United States Congressional Serial Set

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Published 1891
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The set has also been known variously as: Congressional serial set, Serial number set, Congressional edition, Congressional set, Congressional series, Congressional series of United States public documents, Congressional document series, Sheep set, Sheep bound set (owing to its distinctive sheepskin binding), and Serial set.

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Tacoma - Page 189
In answer to your inquiry ar to the amount of distress in Tacoma at this time I will say that the.

San Diego - Page 329
That fact was telegraphed up here and I immediately sent one of the best officers I had down there and he went to Ensenada and San Diego and arranged ...

San Francisco - Page 234
I do not know whether the headquarters of the lotteries are in San Francisco or not.

Los Angeles - Page 566
There was a complaint filed before the commissioner at Los Angeles charging these men with an offense in violating the Chinese exclusion act, ...

Seattle - Page 137
The opening of the railroad in the north has given them an opportunity of crossing the boundary up there and coming down as far as Seattle, ...

Vancouver - Page 24
As a general thing the service keeps a man in Victoria or Vancouver watching the incoming and outgoing of sloops. ...

Savannah - Page 1
As General Sherman, in his march to the sea, approached Savannah, it was thought that intercourse with the citizens of Savannah would be opened to ...

New Orleans - Page 474
that he and his accuser had been partners in a general merchandise business in New Orleans; that they had some trouble over a couple of thousand ...

Omaha - Page 573
the Union Pacific, part of it, as far as Omaha, was not constructed by Chinese labor; it is only in California and in Utah that they employed Chinese ...

New York - Page 45
We have comparatively little difficulty in getting in New York persons possessing the necessary qualifications for examiners of merchandise. ...

Washington, DC - Page 112
COMMITTEE ON REFORM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, The committee met at 11 am Washington, DC, September 9, 1890. Present: The chairman (Mr. ...

Philadelphia - Page 157
The applicant can try in New York on May 7th or in Philadelphia on March 10th. New York has a great many eligibles on her list, but they are generally ...

Oakland - Page 445
I went to public school in the city of Sacramento and I went a short time to the Golden Gate Academy in Oakland, until I was 16 years old, ...

Chicago - Page 76
Hendricks, or the office in Chicago under Mr. Saxton. Yet these offices are the very ones which are most efficiently administered and do their work ...

Boston - Page 45
In Boston an examiner will cover half a dozen classes, while in New York he has but one class. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. 1 take it for granted that ...

Sacramento - Page 445
I went to public school in the city of Sacramento and I went a short time to the Golden Gate Academy in Oakland, until I was 16 years old, ...

Marietta - Page 132
for some purpose,to show me, and I began to ask him in regard to Marietta and he did not seem to have any recollection or knowledge of the place. ...

Guaymas - Page 329
Twenty of those parties got off at Ensenada; the rest went around to Guaymas and staid there only over night and took the railroad for Nogales and ...

Tucson - Page 329
As soon as they crossed the line they were captured and taken to Tucson, tried, and remanded to China. Those were the 24 that I spoke of as being ...

Baltimore - Page 3
For instance, take Indianapolis and Baltimore, where we have found men who happen to fulfil the requirements of the law, and yet to be practically ...

Indianapolis - Page 3
For instance, take Indianapolis and Baltimore, where we have found men who happen to fulfil the requirements of the law, and yet to be practically ...

St. Louis - Page 6
In St. Louis and Cincinirati and those places where we took testimony the almost universal judgment of those that appeared before the committee was ...

Buffalo - Page 40
We asked, lor instance, how many run on the New York Central road, between New Yoi k City and Buffalo; how many run on the 'Pennsylvania road between ...

Denver, Colo - Page 451
I believe I landed in Denver, Colo. Q. Is that a city where there is 110 employment to be found for labor?— A. I believe 1 had a job there. ...

Pittsburgh - Page 40
between New Yoi k City and Buffalo; how many run on the 'Pennsylvania road between New York and Pittsburgh, and west from those points. ...

Cleveland - Page 162
Cleveland were turned out, while 92 per cent of the men appointed under Cleveland are still in. Mr. STEVENSON If he had 100 per cent of them he would ...

