(48A-H3.6); lighthouses and marine signals (48A-H3.7); orphanages and reformatories for children (48A-H3.8); public roads (48A-H3.9); Rand and Ordway collection of photographic negatives of the Civil War (48AH3.10); rebate of tax on tobacco (48A-H3.11); relief for sufferers from floods and tornadoes (48A-H3.12); scientific and technical activities of the Government (48A-H3.13); transfer of functions of pension agencies to the Treasury Department (48A-H3.14); and various subjects (48A-H3.15). Committee on Claims: various subjects (48A-H4.1), arranged alphabetically by petitioner. Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: legislation to establish a metric system of weights and measures (48A-H5.1); redemption of the trade dollar and the suspension of the coinage of the silver dollar (48A-H5.2); and various subjects (48A-H5.3). Committee on Commerce: bridges (48A-H6.1); canal construction and river and harbor improvement (48A-H6.2); efficiency of the Revenue-Marine Service (48A-H6.3); legislation affecting shipping (48A-H6.4); legislation providing for "Snug Harbors" for disabled officers and seamen of the merchant marine (48A-H6.5); lighthouses, lightships, and buoys (48A-H6.6); ports (48A-H6.7); regulation of interstate commerce (48AH6.8); relief of commercial travelers from taxes and licenses imposed by the States (48A-H6.9); retaliatory legislation against France and Germany for their embargo against American pork (48A-H6.10); transportation of livestock by rail (48A-H6.11); and various subjects (48AH6.12). Committee on the District of Columbia: various subjects (48A-H7.1). Committee on Education: aid to education (48A-H8.1). Committee on Foreign Affairs: bridges to span boundary rivers between Maine and Canada (48A-H9.1); French spoliation claims (48A-H9.2); restriction of Chinese immigration (4ƐA-119.3); retaliatory legislation against France and Germany for embargo against American pork (48AH9.4); and various subjects (48A-H9.5). Committee on Indian Affairs: Cherokee Indians of North Carolina (48A- equalization of bounties and extension of "Arrearage of Pension Act" (48A-H11.1); increase of pensions for widows and dependent relatives (48A-H11.2); legislation to provide a minimum pension of $8 a month to all honorably discharged Union veterans (48AH1.3); legislation to provide pensions for ex-prisoners of war (48AH11.4); liberalization of pensions for various disabilities (48A-H11.5); recommendations for general liberalization of the pension laws (48AH11.6); transfer of the functions of the pension agencies to the Treasury Department (48A-H11.7); and various subjects (48A-H11.8). Committee on the Judiciary: anti-Mormon legislation (48A-H12.1); compensation of U. S. circuit and district court judges (48A-H12.2); constitutional amendment to limit power of Congress (48A-H12.3); divorce laws (48A-H12.4); international copyright law (4ƐA-H12.5); jurisdiction of U. S. circuit courts (48A-H12.6); liens obtained in Federal courts (48A-H12.7); national bankruptcy law (48A-H12.8); woman suffrage (48A-H12.9); and various subjects (48A-H12.10). Committee on Labor: enforcement of the 8-hour law (48A-H13.1); prohibition of the importation of foreign contract laborers (48A-H13.2); and various subjects (48A-H13.3). Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River: improvement of the Mississippi and its tributaries (48A-H14.1). Committee on the Library: purchase of a portrait of Maj. Gen. George H. Committee on Military Affairs: various subjects (48A-H17.1). Committee on the Militia: various subjects (48A-H18.1). Committee on Naval Affairs: adjudication of cases involving prize money (48A-H19.1); increase of naval strength (48A-H19.2); naval personnel policies (46A-H19.3); and various subjects (48A-H19.4). Committee on Pacific Railroads: various subjects (48A-H20.1). Committee on Patents: amendment of the patent laws (48A-H21.1); extension of the patent on the steam-driven grain shovel (48A-H21.2); international copyright law (48A-H21.3); organization of the Patent Office into a separate and independent department (48A-H21.4); and reduction of patent fees (48A-H21.5). Committee on Pensions: Mexican war pension bill (48A-H22.1), arranged alphabetically by State, and thereunder by county; and various subjects (48A-H22.2). Committee on Printing: various subjects (48A-H23.1). Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (46A-H24.1). Committee on Public Lands: disposal of Government swamplands and shoal water lands (48A-H25.1); disposal of lands in the U. S. reservation at Hot Springs, Ark. (48A-H25.2); forfeiture of the land grant of the Oregon Central Railroad Co. (48A-H25.3); grants of land to various railroads (48A-H25.4); homestead legislation (48A-H25.5); land settlement in Oklahoma (48A-H25.6); land granted in aid for building a railroad from Marquette to Ontonagon in northern Michigan (48A-H25.7); lands purchased from the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad and from the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Co. (48A-H25.8); legislation to provide 160 acres of land for each honorably discharged Union veteran or his heirs (48A-H25.9); retention by the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. of land granted for a railroad from Lake Superior to Puget Sound (48A-H25.10); return of railroad indemnity land to the public domain for settlement (48A-H25.11); timber culture legislation (48A-H25.12); and various subjects (48A-H25.13). Committee on Railways and Canals: connecting Lake Michigan and the navigable waters of the Illinois River with Lake Erie (48A-H26.1); construction of the Hennepin Canal connecting the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers (48A-H26.2); right-of-way through the Indian Territory for the Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas Railway (48A-H26.3); and various subjects (48A-H26.4). Committee on Revision of the Laws: various subjects (48A-H27.1). Committee on Rivers and Harbors: improvement of the Harlem River (48AH28.1) and improvement of the Mississippi River (48A-H28.2). Committee on War Claims: various subjects (48A-H29.1), arranged alpha betically by petitioner. Committee on Ways and Means: beer (48A-H30.1); books, periodicals, newspapers, and scientific apparatus (48A-H30.2); flax and linseed oil (48A-H30.3); general recommendations concerning the tariff (48A-H30.4); glass and glass products, and earthenware and china (48A-H30.5); grapes and grape products (48A-30.6); internal revenue taxes (48A-H30.7); legislation to refund the bonded debt of the United States (48A-H30.8); lumber (48A-H30.9); medicinal alcohol (48A-H30.10); metals and metal products (48A-H30.11); reciprocity treaties (48A-H30.12); rice (48AH30.13); sugar (48A-H30.14); tobacco and cigars (48A-H30.15); vinegar (48A-H30.16); whiskey in bond (48A-H30.17); wool (48A-H30.18); works of art (48A-H30.19); and various subjects (48A-H30.20). Select Committee on the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic: commission of inquiry concerning the liquor traffic (48A-H31.1) and prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages (48A-H31.2). Select Committee on American Shipbuilding and Shipowning Interests: Select Committee on the Census: various subjects (48A-H33.1). compensa tion of Civil War veterans for loss of income resulting from wartime inflation (48A-H34.1); equalization of bounties (48A-H34.2); land grants for Union veterans (48A-H34.3); legislation for the benefit of Union veterans who were prisoners of war (48A-H34.4); pensions for all honorably discharged Union veterans (48A-H34.5); pensions for disabled veterans (48A-H34.6); recommendations for passage of bills affecting veterans' welfare (48A-H34.7); revision of pension rates for commissioned officers of volunteers (48A-H34.8); widows' pensions (48A-H34.9); and various subjects (48A-H34.10). Select Committee on Public Health: various subjects (48A-H35.1). ELECTION RECORDS. 2 ft. 613 Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (48A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory. OTHER RECORDS. 1 ft. Various papers (48A-K1), arranged by subject. Records of Impeachment Proceedings 2 in. 614 IMPEACHMENT OF SAMUEL B. AXTELL.. 615 Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against Samuel B. Axtell, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico (48B-A1). Records of the Office of the Clerk RECORD BOOKS. 13 vols. 2 ft. 616 House bill book with index (48C-Al); House resolution book (48C-A27; Senate bill and resolution book (48C-A3); individual ledger (48C-A4); register of papers from committees, 48th Congress, to 51st Congress (48CA5); register of papers referred to committees, 48th Congress, to 52d Congress (48C-A6); register of papers sent to the Senate, 48th Congress to 51st Congress (48C-A7); register of papers received from the Senate, 48th Congress, to 51st Congress (48C-A8); register of committee reports (48C-A9); register of executive documents (48C-A10); and register of miscellaneous documents (48C-All). For record of leaves of absence granted House Members, see entry 604. OTHER RECORDS. 