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Creek Indians-Continued.

Sales of reservations of deceased, III, 516. Treaty with, transmitted and discussed, I, 70, 76, 78, 79, 111, 167, 175, 199, 210, 397, 554; II, 85, 287, 306, 324, 343, 345, 370, 394, 398, 399, 402, 509, 569; III, 37, 516; IV, 361; V, 242, 383; VI, 193, 393, 702; VIII, 807; X, 501. Correspondence regarding, II, 320. Proclamation regarding, I, 80. Ratified by proclamation, X, 501. Rights of, under, II, 370. War with. (See Indian Wars.) Creole Case. During the passage of the brig Creole from Hampton Roads to New Orleans with a cargo of slaves, in November, 1841, some of the negroes rose against the officers of the vessel, killed one of the owners, and ran the vessel into Nassau, New Providence. All were here set at liberty by the English authorities except those charged with murder. Great Britain refused to surrender them on demand of the United States (IV, 91), but the matter was finally settled by a treaty in 1842. During the negotiations for this treaty resolutions embodying the principles of the Anti-Slavery Party were offered in Congress by Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio. Hewas censured by the House and thereupon resigned. Returning to Ohio, he was reelected by a large majority, with instructions to present the resolutions again. Creole, The, liberation of cargo of slaves on, at Nassau, New Providence, IV, 91, 101. Crescent City, The, not allowed to land passengers and mail at Havana, Cuba, V,237. Crete:

Resolution of Congress declaring sympathy for suffering people of, referred to, VI, 693. Revolution in, referred to, VI, 462. Cridler, Thomas W., special commissioner to Paris Exposition, report of, transmitted, X,

104.

Crime, international convention for suppression of, VII, 161.

Crimes and Misdemeanors:

Abduction of foreigners claiming protection

of United States should be made a crime, V, 12.

Convictions, executions, and pardons for capital offenses referred to, II, 425. Degrees in crime of murder should be recognized, IX, 320, 448, 536.

Limitation upon right in felony cases to review by Supreme Court recommended, IX, 197, 448.

Trial of misdemeanors by United States commissioners recommended, VIII, 354; IX, 447, 536.

Criminal Code, revision of, recommended, I, 576; V, 12, 136.

Criminal Law, abuse of administration of, referred to, VIII, 355; IX, 447; XI, 1161. Criminals. (See Fugitive Criminals.) Criminals, Foreign, introduction of, into United States referred to, IV, 518; VII, 636. Cristóbol Colón, The, mentioned, X, 92. Crittenden, J. J., Acting Secretary of State, V, 112. Crittenden Compromise.-This was one of the numerous schemes to compromise the slavery question on a peaceful basis. John J. Crittenden was a Senator from Kentucky and tried to harmonize North and South on the slavery question. He hoped to evade the impending war by proposing in 1860 a

constitutional amendment which should divide the United States into slaveholding and nonslaveholding portions. He proposed dividing the two sections by the parallel of 36° 30', the United States to pay the owner for every fugitive slave captured. The proposition, which included other compromise measures, was never submitted to the States. Croggan, Kate L., mentioned, X, 797. Croker, Uriel, act for relief of, allowed to become law, VIII, 265.

Crook, George:

Member of

Ponca Indian Commission, VII, 630. Sioux Indian Commission, IX, 45. Report of, regarding services of Apache Indians, IX, 60.

Crook, U. S. Transport, collision of, X, 843. Crooks, James, claim of, against United States for seizure of schooner, VIII, 390; IX, 227.

Crosby, Pierce, thanks of Congress to, recommended, VI, 76.

Cross Keys (Va.), Battle of.—During Stonewall Jackson's movement up the Shenandoah Valley in the summer of 1862 Generals Frémont and Shields were both on the alert to capture him. Frémont reached Strasburg June 1, just after Jackson had passed through. At Port Republic the Shenandoah River divides, and on the larger of the two branches, at a village known as Cross Keys, Frémont brought Ewell's division of Jackson's army to bay June 8. A slight skirmish ensued and Ewell retired during the night. Jackson soon after effected a junction with Gen. Lee, and together they fought the battles around Richmond.

Crow Creek Indians. (See Umpqua Indians.) Crow Creek Reservation. (See Sioux Reservation.)

Crow Indians:
Agreement with-

For sale of lands, IX, 132.