Pomeroy, Ohio - Page 107
Russell, of Pomeroy, Ohio, circuit judge of the court of the fourth judicial district of Ohio. That is the character of indorsement. ...

Detroit - Page 34
Take the printers' scale of wages in Detroit; it is $16 there to $21 here ; when a man makes his purchases and goes to the theater and takes a ride or ...

Trenton - Page 157
They are generally low-grade men from there, and the earliest examination takes place at Trenton on May 5th. The applicant can try in New York on May ...

Winnipeg - Page 203
one at the Lake of th4 Woods; one half way between there anc, a point south of Winnipeg; one south of Winnipeg, and one between that station and St. ...

Brooklyn - Page 76
Corse, or the office in Brooklyn under Mr. Hendricks, or the office in Chicago under Mr. Saxton. Yet these offices are the very ones which are most ...

Hagerstown, Md - Page 131
While here he studied medicine and married a lady from Hagerstown, Md. At some time, the exact date I can not give you, he removed from here to ...

Atlanta, Ga - Page 3
military authorities in the city of Atlanta, Ga., and turned over to the Treasury agents, and by them sold and the proceeds paid into the Treasury. ...

Norfolk, Va - Page 1
his means of transportation, and said products, from any point on or within our line of said State (without violating the blockade) to Norfolk, Va., ...

Spokane - Page 33
I know that; many of the building trades have been doing very well in Spokane, which is due to the organization of labor. ...

PORTLAND, OREGON - Page 212
PORTLAND, OREGON. December 2, 1890. At 11 o'clock am the subcommittee met at the Chamber of Commerce, Senator Squire in tlie cliair. ...

Panama - Page 403
They don't do it in Honolulu or Victoria or at Panama, or at any other place I know of. Q. Is the Six Companies a beneficial or a charitable ...

Pueblo - Page 2
We done duty till arrival in Pueblo. T was adjutant and clerk for Sutler Regiment Mounted Rifles. The entier himself never joined the regiment after ...

Columbia, Maryland - Page 18
In that way the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, and a few other States have, at the present time, received a larger share of ...

Des Moines, Iowa - Page 1
The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred Senate bill 4816, entitled "An act establishing a port of delivery at Des Moines, Iowa," having had ...

Hartford - Page 7
that this provision of the Massachusetts constitution was ratified only about 7 years after the famous Hartford convention, which declared for ...

Minneapolis - Page 129
I know one in particular, who is practicing law in Minneapolis and has an income of $10000 or $12000 ...

Georgetown - Page 6
On March 28 Washington arrived at Georgetown and put up at Suter's Tavern. On March 29, in company with the three commissioners, the engineer, ...

Santa Barbara - Page 548
Tbew» attempts may be made anywhere along the coast from Santa Barbara south. We know some were lauded from Lower California at points on the coast a ...

San Juan - Page 102
Only when he requested to betaken to San Juan and Belling- ham Bay. I told him I would take him, and have been waiting since for him to signify his ...

Oroville - Page 326
where the parties claimed to be merchants in Stockton, Sacramento, aud various places and I think Oroville, was one of the places, so I sent Mr. ...

Louisville, Ky - Page 1
The claimant entered the service at Louisville, Ky., on the 20th of December, 1837, and served in Company C, Sixth Regiment United States Infantry, ...

El Paso - Page 534
Where is the theater located ; ou what sti the corner of Los Angeles and El Paso streets. Q. Do these actors who act in the theater, dc sides that; ...

Newton, Mass - Page x
prevent sale of to Indians 3861 Finn, James С - 3848 First National Bank of Fort Benton, Mont 3272 First National Bank of Newton, Mass 3398 Fisher, ...

Fort Benton, Mont - Page x
prevent sale of to Indians 3861 Finn, James С - 3848 First National Bank of Fort Benton, Mont 3272 First National Bank of Newton, Mass 3398 Fisher, ...

Kansas City - Page 39
Louis to Kansas City; a vacancy occurs in я crew that runs between those cities and undoubtedly the requisition to fill that vacancy would call for ...

Springfield, Mo - Page 1
A large amount of Government stores at Springfield, Mo., for the use of the armies operating iu Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory, ...

