Doc. 7368

INDEX TO EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS OF HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES.

CONTENTS OF THE VOLUMES.

North Dakota Experiment Station, in reference to an appropriation

for

Silk culture, report upon the operations of the Women's Silk Cul-

ture Association

Statement of expenditures of Agricultural Department for year

ended June 30.

Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture in reference to an appro-

priation for the North Dakota

Estimate from Secretary of the Interior of an appropriation for the

purchase and maintenance of a steam vessel for use of the civil

authorities of.

Appropriation to repair Government building at Sitka

Estimate from the Secretary of the Navy of an appropriation for

the erection of marine barracks at Sitka.

Alaska-Continued.

Estimate of Secretary of the Treasury for the maintenance of the
refuge station at Point Barrow

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury recommending an ap-
propriation for the establishment of a light and fog-signal at

St. Mary's Island

Compulsory school attendance in.

Increase in estimate of Secretary of Interior for the education of

Allen, J. B., amended estimate from Attorney-General to compensate..
Alloway Creek, New Jersey, reports upon survey of..
American cemetery, Acapulco, Mexico, communication from Secretary

of State, reqesting an appropriation for the improvement of the.
Angel Island Quarantine Station, California, increased estimate of
Secretary of the Treasury of appropriation for the

Ante bellum mail service, etc., letter from Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting certain claims for, and of the Pere Marquette Rail-
road Company and Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Appoquinimink Creek, Delaware, report of survey of..
Appropriations.

Estimate of Secretary of Treasury for service of fiscal year ending
June 30, 1891

Military Academy, estimate from the Secretary of War of, for the..
Estimates of Secretary of the Treasury of deficiencies for year 1890
and prior years

159

174

262

Letter from Secretary of the Treasury concerning bill (H. R. 3823)
to repeal laws relating to permanent and indefinite
Letter from the Commissioner of Pensious, asking an appropriation
for thirty medical examiners...

274

329

Supplemental estimates of, required for the various Departments
for fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, and prior years.

394

Indian appropriation bill..

405

Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture in reference to an appropri-
ation for the North Dakota experiment station.

Estimate of Secretary of War of deficiency in appropriation for pay,
etc., of the.

Estimate from the Secretary of War of a deficiency in the appropri-
ation for pay of the

Petitions for increase in pay of noncommissioned officers of the staff.

324

277

295

Petitions of veteran privates of the, for a reduction in the limit of
thirty years for retirement

319

Relative to regular supplies, Quartermaster's Department..
Reports of purchases of supplies for use of the, for 1889.

292

256

326

Relative to lineal promotions in the.....

424

Petitions to reorganize the band of the United States Military Acad-
emy..

446

Report relative to purchasing instruments for heavy artillery prac-
tice..

73

Estimate of Secretary of War of a deficiency in the appropriation
for pay, etc., of the...

Transmitting letter relating to mileage of officers of the.
Army Gun Factory, increased estimate from Secretary of War for
machinery and plant at the....

32

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Arnoux, W. H., request of Secretary of the Navy for an appropriation
for compensating for services as counsel..
Arrears of pay and bounty for volunteers, estimate of the Secretary of
the Treasury of appropriation for..
Arsenals, letter from Secretary of War relating to estimates of appro-
priations for the, at Indianapolis, Ind., and at West Troy, N. Y..
Artificial limbs, estimate of the Secretary of War of deficiency in the
appropriation for....

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, estimate from the Secretary of
the Interior for survey of the land grant to the.....
Attorney-General, communications from:

314

116

193

228

250

Annual Report of....

7

Contract labor law, number of suits under.....

206

Courts of the United States, estimates of expenses of.
Claims for witness fees, Department of Justice....

362

192

District of Columbia, number of persons arrested for murder,
manslaughter, etc., in the.......

266

Oklahoma Territory, compensation of marshals for services in.

421

Sitka, Alaska, appropriation to repair Government building at..

S 146

288

Sioux City, Iowa, office for district clerk at.......

411

Texas, employment of counsel, etc., in the prosecution of suit relat-
ing to Greer County..

B.

Barge Office at New York, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
requesting that the sum of $20,000 be appropriated to cover the
cost of repairs on the......