For use of railroad, VIII, 70. Regarding individual allotments, VIII, 372. Appropriation for supplies for, recommended, VIII, 194.

Treaty with, II, 347; VI, 637.

Crow Reservation, Mont., opened to settlement by proclamation, IX, 292. Crowell, John, treaty with Indians concluded by, II, 394.

Crown Lands. (See Lands, Crown.) Crown Point (N. Y.), Capture of.-Immediately after the capture of Ticonderoga, May 12, 1775, Col. Seth Warner, with a small detachment of men, proceeded to Crown Point, on Lake Champlain, about 90 miles north of Albany. The place was strongly fortified and mounted 114 cannon, but was garrisoned by only 12 men. These were captured and the fort manned by Warner's

men.

Crowninshield, A. S., report of, on lives lost by sinking of the Maine, X, 70. Crozier, Captain William, Peace Commissioner at The Hague, X, 158. Cruzen, A. R., mentioned, X, 712. Cuartel Lot, survey and disposal of land known as, discussed, IX, 69. Cuba.-The Island of Cuba was discovered Oct. 28, 1492, by Christopher Columbus, who took possession of it in the name of Spain. The first attempt at a permanent settlement was made in 1511 by Don Diego Columbus,

Cha-Continued.

A son of Christopher Columbus, and Diego Velasquez, who landed at Baracoa with 300 men. The first settlement at Santiago de Cuba was made in 1514, and the following year a settlement was made at Trinidad. The island was first named Juana, then Fernandina, then Santiago, and later Ave Maria. Its present name is the one given to it by the natives of the island, whom Columbus described as a peaceful, contented, and progressive race. It is called "The Gem of the Antilles," and is the largest of the West India Islands. Its greatest length, following a curved line through its center, is 780 miles, and its average breadth is 60 miles. Its area is about 43,000 sq. miles. It is irregular, shaped somewhat like a half moon, long and narrow, extending from east to west, its convex part facing the north. It has a coast line of about 2,000 miles, or, including all indentations, nearly 7,000 miles. The population of the island in 1899 was found by census to be 1,572,797, and estimated at 1,729,500 in 1904. The population in 1887 was 1,631,687 and the decrease during the insurrection and war of 1895-1898 has been computed at 200,000. Of the present population the whites constitute about sixty-eight per cent. and the colored, including negroes, mulattoes, and Chinese, thirty-two per cent. The population of Havana, the capital city, is about 275,000. The island lies between long. 74 and 85° west and lat. 19. and 23 north. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico and divides that entrance into 2 passages. It is bounded on the north by the Florida, Ocanpo, and Old Bahama channels, on the east by the Strait of Maisi, on the south by the Strait of Colon and the Sea of the Antilles, and on the west by the Strait of Yucatan. Cuba is generally low and swampy along the coast. Especially is this true of the southern coast, while the interior of the island is a high table-land. There are many mountain ranges in the interior, the highest land in the island being the Sierra Maestra, in the province of Santiago, which has one peak 8,320 feet in height. There are no known volcanoes in Cuba or in the Isle of Pines. On account of the peculiar shape of the island, being long and narrow, with its highlands in the interior, nearly all of the rivers flow to the north or to the south, and are therefore necessarily short. There are few navigable rivers, and these but for a short distance from their mouths and only for small coasters and canoes. In the interior there are many pretty lakes and bayous, and, while some of them are very picturesque, like the rivers they are of little importance commercially. Many of these lakes and bayous are salt-water bodies. Situated within and near the border of the northern tropical zone, the climate of the low coast lands of Cuba is that of the torrid zone, but the higher interior of the island enjoys a more temperate atmosphere. As in other lands on the border of the Tropics, the year is divided between a hot wet season, corresponding to the northern declination of the sun, and a cool dry period. From May to October is called the wet season, though rain falls in every month of the year. With May spring begins, rain and thunder are of almost daily occurrence, and the temperature rises

