and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.

SEC. 3. The said H. A. Rinder, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the act of March 23, 1906.

SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Nebraska, the State of South Dakota, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of 20 years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value; (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property; (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per cent of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements.

SEC. 5. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this act, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested.

SEC. 6. H. A. Rinder, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall within 90 days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Nebraska and South Dakota, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge. For the purpose of such investigation the said H. A. Rinder, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of his records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake.

SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this act is hereby granted to H. A. Rinder, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person.

SEC. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved.

BEAR CREEK, MD., BRIDGE

The bill (S. 4401) authorizing Elmer J. Cook, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Bear Creek at or near Lovel Point, Baltimore County, Md., and a point opposite in Baltimore County, Md., was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

The bill had been reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amendment, on page 2, line 1, after the word "Maryland." to strike out "and a point opposite in Baltimore County, Md.," so as to make the bill read:

Be it enacted, etc., That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, Elmer J. Cook, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across Bear Creek, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Lovel Point, Baltimore County, Md., in accordance with the provisions of the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this act.

SEC. 2. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Maryland, any political subdivisions thereof within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches and any interests in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or condemnation, in accordance with the laws of such State governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation. If at any time after the expiration of 20 years after the completion of such bridge and its approaches the same is acquired by condemnation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value; (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property; (3) actual financing and promotion cost, not to exceed 10 per cent of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interest in real property; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements.

SEC. 3. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by any municipality or other political subdivision or subdivisions of the State of Maryland under the provisions of section 2 of this act, and if tolls are charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid for such bridge and its approaches as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the date of acquiring same. After a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of acquiring the bridge and its approaches shall have been provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper care, repair, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and its approaches. An accurate record of the amount paid for the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for operating, repairing, and maintaining the same, and of daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested.

SEC. 4. Elmer J. Cook, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall, within 90 days after the completion of such bridge, file with the Secretary of War, and with the highway department of the State of Maryland, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and at the request of the highway department of the State of Maryland shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said Elmer J. Cook, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns shall make available all records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the sonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 2 of this act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SEC. 5. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this act is hereby granted to Elmer J. Cook, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may by sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same

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by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person.

SEC. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved.

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendment was concurred in.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

The title was amended so as to read: "A bill authorizing Elmer J. Cook, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Bear Creek at or near Lovel Point, Baltimore County, Md."

SALARIES OF POSTMASTERS

The bill (S. 1679) amending the act of February 28, 1925, reclassifying the salaries of postmasters, was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

Mr. PHIPPS. Mr. President, in making the report of the Senate committee amendments, an error was made on page 2, line 6, where the figures "$6.000" was changed to read "$5,500.” I should like to perfect the Senate amendments by reinserting the figures “$6,000." I will say that that is the present rate of salary paid.

All of the items up to line 6, inclusive, are the present-day salaries. The Senate committee has made the advances from that point in $500 steps, as a rule, instead of $1,000 steps, as suggested in the original bill.

Mr. KING. Mr. President, this is a bill for the purpose of increasing the salaries of postmasters?

Mr. PHIPPS. Those of the larger cities, where no increases were granted at the time of the last revision. In a city like New York, for instance, it is proposed to pay a salary of $10,000 per year. I find that in New York the present rate is $8,000 per year. This bill as now proposed, according to the figures of the department, makes a total increase of $49,500 for these larger offices in the United States, and it takes care of 52 postmasters in the larger cities.

Mr. KING. The Senator knows that if we increase those, there will be a demand for an increase of all.

Mr. PHIPPS. No; I do not agree with the Senator in that. The others were increased and these were not.

Mr. KING. Well, we will have an opportunity to consider the bill again. Let the bill go over.

Mr. PHIPPS. There is no objection to completing the consideration of the amendments?

The amendment was rejected.

