.1), arranged by subject. Select Committee on Public Health: various subjects (47A-F34.1), arranged by subject. Select Committee Relative to Appropriations for the Improvement of the ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE DOCUMENTS. 193 vols. 45 ft. 600 Original executive documents, 1st session (47A-G1) and 2d session (47AG2); and original miscellaneous documents, 1st session (47A-G3) and 2à session (47A-G4). Arranged numerically within each group. 601 PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED Committee on Accounts: various subjects (47A-H1.1). Committee on Appropriations: appointment of a commission to test structural Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (47A-H4.1). Committee on Commerce: establishment of a Commission on Interstate Commerce (47A-H5.1); improvement of the Harlem River (47A-H5.2); international conference to establish a common meridian of reference (47AH5.3); legislation to prohibit the monopoly pricing of oil (47A-H5.4); legislation for testing anchors and chains (47A-H5.5); proposed transfer of the U. S. Revenue-Marine, the Life-Saving Service, and the Marine Hospital Service to the Navy and the establishment of a Bureau of Mercantile Marine in the Navy Department (47A-H5.6); regulation of railroads engaged in interstate commerce and prevention of unjust rate discrimination (47A-H5.7); and various subjects (47A-H5.8). Committee on the District of Columbia: incorporation of the United States Gas and Fuel Co. in the District (47A-H6.1) and various subjects (47AH6.2). Committee on Education and Labor: Federal aid to education in States and Territories on the basis of illiteracy (47A-H7.1) Committee on Elections: various subjects (47A-H8.1) Committee on Foreign Affairs: abrogation of the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty (47A-H9.1); imprisonment of American citizens by the British Government (47A-H9.2); incorporation of the Maritime Canal Co. of Nicaragua (47A-H9.3); proposed peace conference to be held in Washington in Nov. 1882 (47A-H9.4); treatment of Jews in Russia (47A-H9.5); and various subjects (47A-H9.6). Committee on Invalid Pensions: extension of the time for filing under the Arrears of Pension Act (47A-H10.1); pension for Union soldiers who were prisoners of war (47A-H10.2); pension increase for veterans who lost a leg or an arm in the military service (47A-H10.3); and various subjects (47A-H10.4). Committee on the Judiciary: legislation to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy (47A-H11.1); polygamy (47A-H11.2); and various subjects (47A-H11.3). Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River: subjects (47A-H12.1). Committee on Military Affairs: various brevet commissions to officers for conspicuous gallantry and meritorious service in Indian campaigns (47AH13.1); compensation of paymasters who served during the Civil War (47A-H13.2); enactment of a compulsory retirement law for Army officers (47A-H13.3); and soldiers' home at Erie, Pa. (47A-H13.4). Committee on the Militia: amendment of the laws relating to the militia (47A-H14.1). Committee on Naval Affairs: various subjects (47A-H15.1). Committee on Patents: extension of the patent on the steam-driven grain shovel (47A-H16.1) and various subjects (47A-H16.2). Committee on Pensions: various subjects (47A-H17.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: postal savings bank (47AH18.1); postal telegraph system (47A-H18.2); salary increases for employees of the Post Office Department (47A-H18.3); and various subjects (47A-H18.4). Committee on Printing: various subjects (47A-H19.1). Committee on Railways and Canals: construction of a free ship canal connecting Chesapeake and Delaware Bays (47A-H20.1); construction of a ship-railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (47A-H20.2); regulation of railroads engaged in interstate commerce and the prevention of unjust rate discrimination (47A-H20.3); and various subjects (47A-H20.4). Committee on Var Claims: payment of female nurses of the Civil War (47AH21.1) and various subjects (47A-H21.2). Committee on Ways and Means: books (47A-H22.1); chemicals, medicinals, patent medicines, perfumes, and cosmetics (47A-H22.2); clothing (47AH22.3); coal (47A-H22.4); distilled spirits (47A-H22.5); earthenware and china (47A-H22.6); foods (47A-H22.7); foreign newspapers, magazines, and periodicals (47A-H22.8); general recommendations concerning the tariff (47A-H22.9); glass (47A-H22.10); glucose (47A-H22.11); income tax (47A-H22.12); tanned goat and sheep skins from India (47A-H22.13); internal revenue taxation (47A-H22.14); iron and steel (47A-H22.15); iron ties for bailing cotton (47A-H22.16); legislation to establish a Tariff Commission (47A-H22.17); lumber (47A-F22.18); malt (47A-H22.19); matches (47A-H22.20); metals (47A-H22.21); passage of the McKinley bill fixing the rates of duty on various products (47A-H22.22); pay increases for internal revenue gagers (47A-H22.23); steam plows and engines (47AH22.24); sugar (47A-H22.25); tax on bank checks, circulation, and deposits (47A-H22.26); tea (47A-H22.27); tinplate (47A-H22.28); tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, and snuff (47A-H22.29); treaty of reciprocity with the Hawaiian Islands (47A-H22.30); use of alcoholic spirits in the manufacture of vinegar (47A-H22.31); wine (47A-H22.32); wool (47A-H22.33); works of art (47A-H22.34); and various subjects (47A-H22.35). Select Committee on the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic: appointment of a commission on the alcoholic liquor traffic (47A-H23.1). Select Committee on the Census: additional compensation for supervisors of the 10th Census (47A-H24.1). Select Committee on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay: bounty payments to Union veterans of the Civil War (47A-H25.1); legislation to increase pensions to veteran amputees (47A-H25.2); pensions for Union soldiers who were confined to Confederate prisons (47A-H25.3); repeal of the limitations clause of the "Arrears of Pension Act" (47A-H25.4); and various subjects (47A-H25.5). ELECTION RECORDS. 2 ft. 602 Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (47A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory. House bill book together with index (47C-A1); House resolution book (47C-A2); bill book of Senate bills and resolutions (47C-A3); individual ledger (47C-A4); daily order of business and calendars (47C-A5); petition book (47C-A6); register of committee reports (47C-A7); and record of leaves of absence granted House Members, 47th Congress, 1st session, to 49th Congress, 2d session (47C-A8). FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, 1883-85 First Session, December 3, 1883-July 7, 1884 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 10 vols. 3 ft. 605 Minute book, 1st session (48A-A1); legislative journal, 1st session (48A-A2); minute book, 2d session (48A-A3); and legislative journal, 2d session (48A-A4). BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 18 ft. 606 Thirty-three volumes of original House bills (48A-B1); 1 volume of original House joint resolutions (48A-B2); original House concurrent resolutions (48A-B3); House simple resolutions, motions, and orders (48A-B4); desk copies of House bills passed (48A-B5); desk copies of House joint resolutions passed (48A-B6); and 12 volumes of engrossed House bills and resolutions (48A-B7). Arranged numerically within each group, except 48A-B3, which is arranged chronologically, and 48A-B4, which is arranged alphabetically by Congressman. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE 607 Senate bills (48A-C1) and Senate joint resolutions (48A-C2). Arranged numerically within each group. ACCOMPANYING PAPERS FILE. 80 ft. 608 Papers relating to claims, pensions, and other forms of private relief together with papers relating to public matters (48A-D1). Arranged alphabetically by person, State, Territory, or subject. COMMITTEE REPORTS. 37 vols. 9 ft. 609 Committee reports, 1st session (48A-El) and 2d session (48A-E2). Arranged numerically within each group. 610 COMMITTEE PAPERS. 38 ft. Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified: Committee on Accounts: administrative papers (48A-F1.1), arranged chronologically; and a report on the preparation of the alphabetical list of private claims (48A-F1.2). There are also a volume of minutes (48AF1.3) and a docket volume (4ƐA-F1.4). For statement of accounts before the committee, see entry 599. Committee on Agriculture: administrative papers (48A-F2.1); establishment of agricultural experimental stations (48A-F2.2); forestation (48AF2.3); International Agricultural Exposition at Amsterdam (48A-F2.4); livestock diseases (48A-F2.5); Louisville Exposition (48A-F2.6); publication of agricultural reports (48A-F2.7); Signal Office of the War Department (48A-F2.8); silk culture (48A-F2.9); sugar production (48AF2.10); and various subjects (484-F2.11). Arranged chronologically |