high, with little variation. The period from November to April is called the dry season. For 7 years the mean annual rainfall at Havana in the wet season has been observed to be 27.8 inches, and of the dry months 12.7 inches, or 40. 5 inches for the year. At Havana in the warmest months-those of July and August-the average temperature is 82° F., the maximum being 88° and the minimum 76. In the cooler months-December and January-the thermometer averages 72°, the maximum being 78° and the minimum 58°. The average temperature of the year at Havana on a mean of 7 years is 77°; but in the interior, at elevations of over 300 feet above the sea, the thermometer occasionally falls to the freezing point in winter. Hoar frost is not uncommon, and during north winds thin ice may form, though snow is unknown in any part of the island. It hails frequently. The prevailing language is Spanish. The Roman Catholic is practically the only religion in Cuba, having the adherence of more than 90 per cent. of the population. But full religious freedom is permitted under the present constitution. Primary education is free and compulsory. Secondary and advanced education is under the control of the state. There is a good university at Havana. According to latest statistics obtainable (1902) the enrollment of pupils in elementary schools was 165.500. Prior to the SpanishAmerican War the enrollment was about 36,000. According to the census of 1899 sixty-four per cent. of the people could nei-, ther read nor write. It is estimated that there are about 20,000,000 acres of wild and uncultivated land, 12,000,000 of which are virgin forest. These forests are to a great extent dense and almost impenetrable in some sections, especially the eastern portions of Santa Clara, Puerto Principe, and some parts of Santiago de Cuba provinces. The Isle of Pines, a dependency of Cuba, is also heavily wooded. The forests preserve their verdure throughout the entire year. The palm is the most common of all the Cuban trees, and perhaps the most valuable. The lands most celebrated for their fertility are the districts of Sagua, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Matanzas, and Mariel. The Valley of Guines owes its reputation to artificial irrigation. The principal agricultural products are sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, cocoa, cotton, sarsaparilla, vanilla, copal, china root, cassia, palma christi, mustard, pepper, ginger, licorice, balsam de Guatemala, india rubber, etc. The fruits are numerous and delicious. Among them are the pineapple, custard apple, cocoanut, plum, guava, banana, orange, citron, lemon, mango, etc. The island has a great variety of minerals, gold, silver, iron, copper, lead, asphaltum, antimony, platinum, petroleum, marble, jasper, etc., being found in greater or less quantity. As yet no coal has been found, although a substance resembling it is much used as fuel and generally called "coal" by the natives. Gold and silver have not been found in paying quantities, although the early settlers mined a considerable amount of each. The exports consist of sugar, tobacco, coffee, brandy, copper, wax, honey, cotton, leather, horn, cocoanut oil, timber and fruit. Besides the cigar factories there are no manufacturing industries of im

portance in the island. The railroad and telegraph systems are being rapidly developed, mainly by American capital, there are about 1,500 miles of railroads and about 3,400 miles of telegraph. Havana was founded on its present site in 1519. It was totally destroyed in 1538 by French privateers, but was immediately rebuilt. The capital of the island was located at Santiago de Cuba until 1550, when it was moved to the city of Havana. During the latter part of the eighteenth and the early part of the nineteenth century a number of insurrections and revolts were instituted, but were successfully suppressed by the Spaniards. An important one of these occurred in 1827-1829, when Cuban refugees in Mexico and the United States planned an invasion of Cuba. They organized throughout Mexico, United States, and Colombia branches of a secret society known as the Black Eagle. On account of the antislavery sentiment which was beginning to show itself in these countries, the scheme proved a failure. A more serious insurrection occurred in 1844, when the slaves on the sugar plantations, especially in the province of Matanzas, revolted. They were finally subdued and over 1,300 persons convicted and punished. President Polk made a proposition in 1848 for the purchase of the island by the American Government for $100,000,000. In 1854 the Ostend Manifesto claimed the right of the United States, should Spain refuse to sell Cuba, to take and annex it. In the same year preparation was made in Cuba and the United States for another attempt at insurrection, but before the plans of the revolutionists were fully matured the leaders were betrayed, arrested, and executed. During the next 14 years the island enjoyed a period of comparative quiet and prosperity. In 1868 a revolution broke out in Spain, and in October the natives of Cuba took up arms and declared their independence. During this period many of the nations of the Western Hemisphere recognized the Cubans as belligerents. Spain did not succeed in putting down this rebellion until 1878. It was during this war that the American ship Virginius was captured by the Spaniards, her cargo confiscated, and many of her passengers executed as revolutionists. This act nearly brought on war between Spain and the United States. About this time Spain was engaged in wars, and for the purpose of keeping them up Cuba was called on to furnish the larger portion of the means. the Cubans taxed to the utmost, paying from Revenues were raised and $3 to $6 per capita. At one time the Cuban debt reached nearly $1,250,000,000, and for the last 20 years of Spanish dominion the island paid an annual revenue to the Crown of from $25,000,000 to $40,000,000. In 1886 slavery was totally abolished. During the latter part of the year 1894 another revolution broke out. considered it nothing more serious than a At first the Spaniards riot, but they soon found the revolution to be general throughout the island and backed by the most influential of its citizens. It was a downtrodden people fighting for independence. Feb. 15, 1898, the United States battle-ship Maine was blown up in the harbor of Havana. So much sympathy had