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The remaining amendments were, on page 2, line 7, after "$3,000,000." to strike out "$7,000" and insert " $6,500 " ; in line 8, after $7,000,000," to strike out "$8,000" and insert "$7,500"; in line 9, after $10,000,000 " to strike out ، $9,000 " and insert "$8,500"; in line 10, after "$20,000,000," to strike out "$10,000" and insert $9,000"; in line 11, after $10,000,000," to strike out " $11,000" and insert "$9,500," and in line 12 to strike out "$12,000" and insert "$10,000," so as to make the bill read :

Be it enacted, etc., That the second paragraph under the heading "Reclassification of postal salaries," in section 1 of title 1 of the act of February 28, 1925, reclassifying the salaries of postmasters be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:

"First class-$40,000, but less than $50,000, $3,200; $50,000, but less than $60,000, $3,300; $60,000, but less than $75,000, $3,400; $75.000, but less than $90,000, $3.500 : $90,000, but less than $120,000, $3,600 $120,000, but less than $150,000, $3,700; $150,000, but less than $200,000, $3,800; $200,000, but less than $250,000, $3,900; $250.000, but less than $300,000, $4,000; $300,000, but less than $:00.000. $4.200; $400,000, but less than $500,000, $4,500; $500,000, but less than $600,000, $5.000 : $600,000, but less than $1,500,000, $6,000 $1,500,000, but less than $3,000,000, $6,500; $3,000,000, but less than $7,000,000, $7,500; $7,000,000, but less than $10,000,000, $8.500: $10.000.000, but less than $20,000,000, $9,000 ; $20,000,000, but less than $40,000,000, $9,500; $40,000,000 and upward, $10,000." The amendments were agreed to.

The VICE PRESIDENT. As requested, the bill will be passed over.

BILL PASSED OVER

The bill (S. 3938) relating to the District Court of the Canal Zone was announced as next in order.

Mr. BRATTON. Mr. President, may we have an explanation as to the manner in which this bill amends existing law? Mr. FESS. Mr. President, on behalf of the junior Senator from Colorado [Mr. WATERMAN], I ask that the bill go over. The junior Senator from Colorado requested me to ask that it go over. The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will be passed over.

R. P. WASHAM AND OTHERS

The bill (H. R. 10503) for the relief of R. P. Washam, F. A. Slate, W. H. Sanders, W. A. McGinnis, J. E. Lindsay, and J. T. Pearson, was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

JOSEPH F. FRIEND

The bill (H. R. 6842) for the relief of Joseph F. Friend was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THE DISTRICT

The bill (S. 4441) to amend the laws relating to assessment and collection of taxes in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, was considered as in Committee of the Whole. The bill had been reported from the Committee on the Dis trict of Columbia with an amendment, on page 5, line 8, after the figures 1902," to strike out "and returns made during March, 1928, shall stand for the returns of the following fiscal year" and insert " Provided, That this section shall be effective on July 1, 1929," so as to make the bill read:

Be it enacted, etc., That the remedies provided in the act of July 1, 1902, for the collection of taxes on tangible personal property, shall be available also for the collection of taxes on intangible property.

In addition to the statutory remedies, all common-law and all equi table remedies shall also be available, either separately or concurrently with statutory remedies, as may be deemed advisable, for the collection of all taxes and special assessments of any kind whatsoever.

SEC. 2. Where real estate is levied upon for the nonpayment of personal taxes of any kind, and the best price offered at an auction sale is not sufficient to pay taxes, interest, and penalties, said real estate may be sold under decree of the equity court as provided by law.