1/4 in. Various papers (48C-B1), arranged by subject. 617 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1885-87 First Session, December 7, 1885-August 5, 1886 Records of Legislative Proceedings MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 12 vols. 3 ft. 618 Minute book, 1st session (49A-Al); legislative journal, 1st session (49A-A2); minute book, 2d session (49A-A3); and legislative journal, 2d session (49A-A4). 619 BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 20 ft. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE 620 Senate bills (49A-C1) and Senate joint resolutions (49A-C2). Arranged numerically within each group. 621 ACCOMPANYING PAPERS FILE. 1 ft. Papers relating to claims, pensions, and other forms of private relief together with papers relating to public matters (49A-D1). Arranged alphabetically by person, State, Territory, or subject. COMMITTEE REPORTS. 46 vols. 12 ft. . 622 Original committee reports, 1st session (49A-El) and 2d session (49AE2). Arranged numerically within each group. 623 COMMITTEE PAPERS. 40 ft. Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified: Committee on Accounts: various subjects (49A-F1.1), arranged chronologically. There are also a volume of minutes (49A-F1.2) and a docket volume (49A-F1.3). For statement of accounts before the committee, see entry 599. Committee on Agriculture: agricultural experiment stations and colleges (49A-F2.1); Bureau of Animal Industry (49A-F2.2); and various subjects (49A-F2.3). Arranged chronologically within each group. For minutes, see entry 599; and dockets, entries 599 and 610. Committee on Appropriations: Alaska (49A-F3.1); claims (49A-F3.2); Court of Claims (49A-F3.3); District of Columbia (49A-F3.4); Government hospitals, and charitable and penal institutions (49A-F3.5); House of Representatives (49A-F3.6); National Conference of Electricians, Philadelphia, 1884 (49A-F3.7); ordnance, coast defenses, and fortifi cations (49A-F3.8); papers from or about the following executive departments: Agriculture (49A-F3.9), Interior (49A-F3.10), Justice (49AF3.11), Navy (49A-F3.12), Post Office (49A-F3.13), State (49A-F3.14), Treasury (49A-F3.15), and War (49A-F3.16); pensions (49A-F3.17); public buildings (49A-F3.18); pay and fees of civil and military personnel (49A-F3.19); Washington Monument (49A-F3.20); and various subjects (49A-F3.21). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 49AF3.2, which is arranged alphabetically, and 49A-F3.21, which is arranged by subject. For letterpress copies of outgoing correspondence, see entry 586. Committee on Banking and Currency: bills referred to the committee (49AF4.1), arranged numerically; and various subjects (49A-F4.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (49A-F4.3) and a docket volume (49A-F4.4). Committee on Claims: 2 volumes of minutes (49A-F5.1) and 3 docket volumes (49A-F5.2). a volume of minutes (49A Committee on Coinage, weights, and Measures: F6.1) and a docket volume (49A-F6.2). Committee on Commerce: aids to navigation (49A-F7.1); bridges (49A-F7.2); life-saving stations (49A-F7.3); National Board of Health (49A-F7.4); and various subjects (49A-F7.5). Arranged chronologically within each group, except 49A-F7.5, which is arranged by subject. Committee on the District of Columbia: a volume of minutes (49A-F8.1); a docket volume (49A-F8.2); and a volume of testimony relating to steam and street railroads in the District (49A-F8.3). Committee on Education: Charles A. Story's system of spelling (49A-F9.1) Committee on Expenditures in the State Department: a docket volume (49A Committee on Expenditures in the War Department: various subjects (49AF14.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (49A F14.2) and a docket volume (49A-F14.3). Committee on Foreign Affairs: American xhibition, London, 1886 (49AF15.1); claim of the Spanish Government for payment of interest withheld on East Florida claims (49A-F15.2); consular organization (49AF15.3); international cables (49A-F15.4); international copyright |