been shown by the citizens of the United States for the Cubans and their cause that the Administration soon took a decisive step in the matter. By an act of Congress approved April 25, 1898, it was declared that war did exist and had existed since April 21, 1898, between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain (X, 129), whereupon the President, in a proclamation dated April 26, 1898, declared the existence of war (X, 249). After an unprecedented campaign (see Spanish-American War) by the United States, Spain asked for terms of peace, and on Aug. 12 an agreement was signed by representatives of the two countries for a suspension of hostilities, and commissioners were appointed from each country to arrange the terms of peace. The treaty of peace, as concluded by the commission at Paris (see Paris, Treaties of) provided, among other things, that Spain relinquish all claims of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. When the treaty was signed (December 10, 1898) the United States assumed control of the island. In 1901 by an act of Congress, autonomous government was granted to take effect in May 1902. A convention met on November 5, 1900 to decide upon a constitution, which constitution was adopted on February 21, 1901. It provided for a republican form of government, with a President (Tomas Estrada Palma); a Vice-President; a Senate to consist of 36 members, 6 from each department; a House of Representatives, having one member for each 25,000 of the population; it guaranteed freedom of speech, of the press, and of religious worship. It was upon the adoption of this constitution that the United States decided to pass over the gov ernment to the Island of Cuba as soon as the government of that island should agree to the following provisions which were comprised in the Platt amendment to the army appropriation bill approved March 2, 1901. These provisions were that: Cuba should make no treaty with any foreign power which would endanger its independence; contract no debt greater than the current revenue would suffice to pay; grant the United States the right of intervention; ratify all acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy and safeguard all lawful rights acquired thereunder; complete sanitation of the island; omit the Isle of Pines from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba; the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty; sell or lease to the United States the land necessary for coaling and naval stations. These conditions were accepted by Cuba June 12, 1901, by adopting them as an appendix to the constitution and the treaty carrying those provisions into effect was concluded with the United States on May 22, 1903, and ratified in 1904. The President and Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba were formally elected February 24, 1902. A commercial convention between the United States and Cuba was concluded December 11, 1902 providing for the reciprocal reduction of 20 per cent. in the tariff rates on goods imported into the United States from Cuba and into Cuba from the United States. As an excep. tion to this certain manufactured goods of the United States are admitted into Cuba at a reduction varying from 25 per cent. to 40

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Cuba:

Acquisition of, by United States

Opposed by President Fillmore, V, 165.
Proposition regarding, referred to, V,
Recommended by President Buchanan,,
510, 535, 561, 642.
Affairs of

Communications regarding, transmitted,
IX, 666.

Discussed, V, 113, 164.

Mediation or intervention by United States in, referred to, IX, 669.

African slave trade in, discussed, V, 244, 510, 593, 595.

Agitations in, and abuse of American neutrality laws, VIII, 239.

Aid furnished inhabitants of, by American citizens and Red Cross, X, 59, 83, 95. American citizens in

Assaulted and murdered, VII, 48, 50, 68, 69, 242; IX, 750.

Condemned to death, VIII, 103.

Death of, IX, 746, 752.

Destitute, appropriation for, X, 23, 38.
Estates of deceased, referred to, V, 360,
361.

-Property of, confiscated, VII, 65, 68, 69.
Treatment of, discussed, X, 31.

Appropriation for starving inhabitants of, recommended, X, 67.

Army, U. S. in, X, 499, 500.

Autonomous government for, discussed, IX, 720; X, 36, 59, 83.

Blockade of ports of, proclaimed, X, 247, 256.

Discussed, X, 71, 87.

Removal of, referred to, X, 96.

Census ordered, X, 369.

Chinese laborers introduced into, referred to, VII, 162.