SEC. 3. From and after the close of the current calendar year, motor vehicles taxable by the District of Columbia shall be assessed at their value as of January 1, each year, by the Board of Personal Tax Appraisers, subject to revision on appeal by the Board of Personal Tax Appeals, at the rate fixed for the taxation of other tangible personal property for the fiscal year ending the following June 30. The first assessment made under this section shall be at one half such rate, to cover only the period from the following July 1 to December 31. The tax so assessed shall constitute the personal-property tax on such vehicles for the ensuing calendar year, and no motor vehicle registration tag for any tax year shall be issued for motor vehicles subject to taxation on January 1 each year by the District of Columbia until the amount of such tax has been paid in full: Provided, That this section shall not apply to motor vehicles constituting the stock in trade of dealers, which shall be taxed as now provided by law. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable to enforce the provisions of this section.

SEC. 4. Section 2 of the act of Congress of July 3, 1926, entitled "An act to amend sections 5 and 6 of the act of Congress making appropriations to provide for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, approved July 1, 1902, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, amended so to read as

follows:

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"SEC. 2. Any person maintaining a place of abode in the District of Columbia on the 1st day of July of a taxable year, and for the three months prior thereto, shall be considered as a resident for the purpose of assessment on intangible property wherever located, unless evidence shall be submitted to the assessor of the District of Colum bia, satisfactory to him, that such intangible personal property or the income thereof is taxed to said person in some other jurisdiction, or that the assets of a corporation or association represented by shares or certificates constituting such intangible personal property are taxed by the State in which such corporation or association is chartered or organized and in which such person has a legal residence, in lieu of a tax upon such shares or certificates: Provided, That Cabinet officers and persons in the service of the United States Government elected for a definite term of office shall not be considered as residents of the District of Columbia for the purposes of this section."

SEC. 5. Section 5 of the said act of 1926 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 5. Real-estate taxes and personal taxes of all kinds, excepting the tax on motor vehicles as herein provided, shall hereafter be payable semiannually in equal installments in the months of September and

interest adopted by the society for computing contributions as provided in section 3.

SEC. 5. Any society shall have full power to provide for means of enforcing payment of contributions, designation of beneficiaries, and changing such designations, and in all other respects for the regulation, government, and control of such certificates and all rights, obligations, and liabilities incident thereto and connected therewith, not at variance with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 6. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Mr. KING. Mr. President, I ask the Senator from Wisconsin, in view of the fact that there is pending before the Committee on the District of Columbia a general insurance bill, dealing with insurance companies, whether these piecemeal measures are necessary, and may there not be some conflict arising between this legislation and the measure which the Senator has in charge, and which is before our committee?

Mr. BLAINE. Mr. President, the insurance code which is under consideration by the Committee on the District of Columbia in no way deals with fraternal benefit associations. They are particularly excluded, and it would be entirely impracticable to include those associations in the general code that is proposed. For that reason these separate bills have been introduced, and are recommended for passage.

Mr. KING. I have no objection.

The amendment was agreed to.

JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION

The bill (S. 1547) for the relief of the Johns-Manville Corporation was announced as next in order.

Mr. KING. Mr. President, I have a request from a Senator that this bill shall go over.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will be passed over.

MAJ. CHARLES F. EDDY

The bill (S. 3942) for the relief of Maj. Charles F. Eddy was considered as in Committee of the Whole, and was read, as follows:

Be it enacted, etc., That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the account of Maj. Charles F. Eddy, Finance Department, United States Army, on account of the loss of public funds amounting to $2,872.85, for which he was responsible, and which were intrusted to Warrant Officer Clark T. Browning, United States Army, at Fort Bragg, N. C., on or about January 14, 1928, who embezzled these funds and deserted the service.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

STOCK-RAISING HOMESTEADS

The bill (S. 3949) to amend section 10 of an act entitled "An act to provide for stock-raising homesteads, and for other pur

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

DISTRICT JUDGE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI

The bill (S. 1965) to authorize the appointment of a district judge for the northern district of Mississippi was announced as next in order.

Mr. NEELY. Let that go over.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will be passed over.

ADDITIONAL CIRCUIT JUDGE, SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

The bill (S. 1976) for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the second judicial circuit was considered as in Committee of the Whole and was read, as follows:

Be it enacted, etc., That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an additional circuit judge for the second judicial circuit.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

ADDITIONAL JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The bill (S. 4127) to provide for the appointment of an additional justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, was announced as next in order.

