PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES. 39 ft.

688

Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged chronologically within each group. Committee on Agriculture: appropriation for the extermination of the gypsy moth (54A-H1.1); distribution of seeds by the Department of Agriculture (54A-H1.2); filled cheese (54A-H1.3); and various subjects (54A-H1.4).

Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic: appointment of a national commission to investigate the alcoholic liquor traffic (54A-42.1); sale of beer and liquors at Fort Wadsworth and Bedloe's and Ellis Islands (54AH2.2); and various subjects (54A-H2.3).

Committee on Appropriations: coast defenses (54A-H3.1); preservation and publication of the records of the Continental Congress (54A-H3.2); sectarian appropriations (54A-H3.3); and various subjects (54A-H3.4). Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (54A-H4.1). Committee on Claims: various subjects (54A-H5.1).

Committee on Coinage, weights, and Measures: adoption of the metric system (54A-H6.1); free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 (54A-H6.2); and various subjects (54A-H6.3). Committee on the District of Columbia: age of consent for girls in the District (54A-H7.1); liquor regulation (54A-H7.2); modernization of the lines of the Eckington and Soldiers Home Railway Co. (54A-H7.3); regulation of fraternal beneficial societies, orders, and associations (54A-H7.4); Sunday observance (54A-H7.5); and various subjects (54AH7.6).

Committee on Education: establishment of a national university (54A-H8.1); military training in the public schools (54A-H8.2); and various subjects (54A-H8.3). Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress: direct election of Senators (54A-H9.1); electoral vote of South Carolina (54A-H9.2); reduction of representation in Congress from certain southern States (54A-H9.3); and various subjects (54AH9.4). Committee on Elections No. 3: speedy settlement of contested election cases (54A-H10.1). Committee on Foreign Affairs: Armenian massacre (54A-H11.1); Cuban independence (54A-11.2); imprisonment of J. L. Waller by the French Government (54A-H11.3); participation in the International Exposition in Paris 1900 (54A-H11.4); Venezuelan boundary dispute and the settlement of international difficulties by arbitration (54A-H11.5); and various subjects (54A-H11.6).

Committee on Immigration and Naturalization:

restriction of immigration (54A-H12.1) and sale of beer and liquor to immigrants on Ellis Island (54A-H12.2).

Committee on Indian Affairs: various subjects (54A-H13.1). Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: antigambling legislation (54A-H14.1); anti-ticket-scalping legislation (54A-H14.2); bridge over the Detroit River (54A-H14.3); bridging the Niagara River at Grand Island (54A-H14.4); establishment of a Department of Commerce and Manufactures (54A-H14.5); Government ownership and control of telegraph

lines (54A-H14.6); Nicaraguan canal (54A-14.7); protection of game, birds, and fish (54A-H14.8); toll charges over Rock Island Bridge (54A-H14.9); transportation of obscene matter (54A-H14.10); uniform classification of freight (54A-H14.11); and various subjects (54AH14.12).

Committee on Invalid Pensions: various subjects (54A-H15.1). Committee on the Judiciary: age of consent for girls in the District of Columbia (54A-H16.1); Armenian massacres (54A-H16.2); constitutional amendment recognizing God as the source of all civil power (54A-H16.3); desecration of the United States flag (54A-H16.4); direct election of Senators (54A-H16.5); sectarian appropriations (54A-H16.6); uniform system of bankruptcy (54A-H16.7); and various subjects (54A-H16.8). Committee on Labor: alien contract labor (54A-H17.1); industrial arbitration and the establishment of an impartial commission to investigate the labor problem (54A-H17.2); protection of free labor from competition with convict labor (54A-H17.3); and various subjects (54A-H17.4). Committee on the Library: removal of the statue of Père Marquette from Statuary Hall (54A-H18.1) and various subjects (54A-H18.2). Committee on Manufactures: various subjects (54A-H19.1).

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: various subjects (54A-H20.1). Committee on the Militia: various subjects (54A-H21.1).

Committee on Mines and Mining: various subjects (54A-H22.1).

Committee on Naval Affairs: naval reserve (54A-H23.1); navy yards (54AH23.2); preservation of the frigate Constitution (54A-H23.3); and various subjects (54A-H23.4).

Committee on Pacific Railroads: various subjects (54A-H24.1).

Committee on Patents: registration of trade-marks and labels (54A-H25.1) and various subjects (54A-H25.2).

Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: establishment of postal savings banks (54A-H26.1); fourth-class postmasters (54A-H26.2); postal rates and second-class matter (54A-H26.3); reclassification and pay of postal employees (54A-H26.4); and various subjects (54A-H26.5). Committee on Printing: preservation and publication of the records of the Continental Congress (54A-H27.1) and various subjects (54A-H27.2). Committee on Public Lands: free homesteads for settlers on public lands in Oklahoma Territory and other areas (54A-H28.1) and various subjects (54A-H28.2).