Civil and political conditions in, referred to, VII, 44, 45.

Commercial convention with, 1902, X, 561565, 621.

Commercial relations with, III, 41, 128; V, 412; VIII, 239, 336, 504; IX, 35, 112, 637; X, 67.

Report on, X, 67.

Treaty regarding, VIII, 255, 260, 261. Competitor, capture of alleged American. citizens on the, IX, 748, 751; X, 37. Conditions in, report on, transmitted, X, 67. Constitutional convention assembled, X, 223. Consul of United States in, imprisonment of, I, 341.

Consular officers of United States in, rights of, discussed, IX, 637. Copyright reciprocity with, X, 629. Correspondence regarding, VIII, 44, 357. Creation of offices in, X, 364, 366, 382. Diplomatic intercourse with Captain-General of, not allowed, V, 209.

Renewal of, to be requested, V, 209. Evacuation of Havana, order regarding, X, 358.

Exiles from, arrival of, in United States, I, 471.

Expeditions against

Discussed, V, 11, 47, 107, 113, 246.
Proclamations against, V, 7, III, 272.
Referred to, V, 208.

Government for, discussed, X, 97, 152.
Grants of public or corporate rights in, or-
der regarding, X, 358.

Graves of American soldiers in, to be marked, order regarding, X, 353.

Hurricane in, in 1844 referred to, V, 336. Importations into, modifications of laws regarding, V, 336.

Indemnity for, discussed, V, 336. Imprisonment of

American citizens in, I, 341; IV, 688; V,
140, 141, 232, 584; VII, 69; IX, 81, 636,
668, 749, 750, 752. (See also Spain.)
Released, X, 59.

Persons claiming to be American citizens,
IX, 748, 751.

Independence of, recognition of, by United
States opposed and precedents cited, X, 61.
Insurrection in (see also Spanish-American
War)-

Armistice proposed by United States dis-
cussed, X, 60.

Autonomous government for, discussed,
IX, 720; X, 36, 59, 83.

Claims of United States against Spain
growing out of, VII, 97, 145, 496; IX,
439, 748.

Concentration policy of Gen. Weyler dis-
cussed, X, 31, 58, 59, 83.
Revoked, X, 60.

Forcible intervention in, by United States
discussed, X, 36.

Recommended, X, 64.

Friendly offices of United States tendered, refusal of, referred to, X, 30, 57Neutrality proclamations of President Cleveland, IX, 591, 694.

Policy of United States regarding, dis-
cussed by President-
Cleveland, IX, 636, 716.

Referred to by President McKinley,
X, 66.

Grant, VII, 31, 64, 97, 147, 189, 291, 336.
Referred to by President McKinley,
X, 34, 59, 66.

Hayes, VII, 486, 496.

McKinley, X, 23, 55, 82.

Questions with Spain growing out of, VII, 161, 241, 242, 291, 568.

Recognition of

Belligerency by United States deemed

unwise by President

Cleveland, IX, 636, 719.

Grant, VII, 31, 64, 338.
McKinley, X, 33.

Independence by United States opposed
and precedents cited, X, 61.
Referred to, VII, 50, 70.

Spain directs Gen. Blanco to suspend hostilities, X, 67.

Surrender of insurgents referred to, VII, 485.

Termination of, announced, VII, 496.

Joint resolution of Congress declaring free-
dom of, authorizing intervention, etc.,
X, 72.
Discussed, X, 86.

Regarded by Spain as "equivalent to an evident declaration of war," X, 87.

Cuba -Continued.

Lopez expedition, pardon and release of members of, by Spain, V, 142.

Mail and passengers not allowed by Captain-
General to land in, V, 165, 237;
Maine, destruction of the, in harbor of Ha-
vana, X, 52, 65, 83.

Findings of court of inquiry discussed, X,
52, 65.

Number of lives lost by, report on, X, 69. Proposition of Spain to investigate causes of, referred to, X, 65.

Maritime jurisdiction of Spain in waters surrounding, VI, 179.

Military commission to superintend Spanish evacuation of, X, 97.

Military occupation of, by United States, instructions regarding, X, 350. Piracies in, repressed, II, 213.

Policy of United States regarding, referred to, V, 157.

Ports of entry constituted in, X, 355. Possession of, agreement to disclaim intention to obtain, declined by United States, V, 165.