Mr. BRATTON. Let that go over.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will be passed over.
SALARY INCREASES

The bill (H. R. 6518) to amend the salary rates contained in the compensation schedules of the act of March 4, 1923, entitled "An act to provide for the classification of civilian positions within the District of Columbia and in the field services," was announced as next in order.

Mr. BROOKHART. Mr. President, this is the pay bill of the Government employees, and since we are so near the foot of the calendar, and since we are reaching it so much earlier than we expected, I would ask that it be passed until we complete the call of the calendar. Then we will have time to take it up and consider it, I think, satisfactorily to every one. The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?

Cong.), was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

The bill had been reported from the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys with an amendment, on page 2, line 7, after the word "made" insert a comma and the words "but any mineral location or entry made hereunder shall be in accordance with certain rules, regulations, and restrictions as may be described by the Secretary of the Interior," so as to make the bill read:

Be it enacted, etc., That the following be added as an additional proviso to section 10 of an act entitled "An act to provide for stockraising homesteads, and for other purposes," approved December 29, 1916 (Public, No. 290, 64th Cong.):

"Provided further, That the withdrawal from entry of lands necessary to insure access by the public to watering places reserved hereunder shall not apply to deposits of coal and other minerals in the lands so withdrawn, and that the provisions of section 9 of this act are hereby made applicable to said deposits in lands embraced in such withdrawals heretofore or hereafter made, but any mineral location or entry made hereunder shall be in accordance with such rules, regulations, and restrictions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior." The amendment was agreed to.

The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendment was concurred in.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

JOHN P. WHIDDON

The bill (S. 4234) authorizing the purchase of certain lands by John P. Whiddon was considered as in Committee of the Whole, and was read as follows:

Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue to John P. Whiddon, of Inverness, Fla., patent for lots 7 and 8, and lots 4 and 5, section 9, township 19 south, range 20 east, Tallahassee meridian, Fla., upon payment for the same at the rate of $1.25 per acre.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time. and passed.

SETH DEAN

The bill (S. 4327) to relinquish the title of the United States to land in the claim of Seth Dean, situate in the county of Wash

the Whole, and was read as follows:

Mr. BROOKHART. I have no objection.

Be it enacted, etc., That all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to section 41, all in township 3 north, range 1 east, St. Stephens meridian, Washington County, Ala., containing 640 acres, as shown on a plat of survey made by Thomas Freeman, surveyor of United States land south of Tennessee, approved January 26, 1849, and segregated thereon as the claim of Seth Dean be, and the same is

The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the request of the Senator from Iowa? The Chair hears none, and the bill will be passed over without prejudice to be taken up as suggested by the Senator from Iowa and the Senator from California.

the equitable owners of the equitable titles thereto, and to their respective heirs and assigns forever, as fully and completely, in every respect whatever, as could be done by patents issued according to law: Provided, That this act shall amount only to a relinquishment of any title that the United States has, or is supposed to have, in and to any of said lands, and shall not be construed to abridge, impair, injure,

prejudice, or divest in any manner any valid right, title, or interest of any person or body corporate whatever, the true intent of this act being to concede and abandon all right, title, and interest of the United States to those persons, estates, firms, or corporations who would be the equitable owners of said lands by reason of long continuous possession under color of title with claim of ownership, or otherwise, under the laws of the State of Alabama, including the laws of prescription and limitation, in the absence of the said interest, title, and estate of the United States.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

MONTEZUMA NATIONAL FOREST, COLO.

The bill (H. R. 6854) to add certain lands to the Montezuma National Forest, Colo., and for other purposes, was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK

The bill (H. R. 11405) to acquire an area of State land situate in Lassen Volcanic National Park, State of California, by exchange, was considered as in Committee of the Whole. The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

DEED OF LAND TO BUHL, TWIN FALLS COUNTY, IDAHO The bill (H. R. 12192) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to accept a deed to certain land and issue patent therefor to the city of Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, was considered as in Committee of the Whole.