Committee on Railways and Canals:
Committee on Rivers and Harbors:
Committee on the Territories:

various subjects (54A-H29.1). various subjects (54A-H30.1). various subjects (54A-H31.1).

Committee on Ways and Means: adulterated beer (54A-H32.1); filled cheese (54A-H32.2); protection of agricultural staples by an export bounty (54A-H32.3); sugar (54A-H32.4); tea (54A-H32.5); Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (54A-H32.6); wool (54A-H32.7); and various subjects (54A-H32.8).

ELECTION RECORDS. 2 ft.

689

Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (54A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory.

OTHER RECORDS. 2 vols. 2 in.

Roll calls (54A-Kl), arranged chronologically.

690

Records of the Office of the Clerk

RECORD BOOKS. 16 vols. 3 ft.

691

House bill book (55C-A1); House joint resolution book (54C-A2); House concurrent and simple resolution book together with Senate concurrent resolutions (54C-A3); Senate bill book (54C-A4); Senate joint resolution book (54C-A5); individual ledger (54C-A6); register of papers sent to committees (54C-A7); register of papers from committees (54C-A8); register of papers sent to the Senate (54C-A9); register of papers received from the Senate (54C-AlO); register of committee reports (54C-All); record of leaves of absence granted to House Members (54C-A12); and record of stationery supplies furnished to committees (54C-A13). For record of stationery supplies furnished early in the 1st session, see entry 666.

FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, 1897-99

First Session, March 15-July 24, 1897
Second Session, December 6, 1897-July 8, 1898
Third Session, December 5, 1898-March 3, 1899

Records of Legislative Proceedings

MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 10 vols. 5 ft.

692

Minute books, 1st, 2d, and 3d sessions (55A-Al); and legislative journal, 1st session (55A-A2), 2d session (55A-A3), and 3d session (55A-A4).

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE. 86 vols. 23 ft.

693

Forty volumes of original House bills (55A-B1); 1 volume of original House joint resolutions (55A-B2); 4 volumes of desk copies of House bills passed (55A-B3); 25 volumes of printed House bills (55A-B4); 15 volumes of engrossed House bills (55A-B5); and 1 volume of engrossed House joint resolutions (55A-B6). Arranged numerically within each group.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE
HOUSE. 1/2 in.

694

Senate bills (55A-C1) and Senate joint resolutions (55A-C2). Arranged numerically within each group.

695

ACCOMPANYING PAPERS FILE. 61 ft.

Papers relating to claims, pensions, and other forms of private relief together with papers relating to public matters (55A-D1). Arranged alphabetically by person, State, Territory, or subject.

COMMITTEE REPORTS. 23 vols. 5 ft.

696

Original committee reports, 1st session (55A-El), 2d session (55A-E2), and 3d session (55A-E3). Arranged numerically within each group.

697

COMMITTEE PAPERS. 62 ft.

Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified:

Committee on Accounts: testimony relating to the clerical force of the House (55A-F1.1); a volume of minutes (55A-F1.2); a docket volume (55A-F1.3); and a volume of accounts audited by the committee (55AF1.4). Committee on Appropriations: deficiency bill (55A-F2.1); District of Columbia bill (55A-F2.2); fortifications bill (55A-F2.3); legislative, executive, and judicial bill (55A-F2.4); sundry civil expenses bill (55A-F2.5); and various subjects (55A-F2.6). Arranged by agency of origin or by subject within each group.

Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (55A-F3.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F3.2) and a docket volume (55A-F3.3).

Committee on Claims:

various subjects (55A-F4.1), arranged alphabetically. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F4.2) and a docket volume (55AF4.3). Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: various subjects (55A-F5.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F5.2) and a docket volume (55A-F5.3).

Committee on the District of Columbia: communications addressed to the
committee (55A-F6.1), arranged chronologically; papers accompanying
bills and resolutions (55A-F6.2), arranged by type, thereunder numeri-
cally; and various subjects (55A-F6.3), arranged by subject. There
are also a volume of minutes (55A-F6.4) and 2 docket volumes (55A-F6.5).
Committee on Education: various subjects (55A-F7.1), arranged chronologi-
cally. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F7.2) and a docket
volume (55A-F7.3).