WASHINGTON, IN - Page 7
WASHINGTON, IN THE TERRITORY OF COLUMBIA. • A premium of $500, or a medal of that value, at the option of tbe party, will be given by the ...

Madison - Page 5
During the two administrations of Jefferson and first of Madison the families of both Presidents were seriously inconvenienced both in their domestic ...

St. Augustine, Fla - Page 2
Leaving Vera Cruz I took charge of a Mexican pony for General Worth, a present to bis daughter at St. Augustine, Fla. ...

Charleston, SC - Page 7
James Hoban, of Charleston, SC At the meeting of the commissioners, July 18, the following certificate was issued : CITY OF WASHINGTON, ШЛ July, 1792. ...

Sprague, Wash - Page 44
Publisher of the Daily Advertiser, at Sprague, Wash. Q. You have been present during the hearing to-day and listened to what has been saidf—A. ...

Chapultepec - Page 2
We were on duty at the hanging of 20 odd men by General Harney while the bom- ba^dment of Chapultepec was being carried on, and was one of the party ...

Mazatlan - Page 545
From Mazatlan and Guayinas they expected to reach the Arizona frontier. Attention was probably directed to Lower California as a means of reaching the ...

Cincinnati - Page 96
to Columbus, to Parkersburgh, to Cincinnati, or Wheeling, perhaps, to take the civil-service examination, when it was perfectly well understood when ...

Olympia - Page 119
I was speaker of the house during a short session, and I (vas register of the land office from 18G1 to 181Í5; that is at Olympia. ...

Columbia, Virginia - Page 82
Cheadle in the House as to the enormous disproportion in favor of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, when the unclassified service was ...

Albany - Page 72
Under the present administration, at the rate of removals and resignations for seven months, in Syracuse and Albany it would be 28 per cent, ...

Tombstone, Arizona - Page 409
Our custom-house in Tombstone, Arizona, is 30 or 35 miles from the border line, and there is only one man guarding a line of something like 80 miles ...

Lexington,Mo - Page xxxix
to bridge Green and Barren Rivers 3261 Missouri River,bridge across at Lexington,Mo 3672 New York, establish tish hatchery in northern 3285 BANKHEAD, ...

Brownsville, Tex - Page vii
3313 Rio Grande River near Brownsville, Tex 3300 District of Columbia, establish court of Fees and emoluments, to regulate, of dis-trict attorneys, ...

Boise - Page 3
It is 700 miles from the extreme northern part of the State to Boise. Many litigants are unable to travel so far (taking with them mimerons witnesses) ...

Syracuse - Page 72
Under the present administration, at the rate of removals and resignations for seven months, in Syracuse and Albany it would be 28 per cent, ...

Marietta, Ohio - Page 139
UNITED STATKS POST OFFICE, Marietta, Ohio, September 17, 1890. DEAR SIR : I have ascertained that there is no property in Harmar, and never was, ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH - Page 56
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH., November 2C, 1890. The subcommittee met at the collector's office at 2 o'clock pm, Senator-Squire in the chair. ...

Alexandria, Va - Page 6
of south of the court-house of Alexandria, Va., in accordance with thé terms of the President's proclamation, and by the impressive rites of Masonry. ...

Augusta, Ga - Page 3
as instructed, in the name of Rhea, and afterward, in the fall of 18(52, shipped the cotton purchased in Rhea's name from Augusta, Ga., to Robert J. ...

Cape Fear, North Carolina - Page xxvi
3516 Willamette River, in Linn County, Oregon 3299 Cape Fear, North Carolina, to establish light station at 3444 Chesapeake Bay, to regulate right ot ...

Montreal - Page 138
Some go further on towards Montreal and cross the boundary at Detroit, and along on that border and reach eastern cities. ...

Chattanooga - Page 1
Memorial Association, and proposed by the Chicka- manga Memorial Association for like purposes on the fields of Chicka- mauga and Chattanooga. ...

Yuma - Page 510
The line is about 150 miles long, from the ocean to Yuma, and there are only two of us to do the work, and watch the line. ...

Van Buren, Ark - Page iv
Ark 3958 Armstrong, Mary E 3476 Army : bridge across, at Van Buren, Ark 3959 Appropriation bill 3272 Brevet commissions, relating to 4036 Efficiency, ...