The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

PENSIONS AND INCREASE OF PENSIONS

The bill (H. R. 13511) granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent children of soldiers and sailors of said war, was considered as in Committee of the Whole. The first amendment of the Committee on Pensions was, on page 103, after line 21, to strike out:

The name of Sarah B. Metcalf, widow of Thomas D. Metcalf, late of Company C, One hundred and twenty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The amendment was agreed to.

The next amendment was, at the top of page 109, to strike out:

The name of Elizabeth A. Blazer, widow of David Blazer, late of Company C, Thirtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The amendment was agreed to.

The next amendment was, on page 218, after line 23, to insert:

The name of William F. Bell, late of unassigned company, One hundred and fifty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month.

The name of Olive M. Cooley, widow of Hiram A. Cooley, late of Company A, Sixty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of Malissa J. McCombs, widow of George McCombs, late of Troop I, Ninth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Lydia Kelly, widow of Hugh Kelly, late of Company B, Thirteenth Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Eliza Hastings, widow of William H. Hasting, late of Company K, Forty-fourth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Caroline Schneider, widow of Otto Schneider, late of Troop G, Fourth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Laura N. Works, widow of Barton Works, late of the First Regiment Vermont Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Agnes L. Brown, widow of Portus L. Brown, late of Company G, Ninth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Josephine G. Meyers, widow of Abraham G. Meyers, late of Company H, One hundred and first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of Hattie Quebec, dependent daughter of Joseph Quebec, late of Company K, Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month.

The name of Mary E. Johnson, widow of James II. Johnson, late of unattached Third Independent Division, Massachusetts Militia Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of Mabel Helen Beau, helpless child of George H. Bean, late of Company G, Eleventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month.

The name of Rosa A. Morris, widow of Samuel Morris, late of Company I, One hundred and first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Mary E. McElheney, widow of James McElheney, late of Company B, One hundred and eighty-ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of George W. Keeney, late of Company B, Twelfth Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry, and Company C, First Regiment Eastern Shore (Maryland) Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month.

The name of Andrew J. Chapman, late of Capt. B. L. Stepenson's company, One hundred and twenty-sixth Regiment West Virginia State Guards, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month.

The name of Mary M. White, widow of Francis M. White, late of Company E, Tenth Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Susan C. Smith, widow of William L. Smith, late of Company I, One hundred and twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Infantry, and Company D, Seventieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Martha J. Rogers, widow of A. J. Rogers, late of Company K, Eleventh Regiment, and Company K, Tenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Emma J. Berry, widow of David E. Berry, late of Company E, One hundred and thirty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and Company C, Sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Delilah Mintier, widow of William A. Mintier, late of Company E, Eighty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Margaret Louise Shannon, widow of George R. Shannon, late of Troop F, Sixteenth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of Clara F. Strawn, widow of Christopher C. Strawn, late of Company I, Eleventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Clarissa E. McCormick, widow of John C. R. McCormick, late of Company K, Eleventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Annie Wilcox, widow of Thomas M. Wilcox, late of Company K, Eleventh Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of Lida E. Freer, helpless and dependent daughter of George W. Freer, late of Company E, Twelfth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month.

The name of Ella Eshleman, widow of Theodore Eshleman, late of Captain Monroe's independent company, Ninth Indiana Legion, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month.

The name of Rose E. Grimes, widow of William H. Grimes, late of Company H, One hundred and thirty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Lucy E. Sisson, widow of James K. Sisson, late of Company F, One hundredth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Mary F. Hall, former widow of Henry H. Hall, late of Company D, Fifty-third Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of Ida F. Hixson, widow of Perry Hixson, late of Troop M, Twenty-second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.