Committees on Elections, No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3: contested election
cases of W. F. Aldrich v. T. S. Plowman, Alabama (55A-F8.1); John R.
Brown v. Claude A. Swanson, Virginia (55A-F8.2); B. P. Chatfield v.
W. J. Talbert, South Carolina (55A-F8.3); G. L. Comer v. H. D. Clayton,
Alabama (55A-F8.4); G. B. Crowe v. Oscar W. Underwood, Alabama (55A-
F8.5); B. L. Fairchild v. William L. Ward, New York (55A-F8.6); Joseph
Gagin v. Adolph Meyer, Louisiana (55A-F8.7); Albert T. Goodwyn v.
Willis P. Brewer, Alabama (55A-F8.8); Samuel E. Hudson v. William
McAleer, Pennsylvania (55A-F8.9); W. Godfrey Hunter v. John S. Rhea,
Kentucky (55A-F8.10); Thomas B. Johnston v. J. William Stokes, South
Carolina (55A-F8.11); Cornelius J. Jones v. T. C. Catchings, Missis-
sippi (55A-F8.12); John F. Jones v. T. J. Strait, South Carolina (55A-
F8.13); Anson C. Merrick v. A. C. Latimer, South Carolina (55A-F8.14);
George W. Murray v. William Elliot, South Carolina (55A-F8.15); Josiah
Patterson v. E. V. Carmack, Tennessee (55A-F8.16); Armand Romaine v.
Adolph Meyer, Louisiana (55A-F8.17); William E. Ryan v. Henry C. Brewster,
New York (55A-F8.18); R. T. Thorp v. Sydney P. Epes, Virginia (55A-
F8.19); W. S. Vandenberg v. Thomas H. Tongue, Oregon (55A-F8.20); J. S.
Willis v. L. Irving Handy, Delaware (55A-F8.21); and Richard A. Mise v.
William A. Young, Virginia (55A-F8.22). Arranged by subject. There
are also a volume of minutes (55A-F8.23) and a docket book (55A-F8.24)
for No. 1; and a volume of minutes for No. 3 (55A-F8.25).
Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives
in Congress: a docket volume (55A-F9.1).

Committee on Enrolled Bills: 2 volumes relating to the enrollment of
House and Senate bills and resolutions (55A-F10.1).

Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice: a volume of minutes (55A-F11.1). Committee on Expenditures in the War Department: inspection of money accounts of Army disbursing officers (55A-F12.1) and lists of outstanding checks issued by Army disbursing officers (55A-F12.2). Committee on Foreign Affairs: annexation of the Hawaiian Islands (55AF13.1), arranged chronologically; and various subjects (55A-F13.2), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F13.3) and a docket volume (55A-F13.4).

Committee on Immigration and Naturalization: various subjects (55A-F14.1), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F14.2) and a docket volume (55A-F14.3).

Committee on Indian Affairs: Chippewa Indians (55A-F15.1); claims (55A-
F15.2); construction of railroads across Indian Territory (55A-F15.3);
Indian reservations (55A-F15.4); Indian tribes (55A-F15.5); Oto and
Missouri reservation lands (55A-F15.6); schools (55A-F15.7); and
various subjects (55A-F15.8). Arranged by subject.
Arranged by subject. There are also a
volume of minutes (55A-F15.9); a docket volume (55A-F15.10); and an
index to Indian depredation claims referred to the Court of Claims
(55A-F15.11).
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: bridges (55A-F16.1); De-
partment of Commerce and Industries (55A-F16.2); Life-Saving Service
(55A-F16.3); lighthouses and fog signals (55A-F16.4); Nicaraguan canal
(55A-F16.5); Pacific cable (55A-F16.6); Panama Canal (55A-F16.7);
quarantine laws (55A-F16.8); Revenue-Cutter Service (55A-F16.9); and
various subjects (55A-F16.10). Arranged by subject, except 55A-F16.1,
which is arranged alphabetically by river to be bridged. There are
also a volume of minutes (55A-F16.11) and a docket volume (55A-F16.12).
Committee on Invalid Pensions: various subjects (55A-F17.1), arranged by
subject. There are also 2 volumes of minutes (55A-F17.2) and 6 docket
volumes (55A-F17.3).
Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands: various subjects (55A-F18.1), ar-
ranged by subject. There are also a volume of minutes (55A-F18.2) and
a docket volume (55A-F18.3).
Committee on the Judiciary: bankruptcy laws of foreign countries (55A-
F19.1), arranged alphabetically by country; hearings on S. 224 to
regulate interstate and foreign commerce (55A-19.2); hearings on uni-
form hours of labor in manufactories (55A-F19.3); hearings on woman
suffrage (55A-F19.4); papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-
F19.5), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; and various sub-
jects (55A-F19.6), arranged by subject. There are also a volume of
minutes (55-F19.7) and a docket volume (55A-F19.8).

Committee on Labor: various subjects (55A-20.1), arranged by subject.
There is also a volume of minutes (55A-r20.2).

Committee on the Library: reports of the Librarian of Congress (55A-F21.1),
arranged chronologically; and various subjects (55A-F21.2), arranged by
subject. There is also a docket volume (55A-F21.3).
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries:

papers accompanying bills and resolutions (55A-F22.1), arranged numerically by bill or resolution; sale and repair of various vessels (55A-F22.2), arranged alphabetically by name of vessel; and various subjects (55A-F22.3), arranged by subject.