Charlotte - Page 3
Raleigh, Goldsborough, Wilmington, and Charlotte are the four centers where we usually hold examinations. We reacli most of the people of the State ...

Troy, NY - Page 73
During the first year, under the Republican administration at Troy, NY, 72 per cent, of the men were turned out. ...

Del Norte, Colo - Page 14
Del Norte, Colo. Sacramento, Cal. La Grande, Oregon. Boise City, Idaho. Visalia, Cal. The Dalles, Oregon. Santa If, N. Mez. Shasta, Cal. Colfax, Wash. ...

Florence, Ariz - Page 14
Florence, Ariz. Elko, Nev. Del Norte, Colo. Sacramento, Cal. La Grande, Oregon. Boise City, Idaho. Visalia, Cal. The Dalles, Oregon. Santa If, N. Mez. ...

Toledo, Ohio - Page 26
Toledo, Ohio, Thursday, October 23. Detroit, Mich., Saturday, October 25. Lansing, Micb., Tuesday, October 28. Chicago, 111., Thursday, October 30, ...

Columbus, Ohio - Page 26
Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, November 27, Departmental Service. Indianapolis, Ind..Tuesday,November 25, Railway Mail Service. Columbus, Ohio, Friday ...

Denver, New York - Page 72
We have the figures here for a whole year under the new administration for the post-offices at Indianapolis, Denver, New York, Jersey City, ...

Elko, Nev - Page 14
Elko, Nev. Del Norte, Colo. Sacramento, Cal. La Grande, Oregon. Boise City, Idaho. Visalia, Cal. The Dalles, Oregon. Santa If, N. Mez. Shasta, Cal. ...

Alexandria, La - Page xxvi
Iowa, and Portage Lake, Mich 3911 Douglas County, Nebr 4052 Rio Grande River, near Brownsville, Tex 3300 Red River, at or near Alexandria, La 3590 St. ...

Colfax, Wash - Page 14
Colfax, Wash. Eureka, Cal. Denver, Colo. Vancouver, Wash. La Mesilla, N. Mez. Independence, Cal. Cheyenne, Wyo. Carson, Nev. Pueblo, Colo. ...

Bar Harbor, Maine - Page xviii
to erect, at: Annapolis, Md 3772 Baltimore, Md 3260 Bar Harbor, Maine 3256 Birmingham, Ala j 3603 Brockton, Mass 3395 Chicago, 111 3556 Dallas, ...

Hong Kong - Page 295
the necessary Aussage money, for the purpose of deporting him out of the United States and transporting him to the port of Hong Kong whence he came. ...

Athens - Page 131
far remote from my part of the State, but at times she has come to stay for a period of time with some relatives of hers in Athens, the town I live in ...

Honolulu - Page 403
They don't do it in Honolulu or Victoria or at Panama, or at any other place I know of. Q. Is the Six Companies a beneficial or a charitable ...

Dublin - Page 7
at Dublin, as a suitable structure for the official abode of the President of the Republic struggling through the infant stages of national life. ...

York - Page 5
family seats of Cedar Grove or Greenway, in the historic York peninsula, and the official residence provided by the Republic for its Chief Magistrate. ...

Birmingham - Page 15
in cities has not been recognized until the establishmeut and successful operation of the enormous plants in Paris and Birmingham, above referred to. ...

Paris - Page 15
in cities has not been recognized until the establishmeut and successful operation of the enormous plants in Paris and Birmingham, above referred to. ...

Norwich - Page 3
С., where he remained about 18 months, when he entered the Navy as acting assistant surgeon on steamer Norwich, and was drowned August 16, 1864, ...

Naples - Page 194
On the other hand, fishermen come here from Naples and the Grecian Isles and go into competition, and the troubles that we have had in our fisheries ...

San Pedro - Page 410
I found them very friendly, They gave me all the assistance they could, in fact at one place, calied San Pedro, the customs officer there offered ше ...

Berlin - Page 193
William did that; so we knew very well that our representative would have been stopped at Berlin for good if he didn't stop the distribution. ...

Marseilles - Page 193
Their families were large and they had no apparent means of support, and they wanted tobe brought out from London, Bremen, and Marseilles, ...