Beet-sugar taxes, letter from the Acting Secretary of State relative to
tariffs of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and France on, and ex-
port bounties

Bishop & Co., communication from Secretary of State in relation to an
appropriation to pay the claim of..

231

Blinn, Richard F., claim of...

130

Board of Pension Appeals, letter from the Secretary of Interior relative
to an increase in the number of members of the..

141

Boeing, William, for the relief of......

133

Bradford, Commander Royal B., estimate of Secretary of the Interior

of an appropriation to compensate.....

244

Breadstuffs and provisions, message relating to importations of.
Brown's Creek, New York, report upon survey of....

392

22

Buildings for garrison purposes, estimate from Secretary of War of
appropriation for..

162

Bureau of Engraving and Printing:

Estimates of appropriations for additional buildings for use of the 235
Request of the Chief of the, for an additional appropriation for
compensation of employés on account of overtime work.

304

296

Bureau of Pensions, transfer of, to the War Department..

300

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24

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32

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Bureau of Statistics:

Twelfth number of Statistical Abstract, prepared by the..
Request of Secretary of the Treasury for a provision in legislative
appropriation bill for employment of a special statistical clerk
in the..

Burial lots for Fort Porter, estimate from Secretary of War of an appro-

priation for the purchase of, in Forest Lawn Cemetery, New York.
Byrne, Edward, relative to reinstatement of, as captain of cavalry..

163

31

Cadet Hospital, West Point, letter from Secretary of the Treasury trans-
mitting an estimate from Secretary of War of appropriation to
change the plumbing in the

Cape Charles City, Va., report upon survey of harbor of.

Carlisle, Pa.:

Estimate of Secretary of Interior for buildings, etc., for Indian
school at

Caswell, T. T., request of Secretary of the Navy for authority of Congress
to relieve Pay Inspector, U. S. Navy, of checkage against his

account

Cedar Bayou, Texas, reports upon survey of bar at mouth of..
Cemeteries, Acapulco, Mexico, communication from the Secretary of
State requesting an appropriation for improvement of the Ameri-
can cemetery at.
Chapin, E. E., letter from Attorney-General submitting the claim of, as
assistant attorney, eastern and western districts, Wisconsin, for
appropriation

441

Chargé d'affaires ad interim, letter from Secretary of State relative to a
deficiency appropriation for salaries of ...

225

Cherokee Indians, appropriation to negotiate with the

400

Chesapeake Bay, right of way of vessels in channel in and from, to Bal.
timore

339

Chester River, Maryland, reports upon survey of

65

Chickahominy River, Virginia, reports upon survey of

41

Chickamauga Battlefield, estimate from Secretary of War for an appro-

priation of $3,000 for maps of

O 442

Chief clerk General Land Office, letter from Secretary of Interior recom-
mending an increase in the salary of the....

Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, for the relief and civilization of the...
Cigars, recommendation of Commissioner of Internal Revenue of certain-
amendments to existing laws taxing manufacturers of.....

247

363

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Civilian engineers, statement of, for 1889.

118

28

Civil officers, letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting
draft of a bill "To limit and define the term of all of the United
States, appointed for a fixed term"

335

Civil Service Commission:

Sixth report of the United States

..[Part 8].

Supplemental estimate of the, for salaries, etc., in the office of the..

301

Claims:

List of, allowed under act of July 4, 1864, since January 17, 1889 .. 126
Schedule of, allowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury under
appropriations balances of which have been exhausted or carried
to the surplus fund..

List of all, allowed by accounting officers of the Treasury, enu-
merated in House Ex. Docs. Nos. 55 and 153, Forty-eighth Congress,
second session

Relating to an appropriation to pay the, of the Seneca Indians
Of certain States on account of "refunding to States expenses in-
curred in raising volunteers"

Clerical force for Second Auditor's Office, letter from Second Auditor
recommending an appropriation for ten additional clerks.
Clerical force, applications from Third and Fourth Auditors for increased.
Coast and Geodetic Survey:

433

440

Estimate of deficiencies in the appropriations for service of the, for
fiscal year 1890.

Annual Report for 1889

Statement of expenditures on account of the, for fiscal year ended
June 30, 1889..

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