Postal communication of United States with Santiago, order regarding, X, 352. Privateering in ports of, referred to, IV, 495. Proclamation of Captain-General of, authorizing search of vessels, referred to, VII, 32.

Reciprocity with United States, X, 458-460, 535, 558, 560.

Relations with, VIII, 171; X, 436, 441, 458460, 560.

Revolutionary movements in, V, 47.

Right of search, questions with, regarding, VII, 32.

Sanitary problems connected with, referred to, X, 116.

Shipping agreement with United States, X, 496.

Slavery in, discussed, VII, 146, 189, 240, 242. Release of persons held in, VII, 240.

Tariff laws of, evidence of modifications of, proclaimed, IX, 148. Referred to, IX, 180, 312.

Treaty between Spain, France, and Great Britain respecting, referred to, V, 140. Tripartite convention on subject of, discussed, V, 165, 183.

Vessels of Spain from, discriminating duties on, suspended by proclamation, VIII, 223, 490, 570.

Discussed, VIII, 504. Revoked, VIII, 489. Vessels of United States

Discriminating duties and fines on, in, III,
23; VIII, 39, 127, 176, 199, 201; IX, 529,
637; X. 153.

Abolished, VIII, 223, 570.
Retaliatory measures discussed, VIII,
176.

Fired upon by Spanish vessel, IX, 636.
Not allowed to enter ports of, V, 237.
Seized by Spanish authorities in, V, 234,
245. 336; VII, 69.

Cuban Claims discussed, V, 509, 560, 641. (See also Spain, claims against.)

Cuban Insurrection. (See Cuba, insurrection in.)

Culebra Island, reservation of lands on, X, 521. Cullom, L., mentioned, X, 712.

Cullom, Shelby M., member of commission to Hawaiian Islands, X, 108.

Cullum, George W., bequest of, for erection of memorial hall at West Point, recommendations regarding, IX, 239.

Culver, Samuel H., treaty with Indians concluded by, V, 229.

Cumberland, The, engagement with the Merrimac referred to, VI, 144. Cumberland Road. A national highway authorized by Congress and constructed at the expense of the General Government. Appropriations for the purpose of building and maintaining this road were opposed by various Presidents and members of Congress on the ground that Federal aid to local internal improvements was unconstitutional. Mar. 29, 1806, the President was authorized to appoint 3 commissioners to lay out a road from Cumberland, on the Potomac, to the Ohio River, and $30,000 was appropriated for that purpose (1, 418). The road was extended from time to time, reaching Illinois in 1838, when it was superseded by railways. The total amount appropriated was $6,821,246. President Monroe vetoed a bill for the repair of the road May 4, 1822 (II, 142). This highway was also called the National road. (See also Internal Improvements.) Cumberland Road:

Act for repair, of, vetoed, II, 142.

Amendment providing for internal repairs recommended, II, 190.

Appropriations for, referred to, II, 216, 389. Commissioners for

Appointed, I, 418.
Duties of, II, 114.

Report of, 1, 440, 457.

Constitutional amendment providing for in

ternal improvements recommended. (See Internal Improvements.)

Expenditures for, referred to, II, 367; X, 59. Provision for repair of, recommended, II, 396.

Referred to, II, 217; III, 187.
Route of, approved, I, 440.
Superintendent of, II, 247.
Report of, III, 272.

Cumming, Alexander:

Survey of, referred to, II, 473.

Expedition of, among Indians referred to, V, 365.

Governor of Colorado, absence of, from Territory referred to, VI, 523.

Mentioned, VI, 78.

Treaty with Indians concluded by, V, 362. Cummins, Richard W., treaty with Indians concluded by, IV, 423.

Cunningham, Maria, act granting pension to, vetoed, VIII, 468. Currency:

Discussed. (See Finances discussed.)

Of the Constitution, precious metals, discussed, III, 246.

Plan of legislation for, indorsed by President Cleveland, IX, 553.

Discussed, IX, 561, 567, 640, 659, 743. Precious metals, currency of the Constitution, III, 246.

Reduction in, II, 61.

Uniformity of, necessity for, I, 66, 68, 564. 565, 578; IV, 43.

Currey, B. F., agent for removal of Indians, charges preferred against, III, 228.

Curtin, Mary, act granting pension to, vetoed, VIII, 708.

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