Speech #520000335

The Committee on Indian Depredation Claims is abolished. for the reason that there was passed by the last Congress an act submitting these claims to the courts. by which it is supposed justice will be obtained without further continuing the committee. The Committee on the QuadroCentennial celebration is increased from nine to eleven members. The Committee on Immigration is also increased from nine to eleven members. This is a question that is certainly of not diminishing importance. and the Committee on Rules thought it was well to increase its membership to eleven. The name of one of the committees is changed in this: Heretotofore the designation of one of the committees has been "the Committee on Commerce." That is changed. and the designation of " the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce" was out of deference to the growing importance of the legislative questions that arise here concerning interstate commerce.