Waterbury, Ct. Holyoke, Mass. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Youngstown, O. Houston, Tex. Covington, Ky. Akron, O. Dallas, Tex. Saginaw, Mich. Lancaster, Pa. Lincoln, Neb. Brockton, Mass. Binghaniton, N. Y. Augusta, Ga. Pawtucket, R I. Altoona, Pa. Wheeling, W. Va. Mobile, Ala. ... Birmingham, Ala. Little Rock, Ark. Springfield, O. Galveston, Tex. Tacoma, Wash. Haverhill, Mass. Spokane, Wash. Terre Haute, Ind. Dubuque Quincy, Ill. South Bend, Ind. Salem, Mass. Johnstown, Pa. Elmira, N. Y. Allentown, Pa. Davenport, Ia. McKeesport, Pa. Springfield, I11. Chelsea, Mass. Chester, Pa. York, Pa. Malden, Mass. Topeka, Kan. Newton, Mass. Sioux City, Ia. Bayonne, N. J.. Knoxville, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. 45,859 45,712 45,115 44,885 44,633 42,938 42,728 42,638 42,345 41,459 40,169 40,063 39,647 39,441 39,231 38,973 38,878 38,469 38,415 38,307 38,253 37,789 37,714 37,175 36,848 36,673 36,297 36,252 35,999 35,956 35,936 35,672 35,416 35,254 34,227 34,159 34,072 33,988 33,708 33,664 33,608 33,587 33,III 32,722 32,637 32,490 28,646 35,637 35,393 33,220 27,557 37,371 27,601 38,067 46,322 32,011 55,154 27,294 35,005 33,300 27,633 30,337 34,522 31,076 26,178 25,874 31,895 29,084 36,006 27,412 19,922 30,217 30,311 31,494 21,819 30,801 21,805 30,893 25,228 26,872 20,741 24,963 27,909 20,226 20,793 23,031 31,007 24,379 37,806 19,033 22,535 29,100 60.09 28.27 27.47 35.11 61.97 14.90 54.81 12.00 8.59 29.51 *27.17 46.78 13.26 18.44 41.90 28.47 12.62 23.79 46.75 48.05 19.90 29.93 4.70 35.62 84.90 21.37 19.70 15.10 64.99 16.74 64.81 15.47 40.30 31.19 65.02 36.84 22.08 68.04 62.10 46.17 8.39 37.77 *12.42 71.92 44.83 11.60 .. Schenectady, N. Y. *Decrease. 31,682 19,902 22,037 11,983 23,584 25,448 26,189 10,723 21,883 25,858 15,169 23,264 26,386 21,014 25,090 27,132 17,201 11,600 24,918 22,836 20,830 24,558 13,055 13,028 27,839 23,076 21,567 24,651 8,062 16,519 21,474 18,020 14,481 20,798 59.19 43.08 159.46 31.60 21.96 17.10 184.16 38.67 17:35 95.40 26.10 10.98 38.49 15.17 5.99 62.20 144.30 13.58 23.86 35.40 14.56 113.24 113.21 *.76 15.65 22.27 5.90 222.51 57.38 20.15 42.38 74.28 21.00 INDEX. 9-10 II-IZ 18-60 20-31 23 25 25 30 32-36 33 35 36 41-47 INTRODUCTION GREAT NATION ..... HAWAII Location and Description Products Location ... People Location Capture of Manila How obtained Climate How Obtained 41 42 42 42 43 44 45 48-49 48 48 48 49 49 49 49 49 56 58 58 SAMOA. 50-53 How Obtained and History 50 Location, area 52 People 53 Climate 53 Products 53 CUBA..... 54-60 History 55 Previous Government 56 Position and Surface Natural Products 57 Population 57 59 Animals 59 Summary 60 THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES 61-74 IMPORTANT POINTS IN THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 61 THE 56TH CONGRESS. 63 The Senate .... 63 63 Officers of the Senate 65 House of Representatives. 66 Qualifications 66 How Elected ... 66 List of Representatives, 57th Congress 66 Officers of the House THE SENATE ...... 75-82 PREPARING TO DO BUSINESS.... 75 IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE SENATE 75 Trusts 75 Policy Regarding the Philippines ... 77,80,81 63 63 74 Interoceanic Canals 77 77,81,82 78 80 89 THE HOUSE 83-85 PREPARING TO DO BUSINESS. 83 Important Event in the House 83 Finance 83 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 86-110 Duties of the Speaker .... 86 Election of Officers 87 Duties of Sergeant-at-Arms 88 Duties of the Doorkeeper 88 Duties of the Postmaster 89 Duties of the Chaplain (Rule VII) Of the Members .. 89 Questions of Privilege 89 Of Committees 90 Powers and Duties of Committees 92 97 On Motions, their precedence, etc 99 Previous Question 100 Reconsideration . 100 Of Amendments IOI Of Amendments of the Senate IOI On Bills IOI Of Petitions, Memorials, Bills and Resolutions . 102 Of Committees of the White House 102 Order of Business 104 Priority of Business 105 Private and District of Columbia Business.. 105 Unfinished Business 106 Change or Suspension of Rules 106 96 96 96 |